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HOME EDITION
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TODAY'S PRICES
Ilex: ran bank riotw. ft-'e bills. 11S
1 pess. 67c. Mexican gX6 60c;
Kaclona'ts jo. hr sliver H. & n quo-
tation. 75'A ccpp-r. S34.5". rr-iir.
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LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
renchBattleshipLost;730MayBeDead
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PCj n.f I War At A Glance 1 PljTC
III Fated Battleship Has
Been Missing Since Leav
ing Pod Nov. 24. ':
WAS BATTERED
AT DARDANELLES
Entered Straits Last Year to
Attack Turk Batteries;
Left Damaged.
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VRTS FRANCE. Dec. 8. The bat
tleship Suffern. which left port on
Cor 2 J. has not been heard from
v-e and the minister of marine con-
tra the vessel lost -with all on board.
' The Suffern sailed for Lorient a
I re ich naval station in Brltanny.
The French battleship Suffern dls-
P ced 12.7S0 tons. Her normal comple-
ent was 710 men. She was 10 feet
" "g and 70 feet of beam and was laid
c wa In 1893. She was armed with
' ur 12 inch ten 6.4 inch and eight four
h trans 22 three pounders and four J
torpedo tubes.
Last year the Suffern took part in
t e bombardment of the Turkish forts
.raits to attack Turkish batteries and. I
i. coruing to an ontcjai TU'wn an-
i ur.eeraent was damagedJ.erJousIy.aiid
w itMrew la flamesrsSawa9-aWoto
3 Tc-ulon for repajrzi :.
GREECE ANSWERS PROTEST
AGAINST PUNISHING REBELS
Aliens. Greece. Dec -8.' The Greek
overnment has "made 'public lis' reply
protests of the United States. Spain
. cd Holland against the 111 treatment
cf Venlzelist prisoners captured dur-
g the attempted revolution recently.
The sovernment states the agitators
d taken advantage of tragic moment
- their fatherland to try to over-
riw tee established government but
a measures would be adopted In the
ses of persons connected with the
e-iment If they were found to have
-eeded their instructions.
TVV O KILLKTI TVtlE.V U-BOAT
1TTACKS NOIUVEGIA'V SHIP
-o'don. Engr. Dec. 8. The Norwe-
steamship Caloric on her voyage
" the United States to Scandinavian
-r-s- was f'.red upon by a German
rarne and two members of her
ra wer killed says a dispatch from
penhagen to the Exchange Telegraph
rr r an The Caloric escaped tlamage.
SHIP CALEDO.VIl &ITK.
1 '.don. Eng Dec 8. The Anchor
ne steamship Caledonia of 9223 tons
ss. is Relieved to have been sunk.
i s an announcement made today at
'(wds.
The Caledonia has for some time been
the service of the British govern-
ntTTLE IN CARPATHIANS.
jograd Russia. Dec S. The Rus-
i s h.ve taken the offensive m the
j'.b'an district and a battle is In
-'-g' s the-e the war office an-
ovned toda.
ASKS $25000 SAYING FOOT
WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS
Suit for $23000 damages for personal
n un's. tias filed by P. J$. Fox of CarK-
" j. X. M Thursday afternoon in tlie
t district court. aain-t the Atchison
& A. Santa Fe railroad.
Tjx alleys lie was employ ol on the
rV-p named railroad and m May T.
91 s while ouplinff car at Oti-. X. M
rtrr- d inninei which neceMtated ;bo
s -utj.ti.in of hi- foot.
56000 DAMAGES FOR LITTLE
MARY ELIZABETH STIMSON
" .i mrv :-i the ca- of Mary Eliza-
1U kimin. at;ed 5. asaiiiht" the Kl
l'a-'o FJcitiit Railway company brought
-'i a verdict Tliurlav afternoon award-
rr plamtitr $6000. The suit was for
$0 000 and it was alleged that the girl
Tas hurt bv a car la ft March and sul
terrd injuries thai necessitated the an-
1 utation ot one foot. The ea-e was tried
"i the 65th district court.
:. THE DAV IV CONGIIESS.
Senate.
Interstate commerce commis-
.- rn considered railroad legisla-
UO' bills
Be-m consideration of a bill
o establish prohibition in the
tr-ft of Columbia.
llooe.
Vo bt ssion; met at noon Sat-
-ill iiaiv and rval committee
oi-' ijd -o;ifcidration of ap-
.. -- - pr attoa bills.
S tent at arms made ar-
angements for funeral of rep-
-;. resfr.Mtive Tribble. of Georgia.
Interstate and foreign com-
.;. tti'fc- committee decided not to
ake up h:gh cost of living pro-
.y Tire's b for holiday recess.
A .. A A A A
Alfonse Britain and Gaston Russia Just About Loved Rumania
EEemPA4Q c MER24.eId
8IXOLE COPT. FIVE
THE rounding up of Rumanian
troops is being continued by
the Teutonic forces. The lat-
est statement by the German war
office announces the capture of
S000 additional prisoners together
with 26 guns.
Seemingly the Rumanians and
such Russian troops as were aid-
ing them are still on the retreat
northeastward and military com
mentators for the roost part do not
expect a stand to be made by the
Rumanians before the line of the
Buzeu river is reached.
This line virtually closes the
neck of the province of Moldavia
running eastward from the Hunga-
rian frontier to Galata. on the low-
er Danube near the Bessarabian
border. It is regarded as a strong
defensive line and one easily sus-
ceptible of reinforcements from
Russian sources.
French Regain 1'osltlon
On the Franco-Belgian front the
only recent operation of note has
been in the Verdun region where
the Germans Thursday claimed the
capture of the summit of Hill 304.
west of the Jleuse. Today Paris
announces that the Germans have
been driven from a "section of the
trenches' on the eastern slopes of
Hill 204." which they had occupied.
In Macedonia the Bulgarians are.
violntly contesting the efforts of
the Servians to make further ad-
vances east of Monastir.
Battleship Missing
The French nay has lost a bat-
tleship the 12.750 ton Suffer
which left port on November 24Tor
Lorient a French naval station in
Brittany and has not since been
heard from. She is considered by
the French admiralty to h.vc been
lost with all on board. Her usual
complement was 730 men
ALLIES BLOCKADE
iEiiioii
Germany Offers to Brea:
Blockade if Greece Will
Fight the Entente.
Athens. Greece. Deo. 7. (Via London.
Em. Dec 7 The blockade nf fir... i
. ... .. .
ueeins ouiciaiiy ai s ociock tomorrow
(Friday) morning. The members of the
British naval mission have been ordered
to embark on the Greek trans Atlantic i
liner King Constantine.
In response to the demand of the
entente Wednesday for an explanation
of the movements of Greek troops the
government has explained that these
movements have ceased.
Germany Offers Greece Aid.
London Eng Dec J. A dispatch
from Switzerland aa forwarded from
Rome to the Wireless Press says Ger-
many and Austria have offered their
services to Greece in opening land
cornmuncations if Greece declares war
on the entente.
PURSE TAKEN FROM ROOM;
ANOTHER BY PICKPOCKET
While Langford Beach. 2ue-t of the
Del Rio hotel wa a-leep Tliursday
niht burglars entered l-i room and
stole a poeketbook containing $13y in
cah from his trou-ers pocket.
IX P. Cobb reporteJ to tlie police Fri-
dav that a purse ctmtainins aliout $30
had been taken from his pocket Thurs-
day mht in the business district.
Search is bein made for a tourin"
car owned by Carl Madi-on. S15 Ma"
soffm avenue stolen Thnr-dav nijAt in
the business district.
A aluabl- cat wa stolen front the
home oi Mr.. Coy. 702 Mesa avenue
Thursday mjrht.
A .15 caliber automatic pistol ja
stolen Tliursdav nieht from- the locker
rooms of the 17th cavalrv. stationed on
tlie mesa lievond Fort lilies.
CLAIM WITNESS FOR U. S.
BARRED AS FORMER CONVICT
San Francisco. Calif Dec . The
government's -a.se ammo) P-n- rt.....v
and othr German consuljr official-!
nere was apparentK jeopardized toda
by a charce in.tde b counsel for the
defence that Louis J. Smith the gov-
ernment's star witnvp. was once con-
victed of a feionj and is thus barred
from testifying in a f-deral - ourt.
President Wilson has been asked to
restore Smith's citizenship and his
right to testifj bv pardoning his of-
fence which was commuted while
Smith was an enlisted man in the
United States army. John W Preston
UnifM States district attornev. aM
j CONFISCATE TWO BOXES OF
COCAINE; ONE IN A SEAT
Two boxes" ot cocaine were confiscat-
ed bv the citv detectives Thursday nisrlit
following the arrests of C. J. Gibson and
Dewey Johnson iu the lower part of tlie
city. i i
One of the boxes of the drug was
louml concealed in a chair with a ial
seat.
ASK COX(.RI TO I'HIIUi:
LIIKKTI.VG OK LIVESTOCK
Chicago. IIL Dec S. Resolutions
calling upon congress to investigate the
entire probl-r of agriculture 'n : r
I'nited States and calling for an InveF-
usauon or xnf marMt.n oi -iu-'-i. i. l
were adapted toda at the cl..st.i. .. 1
sion of the fourth national conferenc- !
on marketing and farm credits.
EL PASO.
STATE'S HEALTH
Movies of Rodents Are to Be
Shown and Methods of
Destruction Given.
Austin. Tex. Dec S. The state health
department through the efforts of Dr.
A- L. Llncecum assistant state health
officer has Just finished a 1006 foot
moving picture reel which will be
thrown on the screens In the different
movies in Texas on the "Rat Menace."
The film will show the life and habits
of rats and the modern methods for
their destruction
Rats are one of the greatest menaces
to the health of Texas it is stated be-
ing disease carriers of the worst type.
Thieves Find Handcuffs
Instead of Cash in Grip
Stolen From U. S. Marshal
Tucson. Ariz. Dec. 3. United States
marshal Joe Dillon was robbed at a lo-
cal hotel or a grip that was very heavy
and which without doubt was thought
to contain the pay of federal witnesses
and Jurors. The valise was found later
by a member of the Tucson police force.
In Its side was a gaping knife cut.
where the anxious robbers tried to get
to the wealth. AH they found were
11 pairs of leg Irons and the same
number of handcuffs.
VINSON GOES TO ARRANGE
SALE OF MINE SCHOOL SITE
Austin. Tex Dec. 8. President R. E.
Vinson of the University of Texas has
euuc ii t asuingion. wnere he will con-
fer with the war department relative
to the proposition to sell the present
site of the School of Mines .it HI Thir
to the federal government for -an "army
post. The presentf elter 5s TiQ3sr-JCJrC:
nrktesf rail a as astte:dc "the seht0Kir"
eworaroi ms QistcnCwTroDi El PastM
The recent destruction of the build-
ings by fire makes this an opportune
time to make the change. In addition.
several attractive offers have been
made the authority of property in the
city of El Paso
TEXAS BANK IS ROBBED
AND BANKER IS KILLED
.Austin. Tex.. Dec . Commissioner
or insurance and banking. Chat. O. Aus-
tin today received a telecram from n
Currin. state bank examiner advising
7&th ''."' ?te SH" JL Po'nt-
night and that C
A. Glass cashier.
was killed. N"o further detail nt th..
affair were gnen.
HEAVY SNOWFALLS IN THE
MOUNTAINS NEAR MESH. I A
Mesilla Park. X. JL. Dec S. It has
been snowing hard in the mountains to-
day and the leaden skies and increas-
ing cold give promise of a touch of
winter in the valley.
WILSON IMKECIATEn HELP
FROM CVMI'AIG.N COMMITTOR
Washington. D. C Dec. 8 President
Wilson voiced his appreciation of the
aid extended his cauie by the Demo-
cratic national committee in the lost
election at a dinner given Thursda--night
at the white house to national
chairman Vance McCormlck and others
of the campaign committee.
SB VTE TI IIIH Mli:PIAIWI'..
IIII.1. KOIt II N ON Llltl'OIt
Washington. D. C lec. S Prohibi-
tion legislation was forced into a point
of vantage today when the senate on
motion of senator Morris Sheppard. of
Texas began consideration of the lull
to prevent the manufactu-e and sale of
liquor in the national capita
CENTS.
KIKE
Babies Who Need Your Help; Little
Boys and Girls Who Need "a Chance"
Herald Again Appeals For Help For the Babies at the Rescue Home Little
Ones Will Have No Christmas If You With Your Plenty Do
Not Help Them.
.HRISTSIAS is nearly here. The
41 spirit of thf luletide is already
In the air. It is the time to think
of joy and happiness of making things
pleasant for others.
Everybody is planning something to
do for Christmas. Most of the plan-
ning is done for people who do not
NEED to be remembered. Stop just a
minute and let us tell you where you
can help where yonr work will be felt
and appreciated: where it is NEEDED.
Out In the Rescue Home are three
score little boys and girls all of them
American who will not know the taste
of turkey or candy nor the joj of
fondling a doll or a tov unless you
help them
Last year The Herald appealed tor
help for the little boys and girls at the
Rescue Home and the good people of
E! Paso contributed enough to buy
them sweaters and build them a play-
house for a kindergarten and give thein
a Christmas tret Tins year they need
shoes and stockintrs and mam oth'r
necessities ana thev mist have a -iin
ner
.IL
or turkev and they MUST not L.
made to go throuph Christmas without
TEXAS. FRIDAY IA 1 MNG. DECEMBER 8. 1916.
DECKS OFFER
TO BE IDE
I
Lloyd-George is Lining Up
Cabinet; Balfour To Be
Foreign Secretary.
NOISY SUFFRAGETS
ABUSE ASQUITH
French Writer Gives Pen
Picture of Great Brit-
ain's New Premier.
r- ONDON'. Eng Dec S. According I
1 in the Chronicle klnt- Cpnrcro on
J rm. j.. . .. .
"''""'11"" 7''"
Asqulth. offering him an earldom and
. . ... ... .
the order of tlie garter. It Is under
stood that Mr. Asquith asked permis-
sion to decline both honors.
At a meeting of Liberals today it
was stated that A. J. Balfour would be
foreign secretary in the new cabinet
being formed by premier Lloyd-George I
and that lord Robert Cecil would re-
main parliamentary under secretary
for foreign affaire.
Lloyd-George called upon the king
Thursday night and. kissing the mon-
arch's hand informed him he had ac-
cepted the sovereign's offer to become
premier and form a ministry This.
was
laxeir to indicate tbat l.lovd-
JOS
t
rnfiSm' nefer uppdrt.-
ic:i nwuin riim
inffrajrr-Are .Ybuxlre.
A smali party of suffragcts lent ta-
rleyt to the ai rival of the Liberals
at the Reform club at noon today for
a meeting of the Liberal party to de-
cide its attitude towards tha T.Invrt.
George government. The women greeted
tne earner arrivals with the
cry "Another wait and see'" The suf-
fragets became more aggressive when
-Mr. Asquith drove up and. on being
forced into the roadway by the police
they contented themselves with cries
of -Traitor:-' and other abusive terms.
Lord Haldane was greeted with "kaiser
Haldanel" W hen viscount Grev arrived
the euffragets created such a disturb-
ance that the police had to escort him
into the club.
The crowd with the exception of the
women gave former premier Asquith
and his colleagues a hearty reception.
Club to .Snuiort .tiv Government.
The Reform club adopted a resolution
expressing confidence in Mr. Asquith
and also the determination of the or-
ganization to support the pew govern-
ment in whatever steps it mar take to
:-rosecute tae war vigorouslv
Recently the Paris Let Annates
n-intA.l n ...... i . .T i. . 1
Rjr'??v.n'J"t.imatf.?kecn of IJ?.1-
I
"he following itn.i.2:irom w'"cn ' at the tme of tle ca;- mor u'
lorn amcnL th Ej? I Pe"l to respond and 29 per-
liehnTlw..?? p.froIe' "' v'" ! cent of the remainder could not pass
n noveri? " uXiit" h'8 -TOa."i ' required physical tests making th-
want FlovH c J T 'n J5aterla' tOTC 4S Prcent raw reernita when It
Oxford ol cL?riHS w. roduc; of ' '" e border. Brought up to war
term of dfe JltV -n"r a..Sh0ri ' strength he says the force would have
l .J? .f.Vli Kan. 'e P""clice ot 1 been 7J percent green men and u-
lio a.R f.;COr? IUra. P'aCC- Il.ha? f"r war purposes for manv months
"ike Blfoar or ofawSUnatfrrthi "TheM fisurcs Pr"a'-'- hold good
hVrliV t n0rtb llke C"31"" for the entire body of the national
hLJjLi ?i LIod-Ceorge w.s never guards." the report adds
n! w il-rJOW' TF"ii e. Co.nn.end. the Itnllruad..
Rnt vn i!kprfUu ' bf1ES'J- An aggregate force of 151.tf offi-
But even more he takes pride in his cers and men of the guard were mus-
(Contlnned on page 12. column 3.) 1 (Continued on Pae Z. Column 3.)
toys. These are littl American boys
and girls remember whose fathers and
mothers can't get thein things.
The Herald is going to ask foi con-
tributions for this cause Send in your
money oi your checks. The Herald
will sei that it is expended for things
the children need aud things to make
tbem happy on Christmas.
The pod women of the Maccabees
are going to give an entertainment
to raise funds for the purchase of shoes
for the little boys and girls in the
l.escue Home The Herald wants to
raise money to buy them stockings to
provide sweaters for thoe who did not
get sweaters last year and to buv them
turKey and candv and some toys for
Christmas and give them a real Christ-
mas tree. Capt. Kate Marek. the good
woman in charge does not spend the
lands regularly contributed to support
the institution in buying turkey and
Christmas Fund for the Babies
Kudosed finil
mak- Christmas happier
M(.'natur
and Nu.
SMCITIIIIIELS BES
SYSTEIWFAILURE. 42 MORE SHPPS
Chief Of Staff Declares Uni
i i
versal Military Service Is
Country's Need.
Washington. D. C Dec. S. Compul-
sory military service by all American
men of military age and physically
qualified Is the only solution for the
problem of adequately defending the
United States inasmuch as the present
army recruiting system has proved a
failure according to Ataj. Gen. H. L.
Scott chief of staff of the United
States army m his annual report. He
says:
"In my Judgment the country will
never be prepared for defence until we
do as other great nations do that have
large interests to guard. like Germany
Japan and France where everybody is
ready and does perform military ser-
vice in time of peace as he would pay
every other tax. and is willing to
mrke sacrifices for the protection he
p is and the country gets in return.
There is no reason why one woman's
I son should go out and' defend or be
trained to defend another woman and !
her son who refuses to take training
.- or give service. The only democratic
I . . . ..
meuiou is jor every man in ms youtn
to become trained in order thafhe may
renaer eiiiciem service li called upon
In war."
National Guard Training Inadequate.
Taking up the question of the na-
tional guard In Its federal status. Gen.
Scott declares the training period of
75 days in three years provided by the
new national defence act is wholly In-
adequate. "In my judgment.-" he says "it are-
cludes this force from being made fit
for war serrtos until It has recelvetfat
least six months' additional training la
time of war."
The report reiterata th opinion that
it lakes a year of4nUnsive training: to
malte-a odier -and jid that the coun-
LlICJs AUU HUUl lUdt lllF IIIID
Tn TTiiiKnnBnrim- a a a -v -i
eeptlqrr.of the factwlnj;thls
-. .. -? -r .. - . . - j - -
jv.ul u ioiw uua.i
ia cbmrresfappedr tovhare atSri.i!on
c4j.- - L-nieas-vire leai-raitzeo xuara I -iuo crauers i second line oattle-
which congress substituted for the citi- j ships. 13 scout rnwr- 10 destroyers.
zen volunteer army advocated by the I 12 fleet submarines and II coast de-
general staff can be given . greater j fence submergibli s
training. Gen. Scott says tbe country Building facilities and skilled labor
faces a serious situation (are lacking he says." and the program
Hard to Get Krfrnitn. the hAS reeomniAnHw.1 for imc ?....... i
-i . .. .. j i:.. . i.-
... i. ei y uuuuiiiii ne CVDUQ-
Ues. "if we will be able to do so and
keep the force recruited. The dlffi-
culty that is now bemc experienced in
obtaining recruits for the regular armv
and for the national guard in service
on the border raises sharply tte ques-
tion of whether we will be able to re-
cruit the troop authorized in the na-
tional defence act.'
In spite of the fact that the prepar-
edness agitation stimulated interest
while the effort now eing made to
bring the border forces up to war
strength. Gen. Scott asserts three
months of recruiting left many nation-
al guard units still below minimum
strength. Every effort was made to
get the men. he says a house to house
canvass being eondu' td In some sec-
tions. I nflt for errlce When Called.
Gen. Scott gives at length statistics
on the national guard mobilization
available when his report was written.
-epiemuei v. lie SUUft J ma in I
states with 1S.S0W enroled guardsmen
tov s; she has etrouxh tiouble getting
the bare necessities for he! wards. The
onlv way these little boys and girls
are going to gtt a real Christmas is
for oh to send in your contributions
to The Herald for them
Contributions will be received any
time from now until Christmas but
if ou are going to contribute do it
earlv that the money may be on hand
in time to be applied so that it will
carry the real Christmas joy with It.
These children are all Americans
most of them have either a father or a
mother living; the surviving parent is
working but is not able to care for the
little ones hence the Rescue Home and
its help. This home enables the little
ones to be kept near the parent where
they may at least know the Joy of a
father or a mother once In awhile.
Fill out the following blank and
mail it to The Herald:
tor the Rescue Honj- babies. t
IEIJVERET ANTWBTXt
A MONTH
Says Navy Must Keep Up
.Expansion Till Nations
Limit Armament.
"Washington D. C. Dec 8. Secretary
of the navy Danield declares In his
annual report that funds should be ap-
propriated at once to begin building
42 additional ships
"I feel It my duty to warn as solemn-
ly as I may' the secretary says af'.er
reciting the jugh expenditures for the
navy authorized at the last session of
congress "against the danger that lies
in a possible feeling on the part of our
people that the navy has now been at-
tended to. has been placed where it
belongs among the great navies of the
world and there is nothing farther to
be done. We have made a magnificent
beginning but that It must not bo
forgotten by the public that the same
intelligent appreciation of our needs
the same willingness to provide for
these needs must be shown this year
and every suceeedimr rr fe
... 7 J7 n"ecln? ' ir w a
I in finish whnt u-a Kv-a wvmaAj
--. .. v.w.....
Secretary Daniels recall that the
1917 appropriation bill carries provi
sion for a possible limitation of arma-
ment agreement.
Jlunt Keep Increasing- Mrenpth.
"I earnestly hope the time is not far
distant when this act of congress will
result In such an agreement." he con-
tinues adding that until that tiro the
United States must keep increasing- its
naval -vstrength. . I &
Picturing the result of eonstrucUdVi I
now contemplated .secretary Dafflelsi
says
th ntnln flrrhttnw .iMiit A
H4b.
the.
fleer coraplated and IbT cdrnmti-
TnlSIi; will be 27 dreadng&ft
of i
i . . .. -w --
i fr r rtak rtav A ..- a - j .
- ' .j- 'i". .r1"? iSSHPoriea or sjxj
.v... v?r..:. "" v. 'uuc
oy inree uattleshius and o. wtii.
'xvsr.j&Y
nxCerC?ot1na?vWinaSJ.e:Pmnt -BtF
J rue for navj yaids .It uji for that
reason the secretary adds that he did
J "? 555 en-ra.1. rd's recom-
u.cunv.uu Bnu ura-t na.i tne loui of
the six remaining battleshms of th
inree year program and both of th.
oattie cruisers be laid dowr at once
Would Rnlarg. Ilnlldlnc Program.
The board states in if report ae-
companing that of the secretary that
its information as to building facilities
indicates the 1918 program outlined
could be built. It also recommends
the addition of II mine eepeis one
supplj ship and to -eit.l tugs to
the total of !i ijn -h . ihreo-re-r
program. " " "
The report loucm - . n 1 .n nianv
activities of the navy department anil
commends higlilv th new urbaniza-
tion and coordination th.it is being af-
fected by admiral Eri.iit. t.ue' of oper-
ations. full t.itenie-it t admiral
uenson is appende- Ti.. -not disap-
ing to the genen.1 bu.r.f PJ H.
. -... ........... . lMt ... HI' np.
Bensn. has been
the -!w
lroi?ret
of development of
naval
.-craft.
.- .-'.I """. 7. ""a""-
'"wn snows mat the navy uuw
iiae x. airplanes r. tive -eivice and
tbat S more hnv. i('i oid. red In
addition seveial Freii i an.) Bntisu
made machines h.-ive i een o.Jeied.
In its brief review oi the rJjropean
war. the general l.o.ti.1 finds notlung
to warrant modification oi its pre-
vious belief that the aaitlewiip is "the
backbone of the sea power of a na-
tion." For th r aon. tlie report ado
the board has determine that the
number power and size of ilie tcuns to
be placed aboaiu . Littieshins
snouid he Increased w itiiont acrifn n;
armor speed or cruising indms
I-- ...l uir uaiier.es I1C-
cided upon to meet these requirements
will be 12 lfi-incli. 50 -ilibcr guns for I
. each ship. test gin. . now beins
it i snowti that the baiter..... .!.. I
nnlUtnie.il -.it Lnrge.
Discussing enlistments tn the na v
secretary Daniels shows that congress
has authorized an immediate increase
of 3S.90 men. oi- iin o. hora have
beer obtained.
"Here again li. ..en an-i serious
problems" he savs "More than ordi-
nary method must be used to persuade
young men to decline countless oppor-
tunities opening before them In com-
mercial life tn favor of service with
the government. I desire to warn the
public against considering that the
"e.e iKissage or laws authorizing add!
tional men is equivalent to having these !
.we.. cc..a..v on ooaru our sh.pa. " J
Small Ad In Herald
Brings Michigan Orders
Lihlor EI Paso Herald:
i-iThfrrU0f Ur Sma" readers m rhe Herald with regard to
Milter Made dresses have been very satisfactory.
nn lWc e reccived man' answers from Arizona. New Mexico.
Oklahoma. Texas and two answers that resulted in sales from Benton
Harbor. Mich. and that in spite of the fact these Ads were worded tor
LI Paso trade aImot exclusively; people do read ALL of The Herald
The Miller Made Co.
208 East Missouri St
VTKATIIKK FOKEC4&1S.
HI I'ao and Wet Tew.
wanner. Nn Mnin f-Ir
Arizona fair.
fair
colder-
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
Britain is Asked By Wash-
ington To Define Status
of the Steamship.
TRANSPORT SAYS
GERMANMESSAGE
U. S. Wants Germany To
Give Exact Interpretation
of U-Boal Pledge.
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec. S. A
new note to Germany on the
general submarine situation ap-
pears to ba mod; the possibilltler
which may come out of the latest actn -Ities
of the undersea boats. If decided
upon such a note would be for the pur-
pose of clearing up what appears to be
differences of interpretation in "Wash-
ington and Berlin as to what Germany's
pledges m the 'Sussex case covered.
tialally as to' armed ships
" secretary of state LansDS
said today
no final course .of action
nao. ueert
agreed upon by president Wilson and
nlmself.
.utaoun
the tflte if1UP)m.nt t
o Bnns on in- pnrrcrpje or derialcg
each case separately on its merits. It
was said today that the number of
cases had reached such proportions that
some gmer&Iaction would be justified.
Britain. Aked For Information.
The day's developments m the slioa-
i .
Y & HnArabfa"wh.3i
! German submarine nmnr.i- -.v i
an armed transport.
D! Marina a .Mereh.n. h.
i -.fA.n. .- . "
I -S'1 in'0?a".n he state de
rin.ent. established that the Britsi.
..P ..anna torpedoed with a loss of
si inericans. was in no sen- a trans
port and was entitled to th lmnus-ties
?l aPacerul merchantman. In botft
the Marina and .rahIK jases Germany
na expresses a n-illintness to of'er
amends if her pledges were broke
.t. was reiterat.d again todav taat
the enited States sunds sjuarelv on
the position it took jti the Sussex case
This '-..mbtrted with 'Jrmanv's state-
ment t.iat she too holds to the pledges
she g ive in tnat ea.e. leads officials
to declare it seems th i. are sore dif-
ferences in tnterpreta' -n.
i.et vntuitTltn on Palermo Slnkinc-
new not
if :t should be dec.drvl tn
send on.-. wo-Id be to clear this ut- and
makf rdain beyond question th r th
I rn-tert
States Trt.-t. fall ma. hnr
I K" ""'""T 1Z'J??- f"?"
! ine erwi am T..Tm--o J?- .
places of aafeiv. "
I w:e"'VM? .JJ .. '"nS .u.o
" .L?t .c jm liner Palerri.
Jo. ik . ""' oepartment re.ords
f -'Ji 1L"K -J Kuu rteans. are be-
v.t "thirl as ra'"dl3' -1" poss:blo As
yet there are no indications tha' any
America- lives iter ;o-t hr V;7 .y
rormuion at hanl. the case seems to
parallel -los.lv the Arao-a aTd" vj
form
Text of Xote.
Tn i.ie of th eGermi-1 gove nmeot
in -eplv to inquiries trade by the
Unite.i -ates regard. re the sinking or
the British steamer Arabia is addressfd
" "e merlin loreigr of. to chii--
r;. .
Vj-' W at
-p
"The
and is as follow -
gn Office fce-i . cc :!.
undersign.! b.- -he hc-or to
inform Mr. Grew charge d'affaires of
the Lnited States of n- rica m -eply
to the note of the Usi jl'imo. that the
investigation conduct"! 'w the Ge-raan
government concern!--- the sinking of
the British steam-. ri -a. ha I t
tbe following n-ult-
I. .Hiked I.Ikr Transport
"tm the moni'n: of Novembe. t a
German submarine . i. uuntered a lars-.
steamer coming from -he Congo st-aits.
100 nautical miles we-t cf th island of
Corigo. The steame- was painted
black and bad a black -tiperstiucture
an.i not. as otherwise with P. & O line
steamer which was identical with the
suoersiructures a light color The
(Continued on page 1. column 4.1
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