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The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
DESPITE CABINET, He
WILL PUSH HIS PLANS
Garrison Will Urge Strengthening of
National Defenses in Face of
Colleagues Opposition.

1t was indicated here yesterday that the
cooperation conference held Tuesday
night at the home OF Secretary Garrison
and attended by executive ard legisla-
tive authorities charged with particular
responsibility for the national defense
was an exchange Of views which left
each member of the conference more
than ever satisfied with his own opinions.
While it made clear the fact that Sec
retary Garrison's measures for putting
the military establishment on a more
satisfactory basis have a rough road
ahead of them, it is equally certain that
Secretary Garrison is prepared to make
every possible effort to secure their
adoption.
Following the conference. some Of
those present intimated there would be
no departure this year from the safe
and prudent" program of previous
years, though they have signs of yield
ing by suggesting that next year might
present a favorable opportunity for
more comprehensive legislation"
1t became known yesterday that Sec
retary Garrison considers the country
has strongly indicated its interest in
the subject of national defense, and
that it is incumbent upon the govern
ment to take cognizance of this inter-
est and put the country in position Oh
preparedness for war.
Mr.. Garrison realizes the time before
the present Congress expires is short
and rather than run the risk OF getting
nothing at all done. he is ready to reduce
to a minimum the things he will ask for
at this time.
Some members of the conference, how
ever. were yesterday OF the opinion that
the present legislative isituation is such
that Secretary Garrison need not worry
about cutting his program for the pres
ent session; that Congress will attend to
that bv standing pat on the regular ap-
bills and pass no other army
legislation.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman Of the
Military Affairs Committee, is the only
member of the conference known TO share
Secretary Garrison's views in full about
the necessity for going beyond the old
routine in providing for the national de-
tense.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
GARDNER CONTINUES FIGHT.
Wants Garrison to Answer Cues
tfons on Coast Defenne Gurs.

Representative Gardner. Of Massachu-
setts. introduced another resolution in
the House yesterday on the subject of
national defenselessness' that Is likely
to be smothered by the Democratic lead
ership. 1t calls upon the Secretary of
War to answer four pertinent questions
as to the effectiveness and range of guns
mounted upon American coast defenses.
These are:
81. Is there any gun mounted in the
fortifcations of the United States proper
larger than twelve inches in diameter?
If so, where?
''2. Is the range of those 12-inch guns
as at present mounted more than 1900
yards?
80. Are the British Dreadnoughts Of the
Queen Elizabeth type being equipped
with 15-inch 45-caliber guns?
"4. Is the range of those, 15-inch guns
q, 900 yards, and is II not true that that
range exceeds by over four miles the
range of the best guns mounted IN the
defense of the United States proper,
either on the Atlantic or Pacific coast.
not including the Panama Cana.?"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
TURKS in Flight
BEFORE RUSSIANS
Defeat of Ottoman Forces
Becoming Rout, Says
Report.
COMMANDER IS TAKEN
Many Fugitives Trying to Make Es-
cape Through Treacherous
COMMANDER is TAKEN

Petrograd, Jan. 6-Broken remnants o.
the Turkish army thIt invaded Trans
caucasia are being pursued today by thu
victorious Russian forces. The defeat oi
| the Ottoman forces was a rout The Rus
SLAMS are reported to have taken. 3o.Oot
prisoners, besides vast quantities OF wal
munitions and many guns.
The Ninth Turkish Corps was annihi-
lated, II was officially announced today,
and the Tenth Corps was so badly shat
tered that it was unable to offer any Or
gsnized resistance.
Grand Duke Nicholas notified the war
office today that the Russian victory
was complete and paid tribute TO the
valor Of the Russian troops.
The country through which the fleeing
Turks are trying to escape will impede
their movements and II is expected that
they will lose thousands Of men in the
chasms and deep streams that run
through the mountains. The report of
operations from Grand Duke Nicholas
was as follows:
Corps Commander Taken.
THE defeat we inflicted upon the Turk
ish army at Sari Kamysch is complete.
The Ninth Turkish Army Corps was an
initiated. We captured the commander
Ine corps, lshndH L lhc NOAiA-
manders OF the Seventeenth, Twenty
eighth, and Twenty-ninth divisions and
two Of their lieutenants, with all their
staffs, more than 100 officers and a
large number of men.
The losses of the Turks in killed and
wounded are enormous. We took many
guns and machine guns, large quantities
of ammunition and many supply columns.
THE honor of capturing the comman-
der of the Turkish army corps fell to
single company of one of our regl-
ments.
''Our victorious troops are pursuing the
remnants of the Tenth Corps which are
trying to escape and are infiicting heavy
losses upon the routed enemy, as well as
taking numerous prisoners.
In the capture of Ardahan. one Of
our Siberian regiments charged S6e enemy
and sabered two companies Of Turkish In
fantry. A squadron from the same regi-
ment captured the colors of the Eighth
Regiment Of Infantry of Constantinople.
The Turks are falling back in all direc-
tions."
The Russian commander IN chief
added to his report a statement that on
the other front there was no change in
the situation.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
wilson ENDS MARYLAND
PATRONAGE DISPUTE
Distributes Nominations Among Smith
and Lee Supporters on Fifty
fifty Basis.

The President settled the MARYLAND
patronage dispute yesterday by dividing
Federal positions between Smith and Lee
factions on a fifty-fifty basis. The posi-
tons, men and their supporters are:
Collector of the port, William P. Ryan
(Smith); United States District Attorney,
Samuel K. Dennis (Smith); appraiser of
merchandise, James A. McQuade Smith
United States marshal, William w.
Stockham 0ee); surveyor Of the port,
Guy W. Steele CSmith and Representa-
tive ]. Fred C. Talbot, and appraiser
OF merchandise, W. B. Warner QIee),
With these nominations sent to the
Senate, there remains to be filed the Do
sition OF subtreasurer of Baltimore. This
is expected to be awarded to Robert G.
Hilton, indorsed by Senator Lee.
In sending in the nominations, the
President broke deadlock that had ex-
listed since the fall of 1913, when Senator
Lee was elected. Lee asked for all of
the positions on the ground that SEN
ator Smith is not in accord with the ad-
ministration policies. Senator Lee al
ready is accredited with the positions
of collector of internal revenue, given to
Joshua W. Miles, naval officer for the
port, given to A. Mitchell Diggs, and
postmaster at Baltimore, given to Sher-
lock Swami.
McQuade was backed by THE" Kelly,
Baltimore political leader. Ryan was
backed by Frank A. Furst, a heavy con-
tributor to the Democratic cause In
naming two appraisers of merchandise,
Mr.. Wilson brought the quota up to the
limit. Since the Taft administration,
there had been but one appraiser.
In addition to the Maryland nomina-
tons. President Wilson proposed to the
Senate George Fort. to be Assistant
Treasurer of the United States, and
Dewitt Coffman and William s. Fullam,
to be rear admirals.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
MACFARLAND IS GRATIFIED.
Expresses Delight at Committee
Eliminating johnson Rider.

: Commenting on the elimination of
the Johnson rider from the District
bill, Henry B. F. Macfarland, chairman
of thS executive committee of the
Committee of One Hundred. said last
night:
I'VE are grateful for the action Of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
We believe it will be approved by the
Senate. But then will come the tug
of-war in the Conference COMMITTEES.
Our friends in Congress will need all
the support that can be given them.
am glad to know that members of
the Committee OF One Hundred. and
other citizens here and elsewhere, are
continuing to present the facts to their
friends in Congress.
This exercise OF the right of petition
should be continued until the matter
finally is settled. National civic organ
izations are cooperating. The presi-
dent OF the American Civic Associa-
tion. speaking for 100000 representa-
tive citizens In all the principal cities
and towns of The country. has been
particularly acti, in this matter"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
COLLEGE WoMENs CLUB MEETS.
omcers and Executive omcials
Hostesses at Raleigh Affair.

Officers and members of the executive
board of the College Women's Club were
hostesses at the first of series OF winter
meetings in the ballroom of the Raleigh
Hotel last night. The following contrib
uted to the musical program:
Mrs. Jeanette Hughman, a Berlin
opera singer: Miss Roberta Allen, violin
list, director OF music OF the Friday Morn
ing Club: Miss Harriet Harding, soprano
soloist; Miss Edith Athey. pianist, and
Miss Mary L Kelly. accompanist.
Officers of the club are: Miss Elizabeth
", Brown, president; Miss Emma Harper
Turner, first vice president; Mrs. g. +.
Bowerman. second vice president; Mrs. ].
H weyrich, corresponding secretary;
Miss Alice Deal, recording secretary:
Miss NJ. Ella Given, treasurer. and Mrs.
Louis w. Austin. Mrs. W. H Baker. Mrs.
John Cummings. Miss Hortense Hersome.
Miss A. Margaret Merrill. Mrs. william
H Heron. and Miss Ruth II. olmstead.
members Of the executive board
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
ZEPPELIN FLEET H0VERS
ABOVE FRENCH CITIES

! Flanders, Jan. 6.-Three Zep-
peIiRs were reported early this
morning on the coast between
Calais and Grave Lines. The
news receives substantIation
from repeated visits by German
airmen to Dunkirk during the
day. with one exception the air
men threw no bombs.
Once q shell from the anti
craft guns at FirIiny burst with
i'm fifty feet Of q German machine
upset fits balance and sent IL
away down the wind into safety.
Twice airmeH of the allied
forces went mp and chased the
intruder away. One German air.
man dropped two bombs I'm the
suburbs, but they did no damage.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
NEW YEAR BURNS KILL TWO.
Henry Newell Upset Lamp on Self
and Nephew.

From burns received New Year Eve
when an oil lamp upturned and exploded.
Henry Newell, thirty-nine years old,
janitor of the public school at Langdon,
and his nephew. George Dudley Loor,
ten years old, 1900 Girard street north
east. are dead. TheOboy died at Casualty
Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Newell
died at Sibley Hospital yesterday morn
ing.
The accident occur ed at the Loor home
Newell was playing with lis nephew on
the floor, and in attempting to get some
thing from a center table upset the
lamp. The clothing of the boy and man
caught fire.
Funeral services for the boy were held
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock from
the residence. and the interment was held
i'm Rock Creek Cemetery. Funeral ar
rangements for Newell will be announced
today.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
German Loss 796.O44.

Copenhagen, Jan. 6.-The latest German
casualty lists issued in Berlin today give
the names of A,9n killed, wounded and
missing,~bringing the total to 1904, ex-
elusive of 132 Bavarian, s. Saxon, IS Wur-
temburg and 13 navy lists The list in
cludes q German airmen killed, wounded
and missing along the User.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Violet Raw Curing Soldiers.

Paris. Jan. 6.-violet rays are prescribed
for frostbites by DR.. Pougnet In a paper
to the Academy Of Medicine. He says
suffering soldiers are rapidly cured when
taken from the trenches to allow their
affected members to be passed through
violet rays Of medium intensity.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
GOEBEN STRIKES MINE.
Turkish BnttIeship Disabled for
Two Months. Dispatch saws.

Copenhagen, Jan ca dispatch to the
National Tidende from ConstantinopIe
states that thu former German battle
shop GOeben collided with two Russian
mines in the neighbOrhood Of the Bos-
phorus and was seriously damaged. Two
big holes were blown in her at the water
line. Repairs cannot be effected in less
than two and a half months. The acci
dent has been kept secret at Constan-
tinonle.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
SIX LOST WHEN TUG SINKS.

Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 6.-Six lives are
believed to have been lost when the tug
Rambler, which went ashore Monday,
was battered to pieces by heavy breakers
near the Cumberland lighthouse in st.
Andrews Sound.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
American Express Head Quits.

New York, Jan. 6-H. s. Juner. vice
president and general manager Of the
Eastern line of the American Express
Company, has resigned and been placed
on the retired list. He will be succeeded
by r. E. M Cowie, who is head Of the
Pacific department
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Famous Artist Dies.

New York, Jan. 6.-Roswen Morse
Shurtlepp, famous artist, died suddenly
tonight as he was entering drug
store at Fifty sixth street and Column
hus avenue. He was seventy-six years
old. and is survived by a wife and
brother.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
ARMY AvIATORS SET RECORD.
Lieut. Carberry Scars to IL 600 Feet
with Passenger.

San Diego. Cal. Jan. 6-Capt A. C
Cowan, u. s A. commanding the army
aero squadron at North Island, announced
today that a new American altitude rec
ord for passenser-Carrying biplanes was
established at North Island camp yester-
day, when Lieut.. Joseph Carberry carried
Lieut.. Arthur r. Christie as a passenger
20 n height of L, $50 feet
The old record was 5000 feet
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
No MorePiIes
Simple Home Remedy Easily Applied
Gives Quick Relief-and Costs
Nothing to Try.

Pyramid Pile Remedy gives quick
relief, stops itching, bleeding, or pro-
truding piles, hemorrhoids and all rec
tai troubles, in the privacy OF your own
home. soc a box at all druggists
single box often cures. Free sample for
trial with booklet, mailed free, in plain
wrapper, on request to Pyramid Drug
Co., SIC Pyramid Bldg. Marshall. Mich.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
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in America there is an extra
ordinary diversity of color
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The unusual range Of
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The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Killed When Sled Bumps Fence.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 6-John Waller
nineteen years old, was killed, and Claude
Williams, twenty-nine, seriously injured
when the sleds on which they were coast
ing on steep hills near Carlisle left the
road and ran through fences.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
Speakers Books Are Gone.

Speaker Clark banged his desk
for order yesterday and when he
got the attention Of the House
hade this statement 1.-Two rule
books profusely annotated for
the benefit of the parliamentary
clerk, have disappeared from the
Speakers desk. VIII the persons
or persons responsible for their
dIsappearanee return them, or
bring two others in their places"
The House Uttered. Up to a late
hour last night the books were
still at large.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
KING GIVES TO RELIEF FUND.
BaVarian Monarch Gives $4,000 on
SEVENTEEN Birthday.

Berlin (via Amsterdam, Jan. 6-Kins
Ludwig OF Bavaria celebrated his seven
tieth birthday today by contributing 81 500
for the relief of wives and children of
his soldiers.
He also issued a manifesto praising the
Hawaiian army and declaring his belief
that the enemies OF Bavaria and the
German empire would be overwhelmingly
defeated
The Washington herald., 1915-01-07
One Killed as ElevatOr Falls.

San Francisco. Jan. zone person was
killed and fifteen injtNd. six perhaps
fatally, in an elevator ident here to-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-14

reported in prior years has borne to the average yield for the same series of years. The first month in which a crop is reported the forecasted yield may vary considerably from the final outturn owing to the uncertainties of weather, etc, during the growing sea- son. Each subsequent report, as the season develops and uncertainties be- come certalnties, approaches more closely to the actual outturn until the final condition just before harvest is usually very close to the actual yields, as determined later, thus reflecting in figures of the Crop Reporting Board the greater assurance with which the problem is met by the reporters in each successive month.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-14
Up!
That Tired Grouchy Feeling Means a
 Lazy Liver

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 Guarantee. Every bottle bear ing the likeness of l.. K. Grigsby is guaranteed to give satisfac- tion or your money will be re- turned. For sale here in soc and $1 size bottles at Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-14
A Doctors Prescription for Cough An Effective Cough Treatment.

One-fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr, Kings New Discovery, taken as needed, will soothe and check Coughs, Colds, and the more dangerous Bron chial and Lung Ailments. You cant afford to take the risk of serious ill., ness, wher so cheap and simple a remedy as Dr. Kings New Discovery is obtainable. Go to your Druggist today, get bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery, start the treatment at once. You will be gratified for the relief and cure obtained.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-14

production during the warmer months. Our method of handling broody hens is to place them in open, clean, well ventilated pens and supply good feed. Our purpose is to induce them to be- gin laying soon after they cease to be broody.
 All males have been removed from the laying pens. It is well estab- lished fact that non-fertile eggs keep much longer than fertile eggs. Pro ducing non-fertile eggs and keeping them in cool place removes the dan ger of bad eggs.
 We are keeping up a constant fight against lice and other vermin. Satis- factory returns from poultry are inn possible unless this is done.
 MARTIN NELSON,
 Director.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-14
JUDGING CROP CONDITIONS
Factors Reporters Should Consider In Making Estimates Difficulties Early in Season.

Crop reportrs, whenp reparing their monthly estimate of crop conditions in comparison with the normal, are of- ten at loss as to the allowance that should be made for the various fac tors entering into condition. These difficulties are greatest early in the season when the crops are but slight ly advanced, some perhaps, not yet showing above ground.
 In making up the first estimate re- porters instinctively, sometimes sub consciously, take into consideration the various elements entering into condi- ton, such as the vitality of the seed, condition of the seed bed, amount of moisture in the soil, root development, vigor of the plant as evinced by stout ness and color, presence or absence of plant diseases or injurious insects, earliness or lateness of the crop, whe- ther fields are well cultivated, etc, all in comparison with what is normal to the local soil, climate, and farm practice. The degree to which these various clements will enter into the figure expressing the reporters judg- ment of the existing condition depends upon the locality. In some sections latness may he a very serious handi- cap, in others of small consequence; and so for other elements. No rule can be laid down beyond the broad one that the cond tions must be considered as whole without placing undue em- phasis on any one of them.
 It will be helpful if reporters will bear in mind he purpose of these crop estimates, witch is to allow of fore casts of prot able production. So far as practicable, the figure given for condition should accord as closely as possible to the percentage of normal yield indicated at that time, assum- ing that average growing conditions will continue up to the time of har- vest. Judgement on final yield is, of course. extremely difficult in the early stages of the growth of the crop, but this point of view will often enable the correspondent to decide with greater assurance upon a condition figure when the existing conditions are somewhat confusing. The rela- tive effect of the various factors and the bearing ,.pon them of future aver age growing conditions savers or theory. however vital and certain theic operation nay be; whereas the gener- al summing up in the sense of prom h ise of yield elbows the reporter to ap- proach the problem in more sucto- mary manner and to consider the sub feet in its entirety, so to speak.
 As the plant develops and the vicls- situdes of its various stages of growth are successi ay met and passed it be- comes progressively easier to estimate the probable yield, and corresponding lv easier to detrmine upon the condi- tion expresse1 in per cent of normal as thus meas red by the standard ot probabl yield
 The method used by this bureau in forecasting probable production based upon condition reports is to assume that the present condition will bear the same relation to final yield that tho averaoa condition at this date as
The Prescott daily news., 1915-07-14
Will St. Louis Be Fourth in 1920?

Will St. Louis Be Fourth in 1920? From the Republic.
 It is time St. Louisans were asking earnestly what this community ought to do in order to hold in the census of 1920 the position it held in 1910. Half of the census period is gone; the ques- tion whether We might have made bet ter use of our opportunities for mu- nicipal development as it passed is now of purely academic interest. The adoption of new Charter is one task accomplished during this fve-year period which has an important bear ing upon manicipal growth; we may go on unhin cred by the archaic con- captions of municipal powers and their exercise which prevailed in 1875. But it behooves us ts look well to our laurels.