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Wtyt Stttlene &mttfakelUg Rpjfltfrec
VOLUME xxih.
AMLKNK TEXAS FHI DAY I)K( 'EWtEK 24 IMS. (
M.wbkr tm.
1 .000.000 INCREASE
IN ARMY IS GRANTED
ALL-NIGHT SESSION HELD AND TOTAL BRITISH STRENGTH
WILL BE BROUGHT UP TO 4000000
MEN NOW.
TEUTS TRY TO INFLUENCE GREECE
British Even Leavo Sick and Wounded When thoy Withdraw from
Fart of Gallipoli Bad Weather Hampers Operations on
Western Front 1200 Germans Taken Prisoners.
By Associated Press.
LONDON Deo. 22. After an all-night session tho House of
Commons early today granted an increase of 1000000 mon in the
British army bringing its strength on paper to 4000000 mon.
The Teutons are reported to bo taking advantage of the moral
effect of the British withdrawal from a part of tho Gallipoli penin-
sula by attempting to again bring Grooco and Rumania to their
tide.
If tho reported capturo of Varna is correct Russia apparently is
losing no timo in trying to forestall theso efforts of tho Toutons.
Constantinople advices Btato that tho British ovon loft thoir
sick and woundod when thoy withdrew from Gallipoli poninsula.
Operations on tho western front hayo boon badly hampered by
tho unfavorable weather but tho British claim that the Germans
have suffered Heavy losses necr Arraentiercs whon thoy attempted
to occupy tho craters mado by the British mines.
Paris reports that twelvo hundred German prisoners taken when
the Fronch captured a portion of tho enemy's positions yesterday at
Hartmann's Weilerkopf.
The official Berlin statemont says that a part of these positions
wore recaptured today.
HASEBALL YVAK HAS
NOW HEK.N FFLLY SETTLED
By Special Leased Wire.
-CINCINNATI Dec 22. Probably tho
most disastrous war that the baseball
game bun even experienced came to
n close here tonight when a treaty
of peaco waB slgnod between the fed-
ednl league and both parties of the
National Baseball Commission known
u- orpanlip.1 baseball. Two major
leagues will change hands as the ro-
Hiilt of the bringing about of peace
and two new faces will be seen among
major league magnatos In tho near fu-
turc. Charles Weeghman who has
been president or the Chicago Federals
will buy tho Chicago Nationals from
Charlos Taft of Cincinnati. Phil Ball
and his associates who were conncci
el with ihe St. Louis Federals gained
control of tun St. lunula Americans
from Robert Hedges Cal McDarmld
John E. Ilruce and others who have
long been connected with the major
league cities. Tub new agrooment
gives Immunity to all men who bav
Jumped their contracts from both the
major and minor leagues of organlzea
baseball as well as all other federal
players. All of them have been re-
instated or made eligible to organised
baseball
... Mill I H '
ANOTHER ARREST IN
HAMBURG-AMERICAN PROBE
By Special leased Wire.
N'FW YR'f. Dec- 22--The arrest
today of Edmund Justice a night
watchman employed by the Hamburg-
American conirany was declared by
fe-ioral officers to Bnpply the "miss-
ing link In a ch.In of evidence prov-
lr: that ti' steamship tompany was
the fr.Hrrl agent of the German
(roor'ire'it i" Turlous plotB against
American neutrality alleged to have
been uncovered by the Department ot
TiistJre. InJrtmfnts In the Welland
Carol crso are cpectel tomorrow.
Tho grflnd Jury which has been W-
Tefitlpating the acUvlttes of Franz von
R'ntelen In fomenting strikes In mu-
nltlon factories has completed Us
work but has wljourpedoTer Christ-
mas. Indictments probably will be re-
turned next week.
nnmna no I'BVr VftTP
"" "VOT M MABE PITO
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Because oi
ita possible bearing upon the open is-
aues Involved in the Lusltanla and An
cona cases the State """"T "
not make public the details of Ger-
many's reply to the last American
note regarding the sinking of the
American ship William Frye. A cab
led outline of the German reply Indi-
cated that It wad not completely re-
sponslve and left In doubt the attitude
of the German government toward the
American suggestion that requirement
of the doclnrat on cf London that be-
fore the vessel Is destroyed all persons
aboard inut be pld n8afet'rn "
pot satisfied bV mewl? lnf ?
portunlty to escape In lifeboats oa the
open sea-
Tweezers with chamois covered tips
have seem IsvsaUd for cleaning eye
lam.
X
THE VIVO INFLICTS llltt
DEFEAT O.V YILIJ8TAS
By Special Leased WIro.
IAREDO. Dec. 22. Soldiers nndor
Gen. Trcvlno engaged what romalncJ
of the Villa army In Sonera In a fierce
battle yesterday and today at Mapula
ten miles outBldo of Chihuahua City
Inflicting a severe defeat. Nino hun
dred Villa soldlora wero killed wound-
ed or taken prisoners according to ad-
vices at Nuevo Laredo tonight. Four
hundred horses were also capUirod
whllo the Carranza Iossch were sold to
have boon smnll. Gen. Trevlno. with
his soldiers who ha.ve advanced rap-
Illy In Chihuahua during the ten days
encountered the Villa soldiers moving
southward- A florco battle enBued In
which no quarter was shown. Tnv
Villa soldiers realizing that they wore
perhaps fighting their last battle
fought desperately. No mercy war
shown by the attacking rebels. The
battle laBted ull yesterday afternoon
and night until the Villa soldiers sur-
rendered this morning. A scone ot
great carnago was presented and the
streets of Mapula wero strewn with
dead.
WASHINGTON' STILL THINBS
VILLA CAUSE CRCSHED
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec 22. Whothel
General Francisco Villa will cross the
border into the United States lost
much of its Interest In Washington to-
rinv whpn If became known that Gen.
Ochoa commanding the Villa garrison
at juarec not oniy naa asreoa u
surrender but had accepted a com-
mission from the de facto government
nffiHnl HaM that Villa at larse might
continue to make trouble but without
an army ho was eliminated as a real
menace. The occupation of Chihuahua
yv n rnrrama force under Gen. Trev
lno bad not been reported to the statft
department but announcement or me
fight added to official optimism. Agents
nf iha dnnnrtment ntlll renorted lack
of knowledge pf Villa's whereabouts.
Should he fail to cross mto the imuea
States officials here think it will be
tint n uhort time before he is run down
since he bas lost both Juarez and Chi
huahua. There remains however tne
possibility of his reaching the. lorcea
operating under Rodriguez.
miflKPFUITV SPPHF1TR IV
NEW YORK THIS CHRlSTJfAS
By Special Leased Wire.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22. Christmas hi
the financial district will offer many
striking and happy contrasts to the
same period a year ago when Wall
street had barely emerged from the
stress precipitated by four and a half
months of suspended activity on the
Stock Exchange. Trust companies and
nrivate houses brokerage firms and
Institutions of all kinds have profited
h- 'b? boom in stocks which began
in the movement In "war bribes" ear-
ly in the year and since those and
kindred securities have raised prices
undreamed of a few months ago.
Prosperity Is being shared by all from
the humblest "runner" to the nlf kt
lest eaptaln of finance or industry.
E
WON BY CARRANZA
lOlttlhR MILITARY GOVERNOR FOR
VILLA AT JI'ARKZ REMM'W F.M
HfcHEL LEADER'S CMSE.
VILLA IS STILL
W hereabouts ('ontmao (o be Putling
to American Authorities nt El
l'flso Consul L'dwnrJ AInjr
Confer Yllth Villa.
By Special Leased Wire.
EL PASO Dec. 22. Tho dc facto
government of Mexico made marked
progress today In assumption of civil
and mllltnry authority In the territory
surrendered by followers of Vllln ac-
cording to reports here. Villa'd
whereabouts am unknown here
(id. Itanuel Ochoa former Villa
military chief nt Juarez today re
nounced Uie Vllln cmiBe and Joined tho
dr facto government Temporarily he
hnB been placed In tho control of the
surrendered territory by Mexican Con-
FUl Andreas Garcia.
II. Villa a brother of tho deposed
chief wnu said to havo left Jnuro for
K-n Antonio Gen. Jose ItodrlgUcz un-
til recently one of Villa's promlnont
loaders wns reported with n Hmall
forco nt Casas Graudcs. His attitude
toward tho de facto government is un-
known here. The mystery surrounding
Villa's whereabouts baffled military
nutliorltlc9 state department repre
sentatives and local police tonight.
Inst night Villa was expected to roach
Juarez according to the Amorlcan
consulnto at Juarez. For several da'B
the report had been current thnt Vllln
wns nt Bustlllos ranch west of Chi-
huahua City. For four days commer-
cial wires west of Juarez havo car-
ried no mossago front tho doposed
northern chieftain. Tho depnrture from
Juarez of American Consul Edwara.t.
coincident with the first nows ot
Villa's retirement cuused speculation
as to whothcr ho had received instruc-
tions to moot Villa possibly at Sierra
Blanca.
WORKING PEOPLE
HELEN KELLER AND OTHER BLIND
PEOPLE OBTAIN UNCENSOR-
ED NEWS.
HEARTS AT BREAKING POINT
Mhs Keller Says tho European Labor.
lug People's Hearts Are Alsont
at the Breaking Point
Now.
By Tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22. 'Helen Keller
and other blind persons who have been
obtaining uncensored news from the
belligerent European capitals express
as true the sentiment of the working
people over the intolerable conditions.
The censor was unable to read the
Braille short-hand system for the
blind.
Miss Keller says that the European
laboring peoples' hearts are almost at
tho breaking point.
MURRAY NEW BRITISH
DARDANELLES COMMANDER
By The Associated Press.
LONDON rjec. 22. Lieut General
Sir Archibald Murray today was ap
pointed to succeed Sir Charles Mon
roe as the British Dardanelles com
mander. Monroe bas been trans
ferred to command .the first British
army in France succeeding uougias
Haig the new commander-in-chief of
the- British army in Franco.
BUILDERS OF ALASKAN
H. R. FORCED TO STOP WORK
By Special Leased Wire.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Fifteen
hundred men building the government
Alaskan railway at Seward America's
newest frontier are waiting to resume
work with the first appearance of the
northern spring. William C. Edes.
chairman of the Alaskan commission
bas Just returned to report to Secre-
tary Lane news from the marooned
camp. He says thousands of tons of
shipments including a supply of tur-
key are being held up at Seward
while the road builders have to con-
tent themselves with canned goods and
dried meat of which they have a plen-
tiful -supply.
An electrically driven machine haB
bn lavot4 top spHttlnr kindling
w4. J) JK
NOR
GROUND
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KING (ONSTANTINE OF UHFECE.
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u V IHPvLslllllw H
ijSJsLi
Kirirf Constantino with tho Kai-
ser's sister for u wlfo Is finding It
rather a difficult problem to cast his
lot with tho Allien and redeem hts
treaty pledge. Just now strong pres-
Hiiro Is being usod on tho King by the
Gormnns as well as the Entento Al-
lies to secure hla support.
CASES IN THE
STATE SUPREME .AND CRIMINAL
APPEALS COURTS RENDER
DECISIONS WEDNESDAY.
AU8TIN Tojt..Dec 22. Tho follow-
lowlng aro tho proccodings' in tho
Court of Criminal Appeals today:
Afflrmod: .Fletcher Day from Col-
UngBwortii; Marshall Bovorly from
Goliad; Henry Tennnol death from
Hnrrls; Walter Ilucklcy from Jaspor:
Sidney Johnson front Jones; Cbarlio
Fcott trom Newton; leo Mooneybam
from Wichita.
Reversed and remanded; WIUIo
Chrlstopherson from Newton; motion
for rehearing overruled Harvey Davis
from Jasper; p. W. Bador from Lam-
pasas; Charles Heltman from Dallas;
Gabo Crowder from Collins; Leonard
Salter from nusk; Koto Wllganowski
from Falls: Gorgorlno VUlureal et at
from Kleberg.
Proceedings iu supreme court to
day:
Affirmed: Bank of Varvln. et al va.
P. R. Freeman Fanning Judgment af-
firmed; John Browdor et al vs. Mem
phis Independent School District Hall.
Motion for rehearing over-ruled:
Houston Belt and Tormina! Railway
Co. vs. Frederick: johnBon. Harris.
WH VILLA IS
STI11 MYSTERY
PERXIT TO ENTER V. S. OIYKN ON
CONDITION W AMERICANS
BR RELEASED.
WASHINTON Dec 32. The release
of thirty Americans who have been
detained at Chihuahua was the condi-
tion imposed on Villa in granting him
permission to enter the United State.
Villa's whereabouts are still ou-
known today.
JUAREZ QUIET AFTER
TUESDAY'S RI0TIN6
By The Associated Press.
TSL PASO. Tex. Dec. 22. Juarez is
tranquil this morning after yesterday's
rioting which resulted In the deaths
of ten Mexicans and one American.
It Is reported that 1000 troops have
arrived there from the south to sui-
render to the Carr&nza consulate.
KAISER IS SIKNTLY
INDISPOSED; GIYES UP TUP
By The Associated Press.
BERLIN tttt. M.-Kiurar WR
IUh lg sufferisc froat a sttffct Miaai-
bmU ef ta Mltela- irsteau Jte mm
UaiMsa1 kic Mat to ta
trwt
U COURT
E
ATTACKS FAIL
TURKS SAY BATTLE AT SEDDUL-
KAHR (HIES IN THEIR
FAVOR.
TRY Til DESTROY BOOTY
British Rombnrd Different Camim In
Effort u Destroy Booty Aband-
oned wbch English With
drew.
By The Asooclnted Irefla. .
CONSTANTINOPLE Dec 23. An ot
flclnl report from the Dardanelles
front snys that hostile ships tneffect
ually bombarded until lato last night
the different camps in an effort to de
stroy the booty which had been nbnnd
oned by the British when they with'
drow.
Tho attack on the irnlh sector of tho
Caucasus front was repulsed. Hsstllo
attacks at Scddul-Bahr have repeated
1 been repulsed. I
TEXAS FARMERS TO
CARRY 00T PROGRAM
AUSTIN Tex. Dec. 22. Tcxus
farmers nrc determined to carry out
tlio program adopted by tho feconi
meetings in New Orleans of the cot-
ton states bankers which calls upon
tho growers of cadi cotton state to
send to n neutral port In Europo a
nliln load or cotton. This In tho opin
ion of Pctor Radford form or presi
dent of the Texns Farmers' union and
now a state warehouse department
mnnagor. Mr. Radford nays u recent
visit to North Texas found the farm-
ers there In accord with tho plan.
SAVING BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS
PITTSBURGH INSTITUTION HAD
DEPOSITS OF MORE THAN
$iweeoo it is said.
30000 CHILDREN DEPOSITS
School Children Had Made Regular
uceKly Deposits la Bask sad Great
Part of The Money Was For
Chris tarns.
PITTSBURGH Pa. Dec. 22 Thy
Pittsburgh bank for savings with mora
than $10000000 failed to open Its
doors this morning.
A notice tacked on tho door says
that tho bank bas been closed by or-
der of tho State Department ot Bank-
ing. A gr.eat part of the deposits wad
Christmas money. The depositors in
cluded 30000 school- children who
make weakly deposits In savings ac
count.
VON PAPER SAILS FOR
H0ME;n0 BITTERNESS FELT
By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec 22. Captain
Franz von Papen the recalled Ger-
man military attache of the Embassy
at Washington sailed for Germany on
the Noordam today.
He said that be felt no bitterness
against the Americans and was con-
vinced that Germany's eaemlea would
be unable to embroil the United States
and Germany in war.
AUSTRLVX SUB OAPTIJREB
BY 1TALLVN T9RPEIM BOATS.
By The Associated Press.
PARIS Dee. 22. A Malta dkpatch
eaya that an Austrian submarine bas
been captured by two torpedo boats.
presumably Italian.
'" "M
HOUSE'S YISIT TO EUROPE
BE ONE OF GENERAL NATURE
By The Associated Props
WASHINGTON Dec. 22. An author-
itative announcement today says that
Col. E. il. House's visit to Europe Is
to dispense the views of the United
States on the general international
questions to attempt to determine the
state of the official and public opin-
ion of the various countries.
BRITISH TRANSFERRER
FROV EAST XEB1TERRAXEAN.
BERLIN. Dec. 22. The Cologne
Gazette reports that the British troops
stationed at Imbos Lemnosm as
Teaedoa Islands la Um art era M4-
tterraaaaa east as Salem-
M
BRTSH
AUSTRIAN DEMANDS
RENEWED IN NOTE
OFFICIAL TEXT GIVEN OUT WEDNESDAY 8HOWg THAT U.
S. IS FIRM BUT FRIENDLY IN LATEST
COMMUNICATION.
AUSTRIA RESPONSIBLE FOR ACT
Emphasizes The Continuance of Good Relations Between tke Two
Countries Depends Upon the Actios of Austrian Govern-
ment in This New CommttRioation.
".WASHINGTON Deo. 22. The reply of the United State to
Austria's note on destruction of the Italian liner Ancona declare that
the official admission of the Austrian admiralty that the liser was
torpedoed after she had stopped and while passengers still Kwere;
aboard alone is sufficient for the American demand for disavowed
reparation and punishment of the submarine commander.
Secretary Lansing's second note probably already in the hands
of tho Austrian foreign minister and made public here today renews
the demands of the United States and says the details to which Aus-
tria referred in her reply to the first American communication are in
no way essential to the discussion. It emphasizes tliat continuance of
good rolations between the two countries depends upon the action of
the Austrian government. Tho text of the note follows; '
"The government of tho United States has fecoived the note of
Your Excellency relative to tho sinking of the Ancona which was
delivered at Vienna on Doc. 15 1015 and transmitted to Washington
and lias given the note immediate and careful consideration.
"On November 15 1015 Baron Zweidinek the charge d 'affairs
of the Imperial and Royal government at Washington transmitted
to the Department of State a report
alty with regard to the slaking of
was admitted that thfvessM was torpedoed after her engine) had
been stopped and when peWngers were still on board. Thk"iucmis-
sion alone is in the view ff the government of the United 'Siata
sufficient to fix upon the cbaujwsder of the .submarine which fired
the torpedo the reaponsibility-ior Aavinr wilfully violated the reeoer-
nized law of nations and entirely
ples wmoM every wmgerv mould observe in the coneuwt 1 war at
BMt
"In view of these admitted circumstance the government f (be
United State feels justified in holding that the details of the sink.
ing of the Ancona the weight and character of the additional testi-
mony corroborating the admiralty's report and the number of Amer
icans killed or injured are in no way essential matters of discussion.
The culpability of the commander is in any case established and the
undisputed fact is that citizens of the United StatesVere killed in-
jured or put in jeopardy by his lawless act.
"The rules of international law and the principles of humanity
which were thus wilfully violated by the oommander of the subma-
rine have been so long and so universally recognized and are so man-
ifest from the standpoint of right and justice that the Government
of the United State does not feel called upon to debate; them and
does not understand that the Imperial and Royal government ques-
tions or disputes them.
"The government of the United State therefore find no other
course open to it but to hold the Imperial and Royal rovernweat
responsible for the act of its naval
but respectful demands made in its communication f the sixth of
December 1915. It sincerely hope that the foregoing statement ot
its position will enable the Imperial and Royal government to per-
ceive the justice of those demands and to comply with them in tho
same spirit of frankness and with the same concern for the good
relations now existing between the United State and Austria-Hun-gary
which prompted the government of the United States to make
them."
ML BLAZE IN
SCHOOL CHECKED
NEAM-SERIOUS EIRE IN CENTRAL
WAJtB SCHOOL STOrfEB
UPOX BISC9YERY.
What might have been a disaster-
ou fire was extinguished in the Cen-
tral Ward school building Tuesday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock before It gained
headwaji and before serious dam
age was done.
In one ot the rooms on the lower
floor a fire ot unknown origin sud
denly blazed up In one corner. There
was no one in the room at tho time
and bad it not been that some ot the
smaller children were on the third
floor practicing the flames might
have destroyed the entire building be-
for being discovered. The children
got safely down the 6talrs and out ot
the building although not without
some signs of panic.
Chas. Slotz Jr. who waa. passing by
In hla auto saw tke commotion about
tke building and rubed Into tke
rooaa where tke flame were soon
extinguished. There was waste pa-
per in two corners of tke room op-
posite the corner where the fire wax
M&slag to the celling ke said. The
watascotlns was scorched kut tke
daaaage was sllgkt
Tke ckUSrea oa Ik tklrd fleer kad
key tarried kww aad tke fir
of the Austro-Hungarian admir
the steamship Ancona in which it
dkcegrded' those humane princi
commander and renew the definite
TUESDAY AFTERNOOH
BUBCLAK BTOLX AUTOMATIC PIS.
TOL PROM HXE OF MR. ANB
MB). M. PENBER.
Sons tine ketween 4 and 5 o'clock
Tuesday afteraooa the hoaw cf Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Pender oa Hickory
street wasburgalarized aad a fine
automatic pistol stolen.
Tke kouse waa systematically ram-
sacked every drawer betac emptied
and eves bed covering removed. Noth-
ing kas been missed so far but the pis-
tol. X diamond ring and a diamond
stickpin with a quantity of cutglaaa
were not touched.
Tke police were notified but at nooa
Wednesday no arrest kad been nude.
UKtiE cexqraMR I&
BEAB AT MAX0YER.
By Tke Associated Press.
BERUN Dec. 22. General voa Km-
nick ceaqueror of Llee. la dead at
Hanover according to tke Oversea
ffews Agwacy-
nataed uadteeevered. aalkt ke Su-
ed kly. '
It n tkeeckt tkat eeaJe feew a
stove nlat kave fallea mi hue a
siVe
fiat.
et sees paser aad atoJtoS ia
HOUSE
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