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Stale Department Transmits All
Data Rcgardlnii Mexican Situation
to Congress 47 Americans Killed
in Three Years Preceding 1913
Dcfactor Government Strong.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 17. All of
tin- stale (lfptiitntptil's dntn on the
Mexican itimlion nskod for Iiy Sena
tor I'n 1 1 wns transmitted (o (ho sen
ate today by Provident Wilson, wns
miller molion of Clfuinnnn Slnno of
the ion-inn relations onmmittoe, or
dered printed n n puhlio tlnumiioiir.
It liml been expected soiiui of it
would In- held confidential.
In n k'ttT from Secretary Lan
ding accompanying the repoit, it is
-! tlmt seoiity-si.v Amorionn citi
zens were killed from nil onuses in
Mexico in tlio years HJKI, 1011 mid
Mil. i, ns against " in tin- throe years
preceding il. ami tlmt I'll civilian
Americana (unl HI soldiers wore killed
on American soil in the nnrm three
M-ars us a result of .Mexican trou
ble. lousing on Conditions,
In describing tlio Cnrninzn gov
ernnienl, Secretary Lansing wrote in
tlic rqHirt:
"It cannot he said tlmt the do fnoto
government of Mexico in n eonwtitti
tional government. Tlio do fuolo
tionnl government. Tlio do fuoto
government, liko tlio majority of rov-
ointionnry governments, i of n mili
tary chninetcr, hut that Kovernmont
ha commiltod itself to tho holding of
elect ioiim mid it is confidently expect
d tlmt tho present government will
within n reasonable time ho' sin'ooed
d by n government nrgnuicd under
the constitution anil laws of Mexico.
Americans kilted in Mexico from
cause that can he attributed to tho
icvolutionary disturbances during
liH.'l, 1UM and 101. wore placed at
18; those who have disappeared in
Mexico and who wore probably killed
iroin onuses that ean ho attributed
directly to molutionnry dlslurii
niiccs, il those killed. apiarently
through motives of robherv by hnn
bis or others (not including thoso
killed by Indians), in; I how killed by
Itidiitti- apparently through molivos
of robbery or revenue, l'Jj those killed
Irom miscellaneous onuses nnd
tiiu-es not definitely Mated, MO.
Pnii-Aiuoi-lruii Confoivnce.
Referring to the effort of tho ro
cent Pmi-Amerienn oonferonooto get
Mexican factions together, Secretary
l,nning wrote;
"The attempt to bring the fnetions
together for a oonfeiuneo failed. On
the one hand theie seemed to ho no
central organization among tho Vil
lain forces, while on the other hand,
v-iihiuiosjmi to tho central nulliorily
was exideneed by (he rejilit--. of the
t'nrrauzistn. The unity ami lovalty
of the Carranzistns appeared to in
dicate tho ulliiuulc triumph of that
J act ion.''
Secretary Lauiiig fuither said
that order along; the Mexican holder
uu Kradually being restoied. The
icpoit stated that it would be incom
patible with the pulilio interest to
tlicloe correspondence between tlio
I'mtcd States and the linuilian min-
i-tcr at Mexico City, who acted for
the 1uited States, and also the cor
rtpondeuce with representatives of
this goerouicnt tn Mexico.
Republicans have been dolaviu?
mill n iniitiou of Ileury P. Fletcher's
noiiiination us ambassador to Mexico
until I lie data was on hand, on the
ground that it 'would show there is
io ii"-oiiMble government in Mexico.
GEIM
m axemen
ONSMAIES
Lusitania Agreement Accsptsd Inn
far as It Relates to Case, Rut Unit
ed States Will Accept Nothing
Short of Complete Agreement In
Submarine Controversy.
IQO.eOBTURKS
1Q00GUNSTAKEN
m ERZERUM
WASHINGTON', Feb. 17. Secre
tary I.ansliiK today accepted tho I.ns
Itnnln agreement an acceptable to tho
I'nlted States Insofar as It relates to
that cane, hut naked Count von Ilern
storff, tho Gorman ambassador, for
nssurancort that Gormany will not
carry out Its policy of Hlnklng mer
chant slilpH without warnliiR to liners
even If they cairy dcfonslvo nrnia-
UlOIlt.
Tho ipiositlon of what constituted
dofonslvo nrmnmont Is to ho determ
ined Inter In a way not yet agreed
upon. It Is siiRHOHteil that the united
States may proposo Hint Runs mount
ed on tho atom of ships and capnblo
or l)oln HWiniR from ir to .10 do
Krees In elthor direction wight como
within that class.
It was stated authoritatively that
Germany, hecnuso of Its unusual po
sition, cannot and will not accept tho
suKKostlon of tho ITnl.tod Stntos as It
now stands that llnors carrylnp arms
shall ho Iminuno from attack under
previous assurances.
I'ull Ainveincnt Wniitcl,
Socrotary LansliiR said lato today
tlmt the I'nltoil Statos would accept
nothliiK short of n full and comploto
UKrooment In tho aubinnrlno contro
versy with Germany covorlnK tho
prlnclplos for which It has contended
n to tho past and nssurnncos for tho
futuro.
.Seorotary Lansing said tho United
States considered the announcement
of the now submarlno campaign In
coiiHUtout with assiirancos provlously
islvon and that the United states con.
sldorod a merchant ship with do
fens! vo armnmont and ono without
Runs not at all In tho samo class.
Assurances wero wanted, lie said, to
extend Immunity from "liners" to all
merchant ships.
Conform to I.nvr.
Secretary Lansing Is understood to
have told tho ambassador that whllo
Germany's position Is laconnlxod as
woll founded the tilted Stntos must
Insist that Germany conform all her
practices to International law Inas
much as the ontonto allies havo de
clined to mako any changes.
The Lusitania agreement will ho
kept by Socrotary Lansing and later
will ho published with tho assiirancos
which tho United Statos hopes to ro
oolvo from Germany covering tho
prluelplos brought up by tho new
submarlno campaign.
Moanwhllo It was said the United
Statos would mako efforts to havo tho
ontonto allies agree not to put gnus
of any kind on passou-carrylng lin
ers. Ambassador von Hernstorff when
he leturnod to his embassy sent a
dispatch to his government sotting
forth fully tho position of tho United
States as Socrotary Lansing had out
llnod it to him.
Ciituri f Keen Twhish rortrw,
Kty ta Asia Nrliwr, by Crar Duki
Hfcholas Ffffst Imitrtarrt Victory
fir Allies in many VlMitlit Severe
Blow to Turkish Prestige In East.
I'KTUOGHAI), Feb. 17. The offi
cial Messenger estimates tho Turkish
garrison at Krzoriim, capture of
which was announced yesterday, iih
100,000 men.
It Is also estimated that more than
1000 guns were cnptuicil.
It la said there worn .103 gulis In
the outer fortH, H74 n tho central
forts and 200 field guns at ttrze-ruin.
I'eli-ognul Iti'Jolros.
I'KTUOGUAD, Fob. 17. Public
rojolclng over tho capture of Krzerum
Ih reflected In the newspaper com
ment on tho fnll of tho forlresR. The
Novoo Vremya considers tho capture
to have enormous Importance, as It
liolnts out Rrzoruiu In n center of
road and railway routos and hna Im
monso depots for ammunition and
supplies.
Tho Itotch says that tho taking of
Krzerum monaces all Asia Minor and
ovon Constantinople.
Tho Dourso Gazette helloves that
tho capture will havo an effect upon
Athens and Ilucharest as woll as upon
Persia -mid Afghanistan.
it. inn;
GRAND1DUKE NICHOLAS 'COMES BACK'
s BY CAPTURING GREAT TURKISH FORTRESS
.BSwBo
,tuiti ' " n lmumm
NO. 2l
SW COLLIERS BILL TO SOLVE
Pi BHA1WS
Hi W WL
Bsston Attff'My Accums sV&b of
BdliNj Unernicil In Takin.1 a fat
Prom Othsr Portias Than TIhm
Hamcri in Cass, Upiut rroarsay Ev
idenceAnother Lawyer Praises.
Key to AsJu .Minor.
PA ItlS, Fob. 17. Capture of tho
gront Turkish stronghold of Krze
rum by tho Hussions Is declared by
tlm Frenph newspapers as tho best
Horn of news for tho allies In many
months. TJiojjillltnry exports dwell
upon tho Importanco of tho capture,
declaring that It gives tho Husslans
the key to Asia Minor and Is n vic
tory which will Inevitably havo far
roachlng consequences.
General Derthaut In the Potlt Jour
nal says it Is not only a doadly blow
to Turkoy, but an event which cannot
fall to have Its offoct on the othor
thoators of the war. Major Clvrloux
says In the Matin:
"Tho conquoal of Hrzonim Is of
inoro Importanco than would bo that
of any othor fortross In tho wholo war
theater. In Asia wo are not faced
by a strategic choss board, ruled
across by railroads and excellent
routes along hlnli fresh forces
could ho brought up In a few days.
Krzoriim was tho solitary bulwark of
tho Turkish empire In Asia. Open
spaces, suitable for operations on a
great scale, now present thomuolvos
to tho forces of Grand Duko Nicholas
of Kussla."
TURKISH VICTORY 'KHEDIVE OF EGYPT
OVER BRITISH FORCE UNABLETO REPRESS
IN MESOPOTAMIA! NATIVE MUTINEERS
LORIMER
TRED
(Continued on Page Five.)
AS WAR SECRETARY
WASHINGTON', Feb. IT. fan
net goo-ip today took a strong trend
toward the possible transfer of Sec
letjry Houston from the department
r agii.uliure to th war department,
Ir. W. (). Thompson, president of the
Ohio -tute university, and Keprosen
tame Abnry P. Uvir of 8outh Cm
dina, biiinnan of (be housv agricul
luiOeoiiiniittee, wow being dlseassed
-iiMcof to Sccietur lioutuu.
FORBANKWRECKING
(lilt A(iO, Lb. 17.-William Lou
nier, liiriiu r I nited State-, hen.itor,
attended today the oM'inng heion of
hi. trial on eharge of wrecking tho
La Salle Street Tnt.t & Siuimts
bank, of wliiuh be was president.
Judge Dever of tho criminal court,
nrcidiujr, fc'ranted preliminary mo
tions of the defense that tho major
charge of coiisuiacy to defraud be
consolidated with the minor charge
of receiving deposit when tho bunk
a kuowii to be insolvent and of
contideuce games resulting from mis
appropriation of the bank's fumU,
Tlie eourt granted motions of Jhe
prosecution for a separate trial tot
John K. Seagraves. director of tho
bank, and the dismissal of indict
ments aKuiut Charles Fox, cu.hur.
'WASIIINQTOK, Feb. 17.-Tbe
American consul general at Copi
bayen reported today U the state de
partment (bat the Uanub government
hud prohibited the exportation of
wood pulp and bea (iper.
TO PULL BIG GUNS
FORT SILL, Okln., Feb. 17. Ex
periments iisiuK traction engines in
stead of artillery lion.es to pull
heavy fiuld pieces havo been conduct
ed hero recently under the direction
of the war department, it became
known today. The tests, made up on
iniirdiy ground of the military ren
ervntion, were under tlio direction of
two colonels and a lieutenant.
Spectators assorted that one of the
lent no coin pi initial was the erohing
of a railroad bridge, a task said to
be iinivossible with draft animaU
Pulling a heavy cannon behind it, the
machine rumbled over the ties with
out inisha), tho wilneoses said.
The official report of the e.xjieri
mentin bonrd its to the adaptability
of traeiors lur u-c in nctie service
will 6 made to the war department
mm WRECKED
INTERNED BY HOLUWD
LONDON. Fi-li. 17A dispatch
from ItotOrdain to the Stur u that
the reMrt that a ,tjwlin bud bloHu
adrift durutg ycterday's htonn and
constantinopm:, F.b. 17.
The losses of one of the Ilnti.-h ex
peditioiiK in Meso)olaiuia in a battle
with the Turks near Hatikn, west of
K'oiiiii, amounted to 2000 officers
and men, according to an official an
nouncement given out by the Turkih
war department under date of Febru
ary 10.
Tht nlntommit aUo aays that the
IlustfhiiiK lost AOOO men in killed in n
tlircp.duy bnlllo on tho C'ucuinii
'i'roiiti.
The text of the stntemmit follews:
"Irak front : One of oar sespluues
flew over the enemy's aitillery mh
itinu at' Kiit-ol-Amura. siii'i'essfull.v
dropping tweho bombs which hail
great effect.
"After his defeat in the battle near
Hatiha, west of Koran, the enemy left
ninny dead on his road of retreat.
Tho enemy losso in that battle as
established up to the present amount
ed to '2000 men ami :W0 animals.
"f'aiictisiau fient: In the fighting
which has been in progress dining the
hist three days despite cold Heather
and snow, the enemy lost MOO dead
und ixty prisoners.
"Dardaiiellim: A eriiisor. a moni
tor and a torpedo boat of the eiieui)
on February Kl Jirei twenty shells on
Tekke Hiinm ami then withdrew be
lore the fire of our oojl batteries.
Tho fire of the warships did ho dam-
I
IHllCl.JN, IVb. 7 ib wirclcs o
Sn.wille). -Adxiees from Ciuro as
given out by the 0eiens News
agency, state thut the khedivo of
ligypt has become discontented and
that the HritUdi have offered tho
throne to Prince Vusuf, who has do
elined. The leader of the Hhiius.! is
said to Itave informed the llritisli he
was MiweiIeio to suprcM the reb
els. The statement given oat by tho
news agency follew:
"The Italian ncwjmHr Online ot
Anoonn published a lepoit fnun
nno, uaieii feiiniaiy a, tlmt tho
leader of the 8enui was requested
by the British authorities to teimiii-
ate the combats on the wesleni fron
tier ( ICgypt, but replied that he was
MweriesM ugaiust tho rebels. Tho
Itrilisli suid that the Itedifs (first
lvff.vAiwii reserves) nho maliiiied,
must be siipjnes.ed with energetio
measures,
"The khedixs expressed lo the Ilrit
ish his intense win thut the Itedifs
had Iweu tiled oh. lie rtKH sated
Major Kir ,lbn Ma well, oomnnnder
of the Uritish forces In lgyjii, that
the ltrilish officer who gave the or.
dcr to tire be eourtninitialed. In the
meantime siuuuwHiiug or the Itedifi
iius wh-ii MlMMed.
"The LheIire is discontented and
weary. The Uritish have offered the
a an.
"Near Aden, in the W(KUlM.twcen;vl,',",T"".' '!" ihroue U ,',i",'"
Sheik Kitaiwin and Kl.mile, an enemy p"""1' wh" Jwlln,,d"
ivfuniMiiienuK iieiaeiiineni was am
bushed, nearly all the men being
killed. Those who c-eped fled in
the direction of Sheik llosmnn, lc.i
iug behind all their h.i.-rage.''
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Mooro
flold Storoy, of lloston, nn attorney
charged hoforo tho Judiciary Biih
committee of the sonato today that
l.ouls I). Ilrandels helped to wreclc
tlio Now York and Now Knglnnd In
tS!l2 and ISOa with tho result that
It was absorbed by the New Haven
railroad.
"In tho spring or I SOS Mr. llrnn
dols brought a series of (on suits
against tho Now KiiKlmid railroad m
Massachusetts, Connootlcut and
iwioiio isianu. no was acting os
tensibly for N. K. Goldsmith, a Hos
ton liquor dealer, and Hinnll New
Knglnnd stockholders and some asso
ciates. Tho hills wore doslgnod to
paralyze tho financial operation of
tho New Kngland rond.
VtUl by Other 11111 Vs.
"It Is apparent to mo," said Storoy,
"that It was clear lo Mr. Ilrundels
that tho ostonslhln parties to tho suits
wore not the real pnrtlos and tlmt ho
mado his charges and took orders
from other pnrtlos who may havo
boon persons or may hnvo boon tho
Now llnven. The result was that tho
Now Kngland was wrecked. '
Chairman Chilton wanted to know
what as the specific complaint against
Mr. Ilrandels. .Mr. Storey rosponded
that ho considered It unethical for a
lawyer to do anything the truth of
whloh would prejudice his case In
court.
Sonalor Chilton suggested that the
Incident took place some twenty y oars
ago, but Storey charged nrandels
had duuo tho samo thing In tho nioro
recent Ilallluger-Pliichot Investiga
tion. "Mr. Ilrandels announced that ho
was appearing for l.ouls Glnvls,
whereas ho was iai by Collier's
Wookly," declared Mr. Storey.
Only by Hearsay.
"How do you know by whom ho
was itfildT" ask ml Senator Walsh.
"Only by hearsay."
"What difference did It make who
Iad him " i
"If he had announced ho was em
ployed by a newsiwpor he would not
havo been listened to ns ho was."
On cross-examination Mr. Storoy
was asked regarding the protost
against Ilrandels' confirmation slguod
by President Lowell or Harvard and
fifty lloston lawyers. He brought
out that there are from three to five,
thousand lawyers In lloston.
"Many young alwyors In lloston
are with Mr. ilrandels and roavoet
him," said Mr. Storey, "but they
are the young la)ers who don't
know htm."
Jtognrdlng the Warren will ease
In whloh It was charged that Mr.
Ilrandels was guilty of iiiinroreesioual
conduct, Mr. Btoiey defended Mr.
Ilrandels. He ssbl It was common
practlco for lawyers In such cases to
represent all menyliers of a family,
even If some of their Interests dldi
clash.
Sherman I Whipple, another Iloa-
mm
OF
UHOirf
Represfntative CraSwr of Ofa'sj n-trUs-eii
rfaswa SussmKkj. GjA
eniziNi ef UflBMgUye Wwlurs ky
Civsrmgmt tn Farwl, GrailHQ
and Ftrest Lands of Uncle Som.
The identity of the prince referred
lo u not clear. ThC leteienee muv
(be Id Voiisniif Kadik Hex,
I Mi I.l v.li.in i abiiiet.
bill' nf
mi
DAY IN CONGRESS m w mm
mLLIIIlU UMMUUHLLI
WASHINGTON, Kc-l. 17. Senate:
Considered Nlcaraguan and Colom
bian treaties In executive session.
Venator Hoke Smith Introdueed
amondment to mllltan bill providing
a regular army of zso.ooo men.
Ilrandels nomination Investigation
commlttao eoattnued 1U hearing.-
Agricultural rommlttee held hear
ing an Jtaaadell resolution for sisal
investigation.
Heuse:
General debate on ptetoffiee ap
propriation bill, was resuMMd.
Secretary MeAdau saDWrtd ad
ministration shipping bills before
wsrlHS eommiUae.
Iteardnlral (Iraat eagtlgiied his
wrecked at lileni. in'lIoHtnd. and
there seised and interned bv the u. testimony en aatleaal defense before
luomica, is winoui louauutiou. I '
KKATTI.K, Wash., I'eb. 17.-'llie
mud slide that oarem Ute Great
Northern truck between Seattt ami
k vert it lost night boa been rWoved
and train sen ice to Vancouver, JJ. C
u proceeding.
The snow in the Pscnd mountains
is melting satisfaetorily, the cool
weather preventiisg too rapid thaws.
.U Hyak, the rat portal of (be Mil
waukee tunnel, the snow now lies
Wt feet deep, and at Uockdule it
was exactly 'M feet deep.
The state road denarimeat at
CNymda is informed that no serious
damage has. been done to the stale
i ued uyi when- during the winter.
(Com Imled on page five)
WHITMAN STILL
A RG
HUGHES
AI.PANV. N. Y. Feb 17. (i..wr
lior Wbitlii.ili. who e-.lel'd.iy wa-.
named us one of the four delegates at
luige to the republican national nm
venliuii, said today he bad ii"t
changed his mind reganliin; the ad
visability of urging the Humiliation ot
.Justice (.'liuiles Y Huubo tor the
presideney and that he docs not cou.
te'uiplute u ebaigto of Mition. Mf
made Uik stntwueul in nmtoimeuig
the receipt of a letter from Frederick
I'. Tanner, u member of lU "biJ
lour, ' reuesting u coulereuce or lue
delegutes at lurge to discuss their
mission.
The governor said the latter oo
talged no uttimaUoa of the ropar't
timt tbe other delegates at large vir
tuully had decided to ladorse Clihu
Uoot.
IIY GII.SON GAUDNKIl
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 A unltpio
loclslatlvo proposal a bill which ac
tually seeks to do away with tho prob
lem of unemployment bns Just been
Introduced Into tho houso of repre
sentatives by Itoprosontatlvo 'ltobert
Crossor of Ohio.
It Is ovldontly Inspired by tho rec
ommendations mado In the annual
roport of Secrolnry of Labor William
11. Wilson, sugRostlng colonizing of
unomployod workers by tho govern
ment on tho lands agricultural,
grazing and forest lands remaining
In governmont ownership.
Hop. Crossor'a bill proposes to
cronto n "National Colonization
Hoard," consisting of tho sccrctarlo
of labor, agriculture and Interior,
with tho secretary of labor as chair
man, which board Is directed to ex
amine portions of tho public domain
and tho forest and othor reservations,
both In tho IT. 8. and Alaska, and to
sot nsldo such portions ns may bo
fitted for "colonization projecta."
Tho bonrd Is thou directed to preparo
tho land for use by .clearing, road
building, ditching, draining mid other
reclamation works ns may bo neces
sary; to develop and supply tlmbor,
ronl, power, telephono nnd other ser
vleo to the colonists at cost for tholr
domostlo use only; and to organize
facilities for purchasing, marketing
nnd other cooperative activities.
For lrosH'ctlvo Settlers
(When tho Inuds nro ready Tor uso,
tho board Is directed to offer them,
In suitable parcels, to prospective set
tlors. Title to the lands Is to roinnln
forovnr In tho government, the set
tlors being given n pormlt or lease
which they have tho right to assign
or boquoath. The land Is to bo theirs
so long as they uso and oootipy It.
Capital Invested by tho government
on Improvements Is to be repaid by
tho settlors in n period whloh may
bo as long ns fifty yoors, In annual
Installments, with four porcont Inter
est, nfter which no chtirgoa nro to bo
made except a roasonublo tax charge.
An equitable proportion of this tax
churgo Is to be paid to tho state and
county In whose Jurisdiction tho pro
ject la located; the liulnnco-ot tho
tax charge to go Into n "colonization
fund" to be used to finance now pro
jects from time to thno, as Is now tho
asae with the "Iteclamatlon Servlco
fund." A bond Isstio or fifty million
dollars Is provided to supply tho
first capital, the nondt to bo paid off
from tho first receipts front tho pro
J sets.
IjiihK In National I'orcMs
Tbe bill contemplates tho use, not
only of agricultural, desert and graz
lug lands on the publlo domain, but
lauds within national fo reels, nnd tho
proposal is that permanent Industrie
like enttlo raising, sheep raising, log
ging, lumbering, sawnillllng and sim
ilar Industries shall be developed on
the various projects. Tho coloniza
tion board Is directed to tako over
the administration of the forost laws
where eoloulsatluu projeot are loan
ed on national forests, and to admin
ister timber sale contracts so as to
maintain "a continuous and sustained
annual yield and cut of timber within
the urea of the projoot" Indicating
an Intention to establish a pormanene
lumber Industry Instead of tho pros,
cut temporary lumber "camps" with
tlielr hobo lumber Jacks" which now
(Continued on page five.)
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SAN FKANl I SCO, Fob. 17. Tho
steamer Panama Mum ffo this jioif
for the Oiieut is retried to lM-ifiru
at sea, according; to a message from
Yokohama by the ojiniuber of earn
merce. The report was reeelvod by wire
le at YoUhumu. it said seoml
vessel were hurrying to iho aseUU
once of the burning vossol,
m
i