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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
WALKA o .DARDANELLE
RewoIucya w Portugalii.
KroI GrecYi ciezko chory.


udaly sic pred paiac kro1ewski
potem przed mieszkania wzmian,
kowanych ministrow i Garibal-
diego wszedzie wznoszac okrzykt
patryotyczne wiwaty. Pragnie-
ME wojny ogarneio caly lud WHO
ski! w gmachu parlamentu gro
NADIA sic juz poslowie ma zapo-
wiedziana ma czwartek specyalna
sesye, ma ktorej moze nastapi de
cyza ostateczna. Pomiedzy> Au-
rstrya Niemcami i obu temi pan
stwami WIochami nieustanna
trwa wymiana depesz. Do zde--
nerwowania powszechnego przy-
.czyniaja sic pogioski pograni-
cza, skad wciaz donosza 0 ia
hchs oddzia}ach austryackich,
ktore mialy przekroczyc granice
wloska, o starciach potyczkach
i t. p. w rzeczywistoSi mic ME ma
pewnego ma tych pogioskach
wiesci o rewolucyi W TryeScie i
masowym mordzie tamtejszych
kobiet, ktore braiy udziai W ME
dzielnej demonstracyi anty-au-
stryackiej rowniez pobudzaja
.podburzaja tiumy niepomiernie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
WiOchy ma wulkanie
WOjny.
W przededniu-wybuchu

RZYM, Is MAJA. - Organ
rzadowy, cd poczatku stojacy pc
stronie partyi wojennej ,,Giorna-
le d'Italis" ogiasza: ,,Wojna fax.
tycznie jest wypowiedziana. Ego
da krola narodem osiagnista
Marzenie upragnione narodu w}o-
skiego zywione Cd lat szeregu d&u
giego sprawdzi sic = to koniec
walk o zjednoczenie ziem, ludlow
wfoskich. PosIowie niemiecki Bu-
Glow austryacki Macchio = przy
gotowuja sic do odjazdu Rzy.
mu."
Dzie1 wczorajszy by4 jakby
swietem wioskiego narodu =
szczegolnie w stolicy zamanife-
stowal sic ten dzien kolosalnych
rozmiarow demonstracya patryo-
tyczna - W duchu wojennym. Ma
placu Ludu Piazza del Popolo''
zebraI siz tlum ponad 100000
czny; wyglaszano tam mowy en-
tuzyastyczne, spiewano pieSni a
obrzucono b{otem i spalono kary-
kature ces. FranciSzka Jozefa.
Wznoszono z pietyzmem flagi
Francyi, Anglii, Rosyi, Belgii =
gdy ma placu pojawii sic premier
Salandra i minister spraw zagra-
nicznych Sonnino entuzyazm lu-
du ME miai granic = poniewaz q
dwaj ministrowie aod dawna "a
woina i ME mogac uzyskac ma mia
zgody jednomyslnej W calym ga
binecie = zamierzali rezygnowae,
ale krol W1ktOr E1naIueI I0Zy-
gnacyi ich ME przyjal, dajac i'm
tenn samem dowod zaufania i te
go, IL sic sam ma strone wojen-
nych oryenacyi przechylii Krol
przyjechal ma plac sam, bez es-
korty, co tiumy zachwyciio
wzruszyio, ME byio tedy kohca
wiwatom i owacyom: kr6l udai
sic nastepnie do barakow wojsko-
wych, kt6re zwiedzii. Jednym z
m6wc6w manifestacyi = byi Ga
ribaldi, syn wielkiego wloskiego
bohatera. ojciec trzech synow,
ktorych juz dwu polegio we
Francyi W wojnie obecnei. Po
zebraniu ma placu Ludu = masy
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
Z interes0W naszego Wujka.

Isial zdecydowac sic ma atak, by
wesprzec akcye Francuzow dalej
ma poludnie cd jego pozycyi = ma
inii Arras-Lille:, :,pozycye niemie-
ickie byly nader poteznie obwaro-
wane tax, re niewiele i'm szkodzil
Inawet ciezkich dial angielskich
ogien nieustanny, trzeba bylo
sprobowac ataku wrecz = ma ba-
|gnety. French objechaf swe SEE
regi, zapowiadajac i'm osobiscie
wake ma snierc, czy zyje, VIE
Iczorem pchnaf swoich ludzi do
boju. Anglikow oddzielala cd O.
kopow niemieckich przestrzen Cd
70 do 800 jardow, pelna prze-
szkod i trudnoSci. Ciemno bylo i
mglisto, tax, re strzelac ME bylo
MONA = zolnierz musial ograni-
czyc sic do bagnetow recznych
granatow ma bliska mete. Ajax
szedl furya ME dajaca sic OPT
sac = impet byi tax silny, IL
pierwszy okop zostai cd jednego
nieomal pchniecia bagnetow zdo-
byty = wymordowano, lub ranio-
no wszystkich tam sic znajduja-
cych, zwIaszcza, re Niemcow "a
skoczono nieomal niespodzianie.
w dalszych jednak okopach
Niemcy mieli czas do obrony i
skierowali ma atakujacych morder
czy ogieh z mitraliez = mimo to
Anglicy przedarli sic do dalszych
owych linii, a odznaczyli sic tam
swietnie zolnierze pu}kow indyj-
skich, kt6rzy pogarda Smierci
= niewzruszenie ma zimno szli
ma kule i ostrza bagnetow; W
miejsce padiych wstepowali no
Wi - Iamali zapory wszelkie :
az je przelamali. Q Bel W nocy
swieze wojska ruszono do ataku
= swiezemu temu naporowi
Niemcy nie,by1i juz zdolni podo-
lac = zdobyto wszystkie ich po-
zycye ma przestrzeni 400 iard6w,
ziamano linie druga i trzecia re-
zerwowa. Walka trwaia Gala noe
do godziny 11tej ma drugi
dzieh. straty niemieckie So
wprost przerazajsco olbrzymie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
NIEMcY ME WYKRECA
SIZE SIANEM.

Nowy York, IS maja. = Prey
dent Wilson STAG bedzie SLIME ]
konsekwentnie ma stanowisku "a
jetem w swej ostatniej nocie !
ME zgodzi sic ma zadne kompro-
misy przeciaganie sprawy, a
stanowczo zadac bedzie dostate-
cznych gwarancyi, re zycie oby-
wateli amerykahskich W obrebie
strefy wojennej ME bedzie nara
zone ma niebezpieczehstwo.
Jezeli rad niemiecki ME bedzie
sic chciaf zastosowac do zadah O.
statniej noty, zwolana zostanie do
Waszyngtonu konferencya repre-
zcntanow panstw neutralnych, ce-
lem obmyslenia i'zastosowania
wspolnie Srodkow odpowiednich.
NajWiarygodniejsze osobistosci u
trzymtija rowniez, re W wypadku
tym prezydent zwola kongres ia
nadzwyczajna sesye, re ME ley
|jednak w jego zamiarze odwoiy-
wac Berlina ambassadors Gerar-
da i doreczyc paszporty hr.
Rernstorffowi ...
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
Walka noca ma bagnety.

Londyn, Is maja. = Pisma "a
mieszczaja opis straszliwej walki
nocnej ma bagnety ktora byia glo-
wnym epizodem wielkiej i zwy-
cieskiej dla Anglik6w bitwy pod
Richebourg-l Avoue i Festou-
bert, stoczonej W tych dniach, a
zakohczonej wyparciem Mem
COW re wszystkich ich W tel stro-
ME pozycyi i przelamaniem ich
linii bojowej. Gen. French mu-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18

gielska, zaznaczajac IL boj ME
skonczony toczy sic dalej z
niezmniejszona furya.
- Raporty francuskie wspomi-
naja walk ma dalszych linach
odparcie ataku pod Lorette alta
ku pod Ville-au Bois; pod Vile
sur-Tourbe wzieto onegdai 400
Niemc6w do niewoli; W laSach
Ally dalej ma zachod wzieto $50
.jehc6w i zdoByto 3 mitraliezy,;
pod La Pretre ? potyczki ivy
cieskie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18

Drugi balon niemiecki ktory male
zai do ataku ma Calais, odpedzony
dziaiami odleciai mad morze, ale
baterye Z przyladka Cape Gritz
Nez dosiegiy napastnika i zrzu-
city go w morze - Gala zaloga
balonu utoneia. w Calais pociski
niemieckie zabily dwoje dzieci
raniIY kobiete. -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
PREZYDENT w NOWYM
YORKU.

: Nowy York, IS maja. = Pre-
zydent Wilson dokonal wczoraj
przegladu floty atlantyckiej, skla-
dajacej sic z 16 wielkich wielu
mniejszych okretow wojennych.
Przed poludniem przygladal sic
paradzie 5000 majtkow i maryna-
rzy okretow wojennych, a lud-
nose witaIa 60 wszedzie ogro-
mnym entuzyazmem. Pomimo, re
dzien byl chiodny i Cd czasu co
czasu popadywal deszcz, tlumy
zalegaly ulice, ktoremi prezydent
przejezdzai, tysiac policyantow
i detektywow ME mogi dac So
bic rady utrzymaniem porzad-
ku. Jednemu z rozentuzyazmo-
wanych udaio sic wskoczyc ma
stopien powozu Wilsona i zdobyc
uScisk reki.,
w poludnie odbyi sic w hotelu
Baltimore obiad, poczem o godz.
3-ciej prezydent rozpoczal prze--
glad floty ma jachcie ,Mayflower"
konwojowanym przez 4 torpedo
wee. Ma pokladzie znajdowali sic
przy MIN sekretarze Daniels, Lane
i Redfield, oraz zastepca burmi-
strza Nowego Yorku Nc Aneny.
Gdy ,,Mayflower" podpiynai
do statku flagowego Wyoming" /.
kt6ry staf pierwszy, powitaiy go
wystrzaly 81 dial tego flagowca.
w ten sposob pozdrawialy go
wszystkie pancerniki, pred kto-
rymi przeplywai og6iem odda7
no 336 strzalow. Prezydent po-
wiedziai. re okrety wojenne sa
str6zami pokoju.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18

Wilson chce stanowczej odpowiedzl.
TkUM PODARL FLAGE NIEMIECKA.
rLusitania" ME wioz}a materyalow wybuchowych.

kretarza stanu Bryana i odby} z
MIN konferencye W sprawie O.
statnich powik}an dyplomatycz-
nych amerykahsko niemieckich,
poczem natychmiast udai sic do
hr. Bernstorffa.
Szczego4y konferencyi So trzy-
name w tajemnicy, lecz dobrze
zazwyczaj poinformowani twier--
dza, re Niemcy zgadzaja sic dac
zadane zapewnienie, il ma przy-
sziosc poniechanem zostanie "a
bijanie Amerykanow W obrebie
strefy wojennei.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
.,NASZA SIkA w NASZYCH
MORALNYCH ZASADACH".

Nowy York, 1S maja. = Ma
wczoraiszym obiedzie w hotelu
Baltimore prezydent mia} move,
w kt6rej wyrazi} sic w nastepuja-
c. siowa: ,,Podniesieni natchnie-
nj iesteSmy tenn, re Ameryka
nie zada dla siebie niczego poza
tenn, czego ma prawo domagac sic
d1a samej ludzkoSci. Me pragnie-
my wfasnoSci innych narodowo-
sci ami ME pragniemy naruszac
ich honoru, jak ME chcemy row
niez dla celow samolubnych sta
wac ma przeszkodzie ich rozwo-
ju..
w dalszym ciagu wyrazii sic
tax: Ouch, ktory dzisiaj mad
Hudsonem sic unosi, daje nam
dowod ma to, re nasza sila ley W
naszych moralnych zasadach, po-
"a kt6remi niema niczego. cobys-
my kochali czego bronic bysmy
pragneli,"
Przy tel sposobnosci Wilson
wyrazii take uznahie sekretarzo-
wi marynarki Danielsowi.
SUFRAzYSTKI.
Nowy York, 18 maja. = Pogo
de miiy nastroj okazyi uroczy-
stoSci przegladu floty zmacl nie-
co epizod dwoma natretnemi SUI
frazystkami. Pannz Mabel Scho-
field Florence Harmon usilowa-
Iy koniecznie w czasie obiadu W
hotelu Baltimore doreczyc prezy-
dentowi list zadaniern, by pred
opuszczeniem Nowego Yorku u
dzielii audyencye sufrazystkom.
Powtornie = i znow bezskutecz-
ME = staraiy sic one uczynic to,
gdy Wilson mia} wsiadac ma jacht
,,Mayflower".
Obie panny naleza do obozu
,,sufrazystek wojujacych", a p.
Schofield byla W Anglii dwukro-
tnie aresztowana "a swoje wojen-
ne metody dzialania.
KONFERENCYA z AUSTRY-
ACKIM AMBASADOREM.
Washington, 1S maja. - Au-
ambassador Dir. Dumba
zostai wczoraj przyjety przez Sc.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18

]. B. PaIlasch wypozycza pIenladze
ma realnos6. sprzedsie karty okreto
we i realuosci. 1146 Noble VI.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
ZNIEWAzONO FLAGE ME-
MIECKA.

Watertown, N. Y. 1S maja. =
Jakis niewysledzony dotychczas
osobnik wywiesil W nocy flage
niemiecka ma froncie jednej hall
W Norwood. Gdy to rano spo-
strzezono, zebrai sic natychmiast
liczny tlum ludzi. Dwu m}odzien-
cow wdrapalo sic ma maszt, zer-
waio flage rzuciio ma ziemie,
tlum zas zdepta} ia porwaf W
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18
uIODllc SllLSPy.
FALSZYWE REWELACYE
NIEMIECKIE.

Washington, IS maja. = RAJ
port cd kolektora portowego w
Nowym Yorku Dudley'a Field
Malone stwierdza stanowczo, re
,,Lusitania' ME wiozia zadnych
materyaiow wybuchowych. Ia
rzut ten stawiali Niemcy ma u
sprawiedliwienie torpedowania
|nieszczesnego parowca. Utrzymy
wall oni, re materyaiy wybucho-
we ma ,,Lusitanii" wybuchly sku-
tkiem eksplozyi torpedy spowo-
dowaiy szybkie zatoniecie statku
ktore ME dozwolilo ma ratunek
wielu ludzi.
PROCES BANKU RIGGS.
Washington, IS maja. - Wczo
raj rozpoczai sic process banku
Riggs przeciw kontrolorowi John
owl Skeltonowi Williamsowi z
departamentu skarbu, ktoremu
bank zarzuca re, sekaturami in
nymi bezprawnymi srodkami da-
zyI do zrujnowania instytucyi.
Process jest prowadzony "a
bezwzglednie. Adwo-
kaci banku nazwali zeznania
Williamsa kompletnem klam-
stwem, "a CO ich sedzia Nc Coy
przywoiai do porzadku. Adwoka-
tenn banku Jest Frank ]. Hogan,
a pomagaja mu ]. w. Bailey !
Samuel Untermyer. TwiTdza o.
nj, re dzieki staraniom Williamsa
wycofano z bAnku depozyty ma
sumo $2,OOO,OoO, a nadto kontro-
lor szykanowai bezustannie in
stytucye zadaniami bezprawnemi
rdznych wykazow ! sprawozdan,
"a niedostarczenie ktorycf nakla-
dano kary.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18

lDokohczenie na sNoniey 5eiejl
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-05-18

raniIy kobiete.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
OGDEN FUNERAL
Last Sad Rites % Be Performed To.
Day st Fairmont-Bar Associa-
ton and Elkf In Charqe

sua..a. u.HHsf.H fH Hs rrfa.rIa.....
FAlRMONT. vs. Va. JAM Eq-The
remains Of Ihr late judge Howard N
Ordou formerly a resident Of fHla
city. whose death occurred 40 Charles.
Ton ON "Wednesday. arrived here this
afternoon at 1880 O'Clock Tho body
-as viewed bv hundreds of friends
durInL tho afternoon Tho funeral
VIII De- held from fHa FirHf baptist
church tomorrow af O'Clock. with
Che Marion County HHr Association
and The Fairmrrt Iodra of the U. r..
% r. fr rhnrsl
Tho remains U"rH accompanied 90
fHI1 city bg Secretary 0f state stuart
o. Reed personal rrprrasrtHfftI of
Governor Hatfield. senator % 81 aHr.
ball. uf Hancock county. rarfa. .srf.u1
tho senate. Delegates Frank varksy.
of Wood. q O Murrrg. OF Marion.
and Ir y a. Einrharf. of Harrison.
rnprraHu'IUE Che House OF usI..4fra.
and Public Service r1mmIarI4urrr
OL kiluor and Bronson. Colleagues
0f fHo deceased
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
C. L. SHAVER'S
HOME LOOTED
DURING ABSENCE OF mR. SHAVER
AS DELEGATE TO LEGlSIA.
TURE, THIEVES ENTER HOME
And Hundreds of Dollars Worth Of
Goods Tsken-Nesro Arrested and
Charged With The Robbery.

Special Dispatch 90 the IntelIigencer.
FAIRMONT. W. Va. Jan. 29.-It
was discovered today that during the
absence OF the family OF Hon &. L.
Shaver. member OF tho legislature
from Marion county. thieves had en-
tered the Shaver home near this city
stealing hundreds OF dollars worth OF
articles. The thieves had cut the
telephone and electric light wires.
forced a window OF the house with a
hatchet and robbed Il The loss may
reach thousands OF dollars az Just
what was taken will not be known
until Delegate Shaver returns here
from Charleston to make an investi-
CATION.
hneman for the telephone com
pany was trouble shooting" and
found the wires cut He notified
county authorities. George Burton.
colored. employed In the barns. Is
now In jail. He was arrested for sell
ing whiskey to other negroes at the
Shaver barns and is also charged with
the robbery.
4 hundred prize Rhode Island hens
kept as show birds by Mr.. Shaver,
are missing from the poultry pens
and II Is feared valuable silyerware
and others articles have been stolen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
SALARY BILL is PASSED
BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE
BOTH PARTIES N HOUSE JOIN
~ REDUCTION or
SALARIES.
Weiss OfferS Bill Reducing Wheel
Ing School Board to Five
Member~-Adjourned.
o. ~ q. kENsER
StaN Correspondentn

CHARLESTON. W Va. Jan. % -
AholishiuE the fee system and PRO
Niding fur che compensation Of couu.
O. Official. upon fNcd salary basis.
the county salariea act. Introduced
bN Delegate Arien o. SwlEcr. 81 Tyler
county, passed tHy House OF Dele
gates to-day unanimously.
The bin was reported out of com
mittre yesterday SusppndinE the
rules. DO" House took BE- up shortly
bctor" Adjournment to-day aud upon
H- second reading several changes
were made. reducing salaries In var
ious counties from the amount fxsd
by the committee. but tn no Instance
was bu increase granted
Democrats and Republicans alike
Joined in reducing salaries and all
voted tavurinE them. The salaries
fixed for Ohio county remain un-
changed. The reductions were small,
none being Tor more than $4,000.
II the action OF the House Ia con-
CURED in hy the Senate and the bill
is signed by Governor Hatfield. II will
become elective January ]. 1917.
Adjourned 20 Monday.
Both Houses OF the LseIsIatur. adj.
Jourucd shortly after noon today un-
tl /" o'clock Monday Most OF the
business transacted AZ the session
was Of routine nature senate con-
CURED I'm action or the House in pass
Ccontinued on Page ssvsn)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
MOST DRASTIC PROHIBITIOk;::, :,
BILL In ANY STATE PASSED
BECOMES OPERATIVE IN WEST
VIRGINIA MARCH FIRST If
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR.
House Concius in Action Of Senate
BY Vote Of 70 To SHAT
field Will Sign.
ny w. r. kEYSER,)
(Staff Correspondent1

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Jan. 2s.-
The most drastic prohibition legisla-
tion In effect In any State will be
come operative in West Virginia on
March 1. n the bill which passed the
House Of Delegates this morning IS
signed by the Governor. and Il Is be
neved Il undoubtedly will be.
Concurring by vote OF 13 20 6 in
the action OF the Senate In passing
the bill introduced by Senator Nc.
Aboy. OF Cabell. tho House took fur
ther action by voting that the law
take effect 30 days after passage. In
this the Senate concurred. with only
one dissenting vote. that of Senator
Rosenbloom. The bill came up in
the House this morning under special
order. A motion to suspend the con
sututional rules and have the bill read
the second and third times and placed
upon its passage prevailed by a vote
of "a to Z. the Ohio county delegates
being among the opposition.
Two Attempts TO Amend.
Two attempts were made to amend
the measure. Delegate Weiss, of
Ohio. moved TO strike out the section
permitting the trial of persons al.
legged to have violated the law In
counties other than that in which the
violation occurred.
Delegate Brown. OF Marshall. said
that while not opposing the bill. he
believed this section 10 be unconsti.
tutional
Wertz, OF Kanawha. asserted the
tcontinusd on Page ssvsn-D
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
OFFICIAL RECEPTION GIVEN BY GOV, AND
MRS. HATFIELD WAS BRILLIANT AFFAIR
EXECUTIVE MANSION TRANS
FORMED INTO FLOWER
GARDEN.
Society From All Over State At
tended-Given in Honor
of Legislators.
BY W. r. KEYsER
(Stsn Correspondent.D

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Ian % -
Nhat Is declared to have been one of
the most brilliant social affairs ever
held In the Capitol was the official
reception given by Governor and Mrs.
Henry ID. Hatfield at the expcutiye
mansion this evening in honor OF the
members or the state legislature Not
only was the hospitality Of the man.
sion extended 10 the legislators and
their wives, but prominent society
leaders from all sections Of the state
were in attendance. az well as the va.
rious state officials and their wives.
and attaches OF the administration
Members OF the chief executives nor.
sonsl stan were present In uniform.
The hours were from $50 until IL
O'Clock. and during that time several
hundred persons were received by the
governor and Mrs. Hatfield and Others
~ the official circle. The mansion
was elabOrately decorated for the oc-
casion. The color scheme in the
dining room OF pink and green was
artistically carried out with an ex.
quisite Cent"rpiece Of pink roses and
smilax.
Palms and ferns we're effectively
placed In the drawing rooms. and the
mantels weTo banked with ferns and
howers. Red roses were the flowers
used In the library.
feature Uf the exterior decorn
tOns was an enlarged facsimile Of
The greater seal Of the state. electric
ally lighted. 10 was placed over the
entrance
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FOREIGN COMMERCE IN 1914
WAS NEARLY four BILLION

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-Forcisn
commerce aggregatinE $500 500 .O5I
~ w. uc wa, conducted by Americans
during 1915 compared with St."7s-
tlI.-'i I'm 1913, according to dep ,rt.
meUt Of commerce statistics gn-
nounced today. The decrease. sa73.-
1l4.s23, due largely TO the European
war. was almost wholly In exports,
which were S370. .3s4.2 less. imports
dropping TO $3,32O.479 less.
Exports amounted TO S21i3.624 $50
and imports 20 Sl.7S9. .27G. .OOl. making
the visible balance OF trade IN favor OF
the United States S324,34S. .O49. against
$G9l ,42l,Sl2 in 1913.
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ERA
OF PROSPERITY
PRESIDENT WILSON MAKES oP
TIMIsTIc ADDRESS TO RAIL
WAY CONVENTION.
Outlined What Congress Has Tried 10
Accomplish Through Trust Legis-
lation - Hopeful Future.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-Another
confident prediction that the country
soon will enter upon new era OF en-
terprise and prosperity was voiced to.
day by President Wilson In a speech
before the convention OF the American
Electric Railway association
Speaking to business men and
through them 10 the world OF business
generally, the President outlined what
the Democratic congress has tried to
accomplish through its trust legisla-
ton. and declared that while a test
period would be required to determine
whether the correct remedy has been
applied. he believed the maze Of in
terrogauOn points" which mad check.
ed enterprise for twenty years had
been cleared away.
With a common understanding re-
EardinR business reached no said
hencofOrth nobody Is going 10 be sus.
picious Of any business just because
a. h. big. ie gave some OF the rules
Of the game which he thought ought
10 be followed. heading the list with
publicity not doing anything under
cover"
q have always maintained that the
only way In which men could under
stand one another was by meeting one
another said the President. II I
believed an that 7 read in the news.
papers 7 would not understand any.
body. have met many men whose
horns dropped away the moment 1
was permitted to examine their char.
aCtCr.
On Eve of New Era.
'lt seems iO me that I can say with
a good deal OF confidence that wo arc
upon The eve of "a new era Of enter.
prise and of prosperity Enterprise
has been checked in this country for
almost twenty years. because men
were movIn. amongst maze of m.
tHrr0gatI1n points. They did not
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LAWSON SCORES
ROCKEFELLER R
MEMBER OF MINERS BOARD FoR
COLORADO DISTRICT STRONG
~ CRtTICiSES
Rockefeller Foundation and Ms Lack
OF knowledge Of Conditions-
Paints Vivid Picture.

NEW YORK. Jan. 20 The policies
and purposes 81 the Sl'o 600 con
Rockefeller Foundation and the recent
utteranCes on the witness stand OF
John ID. Rockefeller. Jr. were yigor-
ously aSsalled today by John r. Law.
son. a member OF the board of the
I United Mine Workers OF America for
the district which includes Colorado.
when be appeared as a representative
Of the coal miners at the hearing
being conducted by the Federal COM
mission on industrial relations. AmonE
other things Mr.. lawson asserted a
skilltul attempt Is being made TO sub
stitute philanthropy for justice"
To the philanthropy of the Rookie
fellcrs Mr. lawson referred a. fol-
lows.
Health for China. a refuge for
birds, food for the Belgisns. pensions
for New York widows. university
training for the eleCt-and never \
thought or n dollar for the many
thousands OF men, women and chill
dren who starycl In Colorado. for the
widows robbed OF husbands. children
81 their fathers. There ara thousands
uf Mr.. Rockefeller's cX-employes IN
Colorado today who wish God they
were in Belgium to be FED or a bird 10
be tenderiy cared for"
Criticized Lack OF Knowledge.
Mr.. Lawson criticized John u.
Rockefeller, Jr. for his lack Of
knowledge OF conditions and said he
was equally as ignorant and indif-
ferent as his trusted executive"
The witness told OF striking miners