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army. $4,000. 900 fTbis sy,o,,t
viii probably BE- continuing. ana m
anything. Increasing approximation
through the FIRST ak Years porlod
which would make the total eFpendi.
iure a. that time tt5G. 600 Door
The grand total expenditure thus
actually planned would b. gsf2 OO0 600
An Adequate Defense.
According 10 plans laid out by er.
perts of the navy and war dap4rf.
menta these expenditure would rro.
duce BY 1925 q hrst line ~ dr Al
nauRhts and battle cruisers nurrt nor.
lng 81 fleet ~ coast defrnae rub
marunes that would fringe fhe A..
lantic and Pacfhc coasts with an ai.
most gOlif line ~ interior dafense
sEalnqt attack. q fleet Of nearly f7s
destroyer and aquadrons a. huro aea
Eoiug fleet submarines 10 operate with
the battle squadrOns az great ais
fanceH from shore
FOR the army there would b. A.
ne end ~ HiN years n trained force
OF l.lu1, 900 men. Including p rrrufar
army n 1fn 600. composed ~ conffn
entail army and reserves. = rInr or
fully manned coast defenHen. s-Iuip.
ped with tho largest and most power
ful Euns yet built, and vast re-
Coontinusd on Pss. ssvsn.D
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ESCAPE IN LIFE BOATS"
NOT SUFFICIENT SAYS
i. S. IN LAST FRYE NOTE

WASHINGTON. oct 1s-Pubiica.
ton tonight Of tho text Of the latest
notes, Jy the United States 10 Ger
many In he case Of the American sntp
william =. Frye reveals that the
United States does not regard An
opportunity 10 escape in lifeboats" a.
sutticient satisfaction for passengers
and crow OF any American vessel De
siroyed when carrying coutraband.
Tn the note. which ls dated October
u. Secretary Lansing expresses safis.
faction that Germany agreed 20 tho
American proposal for : Joint com
mission of experts 90 OK damages for
the loss Of the Frye. sunk by the com.
mcrce raider PrinE Eitel Frederich
and concura IN the suggestion from
berlin hat DO is not necessary to an
point an umpire iu advance
Tn agrecing 90 submit 20 arhfra.
ton differences which have arisen
over the Interpretation Of tho prue-
Eiln-Ameriran treaty Of 1ggs the
United states places on record ua
understanding that no rights are
waived in The interval Germany al
ready has Eivcn assurances that pond.
lng arbitration American ships carry.
ms conditional cOntrahaud will NOT
b. moleetcd. but since practically
every commodity of importance has
been declared absolute contraband tho
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M GRAW'S CASE IN
SUPREME COURT

Special Dispatch 10 the Intelligence
GRAFTON. w. Va. Oct 1S-The
West Virginia Supreme Court of Al.
Psais IN session at Charleston TODAY
nleu notice upon the Circuit Court ~
IaylOr county OF issuance OF rule
against this court to be answered he.
tore the Supreme Court In CharIeaton
on october 26 10 show reason whv a
WIT should not be granted preventing
IuIther action In the misdemeanor IN.
glctment against Col. John r. McCraw
DemOcrauc national committeeman
ior alleged failure 10 comply with fbe
Danklng laws while a director OF the
Orafton Bank Of this citv Which re
Gently closed It's doors Nisdemeanor
cases against other direcfors have
Deen delayed until the outcome of fbis
case can Dc seenu. Thomas h. Jayce.
another director. indicted on the gsrne
sharEe, VINO is clerk TO United gfafes
MAJ nail 9. z. Smith. a. Parkersburg.
today moved the court 10 squash fbe
Indictment against HIM. but The court
nas not yet acted upon this motion
- slInllar motion was made BY a. s.
Warderer. and the same is IkewIse
under consideration
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National Defense Program
viii Total Over A Billion
Dollars In the Next Six Years

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Ocf. ia
national defense program that prob.
ably means an expenditure on the
srmy and navy of upwards of a billion
collars m the next slK years viii be-
lald before the people by President
Wilson November a. when be- g0ea 10
New York 10 make his hrat public al
dress since the scope ~ tho pollrv
upon which hia administration has ON.
barked became known. fIo will speak
before the Manhattan Club of Now
york on national defense and the con.
ditionH which have impelled him 10
approve plans 20 about double the
navy and quadrupln the trained fpht.
ing forces within the next few voafa
With The estimates % tho War ard
Navy Departments submitted FOR tho
cOminF year the breadth Of the af
minisiratl0u policy a. % PREPARED.
ness o. being realized ~ shane up
IN totals a. follow
Navy For new ships and lnrreaaed
berhonnel ln i've years. $500 900 600
army For reserve material farms
snd ammunitionI. within four years.
f105 900 000
For new coast defenses and modern.
iaatlon of old forts. within -four years
tsf 900 p00
For the new continental army and
the proposed Increase IN the regular
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value OF the assurances is reeardccl
~ officials az comparatively small
no American government holds ina
the treaty of ia2s SJes not perm
the destruction under any circuta
stances Of American vessels carryin|
c0ntraband of any character. and Il
lts note Insists that while tho arbIfral
ton proceedings are in proafaaaI
more security than d. afforded in mel
boats 'hould b. given TO passcn rrrlI
and crews on American vessels wnIcrl
tho German naval commanders mad
deem q necessary TO destroy fof
carriage 1l absolute contra band.
Willing 20 Accept Rule.
Without admitting that the doclsl
rftion Of London is IN force" aava M
note. and on the understanding thaI
The statement In article So of the I'D
laraton That before the vessel is "A
slruyCd au persons on board must "A
placed in safety o. not eaffafed IA
merely Swing them an opportunity n
escape in lifohoafs the covernmonf o.
th" United States is willing. pcndinN
The arhifral award in this case. to "A
crpt The declaration of London a. M
rule governing the conduct 90 the Ced
man. government in relation 20 fhH
treatment oi American vessels carry1
Ccontinusd on Page ssvsnl
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to
Hear VS.. &L
Case Thursdau

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Oct. 1s.-Alfred
q. Haggerty, examiner Of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission. TO-DAY
opened an inquiry into the rates on
shipments Of iron ore from Lake Erie
ports TO points in Ohio and West yir-
ginia and Ashland. Ky. Tha HEARING
arose from complaint brought nv
tne Pittsburgh Steel Company thai the
rates on iron ore from lake portst 10
thls city were unjust and discrimina.
tory against Pittsburgh in favor of
Iron ore districts. The commigsion
sustained the complaint
IN complying with the order of the
commission, the shipping interests as
sert. the railroads made only a slight
reduction IN the rates to Pittsburgh
and Increased the rates to the other
districts, particularly Wheeling, w.
Protests were then fled with the In.
terstate Commerce Commission by the
pittsburgh Steel Company and the
wheeling Steel a. Iron Company
against the readjustment OF the rates.
the Pittsburgh interests contending
that the railroads should have made
greater reductions in the rates on
~ s,hlpments OF iron ore TO the Pittsburgh
district and the Wheeling interests
denying the right of the railroads to
advance their rates.
The investigation into the complaint
OF the Wheeling Steel and Iron Com
pany will be held Thursday and the
inquiry into the protests of the Pitts
burgh Steel Company will be held Fri.
day.
William V. King and Lewis LNClose.
accountant examiners for the com.
mission. were the only witnesses called
today. Mr.. King introduced a large
number OF exhibits. which were sum
maries made by the witnesses for the
use OF the commission from data fur
nished by the railroads in compliance
with instructions from the commits
sion. The testimony related TO the
detail OF operation and the cost Of op-
Grafton OF iron ore docks AT the lake
ports. Mr. Cloce corroborated Mr.
Kings testimony
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GERMANS SUNK
FIVE TRANSPORTS

BERLIN. Oct 1s-During the past
six weeks four British transports have
been sunk IN the Mediterrean and a
hfth IN the Aegean. In some instances
there has not been any direct on
hrmaton or these sinking from Lon
don.
During the same period. n mum Der
Of merchant vessels. flying either the
flags N Great Britain. France or Pus-
sla, have been reported sunk In tho
Mediterranean
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ALLIES TO LEAVE
THE DARDANELLES

BERLIN. Oct Is. CBy Wireless 10
iucherton, y, ia special dispatch
20 me National Ieitung from the
Russian border" SAYS:
1our correspondent learns from A
wehiniormed source that the aban-
Comment Of the Dardanelles campairn
by Franco and Great Britain has al.
taug Dceh decided upon Russian cir
cles interested In this matter have
been informed that the allies win not
suspend operations upon the Gallipoli
peninsula al 40 once. but viii rrad-
uali Withdraw troops from there
Mlhtafy circles Of the entente DOW
lcasncas OF the Dardanellcs undcrtak.
inE In its present form
The currcsp pondent adds that another
reason Tor the abandonment Of tho
gampalgn is that the troops are needed
for service IN Sorvia
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DANGEROUSLY HURT
WHEN AUTO UPSETS

special Dispatch o. the fnteuiren-er
HklEFIEID. W Va. oct Isl .
Wllls and John =. Hall. owners of a
tate men of this city. we're danrerous
" hurt here yesterday when their an.
tomObilc turned turtle while runninr
90 miles on hour The men were ir
tofmed thai th'ir store vas on me and
started Tor the scene While over n
mile away the machine became I'M
manageable and ran up n stoop hiU
Here u turned over crushing tho men
beneath ~
Aside from this wreck three other
machlnes were wrecked IN this vicin-
itv yesterday No ono was kufch 4,
any u the accidents. which h con.
eidcred n miracle
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ALIEN ARMENTANS
TO FIGHT TURKEY

LONDON. oct is-tO.tO o. m A
dispatch 10 Reuters Telegram Com.
pany from Patrograd says Captain
Torc0m is planning 10 raise volunteer
corps from The Armonlana now rerid.
lnF IN the balkans. Egypt. Italy.
France. Great Britain and the United
States 10 nrhf ln tho ranks Of mo
allies against Turkey
Tn an appeal with this end in view
Captain T0rr0m says tho ArmenIana
have been unable to prevent thr mas.
racre OF Armeuians boz Asia Minor hv
me TURKS. but that those living ln
other countries can help nFhf Turkey
and thai tfn allied powers will nor 10
fuse them Tho right and honor Of toin.
ing IN the war against their opprcs.
a0ra"
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SUSPECTS TO GET
HEARING TODAY

KANE. Pa. Oct 1S-The hearing
Of Louis Subiskie and A. Fronthotz.
the two electricians in the employ OF
the Aetna Explosive company Wno
are under arrest on the charge OF con
spiracy IN connection with the recent
fatal explosion at the plant al I'm
porium, set for today. was postponed
until tomorrow when officers OF the
company frcm New York will be pres
ent.
The men who are held in the Jail at
hidgeWay. gave out statements today
denying that they were in any way
responsible for the explosion ON
cials still refuse TO say whether the
investiEation proved that the exr.lo-
sion was caused by electricity.
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VESSEL WRECKED
EIGHT DROWNED

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. ls.-s,r
men and two women were Drowned
carry today when the gasoline|
schooner Alliance No. 2 was smashed
10 pieces on Malpass rocks. IL mIles|
north OF Point Arena Cal A surr|
boat from the Point Arena life saving|
station picked up two men.
The schooner was pounded fnto|
Wreckage within ten minutes after she|
MT the rocks. Raphael Medina. one|
OF the two men saved. reached shoreI
through the surf and obtained aid. All
telephone message did not reach thel
Point Arena life saving station untilI
nearly Tour hours after the wreck.
,MARSHFlELD. Ore. Oct. ls.-The|
Alliance No. put in here late Wed1|
nesday out OF oil. and Captain Williaml
Delouchrey said he was bound forI
Mazatlan. Sinaloa. where he expected!
10 60 into the coast wise trade.
Miguel Abila. a newspaper man Cd
Mazatlan. who was aboard. said ha'
was the owner
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NEW HAVEN
CASE OPENS
TELLS JURY OF
UNLAWFUL METHODS
OF COMPANY.
BY Which 1t Secured Monopoly
On New England Transpor-
tation Business.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1S-The alleged
unlawful methods by which the New
iork, New Haven and Hartford KaiI-
ROAD company Is charged with having
secured a monopolisuc grip on tine
transportation traffic OF New England
Robert l.. Bats. government cot,nseI
IN opening the case OF the Government
IN the trial OF William RockefelIer,
LtNis Cass Ledyard, Edward B Rob
pins ana eight other past and present
directors for alleged conspiracy 10
Nloiate the Sherman law.
suits to force the foreclosure or
.olnpeung railroads. secret acquisi-
tlon of the stock. the INCORPORATION OF
uummy companies for the soIe pur-
pose OF concealinR ownership of rail
ana steamship lines taken over. ncti-
tious sales OF securities in order to
deceive the authorities OF Massacnu-
SOUS as TO their actual ownership, the
use OF money to obtain control Of a
Boston newspaper and to secnre
favorable legislation. the sacrifice or
Hllllons or dollars OF stockholders
money IN acquiring competing proper.
tles, the burning OF books and me
transfer OF records to Canada beyond
me jurisdiction Of the federal authori-
,les-' 'hese were some OF the acts al.
legged by the federal attorney as nav
lhs been committd by the New Haven
directors with criminal intent ana
WIN iuil knowledge that they were un.
Purpose Of Sherman Law.
Mr.. dates emphasized in his ad-
dress that had the New Haven com
bination been attained In the nature
OF legitimate growth OF business N
might not necessarily have come
WITHIN the scope OF monopOlistic cor.
porations which the Sherman law was
INTENDED TO reach But the law WAS
aesigned not only 10 project the public
.Ioii .ll',,a, the obstruction OF healthful com
ers and the railroads themselves from
becoming the victims OF unfair meth.
ods. u was the method used by t4e
New Haven in driving its competttors
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CONTRACTS LET
FOR SUBMARINES

WASHINGTON. ID. C., Oct. 1s.-
oouracts Ior 10 submarines and six de.
siroyers were awarded TODAY nv the
navy department One DESTROYER will
De built AT the Norfolk navy yard and
one az Mare Island. Cal. -Four of the
submarines will be built on the pa.
clhc coast The Bremerton. Wash
ana the Portsmouth. n. r.. navy yards
each Will build one
The total OF the awards. destrovers
Is S4.923.443. The limit OF cost i'm,
posed by Congress was 1926. 600 each
or a total of $1,000. 900. All OF the
Doats viii havev a minimum speed of
30 knots an hour and will displace
,lz0 tons each.
delivery 20 the government is re.
CURED IN from l6 TO 20 months.
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PAN-AMERICAN CCNFEREEs
MEET AND DECIDE ON
PLAN OF ACTION.
Will Present Note to Arredondc
Recognizing Carranza as the
Chief Executive.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-DipIo-
matte relations between the
United States and Mexico Will be
formally renewed tomorroys after
a lapse Of two years and eioht
months BY the formal recognition
OF Nenustiano Carranxa as the
chief executive Of the defacto now
ernment Of Mexico.
secretary Lansing and the am
bassadors from Brazil, Chile and
Argentine and minister from Bo-
llNIs, Uruguay and Guatemala con-
stitutina the Fan-American con-
ference on Mexican affairs, met
To-Day and decided uron the form
IN which their respective govern
ments would present recognition
and fixed tomorrow as the time
for the act. Afterward Secretary
Lansing made this announcement:
"Ihe conferees under lnstruc-
tons from their several govern
ments viii recognize tomorrow
the de facto government OF Mex
leo OF which General Carranxa is
the chief executive"
Each government will address
to General Carranxa a letter or
note OF recognition TO be delivered
TO Eliseo Arredondo, personal rcp-
resentative Of General carrsnya
here. Mr.. Arredondo, who In a
frst cousin Of Mr.. carranza, will
leave here Wednesday or Thurs
day TO convey In person the let
ters Of recognition from several
governments,
With the decision on the form
OF recognition, the Pan-Americsn
conference on Mexican affairs ad-
lourned- Five meetings In all had
been neld, the first two beinq de-
voted TO framing an appeal TO the
oontendin9 Mexican factions TO
reach an agreement on their in
ternal affairs. In view OF the fail
ure OF the important elements to
agree, the conference decided
mat recognition should be accord
ed to the strongest faction.
Change for Better.
Since recognition was agreed uno
week ago, official reports show trs
material change for the better ma
aken place in Mexico; that railroad
no telegraph lines are being rapid
and that conditions are IA.
.ecoming normal in many place
thousands of troops hitherto Nunde
ieneral Villa have taken adyantar
y the offer OF amnesty and laid COW
heir arms and Secretary Lansing an
ne Pan-American diplomats feel tina
fair start has been made toward
estoration OF peace and reconstru.
ion, the success OF which depend
ow upon the administrative ability {
,arranza and his advisers.
Assurances have been given by Ca
ANA that foreigners will be protecte
n their lives and property, that claim
viii be paid. that amnesty will /
'iyen TO political enemies who swes
llleglance TO the new goverpmen
ND there Will be no prosecutions
ne clergy. The American COVER
Continued on Page rea-)
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VICTORY CARRIES WITH IT
GREAT STRATEGIC VALUE
Gen. Hamilton
Recalled From
DdrdQneUeS

LONDON. Oct. 10. 1910 a. NJ
Major General Charles Carmichael
Monro has been appointed to COM
mand the Dardanelles expedition IN
succession to General Sir Ian Ham,
ilton. who Is returning to England TO
make a report. This announcement
Is made by the war office
Pending General Monro's arrival at
Gallopon Major General William Kid
dell Birdwood will temporarily COM
mand ;he troops.
That all has not been going well
with the expedition forces sent TO the
Gallipoli peninsula to open the way
10 Constantinople has been Indicated
not only by the official reports but
py intimation in high quarters in Lon-
oon; A few days ago in the British
parliament. Viscount Miner suggested
Gallipoli and their transfer TO some
other theatre of the war
In reply Lord Lansdowne said n
was impossible for any member or
the government to give an undertak-
ing that the troops would be con-
tlnueu IN the Dardanelles operations
or Withdrawn from them.
General Sir Ian Hamilton. who mas
had command of the British troops
from the time of their first landing in
April, has, in his reports TO the war
office. chronicled very heavy losses 10
his forces, with comparatively small
gains. The result of this has been 10
arouse discussion as TO whether the
operations in the Dardanelles were
progressing in a way to warrant their
continuation.
General Sir Ian Hamilton is one OF
the veteran fighters OF the British
army, having seen service in the
Afghan war OF 1878 and the Boer war
OF 1881. the Nile expedition, various
campaigns in Africa, and the South
African war. in which he was chief OF
staff TO Lord Kitchener. He is 81
years of age.
Major General Charles Carmichael
Monro who was born in 1850 was an
pointed commander OF an army corps
last January. He entered the army
In 1873 and served with distinction IN
South Africa I'm 1s99-190O. Later. ne
commanded a division OF the terri
torial forces
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AND COMPELS THE BULGAR-
IANS TO DIVIDE THEIR
ARMY.
OC UPATIoN OF ENOS
THREATENS DEDEAG-
HATCH HARBoR.
ITALY AND RUSSIA TO AID
TO SPRING SURPRISE
SOON.

ATHENS, via Paris, Oct. 10,
1850 A. m.-There 10 heavy fight
Ing In the Rystovse-vrsnya dis
trict Of Servla. According 10 re-
liable news from Saloniki the Ser
xians have been strongly roln-
foreed. Beyond vranya telearaphic
communication Is interrupted.
PARIS. Oct. 10. s:ss o. M
The BuIearians are continuing
their attacks against the Nlsh-
Oskup railroad, according TO off,
Athens and forwarded 10 the
Havas agency. Hard fighting 10 in
progress at Vranya where the
5ulgarians are being driven back.
German officers are In command
along the entire Bulgarian line.
LONDON. Oct. ts, 10 o. M
The reports that the allies have
occupied Strumitsa and landed al
Enos, which was recently trans
ferred from Turkish TO Bulgarian
rule, has caused a more optimis-
TIC feeling Throughout the allied
countries.
As to the progress OF the Near
eStH campaign " - KNOWN
from both Servian and German
accounts that Field Marshal Won
mackensen's army Is meeting with
greater resistance than was es-
peeted, and. although IL is prob
able that the Servlans eventually
must fall back on stronger stra-
teoie positions In the north, the
fact that the allies are brinolno
heavy forces against the Bufoar.
Ians, and so placing them that the
bul9srians will be compelled to
divide their armies, oives hone
mere that the Germans may be
baked IN their latest atten1pt 10
reach the sea and bring assistance
TO the Turks.
All along the line the Servians
and their Monteneorin neIahbors
who also are BEING attacked. are
ortering very stubborn resistance
70 both Austro-Germans and Bull
esrians, and while they have oiven
up number OF towns and post
tons they have not yet reached
the lire c. which they expect to
make their stand.
Little Progress.
Inc buigarians. so far as can n
earned. have made progress only /
ne Zlotokopska valley near the rtvt
doraVa. north Of the town of Vranyi
Fhere they blew up a bridge Iber
no confirmation, however. OF the r,
ort that they cut the railroad in mi
istrict. the bridge which they d,
Ccontinued ON rag. r.u.l
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GUY TETRICK BUYS
CLARKSBURG PAPER

Special Dispatch 20 the Inteulgenesr.
CLARKSBURG. W. Va. oct ia
". Guy Tetrick. well-knOwn Democrat
yesterday purchased the Clarksburg
Elpcg snt-Anerican plant. which vas
SOLD ny p Bryan TempletOn. under
bondholders' foreclosure proceedinrg
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THE wEArHnR

wAsHrHoToE. Oct ia-roreoastf
ONO. West virEinia.-Partiy oioudv
rnesday, probably rain east WEDNESDAY
fair
W-teTn Pcnnsyivania-Rain rusa-
iay3 wednesday fair.
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Charges Conspiracy.

DUBLIN. Oct. 1s. 1:23 a. m.-Pre-
siding at the nationalist convention
yesterday John F. Redmond said that
grave political crisis might arise any
day. The position of the coalition
government he declared was precar-
ious. II was threatened by internal
and external dangers. A conspiracy
existed among men ready to sacrifice
national unity in the face of tie
enemy TO further their own predilec-
tions and theories.
IL was common talk. said the irish
leader, that a general election was
possible. but ireland could boast that
she was not responsible for these dan
gers.
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When the present coalition govern
metn vas formed last May, Sir I'd
ward was given the portfolio of Attor-
ney General. Some OF the English
newspapers expressed the view that
this appointment was a mistake IN
view Of his previous antagonism to the
government
The most notable cases with which
Sir Edward has had to deal since bis
incumbency OF the Attorney General
ship was the obard OF trades inquiry
into the sinking of the Lusitania ana
the proceedings before the prize court
for the condemnation OF American
meat cargoes which had been seized
by the British government on the
grounds that they were destined for
Germany.
Recently there has been unofficial
talk in London Of Sir Edward being
at odds with other members Of the
ministry over conscription the pal
kan situation and the Dardanelles ex-
pedttion. The attorney general did
not attend any OF the cabinet meet
ings held recently.