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Evening star., 1915-12-01
Planning House Organization.

Democrats of the House ways and
means committee today continued their
task of readjusting the committees to
provide places for the enlarged republi-
can minority.
While the committee has not half
completed its work Chairman kitchin
said he expected to finish by Friday.
The work must be done in time for the
House democratic caucus Saturday
night.
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Says Peace Is Desired.
But the Allies Will Not
Now Treat With Kaiser

LONDON. December I-viscount Hal
dare. former lord high chancellor, dis
cusslng The possibilities Of peace during
!, meeting III Kings Hall last night. de-
cGared that peace was more To be desired
thaa any other thing at the present mo-
ment.
Nevertheless, the speaker predicted that
uS I5eace negotiations would be consid-
cred by Great Britain or her allies until
Emperor William and the Gerpan war
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VOTE ON C[OTURE
AGAIN POSTPONED
IS
Special Rules Committee Not
Ready to Make Definite
Recommendations.
CAUCUS ALSO PUTS OVER
PRESIDENT PRO TEN. TEST
Leaders Trying to Prevent Split Over
the Candidacy Of SEN
ator Clarke.

Democrats OF the Senate in
caucus today failed to reach anv
agreement on a rule to provide
for cloture OF debate, postponing
action until tomorrow. The spe-
cial rules committee was not
ready to make any definite recon-
mendation, but will endeavor to
submit a proposal tomorrow.
The caucus also deferred cleo
ton OF President pro tempore.
This will be taken up Friday.
Senator Kern, chairman of the con-
ference, said the election was deferred
by common consent, with a view to as
surfing harmony in the conference.
election of Senator Clarke of Arkansas
and have sought to induce Senator
Pomerence of Ohio to be candidate.
Reason For Clarke Opposition.
1t was said by one member of the
caucus this afternoon that had the
election been held Monday Senator
Clarke would have been chosen demo-
cratic candidate for president pro tenn
pore without the slightest doubt. but
since that time there has been eyinced
a strong desire among some of the
democrats to have Senator Pomerene of
Ohio chosen for the place
Mt is pointed out that Senator cIarLa
was given the Office to help him out in
his election race last year in Arkansas
and that there was no reason why if
should not now be used to aid Senator
Pomerene, who comes up for re-elec-
tion next year. Members of the caucus
are hesitating about eliminating Sen
ator Clarke. fearing that to do so will
make it appear that he has been dis
ciplined because of his stand on the
ship purchase bill.
Steering Committee Named.
Senator Chiffon of West Virginia was
elected vice chairman of the confer
ence and Senator Lewis of Illinois was
reelected as party whip. On the steer
ing committee Senator Kern named
Senators Martin, owen, Chamberlain.
Thomas. O'Gorman, Williams. James
and Reed. Sena tors Loke Lea, Tennns
see: Hoke Smith. Georgia, and clark q
of Arkansas retire from the committees
The new committee will make up
assignments for the new
Senate. Senator Simmons. chairman Of
the finance committee, 1t was learned
has proposed that his committee he
enlarged so that Senator Underwood
of Alabama, former majority leader Of
the House, may be given a place on
the committee.
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Steering Committee Named.
Opposition Is Expected.

Although Chairman Owens of the
special rules committee had expressed
the belief that a cloture rule would be
approved by the caucus and later by
the Senate, opposition was considered
certain from some of the democrats. on
the ground that the question should
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Willing to Show Translations.

William Rand. jr.. counsel for the
defense, sought to have the contents of
the documents placed before the jury
as DIR. Buenz remembered them.
I'VE are willing to show you the
translations," Mr. Rand said. I'VE cam
not show you the originals. In the
first place, we couldn't get them from
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SIXTEEN M|NERSD DEAD
AS RESULT Of BLAST
Lives of 300 Men Imperiled by West
Virginia Colliery
Explosion.

BOOMER, w. Va, December l.-Six-
teen miners lost their lives in mine
No. of the Boomer Coal and Coke
Company yesterday afternoon by an
explosion of blow out shot which
imperiled 800 men. The bodies were
brought to the surface this morning
and taken to the temporary morgue
nearby.
Soon afterward a rescue party an
peared with five other men who had
been buried far underground and who,
though still alive. were in critical
condition
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ARLIAMENT MEMBERS
BATTLE IN BUCHAREST
Cry of Down With Government"
as King Begins to Speak
Starts Trouble.
GREECE REMAINS
FIRM
Refuses Unrestricted Use of Saloniki
by Allies-Germans Claim Cap
ture of $4,000 serbians
at Prisrend.

LONDON. December 1.-The
Balkan states continue to doml-
nate both the military and diplo-
matte situation in Europe Ru-
mania 5 attitude apparently is
causing the central powers great
uneasiness, while Greeces refusal
to limit her military effectiveness
as requested by the entente is OF
equal concern to those powers.
Rumania will deliver an ultima
tum to Austria as soon as the en-
tente allies concentrate 100000
men in the Balkans, it is reported
in Bucharest, says a Central News
dispatch from that city.
Greece steadfastly refuses to
concede entente demands for the
unrestricted use of the Greek port
of Saloniki as base, and further
more, declines to remove her
army from Macedonia.
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Serbian Military Situation.

Except for the capture of Prisrend
by the Bulgarians there has been no
marked change in the Serbian military
situation.
Berlin army headquarters announced
today that with the capture of Pris-
rend, western Serbia. $1,000 Serbians
we're made prisoner.
Bad weather continues on the
French front in Serbia, making opera
tions impossible" says a dispatch to
the Havas News Agency from SaIonild,
dated Monday November 29. THE
question of supplying the troops with
provisions has been preoccupying the
bellicerents for the past three days.
"A French accommodating party
brought back word that the Bulga
rians had reached MrZen, on the right
bank of the Cerna river.
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10000 Turks to Be Used.

News from reliable source says
that 10000 Turkish troops VIII be sent
to the Bulgarian Black sea coast
THE Austrians have shipped some
3o5 mortars to Bulgaria for the defense
of districts where the Germans have
Installed hydroaeroplane hangers.
A djspatch from Bucharest. dated
Tuesday. says:
"Feverish preparations are being
made at Rustchuk on the Danube, west
Of the Rumanian border to accom-
modate 10000 Austro-German troops.
who are due to arrive there shortly.
MANY officers with war materials al
r.adv have arrived.
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Hurried to Hospital,

They were hurriedly taken to the hos
pital in the hope that prompt treat
ment might save their lives.
At l o'clock mine officials expressed
the belief that no more bodies were in
the workings. Mine rescue car No. 4
of the United States bureau of mines
reached here during the morning and
it's trained crew was added to the
searching parties.
Men who escaped from the mine yes
terday and those brought out this
morning were still suffering from the
effects of gas, but with the exception
of two or three, physicians said, none
was in danger.
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Feared for Secret Code.

Not only has the abstract of this
agreement been given to the embassy
for safekeeping, DR.. BuenZ testihed,
but all correspondence on the subject,
by letter or cable, likewise has been
turned over formally to the German
government through the embassy at
Washington.
The cablegrams. it was said. were IN
the German naval code and were re-
moved to the embassy when il was
thought there was danger of their be-
coming public, through this trial, and
thus revealing to representatives OF
England. France and Russia the key
to the German secret code.
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Refuses to Grumble.

When Mr.. Churchill Joined the gren-
adiers he found himself in freless
dugout and supplied with the ordinary
army ration. He did not grumble,
however, but entered cheerfully upon
his task. An officer in the same COM
mand, writing to a friend about Mr..
Churchilrs experiences, said
The first night he shivered vfsibly.
and it was some time before We were
able to warm him up. but after partak-
ing of several portions OF agricultural
laborer's rations he thawed out and
talked in an interesting way for an
hour. He was taken for round of the
trenches until 80 o'clock in the morn
ing. but. in spite of hard grueling.
never complained. He was called
again at 6 o'clock. and the next night.
after the usual coldstorage dinner, he
took charge of his company
Evening star., 1915-12-01
Territory Wanted, Is Claim.

Alexander Marghiloman and i. p
Carp, leader Of the Rumanian conserv-
atives, are reported to have assured
the Duke of MecklenburgS Schwerin
when he was in Bucharest that the
benevolent neutrality of Rumania
could be counted upon by the Teutonic
allies If Germany could induce Austria
to cede Pennsylvania and part of Buko-
wilma to Rumania NJ. Carp is said to
have promised also to bring about
changes in the Rumanian cabinet.
NEGOTIATIONS between Berlin and vi
emma. it is said were fruitiess, owing
to the determined opposition of Hun
gary, and it is asserted that the Ger
man ruler has been endeavoring to in
duce Emperor Francis Joseph to con-
sent to the sacrifice of Transylva MIA,
upon the understanding that Germany
will return to Austria two provinces of
Silesia annexed to Prussia in 1866.
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Monitors Patrol Danube.

-Four Austrian monitors are patrol
ling the Danube along the whole
length of the Bulgarian shore to
where the Bulgarian frontier joins that
Of Rumania."
Russian reports CONCERNING the con-
centration of Russian troops near the
Humanian frontier have been much ex-
apg.rated, according to Berlin. The
number of troops assembled there is
very much smaller than has been stated
by the Russians. II is claimed. In ad-
ditiop. they are nearly all recruits, out
for practice.
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Had Use of Cable.

Notwithstanding the severance of the
German cables to America by the Eng
lish early in the war the Hamburg
American line was in constant cable
communication with Germany, Dr..
Buenz testified These cablegrams at
the time the line sent out relief ships
told DIR. Buenz there to send ships to
meet German cruisers. notwithstandins <
the isolation of the warships from the
German admiralty.
The government strenuously object
ed to DR.. BuenZs testimony concerning
the abstract of the agreement and the
ca blegram relating to the dispatch of
relief ships. Roger r. Wood. United
States assistant district attorney, con-
tended that the documents themselves
were available and that should be
h..2 ght. into the courtroom. In this he
W. upheld by Judge Howe, and Dr..
Buenz was not permitted to tell their
contents.
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Fight in Parliament.

"Partisans and adversaries Of the
government came to blows at the open
ing sess:ot. of the Rumanian parlia-
ment." telegraphs Berne correspon-
dent. King Ferdinand had hardly be-
gun to read his speech when he was in
terrupted with cries. of Down with the
government" from NJ. Mile, leader of
the intervent;onists, and his adherents.
The supporters of the government
replied with cheers for the king,
whose speech was punctuated through
out by shouts from the opposition
No sooner had the king departed
than general fight began between the
two factions"
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EXPLOSION AGAIN TODAY
ALARMS PEOPLE OF CITY
But Fears Are Allayed by Word
That Nobody Was Hurt and Lit
tie Damage Done.
MYSTERY ENsHRoUDs CAUSE
Company's Secret Service, Under
Maj. Sylvester, and Officials
Baked by Lack of
Survivors.

WILMINGTON, Del. Decetn.
Der With the death last night
OF Louis Booker. the fatalities re-
sulting from an explosion in the
plant OF the Du Pont Powder
Company at the upper Haglev's
yards, along the Brandywine, YES
terday afternoon now number
thirty.
The people OF Wilmington had
another scare early today when
there was small explosion OF
smokeless powder at the com
pany's plant at Carneys Point.
\. !. This place is just across
the Delaware river from Vii
mlngton. The explosion. which
did very little property damage.
and at which no one was hurt.
occurred at dawn. The flash was
seen by persons i'll this city and
then the sound was heard.
Checking Up Death List.
Coming so close after the explosion OF
yesterday, 1t caused some anxiety, but
this was soon allayed when the state
ment was given out that nobody had
been hurt.
Deputy Coroner Nichols today took
charge of the remains of the victims
nearly all of which, however were but
human fragments, and began an in
vestigation. Later he will summon a
jury and formal inquest will be hello
Officials of the du Pont company Were
hard a [ work on the list Of victims. en-
deavoring to have the list already pub
lished either verified corrected Diff
ficulty was experienced by reason OF
the fact that many of the men were
known by name only. some having
come to Wilmington to work recently
and their homes have not yet been To-
Gated. The list of names given out
by the company was taken from the
pay rolls
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Surrender of Monastir.

Monastir was formally surrendered to
the BuIgarians Monday. according to
an Athens dispatch to the Daily TeIe-
graph.
sunday. Col. Vassitch. the Serbian
commander, informed the Greek consul
or his intention to surrender the city
without fighting, In order to avoid USE
less bloodshed. commission, COM
posed of the Greek and Rumanian con-
suIs and high priests, was appointed
10 negotiate with the Bulgars as to
the handing over Of the city, and the
Evening star., 1915-12-01

The Industrial condition of the United
States at the conclusion of the Euro
pean war. he said, would be chaotic.
NO attempt to prevent foreign goods
being dumped upon our shores Will be
effective except through high protec-
tive tariff law, which | consider among
the first and most necessary pieces of
legislation that Congress should en-
act" said ne.
Had II not been for the European
war, the industrial situation in the
United States would have been worse
than during the second Cleveland ad-
ministration.
NO matter what legislation the dem
ocratic party enacts at the coming
session republican success in 1916 is a
practical certainty.
The senator said he would Introduce
a bill designed to rehabilitate the
American merchant marine through the
granting of a subsidy to American ships
OF all classes, believing that that is the
only feasible way to accomplish the de :
sired result. and to prevent the govern
ment engaging in the disastrous ex-
pertinent OF going into the shipping
business.
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Kaiser's Purported Object.

ROME. December THE real object
o. Emperor Williams visit to Vienna
was TO put stop 10 efforts Austria is
making. by means of negotiations
through Madrid with the Vatican. to
obtain a separate peace with the quad
ruple entente" says the Tribuna
Vienna and Berlin disagree on the
question OF peace. Berlin desires to
treat separately with each Of the allies
80 as TO break up the quadruple en-
teute, and then to crush England, but
Vienna desires real and lasting peace
to end the tension, which rapidly is be-
coming too great for Austria TO bear"
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Favors Fixed Proposition.

The republican leader announced him
self IN favor of the governments paw
Ing fixed proportion of the expenses
OF the National Capital and against
the indefinite plan advocated by some
members of Congress. If it should
clearly appear that the federal gov
ernment should pay less than one-balf
OF the expenses of the capital, which
IT now pays, he said the matter could
easily be adjusted and the government
stiil pay definite ratio of the ex-
penses.
Senator Gallinger deplored the fact
that so much feeling had been aroused
over District affairs and said he hoped
an adjustment would be reached which
would prove satisfactory to all
In regard to preparedness, Senator
Gallinger said that he had always been
friendly to liberal appropriations for
the army and navy and should con-
tinue to be so. He said that he ex-
pected to vote for an increase in the
regular army and for the creation of
an adequate reserve army that would
be a real help in time of war He
said he would support a large increase
in the navy. He intimated, however
that he did not fear any attack upon
the United States by any of the Euro
pean nations in the near future, or i'm
mediately following the end of the
present war.
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Signs Moved frequently.

Men accustomed 10 travel the roads in
the vicinity of the plants were said TO
have seen the notices upon several oc-
casions, but stated they had remained ia
position for only few hours at time
The notices, according to one of these
men, read as follows:
Americans who lost their lives with
the sinking of the Lusitania did 90
after due warning. All men of Teutonic
origin are hereby warned that IL the..
continue in the employment of the ii,
Pont Powder Company they will do so
at their peril and will be taking their
lives in their nands."
The theory that is most widely cred
tied is that the explosion was cause.
by a spark from a horses shoe strikin;.
a stone or piece of metal. or from :,
spark caused by small car runninl
over some powder that had been spilie7i
in the yard. Workmen in the yard
said that just before the explosion
Cured a car containing several thou
sand pounds of black powder had been
drawn by two horses along narrow
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Cloture Rule wise.

AS to cloture. Senator GalIineer said
il would be sorry day for the country
when the rules of the Senate are so
changed that the body Will become prac-
tscaliy a second House of Representatives
Unlimited debate. he observed, has been
of the greatest possible value and the
rule ought not 10 be changed so as to per
init a ma jority to deny to the minority the
right to full and free discussion Of pub
lie questions He did not believe the
N ore thoughtful and conservative of the
democratic senators will agree to tn.
nroposltion which is being advanced and
advocated by Senators Kern, owen and
others.
Referring to the condition of the Treas
ury the senator sees no proper way to
meet the emergency except by the issuance
Of bonds, believing as he does that taxes
are now sufficiently high. and that the
deficiency should lie temporarily met by
bonds. and permanently remedied by the
pa ssage OF an adequate tariff law
Senator Gallinger said New Hampshire
Will give its vote In the republican ma
ltionai convention to Senator Weeks of
! Massachusetts. and he expected that the
other New England states will do like
wise. He hopes that Senator Weeks will
bc the choice of the convention but If the
cioice shall fall on some other good re-
publican he will receive the electoral vote
Of every New England state.
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Cause Enshrouded in Mystery.

Every means will be exhausted in an
attempt to solve and explain this ex-
plosion. but at present we are with
out a Jingle thread on which to hang
our hopes that its origin ever will he
ascertained. The whole thing is an
absolute mystery Not a man is liv-
ing who was in or even near the pack
ing house when the accident occurred.
and we seem to be without the means
of even starting an investigation"
Reports that notices had been found
nailed to trees and fences leading to :he
du Pont plants at Upper Hagley and at
Carney's point warning employees of Teu-
tonic origin that they would imperil their
lives by continuing to work at either
place were receiving the attention of the
big force of detectives working Oh the
case today. These reports were dis
credited by the investigators and officials
of the company alike, but in order IL
leave no stone unturned it was decided
10 run down every possible clue After
the reports had gained considerable cir
culation several days ago the company
made thorough investigation. but de-
clared they had found absolutely nothing
to Substantiate them
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WILL STAND READY
TODEFEND DISTRICT
Senator GaIIinger Will Meet
Attacks Made Upon the Lo-
cal Government.

Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
republican leader of the Senate, said
today that his friendship for the Dis
trict of Columbia was unchanged, and
indicated that he would go the limit in
the Senate should an attack be made
upon the local government He reached
Washington at 1890 o'clock last night,
and is ready to go to the White House
to confer with the President over the
question of preparedness. The Presi-
dent has invited both Senator CAL
linger and Representative Manns the
republican leader of the House, to talk
over the preparedness program with
him.
Senator Gallinger, who for many
years was chairman of the Senate Dis
trict committee, said he had followed
with much interest the hearings be-
lore the joint select committee OF Con-
gress investigating the fiscal relations
between the United States and the Dis
trict OF Columbia. He said that he dis
approved of the extreme views relating
TO taxation in the District advanced nv
Herbert j. Browne al the hearings. ana
that he thought it would be unwise to
ABANDON the present system of govern
ment in the District "
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WEATHER.

Fair and somewhat warmer tonight.
Tomorrow unsettled. with probably
light rain: light to moderate variable
winds.
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest, 40, at l pm today;
lowest, -, at ) am. today
Full report on page 19.
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Apprehension Excited.

ZURICH, Switzerland. December Il
Eumors of changes in the Austrian
cabinet have excited surprise and some
apprehension In political circles in
vienna. according 10 adyices received
here from the Austrian capital
Tine Austrian parliament has not been
iu session since the outbreak of the
war. and the fear Is expressed in gone
o. the dispatches reaching Zurich from
Vienna that matters of great portent
must have arisen TO induce ministerial
cnaEge~ ct the present critical moment
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Continued on seventeenth Page)
The state herald., 1915-09-24
Farmers' Institute.

The schedule for the Farmers Insti
utes of the Colorado Agricultural Col
,ge. is now being made out. Ii Col
fge cooperation is to be had in an in
titute at your place. it will be necesss.
to write the Extension Department
the Agricultural College at once.
The plan for these institutes is thai
ne college furnishes the men. and pays
heir salary, and the local community
urnishes all local exp nses. The plar
or the travelling expenses is worked
ut In different was IN
hfferent parts of the sta.e. Ere
iuently the cooperation of the railroac
secured in furnishing transportation
for the speakers. There is no question
,u' that farmer institute |, wcr,l
Ill II costs to any community,
The state herald., 1915-09-24
Soudan Grass.

Charley Curtis brought to Holyoke
Saturday n fine sample Of Soudan gras,
raised on his ranch south east Of Hol.
yoke This sample was u little over
'evon fest tall and he has thirty acre,
II II 50 you possibly can ina glne about
how much cattle feed h. has on tina,
piece of ground. This is his first trial
OF Sou Ian grass and he is greatly pleas.
ed with the result and is satnfed that
the S"udan grass will tc the popnla,
stock feed with the ranchmen OF IN,
county in n few years.