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Evening star., 1915-01-08
TO PRESS FOR INCREASE
IN STRENGTH OF ARMY
Senate Committee Indorses Secretary
Garrison's Recommendations En-
bodied in Pending Bills.

Action on Secretary Garrison's rec
concentrations for increasing the
strength of the army, as embodied in
bills introduced by Senator Chamber
lain, will be pressed at this session of
Congress, by the Senate committee on
military affairs. This was determined
upon at a meeting of the committee
today, and a special meeting Is to be
held Monday night to consider the
measures. Some revisions in the gen.
eral plan may be made.
Bills to Be Considered.
Among the important bills to be
taken up will be that to increase the
army to full strength. adding approx
imately $4,000 men: another to add
1000 officers and third to increase the
coast artillery by 5000 men. These
bills, it is thought, may be pushed
throught both houses before adjourn
ment. Measures to provide for an army
reserve also will be considered. but
NAV not be passed at this session.
The committee today ordered report
ed. with amendments, the House OIL
to extend thanks of Congress to off,
GERS of the army and navy who rem
dered distinguished services in con-
structing the Panama canal.
Under the original bill thanks would
he extended to Col. George w. Goethals
chairman and chief engineer of the
isthmian canal commission: Brig Gen
William C. Gorgas. sanitary expert
now surgeon general: Col. H. F.
Hodges, Lieut.. Col William L. Siber,
and Commander H. H. Rosseau. TIL.
committee amended the bill to include
other officers of lesser rank who rem.
dered loyal service in the great under.
taking.
Under the terms of the bill. also, Col
Goethals would be advanced to major
general of the line.
Evening star., 1915-01-08
GERMAN PACIFIC COLONY
is RETURNING TO EUROPE

SYDNEY, Australia. via London. Ian.
uary 7--Germans, including tbe;,
families. to the number of 1Ol will coil
on the steamer Sonoma for San Fran
cisco from Herbertschehe, Bismarck
archipelago. They comprise part of
the German colony which Surrendered
when the British warships occupied
that port last September. The condi-
tions Of the surrender We're that the
acting governor and civil officers
should be paroled and should not be
prevented from returning to Germany.
Evening star., 1915-01-08
Declares Cardinal Is Restrained

AMSTERDAM. via London, Januar.
s.-TherAmsterdam Tijd, whose repor
Of the arrest of Observation-Disclosures elicit
ed an official denia1Hff6m the Germa.
military government in. Belgium, pub"
fishes sasdispatehsfromB a. BeEgen op- -Zooni
Netherlands. pusporting u confirm th,
statements thats the. cardinal wa
placed under a. Restraint.
The Tijd asserts that, German guard
were stationeds outside the cardinal
palace, last Saturday; that the cardin:.
demanded of the German commando.
that he be allowed> to visit Antwer.
Sunday and another plae aee Monday. Nj
that this permission was refused.
The Tijdr also says that a majorit.
Of the Antwerp clergy have been ar
rested .l. ,--.. -.
Evening star., 1915-01-08
AUXILIARY CRUISER OTAvl
IS lNTEKNEU BY GERMANS

PARIS. January S.-A Madrid dls-
patch to Information states that TIL.
German auxiliary cruiser Otavi has
peen fnterned at Las Pafrpas. Canar,
Islands.
The German steamer otavi arrived at
Las. Palmas January. 5. She was prev1-
ousiy reported December 3 as beins
at -Pernambuco. There has been IL.
mention heretofore that the Otavi ha,
oeen converted into. an auxiliary crul-
SER. but it is LIKELY that she was use.
by the German cruiser Karlsruhe as b
supply ship.
Evening star., 1915-01-08
US. IS TOLD THAT:.Y|tLA .
::NEXI will ATTACK NAC0
Carranza Forces Said to Have Routed
Enemy Near Balsas River,
in Guerrero.

Gen. Villas intention to attack the
Carranza garrison at Naco was COM
municated to the War Department to-
day in official dispatches from army
observers on the frontier. Secretary
Garrison said, however. that the in
formation came from the American side
Of the border.
When shown a report that Villa had
notified Maj Gen. Scott of his intention
of attacking the border town in an ef-
:ort finally to dislodge the Carranza
:orces, Secretary Garrison said he had
.eceiyed no report from the chief OF
staff since The left Naco for Ell Paso.
Reports: From Vera Cruz.
The Carranza agency last night is
sued the following summary of reports
rom Vera Cruz.
"a small garrison was left at Salttllo
20 maintain order In that city. no at
,ack from the enemy being feared.
The reports also state that our forces
-outed the enemy under Gen. Salgado
nd Eliouoro Castillo. near the. BaIsas
.-.ver, in Guerrero, where they SUFFERED
,:.nsiderable loss of life. The routed
lvrces are being actively pursued.
,,;any having been drowned in their
efforts to cross the river
Evening star., 1915-01-08
German Statement

wireless London,
out
eyerymu hndered
one
s,tons a e.
-
in the Vosges
of
IRurnhaupt- e aut) OF
of u :
on frontier situation
unchanged ~, r
only bank the Pic
Russian Statement I,-
following
general has sbeenm made f.
an
(ConInu on Second Page0 =
Evening star., 1915-01-08
Reports. From Vera Cruz.
BATTLE AT SALTILL0 BEGINS.
lighting Is Outside Of City, Car
ranza Enrces Having Evacuated.

LAREDO. Tex, January s.-The bat
lie of Saltillo. expected for several
.,ays. began at o'clock this morning,
.ccording to an official Carranza an
ouncenent at Nuevo- Laredo today.
he fighting is .not,in: the city. but out
ide, the Carranza forces having evacu-
ated .saltillo- two Gays ago, retiring
uwara 'Hipolito. ~ p . /
The official message. said ,.that .after
everal hours the fighting was srfn 'gb-
ng on:
Evening star., 1915-01-08
War Officially Reported.
Austria,, Statement

statement
in
mountain before numerical
.ly super %
is some frosta nc
there beenso earilery
Evening star., 1915-01-08
French Statement


temen follows
leryr efcacousy
gained
trenches Of the vicinity
o
Ane
the fternoon we checke
Of
ourn
with
nolish and destroyed his breastwoks
obliged establish
u j. '-
425. position
andt ne Khaberg. r. , =.
of the hopa Thanh which
Evening star., 1915-01-08
Bryan Awaits Note.

Secretary Bryan and other officials
today awaited receipt of the British
governments preliminary reply to the
recent American note on the subject Of
interference with shipping.
At noon 1t had not been received, but
officials expected that with prompt
transmission it would be uncoded and
before them by night.
Conversations between Sir Cecil
Spring-Rtce, the British ambassador;
Secretary Bryan and Counselor Lam
sing haves led the latter to believe the
British government would recognize
the emergency which existed. as indi-
Gated In the American note.
1t has been understood here that the
reply would not be completely respon-
sive; in the first place, because the le-
gal propositions advanced by the
United States, though not new and in
fact once partially accepted, have since
been made subjects of controversy, and
are not generally accepted as binding
particularly to the assertion of the
right to ship cargoes of food and other
contrabands of q conditional character,
as well as to such absolute contraband
as copper. where shipped to neutral
countries. through which 1t might
reach a belligerent.
Therefore, officials expect separa-
ton of these legal questions from the
general representations, for treatment
in the subsequent note. which Is to
come in a fortnight.
The State Department believes, how
ever, that the preliminary British note.
delivered to Ambassador Page today.
deals with the American protest
against needless detention and seizure
of American cargoes. which have COM
piled with all the British requirements
SO fax laid down. When the United
States, without abandoning it's conten-
tion In regard to the exemption of GER
tain classes of commerce from inter-
ference, gave its official sanction to the
inspection Of outgoing cargoes. by Brit
ish consular officers and by treasury
agents, 1t felt it had a right to expect
that ships tAns laden would be per-
mitted to pseceed without interference
To Reduce Anhoyances.
1T is believed that ins the preliminary
note Great Britain has recognized the
reasonableness of the, American pro-
test :. and has promised to reduce the
annoyance to the smallest degree, par
ticularly because it has practically
completed arrangements with the neu-
trail states of Europe which will pre-
vent American supplies from getting
through to Germany and Austria.
Although Great Britain could. not in
terms charge any of the neutral ma
! tions with falling to execute their en-
bargoes, it is understood here that the
British government was satisfied that
some of the smaller European states,
for obvious reasoIfs, had been lax, and
that quantities of American copper and
food supplies actually had been going
into Germany. Now. however, 1t is be-
lieved that the British government
has succeeded in making satisfactory
arrangements with those countries,
and, consequently, it is understood the
note will clearly indicate disposition
to be more tolerant in the treatment
| of American cargoes, though no pledges
of absolute surrender OF the right Of
search is made.
Evening star., 1915-01-08
: DAY IN CONGRESS.
Seunfe.

Met at noon.
!: Hearings before committees
were. resumed on sthe Philippines
and mi1sral land leasing sbilis.
g.. s-.r- s--.--r
House:
Met at II am.
Resolutions were adopted ac-
knowledging Louisiana's invita-
ton .to, the celebration~pf the an
niversary of the battle. Of New
orieRns, and Representative Du-
pre- spoke on the event.
Debate on the Indian bill was
resumed: x. sss-
A session was ordered for to-
night to take up pension bills
Evening star., 1915-01-08

HANDED TO PAGE
British Preliminary Note Sep
arates Commerce at Sea
Demands of u. S.
SUPPLEMENTARY ANSWER
EXPECTED IN FORTNIGHT
Bryan Believes Delay to American
Shipping Will Be Minimized
Henceforth.

LONDON, January 8. 2:06 p.m.-Am-
bassador Page today received from the
British government the preliminary re-
ply to the American note protesting
against British interference with Ameri-
can shipping. He forwarded 1t imme-
diately to Washington.
The time of delivery of the more def
mite supplementary reply which the
British government is to make is un-
certain. 1t probably will be within
two weeks.
Further negotiations between the two
governments concerning specific cases
Of detention of American vessels will
precede the preparation of the final
British answer
Evening star., 1915-01-08
Year of Delay Anticipated.

By many persons familiar with court
conditions the opinion has lately been
expressed that the Supreme Court ia
not likely to render a decision inside
Of year. By that time Commissions,
Newman. who came here early in
March. 1913, with President Wilson
will have resided in Washington near
ly three years and would be eligible
to another nomination as Commission
er undSr the very law invoked against
him, even in case the highest court of
the land decides against him.
Evening star., 1915-01-08
WEATHER.

Fair tonight temperature slightly be-
low freezing. Saturday fair gentle shift
ing winds
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours High, "a, at PM yesterday; low,
"a. at am today.
For full report see page Is.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01
MILLION AND HALF
 PUBLIC WORK LOST
MANY ARKANSAS CITIES WERE CONTEMPLATING CONsTRuc-
 TON WORK.
HAD PLEDGES OF SECURITY
Many Communities Which Considered Ext-nsive Construction Will Pro-
 ceed With the Work.
Little Rock


 Approximately s1,5OO,OO0 worth of municipal improvements was contem- plated by Arkansas cities and towns under Amendment No. IA, commonly known as the bond amendment, which was thrown out by the Supreme Court, and under the present improvement district law, according to John o. Gun ter, of the firm of Gunter & Sawyer, bond merchants. Despite the adverse ruling of the Supreme Court on the bond amendment, many of the pro- posed improvements, which were to have been made under bonds issued through provisions of the measure will be carried to completion, is the belief of Mr Gunter.
 Definite steps toward extensive mu- nicipal improvements had been taken by many Arkansas towns and cities Several had held elections and had contracted for the sale of their bonds, the contracts being made on condition that they were null if the Supreme Court ruled adversely on the amend ment. Others had set dates for their elections, while others had made pre- iiminary surveys. Proposed improve ments included waterworks, water systems, sewers, street paving and electric light plants. One, that pro- posed in Little Rock, and which form ed basis for the test case was for the purpose of erecting a city hospital
 Mr. Gunter is enthusiastic over the prospect of municipal improvements in the state despite the defeat of the bond amendment. Under the improve ment district law extensive improve ments are either under way or are be- ing contemplated in numerous towns.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

A suit to test the constitutionality of the act giving state aid to high schools will be filed in the Pulaski County Chanaery Court, according to Senator William o. Edmondson of Stone County. The suit will be an in- Junction proceeding against the state auditor and state treasurer to pro hibit them from issuing warrants or paying money out of the common school fund until the constitutionality of the act giving S50000 each year from the common school fund to aid high schools, is established.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The adjournment of the Legislature without making an appropriation for the maintenance of the law respecting the inspection of fertilizers leaves the State Department of Agriculture se- riously handicapped and promises to make the enforcement of the law prac- tieally null, as it provides no means for the expense or salary of the eight inspectors heretofore supported by the department
 Two attempts were made during the legislative session to secure an appro- priation for the department, one by special bill carrying $71 ,000 and the other by an amendment to the general appropriation bill, carrying approxi- mately S49,000. The former bill was slaughtered in the Senate, and the lat ter attempt to provide for the depart ment also met it's doom in the Senate, the amendment by the House being re- jected.
 Commissioner Page, desirous of en- forcing the inspection, asked Attorney General Moose for ruling on the question of whether or not a specific appropriation is required. The en- torcement of the law, so far as ex- penses are concerned, is provided for by tax on the fertilizer sold in the
 state. The proceeds of this tax are paid into the state treasury, under the act, and credited to the fertilizer fund. Since it is collected strictly for the enforcement of the law, MT Page is
 of the opinion that a specific appro- priation by the Legislature is not nec-
 essdry. and that he can carry out the | law and draw on the fund to meet eX- l penses of enforcement by simply cer- 1 tifying the expenses to the state au- ditor. He has asked a ruling from the l attorney general on this point During the last administration it
 was necessary to declare such a defi- ciency to the amount of S10.S00 for | the support of the department, and
 this was accordingly paid by the re-
 cent Legislature through appropria-
 tion from the fertilizer fund. It Is presumed that a similar proclamation
 would be given similar treatment by l the next Legislature.
 During the past two years a consid- l erable fund was accumulated for the
 enforcement of the law. the total fees | from this source being about S40,00O | When the Legislature convened, in ad-
 dition to paying the S1O800 deficit out
 Of the fund it borrowed S22, 300 from
 the fund for it's own expenses. leav- 1 ing the fund close to rock bottom. It | has since accumulated about $5,000, now 0n deposit in the state treasury. Without the enforcement of the law
 farmers throughout the state will be
 unable to secure proper protection i from irresponsible concerns selling commercial fertilizer, thousands of
 tons of which are sold annually i throughout the state.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Two state departments are aiding the Arkansas exhibit at the Panama Pacific exposition, by seeking sub scriptions to the fund The State Banking Department has sent letters to all state and national banks in the state and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics has sent letters to all cor porations asking them to contribute to the fund
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The House Enrolling Committee is winding up it's business. A special clerk is engaged in enrolling the Alex ander road bill, the most voluminous passed by the Legislature, and it is expected that the few remaining bills will be enrolled by the time this Is finished.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01
APPROPRIATION
 BILLS ARE SIGNED
GOVERNOR TRIMS REGENT MEAS URES PASSED BY LAST GEN
 ERAL ASSEMBLY.
ONE HALF MILLION IS CUT
It Is Said That the State Will Be Or Cash Basis at the End of the
 Biennial Period.
Little Rock.


 Governor Hays gave his approval to the appropriation bills of the last Leg islature, after vetoing outright the Je- ter bill, carrying S45.000 for the re- moval of the boys reform school and establishment of boys and girls indus trial training schools, and after trim ming down the other appropriation bills until the total in vetoes and re auctions amounted to S595.032, This leaves S2,490.032 standing out of the S3,0S6,6s1 appropriated by the last Legislature.
 On this basis Governor Hays esti- mates that the state will be on a cash basis at the end of this beiennial pc riod, and that in the meantime no state institutions or departments Will sustain serious hardship. He issued a lengthy statement in connection with the vetoes. explaining that he had been forced to use the veto power freely through the failure of the Legis- lature to make provision to care for its appropriations. He also believed that he will be subjected to biting criticism for his vetoes in some sec tions, the thinking people of the state will stand behind him in his action as the only thing left to do. He states emphattcally that he will discourage any future deficiencies, such as his administration had to meet in the sum of nearly s14O.000, and says his successor will not inherit any such nest of financial troubles.
 His vetoes effect particularly the state agricultural schools, S40,oo0 being stricken from each under the item of salaries. Governor Hays says the institutions can use part of the item of s45O00 left to each for contin- gent expenses in providing salaries and that they need not suffer in this regard.
 The cuts also include s137.900 from the State Hospital for Nervous Dis eases. $42.972 from the general appro- priation bill. s37,OO0 from the state branch normal at Pine Bluff, S73,00C from the state university and smaller items from other institutions.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

One of the largest cotton sales in Arkansas this season was made when 1851 bales from the state farm were sold for S673S9. c. c. Farrell Of the McFadden Cotton Company of Phila- delphia bid and 11-16 cents a pound for the cotton. which ranged from strict to low middling.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Purchase tools most frequently and urgently required
 A stitch in time often saves a run- away Ii that stitch is needed on the harness.
 Breed in line as much as possible. The crossing of blood seldom does as well as pure-breds..
 Sell all old and poor ewes and start your breeding season With good, viz orous thoroughbred stock.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Deputy Commissioner Maxwell of the state banking department, in spe- cial charge oS the enforcement of the "blue sky law, was reappointed in that capacity by Bank Commissioner Davis. now that the new act has gone into effect.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

c. C. North. an official of the Jud- sonia Fruit and Truck Growers Asso- citation, visited the office of John H. Page. commissioner of mines. manu- factures and agriculture. Mir North is in the market for 400 bushels of Span ish peanuts which members of the as sociation will plant this year
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The action of the Arkansas Supreme Court in declaring invalid the bond amendment was a severe blow to the residents of Heber Springs, who were preparing to hold an election to vote on issuing S1OO,0OO in bonds to con struct system of waterworks and sewers.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

A. Carnahan, representing a sEndi- cate of St. Louis and Louisville finan- ciers, submitted to State Banking Con- missioner and Chancellor John M. FL liott an offer to assume the personal assets of the defunct Bank of Pine Bluff at figure that would pay credi- tors in full
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Nearly s1,OOO has been received by the State Bank Department from Ar kansas banks for the Arkansas exhibit at the Panama-Paeifc exposition dur ing the three days since letters ask ing for contributions were sent out.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The question of an extra session of the Legislature to make an appropria- tion for an exhibit at the Panama-Pa- cific Exposition. has been entirely abandoned by Governor Hays. It is very likely, however, that the governor will be compelled to convene the Leg islature in special session some time during the coming summer to provide funds to run the state government for the next two years and take care of the large deficit now existing. The governor says if he can possibly get along without it he will issue no call for any purpose whatever.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The official program for the annual convention of the Arkansas State Sun day School Association to open at Har- rison on April IT, was announced The convention closes on April 19 It is expected that between 1000 and 1,50O delegates and visitors, ministers and laymen will attend
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

An irregularity in the state hospital deficiency bill was found after it was approved. The bill originally carried an appropriation of $120000 This was cut to S110.0o0 in the house In the bill the words "one hundred and ten thousand dollars" appear and in figures the amount of S105,000 is stat ed. The error is considered fnconse- quential and it is not expected that any complications will result.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Eighty-five farmers who attended a meeting of the newly organized truck growers association at Ward pledged themselves to raise 13S acres of straw berries this year and ordered enough plants for the entire acreage.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The Daily Jacksonian, published St Heber Springs, was suspended after being published since last November. This was the first and only daily pa per ever attempted in this city. Mr. Baker will continue the publication of the weekly Jacksonian.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The Lamar Fruit Growers Associa. tion has placed an order for 20 car. loads of fruit baskets, 100000 in all. with the Clarksville Basket Factory.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Through the ruling of the Supreme Court that the bond amendment is un- constitutional, s9O,0OO sewer project at McGehee was blocked The sys- tenn would have included six miles of sewers.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01
FARM NOTES.

Oil is cheaper than steel.
 Do not overfeed the young calf. An egg is largely made up of water. Test the seed corn while farm work is not pressing.
 Dark stables are frequent causes of weak-eyed horses. Let plenty of light into the stables.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

Arkansas is becoming a significant factor in the live stock business of this country, according to figures con- piled by the State Tax Commission, which show that 794,911 cattle, valued at S15,477,3S4, were owned by Arkan- sas farmers and grazed on Arkansas lands in 1914. The assessed valua- tion, representing 50 per cent of the true valuation as given the assessors by the owners. was $7,73S, ,692, making the average assessed valuation of each animal S937.
The Carlisle independent., 1915-04-01

The Arkansas Railroad Commission approved plans for a s1O,O00 Rock .s- land depot at Hazen, and plans also for small passenger and freight de- pot at Brassfield in Monroe County.