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BEDFORD OKIttlON. WEDNESDAY, .JANIZARY 26, 191(3
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AGREEMENT IN
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SENT 10 BERLIN
Bcrnstorff and Lanslnn Redraft
Agreement to Represent Views of
United StatesIncludes All of the
President's Contentions Believe It
Will Do Acceptable to Kaiser.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. The Lu
sltanla agreomont was redrafted to
day by Count Von Hornstortf, tho
German ambassador nnd Secretary
Lansing to ropresqnt thu views of tho
Unltod Statos nnd wan forwarded to
tho Ilorlln foreign office. Word of
whether tho Gorman Government will
accept It In Its tentative form Ih ox
poctod wltliln a wook.
Aftor a conference between tho sec
retary nnd ambassador, tho latter
made a now tentative draft which In
ludos all tho contentions of tho Unit
ed Statos.
If, as is intimated today, the new
draft Ig fully accoptablo to tho Unlt
od States thoro la reason for believ
ing It will bo acceptable to Germany.
Germany's latest proposal In the
J.usltunla negotiations having fail
ed to satisfy 9'rostdont WIlBon and
Secretary LaniQng, tf?o nmbassador,
It wan said, was to subnet another
tontatlvo proposal for settlement, cm
bodying tho requirements of tho
United State.
Tho Unltod Statos, It wdi nuthfoita
tlvely stated, would Insist upon hold
ing tho German govornmont to "u
Htrlct accountability" for the loss of
American Uvea nnd desires that tho
Gorman government admit, In offoct
that y Ih liable In law for tho llvou
of noutraU lost in tho commission of
an iQt against a voescl of tho onomy.
Teutonic diplomatic circles still
weto optimistic today regarding tho
outcome dosplto tho I'nlted States'
refusal to accept th laft proposal.
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APPROVE COURSE
OF LABOR PARTY
UIMSTOL, Enalar.d, Jan. 5fl. T
Uritish labor conference adopted to
9nyby a vole of 1,847,(H0 against
200,009 a resolution entirely op
looting tho aetionoof tho rmrlin'ment
nry 'nor party in co-operating with
0other political imrliffc in the natiogal
recruiting campaign. 0
The first resolution wag moved by
James Sestnn, on,hehalf of the Na
tional Union o Doekworkors. The
ftsolulion eiprecsog tho horror of the
conference at tho ntrooitios commit
ted by Germany oOd hor allies, and
pledges the conference to ttsftist the
government an fur a possible 'to
prosecute (he wnr Kueeosufully.
.Mr. Sexton said lie a nM)Md to
militarism, but that the war must be
won.
"If Germany wins," he continued,
'not'rtTijjr cNc on God's earth mat
ter." Sexton' motion was adopted.
KL TA'SO, Tex., Jan. 2 The
Jwdies of7l)enjamin $nell and Frank
Woods, American eofrUojs, have been
found west of Cwsihairuehic, accord
ing to mt uuciifjriuoI report lrom
western Chibusua, rtaching here to-(f)
day.
Suell and Woods were rejwrtetl last
week to have loft rufihuiruieliio with
Hoy and Uolin RranAr to rescue the
father of the latter. Dr. David Km
mer, who had bflfn wounded ia the leg
by a bandit antirho as mdiog in tha
mountaiaa.
A report to tha Carransa eonsulate
here today stated that a force of
Villa tro opeAting near San Mig
uel on the Sonora-Cbihuuhua state
line, h.id beut joined l ii -mull band
it i .iri.m.i soldiei-. in the nrigbkor
li'" d .Hid lnott'd tin -ituriliuit-a .it
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BIS
WORKMEN
HOYS
BOBIE
REPORTED
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PORTER CHARLTON BACK; WIFE HE KILLED
WHILE ON THEIR HONEYMOON IN ITALY
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NLW YOHK J.ji .o 1 ortcr ( i rlton, a youiiB American convicted
In Italy of killing his wife In 1910 at I.nko Como, arrived horn today on
the steamship America Charlton was released from prison In Novem
ber, his sentence having expired.
Charlton refused to discuss his enso. Ho said ho would stay In New
York n few days and then proceed to San Juan, I'orto Itico, to rejoin his
parents. o
MRS. MM TAKES CONTRABAND IN
STAND IN DEFENSE POSTAL MAIL BAGS
DENYING HER GULT SEIZED &Y BRIM
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3 lMlOVIUKNCK, It. I.. Jan.
Mrs. tilunbcth Mohr. on trial
2(1. -with
two negroes, Cecil Ilrown and Henry
Spellmnn, for thu murder of her hus
band, Dr. C. Franklin Mohr, took the
witness staint to.luy in her own de
fense. Attorney dishing, outlining tho do
fense, laid the evidence would show
tlu Dr. Mohr was a faithless nnd
erjiel hushnjid. "We are not goiug to
uittempt to work thu so-called 'ifti-
written law.-, lie said.
"I would not have Ifto temerity Ps
prosent such n defense."
"It in tnie that Mix. Jfohr was
jealous of her husband," said Cn Ax
ing. "She fasved him in spite rcS long
and untold abuse. She hoped for a
reconciliation some day. Dr. Mohr
was n man of charming perHomH
nn$ was kind and generous when he
dosired. Mrs. Mohr wished to prc
enrvo his Jjfo, not to destroy it."
Mrs. Mohr appeared self poGsed
and began tho story of her married
life. Bho said sh9 was first msrrled
.May 15, 1003, at Ilr&klyn and that
Charles Mohr, Jr., was born In 1900,
and Virginia Mohr In 108.
"When did you have your first se
rious dlsaireomont with the doctor?"
"In February. 1908. Tha doctoH
had been drinking and taking drugs
and ho fVe me a dreadful beating.
I tnlfl him T U'ns snlnv fn laiva lilm
HIo told me I had no record of my
marrlago and told ros to get out. I
got out tha next d."
Mrs, Mohr told of a second mar
rlago coromony being parforinsd May
2-), 1009, at Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. Mohr said that at the sec
ond ceremony Dr. Mohr made all the
statements and she did no,h know
whother he made any misstatements.
"Did Dr. Mohr in 1909-10-11-11
(Continued on page two)
QBKLIX, Jan. 26 (by wireless to
Say villa) .The delegates of the
Montenegrin go eminent at 0 o'clock
last night akned artielee providing
for theQayigg down of the nrmsflbf
the Montenegrin forces, according to
announcement made by the Auetro
Hungarian headquarters.
Autro-Hunguriun troops, the
Mutement mill-., iMi(.it-l portions of
the Iliili.in Hi-ition- near (Klatiu himI
took in-.iiin.r Ul'7 -olilui-, )ii' lud-
MONTENEGRO
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LONDON', Jan. 2(1.- The British
foreijtH offise today published n list
of goods in postal mail bags of tho
central powers tnken from the Dutoli
steamships Frisin, outwnrd bound;
Tubantia, inwanl bound, and the
Hyndam.0
nRMH from the Frisin eontained
rolled B;old chains, gold ear rings,
brneelots, rings nnd brooches, nnd
drugs, dyes, oleographs nnd mnohine
needlos.
Tho Tubnntin's bags eontained four
sacks of rubber in iwiekotg marked
"samples without alue," of n total
weight of 7.T,J pounds, and nddrossed
to Hamburg from Hrnzil; and nlso
seven (Mckots of wool from Uruguay
to Ilorlln of sample size.
Tlio Ifyndam's mail bags nrc nlleRcd
to hAve eontained 00 per eent news
papers, 30 per cent projMgnnda and
10 per eent goodK, "nil of onemy or
igin," nnd addicted in most easos to
firms with flerroan names in the
United States.
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BY BERLIN PAPER
IIUnLIX, Jan. 26, via London.
Colonel W. M. House, personal rep
resentative of President Wilson ar
rived today In Irlin from Paris.
A correspondent or the Lokal An
leiger Interviewed Colonel House at
Karlsruhe and found him "very re
served" regarding the purpose of his
trip.
q mo correspondent ciescriaes mm as
l I maldnff Ilia IniR.Autnn .f m mm1
well Intentlontnl observer without
any anti-German prejudices, who de
plores the world war and Its horrors
In moving words."
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JAPAN RENEWS
DEMANDS UPON
CHINESEEMPiRE
Note Embodying Seven Demands In
cluded In Japanese Program of
Last Spring Delivered Chinese Am
bassador at Toklo Demands Full
of Danger to China.
LONDON', Jan. 26.r-The Japanese
Government has delivered to tho Chin
ese minister In Toklo for transmis
sion to his government a noto em
bodying seven demands which wore
Included In tho Jnpaneso program of
laBt spring, thu Mauchostor Guardian
learns from Far Eastern sources.
Tho Guardian oxprosses tho hopo
that this news will bo "authorita
tively contradfttod," ns tho demands
when previously prosontcd woro full
of danger to China's indopendonco
nnd tholr gonoral effect would havo
been to plnco China under tho tutol
Ko of Japan. "It Is tho olm and hopo
of Ilrltlsh policy," tho noto continues,
"to see China strong and Indopond
ont, developing peacefully without In
torcuronco from any foreign power."
Iertljr lo.stpnol
"VVASHIN'OTON, Jan. 26. -Merely
Riostponed and never definitely aban
doned wns tho status of group flvo of
tho Japanese demands upon China, as
It was understood by officials here.
Diplomats Bore question whether
developments of tho mllltajy situa
tion hi Kurois", tho dopondnnco of
i Russia upsn Japan for munitions of
wnr, and tho relations of Oront Ilrlt
aln and Franco wltlo Japan for tho
maintenance ofktholr Interests In tho
Far Kast nave not placed tho allies
In a position whore they may feel
that thoy cannot nfford to take Issuo
with Japan over a question which sho
rngards as onn properly concerning
only hersolf nnd Cfclna. Many of
thorn fool that the only power In posi
tion to many any etfectlvo protest
Against renownl of tho Japanese de
mands is tho Unltod States.
Mast Objecllonnblo
All tho articles In group five woro
regarded as objectlonnblo by the
Unltod Statos. Japan's demand for
monopoly of railroad construction In
parts of China was regarded ns dos
ing a door to American opportunity.
American mlsslnnrles objected to the
Japanoso proposal to propaguto Hud-
lihlsin In China and tho proposal to
employ Japanese pollco In Chinese
cities wob construed as an assump
tion of sovereignty.
ON ILL STREET
NKW YOUK, Jan. 26 itocks
wore almost buoyant at today's open
ing of the United States Steel com
mon dividend and that oorporstlon's
record broaklng earning).
Rteel oponod with ono lot of 16,
000 shares at 86 to SiQ compared
with yesterday's closing price of
81.
Gains of 1 to 2 points were made
by numerous other Industrials and
specialties, Inoltullng Anisrlcaii JSinelt
Ing, Crucible Steel, Itepubllo Iron and
Steel, Now York AAirake, Westing
house, Haldwln and Amurleau l.oeo
motlvo and Moxlran Petroloum.
The entire list manlfostod ronow
ed onergy.
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BUOYANT
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in rn-p- Struniu r ' r lit Ilemnln-- ii
t i In i k thri dtfiu d .idvuiiee l Tui K -
jloi; rilroud fiuu X.iulhi, Iiulguud.
WHERE 10,000 BUSH TROOPS ARE
REPORIED SURROUNDED BY TURKS
!PMNHHr-ivnBaMiBMRa
qwUilAMU t, lINVIDMloU
Kiit-cl-Anmrn, on the Tljnls not fnr from tho loaitlon of the Garden
of Kden, heio the Ilrltlsh MtwapoUiinlii forrwi. 10,000 htroiiR umler
(!cn. Toni-nl nro Mirroundeil by tho Turks. Tho Ilrltlsh relief forco Is
reportyl to have met detent.
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DISIILIN, Jan. 20, by wireless.
An official Turkish statement receiv
ed hero today says Ilrltlsh forces In
Mesopotamia mado nnothor attack
upon tho Turks, but gave up tho ef
fort after sustaining appalling loss
es. nuitMN. Jan. 26, via London. A
j;rent number of counter attacks were
mio by tho Fronoh yostordny to ro-
capturo the trenohos takon by the
Gormnns oast of Nouvlllo, hut thoy
woro remilsod nach tlmo after hand
to hand flghtlnK. soys tho tatemftsnt
Issued today by tho German army
hoadquarters staff,
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LONDON, Jan. J. llularlnn
forcos nro said to hve sdvancod
Into central Albania and to havo
co mo In contact wlty Albanian troops
under Kssnd Pasha, provisional pros
Idont (f? Albania, who Is oo-operallng
with the entente allies.
Dispatches friAu Tirana, Albania,
to llrludlsl, Italy, as furwsrdml by
thiOKxohnngo Telegraph company say
that an advanro guard of the Ilulgar
lans has been defeated near IClbnssaii
by Kssad Pasha's forces
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VAXCOITKH, II. (, Jan
'J(l.
With the arrival tbiinorning of four
trains from the eaM, trsffio on the
Canadian Pacific was all caught up,
and tonight's tegular train is coming
through practically on time. The
weather up-country is becoming
colder, and the indications nre
against any immediate snowfall. Five
track workers Niiffering from frost
bitten bauds and feet were brought to
the city this morning and taken to the
hospital for treatment. Xone was hi
soriouh condition.
Traffic on the Canadian Northern
Pacitic railroad is stilLst a aland-
still and there is smalllikyHheud of
train sen ice being renewed bufoto tho
end of the week.
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.idwiii'i 'ii .illu- at Sviluiiilu.
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SPOKANK, Wn., Jnn. 20.- -Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad pas
senger trains immbors 17 and 18,
onch known ns the Columblnn, col
lided hoadon noar l.lnd, Wash., to
day. Knglueer Oeorgo Hlggs nnd
ono tramp wero killed and three other
persons were bruised.
Tho Injured wero Ullllnm Sohultx,
'englnoor of Xo. 18; I). F. Armstrong.
flroman of No 17, and J. W. Wood
ward, express mossetiKor of No. 17.
Tho train crowsitworo from Spoknno.
It Is bollevednV railroad officials
that anothor tramp was buried In tho
wreck a go. Ills body had not been ro.
covorod four hours after tho wroek.
No. 17, one of tho wrecked trains
wns tho rogular trnns-coutlnontnl Co
lumbian of the Milwaukee, nnd ac
cording to0 the railroad officials was
running as a second section of No.
17. Tho first soetlou of No. 17 was
mado up here Inst night. Tho rogular
No. 17 was reported five hours Into.
The steel equipment of the trains
saved the passengers from Injury.
The engines were demolished Ac
cording to a roport from l.lnd a mis
take In tnln orders caused the col
llrlon. AKTOItIA, Or., .Ian. 10.-The tug'
Oneouta bus mm yet been unable to lo-
Mi.fa fliu lr..,,.,!. Iniflf llmHvl uliit.li '
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was rcjHirted in dihtrcsn yesterdsy l.'i
miles south of he Coliimbia river.
No further word has been rweivwl
from the oil tank si warn or Colonel li.
L. Drake, which sent a wireless yes
terday saying the Itayard was in
trouble.
A report that the Oaeonta had the
Itayard in tow last niflit off the
mouth of the Columbia proved today
to have been incorrect, due to the
misreading of a wireless messaue. Af-
fter searching until late last night the
Oneouta sent n message saying that
she was coining into the rixer with
out having found the bark. Farly
today the tug came across the bar,
but put out again toduv to continue
the oeureli.
RECOVER BODY OF
SEATTI.K, WuOi. Jan. 20. -The
body of IUIph Hiittiiinun of Wen
ulchee, Vuh., aged H, wns found to
day iu the debris ot the Oreut North
em train wreck at Creu, being the
seventh body ruioed. The boy's
fittht-i ami iuli lister Wire ulo kill-
id in the wrves aud his mother m
juied. The oul uii-xiug bixly, that
f J. II. Wil-on of Vaueouver, is be
llevtd to bine been Uetroed when
the dining eur wus bunted,
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SIX PERISH IN
BLAZE GUTTING
SAM BLOCK
Thrco Workmen Killed by Leahlnu
From Fourth-Story Windows to tha
Pavement and Three Suffocated In
tho Building Bulldlnn Used by
Salvage Firm for Drying Hemp.
BKATTLB, Wash., Jnn. 20. Six
men were killed this mornme; in a firo
that destroyed tho inferior of , tho Tnl.
hot Wnlker buHUlm, a. ' fivo-stoty
brick fitruoturo nt Jnekson street' rinU
First nvenito south Thrco wero kill
ed by lennJufr' f rom fourth-storj-Tvin-down
to the pavement liplqf, rind
three wero suffocnttrd in tho bttilduiif.
Tho property loss is $10,000.
The dead:
Hay Wfnklomnn, bond of tho Wink
Ionian Twino & llurlnp Co., Tacomn.
Wash.
Phillip Nishneffsky, np;ed 2C.
Fine Dorosovsky, njred 28, married.
. Friedman, njed 21.
Simon Hronshcem.
C. Uuekley, timekeeper, I'ortymd.
The building wns beinL used by a
hiiIviiko firm for tho drying of a
liirj;o quantity of hemp thnt wns
Nonked with water during tho firo of
October 28 last, on tho Ditto Flnnncl
lino pier. Thnt firo caused $1,000,
000 losn, nnd is generally believed to
have been incendiary nnd caused by
Persons who fought to prevent ship
ment of munitions of wnr to Ilussin,
tho burned dock hnvinj been used for
Hivdi traffic.
Twenty men were nt work in tho
Tnlbot Wnlker building this morning
when tho fire -was .discovered. It
seemed to break out on nil five floorn
nt once, and tho wholo interior of tho
structure was soon nblnzc. Three
men appeared nt the fourth story
windows. One loaned boforo tho firo
inen bolow oould mako any offort to
catch him. He struok on his bond and
was instantly killed. Tho other two
woro cHiighl by blnnkota hold by fire
men, but thoy broke through tho cloth
and struok tho stono of tho pavement
nnd woro so sovoroly injured that
thoy died n few mintitoH after being
taken to tho city hospital.
Tho firemen supposed thnt nil tho
workmen had been removod from tho
building. On entering the building,
howewr, they found three dond men.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Presl
dent Wilson summonod to tho whlto
house today loadors of thesonato and
house to lenrn tholr attltuda toward
the shipping bill, a tariff commission,
nnd the Philippines bill. Ho Indicat
ed to thorn that la addition to thp
preparedness program and revenue
bills those th roo monsuros would be
the principal ones baokod by tho ad
ministration. Most of the leaders summoned op
posed the shipping bill fn tho last
congress. The president saw Ma
Jorlty Leader Kltchln of tho houao,
Chairman Fltjsgerald qf tho nppro
riatlons oommltteo, Chairman Clarke
of the sonnto commorco cotumlttco,
Chairman Simmons of tho senalo fin
aneo committee and Saaator Flotcher
who led tho flKht for tho ship bill
In the senuto In the Inst congross.
Thu shipping bill which will be
supported by tho administration does
not Ineludo tho (outuro of tho old
bill provided for continued operation
of ships by the govornmont. Instead
It providos that the government shall
purchuse or build ships and thon loaso
oi sell them to corporations or pri
vate Individuals. Only In case no
one offers to lease or buy tho ships
does the bill allow ttfp government to
operate them.
The government cauliL buy back
the ships at a reasonable arise for
nuvnl uux'Harles In time of war. A
nd 'sue of U0,60.000'for tho
purchase er eouatruetlon of shin
would be provided for by tho bill
whlrh albt includes a shipping com
uilsslou to control shipping rates,
WILSON
CONFERS
WT
LEADERS
NEW
LEGISLATION