Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-14

d. w. SdTHiAit, examiner Tor tne
Interstate Commerce commission con-
tradicted Thorne in several instances.
but admitted the the records showed
Brandies used his talents against the
public interests to a certain degree"
Clarance Baron, of Boston, became
| angry because the committee refused
him permission to present hearsay
evidence. He said he had no personal
knowledge of his unfittness, altho he
had criticised him editorally.
Baron SAID Mellen could tell about
Brands attempt to wreck the New
Haven railroad"
Frank Lyon, a Washington attor-
ney, testified that Brandies conten-
tions in 1918 rate cases hit certain
clients of Thorne's.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. "a
lone young highwayman boarded the
east bound Union Pacific passenger
train at Green River last night and
robber the smoker and two Pullmans
before he became frightened and
pulled the cord, stopping the train
and escaped near Rock Springs.
The robber did not moles. the wo-
men and assured them there was no
danger.
The daring bandit received about
one hundred dollars in cash for his
trouble.
Only one shot was fired, and it was
in the nature of warning, and was
fired over the conductors head.
When the robber thrust his head
into berth to get passengers
money the conductor escaped.
Two well filled coaches and the
diner were not molested.
NEW YORK, Feb Belveride
Brooks, vice president and general
manager of the Western Union Tele-
graph company died suddenly at his
home here today.
Heart failure was the cause of his
death.
Mr.. Brooks was once "a messen-
gen boy.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-Thc German
losses in ten days Of fighting for the
Vimy heights and along the Sommo
river south Of Arrars, total G0,0q0
over the Britis losses in the Loos Of
fensive in September, according to a
Paris report.
The battle continues furiously in
II snowstorm.
The French are making counter
attack near Neuville Lafoile road,
where the Germans claimed to have
captured half mile of trenches Tues
day night.
There is desperate hand to hand
fighting where the Germans are seek
ing to improve their conditions around
Frise.
The Germans reattacked along the
Neuville-Lafolie road last night, ac-
cording to Paris report. They were
repulsed, excepting where they occu-
pied mine crater
The artillery duel continues from
Hill No. 119 to the Neuville- -Thetus
road.
BERLIN, Feb. 10.-On the last raid
on England, the Zeppelins destroyed
the British cruiser Caroline and the
destroyers Eden and Misc, according
to report in the Cologne Gazette.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-The British
admiralty has denied that any ships
were sunk in the last German raid.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. TO-
The ultimate purpose which Presi-
dent Wilson expects or at any rate,
hopes-to achieve by his speech MAX
ing tours is his own reelection. He
realizes that when he is once nom
mated the proprieties of the presi-
dency will not permit him to go out
on the stump as candidate for off
ce. But now, months before the ma
tional convention meets, he is bound
by no such restriction; and he is
thought here to have been very glad
to make use Of the opportunity to
do a little campaigning under the
guise of presenting his new-found pol
icy Of national defense to the peo-
pie.
The value Of his efforts to this end
cannot be estimated just now-but
the fact that he has awakened lit
tie that can be called enthusiasm
is regarded as significant.
Mr.. Wilson's speeches have con-
tained frequent references of scorn
for those who would make the ques-
ton of national defense partisan
matter, yet his whole intent in TAX
ing his trip has been to secure Demo-
cratic support for a plan which he,
a Democratic president, has formu-
lated and which he would like to see
adopted by Democratic votes alone. 1t
is common remark here that il the