The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-12
London Claims That Central Pow.
ers Are Not Complying With
Rules of the Game; Vessels Are
Being Sunk Without Warning
GREAT BRITAIN CITES
TWO FLAGRANT CASES
City of Birmingham Torpedoed in
Mediterranean and Steamship
Reapwell Sent TO Bottom Same
Day; Divers Fly No colors.

lBy Evening Herald Leased wirsI
London. Jan. l2.--ln support ~ Us
charge that submarines Of the cen-
tral powers are sinking ships without
warning. The foreign office has sup
piled the Associated Press the fol-
lowing details of the loss of British
steamships which are said to have
been attacked aud sunk IN this man
neT.
First the British passenger
steamer city OF birmingham was tor
pedoed without warning by sub
marine which hoist"d no naE. az
1885 a. M on November o. 1916.
IN the Mediterranean. The ship was
hit IN the after hold and sank soon
after \ doctor and three men were
killed. The l,o passengers and crew
OF lE behaved splendidly. They
took to the boats and were picked up
By the hospital ship Lctiua.
second. the British steamship
Rcapwcll was torpedoed without
warning ON the same day as the city
OF Birmingham hy submarine ily-
ius no colors. The ship sank az
o clock in the morning OF November
2S. The captain was taken prisoner
aboard the submarine The crew
the steamship Breyton
The sinking Of the CITY Of Birm-
ingham, 1.f9S tons and o. the Reap
well 3.tl5 tons. was reported IN
November by London Lloyds.
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phase Of the resolution will be made
This Is the clause allowing change
OF venue in the trials Of violations Of
the law. This clause would permit Of
too much latitude. constituents claim.
| Date of Prohibition.
Another subject of debate and AL
most certain amendment is the date
set In the resolution Of January /,
| 1918 Liquor Interests insist ON a.
least year longer. and the most eN-
acting drys want the dat, to be- set
six months earlier
Democrats Represented.
| The Democrats have larger rep
rcscutation ON the senate committees
than they did AZ the las, session Th"
recommendations OF the party were
headed 10y the majority
| Tn" following recommendations ot
N" minority committed for commit
tee assignments were confirmed:
Rules. Barth
Judiciary. Barth. Dunlayy. Skocn
Finance. Lea, Calsch. Bryant
| Railroad: Barth. Skcen.
| private. county and municipal cor
porations. Calisch. Smith, Lea.
| Education. Lucero. Dunlayy, cal
isch.
Public institutions Lucero. Kerr
Bryant
| irrigation and water rights Kerr
Lea, Dunlavy.
Militia smith bryant Lea,
Public lands Kerr. smith, Skccu
Barth.
Insurance and banking: Mcrsfcldoi
Kerr. Lea,
livestock Kerr. CAlisch. Lea.
Mines Bryant Skccn. Lucrro.
Constitutional amendment Lucero
Mcrsfeldrr DuulHNy
Printing and enrolled and ongrussot
bills BRYANT. Mcrsfelder
Roads and highways. Skcen, Kerr
Mersfcldcr.
Privileges and elections. Smith
DNnlaVy
Revision. Calisch, smith
Executive. Barth. Lpc,rn. Calisch
Minority Enjoys PlaSantrics.
| " NfN tIt mouse l0fn nffN met yes
terday afternoon the Republicans un
! Ccrcmouiously retired TO committe
room, and put the finishing tuuchc
on their slate Of house employees. Tn
Democrats thus left 10 their own dcvi
ccs ior an indefinite period, filled 81
the interval hy f1oetitiously clectin
IC. W. y. Bryan, ot Cuatcs. tniou
county 20 the chair
The gentleman accepted the cmpt
honor IN the spirit In which II was IN
tended and, rappng for order, made
witty speech urging immediate ad
luutnmcnt
EmploNcs sworn In.
/, With the Republicans. whom the
+, returned was Q troop of employ,
the state The hous" then adjnurnc
, uutil two O'Clock Monday Afternoon
4 Following is complete list of th
house employees, with their salarIt
per day.
n Chaplain, Rev. Antonio ncssctt 81
I chief clerk. Bias sanchez, SO, assist
10 ant clerk. Julian Prada, 81; sergeant
Il at-arms Jesus Archulrta. SO, ussis
. ant sorgeunt-at-prms. Manuel Mare
q 81, enrolling clerk i. T.. Garcia, s.
J. enrolling CLERK Lucinro Falazar g.
.- reading clerk, Thomas j. kuin 8
- reading clerk, Frank curry. 81 ucuuI
"A rnphcr Mary Riotdan, 50. stcnograpi
n cr Evelyn lslackshnrc 50. stenorrupl
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