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Han sido rechazados
en- todos los intentos
que han hecho para
~apoderarse de los
cerros Tomba yIe=
nera, los alemanes
Las informaCioneS teuionaS
desRlentidaS

L.ONDRES, Noyicmbrc 20.-La
a.tuaci6n italiana vuclvc a prc5entar
IN asDecto dc suma gravcdad, y Sc
genera que en- las pr6ximas cuaren-
80 = ocho 'horas esa s]ituacion a!can-
C" 81 grade maxine. Las notlcias
oEicia!es dc Roma, rec!bidaS amocii,
en- es;a capital, ascguran que hasta
ayer II situaci6n Sc mantcHia firme
-. n l;rca italiana del Piave ; que
Una ofcnS;va Sc habia asumiGO por
"a; ,ropas de- general Diaz, en- IA
yegion De Ia p~ianicic del Asiago. Pc
70 a~lcunas horaS dc>pI cs, "a oiic!na
DC IN Guerra alcmana, anunciaha qur
u; ropes acknowledgements hahiarn
.'ogrado Aaccr nucroS progresses en- Su
~cnruic en- 81 frcutc s"ptentriouai,
nian;oEra dirigida a cnvoivcr Ia re-
~taruardia dc Ia Inca i"taliana dc.
Pave.
Mcnos dc cjnco milIas scpara aho-
n = los tcutoucs en- cl norte, dc las
Iranu-as vcnccianas. Las tropas in
:;s han ocupado Ia ]Pohlacion
d. Qucro, Qu" SC cncucntra en- IA
.cCi6r m]nutaHoSa sohrc IA ma1gcn
Occidental! del piayc. Tambitn cap,
tnaron II c"rro dc Corneoic Y les
q~uitaron a los italiaaos otras posi-
c;orcs en- 81 carTo de Tombca, que So
ha'!a 4! surorstc dc aqrcl. La s;tus-
Ion italiana, ru"s. IN este cstr"'
~" frcntc, cS en- extreme p~rccaria.
Los alcmaOcs RSeeuran QUO on csas
o~perac;ones hicieron mil cicn rrisio
nc:os.
Los i;aIianos por 81 partc, die.
! 81 ;riormc dc aycr. )c %quitaron 4!
,lrcmigo Scis oiicialcs = 2o2 hom'
h9eS. du;ante Su CONTROVERSIES en-
81 As;ago. dUrantc 4 cuai, !ograron
ocupar una Serin dc lrincheras AVIAN
25&az que g, cnemieo pcrdid en- los
I'timos diaS.
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81 Urge Al GOBItSH0 OLE 81
ATIESDAS LAS DEMAA6tS
pE LOS MtXINNtIST&S

CDPENHAGUE. NovIeaibrc O.
Piriip Srhoideman : Friedrich Ebcr,.
lidcres alcmancS so:aiistaS, cmPrcn-
Heron una camPana 0 cl dcSiguio
lie forzsr 4 los ~sobiecnos aicuaa '
auSriaco q que ~shardcren sus PFC
SenteS plaacs III ausAion, bsjo IA
miScara 90 protcstorsdos de Fosonis,
LituaQia Y las F~co~incias 6alticas
-uSaS y sccptcn IA otcrta DC ?az de
los holSheI ks rusos. Amboa li5e.
res p~rcarunclaron 81 cIsrto. Sculos
disc1nSoS ante IN rureroSo audro-
ria qne $s hahia coDcrcg8dn en- rr:ti-
nss cdnvocsdos 3 CSC qroPositn 81
tas ciudadas de pIsdsn y Elbcrfnid.
Schaiderran manifesto. CT ~ pcro-
.aei6n qus Alcfnanis Sc pcndria en-
pe}ierp : 10 uriSmo 50 Ncrla smcna-
ada 10 proPosicion-do dol doSarme e
neral ia paG ~pe1nanentc, 81 Rusia
60 t-r-ld4 ~ = r-s.i@r ala
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Alemania rehusa Ia
oferta de paz de
los rus0S
FL Emperador quiere sola=
n1ente tratar con los Sill
Cesores del Gar

PETROGRADO, Noviembre %
Alemania Sc ha rehusado Z cntrar en-
negociaciones de paz o e. nue'o
gobierno russo intecrado por el Con-
nreso de los delegados dc los Obrc-
rps ' SoIdados. dando IA! negative.
como respuesta a una recientc propo-
sici6n que Sc lc hiciera, scE!n dice
una noticia que publican los period
COS de cs,a capital, que ascguran que
cs,a information procede dc una
fuente au:entica.
picesc que cl ~Emrerado" CUTLER
NO anuuci6 en- 81 rcspucSta, ~" ira
taria tan SOLO sohrc csc particular,
cen q 81. 5 legal del ro5jcrmo I'M
ncrial O cor n Asambica conNtitu-
vcntc. que - III
\ este rcspecto. c. Nolia Noroaa
dice que ticnc mforracs que q gobicr-
no dc los Obrcros Y ScldadoS, en- case
do ouc no rcciban r~cspucStas de los
-obiernos bvligcrantes L Ia commi-
cacior ute sc les han cNy,a6o, parl
81 - de! actual. sc rcscrva 81 Hcrr-
s-ho para hacer Ia paz per 81 nrH,
p!a .uen,a, dcspu9S d" 10 cuatr 81 Ia
.cucrra con,in,la. Russia ocupara una
po<jcjon Hc;.-yai. =.
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Sc fue a pique lin
destroyer de los
EE. Unidos

".N9'''\"'V'' '>'''S.'''''
l.! hundlmIrn'o dr! DESTROYER "''e.!'
canO "ChaunccE, a CONSEQUENCES &c
UNA collision cue Sutr-" con "'r9 mar
co en- Ia IONA nc guerra e dia &c
aver ' en- {! cual acc'dchtc Sc cree
que hayan pcrecIdo u pcr'ona'' sc
anoEr'o "OE POI 'e'''''"
MARINA
+u''' ~ ::
non CO - ..Li.;;oJ
49,.
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Sc dice que los griegos
ayudan a los turCoS

CuartclcS General Ita!ianos cn 81
Norte dc Italia, Noriembrc 20.-Ean
~cnrpczado Il rcrjbirsc jnformac:orcs
CT este Quartet general. dc los ita-
lianos de ia region oriental dc We
nccia, ahora dominada por los aus
tro-alcmsuc<. schrc aiguuea De .oS
acontecimeutos que Sc nan desarry-
llado or eSas t~icrras. Dc scu"rlo
con eSoS inftrmc>, - sahc qu" cI
Enpgrador Carlos DO Austria-Hm-
grla ha vistsdo las ciudsdcs 1o Cur
zia y Udine Y G. Rer ~FcrnanIo %r
Bulgaria. hizo vi p3seo } trsTc* dc
GrsdiSca y Fsims1ora.
Ia gusruiciou Je UIuc. ru Ic.;ar
Sc haIlabau eStahlpcilcS a~rtcricrmeu.
10 los CuartcicS Gcncral isalianv-, &C
dlce que esta fortuada Tor soldadoa
turcas, que "a asoSura han establcci-
do sus cu~artrics on ia iclcsia dc San
tn Maria. En- VIZ jc las ciudadelaS
dc Udire. los invasprcs han i3ado lin.
On banderas, IA slcn.aUa. H. austria.
q. Ia BULGARIA. Ia tyrcl Y b %ri""y.
Ia ultima DO csa& baleieraS, rcprc-
sente una division ErEegs rUc -
uui6 q los bii-sros cu KavalI =
Fucrto Rupo! Y qpc alg1nos inferno.
asegrau 50 halla ah@ra cucr" Ia
fuerzaS cncwjgas que oPerau 81 cl
frcutc italiare.
Las trcpas grjc=as DC rr~fcrcuria,
son las qlc fcrmabau cl Cuartu ogrr-
- Is Lier-lt" s~c!e=r. gus : r!nL,
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WASHINGTON. Noviembrc 20

WASHINGTON. Noviembrc 20
L.oz csrucr1os dc los auStriacoS para
avan@ar dc IN margcn jzquicvda del
pia." han side ccmplc,amentc irES-
tralos. 0 las ~opcracioncs dc los
~.,aIjanrs. scgin dicen los dcsparhos
oriciaIos que SC rccibi"ron de- Roma
aver CT rstl capital.
La linen j,aliana csta SIcndo man
tcn;da firmcmcntc. i rcSa! dc los
rin,crtos cmpIjc> dc ;oS auStro-alc-
names : d" sus >~igorosos c@jucrzos
para c.uuar rl rio : cnrolvcr ! las
trupas del general pioz.
la situoci"n dc cs:s-. sin cmna"@o.
80 dcia dc scr scria, rUcs Ct rcli@rc
dc vcrS" ~ruvlcitas = aNinuiladas nor Ct
crrmigu. no In dc~sanarccilo del to-
Ju : Il memo &c que Us italiano> 20
yr"H hacer INA mucva rCthada pro-
.cs:5a rcr la arti:lcria itaiiaNa, core
~ Inca 81 pc6Gro dc rcrSc Clanquca-
da por q ala izquicrda. on dondc
,os irra>orcS cStin ahora daMdo vio-
raios cope, rara cor;ar "a rcLirada
4 L. rc;agYariia dc II Inca i~talia-
ma del Fiavc.
FL jatormc Official itaiiano rccihi-
DO 40 In Em,haiada dc csc pals aycr.
describe ;aS opcracioncS d" lbs U!ti-
mas vc;nticuatro horaS. como sjgUc:
aver en- 10 manama (Nor. lS.D
las t'opaS auStriacas prosiguicron 81
marcha = 10 largo del fcrrocarril
Dc Oloroyo 4 Trcvjso. protcgldos poc
IL: numcrosas cassy localiJadas So
Or" II msrEru izqpierda de- Pia"c y
at3"arcn n1"straS ~pO$ic:cnra ccrca
Dc Fonto ,i riayr. desp1ca dc.Uo in.
tens" boulbarieo dc artillcrig.
Las :vsiciours iucrvn dcfcgdidas
pQr b 5ia Division DE- Infantcria.
r~cmpur='l DC Ia Brigade Noyara y
II Tcrrc.a Brigada de- EcrSaglicri.
Ab.tiioy pvr q rfccto Dc los case.
rG":tras trQpaS. al principle cmpcga.
rrn Il ced"r terrcno. pero dc:PUrS.
pur medic DC uu vioicnto contra-ata-
grc M <ido uuo De los mas fUrivSoa
conbat"s cIcrpo i cIcrpo que han
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ca ka.atl : lus huisarv, GU Sep.
ticmhrc del ana pasa3".
Su cfc.Civu &C dice quc cvmpreudia
.5.gup hvmbrcs uuc i'vstcrivrmcntc
fr.l2l .rs-l.I.L.. = Als@l44ia
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Cugndv nccgs!tc iibips rn cSpanoi
tirijase i Ignscia Z. Lozano--lls
y. Sts. Rosa Ave- San Aut"nin. Tex
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tres ~alnericanos
fuer0n muert0S en-
FranCia

Gov q Eicrc;to Nmcricann en-
francia. Nuvicmb~c 2".-un nucvo
u~ucur:tro ha ,cnido lu@ar entire pa
irullaS amcricauas Y al~cH.anaS. Ell Ia
TERRA sin hcmbreS. llasta las pri-
mcras horas del dia. no Sc ~conOcian
deiallcs dc c>a accio1 y no Sc Sabc
mas que III Soldado americana fuc
mucTto.
WASHINGTON. Novicmhrc %
Fl general pershing la cnviaGo 4 Ia
Secretaria d: Guerra americana, NJ
informe Ell cI Que dice que dos hom-
bros, miembrcs dc las fucrZas cNPc-
dictionaries ~amcrlcanas cn francla,
rc~Suitaror mucrtoS CT Il acci"r u
hrsda ci dia - del actual. 0trUs scjs
soldadoS resultaron beridoS, tres IL"
clos JIG ~=rayeiad. Las hajas son.:
Nucrtos: Sargcuto John !. Czaj-
"a: Sollsd2. Stariay Janoyicz.
Bcridos DC cravc3ad: Sold4doS:
Earl L. Auraud. Fraa"is BIevius y
Edward +. Cahi'l. Hordios Lees:
S.rCcnlc John \. Logan, S"ldado
Chester Johnson : solJado Robert /.
Redo.
ii general Psrshinr t4mbiou infer
..1N.Ga J-,Io-si, II Ar,,.
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AMSTERDAM. Novicacbrc %
Los socialJStaS Independence. in
.ter1taron cfectuar q domingo paSado.
en- Berlin. algunoS mitincs, 4 peSar
de Ia tarminautc prohibition del 60
bicrno para csa ciaSe dc manifesto
clones. DeSpu"s Gc este, sin embar-
-. slsunoS elsmen-oS socialistaS sa-
carGn u1a manifestation por las "a
Hes DC Il region oriental dc Berlin,
ee+o fucrun djsPersados por Ii poll
1ia.
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OPaSa In IA. Pag. Col. 1a.)
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W. LONpEES. Novjcrnbra 20.-Un Sc
rio ttotin Havo lugu en- Berlin q do
= rn;rso paSado. scSJn SO dice CT des-
b. ra-hos rccibidos dc Amsterdam per
Il vfa i~nsiambrica y po- Ia Exchange.
r Telegraph Company.
u r~renSaje n Exchange telegram.
e dice QUO "A Iucaa entire IN mucnc-
.dunbre Y "a po}icia fuG muy cncar-
a:zaia Y que :, nimero dc hajas 6
ruuv crardc. rucS IA %c~CdarmcT!a
huo uso do Sus armaS Il" fucGo,
III Il Gespacho in~a!amhrico >oIa-
-rer-e SC cxpresa cue lis tronaS :
a roiicia fucron IIsmadaS para cue
-~opusieran reSiStcncia al pro@reso ID
los marifesEauteS que eraa los SOFIA
-IistaS Independence. In las csr@-
mas arlotiuadae Que ,,Elicron. IA pc
~iicia Sc viu obligada = hac2r usn Il
.suS arntas 4 10 que contrstaron les
-manifcscartes con z Media i@uai.
Sscsndo 4 rclucir u rcrolvcrS = ma
.vaiaS.
I'm ar1bos irIor0es - ascgura eye
Ia rrcusa alema0a Ia rccjbido ordc-
ms t~aruinautcs 30 10 publican MIN
-unns detallcs De cstoS acort"cjmicH-
.tcs y haSta ahora 7jnSunos Tccio3;-
eos habian llcgado 4 Amsterdam pro
cedentcS dc Berlin.
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POLITICS IN UNITED STATES

The presidential election and the
carnpaign which preceded it occupied
q large Dart of the attention of the
peopIe of the United States through
out the year 1916. June 5, the Wom-
ans party was originated and opened
its first convention in Chicago. Two
days later both the Republican and
Progressive national conventions open
cd in Chicago. June 10, former presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt was nom-
mated for president by the Progressives
and Charles Evans Hughes. associate
Justice of the United States Supreme
court and former governor of New
York. was nominated by the Republi-
cans. The Republicans nominated
Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana for
vice president and the Progressives
named John NJ Parker of Louisiana as
Rooseyelts running mate. June 16,
the Democratic national convention
convened in st. Louis and the follow
ing day President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall were renominated
without opposition. June &c, Colonel
Roosevelt declined the Progressive
nomination and the majority of the
members Of the Progressive national
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committee. meeting in Chicago. en-
dorsed the candidacy of Mr.. Hughes
The election on November was
one Of the most unusual ever held In
the United States. the result not being
definitely known until three days af-
ter the election. when the final count In
California gave the 13 electoral votes
or that state TO President Wilson and
gave him victory. President Wilson
won 2i6 votes in the electoral college
and Mr.. Hughes 800. The vote cast in
the election was larger by several mil
lion than any ever cast before In the
United States, President Wilson re-
ce!ving n plurality of about 100000 In
the popular vote. The great Increase
in the size of the vote was due partly
to the fact that women voted for presi
dent In this election In L. states.
Four more states voted to adopt
statewide prohibition in this election,
They were Michigan, Montana. Ne
braska and South Dakota. The Demo-
Gratis retained control of the United
States senate, hut us Il result of the
close election, neither of the two ma
Jor parties has a majority in the low
er house OF the next congress. The
balance of power is held by five mem.
bers not elected as members of either
party Socialist, Progressive,
Prohibltionist ! Protectionist and /
Independent
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and one need not turn away guest be
cause of lack of prOvender.
OK Tongue With Tomato Sauce
Cut a boiled tongue in slices, then
In disks with q biscuit cutter. Have
ready mashed potatoes, wel-seasOned
with butter and cream and covered
with the white of an egg and piled ON
a platter in Il long mound. Make q to-
mato sauce or use can of tomato
soup, lay In the tongue, and when
thoroughly hot arrange around the
mound, overlapping and standing on
edge, pour the sauce around.
Chestnuts In Coffee Sauce.--Have
one quart Of the large chestnuts boiled,
shelled and blanched ; this may be done
the day before. Cook them in salted
water until they are nearly tender.
Just before using, put them with
very little water and a tablespoonful
Of sugar into pan and cook them UNI
til they are soft, but whole. Put into
blazer of the chatting dish one cup
full of clear hot coffee, two tablespoon
fuls each of sugar and caramel and
when boiling tablespoonful of corn
starch mixed with cold water or milk,
cook this five minutes; pour part of
the sauce on two beaten egg yOlks, re-
turn this % the blaze and cook but
a moment to set the eggs. Let cool
for a moment, then add half cupfuI
Of cream and pour the sauce over the
chestnut5. Serve with sponge cake.
Apple Souffle With Vanilla Cream
Cook together six sliced apples, with
fourth Of { cupful Of water and
three-fourths Of cupful Of sugar, add
the grated peel Of two lemons, a sDeck
Of salt and Il bit of bay leaf. When
soft add half ounce Of softened gel
attn and press through sieve. Add
three tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice.
one tablespoonful Of butter. color
pale green, and when cold add half
cupfnl of whipped cream and the
whites Of two eggs, we'll blended.
Pile on a mound Of sponge cake and
serve with vanilla Ice cream.
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Congress was in session continuous
bled after the Christmas holidays, I'M
til September 8. Early In the session
hot fight developed over the Phil
ippine bill passed by the house. The
senate adopted the Clarke amendment
providing for the granting Of full In
dependence to the Philippines within
from two to four years. May l, the
house rejected the Clarke, amendment
and on August 16 the senate accepted
compromise pledging independence
to the Philippines when the tilipinos
are fit for self-government.
February ., the house passed bill
prohibiting child labor In the manu-
facture of products for interstate com
merce. and late in the session the bill
was passed by the senate and signed
by the president. February Is, the
senate ratified the Haitian treaty, pro-
viding for American supervision of
the finances and police regulation of
the republic.
Legislation providing for large in
creases In the strength Of the army
and navy received much attention.
The navy appropriation bill, IS finally
Dassed. provided for the building of
1877 ships during the next three years.
The army bill, as passed, carried ap-
preparations of 1913, $40, Az for the en-
suing fiscal year. an increase Of Sl31,-
667, O91 over the amount carried by
the bill as it first passed the house.
On July II, the rural credit meas
IRE enacted by congress became II
law upon receiving the signature OF
President Wilson.
The house. May 20. passed bill ap-
propriating $50,OO0,O00 to be used by
the government for the purchase and
operation of ships for the purpose Of
rehabilitating the American merchant
marine The senate passed the bill,
August 10, by vote Of SO to Il, after
one of the most bitterly contested leg
islative struggles of the Wilson ad-
ministration.
September Z, the senate ratified the
treaty providing for the purchase by
the United States of the Danish West
Indies.
downright. 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per SyndicateD
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the American commission on August
- and on September 6. the joint COM
mission began its sessions at New Lon
don, Conn. The sessions continued I'M
til November "a, when a protocol was
signed providing for he withdrawal
Of the United States troops from Mex
leo In 40 days, conditional upon the
Carranza government showing within
that time that it could protect the Dor
der and prevent raids by bandits upon
American territory.
Two days before the signing of this
protocol, Villa, at the head of strong
force, attacked Chihuahua City and af-
ter a battle lasting several days he
captured that city.
Carrnnza forces regained control of
Chihuahua City December 8 and Villas
forces fled to the mountains west of
that city, where they were later re-
ported to be gathering new recruits
10 preparation for more extensive
operations.
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ing November l, an increase of 81 .500,-
100000 over 1915, and $4,000 GOO, 900
over 1914.
The total wheat yield of the United
States in 1915 was only 54T 100000
bushels, as compared with 1.011. 100000
bushels In 1915 and at the same time
there was almost proportionate fall
ing off in all other grain crops. While
the crops decreased enormously in
quantity. they also increased enor-
mously ip price. The value of 10 staple
crops, as based on the November es-
innate of the department of agricul-
ture, was S7099, 33SO31. as compared
with the estimated value on November
l, 1915, of the same crops of that year
of S5.9S3.3O6,S17. The aggregate value
OF all farm products including live
stock, was estimated at SD 100000 900,
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MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The relations of the United States
with Mexico became more strained
during 1916 than at any previous time
during the years of civil war that fol-
lowed the retirement of President Por-
firio Diaz. They approached a crisis
early in the year when, on January 10,
nineteen men, nearly all of them
Americans, were taken from a train
near Chihuahua and killed by a band
of bandits.
Conditions became still more tense
when, on March 8. several hundred
bandits led by Villa raided and burned
the town of Columbus, N. NJ, killing
nine American civilians and eight Uni
ted States soldiers. March 10, Presi-
dent Wilson ordered 5000 United
States troops into Mexico to catch
Villa.
General Carranza. head of the de
facto government in Mexico, began
soon to display antagonism toward the
American expedition and on March II
he issued orders forbidding American
troops from entering Mexican towns.
He also refused to grant permission
for the American forces to use the
Mexican railroads for the transporta-
ton of supplies.
April u, a detachment of United
States troops was attacked by Carran-
IN troops and citizens of ParraI. Two
Americans and 40 Mexicans were kill
ed in the encounter. The following day
CarranZa demanded the withdrawal of
the American troops from Mexico, but
his demand was ignored. The pursuit
of Villa came to standstill, however,
because of the hostility of Carranza.
May 81. General Carranza again de-
manded the withdrawal of the United
States troops from Mexico on peril of
recourse TO arms" and followed this
up an June 16 with definite threat of
attack unless the troops were with
drawn northward. The following day
-re-enforcements were rushed TO the
United States troops in Mexico and
within a short time the expeditionary
force aggregated about $4,000 men.
June IS, the war department ordered
nil the state militia mobilized and with
i'm the next two weeks $4,000 of the
stale soldiers had been rushed to the
border.
A detachment of American troops
was attacked by Carranza troops at
CarriZal, June q, and twelve Ameri-
cans were killed and II captured.
A short time later CarranZa aban-
doned his hostile attitude and in a
conciliatory note to President Wilson
suggested the appointment of a joint
commission TO settle the dispute be-
tween the two countries. July %,
President Wilson accepted this pro-
poSal.
President Wilson named Secretary
of the Interior Lane. Judge George
Gray and DR.. J. r. Mott as members Of