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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16
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Chicago, Dec. -Butter-Unchang-
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Unchanged receipts, 1875
cases.
Potatoes Unchanged; receipts, 20
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a Poultry Alive lower fowls, 12c:
springs, 13c: turkeys. 16c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-16
chieano Cash Grain.

Il Weakness in the hog market depress-
ed prOvions.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Democratic Caucus Refuses to
Adopt Amendment Proposed
by Special Committee.
WILL REVISE PROCEDURE
ON NON-PARTISAN LINES
Abandonment Of Contest Dispels
Possibility Of Partisan Fight at
Opening of Session.

Cloture for the United States Senate,
as proposed by many democratic sena
tors as a means of preventing republ-
can flibustering, is dead. The demo-
cratic caucus refused to adopt the pro-
posed cloture amendment to the Senate
rules before it adjourned last evening,
declared that the revision of the rules
should not be a partisan question, and
referred the whole matter to the SEN
ate rules committee. Members of the
caucus said last night that they
doubted whether the question would
be brought up on the floor of the Sen
ate at the coming session of Congress.
Champions of the cloture rule prac-
ticalIy abandoned their fight to COM
mite the Senate democrats to cloture
al yesterdays meeting. although it was
agreed that non-partiSan effort
should be made during the session to
correct abuses that have made endless
f1libusters a matter of frequent prac-
Evening star., 1915-12-05
CRUISER DES MONIES is
ALSO IN mediterranean
Subsequent Efforts of Athens to
Communicate With Distressed
Steamer Are Fruitless.
WASHINGTON DOUBTS STORY
State Department Officials Suggest
1t May Be Greek Owned Mer-
chairman Flying the
American Flag.

ATHENS. December A
wireless S. O. 5. call reached
Athens this morning from an un-
named American ship, the mes
sage stating that she was being
attacked by an Austrian or a
German submarine south of the
Island OF Crete.
Subsequent efforts to COM
municate with the vessel were
irultless.
The American legation here
sent report regarding the mat
ter to Washington.
The collier Caesar. which is in
eastern Mediterranean waters,
may be i'll the vicinity from which
the message was sent.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
GRAND JURY REFUSES TO QUIT
Pittsburgh Body Insists on Continu.
ing Probe of Primary Frauds.

PITTSBURGH. December Assert
ing that they had been sworn In to in
vestigate alleged frauds at the late
primary election. the members of the
grand jury. which has already return
ed iSs indictments for ofenses against
She election laws. today refused to quit
work when District Attorney n. H.
jackson told them their task was nm
ished.
.h"y then went before Judge John &.
Hayfnaker and asked whether IL would
he legal for them to continue the in
Nestlgation. Judge Haymaker told
them he would take up the matter with
the full bench and render his decision
before Monday morning.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
RUSSIAN EXPERTS ARRIVE.
Here to Supervise Manufacture Of
War Munitions.

NEW YORK. December 4.5Sixt. one
Russians. the majority expert nachin-
lists. mineraiogists and electricians, ar
rived here today on the steamship
kristiaHiafjord from Bergen. Norway,
to took after the manufacture and ship
meHt OF wa munitions purchased En
the United states for the Russian army
The party is In charge OF Col. Theodor
haioniess. wounded recently in the re-
treat from Poland. He said he was
going direct to Bridgeport to superin-
tend the manufacture of SOC. 600 rifles
for his government.
In early spring" Col kalouiess said.
Russia will have new army of H.
600 600 men. fully equipped and ready
for a drive toward Berlin"
Evening star., 1915-12-05
FOR COMPULSORY TRAINING.
C. H Grasty Urges Military Educa.
ton for American Youth.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December =
Compulsory military training for Amer
icsu youths was urged by Charles ".
Grasty. war correspondent, in speech
today before the City Club. MI. Grasty.
who recently returned from the Euro
pean war theater. criticised advocates
of peace at any price. He declared the
United states could not hope to main
tain the Monroe doctrine and remain
unmolesced after the close of the pres
ent war unless IL could show the rest
OF the world that II was well able to
defend itSelf.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
No Word Received Here.

The state Department late yesterday
had received no official information
regarding the reported attack on an
American ship in the Mediterrapean.
officials thought there was little pos
sibili.y that the collier Caesar was
the ship referred to in news dis
patches as attacked by submarine.
and suggested that il probably was one
OF a small fleet of merchant vessels
plying in Grecian waters under the
American flag but owned entirely by
Greek capital
I'm attack on ship OF that status. it
Was said probably would not confront
the United States with serious inter-
national problem unless there were
Americans aboard.
May Be Cruiser Des Moines.
II was said at the Navy Department
that the cruiser Des Moines probably
was nearer the scene of the reported
attack than was the Caesar. Both re-
ported early yesterday that they had
lost their anchors and suffered some
other minor damage yesterday in a
severe gale off Jaffa. The Caesar was
to proceed to the south, however.
taking refugees to Alexandra, while
Tho tes Moines WAS on her way TO
Cyprus under indefinite orders which
might take her TO other Mediterranean
stands
The disposition of navE officials was
10 regard that IL was impossible that any
American warship had been attacked,
either through accident or otherwise.
II was said by officials that an attack
upon one of the Greek-owned vessels
Of American registry might present a
rather difficult legal problem. but that
IL Was highly Improbable that the
United States would feel justified IN
making il an international issue
Evening star., 1915-12-05
SAID 20 HAVE CONSPIRED
TO CUT OFF ALLIES FOOD
Testimony at Trial in New York I'm
- ating Capt Boyd Caused
the Investigation.
RELEASED ON $4,000 BAIL
North German Lloyd Representative
Said to Be Hiding on Yacht
Which Is Interned Off
Sansaito.

SAN FRANCISCO, December
4.-Baron George Wilhelm Won
Brincken, who claimed immunity
from arrest as military attache of
the German consul general here
last night. surrendered early to-
night to federal authorities and
was charged with attempting to
destroy commerce with the en-
tente allies. He was released on
bail bond of $4,000.
The arrest of Won Brincken
was in connection with the al
legged conspiracy to block traffic
and destroy vessels carrying food,
clothing and ammunition to the
allied countries in the European
war. The formal charges against
Won Brincken associate him with
Charles G. Crowley, detective,
and Lewis ]. Smith, Crowley's al
legged accomplice, in the handling
of German funds for destructive
DurDOSeS,
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Referendum Motion Referred.

After the vote had been taken Mr..
Clayton brought UP his motion for
referendum vote as distinct PROPOSE
tion. and succeeded in having 1t re-
ferred to committee. which will bring
out "a report upon it at the next meet
ing.
President CoIladay's amendment to
the constitution. offered at the preced
ing meeting, providing for sessions
twice month instead OF monthly dur
ing January. February. March and
April was approved, as was also an
amendment providing for Immediate
reference of all matters to the proper
committees, in order that prompt re
ports may be made. These changes in
the constitution are designed to make
the federation more of clearing hous.
for the activities of the individual as
sociations.
Applications for membership in the
federation were received from the re-
Gently organized Benning Citizens As
sociation. the North Washington Cit
liens Association and the Washington
Civic Association, and viii he voted
ColIaday announced the following com
mittee assignments for the year:
Credentials and Membership.
Allan Davis. chairman. Southeast
Washington Citizens Association; -. A.
| Edwards, vice chairman. Lincoln Park
Citizens Association James NJ. Wood.
East End Suburban Citizens Association J;
| d n Shoemaker. Takoma Park Citizens
Association. William Ramsay. Bright
| v ood Citizens Association Snowden Ash
| ford, American Institute OF Architects !:
| 5. s. Symons Rhode Island Avenue
Suburban Citizens' Association Charles
Calvert Lancaster. Citizens Northwest
CONTINUED on Twentieth Page.)
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Committees Report Withdrawn.

Senator owen. chairman of the spe-
cial committee which submitted a
cloture rule to the caucus, withdrew
the committee report yesterday, after
several days of spirited discussion of
the threatening subject. The step dis
PEELED the possibility of fight on
the floor of the Senate tomorrow. which
might have delayed organization of
the Senate for many days and prevented
the delivery of President Wilson's ad-
dress Tuesday, as planned.
In view of the harmonious ending Of
the Senate caucus. Majority Leader
Kern telegraphed Vice President Mar
shall that his presence In Washington
tomorrow would not be required. The
Vice President had wished to remain in
Indianapolis for another week because
of the illness of Mrs. Marshall.
The Senate. therefore. will be called
to order by Secretary Baker, and the
first order of business will be the elec-
tion of Senator Clarke of Arkansas as
president pro tempore. The old rules
will prevail, and the question of
whether the Senate is continuing
body will not be pressed.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Proposed Resolution.

\ resolution to the effect that the re-
vision of the rules should be non -parti-
san, and that the whole question of re-
vising the present rules should be re-
ferred to the Senate rules committee,
will be introduced, it was said. at the
opening session of the Senate tomor-
row. Senator Overman of North Caro-
lima Is chairman of the rules committee,
and he has made no secret Of the fact
that he is opposed to cloture i'll the
Senate. An effort will be made by the
committee to get the operation of
the republican senator's in recasting
the methods of senate procedure.
While there are number of repub-
lican senators who would favor a mod
fied cloture rule. it has been said by
them that they will have nothing to do
with cloture unless the rule specifies
that it will not be effective in the case
of a measure which has been the sub
ject of caucus action. They have Bit
terly criticised the democrats in the
past for hard and fast caucus action
on important legislation. =
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Problem to Raise Revenues for
Deficit and Prepared
ness.
SHIPPING BILL PROGRAM
WILL NEED MORE MONEY
Other Legislative Measures to Be
Considered, Prohibition for
D. C. Among Them.

Beginning the first session of its sixty
fourth term, the Congress of the United
States will assemble at noon tomorrow
after % legislative hiatus of nine months.
the longest in the history of the last two
Conditions confronting
the nation warrant the forecast that it
will be an exceedingly important session.
the duration probably to include the late
summer.
The Congress at it's outset will face an
interesting political and legislative sit
uation. The party in power will find its
former overwhelming majority in the
House reduced to twenty -four over all.
with one vacancy by death, requiring the
change OF but thirteen votes to reverse its
control
The House upon organization will con
sist of 229 democrats, 1877 republicans,
progressives. Independent and ! social
ist. In the Senate there will be 56 demo-
Gratis and 40 republicans
The work OF the Congress will be
conducted during the preliminaries to
the great presidential and congress
sional campaign of 1916 and will come
to fruition upon the eve of the Novem-
ber elections. Emboldened by its nu-
merical strength. the republican party
promises to be militant force. united
and aggressive. Indicated divergence
of opinion among democrats will be
sought to be reconciled in the face of
danger threatened the dominant party
by the reuniting minority.
Legislative Problems.
Legislative problems confronting the
democrats relate chiefly to ways and
means of raising revenue to meet a
prospectively to be further largely in
creased by the expected adoption of
proposed military expansion com
mensurate with adequate preparedness
for defense Of the nation. and to pro-
posed aid to be extended in revival of
.he der ,'ess anoms me
themselves, and wholly disagree with
republican policies.
Other subjects of legislation which
will be proposed for consideration are:
system of rural credits. through
authorization of farm loan banks
Self government for the Philippines
and citizenship for Porto Ricans.
law designed TO prevent the
"dumpins" Of cheap foreign goods upon
of the war in Europe.
constitutional amendment for ma
tionai prohibition, and another for
woman suffraEe- 49, -
lumbia.
Amendment Of the federal reserve
act.
Modification of the seamen's law
Conservation measures.
Legislation specifically in behalf of
labor.
Treaties Before Senate.
" the Senate are pending three
treaties upon which action will be de-
manded, one to pay Colombia $25,0O0,-
600 fo> the canal strip. another to pay
Nicarae-- s3.000.000 for Il canal right
OF way. and the third to establish a
financial protectorate over Haiti.
Another possible subject of legisla-
tion will be a proposed law to strength
(Continued on Twentieth PageD
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Strife at Last Session.

If Representative Aiken of South
Carolina pursues the same policy as
last session the practical ranking
member will be Representative Cross
er. Owing to personal differences be-
tween Representative Johnson of Ken
lucky and Representative Aiken, the
latter made but one appearance in the
committee room and that was to vote
against the chairman on the municipal
ownership of railways bill. Repre-
sentative Crosser has promised to re-
Introduce his municipal ownership bill
again, and is ready for a sharp fight
in order to get it through the commit
tee and through the House. The make
CONTINUED on Twentieth Page.)
Evening star., 1915-12-05
u. S. Officials Convinced
They Have Leaders in Plot
to Tamper With Commerce

After weeks of investigation covering
the entire country Department OF Jus
tice officials were convinced last night
that they had under arrest most OF the
men implicated in plots to interfere
with American commerce in munitions OF
war
The arrest yesterday in San Francisco
of Baron Won Brincken. who claims to
be connected with the Office of the Ger
man consul general there. is regarded
here as one OF the most important made
In several weeks The baron. according
to the information here, was prominent
figure IN the plans of G. G. crowley, ar
rested in the same city, charged with
plots against munition factories.
More Arrests to Be Made.
More arrests are to be made in the
Crowley ease and important develop
ments are looked for when all the wit
nesses the government is seeking reach
San Francisco and give their testimony
Although officials would not admit that
a direct connection had been established
between the Crowley plots and those In
which Lieut. Robert Fay and his accom-
otices were Implicated In New York, ii
is understood many facts point to such
a conclusion. If this proves true. the
department expects within "A few weeks
10 have completely defeated plans ma
,iop-widc to interfere with muuition
shipments in the east to England
France and italy. and in the west to
Russia
Head of Conspiracy Unknown.
Who the head OF the suspected conspir-
acv was or whether IL had any one head
has not been discovered. but in gathering
up the threads in the Crowley and Fay
cases the department has laid its hands
on information which may develop along
that line.
Baron Won Brinckens name does not
appear here in the records of the State
Department, but il was explained last
night that despite this fact he might lie
legally attached to the German consul
generals office. He would have no i'm
munity from prosecution, and, In keen
ing with the policy of the Department
of Justice. will be prosecuted vigor-
ousIy.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Must Defend Defile.
German Proclamation.

Field Marshal Won Mackensen. COM
mapder of the German army in Serbia,
has issued the following proclamation
to the Serbian people:
I'VE are fighting against the army
only, and not against the Serbian peo-
ple. The life and property of those who
do not oppose the armies of the central
movers will remain in security.
"Therefore, we call upon you, Ser
biaps. to return to your residences. re-
sumo your occupations and voluntarily
subject yourselves to the directions OF
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Will Press Other Gases.

The federal authorities Indicated an
intention to press other neutrality
cases by ordering service of sub
poena upon Robert Capelle, agent OF
the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company, who was said by them to
have been secreted on board the Ger
man mark Ottawa, jnterned off Sausa
Tito. across the bay from San Fran
cisco. since the beginning Of the war.
Robert Capele, agent for the
North-German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany. sought for ten days as witness
before the federal grand jury in con-
nection with alleged viola tions of
American neutrality by German agents.
was reported today to have sought
refuge on the interned four masted
German bark Ottawa. off SausaIito.
Capelle Is an American citizen of Ger
man ancestry
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Search for Robert Capei1e.

Search for Capelle was begun, follow
ing testimony in the Hamburg -Ameri-
can case in New York that $750,000
was sent here for disbursement upon
the orders of Capt. BoyEd, naval at
tache of the German embassy.
Capelle was summoned particularly
with reference to indictments returned
against prominent shipping men and
firms charged with issuing false mani
tests for the steamer Sacramento,
which was alleged to have taken sup
plies to German waTships off the Chill
can coast year ago. capelle was TO
be questioned also. it was reported,
concerning the activities of German
agents In other directions.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
COMMITTEE ON D. c.
HAS ABLE MAJORITY
Democrats Pick Influential
Men to Handle Affairs of
Municipality.
ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE
IN ROUNDING UP VOTES
Included in List Are Leaders Who
Are Especially Friendly to
Nations Capital.

The democrats have picked a nota BILE
majority portion for the House COM
nlittee on the District of Columb bia, and
IL the republicans do as well the com
mittee will be an aggregation of
veterans. with but one or two excep-
tions. In addition to having chair
man of it's own, Representative Ben
Johnson of Kentucky. the democrats
have placed three other committee
chairmen on the District committee.
giving it the advantage of having
House leaders on the heavy end of the
voting list.
James T. Lloyd of Missouri, chair
man of the committee on accounts: c.
o. Lobeck of Nebraska. chairman Of
the committee on expenditures in the
Treasury, and Warren Worth Bailey
of Pennsylvania. chairman of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the Depart
ment of Justice, have been assigned to
District legislation for the coming
session Representative Lobeck is an
old friend of the District, having sery-
ed his freshman term in Congress on
the District committee.
Other Majority Members.
The rest of the democratic member
ship, exclusive of the chairman. is as
follows:
Representative Aiken of South Caro-
lima, Representative Crosser OF Ohio.
Representative Hamill of New Jersey.
Representative Eagle of Texas, Rep
resentatIve Vinson of Georgia, Repre-
sentative Peter J. Dooling of New
York, Representative Emmett Wilson
Of Florida, Representative Benjamin c.
Hilliard of Colorado and Representa-
tive j. w. Ragsdale of South Carolina.
Representative Hilliard is the only
first termer on the democratic end of
the committee.
The democrats on the committee last
wear not seen on the list this wear.
were Representatives George of New
York. Igoe of Missouri who has been
promoted to the judiciary committee.
Caraway OF Arkansas, also on the
judiciary; German of Illinois, not elect
ed: O'Leary of New York, not elected:
Reed Of New Hampshire, succeeded bv
Representative Suiloway, republican
and former member Of the District
committee: L'Engle of Florida. not
elected: Claypool of Ohio. not elected,
and Coady OF Maryland, who goes to
the interstate and foreign commerce.
Representative Thompson of Oklahoma
was slated for the District of Columbia
committee, but at the last moment was
changed to the committee on insular
affairs.
Strife at Last Session.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
WEATHER.

Fair today and probably tomorrow:
not much change in temperature: light
to moderate variable winds
Temperature for the past twenty
four hours: Highest. 3S: lowest. %.
Full report on page g.
Evening star., 1915-12-05
All Associations Represented.

Heralded as one OF the most important
sessions it has ever scheduled, the meet
ing was attended by delegates from prac-
ticaliy all the associations affiliated with
the federation. and was marked by both
.pirited. and. at times, humorous parlia.
nentary wrangIing and the employment
Of tactics that greatly delayed action on
the liquor resolution. The opposition, led
by Leo A. Rover of the Central Citizens
Association. made Its first move by at
tacking the eligibility of w. r. Richard
son OF the Sennpg associa ton. claiming
Mr. Richardson did not represent an as
sociation entitled to membership in the
federation. This resulted in the question
Of Mr. Richardson's eligibility being re-
ferred to a committee for report AT the
next meeting but did not deprive the dele
gate of a vote.
William Nick. Clayton. who came in
structed to vote for prohibition. tried at
this juncture to get in substitute resolu-
tion to have Congress provide for a
referendum vote on the prohibition aues-
ton, but Charles C.. Lancaster and others
insisted that only the original resolution
could be acted upon, as the delegates had
received instructions from their associ-
ations to vote only On this resolution
This view prevailed. but not until after
more prolonged round OF parliamentary
maHeuvering
Evening star., 1915-12-05
Parliamentary WRANGLE
LASTS FOR THREE HOURS
Delegates From Five Associations
Refrain From Balloting in Ac-
cordance With Instructions.
CONSTITUTION IS AMENDED
Two Meetings Month Provided for
in Winter-Proposal for Referen-
dunn Vote on Liquor Traffic
Taken Under Amusement.

With its discussion at times re-
sembling d parliamentary melee,
the Federation OF Citizens Asso-
Citations. after three-hour session
last night. adopted a resolution
favoring prohibition for the Dis
trict. took under advisement a
proposition to ask Congress for a
referendum vote as to whether
the liquor traffic in Washington
shall be abolished and amended
its constitution to provide for two
meetings month instead OF one
during the months of January,
February, March and April.
Delegates from thirteen asso-
Citations voted for prohibition. five
representatives refrained from
voting in accordance with in
structions from their associations
and five opposed the resolution.
The organizations voting dry
were the Benning, Bright
wood Park, Chevy Chase, Chill
lum Castle and Woodburn
Citizens Northwest Suburban,
Lincoln Park, Park View,
Petworth, Piney Branch, Ran
die Highlands, Takoma Park,
Rhode Island Suburban and Pine
hurst associations. The Connec-
ticut Avenue, Washington So
ciety of Fine Arts, West End,
Cleveland Park and Brightwood
associations instructed their dele
gates not to vote on this question,
while the associations that cp-
posed the resolution were the
Central. East End Suburban,
Mid-Citv and Southeast Wash
ineton associations and the
ashington Chapter OF the Amer
lean Institute OF Architects.
Evening star., 1915-12-05

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