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164 OF TUSCANIA
DEAD BURIED ON
SCOTTISH COAST
National Airs Are Sung at
Graveside of Amer c an
Soldiers.

SCOTCH SEAPORT, Tuesday. Feb.
12.-By The Associated Press.-Up to
Tuesday night, week after the dis
aster, III victims of the ill-fated Tus-
cania had been laid to rest at differ
ent points on the Scottish coast.
These were divided as follows:
Americans, 131 identified and SO un-
identified; crew, identified and un-
identified.
The Associated Press correspond
ent co-operated with the American
army officers in obtaining these fig
ures, which go forward to Washing
ton as the most accurate and complete
list obtainable. The last seventeen OF
these bodies recovered--all Ameri
cans-were buried this afternoon, vii
layers again coming many miles in a
doWnpour of rain to pay their simple
tribute to the American dead The
bodies were brought to the burial
place on one big motor truck which
was followed along the route several
miles long by the squad of twenty i've
khaki-clad American survivors and
the village mourners. One of the vii
layers carried the Union Jack, while
an American soldier held aloft the
otdlo anu SlIlp6S.
Sing National Anthem.
At the graveside, the American
soldiers sang the Star Spangled Ban
ner,' followed by the natives singing
God Save the King" The usual mil
itary salute was then fired, ending
the ceremony.
Temporary fences have been built
around the graves to be replaced by a
permanent enclosure as soon as the
materials can be brought to these
desolate shores. A British colonel
who has worked day and night since
the disaster helping the Americans
bury their dead, announced today
that the people of the nearby coun-
tryside had started a public subscrip
tion to erect a permanent monument
to the Americans.
There are eight Americans still
here, too i'll to leave, several of them
still dazed by their experiences. They
are quartered in nearby farmhouses
and village hotels. These men are F.
|. Benefiel, E. l.. Lystrom, Wilbur c.
Mutt. Boyd E. Hancock, E. E. Har-
pham, Henry Schurting, James J Col,
well and F. A. Cocher
One American officer and fourteen
men are still in hospital at Glasgow
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+ BUlIETINl


ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-The Republic
an national committee this afternoon
elected Will Hays, chairman. He was
placed in nomination by John T.
Adams of Iowa, and the nomination
was seconded by committeeman
King of Connecticut.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-John +.
Adams this afternoon announced MS
withdrawal from the contest for chair
man of the Republican national com
mittee. Will H. Hays of Indiana Will
be placed in nomination by Mr.. Adams
and his election by acclamation prob
ably will follow.
Mr.. Adams stated that his withdraw
al was made unconditionally. The
question of whether he would remain
as vice chairman was not considered,
he said.
Governor Goodrich of Indiana. who
attended a conference in Mr.. Adams
room said he expected the. national
committee would appoint new execu-
tive committee giving the party new
leadership He said that after Mt.
Adams became convinced that he
could not be elected he said he knew
of no better man for the chairmanship
than Mr.. Hays. who is chairman of
the Indiana state central committee.
The fight on Adams by his oppon-
ents was based on charges of dlsloy-
atty. Senator w NJ Calder of New
York yesterday produced before the
executive committee a letter which
he said Adams had written to the edi-
tor of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
The letter was dated in Berlin Aug.
81, 1914, and said, that "as America
has been flooded with lying and mis-
leading reports from London, Paris
like to see published in the Telegraph
and ST. Petersburg, the writer would
Herald some articles which he was
forwarding. These articles were the
German White Book and Truth
About Germany"
Praises the Germans.
81 will make the assertion the
letter continued, that there are no
more peace loving people in the
world than the Germans, from the
kaiser himself to the humblest citi-
zens, and there are no people who
have progressed further in all that is
best in cultured civilization.
'It is now perfectly clear to all of
us VINO have been living in Germany
that when Russia and France were
secretly planning to make Austria s
determination to punish the Serbian
assasins the occasion for sudden at
tack on the German border. these two
countries were given adequate assus-
ance that England would support
them
The letter closed with the predic-
ton that the German empire would
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MUST FIGHT TO
END SAYS PRESS

PARIS, Feb. 13--In the opinion of
the press the situation has been
cleared by President Wilson's re
marks in his address to Congress con.
corning the German military autocra
cy aiken in conjunction with the re
cent statement of Emperor William
that Germany's enemies must recog
niZe her as victorious.
The emperors utterances are ac-
cepted as expressing the real senti
ment of the dominant class in Ger
many and the conclusion is drawn
that there must be implacable war
fare until German militarism is final
ly defeated.
president Wilson's thesis implies
war to the hilt and to an end and that
is still far from view" says the
Figaro. The war will be ended eth
er according to the views of Emperor
William by unanimous submission tC
Germany or by the wrecking of Ger
man militarism.
L'Homme Libre says Emperor
William admits the possibility OF
peace only after complete victory OF
the Germans. President Wilson ad
mits this possibility only after the
defeat of the German army
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Receipts from Stamps
Reach $4,000, 900 Mark

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-Rece;pts
from sale Of war savings and thrift
stamps today passed the s50.000,000
mark. Officials declared actual sales
probably have amounted to s10.000,000
more. The daily revenue from the ma
ton wide thrift campaign is increased
regularly, and directors Of the cam
paign believe that within month, it
will be nearly s5.000.000 a day.
F. A. Delano. member Of the federal
reserve boald and vice-chairman of
the national war savings committee is
directing the campaign in the absence
of Frank A. Nanderlip. the chairman,
who has gone to California to recuper-
ate his health. Rumors that Mr. Van
deriip had resigned were denied at
Secretary McAdoo's office and head
quarters of the war savings move
ment
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Tyelue Richmond Quakers
in Combative Service

Thirteen boys from East Main
Street Frierds church are now in mill
tary service. A service flag bearing
thirteen stars. has been raised at the
Sunday school services Sunday morn
ing
OF the thirteen members, only one
Erend Nolaskamp. is in the Friend 6
Reconstruction Unit. now in France
The remaining twelve are all in com
bative service. Two of the mer were
selected while the remaining clever
volunteered.
Several of the boys are now in
France. The list OF Quaker patriots
includes Preston Foster, Alvin Par
shall, Evert Lawson. Ralph Markley
George Snyder, Guy McMath, James
Johns. Herbert Dalbv. Elmer Williams
Chase Stevenson. William Stevenson
Evans 'Kenworthy, and Erend Volas
kamp.
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UNNECESSARY
TO TAKE OVER
RAIL SYSTEM
SAYS KELLOGG
Minnesota Senator Says Car
riers Would Have Obtained
Good Results if Govern
ment Had Co-operated.
Stone ASKS INCREASE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The opin
ion that President Wilson's action in
taking ever the railroads was unneces-
sary because good results would have
been obtained by the carriers with
proper government cooperation was
expressed in the senate today by Sen
ator Kellogg, a member of the senate
interstate commerce committee. He
declared that had the railroad heads
been given full measure of assistance,
the government would have escaped
the necessity of guaranteeing the car
riers an income for the use Of the
properties taken over.
Senator Kellogg spoke in support OF
the committees amended draft of the
administration railroad bill which he
said, Reflects the best judgment Of
the administration and the committee
Although he did not agree with the
president and his advisers on the rail
road question, the Minnesota senator
said he intended doing everything pos.
sible ito strengthen and facilitate gov
ernment operation and insure justice
TO the people. the railroad and the
vast army of security holders
The executive committee of railroad
heads. he senator said. greatly co-or-
dinated the transportation facilities
and enormously increased traffic. but
were hampered by certain laws and
restrictions which should have been
abolished.
The railroads should have been
supported by government authority"
he continued, "to operate as a unit,
Bearing in mind that the congestion
eli nj n CT h.
eastern territory. I am constrained TO
believe that as great service could
have been obtained through the gov.
over the roads"
Approves Compensation.
Senator Kellog approved OF the
compensation provided in the bill and
said:
"A guarantee by the government of
a permanent income on an investment
would be reasonable at very much
lower rate. but the guarantee in this
case Is only for the period of the war
and short time thereafter and there
fore it should, as near as possible, rep
resent the earning capacity of the
roads over reasonable term of
years.
nt pldU SuDlllltltu ollS llcIlS Dy
the administration giving the presi-
dent absolute power to fix rates was
denounced by Senator kellogg. 1T is
appalling" he declared ito say that.
because we are at war, the cOuntry's S
entire rate-making structure and the
absolute power to change rate, af-
fecting the billions of dollars of rail
road property and hundreds of mil
lions of dollars of commerce shall be
placed in the hands of one man, with
out the right of appeal
Senator Kellogg said he believed
provision in the bill terminating gov
ernment control within eighteen
months after the war should be re-
tanned.
81 have no doubt that under the war
power" he added. congress may keep
the railroads for reasonable time
after the war and pay rent therefore,
is obtaining property under false pre-
lenses so far as the American people
Continued On Page Seven.1
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that herein lies the only possibility Of
an early peace. and they pronounce
the chances altogether against that.
They deem it more probab BILE that the
German people will be persuaded by
the victories in the east to enter upon
another year of warfare in the hope
that the armies, reinforced by the
troops drawn from tfe Russian front,
will be able to crush the entente and
bring realization of Potsdam's dream
of conquest.
Think Defeat Necessary.
Nothing it is believed by the con-
servatives, can disabuse the German
mind Of this idea except military de-
feat or the conviction that the pro-
gram of conquest cannot be achieved.
Hence it is believed that despite the
presidents peace drive a season of
the most desperate fighting will open
in the spring, with Germany striving
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are extremely optimistic. They have
a vision of the war won by moral
suasion and the German people reused
to overthrow their rulers More con
servativc members of the administra
ton are less optimistic. They do not
believe that Germany can be talked
into peace at this time. They believe
that peace cannot be achieved until
after further test of military
strength.
Effect of Eastern Victory.
1t has been suggested that Ger
many, satiating her thirst for CON
quest in the Russian hinterland and
assured of the hegonomy of Mittel
Europa already established by domi-
nation of Austria Hungary, Bulgaria.
ard Turkey, would be willing to make
peace on the basis of concessions in
the west.
Those of conservative view admit
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to break through the lines of the al
lies.
The only chance of an early peace
is believed to lie in the ability of the
allies to check the German drive
wherever it may materialize If the
German people can be convinced that
their war lords cannot defeat the en-
tente, that all they can achieve is a
stalemate in the west and that further
bloodshed is useless, they may be
ready to listen to Mr.. Wilson's pacific
arguments.
Enthusiasm over the address was
lacking in allied circles There was
fear that it. materially modified
President Wilson's previous address
to congress in which he specified the
war aims of the United States Per
sons close to the president asserted.
however that the new address was a
further Interpretation of the former,
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Thieves Grease Rails
and Raid Stalled Cars


BEDFORD. Ind. Feb. 13.-An inge-
nious method adopted by coal thieves
to obtain fuel from the Southeastern
freight trains arriving here from the
north has been discovered and report
ed to the officials here. Just west of
the city are several heavy grades and
the rails at these points are soaped
or creased by the thieves. When the
engine strikes the creased rails the
drivers fly rapidly and continue to do
so, causing the train to stall. The
grease has to be cleaned from the
rails and then sanded before the train
can proceed. and during this time the
cars are raided by the coal thieves.
One car on arriving here. on being
weighed, was found to have lost nine
tons of coal while in transit.
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although it did not close the door TO
notifications.
Fear Show Of Weakness.
In neutral legations it was believed
that the inducements offered the Gen.
trail powers by the moderation ard
content of the address would not be
ignored and that important confer
ences would be called Immediately in
Berlin to consider IAN entirely new
situation created by the presidents
unexpected invitation to the central
powers"
Austria-Hungary is expected by neu-
trail diplomats to take the initiative in
responding to the president
II was everywhere believed that
one passage in President Wilson's
speech was too obscure to warrant
specific application without official in.
depreciation. He said the United
tCo1tinued On Page Nine.l
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tions Of peace he enunciated on Jan, 8
and he Is confident that the German
chancellor and Austrian premier will
accept this broad invitation to con-
tinue toe discussion.
Ready for Replies
To these replies the president will
be ready with a rejoinder, confident
that an indefinite continuation of this
process will provide a basis for the
conclusion of peace.
Col. House is to spend much of his
time in Washington collecting data for
the peace conference and advising the
president on peace polemics. He will
hold himself in readiness to proceed
abroad whenever the discussion seems
to bring the belligerents close enough
together for the striking of an actual
bargain.
The president and those who are In
accord with his views of the situation
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BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNiNG
IN The CHICAGO Tribune

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13--President
Wilson reioinder to the statesmen of
the central powers yesterday started
an avalanche of speculation today
upon The possibilities of an early peace
in Europe.
II was learned that the president S
move was not the result of any secret
information of the readiness of the
enemy to enter into peace negotia-
tions
The president delivered his reply to
Chancellor Won Hertling and Count
Czernin after sounding the allies upon
their views of the propriety and ad'
visibility OF the move. BY some of
the allies. he was advised to refrain
from making reply at this time.
Some of hissofficial advisers also were
opposed to the step as likely 10
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FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Feb. 13 (By the Associated
Press In the course of three sue
cessful trench raids early this morn
ing. the French advanced a far as
the fourth German line between Pa
Prere and Mort Mare Woods. in the
Woevre. and took prisoners belonging
to the ninth Bavarian and ninety
fourth LandWehr divisions.
The German entanglements had
been destroyed by French artillery
last night and the progress Of the
assaulting column was favored by a
heavy mist. AS soon as the French
reached the first positions the Ger
mans opened a sweeping ma achine gun
fire as well as an artillery barrage,
but the French penetrated the shell
curtain almost without casualties, de-
molished all the enemy shelters and
emplacements and returned to their
own lines with most valuable jnforma-
tion. While the French attack was
in progress, the Germans attempted
raid at Regneville. in the same district
but were repulsed with heavy losses.
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POSSIBILITY
OF AUSTRIAN
PEACE LOOMS
SAYS REPORT
Austria Not in Favor of Send
ing Her Soldiers Against
American and British
Troops, 1t Is Said.
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
(By Associated Press)

Count Won Hertling, the imperial
German chancellor. it is reported un-
officially, will answer President VII.
sons address to congress in the Ger
man Reichstag next Tuesday. Presi
dent Wilson saw a difference between
the chancellor's recent statement and
that of Count Czernin. the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. and de
clared that Count Won Hertling had
not withdrawn from his position that
peace should be made on Germany's
terms.
Facts are known in London, the
Daily News says, which bring closer
the possibility of separate peace be-
tween Austria-Hungary and the en-
tente. Austria is said TO look with dis
favor on sending her soldiers against
the troops of the United States and
Great Britain.
Challenged to move want of conf
dence in his governm ent. by Premier
Lloyd-George, the British house of
commons yesterday failed to take such
action. Criticism of the Versailles
council and the premiers attitude con-
corning il was voiced in the house by
former Premier Asquith and other
speakers. AS to reports that Field
Marshal Haig and General Robertson
had been dismissed or had resigned.
spokesmen for the government denied
the truth of such statements.
Premier Lloyd-George in the house
and King George. in an address TO par
lament, asserted no basis for a demo
cratic peace could be found in recent
statements Of leaders of the central
powers. The premier said he could
see no difference in substance between
the recent utterances of Chancellor
Won Hertling and Count Czernin. Be
fore the Italian parliament. Premier
Orlando has declared that Italy will
fight on until victory is achieved.
Will Attack in March?
There is yet no indication that mill
tary operations on the western front
are about to be resumed on a large
scale. Attempts by raiding parties
are growing stronger. especially on the
French front near Nerdun and in the
Woevre, but there have been no at
tacks in force.
Some time in March," according to
German prisoner. the Germans will
attack on the British front He did
not know if a general offensive would
be begun. but there is marked activity
behind the German lines. The weath-
er on the British front continues fav-
orable and the fields and roads are dry
ing fast
At points along the Scottish coast
the bodies of 164 American victims
of the sinking the Tuscania by Ger
man submarine have been found
Thirty-three of these have not been
identified. Most of the Americans
have been buried. The bodies of sew.
en- members Of the crew also have
been washed up on the coast of Scot
land.
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He Was Unpatriotic:
Gets Tar and Feathers

SPRINGFIELD. Ill. Feb 13.-Sever
enio Oberdon. said to be an |. W. W
leader. who was treated to coat O.
tar ana feathers by irate citizens OF
Staunton. Ill. last night for alleged
antiAmerican activities. is under in
dictment here charged with bootleg
'ging and violation of the espionage
law
No word has Been received as to tn
Whereabouts Of Oberdon and his at
torney, John l.. Metzen, of Chicago
also said to have shared his client s
treatment.
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Fined for Striking His
Sister in Quarrel Ouer
Their Fathers Estate

James E. Fuson was fined S. ano
costs in police court Wednesday 70,
assault and battery on his sister, Mrs
Minnie WieganS. Fuson strucl- his
sister in a quarrel over the settlement
of their fathers estate. Their father
John Edward Fuson, was buried sever
al days ago.
Fuson pleaded guilty when arraign
ed before Mayor Zimmerman and said
that he simply lost his temper" His
mother, Mrs. Annie NJ. Fuson, was in
the court room.
Mayor Zimmerman said that he
would have sent him to Jail if it had
mt been for the recent death OF his
father
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strengthen the enemy impression that
America is too proud to fight"
Wages Peace and War
Mr.. Wilson, however, went ahead
He made ii known that he intended
10 wage peace as we'll as war. He took
the second step in great peace drive
Which he inaugurated in his address
to congress on Jan. s.
While sending American armies to
battle he intends to keep the discus
sion of peace terms going in the hope
that the belligerents sooner or later
will find themselves close enough to-
gether on peace terms to make fur
ther bloodshed unthinkable
The president will be greatly disap-
pointed if the Teutonic statesmen do
not seize an early opportunity to reply
TO his address. He gave them assur-
ances that he Is ready to make conces-
sions in regard to the fourteen condi-
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Richmond Soldiers Send
Message Of Good Cheer
to Their Fathers Here

Fathers and sons week is being OBJ
served throughout the entire country
this week. The following telegram
was received Wednesday by the Pal
ladium from Camp Shelby, Miss.
where soldier sons of Richmond are
stationed:
To our fathers in Indiana: This
day the fathers of Indiana are first
in the thoughts of the sons of Indiana
Though separated by many miles We
continually think of YOU and We send
this token Of our greatest affection
for you.
Miss"
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GERMANY SEEKS
RUMANIAN PEACE

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 13.--The Berlin
Tageblatt, says that the central pow
ers have addressed a demand to Ru-
mania to enter peace negotiations and
requested an answer by this evening
The newspaper says the demand did
not take the form of an ultimatum
with an inherent threat
Late last week some Of the German
newspapers printed reports that Field
Marshal Mackensen had sent an ulti
matum to Rumania on February 6 de-
manding that peace negotiations be
begun within four days.
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Poles LOYAL, THEY SAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Represen-
tative Barnhart of Indiana, and Joseph
A. Werwinski, an officer OF the Ma
tional Polish Alliance of America.
urged President Wilson today to ap-
prove TIL proposal to grant full cit
izenship to all Poles in the United
States military service.
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REVOkES LICENSE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-Failure to
accept or reject during a period of
more than seven days two carloads OF
potatoes and allowing them to freeze
in the railroad Yards has led to re-
vocation of the food license Of the
Weiner Fruit & Produce Co, of FIT.
WaNne. Ind