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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
GUTIERREZ HEADS
 REVOLT IN MEXICO:
 HAS 4O,0O0 TROOPS
Ex-PrOvisiOnal President Leads Independent Move ment-Has Agency" at
 Washington

Washington, March 15.--A new Mex iean "eonfidential agency was set un in Washington today to rival the Car ranza and Villa establishments and to bring prominently before the Amer ican government an element to which herctasore seant attSf'iJn1 Aas naer paid. Jose vasconcelos is in charge and he represents Eulalio Gutierrez said to head an independent move ment in central Mexico, backed by 40,- GOO soldiers.
 Gutierrez was elected provisional President of Mexico by the Aguas Cal ientes convention and for a brief pe- riod ruled in Mexico City. vasconcelos, member of his cabinet, reached here today and went directly to the state department to lay the object of the Gutierrez campaign before Leon Ca nova, chief of the Mexican division of the Latin American bureau. Nasconcelos reached the Mexican border town of Rio Grande three days ago after a 1200-mile ride on horse back with a detachment of troops, Four of his men were shot py Car ranza soldiers. he said as he crossed to the American side.
 Vasconcelos story was the first chronological account state department officials had of the Gutierrez expedi- tion after its departure from Mexico City.
 Tt is true.' he said, that General Gutierrez when provisional President deposed both Villa and Zapata from their commands on February IT. Villa then ordered the Imprisonment of Gut ierrez and his cabinet. This forced them to abandon the capital with 5000 loyal followers.
 "Aguirre Benadvides, subsecretary of war, was in San Luis Potosi at the head of 10000 convention troops and we started for that city. We arrived at Rachucah and communicated to the United States government and the gov ernors of the Mexican states ana mil itary chiefs a proclamation stating that Villa and Zapata had been de- posed from their commands. On our second day out from Pacbucan the carranzistas attacked us and We were forced to change our route. They had only 500 men, but we could not waste time fighting as our object was to each San Luis Potosi quickly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
GOVERNOR DRAMATIC
 IN HIS DECLARATION

It was as a result of that second out
 break with Chairman Merritt that the governor came into his own.
 He was standing at the time. If you are small enough" he ex- claimed, ito impugn the motives of a governor because he dictates a per- sonal telegram to his stenographer then you are too small to sit in judg-
 ment on my official acts'
 That sentence was delivered with great dramatic fervor. In two corners of the room, applause-not general but | spontaneous, brief but unquestionably honest-produced excitement
 l There was certain proof that the gov ernor had carried the day, and that if anyone had gathered to witness his | crucifixion, he was doomed to disap- pointment.
 And there was made certain, too, the fact that on the committee, itself at | first apparently inimcable the witness had made favorable impressoin Sem ator Denson, taking advantage of the 1 Hull following the heated colloquy, in very temperate language, explained that the probe was not for the purpose of embarrassing the governor. but for the ascertainment of fact. And later Rep resentative Welch, by a series of uues tions, attempted to prove that someone in the purchase of the governors man. sion, had put one over on' the witness, in other words, that the witness, hom- self. had been made a victim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
EDITOR NEW YORK TIMES
 BEFORE PROBE COMMITTEE

Washington, March 15.A vigorous pro- test against what he termed an invasion of the liberty of the press was voiced to- day by Charles K. Miller, editor-in-chief of the New York Times, before the Sen ate ship purchase bill lobby inquiry com mittee.
 Summoned as witness, MT. Miller had been questioned in detail by Senator Walsh, chairman of the committee, con- corning editorials and news articles ap- bearing in the Times relating to the ship purchase bill. trust prosecutions, the Eu- ropean war and compensation to rail- roads for carrying mail. He declared the news columns of his paper never were sF,- fuenced by it's editorial policies and that no outside influences could make them- selves felt in the paper.
 MT. Miller resented any insinuation that there was '.any effort to pervert or sup press the news in the Times. and. as he concluded his statement, protested against the committee's procedure.
 "I feel.' he said. that inquisitorial pro- ceedings of this kind would have very marked tendency. if continued and adopt. ed as a policy, to reduce the press of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

United States to the level of the press in some of the central European capitals, the press that has been known as tie reptile press, that crawls on its belly every day to the foreign office and to the government officials end ministers to know what it may say or shall say. to receive it's orders. For that reason can not help feeling that a proceeding of this kind and such questions and minute in- quiries. and. I will not say insinuattons.
 but intimations as you have in the ac- complishment of your function felt to be necessary, constitute an i-.vas.on of the liberty of the press"
 Senator Walsh replied ths-t the commit
 tee felt at liberty to prosecute it's in- quiries when addressed to the head of q great and powerful newspaper in exactly the same way that 1t would against the humblsst individual.
 Mir. Miller closed with a comment that the newspapers appeared before grand inquisition every day. We feel,'' he said. ''that if we were improperly influ- enced by anybody outside of tho office there ia none 90 quick to discover that as the readers of the paper. Your committeN would be left far behind In that race. ana we should suffer the greatest punishment that posdbly could be inflicted upon vA namely. the loss of ali standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
ORDER ELASTIC
 INSOFAR AS TT
 AFFECTS NEUTRALS
Copy of Decree Handed American Ambassador. United States Proposals Are Flatly Refused
ITALY TAKES A
 STEP NEARER WAR

Rome. March 15.-tS:15 a. m., via Paris, 1:35 D. m.)-The Italian min ister of posts and telegraphs today issued orders suspending the ex- change of telegraphic money orders with Austria Hungary.
 Orders also were issued suppress ing the travelling postoffices on trains bound for the Austrian frontier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
ALLIED WARSHIPS
 REPORTED DAMAGED

Berlin, March 16.--fNia London, 12:35 a. m.)-A wireless dispatch from Con stantinople says:
 Ut is semi-officially stated. and most emphatically. that the British warships Agamemnon, Lord Nelson, Cornwallis and Dublin and the French ships Bouvet, Suffren and Saphir all have been damaged in Dardanelles fighting. The British battleship Queen Elizabeth has been struck by three heavy shells.
 The hospital ship Canada has left for Malta with numerous injured-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

"On March IA, at 9 a. m., H. M. s.
 Glasgow, Captain John Luce, R. N, H.
 M. auxiliary cruiser Drama, Captain
 John R. Segrave, R. N. and H. M. s.
 Kent, Captain John D. Allen, c. B. R. N., caught the Dresden near Juan Fer
 nandez Island.
 An action ensued and after five min utes fighting the Dresden hauled down her colors, and displayed the white flag She was much damaged and set on fire and after she had been burning for some- time her magazine exploded and she sank. "The crew were saved, 10 badly wound- ed. Germans are being landed at Val paraiso.
 There were no British casualties and no damage to the ship"
 The Dresden was a member of the Ger man squardon which was defeated by the British squadron off the Falkland islands in December. She was the only one Of the five German warships to escape. She Is said to have fled to the westward. but there had been no definite reports as to her whereabouts since that time. She was reported unonicially to nave been seen i'm the Straits of Magellan, and later to be hiding in one of the bays on the Chil- ian coast.
 The Dresden was sister ship of the famous Emden, sunk off Cocos Island in the Indian ocean by the auxiliary cruiser Sydney, after an adventurous career The Dresdens sinking leaves at large
 on the high sSas. so far as is known only
 the cruisers Karlsruhe, last reported oper-
 ating in the West Indies, and the auxil-
 iadry cruiser kron Prinz Wilhelm. which
 is still raiding commerce in the South At lantic.
 At the outset of the war the Dresden was assigned to the West Indies sta- tion, and just prior to the beginning of hostilities she took Victoriano Huerta who had resigned as provisional president of Mexico. from Puerto, Mexico, to Jam aica. Little was heard of her until the battle of the Falkland Islands. Late in August she sank the British steamer lily ades off the coast of Brazil. No Match for Cruiser The Dresden, vessel of 5000 tons. was no match for the battle cruisers in the Aook <,< U{oo nrfcl<| f1t11r-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-O'Neal before probe committee. Cruiser Dresden sunk by English. England proclaims retaliatory action. Six months of war as France ha.
 seen it 3-Frank held on the EiteI without con.
 sent 4--Editorial comment. 6-Scek to raise money still due on kid.
 dies elephant.
 Bank committee to meet today. Fashion Week will rival fair. First session of judiciary committee. 6-Society. 7--Sports. 9--Markcfs. t4 10 Tutwiler hotel will be improved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

cize my conduct while had the com mission of the people of Alabama
 Q. You are no man to sit in judg- ment or criticize me, governor, and you cannot undertake to criticize with out some responsibility? A. I am re- sponsible for what l say, either in here or outside, and at any time you want to call me; I am responsible on the streets, or inside, for anything l say
 c. So am |? A. And 1 want to say furthermore l believe your whole pur- pose was to carry out the threat you made to MT Lee Long.
 .. And you know no such threat has been made to Mir. Lee Long? A. l do not know any such thing. He saws il has heen made and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
New Passport Law

London, March 15.--t2:50 D. m )-Be- ginning today every person gong into France must bear a special passport issued by a French consul and state mcnt of the evidence on which the passport was issued and for what pur- pose it was obtained. Both document Is must show the photograph of the bearer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
TART WORDS FLASH
 FROM BOTH SIDES

A. Well, if you are small enough, because the governor dictates a few personal telegrams to his stenographer, to call this a misuse of public funds, 1 have no
 Q. I am small enough to say that :; don't believe transactions like that should go out of the governors of flee. if you want my views on it? A. And l say you are no man to sit in judgment on my official acts and criti-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
Former Governor In Center of Stage Handles His Case Mag rnficently and Pats Quiz
 gers at Disadunntage
IS WILLING TO FIGHT
 IF MERRITT WANTS TT
General Ferguson Another Important Witness Estimates $2000 900 in Pensions Has Been
 Paid to Dead Confederate Soldiers
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Either the of the us the legislatures vestigaton commtteen rhetoric pose logic and was no match for Emmet ONeal.
 Throughout the greater part of yesterday the former the witness stand He handled his magnificent In the beginning he stood in whom the public had doubt In the end successfully had his npene- trabe bnted the hundred darts hurled at him. that the packed audience which for hours breaes regarded the former executive in the light of triumphant hero perhaps yndcated martyr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
LONG CLAIMED HE
 WOULD FORCE ADMISSION

.. He has been summoned here as d witness? A. MT. Lee Long said you did make that very statement and if you called him before you he would make you admit it,
 e. He has been summoned and he is here. A. He said he was going out the state on personal business.
 e. These transactions were carried on by the employees of the state of Alabama were they not? A. I de- cline to go into that investigation any further; l told you l had asked my stenographer frequently to take down some of those personal tele- s.rn1 11aS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
WAS QUESTIONED
 ON MANY SUBJECTS

On many subjects, the governor was questioned, the purchase of the gov ernors mansion, the expenditure of thu contingent fund. the expenditure of the fund for maintenance af She mansion the report of the military board on the feorganization of the adjutant general s o1ilce, the treatment of the mansion curing the time the witness was gov erhor, It's condition whSr he surren- dered it to his successor; on the alleged discrepancies in the office of the pure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
CRUISER DRESDEN IS
 SUNK BY ENGLISH
Sole Survivor of Falkland Islands Battle Destroyed Near Fernandez Island by British Fleet-Crew With
 Fifteen Wounded is Saved

London March 15-(:55 m)-The British admiralty nounced tonight that the German cruiser Dresden sunk.
 The sinking of the Dresden by admiralty tonight in the following statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

and after destruction of the Scheble Scharngorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig and Nudnberg, she steamed away in the dark ness
 Since that time British and Japanese warships have searched her tracks per- sistently in the South Pacific and South Atlantic.
 The Dresden's S armament was compara- lively light. She carried 10 41-mch guns, eight five-pounders, four machine guns ane two torpedo tubes. She was 395 feet long. Her complement was 321 men.
 Juan Fernandez island, near which the Dresdent was finally run down, is a Chil- can dependency in the Pacific ocean, about 400 miles off the mainland. The Chilean government protested to Germany in De- cen Der against alleged violations of neu- trality by German warships in Chilean waters, and three destroyers were sent by Chile to the Juan Fernandez is lands
 The solitary residence on Juan Fernan- deg island for four years Is that af a Scotchman named Alexander Selkirk and Is supposed to have formed the basis of De Foes tale Robinson Crusoe.''
 English Elated
 London, March 15--(11:15 D. m.) "The Dresden has been sunk;' "The British are holding the Germans in their efforts to retake Neuve Chap belle and Epinette;' Russians con tinue in possession of Prazsnysz
 These headlines attracted the at teption of the English people today and tonight.
 The announcement of the sinking of the German cruiser Dresden camc after nightfall, but the news sLread quickly and brought great rejoicing that this commerce raider. whose whereabouts have been mystery since her escape after the Falkland Islands engagement, in December, had been sent to the bottom.
 The fact that all the presden's crew were saved sets new record fo~ res cue after an action at sea. and naval battle of five minutes duration prob ably is another record. Details fur nished by the admiralty are scant, but apparently the British ships were not even hit for no damage is recorded Tn the region of Przasnysz, Russian Pc tn. great Russian battle has not yet been fought. and what fight ing there has been each of the con tenders maintains is turning in their favor The Russians are claiming hard earned progress all along the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

London. March l5.-(9:45 D. m.) Great Britain made known to the world today in formal proclamation signed in council by the King and is- sued from Buckingham palace how she proposes to sever the arteries of sea commerce to and from Germany dur ing the period of the war.
 As in Premier Asquith's speech fore casting the order. the term "blockade' Is lot used and no prohibited area is de- fined Nevertheless the text of the order makes plain England's purpose to prevent commodities of any kind from reaching or leaving Germany during the war.
 British officials tonight frankly called the movement a blockade. tho foreign office describing 1t as an effective block ade. differing from the effective block. ades of history only. in that the property ! seized win not be confiscated outright but sold she proceeds eventually goins to the owners.
 The last clause of the proclamation contains the proposal most interesting ts neutrals. This is flat agreement tc lift the "blockade" in case any nation will certify that the ships flying it's fla $ shall not carry goods to Germany, or gto tods originating therein or goods belong ing to the subjects of the German em- pire
 No Order to Capture
 If is notable that tha order docla TO @ no intention to capture ships of Ger manys allies. Austria and Turkey the reason being, no doubt, that the measure is avowedly a reprisal against German submarine warfare. However. a cordon of ships will be maintained to shut off the commerce of German ports and regu- late trade in the war zone. although ships voyaging eastward across the Atlantic will, 1t is expected, be seized before they reach the North sea.
 When a neutral vessel is held up, in all ca ses. except where there is false decla- ration of destination. or other attempt at subierfuge, the cargo only will be seized, provided 1t is not contraband.
 A copy of the order in council was handed to the American ambassador tonight
 Tie foreign office emphasizes the ldcl lldt Wlut ulSClcllOn lS tllDWtu prize court officials handling neutral claims. Prominent officials urge on neutral governments to bear in mind that many powers are conferred m the order on the officers entrusted with the disposition of detained cargoes and instructions will be given these men tc act with the greatest dispatch con sIstent with the proper performance of their tasks.
 Order Is Elastic
 The foreign office points ou. tie order is elastic in so far as it affects neutra1s and has called attention from the first announcement of the rtprisal policy to the fact that the regula tions are not inflexible where the rights of neutra1s are concerned.
 While the order Is absolute in so far as ships to and from German ports are concerned, using the word must in stipulating now goods shall bo dis charged in English ports. the provi- sions concerning cargoes destined for neutral ports set forth that they may be required to discharge" at British ports.
 This language Is typical of the gen .
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
OUTBREAK
 GROWS MORE SERIOUS

apparently more serious The governor, on his own motion, was deelariae Lo the public the details of his cotton specula- tons. He was very carefully explaining that his action had been that of an in- dividual that it was his private business with which the committee had nothing to co, and that, as a result, the commit tee was at fault in endeavoring to parade him in the light of gambler, perhaps in still more serious light, before the public.
 At that Chairman Merritt flared up in apparent wratch, and the following heated oo'loquy reported by Official Stenograph- CT Ford, ensued:
 c. (By Mir. Merrtt) Those con- tracts were carried on through the gov ernors office, were they not? A. No. the contracts were originally made in New York
 Q. Those contracts began in the governors office? A. No, sir they began while I was in New York.
 e.. They were in part carried on in the office of the governor of Ala hama, were they not? A. carried them on as an individual.
 Q. You carried them on with and by the use of employees of the state of Alabama. did you not? A. I car ried them on individually. I may have dictated a few telegrams-
 Q. Didn't state employees take the dctation of those telegrams? A. They did in some instances, yes.
 c. Were they not being paid for their services by the state of Alabama?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16
No Match for Cruiser

The Dresden, vessel of 5000 tons. was no match for the battle cruisers in the fleet of Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Stur-' dee in the battle of the Falkland Islanda,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

On every mooted problem which has vexed the people for four years the ex- governor was quizzed. Every ques- tion, save one, he answered frankly, sometimes confessing candidly that he could not give the facts desired, some times replying with logic which cleared clouds away to the satisfaction of the committee, sometimes standing and dramatically gesticulating as he explained apparently with reason sit nations regarding which there have been whispers.
 Naturally the day produced it's scnsa- tions. In the morning, Governor O'Neal charged that according to J. Lee Long, Chairman Merritt of the committee, had expressed for him undying hatred a charge which was vigorously denied, and which elicited from both a more or less binding promise to give the other tho satisfaction he seemed to desire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-16

tcontinuea on P.s. I've,
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-16

a secretary at $1,SO0 per annum. While MT. Hart was secretary he em- ployed a secretary at $75 per month and stenographer at $50. The re- port says:
 "There is no authority in the law for this. These assistants were en- ployed and paid to perform the servic- es that the law says shall be perform ed by the secretary and for which he is paid. This money was paid out of the cash fund of the institution. The law provides that this money shall be turned into the state treasury. We are told these violations of the law have been sanctioned by custom; that may be true but in the opinion of the committee, the justification is not suf- ficient. If the law is wrong it should be changed. Until then it should be obeyed.
 This duty has been an unpleasant one. We cnnsure no one. We only set forth the facts We believe the evidence shows to be true"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-16
COTTON CONTINUES
 UPWARD MOVEMENT
Sensational Buying Sends Pric- es SOaring-ClOse Is At 21-37 Point Gain, Near Months are Relatively Strong.

New York, Sept. 15.-Heavy realiz- ing was readily absorbed in the cotton market here today, and the buying movement became sensationally ac- tive late in the afternoon, when December contracts sold up to 1123c and all deliveries made new high records for the season. The close was firm, within a point or two of the best, with last prices showing net gains of from 21 to 37 points, near months being relatively strong.
 The continued strength in Liverpool and the firm showing of Southern spot markets yesterday encouraged bullish sentiment here at the opening, and after starting at unchanged prices to an advance of 3 points, the market sold II to 15 points net higher dur ing the middle of the morning. The more favorable view of international politics and predictions of more sat isfactory sterling exchange situation promoted the advance, but there was heavy profit-taking, while there was also considerable Liverpool and New Orleans selling. Local offerings for reaction became more active toward midday and the market turned easier with prices selling off to 10 points from the best immediately following the publishing of the weekly weather report. This report, however, evi- dently failed to materially modify the bullish view of the crop outlook and offerings were readily taken around 10.61c for October and 11.14c for Jan uary. Covering by early sellers help ed the subsequent advance which re- flected renewal of aggressive bull support and the continued activity of Wall Street and commission house buy CTS, who have appeared to be influenc- ed by reports of further advances in Southern spot markets and apprehen- sions that the rains reported in the Southwest might cause a further de- lay in picking. October contracts sold up to 10.8Sc and January to 11.3Sc, or about Sl1.50 per bale above the low level of last summer.