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Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-19
Row IN THE HOUSE

Washington, Dec. 9.-Chairman
Moon Of the postoffice committee and
Representative Heflin had a row on
the floor Of the house late today which
other members feared would develop
into blows.
Representative Heflin launched into
a denunciation of representative Nor
gan's declaration that railroad infllI-
ence'' had defeated special rule to
provide consideration Of certain postal
reforms and that democrats who had
voted against 1t had betrayed" the
democratic administration.
Il denounce the statement as abb
aolutely untrue" shouted Heflin
sYou don't dare say that to me ex-
cept on this floor returned Moon.
4 am willing to say anything out
side have said here,'' retorted Hef-
hin, and as both men advanced with
threatening gestures other members
sprang between them.
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ANTI-AUSTRIAN MOVE
FEARED in ITALY
TOMORROW DEATH OF WOULD
BE ASSASSIN OF EMPEROR
Is CELEBRATED

Chiashow, Switzerland, Dec IS tyia
Paris More than 500 meetings
throughout Italy have been arranged
for tomorrow to commemorate the
anniversary of the hanging Of the sol
dier Overdank. who paid the death
penalty on December 20, 1882. for at
tempting to assassinate Emperor JOS
eph of Austria The italian govern
ment is taking extraordinary meas
res to suppress anti-Austrian demon-
trations at these meetings.
When the triple alliance was form
led, disturbances occurred in Naly ON
account Of the disapproval Of the tie
between that country and Austria.
This feeling arose from Austriaa pos
session Of Trieste and Trent once
italian territory. This eliminated IL
the attempt en- the life Of Francis
Joseph BY the young Triestine Over.
dank, a student in an Italian uniyer-
sity. After his execution Overdanlx
was proclaimed by his partisans as =
martyr to the Italian cause.
The anti-Austrian feeling has found
ifreer expression since the beginning
iof the war and It is said to be the
spoken determination of a certain eie.
lment to force the government to Join
with the triple entente and fight Aus
tria for the primary purpose Of ac
Iquiring the italian provinces stir nn
der Hapsburg rule This IS siyin1
the authorities some crszcra
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British and French military writers'
say that the doubts expressed by them
of the correctness Of the German an
nouncement that historic victory had
been won over the Russian hosts in
Poland are borne out by the apparent
lessening of enthusiasm at Berlin,
where the atmosphere during the last
two days was sureharged with exub-
Grant rejoicing. The Berlin Voer-
waerts rebukes its colleagues for what
it calls their exaggerated deductions"
from the vague information available.
1t is evident that Grand Duke Mich
olas has drawn in a portion Of the Rus
sian front from the Lowitsch How line
to entrenchments nearer Warsaw
There has been no admission from
Petrograd, however, of any serious re-
verses in the field of operations along
the Vistula river, such as must neces-
sarily have preceded a general Ger
man victory
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The PATROL is AUGMENTED
MORE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS
ARE ARRIVING ON SCENE
HOURLY
VILLA LOSSES SUPPORTERS
WHOLE GARRISON sURRENDERs
AND JOINS A cARRANzA
CONTINGENT
Hin Holds FIRE

Naco, Ariz., Dec. 19-Three addi
tional camps along the tactical line oI
defense covering the Mexican border
for a distance Of five miles were laid
out today for the reinforced American
army troops here, The main cavalry
camp, two miles north of the border
will constitute the reserve
The new camps will face the In
fantry which began arriving today, and
will face the border with direct range
Of the lines Of both Governor Jose
Maytorena, the Villa representative,
and Benjamin Hill. the Carranza
leader, entrenched across the line at
Naco, Sonora.
The Sixth brigade Of infantry, rein
forcing the American cavalry troops
already here, began to arrive today.
The first train, with six companies of
the Eighteenth regiment, came at
dawn. It is expected that most of the
brigade viii arrive by night
Rain, that began in a drizzle at noon
yesterday became heavy during the
night, flooding the Mexican trenches
asfa he 0f The
rifIemen.
The usual morning bombardment Of
the Maytorena positions by General
Hill, commanding the Carranza garri-
son at Naco, Sonora, was lacking ii
day A rev Mexican bullets again
fell on the American side last night
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BRITAIN NOT GUILTY

Washington, Dec. 19.-Colonel Goe-
halls, governor Of the canal zone ae.
eording to Information 70 sfe British
embassy which was communicated to
the state department, has found that
the British collier which was thought
to have violated the neutrality Of the
Panama zone waters by sending a
wireless message, actually had no
wireless equipment. 1t is understood
the message in question was sent by
another British ship, which. however,
was outside the three-mile limit,
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The, French statement

Paris, Dec. 19.-The French war Of
flee this afternoon gave out the fol
lowing statement:
During the day Of December Is we
organized in Belgium territory won
from the enemy the evening before to
.4hs south of Dixmude, and We ad-
vanced our front to the south ofethe
inn at Kortekr.
Our advance to the south Of Ypres
has been continued over very diff
ficult and swampy territory.
From the Lys to the Disc we have
progressed in the region of Notre
Dame de Consolation to the south Of
La Bassee by more than one hlome-
ter. During the past two days we also
made progress in the direction Of Car
ency S. Laurent and BIangy.
I'm spite of spirited counter attacks
the position taken by us December ~
have been retained.
I'm the region of Albert during the
night Of december 17-1s and during
the day Of the eighteenth we advanc-
ed under a violent fire of the enemy
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A Darinq Aviator

Berlin, Dec. 19.--Aviation Lieuten-
ant Kaspar who is in private life an
apprentice jurist, ma back in Berlin,
after another seriAx of daring flights
The most imporEat carried him over
Calais, where he Fsed to destroy some
Of the hostile ships in the harbor He
dropped ten bombs, but none Of Ehem
Eli g!ze desnsa azk
It was Lieutenana Kaspaf who ilew
over Dover some weeks ago and
dropped number of bombs. Hs also
has made several flights over Paris.
The wings of his areoplane show the
nature Of the fire to which he has been
subjected in his various flights. There
are more than 400 bullet holes III
them.
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. BOILED DOWN NEWS OF THE I
WAR SITUATION
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it is indicated by the German war
office statement Of today that the Of
fensive in the west now rests with the
allies. The Berlin communication
speaks of a series of hostile attacks
which it is said were repulsed The
French statement, however, asserts
that further important advantages
have been won by the allies, who APP
parentIy are now making an effort to
push back the German line at the
sharp angle north Of Paris where 1t
swings westward.
At Albert It is said that the allies,
under a heavy fire, pushed through
the entangIements in front Of the sec
ond line Of entrenchments. AT several
other points, according to the French
war office, ground has been won and
German trenches have been occupied.
In two Instances It Is admitted that
the Germans have made progress.
The days reports fail to clear up the
situation in the east The German an
! nouncement was indefinite as before,
merely stating that in Poland the pur-
suit Of the Russians was continuing
and that Russian cavalry attack on
the east Prussian front had been de-
feated.
The German war Offices announce
ment Of an overwhelming victory In
Poland still falls to bring a response
from Petrograd. Berlin is puzzled by
the absence of details and is said to
be experiencing shadow Of disap-
poIntment, although still celebrating
the reported victory.
Petrograd dispatches say that the
new Austrian expedition across the
carpathlan mountains into Galicla has
been checked and that the Russian
forces near the silesian frontier are
holding their position firmly
The cYsccw reqlcn is declared as
the real PIVOT q une operation now de-
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FOREIGNERS HOLD STOCK

Philadelphia, Dec 9.-According to
a statement issued by the pennsyl-
yania Railroad c0m9any today, des-
pite the European var the number
Of foreign holders o securities show
ed an increase of 3Se on December 1,
compared with the number Of foreign
shareholders December j, 1913. The
number of foreign holders is 1882.
The total number 1T Pennsylvania
railroad shareholders Is 1,159, accord
ing ITO the statement of whom 4S per
cent are women
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STRUCK 4 NINE

London, Dec. 19.-Lloyd's agent at
Scarborough sends word that mine
sweeper, which, with several others
was engaged in sweeping for mines
five miles southeast OF Scarborough,
was blown up. One man was rescued
but the rest Of the crew are missing
II is reported that two other vessels
have been blown up in the region Wis
tied by the German squadron which
raided the eastern coast.
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WITNESSES ARE INTIMIDATEB
MOST OF THEM BEING EMPLOYEES.
FEAR THEY WILL LOSE
POSITIONS
IMPLICATION is THAT MEN ARE
AFRAID TO TELL TIE
ENTIRE TRUTH

Chicago Dec 19.- Suspicion fhaa
the committee OF railroad general man
ayers has not been acting in good
faith in the arbitration Of wage dif.
ferences between eastern railroads
and their employees was voiced today
before the federal arbitration board
by William S. Carter, of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen.
Carter said his suspicious had been
increased by the receipt of an anony-
NOUS letter stating that the managers,
committee had been feeling around
to find out just what witnesses were
to be called for the enginemen.
you NO doubt have Observed said
Carter to the board, the embarrass-
ment Of most of our witnesses. They
feel that every forgotten detail Of their
records is being dug up and it affests
their testimony. have had difficulty
ir getting some Of the men to testify
and some Of the men upon whom
counted have disappeared
Witnesses today were George Cryiie
Of saIida, Colo, q fireman on the Den.
seF & Rao ezanae rsalroad. and o. n
Modenbach pf isl Reno, of the Rock
Island railroad, fireman.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-19
Soldiers Go Insane

Southampton, Dec. 19.-Insantty and
nervous prostration are claiming large
numbers of the allies who have lain
for weeks under German fire in the
trenches about Ypres. The INSANITY
wards in the big government hospital
in the south of England have many
patients who suffered absolute ner-
vous collapse and have been Sent back
to England for treatment.
Most Of the cases show decided i'm
provement as soon as the men get
into new surroundings and are afford
ed quiet. Many of the patients who
suffered with nervous afflictions and
who declared when they left Belgium
that they could never endure further
service under the fire of heavy guns,
clamor to return to the field of action
as soon as they get grasp on their
nerves.
An amazing number of inValided
soldiers have never been touched by
bullet or a shell and show no signs
Of physical disability. Some desper'
ate cases are men who were terribly
shocked when shells exploded lear
them. Physicians send patients away
from the hospital as speedily as poa-
sible that they may be more fres from
military happenings and reminded
less frequently of their experience in
the field
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ALLIES TAKE SEVERAL. lines
OF TEUTON|C TRENCHES; MOST
NOTABLE gain IS At ALBERT

velopine which would indicate that the
Russians were content for the present
to remain on the defensive in north
and central Poland, while planning an
attempt to invade Germany from the
south. 4
London newspapers have revived
the report that the allies have cap
tured Roulers in one of the most fur
iously contested regions Of Flanders.
Like the rumored capture Of Westende
this report lacks official confirmation.
About all that is known Of the situa-
tion in the west is that the allies are
exertlng steady pressure at the Ger
man line and while advancing in some
localities, have suffered reverses else
where.
1t is announced in Athens that 100
men, including several German Off
GERS, lost their lives when the Turkish
batteship Messudieh was sunk by
British submarine. A previous official
statement from contantfnopIe said
that the crew had been saved.
England is preparing to express its
gratitude for the help to war sufferers
extended by the United States, by
cabling message of thanks at
Christmas time
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LONDON DEC. 19.-FHE COORDINATION OF MILITARY MOVE
NENTs IN THE EAST AND WEST HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT THE WAR is NOW SHOWN IN
STRIKING WAY IN THE OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT OF THE ALLIES IN
NORTHERN FRANCE ERs, KEEPING THE GERMANS EN-
GAGGED AND PREVENTING FROM SENDING RNFoRCENENTS
EASTWARD THE ALLIES GAINS IN FLANDERS AND FRANCE
THE PAST FEW DAYS, Arr SAID TO coUNTERBALANCE
GERMAN ADVANCES POLAND.
PROGRESS ALLIES IN THE VICINITY OF LA BASSElt,
WHERE THE GERMANS CHUNG TNACoUSLY TO THEIR POSI-
TONs FOR so MANY WEEKS HERE AS PARTCULr
AR1y NOTEWORTHY AS GERMAN SPEARP0NT TEERB HAD
PRESENTED AN IRRITATING THE ADVANCE OF THE AL
LIES THUS FAR HAS BEEN BUT BRITISH MILITARY CRITICS
EXPECT TO GET IMPETUS
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TO-DAY IN CONGRESS-
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Washington. Dec. 10 Senate; Met
at noon.
Walter T. Fisher, former secretary
Of the interior, testified before the
lands committee on the water power
site leasing bill
Fefforts to agree upon vote on
the immigration bill on January
were defeated by objection Of Senator
Io'Gorman.
Hearings we're continued on the bill
fer ultimate independence of the Phil
Iippine islands.
In response to Senator Hitchcok's re
solution Secretary Redfield submitte
"a report on exports of war munitions
to Europe.
House: Met at noon
The army apDroppiati bill was
perfected IA commits debate Oh
the postal bin projected on tie floor.
Representative Buikeley assailed
the proposal to let the rural credits
legislation wait for the next congress.
The rivers and harbors bill was for
mally reported by the committee.
More drastic legislation for arrest
OF offenders against the fur seal fish
cries laws in Alaska was recommend.
ed.
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Heavy German Losses

Berlin, Dec. 10 (via Amsterdam
and London) "A total of 22,601 dead,
wounded and missing is shown in
casualty lists published here Today.
Including these lists the Germanr as aas-
ses along the Yser, as thus far pub
lished, are 10000.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-19
A WOMAN PLEADS

Washington, Dec. 19-Mrs. John
Dickinson Sherman of Chicago, chair
man Of the conservation department
OF the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, appeared before the house lands
committee today in support Of the bill
to create a Rocky Mountain national
park in Colorado.
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SOLD FAKE INSURANCE

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 19.-The six
men indicted BY the federal grand
jury here this week on the charge OF
conspiring 70 obtain money through
the sale Of policies In alleged Ques-
tionable fire insurance companies,
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GERMANS ON DEFENSIVE IN THE WEST

pleaded not guilty today and were
held in bail, The Accused are Rich
ard R. Kenney, former United States
senator from Delaware; Daniel NJ
Ridgely and Ronald F. Brennan of
Dover, Del. f. w. sad c. w. Anthony
of Brooklyn, and Ii Al Woodcock Of
New York city.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-19
ElLnusTERERs NOT FOUND

Brownsville, Texas, Dec. 1S.-The
two United States cavalry detach-
ments which searched last night for
filibusterers reported five miles up
the river from here, returned today,
reporting that they saw no sign Of
them.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-19
EIsENLoHR DEAD

Philadelphia, Dec 19-Otto Eisen-
lohr, aged 70, a widely known cigar
manufactures. died at his home here
today
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PETROGRAD IS SILENT ABOUT
REPORTED VICTORY FOR KAISER
IN EASTERN FIELD OF BATTLE
Berlin Celebrates, However, Despite Lack
OF Official Confirmation
CRACOW IS PIVOT OF MILITARY OPERATIONS

Russians Reported Be Bds Their Time Before Attempting In
vasion Of Germany From the SOuth-Austrans Reported
Thrown Back in Carpathians- England Prepares to
Thank the United States for Aiding War Victims
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Continued On Page FiYel
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-19

JUST a little more
snow with cloudy skies
tonight and Sunday is
the forecast.
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BLESS him; who?
The man who is ener-
getic enough to sweep
the SNOW OFF his walk.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-25
WAR BY MATHEMATICS

Details as to how the British fleet
sank the three German battleships
off the Falkland Islands will probably
show that firing began soon as the
vessels could discern each others
topmasts sticking above the horizon
and continued by means of telescopes,
range finders and logarithms until
the English ships had turned the
trick.
Shades of Nelson, Paul Jones and
Jerry! What would these brave old
sea dogs have said to an engagement
where a gunner let's mathematical
sharps aim his gun by geometry at
ship he can't see and then touches
it off with his back to the mark? No
broadsides, no gallent manoeuvrings,
no running alongside and swarming
into the nemy's shrouds! Just a cold
blooded pot shot or two placed with
the same nonchalance a man feels
when he springs a combination lock.
On land and sea warfare has be-
come slaughter by machine and cal
culating tables.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-12-25

The spirit of chance entered into
the filming of a picture in which Wal
ly Van of the Vitagraph Players was
the director and Albert (Tony) Roc
cardi one of the principals; real
horse race enlivening the picture
where an acted one was planned. The
picture was entitled Getting the
Thief's Goat" and the action required
a horse racing scene in which Tony's
horse was pitted against Wally's
Tony, after giving his horse a tryout
became enthusiastic over the way he
travelled and backed his judgement
of the horses speed by bet of 800,
that he could win in a real race. Wal.
ly took him up and in the race ensued,
Tony won by two lengths. AS his
horse was supposed to win in the
picture, he now claims double vic
tory, and further announces that Wal
ly's hundred is going to buy Tony's
Christmas presents.
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struction of human life? Should the
murderers be punished?"
And how shall tribunal be brought
about before whom these mighty
murderers can be arraigned?
To whom are we to look for sue.
cor?
Does might make right? Is justice
a mere chimera-a fallacy of the SO.
phist? Have the Christian rulers OF
Europe accepted the teachings of Je-
sus Christ in the true sense. that they
themselves should be gentle, meek
and mild?
as Christian meekness and humili
ty encouraged in Europe only for the
purpose of keeping the masses sub
servient to the will of the ruling class
es?
Should blood-thirsty tyrants, ruth
less destroyers of millions of precious
lives and cruel devastators of human
happiness be permitted to masque
rade under the cloak of Christian
ity?"
These are momentous questions
and must be bravely met if the prin
ciples of the Prince of Peace" are
not to be scoffed at and Knocked.
If militarism is to be triumphant
how long will ii be before the follow
ers of the lowly Nazarene shall beat
their swords into plowshares and
their spears into pruning hooks, and
nation shall not life up a sword
against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more?"
How long, Oh Lord, how long?
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PRESIDENT AND THE NEGRO

1t is not often that President VIII
son can be accused of lack OF SINGER
ity, but what shall be said OF his re-
mark relative to the negroes OF the
south that there isn't any question, Il
seems to me, into which more candor
needs to be put or more thorough
human feeling and that II know my
self, as a southern man, how truly
the heart of the south desires the
good of the negro and the advance
ment of his race on all sound and
sensible lines: 1t is a matter OF CON-
mon understandings"
These words were spoken to the
university commission on southern
race questions, made up of represent
tatives of eleven southern colleges.
They might have been uttered fifty
years ago by a confederate brigadler.
They do not vary much from the SEN
timent expressed in the years before
the war by the most extreme advo-
Gates Of slavery.
Negroes are citizens of the United
States, entitled to all the rights
which Mr.. Wilson as president Is
sworn to protect. To what other
section of our population. large or
small, would he refer in such terms
of condescension II IL Is imaginable
that any other elements of our people
could be subject TO the limitations
placed upon the blacks. is II con
ceivable that the president would
speak thus of their possible advance
ment on Sound and sensible lInes?"
Mr.. Wilson CHANGED to be born in
Virginia, but he is not president be-
cause he is a southern man. and The
World ought not to be forced to ac-
quaint him with the fact.-world.
What's the matter with the World. Is
not candor needed in the solution OF
this question?
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Is WAR MuRpERa

Mr.. Henry A. Taylor of Brooklyn.
N. Y, in late issue OF the New
York World. discusses WAR AS Muir
der" in a manner that should attract
attention.
Mr.. Taylor says:
1.-TWO of my religious friends while
discussing certain incidents OF the
war in Europe expressed their sorrow
and disappointment over the impo-
tence of Christian doctrines to pre-
vent the savage brutality of Christian
governments.
In. the discussion their sentiments
were in full accord with the doctrine
that the destruction of human life is
wicked under any pretext whatever,
and they further subscribed their en-
phatic approval to the law of civilized
nations which makes murder the most
atrocious of all crimes.
Holding fast to those grand moral
sentiments (the very fundamentals of
bound to reach very high plain OF
thought; consequently / was not sur
prised at their expressions of sorrow
and disappointment over the piteous
and heartrending spectacle presented
in Europe; but the climax was as
founding when my friends bitterly
charged the Christian Governments OF
with perpetrating against humanity
every one of the diabolical crimes
which they so piously profess to abb
hor.
amy interesting discussion whets
my appetite for more knowledge;
therefore, in all seriousness, / pro-
pound the following questions to your
readers:
rs murder crime? Does the de-
struction of human life with premedi-
tation constitute murder? Are the
Governments of the countries now at
war guilty of the premeditated de-
struction of human life? Should the
murderers be punished? Does there
exist anywhere a tribunal before
which those mighty murderers can be
arranged?
docs might make right? Is Justice
mere chimera-a fallacy of the So
phist? Have the Christian rulers Of
Europe accepted the teachings OF Je-
sus Christ in the true sense, that they
themselves should be gentle, meek
and mild?
as Christian meekness and humili-
ty encouraged in Europe only for the
purpose of keeping the masses sub
servient to the will of the ruling class
es?
Should blood-thirsty tyrants, ruth
less destroyers of millions of precious
lives and cruel devastators Of human
happiness be permitted to masque-
rade under the cloak of Christian
ity?"