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came. and within Ave minutes they
were either In the boats or struggling
In the water. Some. paralyxed with
fear. STAYED .n the dining saloon until
1t was too late to escape. Many others
slipped on the sloping decks and were
washed of into the sea.
Every account vouches for the cool
ness and precision Of the crew. A num-
ber of the passengers are under the be-
lief that in addition to The four lifeboats
In which they were saved two others got
clear. II Is said by the officers. how
ever. that II any boats were seen they
must have been empty ones which broke
loose from the steamer after she went
down.
A young woman describes her expert
ence as follows:
II was just sitting down at table
when the explosion occurred. | ran at
once TO my cabin for life preserver
and twice was thrown down in the pas
sage by the rocking OF the ship ] got
TO my cabin, snatched "A lifebelt and
rushed TO the deck. I had the utmost
difficulty In keeping my footing and was
again thrown down. As ] reached the
deck the liner lurched heavily and I
fell. Although badly bruised and
shaken. I managed to adjust the lifebel,
and jumped into the sea. where l was
Hllttu idteT.
The chief officer Is said to have done
everything possible a, the time of the ex-
ploson. He rushed 10 the bridge and
went down with the ship. being rescued
,aIer in the water. The captain was seen
swimming. but 80 far as is known was
not rescued. Two passengers who leape |
from the bridge as the ship was sinking
were also saved
survivors spent some thirty hours in
the boats during that time suffering
severely from the cold. THEY lost every
thing that they had with them. Water
and provisions We're ample. however, as
the boats We're stocked according TO the
marine regulations.
only two OF the children on board
were saved. There are sixty-,hree Las.
Olr members of the crew among the
survivors, OF the stewariesses only one
was saved.
Cha III. Grant Is on board the
United states cruiser Des Mo.nes.
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SAYS WILSON DIDN'T
ASSIST ALIEN SHIPS
Senate Report Flags Roosevelt
for Failure to Back Up Pub
lished Charges.
BELIEVE HE rs JEALOUS

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Charses cir
culated during the last session OF CON-
eress that Administration officials had
acted In the interest Of foreign business
firms by urging passage Of the Govern
ment ship purchase bill were held to be
baseless In majority and minority re-
ports filed to-day by the Senate commit
tee appointed to investigate. Both re-
ports also found the shipping interests
blameless of iliega, activity In opposl-
ton to the measure.
The majority report denounced Theodore
Roosevelt for failure to testify concern
ing his published assertion that Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Bryan had
endeavored in the interest Of certain for
eign business firms to secure for the
United States the power to purchase the
interned ships OF one Of the belligerents.' u
The charge, the report said. had Its
origin in that ungenerous trait OF the
human mind which makes II prone to at
tribute unworthy motives to redoubtable
rivals and particularly political antag-
onists."
THE writer" added the report, whose
eminence was naturally calculated "a
give weight to his utterance. finding
himself without any basis for his SIAN
detOus attack upon the highest officei
OF his Government. simply resorted to a
palpable sophistry to escape the respon'
sibIlity for the assertion he had made"
While the committee found no evi-
"A indl In hat h.. prae do nf m
Secretary Bryan harbored any purpose
to buy interned ships. the majority held
that II was not difficult TO conceive OF
reasons consistent with the most exalted
motives that might induce the President
to refrain from "A public declaration tina,
belligerent ships would not be bought.
"Such an action said the report
would rightly be construed as an aban.
donment of our right. which our nation
has vigorously maintained. to ACQUIRE
merchant ships by bona fide purchase
though "A state o. war exists involving
the nation under whose fiag they previ-
ously sailed
Senator Sutherland presented the mi
nnr!ty REPORT for himself and Senator
Penrose.
1--WE do not concur" II said. "in so far
as the report defends the bill itself ror
in so far us II insists there would be &c
Improperly in the purchase of the bel
ligerents' idle ships. We believe the bill
IA thoroughly bad piece Of legislation and
are certain that to have purchased the
boats now seeking security in American
harhOrs would have developed serious
trouble for the United States"
The committees investigation was
authorized in "a resolution offered BY
Senator Burton and an amendment b,
Senator Williams directing an inquiry
| as to whether the so-cilled shipping
| trust had maintained a lobby against the
bill.
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Won PAPEN'S PAPERS SEIZED.
Recalled Diplomat tist ON Way to

l0NpoN, Jan. THE British authuri-
ties have seiIed from Capt Franz won
papen. recalled military atta9he al the
German Embassy in Washington. some
personal letters and papers, according TO
A message received by the American Em-
bassy here from the captain himself.
capt Won papcn Is aboard the Holland
America liner Noordan. which reached
Falmouth yesterday, and was held for
the usual examination.
The former diplomatist III his message
asks the American Embassy Ia comma
nlCate with the German Embassy in
Washington and protest against the sciz-
urr. lie asserts that the British authori-
ties opened his private letters and bank
books and retained some OF them.
The explanation given by the British
authorities IL that the safe conduct
granted to Capt. Won rapen covers only
his person and that he had many letters
which he was to deliver 10 persons in
Germany
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GERMANY THREATENS
SEA CRIME REPRISALS
Demands Britain Try for Mur-
der BaralOng's Officers
and Grew.
Special CabI, Despatch 10 TuE sus


LONDON. Jan. +.--Unlcss Great Britain
Furnishes the officers and crew OF the
patrol boat Baralong for the alleged
killing of the crew OF German sub
marine after the u boat was sunk Ger
many threatens to adopt reprisals.
The memorandum presented on the
subject to the British Foreign Office
through the l.. : Ambassador here says
that the German Government expects
"in u very short time" word that the
British Government has instituted pro-
ceedings and that afterward IL awaits
word OF punishment hitting thc Grim"
II II ~ disappointed in this, says tn"
memorandum. - serious decision as
10 retrihution" will follow. Sir Edward
Grey has suggested that the incident bc
investig igated by an impartial tribunal
The three incidents of German viola
ton of the laws of maritime warfare"
which Sir Edward Grey has suggested be
submitted TO all impa artial tribunal for in
vestigatlon along with the BtI9ilung case
became known to-day. Taey ar" the
sinking of the Arabic, the dcSt ruCt on oc
"A British submarine by a German de-
stroyer on the Danish coast ana the sub
marine attack on the British steamer
Kuel.
The German memorandum on the
Baralung incident concludes as follows:
'T,he German Government informed
the British Government of this terrible
deed and take IL for granted that the
iaftcr. when they have examined the
facts in the case and tn" aiiidaVi's will
Immediately take proceedings for murder
against the commando Of the BAralons.
and the crew concerned in Tn. murder
and will punish them according to the
laws OF war
They await in very short time n
statement from the British Govcrnment
that they have Iustitut"d proceedings for
tire cNpiitiou OF this shocking crine
Afterward they await Information ~ the
result IF the pro'c d.ngS, which should
be hastenei as much as possible that
they may convince themselves that the
deed has been punished by "A sentence
of corresponding severity. Should they
be disappointed in this expectation they
would consider themselves obliged 70
take serious decision as TO rcsr,hut.on
for the unpuushcd crime"
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$50 TEACHERS MAY LOSE JOBS
EstimRtr Bonrd's Economy Plan
Pavrs Way for Lawsuits.

The first serious snag which the Board
Of Estimates economy plan has run
against became apparent yesterday when
Il was announced that $50 substitute
teachers are j. danger Of losing their
positions. The plan of the Board OF Ed
ucation and tho Board OF School Su-
perin,endents calls for kndergartners
and special teachers for substitute work
and tho laying or of substitute teachers
The question is whether these special
teachers have the right to teach regular
classes The only plan by which this
could he oveirom" would he the grant
Ing of special licenses.
The plan under consideration" said
Supt. Edsall. 'is to us" 900 kindorgart-
ners and 2A9 special teachers to do the
work ~ substituting This viii deprive
the hired substitutes OF their places and
they would probably sue the city for the
pay during the period Of enforced idle
ness
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BREAD LINE LED BY BANDS.
" usic, However, Was for Two
Funerals on the BOwery.

THE SrS free bread line in Prince
street marched TO the music uf two brass
bands yesterday. The bands were not
intended for the hungry crowd, however.
as they led two funeral professions on
the Bowery, Just around the corner.
Those two happy spirits. Tom Merry
and Dick Bright. however. refused to
be depressed and were Just as cheerful
as on the occasion when the bread line
was se~cnaded by hurdygurdy
step lively there, boys" said Tom,
acting a. grand marshal for the line
while Dick Fright was handing out the
loavcs. You get smile with every
loaf and good luck thrown in"
The zoo loaves lasted hardly two
hours. and Tom and Dick are contcm-
plating ordering a larger daily supply
to keep pace with the demand Dick
bright received word that man was
needed for a job. and he picked for the
place a DESERVE 2 man who had been
out Of work for more than month.
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SCRAMBLE FOR WILSON
RECEPTION TICKETS ON
Everybody Wants to See
White House Bride and
Won't Take Refusal.

WAsHINGToN Jan. 6-Resldents OF
the national capital OF high and low
degree, official and unofficial, are en-
gdged this week In wild scramble for
cards Of admission TO the Pan American
reception AT the White House Friday
night. which will he the first Presidential
reception In nearly two years.
The demand for cards and the schemes
that are being exploited to secure the
coveted invitations have reached the
point OF scandal although the list has
bceu closed more than week and the
public announcement made that 1t would
he impossible 10 accommodate further
applicants, entreaties continue to pour
into the White House, Many of the
requests are accompanied by explana-
tions paipably false. Misrepresentation
and false pretence seemingly are CON
sidered perfectly jus,ifablc.
The scramble is due In large degree to
consuming curiosity to see Mrs. VIII
son. bride Of the President, on the O>ca-
sion of her first public appearance since
becoming the new mistress of the White
House, Every woman not on the origi-
nal list is using all possible influence to
get In under the wire at the forthcoming
reception, Customary proprcties have
been thrown To the winds. Ordinarily In
well bred circles II Is regarded as dis
tlnctly unsecmly to beg for an invitation
To social affairs, In this case all pro-
prietios have been forgotten.
Members of CONGRESS appear to look
on the Forthcoming reception as means
OF paying off political obligations. They
are going 10 Unprecedented limits In an
endeavor to get cards for constituents
In various parts of the country who are
claInoring for chance to attend the re-
ception, According to the pleading
stories that are being poured into the
ears OF the White House social secre-
taricS. and clerks there il scarcely a
member OF CONGRESS who IL not going
TO have from two to six house guests,
all dear friends from home In Wash
ington on Friday.
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STERLING UP: MARKS DROP.
Francs Are StrOngert Lire and
Rublrs Advance.

Marks and Austrian kronen Contin-
ucd their declines TO further new low
record prices yesterday. while sterling
exchange. which has been especially
strong Of late. closed at new high figures
on the present movement. Marks closed
at - l-l6 for sight drafts. and ,4L for
cables as compared with a previous
close Of 20 IL and rs 3-l6 on Tuesday.
Austrian kronen declined TO 1880,
against l2.ss, the previous low record
figures.
Demand sterling closed at 4.75s.. with
cables at 40 This compares with
close of i1ia. and 475'4 on Tuesday
Francs were stronger. closing at SIS
FOR checks and i,sIi. for cables They
were quoted on Tuesday a; 5s5t, and
jHa Italian lire advanced from $50
TO 6.39i:. and rubles rose from "?i.
10 o95s
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INSIST BURLESON WILL RUN.
Dallas Paper Positive lie VIII bc
senatorial Candidate.

WASH NGToN, Jan, 5.--Postmaster-
'"u'rt Burloson win not resign to en-
tor 'u" race for the United States SEN
a'"'-tp III Texas. AS suggested In u
Newspaper despatch from Dallas, Tex.
I'AtLAs. Tex. Jan. Bin spite OF tho
f'Hlhl Of iostmaSter-Grncra! Burleson
i"sHdinp the United States Sena,orship
IN" statement is made here that he viii
MAJ" 40" rae" liuileson insists that he
y for senator Culberson for reelection.
blt i is practically assured that the
latter will not run. II IL believed that
o. soon ar he announces that he In out
NJ he race Burleson will announce his
candidacy.
The sun., 1916-01-06
FIFTH BOATLOAD SAVED.
More Survivors Of the Persia Dis.
aster Reach Malta

LONDON. Jan. "a NTH boat from the
steamer Persia has arrived at Malta, ac-
cordng To n despatch from that place To
the Daily Mdi received through its
Milan correspondent.
The survivors believe sixth boat is
still afioat.
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senator Lodges View.

Just a word on this question of neu-
trality." interposed Senator Lodge. The
question Is whether the act of "A neutral
should change - condition created by the
war our markets We're open to all, but
Il condition created by the war and By
the war alone closed the market to one
side. If by our act we sought TO re-
store the condition existing before the
war We practically enter the war by our
unneutral act"
Does the Senator think the United
States is under obligations to sell arms
to all bellieerents? asked Mr. OGor-
man.
There is no question OF obligation"
replied Mr.. Lodge. international law
is well known. The United States can.
OF course interpose an embargo II II
wishes, but it would be a violation Of
neutrality"
Does the Senator mean tnat an en-
barge. which II is our conceded right to
impose. would be unneutral?' insisted
Mr.. O'Gorman.
AN embai go on arms" replied Mr.
Lodge. "would now be distinctly un-
neutral 1t would place us on the side
Of the bellIgeient profiting by the EN-
barge"
Naturally" returned Mr., OGorman
ANY neutral act is now construed ar
favoring one side or the. other. but II
the Government placed an embargo
cannot think II would expose itself to
the charge of unneutral!ty."
II am not disputing our power" said
Mr.. Lodge. "but the International law
IL that such an embargo would make
us the ally of Germany"
Does the Senator think" asked Sem
ator Hitchcock. Democrat and member
of the Foreign Relations Committee.
that Sweden, Holland. Norway and
Denmark are unneutral when they
placed emba goes on their exports?"
Mr.. Lodge replied that he did not
"Then." said Mr. Hitchcock, With en-
phasis. 'ths United States is the only
country In the word. according to
The sun., 1916-01-06

That is how We feel about peace max.
ing before we are ready 10 impose IN"
terms that we think necessary to the
freedom Of the world We have the
German tiger where We want him and
we mean 10 put him back In his OWL
cage. We'll tanned and with his fancs
drawn.
Finally. the main policy OF Great Brit
ain is; First. TO keep German ships 81
the sea so long as single .Germou
soldier remains in Allies territory and 80
long as an indemnity to Belgium. Fran 70
and Russia is unpaid; and, secondly, to
enlist every available man by voluntary
recruiting ard compulsIou
My sta,emen, regarding compulsior,
was received with a howl both here and
by you, but our people have adopted II
even more quickly than ! expected
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Days british CnsunIti-. aaa.
Special Cabe Despafch 10 Tnn srx.

npec'" '""e bfsP"Hh 70 THE Sun,
LONDON, Jan, THE official casualty
list published by the War Office to-day
gives the names OF 80 officers, IS OF
whom were killed, and 2Y+ men. la3 of
whom were killed.
The sun., 1916-01-06

Whatever We may think OF the justl-
hritluu or the righteousness OF our ac-
ton IN selling 10 the warning nations,
certainly there Is no sane mind on all
Gods footstuol but what regrets the
situation that has caused IT,"
MIR Humphrey paid his respects TO the
Secretary Of Commerce in this wise:
Every time a new gun Is sold to the
warning nations Of Europe or new she'll
is manufactured for them the Secretary
OF Commerce. the Official. suave. pros
perity thimblorigger' OF the Admiulstrd-
ton. issues n cheerful official bulletin
that prosperity at last is coming
To boast of gains gained from condi-
tons such as have described is abhor
rent to ali right thinking men. We might
admire and applaud the physician who
worked night and day for humanity in
time Of some great epidemic even II he
made money in 80 doing but We would
hate and despise him II he We're to boast
Of the prosperity that he had coined from
human misery and would consider him
a sordid monster II he rejoiced at the
calamity that brought him the oppor~
tunity.
I'VE would have something Of the
same feeling of horror and disgust for
any one who would boast Of this pros
perity that We would have FOR the re-
pulsive wretch who boosted Of his
wealth when II consisted Of the gold that
he had extracted from the teeth OF the
Grirning skeletons left as the grim relics
OF this awful destruction OF human life. ."
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CALLS Big BOOM IN
U. s. BLOOD SOAKED
Death. Shame and He'll Figure
in Speech Of Representa-
tive Humphrey.
SAYS WAR SAVED PANIC

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--"Every indus
try In the United States that Is enjoying
even normal degree Of prosperity de-
rives that prosperity from the awful
tragedy that IL now devastating the
world according to Representative
Humphrey. a Washington Republican,
who delivered a speech In the House
to-day. Mr.. Humphrey described the
present boom in the United States as
blood soaked" and dependent to the full
on the fact that men are being slaugh-
tered by the millions In the war ridden
countries of Europe.
But for this war" cried Mr.. Humph-
rey. I'VE would to-day be suffering in
dustrially beyond imagination and de-
scription. We would be In the midst of
panic and poverty that would make the
days of '93 to ~ look like greatest pros
perty BY comparison"
The orator from Washington. who ex-
claims calamity" every time he thinks
OF the Democratic party, said It could be
proved that the United States Is fatten-
ing on the misfortunes Of Europe.
Where do the products OF our pros
perlty go to-day?'' he shouted. Where
are they used? Go to Europe. visit the
front where is being waged the most
costly and deadly struggle In all human
history and you will know. You ride
out In an American automobile to the
trenches dug with American tools. lined
with American lumber. protected by
American barbed wire. manned with
American guns. filled with American
ammunition. defended by men equipped
.lnthad md fed u.ith American prOd,irts q
American Ala Every " here.
American aeroplanes are scouting
overhead. the cavalry dashes TO the front
on American horses, the light artille-.
IL brought forward on American mules
Wait until the lul OF battle comes
Wait until the white flag of truce Is fly
ing and then leave the trenches and walk
forth on that awful field of slaughter
Examine the dying, white faced soldier
as he Is carried from the field of battle
His cape is made from American ma.
terial. his uniform from cloth made In
America His shoes are MADE In Amer
lea remove thon-his socks are made IN
America His underclothes are made In
America Hts cartridge belt Is made In
America, Allied with cartridges made In
America. His knapsack is made In
America II is filled with provisions pro-
duced in America. From his dying
grasp falls his gun, made in America
His medicine case and contents are
from America Cnwrap the blood
stained bandage OF frst aid II is made
in America. lie IL taken to the hospital
In an American ambulance. There the
angels OF pity--the Red Cross nurses
from America--soothc the agony Of his
diving hour. lie takes American medi-
cine. He is operated upon with Ameri'
can surgical instruments. The anas
thetic OF mercy is from America. He Is
carried to his last resting place upon al
American stretcher. placed in a trench
dug with an American pick. The mound
above his unco',ined form is heaped and
rounded with an American shovel. There
are the surroundings. and this Is the
hell where our present prosperity Is
coined
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HOsttltty to Ford.

wonder. tco. We regard anybody
who wants to make peace now. before
the Allies are prepared. as a pru-Gor-
man. and We will not print one line Of
the Ford advertising IN this country
despite the frantic efforts OF his agents
to segure publicity here The point OF
view thar premature peace is pro-Ger-
man does not seem TO be understood In
the United States.
Personally | have no doubt that the
United states will not really prepare
for any war There will be AN i'm
mensc amount Of talk as there was
with us. and you will have people like
our late Lord Roberts preaching wisdom.
but his views viii be drowned in such
melodies as 81 didn't raise my boy" Sc
one day the l.aplanders or the ,ireen
laniers or some other nation tyou can
change the words as you Choosc) Will
notice that YOU are rph and pdciist
and will come and take what they want.
How would YOU like Us to Interfere
when they had accomplished part "
their task and YOU were not yet ready
and for us to cry Peace" when. say.
the Iaplanders or Greenla nders were nc-
cupy.ng oregon. the State Of Washing.
ton. perhaps california. places. a, yoI
know, all extremely accessible TO he
Lapanders"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-09
AN APPRECIATED oCUL1sT

For business reasons 1 have had to
call a number of times on DR.. Scan :
borough while here on his professional
visits, and each time he has had a
number of patients waiting for his ser
vices. And from what they report
about his work the man surely has a
Click back of his system and method
of eye treatment that delivers the re,
suits that he claims. In fact. some of
his patients tell of getting better and
more far-reaching results than he had
promised. In the end ism t this the best
way of doing to get peoples good will
and confidence. No wonder DR.. Scar
borough is always kept exceptionally
busy. He informed me Tuesday that he
will have to come to Blackfoot twice
each month to take care of all the
work he has here.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-03-09
City Solons After
Municipal Power Site
Secure Option on $500 H. P. Site for a
Municipal Electric liant to Cost About
$4,000. Council United for Plant.

The city council held a regular meet
ing last Tuesday night with Mayor
Peck presiding and a quorum present.
Councilman Mowrey being the only alb
sentee. 3
The minutes of the previous regular
and two adjourned meetingse were read
and approved with few slight correc-
tions.
The next action of the council after
the reading Of the minutes was a mo-
ton by Councilman DeKay to tn.
effect that the council adjourn to at
tend the non-political address of Gov
ernor Alexander at the Orpheun
theatre.
Councilman w. F. Bergman arose il
opposition to the motion OH the groun,
that there was important business to bt
transacted, and that to adjourn to at
tend political meetings was a very ex
pensive and unbusinesslike precedent tt
establish. But his opposition met will
little support, as the vote on adjourn
ment carried by five to two. Council
men Bergman and Pelkey were the on
ly members voting against adjournment
to the following night.