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EFFORTS MADE ID INCREASE
 POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS
CHARGES OF SNAP ACTION AND UNFAIR TACTICS WE'RE MADE
 IN THE SENATE.

Washugton. Feb l5-Thc whole subject of increased se.ond class m1l rates and one cont drop letter postage in cities and towns and on rural routes was re opened today in the seu- ate Amendmcu. containing these provisions had been ruled out of the rostoffice appropriation bill in com mittee of the whole several days ago on a point of order
 When the bill passed from the cont mittee of the whole 10 the senate to- day there were many senators absent from the chamber. Senator Smoot ro-offcred the amendment to reduce postage on drop letters to one cent nn mnce As this would greatly de- crease the postal revenues, Senator Bryan, acting for the postoftce com nlittee, asked the UCah senator to couple with it the amendment 10 ad- vance the rate on newspapers and magazines 10 a cent and half a pound for next year and two cents a pound the following year This was done and Senator Robinson, the pre- siding officer, submitted the amend. ment, which was agred to without a roll call. escaping attention of many senators who had opposed the propo. sjton
 News Of the development brought members from cloak and committee 1ocm in a storm of disapproyal
 Charges of snap action and unfair tactics were made until Senator Smoot agreed to move for recona.d- eration of the vote. Then followed q plea by Senator Bryan to vote the re- consideration mot>on down unless agreement could be reached that no point of order against the amend meuts should he made, so that the proposals might be considered on their merits. Several attempts to get uuanimols consent for such course failed and the motion to reconsider prevailed,
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Washineton, Feb l5.--A pe-emptory demand upon Germany for thc release oi the = American soamen aru1h. in by the prize ship Iarrcwdaie Was prepared at the state department to- day with President Wilson's approval
 It was sand that it would go forward shortly through The Spanish amba -a- dor at Berlin. To accompany he de. mand the department has gathered complete data showing the treatment accorded German sailors in American ports
 IL is confidently expected that Ger many will free the sailors without much more delay, thus disposins of the most pressing of the questions which arosa. jmmedlalGlE4 -niaar the severance or relations between the TWO countries
 There virtually is no hope noro. however. that more serious trouble with Germany can be postponed much longer.
 Many officials oi the adminis'ra- ton have come to jhe conclusion that unless there is prompt and de- ciiod change in the general attitude of Germany toward ne interests of
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-16
Summary Action Taken
 to ReIjeDe Gar Shortage
Representatives of Thirty Railroads Attend Meeting With InterstGte
 Commerce Commission.

once of diplomatic relations with Ger many tho couacstion at some eastern yards il was said. having become so ecrious that if is extremely dudeult to move anything one road is re. ported to have every track crowded and in addition ears loaded with eN- port wheat standing on 9l barpes in New York harbor Every eastern arain elevator is said 10 be filled aud in addition there are four million bushels of export wheat in Minneapo- hs. which have been awaiting traos- portation east for more than two months.
 In New England the railroad men say there is a threatened shortage oi erain. while the flour supply of Pitts burg. Philadelphia, Nv York and New Enrland cities is none too large. At todays meeting it was decided to move two trainloads or fifty cars each' east from Minneapolis daily one laden with wheat for New l1ngland the oth- or carving flour to New Eneland and the three cities named.
 As fast as ocean steamers diminish the accumulation of freight awaiting export at eastern ports the railroads will let down the bars of the emhar- go. permitting the shipment, ton for ten of supplies to replace those taken away.
 Finding the empties in crowded wards. making them into trains and dispatchne them westward on tas' freight schedule is a task some oi'l cials regard as almost hereule9n. though necessary. if adequate relief is to he obtained, Some of tho roads, if is understood, have offered 70 place their own emptfes at the disposal of cthor roads hit harder by the general shortaae and aI the roads. il was said xiu v-,rl, in close cooperation toward amelioration df conditions throushoat the country.
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WHOLESALE EMBARGOES ON
 SHIPMENTS FROM WEST
Export Situation in New York Is De- clarsd By Traffic Heads of Rail- roads to Be the Most Serious in the History of That City.

New York Feb 1I.-Belier from the frei2ht congestion caused by the Ger man submarine pol-y was seen today in the announcement that a namber of Dutch and Scandinavian ships would soon depart with cargoes for their transatlantic ports. The understand ing that the British naval authorities had arranged for neutral ships bound for the northern European countries to touch at Halifax instead of Kirk wall and thus avoid the submarine zone gave promise of the resumption of regular sailings
 The export situation today. however. was declared by traffic heads of rail roads entering this city to be the most serious in the history of the port of New York.
 The official said the freight conges- ton was not serious here but thal this is true only because of system of all most wholesale embareoes against shipments from the west for export. hese enbargoes, it was pointed out, T'a-e they prevent terminals and piers here from becoming filled to capacity, sre re ponsible for congested condi- tons in the west.
 Unless relief now is assured through carly offerings of considerable cargo space. according to men familiar with the situation. more restrictive embar- gees must be placed, congestion will increase in many parts of the country, loaded cars will stand idle. great quan. t.tics ot perishable foodsmfls will be dumped on domestic markets, manu- lecturers will cease 10 cOnsign ship nanta eastward and the production of many raw products will be reduced.
 Baiirold ratuc managers assert that the ship shortage situation of a year ago when the export burden over taxed New Works capacities taught a les ou from which they are prCtitinG in the present situation At that time the pier and terminals were piled with freight, much of which perished before f. could be exported. Today, they point out there is no such con- eestiou because for many months the railroads have a cepted freight from the sou'h and west only on the per init basis" Under this system only those shipments were allowed to reach here for whi h con-iEuces proved in advance that cargo space was awaitino upon arrival
 While this method has kept rail road terminals here comparatively free from ov3rcrowdine it's resultant ef
 fleets elsewhere Has culminated in cal ] shortage situations so serious that
 traffic heads have become alarmed | The executive committee of the Amer
 jean Railway Association is expected
 to discuss the subject at a meeting here tomorrow.
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Washinetou. Feb l5- The choi railroads of the country look sum mary action today to relieve tho shortage of freight cars and the traf fic congestion at eastern seaports. again approaching an acute stage be- cause of the curtailmeut ot trans Atlantic sailings by Germany's new submarine campaign
 Representatives of 90 roads at a meeting here attended by interstate commerce commission officials reach cd a "gentlmen's agreement for a new drastic campaign of relief in cluding the following measures:
 Adoption of regulations tantamount 10 a virtual embarso on all export shipments through eastern ports until part of the vast accumulation al- ready awaiting steam hips can be cleared away.
 Liberal use of "an intelligent em' bargo" on all domestic east bound shipments. such an embargo, al ready effective on some roads, may be extended
 A policy of separating empty from loaded cars in the congested yards and sending back the empties with others released by unloading, 10 west ern lines in solid trainloads ahead or all other traffic except passenger trains.
 Eastern roads agreed to give in addition an empty car 10 western connection for every loaded car re- ceived.
 Exports traffic through tho east will remain virtually at a standstill during the period of adjustment. ana east.bound domestic traffic will go greatly curtailed, if the plans ~orN out. The amount of freight for eN port has increased greatly at eastern ports because of the great decrease m steamship saillngs since the sever
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Wholesale Indictments
 Returned ir1 Indianapolis
Men Are Charged With Conspiracy 10 Corrupt the 1914
 Election.

Indianapolis. Feb. 15. With the surrender late today of 0. R. Walters eleven men have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to corrupt the 19l4 election. Samuel V. Parrott, chief of police and nine other men said to be leaders and followers of d so-called political machine surrender- ed earlier in the day Bonds were provided for eight of the men and two were released on their own recogni- 2ance.
 Thomas Taggart, former United States senator, and Josph Bell mayor, signed bonds for six men who are members of the police force and bus mess men supplied bond for the pc lice chief
 The men who were arrested, be-
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PUBLIC LEAK HEARINGS
 HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED
THE EXAMINATION OF BROKERS sTATEMENTS IS LEFT TO A
 SUBCOMMITTEE.

New York. Feb 15.-I-eavmg fur tier examination of brokers state. ments as to their dealings with cus. toners on the stock exchange during December to a subcommittee of three, the congreslonal committee inyesti. eating the "leak' on President Will sons peace note today adjourned its public hearings and most of the mem bers returned 10 Washington tonight This action came after statement b> the committee counsel. sherman L. Whipple, that he did not consider it profitable for the full committee to spend anymore time taking oral testi- mony in view of other more urgent duties of the members at the capital
 The subcommittee, consisting of Representative Philip r. Campbell of Kansas William s. Bennett of New York and AI D. Foster of Illinois, will stay here until Monday eXamin1nr brokers statements. planning to con tnua their work in Washington after that.
 Wall street eis.ip was busy after the close Of the hearing today trying to Geduee the identity of an unnamed speculator T hose account was between $G000,000 and $S.000. .000 when the big break came in the market after the reace note became public Oliver carried such a big short" on his 1 books. his operations dating from No. vember, but he declined to divulge the customers name
 In conna .tion with that account, however, there was put in evidence a telegram dated New York, December
 20 and sent over Mir Harriman's prt- rate wires to his Nashington office asking have you heard anything about i the government 10 issue this afternoon a statement regarding the economic condition of 1urope?" This was sign ed "J. l.. L.' The answer was no The fact that the initials cosres | bonded to those of Jesse l.. Liver more, well known specuiator, known l to make his headquarters at Alr 1 Harriman's offices, was called to inc
 attention of members of the commit
 tee at the close of the hearing, but ! if was explained by counsel the qucs- 1 tion of the speculator's identity was net pertinent
 A ked by Representative Bennett to
 stlte roughly the amount of T. l.. Is. profits, AIr Hartman said he could
 not do that ofthand, but would have 1 t computed. It was pointed out n Mr. Harriman's testimony that most
 of the shCrt a,es involved in this profit were made before the leak occurred.
 Through Mir. Hartman there also
 was brought into the record for the
 first time evidence of a ptb,ic official
 at Wash.ngton dabbling iu the stock
 market Mir Hartman said that on
 December 21 he bought for a con
 gressman 90 shares of United State-
 Steel on the long side He declined
 to give this customers name also. anC
 Mir Whipple remarked that he did no believe the incident was of any in terest 10 the committee anyway
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Havana, Feb. 15-Iu spite of the
 Dlot among certain members of the
 Havana police against the govertn-
 ment, there was a more optimistic
 tone in government circles tonight
 due to the loyalty of the navy, of
 which several vessels made their es-
 cape from Santiago. and also the be-
 lief that Santiago soon will be re- covered from the reyolutionists by
 the government. 1t is claimed by
 high officials that the movement be- gun there by Rigo5erto Fernandez is not a popular one.
 Lieutenant Wilfred Diaz, aide 10 Fernandez, escaped on the Cuban
 school ship Pairia, which arrived here this morning from Santiago. Photographic communication has
 been restored with the province of Camaguey. where heavy fighting is reported between 500 loyal troops against an unknown number of revolu- tionsts.
 Baldomera Asosta and Pino Guerro.
 with their bands of revolutionists, still are making for the Pima Del Rio hills. Their rear guard has been at
 tackled in-,asrunning fight A lengthy Noclamaticn issued by
 he Veterans Asssxiation in favor of
 the government h made good impression. A .a Seach in German Ar5rrE r1---r rr--77-j5-5jy . failed to locate anyoM who knew Con
 tain Boehm, Gerni3 army officer who. according to G London dis
 ratch, when arrestek at Falmouth some time ago had fn his possession a chart of Santa Lhcia bay. Cuba, where German agents were assorted 10 have obtained oil concessions. There are no entries here of German Cil interests in Santa Lucia bay. According to an official announce ment made at the Palace tonight, diff fculty was being encountered in com municating with one or two of the dis. tricts where elections were held In the province of santa Clara yesterday. l Three or the districts heard from. Purial Ranchuelo and Guadalupe, showed that the conservatives had ob- | tained a majority over the liberals. It
 was added that advance reports from
 the other districts indicated that l .,.r,~
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WHlklNg 70 maluidu peace are Solng forward with undhated yleor. Their
 attitude is causing little concern
 among off ials. who say the presi- dent has no intention of making any
 move except on the basis of facts
 which win satisfy au reasonable and
 patriotic Americans
 Beneath the surface there r 2 strong dnder,urreut of discussion of various possible means of avertins war. including suggestions that con
 ference of ucutrals be called There are no indications, however, that the president contcmplatcs any sucE move
 The president paid another visit to the state. war and navy departments today but it was explained that this aid not foreshadow any immediate i'm
 poriant developments Secretary
 Lansing called at the white house for a brief conference and afJerYards he
 and the president walked together rhrou-h a srowstorm to the navy de- partmeut
 X cabinet meeting will be held to- morow and the entire situation VII
 hc cauvasscd In addition Co the of fIcial reports reaching the state de.
 raumut members of the cabinet re-
 cciyng word on the economic ef-
 fleets Of the typing up of shipping in
 American ports, probably will present
 whatever news they have.
 Concern over the absence of any word from Ambassador Elkus at Com ~tantinople since the break with
 Germany was somewhat relieved to-
 day when two brief dispatches were received from him. The first dated February z, inquired why he was hay ing difficulty communicating with his government The second was said 10 be be a routine report and its date was not made public An investigation
 is underway 10 determine whether the ambassadors messages are held up ill Vienna.
 Nothing has been heard of the de parture of a train loaded with some >6 American consuls and their fam lHes together with an unknown mum her of ether Americans, which was due to leave Munich for Switzerland early th.s week. While officials here 5o not yet feel any alarm, several inquiries have been sent to former Ambassador Gerard and Minister Sto- Nau at Berng asking for immediate re- rorts on any facts received.
 Tbe WorE ol clearing other Amart cans out of Germany is going on Th> adwsabinty of the withdrawal by the International Young Mems Christian Association of its twenty or more American Representative who hay. 1 been working among prison amps in Germany was discussed today at a conference between state department officials and Dr. John K Gc-t, inter national secretary. While it WAS agreed that the men mu-t b" with drawn in case oi actual war ne de l atsiou was reached as to their mme diate recall. Ii Germany should her. self force withdrawal under eoudi tons short of war it is feared that thc allied eo;eruments Nould require thc fifty odd Ameri.an working rmone German prisoners in their countries 10 cease their activities
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-16

sides Parrott and Walters. are: Her.
 man Adam, city sealer: Mortimer c.
 Hulse. police sergeant; Wayland F. Sander, police sergeant; Roy A. Pope. police captain; Oscar A. Merrill, p0- lice lieutenant; Frank NJ. Johnson. patrolman; Dennis M Bush. former street commissioner. and Charles E. Gedl Coval
 One hundred and sixty-six men were named in five indictments re- turned yesterday by the federal grand jury. including both democratic end republican party workers of h. Gary Frankfort and Evans vile, Ind IL is thought that no ar rests will be made in the other cities before Saturday
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-16
COLONEL ELLIS HOME.

Lieut.. Colonei Dr. Leonard R. Ellis spent yesterday in the city and par ticipated in the city primary election. He had intended to remain another day but was called back to Little Rock last night on urgent business. Hq will return permanently to the city onl February 23.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-16
ARRESTED FOR NAM.

Nottingham, Wash, Feb. 15.-Owen Daly of Neora ka, former lehtweisht wrestling champion, was arrested to- day on a charge of wifuEy maiming Hilton Harndel Of this city to whom he forfeited the championship in a match here last night Daily is ac- cused Of iniuriag his opRonent through pse of the toe hold
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-16

Berlin, Feb. IS, Via London. Feb. 1e.-(3:4o am. Friday).- The American seamen who were brought prisoners tc Germany on the British steamer Yarrowda'e have been released.
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BELIEF THAT SANTIAGO WILL SOON BE RECOVERED FROM
 REVoLUTtoNlSTs.
CUBAN NAVY REMAINS
 LOYAL ID GOVERNMENT

Search in German Circles Here Today Failed to Locate Any One Who Knew Captain 5oehm, Who Was Arrested in Falmouth With Charts in His Possession of Santa Lucia Bay.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-16
AMERICANS REPORTED TO
 HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY
 THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT
Peremptory Demand Was Being Pre- pared to Be Forwarded Through
 the Spanish Ambassador.

Many Officials Have Come to the Conclusion That Unless There is Prompt and Decided Change in the General Attitude of Germany President Wilson Will Go Before Congress on the Matter Before Many Days.
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All the War News

TEE SENTINEL RECORD PRINTS ALL THE WAR NEWS UP TO a;3O EACH MORNING, TWO HOURS LATER FAN ANY OTHER NEWSPAPER REACHING HOT SPRINGS. WHEN YOU REAC v IN THIS PAPER YOU ARE READING THE LATEST.
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FORECAST FOR ARkANSAs:-- FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. FAIR.
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,Nx4)ocIE1TNy..

One of the most beautiful So
ciety events the past week was
on Tuesday afternoon when Mrs.
+. S. Holloway and Mrs, John
Holloway entertained few
friends informally with musi-
Gale lea, in honor of Mrs, Mar.
shall jenkins, of Marion. KY
who was the guest of Mrs. John
Holloway for a few days.
The rooms were artisticaIly
decorated with pink and white
carnations and smilaX,
Mrs. Jenkins is a charming
woman and a musician Of unus-
ual talent, besides being a harp
ist of exceptional merit; she also
PLAYS several other instruments
with equal skill. The guests
were thrilled with the beautiful
program rendered by Mrs. Jen-
kins on her harp. Her selections
were alternated with vocal sell
ections by Mr.. Charles Williams
of Rochester y. \, a. d Mrs. NJ.
Yeaman. Mrs. Artnur katter-
John, Miss Hattie Belle Spoehr
ard Miss Helen Sweeten gave
several violin selections, some
with the harp and some with
piano accompanied, and Mrs.
Jer kinS and miss Sweetrn ac-
compared the vocalsts varying
the program OF accomplished ar.
fists with beautiful symphony.
Enthu, iastic applauses were re-
Sporded to with clever ercOIys.
Mrs. Margaret McCreacy liN-
on gr, etsd the guests at tie
door and they were received IN.
formally by the hostesses and
tLa bop,v .rtnsfe
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James Homer Moore is
Nov A Farm Demon ,tralo-

Marion has sent out aro'he
one of her boys. who was Gales
to GrepnylIIe by the a.ntenu r.
County Farmers to accept IN,
position Of demon str Tor ~
splendid saia'y. jim homer 90.
he is called here dies ry,s ng'
c sdlt for hi, aI,a Gem no
which was al ON ace rur, u ne.
rit. He has Ia teu adyan 40 az
his opportunities, which show,
that he has a good heal Z. hi.
shoulders. Instead Of waSt'rg
his best years in riloitieS he a.
buckled down to tie serious side
of business life. THIS viii hr.rg
him happiness. iouor and = c Q.
milton when ever ~ place worth
havl y is Omen. We conprotu.
late Muhl nbur, County fo' send
inc 20 lrlItenten County and al
so en- gettlr q Jim Moore. II at
he will make good goes witt
out 5 wing ter vi ero
he gradu"t,d W.T. ouOrs from
me Marion Htph School and at
Lexington ~h IL he Won his d.
%, ina IN the Agricultural depart
meur Of the kentuct State
College.
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their own affairs, can capabIy
handle affairs of state. As ply
sician, banker, farmer and man
of general affairs ana business
acumen DR.. Thre.keld could
stand on his own record.
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Cleaning. pressing and repair
ing. Agents for the White Swar
Laundry. Best in town. Al
work called for and delivered
Huffman & Cook. Jenkins Bldg
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Card OF Thanka.

We wish t,,NpreSs our ieart
{ 1t thanks to the peonie of
Game and community for their
kl dn 5 o us, in The sickness
and Le tn of wife aud mother.
NAV Gods blessings be upon
them. is the wish of l.. o. Threl-
keld and family.
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reikeld of this city
bs many f his
, the rae. for Rep
IN the Cr't'en'en
lrict, and is con
He has not an.
{ he should con
would, if elected
4 man at Frank
I'D has a riper d
fence eQualled ~
per of the counties.
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Wednesday night the Junior
girls entertained in honor of Mr..
James Homer Moore, coach. and
the football team. at the home of
Miss Nellie Stone. The contests
were carried out in athletic form
and the favOrs were little foot
balls tied with blue ana white
ribbon, this being the teams
colors. The refr, sum MS con
sisted ST sandwiches, pickles and
hot chocolate. Punch was seryeu
throughout the evening. Thos,
present were member, OF the
football club and the Junior class.
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.horized to announce
IT II. THOMAS

or Sheriff of Critten.
iect to the action of
primary, August ith.
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secona-g'ass mtt,,r t"o
+. Z, At tue postotice at
!. n. r:.Icky, under the Act o.
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failure of sub lo>R>rn-
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kSsss''d , q, Creek Creek <; lg Rates.
leaves Tho oreign Advertising
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