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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
HIGH-SPEED BOAT FOR NAVY
UmildinE Of Craft to Make Over Forty
Miles an Hour Ordered for
Const Patrol service.

NEW YORK. February 81 motor
boat manufacturer announced to-day
that a Navy Department representative
has ordered the building Of "a high
speed. %iNtccn-cylindcr, horse
power boat for use i'm the Coast Patrol
Service. The boat will have II spccd
Of over forty miles AN hour. and he
equipped with small calibcr guns aud
Il torpedo tube.
Several boats of this type arc now
being used by Russia in the Baltic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
TO TOUR SOUTHERN CITIES
Nearly 100 Husin">> Ncn of cleveland
Leave on "Trip 80 Continue
One Hcci,.

CLEVELAND. -. February Near
ly Toe Cleveland business men !ctt
here to-day foy Il weeks tour OF South
crn cities. under the auspices Of the
Manufacturers and Wholesale Mcr
chants Eoard of the Chamber Of Com
mcrcc The party will reach st, Louis
Tomorrow morning. From there they
viii 20 To oklahoma CITY. Fort Worth.
Dallas, san Antonio ani New Orleans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
Won BUELOW AT LUCERNE
His rr0trnctcd Stay in Switzerland Uc-
ported rs Due to Ill Health Of
Princess.

LONDON. February AN .Imstcr-
dam dispatch 10 the Exchange Tclc-
graph Company says Prince Won Euc-
low. former German Chanccllor who
went to Ecrnc TO attend the recent SEES
sion Of the Prussiau ferrcnhaus. has
returned to luccrne. The newspapers
explain that the protractcd stay of the
prince in Switzerland. which has given
rise to reports of peace pacts. is due to
the i'll health of the princess
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
THEOTOKIS ELECTED
brother Of Former Premier Of Greece
Becomes President of Chamber
OF Deputies.

ATHENS. GREECE. February via
Paris February 5).-At tho rcaSscm-
bling OF tho Grccl; Chamber of Dcpu-
ties to-day. Michael Thcotokis brother
Of the recently deceased former Pre-
micr. WAS elected president Of the
CHAMBER, without opposition. \ guard
Of soldiers with fixed hayoncts was
stationed I'm the galleries. but no spc-
cial incidents marked the days pro-
ccedinSs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
INVITATIONS TO MAYORS
Urged by Mitchell, af New York. 10 At
tcnd Defense Conference in 81.
Louis an March ..

NEW YORK. February Mayor
Mitchell has tclcEraphcd he chief
executives OF Goa cities asking them to
appoint delegates to the Mayors Con-
ference on National Defense In ST.
Louis on March aud (, aud to attend
themselves if possible.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06

""'i rose S''''''H "''''' nc commanded
ro""''E - h" h'ah IN 'he
''''''S" ''H '""H -" ''"'' re"
manure '"'h'"rE career IMAM ''""'"nan'-
~ N''''''" ''''or''"n' "h"
rom 4 '''"'''r w NC H'A''cn'h
'''"'''H ms r,S'" ~ t"e "'S'osn'S"'h
i'"N'''"h OF 'h'''. "' 'h' 'n'p'F'"' E'h-
'r"' S'"'' ~ nome.
IL 'aF>ERAL MANtt.t:R"
For SIR J0iiN iHENCU
In France hc has been tho com
nandcr-iu.chiors ri,,-haud man. tho
..yoncr,l ,n,nnrcr,'' if such . torn, may
he used. nr tho I:rjti.sh army i'm France
and FLANDERS
Sir John Er.rcr w,y Inc man vhn
h,,,lcJ f.r King ,;c,r-, he v,s tho
fighting man Inn, he looked ia Sir
,,-ilIi,n, rohor,s,r for cvcry.bin- no..
.ces,ry ia mako tho 6.h,iur machine
RIM eu,oc,ilv
sir Wi,ii.r cnIiy,cd nearly thirty
,,;,o ,.,., o ,,.,,o, no ,.,, soron,,.r
,d r,,;d,,. u,,, ,b,ou-b ~. ror,or,
,,;,yionoL r,rr. v,,h tho rc.u,, i'm,
~, .,, a., ,;..;,,,
. ~, 1,i,i, r.,-,,, ,.,,.,r,
!, ,,.i,. ta,,a, r,,
o,,, ,,;,,.,r ;,,.,.
trlonSlN III acquiring inc various III =
diah dialccts ana qhlchhE qual'hod 'or
pfomct'oN
Ills 'r*' 'hs'" oil warfare was III 'he
Niranzai expedition. Il difficult enter
prise carrie" OUT AGAINST mountain
, tribes III the region OF hoha' III 1871.
NC also "'s'ihSu!Sh'a h'hsci !" INC
""hhucn' AN" III 'hc 'o"'h African
war.
Ihdo"p'e"'E inc mos i''h""" '"-
Hhp'" % i'r'''Sh once WHO rose
from INC r"h"s was ,''a, OF III" "r''iiah'
an" Pop"''' ''"e'"' 3'' ''t''o, Mac
'"i'" ~ ma" VIZ wy "'!
,,o ~..i,'.'. 49,.
~. ,i =. i
hi..,,o,;o, a, n,,ir, .o,,.., urd.r
,,of,,a,. ,,,.;,.., .,1 -,
,ra ,a,tnr .,,,c;,,. no h,,,, co,1
under 1ord p,n.r,s .rnr, ,ybor, no
likewise received his commission
The fr,urc hero of Omdurmon ,i,o,.
nll,. won his nromotion a, the min,
of the havonet. The occasion was dur.
in- the Afghan W,r when Tho nri,Ivb
under Roberts. were marching to Cabul
10 "Nthsc me "u'uer OF CaNaShari.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
SUPREMACY IN AIR
HEND NOW SOUGHT
Warning Nations Strug gling for
Strength to Become Mas
tcrs Of Sky
UNIQUE IN WORLDS HISTORY
Allies Depend Largely on Amer
ica TO Give Them
Upper Hand.

"
rSrcc,,I 5.,, .r,
LONDON. l,.h,n.,r, 80, h''n.l
rum of l,.L ar ~ ;t. ~
rather Dutch Icol,,cr
brought down .t.,co, MI,
- month haze ,ou,or,r,,a,, ~
tho remar.ahlc cou,o., ro 49,,
prcn,acy of tho air ,,
II is conflict "r athletes. of iuvor,o-,
aud Of factories Nothing like /, was
ever 7""n hof"r" in tho history If tho
"''''' II resembles somewhat tho
advent Of arn"r"d ships which rul
IN INC memorable Monitor
""'r''''" h'i'i" "f tho American civil
war 'h'"r tn" lash Of ncccsstiy,
n"'""n ingenuity is racing forward in
~" conquest of IN" sky IT speed per-
n'pS hundred times greater than
Nv" war
N'rea"N AR ho"ts. instead Of con-
s'S'inT OF is"latch units. arc organ
'"'' MS" F" sea arinada. by divisions
an" Snn'"r"n= Various types OF aero
'','"'~ serve various purposes. and tho
''' INNING column of forty craft must
No'' '"'ah""d' lust as tho ocean
49, '''""' consist. not alone of battle
SnlrS or OF submarines. hu; of boil,
'h"S". together with swift scouts de-
stroycrs. supply ships and tenders.
Nhilc IN" Fokk"rs did crca, cxccu-
hon Tor time. air officers Of the allies
say tho fear they instillcd In certain
Quarters here WAS absolutely unwar-
raniod y great deal OF ill founded
s"nSatioralSm is bcin. writtcn ,bout
tho Germans achievements
LEADING GERMAN I.r.yEuS
iHE: MENTIONED n, >.v.
Tho C;cru,,n, ,o,,,;
thoir ..s,,ncr,ir, a., VI
of ,bci, ,rr, M ny CTS
usually rom.ir "eroes
,:o,r,.,, 1919 '\Sa'h' the
generally kccn IN ,h,ir
the hnttIc limo r, W
oun ,,,i.,i,, 49, Ne' 'nelr
rr,no ~ , ~ ny arc less
,,,. INSIDE their
Nv" SNcS them an
,..',., ~ WV '" "'c'S' winch M
-, S
''''"' PROMINENT new types
""''h 'he a'r'ncn have recently pro-
''u 'I'' 'okkcr monoplanc
4 very swift ANA unstable machine or
small radius of action. which can
nS!al'N ontinan'urcr u heavier N-planc,
piano. CARVING cithcr Il, I, 49,
AN cnor,u,us fu.l .,,,n,
weight Of exr,osiyos ,,I
long radius ar .,o,io M,
no, ,a,, NIX, 'h''o' mas
uor.h, -, ,n
,,,I ,,,,., - ~ "'c micro
,,,. ''"''' us 't'ie
~,
'o'" u '"ese types the allies
- MANY oil their ma
H"'''c' '''h inc foHkcf.
i"' '''''c' INC Herniaas had
S"lr''"t hu"p'r OF the small, fast
'n'''h''cS on inc western front. hut
'h'S Is said now TO hay. been changed
aSA'h'
As To AR DrcadnouShtS il is certain
inc Germans arc not dominant. The
french are building. many of these
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
TIIREE EXTRAORDINARILY
MEASURES SUGGESTED

These three cNtraor,inary measures,
are: first, the calliuS up or mon here.
toiorc declared by medical examiners
unnt for military service: second. in
the calling up or all mon between the
Continued on Tenth rayc)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
FROM 'bOCHE' LINES
Aviator Has Thrilling Expert
cnces After Being Forced
Down in Enemy Territory
LONG GIVEN UP AS DEAD
After Many Weeks lie Reports
TO War Office in
London.
LONG GIVEN UP AS DEAD


London.
~ ~ ''
day. when living was almost 'np"S"'''"
and number "f 'r''Sh "N P''"'" VIZ
gathered around q "l""'hS Nv
u '"iI Hou - tn" STORY S''' ~
man ITS about an IL no"
named Mapri"h""k. - mn" '"''""' "'
dead now. though.
~ All happened ON" F''N "'S'F
morning M"rr''"''k Was "f 90"
roc"nn"is7hnr" Inn ms 'n%'n' "'N'
wrong aii' """h u" ma" '" como
Zoo" '"n mics h"h'ni IN" ''''han 'h's.
,,H landed safely hm'' hHd jns' h"rh"h
MS fn"'h'"c' "h'" u" 80" 'hr"o "arN
ns"'ca coming "P ON OF 'hc ~"
.'' an" h'i h'''S''f III "''H nara "N.
10 ""7 ~ !, r"r INC "h"'' ~ - '''SS"'
Wy ""' =" '''SH'f h'-"'' W. '''''|
go V"
~"
-
.,n
r,otbo, ,ra M. ,tro..,o,i ,,o ,,,r.,, -,
nearly TO 1iilr
,
$50, ,
We az" = ''''H -"
W. ''''"' 100 w.
'''' w "~'''"
" 80
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-10-13
l PREPAREDNESS "a
How It Helps Coughs and Colds

Buy your bottle Of FoIey's Honey and Tar
now. and quickly stop the coughs and colds
Of early fall.
Early fall brings group, bronchitis,
asthmatic breathing, troublesome night
coughs, whooping cough, and tickling, irri-
table throat.
Il ageravates the distressing cough OF
weak lungs, and the chronic coughs OF
elderly people.
Il gives "snufles" 10 infants and children
and provokes adenoids and sore inilamed
throats.
Give Foley's Honey and Tar freely. 1t Is
SO soothing and curative, relieves hoarsAnesss
and puts healing coating on the infiamed
mucous lining of the throat. ltstops cough
ing easily and quickly and relieves Group boz
fore this dreaded thing has chance to really
harm the children or scare the parents:
The last dose is Just as good as the first, and
a less amount is needed than OF any other
eough syrup.
So see to Il that you get only the original
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, for IL Is the
only Resaise, and contains no opiates.
]. D. CURTIS DRUG COMPANY
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-10-13

thrown you I'd already made up my
mind, If there was one scratch on your
body, to take that mares head between
my hands and break her neck, You
see, | believed | knew already just
what IL would mean to me IL anything
ever happened TO yOu Bur it's lot
different imagining the world without
you-and-and facing the actual posi-
Oility OF ii. Was fairly tragic?"
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-10-13
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up. the constitution and assisting
nature In doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith In its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that II fails to cure. Send
for list OF testimonials.
Address: #. ]. CHENEY q CO, Toledo, o
Sold by all Druggists 7bc.
Take Halls Family Pills for con stipation
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-10-13

Miriam Bnrrel! And I'd never dream
ed Of her caring for anybody until that
minute! / sent her to bed. and |
think l hated Garry Devereau for an
hour or two. Why, Mr.. O'Mara, I'd
never believed that a girl could care
that much for any manw
She sat long time, nursing one slim
knee between her palms.
'Mr. 0'Mara," she appealed to him
at last. 'how might one reopen IA
rather difficult subject with-with
suddenly most difficult conversational
istT'
ITO be continued.)
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-10-13
CHAPTER x.
moi a Chance In The World.B

L course ou'ye found Gar
ryT She FASTENED to swing
the conversation to a less
personal quarter. is he
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
TEUTONS BEGIN SUBSEA WAR
Announced at London That Entire
Crew Of One Merchantmen Was
Killed or Drowned.

London, March 2.-Germany's sub.
marine war against British shipping
as threatened In the warning notice to
the United States government. was
opened on scheduled time. The kaisers
sea offensive against the British was
set TO 20 into effect at midnight and
before noon word had been received or
the torpedoing OF two merchantmen
They we're the Thornsby. 1882 tons
and the Malvina. l,2ii tons. II is an
nounced that all the members OF the
crew of the Thornsby were killed by
the attack or drowned. From the speed
with which the new German subma.
rine war was launched In British wa.
tiers II was evident that submarines
had been sent out In advance with or.
ders to begin attacks as sooL as any
enemy ships were sighted on Wednes.
day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
QUEEN MOTHER is DEAD
Elizabeth OF Roumania Falls Victim
20 pneumona-Hcr Pen Name
Was Carmen sylvia.

London. March IA Bucharest dis
match received by Reuters Telegram
company BY way OF Amsterdam says
tho queen mother Elizabeth OF Rou.
mania carmen sylvia died on Thus.
day A dispatch said the queen was
an 18th pneumonia The pen name
Carmen sylvia" by which the queen
was most widely known. was chosen
by her In expression OF her love for
song and the woods In her own
words. she was born far from a
throne" for. although she was a
prineoss - Wicd. one OF the many tiny
municipalities with which Germany
abounded. her youth was that of an
ordinary robust country girl who
learned To cook and sew and who
romped I'm the open with her compan'
ions ut the village school. She was
born December 20. iss3.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
1863 PERISH WHEN BRITISH
SHIP MAlOJA Is SUNK
Many Wcmcr and Chi 1rSn Drown
When Big Vessel Turns
Turtle

London. Feb 29.-Revised figures
show that 169 persons. including 50
passengers. are missing and probably
lost In the sinking of the Peninsular
and Oriental liner Maloja- In giving
out this statement, officials OF the line
expressed hope that further rescueS
will be reported
The revised figures show that the
Maiola carried 429 persons, including
119 passengers. and account for only
260 survivors.
The Maloja was a vessel of l2.4S
tons
The compaDy's office gave out
statement declaring that 260 persons
have been saved There were / 19 pas
sengers and POP officers and member
of the crew aboard
About a score of women and chill
dren were among those who lost their
lives when the Maloja turned turtle
while dozens of smaller craft vert
Fastening to It's assistance.
Among those rescued was baby
| warmly clad. which was found noatiny
on its back The child was discovered
| by patrol boat and was taken into
the engine room. After being warmed
1t smiled at it's rescuers and seemed
none the worse for the immersion
All the survivors who reached Lon.
don agreed that there was little panic
aboard The loss OF life among the
passengers would have been very
small. they stated. had not two Of the
boats collided In the water. one oil
them capsizing
An official inquiry was ordered TO de
termine how 1t happened that the liner
struck a mine
Nine vessels have met with disaster
within the last SO hours.
The steamship Empress OF Fort VII
liam OF 2,171 tons gross. while attempt
ing TO rescue the survivors OF the Ma
LOLA. struck another mine and sank In
less than a half hour The crew o.
the Empress was saved by other boats
in the vicinity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
PACKlNG-HOUSE STRIKE ENDS
Sioux City Qa.) Employees Win Ad.
vance In Wage seale-vote to
Return TO Work.

sioux City. Ia. March 3.-The Sioux
CIV Westinghouse strike. involving
500 mon. was settled Mt n mass meet
ing OF the strikers on Thursday Tho
vote 10 return TO work was nearly
unanimous IL followed tho report OF
a committee OF e5 appointed To- con.
alder tho proposition Of returning To
work with the understanding that tho
h,s,ness men of tho city were wit.
nesses to the agreement that the pack
ers had made verbally with tho strik'
era. The strikers 20 back to work ON
a new scale. based on minimum OF
u cents an hour for all !aborers. and
nm agreement that minimum OF nj
,east eighty hours work will DO pro
yided every two weeks for every regv
lar employees.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
SENATOR'S CHARGE DENIED
Gore Tells Of Report That President
Said Clash With Germany Might
End the War.

Washington. March 3.-Senator
Gore, in an address to the senate In
support OF his resolution to warn
Americans to keep off armed belliger-
ent merchantmen. declared the inn
polling reason for his course was
report that President Wilson had told
certain congressman that war be-
tween the United States and Germany
might not be ungrateful and might
result I'm advancing civilization by
bringing about the end OF the Euro
pean war by midsummer.
Senator Stone vehemently denied
the president had made such a state
ment
The following statement was issued
ut the White House:
when the attention Of tho White
House was called TO certain state
ments I'm Senator Cores speech. the
president authorized an unqualified
denial of any utterance to which any
such a meaning could be attached.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
GLYNN lAUDS ACTS
OF THE PRESIDENT
Wilson EuIogized Before Democrats
at New York Meet by Former
Governor.

Syracuse, N Y, March 2.-President
Wilson's policy. especially, as regards
the European war. was eulogized by
former Governor Glynn OF New YORK
in an address to the Democratic state
conference here.
Outside the American continent the
whole world is plunged into var. SAID
Mr. Glynn But we are at absolute
peace with the world; more prosper
Gus than at any time in our history:
enjoy more liberty and opportunity
than has ever been known in the his
tory of mankind And this is direct
~ the result of the successful policy
pursued by those in charge OF our
government"
Mr.. GIynn denied that the Repuo
| lican party is the only exponent oil
military preparedness and points TO
the efforts made not only by the pres
ent administration, but TO those OF the
Grover Cleveland and William T.
Whitney administrations.
Much of his address Mr.. Glynn de
voted to contradicting charges against
the present administration b. Eliht
Root.
Legislation achieved by the Wilson
government also was pointed out by
Mr.. Glynn as Offering possibly The
best evidence of its stability and goot
intentions.
Mr. Glynn outlined. step by step
Just what has been attained by tin
present administration. both legisla
tive and diplomatic. and pointed on
that the United States has been so ia
kept out of the European embroglio
better laws have been enacted an
prosperity is at its height These. h
said. are the best recommendation
the government possibly can offer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
BITLlS CAPTURED BY RUSS
S!avs Continue Advance in Lake Van
Region and Turkish Ar
mena.

London. March 4.-According 10 a
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd the
Russians have captured Bitlis. in the
Lake Van region of Armenia. The
city was taken by assault.
Bitlis is a city or about $4,000 in
habitants and the capital Of the
vilayet OF the same name 1t has
numerous mosques and converts or
dancing dervishes and is located 400
feet above the sea level.
The Russian advance In Asia Minor.
radiating along three main lines from
Erzerum toward Trebizond. Sivas and
Bitlis, is meeting with equal success
in all three directions. The continued
forward sweep OF the Russian armies
Is retarded only by the rugged coun
try and the severity OF the weather
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
$3.50 PERISH ON SHIP
SINKING OF FRENCH CRUISER
PROVENCE BIGGEST OCEAN
DEATH TOLL REPORTED.
HAD ABOUT 1000 ABOARD
Ministry of Marine Announces Vessel
Carried Many Men to Re-Eenforce
Troops in SaIoniki-Only $40 Sol
diers Were Rescued, Says Paris.

Paris. March At was announced
at the French ministry CT marine that
there were nearly 1900 men on board
the French auxiliary cruiser Provence
when it was sunk in the Mediterranean
on February rs.
1t was stated that on board the
Provence were the staff Of the Thlrd
Colonial infantry regiment, the third
battalion, the second company OF the
first battalion, the second machine
gun company and one extra company,
in all nearly 1000 men.
AS the ministry of marine on FEB
ruary % announced that the number
of survivors of the Provence disaster
was estimated at $40. it is indicated
that upward of S,13O lives were lost.
Greatest Ocean Disaster.
The loss of more than 5000 lives in
the sinking of the French auxiliary
cruiser Provence is the greatest ocean
disaster of modern times. Up to the
present the largest number or lives
ever lost in one wreck was when the
White Star liner Titanic struck an ice
berg off the Newfoundland banks on
April IA, 1912. and sank with death
loss of 1896. The rescued numbered
TAB.
The French ministry of marine pre-
viously had issued no statement as TO
the number of persons on the Prov
ence when it went down. The YES
sci, however. when in the transatlan
tic service. could carry 1850 persons
including the crew. and it has been
presumed that, as it was transporting
troops between ports not far apart. II
was carrying a number of men larger
than normal capacity.
Official French Statement.
The official statement announcing
the sinking of the Provence said:
THE French auxiliary cruiser Prov
! ence II, engaged in Transporting
troops to Saloniki. was sunk in thu
Mediterranean on February &c. TIVE
hundred and ninety-six survivors hav'
been brought to Malta and about fort.
to Melos.
mo signs of Submarine were nc
ticed either before or after the sink
| ing"
Other great sea disasters were:
The Lustania. torpedoed by Ger
man submarine and sunk May Z. 1917
with the loss Of 1.206 lives.
The burning Of the excursion steam
ship General Slocum in the Eas
river, New York. June 10. 1904. whe
nearly 900 persons persisted
The French line steamship La Bou
gogne. sunk July 4. 1898. with the los
of $50 lives.
The Japanese liner Kicker Mar
} sunk September 2S. 1912. with the los
OF 900 lives.
The Canadian Pacific steamsht
Empress of Ireland. sunk May %. 1871
; with the loss Of more than 1000 live
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
COL. HOUSE REACHES HOME
Declares Nerves Of Belligercnss Are
"On Edge"-Says v. s. Feeling
10 Exaggerated.

NEW YORK. March Col. +. NJ.
House. who sailed for Europe on Dec.
2s on confidential mission for Presi-
dent Wilson. arrived here yesterday
on the steamship Rotterdam from
Falmouth. As soon a he landed from
n special coast guard cutter which
met he Rotterdam at Quarantine.
Col House announced he would leave
Il once for Washington TO meet the
President.
He declined TO comment on his mis-
sion or what he had seen or done while
abroad. rcitcrating the statement no
had made prior TO leaving here In De-
cember that his mission was TO convey
TO some Of the American ambassadors
Information having To do with inter-
national questions that could not b
supplied by cable or letter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
PORTUGAL DEFIANT TO BERLIN
Members OF German Colony Said 10
Have Fled 20 Spain-Dcclaration
OF Mar Believed Near.

London. March "A German dec.
laration of war against Portugal In be-
lleved here TO be matter of hours
Germany IN prepared TO declare
war on Portugal Immediately I'm the
event Of an unsatisfactory reply TO
tho note demanding the release VI
aeized German ships" said dispatch
from Berlin on Thursday
Lisbon. March Sixty leading
members of the German colony lief,
hurricdly for Spain on receipt II re-
ports that Germany IA about to do
clare war on Portugal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-10
POST OFFICE BILL Is PASSED
Measure Prohibits increase In Pres.
ent Limit Of FIFTY Pounds In par.
Gel Post Package.

Washington. March The annual
post office appropriation bill. carrying
approximately 1921 100000. went to
the senate. following its passage by
the house Monday night over bitter
and persistent opposition. As II left
tho house the bill contains provisions
for substituting space basis for the
present weight system OF paying rail.
roads for carrying mails and prohibit.
ing any Increase In the existing limi.
OF 80 pounds on parcel post pack
ages.