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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
DEFICIT May FORCE
A SPECIAL SESSION


Treasury this year 5000. 900. II II
had not been for this tax the Treasury
returns this year would be still further
short.
II Is apparent therefore that while
the Treasury may temporarily be re-
lieved from embarrassment early in the
fiscal yea by an issue OF short time
notes or Panama bonds. a more radical
remedy must be applied to avert trouble
IL the war continues,
II is this fact that prompted Repre-
sentative Kttchin OF North Carolina, the
Democratic ..ouse leader. to send out
n statement yesterday that. owing Ia
the state Of revenues. il was impera-
tive that Congress should be called
I'm special session in the fail. A like
statement was made 4 Washington 90
day by Senator Lewis OF Illinois. the
Democratic whip" of the senate. II
Is known tina; within The last few weeks
some Administration officials hav.
reached the conclusion that changes
should he made in the revenue laws
As the Presidential election comes
next year the argument has been ad-
vanced that II the revenue laws are
to be changed 1t would he the part OF
wisdom to get Congress to wor,. on the
job az early as possible.
II the Administration commits itself
to an early change in the tariff It will
explain to the country that II was forced
to take such a course OF account Of
unusual conditions precipitated by the
war. Democratic leaders in discussing
Treasury conditions invariably charge
that under normal conditions the Gus
toms and other tax features OF the Tn,
derwood-S simmons act would have met
all the needs Of the Government.
The cash balance in the Treasury to-
day was sli,l01. 239. The net excess
of disbursements over receipts for the
year. counting in expenditures on &C,
count of the Panama Canal, was sl32.,
0S9.s93. But this Is not the whole
deficit on the Governments business fol
the year. The Post ONCE Department
mas run behind approximately $50. 600
600, making the actual deficit more thar
$l52, OOO, 900. instead OF 1882, 600. 900 al
set forth by the Treasury Department
The grand total OF Treasury receipts
up 10 date is s554,754,O6l for the fsca
year. compared with $3.50, I'll, 100 for the
corresponding period last fiscal year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
1854 SOLDIERS DEAD
IN ENGLISH WRECK
Three Trains. One Carrying
Troops, COllide-Many Seri-
Ously Injured.

LoNnoN, May a~2.-Three trains. one
Of them with 800 British troops, smashed
into each other near Carlisle O. the
Californian Railway this morning
One hundred and slyty-four soldiers
were killed outright and other passen-
gers are believed to be dead. Many
others were seriously injured. The
wreck was one of the most disastrous
in the history of British railroading.
FIRST the troop train and a local
from Carlisle came into collision. n a
few seconds later the London to Glas-
gov express. racing northward, was
hurled into the already complete wreck
age. The sight was an appalling one
Of completely demolished cars and in
jured bodies.
places. The entire fire department OF
Carlisle and departments from other
nea rby towns were summoned and
after "A hard struggle managed to get
the fire under control. Meantime the
rescue work went forward AS quickly
as possible. but the wreckage was SO
complete that this was done only with
the greatest difficulty.
The 500 soldiers were all Of one regi-
ment, When the roll was called after
the collision only tfty-two officers and
men responded. Many of them, how
ever, were buslly engaged In extricat-
ing dead and injured from the shape.
less mass OF debris.
Very soon the adjoining fields nac
the appearance of an immense NOR,
tuary. with the dead, the d. ing and
the injured laid out in ranks, Mos
OF the fatalities were among soldiers
Many persons were not killed in the
collision itself, but were burned 10
death beneath the wreckage before tn,
fire apparatus arrived,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
5000 Pairs of
Silk Gloves

M~ousquetaire, Sixteen
button Length, I'm white
or black, at the excep-
tionally low price of
75c. per pair
Also 5000 Pairs of Silk
Gloves, Mousquetaire,
Sixteen-button Length,
i'm white, black or tan,
specially priced at
90c. per pair
(All Of these Gloves are of
Milanese Silk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

Japanese F%our-panel Screens
i'm attractive designs and coIorings, will be on
sale at tine extraordinarily low prices of
$500, 5000 6 S6.s5
Upholstery Department, Fourth Floor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
Twins Die at same Time In Battle

SBcciai Cabic Despatch TO Tar suN.
PARIS. May 2l.-Gastor. and Georges
Jolidon. twins, were killed simultane-
ouslv in the battle Of Les Eparges, 40
cording to "A report just received here.
Both we're seTgeants In the French
army.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
A Sale of Silk PetticoatS

will offer a special selection of new and very
attractive flare models at considerably
less than they are really worth.
ruf7e-trirnrned . al S4.75
Novelty-stripe Taffeta Silk Petticoats, i'm
striking color effects . at S5.85
Crepe de Chime Petticoats, witt, founces of
finely-plaited chiffon . at S7.75
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
U. s. SUSPENDS
TRADE PARLEYS
WITH BRITAIN
Informal Conferences Cut OFF
Pending Removal Of
Mistakes.
BRITISH EMBASSY
TO CORRECT ERRORS

wAsptSeroN. May 22.-Pending re-
eeIpt OF assurances from the British GOV
>rnmen, that it thoroughly understands
tina, the conferences between officials or
tho British Embassy and the State de-
partnent In regard to certain shipping
matters were wholly informal. unonicial
md no, binding on the United states
Government. these conferences have been
,usnended. encouragement to this enect
was made by Secretary Bryan to-day.
II is expected that the required state
mert from the British Government WI
be forthcoming early next week. The
conferences will be then resumed on their
former basis.
Amba ssador Spring-Ric called at the
State Department to-day and satisfied
OFFICIALS that there was nc
alta rdins on the part Of the Embassy.
The Embassy and the State Department
ara In full accord as to the unofficial
character OF the aid which officials OF
the State Department have been giving
10 American shippers and importers with
reference to trade questions.
Two recent statements on the part OF
the British Foreign Orice, however. have
led officials here to believe either that
the British Government was deliberately
attaching an unwarranted significance
10 the unofficial conferences OF else had
become careless about maintaining the
distinction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

The Embassy took steps to-day to this
end. Meantime Ambassador Page at
London was advised of what had oc-
Cured here and instructed to inform the
Foreign Office. The entire matter proba-
bly, will be cleared up In a very few
days.
While the cotton cases seem In a
fair way to be disposed of in a very
brief time. questions regarding goods
which Americans are trying TO get out OF
Germany are of pressing importance at
this time and discussion of these will be
chiefly affected by the temporary sus-
rension OF the unofficial discussions be-
tween the Foreign Trade Advisers of the
State Department and officials of the
British Embassy.
The British Government has declared
insufficient the evidence which the
American importers have submitted to
support their claim that certain ship
ments OF German dyestuns were pur-
chased before March /.
The Foreign Trade Advisers. acting un-
officially, have held that this evidence
was sufficient and should be accepted by
she British as satisfactory. The discus
sions now rest AT this point, and be-
cause OF the disagreement II was feared
that II might result in great prejudice
10 the position of the United States II
the discussions We're continued into the
next stage while the British Govern
ment is giving evidences of a misunder-
standing of the character of the aid
being rendered Americans by officers of
The Department OF State.
In some quarters there Is a disposi-
tion to suspect that the British inten-
t~ionally put an unwarranted interpreta-
ton on the acts of the American officials
in order II possible 10 lead the United
States to step further than it wishes
10 GO.
This Is not supported in official quar-
tiers, however. 1t is pointed out at the
British Embassy that the British Gov
could not we'll suffer any real
misunderstanding on the issue. as 1t IL
now preparing to answer the American
proyrst against the Orders In Council,
Lever Against Britain.
There were some indications TO-DAY
that efforts would be made in this ST.
uation to use II as a lever to try TO force
NOR" prompt and vigorous action agains.
the British Government in reference to
interference with American trade.
There 10 an element here which holds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

1t Is felt that II would be dangerous
20 let those discussions proceed until
all evidence OF a misundersta ndine OF
their character on the part OF the Brit
ish Government was removed.
The point Is that the conferences relate
20 the facilitating of the American ship
pers' cases under the British Orders In
Council. United States officials fear
that II this Government should OFFICIALLY
participate In sucn conferences 1t might
be construed as AZ acceptance OF the
British orders. which now are responsible
for the chief differences between the
two Governments.
The first OF the two instances evil
dencing n misunderstanding on the part
OF the British came a few days ago In
o letter TO the Foreign Trade Advisers
from the British Embassy on instruc-
lions from London.
This letter said that as a concession
10 1.-The United States the British Gov
ernment has decided to extend the time
during which arrangements might be
made for getting out of Germany GER
tain goods bought by Americans before
March 1.
The objection To this on the part OF
the State Department lies in the use of
the term the United States implying
that the matter In hand was one between
the two Governments. when as a matter
OF fact 1t il entirely between the Amer
lean importers and the British Govern
ment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23

The second instance came yesterday
IN a statement from the British Foreign
Office regarding the agreement tween
the American cotton interests and the
British Government. 1t was stated that
this arrangement was "acct ptable TO the
United States Government"
This phrase implying again that the
Government of the United States was a
party to private arrangement made
with American commercial interests
caused some disturbance AT the state
Department where a statement was is
fued last night explaining again the
wholly unofficial character OF such part
rs the Foreign Trade Advisers had had
In the discussions pertaining to these
arrangements.
The British Embassy issued a state
ment last night declaring that the For
e!gn Office was in error in making this
statement and the Ambassador to-day
repeated this statement to Secretary
Bryan and other officials of the Depart
ment.
The Ambassadors statement was
wholly acceptable as far as II went. but
the State Department recognized that
he was without authority at the momen,
to speak for his Government on either
instance OF evident misunderstanding on
the part OF the London Foreign Office,
lie was told therefore that II would be
well il the British Embassy could get
q statement from the British Govern
ment making 1t Enthusiastically clear that
the understanding of the State Depart
ment. the British Embassy and the
British Government on the question al
Issue was entirely harmonious and In
accord.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-23
Emir of Bida Gives 100000.

The Emir OF Bida writes as follows:
This letter is from Sarkin Bida. Ma
| homadu. and all his people with a To-
sand salu,ations OF loyalty and friend
ship to the Governor-General.
"we have heard OF the big war which
Ia taking place through the Empire be-
tween the great and powerful King OF
England and the German nation. We
know that such a war must cause dis
J ,ress and misery. therefore, we are
very sorry to hear this news.
I'VE desire to ofre- with your permits
sion to the great King OF England
! May God prolong his Majesty's life and
increase his power. We pray that 2od
may give him victory over his enemies
Throughout, the four corners OF the earth
"A small donation Of 2,l90 pounds ster-
ling a. our contribution to the war fund.
To assist In this war we beg TO oTer
ourselves and all our belongings TO you.
May God protect you and prolong your
life"
The Emlr OF Jemaa says he and his
people are very poor and can send only
forty pounds sterling from the tribal
treasury. but his pledges OF support are
equal TO those Of the richest Emirs. He
writes:
God give him king Georgel. great
ress. May his lands stretch north.
| south. east n west. George, King OF
I England. his Most Gracious Majesty.
Nav he live and reign Ions.
"we are all glad and We make joyful
because you have taken the lands from
the Germans. !. my chiefs and my sub
jects on this account. have sent you
40 pounds sterling from our treasury.
AS We are poor people and have no,
much. that IL why We send you so small
an amount. or our little we hope you
will take the wish and take II as great.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
SOUTHERN GROCERY &
MARKET
III W. Grand Ave. Phones W 973 W A374
WE DELIVER
MARKET
III W. Grand Ave.
Phones W. 973, W. 4374
uOHl
WE DELIVER

lstS POUNDS GRANUI ATED SUGAR FOE sim
FRESH COUNTRY
GOOD CREAMERY pOIND
THREE LOAVEs BREAD ............ ,oc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
FRUITS
SEED POTATOES


Enrly Rose or Cobblers.
peek sOci bushel . sIIo
All kinds OF Garden Heed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
VEGETABLES

sNN NhAaNn
Nice Potatoes. peek ...... zoe
Nice Yellow Onions, ID. Sc
NhpphRe, pound ..........t.. Sc
NnrrntS, PUrsnips Turnips
per pound ...... ....... Sc
Bunch Turulps, lBeets. Wnd
ishes or Green Onions Sc
or AlN lunches for ......e eSg
Nice tuullfluWor aud Rhu
barb pound ..... $780,. ISc
FRUITS.
Good Cooking Apples
Dpr neck - gAr SOe Vkr
BLACK II Apples. box .....Ste5
Oranges dozen ..... IBr and gAr
SPECIAL.
FNtrn large Oranges dul 26c
Also tull line Of Dried Fruit
ask for prices.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-22
MARIGOLD

OleOmargarine Is Al,
ways Sweet, Pure
Clean.
MORE ECONOMICAL
THAN BUTTER " Try
II and convince yourself
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-09-17
MUST Be NEUTRAL
SAYS CARRANzA
FIRST CHIEF INsTRucTs HIS MEN
TO COOPERATE WITH AMERi-
CANS ALONG THE BORDER.
Denies That His Followers Have
Crossed Border to Fight and Has
Given orders Not to Fire
on American Troops.

Brownsville. Texas.--General Car
rama Ia TO take hand In the Texas
border imbrogIlo. according TO a state
ment by General E. r. Nafarrate OF
Matamoros. commanding the Carran-
"a troops opposite the Brownsville
section.
General Nafarrate said that General
Carranza wired him to enforce strict
neutrality along the border Nafarrate
replied that to do this he must have
more troops. Nafarrate, saying that
he wished TO cooperate with the
American military authorities, gave
the following outline OF border fight
ing as reported from hts side of the
line:
I'VE have received orders from
First Chief Carranza TO strictly OBJ
serve neutrality and not to help In any
way the Texas reyolutionists. Tn.
friendly reports have said several
times that our men have crossed to
he Texas side 70 fight. That is wrong,
because our review list the first OF
this month. shows no man is missing.
We have given orders TO our officers
not once. but three times, not to fire
on American troops. even II they IRE
on us"
Asked why he believed rangers
might cause trouble. Nafarrate said
because they were not careful enough
10 distinguish az whom they were
shooting.
General NafarrRte saia he now has
available for border patrol duty be.
tween the mouth OF the river and
Guerrero. more than 100 miles above
brownsville. 1900 men. including Gus
toms guards.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-09-17
CANADIAN STEAMER
SUNK BY TORPEDO
eTRIcKEN Vessel SINKS or HER
WAY TO QUEENSTOWN AFTER
PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED.
Twelve Passengers and Thirteen
Members o. Crew Missing, While
About Twenty " Thoae Taken
From Vessel Were injured.

London The Allan line steamer
HespeFian, With $50 passengers and a
crew o. 900 aboard. bound from Liver
pool for Montreal. was attacked with.
oct warning b. 3 German submarine
or che lEish coast Just a. darkness
was failing Saturday evening AZ
though the torpedo found In mark.
the vessel remained ah0at until g:25
Sunday morning. when II sank
Six second cabin passengers, six
third cabin passengers and thirteen OF
the crew OF the steamer are unac.
counted for.
The captain Of the stricken liner
remained by hts ship until II sank.
He declined 10 comment on the disas-
ter for publication. hence the official
statement as 10 whether he believes
his ship was the victim Of q torpedo
or mine must come from the admir-
atty. although the captain Is quoted
as having told an Allan Line Official
that the Hesperian was torpedoed,
The force OF the explosion was tire
mendous and OF the passengers land,
"a a. Queenstown. many Of them scan,
lily clad. about twenty were injured
There we're no American passengers
aboard, but two members OF the crew
were American citizens and they were
both saved
About thirty Canadian soldiers, who
were wounded ln battle in Flanders,
were going home 70 Fecnperate Most
OF the other passengers we're Cana.
dlanu returning from visit 10 Eng
land, o. English people on their way
70 Canada TO settle.
The torpedo struck the IIesperlan
IN the forward engine room and the
ship Immediately began to settle by
the head, Captain Main ordered the
passengers and crew into the boats,
but his officers remained on the
bridge. although at that time he must
have felt sure that bis ship would so
down,
The discipline was perfect. but one
Of the boats which became iammed.
capsiEed and those IN her were thrown
into the water In the darkness con.
fusion naturally prevailed. but all
we're picked up and with other passen.
gers aud the crew were transferred 20
rescue steamers. which arrived in an
aver 70 wireless calls for assistance,
The HespeFian vas about 1850 miles TO
the westward when struck.
The Heaperian was vessel o. TO-
go tons gross The Allan line, own.
eFs OF the Hesperlan, has been oper.
ated for about three years by the Ca.
madam Pacific railroad, ships OF the
line running between Great Britain
and Canadian ports The Hesperian,
twin screw steamer, was butt a.
ulawgew Ia 1908. She was ass feet
long. with beam OF so feet and a
depth Of 30 feet
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-09-17
TURKS MASSACRE
MANY CHRISTIANS
STORY or TERRIBLE CRIMES
COMMITTED BY TURKS DURING
OCCUPATION OF TRUMAN.
Many Massacred, More suceumb to
Disease and Hundreds Of Christian
Girls Turn MosIsms in Hope
Of Escaping Violence.

New York.--At least 1000 Chris
tians were killed and about 1000
others died of disease in Urumiah,
Persia, during the five months of
Turkish occupation, according to let
ter received by J. l.. Caldwell, Amer
lean minister at Teheran. from DR..
William Shedd of Urumiah and made
public here Friday by the Presbyter-
ian board Of foreign missions,
Or. Shedd stated that his figures
were based on careful investigation
and record. there having been 5000
Christian burials alone in the city of
Urumiah and the American college
compound He said that before the
Russians left Urumiah on January 2,
there were between $4,000 and $4,000
Christians In the city and surround.
ing villages. Within a few days af-
ter January 2, between 5000 and 5000
left the country.
or the $500 Christian families in
the district, DIR. Shedd said that all
but 1000 were robbed OF all their
possessions and nearly all suffered
some loss. He said the total loss of
Christian had been etlmated at ST..
100000 and added that the Prebyter,
ian mission sustained a loss or $l0,.
900 during one attack Considerably
more than 100 Christian girls turned
Moslems during the Turkish occupa.
ton. the writer said, in hope of es.
Gaping violence.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-09-17
RUSSIANS BEATEN
IN EASTERN GALIClA
VIENNA WAR OFFICE REPORTS
SWEEPING VICTORY OVER
FRONT or rs MILES.
Russian Emperor Reported to Have
Assumed Command Of His Army
and Stirring Events Are EN-
pected in Near Future.

A defeat of the Russians over
front of about twenty-five miles in the
vicinity OF Brody, eastern Galicia, is
reported officially by the Vienna war
office. The Russians everywhere evac.
uated the positions they held, accord
ing to the report, and are being pur-
sued by The Austro-Hungarians.
TIE report says:
I'VE captured the castle OF Pod
kamlen in violent hand-to-hand night
ing; the height of MakEtra, southwest
of Brody, positions near Radziwilow
and many other points OF support
which were vigorously defended.
1.-THE battle at some points contin'
ued until this morning. Beaten every
where, the enemy evacuated his ter
rain. our troops pursuing him."
The news that Emperor Nicholas
had placed himself at the head of his
army, which he announced in a tele-
gram toeRaymond Poincare, president
of France, and the visit paid by the
French commander in chief, General
Jo1fre, to the Italian army foreshad-
ow, it is believed in military circles
in London, stirring events on both the
eastern and western fronts in which
the armies of all the allies will CO
operate.
1t is declared the Russians already
are nearly, if not quite, holding their
own against the Austrians and Ger
mans, whose advance at most points
has been stopped and in places are on
the offensive.
Riga remains the danger point, but
the fact that the Russians continue to
occupy the town after the Germans
have advanced to the Dvina southeast
of Riga, leads military writer's to the
conclusion that the Russians feel rea
sonably sure of their ability to defend
the river and in time to push suffi
cient far westward to relieve the
pressure on their forces on the shores
Of the Gulf of Riga.
The Anstrians and Russians are
facing each other across the Seth
river in Galicia, where the fighting is
Russians are making suggest that
their supply of ammunition is ample
A Petrog~ad correspondent says the
ammunition shortage of the Russians
has been corrected, and that while
the production is slow it is incessant
and growing in activity and method.
For the thirteenth successive day
the allies have bombarded German DO
sitions in the west only varying their
artillery activity by occasional all
raids, sapping and mining operations
and bomb throwing. In this fighting
the Germans are also taking part, and
success rosts first with one side and
then the other
Similar activity is noticed ON the
part OF the Austro-Hungarian army
along the northern frontier of Serbia
where the Teutons are Strengthening
their positions on the rivers Save and
Danube, presumably preparatory tc
new offensive movement.