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The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
CONCERTED ACTION TO TRY AND TALK SHIP PURCHASE
 BILL TO DEATH
GALLINGER HOLDS THE FLOOR
Most of the Time He Was Talking Less Than Half a Dozen Senators Were in the Senate Chamber to Hear Him.

Wasljlg'ou Jan 27 It became apparent toda} Chat the fight between the democrats and republicans in the senate over the government ship pur. chase bill had settled down to a Thy. sical endurance tost
 While Minority Leader Gallinger held the floor Seuators Root. Lodge. Shoot, Burton and others held al ir- formal conference and determined to resort to every possible parliament tary eXpedience 10 block the major, ity's plan to hold night sessions. If the majority succeeds in overriding their objections rom day 10 day. it Is probable that quorum will be in. sisted upon a every available oppor. tuaitv thus demanding the continu- ous presence of democratic senators.
 Vice President Marshall vacated the chair for a time during the day to rest for the expected ordeal to- meht while Majority Leader Kern il- strGc'ed ena'e clerks to get pledges Of attendance from democratic mem
 
 Meanwhile Senator Gallinger. most Of the time talking to less thaa half a dozen senators. continued his speech against the bill
 After reading statistics of various foreign nations as 10 the effecf of their policies toward shipping. Sena. tor GaIliuger declared the great de. vclopmeuts in merchant marine had always followed the extension of sub sides with the requirement thae sides with the requirement that constructed in home yards. By this process, he said Germany had bull, mp the great ship yards which had been able to construct not only such liners as the Naterlaad and others but also to construct the ships of the German navy before that time con. structed in British yards.
 Discussing increased freight rates on exports, Senator Gallinger said 'here were many things that contrib uted 10 that increase, including de creased exports How the purchase and operation Of thirty ships by the government could effect the situation he added was not clear to him Senator Nelso asked if a discrimi hating duty on goods transported in American bottoms would not meet the emergency, suggesting that the provision of the Underwood Sim. mons tariff law for such duties be enforced
 Senator GalIinger said ne would
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
WANT CUT IN EXPENDITURES
Talk of Extending the Time Limit on the War Tax is One of the Means Proposed of Getting Revenue to Run the Country

Washington, Jan. 21.-rhe admin istrataiou has taken up iu earnest the question of how the government s expenses shall be brought within its income during the coming fiscal year.
 A cabinet conference today de. bated the situation at length and to- morrow President Wilson will go over the problems involved with See retary McAdoo of the treasury de. partmeut, Postmaster General Buric- son. Representative Underwood, democratic leader in the house, and Representative Fitzgerald, chairman of the appropriations committed
 Estimates of expenditures for the year far exceeded the most eNtraya- gant hopes for revenues and admin istration leaders are agreed that something must be done To prevent the deucit they are facing. While no final conclusions were reached by the members of the cabinet, it is uu- dcrstood that most of them could see no way of avoiding the necessity of extending the limit on the war tax law unless congress would reduce all appropriations as much as possible, abandon the $340J0,0o0 rivers and harbors appropriation bill and adopt Mr Burlesons plan for reducing the cost of rural delivery service by put ting carriers on a contract basis
 The cabinet officers realize that congress will not easily be persuaded to eliminate the river and harbor bill entirely. Mr. Burleson proposed to congress that it reduce rural free delivery expenditures from $52,oo0,' 00o to $35,0o0,oOo, but the proposi- ton was rejected by the house.
 These two items taken out of congress plans for appropriations would make large saving, it was pointed out today and possibly re ieve all embarrassment for the present It was also said 10 be likely that congress might be asked to cut the current army and navy bills, both of which exceed the esti. mates ot the administration.
 Another plan which might b3 brought forward would be to lower the income tax exemption below s., coo. This however probably will not be seriously considered, except as last resort.
 So far only one appropriation bill the urgent deficiency has been signed by the president while the District of Columbia bill is now iH conferences Therefore the great
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
GOVERNMENT WINS SUIT.
Southern Pacific ousted From Large
 Mineral Tract.

Los Angeles Cal, Jan. 27- The United States government today won is first case against the Southern Pacific railroad 10 oust that company from mineral lands filed on by the railroad as agricultural Nine sec tons of mineral land near Needles containing gold silver and copper were given back to the government by the local United States land of- flee, which cancelled the Southern Pacific's selection.
 Arguments are being heard now in the United States district court in the governments suit to oust the railroad company from oil land val ued at S10,o9o,ooo ill the Elk Hills district of Kern county, Patents were issued on this land in 1904, however, while the land near Needles merely has been selected by the corporation as agricultural
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
GERMANS INSIST BRITISH
 CRUISER WAS SUNK.

Berlin, Jan 27 via London. Jan. .2S.--3 a. m.-The British admiralty's announcement that the battle cruiser Lion was lowed back to England in a damaged condition was received in Berlin as confirmation of earlier German reports, that in addition to the battle cruiser which it was as- serted had been sunk, other British ships received serious injuries
 The name of the battle cruiser in question. it is said by the admiralty, cannot be stated positively because the ships were SO similar in type that its identity could not be estab- lished with the certainty with which the Bmecher, cruiser of marked ly different type from the others could be picked out as the sunken ship of the German squadron. Air observers also declare positively that they saw one British torpedo boat sunk in the attack on the dis abled Buecner.
 The destruction of the Bluecher is said to have been due to, or accom-. plshed by an explosion of her maea- zine The Bluecher's machinery was first disabled by a shell and she dropped behind her consorts She already was atire and surrounded by swarm of torpedo boats. The crew of the airship finally saw and heard the explosion that sealed the fate of 1 the doomed ship.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28

like to see it tried. although he could see the difficulties which would arise in connection with various conner cal treaties
 'Isl't it a fact that We could re. nounce all these treaties" Senator Nelson asked and impose discriml hating duties of 1o per cent which would build up for us a merchant ma. rine after the European war. at the same time avoiding the question of subsidy"
 Senator Gallinger replied that m. doubtedly it would be good thing if the United States were rid of the treaties. but it would require one years notice.
 The democrats made good their threat to keep the senate in session until 9 o'clock tonight, but the addi- tional hours were devoted wholly to parliamentary skirmishing. Minor ity members resOrted to every pos sible device 10 block proceedings.
 The battle was precipitated at the close of Senator Gallinger's address against the bill, which had lasted more than seven hours. The minor ity leader declared himself fresh enough to continue for another seven hours, but asked if the majority pro posed to recess at the usual hour
 On Senator Kern's motion, early in the evening, that the senate recess not later than 9 o'clock until Ii o'clok tomorrow, the first roll call failed to show quorum, the repub- Icans with the exception of Senator Smoot having retired to the minor ity cloak room Senator Shoot i'm mediately made the point of no quo rum and the minority members came back one by one. On the succeed ing roll call they trooped back into the cloak room again, leaving Sena- tor Shoot on guard Again there was no quorum present and another quo rum call followed.
 The republicans repeated this pro- cess three times and were preparing tor Oyerman, in the chair invoked precedent from the siXty-second con gress when Vice President sherman ruled that if a quorum was shown to be present on the last preceding quo rum call majority vote on the pend ing motion was sufficient to carry it. Serauor Overman declared the recess motion carried, 37 to 3.
 Then followed a series of motions to recess, to adjourn, to take up pen sion bills, etc., which used up the re. maiung time.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
TAFT PRAISES WILSON.
Former President Delivered Address
 at University of Virginia.

Former President Delivered Address
 at University of Virginia.
 Charlottesville, Va, Jan. 27-For- mer President Taft in a lecture here tonight at the University of Virginia commended the action of President Wilson in addressing congress in person.
 The former president declared it would have been better if the consti- tuition provided for closer connection in the initiation and discussion of legislation, especially with reference to budgets and economical admins tration.
 Mir. Taft reiterated his belief that the president should be limited to one term of seven years, after which he would be ineligible, saying:
 The absorbing and diverting in terest in the reelection of the incum- bent taken by those federal civil servants who regard their tenure as dependent upon his, would disappear and the efficiency of administration in the last IS months of term would be maintained.'
 Mir. Taft closed his address with a plea for sympathy and as far as pos sible support for the president
 The address tonight was the first of three Mir. Taft will deliver at the university.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28

lo ana 26 In this region presented the following character: After pro. iohged and intense bombardmeut with projectiles of large calibre and bombs the German infantry deliv. cred an attack on the Huertebise. Bois-De-Foulon front, but was re. pulsed everywhere with heavy losses except at La Creute. A landslide caused by the storm of immense pro. bectiles obstructed the entrance of an old quarry, which served as a storehouse and shelter for the garri. son of our trenches at La Creute. Two companies of these troops were taken prisoners there.
 The enemy having thus gained foothold at La Creute. penetrated the Foulon wood and rendered untenable the neighboring trenches, which we have evacuated
 The counter attacks which we de- liyered over good part of the ground were successful.
 "The order of our troops was be- ycnd all praise The enemy sui fered very great losses and left on the field a thousand dead. The pris. oners taken belonged to five differ ent regiments which is an indication of the importance of the attack.
 In the Argonne near St Hubert German attack has failed.
 The night of January 2G-27 was calm in Alsace and the Vosges. There is nothing of importance to communicate from the rest of the front
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
supply bllls are stin open to amend.

supply bills are still open to amend. ment.
 The estimates for expenditures for the fiscal year ending in 1916, sent by Secretary McAdoo to congress at the beginning of the present session of congress, amounted to approXi. mately $I.09o o00U,000. which included the estimated amount of approX, mately $Go.o00ooo to meet the sink. ing fund obligations. Additional estl. mates, however, have aggregated $Z5,uooo00. The estimate for rev, euues lotalled approximately $LO55. ol ,o0o
 Representative Mann minority leader of the house. who has repeat edIy accused the present congress of being the most extrayagant in tho history of the country, spoke of the need of economy in the house again today
 he cabinet has discussed the sub. ject of economy at several meetings recently and the president took the question in his last message to con. sreas.
 Today it was brought to the atten. ton of the conference that postoffice as well as customs receipts were fall ing off as a consequence of the war. Business men throughout the coun. try. with their own business cur tailed. are said to have cut down their expenditures on postage .Lamps.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
FRENCH REPORT ADMITS
 GERMANS ARE SUCCESSFUL

Paris, Jan. 27-10:50 D. m.-The lollowilG official communication was issued by the French war office tonight
 The enemy attempted sudden attack last night in the St. Mard wood, in the region of Tracy-Le-Nal northwest of Soissons). After a yio- ent tusllade the Germans exploded mlnes which destroyed our trenches k'or distance of about 90 metres, but ~ney were not able to establlsh themselves by reason of the domi- na'ing fire of our artillery.
 These trenches have heen re-oc- Vupled and put in order. To the west of Craonne the night Sas calm The sighting on January
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
oLEo DEALER CONVICTED.

St. Louis. Mo-. Ian. 27.--LcsJer H.. Kennedy, president of the Mound City Butterine Company, was convicted oi colorng oleomargarine without ra'- ing the internal revenue tax in the United States district court here to- day. George Mover and Charles Win tergerst pleaded guilty to similar charges.
 The chief witness against Kennedy was Miss Laura Eokhardt, who testi- fled that for a wage Of $9 week she unwittingly had helped Kennedy Tn the illicit manufacture of oleomarga. rine-
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
Villa to Evaouate Monterey.

Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 27.-It was stated tonight in Matamoros. Mexico, opposite here, that Villa troops were preparing to evacuate Monterey on account of food short. age there. General Pablo Gonzales, commanding Carranza force, it was announced, already was in Topo- chico, a suburb of Monterey, while Generals Antonio l. Villareal and Naclovio Herrera with strong Car ranza forces are en route to Mon terey.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
Customs Records Brought to tho
 United States.

Eagle Pass. Texas, Jan. 27.-The chief of the Mexican customs servics at Piedras Negras today ordered the employees paid off and records taken across the Rio Grande to save them from the Villa forces, which were momentarily expected tonight.
 A train bearing 200 of the Carranza troops left Piedras Negras tonight for Sabinas Felipe, toward which place it was said last night Carran' zastis defeated at Moncloyo were retreating
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
FRISCO HAS TONG WAR.

san Francisco. Jan. 27-The Suey Sings alleged 10 be the aggressor in inc nending tong war, which has cost three lives and stirred the Chinese colonies of several Pacific coast cities, agreed today, according to the police, to sign peace agree ment.
 The Sen Suey Wings the other so- ciatv involved. previously had eN- pressed q desire for peace
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28

London, Jan. 27 g:40 D. m.-The advance guard of the Turkish army. (which is undertaking al invasion of Egypt has reached the British out posts to the east of the Susz canal. where the first skirmish Of the war in this region took place yesterday The fight, according to the official report apparently was a small affair. only one British officer being wound ed but dispatcehs from Cairo say the invaders suffered severely from the machine guns of the British troops
 The dispatches do not disclose the size of the Turkish force but say the engagement took place 10 the east of El Kantara, which is on the Suez canal and is the terminus of the cara. van route from Fl Kantara. the bor. der station between Egypt and Syria The distance from Rafati to Fl Kan
 tara is li3 miles and as the British
 had filled in all the wells along the
 caravan route, the invaders would
 have to carry their own water Even
 Fl kantara is supplied by a pipe line from a fresh water stream which runs under the Suez canal i. IL IS believed the fighting Of the A}ritish forces was with the Arah O 9urdish hOrsemen employed by the .Eurks as scouts for the main army ,pnder Djemal Pasha, which consists Yof three army corps and which is eb- lieyed 10 have had hardly time to cross the desert. The British have strong force with which to guard the canal Nothing has been heard of the military venture, while f. was rerort- ed the Germans were preparing fer Emperor Williams birthady unless their attacks on the French al Ypres and at La Bassee were intended as such All the official accounts agree
 that these attacks were very severe. but beyond this there is nothing in common between the accounts Of the allies and the Germans concerning the fighting
 The French communication tonight
 repeats the statement that the Ger
 mans were repulsed with heavy loss.
 while the Germans say the British
 were unable to recapture their for
 mer positions
 Similar contradictory staten nts
 are made regarding the severe fight
 ing which is taking place near Ora
 onne and Perthes in the Argonne and
 in the vicinity of St Mihiel In all
 these cases both sides claim the bat
 ties resulted in their favor.
 There has been increasing activity
 along the eastern front The Rus
 sians there are reported to be push
 ing their offensive both in East Prus'
 sia and in Poland 10 the north of the lower Vistula while the Germans are
 said to have been repeating their at
 lacks in central Poland
 In Galicia al Austro German force attempted an offensive, which ac. cording to the Russian accounts, did not meet with any success. Roumania, which has just received
 loan of $25,00000O through the Bank of England, is said to be watc1- Ing closely the concentration of the Anstro-German force in Pennsylvania, which might be used either against her or the Russians. who are adVanc' Ing through Bukowina
 The loan to Roumania was aI- Eanced to the Bank of Roumania against treasury bills.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
"GUNBOAT" SMITH WON.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 21-"Gun' boat" Smith won a decision over Battling" Levinsky in twenty round bout here tonight. Levinsky seemed unable to solve the jabbing and hooking attack of Smith and left the ring badly battered while Smith was unmarked The weights were announced as Smith 179 and Lev inskF I'LL
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
FILIPINO HANGED.
Paid the Penalty For Killing a Man
 in 1902

TlVNs
 Manila. Jan. 27 General Noriel the insuggnt leader, and two accom-. pices who were found guilty of hay ing killed a political enemy at a cock fight in 1902. were hanged here early this morning The early hour Of the execution possibly prevented disorders for which the army had been ordered to be prepared It is expected, however. that a demonstra- ton win take llace at the time of the funerals
 Noriel was one of the most prom inent natives in the province of Cavite.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
WIFE GETS ALL.

New York. Jan. 27-The will of Ralrh Hill Thomas, New York bank CT, who died December 31, was filed today for probate at Mineola, and pro vdes that the bulk of the estate, vas- ued at s4.0O0,0O0, shall go to his widow. Helen Kelly Thomas, who was the divorced wife of Frank ]. Gonld.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED.

Dallas, Texas, Jan. 27-It was an. ncunced here today that the re-dis- count rate Of the Dallas federal re- serve bank again had been reduced, making the rate four per cent on maturities mp to sixty days. four and a halg ner cent between sixty and ninety days. and five per cent for longer notes.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
AND ENGLISH MIX
THE FIRST skIRMISH BETWEEN THEM TAKES PLACE NEAR THE SUEZ CANAL.
.GERMANS ADVANCE IN WEST

Army Makes Advances in
 the Csrpathsns, Driving the Rus sans Rack-Large Force of Ger mans and Austrians Near Roumania.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
|AlI the War News

rAo sentinelRecord prints all the rews up to 2:30 eacl morning, ,ours later than any other news .nor reaching Hot Springs. When load 1t in tnis paper you are leading the latest.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-01-28
W E ATHER
 F o R E C A ST

Washington, Jan. 27.--Forecast for Arkansas; Local snows and much colder Thursday; Friday fair, slight ly warmer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-30
FARM MORTGAGES POPULAR.
Insurance Companies Now Hold More of
Them Than Do Banks.

The ninth annual convention Of the
Association of Life Insurance Presidents,
held in New York the sth and 9th, de-
voted much time to discussion of agri-
cultural problems, says the New Eng
land Homestead. As chairman, w. d.
Wyman, president of the Berkshire Life
Insurance company, stated that the life
insurance companieseare now the largest
holders of farm mortgages in the eoun-
try, having outdistanced the banks. sta
tistics show that at the end of 1914
S655,000000 was invested by l4s of the
$50 life insurance companies in the
United States in farm loans. Many life
insurance companies have shown a
marked preference for farm loans com
pared with city and village loans. Out
of the total investment in farm loans,
100000 is in the New England states;
1927 900, middle Atlantic states; 1854
100000, northwestern group; Sls7,000,-
900; southwestern; SllT,000,000, central
northern; S2O,000,000. gulf and Missis-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-30
CURRENT COMMENT
The Boy-ed Farewell.

That Capt Karl Boy-ed late naval
attaehe of the German embassy, has
low opinion OF the intelligence OF this
country sufficiently appears from his
gangplank message TO the American peo-
Pile. 1t is doubtful if anything more con-
temptuously insulting has developed TO
complicate the relations between Ger
many and the United States.
Passport frauds have been committed;
false aifidayits have been purchased;
false manifests have been sworn to in
defiance of our port laws; bombs have
been planted and exploded; strikes have
been melted; factories have been burned
and blown up, destroying scores of
American lives And Boy-ed wants the
country to believe that he had guilty
knowledge of none of these things. Some
of the known guilty persons have been
intimates of his, and practically all Of
them have had some sort OF connection
with his Office, yet he never knew or
heard of a thing.
What's the use OF such hypocrisy
Every one is aware that naval or
military attache is a sort of official spy;
that he Vas relations with the secret
service agents OF his country if such
come within his jurisdiction. What
Boy-ed did he doubtless deemed it his
duty to do. But why squeal when
caught? II is an open secret that if
Boy-ed had not been protected by the
fact that he was member of a diplo-
matte esta blshment he would now be
under Indictment and probably on his
way to join the pro-German colony at
Atlanta.--New York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-30
For Bird sanctuaries.

The proposal Of the National Associa-
ton of Audubon societies, that the GEM
etcries OF the country be made bird sane
tuaries by the exclusion therefrom not
only of firearms but of cats, and by sys-
tematic growing of berries and protect
ing shrubbery and certain food plants, is
altogether excellent The cemetery to-
day represents prodigious economic
loss. When a man gets through with
a house which be occupies, some one else
can take il, but the lot in the cemetery
in this country az least-represeHts a
perpetual tenancy relieved of any share
of the burden Of general taxation. Gem
etery areas are constantly growing. IL
takes a very good slice Of suburban area,
which would be very useful 10 the liv-
ing, for the new graves which Greater
New York needs every year. And the
community il bound sooner OF later 10
become very FESTIVE under the exclusion
from the uses Of the living 20 much val
bile territory.
n these areas could serve a. bird sane
tuaries they would be performing even
though incidentally, an exceedingly use
ful economic service. We need the birds
to keep down our insect pests. Moreover
there would h. a certain appropriation
IN relieving the solemnity Of the Gene
terry By the enliVcning presence Of our
feathere1 friends Boston Herald.