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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE DELIVERED TO JOINT
SESSION OF CONGRESS PERSONALLY TO-DAY
RAPSHYPHENATED AMERICANS
Army and Navy Needs Bring Forth No Enthusiastic
AppIause-Declares Greatest Danger to Coun-
try Comes From Within Our Borders
(By United Press

WASHINGTON, 7-BEFORE
GREsS TODAY PRESIDENT WILSON DELIVERED MESSAGE
WHICH REGARDED IMPORTANT
THE CROWDED GALLARIES AND FLOORS LISTENED NTENTLY
THERE TENSE
TION + HYPHENATED AMERICANS.
DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES THOUGH THOSE
OTHER BELLIGERENTS WERE NUMEROUS.
Tremendous Applause Greeted Wilson
REV. COUDEN. THE BLIND CHAPLAIN, PRAYED THAT "CON-
DISCREETLY AND WISELY in SERVING THE
PEOPLES GREETED
THE HIS VOICE WAS FAINT AS HE
MESSAGE BUT TT GREW STRONG AS
HE PROGRESSED TT WAS PRESI-
DENT SPOKE NEEDS THERE WAS GENERALLY
NO APPLAUSE. THE MESSAGE FOLLOWS:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07

We always imagined that the com
piler of any form of data led the dry
est existence on this dreary planet
We changed our view since we saw
these in the Michigan Bulletin Of Vital
Statistics under the heading Cause
of Death 2
Went to bed feeling we'll, but woke
up dead"
'Died suddenly, nothing serious
Don't know Died without the aid
of a physician.
BLOW on the head with an ak. Con-
tributory cause another mans wife. "
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
FREIGHTER'S PLIGHT
Believed Now That MutinOus Crew OF
Minnesota is Preventing Captain
From Sending Out Word And That
Ship is Burning at Sea

By the United Press Associations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Marine
men expressed fear today that fire
is smouldering in the holds of the
Hill freighter Minnesota while the
mutinous crew prevents the captain
from sending information ashore.
The Minnesota is believed to be wal
lowing crippled off the lower Californ-
ia coast. Despite wireless efforts no
word had been received up to noon
today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
SELECT PLACE
FOR CONVENTION
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMIT
TEE IN SESSION IN WASHING
TON TODAY
Threatened Ousting Of McC0mbs as
Chairman Didn't Deyelop-Fight
May Develop on Other Things
BY the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE 1916
presidential campaign was launched
here today with the democratic ma
tiona1 committee selecting place and
time for the democratic national con-
vention. The republican committee
meets here week from today to do
the same. The democratic committee
men favor June. The fight to oust Nc
Combs failed to materialize. Will R.
King was seated as Oregon's delegate,
winning the contest with H. M. Easter
Iy. Supporters for the various cities
presented their claims throughout the
day.
President Wilson's denomination
was not questioned by the democratic
chieftains Other features of the
campaign, including denomination of
Vice President Marshall, were much
discussed, informally
Democratic leaders, warhorses and
politicians, the usual encourage of the
national committees annual meeting
and the committees from cities seek
ing the convention, were here as us
ual.
There was much verbal speculation
regarding the alleged movement to
oust William F. McCombs of New
York as chairman Friends of Fred
B. Lynch of Minnesota were said to be
active in trying to have him succeed
McCombs Party leaders insisted the
rumors were without foundation.
Among the cities bidding for the con-
vention were Chicago, St. Louis, Dali
las, San Francisco and Omaha |
Lengthy arguments and pyrotechnics
were scheduled.
Called to order at IL o'clock at the /
New Willard Hotel by Chairman Nc
Combs, the morning session was
largely routine.
Democratic precedent provides full /
four-year terms for each committee
men. The national committee was
presented with the problem of over
throwing choices of state committees,
according to established precedent, by
recognizing the choice of a party con-
ventions and the rank and file in
primary contest. Full authority and
discretion was vested in the commit
tees. to decide the contests.
The committee had to elect secre-
tary to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Joseph E. Davis,
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission Thomas ]. Pence was slat-
ed.
A spectacular feature of the meet
ing was the suffrage battle staged by
of pros and ants Hear
ings were granted prominent repre-
sentatives of both factions. Declara-
ton in the 1916 platform on equal
suffrage was advocated and opposed.
Another discussion within the COM
nittee was threatened over proposed
resolutions endorsing the administra-
ions national defense program Pro-
3ryan committeeman were prepared to
lead off such action. The committee
will, however, before adjournment
Ldopt resolutions commencing the
Wilson administration and achieve
nents Of Democratic executives and
ongress.
Many of the national committeeman
we're represented today by proxies,
eld by various cabinet officers, SEN
tors and representatives.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
War Council at Paris

PARIS, Dec. THE Allied military
met in a session to-
day for a general war council. The
belief is growing that the meeting
portends to tremendously important
developments in one or more Of the
war theaters.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
CONFER WITH REPUBLICANS

Bv the United Press Associations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson has asked Gallinger,
republican senate leader, and Rep
resentatiye Mann, republican house
leader, to confer with him Thurs
day on the preparedness program.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
Germans Claim Gains

BERLIN, Dec The Germans
have recaptured 250 yards of trenches
east of Auberive which the French
took in September The offensive in
Champagne is being maintained every
where, it was said.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
Submarine Sent to Bottom
Still Smelling GOritz

VIENNA, Dec. Following
brief respite the Italians resumed the
admitted that there was heavy fight
ing at the famous Goritz bridgehead.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
AUSTRIAN SUB
MADE ATTACK
STATE DEPARTMENT INFORMED
THAT STANDARD OIL YES
Sell FIRED ON
French Submarine Sunk-Italians Re.
sumo Attack on GOritz- Germans
Recapture Trenches

By the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-Secretary
Lansing announced the receipt of a
message today saying that an Austrian
submarine hadb fired on the Ameri-
can vessel Petrolite belonging to the
Standard Oil company between Crete
and Tripoli One man was wounded
Submarine Sent to Bottom
PARIS, Dec. An Austrian war
ship sank the French submarine Fres-
mel Sunday, capturing 26 prisoners,
the admiralty learned today.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
No Word Received

SAN DIEGO, Dec. Federal Of
ficials said that they had received no
wireless from the disabled freighter
Minnesota in "a hours and had no
idea of her position. There is much
concern here oven the fate of the yes
sci.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-07
TINTED STATES STEEL JUMPS

yUNIIED SIAIEC oIEEH C-u 2
| Bv the United Press ASSOCIATIONS
| NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-FOliOwMg
the publication Of President VIII
sons message today, United States
steel jumped one and one-eighth
points to ss, within three-eighfhs
of point of the top price for the
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
KILLED BY AUTO;
GIRL CHUM HELD
Children at Play Near
Waiting Truck When
One Threw Off Brake.
CHAUFFEUR HURRIES
BOY TO HOSPITAL
Machine Kills Nine. Emily Piec-
zouka-She Was Riding
Bicycle In Jersey.

Catherine Slevin, of sos Spring
Street, twelve years old, and small for
her age, was arrested yesterday after
noon by detectives, and is held in the
care of the Children's Society on a
charge o. homicide. She will be ar
raigned in the Children's Court to-day
for killing her playmate. Ella John
son, of 305 Spring Street.
Yesterday afternoon John Nulty, who
drives an auto truck for r. C. Williams
e. Co., of Sc Hudson Street, left his
machine standing in front of 80 Rem
wick Street while he went in to get
shaved. Several Of the neighborhood
children Immediately swarmed over the
truck, and one of them released the
brake. The machine rolled forward,
knocking down Ella, and killed her IN
stantly.
Detectives who questioned the chill.
dren learned that Catherine had started
the machine. When they talked TO her
she denied che charge vehemently, but
she was nevertheless arrested. She
was turned over to the Children's So
ciety, where she remained all last
night. She is frail and thin and does
not appear capable of loosing the brake
lever Of big truck.
Although several patrolmen arrived
soon after the girl was killed, no wit
nesses TO the accident could be found.
Eugene Brandstader, five, of 1852
Fifth Avenue, was crossing the avenue
at 116th Street yesterday, when he was
knocked down by a machine driven by
| Charles Dorm, of 2417 Southern Boule-
ward. The chauffeur took the boy TO
Fordham Hospital, where the doctors
said he would probably die.
nue. and 163d Street, The Bronx, was
crossing Sixth Avenue at Seventeenth
Street, last night, when she was thrown
several feet by an automobile driven by
William NJ. Kohr of 1906 Havemeyer
Avenue. She was picked up unconscious
and taken to New York Hospital. She
has a possible concussion OF the brain.
Nine Emily Pieczonka, musical in.
structor at Ocean Grove, n. j., and
daughter of the late Albert Pieczonka,
the German pianist, was killed yester-
day afternoon at Bradley Beach while
riding a bicycle. Her wheel was struck
by an automobile truck of the Michael
son DOttllnB pIdHI NJ DViHhal' ~ -
driven by Joseph Jacobson. The truck
passed over Nine. Pieczonka's body.
The driver was held TO await the action
the Coroner.
While riding bicycle to which was
attached a motor wheel last night, an
unidentified man was struck and fatal
" hurt in Park Avenue by an automo-
bile operated by Thomas Riley, of 1874
Seventh Avenue. The automobile was
owned by DR.. NJ. L. Pinco, Of l42 East
Seventy-fourth Street. The injured
man was taken the the Presbyterian
Hospital He is about thirty-five years
old, feet high, and weighs $50 pounds.
In his pocket a card of the NJ. NJ.
Co., electrical specialties,. Of 1777
Broadway, was found. Frank 0. Greed
was the name on the card.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
SEEKS CHILDREN
FATHER KIDNAPPED
Mrs. Kuper Quits Home for AL
legged Cruelty-Fondles
Youngsters in Court.

Mrs. Lillian Homer Kuper, whose
father was a we'll known surgeon IN
this city and Washington, and from
whose estate she now receives an IN
come of $4,000 year, yesterday
moved in the Supreme Court 20 re-
gain the custody of her two children,
whom their father, George II. Kuper,
took from her while they were stay
ing at the Park Avenue Totel.
The fight or the possession OF the
children, Helen and Horner, aged three
and five years respectively, has been
like a game of battledore and shuttle
cock since July 81. Then, II is alleged,
Mrs. Kuper left her husband taxing
the girl and boy with her from the
summer home at Red Bank, n. J. The
family home is at 407 West twenty
first Street.
Mrs. Kuper charges that her husband
was brutal and indul ged too much IN
liquor. The husband replies that MS
wife left without cause and mentions
Leon T. Stowe as one OF the reasons
for the alleged desertion.
Kuper brought the youngsters to the
Supreme Court yesterday, IN obeyance
TO the writ of habeas corpus sworn
out by Mrs. Kuper. The mother was
permitted TO kiss and fondle them Tor
a moment. The court decided, how
ever, that they should remain with
Kuper until September &, when tne
argument on the writ will be heard,
The Kupers were married in 19OS.
Resides the income of $4,000 year
enioyed by Mrs. Kuper, she owns con-
siderable real estate. During her mar
ried life. she says, she has contribute
literally to the household expenses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
MOTHER AND SON
FIGHT FOR CHILD
Stevenson, Aviator, Op
poses Mrs. De Giers's
Adoption Move.

Mrs. Elizabeth Alice De Giers, Of 149
West Forty-ffth Street. wife of DR..
Francis Joseph De Giers, a wealthy
mine promoter, is likely to be disap-
pointed in her desire legally to adopt
Muriel Elizabeth Stevenson. her grand
daughter.
Opposition to the plan arose yester-
day. when Clarence Adair Stevenson.
father Of Muriel and son of Mrs. De
Giers, learned of the move made in the
Surrogates' Court. DR.. De Giers is the
second husband of Mrs. De Giers.
Stevenson is the son of her marriage to
William Doyle. He assumed the name
Of Stevenson. which was his mothers
maiden name.
Stevenson, who has made quite a
reputation as an aviator and won a
prize for flying from Panama to Colon.
said he unknowingly signed a waiver
of guardianship over the child, which
he understood was to be only tenn
porary arrangement, and which he now
finds was consent TO have Murlel
adopted by his mother. Mrs. Helen
Wall Stevenson, an actress and mother
OF Muriel, who is divorced, also will be
cited in the adoption proceedings.
Stevenson said he had been negotiat-
ing with his step-father and capitalists
for the financing of the manufacture Of
some war aeroplanes which he planned
TO sell to the United States. When he
was called to the Office Of DR.. De
Giers's lawyer he thought the call had
TO do with these negotiations. There
he met his mother and step-father.
The lawyer. he said, presented paper
providing for the legal care Of his
child by his mother. He refused to
sign it. go,
"They told me | could have the child
whenever | wanted her." said Steven
son. "On my refusal to give my con-
sent my mother became hysterical. and
because of my great love for her |
signed the supposed temporary arrange
ment."
Stevenson also announced that he had
again married. His second wife was
Miss May A. Hall, of Devonshire, Eng
land. He met her little more than a
wear ago, when he was in Europe with
his daughter, mother and step-father.
His second wife, he says, is very fond
of Muriel and would like to take care
of her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
Barnes Upholds Amendment.
U. S. In IGN0BLE
PART, SAYS 7. R.
Continued from page l

United States has not stood up for
Belgium. There are some persons
who consider the wrongs of Belgium
quite as coldly as if they were told OF
them on a moving picture screen
Captain Van Horns terrier raced in
again and after humping against the
speaker, rolled on its back, its legs in
the air. That's a very nice dog,
said the Colonel, "and | like him. His
present attitude is strictly one of
neutrality"
Colonel Roosevelt discussed the idea
of the camp and expressed regret
that lack of time and money made II
impossible for the struggling man OF
family, the man in the fields and in
the mill, to attend such camp. These
camps, he said, should be universal and
obligatory, where every man worth his
salt, and even the poltroon and the
college sissy, should be forced to pre-
pare himself to defend his country.
"And if the poltroons and the college
sissies are unable to fight, let them
dig kitchen sinks, and we can make the
pacifists police the streets; | was
reading something the other day, some
thing that a worthy pacifst--l forget
the sex-had said. Sex is matter Of
unimportance." and the laugh drowned
out the finish of the line.
Then he spoke of the hyphenated
American, telling how he should be
handled in case of trouble. These
camps, he added, were the best antidote
for hyphenated Americanism. The
reason that German-Americans had
been permitted TO get away" with so
much, he said, was due to their belief
that no one dared alierate the German
American vote.
"The events of the last year have
shown us that in any crisis the hyphen-
ated American is an active force
against America, an active force for
wrongdoing. The effort 10 hoist two
flags on the same fagpole always
means that one flag is hoisted under
meath, and the hyphenated American
invariably hoists the flag of the United
States underneath. We must all be
Americans and nothing else. You in
this camp include men of every creed
and every national origin. Jew and
Gentle, Catholic and Protestant, men
of English and Irish, German and
French, Slavonic and Latin and Scan
dinavian descent. But you are all
Americans and nothing else. You have
only one nationality. You scknowl-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
FOURTH SHAW MEETS DEATH
Here on Visit, browns; Brothers Acct
dent Victims.

The mysterious disappearance Satur-
day of Charles Shaw. an Irish concert
singer, was cleared up yesterday by the
finding of a bundle of clothing at 207th
Street and the Ship Canal by PATROL
mn Pfeiffer. Shaw came to this country
two months ago to visit John Tracy, OF
623 West 204th Street. Saturday morn
ing he left the house, saying he was
going to take Tracy's dog for swim
in the canal. The dog returned home
in the afternoon. Shaw did not return.
but Tracy believed he had gone to visit
other friends. The body of a man
taken from the river Tuesday was iden-
titled yesterday through letters in the
clothing as that of Shaw.
Shaw was the fourth son Of Thomas
Shaw, who holds government position
in Ireland, TO meet with fatal acct
dent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26

edge but one country. You are loyal to
only one flag.
There exists no finer body OF Amer
lean citizens in this country than those
citizens Of German birth or descent
who are in good faith Americans and
nothing else. We could create an en-
tire national administration, from the
President down to the last Cabinet
officer, every one of whose members
would be of German blood and some
of them of German birth, but all OF
them Americans and nothing else, all
of them Americans of such type that
the men who feel as do could heartily
and without reserve support them IN
ell our international relations. But
the Americans of German blood who
are OF this type are not hyphenated
Americans. They are not German
Americans. They are just plain Amer
leans like the rest of US.
1.-THE professional German-Amerlcan
has shown himself within the last
twelve months 10 be an enemy TO TINS
country as well as to humanity. the
recent exposures of the way IN when
these German Americans have worked
together with the emissaries OF the
German government-often by direct
against the integrity OF
American institutions and against
America doing its international duty
should arouse scornful indignation IN
every American worth calling such.
The leaders among the professional
German-Americans have preached ana
practised what comes perilously near
10 treason against the United States.
Colonel Roosevelt took the lO;4l
o'clock train for New York. While ne
waited he assembled the newspaper
men around him and dictated THIS
statement:
81 wish TO make one comment on
the statement so frequently made that
we must stand by the President. /
heartily subscribe to this on condl-
ton. and only on condition, that II Is
followed by the statement so long as
the President stands by the country
at is defensible TO state that we
stand by the country. right or wrong
IL is not defensible for any freeman IN IN
free Republic TO state That ne VIII
stand by any official. right or wrong
or by any ex-oiilclal. III.
Even as regards the country WINE
| believe that once war is on every
citizen should stand by the land vet
in anv crisis which may or may not
lead up TO war the prime duty OF tine
citizen is. by criticism and advice even
against what he may know 10 De the
majority opinion of his fellow citizens
to insist that the nation take the right
course of action.
There is even stronger reason ioi
demanding of every loyal citizen that
after the President has been given am
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
CACAN EXONERATED,
FRIENDS PLAN PARADE
Whitman Dismisses Charges Of
Neglect in Cleary Case.
lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. ]

Haverstraw, n. Y, Aug. 25.-District
Attorney Gagan to-day received from
Governor Whitman an order of dis
missal of the charges preferred
against him by Frederick Z. New
man. Preparations are being made
for a parade and celebration in Ga
gan's honor.
The Governor says briefly that the
report of William H. Hotchkiss, APP
pointed special commissioner 10 in
yestigate the charges against Gagan
as District Attorney in the Cleary
case, recommended that they be dis
missed.
The charges grew out Of the killing
Of Eugene " Newman by Cleary. his
newly made father-in-law. The elder
Newman said the District Attorney
had not done his duty as prosecutor
to the fullest extent. Gagan replied
that he had done everything in his
power to bring out Cleary's guilt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
action, which caused them to ask Tor

action, which caused them to ask for
the opinion Of the Attorney General.
The result of Mr.. Grsgory's finding is
expected TO be that the La Toilette law
will be bone of contention in the next
session of Congress. Senator La Follette's
friends said tonight that IL this inter
probation of the law was allowed to
stand the Senator would lead fight to
so amend the law that its requirements
would be forced on every foreign pas
senger carrying ship which visited
ports of this country. II was said that
organized labor would be behind the
Senator.
On the other hand, the friends of
American ship ing will be encouraged
20 try to repeal the law, because under
the Attorney Generals ruling 1t makes
the discrimination against American
ships much more effective than was
contemplated when the bill was passed.
1t was the original intention Of SEN
ator La Toilette to have its provisions
apply TO all passenger ships of every
nation visiting American ports. This,
he urged again and again, would not
affect adversely American ships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26
Attorney General Rules
Law Applies Chiefly to
American Vessels.
OTHERS LET OUT
BY APPROXIMATE"
Opinion Is Expected to Cause
Sharp Fight for Repeal of
Measure in Congress.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington. Aug 25.-The La Fol-
,stte seamen's act will apply to few
foreigr ships, and American vessels will
no virtually the only ones which must
meet the rig requireme $ Of the law,
according to a formal opinion submit
Ted 70 the President to-day by Attor-
ney General Gregory.
This opinion cakes the wind out OF
the sails Ct the supporters of the sea-
mems act. The Attorney General Odds
that no foreign ships which do not
carry passengers will be affected by the
conditions imposed by the law and
that no ships Of any nation whose reg
ul-ions 70. safety at sea approx
mate" those Of the United States
should be obliged to comply with the
La Toilette law conditions.
Mr.. Gregory holds that the word
approximate" in the law is quasi
administrative judicial" expression by
Congress. and therefore the construc-
ton Of it will be up TO the Department
Of Commerce. charged by the law with
ns administration. Any injury which
i may be thought is done 10 any one
BY the rulings Of the department can
be remedied, he declares, only by an
appea. 70 the courts.
II foreign steamship company
should be compelled by the Depart
ment Of Commerce TO comply with the
conditions Of the La Toilette act. and
the officials of the company did not
think that the law should be construed
70 force their company TO comply, the
company would have the right to APP
neal 10 the courts. On the other hand,
Il officials Of companies forced to com
nlv with the law felt that certain other
eompanies were being exempted, due TO
the depar.ments rulings, they would
have the right to appeal to the courts
as the victims Of alleged unjust dis
elimination.
The Department Of Commerce had IN
tended 10 rule that all Of the first class
maritime power had laws and reguia-
tons which "approximated" those OF
the La Toilette act. but the officials
desire some authority for taking this