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SLIGHT HOPE N<m STATE THEIR TERMS
IGTON THINKS PEACE-
IISETTEMENT FAR OFF
i a SPRING CAMPAIGN
Allied Reply State* Terms Known to
n Re Unfavorable to Germany and
Her Alllee—Effort to Win War in
the Spring is Bipectad Before An
other Chance to End War.
The Entente reply to President r
Wilson's peace note is regarded.
. In all quarters at Washington as
putting an early peace practically
out of the question but still leav
ing an open door for the president
to make further efforts.
. The official view on first consid
eration is that it constitutes a com
plete answer to the president’s note.
German diplomats. regartL&S Jt
TLY^Vgfi fcrio"ftSvere" thail ffrey
The enfranchisement of popula
tions subject to the bloody tyranny
of the Turks is said to apply to Ara
bia. part 6f which has. rJreadjr de
clared its independence under Allied
control, Armenia,, most of which is
occupied by* Russian troops, and'
Syria, the southern tip of which Brit
ish troops from Suez have just
reached. Deep interest also centred
in the section proposing the "expul
sion from Europe of the Ottoman
empire."
It is felt that if the Turks were
driven * from Europe only a small
portion of the empire would be left.
The failure to mention what govern
ment would take its place at Con
stantinople also aroused much inter
est. That city with its control of
the Dardanelles was formally stated
by Former Premier Trepoff to have
Negro Laborers From South Unable
to Stand Cold Weather.
Unable to stand the hardships and
cold of a Northern winter, hundreds
of negroes from Florida, Georgia,
Alabama and other Southern states
are filling the" hospitals of Eastern
cities, victims of pneumonia. Many
have died of this and .other diseases
and scorek ef others are eager to re
turn to their former jobs in the
South, which they, left in quest for
higher wages and better working
conditions.
So serions has become the problem
of looking after these unfortunates
from the South that the Associated
Charities in some cities have organ
ized special divisions for caring for
these victims of the "bucket of gold
at the end of the rainbow" legend
been promised by the Allies to -repeated by employment agents who
eia. Whether the omission marks
any change of policy or lack of
agreement, or whether it was made
to emphasize the attitude towards
the Turk, is unexplained..
Germany and her allien, It Wan
stated, never will agree to' terms
similar to those In the Entente note.
Unforeseen developments or steps
brought about by measures by the
pected. They declared it evidence
that the enemies of Germany are
waging a war on conquest to crush
and dismember her. The Germanic
allies, they declared, never would
agree to any such terms. •
President Wilson’s next move now
w becomes the centre of attention. It
will not be decided uppn until a
careful and detailed study of the re
plies of both the Central powers and
the Entente, has been made.
Several courses are open to the
president-. He may inform eaclb side
of-the other’s reply and in doing so
may forward the docunfent^ without
qr : lent, or w ilh some expression to
the situation to the poinl
Iher exchange. He may be-
ieries of confidential negotia-
|/eitner through the ambassa-
in Washington or through the
ambassadors at the foreign capitals.
^ Also he may base his next step not
upon the hotes alone but upon an
estimate of the situati< n in the bel-
lixarent countries. Nothing. haa been..
; 'ifecfdedfc.apd nothing will be decided
'•without the mds^deliberate and ma
ture consideration. The situation
. has advanced to a stage where pro
gress may demand absolute secrecy.
The Entente statement of terms is
regarded as presenting a legitimate
•ppt rtunlty. for the president to take
another step if he so chooses.^ By
forwarding the replies of each set of
belligerents to, the other, with or
without suggestion of the views of
the United States the president may
act without incurring exception from
any of them. _ .
While the German diplomats^ an
nounced the terms laid down in the
Entente reply, American officials
made no attempt to estimate their
real feeling. Naturally they expect-
I «d the Entente would state the limit
of its expectations. At any rate they
regard such an assessment of the
war situation as a valuable stepping
stone. Whether the president still
hopes to get from the central powers
a similar statement of terms is not
known.
Germany’s reply, while holding to
the idea of a conference to find a
starting point, wis not regarded as
making other^mq^fs impossible.
is possible that the United States
might state the Central'powers
that a? the Entente has refused a
confertnce and has made a general
statement of terms this government
would-be glad if Germany .could see
Its way to make a similar statement.
This point and all others will not
and cannot be decided quickly.
The German note to neutrals, pub
lished simultaneou&ly, with the En
tente reply, came as a distinct stir-
prise. It promptly was characterized
the Entente diplomats as a care-
. fully prepared and timed address to
the world calculated to offset the
Entente statement of alma and pur
poses
The Entente note is regarded as
f kbf the most delicate and care-
) written diplomatic documents
vtar has produced. Officials were
loath to discuss even its broad as
pects before they studied it with ut
most Care. The compactness of the
note, the delicate touches of lan
guage and suggestion and the pains
taking choice of words and phrases
convince officials that it will require
more careful study than ally other
\ document of the war. Surprise was
expressed that such a complicated,
manysided document, representing
so many ^aims and points of view,
could show such finesse and skill in
^the drafting.
Officials also were pleased with
the friendly tone of the note and the
consideration shown to American
purposes, despite the indirect criti
cism of the president for what the
Entente construes as^ confusing the
Allied and Germanic purposes. This
change in attitude proved surprising
after the early hostility which greet
ed the Americaii note in the Entente
press and was taken to mean a ratK-
- er studied effort not to do anything
to cause offense in this country.
Peace at an early date is foreseen
now only on terms known to be un-
—acceptable to Germany, . The Allies
are thought to have committed them
selves by the dqfiniteness of their
statements to a continuation of the
war till such time as they have either
attained or been convinced that they
cannot attain a military victory.
Their note is regarded : s so em
phatic that they cannot retreat from
it withont at least one more spring
campaign.
! Officials will await with deepest
Interest confidential reports on the
reception among the people of Ger
many of the Entente reply. With
German troops in France, Belgium,
Roumania and large parts of Russia,
Entente demands are expected
" -feel, can alone shorten the war. It
scoured the’South for workers. NoNr
the North is frozen : ,.for the winter
and there is little or no work for the
negroes" #
The condition that prevails in
Newark, N. J., is cited as typical of
the condition in the North. Miss
Hejen B. Pendleton; secretary of the
charities in Atlanta, Ga.,shrdlueta
charities of that place, has reporte
prisoners of war, the judicial mur
ders of Miss Cavel, of CapL Fryatt,
the deportation and the reduction to
slavery of civil populations, $t-cet
era? The execution of such a aeries
x . — of crimes perpetrated without any
ALLIES TELL WILSON WHAT I regard for universal reprobation fuT-
I ly explains to President Wilson the
THEY ARE IN WAR FOR ^ I protest of the Allies.
"They consider that the note
which they sent to the United States
in reply tp the German note..will be a
response to the questions put by the
American government, and, accord
ing to the exact words of the latter,
constitute ’a public declaration as to
the conditions upon which the war
could be terminated.*
"President Wilson desires more.
He desires that the belligerent pow
ers openly affirm the objects which
Reiterate 1 they seek by continuing the war; the
Allies experience difficulty in reply
ing to this request. Their objects in
the war are well known; they have
been formulated on many occasions
by-the chiefs ef .their divers govern-
INCLUDES LOST UND
Belgium Makes Separate Reply But
Great Powers Tell Neutrals They
Must Have Countriee 'Restored,
Damages Paid, and
Opinion as to War*s Beginning. ’
The Entente Allies, replying to
President Wilson’s peace note in a
;oin communication, express the be-1 Their objects in the war will
, . ... .. . . ^ . K . . .. not.be made known in detail with
lief that it is impossible at the presr alI the compensations and*,
ent moment to attain a peace that indemnities for damages suffered
will assure them reparation, restitu-1 until the hour of negotlatione.
.
was reiterated that upon no condi
tion would Germany part with Al
sace-Lorraine. German comment was
especially bitter upon that part of
the note in Which indemnities and
reparation are mentioned: The Ger
man view was that the Altteirhave in
their note demonstrated an intention
to get back the territory they have
lost and keep what they have gained.
Only one hopeful- passage was
found in German quarters. This was
the declaration of a desire above all
"to insure a peace upon the princi
ples of liberty and justice.’ Such a
peace, it was declared, was what was
wanted by Germany.
The possibility that President Wil
son might see fit to communicate to
the Central powers the terms of the
Entente Allies was considered in
German quarters and it was felt that
in such an event it was well within
the range of possibilities that Ger
many and .her allies might then say
they would be willing at least to dis-
*cu«s~ those' terms, imarceptablr ‘ as
they are, at a confeVSlfbe, w hile th^f ;
opinion prevails that should PreaK
dent Wilson desire to continue the
negotiations the note offers an op
portunity for him to do so. At the
same time, it is felt in German quar^
ters that the president is free to
drop the matter for a time if he
choose*.
With reference to suggestions that
failure to secure peace at this time
would be followed by a new out
break of submarine warfare, it was
again declared at the German em
bassy that Germany would upon no
condition permit violation of pledges
to the United States. This state
ment ‘cbmmanded close attention in
view of the note to # neutrals and thq
German admiralty contention that
armed merchantmen are in reality
warships. This phrase in President
Wilson’s note that neutrality was be
coming intolerable and the later ex-
pTanation by Secretary Lansing that
this country might be forced against
its desire into the war were recalled
in this connection as indicating the
fear in official minds as to the re
sults of a ruthless struggle between
the two great forces.
The friendly spirit towards the ef
forts of the Tfnited States shown by
both sides is very gratifying to the
administration.
seventy-five negroes are dying in the
hQspital. * ' *,
Special quarters have been assign
ed the negroes at Newarly They
have been housed in Children’s Aid
building in lhat city untjl such time
as relief in the way of transportation
back to the fields of the Southland
can be procured. Assisting the work
of the charities and the special com
mittees are delegations from several
churches and civic organizations. •
According to Miss Pedletoh’s let
ter more negroes came to" Newark
than went to other cities of that sec
tion. This, she says, is due to the
work of a white man employed by a
fertilizer company, pffering unheard-
of amounts as wages, scoured the
South, especially Georgia, in his
work. Miss Pendleton based her
statement"on the stoHes told her by
the families which apply to her or
ganization for help.
GOVERNOR FACES DEATH.
^ ..
^ " •
Kentucky Town Scene of Tumult—
Judges Like in Danger.
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS
^vAhi
War Department Recount* Statistics
* of the Border Troops.
According to an official: report
compiled at the.office of the chief
surgeon of the Southern department
of the United States army, only 274
deaths have occurred during the past
seven months among the more than
150,000 National Guard and regular
troops pn duty along the American-
Mexico* border and’ in Mexico. Of
these 108 were caused by violence
and 166 were due to disease.
Of the total deaths, 47 were caus
ed by gunshot wounds. This in
cludes the men killed at Carrizal in
the engagement on June 21, in the
San Ignatio raid on June 15, at Par-
ral and in other minor clashes. All
were regulars. There have been 29
accidental deaths, 19 committed sui
cide, 10 died by drowning and three
as a result of sunstroke.
Out of the” 166 other deaths, 44
were due to pneumonia, the largest
number of. any specific disease, and
34 of these occurred during the
month of December. Most of these
w’ere in the western portion of Texas
or In Arizona where the .climate is
said to. kave been .extremely severe
during tlie’nast two months.
Only one. death from typhoid
fever has resulted during the entire
seven months.
- D. OF C. GOES DRY—'
Senate Pasees Measure-House Pas-
sage Deemed Sure.
The Sheppard bill to abolish sa
loons in the national capital after
November 1 of this year was passed
late Tuesday by the Senate, fifty-five
to thirty-two. It now goes to the
House, where its friends claim it is
assured of passage.
While the' message prohibits the
sale of liquor in the District of Co
lumbia, it permits uh}imited impor
tation for personal* use. An amend
ment which would have submitted
the proposal to a referendum of citi
zens of the district wks defeated just
before passage by a tie vote, forty-
three to forty-three.|[~
Re-establi£hment of law and order
through the personal efforts of Gov.
Stanley, of Kentusky/ continues at
Murray, Ky., Friday after a period
of excitement that at pne time
threatened the death of Circuit
Judge Charles Bush and Common
wealth’s Attorney Denny Smith at
the hands of a^mob which had be
come' angered because the trial of
Lube Martin, a negro charged with
the murder of Guthrie Duiguid,
white man, had been deferred.
After a turbulent night, during
which the mob threatened to dyna
mite a hotel, the refuge of the judge.
Gov. Stanley, accompanied by three
friends.i came to Murray to plead
with the crowd for the preservation
of order. In an address to a throng
of Judge Bush’s court room he de
clared he had come to Murray to up
hold the law and protect the court
"with my body if necessary.”
His words moved a brother of the
man the qegro was charged with
killing to openly endorse his appeal.
Later the governor moved from
group to group on the streets reprov
ing thofce who, exhibited a tendency
to fglout the law, and before noon
he dominated the situation and
shortly, thereafter left the city on a
special train with the judge and’the
prosecutor. .
tion and such guarantees aq they
consider are essential. —m
In a separate note the . .Belgian
eo4 expreosco^teff*
peace but declares it could only ac
cept a settlement which would as
sure it reparation and security in the
future,
Both of the communications, made
public by the state department Wed
nesday night, are datgd January 10,
and wereTransmitffain translations
from the French text through Am
bassador Sharp at Paris.
The translation of the French text
of the Entente note, as cabled by
Ambassador Sharp at'F'aris, follows:
"The Allied governments have re
ceived, tb© note which was. deTiver-
ed to them in the name of the gov
ernment of the United States on the
19th of December, 1916. They have
studied it with the car* imposed
upon them both by the exact realiza
tion which they have of the. gravity
of r the hour and by_ the sincere
friendship which attaches them to
the-American people.* V . v
, "In a general way they wish to de
clare that they pay tribute to the
elevation of the sentiment with
WBrarwTnB-sflrairjroRr 'rawstfi w-tc™ civiu**uo».
and that they associate themselves 1
with all their.hopes with the project! * ,, The intentions of^htr majesty,
for the creation of a league of na-1 the emperor of Russia, regarding
lions to insure peace and justice Poland have been clearly indicatec
throughout the world. in the proclamation which he~had
"They recognize all the advantages just-addressed to his armies. It goes
for the cause of humanity and civil- without saying that If the Allies
ization which the institution of_.ln- wish to liberate Europe from the
ternational agreements, designed to brutal covetousness of Prussian mil-
avoid violent conflicts between na- itarism, it never has been their de-
tions, would prevent; agreements sign, as has been alleged, to encom-
which must imply the sanctions pass the extermination of the Ger-
necessary to insure^ their execution man peoples and their political dis
and thus to prevent an apparent se-1 appearance.
curlty from only facilitating new ag-J “That which they desire above al
gressions. But a discussion of future jQgure a peace upon the prin-i
arrangements destined to insure ciples of fidelity to international ob-
’ "But the civilized world knows
that they imply in all necessity
and 'in the first instance the rei^
^.Auration nl Belgium, ef .hiefffaia and^
of Montenegro, and the Indemni
ties which are due them; the evac
uation of the invaded territories
of France, of Russia and of Koi*>
mania with just reparation; the
reorganizaflinn of Europe guaran
teed by a stable regime and found- *
ed as much upon respect of na*
tionaiities and full security and
liberty of economic development,
which all nations, great or small,
possess, as upon territorial con
ventions and international agree
ments suitable to guarantee ter
ritorial- and . maritime frontiferg
against unjustified attacks; the
restitution^.of provinces or terri
tories wrested in the past from the
Allies by force or against the will
of their populations, the liberation
of Italians, of Slavs, of Roumani
ans and of Tcheo Slovaques from
foreign dominations; the enfran
chisement of populations subject
to the bloody tyranny of the
Turks; the expulsion from Europe
of the Ottoman empire, which has
^proved.. If imU .ao
TELLS OF TORNADO’S FURY
r —•—
Oklahoma Teacher Saw 15 of Her
Pupils Battered’to Death.
How the littlp rural zchoo! house
at Viretou, Okla., was torn from it*
foundation, whirled through:" the air
and ripped to pieces by a tornado,
was lescribed the other day by Mist*
Vera Carter, the teacher, as she lay
on a cot in a McAllister, Okla., hos
pital, where she is under treatment
for a broken jaw,-a broken arm and
serious bruises caused by the storm.
I was hearing a primary claaa
when the storm broke," Miscs Carter
said/ "It had been raining, but wo
hadn’t thought mh£h about it Sud
denly above the noise of the rain w*
could hear a different sound.’ I went
to the door and looked out. I saw a
big black cloud that was moving aw-/
fully fast. At I watched I saw piece*
of timber flying in th# air and I
knew it was the Indian mission.
"Away to the south the sky was a
ghkstly green that colored every-
falng with an unearthly glow. Up
hrough tfie little valley In which
the school house stood, twisted and
^turned the big black cloud. It rose
and dipped as it moved. /I grew
dizzy with frifeht as I saw we were
directly in its path and it was drew*:
tn£ hearer—rapidly imareiCI'"
"I closed the 'door and* placed my^
back against it. I still had my hand
on the doorknob when the storm
struck. I thought it was {he end of
everything—and' then we were be
ing twisted through the air and bat
tered against pieces of flying tim
bers, with the wind roaring all about
us. . It seemed as if I was being
drawn into a mighty whirlpool that
was sucking up all about it. Half
unconscious I sensed dark objects
flitting by. Some of them were my
"pupils—my poor little children.
"Then I found myself lying with
the children on the hillside. The
.dark clouds were gone. The sky was
no longer green. A rain was gently
falling. Through the silver clouds
above me the sun broke and every
thing seemed fresh and bright. There
on the hillside were lying my little
pupils. I could hear their moans
and see their clothes all covered with
blood."
t
THAW-TRIES- SHADE
enduring peace presupposes a satis
factory settlement of the actual con
flict; the Allies have as profound a
desire as the government of the Unit-.l
ed States to. terminate as soon as
possible a war for which*the Gentral
empires are responsible and inflicts
nuch cruel sufferings upon humanity.
"Hut'they believe that It in impoe-
siblo at the present moment -to at
tain a peace*which will assure them
reparation, restitution and such
guarantees to which ’ they arc en
titled by the aggression fer which
the responsibility rents with the Cen-
traT powers and of which the princi
ple itself tended to ruin the security
ligation with which the government
of the United States has never ceased
to be inspired. . %
• . * * . . v
"United in the purwu^t of this
supreme object the Allies are de*
. term!nod, individually and collec
tively, to act with all their power
and to consent to all sacrifices to
bring .to a victorious dose m con
flict upon which they are con
vinced not only their own safety
and proH|»erity depends hut also
the future of civilization itself.
i Or %
The translation of the Belgian
note, which was handed to Ambassa-
of Europe; a peace which would oil do** 8l ‘ ar P with Entente reply,
the other hand permit the establish-• ^°^ 0W8:
ment of the future of European na
tions on a solid basis. The Allied na
tions are conscious that they are not
fighting -for selfish- interests,- -but
“The government of the kiqg,
which has associated ftself with the
answer handed by the president ot
the French council to the American
EXPLOSION ON TRAIN
Hiimingham Man Blows Others^ to
Fleece in His Suicide.
Three men were killed and three
others injured in Birmingham, Ala.,
early Saturday night by an explosion
in the smoking department of the
rear day coach of the Southern rail
way’s Birmingham Special from New
York.
The authorities are investigating
a theory that the explosion was due
to nitroglycerine set off by Lewis D.
Walton, a prominent Birmingham
man', with suicidal intent. Walton
was ‘ in the lavatory and had been
there about thirty minutes when the
explosion occurred. It blew the steel
partition between the lavatory and
smoking compartment entirely away.
Just outside the door was a tab
let on which was written: See my
suitcase for important papers. Lewis
D. Walton.” His suitcase was found
in the front seat of the coach, but it
‘ontained nothing biit some letters
d examination of them has so far
yielded no explanation. There was
pn^ctically nothing left of Walton
his head, his backbone and
his dboes.
son was formerly a grocer in
Birmingham and was charged with
killing his^anifer, M. O. Barton,
April 9, 191&r His trial- on the
charge resulted in a mistrial several
months, ago and he was still under
bond. It was charged that Barton
carried life insurance policies in
Walton’s favor for the protection of
their business.
MUST PAY* THE BILL
above all to safeguard the'independ- ambassador on behalf of all, is par-
ence of peoples, of right and of hu- ticularly desirous of paying tribute
manity. Vv to the sentiment of humanity which
"The Allies are fully aware of the I prompted the president of the United
loHaes and suffering which the war States to send his note to the bellig-
cauges to. neutrals as well as to bel-1 erent powers and It highly esteems
ligerents and they deplore them; but the friendship expressed for Belgium
they do not hold themselves respon- through his kindly Intermediation,
slble for them, having in no way It desires as much as Mr. Woodrow
either willed or provoked this war. Wilson to see the present war ended
and they strive to reduce these dam- as early as possible,
ages in the measure compatible with tlie president seems to he*
the inexorable exigencies of their de-.t. that the statesmen of the. two
fense against the violenco and thei opposing pursue the same ob-
wiles of the enemy. I jects of war. The example of Bel-
"It is with satisfaction, therefore, | gfum unfortunately demonstrates
that they take of the declaration
that the American communication is
]n no wise associated in its origin
with that of the central powers
transmitted on the 18th of Decem-
that this is in no wise the fact. Bel
gium has never, like the Central
powers, aimed at conquests.
"The barbarous fashion, in which
the German government has treated
her by the government of the United an( j j 8 treating the Belgian na-
Slatcs. They did not doubt, more- tipn does not permit the supposition
over, the resolution of that Kevern-1 Germany will preoccupy herself
ment to avoid even, the appearance W ith guaranteeing in the future the
of a support, even moral, of the rjgMg of thq weak nations which
authors responsible for the war. she has not ceased to trample under
‘ Thd Allied governments believe 8 i nce the war, let loose by her,
that they must protest in the ™pst | began to desolate Europe.
"On the other hand the govern-
friendly but in the most specific
manner against the assimilation es
tablished in the American note bc-
tween_ the two groups of belliger
ents; this assimilation, based upon
ment of the khtg-has noted with
pleasure and with confidence, the as
surances that the United States is
impatient to co-operate in the meas-
public declarations by tlie .Central urca w hich will be taken after the
powers, is in direct opposition to the concluslon of peace, for protect 'and
evidence, both as regards responsi- puaran ^ ee the gman nations against
bility for the past and as concerns violence and opposition.
Kuaranlees f° r the future; Presidenl ^..p revlouB to the"German ultlma-
Wilson in mentioning it certain . | tunij ij e ig( um on jy aspired to live
Neither the vote on the referen-
received with great surprise, dum amendment nor that on the paa^-
* sage of the bill was on party lines,
for the referendum and twenty-two
Democrats and twenty-one Republi
cans voting against it.* Most of the
Republicans of the so-called progres
sive group voted against it.
For the bill itself ; there were
twenty-eight Democratic and twenty-
seven Reoublican votes, while twen-^
Ahat connection the phrase dis
claiming intention to exterminate the
German peoples is thoujghjL to have
been written.
Much interest attached to the de
mand for restitution of pro'inces
wrested from the Allies in the past.
While no special locality .was nam
ed, Ai«*ce-T>ormlne is understood to
Moore Says Support the Militia or
Abolish It
W. W. Moore, the adjutant gen
eral, has completed his annual re
port. Recommendation by the chief
military officer is that an appropria
tion of forty thousand dollars be pro
vided for the National Guard in its
present status and an additional fif
teen thousand dollars for the. Third
’regiment, which must be formed to
comply with the military act of June
3, 1916, whereby the Guard became
federalized.
"I am more impressed than ever,"
Gen. Moore emphasizes, "that the
legislature should .recognize the
necessity of proper provision being
be Indited, together with anv oth
er territorial readjustments which cans voted against It.
made for the National Guard, or H
ty-two Democrats and ten .Renubli-^ought to abolish the organization en-
had no intention of associating him
self with it.
"If there is an, historical fact es
tablished at the present date, it is
the wilful aggression of; Germany
and Austria-Hungary to insure their
hegemony over Europe and their
economic domination over the world.
Germany proved by her declaration
of war, by the Immediate violation
of Belgium afid Luxemburg and by
her manner of conducting the war
her simulating contempt for all prin
ciples of humanity and. all respect
for small states; as the conflict de
veloped the attitude of the Central
powers and their allies had been a
continual defiance of humanity and
civilization.
"Is it necessary to recall the hor
rors which accompanied the invasion
of Belgium and of Serbia, the atro
cious regime Imposed upon the In
vaded countries, the massacre of
hundreds of thousands of Inoffensive
Armenians, .the barbarities, perpe
trated against the ptfbulatlons of
Syria, the^raids of Zeppelins on open
towns, the'destruction by submarines
of passenger steamers and of mer-
chantmeii^even under neutral flags,
Ckils His Throat and Wrist—Poison
Tablets in His Pocket.
. Harry Kendall Thaw, under In
dictment in New York together^wlth
two so-called bodyguards foe an al
leged attack on Frederick Gump
a nineteen-year-old high setfool
youth of Kansas City, in a New York V
hotel last Christmas, attempted a
suicide in a house at West Phila4*l-
phia Thursday by slashing his throat
and wrists with a razor. Thaw’s at
tempt at self-destruction was a sen
sational climax to a hunt ^ hich bo- .
gan in Philadelphia Tuesday.
Thaw gashed himself with a razor
belonging to/the husband of Mra.
Elizabeth Tacbl, in whose home he
was known as "Mr. West." He had
been there since last Tuesday. He
cut his throat twice, which required
thirty stitches to close, and also
hacked the artery ot his left wrist.
Had the wound in hi* neck'been oner —
eighth of. an Inch deeper he could
not have lived, physieians said. Sev
eral poison* tablets were (oun 1 in
Thaw’s pockdt. Jj.. —1. '
S. t. OFFICER SLAIN
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Second Lieutenant Meets Death la
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Santo Domingo.
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Second Lieut. J; Karl Bolton of
the United States marine corps, a—
native of Greenwood, met bis death
at San Pedro Macoris, Santo Do
mingo. Lieut. Bolton landed with a
detachment of marines end was fired
upon by a crowd on dock. This in
formation was officially telegraphed
the navy department by Capt. Chan
dler of the battleship New Hamp- ;
shire.
Lieut. J. K. Bolton was killed and
Lieut J*. R. Henley wa* wounded
recently by shots fired *t a landing
party of United States marines by a
native boy of Macoris, Santo Do
mingo. In reporting the Incident to
the navy department, Capt. Chan
dler of the battleship New Hamp
shire did not indicate that there had
been any general clash between the
marines and the natives
Belgian workers by the thousands.
ere is a country which has
the right to say that it has taken up
arms to defend its existence it is as» >
suredly Belgium. Compelled to fight
or to submit to. shame, she passion
ately desires that an end be brought
to the unprecedented sufferings of
her population. But she could only
accept a peace which would assqre
her, as well as equitable reparation,
security and guarantees for the fu*^
tore. ' •
"The American people, since the
beginning of the war, have for the'
oppressed Belgian nation their most
ardent svmpathr. * ITTs an Americin
committee, the Commission for Re
lief in Belgium* which, in close union
with the government of the king and
the national committee, displays-an
untiring devotion" and marvelous ac
tivity Ii^ revlctuallzlng Belgium.
“The government of the king is
happy to avail Itself of this oppor
tunity to express Its gratitude to the
commission for relief as wgtl as to
the generous Americans eaver to re
lieve the misery of t^e Belgian oop*.
ulation. Finally, nowhere more tMu
In the United States have the abduc
tions and deportations /of B^’vian
civilians provoked such a eivuiUbe^
ous movement of protestation and
indignant reproof.
"These facts, entirely to the honor
of the American nation, allow the
government of the king to entertain
the legitimate hope that at the time
of the definitive settlement of this
long war the voice of the Rfllente
-powers vwtll find !o the TTnUM Btstes
a unanimous echo to claim In favor
of the Belgian nation, innoc^t vic
tim of German ambition and covet
ousness. tbr- rank ' and the •!«?*
which its IrrenroeehabV the
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upon good- terms with all her neigh
bors; she practiced with scrupulous
loyalty towards each one of them the
duties Imposed by her neutrality. In
the same manner she has boen re
warded by Germany for the confi
dence she placed in her, through
which, from one day to the other,
without any plausible reason, her
neutrality was violated, and the
chancellor of the empire when an
nouncing to the relchstag this viola
tion of right and of treaties, was
obliged to recognize the iniquity of
such an act And predetermine that it
would be repaid.
"But the Germans, after the occu
pation of Belgian territory, have dis
played no better observance of the
rules of International law or the stip
ulations of The Hague convention.
They have by taxation as heavy as it
is arbitrary drained the resources of
the country, they have Intentionally
ruined Its industries* destroyed
whole cities, put to death and dm-
orisoned a copsiderable number ,of
Inhabitants. Even now. vhlle they
are loudly proclaiming their deetre v?lor of Its eoWHevs. ,f « to
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to nut an end to the horrors of war*-
honor and Its remsrksb’e f«cH»tles'
they Increase the rigors if the occu-, for work assign to it among the dv-
All the Pro- tirely."
th* cruel, treatment inflicted upon pation by deporting into servitude lilted nations."
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