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WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1916.
VOL. XVII.
KOENIG ALBERT WITH 303 SERB-
IAN REFUGEES, TAKEN
BY AUSTRIANS.
By Associated Press '
Berlin, Feb. 4.—The steamer Koenig
Albert, flying the Italian flag and with
300 Serbian refugees on board, lias
been captured by Austrian war craft
In the Adriatic, it was announced by
the Overseas News Agency.
The Koenig Albert lias not figured !
In news dispatches since early in the I
war, the last available record of her i
being under a London date on Aug.
8, 1914, embodying a report from Mi-
lan that the Italian authorities at Ge-
noa seized the Koenig Albert, together
With the Moltke of Ilamburg-Amer-
lcan, the action being taken, it was
stated, when the captains demanded a
supply of coal, although they already
had coal on board. The Koenig Al-
bert, which, before the war, was in
the North German Lloyd service, New
York and Mediterranean ports, is a
vessel of 10,484 tons, 499 feet long,
built at Stettin in 1899.
By Associated Press
Berlin, Feb. 4.—The Associated
Press learns that it is probable that
Germany under no circumstances will
admit the sinking of the Lusitania
was an illegal act.
The new instructions forwarded to
Ambassador Bernstorff contain one
phrase of new formulation of the pro-
posed note of regret for sinking the
LuBitania. The suggested sentence
contains eight words, not containing
the word “illefeol.” It represents the
extreme ilmiLjJ>f .Germany's conces-
sions in the flisftania case-.
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Alfred Zimmerman told the Associat-
ed Press: ‘‘The government Is willing
to do everylthing in its power and has
done everythin# In its power to meet
the American wish, but there are lim-
its beyond which even friendship,
snap.” - — -
Lansing Refuses to Talk.
fey Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 4.—Secretary Lan-
sing refuses to discuss the Lusitania
Case in the absence of official infor-
mation. Something definite may be
done after President Wilson returns
to Washington this afternoon.
President. Wilson read the Berlin
dispatches on the Lusitania situation
on his special train. Ho made no com-
ment, but members of the party said
he regarded the situation as ‘‘unfavor-
able."
BKAVKKY OF KANSAS GIRL
SAVES FUNDS FOR BANK
By Associated Press
Kansas City, Mo.. Feb. 4.—The brav-
ery of a 17-year-old girl, Frances Gus-
son, saved the funds of the private
banking house of Luis Lustig at
North James street, Kansas City.
Kan., Thursday afternoon and perhaps
the life of her employer. While Lue-
tig struggled on the floor of the bant-
ing rooms witli two armed robbers.
Miss Gusson, who is a bookkeeper at
the institution, rushed into the street
and igave the alarm. The robbers fled,
leaving behind $8,000 which lay in a
desk drawer.
It was after closing time when two
men walked into the bank. Lustig was
counting money.
“Howdy,” said one of the men. “Hold
up your hands,” commanded his com-
panion, pushing a revolver into the
face of the banker. Lustig grappled
with the man with the revolver. The
second robber quickly attacked Lus-
tig. As tile three rolled on the floor,
the bandit striking Lustig repeatedly
with his weapon, ‘Miss Gusson ran
from an adjoining room.
“Stop,” shouted the armed robber,
“Throw up your hands of I’ll kill
you.”
The girl hesitated a second, then
ran into the street. A moment later
the robbers stopped their struggle
with Lustig and escape through a
back door.
RESCUERS DROWN IN EFFORT TO
SAVE GIRL FROM ICY WATERS
By Associated Press
Porum, Okla., Feb. 4.—Three were
drowned at the waterworks lake, .me
mile nortli of here, while they were
trying to rescue Stella Johnson, who
w,ent through the ice. The dead art:
Orbek Anderson 20, Leonard Johnson
23, George Steiner 20. Anderson and
Steiner were taken out dead in forty
minutes and Johnson’s body was found
alter a three-hour search.
Miss Johnson was dragged to the
edge of the thick ice by her brother.
Leonard, who assisted her in obtain-
ing a safe footing. Before he could
pull himself out of the water Ander-
son and Steiner, who had become ex-
hausted, pulled him back into tire wat-
er in their .efforts to reach safety. All
three sank. Their bodies will be bur-
ied in the same grave, according to
the girl’s father,
STRUCTURE BUILT AT COST
#6,000,000—BELIEVED CAUS-
ED BY BOMB.
OF
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Fire Started in Reading Room—Inves-
tigation Will lx- Made to De-
termine Cause.
By Associated Press
Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 4.—-Canada’s $6,-
000,000 parliament building lay in
ruins today, swept by fire last night,
which is attributed to a bomb or in-
fernal machine. Five lives are known
to have been lost, many were injured
and some are still missing.
Tiie contents of the building were of
great value and the financial loss is
difficult to estimate. The fire started
in a reading room, where the flames
leaped with rapidity in the loose pap-
ers.
An investigation will be started to
determine the cause of the fire.
Frederick F. Pardee, chief liberal
party whip, and William IJ. Loggi.c, a
member of parliament from New
Brunswick, are missing, and it is be-
lieved they have lost their lives, it
lias been established that the first
burst of flames in the reading room
of the house was preceded by at least
one explosion and probably by two.
The force of the concussion was so
severe that persons standing some dis-
tance away were hurled to the floor.
'Die flames spread with such amaz-
ing rapidity that the Ottawa fire bri-
gade was utterly helpless to cope with
them. Aid was sent from Montreal on
a special train. '.Members of parlia-
ment, spectators in the gallery of the
lower house, government employes
and others who were in the building
narrowly escaped death or injury.
Within a few minutes alter the fire be-
gan corridors were tilled with smoke
and at many points walls ol flame bar-
red progress. There were many doors
to the -great building, but since the
outbreak of the war ail except tne
main portals have been closed to safe-
guard tiie legislators. This precau-
tion made escape more difficult ana
probably was responsible for the
deaths of Aline. Bray of Montreal and
Mme. Morin of Beauce in on.e of the
rooms of the speaker’s suite.
Mme. Scvigny saved her two chil-
dren by dropping them into a fire-
men’s net and then leaped to safety
tiers,elf. Another of her guests, Mme.
Dussault, saved herself in the same
way. Among those severely burned
was Minister of Agriculture Burrell,
who fell unconscious after plunging
through a curtain of lire and groping
his way along a smoke filled corridor.
One of tiie first men to make his
way out of the chamber was Colonel
John Currie, who commanded the
Fourth regiment of the Canadian First
division through tiie battle of St. Ju-
lien, where he was overcome with as-
phyxiating gas. Colonel Currie at one,?
organized into a fire brigade members
of the house, telegraph operators and
police attendants, who manned sever-
al lines of emergency hose.
They played streams on the flames,
but without apparent effect, and soon
were driven back by the terrific heat
Colonel Geonge Bradburg, a member
for Manitoba; Medric Martin, mayor
of Montreal and a member from that
city, and Constable Helmer, a guard,
were at the entrance to the reading
room when the lire started.
All three asserted it began with an
explosion which filled the reading
room with (lames and burst open the
swinging doors. The force of the ex-
plosion was so great that all three
men were thrown flat on the floor. In
their opinion an explosive bomb or
an infernal machine was responsible
for the fire.
Commission of Dominion Police
Sherwood, has rejected the bomb the-
ory in the capitol fire, saying it was
purely accidental.
WANT CONGRESS TO ACT
ON INDIAN OIL LEASES
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Today We Show New
Laces for Spring—
Perhaps we have never shown such
splendid assortment of laces, at so early
a date, as we are now showing—
A wide range of patterns in German Vals»
Veinings, Maltese, and Edge and Beading com-
binations—Price per yard
5 to 15 Cents
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SECRET NAVY CODE BOOK LOST;
OFFICER WILL BE TRIED.
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Zeppelin Sinks in North Sea.
By Associated Tress
London, Feb. 4.—A fishing trawler
reported.to the naval authorities that
ehe had seen a German Zeppelin in
the North Sea in a sinking condition,
it was stated in an official announce-
ment give out. According to a story
current, which, however, cannot yet
be confirmed, all tine crew of the Zep-
pelin probably were drowned. It
seems that the trawler found so many
men clingini? to the Zeppelin that she
made no effort at rescue and left them
to their fate. The captain of a Frenc h
vessel arriving at Hull reports hav-
ing seen the wreck of a Zeppelin in
the North Sea.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 4.—A book
containing the secret code of the Unit-
ed States navy has been lost from the
torpedo boat destroyer Hull. Accord-
ing to advices received from Washing-
ton the navy department has ordered
the court martial, at the Mare island
na\ y yard, of Lieutenant Herbert A.
Jo: os, commander of tit? reserve tor-
pedo flotilla and of the l-lull, and of
En-ign Robert D. Kirkpatrick, exec-
utive officer, in whose joint posses-
sion the book was. If the book cannot
be found or Its destruction, unread by
j outsiders, be demonstrated, it may b.?
: nec essary it was said by naval officers
here to provide a complete new system
of secret communication for the navy.
Schleindl Sanfemced.
TURKS HAVE EVALUATED EZE-
RUM AFFORDING TO REPORT
New York, Feb. 4.
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■ederick Sch-
liendl, former a clerk |Mhe National
City Bank, convicted oft selling confi-
dential information regarding the
shipment of munitions to the entente
allies, was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for an indeterminate term yes-
terday. flchleindl was accused of fur-
nishing the bank’s private telegrams
and other documents to Paul Koenig.
Uie reputed head of the German secret
service in this city.
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ASTHMA REMEDY
fSEraSS!
Trial Package by Hail 10c.
Per Sale by Beholds Dnif Ce.
lxmdon, Feb. 4.—A P,?trograd dis-
patch says the newspaper Novoe Vra-
mya has received trustworthy infor-
mation thut the Turks have evacuated
Erzerum, one of the principal strong-
holds on the Caucasian front.
‘ijlenna reports tli.o bombardment of
Bucaz, Galicia, by a Russian air squad-
ron, and Russian raids in Volhynia.
while the Austrian airmen were equal-
ly active.
A second Zeppelin raid on Saloniki
Wednesday was frustrated by the al-
lied batteries. *
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT MADE
TO DYNAMITE GOVERN.
ME NT LEVEE.
llv AssociaUnl i'lt^s
Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 4.—All build-
ing on the state penal farm at Cum-
mins were swept away by the Arkan-
sas river floods, the damage running
into thousands of dollars.
Attempts were made unsuccessfully
last night to dynamite the government
levee at Pino Bluff and officials are
investigating. The cause is unknown.
Train sendee on the Iron Mountain
between Little Rook and St. Ixiuis lias
been restored.
So far it is reported that eleven
lives have been lost.
ENLARGEMENT OF PASTEUR IN-
STITUTE DELAYED BY WAR
Washington, Feb. 3.—Further con-
sideration of the question of leases in
the Osage Indian oil lands was turned
over to a senate subcommittee with
instructions to draft a resolution re-
questing the secretary of the interior
not to make any disposition ot lands
developed by the Barnsdall Oil com-
pany until further action by congress,
and providing that after the expira-
tion of leases next month the company
| be permitted to continue operations
with the interior department impound-
ing profits.
INDI A’S COTTON CHOI’
IS GREATLY REDUCED
PYTHIAN MEETING CALLED
BY CHANCELLOR ELLIS.
REPORT THAT .700 MEXICANS HAD
MADE PAYMENTS LEADS TO
F. S. INVESTIGATION.
PRUSSIAN TREATY WILL
GOVERN APPAM CASE
Washington, Feb. 4.—Secretary Lan-
sing indicates thut the United States
has decided to hold the Prussian-
American treaty will govern the Ap-
pani cas.?, as Germany contends, and
that all'that remained to be decided
was an interpretation of the applica-
tion of the treaty’s terms. He also
said the sole question remaining was
how long tho Appani would remain in
American waters.
LADY Mil J) RED CHOCOLATES, 1-
1b. packages, Saturday special 26 cts.
KINDER* BOOK STORE, The Clean
Place.
Austin, Texas, Feb. 4.—To the Eu-
ropean war is attributed conditions
which have held back to some .extent
the expansion and enlargement of the
Pasteur Institute here, as several
thousand dollars worth of equipment,
authorized by the last legislature, and
ordered from Germany about five
months ago, has failed to arrive. Dr.
J. T. Wilhite, physician in charge of
tiie institute, has given up hope of
having the order filled, at least until
the war is over. This delay has disap-
pointed institute physicians.
Washington, Feb. 4.—India's cotton
crop this year, according to the third
forecast, is estimated at 3,687,000
bales, a decrease of 26 per cent from
last year’s crop. Department of com-
merce advices indicate the planted
area this year at 17,390,000 acres, com-
pared with 23,977.000 acres last year
HELP FOR MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY FLOOD SUFFERERS
By Associated 1‘rrss
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 1.—United
States special investigators have been
here making an investigation of tho
poll tax payments and of the report
that 500 illegal poll taxes were issurd
to Mexicans who were not entited tc
vote because they were not citizens.
This was learned Thursday and is ex-
pected to lead to a general investiga-
tion of election affairs here by tiie
United States authorities similar to
that held in Corpus Christi.
It is claimed by the County and City
Democratic Club that the 500 iilega’.
poll taxiee were issued to Mexicans
who had been here from Mexico only
a short time. Stephen Pinckney, spe-
cial investigator for the United S'ales
department of justice, has been con-
ducting the investigation and an as-
sistant United States district attorney
declared that if any evidence of a con-
spiracy to violate the election laws
should be found the case would t-e re-
ported to the federal grand jury, as it
is a violation of a federal statute since
a congressman is to be elected at the
primary in July.
Denison, Texas, Feb. 4.—Gramt
Chancellor H. E. Ellis of the Knights:
of Pythias of Texas, has called the
grand lodge officers to meet in coun-
cil at Dallas an Wednesday, Feb. J.
for the purpose of selecting a place
in which to hoid the next grand lodge
convention, which assembles on the
second Tuesday in May.
The grand )od.?,e at its last conven-
tion, in Fort Worth, voted to meet in
Brownwood in 1916, but owing to
inaccessibility of that city, couple*
with the expense incident to meeting:
there, it was decided inexpedient Bn
hold the 1916 convention at Drown—
wood and the lodge there was accord-
ingly induced to release the onter
from the obligation imposed by virtue?
of its promise.
. It is understood that Fbrt Wortfcu
Temple and possible Waco and Dallas:
will ask to be named for the honom
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GOUGHS UP COLLAR BUTTON
AFTER TWELVE YEARS
Mc.lDOO FORCED TO DEFER
HIS VISIT TO TEXAS
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 4.—The senate to-
day passed a bill appropriating $190.-
000 for relief of the Mississippi valley
flood sufferers and authorizing the
secretary of war to loan
those who are homeless.
tents for
FRENCH NEWSPAPERS WILL PAY
FOR ZEPPELINS BROUGHT DOWN
Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. I.—Secre-
tary of the Treasury William McAdoo
will be unable to visit Fort Worth and
Dallas at this time, although accord-
ing to the telegram received by Sec-
retary R. O. McCormack of the Cham-
ber of Commerce Thursday, the south-
western trip is merely postponed in-
definitely and not canceled. Plans for
the entertainment of the secretary and
bis official party- had been made both
here and at Dallas. The telegram
signed by Secretary McAdoo follows:
’’! am distressed and disappointed
beyond measure to have to postpone
my visit to Fort Worth and Dallas.
Pressure c-f public busiMjj§9 in this de-
partment is so great thar I find it im-
possible to leave Washington, as I ex-
pected to do Saturday. 1 hope to \ is-
it Fort Worth in the near future. Many
thanks for your kind invitation.”
BRITISH AMB ASSADOR WANTS
APP AM RETURNED TO OWNERS
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 4.—The British
ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Ins
presented a formal demand on behalf
of liis 'government for the return of
the Appam to her British owners. A
new diplomatic controversy with
Great Britain is foreshadowed, as the
United States has practically decide.!
do declare the ship a German prize.
By Associated Press
Paris, Feb. 4.—French newspapers
announce they offer 26,000 francs
($5,000), to any aviator bringing down
a Zeppelin, and 10,000 francs to any
gunner obtaining the same result with
shells.
JAPANESE LINER SUNK; ONE
HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Brenham, Texas, Feb. 3.—Sibguiaor
relief was qbtained from a severe?
cough of twelve or thirteen yeuxa’ dnu-
ration by George Burch Thursday,
when he coughed up a small coll**
button, which he remembered having;
swallowed years ago. Young Burch l&s
about 21 years old and is frail antU
delicate. He had spent some time out*,
west, in the belief that tie was affect-
ed with tuberculosis. -Roentgen raj:-
machines failed to locate, .the ir.ubk
and medical aid has been of littte
avail. The physicians now think, that,
with the collar button eliminated, the
health ot Burch will be completely re-
stored.
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Britain Wants Old Gross Ties.
By Ass;ic-iat*''l I*r»*ss
Boston. Mass., Feb. 4.—An offer of
5c apiece for 109,099 last-ofT railroad:
ties was received by the Boston Ar
Maine railroad from tne British gov-
ernment. Formerly the railroad burn-
ed all its old ties, but orders were*
sen» throughout the system diTectfugr
tliat they be> saved. It is unclarstootU
the British -’ovcrnii'cnt fs negotiating.'
with other railroads in the hope of oh—,
taining 500,000 tics for use fn con—
structing trendies In France.
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Morgenthnn Coming Dome.
By Associated Press
Berlin, Feb. 4.—Henry Morgenthau,
United States ambassador to Turkey,
arrived here today enroute homo.
i Galveston to Increase AYater Supply.
| By Associated Press
| Galveston, Texas, Feb. 3.—Bids for-
| tin1 construction of three new wells ut
Alta Loma. for the city's water suit-
ply, are to be opened here today by tb. s-
city council. Twenty thousand dol-
lars have been appropriated for smit-
ing these wells.
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SIX KILLED
IN RESIDENCE
FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
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By Associated Pres*
New York, Feb. 4.—Six women were
killed in a residence fire in Brooklyn
this morning. A heavy snow delayed
the firemen in reaching the house.
Shanghai. China, Feb. 4.—The Jap-
anese liner Daljin Maru was sunk
Wednesday night in collision with the
steamer Liman, and 100 lives were
lost.
Three Airship Raids.
Berlin, Feb. *.—A Vienna official
statement says thr.ee airship raids
were made on Durazzo, Albania, in
tha last few days. Raids were also
maid on Avloaa
W. & FANT, President.
8 M. BOWIE, Vise-President R. W. DAVIS Ceshler.
U. A. DAVIS, Vlee-President GEORGE FANT, Assistant Cashier»
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