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BELGIAN MINISTER IS
PLEASED WITH WORK
OF RELIEF COMMITTEE
General Interest in Aiding War Suf-
ferers Evidenced Throughout
the United States, He
Declares

Washington. November 3O-E Havenlth.
the Belgian minister. issued statement
tonight expressing satisfaction at work
being done nv the eeutral committee Of
the Belgian faiisf inud
This committee has interested The
American people in this generous work
throughout the country" the statement
said. 1T has formed committees in 90
states. OF these % are statewide COM
mittees. Thirteen governors have been
kind enough to work actively for the re-
lief of the starving Belgians.
This is now an exclusively American
movement. Lindon w Bates Is vice
Chairman of the American branch of the
relief committee established in London
under the craftsmanship of Herbert
Hoover The plan originated by the cen
tral committee of the Belgian relief fund
is that each state should buy its own food
stuffs with contributions collected In the
state, that such purchases may increase
In case foodstuffs cannot be bought in
that state, contributions should be sent
to the central committee i'm Washington.
Food bought by, or donated to, the
various committees in America should be
sent Lindon w Bates. American coma mis-
sioner for relief In Belgium. II Broadway,
New York city. The safety of transpor-
tation and distribution in Belgium by this
channel has been arranged by interna-
tional agreement"
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TRADERS PREDICT
INCREASED COTTON
EXPORT MOVEMENT
2S,67S Bales Sold Yesterday
at Seven Most Important
Spot Markets-Healthy
Demand Prevails

New Orleans, November so.-The fact
that this port got nearly half of the total
receipts of cotton at all United States
ports today caused predictions among
traders here of materially increased ex-
port movement here during December.
Receipts here were s5,427 bales. while re-
eeipts AT all ports were 50. ss6 bales.
Foreign exports from all ports fer the
day were SS,2s9 bales, while coastwise
shipments were 2l9 9gi bales, making total
shipments of 60, $50. This was one OF the
few days of the season thus far that ship
ments at ports exceeded receipts.
Foreign exports thus far this sea son
pow amount To 1,Si3S52 bales. which brings
TO mind the fact that early In the season
there Were many predictions that the
years exports would not exceed 2,oao,000
bales and few that the total would not
20 over 100000. At the present rate the
of December. At present prices this
means that the south will have shipped to
foreign countries cotton worth approxi-
mately s75ooe,oOO
The seven most important spot markets
in the cotton belt today sold total of
.61S bales, which was considered good ev-
idence that a healthy demand prevails.
With one or two exceptions spot markets
were generally unchanged
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Germany and Austria Held
Responsible for Struggle.
Allies Strove to the Last
to Maintain Peace


fetal circles in Berlin as 'provocation
German report defined the objective and
means of the national policy as follows:
Convince the people of the necessity Of an
offensive war against France, prepare up
rising In Russia and in North Africa
provide for. in case of hostilities, the i'm
mediate absorption of Belgium and Hol-
land.
These are the ideas extoltd In this
report: such Is the programme tnat short
ly after we saw the Germans endeavor to
put into operation.
we declare that Emperor William who
up to that time had posed as champion
of peace, admitted In the course of a con-
versation with the King of Belgium that
he had finally come to share the ideas of
his military advisers. He had placed HIM
self among the partisans of a war which
he thought would not be long delayed.
and the overpDwering success of which
seemed to him certain Public opinion. In
Its turn. permitted itself to be won over
by the passions OF the military party and
to come to consider the affair Of .Agadir
as defeat for Germany 1t regarded the
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PRESIDENT OPPOSES
INVESTIGATION INTO
MILITARY STRENGTH
Thinks Inquiry Into u. s.
Preparedness Is Untimely
and Would Expose
Nothing New

Washington. November 3o.--While
President Wilson will not seek to mould
the position of Congress on resolution of
Representative Gardner for an investiga-
ton of the military strength of the United
States, he win oppose the investigation If
asked for an opinion. lie thinks it un-
timely and believes such an inquiry would
not disclose anything new.
The Presidents position was made clear
tonight by administration officials after 1t
became known he had written Mr. Gard
ner letter saying he was ready to dis
cuss the question with him any time. Mr..
Gardner will he at the White House to-
interview within the next few days.
The position of the administration to-
ward the Gardner resolution, outlined to-
night is that this is no time to agitate
the question of preparedness of the United
States for war. The President hopes the
nation may play an important part in
bringing the present European war to a
close and his advisers believe suggestions
for peace would come with bad grace from
a country in the throes of a discussion of
possible war.
Another reason administration leaders
give for opposing the Gardner resolution
is that in his speech in the House support
ing the movement, Mr.. Gardner attacked
Germany and they think the adoption of
his resolution would make 1t appear that
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FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT

Paris, November 30.-(11:O4 p. mo-
The following official statement was
issued here tonight:
"A few details about what has oc-
CURED on the front from November
Fl to November n, inclusive: The
general situation has not materially
changed. The enemy has worn him
self out in partial attacks, without
result. Our counter attacks have in
flicted on him heavy losses and have
drought US some gain.
From the sea to the Lys the enemy S
attacks have been intermittent. on the
23d, the gath and the 25th the Ger
man, artillery in general has remained
silent
The old and magnificent city (name
5mitted-possibly Arras) was con-
segned to death on the day the Ger
1an Emperor was obliged to give up
~ hope Of entering. The batteries not
heinz sufficient for that work of de-
stfel lion, the enemy used an armored
train on the 22d and esd under the
Kaidauce of captive balloon.
train kept up an incessant fire
81 s2pipsive and incendiary shells. The
eakhFdfal. belfry and the market build
is4sa collapsed. On the evening OF the
esd tAe main square of the city was
= heap of fuins.
The iSihE was kept up continually
II prevant the city from being sue
cortd but our sappers worked under
the shells and rescued many inhabi-
tantss the city records and a few pic
tures IN the museum.
'Dn ii Gath and 25th we gained a
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foothold on the left bank of the Yser
south of Dixmude. In spite of the en-
emy's fire. our troops held the ground
without difficulty.
Further to the south French army
corps advanced zoo yards all along its
trent and has held its ground. The
German shells sometimes do not burst
properly. Our infantry, in comparison
with the infantry of the enemy, are
spirited. They captured on the 25th.
before Festobert, three machine guns,
light howitzer, I60 men and threJ
officers.
ITO sum up. our material and moral
situation from the sea to the Lys is
good. From the Lys to the Disc the
enemy has not shown greater activ.
ty than in the northern section. There
was no attack, by the infantry. The ar
ti1iery attacks were intermittent and
lacked spirit. Our artillery maintained
its advantage.
"On the ED our heavy guns near
LIZ bassee silenced the fire of the Ger
man batteries. On the gath in the same
region the result was the same On the
25th after our aeroplanes had given us
the range we destroyed two machine
guns.
Our infantry has gained brilliant re-
Insults. Every advance 1t makes Is i'm
mediately secured by the establish
mcnt of entrenchments. At LEVIN, on
the 21st. our infantry brought to a
head an audacious operation which had
been prepared by sapping. Our troops
invaded a German trench after having
scrvation stands
In the district from the Disc to the
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CONGRESS REFUSES TO
ALLOW PRESIDENT TO
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE

Washington, November 30--Although
Juan |. Jiminez has been elected Pres
idcnt of the Dominican republic by q
majority of both the popular and cleo
toral vote, he is unable to take the oath
of office before Congress. The opposi-
tion controlling Congress refuses to
held session This information reach
ing the state department today caused
officials to feel somewhat doubtful owes
tho situation in the island republic. The
commission which was sent by this
Eovernment to help arrange Tor the
election reported To Secretary Bryan
Les week that IL slIad hsrn the most
successful ever held Ia The republic
A regiment of American marines
aboard the transport Hancock was
held at Port au Prince during the Hal
tien revolution and until the election
was held. The Hancock Ia now In Do.
rlinican waters.
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Striking Narration of the
Causes and Incidents
Leading Up to Present
Conflict Made Public

Paris, November 3O.-1he French
ministry of foreign affairs to-
day made public a yellow book
bearing on the causes of the
present war. This French volume
is much more complete than the
publications Of this nature given out
up to the present time by other gov
ernments.
The French report has 2ls pages and
comprises no fewer than 100 documents.
1t is devoted primarily to recital of the
negotiations which followed the delivery
Of the Austrian note to Servia Guly %.
1910, and which preceded the declaration
of war by Germany on Russia august |,
1910 and on France august 8, 1910. 1t is
brought to close by the reproduction OF
the declaration of the triple entente pow
ers that Great Britain. Russia and France
would not conclude peace separately.
The 1gench diplomatic documents -ir
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| ing Chronicle special staff correspond :
ent. who went to Europe to investigate
conditions in the war zone cabling from
Rotterdam, depicts pitiable conditions
among the Homeless Belgians. Despite
efforts of the American commission for
relief in Belgium to relieve refugees,
the correspondent says the food supply
for imemediate needs has been ex-
hausted and noncombatants are asking
aid from Canada. The dispatch in part
follows:
"'Will Canada help us?' This is tho
where, as l have gone up and down
the lines of the starving and homeless
Belgians.
The American commission has ex-
hausted the immediate sources of food
supplies. They cannot obtain food in
Holland or in England for immediate
needs. Another flight of Belgians to-
ward Holland has begun; the panic-
stricken people are streaming across
the frontier into the border towns,
which already are overrun with wan
dering refugees. The situation has be-
come so acute the American commission
has asked the British government to
sell to 1t the Canadian gift of flour now
In England and Immediately available
for distribution among the starving
Belgians.
1.-The Belgian people. driven to des-
peration, are arming themselves with
any weapons upon which they can lay
hands. The danger is that they pre-
cipitate a riot and that will bring on
the military reprisals."
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JAS. c. OAKLEY TRIAL
TO COME Up TODAY
Case Grew Out of Big
Lacy Swindle Two
Years Ago

Montgomery, November &c. Spe.
oial Witnesses have been summoned
by both state and defense for the trial
of James G. Oakley, former convict de-
pertinent head, which is scheduled to
come up in the city court of Mont
eomery tomorrow. The trial Is on an
other of the numerous counts which
has been alleged against the sometime
state official growing out of the stu
pendous Lacy swlndle a couple OF years
ago.
The governor stated tonight that SO
far as he knew. the trial viii come
up at this term. and tomorrow. as
scheduled Should the case be post
poned. accordingly, IL Will be at the
request of the defense.
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Amsterdam. November 30.-(via Lon
don. 9:2O p. m.)--The Cologne Gazette
publishes letter written by Carl Hans
Lody. recently put to death as a spy in
the Tower OF London. to relatives In
Stuttgart. the day before he was shot.
The letter says:
II have trusted in God and He has
decided that my hour has come. I must
start on the jorney through the dark
valley. like SO many OF my comrades In
this terrible war OF nations.
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this book are divided into chapters In or
der to distinguish the. preliminaries from
the principal phases of the European
CRISIS The first chapter IL entitled Pref
ace" dsl3). and is devoted to the remoter
reasons and the deeper causes Of the pres
ent conflict. An extract OF the yellow
book given out officially in Paris reads
as follows:
Noted Military Preparations
1T was first in the spring OF 1913 that
we noted this colossal and expensive mil
itary effort which alone can explain the
desire to impose the Germanic superiority
and hegenomy upon the powers Of the
triple entente. When France responded
to this menace by the drafting of the law
of three years service in the army, this
measure Of defense was denounced in Of
which should not be tolerated
I'm April Of 1918 secret and official
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Ine facts, as CLEANED from cores
pondents' dispatches. appear to be that
Akree semi-independent engagements
are progressing between Thorn on the
north and Cracow on the south in which
both combatants have achieved local
successes without distinct victory for
either.
Some British military experts believe
Ffeld Marshal Won Hindenburgs forces
have been split into three units one of
which is almost enveloped while the
Russians have driven a wedge between
the German army and It's Austrian ally
in the region of Cracow. They declare
fle Germans have consistently under
estimated the qualities of their Musco-
vite opponents and have opposed them
with a body composed almost wholly
of second line troops, but now are
rushing heavy reinforcements from the
western line to avert a Polish Sedan.
Tney express the opinion that the is
sue depends on whether those arrive IN
time.
Attacks Fail
Berlin reports the failure of the Rus.
sian attack on the Qualifications east
heavy losses. while unofficial messag ges
from Petrograd describe an important
Russian gain and the capture of 10
miles of trenches northeast of Lodz.
Advfces from Holland report that
railway traffic, newspapers and posts
in the Brussels region are entirely sus-
pended, 1t is presumed, for the purpose
OF suppressing news of a movement
OF German troops to the eastward.
The only development of the day in
the western theatre was the renewal
of the British naval bombardment OF
the German base at Zeebrugge.
King Visits Troops
England was surprised at the an
nouncement that King George mad left
lag night On visit to the British
Eeadquarters in France, where. he is
certain of an enthusiastic reception
from the soldiers.
This was the fortieth birthday ami
versary of Winston Spencer Churchill,
first lord of the admiralty, and the pa.
pers, except few antagonistic to him,
pay a tribute to his remarkable career.
The SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary
of the Queen Mother Alexandra viii be
celebrated tomorrow.
Dutch papers say the Germans have
imposed an indemnity of $1,000, ,00o
monthly on Belgium for the duration OF
the war for the maintenance of the
troops. and, in addition, $4,000, 900 as
q war levy for neutrality violations
Luxembourg reports that the Germans
have paid a substantial sum for dam
ages resulting from their occupation
CT the Grand Dutchy.
Belgians in Bad Condition
Halifax. N. s., November 3o--A Morn
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CAREFUL INQUIRY
INTO SITUATION
NOW UNDER WAY
u. S. Consuls in All Coun-
tries Ordered to Compile
Figures on Consumption
and Yield of Cotton
REsCI>D SPECIAL RULES
FOR COTTON EXCHANGES

New York, November So.-The
hoard of managers of the New
York cotton exchange announced
after a special meeting today.
that Il had decided to rescind the
various restrictions. resolutions and
suggestions made necessary TO
meet the emergencies which arose
while tho exchange was closed. 4
return 10 normal trading conditions
made such measure unnecessary, 1t
was said.
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TO MEET TO TRY TO
SETTLE STRIKE

Washington November 30--Seth Low,
Patrick Gilday and Charles W. Mills.
comprising President Wilson's new
commission on the Colorado coal strike.
and Hywel Davies and w. r. Farley.
coEciliators who have been striving
for industrial peace in Colorado for
several months. plan to meet soon to
seek a way for settling the strike
MIR. Davies and Mr.. FARLEY are con
steering another trip to Colorado to
meet miners and operators. They are
holding frequent consultations with
Secretary Wilson of the labor depart
mcnt
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FOOD FOR BEL CLAN BABIES
AND INVALIDS TO BE SENT
American Women to Send Baby Boxes to Millions Of
Orphans in Belgium-15,000 Texas Club Women to Co.
noperate in work-7oo.o 600 Now Aiding Movement

In Europe they can be sent,immediately
to ailing children. Boxes of food for
invalids or adults with blue or red
bands. respectively. also win be for
warded.
The presidents Of II state federationv
OF women's clubs have accepted places
on the cooperating committee Of the
wOmen's section OF the commission
within the last three days, 1t was an
nounced, and $4,000 Texas club women
have expressed their intention to CO..
operate in ~, 1e2ses work. This brings
;s;,;:s s:s;s y; ss2 i; i;@;: s.s;'' 4;
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TO DIE FOR GERMANY WAS
EASY, WROTE HANS LODY
Cologne Paper Prints Letter From German Spy Who Was Elk
ecuted in England Written the Day Before His Death.
A Humble Offering to the Fatherland

MAY my life be honored as an hum
BILE offering on. the altar of the father
land. The hero's death on the battle-
field certainly is Amer. but is not my
lot. die here in the enemys country.
silent and unknown; but the conscious
ness that l die in the service of the
fatherland makes death easy.
Tomorrow 1 shall be shot. 1t Is a
consolation that l was not treated like
a spy. had Just Judges and shall dis(
as an officer, not as a spy
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Liner Mauchuria Arrives

San Francisco, Cal, November sO.-The
liner Manchuria, which arrived today
from the orient, carried from Hongkong
to Shanghai 60 Germans who left Hong
kong November 4. the last day Germans
we're permitted to depart. Ships Off
GERS reported that all Germans eligible
for military service who remained in
Honglkong will be detained at kowloon
until the end of the war.
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Hills Explanation Accepted

Washington, November S0.-Secretary
Daniels today accepted as adequate the
explanation of Capt. Walter n. HILL
United States Marine corps. that COM
ment on the Mexican situation published
recently was written in private letter
to his family, which reached newspaper
without his knowledge. The Secretary,
however, admonished Captain Hill to be
careful about commenting on intefna-
tional questions.
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FRENCH YELLOW BOOK GIVES FIRST
OFFICIAL REPORT ON CAUSE OF WAR
WOULD GIVE BELGIANs
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Copenhagen. November 30. o.(Via
London, 9.15 p. m.)-The Scandina-
Wan press favors a proposal to do
nate the Nobel peace prize to the
Belgian refugees. The newspapers
say this would be In accordance
with the idea of DIR. Alfred B. No
bel, and that the money thus would
be devoted to a thoroughly neu-
trail object.
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Luxembourg Repaid

Luxemburg, Grand Duchy of Luxem-
burg, November 3o.-(Via London 1oll
p. mo-The newspaper Wort announces
officially that Germany has paid to Lux
emburg 1,2s0000 francs (s256,ooo) for dam
ages done to the fields and crops bS
the passage of the German troops. and
311 600 francs ts62, ,00o) for the use pf roads
and damage done to streets ard build
ings
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NATIONAL SOLONS
ARRIVING FOR NEW
CONGRESS SESSION
Committees Busy in Prepar-
alton for Opening, But No
Definite Legislation Is
Decided Upon

Washington, November 30.--with the
sixty third Congress but a week away.
members of both houses began return
ing to Washington today
The House committee on appropria-
tions and naval affairs committee spent
a busy day on the supply measures for
the session. Democratic members gem
orally sounded as the keynote of the
session the hope that all necessary bus
mess would be concluded by March 4
SO that an extra session to usher in the
newly elected Sixty fourth Congress be-
fore December would be Unnecessary.
Appropriations for the bureau of nav
igation were considered by the naval
affairs committee today Estimates
from the departments are eagerly
awaited by. other appropriating COM
mittees. everybody being anxious to get
the supply bills before Congress as
speedily as possible
No Definite Legislation
No definite Legislative programme has
been decided upon but it is certain that
several conservation measures, includ-
ing the general water power and land
leasing bills, are to be pressed. Hear
ings on these bills before the Senate
public lands committee already have
been set for December and 16, re-
spectively. Senator Myers. chairman of
the committee, said he expected the
hearings would be concluded within
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fork, November S0.--Boxes of
ppared especially for babies
lids. are to be sent to Bel
: the woman's section of the
commission for relief in Bel
nAannounced. BY means of
oxes." 1t is thought, the
Hon babies and children
sion stated that food sent
y been mainly for the
PR. BY the new plan pack !.
Piles food Will be marked
rnd. = that on arriyel
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Germans Report Situation is Without Change, and
Russians Warn People Against Over-O Optimism.
Three Semi-Independent Battles On.
KAISER RUSHES REINFORCEMENTS
FROM WEST TO RUSSIAN POLAND
EBritish Experts Believe Hindenburg's Forces
Have Been Cut Into Three Parts-King George
4 Leaves to Visit Troops in France.

ondon November 3ot:o5 m)Anothe day
ussans a
The
overo mism