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Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today TIIIRTY-SEV "V YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1915 PRHK TWO CENTS gRjgg HOUSE INOULGtd III ANOTHER LONG WRANGLE TODAY Contest Over Employment Agency Bill Hottest of Session SEVERAL IMPORTANT BILLS ARE PASSED Eaton Would Create State Board of Employment Bureau After wrangling for nearly an hour, during which charges of collusion for measure creating a department of employment under stato support and supervision were made upon the one fiuio and counter charges were made on the other that an attempt was being mane to legislate In favor of an em ployment agency monopoly to the ex clusion of the smaller agencies, the. house this morning finally sent (tepresentative Lewis' hill, providing for tne licensing and regulation of em ployment ngeneios, bark to the commit tee on revision of laws for amendment and to como up again in connection with other measures treating of the same subject. Other measures passed upon by the House tlUK morning was that of Itepro ncntativc Hinkle, II. H, 144, prescribing (he qualifications of candidates for the offifee of county school superintendent, which provides that a candidate forlsm'l'1'l,l"'!' 011 the S(,as arc the predomi-: this office must either possess a diplo- ... ma rrniu a standard normal school, eol- lege or university, or a life diploma to teach in the elementary grades or pub lic, high schools before he is eligible to I lie office, which was passed; Repre sentative Jones' bill, abolishing the Imnnha and the Stoons mountain game .preserves, wns passed, nml Keproseota-1 .tive Stott'B bill, appropriating $ili0 for (lie relief of Miss EHu Ellefson for in juries received while in the employ ofi the state, was referred to the commit-1 toe on ways and means, . Fcnwick'sl bill, exempting veterans of tho civil i and Mexican wurs from luxation to the mount of $1,01)0 was defeated after eoming up for reconsideration, follow ing its defeat yesterday afternoon, The most violent struggle before the house this morning was upon, the Lewis' employment agency regulation bill which was rereferrod tho revision of laws' committee for amendment and further consideration. The debate brought out all of tho old arguments upon the question of labor that has been revived at each successive session of the legislature and political cam paign and waxed warm and furious flntil Representative Home was moved to the point of impatience, bordering on anger, when he openly denounced the whole proceeding us a farce and an at tempt to evade the nitlia issue, which rested solely upon the question of whether or not the interests of the laboring element was to receive any consideration and recognition by this legislature. He declared that the timo would como when the laboring man and the farmer would sit in tho legislative halls mid enact legislation for their own protection and aggrand izement. During the morning session Represen tative Eaton introduced a bill provid ing for the creation of a stnte bureau of employment to bo under Hie super vision of the bureau of labor statistics and inspector of factories and work ;, lions. This bill calls for a biennial appropriation of 10,000 and provides for the appointment of a head of the einloyment bureau, by the labor com missioner, at a salary of fc'J.OOO per ' year, and it was charged on the floor that the opposition to the Lewis' mil was prompted by the agitators tor .in creation of the emp oyme. In . . . . i . ,u,,,-,.iu.,. ueiiig o i-iiiv arm .,ec .,., up, use,, - ,,. uienr ,... ... mi.' . ., .h ; iin-lr line. We have the runner s pro.l- of new bonrds or bureaus earning bigiucts, prune district, mines on the up- ,,,,min',t,mi nml nrnvli lll.r for more u. ...I l...f..ll.. i I1-- .I : - I " I 1 -.i. nun,, nnit-i limn nun (lower HUM )H Mllfi( estimate "'whn,! 5 n!c! I b'lll .m.rOi.rl.tii.1M0..l!!m,,,1n mU'"ii'"i Mtiti--. While! Mr. llunset stu'tes that the land in When Stott'H bill, appropriating u.Wl;t!ie distance of our line from Sulenilfi,,. mitivntloii n,t l. imrrnwed and relief for Miss Eletfson, came up lor to Head is 110 miles, connecting with . u", ,1 ,"l ,,J ' Yn arv final passage, the house resolved itself ,,e system, yet the mileage from!', , In, . !l l I,.t. 1. I into a committee of the whole for its )t,d, Oregon, o Portland via Snlem " "', '" fl '? " v"y ,T ,n...i...,ntin i,n p.. it,. ... , ... T ..: , I ,, !nud the soil must be in better condition Weslev Smiiii. of Klamath, delivered i,u ,, in ,,,(, ;,,. thn ..rncilco r,r rnilrnn.llnir nnr.mrlult In- W.IU Ifcr.llHlh ...... II ...... ... .... n" the legislature which did not go Hirnnnh the hands of the w.iv. and means committee and he voiced his protest in such vehement language thnt his motion to reier the nut to tne wavs Hid means committee was curried' without dis.ent. f House Hill by Peiree, of Coos nnd Cnrrv. for the reiieal of the statutes providing for tho prevention of the epread of the bubonic plague, the; tainting appropriation tor wnnn wer0ii,y December, but with average lair epcaled bv the continuing npiiroria-j weather Mr. Lynott expects to have the turn repeal bill, ns also passed (y the house Fourteen new bills were intiodiiei-d in the house this morning, bringing the lotal for the seslon. down to dat". to with a half day left in which to; introduce others, except through com- niittees or bv unanimous consent of the i house. ' :y Months of War Tomorrow and No Sign of Peace Yet By J. W. T. Mason. (Former Kuropeau Manager of the United Press. New York, Jan. 30. The sixth mont'a of the war ends tomorrow, without ap parent evidence of the peace negotia tions which so many predicted last summer would be opened when half a year's hostilities had been waged. In stead, both sides are preparing for a new conllirt with new millions. Only in Hungary is there any sign of dissatisfaction with the war. The Hun garian attitude is not due to exhaus tion but to resentment because the Magyar interests were subordinated to German, in arranging too early strategy. One of the most important changes in the six months of warfare was caus ed by the new influence acquired by Hungarian statesmen in the German councils. With this has come an ener getic military policy in Hungary, which is preserving the integrity of the king dom and probably well, for the moment, still the Magyar discontent. The fighting, therefore, has not caus ed the exhaustion of any of the com bataats. Prophets who were certain human endurance could not stand more than a half year of modern war 's devas tation underestimated man's tenacity. The supposed enervating effects of civ ilization have had no influence on the war. The end of the conflict seeming ly is as far away fiB when it began, This is the dominant fact of the half year of hostilities. All the natious are vigorously capable of further mighty efforts. None is in tho mood to believe it can be beaten by prolongation of the conflict, The probabilities of the conclusion of the war, based on the condition of the belligerents at present, are far differ ent from what appeared likelv in Aug ust, A decisive victory is now not to be looked for, nor will either Uermauy. Austria or the allies dominate Europe i when peace comes. Gorman successes on land and English ""'". l""""v "ui. irn.n. ui uic lulv ...n.itl,.1 Ann, i.n Li.. TI.,. 1 1 ....n t. a The Germans' ?' '""'i'!!" have (arried too war far into the terri-1 tories of their enemies and have fought complete laud success won for the allies, themselves free from invasion except Turkey's part in the conflict doubt uloiir narrow, unimportant strips iu A I- less v, ill be subordinate in the inline sac and East 1'russia.- They have shown diute future, as in the past. Twenty Mile Stretch Between, Salem and Stayton Will Be In By June 1 "After devoting three and a half years of my time and spending my own money in securing the right of way and other property between Salem and kJtnWnn ni,,nllMnAl 1... 1. I staunch support of the farmers, I can "one, provroeu mere is a marKct lor now aufclv snv that my road Is oo on . , . . ,, independent basis," This was the! L' ' 1,'n8,,t knows more about flax declaration todav of J. F. Mounee, ! htln anything else. He has been rais General Manager of tho Oregon Rail- K fl,,,ll,'r and grandfather hub- road Com pa n v when asked as lo the' p1 ,l 'ifrri llml tl"v 0,1 rn""'J " ln ""'' progress of tlie road. Mr. Mounee had K'""1 before coming to this country. Just returned from a trip out on the1 -fainee O. Crawford, the Irish linen line with Chief Engineer Merrill and I manufacturer, examined flax Mr. Hen from camp No. 1, which has just been K'wn this spring and pro established seven miles out, where 00 nounccd it better than uny he had seen men are at work. jin Canada and eunl to the best raised "The farmers along the line nro'in Helgium. more than anxious to give ull the sub sidy that wns asked and to meet all our requirement." said Mr. Muunre. Portland men were here today and were shown over the line between Salem and Stayton. Among them were, According to Mr. ITonset, who knows Charles Daley and I. K. McCnulev whojfrom years of actual flax raising, two propose to time a half .Interest m the construction contract with Mike.Ly- unit and to further finance the con- structinn of the road. 'Tlini-n I i,n n linn llinf rtnnl.1 1 - ..-'i. .... , ,, . i.ui'i ... ) ,t out of the city of Salem," said orth of flax and P0 bushels of seed, , Mr. Mol,i,ce, "that would command tl.e;Worth g per bushel. The receipts from amount ot tonnage that the Oregon , aiiroiiil company lias tributary tojelni,,,, that part of his luud was not of ; half ,li(,.co l,v .i . .H,.. t. i ...i-. ...i.n.. i: 1 .1..I I - .. .... ,t,,r mm w.'i II unatrii uii nrri,iiiii .11 . . .,. ,, . , , ,, . his sickness for the past year, vet now 'V!'. from Rign, Russia, Ih used, the c-ost .....i,i,, ..... ..! i,. i... i...:wU l'1' l'r ucre. After the seed is that'verv few railroads build their own lines, most of them being constructed bv promoters and engineers. 'Mr. Mounee felt that he had met with a great amount of opposition In .Salem, nlthough the railroad would be of umni benefit In thi. eilv. Mih Lynott has a contract with Mr. Mounee to complete the road to Stayton id miles to Stayton completed by June 1 "I feel greatly pleased" said Mr. Mounee, " that after a three year's fight to get the road assured and under headway, th:it nowMhe road is on Bu independent financial basis and that It will be pushed to completion without further delay. military tenacity coupled with a prob ably linprccedentedly high average of intelligence among their commaudiug officers. Never before have system and scientific management been carried td as high a plane as by the Germans during the last half year. England's command of the seas has been fully as efficient as Germany's laud operations. There have beeo isol ated instances of German naval suc cesses, but all have beeu without mili tary importance. The effect has been felt not only up on Germany's industries but also upon her supplies of food. The government had to administer the bread supplies itesclf. While this docs not suggest a critical economic situation, it is a ser ious inconvenence to the nation. The second development of import ance during the six months of hostil ities has beeu the failure of the Rus sian offensive. The Slavs have gravely disappointed their western allies. Rus sian successes against Austria hare re moved Borne of the despondency la l'e trograd over the German victories, but England and Frauce have not found military satisfaction in them. Austria, in fact, is developing a new offensive which may recover most if not all of the conquered ports of Bukorina and Galicia. France's position is in no sense satis factory. The Germans have sot been driveu backward to any serious extent since they established themselves along the Aisae. On tho contrary, several important gains along the south and west fronts have been made by the Ger mans. A succession of French generals failed to get to the Rhine through Al sace. If the Germnus ultimately are driven from France, the brunt of the work will fall on Lord Kitchener's new army of a miltion men. The six mouths' fighting has been satisfactory only to Hervia, whose rival ( ry of Austria was the immediate causo (of the war. The Servians have freed their territory from Austrian invasion. tinn (if the Austrian forces to defend ...uunu .n nun .u.BiV uu. w i" r mi r.l' tlm Anuti-lnti irtvtta in rlnfnml Hungary, the victory has been the only E Quality of Straw Equal to That of Straw Raised In Belgium Forty dollars worth of flax straw to one aero sounds more like a fairy tnle than the pluin business truth, yet there ' H mu" living just outside the city 1HUIIB 01 rVllClll WIIU HUVS II l.UII IJC For ten years E, T. Hosse, the father of .Mrs. llunset, raised flax and built a iflnx mill near Salem. He came to this country with nothing and prospered in the flux raising. tons of straw can be raised to the acre and with anything like an average price, it is worth from a I !S to fit) per ! ton. This venr he planted 15 acres in jM-.. .. l ! .1.- ir. ..-i.i at.,, i in x II mi I r hi I ins , in- res hi II II a u th(. jg n,.r,n nmounted to H0U. He tl best; (hat it requires good land to rodee two tons ner acre and that this '""'"CO t O tons per acre Bull tllSt tills tM ""' 0,l"'r n'"P- Kt' fiu-fa '"t t he seed will cost :l per acre of t " the first J'elir, but tllllt if till' best ,""wn' in ""' ll,t,,r 'i;irt 'f A,ri1' !" n",,linK " "o until it .is cut early " ""'" " " ti'-h'i u.u .m- K1""1 f"r several weeks before being "lk,'n ""' fl",,"r.v' Al must be "''I1' ST straight on the ground, us (lie fill"' inside the stalk is ruined if the stulk is broken or bent. Seed can be bought now in f'utiadu for if:i per ton. The flux lenves the 'soil in good condition, but it is best to change crops every three years. There lis nothing unuiml nr difficult in the I handling of fl.ix, except thai, after it has been cut ami left to dry, care must be tuken thut the stalks are not bent or broken, Mr. Hansel's bind Is just beyond the asylum, where his flnx mill is located, I He feels sure, fioui having raised flax Over 50 Departments to Be Merged Under 12 Heads or Boards A plan of consolidation and abolition of state commissions and boards, sug gested by Senator Barrett, and virtual-( ly approved by the senate committee oo 'consolidations last night, will save the state $1,000,000 biennally. The plan is now in the hands of the house committee, ; Savings are made principally in over head expense. Twelve departments are provided which are to do the work of probably more than 50 now in existence. One department is the Hoard of Con trol, which will remain as at present. The other departments are Education, Finance, Labor, Public. Utilities, Slate Engineer, Insurance Commission, Hoard of Health, Agriculture, Animal Indus try, Land, Water and Forest, and Game. The departments suggested and duties are as follows: No. 1. Board of Control No change. No. 2. Department of Education Consisting of five members (of which the Superintendent ,of Public Instruc tion shall be ex-officio member) to be appointed by the governor. One from escn congressional district and ono from the state at large. Duties: To take over all tho boards or commissions pertaining to state school matters. ro. 3. Department of Finance Duties: All matters nertaininir to the Stato Treasurer's ofl'ico and to take over tho (State Hanking Department. No. 4. Department of Labor Con sisting of two directors to be appointed by the governor. Duties: All matters now handled by the Labor Commission Industrial Welfare Commission, Indus trial Accident Commission and Hoard of Inspectors of Child Labor, the pres ent Labor Commissioner to be retained as one of the directors during the term tor whicli he hns been elected labor commissioner with supervision over the inspection of factory and workshops now perfoimed by t'u four conmissiona. No. 5, Corporation Department, or uepnrtmeut ot Public Utilities. (Rail road Commission.) Duties: All mat tors now handled by the Railroad Com mission together with those handled by ine tiute Tax ominission. No. 0. State Engineer's Department! Duties: All matters now handled by his office and to take over the State Highway Engineer's duties ami after the expiration of the present State Engineer 'a term the Stato Engineer to be appointed by the governor. No. 7. Insurance Commission Re commending that the Corporation Com missioner's duties bo added to this de partment. No. 8. State Hoard of Health Du ties: In addition to its present, duties the board bo delegated to take over the Dairy and Food Commission bo far as they rela'n to enforcement of laws relating to foods. No. 9. Department of Agriculture Duties: Take over the duties of the State Fair Hoard, Horticultural Hoard, Pure Seed Hoard, "possibly others." No. 10. Department of' Animal In dustry, or Stnte Hoard of Animal In dustryDuties: To take over the work of the State Livestock Sanitnry Hoard, Stallion Registration Board and the duties of the Dairy and Food Commis sioner, so far as they relate to dairy cattlo of the state. The present com missioner to be continued in (lie work during his term of office. No. 11, Department of Land, Water and Forest Duties: All mntters now handled bv the State Water Hoard, Desert Land Hoard, State Hoard of Forestry and possibly others. No. 12. Department of Gome With lliren game commissioners consisting of the Governor, Stnte (lame Warden and Master Pish Warden. The State Gnme warden and Muster Fish Warden to be appointed by the governor and remov able by him at his option. BROWN IS THE MAN. Portland, Ore., Jan. .10 W. W. Hrown of Portland and Malheur, Is the man who made a bequest of nOO.OOO to the Methodist church of Oregon, announce ment of which was made yesterday, ac cording to reports today. The reports could not ba confirmed. POSTMASTER AT OHEHALIS. Washington, Jan. H0, The nomina tion of Elmer McHronm to be postmas ter at Chehalis, Wash., was sent to the senate this afternoon. The lack of money Is alsu t'.ic root of much evil. in this country, thut from t.'IS to I0 per acre of flax cun be raised, and sees ' no,lli"K unusual in this as in Belgium twice this amount is realised, The Weather Oregon: Tonight and Sundiiy un settled, probably rnin west, ruin or snow nisi portion; colder tonight in east portion; south easterly winds. A7U JeLt) I THIS CAtJ I Senate Indefinitely Postpones Langguth Bill This Morning STEAM ROLLER TREADS s ON SEN. DIMICK'S TOES Say He Likes Underhanded Methods But Is Too Well Pleased The senate this morning postponed indefinitely the bill introduced by Sen ator Langguth giving women the right to serve as jurors if they so desired. The question was brought before the senate by the report of the Judiciary committee six members of the commit tee recommend that the bill pass and oonator Hutler submitting a minority W ttDlvluK imuuiie postponement. The acnator from Wasco won out, his contention being that the bill waa unconstitutional. The vote oa adopting mo minority report iouows: Ayes liar ret. HiniThnm Kitthnn P. ivrrni.it Tl..lnv Cusick, Day, Hawlcy, Kiddlo, LaFollot, McBrido, Rigsdale, Smith of Josephine. Stewart, Straycr, Wood, President tnompson; Ayes Clarke, Dimiek, Far roll, Garland, Hollis, Kcllnher, Lang Ruth, Leincnweber, Moser, Smith of cooa and ( urry, Vinton, Von der Hoi len. Absent Perkins. It will be noticed that the name of Miss Clarke the only woman in the senate heads the list of those voting in favor of the report extending the right to women. , , . Senate Hill 119, by Vinton, repealing (ha law requiring- tliroshermen to plank bridges before crossing with trac tion engines wns re-referred to the committee on Roads and Highways af tor suspending the rules. Senate Bill No. !1 standardizing the weight of shorts was reconsidered this morning by the use of what Senator Dimiek called stenm roller tactics. Senator Wood wns in the chair appar ently overrode Dimiek on severnl points. Senator Dimiek finally arose and Btated, 'T admire underhanded tactics but you suit me too well. It was recalled in this connection that Senator Dimiek who always re fuses to be an organization man voted for Senator Wood for president of the senate rather than approve the choice of tho republican organization. Local Boosters Will Join with Other State Marching Clubs On Proposed Trip A movement to hnvo tho booster clubs of the state unite in forming ono mrgu uuuy ot uniionnea men to ap pear in parade at tho Panama Pacific fiiir(ut San Francisco was lauuehed at the meeting of the Salem Cherrians at tho Commercial club last night, It is proposed to institute uniform drills and marching inaneiivcrs for tho llosnrians. of Portland, tho Salem Cherrians, tho Ivugeno Hadiators, tho Pendleton boost crs, the new club to bo formed at Al I'll ii v, and all other marching organiza tions of boosters in the state. Tho Snlem Cherrians nnd tho Portland ltosarians aro the two largest organ izations in the state of this character and both oiganiations wear similar uniforms. It was suggested at the meeting last night that all of tiiu clubs wear similar BILL GIVING HIGH TO SERVE ON JURY TO WOMEN KILLED uniforms and that all wear tho same nnd many other families were in dan kind of huts, then with tho same drill 'ger. maneuvers the united bodies would boi Dozens of persons, fleeing before the able to make a much better showing ri0d, were caught in the spreading wa than If the individual clubs attended tors but wero saved by rescuers who tho fair at different times. To tossed them ropes from bouts nnd further the scheme It would bo neees- bridges sury that all of the boosters for Orn- 1 M ,ntrlll Uvt,nue. In the southern gon attend the fair at. one tune and ptlrt f th ,.ity th wllt(,rH ,nik(, the movement is on foot to promote a lhr ,, ,,, (,m)llnKnll!nU an(1 fd. huge excursion carrying several thous cl, 1!ivri( ,.urk a nmnmvt time to demonstrate the enthusiasm am spirit of the bnun fide Orcgoninu ' sou ami for the benefit of tho .Native the eastern visitors at thn fair, It has been suggested that but one bund be taken for the entire crowd but tho minor details of tho music, have not yet been worked out. It is prolmblo thnt Hie F.lks band of Portland will be nlnnl,l If 1 omisid orrxl In inn n V quarters that this baud Is one of tbci. "l'rU from nil sections of southern best permanent musical orgBiil7.utionsl.Arli.nna were of unusunlly henvy storms III the state, It wns also suggested that tho trip be made one way on ono of the new atenmshipa put on by the (Continued on Pa jo Five.) 01 Famous Resorts at Venice Are Swept Away and Loss Runs Into Large Sum The Venice skntinir inlr nn l,n Windward avenue pier woa carried away during tho morning, causing a loss of soveral thousand dollars.' A pretty summer home between Ven ice nnd Playa Del Rey waa undermined' oy tne water and toppled into tho surf. it was worth aoout jaoOO. tho famous SIud Cafe at Venice being battered by great seas aad was said to bo in dangor of destruction. Scores of men were frantically mov ing its furnishings to tho bench. the million-dollar Frazior nler nt Ocoan Park was boiag battered severe ly by lighters and boat landings at its Bide. Considerable damage was being dono, but the coucrote construction of tho pier, it was said, would prevent it from being destroyed, The entiro Venice fire dopnrtmoat was called out to protect the beautiful summer housea along tho Venice beach. Several of these, had been almost com pletely eurrouudod, and it was fcarod that they would bo undermined. The boats of the California naval mi litia, in thoir quarters beneath the Ven ice pier, wore swept away. Tho basement of the King George ho tel, one of the largest hostolrics oa tho west beach, was filled with water, which engineors woro trying to carry away by siphons. Maay apartment houses wero being baffetcd by waves thnt had swept ovor their foundations. Scores of concessionaries had moved their belongings from tho Windward avonue pier here. Much excitement provaile' '' the monngeries com nected w. ' :ting on the pier w is mo . . m... At the outer end of tho Windward pior, several sea lions, prisoners for years, found themselves liberated by the waves, and barked joyously when they wero swept to sea. Severnl bears and ostriches, exlubitod on tho pier. were saved by their owner, Captain Joseph Clnrk, at tho risk of his life. More than 100 feet of tho Miliar pier, under construction, was carried away shortly beforo nuon at a loss of $10,000. Valuable construction apparatus wua lost. Tho remainder of the pior was in uiinger. Jifty feet .if the outer section of "Long Wharf" at Port Los Angeles ten into tho sea at noon. Tho center was angging when this grent pier fell. At Ban Diego, Too. San Diego. Cal.. Jan. 0. Sounlls of wind and rain continued throughout lust night and early today over the southern section of the stato aad north ern Haja, California, bringing tho rain fall for tho storm abovo 4.00 Inches. The city reservoirs aro rapidly filling, with prospects of the fun-off continu ing fur many days. Morona dam, ono of the principal sources of city supply, had Hi.) million gallons added to it. Heavy rains have fnllen in tho moun talus and tho Tinjuana, Saa Diego and Han Luis Hey rivers aro bank full. Some damage to trees and sign Hoards is reported, An unusually high tide nnd breakers are reported all along the ocean shore Long Beach Damaged, Long Bench, Cal,, Jan. ,10 Compared with the havoc wrought hero yesterday by wind, ruin und tides, the storm dam age of last night und this morning wns light. About 1!II0 feet of cement walk oa the ocean front went out before daylight und with the high tide at H:.') some slight further dnmnge wns done. There have been only sporadic, showers since three o'clock this morning and the indications at 10 o'clock were for clearing weather, Northwest of the city and iu the harbor district to the west, tho ground is covered with the water, and residents Iu those sections have Buffered much inconvenience. Phoenix, Arizona, Flood Drives Many From Homes , Phoenix, Ariz., Jim. .10. With the Unit river on a wild rampnge, fifty families living on. the lowlumls below Phoenix were rescued from drowning (inlay by firemen in bonts. The floud was increasinir in volume. meat resort. Thn pnrk's menagerie Bilges wero washed awny nnd several !pf the nnminls wero drowned, The dam i lu t)(, mr( W03 C!ltimatnj Bt :',-,..! ,00(1. George White, a aVinlclpnl employe, waa overcome by water rushing from a storm druin in tho business section of the city. He waa revived with a pill- '.OlOt Or, I " niriBieniug unm communis, One kind of a fool man is the chap who advises his fiancco to take boxing lessons. IS ML VISIT BELGIAN LIS Hi E United Press Representative Will Make Second In spection Tour . i FURIOUS FIGHTING AT LABASSE REPORTED Germans Claim French In fantry Regiment Has Been Wiped Out Paris, Jan. 30. On an official invi tation extended to him by the Belgian gov-jrnmcnt, William Philip Sims, man ager of the Paris bureau of thty United pross, left today for a tour of the Bel gian linos in northern France. This is the second visit Sims ha made to the fighting front bearing of ficial credentials of tie allied govern ments. Early in November he was se lected by tho French government to represent tho United State on the first authorial trip of correspondents and military attnehos from neutral nations'. This party visited tho entiro French front, saw the Freuch troops In their trenches, Inspected the commissary ar rangements and paid a visit to General Joffro's headquarters, where Sims inter viewed the French commander in chief. Credentials given tfi Sims on other oc casions have given him unusual advan tages over other correspondents. Re cently he returned from a visit to the rrench entrenchments outside of Ver- (bin. Henry Wood, formerly Koine manager of the United Press, has been officially accredited by the French government to the Pnris bureau to represent the Uuit d Pr:'ss during Sims' absence. Germans Are Alarmed. Loidon, Jim, 30, Tho sweep of th Slav armies across east Prussia towarji Konigsbcrg hns alarmed Germany. The kaiser is rushing reinforcemcutt to the defense of the city Bud the ter ritory ubout it, according to Amsterdam and Copenhagen dispatches today. Un confirmed rumors in Amsterdam indi cute the Germans are drawing hcavliy fi mil their armies iu Flanders to rein force Field Murshal Von Hindeuberr nnd enable him butter to ceyf, with tha Russian menace. Military men in Kngland regard the czar's advance ns a muster stroke, ilia forces aro now only 05 miles frcsn them and the last Petrograd reports declared they wero making rapid strides. Statements' from Berlin so fur have ignored tho Konigsbcrg movement. Kuaslaiia' Kesuine Offensive. Potrograd, Jan. HO. Resuming the of fensive in the Cnucasus. the Itussiana aro driving the Turks hct'ro them not only In Armenia but southward in Per sia. Official dispatches made public today deel.irod the Kussiiin drive through, northwestern Persia hud penetrated to within IS miles of Tabriz, which fell into (ho hands of the Turks a few wecki ago, and the recapture of the city waa momentarily expected. Simultaneously nnother Kussiiin column bus crossed the ('nu"iisiaii border into Armenia, the MimIcui retiring toward Krzeruiii. Bays British Cruiser Sunk. Berlin, bv wirclcs.i to Kayville, Jurt. 110. The official press bureau Ihis aft ernoon says the captain of a Dutch car go boat brought word to Amsterdam (hat the British battle cruiser Tiger wo torpedoed and sunk in last Sunday ' engiigemeiit 111 the North sen. The bore. iu says Amstciilnin newspapers re port thut the Loudon Morning Post pub lished a putter with the report of thn sinking of the cruiser, but that the lint ish censor suppressed tho edition, Fronch Ooeiclal Report. P.iris, Jan. MK Furious fighting near l.ahassco was annouueed in the ol'ficiul statement Issued by the French war of fice this afternoon, Thn Germans re newod their desperate Infautry ussnult on tho British lines but wero repulsed with henvy losses. The statement declares nt leust thre (lermiin battalions participated in t.ia latest attacks. The fighting centered lit Civincby. The enemy advuueed from Lnbassce westward along thn Hcth ini road on the ninth bank of the cuual. The fields ill front of thn British po sitions, recently sodden ns the result of hKVV r(lill() id dried, makiag Infantry ,,,. .,,. ivers possible. The Herman spre id out In loose lormutlon und charg ed. Iliitisu artillery shattered the tore most ranks but th" charge was uol checked. Some iif the enemy pene trated the wire itngleineuts and reached the outer British trenches but there were met with the bayonet audi eitli 'r sliiln or taken piisoners. Iu the Wonvro region, the war oflic savs the Germnus accidentally explod ed a mine Intended to be set off under the Piench trenches. Their own treuciie (Continued on Page Throe.) SOUTHERN