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pK EARNEST many state-wide bills are i introduced in both b branches. IpALMETTO CAPITOL NEWS Eftenorat News of South Carolina ColB, looted and Oondeneed From The K atete capital That Will Prove of to All Our Readera. B Columbia. H Thjpe? compulsory education bills. ttEttodf them statewide and the other Marrying the local option feature, were Bjpittogg the bills introduced in the senraie. The bill presented by Senator MOsrllala embodied the ideas of Prof. Bpfrri* of Spartanburg; Senator Lee of Bjparliogton would -compel the attendPkoce of children between the ages of IS in the -public schools; the Httl presented by Senator Sinkier of raj&estpn to the one drafted by J. E. K&wearingen, state superintendent of Miqduc&tfon, and contains the local op ^Senator Vomer of Oconee has preB&ented a bill to repeal the cotton acreage reduction bill passed by the fatira session of the general assembly. Etfany ot,her bills of statewide importHutcft Jnelndfair I)ia wlla ralfttlne to Bprohibition presented by Senators toarlieie and Job^one, and, several &? local significance were Introduced. Bre Speaker Hoyt announced the com teUttee assignments. Before,doing so Ke spoke of th? difficulties he bad met mi apportioning tbe; members' to oomKpittees and thanked the repreeentafor the hearty cooperation they Rjuuft given htm. He explained that three of the members of the house had Knot yet been sworn in, but that he had IpglYsn them places on the committees Ml Tiln ti ntliAM vniiM hrtM nntfl ftfrAf itheee members qualified. 1 George S. Mower of Newberry, Kfepqfckerpro -tempore of the house, was ftj^iven the coveted place as chairman Bbfc'judiciary committee. Alter the piumcwtocement of his appointment Mr. Slower asked, on account of his elecBition as speaker pro tempore, that he fce,excused from serving as chairman pfcod. as a member of this important fcptxmmitiee. Mr. Mower, while yieldling his place, had precedent in plenty Kof ?oottauing to act as chairman of pre- jodjciaxy /committee and speaker Bco/tempore.. The' house granted his B^gneat, to be allowed to retire from Bfc^i^mittee. Jesse W. Boyd of Hd^iianburg, ayoung member who is ffeervlng Us third term in the house, fi^pv^i>Do}nted chairman of the judic nary, committee In Mr. Mower's stead. Senate. Senate decided in a concurrent resolution presented by Senator Slnkler of Charleston to adjourn sine die ; on February 13. This decision fol^k>*red^tlie;tabling of the" concurrent -resoTtitioti of Senator Manning by a ^ot^;'of W to 18. presiding *that no ^Jeghrfation other thai that pertaining to appropriations be considered at ttUs session and that the legislators kfiiree to accept |5 per diem and mile; f#ge In lieu of a flat $200 for the sesmtmm : An anti-tipping bill was pfesented by Senator Carlisle that would pro^bit^t&e receiving of tips in hotels, * ^ j# i" ^ift/VTV|n w 1 *-eafa. Three bills presented by Senar ior Beamguard of York have statef-Twide. significance "One bilj would prol^ibit the sale of pistols, another ia R designed tc create a stats library Commission, and the other Is to reI quire railroad companies to build and J|nMlntain an road crossings over their iftracks. fills of local significance were I" also persented. |: President Wflson's administration L was warmly commended in a, joint I resolution from the house which was ^?jwnied manimoaaly by the "upper F/* Election January 20. Hit opper^branch. heard the, report I/of the committee eppomiea^o naa uui I Decisions of the Supreme Court I Assistant Attorney General DomiI nick announced. to the court that the I; Hon,' Coleman Livingstone Blease, who 1 Witts then present in court, had resign|,;;ea governor and that the Hon. I^Charles A. Smith, lieutenant gover ?<jr, Vas now present and desired to ^J^Mliktir as govei-nor by taking the oath : ;of oflice before the chief justice. -' The chief executive thereupon ad miniatered the constitutional oath of ^office to the Hon. Charles A. Smith as >-45<jvernor. ^:The; 8t?te? respondent, vs. Charley <sHondro?, appellant P. P. -McGowan ' ftp appellant; Solicitor Cooper for respondent. State, respondent, vs. GreenT?nH??ftrs. aoDellant. ' Augustus ; " vv/u - - Hart for appellant; Solicitor Cooper ? tor She State. pi,' Cktrk Burford, appellant, vs. Seaboard Air Line railway, respondent. N. GTaydon for appellant; W. P; Greene for respondent. H^'latabeth Dagnall, appellant, vs. * John T. Dagnall, respondent, F, P. v MeGowan for appellant; R. A. Cooper f. for respondent. ? . Town of Newberry, respondent, vs. yW. Q. Chappell, appellant. Appeal ^abandoned. Roddy Automobile company, vs. ^'R. . C. Keenan, appellant. Transferj&^d back to Fifth circuit.. 1 A. Aull, appellant, vs. Bank ipfc" Columbia, appellant. Transferred i&.'WMJk to Fifth circuit. M. Poore, respondent, vs. S^uthExpress company, appellant, ^.transferred back to Fifth circuit," Vermillion, appellant, vs. 'College oi Xhie W?rt, responds Continued. -j , ?? what officers are to be elected by tbis general assembly. The following officers are to be filled: Code commissioner, three directors of the state penitentiary, two members of the board of visitors of the Citadel and a judge of the Fifth judicial circuit. A concurrent resolution that the house and senate meet Wednesday, January 20, for the purpose of electing three officers and that only three ballots,if so many be necessary, be taken each day was adopted. Many hills were presented and referred to committees. A concurrent resolution presented by Senator Sinkler of Charleston that the legislature adjourn sine die February 13 was adopted after some discussion. Senator Sharpe of Lexington, favoring its passage, said that if a definite day was set for adjournment, all local bills would be cleared from the calendar early in the session. Senator Sinkler said that the temper of the lawmakers was clearly that of settling down to work. Yea and Nay Vote. The passage of this resolution followed a yea and nay vote on the motion of Senator Earle to lay the Manning resolution on the table, which was caried by a vote of 19 to 18. An amendment to fix the date of final adjournment* for January 30 failed of passage. A disagreement developed in the house over tiie adoption of its rules of procedure. The points in debate were ^amendments to the rules of the last house abolishing obsolete committees and wiping out all inhibition on the number of members the speaker could aDDoint on the remaining ommitteefs. It was explained that for a number of years speakers had, by common consent, disregarded the limitation set by the rules on the number of members apportioned for service on important committees, such as ways and means, judiciary and agriculture. The house finally agreed to leave the number of members on all committees to the discretion of tlje speaker and to abollBh five useless committees; namely, federal relations, internal improvements, public buildings, mines and mining and public schools. The house also agreed to set aside Saturdays for the consideration of local bills. j Sy a large vote the house amended the rules to the effect that ho dilatory motion shall be entertained by the speaker. This amendment to the rules will cut off an effective method under which, filibusters could be conducted. During the special session in October, the bond issue bill was held up in the house for a number of days for the lack of a rule that, the speaker could not entertain dilatory motions. Another amendment alows the house * ? ? onhotWn+a onpakflr flrn t?m W ViyVb ? WUVUMWWW wr x pore in the absence of both regular presiding officers. 8enate Caucus Assigns Places. Members of the senate in caucus in the supreme court room agreed to elect LeGrand Walker of Georgetown president pro tempore of the upper house. The caucus also agreed upon the personnel of the senate com' mittees. J. A. Black, M. D? of Bamherg, acted as chairman of the caucus and Robert Lide of Orangeburg was secretary. V The chairmen of the most important mm mittees aereed UDon were: Finance. Neils Christensen, Beaufort; agriculture, Alan Johnstone, Newberry; banking and insurance, Robert IJde, Orangeburg; railroads, Louis Appelt, Clarendon; incorporations, T. H. Ketchin, Fairfield; manufactures, W. H. Earle, Green vile; military, G.' K. Laney, CheBterfield; medical affairs, J. A. Black, Bamberg; rules, J. H. Manning, Dillon; police regulatinoSi W. H. Sharpe, Lexington. A F. "Spigner senatoi^elect from Richland county, was given a place on the judiciary committee by the caucus. Bleaae Gives Last Clemency. Retiring Governor Blease granted 27 pardons paroles and commutations, which bring the total number of cases of clemency up to 1,708, not including the 'blanket" pardon list of 1,000. D. J. Grfffith, superintendent of the state penitentiary, said that there were 182 state prisoners. Less than 100 are confined' in the state peniten tiary. There are 50 prisoners at', the state farms, four on the county chaingangs and 150 boys In the Lexington Several New Enterprise* Authorized. The Novelty Canday company of Columbia, was commissioned witb a capital of $1,00. The petitioners are: Rhett Roman and L. K. Rawl. > The West End Realty company, Columbia, was commissioned with a capital of $5,000. The petitioners are Hunter A. Glbbes and C. E. Murray. The Kimbrell Furniture company, Columbia., was chartered with a capital of |3,000. The officers are: W. M. Kimbrell, president; H. A. Taylor, vice president, and W. E. Kimbrell, secretary and treasurer. The Holman company of St. Matthews commissioned, with a capital of 12,000. The petitioners are: J. M, Holman and W. C. Holman. A charter was issued to C. I. Cromer & Co., Columbia, with a capital of $8,000. The officials are: C. I. Cromer, president and treasurer, and J. T. Sox, secretary. A commission was issued to the H. L. Pearce and company, Columbia, wit ha capital of $10,000. The petitioners are: E. L. Galloway, H. L. Pearce and E. C. Bernard. The company will do a general grain and provision business., Rutherford & Co., of Hamburg, in Aiken county, Just across the Savannah river from A*ugusta, has been -v " ? ?_ Ji.l +C{\ AAA cnanerea, wnn a cayuai u* *ou,wu. The officers are J. A. Johnston, president; T- C. McNeill, vice president, and W. H. Burnside, secretary and f treasurer. The company will do a general brick manufacturing business. The W. C. Wilbur Company of Charleston has been charterd by the secretary of satte, with a capital stock | pt $25,000- The officers are W. C, J ,Wilbilr, president and secretary, and .T: S. Wilbur, vice president and A a ,.., MtritoW,?-'J*** STATE DEPARTMENT: WARNS CARRANZA 1 " 6ERI0U8 CONSEQUENCES MAY FOLLOW CONFISCATION OF FOREIGN-OWNED WELLS. T MAKES AN URGENT PROTEST ' Sent By British Ambassador to the British Consul at tfera Cruz for General Carranza. Washington?The United States Government has warned Gen. Venustiano Carranza that "serious consequences may follow" his threatened confiscation of foreign-owned oil plants In Tarapico. This announcement was made by Secretary Bryan to day after a conference with Sir Cecil SpringRice, the British Ambassador and representatives of the American oil concerns. j. \t , Already the Oarranza officials have, enforced a virtual embargo on the exportation of oil by a big English company. The British Ambassador at Mr. .Bryan's suggestion, Bent to the British Cfinsul at Vera Cruz an urgent protest for General Carranza. As the British fleet obtains much of its fuel from the Tampico oil fields, the possibility of serious complications over Carranza's attitude* Is fu91y realized by the American government. Mr. Bryan -said that the foreign owned oil companies "feared confiscation of their wells" by Carranza and that today's action had been taken to forestall such action. A decree issued by the Carranza government makes it impossible for some foreign oil companies to operate without the consent of the Carranza authorities and it is said some American concerns have* been forced to pay so heavy a tax that they have been compelled to shut dawn. The prospect of a battle on the outskirts of Tampico la expected here to develop the situation further. If Villa fnwae ay a vIotntHntia a a/llllHnn of the problem Is confidently expected because of previous assurances by the VIHa Gutierrez officials. . EVERY BUILDING DE8TROYED. ??? i Only 2 or 3 Per Cent, of Avezzano't Poupulatlon Escaped. Romp.?William Marconi who re-" turned here from Avezzano on board the train with King Victor Emmanuel, said words could not describe the horupre he had witnessed. The town had been wholly leveled, he said, and res? idants who escaped death were destitute. "King Victor Emmanuel told me," said Mr. Marconi, "that he had visited the scenes of all earthquake disasters In Italy since he was a child, but that this supassed all, lnoluding Messina. The king said survivors of Avezzano were onfly between two and three per cent of its population, while in Meseino one-third escaped. 1 Describing the damage in Avezzano Mr. Marooni said: "Avezzano has ceased to exist. In lUVSBliid. EH/1 IIO UUAIUIJLI50 51VC UIITS Uiv impression that they are still intact, their facades having survived the shock. '"Not so with Avezzano. No wall there remains erect. It seemed as though the town had been ground to powder by pome gigantic machine." Nation Unready For Fight. ' Washington.?In urging upon the senate the need for a commission to report on national preparedness or a permanent council of naval defense, Senator Lodge declared that the national defense of the country "is not only imperfect and unbalanced but that it. has grave and in Borne - instances fatal deficiencies. "He designated what he termed many of the defect and said theiy were "almost wholly due to congress." An adequate national defense the senator said, could be obtained without additional expenditure. "Cut off our needless army posts, navy yards and stations," be advised the senate. "Lay aside for a few years appropriations for. the public buildings and river and harbor improvements where they are not needed. Drop all the expenditures which are designed for spots where votes are lying thickest and you will have money enough to provide for a sufficient army and an adeauate navy without adding to the burden of taxation." He warned that the ocean barrier that defended the country in 1776 and 1812 had been destroyed by steam and electricity. Unarmed, unready, undefended, the nation stands an invitation to aggression and attack, he said. Senator Lodge asserted that not only the regular army, but the militia was highly defective, adding that the Panama Canal was "miserably and most inadequately protected" against being blown up and blocked for months by agents or spies of a hostile nation. Senator Lodge declared the army was without sufficient artillery and artillery mamunition and said available testimony showed that the guns In the fortifications were of shorter range than those carried by foreign warships of the latest designs. Senator Lodge stated that there was apparently a sufficient number of mines for harbor defense, but that there was a shortage of cable and mine planters. Russians Making Advances. London.^-Official reports from the Russian general staff disclose a new Russian operation which may have far-reaching results. Starting on their new year,'the Russian cavalry commenced a forward movement In Poland on the right' bank of the lower Vistula River anfl have reached the Skrwa river. MISS ADELINE PENDLETON Iilii IflHI MIm Pendleton, daughter of 06l. rE. P. Pendleton, U. 8. A., and Mr?. Pendleton, haa recently been introduced to Washington society. WOMEN CAN'T VOTE YET . NO VOTES FOR WOMEN YET AWHILE 18 VERDICT OF, . tuc uai ific I rift, nwwwi?i i Suffragists Not Dismayed By Vote Which Was 204 Against to 174 Forv?Amtls Well Pleased. Washington.?'JTie house, of representatives by a ^ote of 204 to 174 refused to submit to the states, on amendment to the Federal Constitution to enfranchise women. A two-thirdii majority would have been necessary for adoption of thfr resolution submi tting the amendment - Hundreds off from en who had sat in the crowded gallery throughout the eight hours of debate greeted the announcement of the result with varied expressions of approval or disapproval. Dejection mingled with enthusiasm as the purple and yellow sashee of the suffragists and the red rose bedecked anti-suffragists filed out Into the house corridors wearied with the long strain of oratory. It was the second defeat suffered by the sagrage cause in Congress " W" ? van* ftn Mar/>h 10 Iftflt AH equal1 suffrage constitutional amend* ment received a vote of 35 to 34 in the senate obtaining a bare majority but not the necessary two-thirds. Suffragists leaders undismayed by the result of the House vote declared that the flghtwiis by no means over. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and other prominent suffragl?ts who sat with her In the gallery through the debate, predicted a more favorable result when Congress again Is called on to vote on the question. Antl-Suffraglsts were well satisfied. "The result was' what we expected" said Mr. Arthur M. Dodge, president of the National Association Opposed to Women Suffrage. "It means that the suffrage movement, fostered by hysterical women is on the wane." Voting for the i-esolution were 86 Democrats, 72 Republicans, 12 Progressives, 3 progresBivenRepublicans and 1 Independent Total 174. voung agtLiUBL ll.?s lbsuiuuuu 171 Democrats and 33' Republicans. Total 204. i ARMY BILL UP NEXT. 8enate Military Committee , Begins Consideration of Measure. Washington.?War department bills to strengthen the army and create a reserve corps were taken up by the senate military committee with Secretary Garrison and aides present to explain various projects. Members of the committee indicated by their questions their general approval of the measures. Senator Dupont, however, objected to the bill for the addition of 1,000 officers to the mobile army, contending that it would; result in a disproportion of colonels and lieutenant colonels. Secreatry Garrison said the bils had been prepared in the War *???? r<??nn fnr tVifi WU05C auu kim i. vuv ?v?wVM ?w ? apportionment selected would be to furnish the committee. Secretary XJarrlson said enactment of the coast artillery bill would bring that arm of the service up to 50 per cent of the strength it would have in war. He said he considered this an urgent matter. Trade Balancit Doubles in Week. Washington.?A favorable trade balance of $35,092,453 on foreign merchandise transactions at 13 principal customs port in the United States was announced by the Commerce Department for the week ended January 9. This was an increase of $17,294,720 over the balance in favor of the United States for the? week ended January 2. Secretary Redfield said he#consldered the showing one of the most re markable ever made In a similar period. He laid the figures before the Cabinet. Ships and Cargoes Held by Britains. London.?The Norwegian &teamers Alfred Nobel and Bjorson, loaded chiefly with Chicago packing house products have been held in British ports since the middle of November. The cargoes are consigned "to order" at Copenhagen. The Nobel sailed from Nevr York October 20 and arrived in Liverpool November 17. The Bjornson left New York October 27 and was taken into Lelth November 17. Owners ol the vessels saw the ships sailed fro mthe -United Stateii before reqint,.rules Were adopted. . - . ^ ' GERMANS GRANTED I PARTIAL SUCCESS FRENCH OFICIAL STATEMENT ADMIT8 REVER8E3 ALONG THE AI8NE. RUSSIANS EXPLAIN MOVE .'! ? ' Were Not Forced But Retired to Concentrate Troops?Furious Fight. Ing In Poland. London?A reverse of the Allies along tlie Alsne In the neighborhood of Soisaons Is admitted In the latest French official statement although the possible effect of the German advance is officially minimized. After continuous engagements, whiih lasted nearly two days, the Germans forced the j I French to yield in front of Vreghy, ' east of Crouy. The French war office explains that the flooding of the River Aisne destroyed several of the bridges and thus rendered precarious .the communications of the troops operating on the right bank. These troops were withdrawn, as it was thought impossible to send reinforcement^ to their support ' .1 V It "The success 1s a partial, one for j. our adversaries," says the French . statement, "but'will have no influence 1 on the operations as a whole." j Emperor William himself was j present at these operations Which re*' D suited in capture of several thousand j " French prisoners and were continued throughout January 12 and 13. Petrograd claims progress on the D right bank of lower Vistula, where the German cavalry was repulsed. On 1?hd other front fighting te made t-'-??1r(wmUViAfl atlH DrllljAPV uy mr^oi/ vjl pmi nuotreo ouu duel; i. The general et&ff of the Russian vv Caucasus army devotee a statement to operations In Aeerbaljan,. where it i? ex plained, Jt became expedient to regroup the Russian forces, necessitating evacuation of certain places previous occupied. No important actlon took place . ; gl British aria tors early in the week 111 drop ped bombs on the German posi- 9' tlon in Antwerp, according to a a* Netberlahds newspaper dispatch. The m damage has not been ascertained. 01 Eighteen Russian generals have tr been discharged from important posi- ac tions, according to The Hamburg Fremdemblatt. .to i ? ? T< COLE L. BLEA8E RE8IGN8. 111 in in ->< AAUAMM*. QAII4U ^fkMilina. . ncui~ui bo uuvgnivr vi wmmi nv l . a? Giving No Reason. w< Columbia, S. C.?Cole.L. Blease has retired as South Carolina's governor dJ five days v before . his second term of w two years would, have, ended. Hie fi( resignation, sent to Secretary of State ^ McCown, was supplemented by a brief message to the general, aissembly lafoinilng the members that it also ~ was tendered to them. Some members of the house of representatives and senate cheered the or announcement of the governor's reslg- 8? nation. No formal action was necessary and by direction of the presiding " officers In the' two houses the" meesage was received only as information.. JJeutenant Governor Charles A. Smith was Immediately sworn in as. br the state's chief executive to serve co out the unexpired term. Chief Justice Gary of the state supreme court ad- of ministered the oath of office. / Mr. th Blease and several state officials then pa accompanied Mr; Smith to the govern- oil or's office. Legrand G. Walker,, prea- itf ldent of the senate,. automatlcsUly succeeded to the lieutenant governorship,. B1 "I hereby resign my office as Governor wi of South Carolina," wa athe mull com- th munication of Govenor Blease. or to Kaiser Witnesed Battle. Berlin.?Emperor William was preset In person during the spirited battle on the Vregny Plain, northeast of w, Soifi sons, which resulted in that ele- .6 vatod ground being cleared of the ? Frer ch and which Is described In the fl0 German official statement as a "brilliant feat for our troops." In the J! engBigement the Germans claimed to hayo captured 14 French officers and .r< 1 1,15(1 men. ' Ju lai Wheat Goes Soaring Again. AI.Iaama onnatvfe?A oaoflK I UX7UC10I1/ (*V/V>V|/bVU HkTBV* tionu that unless the European de- e* mand soon diminishes the United &' States would have no.wheat to ship abrcad after March lifted the price of that cereal here in $1.43 3-8, the highest in many years. Retail flour prices 0y rose simultaneously, sacks which re- gr cently sold for 70 cents going to 90. Fi Five European Governments were re- o< ported to be actively in the wheat* op market on this side of the Atlantic in Ok addition to individual buyers from for* Fi eign fields. pil Turkish Advance. Amsterdam, Holland.?There has iioan rooplvpd hfire an official com- f!? munlcation given out at Constantino- wl pie by the Turkish authorities as fol- ar lows: "Assisted by Persian troops W our army Is steadily advancing In Mi Azerbaijan province, Persia, In order VI to deliver the country from the Rus- m< slan yoke. We have had further not-- hu able success occupying advanced po- ed sitions of the Russians in the vicinity w< of Tabriz. A number of tribesmen of w< the British army of occupation In la' Egypt have surrendered to us.' ch Cotton Exports Almost Normal. Washington.?Cotton exports be came almost normal during December,, CO 1,202,115 bales having been sent Ar abroad, compared with 1,230,830 bales ' Be in December, 1913. Exports for the ' c0 first live months of the cotton year ! sj( however showed a decrease of more J ha than 50 per cent from the same period j Vl< of 1913, the total being 2,607,164 bales n compared with 5,437,480 bales. Of Ar the month's exports the United King- cj] dom find Italy both showed Increases wt over IDecember 1SH3. j en SENATWUW. STONE ; _ 3BK2BE3089B93EK9?SS3Bi IHBDSHI^jalH^I ia rcumored In Wamington that Senator Stone of Missouri it soon to. aueeed William J, Bryan as soer?tarv of atata. ,!v - .?_? LEASE DISBANDS MILITIA i ?w I8AGRFEMENT BETWEEN GOVERNOR, WAR DEPARTMENT AND MILITIA 18 REA80N. v . HI Try tp- Hold Organisation Together Until Now Governor Come* Columbia, S. C.?Governor Bleaae. is disbanded the South Carolina orrnlzed inJUtto. Thirtjfone compares, comprising approximately, 2,000 ?i-? ?i n??. UWIP ttjUU XUVUf aip WACWWU. ireement between tie. governor and i illtla and war department officials t the organisation and equipment of oops was given as the. reason for the Jtion. Militia officers began a movement prevent complete disorganization, jlegrams were Bent to Sooth Caroia members of Congress at Washgton requesting that they naeOheir fluence tp have the war department ilay asking the return of 1200,000 Drth of supplies loaned the troopsWhile Mr. Manning has not yet in-; cated what action he will take, it is considered certain by militia ofrers that he would rescind theaction' Governor Blease. Adjutant General Moore has gone Washington to conifer wMl- War apartment officials on the situation.' Ooveraor Blease explained in his der oTsbandlng the troops that the cretary of War and the secretary the naty andi., Adjutant General, oore of '$outh Carolina on one Side/, id himself on the other, prompted m to take this step. These differices, he said, resulted in serious eeches of discipline riri the militia rr?fl ' ; vt, v'v "The present governor of the. State South Caroline la of. the' opinion at It wiH be nnfalr and 'ttnju&t on his rt to. turn over to his successor-1 In Hce the militia of South Carolina In i present condition," the order read. The controversy between Governor ease and Adjutant General Moore id said to have bepn the result of e governor's refusal to sign certain ders and official papers presented him by the adjutant general. ' Urge Cplomblan Treaty. Washington.?Urging In the open mate early ratification of the pendg treaty with Colombia under which e United States would pay $25,000,0 for the Panama Canal strip, Senar Ranedell declared that the United, ates could not afford to reject'the eaty from the standpoint of either stice or business. When the Louisaa Senator began the discussion In en tession Senator Jones suggested at treaties usually were considered ecutlvetf. No one attempted to op the speech. German Aeroplane Captured. Paris.?A German aeroplane flyinl er Amiens has been brought to the ound by a French machine. The ench airmen, went aloft when the irman was seen approaching. He ened fire with the result that the ?rman machine fell within the -ench lines. One of the German lots was killed. Monterey Held By Carranza. Laredo, Texas.?Monterey Is held by irranza troops, according to reports, lich said that Gen. Maclovio Herrera rived there with a large force, hen Herrera's troops approached onterey the citizens took them for 11a troops and for a. while pandeDnium reigned. General Herrera irriedly sent out Bcouts who Informthe populace that no Villa troops ;re in sight and by night conditions ;re approaching normal again. 'Vils capture at Vivtoria is semi-ofliillly confirmed at Laredo. Sharp Member of Commission. Mow Vnrle?William G. Sham. Am lean Ambassador to France, has heme an honorary chairman of the nerican Commission for Relief in tlgium, the New York office of the mmission announced. The commis>n received a cable saying Mr. Sharp d accepted the office. L. W. Batss, :e chairman of the relief body, said was expected that the addition of obassador Sharp would greatly fa- : itate diplomatic and other questions tich arise in connection with relief : ROME SHAKEN HAROEH THAN > *V?* RPORfc^TOWN AVEJ MUCH DAMA6E DONE IN ROME . Building Whir. Anwrtcn Amb.^dor Lives is Cracksd, 8?vsrst Villager Destroyed. panic, veoDle evttnrhwe rushed irom -xi thousand person* escaped' froas* th? : larye piece of the-'cornice-of tfte/J* h suit^ ^ h^irc^ p ' | ^ cT\rmar -'i ^Slx'torpedo-bokt 4?stroyor? at cot,' : more than $825,000 each, e#cli(al*e. armament. One sea-going submarine more than $1,400,000 exclusive armament. vSlxteen sObmarin^s at not morethen <550,000 each., .One hoepltal ehip at not more than >. 12,250,000. One transport at not more than $2,129,700. r "i 'Vt-'' Chicago Nationals to Tampa. Chicago?Members of the\Cbicag? , National League team will gather February 28 at Tampa, Fla., for their spring trailing. At. Tampa practice games will be played with the Philip delphla Athletics and some Cuban teams. Exhibition games scheduled , are at Savannah, April 17; Birmingham, April 2-3;, ^aphville, .April I; Chattanooga, April 6-6; Memphis, ; , April 8. ?. 10 ? ?? Republican 8?natoi^ War on Wilton. Washington.-^-One of .the liveliest - Z<-{ debates of tie present Congress stir- , ; . 1 red the senate when Republican leaders.launched a vlgorena/Attack da A. President Wilson's ??ecb Vt Indianapolis, the administration^ Mexican policy, and Democratic Ie?alation. Democrats met the attack witJ\ praise for the president and a prediction of his re-elecion. The debate wu pre- X\ cipitated over Senator Cummlns\ resolution asking the president to indicate what the government proposed to do with Mexican customs collect^. Austrian Foreign Minister Retired w '|J|h Vienna.?The retirement of the: Austrian -Foreign Minister Count von >. Berchtold was anounced by The ? v Vienna Fremdemblat It published - \ this statement: "Count von Berch- ; ;^l told, who for a long while, desired to retire* and who asked the Emperer to relieve him of his office, renewed the request. The emperor, recognizing >the Important personal reason moving the foreign minister to take this ei-an has erantftd his reauest. He p, will be succeeded by Baron Stephan Burlan von Rajeez." xy Steamship Is Libelled. Savannah, Ga. ? The steamship^^ 1 Aqulla, now at this port, has bee? libelled by the New Orleans E^fCrt Company for $50,000 for failing to transport a cargo of cottonseed! cake to Stockholm, Sweden. It is claimed the owners of the steamer have demanded an exorbitant freight rate for ' '-r'? transporting the cargo because of the new war risks. The collector of customs here has been directed by wire ' "jffiffijgj not to grant clearance papers to the. . ship pending the serving of the libd^V