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Evening star., 1914-12-13
DIR. WILBUR FLETCHER SHERIDAN,
General Secretary. Epworth Leagues of
America.

General Secretary. EpwOrth Leagues Of
America.
A "broadside" was turned on the
liquor forces of the National Capital
yesterday and again last night when
the Flying Squadron of America" at
the beginning of it's three-day cam
paign here, opened fire with speeches
for national prohibition, at the Calvary
Baptist Church, Sth and H streets
northwest. Two meetings were held
and large audiences attended both.
Daniel A. Polling, national citizenship
superintendent of Christian Endeavor
and leader of the first division of the
squadron" declared last night the
liquor traffic is the one business enter
prise of the country to which We have
finished product
Shoe factories. automobile factories.
etc, prosper or perish upon their con-
tinued ability to take raw material
and turn out an honest finished product"
he said. q challenge any man to name
any other finished product of the
wrecked, diseased bodies; wrecked. dis
eased minds and damned souls"
Refers to Kansas Law.
''The prohibitory law in Kansas said
Rev. DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon of Topeka
Kan, is as we'll enforced at the
present time as any other criminal law
Under it the state has grown pros
porous. 1t is now the second richest
state in the country, having a pei
capita assessed valuation of 1854. II
Evening star., 1914-12-13
TO PRESS RATIFICATION
OF SEA-SAFETY TREATY
Administration Leaders Want to
Garry Out Suggestion of London
Maritime Conference.

Administration leaders determined
yesterday to press for ratification by
the Senate the safety-at-sea treaty
which grew out of the London mari
time conference last year. and mention
ed by President Wilson in his message.
Opposition developed when Senator La
Toilette sought an amendment which
would give the United States authority
to legislate against involuntary servi-
tude OF sailors and for other ameliora-
tion of the conditions of seamen.
Championed by Labor.
The seaman's bill, passed by both
Houses at the last session. but later
referred to the Senate committee on
commerce. is championed by labor
Evening star., 1914-12-13

lette, speaking on the safety-at-sea
treaty, declared it his opinion that the
seaman's bill. If enacted, would be in
validated by the treaty in it's present
FORM The foreign relations committee
has an amendment to the treaty, but
supporters of the seamans bill think it
is not broad enough. Executive ses-
sions on the treaty probably will be
held daily.
Members of labor organizations sent
floods of kilograms throughout the
country yesterday urging appeals to
senators in favor of Senator La Fol-
lette's position.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
GERMAN OFFICER HIDDEN IN TRUNK
FOUND BY BRITISH CUSTOMS MEN

the lid was removed his suspicious
were justified.
A man, later identified as German
officer, was lifted out of the box. He
was promptly removed to the Graves
end police station. Bedding, food and
water were found in the trunk, and it
was evident that the man was pre-
pared for a long stay.
It is believed that this officer made
his escape from one Of the internement
camps in England. and it is evident
that he must have had accomplices in his
effort to leave the country hidden in
the trunk. 1t is supposed that he was
endeavoring to convey information to
Germany.
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French Official Bulletin.

!. PARIS. December 1.-THE French
official bulletin says that French
troops now occupy the west bank of
the User canal. The text of the COM
-inunication follows:
The enemy has completed the evacu-
alton of the west bank of the User
canal to the north of the house of the
Ierryman. and We occupy this bank.
In the region of Arras there have
been artillery engagements. In the
region of Nampoel our batteries have
reduced to silence the batteries of the
enemy. In the region of the Aisne our
heavy artillery silenced the field bat
teries OF the Germans At a point
northeast of Vailly one of their bat
teries of howitzers was completely de-
stroyed.
In the region of Perthes and In the
vicinity of the forest of La Grurie
there have been artillery engagements
and some infantry lighting, which re-
suited advantageously to US.
On the heights of the Meuse the ar
tIilery of the enemy showed little ac-
flVity On the contrary, our artillery
demolished at Deuxouds. to the west
OF s-Hattonchatel, two
batteries of the enemy, one compOsed
of guns of large caliber and the otbe,
used Tor firing upon aviators In this
same region we have blown un a
blockhouse and destroyed several
trenches
Between the Meuse and the Noseue
lhere Is nothing to report, and in the
Nosges there have been artillery en-
fragments. In the region OF Senones
We have consolidated the positions
canned oy us the evening before.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
CHRISTMAS TRUCE REJECTED
BY THE TURKS AND RUSSIANS

pity. especially toward the families of
the combatants, addressed confiden-
TALLY the belligerent governments to
ascertain how they would receive the
proposal Of a truce during such SOL
emn festivity as Christmas
"All the powers declared that they
highly appreciated the loftiness of the
pontiflcal initiative. A majority gave
their sympathetic adherence to the pro-
posal, but some did not feel able to
agree to it. Thus. lacking the neces-
sary unanimity, the pontiff has been
unable to reach the benevolent result
which the paternal heart of his holi-
ness promised himself"
Evening star., 1914-12-13

ROME, December 12.-It is stated by
persons in close touch with the Vati-
can that the Turkish and Russian gov
ernments declined to agree to a Christ
mas truce.
The Osservatore Romano, the Vatican
organ. referring to. the efforts of Pope
Benedict to bring about truce during
the Christmas season among the war
ring powers, says:
THE august pontiff. in homage. faith
and devotion to Christ. the Redeemer
who is the Prince of Peace, and also by
reason of sentiments of humanity and
Evening star., 1914-12-13

LONDON, December IL, 4:32 PIMA
vigilant customs officer at Gravesend
today made a sensational capture OF
German army officer. whom he ex-
tfacted from hiding in a hugo trunk
that was about to be shipped from
Gravesend to Rotterdam.
This trunk was going forward as Or
binary merchandise on board the
steamer Batavier. The customs officer
became suspicious, and gave orders
that the padlocks on the trunk be
chfseled off This was done, and when
Evening star., 1914-12-13
SERBS AGAIN ROUT AUSTRIANS
SOUTH OF BELGRADE, SAYS rISFi
Defeated Army Leaves $500 Bodies on
Battlefield at Kosmai-General
Retreat In Progress

Attacks made by the Austrians on
Kosmai December were repulsed with
heavy losses. The Austrians retreated.
leaving $500 bodies on the battle
field.
Along the remainder of the front
in Servia the Austrians are retreating
in the directions of Mokra, Gorbina.
Bachta, Rogatchitz. Kotzeliova and
Cub.
"Thirty-ive Austrian officers, $500
soldiers and a military band were made
prisoners by the Servians.'
Evening star., 1914-12-13

convicted IN the court OF morals. 1HcA
is not passion that liquor does not
infiame; and not a vicious tendency
that 1t does not accentuate."
Charge Against Church Members.
Church members who drink intoxicat-
ing liquors came In for q scathing re-
buke by Rev. DR.. Sheldon. in an address
at the afternoon session. There are
men and women in our churches To-Day
who profess to be good Christians. VINO
drink intoxicating liquors." he said ny ~
is because of such persons that inc
liquor traffic has not been stopped.
The speaker declared that the way 10
stop the business Of tho liduor peap.ds
is to stop drinking liquor. He aovlss~
his hearers. who might have pott,e -,
whisky in the house. even FOR me, nSo''''
Following this speech y. v. us
musical director of tho afternoo" se'
sion, sang solo. ,.,,r
Put the money invested in the LIQUOR
institution into twenty other nones .,
business interests that supply the com .
forts and necessities OF life. ana Uni ,1i
same money will employ three mn, I
lion more wage-earners than now
employs. declared Daniel A. toi,nS, q.
the afternoon session. The saloon as
a business parasite. It gives society
worse than nothing In return i'f 0o
ciety's honest TOLL
Rev. Or. Sheridan also made an ao-
dress for national prohibition.
Afternoon and Night Meetings
Eugene w. Chafn OF Tucson. ATE,
recently a candidate for President Oh
the United States. will be the principal
speaker at the sessions this afternoon
and tonight. The afternoon session
will be held at : o'clock and the even
ing session at o'clock. Clinton N.
Howard of Rochester. N. Y. ana MRS.
Ella A. Boole, vice president OF tne
National w. c. T. L.. will also oeHVer
addresses at both sessions
The campaign will be brought to a
close with sessions tomorrow after
noon and evening.
Evening star., 1914-12-13

PARIS, December IL, $50 p.m.-Tel-
egraphing from Nish, Servia, the cor
respondent of the Havas News Agency
reports that the Servians have repulsed
an Austrian force with heavy losses at
Kosmai, thirty miles south of Belgrade
The message says:
Heavy fighting continues with large
Austrian forces at Kosmai, to the south
of Belgrade and to the north of MilIa-
novatz.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
To Describe Cncient Ruins.

Ancient ruins at Bogwaz-Keui, in
Asia Minor, are to be described by Dr.
Felix Won Suschan, director of, the
Royal Museum of Ethnology in Berlin
in a lecture at the public library Tues
day evening under the auspices of the
Anthropological Society.
Evening star., 1914-12-13

has 1892 in bank for every man, woman
and child in the state, with popula-
tion of 100000. 1t has doubled its
bank deposits in the last ten years
from s110,000.000 to 1920. 1000, 900"
The liquor traffic has been indicted
and convicted in the great courts OF
civilization" declared Rev. DR.. Wilbur
F. Sheridan. general secretary of the
Epworth League of America, last night
First in the court of health. 1t is
proved that at least 10 per cent Of the
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Authorizes Two Revenue Cutters.

Two new revenue cutters, one to cost
S350,OO0, for Pacific waters. and the
other to cost $4,000 for anchorage pa
troll and ice-breaking in New York har-
bor, were authorized yesterday in a bill
favorably reported by the House COM
merce committee.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Australia Suspends Duty on Wheat

MELBOURNE. Australia. December
Il, via London.-Owing to the shortage
of the Australian wheat harvest the
government of the commonwealth has
suspended the import duty on wheat.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Bill Being Formed to Promote
Officers to Gain Greater
Efficiency.
MEASURES FOR DEFENSE
TO HAVE FEW CHANGES
Secretary Of Navy and Commander
Sterling to Appear Before House
Committee Tomorrow.

Hearings on the preparedness of the
national defense have progressed fal
enough at the Capitol for members OF
the naval and military affairs commit
tees of the House to forecast that there
will be very little change in the navy
and army appropriation bills when
they are reported to the House. There
is little probability of a change of any
consequence in the navy building pro-
gram. and there is as little Likelihood
at present of change in the army pro-
gram.
There is, however. considerable
chance that changes in the legislation
concerning the personnel of the army
and navy will be offered either in the
appropriation bills or by special meas
ures. A navy personnel bill is slowly
developing in the naval committee, the
object being to shift grades and pro-
motions SO that officers can arrive a,
responsible positions before their age
begins to tell on their capabilities.
Secretary Daniels is expected before
the naval affairs committee again to-
morrow, and Commander Sterling, ir
there is a shortage of these interesting
craft, and explain the troubles he has
with them.
Urge Preparedness.
Meantime the National Defense
League, whose officers include a num-
ber of representatives in Congress. is
conducting a propaganda to stimulate
preparedness. Representative Know
land of California, a director Of the
league, in a statement yesterday point
ed out that wars come suddenly, that
lingo would have been a mild term to
have applied to the individual who q
year ago had predicted the present
European conflict. He contended that
the Mexican situation is more chaotic
today than at any period, and that
"the American people, while not favor
ing militarism, do not favor unpre-
paredness such as China presents
He said the movement for international
disarmament should be continued. but
national defense. meantime. strength
ened. He asserted that the coast de-
fenses were inadequate. and that the
general boards recommendation for
four battleships received but scant con-
SideratiOn.
Evening star., 1914-12-13

deaths, 20 per cent of the disease 50
per cent of the idiocy and more than so
per cent of the insanity, comes from
strong drink
1T has been indicted and convicted
in the court of industry. The RAILWAYS
are all forbidding the use of liquors by
their employees. The great Industrial
plants of the nation are doing like
wise.
The traffic has been indicted and
Evening star., 1914-12-13

convicted in the court of morals. There
is not a passion that liquor does not
infiame: and not a vicious tendency
that 1t does not accentuAte."
Evening star., 1914-12-13
BOTH THE GERMANS
AND FRENCH CLAIM
VICTORIES IN WEST
Teutons Declare Attacks of
Enemy Have Been RepuIsed
With Heavy Losses.
PART OF USER CANAL
RECAPTURED, SAYS PARIS
Several of Kaiser's Trenches Blown
Up and Three German Bat
teries Destroyed.
ALLIES ASSUMING OFFENSIVE
London Opinion Is That Stout Ad-
vance Is Planned, as Gen. Joffre
Will Not Sacrifice Men Against
Fortified Works.
PART OF USER CANAL
=. RECAPTURED, SAYS PARIS
ALLIES ASSUMING OFFENSIVE

LONDON, December 12--There is a
wide disparity between French ano
German accounts of the battles In
Flanders and France. 1t is apparent
from both, however, that the allies
have assumed at least partial Of
fensive The French announce that
this movement is meeting with success
while the Germans assert that the at
tacks of the allies have been repulsed
! with heavy losses in killed, wounded
and prisoners.
The general impression here is that
the allies. with artillery and occasional
infantry attacks, are preparing the
way for general offensive, and in do
ing so are meeting with the usual
stubborn resistance from the Germans
who are firmly established in intrench-
ed positions.
The advance. if it is possible. must
therefore. be slow. as Gen. Joffre. the
commander-i chief. is not likely to
sacrifice the lives of his men in an at
tempt to storm fortified works.
Opposing Claims.
. The official German statement of to-
day says that attacks of the allies in
: France and Belgium have been re-
pulsed and the Germans have gained
ground near Arras and in the Argonne.
The French war Office announced to-
day that three German batteries had
been destroyed and others silenced; !;
that several German trenches had been
blown up;Sthat the allies had made
successful infantry attacks and that
+. they had won back possession of an
extended section along the west bank
: of the User canal in Belgium, to cap
ture which the Germans engaged in
Z the most desperate and deadly fight
ing of the war in the west.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Berlin Tells of Successes.

q BERLIN December IL. by wireless to
Observation-Disclosures for the German
armies in the west are reported in an
official statement given out today at
military headquarters. The attacks of
the allies in France and Belgium have
= been repulsed, and the Germans have
gained ground near Arras and in the
.Argonne.
=; The German statement says: In
Flanders the French yesterday made
attacks in the regon of Langemar rex,
which, however, were repulsed. They
lost 200 men in killed. and We took
$40 prisoners
''Our artillery bombarded the Ypres
railroad station to interfere with the
movements of the enemy's troops.
Z, I'VE have made some progress near
@-lrras.
French troops again attacked US
near Souain-Perthes, but without sue
cess.
in the Argonne forest the French
for weeks past have limited themselves
to the very weak attacks, and they ev-
cry where have been repulsed. On the
other hand German troops have again
. taken possession of an important
French position of support by means
Z of the explosion of mine. The enemy
has suffered heavy losses in killed
and many of their troops have been so
. fight any longer Moreover, we took
: 200 prisoners near Apremont. South of
st Mihiel repeated stubborn French
Z attacks were repulsed, as were also
{ other attacks in the vicinity of Mark
:. irch.'
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TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
OF BIG DRY BELT
H. E. Goldsworthy, 'OS, to Become
Head of Department of Dry Land
Investigation

Harry E. Goldsworthy has been
appointed, subject to confirmation
by the Board of Regents at the April
meeting, as head of the Department
OF Dry Land Investigations, with
supervision over the work of improv-
ing and retaining the dry soils of
the Columbia River basin of Wash
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VIII be at Lind, in Adams County,
which is in. the heart of the dry belt
and whose location gives it strategic
advantages in the territory under
consideration. In his work in the
dry belt Mr.. Goldsworthy will have
the cooperation of DR.. Ira Cardiff.
as head of the State Bureau of Farm
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agents in the dry counties, the agri-
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appointed by DR.. Cardiff and under
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OF the State Bureau of Farm Develop
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paign will be inaugurated for the
Detterment of the dry region, in
which the forces of the college, the
experiment station, and the State
Bureau of Farm Development will
cooperate to the fullest extent.
The appointment of Mr.. Colds
worthy fills the position created by
the regents of the college at their
session of February 81, when they
met with a committee of the Spo-
kane Chamber of Commerce, the
chairman of which was Mr.. r. In
singer. At that conference, the Spo-
kane committee, in behalf of the
farmers of that region, and many
others having extensive interests in
the dry belt, urged that a special
agent be appointed by the college to
spend all his time in the dry belt.
working in cooperation with the ex-
pertinent station, the State Bureau of
Farm Development, the State Col
lege, and others who are interested,
The committee rendered active sup
port to a practical plan of better
ment of the dry region, and urged, in
particular, that the special agent
should be one whose training, ex-
periences, and sympathies made him
one with the people striving to make
a living under the severe conditions
prevalent in the dry belt.
Following his graduation from the
Department of Agriculture of Wash
ington State College in 1908, Mr..
Goldsworthy taught agriculture in
the Cheney Normal School for sew
eral years with great success. He
then went to Alberta to succeed Pro-
fessor George Severance, now head
of the Agricultural Department of the
college, as manager of large, eight
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where the conditions of drought,
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that he is a native of Washington,
born and raised on a farm, gives him
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of retaining the semi-arid regions
of the state.
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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-10

Nuiicc is hereby given that Howard
l.. Young, OF Columbus, -. NJ, who
ON January, -, 1914, mad homestead
entry, No. W0l77 for SN, section .,
township - -, range : W, y. Nj. T..
meridian, has filed notice nt intenti"n
tn make final three year proof 10 cr-
tahlish claim Ia the land above de-.
scribcd, before W. &. Hoover, L. -.
Commissioner, AZ Columbus. y. NJ.
ON the ) day al May, 1911.
Claimant names as wltness,H
Joe r.. IhadbOrn, of Columbus, NM,
James Anderson, =, "
Arthur Poole, " q"
George +. Peters, q"
JOSE GONZALES itegisler
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NoTI'E EoW PUBLICATION.
Department ~ the IntcriUr,
T. $ Land office

Las 'ruccs. ~ NJ March 10. 1915
Motto" B., h"r,b, given that willie
{. Gamble, at columbus. y. NJ. who.
ON Frhruutl i. igiU. make home
stead entry. Nu. UluSn. iur Nh or
lots ! and .: S5NE.), section 4,
township - ;, range =, ". y. NJ. T..
'iriidmn his lIcd notice ut intention
I" make final three year proof Ia
tiu"r,,n claim 10 the aud ABOVE d..
SERTED before W. G.. Hoover. L. =.
Commissioner, at Columbus. y. NJ
on the Both day of April. 1914.
Claimant name, IA witnesses.
Elmer g. putnum, at Columbus. nm.
j., :. Lilly, of
Byron NJ. Reed, of
Jam", W. Bair. OF
lprr GONZALES. iir-i-trr
go IL,
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ND1I,E iOE pIIlIIl NIION.
Department ul the Interim.
I $ Land uluc,.

Lac rru,"s. y. NJ, March ~, | IT,.
Nnlir" j. hereby given that seth u.
Ambrose, al Columbus, y. NJ, who,
on sept, ), 1912, mad" homestead en-.
Try, 10 u7l2h, TOR NsSWl. section
,, township = =, range : ", y. NJ t..
uvuditu. uaa uI,d uuti o. Ut iul.u.iuu
g. mJhc FINAL Communication rruot, TO
establish claim Io the land above de-.
>rrih"u. lolurv ". {. iiuu,rr, l.. -.
ui-. "u,t, at IutumiuIs, NJ. NJ.
uu tho 2ith day at april, l?ll
,Iaimunt nau,', H. Witnesses;
luuu Nlrarly. Ut ,ulumuu>. y. VI.
John H. O>buru",
T.. j Fulton,
Jumv, l.. Walker, Of.
JOSE GONZALES. Register.
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