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lDnited Press Leased Wire servioe.1
o. SAN DIEGO, Calf. Jan. 29.-Out Of
the O.ay valley-the vatley of death
came tonight reports that more
than a dozen bodies had been recov-
cred on the trail which billions of
gallons Of flood waters swept when
dam crashed like wall of sand
Thursday night The total lives lost
was still estimated at fifty.
Fruitful orange and lemon groves,
ranches that dotted the country,
cattle that grazed on the green hill
sides, were obliterated by the ocean
like tide.
Only morass remains.
Out Of the valley came ranchers and
farm-hands with their women and
children. They had lost all but their
lives, having taken to higher land
when warned that the concrete and
steel structure of the dam was weak
ening under its first great test.
Houses had been bow1ed over by
the mighty wave. smashed to splin-
ters, trees were torn out by the roots
and all living objects in the path Of
the flood waters had been swtrled
into the maelstrom.
Conflicting reports came late today
from various parts Of the flooded area
regarding the number Of bodies re-
covered. Some placed the number at
eighteen. A dozen bodies were said
to have been found near the mouth
of the Otay river.
Alarming reports regarding the
situation at Tia Juana also came in.
One of these was that the flood
waters had swept over the entire dis
trict occupied by the Tia Juana race
track, destroying everything except
ing some of the stables on high
ground.
G More than 1000 feet of the Otay
dam was carried away when the
great wall of water burst It's bound,
cavalrymen, who returned from the
valley, declared.
San Diego, connected with the outer
world only by wireless for two days,
was also hard hit The Switzer dam
burst. pouring it's waters through
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets, but timely warn
ings saved the residents.
Looting at Old Town caused militia
and police to Interfere; the San Diego
river at Lake Side went on the ram
page.
In San Diego, many houses were
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Appointment by President Re.
ceived by Senate With
Astonishment.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce.l
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-That 1t
VIII be many weeks, perhaps months,
before Louis D. Brandeis is confirmed
Yas associate justice of the supreme
court was the unanimous opinion to-
night following the announcement that
subcommittee of five will be chosen
from the senate Judiciary committee
10 investigate his fitness.
Acting Chairman Overman. who Will
name the members. said he was
astounded and dumbfounded' at the
Presidents action.
While Overman has not yet made
public the names of the men who Will
De appointed, these are being cons1d-
ed: Chileon O'Gorman, Reed, Hoke
smith, Walsh. democrats; Nelson,
brandegee and Switzerland, republi-
cans Three democrats and two re-
punlicans are to be named. There Is
Just chance that Borah or Cummfns
may be appointed as minority mem
bers.
With this situation confronting
.hem, Brandeis' friends say they are
noping to get a report-not a favor
1oie report, but simply report,
which win throw the matter on the
senate floor.
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SITUATION is SERIOUS
BUT NOT CRITICAL

gested that Colonel e. NJ. House, the
presidents confidential envoy abroad,
may be able to bring about the desired
understanding by the foreign office OF
the United States theory Of legitimate
warfare and the necessity from an
American viewpoint, that Germany dis
avow the Lusitania sinking. How
ever, no Washington official would
comment in any way on Colonel
Houses mission in Berlin. And the
German source OF the belief that he
may succeed where written exchanges
have failed, admitted the feeling was
based on no information as to his
purpose in visiting Berlin or his activ-
tiles there.
There was much speculation among
officials today as to just what Presi-
dent Wilson referred today in a
speech at Pittsburgh where he said
things are getting more and more diff
fiCult to handle.'
"If all could see the dispatches
read every hour they would know how
difficult it has been for me to MAIN
tain peace. New conditions have
arisen for which the country must
prepare itself" he added.
Speculation was particularly direct
ed as to the hourly dispatches Ac-
cording to state department officials,
no cable MESSAGES have been received
from Ambassadors Gerard at Berlin
or Penfield at Vienna for several
days. Colonel House. however, fre-
quently has reported to the president
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BRANDEIS MAY NOT GET
CONFIRMED FOR LONG TIME

They fear that the committee viii
refuse to take any action, and that a
parliamentary fight to discharge the
committee may be necessary. No ap-
pointment can be permanently smoth-
cred. II the committee refuses to re.
port, one OF Brandeis' friends will
move to take the matter out OF the
committees hands. If he Is ruled out
Of order, he will appeal from the
chairs decision and this will FURNISH
the test Of Brandeis' strength.
Senator Lodge, who has been kept
from the chamber by illness returned
to the capitol today, although stlll
somewhat weak, and began a series
of consultations with republican and
democratic senator's. Among the
democrats with whom he earnestly
conferred were Clarke, Of Ark
ansas. Hardwick, OF Georgia: Smith,
OF Georgia. and Overman, of North
Carolina, all four of whom are under
stood to oppose confirmation. IL tho
point of personal objectionableness ls
raised. 1t will either be by Lodge or
Senator Weeks, Brandeis being from
their state. In announcing that a
committee will be appointed this att
ernoon, Senator Overman said that II
the whole committee were to vote on
Brandeis. now, he would be rejected
but that hearing might change Ihe
minds OF the members.
Thorne Is Against Him.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 29.-lt
is unfortunate said Clifford Thorne'
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 29.-'Isn't
she beautiful"
Above the cheers and yells and ap-
plause Of an enthusiastic populace
greeting its chief executive today,
arose the exclamations of thousands
of women gazing with all their eyes
upon Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, first lady
of the land. The presidents plan for
PREPAREDNESS was accepted by some
and rejected by others, but all were
more than unanimous in their ap-
proval of Mrs. Wilson.
Clad in a flaring black coat with
collar turned high about the throat.
with the orchid which adds perfect
touch of romance pinned on the col
lar and with a radiant smile, she
stepped from a train here this morn
ing and well nigh flabbergasted silk
hated reception committee. Her en-
trance into the Hotel Schenley was a
real triumph Of the kind that is dear
to the feminine heart.
Every inch Of space In the hotel
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Climax i'm Flood Situation Came When Western
Dam Broke and Washed Valley
Homes Away.
FIFTY LIVES WERE SNUFFED OUT
Town of Four Hundred People in North Da-
kota, Marooned by Great Snow Storm,
Faces Starvation.

, threatened BY high wster ana nsny
citizens had to fec.
Market street was under water.
while three feet covered Broadway
the city's principal thoroughfare.
No word has come regarding the
Sweetwater reservoir, which preri.
ously had been reported weakening.
Climax Of Flood.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Jan. 29.-
A desperate food situation at Yuma,
Ariz., with dangerous possibilities
from an all day rain In southern Cali
fornia, were reported tonight after
floods, gales and billiards. took toll
on the coast of upwards of sixty lives
since Thursday.
The climax came Friday afternoon
! in the disaster south Of San Diego
| when a dam gave way and wiped
| out the fertile Otay valley with the
estimated loss of fifty nves. That
section was still cut off from the
| world except by wireless. AT last re-
ports no bodies had been recovered.
United States cavalry who had visited
the scene having returned to report
that not vestige Of human habita-
tion remained.
Since small steamer was lost on
the GOlQen GaLe early r T1uiy Will
it's eight passengers and railway
train struck and killed several labor
ers clearing snowslides In Washing
ton, rain, snow or gales visited nearly
every corner of the Pacific coast
states. Except in southern Califor-
mia, the, worst was reported to be
over.
Yuma, at the junction Of the ella
! and Colorado rivers, was in danger
of being wiped off the map tonight.
From the two swollen rivers, flood
even greater than last weeks which
! washed out section Of the town,
was reported to be racing through
Yuma streets. The .esidents were
| fleeing.
Investigation Of the Otay disaster
was being conducted in San Diego
simultaneous with relief work. Hun
dreds of refugees were being cared
for there Parts of San Diego were
inundated. The rich farming country
stretching south to Tia Juana was
practically a vast, shallow lake. Many
families marooned on high ground or
remaining in flooded homes, were
| threatened with famine.
Along the beach of San Diego bay,
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EAGL AND

CUn1ted Press Leased Wire Service
LONDON, Jan. 29.-President vii.
sons "war-Ilke" speech at New York
and Secretary Lansings proposal for
the disarmament Of beiiigerent mer.
chantmen continued to attract atten-
tIon from the editorial writer's today
The Globe said the allies might
consent to dIsarm their merchant
ships II the United States promised
to consider a breaeh--of Germany's
part Of the bargain--to refrain from
torpedoing merchantmen without
warning-a cause for war.
The Evening Star questioned
whether President Wilson was warn
ing England or Germany, when he
told a New York audience that he did
not know what Americas Information.
al position might be tomorrow.
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WILSON'S SPEECH
AT CLEVELAND
Address Urging the Country to
Strengthen the Military
Defenses of ~
America.
DANGER MAY BE PRESENT
Asks tho People to Help Him Main
tain Our Dignity and He VIII
Keep Us Out Of
War. t
DANGER MAY BE PR RESENI

UNITED Press Leased Wire servicel
! CLEVELAND, Ohio. Jan. 29.-In a
stirring address before nearly 1000
persons, packed in Gray's armory. to-
night, President Wilson urged the peo-
! pie Of tho country to strengthen the
| military defenses Of the country in
order that he might maintain the hon
or of the country.
The president boldly asserted that
the United States is not afraid Of any
nation, but that in case Of nattonel
peril, he feared for America because
Of the inadequacy and inefficiency Of
the military arms of the country.
! LET me tell you gentlemen the
president stated emphatically, you
can't afford to postpone adequate pre-
paredness. .~..
'T do not know what the next day
will bring. do not mean to point
to any particular danger, but we are
being swept along in things over
which we have no control. No man
| can say what the next day or the
next week may bring.
You may count on me to keep you
out of the war, but you must help me
in maintaining the honor OF the ma
tion.''
! After the address to the Chamber
Eof Commerce member the president
returned to his hotel, where nearly six
thousand persons had congregated. He
spoke few words Of appreciation, but
did not make speech.
81 am a union man." said the pres!-
dent, "and must not work over
eight hours day"
He was roundly cheered.
Following is the presidents speech
in full: Ei
"I esteem it real privilege to be
| in Cleveland again and to address
you on serious questions Of public
policy which confront us. I have not
given myself this sort Of pleasure very
often since have been president, for
I hope that you have observed what
my conception of the office of presi-
dent is. l do not believe that, ordin-
arily speaking, it is a speech-lraking
! office I have found the exactions OF
it such that it was absolutely neces-
sary for me to remain constantly In
touch with the daily changes Of pub
! lie business and you so arranged it
that I should be presidcst at time
when there was a great deal of pub
lie business to remain in touch with.
"But the times are such, gentle
men, that it is necessary that we
should take common counsel togeth-
er regarding them. I suppose that
this country has never found itself in
such a position. The present situa-
ton of the world would only twelve
month ago, even after the European
war had started, have seemed in
credible, and yet now the things that
no man anticipated, have happened.
! The titanic struggle continues.
"The difficulties of the worlds az
fairs accumulate. It was Of course,
evident that this was taking place
long before the present session Of
congress assembled. But only since
the congress assembled has it been
possible to consider what we ought to
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RUSSIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
PETROGRAD, Jan. 29.-Batt!ing in
some places over paths cut through
snow fourteen feet deep, the grand
ouke's Caucasus army continues to
make progress in the development Of
the Turkish fortress Of Erzerum. The
war office announced tonight that pur-
suit Of the Turks In the khuysskaIy
region continues. Russian artillery
from places Of concealment. broke up
a Turkish advance in the upper Pas
sine valley.
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German Warriors of the Air, Hover Over
French City and Rain Bombs Down
on the People.
Twelve KILLED AND THIRTY INJURED
Furious Attacks by the Kaiser's Forces in
France, the Greatest Since May
Offensive.

United Press Leased Wire Service
PARIS, Jan. 29.--Twelve persons
were killed and thirty injured in a
Zeppelin raid on Paris tonight
This is the first raid by German air
ships on the French capital since
march, 1915, when two Zeppelins
dropped score OF bombs.
Warning of the approach Of the
Zeppelins was hrst given at 9:40 this
evening when aeroplane scouts re.
ported sighting the hostile craft. All
lights in the city were Immediately
ordered extinguished. The city was
plunged into utter darkness in antici.
patton Of the attack. The Zeppelins,
however, penetrated the outer aerial
defenses and dropped several bombs.
An early statement by the prefect OF
police said one building was struck
and two persons crushed to death by
the bombs. Later reports increased
the casualties.
In all. Ave bombs were dropped.
Three were hurled down from the
Zeppelin which made an attack at
midnight and exploded with deadly
force. Two were dropped earlier in
the evening, soon after the first warn.
ing was given.
From the above 1t would appear
that two separate attacks We're made
by the Germans. though the cable
despatch does not state whether one
or more Zeppelins took part in the
raid. The fact that the prefect OF
police at first announced only two vic
Tins and that later statement re-
ported twelve killed, and thirty in
jured, also indicates that after pos
sibly being driven off on the first at.
tack, the Zeppelin returned and did
more deadly execution than in the
initial attempt.l
Fierce Offensive.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-The greatest
German offensive on the western front
since the drive against Ypres last
May met the entire battle line from
the sea to Vosges in rush OF furious
fighting
To Offset the German smash, French
are making charge after charge IN
counter attacks in the Artois and
along the Somme. The British are
delivering lightning thrusts aga1nst
the teuton positions around Loos. hop
ing to draw OF German reserves. over
muddy fields, the greatest battles since
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AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leas..y Wire Service ]
VIENNA, (vIa 9 y Jan. 2s.-of-
sa An,nYm the ssptnrG
Medua and the Of Aiessio, a few
miles In tho ior, was made by
the war office.S 4ay.
The Austrs> however, are max
Ing only sIoS ogress In their march
southward Albania, having en-
countered de made almost Impas-
sIbIe for>~iiery because Of recent
ralns.
The situation In Montenegro Is now
calm, It was stated tonight. There
is no evidnece of hostility against
the AustrIans, though the Montene-
grIns are extremely hostile toward
italy for failing to come to their aid.
Austrian officers, who were war
prisoners Of the Montenegrins, during
tho final battle for Mount Lowcen, de-
clare the Montenegrins were conf
dent that no force, however large,
could capture this "Gibraitar Of tho
AdrIatic." When they saw the first
Austrian appear on the summit, many
Of tho MonteneorIns fled.
news reached the Monteneorin capl-
tai that Mount Loween was about to
fail. The chief Of police Of cettInJe
rushed through the city's cafes, urg-
Ing tho men to hurry to the front.
The war office stated tonight that
914 cannon and moro than $4,000
rifles, Including the booty taken on
Mount Loween, have been taken by
the AustrIans In Montenegro.
The released Aue.rian prisoners re-
ported that they were we'll treated,
despite the protests Of the French
minister to Cettlnje, Laroche. Laro-
che fled during the night after Mount
Lowcen's fall, they reported.
EMPEROR NOT SICK.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2e-Emperor
Franz Josef Of Austria, received a
delegation Of prominent men from
DaImatia today, said Vienna dis
patch tonight, denying reports that
the emperor was seriously Ill.
PAU AS LEADER.
| VIENNA, Jan. 29.-GeneraI Paul
Pau, one armed French commander OF
the Franco-Prussian war, directed the
recent Russian assaults against the
Austrian positions northeast Of Ger
nowitz, according to reports brought
here tonight.
The war office reported tonight
that a violent Russian attack against
the bridgehead at Uszciesko yester-
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PARIS BOMBARDED FROM THE SKY
FR A NEE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
PARIS, Jan. 2e.-The police at
9:40 tonight ordered all lights extln.
guished and announced that Zeppe.
Inns had crossed the French lines and
were approaching the city. Paris was
Immediately plunged into darkness.
: TWO VICTIMS.
PARIS, Jan. 29.-Zeppellns bonn
barded Paris tonight. Two victims
were reported to the authorities.
A statement from the prefect Of
police following tho Zeppelin attack,
declared that bombs from tho Invad-
Ing aircraft fell upon a building, one
crushing two victims.
1.-THE Zeppelin raid over Paris was
the first attack on the French CAPT
tai by German dirigibles since early
in the war.
A year ago the French organized
defenses against Zeppelin raids that
were considered so effective as to re-
duce the danger Of attack from the
sky to a minimum. Squadrons OF
French aviators were stationed at all
approaches to the city and airmen
patrolled the sky about Paris in re-
lays each night. Arrangements were
made to throw the city into darkness
within few moments after the ap'
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BALKANS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
SALONIkA, Jan. 2e.-French aero
planes bombarded the German-BuIgar-
ian camp at Pazaril, north of Lake
Dolran, in southern Serbia, causing a
panic among the officers and doing
considerable damage. The aeropIanes
were sheIIed, but returned safely.
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GERMAN

limited Press Leased Wire Service ]
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 29.-Gernany
has apoIogized to Sweden for the tor
pedoing Of the Swedish steamer
Mainland in the North sea last Aug
ust, the Svenska DagbIadet stated to-
day. Germany has agreed to pay the
vessels owners 100000 kroner
(about $405, ,00o).
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delicate flower could be seen at the
throat of every well dressed woman.
What She Wore in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 29.-In a
drizzling rain, President Wilson
reached Cleveland tonight, complet-
ing the second lap of a swing around
the circle to urge preparedness. AS
in Pittsburgh, extreme precautions
were taken to guard the chief eXecu.
tive, the train stopping at East Fifty
fifth street. instead of Union station.
The party, guarded by several hun
dred mounted police and plain clothes
men, were hustled to the Hollenden
hotel where the president and Mrs.
Wilson dined alone, leaving for Gray's
armory shortly after 8 o'clock.
When Mrs. Wilson stepped from
the train she wore heavy fur
trimmed coat, a huge bouquet of pink
orchids and a small black hat
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t Al !

CUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
ROME, Jan. 2s.-CaptaIn Ezio Carl
baIdi, relative or the famous Garibaldl,
was operated upon today and his con-
dition is serious. Garibaldi was
wounded in the neck in recent fight
ing.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-15
MOON IN ECLIPSE
Ncnrly Totally Hidden From Light OF
sun by Shndow of the
Earth,

Passing between the earth and the
sun. the moon last night went into
almost total eclipse. ninc-tenths Of the
body going through the obscuration.
The phenomenon was observed bv
thousands who sat upon the hili-tops.
doorstcps or porchcs to await its com
ing and passing.
In" eclipse was not particularly in
teresting. since il appeared only as IL
the moon were passing through the
shadow OF clouds. The eclipse began
shortly after 10 o'clock. and continued
until midnight. when emergency from
the shadow was commenced. The moon
was nearly in the full. The first sign
OF the eclipse came when there was
AN inden'ation on the edge. This con
tinu.d until nearly the whole body was
Shadowcd out OF the suns light Be
ing dead" or cold" star, the moon
SHINES only with reelected light and
the eclipse is caused when that re-
hected light is interrupted by the Garth
around which tho moon circles.
In oldcn times. cclpses OF sun and
moon were taken as signs of impend-
ing disaster. Science has removed that
superstition 10y simple explanation. and
eclipScs are looked upon as the rising
OF the sun and the appearance of the
stars in tho heavens AT night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-15
RICHMOND WINS FIGHT
FOR LOWER LUMBER RATES
Given Same Advantage. s,> Norfolk aud
Other Points. Effective August
Twill lie ou Equal Hnsi>.

y Richmond viii! De plac"n OH an equal
basis with other Virginia cities in the
matter OF lumber freight rates on
August l. according to AN announce
mont made here yesterday Hereto
fore dealers In tAis city have been
greatly Handicapped by heing forced 10
pay a higher rate than many of the
cities in the stat" for, prior 10 March
S16. lumber shipped Through this city
north was cheaper by J ccnt per 100
Fpounds than that Intended for market
An Richmond
Under this ruling mubcr could BE-.
shipped to NoriO!k and south RIpn-
En1ond much cheaper IMAM 10 Richmond.
Many OF the dealers. however. had their
supplies Shipped 10 south Richmond.
and paid the switching charges The
roads later raised the south Iiichluund
rate to the same as Richmond. lcayiu:,
Norfolk and other Virginia cities w!tn
many advantages over THIS city The
new tariffs, effective August /, give
&Richmond the same rates as Norfolk
and other cities.