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The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
Large Sum Still
Unrecouered at
Walsenburg

Walscnburg. Colo, Dec. 1U.-rWith
a complete confession in their hands
concerning every incident of the rob
berry of the ,postofiice last week of
$4,000 and the caching of the mon
ey the federal authorities in charge
of the case have been baffled in ev-
cry effort to recover the $4,000
that is missing. What at first ap-
peared to be simple case OF getting
confessions frcm young soldiers has
developed into battling mystery
that threatens to rcmrin unsolved.
The arrest of the three troopers. +.
V. RLdd, T. Frank and Max Dorski
but increased the number of men act
ually involved in the disappearance
OF the thousands. However, How
ard. the first man arrested and from
whom $4,S00 was recovered the
morning after the robbery. confessed
the second day. In his confession
he implicated Albert Paeel and Sam
ucl Mortemore.
For three days sullen defiance met
every effort tof the authorities to
get confession from Pa2cl and
Mortemore. Finally, yielding to con-
stant questioning they told their
story of the robbery. It was substan-
TALLY the same as that told by oliver
Howard, with the difference that
they implicate Frank. Rudd and
Dorski as being accessories after the
fact. They claim that these three
troopers. while not connected with
the robbery. knew where the missing
thousands were hidden. A search OF
the places indicated in !he confession
of Pagel and Moretmore failed to
disclose the money and long exam
inations of Frank, Rudd and Dorski
brought only disa DpointTent
The federal officers NJ the camp
ar using every effort 20 assis, the
searet service men and tne local au-
thorities. ~Every clew unearthed by
the investigators is rapidly run down
by details OF troopers acting under
the direction of regular army offic-
ers. The arrest of RudG revealed 81
cases of whi5key concealed beneath
the floor of his tent. Privates OF
Troop + openly laid tie blame Tor
the corruption of the troop on How
ard. They claim that up until the
return of Howard from Fort Leaven-
worth. where he was held for six
months for cOurtmartial on the
charge OF robbery. the troop had been
IL model one Almost from the day
of his return they have had trouble
! The climax came when the robbery
of the postoffice occurred and six
men were arrested.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
STILL FIRING ACROSS
LINE AT NACO

Naco. AriZ.. Dee. 10 According
to reports received by American
military headquarters here to-day the
firing on American telephone line
men yesterday was done by soldiers
in the trenches Of General Hill a,
Naco. Sonora. Observers of the sit
uation expressed the belief that as
maay stray" bullets came FROM the
Hill lines as from those of Maytor-
cna, whose forces lave been bcsicg-
ing Naco Tor two months.
1t is believed that Hills men ire
into American territory frequently
and laid the blame on the Maytorena
men.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10

The German line that stretches
across France for more than 200
miles. is said by the French war of.
flee to be giving way before the at
tacks of the allies. The official state
ment from Berlin today gives few de-
tails Of the fighting in France, al
though asser. lg that the allies in
one instance we're repulsed with
heavy losses.
The French announcement says
that the allies have prosecuted the Of
rensive fully at points scattered
much Of the way across the country.
Specific mention is made of the capt
ure of trenches. of victories in artil-
lery duels and Of advances of 200 to
600 yards. These onslaughts have
led to spirited counter attacks by the
Germans. who yesterday, are said to
have made no less than six of these
attempts in the Argonne.
The German statement is confined
as far a. the fighting in the west is
concerned. to a reference to the con-
flict in the Argonne where it is stat
ed an attack Of the French was re-
pulsed.
The German military authorities
say that in the east the advance
along the viatula river is continuing
SsId thas small Polish town. has
been captured. \ As, to the campaign
in-southeRn ycl1nt, where acc0id-
ing to unofficial reports from Ber-
lin the Russian, wing has been
thrown back. the war office state
mint merely says that attacks of the
enemy were repulsed. To the north
in East Prussia, the fighting has di.
minished in intensity. apparently
pending the outcome of the main bat
tie to the west of Warsaw. In the
northern region. says the German
war office, only artillery encounters
ere taking place.
The naval battle in the South At
Jantic and the illness of Emperor
William diverted attention today
from the great struggles now in pro-
cress i'll Belgium. France and Pol
and.
The British admiralty preserved
its silence as to the makeup of the
squadIon which sent to the bottom
the formidable German cruisers
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10

C-N Advertising
Edition Went to
Four Thousand Homes

Trinidad merchants who ad-
Nertise through the columns of
the Chronicle-News on Tuesday
. talked shop with four thousand
housewives in Las Animas coun-
ty. The special advertising edi-
tiOn not only went to the large
family of daily readers hut to
every home in every coal camp.
1t was free distribution night.
This issue carried almost one
thousand inches of advertising.
II carried also all the big news
of the European war hot off the
wire. 1t displayed the stories of
the federal industrial investiga-
tion of the coal strike. in Den
yer. and the announcement
that the miners in convention
assC mbled had declared the coal
strike at an end.
The local merchants received
the benefit of many hundred en-
ira copies of the Chronicle-N News
distributed without cost to
theIu ht merchants pAI GAINS
were laid before the discrimin-
ating holiday gift buyers in Il
most attractive manner. Mcr-
chants say that the results OF
that days advertising are show
ing up.
The Chronicle-News aims to
render emphatically correct the
statement that the proper kind
of advertising pays. The C-N
aims to make its advertising
bring results. Satisfied adyer-
tisers furnish the lifeblood of
all newspapers. Satisfied subj
scribers enable a newspaper to
bid for advertising. The special
edition issued on Tuesday night
delivered the goods at every
home.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10

half savage south European peasants
to work in the mines. The first shots
fired at the Ludlow battle were fired
by the strikers, the HndinSs declared.
One company which participated in
the battle was made partially of mine
guards and dcputy sheriffs Tikas
and two other prisoners were shot
while running toward the tents
Whether they had been made to rUI
the committee could not discover.
The report recommended apeneral
| courtmartial.
February /, 1915. is the date ten
tatively agreed upon for opening tbc
hearings at Dallas. Tex. according to
an announcement by ,he United
States industrial relations commits
sion this afternoon.
Major W. c. Danks normer cap
tnin) of the militia followed Captain
Van Cise. He was an ally formerly
OF the illinois militia and = Spanish
war veteran. During tire conflict
with tho miners he was detailed to
the judge advocates office.
Although he testified that Lieut..
X. L. Linderfelt was a gentlemanIy
appearing man and personally acted
the gentleman. he had at one time.
he testified, suggested to Major
Roughton that Linderfelt be elimi-
mated. for the good of the service
before the Ludlow battle, because OF
reports current about him.
He knew nothing of the use of the
third degree method of obtaining evil
dencc from military prisoners. aitho
he admitted an affidavit had been
made to that effect by "a prisoner.
Adjutant General John Chase was
then called He related that he was
IL physician. had been in the National
Guard many years and had partici-
pated in the % days strike at Colo
RADIO City in 1908. at LeddviIle in
1886, as first lieutenant of state
cavalry and that when the strike OF
1913 Just ended began and the mi
litia went into the field operators ana
strikers we're terrorized each by the
other side, both welcoming the mi
litia The La Ncta .shooitnc-thc
killing of four mine guards in an
utomobile-followed within day
of the arrival of the troops, followed
by mine burning at Aguilar.
f'urloughs were granted the reGU-
lar militiamen who applied. where
they We're occupying responsible po-
sitions or were the soie support OF
their households None of the rcgu-
la9 militia were forces out of serv-
ice. he declared. lie had no knowl-
edge at the time Of cnlisting OF
strikeprcakcrs. mine guards and EN-
pioyes of the company. The mat
ter was brought to him by the special
session of the legislature, when tue
personnel of two companies were re
quired of him. He did not make an
ANALYSIS of other companies.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
I0MCH GETS FIVE YEARS

Bozeman. Mont. Dec. 5-Lazar
Tomich, convicted OF stealing dyna-
mite from the Stewart mins at Butte
on June % last. was sentenced to-
five years in prison by Judge Law
in the district court. Tonich, ac-
cordiLg to the evidence, intended to
use the dynamite 10 blow up the
mirers' union NJ ssss. 70 -stmc OF the
Butte riots last June. a. plea for len
iency saved Tomich fr,m ,hc maxi
mum penalty of twenty yea"s.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
FEDERAL MEDIATION ASKED
FOR RAILWAY STRIKE

st. Louis, Mo, Dec. lo.-Federal
mediation in the threatened strike
OF the ST. Louis Southwestern Got
ton Belt railway, was invoked again
Chambers, chairman of the mediation
and council commission at Washing
ton by w. c. Turner and John Ban
non, representative of the unions.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
GERMAN CRUISERS
CHASED BY
BRITISH SHIPS

Monteyideo, Uruguay. Dee. u
Reports received here indicate that
the German cruisers Dresden and
NurnLerg. the survivors in the en-
gagement with an English fleet on
December s, in which the Scharn-
horst and Gneisnau and the Leipzig
were sunk, closely pursued by British
wursh;ps. are fleeing in the direction
of Port Santa Cruz. OH the Argen-
tine coast, north Of the Atlantic en-
trance to the straits of MaSelland
and west OF the Falkland Islands.
1t is reoorted here, also, that the
German auxiliary cruiser Prince
Eitel is cruising in the South Attain
tic and that she has on board l,o0o
German soldiers.
London. Dec 10.--The official
bureau announced this afternoon
that the German cruiser Nurnberg
one of the warships which escaped
from the English in the engagement
of Dec s, has been sunk.
The text of the official bureau S
statement reads:
"A further telegram has been re-
cciyed from Vice Admiral Sir Dove
ton Sturde, reporting that the Nurn-
berg was also sunk Oh Dec. ). and
that the chase of the Dresden is pro-
cecding.
Buanos Ayres. Argentina, Dec. 10.
The paper of Buenos Ayres express
qualification over the British naval
victory off the Falkland Islands FOR
h. reason that it frees commerce in
the south Atlantic from the danger
Of capture and normalizes naviSa-
tion.
A division Of Argentina warships.
com posed OF the armoreu cruisers San
Martin, PnerredCn aud Garabaldi
sent to the coast OF Patagonia.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
militia OFFICERS ON
STAND SAY STRIKERS
STARTED BATTLES
Capt. Garwood and Capt. Van Cise Testify.
Latter Tells of Break Between Strikers and
Militia and of Ludlow Investigation. Com
mission Will Prolong Inquiry to Secure Fur
ther Information Covering Indus trial Matters
Here.

Denver Colo. Dec O-The United States industrial relations
commission that the hearings Dallas Tex sohd
uled will until the conclusion
saon into the Colorado coal strike The hearing here expected
end Saturday but will be continued long believed
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
AMM0NS IN No
HURRY To ASK
WITHDRAWAL
Of TROOPS

Washington, Dec. 1O.-Federai
troops in the Colorado strike region
probably will be ordered withdrawn
late today or tomorrow.
Senator Thomas gave President
Wilson today telegram from Gov
ernor Ammons inquiring as to the
intention of the federal government
and the governor is expected to tele-
graph the president that the state is
ready to resume control of the sit
uation. As soon as that is received
the president will order the troops
withdrawn.
Denver, Dec. 10.--Governor Z. N.
Anmons had received no information
early today that would cause him to
believe that federal troops are to be
withdrawn hastily from the Colorado
coal fields. He said that he did not
expect to communicate with Presi-
dent Wilson further today.
The governor expressed the belief
that President Wilson and Secretary
Garrison understood the conditions
in the coal fields and that nothing
would be done hastily that might in
any way jeopardize the present
peace. He thought some plan would
be devised fer withdrawing the
troops gradually and that it might
extend oyer several weeks.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10
DANIELS FOR
NORMAL NAVY

Washington. Dec. lO.-Secretary
Daniels told the house naval COM
mittee today that while the American
navy should he steadily strengthened
in an orderly way each year, the
sentiment of tine American people
against making the United States
into a military nation III competition
with the heavy armed powers of Eu
rope. 4
The secretary's declarations to.
day. close upon the remarkable testi-
mony of Rear Admiral Fletcher, COM
mander of the Atlantic fleet, WHO
yesterday told the committee there
was only one navy in the world
England's--to which the United
States was not equal. came as Il
climax of two days discussion of the
preparedness of the nation for de-
Tense. ~
Secretary Daniels declared he de-
cried demands for great increases in
the array Of battIeships and suDma-
rines and declared the United States
already was strong nation. He out
lined this years plan for two
dreaGnoughts. six torpedo boat de-
stroyers eight or more submarines,
including one seagoing type and the
other for coast defense three gun
bounats and one oiler.
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10

Washington Dec. iQ.-Secretary
Daniels was the star witness before
the house naval commission.
Il have recommended this year
that we continue the repriar and
normal construction recommended
last year. said he. 1T seems to me
wise policy for steady enlargement.
This includes two dreadnaughts, six
destroyers. eight submarines or more
The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1914-12-10

Buy at home. Help the
local merchant who helps
the town to grow. First
read the C.-N. ad columns.
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28
URGED AS A MATTER OF RIGHT
BY CoNGREssMENgWHoi
ON COLONEL GoETHALs.
REPRESENTATIVE HUGHES, or
W. va, GIVES ATTENTION TO
AMER. COAL INTERESTS.
ASSERTED THAT PANAMA CANAL
ACT PROHIBITS SALE oFiANY
FOREIGN; COAL.

0 n ASSOCIATED sssGEss.l q ,.fs
WASHINGTON, IA G5s.33 Feb: 2 81
Represen tatiyes Edmond Iof! Penn!
sylvania. Langley Of Kentucky,
Hughes of West Virginia and slemp
q: Virginia, called upon Colonel
Goethals today and urged that as a
matter ofright American coal should
be sold exclusively on the Canal
Zone, and insisted that strict con-
struction Of tile Panama Canal act
prohibited the sale of any foreign
coal. Colonel Goethals did not fully
concur in this construction Of tho
act, though he did voice his sympa-
thy willl'the proposition that Ameri.
can coal should be the product
handled in the bins owned on the
zone by the government. 1t was
pointed out that many Of the vessels
prefer Welsh coal, and If it is pro.
hibited from sale on the zone the
british will establish an agency fol
Welsh coal at Jamaica. =
VA public hearing was held by tht
Committee on Labor this morning On On
the sfbalf introd by Representa-:
tive A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsyl.
rania' to prevent Interstate com
T. = .
meree In the products Of child LABOR
A further hearing will be had on
Monday, March 9, when the Pennsyl-
vania Child Labo. Association and
the National Child Labor committee,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28
Government
El;'i1I1lploy111'ent IA
Bureau IS;
ATTACKED Il i BY WILLIAM L
LEIsERs0N IN a SPEECH
4: TODAY
CONFERENCE
ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN
NEW YORK.

BIZ ASSOCIATED PREss.l
NEW YORK Feb. GA sharp
attack on Government employment
bureaus, many Of which have been
established throughout the country
in an effort 70 solve the problem OF
the unemployed was made today by
VIM. u Leiserson. at the second
days session Of the National Confer
ence; on unempiosment. Mr.. Leiser-
son IS superintendent of an
employment bureau at Madison, wis.
sofficials OF the bureaus" said he.
E'haye either mismanaged the Of
fees 50 that they have had to- be
discontinued or else they have per-
formed the duties perfnnctorilyr and
in a wholly ineffective manner
There are. according to Mr.. Leiser-
SON public employment offices in
eighteen states and sixty cities. As
q Whole. he stated they had heen
manned without merit and their
work was crude and Ineffective.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28
Th State! /, /, y.
Vla;t,e|'rl, al ( |, q Supply
Commission
goF3pENNsYLvANIA RECEIVES a
REPORT FROM FLOOD WARN
ING SERVICE
SHOWING SNOW SITUATION IN
THAT STATE AND HOW IT
VARIES.
;so61,Trp pRrsss.1.

sBYS ASSOCIATED PRESS.l So
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 2S:---
The State Water Supply Commission
has received a report, in the last few
days from dts observers in the State
Flood Law warning seryiceg sshoSs
ing that tho snow PENNSYLVANIA
varies from two 70 AS inches on the
level and that thei streams taref il
many instances founds@ith from {
10 12 inches OF ice. the; lower part
OF the Afleshanys stonongahela and
Ohio being tlid only large rivers not
frozen. ~
THE condition points "a poten.
food possibility which may result
seriously and cause tremendous
loss, was the statement issued to,
daysby the Commission. Similar
conditions prevailed in the winters
OF 1909 and 1904, when the great,
est floods since 1889 occurred III
Eastern Pennsylvania"
The report of the Commission
statesSthat the depth OF snow on the
Ground at the end of February i.
unusual.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28
Interstate
Cor!n'n1erc !! Il =
Commission
ISSUES ORDER PERMITTING
COMMON CARRIERS TO MAKE
= CHANGES
N RATES PENDING ACTION,
FROM OPERATION OF THE
X, Law.

By ASSOCIATED Press .sl
{ WAsH1NGToS oSs D. C.s Feb: 2s. -
An order was issued today by the
Inter State Commerce Commission,
permitting common carriers to make
ordinary changes in rates pending
action, upon application for re
lease from the operat ion OF the long
and short haul provision of the law!
Specific regulations for the making
,of such changes are prescribed by
the Commission and they must be
made With the understanding that
the Commission does not give neces-
4sariiy its approval to tlicm. They
may be attacked by shippers and may
be changed by the Commission.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28
gen. HUERITA
RECRUITING
HIS | ARMY
SOLDIERS SURROUND MEXICO.
CITY MARKET PLACE AND
DRAFT BOYS !
THOUSAND FEDERAL TROOPS
RUSHED FROM MEXICO
CITY TODAY
TO ATTACK THE REBELS AT
TAMPIcO, ABOUT TO bonn. ~
BARD THAT PORT:

II,i ssoeI IAIIDS Ri,Esss u "a sisaS
Is ENC GiIqllY F'ebs a2S, An ex,
ample of how Gen. IIuertas recruit.
his Federal army was furnished to.
day when a detachment Of soldiers
suddenly surrounded the Mexico
City market place and drafted 2oe
farmer boys. who with their moth.
ers were attending the provision
carts. srrsss
\ Amid the cries of the boys, most
OF whom were not over 10 and IL
years old. and the frantic efforts Of
the weeping women to rescue them
the recruits were dragged Off to
places of confinement, where they
will be kept under guard until Hu.
erta can herd them into box cars
and send them out to some one Of
his armies. a.
Tae conscription of the Children
was an appalling sight to onlook:
Fers, who were unused to- 6Huerta,s
ways. One moment the marke,
;plate was a peaceful rural q scene
and the next twas a scene q wild,
est confusion. The sudden appear.
Iance OF the soldiers threw the won;
en- and children into panic. The
soldiers roughtly seized every boy
in the place. and beat those who re-
Sisted. SKI sri '.
One thousand Federal troops were
rushed from Mexico city today ito
the defense of Manzanillo. on. the
west coast, where It was reported
that the rebels, with the captured
gunboat Tampico, were about tc
lombard that port. War office re,
ports today. said that the renegade
sunboat. operated by its regular
crew, who deserted to tho rebels. Ii
terrorizing the entire Pacific coast
of Mexico. The rebel attack on
Mazatlan continued today.
The story that Hucrta refused tho
United States permission TO send an
embassy to the capital soon died. II
was started by Mexicans and moi
1confrmed. ~ hChargee osshnnghness,
pknew nothing aboutitt. e llth i lti'e e ,lt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-28
SUFFRA)}|S1
MEETlNG}lN
FA||.R|MlI)||l1i ! !. | | ! | |
TO BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY
EVENING AT THE COURT
HOUSE.
MRS. HELEN RING ROBINSON,
WOMAN SENATOR 57
COLORADO,
TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS ON!
.THEiBAIL0TlAN AND THE ;s s
HeME.@ #

The Political Equality club OF
Rairmont Isl completing arrange
ments for an important public meet
ing at the Court House next Tues-
day evening. at which Mrs. Helen
Ring Robinson Of Colorado, will de-
liver an address on, .fhe Ballot and
and the Home.% Mrs. Robinson Is a
state senator in Colorado, which was
theSfirst stateto toyestiwomen with ali
the political franchise that men pos.
sess, and In which statelthe governor
asserts the women have purified and
advanced Legislation with wonder
Eful results for the, public welfare.
Mrs. Robinson has tile distinction
of having been the first woman
elected to a state senate and she has
for the past two years filled the po-
.sition TO which she was elected most
'sceeptably!
Mrs. Robinson Is thoroughly con-
yersanti with the 4 cause of lyolnan.s
;sdffrage e ana. IS doing q great deal
Of good for the cause shesrepresents.
The public is cordially invited to
hear this address at the court house
Tuesday evening. The speaker Is a
talented woman and talks withifull
knowledge of,the subject she handles.
The5suffrag ge Organization IS draw
iirg into its cause a galaxy ofsbril-!
liant and capable women who COM
mand public esteem, IT has received
its greatest impetus through having
won to its ranks women of high in
telligence who are giving the prob
lens Of the day their DEEPEST thought.
The cause Of equal suffrage Is
achieving splendid Advancement, and
It is predicted that in a short time
West Virginia will enact legislation
similar to that of Colorado. 8 81