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The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
CAUCUS FAVORS
RURAL Credits
Democratic Senators Vote to
Enact Legislation at
Early Date.
ACTION IS SURPRISING
Presidents Ship Purchase Bill May
Be Crowded Out of This
Session.

Democrats in the Senate called a eau
Gus last night in an effort to harmonic
their differences in regard to the admin
istration's ship purchase bill. One of the
first things the caucus did was to pass a
resolution in favor of rural credits legis-
lation by the Senate at the earliest prac-
ticaI date.
The caucus adjourned over until S
o'clock tonight after considering a num-
ber Of amendments to the ship purchase
bill that were offered and referring them
to the Committee on Commerce for a
report back to the caucus tonight.
The adoption of the rural credits reso-
luton was surprising, because President
Wilson omitted it from the program Of
legislation which he outlined for the
present session OF Congress. The action
by the caucus Is a recognition OF steadily
increa sing pressure for legislation OF this
character. and also is impressive evidence
OF the spirit of independence that is be-
ginning to assert itself on Capitol Hill
Amy serious attempt to pass rural cred
its legislation at this session OF Congress
may mean the failure OF President Will
sons ship purchase bill The President
has been told by Senate leaders that there
could not possibly be any other general
legislation of Importance if time Is to be
found to push the shipping bill through.
OfTer Numerous Amendments.
One Of the amendments to the ship
purchase bill Is In the nature Of a sug
gestion that the committee should change
the bill. authorizing Federal inCorpOra-
ton of the ship company. instead OF leav-
ing the language as II is now in the bill
authorizing a corporation under the laws
Of the United States. any State or the
District Of Columbia.
Another amendment offered proposes TO
substitute for the shipping board, au-
thorized in the bill a merchant shipping
bureau under the Department of Com
merCe. the directors, of which shall be
the Secretary Of Commerce, the SeCre-
tary OF War Postmas ster General and
four members appointed by the Presi-
dent.
Senator HOke Smith proposed an
amendment that before the government
should undertake to operate any vessel
in the foreign trade II should first offer
to charter them to corporations, firms.
o. individuals. citizens OF the United
States. on terms that will insure a re-
turn Of ( per cent on the investment
Senator salisbury offered an amend
mcnt authorizing the President to sus-
pend the present rules and regulations for
bv his proclamation terminating
them al the end Of this year. and the ship
board CShated by the bill is to make new
rules and regulations to be effective with
the beginning of the year 1916
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
WIVES HAVE HARD TINE.
Half of Men in New York Beat
Them. Says judge

New York. Jan. IS Half the mon in
New York beat their wives. or choke
them. in the opinion of Supreme Court
Justice blanchard.
The jurist refused a separation to a
woman who said her husband had Choked
her.
This Is merely a family row.. said
Justice blanchard. and half the peo-
pie in New York could apply for a sepa-
ration on the same grounds
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
German to Teach Irish.

Champaign, Ill. Jan. ia German will
teach Irish at the University OF Illinois
beginning in February. when DR.. Kuno
E. Myer. Of the University Of Berlin. will
become visiting professor of the Celtic
language and literature. Although born in
Hamburg. DR.. Myer is one Of the most
famous Celtic scholars in the world.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
Grave Diggers ON Strike

Rirkenhead. Jan. l&-A strike of grave
digE"rs occurred here today. Eighteen
men employed in the principal cemetery
refused to resume work unless granted an
increase Of - cents in the weekly wage
OF S64S
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
Most Old People
Are Constipated

The wear of years impairs the
action Of the bowels. With advanc-
ing age people are disposed to re-
stricted activity and exercise
which is responsible for the con-
stipated condition of most old
folks. The digestive organs are
more sensitive to the demands
made upon them and rebel more
quickly.
A mild, effective remedy for con-
stipatlon, and one that is especial
ly suited to the needs Of elderly
people, women and children. Is the
combination OF simple laxative
herbs with pepsin that is sold In
drug stores under the name Of DIR.
caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin. A free
trial bottle can be obtained by
writing to DR.. w. B. Caldwell. 5S2
washington St.. Monticello. Ill.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19

Eleven miles Of subways are being
considered to solve Ltverpools conSest-
ed traffic problem.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19

During 1913 the linseed oil crop Of the
world amounted to $4,000 tons. The
crop for the present year Is estimated
at 100000 tons.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19

Paulsboro, N. J., Jan. 1s.-Patrick Nor
gan selected a soft spot between the
Pennsylvania rails to sleep. A heavy pas
senger train passed over him. When the
train crew went back for his 'remains'
Morgan was still sleeping. Pat has taken
the pledge
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
TATUM FIGHTS FOR DIVORCE.
VIII Appeal to supreme Court for
ReOPeninE of Case.

HtOpthIHL VI HNF.
Mineola. n Y. Jan. Counsel for
John c. Tatum will appeal to the Su-
prsme Court for a reopening Of the di-
vorce case against Mrs. Mary Jane Ia
tum
A jury recently refused to grant Tatum
a divorce. The appeal will state that
the verdict OF the jury was contrary
TO the weight of the evidence.
Every Russian general departing for
the front has been presented with an
ikon solemnIy blessed by a priest or
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19

Croton Lake, n. Y, Jan. 1a-Mrs Jane
NJ Reynolds observed her ninety-ninth
birthday anniversary by sewing and read
ing. She attributes her long life to the
fact that she never worries.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
Russians Invade Turkey.

''Enver Pasha himself is hurrying TO
COnstantinople. and the German leader.
Gen. Lange. has been left to try 10 eA-
tricate the Turks from complete de-
structiOn. The Russians are now inside
Turkish territory and within four
marches of Erzerum.
The garrison there amounts to 5000
with ample artillery but deprived OF am
munitiOn and supplies from the coast and
isolated by the winter conditions Of the
land route across Anatolia.
The Turkish Redif prisoners. Of whom
many thousands are now in the hands OK
the Russians have neither uniforms nor
tents. When the Russians surrounded
them in the forest they found 30 frozen
bodies with rifles in their hands. tn"
Turkish corps from Bagdad is much
better equipped. but unable to stand the
cold. The captured Kurds are all dressed
in sheepskins. but many do not speak
Turkish and evidently believed Sney were
on an expedition OF brigandage."
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
Ever Hear of Such Things ?

Verona, n. J., Jan. IA resident OF
Cedar Grove, near here. has been sub
poenaed to appear at trial for treason. -
on a charge of feeding German breakfast
food to an English baby.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
RUSSIANS CUT
OFF FROM BASE
Germans Take Kielce, Split
ting Cars Line of Com
munlcatlonS.
CRACOW PERIL LIFTED
Capt. Fortescue Sends Important Facts
in Dispatch Which Gets
by Censor.
By GRANVILLE FoRTEsCUE.

Warsaw. Jan. 1S.-A nice question con.
fronts the Germans now-whether to at.
tempt to maintain themselves in Po.
land or to retire to their own frontier
II Gen. Won Hindenburg's army strives
20 hold the position it occupies at pres
ent during the rest of the winter 1t will
lose. at a minimum, . per cent of its
effectiveness before spring. Part of this
loss will be due to the Russian guns but
a large portion will come through sick
ness-and these sacrifices will bring no
results.
Every sign points to the fact that
the wonderful German fighting machine
is beginning to crack. During the last
few weeks it has shown unmistakablc
signs of weakening at all points of
contact. II II still capable Of heavy
fighting. but l am of the opinion that
IT has passed the period OF its highest
power.
Germans Hold Railways.
Under these circumstances the great
German general staff may decide upon
withdrawal to their own boundaries.
Such a movement would b. a moral de-
feat. but in view of their limited lines
Of communication. the present battle area
would be a safer experiment than the at
tempted occupation of seven OF the
ten governments Of Poland
The operations in East Prussia have
a bearing on the situation here. A
lieutenant colonel from that district
declares that the Russian army OF the
north is making slow but sure gains
in this almost impossible country.
Two OF the outer forts of Lotzen have
fallen. but the Germans still hold most
of the railways. This leaves the north
of Poland open to invasion. but should
the Germans try to force their way to
the south they will find a surprising
number of Russian corps awaiting
them.
Advance on KIeIce.
The enemy is making his main ef-
fort, not in the north. but in the
south. His army il advancing along
the CEenatOcbowO NIoscEowR kIeIce
line and has arrived at the latter city.
1t never has been the plan of the Rus
slams to hold this point as tho posi-
tion is distinctly Instantaneous.
II has been considered a better
scheme, should the enemy threaten Sc
riously this southern district. to con-
Centrate in the vicinity OF Radio.
The Russians are masters of defen-
sive warfare. and in fighting of this
character the problem of the supply
is simpiificd. Possibly the
against kieIce will have the
effect of postponinR the promised Rus
sian offensive. In my opinion. such a
postponement might be advantageous
The aviatOrs report much movement
in LowiCz, which is interpreted as an
evacuation of the town. II this is so the
wave that has threatened Warsaw has
been broken.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
Germans Save SIIesIa.

"First-That the German army in Po-
land is in condition for heavy fighting
'Second-That the Germans hold most
of the railways in East Prussia, and may
advance at any time from North Poland
toward Warsaw:
''Third-That the Germans have
taken Kielce, an important Russian
base and the most important railroad
junction northeast of Cracow. thus cut
ting the former line of communication
behind the Russian army. which was
German Silesia: and
"Fourth-That the Germans attack
on Kielce probably will compel the
Russian army now before Cracow to
fall back TO save its communications
This viii postpone indefinitely the
ned invasion of German
Silesia by the Russian army. which,
since the opening OF the war. has been
the supreme objective of Grand Duke
Nicholas and all Russian strategists."
Apparently, the German attack on
Warsaw has failed on account OF the
mere numbers of the Russian troops.
In that whole theater of war from the
Baltic Sea to the Carpathians, about
80 miles, it is estimated that there are
not fewer than 100000 Russian soldiers.
the reserves and the 1914 re
cTuits. II is estimated that there are
!, 200 900 Germans. including reserves, AMI
about $4,000 Austrians.
The Germans have twice got within
two days march of Warsaw. but have
been turned back by superior numbers.
But in spite OF their greatly superior
Tcrcss, the Russians have been able to
make no headway against the German
egions, either in East Prussia, on the
north. or before Warsaw. at the center.
,r upon Cracow, at the south. the ex-
RENE right of the German line.
And now the movement against Rielce
which has apparently succeeded. shows
that the German strategy has been su-
Oerior 10 the Russian.
Kielce ia fifteen miles east OF the Nida
River (the former Russian line), and
Radon, the new Russian base. is nifty
miles still farther away from Cracow.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
Sends Important Facts.

It is not necessary to call attention 10
the obvious great importance OF the fore
going cable dispatch to The Herald from
as Capt. FOrtescue. formerly the military
aid at the White House But il may he
pointed out again that intelligent readers
must make due allowances for cable dis
patches from Russia, which must neCes-
sarily he written in a form to suit the
Russian army censor. otherwise no CORE
spondent could get his dispatch sent over
the telegraph lines all Of which are con-
trOlled by the Russian government.
War dispatches cannot he sent in code,
which is forbidden. and must be written
in plain English or French. The Hera Id 5
war dispatches arc printed exactly as re-
Ceived: they include words OF phrases
so favorable to the Russians that the
whole message is allowed to pass
The intelligent reader must pick out
the statements of fact. often Of supreme
importance. and ignore expressions of
mere opinion, which are sometimes un-
important. The expressions OF opinions
sometimes serve as mere carriers for
the important facts in the telegram.
The Herald has emphasized four very
important facts in the foregoing cable
gram by setting them in heavy face type.
without altering a word of the cable
gram as received from Warsaw. The
news in the foregoing dispatch is the
most significant and important received
from the Russian battlefield for two
weeks, for it says:
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
TURKISH PLANS
MEET COLLAPSE
Winter Campaign in Cau-
casus Comes to Utter
Failure.
OWN COUNTRY INVADED
EnVer Pasha Hurries to CONSTANT
nople. Leaving German General to
Try to Extricate Army.

London. Jan. 1s.-Frederick Bennett,
correspondent OF the Daily News, cables
from Petrograd as follows:
The Turkish winter campaign in :ha
Caucasus has now suffered its final COL
lapse. Its chances became very slender
when the cruisers Goeben and BresIau
failed to control communication in tho
Back Sea, between COnstantinople and
Trebizond. The Turkish army assembled
around Erzerum found itself cut of from
re-enforcements and supplies and cor
fTonted with the heavy task Of convert
ing Enver Pasha's defeated and retreat
ing corps into a force strong enough
To continue the war with Russia.
The Turkish rank and file fought stub
hornly for ten days on the frontier posi-
tiOns around Kara Urgan until they f''l
victims OF careless and incompetent man
agement by their German and Turkish
leaders.
Originally there were Ave corps sent
forward by Enver Pasha and Gen. Won
Saunders into Russian territory. but after
the disasters of Ardahan and Sari-
Kamysh only remnants of two corps
could rcjoin the Eleventh Turkish corps.
which was the reserve of the invading
army
This combination is now retrcatIng
hastily to Erzerum, with its rear guard
annihilated.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19
L. A. CALLAN,
HARRY PATTERSON HOPKINS

INSTRUCTION, BANJO, MANDOLIN. GUITAR
6B 4th N =. PHONE Linen ISIS
The Washington herald., 1915-01-19

Musical Director Of Washington College will give
Tuesday and Friday Afternoons for ITnste pupils
Studio: EelasCo ThCater.
SINGING, ELOCTTION.
MRS. EMILY FRECH BARNES.
llS 11th st n. 4. Line. 1873.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
WORLDS NEWS I'M
CONDENSED FORM

BEE4lN.-The amount paid in
cash So subscribers to the third Ger
man war loan up to November % was
lo,091Ua1.0JQ marks, or S3.4 Of the
total
CHICAGo-Football claimed six.
teen lives during the 1915 season.
Last year the toll was one less.
Nav YoRK.--An embargo on ex.
port freight from all the lines of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Railroad has gone into effect. The
road took this step for the purpose Of
putting an end to the congestion which
has been steadily growing during the
past few weeks.
LONDNO.-Many members of the
Womens Social and Political Union
have revolted against the leadership
of Mrs Emmeline Pankhur"+
NEW YORK.--Andrew Carnegie has
a fortune now Of only $20000.000 OF
the vast wealth which the ironmaster
possessed when he started twenty
years ago in conformity with his
principle Of dying poor that is all he
has left.
8ALTlMoRE.--A wireless dispatch
announced that the Chesapeake Bay
steamer Tivol was burned to the
waters edge off Thomas Point The
passengers were saved.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-TwelVe per.
sons are dead one man buried in the
ruins Of his home, and about thirty
are injured, as the result of tornado
that swept through the country a mile
east of Hot Springs.
NOGALES, Ariz.--Fifty-eisht Mexi-
can soldiers, crossing into the United
States at Harrison Ranch, east of
here, fred on six American troopers
of the Tenth cavalry.
MADRID, Spain.-ln addressing the
Parliament, Premier Dato denied
that there was any possibility that
Spain would intervene in the present
war.
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FiTF9 OF THE
WAR NEWS

5IiIlIlIjIlHlulnlilHHlnil Observation-Disclosures
German anxiety concerning Rumania
is matched by that of the allied
Powers with regard to Greece.
The Turks have assumed the offensive
at the Dardanelles, and have made
use of suffocating gases in their
attacks on the British.
Rumania's attitude in refusing Ger
many's request to open the Danube
River throughout its length has
forced Austria and Germany to d.
vert part of their armies to the
Rumanian border.
Winter conditions have brought op-
erations in the eastern arena almost
to standstill.
The Turks are making determined at
tacks on the allies at the Darda-
nelles, their renewed activity be-
ing a move in concert with the leu
ton advance in Serbia and designed
to prevent withdrawal of troops.
The copper roof is being taken from
the imperial castle at Donaueschin-
HCHS SCi many anu VIII ne uSGu IN
the manufacture of munitions of
war. This roof weighs many tons.
The British were reported to have
swept to within ten miles of Baedad,
where they are constantly forcing
the Turks back.
Dispatches from Athens Indicate that
the Allies are to establish a base
at SaIonica for the duration Of the
war. Machinery for an electric pow.
er plant is being landed at the port
and contracts are being awarded for
the construction Of extensive bar
racks.
Reports from OVsova, on the Danube,
in Serbia, were said in dispatches
from Berlin 70 have dashed the
hopes of the Germans that they
would be able to get an immediate
supply Of copper from the mines at
Vor, northern Serbia. The Serbs
flooded the mines before retreatinq.
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100000 SPENT
ON GERMAN PLOT
Admitted at Buenz Trial Berlin
Sent Money to Boyd
TRAIL LEADS TO ATTACHE
Twelve Vessels Fitted Out in New
York Harbor to Supply Teuton
Commerce Raiders-Fine PAID
by Hamburg-American.

New York.-A scheme that actual
ly surpassed the Governments own
conception of its case against Dr.
Karl Buenz and his three fellow off
Gals of the Hamburg line
was laid bare before Judge Howe and
a jury in the United States District
Court, where the German subjects
are on trial
The steamship men are accused of
having defrauded the United States
by means of fraudulent clearauces
that enabled their vessels to give
food and fuel to the cruisers OF the
Kaiser that were engaged in the ter.
rorization of commerce in the South
Atlantic soon after the outbreaE of
the European war.
In the following summary, the prin,
cipal points of the testimony and
facts contributed voluntarily by
William Rand Jr.. counsel for the
defendants, are epitomized:
Two million dollars was at the dis.
posal of the group that acted or or
ders given primarily from Berlin The
Government before this admission by
Rand was prepared to prove only
S75O.OO0.
Captain Boyd, Naval Attache Of
the German Embassy, personally dis
bursed S75000O on draft here against
a deposit in the Deutsche Bank IN
Berlin
These financial sinews were at dis.
posal from August 1, 1914, several
days before the German Government
went TO war with England and France.
Twelve vessels were chartered by
order of the Hamburg-AmeTicar line
and sailed from New York, Newport
News, Philadelphia New Orleans and
Pensacola.
The further breadth of the plan be-
came known in the testimony that
Captain Boyd transmitted 100000
to San Francisco.
Captain Boyd also gave 10 the
North German Lloyd line one pay
ment of $15OO00 and two others Of
$31,500 each
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Berlin.-FIeld Marshal Won Macken-
sen and his army have accomplished
all they set out to do in the Balkans,
and the Serbian campaign therefore
has been brought to a close, the War
Office announced.
Over 100000 Serbian prisoners Of
war are in the hands of the invaders.
The losses of the Serbians in dead
and wounded are not estimated. Their
losses in the war materials are de,
scribed as 'fncalculable."
A Salonica dispatch to the London
Mail says that German cavalry has ap-
peared before Kuprili (Veles). This
indicates that the German forces are
moving south from Nish along the
railroad to join the Bulgar army fac
ing the Franco-British lines.
The greater portion of what remains
of the Serbian northern army is be-
lieved to have crossed into the noun
tains of Albania and Montenegro,
where the Serbs are continuing, with
the aid of King Nicholas's troops, and
supplies which are reaching them
from the Adriatic, 70 offer stern re-
sistance to the Austro-German and
Bulgarian invaders. Like the Bel
gians, the Serbians now hold only a
fringe Of their country, which widens
as it reaches the southwestern cor
ner, OF which Monastir is the centre
The German official statement re-
garding the operations in the Balkans
follows:
"Our advance is continuing south
east Of Mitrowica. Rudnik has been
occupied and over 200 prisoners and
much war material captured.
with the fight of the scanty re-
mains Of the Serbian army into the
Albanian mountains our great opera
tons against the same have been
brought to a close. Our object, to eff
feet communication with Bulgaria and
the Turkish Empire, has been accom-
plished"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
WILSON AGAINST PEACE ARoosY
Time Not Ripe for Ending of Conflict,
President Holds.


Washington.-Was was the
scene Of several developments in the
movement ito get the boys out Of
the trenches by Christmas" in which
Hnry Ford and the woman's peace
party are collaborating.
It was indicated definitely that
President Wilson does not believe that
the time is oprortune for the Ameri-
can Government to make new peace
move
Mr. Ford announced that he has
assurances from officials of a ma
iority of the important Powers on
each side of the European war that
they have no objection to the assem-
bling of a peace conference. He de-
clined to give out the names OF these
officials.
Mr. Ford conferred during the az,
ternoOn with Associate Justice Hughes
Of the Supreme Court. He said alter
ward that the interview wa most
satisfactory Justice Hughes was not
urged to accompany the peace eX-
petition, but Mr. Ford admitted that
he discussed the peace movement
with him.
The chief interest in the DAYS de-.
velopments centred in the disclosure
that President Wilson has no informa-
ton which leads him to believe that
the time is ripe for any Official step
by the United States looking to dis
cussion of peace terms among the
belligerent nations
It was said that the President by
virtue of confidential information,
considers himself in q better posi-
tion than any private citizen to pass
on the opportuneness of a peace
movement This disclosure is re
gardod as forecasting a refusal by
the President to participate in the
movement being urged by MIR. Ford
and the women cooperating with him,