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University of Z.ta Library lMTi7irYicvYorh Wf a ti HPtd itdt "ntnra i" FORECAST WEATHER i i WJLIIjUF JUJ . 1VJ.AJ.1j Jl IMP U 1 j& lrii EaggySffw "IIZ n"iyRv QKKnoy. WMiuv. n rv k NiliKw" "i77i mil o or EUTSCHLAND TEUTONSTTAKE RUSSIA IS FiRM "pEEN Mm NURSE IN PALACE HOSPITAULABOR OPPOSES iWILSON ISSUES mm WTH FRnNTFR PAnn A A N MM N i l0frT- PFmRTT MAKF TUANKQCIUINn AN I Five Members of Crew of Towing Vessel Perish When Tug Is Hit by Submarine, Which Returns to Port After Accident, But Little Injured Captain of Tug Alone Saved. XKW I.OKDOX, Conn., Nov. 17. Five members of the crew of the tug T. A. Scott, Jr., which accompanied tlie German .submarine; lVutselilnml from New London curly todiiy on her return trip to Hremen, were drowned when the submarine and the tun1 col lided in tlie ruee about twelve miles from this port. The only person on the tiuj saved wns Cnplnin Krcd ilinseh of tbe German interned liner Neeknr. The tup, whieh belonged to the T. A. Seott Wrecking eonipuny. went to the bottom. The Deutsehhind returned to her dock here nt fl:lfi n. in. Tho tits and the submarine mine, together in a relatively smooth sen.1 When it was apparent that the tun was fatally rammed the, crew jumped overboard. Captain ilinseh swam to a life-preserver thrown out by the Deutsehland's crew. I.lst Of T04U1. Tbe list of dead includes : Captain John (iurney, Engineer William A. ' Caton, Kiri'mun Edward Stone, Cook Clarence !. Davison, Deckhand. Eu geno Ihtznnt. The accident happened all in a min ute, according to a member of the Deutsehland's erew, who talked brief ly about it this morning. The tug, he said, got in front of tlie submarine, und tbe Pciitsrhjaliit struck it in the icrn, lifting it so far out of the wa ter that the tug's nose went under. An explosion of the boiler of the tug followed immediately. Captain Ilinseh caught hold of a guy rope nnd was carried down with the tug. When he reappeared on tho surface be managed to seize a life-preserver which had been thrown out from the Jleutschland, and was hauled aboard that craft. Koenig Vnnened. Captain Koenig of the Deutsehland appeared pale and shaken as he stop ped ashore from bis vessel on its re turn. He refused to talk about the collision and immediately sent word to Vice-President Paul Cr. llilken of the Enslem Forwarding company, who arrived at. the company's offices shortly nflerward and went into con sultation with him. In the absence of authoritative information, consid erable speculation as to the cause of the accident was current. Among shipping men, the opinii n w..v ox pressed that the steering gear of the submersible may have been nt fault, causing her to run squarely into the convoying tug. Captain Ilinseh returned lo port on board the Dcnlschlnnd. The Peulscldnnd drew out iif her pocket at the pier of the Eastern For warding company at 1 ::i(t this morn ing, accompanied by the tugs T. A. i Scott, Jr., and the Alert of the T. A. Scott Wrecking company, sub-agent-. of the Eastern Forwarding company. She carried on her homeward dash a cargo valued at $'J, 000,000, and con sisting of nickel, rubber and silver liars. Damage In SUalit. . BALT1MOKK, lid., Nov. 17. The damage to the Deutsehland apparent ly was slight, aecordmg to otticiaN of the Xorth German Lloyd linn here who got. into long-distance telephone communication with the ofticers ol the Eastern Forwarding company at New London when they learned of the (Continued on Page Four.) PRICES FOR FRUIT WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 Invest i cation of increased fruit prices is be ing considered at the federal trade commission and the commission's counsel has been directed to incpiirc into the powers nud functions of the commission on the subject. The ac tion was taken by Chairman Hurley, who returned today from a trip in tin' west. IN MOLDAVIA Another Reverse Suffered by Ru manians, Wl.o Lose 2IC0 Prisoners to Falkenhayn's Forces British Make Another Gain in Ancre Drive Quiet on Macedonian Front. LONDON, Nov. 17. The Itunian ians have sintered further reverses at the hands of General Von Falken hayn's Invading forces, according to today's official announcement by the (iernian war office. 1 Taking a total of more than 2.100 prisoners and a dozen mnchino guns, the Teutonic forces, In yesterday's operations, carried a mountain pass on tho Moldavian frontier of Ku maniau east of Kedivasarhely, pene trated a ltamanian position in the Predoal region am! scored advances south of Itothonthurm pass, tlie state ment asserts. Apparently the Russians are-holding their own weil along the northern part of the Moldavian boundary line, Jterlin reports them withstanding the Austro-tiermuu attacks. , British Miikn (fains. The British report a further suc cess. Last night they renewed their attacks In the extension of their Som me offensive north of the Ancre brook. A gain of ground nlong the north hank of tho river east of Beau oourt Is claimed. Herlin declares a llritish attack in this region last evening failed. It records the re pulse also of an assault on the Somme front west of LeSars and announces that tlie Uritish were forced back westward along tlie Klers-Thilloy road and lost, five machine guns. Paris records no activity by tho French infantry in the Somme region after yesterday's attack in which tlie positions taken by I lie Germans in the village of Salllisel were reclaimed, ac cording to last night's announcement. Iierlin claims the French attacked on both sides of the village of Saillisel, lint failed to gain. Macedonian Front. The entente drive from Monastir, which has forced the German-Htilgar-inn defenders of this Serbian city back to a position on its inner lines of defense, apparently has halted. Herlin reportsthe repulse of the re newed strong attacks by entente troops in the Cerna -river region and on the Monastir plain. The capture by the Itritish of the town of Jtarakli on the eastern end of the Macedonian front is announced officially. MKXK'o ciTV, N'.iv. 17. (Icncr.il Carrauzii ilepinlcd tram .Mexico City today on hor-ehack I'm- tiiareturo. the. piovi.Munnl capitnl, nccteppanietl hy a number n' hi- cto.o ndvi-crs. lie expected to reach Queretani on Itc- ecnibcr 1. by winch lime all contro versy over the ctHnpusit i'n of the eontit ut innal convention probably will have been settled. SENT 10 PERSHING HI, PASO, Tex., Nov. 17 Army of ficers arriving here from Colnmlms report the nhipnient of large fiian tltieK of arttlelry shells to the punitive expedition In Mexico. The ordnance department ulf?o has sent more than 2. noi), nun rounds of small anus am munition KoiHh to the American field lieadiiuartorH during the pant month, the army officers say. FIRE DAMAGES HOTEL AT WACO. TEXAS WAl'O, Tcv.. Nov. 17. I'ire here early tud.iy -w,'i the upper stories of llie Ititcrurban hoiel and -cvei-ely damaged a portion of tin- building. The lo.s js e-tunelc'd al l'oo,imiii, Three men are in a local sanitarium with injuries. SEPARATE PEACE! Minister of Foreign Affairs Sends Telegram to Ail Russian Repre sentatives in Allied Countries De claring Nation's Determination Not to Make Separate Peace. lMCTUOtiHAI), Nov. 1 7. -Tho min ister of foreign affairs lias sent n tel egram to al litussinn representatives in allied countries declaring Russia's firm determination not to make a sep arate peace under any circunislances, according to t lie semi -official news .Ujency. The text of the telegram is as follows: "T'etrotfrad, Nov. 1 (S. Reports spread a 1) road recently by the press of certain countries of pretended se cret pourparliers being carried on be tween Russia and Germany, with the object of signing a separate peace are futile and make no impression on the Russian government. The imperial government desires to declare in the most categorical manner that these absurd rumors can only find force In enemy countries. "Russia will maintain intact the in timate union which hinds her to her valiant allies and, far from thinking of the conclusion of a separate peace, will fight by their side the common enemy without the slightest falter ing until tho hour of tinal victory. Nothing that our enemies can do will shalte in any degree the decision of Russia. "You are charged to give the larg est publicity to the proceeding and to bring the contents of this telegram to the knowledge of the government lo which you (ire accredited." Si'OKANK, Wash., Nov. 17. The Northern Pacific railroad company to day filed suit in the Cnited Stales dis trict court here to restrain tlie en forcement of the Adamson eight-hour law. Heads of the four brotherhoods of railroad employes and the. district attorney were named as defendants.- l-OriSVILUi. Ky., Nov. 17. Suit wns filer) in the federal court here this morning by the Illinois Central railroad to tesi the validity of the Adamson law. I'KOK i A , 111., Nov. 17.- -nelegtes to the special convention of the MM- noiw division, Tinted -Mine Workers! of America, called to hear Impeach-I ment charges against their president, j .MONTCOM KK Y. Ala.t Nov. 17. Krank Farrinirton, today adopted a , The Alabama supreme court has tip resolution addressed to I'resfdont held a decision awarding the estate of Wilson asking a federal investigation j Donald A. Kenny a judgment for Into the high price of foodstuffs and$ls,ttoo against the supreme lodge suggesting an embargo on shipments j of the world, I. oval Order of Mons. to foreign countries. The resolution ; because Kenny lost his life while be-f-ayp the convention represents X2,-;ing initiated into (lie order ;it Hfr 'iiti Illinois miners. i mingharu. NEW FACES IN Br . H, Ol1' - NKW ,IKI!Si:V (Itep.) 2 ttft?X-".r - i u lnceti Marie of Kuniania is .shown here as a nurse in her royal pulnce-.-pilal at Itucharest. Her two daughters, I 'riio-c-.-i'- .Marie and Kliza 'lll, help icr. ADAIViSON SAYS WASHINGTON, Nov. 17. A t a special meet his of the chamber of coinmerco'of the t'nited States today, Representative Adam son, author of the eight-hour railroad law and vice chairman of tho congressional com mittee about, to investigate the whole subject of transportation, predicted that congress would not wait for the committee's, report to speedily enact legislation (o mf.ke impossible such national paralysis as was threatened a few months ago, Mr. Adamsou told the chamber the law was within the enacting power of congress and denied the conten tion that, it is an act to regulate wages land not an act fixing hours of em jployment. Speaking for himself, I alone, he did not. believe in govern j ment ownership of railroads nor in any attempt to consolidate the regu I luting power into federal hands lo tho i exclusion of state commissions, j Charles R. Van J Use, president, of . the University of Wisconsin, attacked j the eight-hour law. 1 "Why may the same men not come back in two years when another con gress is to' he elected or in four when a president is to he elected and say i'genflement if you do not pass a law I providing time and a half for over time, we shall strike" said he. ."It is inevitable it' there Is not remedial legislation this situation will arise again unless courage is exhibited in the matter thai was not exhibited In this last case." MOOSE -MUST PAY THE UNITED STATES SENATE: i St . " a A K v..' j i - FRANK S . K'tLLOOCi . iim:m)T. (ii-i.) VillA AWAITING L K 1 4 PAflO. Nov. 17. Kruucisco j Villa and his bandits may remain in Southern .Mexico, refugees who have ; arrived here say. These refugees who ' claim to have received their informa tion regarding ilia's plans from tlie wives of tlie Villa bandits, .say Villa is watching the movements of the punitive expedition closely and will move north anil occupy the territory now pulivillcd by the American troops should the American troops be with dra vn. i I.ARI.OIX), Tex., Nov. 17. Twenty j five Chinese were massacred by Villa j bandits near Santa Rosalia, Mexico, a I few days ago. according to an Ameri can who arrived here today from I)u rango. The bandits have recently been making numerous attacks on Chinese, Spaniards and Syrian he said, commonly amputating their prisoners' ears. Kl, PASO, Tex., Nov. 17. A Mexl- ; can refugee, who recent I,," a rrived ; here from JimJncz, Chihuahua, said ! he had hoard a report there that Villa ! bandits had killed seven Chinese and j ton Spaniards in tbe Santa Rosulia ; .liminez district. j Tbe only American killed, he said, had been Dr. ('. 11. Fisher at Santa ; Rosalia. He said Villa bandits are i running trains south of Chihuahua icily. EARLY 10 EUROPE j XKW YORK. Nov. 17. Persons Itl- ; tending sending money orders to Ku- roep for Christinas were urged today ' oy lci.';t m;i.Mtrlr lOdward AI. .Morgan, of hc New York postot'firo "lo do their j shopping early." Owing to tlie war ' el' classes of mail are likely to lie de jla.wd and liecemlier first or as soon thereafter as possible is mentioned by '(he postmaster as tlie proper time to i., Inlerualional moue orders. HOWAUD sSUTHECLAND. l:ST ll:i,IM (liep.) ' - A w , . 1 li I uiii iu mmu. i iinnnuui I imu L American Federation of Lahor De clares Atjaiiist Making llleyal Any Railroad Strike or Lockout Prior to Investigation of Merits as Invol untary Servitude. HAl.TI.Mdlti:, Aid., Nov. 17. The American Keilcrnllon of l.nlior hy a ummlmous vote today declared against that provision of I're.sldent Wilson's lexlsilatlve program "maliinn illegal any railroad strike or lockout prior to tho inveMtlnntion of the merits of the case."' The committee report, which was adopted recommended ttiat the con vention "take an unequivocal position against compulsory Institutions and In favor of the nialnlenance of the Institutions and opportunities for freedom." Involuntary Kcrvil utle. The convention had hefore it that section of the executive council's re port dealing with the railroad brotherhoods' threatened strike. Ite ferring to the hill introduced in con gress for the purpose of preventing strikes and Interruption of transpor tation, modelled after the compulsory investigatlons act, the report says: "This effort to again suhject wage earners to Involuntary servitude has aroused tlie determined resistance of wage earners generally. To their declarations against Involuntary ser vitude the proponents of the legisla tion, have replied that iillhough a strike would he made Illegal under the proposed law and strikers crimi nals, yet, .individual workers would not he deprived of Hie right to quit work. Says Is Pure Sophistry. "It Is pure sophistry, that only augments the senso of the Injustice that wnge earners may feel for In dustrial wrongs, lo ullow them hy law tlie right of individuals to quit work and to declare that they cannol agree with fellow workers; that con ditions are so had that, their only hope of justice and fair dealings lies in agreeing together to quit work, that Is, to refuse to perform their usual tasks, to strike." Problems of Industrial justice and redress for industrial wrongs, the re port concluded, cunnot he worked out hy laws. The erealion of u IVdei'M cninniir,--ion lo invc.-ligiile till plia'-es of Hie iticieii-cil cost nt' living nnd recom mend lo congress "inciisnrcs design ed lo remedy this .-ilualinu anil lo prevent its recurrence," wns ilemauil cil in a rcMilulion nd"pted tiy the ('invention loilay. The resohil ion declared llmt anions the chief lieiict'ieiaries of this ali niirnutl Munition are llic hiilercH en emies ul' iiruiinizeii iiilioi-. I.ONHOX, Nov. 17.- The Xorweg ian stcaoicr Torridal hits been sunk, according' to an unnouiu'emeiil ut Lloyd's Mopping agency. It wa- also reiuileil thai the Itritish steamship I'. Mai la I az.i, hull been abandoned by her cicw. The K Malliira.zo. of 2K'.':: Luis gro-s, wa- iirmcily !he Knuisbrook. Aviiilelile sliiiping recorils do mil eoiiluin the name of the Norwegian -hip Toiridul. There is, however, n Tor.-ilal, of :iin;il gro-s puis. LOOTED OF 16,700 VVA1 SKNIil'lttl. Coin., Nov. IT. ('alning entrnnco Ibrough an aban doned chimney hole in the ct-ning, (ovcrcd over wltii lath and planter for koiim' lime, robbcrK e;irly today hroKi- Into the Klrst National Hunk here, dynamited tbe tsafe and got away with !,7'M, mostly In nllver. The mdIc rlue wiiK the leather handle of a nuitcite, apparently wremh'.Hl off by tiie weight of the looted coin. STRIKES ILLEGA PROGLAMATION Thursday, November 30, Designated hy President as Day of National Thanksgiving and Prayer for Blessings of Peace and Prosperity and Sympathy With Warring World WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.- I'resi Ictit Wilson today I'ormallv hv nroc- lainution iosij,uiiicd Thursday, No vember :iil, us 1 hank-yivin tin v. ' lore follows llie president's nroe- lumution: "It lias Ion;; '"'en the custom ol' our people lo turn in tlie I'mitl'itl aut umn ol I he year in prnise and thanks- iviu.tr to Almighlv Oorl lor His ninny blessings and merries to us and the nation. "The enr that has elapsed since wr last observed our day of thanks giving has been rich in blessings to us a people, hut the whole t'aeo of the world has been darkened by war. In llie niiilsl ol' our noaeo mid hap- limesH our thoughts dwell with pain- tul disquiet upon the struggles and siill'crings i,f the nations ut war anil if I he peoples upon whom war has. brought disaster without choice or possibility of escape on their part. We cannol think of our happiness without thinking of their pitiful dis, I rr-s. ... Day tit Thanks Hint rru,ver. "Now, therefore, I, W'ooilrow Wil son, president of llie I'niteil Stales of , America, do uppninl Thursday, the tIMli of November as a tiny of na tional thanksgiving nud prayer, nnd urge and ndvise tlie people to resort lo their several placcsrof worship on ' ( dial day to render thanks to " Al niighly tloil for the blessings of pofiee and unbroken prosperity which lie litis bestowed upon our beloved conn Icy in such unstinted measure. "And I also urge "nil sugKeht our duly in this, our day of peace and abunilunee. lo lliink In deep sympathy of the stricken peoples of the .world upon whom Hie curse nnd terror of war has so pitilessly fallen, ami to contribute out of your nliundanf means lo llie relief of their suffer ings. t'rges Contributions. "Our people could in no heller wuy show llieir real attitude lownvd the present struggle of the nutions than by cont ribul ing out of their abund ance to llie relief of the sufferings which war lias brought it in ils train. , "In wilncs whereof, I have here uulo sol my hand ami caused tiie seal of the foiled Slales lo be affixed. "Ilonc al the eily of Washington Ibis 17llt day of November, in llie year of our l,uril, lli.lt, and of the independence of the I'nilerl States llie Hist, "WOODKOW Wll.SON. "Hy the prcsidenl, "liobcrt l,ansing, secrelury of -.title." HUGHES LEAD IN DOWN TO 94 f ST. I'AI'L. Minn., Nov. 17.-- " 'flic Hughes lead siillered a se- ' 'crc eul loday, with the addition of of ! if -in I re! hi Ms al llie capitol from .ninelecn more counties and official reliirus I'rom lien- nciiiu inciiiilcd, made Ihe Wilson total IS'.'.I.VJ and Hughes 182,- 'Jlti. This left the Hiiglics' phi- raliiv al 1) I. llciii'tiin county alone showeil a tolal Hughes loss of H.'i. Of- licial reliirus from ten counties slill nre missing ul tlie capilol. The total vole on foiled Stales seinilor: l.awler, deni., I lll,."i IS; Kcllt.gg. tvp -JISJ.'IO; Culilel wood, probi.. 7.K(I7. Kel- logg's pluralily 7S.1S1. - 4. FREDERICK PALMER ON VISIT TO AMERICA NKW VoliK. Nov. 1 7. - I'rcilcrick I'ulnicr, who has been represculin? the Associated Press with the I'.rilish army in Trance, arrived iu New York today on llie steamship Niemv Ams leHlatu. lie is on leave. V
