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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
1859 WERE KILLED IN MEXICO
Senate Gets Report Of Conditions In
Southern Republic Before Con-
flrmlns Nomination.

Washington. -President Wilson has
sent to the Senate his response to the
Fall resolution adopted last month re.
questing him to report on facts lead.
ing up to recognition by the United
States of the de faeto government "
Mexico headed by Gen. Vensustiano
Carranza. II was in the form OF long
letter from Secretary Lansing summa-
rizing the events which preceded rec
ignition and transmitting great vol.
ume of data, including a list Of all
Americans killed in Mexico and along
the border during the past six years.
The president, through Mr.. Lansing,
declined to comply with that part Of
the resolution asking for diplomatic
and consular reports on political condi.
tons and events in Mexico. The Sen.
ate was informed that 1t was not com.
patible with public interests to furnish
this correspondence inasmuch as 1t
was of highly confidential nature and
submitted by consular officers OF the
United States, by diplomatic or consu.
lar officers OF other governments which
have graciously consented that their
officers might supply tnis government
with information during the necessary
absence Of American representatives"
AS to the stability of Carranza to full.
fill his promises to protect foreign lives
and property, Mr.. Lansing said that
under all the circumstances the de
facto government, which at the time
of recognition controlled more than rs
per GENT of Mexico's territory, was af.
fording REASONABLY adequate protec.
ton to the lives and property of Amer.
lean citizens"
The data disclosed that Americans
we're killed in Mexico in the years
1918, 1914 and 1915, as compared with
AZ in the three years preceding, and
that civilian Americans and 100 sol
diers were killed on American soil in
the last three years as a result OF Mex.
lean troubles.
When the report was received Sena.
tor Stone, chairman of the foreign re.
lations committee, moved that it lie on
the table and be printed as a public
document. He made no comment on
its contents.
Senator Fall introduced his resolu.
ton when the nomination was sent in.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25


During the year 1915 there were 49,.
0S9 more births than deaths in Ten
nessee. according to the annual vital
statistics on mortality report OF the
state board of health prepared by DR..
H. H. Shoulders, state registrar of vital
statistics.
The report completed shows that
there were 54.335 births and 31.246
deaths. The general death rate In the
state was for year 1877 per thousand
and tae birth rate was Ss.s. The aver.
age death rate in the four large cities
combined was 2O.7 per thousand. The
death rate for the rural part Of the
state was 1876
Nashville's showing in comparison to
the three other cities was fine. Knox
vile alone had lower death rate,
both Memphis and Chattanooga being
above Nashville. The death rate Of
Memphis was 22.7; Of Chattanooga,
1913; Nashville, 1871, and Knoxville,
17.9. However, Davidson and Shelby
were the only counties in the state
where more died than were born.
The report is splendid one and the
most compete and thorough ever made.
In supplemental report. which he win
conclude shortly, DR.. Shoulders viii
give the causes Of the deaths in Ten.
nessee. This will also be very inter
esting.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
RusslaS PRESS TURKS HARD


PetroErad. Russians are press
ing On both TANKS the advantage gain
ed at Erzerum. On he right. along
the Black Sea coast. by the co-opera-
ton Of the sea and land forces. they
are driving the Turks from one posi-
ton after another 10 the east OF Ire
bizsond. and active operations against
that important seaport are expected
soon.
On the left flank. after the occupa-
ton OF Koph. the Russians pushed on
to Mush and Achlst. the latter on the
north shorAo Of Lake Van. From Koph
to Mush. SO miles over mountain roads.
they fought several battles and occu-
pied Mush bS storm.
The Turks lied southwark to Diar.
bakr. the next objective point Of the
Russian army. Once In possession Of
Diarbekr 1t u only a days march to
the Bagdad Hallway. the last remain
ing communication into Syria.
The rapid Russian offensive be.
yond Erxerum, 1t is believed, makes 1t
probable that the retreat Of the Turk
ish corps operating along the Black
Sea coast, and Of those troops which
were active In the Mush district be-
fore the Russian occupation, will be
entirely cut of and that the main
Turkish armies win oe surrounded.
This fate already has overtaken the
division Of the Tenth
Corps. which was ordered from olti
to Erzerum before the fall Of the for.
tress.
As telephone communication be-
tween this group Of the Turkish forces
and the garrison at Erzerum had been
entirely destroyed by the Russians,
the Thirty-fourth division marched
serenely on to Erzerum without sus-
picion that the fortress was then
about to surrender.
These troops reached Erzerum from
he northwest at the very moment
hat the Deye-Bolna line Of forts fell
INTO Russian hands and the army
which they had passed was instantly
by Russian cavalry and. as
hey were completely surrounded.
here was no alternative but to sur.
render with guns. equipment and ar.
.illery.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
SMOOTH SAILING
FOR NEWARMYB|LL
HOUSE MILITARY COMMITTEES
AGREES ON THE TENTATIVE
DRAFT or INCREASE.
FEDERALlzEs THE GUARD
Provides Fer Plant To Make Powder
From Air-Tctal Cost of Entire
Establishment VIII Be
st74,ooo, 900.

washington.-A new army reorgan
ization bill providing for liberalization
Of the national guard. increase of the
regular army to $4,000 Ren, doubling
the field artillery, increasing engineer
corps by about fifteen companies, ere
alton OF four squadrons Of cir craft
and Of an entirely new corps Of cadets
from the colleges having military
training has been agreed upon ten
tatively by the house military com
mittee.
The committe agreed that congress
has the right to take over the national
guard by legislative enactment and
appropriation.
The provision for a corps Of cadet
officers from the educational institu.
lions having military training is ex.
pected to increase the efficiency of the
army by providing 5000 trained Off.
GERS for use in emergency.
The Mcclellan bill, providing federal
cooperation in military training in
the states also was voted favorably
reported. 1t proposed government aid
for one school in each state where a
minimum of 800 students viii receive
military instruction.
The tentative bill will provide for a
government nitrogen plant, to be util.
lied for cheap fertilizer In peace and
for exclusive use by government for
powder in war.
The expense for the whole estab-
iishment this year is roughly estimat-
ed at $174,O0O 900, exclusive of Panama
Canal defenses, carried in another bill
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
RATIFY NICARAGUAN TREATY
United States viii Secure a se-Year
Option On the Other Canal Route.
Naval Base 10 Included.

Washington.-The senate, by a vote
of 81 to IS, has ratified the long.pend.
ing and persistently opposed Nicara-
guam treaty whereby the United States
would acquire 99-year option on the
Nicaraguan canal route and q naval
base in the gulf of Fonseca for $3,000,.
900.
Included In the ratification resolu.
ton was provision declaring that the
United States In obtaining the naval
naval base does not intend to violate
any existing rights in the Fonseca gulf
of Costa Rica. Honduras and Saliva.
dor, which had protested against the
proposed requirement.
Five Democratic senators voted
against the treaty. They were Cham
bebrlain, MARITIME. Clarke Of Arkansas,
Thomas and Vardaman. Republicans
who voted against ratification were
Borah, Clapp, Cummins, Gronna, Jones,
Kenyon, LaFollette, McCumber, Mel.
son, Norris, Smith of Michigan, Smoot
and Warren. Fifteen Republican SEN
ators joined the administration forces
in support Of the treaty. They were
Brandegee, Colt, Dillingham;, Dupont,
Fall, Gallinger, Harding, Lippit, Lodge,
Mclean, Page. Poindexter, Sutherland,
Wadsworth and Weeks.
Immediately after the senate had
acted Senator Chammorro, the Mica.
raguan minister, said he would at once
communicate with his government,
and that he expected ratification of
the convention by his government
would soon follow and exchanges made
to put the treaty In force.
During the long debate declarations
were made in the senate that Germany
had offered Nicaragua more than had
the United States for the canal route
option and is said to have been used
as an argument for ratification.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
GERMAN sPYls CAPTURED
Ignatius Lincoln, Former Member of
Parliament, Is Again Taken BY
the New York Police.

New York.-Ignatius T. T. Lincoln,
former member of the British parlia-
ment and self-consessed German spy.
who escaped on Jan. 10 from the Gus.
tody of United States deputy mar
shall after his arrest here on Aug. 4.
1915, at the instigation Of the British
government, has been rearrested here
again in front of q Broadway restau-
rant. He was taken to the offices Of
the department OF Justice, where he
was questioned behind closed doors
for more than two hours. Later he
was removed to the Raymond street
Jail in Brooklyn-wre71 ~ had former
ly been prisoner.
Lincoln declared his capture was
due to the fact that the people Of
lodging house where he had engaged
quarters learned his identity and at
tempted to extort $3.50 from him in
return for the surrender Of his bag
gage. He declined to hake state
ment to newspaper merS
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
HANS SCHMIDT pAYI PENALTY.
Former Priest EIeetrodbted For the
Murder Of Anna Aumuller.

Ossining, N. Y.--Hans Schmidt, for
mer priest, was electrocuted at Sing
Sing prison Feb. is. for the murder
of Anna Aumuller, Sept. 2. 1918. He
went quietly to the death chamber,
accompanied by the principal keeper
and Father Cashin, prison chaplain.
Leaving the death house he said good
bye to those who remained
When he entered the chamber the
guards attempted to direct him to-
ward the chair, but Schmidt gently
shook them off and insisted upon ad.
dressing the II witnesses. With Fa-
Their Cashin standing at one side and
the keeper at the other. Schmidt seat
ed himself in the electric chair, and
the current was applied three times.
Within a minute he was dead.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
SAY AVIATION CORPS BAD
Senate Committee Hears That Flying
Officers Kept Defects Seeret-ln.
vestloatlon Demanded.

Washington. = Sensational charges
against the army aviation service, with
demand for immediate investigation
by congress, have been made before
the senate military committee by SEN
ator Robinson of Arkansas. He de-
clared that the service was "contemp-
tibly inefficient" and that its head,
Lieut.. Col. Samuel Reber, not only was
making no effort to improve 1t, but
deliberately was preventing the facts
from reaching his superiors.
The senator appeared before the
committee with a mass of data, in
GLIDING Photographic copies of letters
which he said had been exchanged
between Col Reber and Capt Arthur
s. Cowan, commanding the aviation
station at San Diego. At least part
Of this evidence was produced before
the court-martial at San Francisco,
which recently tried Lieut.. Col. Lewis
f. Goodler, judge advocate general of
the western department, accused of
improperly altering certain charges
filed by other officers against Capt.
Cowan.
The findings of this court now are in
the hands of a special commission of
army officers appointed by the acting
secretary Of war to make report to
President Wilson. The commission
is understood to be considering what
action should be taken as to the result
OF revelations during the trial con.
corning Col. Reber, Capt. Cowan and
the service generally, as well as the
courts decision as to Col. Cooler.
Senator Robinson read liberal ex.
corps from his photographs of letters
and quoted Capt Cowan as writing to
Col. Reber that If the service ever
came under investigation by any one
outside the signal corps II would be
impossible to explain the rotten way
In which the work has been handled"
Other letters were produced to show
that favoritism was practiced in the
promotion Of men in the service.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
FOUND THE SOURCE OF GUM
Discovery Probably Pleased Small
Elsie Considerably Moro Thanlt
Did Her Mother.

Six-year-old Elsie leased her mother
unremittingly for chew Of gum be-
fore they went into the theater, but
explaining that 1t was impolite to
chew in public her mother refused to
give It to her.
Little Elsie did NOT forget the gum,
however, for when the show was over
she said:
Mamma, where does gum come
fromT
From q tree, Elsie," replied her
mother.
What kind of a tree. mammaT
why, spruce tree, my DEAR"
We'll, the seat l sat In must have
been made Of spruce tree, cause /
dug nice big chew of gum of the
bottom Of it."-Judge.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Battle With Randlta

Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico,-A battle
in which bandits captured the property
Of the Tlahuililo Agricultural Com
pany, in the Laguna district, and were
later driven off by REINFORCED troops
of the de facto government, took place
recently, according to official an.
nouncement here. The bandits scat
tered the Carranza garrison guarding
the property, but were unable to hold
their gains against troops sent up un.
der Gen. Santos. They were led by
Canuto Reyes.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
VOTES
MORE WAR S|NEWS
HOUSE OF COMMONS PASSES sILL
TO PROVIDE MORE THAN
100000, 900 POUNDS. :.
LOANS TO ALLIES GROW
Premier AsauIth Addresses Parlia-
ment and Tell Of Financial A.
peet-TotaI Cost Has Reach
Enormous Figure.

London.-The house of commons
has passed new votes of credit to the
amount Of 42o.o00.o0o pounds. This is
expected TO carry the war to the end
of May. bringing the total sum appro-
priated by means OF votes OF credit
since the outbreak Of the war TO q.
0s2.00o.O0o pounds sum. according
to Premier Asquith. mot only beyond
precedent. but actually beyond the
imagination OF any financier OF this
or any other country"
Premier AsQuith spoke for so min.
utes in presenting the governments
motion for the new war credits. The
chancellor of the exchequer, Reginald
McKenna, followed with a statement
regarding American exchange, which,
he declared, is now as high as the
British government wishes 1t to be.
The point emphasized by Premier
Asquith was not the enormous totals
necessary for the war, but the fact
that by careful economy and safe
guards the government had succeeded
in holding down the expenditure well
below 100000 pounds a day. which
which figure he thought unlikely to be
exceeded at any time.
Touching on the loans to England's
allies. Mr.. Asquith stated that the
amount had now grown to nearly 1884,
900, 900 pounds, to which must be add.
ed loans to the allies made by the
Bank of England at the request of the
British government. The amount of
this latter item was not made clear
by the premier, but he declared that
the provisions In the September bud.
get, allotting 423.OO0.000 pounds for
loans to the allies, would not be ex.
aaAdad
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
PLAN uniformity
At THE CAPITOL
VARIOUS STATE DEPARTMENTS
WILL COOPERATE IN NEW
SCHEME PROPOSED.
sToRk LEADS GRIM REAPER
Report Of Registrar Of Vital Statistics
For 1915, Show 2a,oes More
Births Than Deaths in
the State.

Nashville.
A uniform letterhead for the state
offices was adopted. uniform hours
for state officials and employees dis
cussed. and plans made for number
OF Interesting talks to be given at the
monthly meetings. at q session Of the
state officials held in the capitol re-
Gently.
II was decided before the close of
the meeting. over which the governor
presided. that the meetings of the state
officials would be held regularly on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day Of each month.
The uniform stationery for the state
departments. as adopted, was that
used by the acknowledgement. and 1t is
believed that the stationery bills will
be cut at least one-half as the result
of the move.
The matter Of uniform office hours
was discussed by Gov. Rye, Prof Sher.
rill of the department of education and
others, and while no definite action
was taken pending an investigation Of
the state laws on the subject, the mat
ter Of having certain hours for the en-
ployes received general Endorsement
A special committee was appointed
to make this investigation. The COM
mittee is composed Of Comptroller
Thompson. Prof. Sheriff. and Capt. Oh
lie West.
The committee appointed to arrange
the program is headed by Chief Clerk
Scruggs in the secretary of states of
flee. He announced that various state
officials would be called upon at the
monthly meetings to give short ad-
dresses on the work and operation Of
their departments, with a view of not
only instructing the other officials,
but of aiding them in conducting their
departments through such suggestions
as had been made.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
stat. Gets sss, 900 More.

The state will receive approximate
ly $4,000 more annually from the ny
dro-electric power than heretofore un-
der an increase Of 100000 assess
ment made by the state railroad COM
mission. Heretofore the counties have
made the assessments. but under re-
cent act of the legislature, this. fea.
ture has been added to the work Of
the railroad commission, with the re-
suit that the assessment now reaches
s2,2S0.92.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Bank Examiner ResIons.

A. ]. Williams, one Of the five state
bank examiners of Tennessee, has re-
signed, to enter the mercantile busi-
ness in Kentucky. Mr.. Williams was
formerly an officer Of the First Ma
tional bank of Savannah, Tenn, and
he has been with the banking depart
ment since the time of organization,
Jan. /, 1914, having been appointed at
that time by J. L. Hutton, the first SUI
perintendent of banks. v. s. Fuqua OF
GAINESVILLE has been appointed to sue.
coed Mr.. Williams.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
TAX ON WAR PROFITS.
Germany viii Attempt To Raise Reve.
nue. Off Manufactures.

Berlin.-The most important parts
Of the governments tax measures have
been submitted to the bundesrath, but
strict secrecy is preserved regarding
their nature. 1t appears, however, that
the bills have been designed to fur.
nish 5OO,OOO,OOO marks Of new reve.
nue.. The new measures probably will
be published before the reichstag re.
assemblies on March Is.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Cabinet Discusses Flood.

Washington.-The Mississippi flood
situation has been made the subject
Of discussion at a cabinet meeting.
Secretary Redfield laid before Presi.
dent Wilson a telegram from Walter
Parker, general manager of the New
Orleans Association of Commerce. urg.
ing immediate action. Secretary Red
field took the position that the gov.
eminent should await a report of the
special flood control committee which
recently made a tour of investigation
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
calls Democratic committed.

Chairman L. d. Hill has called q
meeting of the state Democratic execu-
tive committee to meet at the Max
well House at noon, Feb. &c, for the
purpose of determining the time and
method of nominating q Democratic
candidate for governor and railroad
commissioner for West Tennessee. and
also to fix the time and method of So
lecting delegates to the national DEM
ocratic convention to be held in St
Louis June IA.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25

Knoxville.-In the thirteen counties
that comprise the Knoxville division
OF the income tax department 400
persons are subject TO income taxes.
A total of $500 corporations come
within the provisions OF the law. These
counties have a population Of almost
$4,000.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
BELGIAN Aid FalIs.

London.--The plan Of aiding Bel.
GUM to feed herself by rehabilitating
the industries of the country under
control of the American commission
for relief in Belgium has failed, ac-
cording to a letter written by Sir Ed.
ward Grey, the British foreign secre.
tary, to the Belgian minister here be.
cause the Germans thus FAR have fail.
ed to reply to the request for guaran.
tees that materials and manufactured
goods will not be seized BY the occu
plying armies.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Sweden viii Act.

Washington.-Sweden has informal
ly advised the state department that
in consequence Of the announced in
tention Of Germany and Austria to
sink armed merchantmen without
warning after Feb. 20, It will notify the
nationals not to travel on such ships
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Villa Force Wins.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Francisco Villa, with
300 men. attacked an equal Carranza
force under Gen. Jesus Cavazos, at
Cusihuriachic, recently, and drove Ca
vazos to Chihuahua City, according to
private messages received from Chi
huahua.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
sohooI,a Elra 10. lisavv

Gainesville, Ga.--I.anier Hall, ad'
ministration building Of Riverside Mil
itary Academy, near here, was destroy
ed by fire with a loss estimated a.
$4,000.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25

Clifton.-Kirt Templeton. who 10
charged with shooting Mart Hardin II
q dance at John Conway's house on
Hardin's creek. in Hardin county, has
been bound over to the Hardin county
circuit court. : He waived examination.
The bond was fixed at 5000.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Careless.

What? You refuse to lend me a
measley ten-spot? Many's the time
I've tided you over when you were
short"
We'll, II you hadn't been 80 darued
reckless with your money you wouldn't
be broke now"
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Think consuI,a Body Found.

washington.--The body OF American
Consul McNeely Of Monroe, N. c., lost
in the destruction Of the liner Persia,
Is believed to have been washed ashore
near Alexandra.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25

Knoxville.-The Knox county Re-
publicans have held their convention
and named delegates to the state con.
vention at Nashville In May. Former
Gov. Hooper was Endorsed for sena-
tor. Judge H. B. Lindsay Of Knox.
vile for governor and Congressman
Sells for comfitteeman.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
zepoelln Wrecked.

London.--A Rotterdam dispatch says
that during a storm a Zeppelin was
blown adrift, apparently from Bel.
GUM, and wrecked at Blerik, near Ven.
10. where it was seized and informed by
the authorities.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
say British Lost.

Berlin.-The British have made .
new attempt to retake the position
south Of Ypres. Belgium, recently cap.
tured by the Germans, but were beaten
off with heavy losses. It was officially
announced here.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Fire a. Money plant.

Washington in the laundry at
the government bureau Of printing
and engraving. accompanied by loud
explosions, threw many hundreds OF
employees into panic and spread re
ports OF a bomb plot.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25

Richmond, vs.--A joint resolution
proposing a referendum on woman
suffrage has been rejected by the vir-
Rinia house Of delegates, 81 to 40.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Pardons Granted.

Pardons have been granted by Gov.
Rye to Henry Bullock Of Davidson
county. serving nine years sentence
for assault. the man being in an adj
vanced stage of consumption, and to
J. A. Hoyle of Shelby. sentenced to :
workhouse term for assault.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-02-25
Az Rald nn a,e,.nlasa.

London-Thirteen French aeroplanei
have carried out raid on the town
and camps Of Strumitsa, Bulgaria. &C
cording to dispatch from saloniki
The machines dropped 1853 bombs
causing several fires, Il Is added.