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DEPUTY SHER|FFsI
UNDER INDICTMENT.
CHARGE OF MAhsLAuaHTER BE.
ING BROUGHT ,As RESULT OF,
%. g. ..r,-v- /. = -
SHOOTING OF STRIKERS.
ENTER PLEA NOT. GUILTY L
Labor Leaders Address Strikers urg
ing Them Not to Arm Themselves
and to Refrain From Violence.

Roosevelt, N. with % deputy
'sheriffs named as defendants in a
blanket warrant charging man
slaughter, Investigations were under
way by the Federal Industrial Rela.
ttons Commission and the prosecutor
Of Midd1esex county into the shoot
ing here OF 10 striking employees OF
the American Agricultural Chemical
Company.
One striker died from his wounds
and several others are in a serious
condition. s@ 81 ~. .,. 10, 81,
J., Twenty-one of, the accused deputies
pleaded not guilty when arraigned be
fore County Judge Daley and were
released on bail Of $4,000 bonds fur.
Inished by; a surety company They
were sent back to guard the com.
pany's property. Counsel for the 9th:
er deputy named in the warrant said
his client would plead at once. : 5.s
Investigators representing the In
dustrial Relations III Commission ex.
pect to complete their inquiry. Mean
while county authorities plan to
place evidence. before the grand jury.
! Labor leaders addressed the istrik.
,ers at q meeting, urging them not to
arm themselves and to refrain from
violence and not to congregate In the
streets or near the company,s plants.
The strikers discussed without tax
ing action q suggestion to appoint 9
committee to meet representatives Of
the company with d view to@settlins
the wage dispute which resulted in
their quitting work. .5 & I. Il /. ;5.;, y
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foaElsN TRADE IMPROVEMENT.

5ales cf E6odstuffs, Clothing, etc,
Have Been Unusually Large.
Washingt Marked Improvement
igin fne f6reign trade of the United
3:Sfates lis reflected in latest reports
I To- The department OF commerce, and
official summary of which, says in
SSaies Of foodstuffs and certain
\ lines of manufactures have been un-
usually larger in November, the latest
speTiod for which detailed information
sis at hand In that month exports
aggregated sos 900 900, or double the
1 total for August last when, by reason
I sof the outbreak Of war. our foreign
trade fell to- the lowest level reached
! ID many years In December there
sswas further Improvement, the months
exports being valued at $246, ,000, 900,
eompafed with s2ss .OOO, 900 in Decem-
ber 1873 and within four million OF
sthe high record established in Decem-
bers 1912. SCI. =
An analysis OF the trade figures
piiblished In the summary Of foreign
!. commerce shows that while American
cotton. mineral oils, naval stores, lum.
ber and agricultural implements are
I'm less demand abroad than in former
years there SIS: greater demand in
foreign countries for our foodstuffs.
meats, sugar, clothing and other man.
S.,feu i,3uroa oenocfnifv IN E,urone re ~
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WILL K KEEP UP FIGHT. {
ship Purchase Bill May ProIons ses.
sion Of Congress, Says Leaders.

snip PURCHASE Diu Moyl 'S'S'% -
sion Of Congress, Says Leaders.
2 washington. - Republican Senators
determined at a conference to fight
the government ship purchase bill with
all resources at their command, con-
tinuing the opposition until March 4
If necessary or even in an extra ses-
sion, should one be called. gG. &,
Immediately after the conference
the Republicans began action, sena.
tor smoot moved that the senate ad,
journ. That was defeated. Demo.
cratic members, most Of whom had
been absent, while Senator Weeks
concluded speech against the ship
bill. hurrying in on a quorum call.
Senators Lodge and Root served no
tice that they would speak on the
bill. Z
Senator Townsend then moved to
take up the volunteer officers retire
ment bill, and the war claims bill.
Both motions were defeated.
"We are not conducting a albius-
ter" said Senator Burton, who con-
cluded a three-day speech against the
bill. Surely no one thinks was
filibustering. have not even ex-
hausted my material."
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Senator Burton Bucks.

yashington-Republican opposition
to the government ship purchase bill
took on all the evidences Of a >filibus'
ter. Senator Burton, who talked the
rivers and harbors bill to death at
the last session, led the attack. Nc
progress was made on the bill excep.
that another day Of Senator Burton's
speech went into the record. Not,
withstanding the determined minority
opposition, however, President Wilson
expressed confidence over the out
come. He said he thought 1t very
probable" the bill would be passed.
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Report Rural Credits Bill.

Washington.-Although there may
oe no opportunity to enact rural cred:
It's legislation at this session Senate
Democrats resumed activity on this
subject with view to reporting bih
in the near future. In accordance
with the resolution adopted by the
Democratic caucus declaring it the
sense of the Senate Democrats that a
rural credits system bill be pressed
at the earliest practicable date, the
banking committee decided to get
such measure before the senate.
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Corporations and Labor Problem.

New York.-Representative David
J. Lewis Of Maryland, chairman of the
House Labor Committee, testifying at
the first session Of the investigation
by the Federal Commission on Indus
trial Relations into. the great philan-
thropic foundations and the causes of
industrial unrest, declared he believed
the condition of the individual worker
had been greatly lowered since forma.
tion Of the large american corpora
tions. Two other wdtnesses,sIda M.
5TarbelI author and estigator. and
Basil M. Manley, also; testified. $ f
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1915-01-27
FLEE FROM MEXICO CITY.
Convention Forces Evacuate- carrar
"a Troops Are Near. Y :,

Convention Forces Evaeuate- -carran-
"a Troops Are Neal.
Washington .-Adyices from Mexico
City Indicated that the Mexican cap
ital soon would be evacuated by the
convention forces. Carranza troops
are reported at Apam, within SO
miles Of the city. " ss.i i .s& tfa
State department dispatches said
General villas followers .'were leav-
ing for the North, but did not ex-
plain whether the movement was gem
eral or merely preliminary to evaeua-
tion. ,.' 81 r. 4 lssF = ,at( x.
The last dispatch from Mexico City,
was summarized in this 4 announce
ment from the state department: X
"a dispatch from Mexico City
states that the followers of General
Villa are leaving for the North and
it Is reported that the general officers
Of the National Railway are to be at
Chihuahua. ,gs 81 [. +, b. :, Il. ;,sg I;
"A report was current in Mexico
City on the, nineteenth that a large
force of Carranzistas was moving in
the direction Of Apam. sF
s"The convention still continues It's
sessions, and has adopted the first two
articles Of the proposed plan Of gov
:ernment. "A manifesto has been Is
sued calling on the Mexican nation
to support the convention. General
villa~yas confirmed scomnander-in
chief and was given complimentary
vote of confidence. = .gE. s
"The department is informed that
General Villa was expected to arrive
at Aguas Calientes on the night Of the
eighteenth and that SO far. not many
troops have deserted him" (.
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RUSSIANS PUSH FORWARD. ! RI
czARs TROOPS APPEAR TO BE
,MENAclNG THE ARMY + IN vi
3sl I EAST PRUSSIA. ~ J. I!
Germans and Allies at standstill,
However Both Claim Minor Sue:
cesses Near La BoisseiIe. 4.

London Characteristic fighting is
going on In northern France, where
the village OF La Eoisselle, 20 miles
northeast OF Amiens, was taken from
the French by the Germans and later
re4captured by the French. e y,
At this point there has been much
work with the bayonet. A. French
ammunition depot hlew up and part
of the Village was destroyed by fire.
The Germans, taking advantage aof
this Incident, attacked the French
with the steel and drove them to posi-
tions beyond. In q fierce counter-at-
tack some hours later the French Te'
captured the position
A French eyewitness with official
authority gives some idea Of The ma
ture Of fighting that has been going
on in the West. lie describes the
fighting near Sofsstns 10 days .igo
as resu ting favorably for the Allies
but later the waters Of the Aisne,
swollen by the, heavy storms, came
over the banks, washed away bridges
and prevented the Allies from send
ing reinforcements to points where
the French troops were being hard
pressed by the Germans. This result
ed In a retirement Of something like
q mile and the establishment OF a
strong front in a good strategic posi-
ton on the right bank Of the river. !.
The long,awaited decisive action IN
Russian Poland has not developed,
probably because of the unfatorable
weather conditions which have pre-
vailed for some weeks, but the Rus
sian statements tell of small engage
ments at certain points along the
trenches which indicate preparedness
on both sides to take advantage OF any
opening that offers. 9!1s, ~. {
In ,Galicia the Austrians' have sue.
ceeded east of Zakllczyn in forcing
the Russians to evacuiate their trench
es for several miles.
No further word has been received
regarding Russian operations In kir-
libaba. Pass, through which they ex-
pected to. carry their aggressive
campaign into Hungary. ."
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lrbirJ canadlan contInee mt.

Vancouver, B. C.-Gen. Samuel
Hughes arrived here to arrange for
the enlistment Of the, Third Canadian
scSntingent. The second contingent Is
expected to receive orders at any
Sfirae sto move to the Atlantic seaboard.
Tne Arst contingent of 10000 was
sent across the Atlantic in one fotilla
;buf IL is believed the second and third
WIFI be sent in single vessels to avoid
submarine attacks. A deputation of
Hindus begged Gener Al Hughes to be
allowed to join the coiors and the gen.
oral agreed TO take UP the matted,
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GERMAN AIRCRAFT RAIDS
KING AND QUEEN HAD LEFT
/ y sANDRINGHAM PALACE BUT
SHORT WHILE BEFORE.
No Damage at sandrinsham But
Some Women and Children Are
,S,S Killed In Nearby Towns. NJ

London. - German aircraft made
their long threatened raid on England
and attempted to blow up with bombs
the Kings Royal residence in Sand
ringham, County Norfolk. q.
King George and Queen Mary, who
have stayed at Sandringham with
their family, only the day before re-
turned to London i,4.
It is not definitely known whether
the raiders were Zeppelins or aero
plans, but Zeppelins were reported
as passing over the North Sea In a
westerly direction and some believed
these were the raiders. s
The night was dark and cloudy.
which made 1t impossible for the 3peo-
PIE In the town over which they pass
ed to distinguish even the outlines Of
the raiders, though the whirr OF their
propellers and the droning of their
motors could be heard.
A Zeppelin is reported to have been
brought down by a warship: at Hun
stanton, q few miles north OF Sand
ringham. Vs
Bombs were dropped in Yarmouth,
Kings Lynn, Sandringham, Cromer,
Sherringham and Beeston. Every
where, except at Beeston, casulttes
and; damage to property resulted.
The first place visited was the wide
Unknown seaside resort and fishing
town of Yarmouth. T., '.a
A man and woman were killed, q
number of persons were injured and
much damage to property was done
by the raiders. Their visit lasted less
than 10 minutes. =
-Four or five bombs were dropped in
Yarmouth. When the attack began the
authorities gave instructions that all
lights be extinguished and other pre-
cautionary measures were taken. Few
signs Of panic were seen during the
raid.
Apparently the raiders after visiting
Yarmouth, flew over Cromer where
they dropped bombs and then went to
Sheeringham and Beeston. Turning
inland from there they made for Sand
ringham, dropping explosive missiles
there and at Kings Lynn, where a
boy was killed and man, woman and
child were injured. Two houses
were destroyed.
The damage at Sandrigham has
not been reported. It is known, how
ever, that the Royal Palace was not
harmed. A bomb penetrated house,
but did not explode. r.. .f.."
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CONGRESSMAN HAY
PLEASED WITH ARMY
GENERAL DEBATE ON 100000, 900
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
is COMPLETED.
GARDNER WANTS INCREASE
Insists That the Country IL Hopelessly
Unable to Put Up Fight Of Any
Consequence. w..

Washington an all-day dis
cussion of national defence the house
completed general debate on the
s1O1 1,000, 900 army appropriation bill
Reading Of the measure for amend
ment has begun with both majority
and minority leaders urging that
action on this and other appropriation
bills be expedited to avoid special
session of congress. 81 n 4.
The feature of the debate was q
speech by Representative Hay Of
Virginia, chairman Of the military
committee, deprecatirlg war talk, and
declaring it was not necessary to add
a single man to- the standing army
The pending bill makes no provision
for additions to the army. but meas
uers before the senate military com
m.ttee with the approval of the ad
ministration, would increase the
army by about 25,00Dg men.
Representatie Gardner Of Massa'
chusetts, and Kahn Of California Wig
,-ously insisted that the country's
present .defeHses were Inadequate
though they agreed with, Mr., Hay that
there was no Immediate prospect Of
the United States being involved IN
war. - ~ u ~ i. za
"How people can claim" said Mr.
Hay, .'that these great nations now al
war, which are exhausting themselves
financially and physically, as soon %
the war is over, are going to turn
around and attack the. strongest ma
ton on earth is beyond my compre
hension. The United States is going
on now to MAINTAIN peace with all
the world. That is the policy OF this thif
country, not only Of the administers
ton but of the entire cttizenry.
'.sNobody wants war. We are moi
going to do anything totbring about
war. , All this talk Of OUT not being
prepared for war and of conditions
have arisen in Europe which makes
it necessary for us to go into large
military expenditures is absurd.
am utterly opposed to a large stand
ing army, to adding a single man 70
the present standing army.
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"BiIly" Sunday in Washington.

Washington.-"Billy" Sunday, the
revivalist, visited Washington, called
at the White House and later talked to
some 5000 people about "if Christ
came to Washington" Government
officials were in the biz audience that
listened to the baseball evangelist.
who climbed on table and warned
his hearers that God must be served"
Champ Clark presided over the meet:
ing and Secretary Brfan, Attorney
General Gregory, secritary Lane and
J. p. Tumulty Seeretas = of tile Presi-
dent. sat on the platfoF ln. \: Y 81
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Wilson is Proud Grandfather.

. Washington. --- President Wilson's
talks with callers conferred mainly
about the new White, House arrival
his first grandchild, the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis B. Sayrs. Thousands OF
congratulatory messages and many
presents arrived. ISL. ~.
The grave look Mr.. Wilson has worn
since his wife's death was supplanted
by broad smile.
Maj. Elbert M. Bacon Of Houston,
Tex, who was baptized by the late
Mrs. Wilson's grandfather, was one
OF the first to congratulate the presi'
dent. f.... .,.tar ..t \.
A toy Princeton tiger for the Sayre
baby was given to President Wilson
by a committee from the Princeton
Alumni Association.
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New Coast Guard.

Washington.-A coast guard, Great
ed by consolidating the revenue cut
ter and life-saving services, is provd-
ed for in senate bill passed by the
house.
The coast guard, with its 4,300 OFF,
GERS and men, will be an auxiliary to
the navy in time Of war The CONSOLE.
dation will give life-savers retirement
and longevity: pay privileges The
:measter calls for an iestimat teds in;
creased expenditure OF 1891 ;sss
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Russians Claim Successes.

Petrograd.-The general staff Of the
Russian army gave out an official com.
munication reading az follows: "On
the left bank of the River Vistula we
delivered a counter-attack on the
night of January II and We reoccupied
certain trenches near the village Of
the Goumine which the enemy had
captured the night of January 16. The
German detachments defending these
trenches were virtually annihilated.
The subsequent efforts made by the
enemy in this locality to attack were
without success.
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Fiohtinu In West.

Lnodon-The battle for the trenches
in Flanders and France continues al
most without cessation from the sea
to the Swiss border. In the mud Of
Flanders, the floods of the Aisne Val
lev and the SHOWS of the Argonne and
the Vosges, the soldiers of Germany
and theallied nations keep up a con-
tinual fight to hold what they possess
and to take something from that held
by the enemy. According, to a long
French official report this method Of
siege operations has favored the
Allies.
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CAN FIGHT INDEFINITELY.

General Field Headquarters Of the
German Army in France More of
such offensive (referring to the pres
ent offensive operations Of the allies)
can only be welcome to. u.s."
"The British are good fighters, but
an army without the necessary Off
GERS and non-commissioned officers is
scarcely an army"
1--WE are fully prepared for any at
tempt lat q landing in Belgium. The
;soonersit IL comes the better. s
I u These are phrases, full of Quiet Opt
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snee,,Iatian Is Cause.

Washington-The Department OF
Justice investigating at President
Wilson's direction the recent rise
in wheat and flour prices, asked the
agriculture and commerce depart
ments for all available information
relating to production, export and i'm
port in the last two years. 1t became
known that the effort to discover If
there is any pool operating in the
wheat market will center In Chicago
and Minneapolis. The Department re-
ceiyed a resolution adopted in Chi
cago recently.
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WOE yIraInIa ps:bt: s1e, ,ooo, ,ooo.

'%1SSSJS0S' =
Washfngton.-West Virginia's share
sof the debt outstanding against Vir-
( rinia when the states separated in
1861 was fixed In special masters
report to the supreme court at more
than $4,000, geo. The report, present
I Cd BY. Special Master Sharles E. Little
sfeid after long series Of hearings
is expected to be made the order Of
/ The court. The court held in 1911 that
West Virginia must pay s7,100,0O0 Of
\ the principal Of the debt, $4,000, 900.
Participation In virginia's assets in
1861 were not decided.
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seh1,f and Belmont Testify.

: New York-Jacob H. Schiff, banker
and United States representative of
the Baron de Hirsch Foundation, and
August Belmont, director In many
public service corporations, testified
before the federal commission on in
dustrial relations inquiry into the ad-
ministration of great philanthropic
foundations and the cause of indus
trial unrest. Both asserted that
boards of directors with which they
associated paid no attention to labor
conditions until trouble seemed immi.
nent. .' ''.
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To Overthrow Villa and carranza.

Ell Paso, Texas.-A movement has
been started in Mexico to eliminate
both Carranza and Villa, 1t was lear
ed in authentic reports from the inte-
rior. Gen. Alvaro Obregon, Carranza's
chief. heads the movement with Gen.
Eulalio Gutierrez, the national conven-
tion's provisional president. who re-
Gently fed from the capital. They
have agreed together and with several
of the Carranza and Villa leaders, 1t IS
reported, to organize an Independent
movement to establish lasting peace.
in Mexico.
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mism, of Lieut.. Gen. Erich Won
Falkenhayn, the German minister of
war and chief of staff of German
armies in the, field, who today granted
the Associated Press the first inter.
view given any correspondent.
The general talked frankly of the
military situation and the prospects
of the war which he does not expect
will be a short one. = 80 .9+sfStyss
Gen. Won Falkenhayn is the man
responsible, under the emperor, for
German strategy in the great world
war. He Is the youngest of any :of
the leaders Of the European aFahie .,
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Population 100, 900, 900

Washington.-The population OF
Continental United States will pass
the hundred million mark within the
next three months according to. two
estimates made public by the govern
ment bureaus. eGographer c. D.
Sloane estimated that the population
would be 10O,OO0,O59 at 4 p. M, April
2. Government Actuary j. S. Mccoy
of the treasury department, calculat:
ed that it would be 100,o16,000 on Feb
1ruary 1. -, s 49,. ~. =
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BIG MILITARY BILL
PASSED s. BY HOUSE
sEt10f, ,o0o,o 900 ARMY ! APPRoPRIA.
Is TON BILL PASSED HAS FEW
CHANGES.
! avIA1TIoA 'li'1Ivl WAS DEFEATED
ARTILLERY Appropriation is Greatly In
creased Some Funds For All
!. s:3j1j & Branches. ~

Washing ton. AFTER two days of de-
nate on the general staff Of the nation
Eel defense the house passed without
Re roll call the army appropriation
Eabill carrying $101, 100000. y
|ssIss Adyocates of immediate strengthen
|tpx of the military establishment
Etought TO the last for additional ap-
pTnpIiations. but their efforts met with
|%no announcement from either Demo
4 |seratic ios Rspub blican leaders. The
East roll cali on q motion by Repre-
senatiYe Gardner Of Massachusetts to
recomnit the bill with instructions to
|repprt back an amendment carrying
$t 100000 for aviation was defeated
Ez6s TO "a. .li IS 7. n
IAN amendment offered by Represen-
astiye sDeitr,ck Of Massachusetts and
Ikadopted practically without opposition
would prohibit use Sof stop watches
and other speeding ups devices in
cennection with so-called scientific
Infringement systems In arsenals and
ships. Representaties Of union labor
have been fighting for this prohibi-
tion for several years. ID $ 4 tE5.
The house also adopted an amend
sn1ent, ,lbS. Representative Tayenner Of
y Iliionis TO require that all munitions
ssSSof war provided for IN the bill shall
s!6e nanufac actured IN government
|SplAnts. ~. .1ss. ,5ti. Il. 4.
81 The bin which carries funds for all
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Germans Dropped 20 Bombs.

London.-The German a airships
for they are thus described by the
German official report-whcih raided
the coast towns of Norfolk county
dropped 20 or more bombs. The mis-.
siles killed four persons, injured 10
or more and did considerable damage.
A report that a fifth person, a soldier
had been killed, proved incorrect,
Yarmouth and Kings Lyon, the larg-
est towns visited, suffered the heav.
lest damage.