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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
HORRIBLE CRUELTIES
INFLICTED ON GERMANS
icy MORNING JOURNAL special LEASED wrRE

Berlin, Jan, 8 (by Wireless to Say
ville) The condition of German civil
and war prisoners in Morocco and AL
geria. is described in memorial is
sued by the German government on
the sanitary situation in African
camps as one of terrible suffering,
says the Overseas News agency Quot
ing from the report, the agency says:
Prisoners are forced to carry on
the heaviest work in building roads
and railroads, unloading cars and
ships and in quarries and swamps, The
rest periods prescribed by regulations
many times are shortened by the arbi-
trary acts of subaltern officers.
In certain camps, such as Bou-
sada, the prisoners are guarded by ne
gro troops with brutality, characteris-
It's of the Senegal negroes. In the
camp at Abomri, in the French colony
of Dahomey, colored and French CO.
lonial soldiers brutally tortured pria
oners with sjamboks and even with
thumb screws.
The German memorial says that
the German prisoners were undressed.
compelled to kneel, and were whipped
by negroes"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
ANOTHER ATTACK ON
CHIHUAHUA PLANNED

FL Paso Tex, Jan. 3.--Proof that the
Villa bands operating near this part
of the border have been smuggling re-
cruits from the American side is con-
tanned in letter received by Villa
partisan in Ell Paso from Rodrigo
Quevedo who, with his brother Sill
vestre Quevedo, has been ranging the
hills near Villa Ahumada, some eighty
miles south of Juarez. The letter also
gives substance to the report current
here that another attack on Chihua-
hua City is pending and that the Que
vedo, Ochoa and Tamez bands in this
end of the state aim to cut off the re-
treat of General Murguias forces to
the north. The letter, dated Decem-
ber 20, and written at the Rancho
Flores, says in translation:
after a number of scares we sue
ceeded in passing all the comrades we
met here to General Ochoa-fifty men,
besides the twenty-eight that we our
selves got across.
"Oachoa received a message order
ing him to let any train pass as soon
as the attack on Chihuahua begins.
We shall shortly attack that place. /
beg you to be on the lookout, pending
the arrival of the messenger that 1
have been expecting.
Miranda sends his regards, as does
Ochoa and the rest of the comrades
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
VILLA MuTILATEs
AMERICAN EAGLE
AND TEARS FLAG
Foreign Refugee States That
Bandit Followers at Parral
Spiked United States Shield
at Consulate.

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 3.-Villa follow
! ers drove a railroad spike through the
heart of the eagle on the American
| shield at the United States consulate
| in Parral and tore an American flag
| to ribbons when they occupied the
| town on November s. foreign refugee
who reached here today reported. This
occurred where the American consul
! late was looted.
He said Villa made a systematic
canvass of the mining camp and took
whatever was wanted for the Villa
army. The soldiers were not permit
ted to do any 1ootng he added. He
streets of Parral in an automobile
several times during his stay there.
German Artist Escapes.
Ferdinand Sehmoll, a German artist
who was living near Parral when the
Villa forces occupied the town and
who was reported missing at the time,
reached the border yesterday and left
today for Austin, Tex, to join his
family.
The artist was forced to leave a
large number of sketches and paint
ngs in Mexico as he feared to bring
them out through Villa territory. He
was formerly in Los Angeles, Cal,
rotary, at Bermejillo, because he
retary, at Bermejlllo because he
drafted and issued the manifesto
which was sent to the border while
Villa held Chihuahua City, according
to a Villa artisan here. Garcia, who
was said to have been an /. w. w. in
California, wrote the manifesto with.
out Villas knowledge and, when villa
|agents here sent copy of il to him at
Bermejillo, Villa ordered Garcia exc
cuted at once, according TO this same
source.
Villa partisans here insisted today
that the skirmish which was reported
thirty-five miles south of Juarez, re-
suited in Villa victory. ..a
Army officers, CarranZa officials
and others here denied that any fight
took place there yesterday.
American refugees from Magis-
tral, Durango, who reached here
last night by way of Laredo,
Texas, confirmed the revolt of
the Carranza garrison at FL Orc
and Magistral on December 81. They
said the de facto force of 100 men
took the field for Villa after looting
the stores and many of the houses in
the mining camps in Magistral and
Ell Oro.
These Americans reported having
had a narrow escape from capture by
Villa at Bermejillo while the Villa col
umn was en- route to attack Torreon.
They left on the last train for Torreon
just as Villa was entering Bermejillo.
They also loft TS,rreon as the battle
between VTla and General Tala-
nantes for,.>s was starting.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
tBy II. l.. ID. McAlliSter.
staff CorreSpondent.)

Santa Fe, Jan. 3.--We learn from
the copybooks and other standard
works on philosophy that every cloud
has a silver lining-also that it never
is so bad but what it might be worse.
All Of US have had experiences with
blessings in disguise - in fact, our
blessings sometimes are so well dis
guised that they are never recognized
for what they really are.
These reflections are induced by a
contemplation of the case of Ezequie
c. de Baea, governor of New Mexico.
Governor de Baca, as has been OBJ
served on numerous occasions, is not
a we'll man. He is not as sick as some
sensational newspapers have pictured
him. but, on the other hand, he is not
as robust as he, or any other normal
man in like circumstances, would like
to be. For nearly two months he has
been undergoing special medical
treatment for a serious disease. At
present he is confined to a room i'm
sanitarium in Santa Fe under the
care of a trained nurse and Is receiv
ing daily visits from an eminent
physician who has made careful
scientific study of the disease from
which he is suffering. Few men would
care to be in a state of health in
which such precautions were neces
.sary.
Furthermore, Governor de Bacas
health is such that no one is allowed
to see him without first obtaining per-
mission from his physician. And there
is the point of this story.
The Silver Lining.
It is the silver lining 70 the cloud
of the governors i'll health. Many
public men---governors, senators, con-
gressmen and cabinet members
would give good share of their Off
cial salaries if they could refuse to
see those they do not want to see
without offending the ones that are
thus denied the right of audience. 1t
is an old story-the plague of the job
hunter and the favor-seeker Men in
vigorous health have been made sick
by it--have been worried to the point
where they have become nervous
wrecks. This plague is being kept
strictly away from Governor de Baca,
and it bids fair to work for his politi-
cal as well as his physical advantage.
For DR.. ]. A. Massie, the governors
physician, cares just exactly nothing
at all about the political aspirations
of the various hungry ones who would
glut an insatiate appetite at the pub
lie crib. All office-seekers look alike
to him, and in his eyes all of them
are, so far as his distinguished pa
tient is concerned, undesirable citi-
zens. DR.. Massie. of course, realizes
that there is certain amount of pub
lie business that demands the atten-
ton of Governor de Baca, and he is
not unreasonable in refusing access
to the chief executive to those who
really should see him. But those who
would see the governor must first tell
the doctor what they want to see him
about. Dr. Massie then decides
whether the business is of sufficient
importance to demand the governors
attention. and he also decides how
much time must be devoted to attend
ing to it.
Each person who is allowed to see
Governor de Baca is notified in adi
vance just how long he will have in
which to dispose of his business. If
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
KANSAS PROTESTS
AGAINST HANGING

Washington, Jan. 3. Senator
Thompson of Kansas protested to
President Wilson today against the
hanging of Willie White, negro con-
victed of murder on the federal reser-
vation at Leavenworth, set for sun
day, January IA.
Kansas laws do not provide for
capital punishment. Senator Thomp-
son told the president that Kansans
did not want White hanged there and
also objected to it being done on Sun
day
Senator Thompson asked that the
sentence be commuted to life i'm
prisonment or that the negro be
hanged elsewhere.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
Physician and Trained Nurse
Stand Watch and Prevent
Seekers After Political PIums
From Entering.
IMPROVES STEADILY,
DIR. MASSIE ANNOUNCES
Elmer {. Veeder Legal Ad-
viser Takes All Possible
Worry From the Shoulders
of the New Governor.
@ o Q 9 o o . Q . . . o Q Q .


9 Governor de Baca has practic-
o ally completed the preparation of
9 his first message to the legisla-
o ture, which will be transmitted to
@ a joint session of the two houses
o as soon as he has been notified
Q that the legislature is ready to re-
@ eeiye it. The need of ballot re-
(" form and a revised system of
% election laws that will permit a
o free expression by the voters of
o the state, will be especially en-
9 phasized in the message. Other
@ reforms advocated by the plat
% form On which he was elected are
g also recommended
9 The failure of particularly in
o sistent politician to obtain an au-
@ dience with the governor today
@ led to the report that Mr.. de Baca
@ had taken turn for the worse
o and that his condition was such
. that no one, not even his personal
o attorney, was allowed to see him.
Q A visit to the governors room in
9. St Vincent's sanitarium this
9 evening served effectually to set
o at rest this rumor. Governor de
9 Baca had just finished hearty
o dinner and looked better than at
o any time since his return to New
Q Mexico. His physician, DR.. James
o A. Massie, and his nurse, Mrs. f.
o M. Cameron, both declared that (
@ he is steadily improving.
9 Governor de Baca was visibly
Q annoyed when told of the report
o that had been circulated regard =
sias, z4i.s Gy4tuEtIol4.
9 Il don't mind it so much on my
g own account he said, because I
9 know just what my condition is; Z
o but it seems cruel for the MEM
o bers of my family, who are not
@ here and who have to rely on the
o newspapers for information as to
o my health, to be worried by these
{: false and sensational reports"
d q a a q q Is q @ q q q g dS q d z
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
Tral of Sands Set FOR january Is.

Eel Paso, Tex. Jan. S.--The
trial of w. b. Sands, the Texas
state ranger charged with the mur-
der of Sergeant owen Bierne, of the
Twenty-thtrd United States infantry
was set in the district court here to-
day for January q. Bierne was said
to be the most popular enlisted man
in the army, He had served nearly
thirty years and was personally
known to most of the older officers of
the regular service.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04

~
does not get disposed of The nurse,
Mrs. F. NJ, Cameron, an uncommonly
efficient and basinesslike woman, sees
to that.
Governor Improving.
The result of this strict guarding of
the person of the governor is that the
sick man is gradually but steadily i'm
proving in health, and that those who
entertained the idea that he would
soon break down under the strain of
official life are being most gratifying
ly disappointed--for the simple reason
that there has been no strain to Gov
ernor de Baca's official life. His ply
sician and his nurse consider that it
is their duty to keep the strain from
bim, and so far they have been re-
markably successful in their efforts
in this direction.
Elmer E. Veeder, of Las Vegas, re-
Gently appointed by former Governor
Mcdonald as legal adviser to the gov
ernor, has been retained in that Ca
pacity by Governor de Baca. He is a
fellow townsman, neighbor and a
personal friend of the governor and
enjoys his fullest confidence.
Mr.. Veeder has quarters at ST. Vim
cents sanitarium, where Governor de
Baca Is under treatment. If his adj
vice on any subject is needed he can
be summoned in a moment. He is in
no sense the unofficial governor of
New Mexico, but he is the man who,
next TO DR.. Massie takes the burden
of worry and trouble off the shoul-
ders of the chief executive. There is
complete team work between MI
Needer and Dr. Massie Neither has
any axe to grind. Both are of one
mind, and that is to see that the gov
ernor is spared any mental exertion
beyond that which is absolutely nec-
essary to the discharge of the duties
of his office. And both are deter
mined to save him from the veXations
incident to listening to the recommen-
dations that office-seekers give thew
selves.
a Case in Point.
Take, for instance, the matter of
the appointment of game warden. 1t
seemed as if almost every democratic
voter in New Mexico wanted that Of
flee. More than twenty ambitious pa
triots had applied for it. Each pa
triot had back of him groups of cti-
zens who We're fully decided that un-
less their man was appointed there
wouldn't be a bird or a fish left in
New Mexico inside cf year. There
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U0nttnued on Page Twot
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
FIRE WRECKS P0PUL. AR
PLAYERS FILM STUDIO

New York, Jan. 3.-Fire today
wrecked the studio of the Popular
Play and Players Film company in
West Thirty-fifth street with prop
erty loss estimated at s250,000
Actors and actresses posing for
moving picture films were forced to
flee. The blaze was attributed to
spontaneous combustion In the film
cutting room.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
CONGRESS MEANS
To LEARN TRUTH
Of LEAK CHARGE
Over Objections of Represent
ative Henry, Lower House
Decides to Have Facts of
laWSon'S Statements.
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,REl


! Washington Jan. 3.--The congress
sional agitation over charges that
there was u leak" of advance infor-
nation on President Wilson'S peace
note. on which somebody made money
in the stock market, eliminated to-
day in the house ordering the rules
committee to make report within
ten days on Representative Wood Il
resolution for investigation and an
open statement on the floor by Repre-
sentative Bennett of New York that
Bernard Baruch, New York stock
operator, was reported to have sold
short $4,000 shares of steel on the
tip.
over objections of Representative
Henry, chairman of the committee,
who, after conferences with Thomas
w. Lawson, announced that the Bos-
ton financiers charges were mir
age Representative Wood succeeded
in having the house hold privileged
his resolution providing for an in
qulry into the Lawson allegations by
a committee Of five. The resolution
was referred to the rules committee
with instructions to report on it in
ten days.
Want Expert Testimony.
Mr.. Henry Immediately called a
meeting for tomorrow morning to
consider the resolution and tonight
both democrats and republicans of the
committee were demanding that Mr.
Lawson, Representative Wood and
others be called to testify
Oratorical pyrotcchnics marked
representative Woods fight to obtain
privileged recognton Thanked by
Representative Gardner of Massachus-
etts and a dozen other republicans,
Mr.. Wood insisted that Representa-
tive Henry had no intention of, call
ing his committee to consider tho
original Wood leak" resolution, in
troduced on December %. Repre-
sentative Henry denied this, but said
neither Mr.. Lawson nor Representa-
tive Wood had produced or promised
to produce any evidence which would
warrant such action.
Representative Gardner asserted
positively that there had been q
leak" and that he would favor call
ing the president, his stenographers
and others who might have been able
to furnish advance information re-
garding the forthcoming message.
Barney Baruch Blamed.
Demands by Representative Garrett
of Tennessee opposing the resolution
for n concrete statement as to the ru-
mors of leaks drew this statement
from Representative Bennet:
THE "um0r Is that Barney Baruch,
a member of the Council of National
Defense, was the man responsible for
this information getting to Wall street
and that thirty minutes before the
presidents message was made public
he sold, on a, rising market in steel,
by the way, $4,000 shares of steel
common short. That is the rumor in
New York city, If the gentleman wants
Names"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
Albuquerque New Mexico, Thursday, January 4
THE WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST.

Denver, Jan. 3.-FOrecast-
Mexico: Thursday generally fair, eX-
eept snow northwest portion. colder
extreme east portion; Friday fair.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
The Day in Congress
SENATE.

Met at noon,


representative Adamson tailed to
OBTAIN unanimous consent for his
resolution to continue the NeWlands
railway investigating committee an
other wear.
Passed new cotton futures bin
Rules committee was ordered to
report within ten days the Wood res
olutton to investigate whether there
was leak of advance Information
on the presidents peace note
Adjourned 5;02 p. m. to noon
Thursday.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
No French Battleship Torpedoed.

Paris, Jan. 3.--The ministry Of
marine says the report that the
French battleship Verite has been tor
pedoed by submarine near Malta, Is
absolutely false.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
Mrs, CornwaIIiS-West, Mother
of Princess of PIeSs, Is Gen.
ter of Army Scandal; House
of Commons Investigates,
WELSHMAN is VICTIM
OF SC0RNED PASSION
IntfigueS and Influence of So
Ciety Woman With War Of
flee Are Denounced by
Court of Inquiry.
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrHti

London Jan. 3.---An army scandal,
involving the exercise of influence
over high officers by a prominent so
ciety woman, is described in the re-
port of a court of inquiry tonight, and
Mrs Cornwall lis West. wife of Colonel
William Cornwallis-Wes and mother
of the Princess of Pless, and of the
Duchess of Westminster, is officially
severely cenSured.
The late Sir Arthur Basil Markham,
liberal member of parliament for the
Mansfield division of Nottingham
shire. who died last August, demand
ed an inquiry in the house of COM
mons into this matter and was sec
onded by Irish members, who de-
clared that a young Irish officers
honor was involved. 1t has since de-
veloped that the officer was Lieute-
nallt Patrick Barrett of the Welsh
fusileers.
According to a statement in the
house of commons before recess, he
was completely eXonerated, his COM
manding officer, Lieutenant Colonel
Define Radcliffe was removed from
his command and General Sir John
Cowans was censured but was re-
turned because of his good work. Cen
eral owen Thomas, who also was con-
cerned, was vindicated.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT

Maximum temperature, AZ degrees;
16; range, 81; temperature
at p. M, 80; north wind; partly
cloudy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-04

he doesn't dispose of it in that time it
does not get disposed of. The nurse,
Mrs. F. NJ. Cameron. an uncommonly
efficient and basinesslike woman, sees
To thnt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-12
QUITS POLICE DEPT.
FER is YEARS OF.
FAITHFUL SERVICE.

Captain Milton B. Frank, after
sixteen-year connection with the
Pensacola police department, yester-
day handed in his resignation, becom
ing effective at once, to take a po-
sitior with the Bruce Drydock Com
pany, in charge of the dock gang.
A month ago, Captain Frank,
who was then desk sergeant in the
station. secured a leave of absence
with the intention then of consider
ing favorably a proposition of going
on coastwise vessel to gulf ports.
Capt. Frank is a practical mariner,
and is capable of taking a ship to
any port of the known world, hence
his knowledge as navigator was
valuable to the government On ac-
count of objections on the part of his
wife, he had to turn down the offer
of SITS per month to go to sea. but
the Bruce Drydock Company made
him an attractive offer. which he &C
copied, and has been working there
for the past several weeks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-12
THE MARKETS
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

New Orleans, Dec. 1.-The prices
of cotton improved Is to % points
in the first hour of business here
today. on covering of shorts over
the bureau report and the disposition
of bullish traders to take on long
lines over the same events. The
supply of contracts was moderate.
The years cotton crop estimate
of 1O,949.0OO bales by the depart
ment of agriculture today, lifted 20
cal prices to a net advance of So a
bale in a few minutes of trading.
Average expectations, even among
bullish operators were for an esti-
mate considerably higher. In the
first few minutes trading. after the
issuance of the report January rose
S3 points to level which represent
ed a net gain of nearly SIS and JAN
uary 101 points to a level March
rose 90 points to a net advance of
lot points.
The government crop estimate of
fo,949,000 bales was well below gen.
eral expectations and resulted in a
wild upward movement of prices
which carried the strongest months
to net gain of 101 to lot points.
Cotton closed steady.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-12
MITCHELL IS GIVEN
INDEFINITE LEAVE

Martin Mitchell a member of the
Pensacola fire department. who fig
ured in the investigation of fire hose
a few days ago, has been given an in
definite leave of absence and has en-
listed for service aboard the dredge
Caucus, which is to get away to an
other port in short time. Fireman
Mitchell is the third or fourth who
mas thus been granted the indefinite
leave, and the statement was made
at the city hall yesterday that the
same consideration would be given
any employee who thus desires to
serve his country. "It is a patriotic
duty for all young Americans to
serve their country in the capacity
they are most suited for" said Com
missioner Sanders. land we are not
going to stand in their way. Rather,
we are going to encourage them,
and when they return they may rest
assured their positions await them"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-12
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Dec. 1.-The cotton
market showed continued steadiness
early today on covering for over the
government report and scattered
trade buying. December was 9 points
lower at the opening owing to the
circulation of additional notices es-
timated at 1900 bales, but later
months started at an advance Of 10
to 20 points and the general list sold
about II to 26 points net higher
right after the call.
The market was very quiet late in
the morning with fluctuations mar
row. After selling at 29.08 January
reacted to 1900 and March sold off
from $3.50 to 28.73 ruling within
point or two of that level around
midday.
The market jumped half cent on
the government report. January sold
up to $3.50 and March to 29.30 or 60
to Sc points above last nights clos
ing figures.
7 Cotton closed at an advance Of &c
20 10 sv,So