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car, which was Immediately switched
to the Northwestern tracks for the
journey to Milwaukee which begins at
1915 q. m.
The president, Mrs. Wilson, DR..
Grayson and Secretary Tumulty had
breakfast in their car as the train
reached Chicago. Mrs. Wilson, it was
announced, will accompany the presi
dent to Milwaukee, not remaining in
Chicago for shopping tour, as was
previously believed.
Mrs. Wilson wore q shirt waist suit
at breakfast this morning, and joined
with the president in waving at
crowds at the railway stations en-
route.
The crowds at both the Chicago and
Northwestern and La Sale street sta
tions were not permitted to enter the
train gates, but were kept back by
policemen.
Five minute speeches at Waukegan
kenosha and Racine we're to be made
enroute to the Wisconsin metropolis.
which was to be reached at 1915.
The president speaks at Milwaukee
at D. N.
On the presidents return from Mil
waukee at Sis hundreds Of mounted
policemen will guard the line Of his
progress from the Northwestern sta.
ton to the Blackstone and later to
the Auditorium.
The president today authorized a
denial Of Washington dispatch that
he has changed his views on the right
of Americans to travel on ships OF
belhgerent nations. It was stated that
he is not in favor Of Senator Gore 8
hill which would bar Americans from
such ships, but stands on the prin-
ciple that citizen OF the United
States has unquestionable rights on
the high seas. .-...
President Wilson's special train left
for Milwaukee at 1O:07 a. m. today
after a two hour stay in Chicago.
AS the train was about to pull out
from the station. an air hose exploded
with a blast and thrilled everyone in
the train. The president was assured
there was no danger.
AS the presidents train was leav-
ing the Northwestern station for Mil
waukee, Secretary Tumulty was show
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RANCE

UNITED Press - ed Wire Service
PARIS, Jan In Zeppelin raid
Ineendlary .. we're dropped. The
authoritie .nounced today that no
damage : done, so far as 10 known
Six . % bombs dropped In the
secor = I'D within twenty-four hours,
fell An open field In the suburban
section, bursting Into flame. Tho
others fell In the vicinity Of factory,
exploding harmIessIy.
French air patrols attacked the raid.
Ing dreadnouoh which fled northward,
escaping In tho mist. The Zeppelin
sped over the city at such a great
height that searehIlahts were unable
to pick It out Of the curtain Of fog and
It was not sheiled by anti-craft guns.
Only the faint hum Of the dIrlsibIe's
engines was heard. The Paris news.
papers In calling for Immediate raids
upon large German cities az measures
of reprisaI for the killing and wound
ing Of more than fifty persons in Paris
again sounded warning today that a
whole squadron Of Count ZeppeIIn's
sky monsters accompanied by several
Of the fokker "alr uhlans," may
swoop upon Paris any night. The
raids Of Saturday and Sunday night,
aeronautic experts wrote, undoubtedly
were for the purpose Of testing out
Paris aerial defenses, preparatory to
greater raids.
Tho majority Of the people Of Paris
only learned through their newspapers
today Of the second raid on the city
last night.
"The lights out" warning was sound
ed at $50 p. n., while great crowds
were in the boulevards, theatres and
restaurants, but whom the lights wers
turned on again an hour and a half
later, II was reported that the Zeppelin
had been driven off. It was several
hours later that the police were in
formed Of tho pursuit. Of the Zeppelin
over the suburbs.
An official statement today said that
twenty-sIx persona were killed and
thirty-two injured In Saturday nights
raid. The property damage was less
than 500, 600.
Squads Of laborers are digging In the
ruins Of five story tenement building
split In half by one Of the six hundred
pound bombs, for bodies today.
Augustc Petitjean, zouave. had OBJ
tanned leave Of absence from the
front and had reached home Saturday
evening, eager to escape the war for
few days, with his family. While he
sat at the table with his wife, his two
little boys and three other relatives,
the war came to him. The bodies Of
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Corpses Robbed of Jewery by
Ghouls Before Guards
We're Stationed.

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. 31.-Loot-
Ing by ghouls who cut ears and I'm.
gers from the corpses Of women to
obtain their jewels, was reported to-
day from the flooded district to the
south where new hundreds were flee.
ing greater floods tnan Fridays
which cost upwards Of sixty lives in
the Otay valley.
United States marines, placed In
charge of the situation, were said to
have shot several Mexican looters.
About thirty bodies have been re-
covered. Before a guard could be
placed over them, the corpses were
robbed of valuables and some mutt
lated where the ghouls tore or cut
away their loot
Suddenly rising flood waters
strengthened the belief that one or
more of the city's other water supply
reservoirs mad given away. Automo-
olies were used in spreading the
alarm. Residents of Imperial beach,
at the mouth of the Tia Juana river,
down which the wall of water came,
ned for their lives.
The floods devastated the Otay. San
Luis Rey and San Pasdual valleys ex-
lending south beyond the. lower Cali
lornia boundary and nearly wipfng out
ia Juana, .fexico, with its new $200,-
oo0 race track.
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MUCH ANXIETY CAUSED
BY MISSING SUBMARINE

The K boats were all travelling under
their own power.
Reports to the navy department
were that the KS was last seen off
the Carolina coast north Of Charles
ton. A heavy fog blanketed the sea
and when the other vessels arrived
off the Charleston bar. the KS did not
put in an appearance. The boats were
last together off Cape Roman. where
the search is being centered. Navy
officials were at a loss today to ex-
plain the disappearance Of The sub
marine, no heavy weather having
been encountered. The Carolina
coast. while treacherous, was not be-
lieved to have caused the submarines
difficulty That the commander may
have lost his way in the fog and run
aground. or run short of fuel and
forced to lay by until relief arrives,
were the explanations advanced. The
KS was authorized in 1911 and cost
$500, 900
The KS. commanded by Lieut.. r.
c. Grady and Lieut.. Hugh c. Racer,
has the following crew: Geo. c. Alb
hey, ships cook. Vera Cruz: Perry l.
Abie, gunner's mate, Newport, R. l.;
Andrew Bourne, gunner's mate, New
port, R. L. William J. Bradlye, gun
ner's mate, Sheffield, Pa; Arthur
Brown. gunner's mate, Whitinsvilie,
Mass: Otis O. Gallow, gunner's mate.
Chicago: Paul Davidson, gunner's
mate, Princeton, Ind; Rowland
Droge, electrician, Fleming, L. l.:
John NJ. Emery. machinist's mate.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y; William Gott.
lieb. electrician, New York; Frank
Jackson. .machinist's mate. Johns.
town, Pa: John w. Kathke, machin.
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GERMANY
.r-..

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
eEn.iN, (via wireless to sayviIle)
Jan. SHERMAN Zeppelin raids on
Paris Saturday and sunday nights
were In retaliation for French air at,
tacks on the open German city OF
Freibura, the war office announced
this afternoon.
The official statement called atten.
tlon to the fact that Paris is forti'
fled city, whereas Freiburg Is an open
town lying outside the war zone. The
war office added that the attacks on
Paris apparently were satisfactory.
The repuIse Of all French counter
attacks In an effort to conquer posi-
tIons taken by the Germans In their
great offensive movement last Friday
was claimed in this afternoons state
ment. The war office Indicated, how.
ever, that the Germans have not re-
newed the attack.
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Spoke There This Afternoon at 200 O'clock
and Then Went to Chicago for the
Evening Meeting.
FIVE Minute TALKS ALONG THE LINE
Special Train Arrived in Chicago at Early
Hour and Left for the Beer City at
1000 O'clock.

NJnited Press Leased Wire Service1
ON BOARD PRESIDENTS SPE-
CIAL, Jan. 31-President Wilson arose
early today and started preparations
for two big addresses he will make in
Milwaukee and Chicago within the
next twelve hours. In addition he
will make several brief speeches from
the rear platform of his train.
This afternoon at Milwaukee, the
president will be in the heart OF the
so-called "hyphen country" The theme
of his address is expected to develop
around a message he sent yesterday
to meeting of Hungarians in New
York City. In that message he ex.
pressed very deep and sincere conf
dence in the great body OF our fellow
citizens who have strengthened and
enriched America by adding their en-.
ergy to our own. out Of the nations
which have joined their stocks TO
make great America"
He is expected to appeal to those OF
foreign lineage as well as those
American born, to unite with him In
building up the defenses OF this coun.
try against dangers which threaten
1t from without
Tonight the president will speak in
the Auditorium at Chicago.
Friends Of the president, express
great enthusiasm over the receptions
which have been accorded him at all
points. 1t is now Indicated that be.
fore the president concludes his pre-
paredness campaign, he will visit on
different trips, nearly every portion Of
the country.
The central west likes Mrs. Wilson.
This is clearly indicated in the recep-
tions accorded her on the first few
laps Of the presidents swing around
the circle. On every vent Of her ap-
pearance with the executive, the ap-
plause accorded her has closely riv-
aled that of the president. Along the
route today eager faces peered
through the windows OF the presi-
dents car The eyes were for Mrs.
Wilson and it is noticeable that en-.
thusiastic expressions Of approval al
ways follow sight of her. 1t obviously
pleases the president.
At Chicago Depot.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-President VII.
sons special train arrived at the La
Sale street station at Sill a. m. to-
day. The president did not leave his
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Effective Blockade of Germany
is Called an Impossible Feat

war she has not been successful. Her
effective blockade will have absolute
ly no effect upon our mllltary deter
mination. We long ago prepared for
any emergency"
The admiral Is a small, plump,
energetic man, with thick white whis-
kers and a hearty handshake. He
greets you smiling, with a military
bow, firm grip and word of greet
ing which comes SO suddenly that
you forget you are in the presence
Of one of the kaiser's most trusted
officials. For five months he has held
the important post as chief of the
admiralty staff. He has watched the
official relations between the United
States and Germany grow friendlier.
During his direction of the admiralty
staff, submarine activities have cen
tered with great success in the
Mediterranean, the most successful
air raid on London was planned, and
the Baltic freed Of English subma'
rines.
The admiral is Boer, not a talker
as evidenced by the things he had &C.
complished, and by the fact that this
is the first time he ever talked for
publication.
What effect would stricter block
ade have upon Germany's military
plans?" he was asked.
Absolutely no military advantage
would be gained the admiral an
swered. I'VE have all the things nee
essary for war for years."
1t was suggested that persons in al
lied countries believed that by stop
ping all imports, Germany would bt
forced to sue for peace.
I'VE have oil we need to clothe ou1
soldiers" said Admiral Won Holtzen
dorff. I'VE have everything necessar,
for our campaigns. The stopping O
one box or a thousand from entering
Germany will not interfere one ioti
| with our military plans. It will max,
! food articles for non-combatants mort
scarce. But this no more than tht
Dardanelles expedition will bring al
English victory. Neutrals and ou
people will bear the burdens, but I
further effective blockade reported
being planned, would be contrary Il
international law and I am sure neu
J trails would so regard it."
| When the admiral spoke of Ger
many's abundant military supplies,
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AUTO MURDER
IS A MYSTERY
Two People Killed and Two In
jured on Road, is Puz-
zle for the
Police.
NEGRO is ACCUS SED
Several Peculiar Matters Connected
With tho Crime Which 10
Thought Case of
Robbery.
NEGRO is ACCUSED

Il
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
BUFFALO. N. Y, Jan. 31.-An auto
murder mystery Of puzzling angles
confronted the police today in the as
sastnat1on of two persons and the
mortal wounding Of a third on the
lonely Orchard Park road, two miles
from Buffalo, early today, by a negro.
Mrs. Charles Teiper, 81, widow Of a
wealthy manufacturer, was shot
through the back of the head and kill
ed Instantly. Her son, Frederick, SO.
was struck on the head by an iron bar
and his skull crushed. Grace Teiper,
81, a daughter, was wounded probably
with the same weapon and lies near
death at the Sisters hospital.
The only clues which may lead to
the apprehension OF the negro bandit
are: Handkerchief found in ditch
nearby; muddy fingerprints on John
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DAMAGING FLOODS ARE PREDICTED
ITALY !

UNITED Press Leased VIE Service. ]
ROME, Jan. 31.-ThIrty thousand
Austrian prisoners, five guns, sixty
five machine guns, many thousands
Of rifles and other war material have
been captured by tho Italians since
the beginning Of the war, said an off,
cIal statement given out today.
"DespIte the formidable Austrian
defenses and adverse conditions,
italian troops crossed the Austrian
frontier at the opening Of hostliltIes
and occupied important strategic POSI-
tIons In Cador-Carnla and on tho
isonzo," said tho official statement.
italian artillery now commands ToI.
mino and Goritx, preventing the Aus.
trIans from approaching these lmpor-
tant supply Bases"
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[By Carl w. Alderman. United Press

[By Carl w. Alderman, United Press
Staff Correspondent g.
copyright 1916 by the United Press.
BERLIN, (via wireless) Jan. 81
An effective blockade of Germany is
impossible, Admiral Won Holtzendorff,
chief Of the German admiralty staff,
declared today in an exclusive state
ment to the United Press.
England. he said, could under no
circumstances stop commerce in the
Baltic between Sweden and Denmark
and Germany. For weeks, he point
ed out, no British submarine has had
any success in the Baltic. The Rus
sian fleet Is frozen in Russian har-
bors. The only effect Of declara-
ton Of blockade by the allies, the ad-
miral stated, would be upon neutrals
and upon the women and children of
Germany. He hinted strongly that
Germany is prepared for any action
by Great Britain.
when l say a new b1ocake of Ger
many would be bluff, don't misun-
derstand me-" said Admiral Won Holt
zendorff Germany looks earnestly
but fearlessly, upon any enemy plans
to cause her women and children to
suffer. But because such a blockade
is impossible / say it is a bluff.
"Ask any Swedish merchant, ask
Swedes in Berlin, ask anyone know
ing the Baltic situation. They will all
tell you that commerce between the
two countries Is absolutely normal.
For four weeks no English submarine
has had any success in the Baltic.
We intend to make it more impos-
sible. Because an English blockade
of our Baltic ports is out of the ques-
ton, an attempt at an effective block
ade would be a bluff England al
ready hampers German trade. If a
blockade should be declared now. it
would be contrary to international
law 1t would not be a blockade of
Germany, but of neutral countries
about her.
England's purpose is to make diff
culties for our families, thinking this
will affect the men in the trenches
and 1T will, for when the men learn
that their families are being made to
suffer by the enemy opposite them,
they will be more determined to fight
the harder.
.England's purpose In this war, as
| her otricials have repeatedly stated, is
| to cripple Germany and destroy her
commerce. After eighteen months oi
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FoRTIFYlNG ALBANIA.

BERLIN, (vIa wireless to sayville)
Jan. 31.--The Italians have landed
another infantry division and several
batteries Of heavy artillery at VaIona
(Avlona) In southern Albania, accord
inq to Vienna dispatches today.
"ItaIy will not give up Albania, but
considers tho efficient defense Of
southern Albania q military and poiitt
cal necessity" said the dispatch an
Is also reported that Italy lacks suffi
cient troops Of her own and has
asked neIp from England and
France"
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asked how long he thought the war
would last.
Until we are Victorious came the
immediate reply. 1.-The allies have
said repeatedly the war will continue
until Germany Is defeated, her busl-
ness forever ruined and her interna-
tional influence destroyed. The war
will last until the allies learn they
cannot accomplish their purpose. That
may be long time"
"a year or two?" 1t was suggested.
"A long time ne repeated.
1t was pointed out that in the house
of commons recently a member spoke
about the secret construction Of Ger
many's navy and spoke OF the danger
such an increase presented to Eng
land
"The increase of our navy during
the war and that of England's has
been about the same" said the ad-
m1ral, "but Germany's navy has never
been changed disproportionately to
England's."
It is our merchant marine which
England has feared. The fact that
| this fleet today Is undestroyed and
ready any moment that peace is de-
| ClATeQ 10 RESUME pedCeIul IIdUlES 10
one thing which causes the English
anxiety. England does not fear the
German navy She fears America
/ and the growing American navy
What steps will Germany take
against the new blockade?.'
Germany never tells beforehand
what she does" was the reply "Sne
waits until it has been done. We
long ago made every preparation for
such an emergency. We view the pro,
posed blockade earnestly. but fear.
! Iessly. We viii be victorious. That
/ Is the chief thing.
! I asked his excellency about Ger.
many's submarines. asking especially
il 1t was true that moro than fifty
have been lost
| Not one-half that many-not near
one-half," was Admiral Won Holtzen,
dorff's quick response. The English
think because they laid nets and
mines that our submarines were being
trapped. nothing could be more un'
true. More than one submarine has
gone through these nets undamaged
The fact that in less than year
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of Iowa, republicans.
OF this five, it is thought that Chill
ton and Fletcher and possibly Walsh
will be susceptible to white house in
f1uence even il tneir private opinions
are adverse to the Brandeis appoint
ment Clarke, republican, is deter
mindly opposed to the appointment
and Cummins is inclined to be SO be-
cause Of Brandeis' action in the five
percent increase. However, Cummins
claims he has yet an open mind.
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THIRTY BODIES RECOVERED
OF THOSE LOST IN FLOOD

The principal entrance to the Otay
territory, by way Of Coronado, Calf.
was guarded by U. S. marines from
the battleshipS Oregon and the cruis-
ers Milwaukee and South Dakota.
Sight-seers were turned back. With
loaded rifles and supply Of cart
ridges in their belts, the marines had
orders to shoot looters on sight. V1g1-
lance committees in the other valleys
reported having the situation well In
hand. Relief work among the hun
dreds of homeless was being organ
ized.
With fair weather today. the worst
was believed to be over. Workmen
were strengthening dams which
threatened to weaken. The theory
that cloudbursts in the hills on the
watersheds caused the other reser-
voirs to give way, was being inves-
tigated.
Waters Receding Today.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, san. 31.-With
the waters recedfng today. reports
tended to discredit the earlier rumors
Of great loss of life in the flooded
Otay. Tia Juana and San Pasqual val
Ieys.
The latest estimates were that oniS
about twenty-five persons peTlshea ia
San Diego county, mostly ltallahs'
Nexicans, Chinese and japanese. Eie''
en- bodies have been recovered.
Bands of Mexicans looted stores
and houses at Tia Juana. Lower oali
fornia, Sunday. Looting was also re-
ported on the American side OF the
border before United States marines
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Committee to Investigate.

Committee to Investigate.
TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-A sub
committee today was named by AcF
ing Chairman Overman Of the judi
ciary committee to investigate Louis
D. Brandeis' fitness for appointment
to the supreme court.
The senators named are Chiffon Of
West Virginia; Fletcher of Florida,
and Walsh of Montana, democrats,
and Clark Of Wyoming and Cummins
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ENGLAND

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Jan. 31.-The Dutch
steamer Massdijk has been beached.
Dispatches received here today said
that two of her crew were killed.
1.-THE above message as passed by
the British censor, gave no hint of
the nature of the accident, but 1t is
presumed that the steamer was tor
pedoed or mined.
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carthaue Man Arrested.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-On complaint
of the Fay hotel at Peoria, ILL.,, for
mer State Senator James E. Gibson
of Carthage, I1., was arrested here
today, charged with passing checks
which were returned unpaid.
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Fell Over Dead.

Fell over Dead.
Iunited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Jan. 31.-J. r.
Mclean, overseer OF the Iowa State
Grange and president Of the Musca-
tine County Crop association, fell over
dead while eating supper at his home
near here last night.
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Warnings
Of further floods In the Ohio Missis-
sippi and Arkansas valleys and FORE
cast that they will be long continued,
were issued by the weather bureau
this morning.
The heavy rain Of Sunday in Arkan-
sas, the lower Ohio and the Missis-
sippi valley, coming upon rivers al
ready flooded, have created a serious
situation.
High stages from Cairo to the gulf
will be long continued" the bureau
said
Morning stages today were:
st. Louis, 31.2 feet, flood stage, 30.
Cairo, 51.4 feet, flood stage, 45.
Memphis, 1913 feet flood stage, 35
yicksburg, SOL feet flood stage, 45
New Orleans, l7.s feet, flood stage
I1s.
Higher Than 1918.
A--tAzII., Ind, Jan. 31.-Water high
er than the foods of March, 1918, we're
sweeping over large areas in this sec.
ton today. The waters are still ris-
ing. The Eel river has flooded bot
toms over two miles wide. Many
farmers have moved out with their
stock.
Kentucky Levee Broke.
HICKMAN, Ky, Jan. 31.-The levee
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Higher Than 1918.

Kentucky Levee Broke.
HICKMAN, KY, Jan. 31.-The levee
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