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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 342. rTeeUy, E.tabUshed i860; D?fljr, Janis, ?1?. ANDERSON, S. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1914. $5.00 PER ANNUM PRICE FIVE CENTS WAR DECLARED BETWEEN TURKEY AND RUSSIA FRENCH DE TWO ENi ALLIES' ATTACK ON GER MANS REPULSED WITH . HEAVY LOSSES FIGHTING LIGHT ON BOTH FRONTS Russian .Fleet Still Busy in Black Se* Sinking Turkish Sailing SK". oooooooo o O o o o o o o o o o . . a BERLIN, Jan. 22.-by wireless o o to London, 3:16 p. iu.-Defeat for o o the Allies - in two Important en- o o gagements is announccu today by o o the war'office. A French. attack o o near Pont-a-Mouzaon, wnahre the o o Allies are attempting to cat the o o German communications with o,. o Metz, was said to have'been re- o j o pulsed with heavy losses for the o o attackers. o . o In Alsace the French were driv- o o en out of the heights near Senn- o o helm. The Germans were compel?- o o ed to evacuate a trench near Ber- o o ry-an-Bac, but gained some o o ground tn the Verdun region. o o - o. o PARIS, Jan. 22.-2:60 p. m. - o ! o The'French war office statement o this afternoon says very determl?- o j o ed infantry fighting wit?? "ere JIOUB U o hand-to-hand encounters fa pro- o o ceedlng today In Alsace, but that ol ethe situation at Solssons shows no o j o change, o Artillery exchanges In which o o the French were successful occur- o o red between Ypres and th? Oise; o near Berry-au-Bac and in the Vos- o o ges, while in the forest of Apre- o o mont the German artillery drove o J o the French away. oj o .o| ooooooooooooooooooo <ny Amaatcd PTMOJ LONW*W*i|ia^?*e*pt lir Al sace, where a stubborn battle has been in progress for P-Vcicvl days, but which receive* .bri?;: mention In the officia! reports today, the fighting h*?. beea comparatively light on *oih eastern* and weavers frosts. There have been heavy bombardment oad a fight for a trench here and there, but no bat tle considered worthy of extended mention. Scige warfares continue and accord. lng to the opinion of the military ex pires. It will go on until the ground hardens sufficiently .to enable one of the commanders to move a .large body Of men with ? speed t>~* will .permit him to surprise hts opponent and en able him to find a weak spot lu the line. In the east, along the old front from the lower Vistula to Galicia and in the Carpathians the two armies remain in about the sams positions ss two <CON"n?JDeP ON PAPE WVE.) Risking Fossil Steamer Past Cargo Consists of $200,000 Wc Frosts and If Taken by Bri File Protest With State 1 Right of a Belliger? (By AwodaUd Pintea) NEW, YORK, Jan. 22.-Rl8klng pos sible seisure by Brush warships the American-owned steamer Wilhel mina, flying the American flag and loaded with approximately $200,000 worth of foodstuffs consigned by ah American commision firm to an American cl Usen in Germany, passed out to aaa tonight. It ls the first voyage of the kind undertaken by any vessel (rom an Ahiorican port since the war begat;. Xx the Wilhelmina la detained or seised the W. L. Greene Commission Company, of St Louis, charterers cf the vessel, and shipper? of her ear? go, according to their cormsel here, will Bl? a protea with the Mate de partment declaring the cargo ls con ditional contraband and denying the ! right of & belligerent to confiscate lt* The cargo consists ot grain, meats and dried traits, intended, according ! to She ?hipper?, for consumption by | the civilian population of Germany. Korvin R. lindheim. of counsel for the St Louis company, said the ship per? were preparad to obtain from the) Germau government, lt necessary, With a view to quieting possible tear? ey the British or other silted government?, a guarantee that only non-combatants wi? receive the Wil helmina's cargo. A guarantee to that etfoct was filed I with Vatted Btti\>a customs authorl- j tie? today in the form of an affida vit by W. T- Brooking, representing,! the shippers, Kr. Ltcdhelm ?aid the shippers were prepared to bock this j guarantee with ? bond Ia any amount. Kr. Brooking *M sall next Taos- \ FEATEDIN 2AGEMENTS STEAMER DACIA WILL SAIL TODAY Captain Will Not Deviate From Usad Conree of Voyage Nor Try to Avoid Seizure. (By Aajociated Press.) GALVESTON, Tex.. Jan. 22.-The steamer Dacia, recently transferred from German to American registry, and which the British, government lias announced would be compered a fair prize of war, will aa'.? at daylight tomorrow for Rotterdar J via Norfolk, with a cargo of 11,000 bales of cotton for trans-shipment fron Rotterdam to Bremen. Captain George McDonald, who will command the Dacia, snlr. tonight he did not expect to devlata from tho ueuat course inf his voyage and would make no particular ewerts tov avoid seizure. His crew constats of 31 men; all Americans, he declares. . The cargo, valued by the shippers at $880,000, was insured by the gov ernment bureau, but insurance on the hull was denied. .The freight rate charged $3.50 a bale, la said to be the highest ever paid for the transporta tion of cotton f om thia port TWO KILLED' TWO WOUNDED ------? Fight Resolta From Efforts to Serve Warrant on Negress in Macon, Ga. -. v (By associated Press.) MACON. Ga., Jan. . 22.-Two men were killed and two oih*r persons wounded herc today in a kmi.? and revolver fl?rht resulting from efforts to serve a .warrant ejecting a negrota from b'jr home. - yhe dead are: J. J. Proctor, muni "e^/?a?^nt?r.^^ct U BoWdeO^a^dep i'?y. and the negress were wounded. The men are white. The authorities claim Brewer waa found in the. house and 'that he at tacked the Officers with a knife. They replied with'revolver Ore. Prominent Sunday School Worker Dead (By Associated Prase.) NASHVILLE; Tenn., Jan. 22. Newa reached hero today of the death last-night at Tate Springs. Tenn., of Dr. H. M. Haniill. who for years has been in charge of the teachers' train ing and Sunday echool work of the Southern Methodist Church. He waa also president of the Intcrnatioal Sunday School Association and chap lain-general of the United Confederate hie Seizure tes Out to Sea >rth o? Grain, Marnia and Dried t?s2? Warships Owners W01 ?>epartment Denying the ?st to Confiscate it. dey en the Holland-America liner Potsdam for Rotterdam. Thence he will proceed to Hamburg arriving to advance of the Wilhelmina. In Ham burg he plans to dispose or tho car go, if it escapea seizure, in retail lota to private citizens. The Wilhelmina, a. freighter, for merly in Weat Indian service, expects to reach Hamburg in from 16 to SO days. Her c?ptalo. William Brewer, of Philadelphia, ls an American and (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE.) -ai. o oo ooq o o ooooooo o ooo . e 0 SST?ftAL INJURED IN Q o PASSENGER WRECK o o -- o o (By Associated Presa.) o o WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-?ev- o o oral passengers were hurt, none o o seriously, according to reports to o o Southern Railway headquarters o o here, when a coach and a sleep- o o lng car of a Southern train we-o o o derailed by aa unknown osase O o near Claremont. N. C., early to- o o day. tt o M. J. Phillipson, Asheville. N. e o Ci Mrs. R, P. Thorpe, W lac tes- o o ter, Vs.; Mrs; O. D, Garner, Chat- o o tan coxa, Tana.; J. M. Green, Blah- o o op vi lie, s. C.; Robery Levy, Ashe- e e ville: A. L. Shnfoid, Conover, N. c o C.; J. C. FJry. Hickory, N. C., and o ? BU Bowman, Newton, N. C are o o mentioned in tao official report as o o having besa bruised or shaken .o o up. o o o ooo o ooooooo oo 000*00 o $12,000,000 WEST VIRGINIA'S SHARE -: HER PORTION OF DEBT OUT STANDING WHEN STATES SEPARATED SPECIAL MASTER'S REPORT TO COURT Based Settlement on ? Contract Arising Out of Constitution Adopted in 1863. (By JUtocUted Vre*,) WASHINGTON, "Jan. 22.-Weat Virginia'? share of the debt outstand ing against Virginia when tho States ncparated in 1861 was fixed in a spe cial master's report to the supreme court today at more than $1 -',000,000. The report,/ presented br Special afaater Charles K. Littlefleld after a long series Of hearings, ls expected to be made the order of the court. The court held in 1911 that West Virginia must pay $7.100.000 of the principal of the dert, which totalled $33.000.000. The qvestions of inter net and participation in Virginia's as ceta in 1861 were no: decided. -The special master reported that West Virgina was entitled to share to the extent of $3,400,<fo0, minus como 1500,000 already paid, in the Virgina sinking fund and turnpike and railroad bonds on which the debt was based and which were valued at a to tal of $14,000,000. He siso held, how- , ever, that West Virginia must pay not only the $7,100,000 principal, designat ed in the court's deere tv but interest on it from 1861. Representatives of West Virginia tonight estimated tb ut interest at $8,000.000; bondholders claim it will amount to $14,000.000. "I believe that the provision fo:- tho ^stetting ju^nrUy*8 inten^^^'Mtmattt". to u provision in tho West Virginia constitution, "and that thc same wise provision, that applied thereto before the . S?paration and that the 'accru ing Interest' for which Weet' Virginia was bound to provide and which she waa required to assume by the con tract, was the 'accruing interest' on the existing debt, evidenced by the .'<"-ui? of Ita bonds, making the amount not only dennlte certain, but an Inseparable part of debt itself. If this construction la correct, West Virginia would be liable for 23 1-2 per cent, (the ratio of Weat Vir ginia's resources to those of Virginia) ol' *aecrui;g Interest' cf such portion of Oebt as -she ultimately turns out to be 1U ble to pay." Virginia's suit to compel West Vir ginia to assume a share of the T861 debi was begun In the supreme court In 1907. The 1911 decision left ?d iustment regarding Interest and par ticipation In assets to the States them selves. After a Joint commisolon rep resenting them failed to agree. Vir ginia asked the .court in 1911 to en ter a final decree in the case. West Wgtata. at the same time asked to be allowed to share In the Virginia assets at the date of separa tion ,and Virginia' asked* that West Virginia be compelled to nay interest from that date. Wiest Virginia held lt eho-uid pay interest only from the date of the courts final decree. Mri Llttjefieid criticised that contention. Vletory For We?t V?ratela. CHARLESON. W. VA., Jan. ?*> Governor R. IX Hatfield, of West Vir ginia, in a' statement tonight on to day's Unding in thc Virgin ia-Werf 'virginia debt case expressed hi* pleasure with the report. "It ts a subsUntlal victory ?j, for West Vir ginia.'* declared the governor. MUST SERVE LONG TERMS Men Charged With Robbing Posf> ?fficeo in North Carolin* Found Guilty. (By A?#Oii?Wd Fra RAI.KIQH, N. C., Jan. , Johnson, alias "Portland Ned," wno was pardoned from the South Caro lina penitentiary by Goteroo* deas* and who is said to hare escaped from Blesses office while f?d?ral officers were walting to return him to North Carolina for trial on th* charge of robbing the postofflce at Plymouth. N. a, la 1898, today was found guilty in the *ederel court here of robbing the Slier City, N. Cn poetemos Apr?. 3, 1913. T. A. Conway, sn alleged ac complice of Johnson, alvo was found guilty. Johnson was seateaced to ive years In tao Atlanta penitentiary in the Stier City ease and two years oa tho Piy motrfh- nhargo. Conway waa given ave years for complicity in tbs Stier City robbery. GOV. MANNING DECLARES BLEASEB ACTION "VOID AND $F NO EFFECT" W . LAWMAKERS WORKING HARD Houe* Off Coat and Gets Down m Systematic Busi iness-New Bill?. elligrnoor. , ooo o o ooo oo 0 V , . v ' ' o ?tate? Militia. Jan .22.-An order o here tonight by Gov- o g declaring "void o lect" th? - ?lon ot o sage in -ruling o CorolL atonal JU o guard Shortly before be retired. <o t> Adjutant General Moore aald he o ? believed tb?? order automatically o a restored the troopB to their form- o o er status, and that a reorganiza- o o tlon would,pe unnecessary. . o a Governor Manning based his o o action on tho ground that the dis- o o bsndmontVJWia illegal. No expta- o a hatton wa? imade. however, re- o o garding t??? 'basia for the claim. 0 a Ihlrty-flvaicompanies, including o D approximately 2.000 men com- o o prised the^Btute's organized, ml- o o lilla. o '''qj?m.- . - 0 o o o o o o (?fjp ooo oo ooo oo o Legi? COLj aaa to real sraa WorklntT In Earnest. Jan. 22.-T? he house coat and gotton down business; An effort. oura ovo? until no Saturday ?easlott and give the members an opportunity to go home tomorrow. After some iiEcusslon the effort failed and the house wilt meet tomorrow. Expectation la that the Lia>' wi ii be devoted largely io - iocal affairs, but the member's refuse to commit themselves to thia policy. Today showed the largest Influx of aew bill?. There have already pars ed through the engrossing depart ment as many as 350 new; preposi tions.' in today's Hst of new bills were: Mr. McMahan's bill to provide for sciual suffrage, ills proposition con templates .living the vote to white Wo* Mr. King wants to make lt a mis demeanor for any one to receive or marge more than 8 per cent. Interest. MessrB Dixon, Nunn and W. 8. Kog ara want to regulate the temperature )f texUle plants for the health ot em ployees. Mr. Walker want j to prevent the sale of opium In r.ny form except by prescription. Messrs. Cary aoA Harris propose a ?11 for the regulation of land titles. Mr. Lee nae a proposition that any widow of a Confederate soldier over H) y?ar? shall receive a fixed pension.' Messrs. King and Bolt have a prop osition to amend toe constitution with reference to the granting of pardons. This wss largely a day (or the con sideration of constitutional amend ments. The first spurt waa on the joncurrent offered by Messrs. King ind Bolt, directing that ?, committee >e appointed to prepare all of the res olutions that would be necessary to jars proper amendments that wauld ie necessary to bring about biennial sessions should the people vate lt. It Will be remembered that amend nents looking to biennial sessions were passed on at one time, but because he amendmouiB were not properly roundc. and did not include all of the sections that should have been cover Kl the general assembly did nor ratify lite vote of-.the people. Messrs. Bolt and King offered a rea riutlon which sought to have the >ropcr amendments proper id. This suggestion was opposed but the advo ques of- biennial sessions won by a rote of 68 to 44 which does not, ho;/ iver, mesa that when the resolutions ?re actually presented that they will ?ecel'-e the necessary two-thirds vote. .The house then'took up the Dixon .esolutlon which proposes to end a nuch discussed problem. By a prac lcally unanimous vo?e the house gassed the' r?solution which seeks to submit to the people Use constltutlon sl amendment which Clarifies the con entlon aa to what ?ra and what ?re mt conflicting offices ia the meaning if the constitution. .Under the terms ?f tho Dixon resolution 1* will bo i?ld that trusteeship of State Instl utions, membership oh board of pub ic institutions are not conflicting of Ices ?ad db not disqualify to hold o'Jfc tr commission? . The senate passed to- third reading ae Vernor MU allowing moving pic urea in public school? but glvSug the ?tate superintendent the right of ceo ?orab?p of picture?. Both houses ueet tomorrow. TO HEARS APPEALS FOR AND AGAINST IMMIGRATION BILL WILL ACT ON THE MEASURE SOON! Unies* Signed or Vetoed by Mid night Thursday It Becomes a ' Law. (By Associated X-nwt.) WASHINGTON*, Jan. 22.-For more! than three hours today President! Wilson listened, to appeals that ho sign ' the immigration bill and pleas that] he v.Ho it, voiced by spokesmen ot 500 men and women who packed the East room of-the White House. The speakers were labor . leaders, ! publicists, social workers, students and others, most of them contending for or against the literacy test. Those) opposed to the bill, declared the lit eracy test and others of its restrictive | features are not true tests of the fit ness of an immigrant; tboseadvocatlng j the bill argued such restrictions were needed to preserve the standards of life of American working men. At .the conclusion of the arguments j President Wilson said he would ? act I on the bill soon. Unless ho signa oz vetoes it by midnight Thursday it will j become a law without his signuture. The president has indicated strongly, however, that he will veto the meas ure because of the literacy test. The possibilities of repasslug the bill over the president's veto are freoly dtscasscd- in congressional circles- j When President Taft vetoed an immi gration bill because of the literacy the senate promptly repasted it veto, but i\ few votes of tho the house. SOniS champions of tue hill believe both houses could now re pasa IL Its opponents are sure lt ta impossible. The nresfdept at todey's haartet! sharply called to order one speak? r j who discussed the motives of the o:.- | position aide, but freely allowed ap plause which followed the close, of j most of the addresses. J. H. Patten, of Farmers' National Congress and the Farmers' Nationall Union, told the president the farmers wanted further restrictions against immigration- before ways of distribut ing newcomers were worked out. When Patten charged that many of] the bil I'M opponents desired to "Knis slanlze" America, thc president stop ped him and asked that thc "question of motive" be omitted. The president's approval of the bill j as a protection to American working] men was urged by William M. Clark, who said he represented organizations ] of. railroad emplojV numbering 350, 000 men. F. A. Dennis, who said he repre sented 245,000 members of religious I and patriotic organizations in New Jersey and New York, also favored the j test Opening argument for opponents ot] the bill, Representative Galllvan, of Boston, asked all on his sid? of the | question to rise, but President Wil son objected, saying he would not be | influenced by numbers. Saul Cohen, representing the Inde pendent Order of King Bolouon, spoke against the measure "The Immigrant laborer lifts the na tive akil lea laborer on his back to higher things and therefore I can not understand why organised labor is against immigration," asid former Representative Cockran, of New York. COOL HEADS SAVE UVES Steamer Carrying 108 Passengers Burns Loss Placad at $130, 000. (By Aatodatod PTMH.) BALTIMORE, Jan. 22.-Coolness on ! the part, of crew and passengers on board the Chesapeake Bay steamer Maryland helped to prevent loss of life when the vessel, carrying 108 persons, burned almost to the wat er's edge off Mountain Point, at the mouth of the Magothy river today. A. IL Seth, general manager of the] steamship company, announced to night be was certain every ono on board was savvd. He aald an ac counting, numerically at least, hftS btiwjp w>ed> for nil on board by th? captains of the steamers City cf Rai nmore and City of Richmond, which [ went to the Maryland's aeslatanos af ter she bed been beached. The monetary lose to the ship isl placed sit? $00,000 and to the cargo at ??0.W0. ALL-DAY CA THE SHIP J ALABAMA WILL BE DRY IN JULY Legislature Repasses State-Wide Prohibition Law Over Gov ernor's Veto. f?y Amntud Proa.) MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Jan. 22.-Ala bama will become a prohibition Slate July 1, upder two related measures which became law tonight ? without executive approval. Within a few hours after Governor Henderson had vetoed the hills and had asked the legislature to submit the prohibition Question to the voters at a special ejection, both houses voted down his proposal and repassed the >. Utils by overwhelming majorities. ! ; The vote in the house on repas sage was 73 to 29. In the senate lt waa 24 to 10. The prohibition measures practical ly re-enact tho prohibition law re pealed In 1M1 after lt bad been in force two years. Under the 1911 local option law-ail but ? ??ht of the 67 counties hav0 voted dry. ADVOCATES NEW BANKING SYSTEM Would Enable Farmer? lo Obtain Capital For Improving Partly Paid For Farms. (By Anocwled TUM 3 WASHINGTON. Jan.. 22.-A nation al system of land mortgage hanks to enable farmers to'obtain capital for .tocking and Improving partly paid for fanus was advocated in the house today by Representative Howard, of Georgia, la a speech on the agricul tural appropriation bill, Fopresehta ti^o Howard outlined a. plan for.estab lishment ofi a great contr afjrt?||if^tew?*' wt th* "tm bra? Atate and aa many ?t?b-brancl business justified. Thc State banks would own 20 per cent, of the stock In the central bank and the country >uaks 10 ?~? ?eat. oi me stock of the 'State banks. Cardinal Mercier - Still Being Held AMSTERDAM, Jan 22.-A corres pondent of The Tl jd who saya he waa received yesterday by Cardinal Mer cier, declared the cardinal still is be ing prevented by German authorities from leaving his diocese or communi cating with' his bishops. The .cardinal requested the interviewer not to touch on the question of his arrest, on ac count -of investigation and negotia tions now proceeding. Ho promised that due time would supplment thr that In due time he would suppjmcut the statement he already had mad A Army Bi? C Advocates of Immediate Strengths Fought to tho Laet Foe Carries Funds For Pur (By AMMSC?4 FtVM.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-After two days of debate/on the general state of the national defenses, the house to night passed without a roll call the army appropriation bill, carrying $101,000,000. Advocates of immediate strengthen ing of the military establishment fought to the last for additional ap propriations, but their efforts met with no encouragement from . either Democratic or ?Republican leaders'. oooooooooooooooooooo o o o GUTIERREZ HAS JOltftD o o PIECKS WITH CARRANZA o - ' o o (By Associated (Press.) o o WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Ad- o o vflcea received here from the Mex- o o lean border tonight by the Car- o o ronza agency were interpreted o o there as indicating that General o o Gutlerrex had joined forces with o o Carranza commanders In the cam- o o palgn against Villa ?nd Zapata, o o Secretary 'Bryan todsy tele- o o graphed Thomas H. Bevan, Amer- o o lean vice consul at Tampico, for o o details as to labor riots there, o o and asking how many unemptoed o o American cltlsena are la the vi- o o clnity and how many would re- o o turn to the United States If the o o government should provide pas- o o sage. ' o o In a telegram received early in o o th? day Bevan suggested that the o o government bring unemployed ? o men home. 0 oooooooooooooooooooo WCUS ON BILL TODAY DEMOCRATS HOPE TO REACH AGREEMENT ON ALL FEA TURES OF MEASURE ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY Illinois Manufacturers Association ?nd Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Urge Passage. OO'OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ? o o WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The o o administration baa made extensive o o plans to lay before the people Its o o reasons tor Insisting on passage o VJ of the government ship bill during o o the present Congress. After s 'eng o o cabinet discussion tonight tt be- o o came known that President WU- o o son and hla immediate supporters, o o undismayed by determined Repub- o o Hean opposition, will redouble o o their ecorts to secure the hill's o o enactment. o o Secretary Redfield la to speak o o in the south and will devote him- o o self principally to the shipping o o bill, and President Wilson, him- o o self, in addresses before two large o o con vern lons within the next two o o weeks, plans to discuss the m ?as- o o ure at length. .? . o o The argument of RepuWican o o aenstora that compllcatlono. with o o European nations . might resul'.o o from purchase of snipe now own?d o o and registered in belligerent c?un- o o trios was met tonight with plain o o Intimstions from cabinet members o o that the administration can bc de- o o pended on not to buy any ships o o that will cause trouble. o o o o o o O O O O O O o O o o tl o o ooo to hold an ernment ship purchaS? la the hope of reaching ment r.n all ?s?t???s os ;tas On that account the senate late in th? afternoon Until Monday. The Democratic caucus also b?ld a session tonight. Among the troublesome pointa to be settled tomorrow. Democratic senators said, is Senator Hoke Smith's amendment provided tost the govern-, ment '.caso the ships to be. purchased to private corporations instead of op erating them through a government controlled corporation. Another-ttpV-. ter cauai tg much concern la" thgt ila* binding t ie Democrats to caucus ac tion. Bev/ral Democrats oppose adop tion ?? *ny binding resolution. Pv-nators Cummins and Lodge spoke against the bill today; the former as* ?ailing President Wilson's Indlanspllls speech and criticising his "whipping" ? CONTINUED ON MQ% elk.) ar vying )0,000 Passed min* of ?h. Military Ertadkfebratf Additional Appropriations, chato of 25 Aeroplanes i Motor Car. The lesli roll call, ott a motion hy Representative Gardner, of Massachu setts, to recommit the hill with' ta? structkms to roport back an amend? ment carrying $1,<WO,000 for aviation waa defeated. 253 to 34. An amendment offered by Repre sentative Deltrick, of Massachusetts, snd adopted practically without oppo sition, would prohibit use of stop watches and other "speeding up" dev vices in connection with socslled scientific management systems in,ar* aenala and shops. Representatives of union labor have been fighting for thia prohibition for several years. The house also adopted .aa'amend ment hy Representative Tavenaer. of Illinois, to require that ail munitions of war provided for In the bill shall be manufactured in Borernmsnt plants. ; i The bill, which carries funds for maintenance of ali branches of the army during the coming fiscal year, includes 1300,000 for purchase of 25 aeroplanes, and ?50.000 for an armor ed motor car. These llama and efforts to add to them furnished texts for long discussions on. us? ot the aero plane? and armored, motpr, cara ia the European .war. The appropria tion for field artillery moferfal was Increased from tt*r?PO to $t70.000. Representaire Guernsey* cf Maisie, urged a stronger coast ?afease.? de claring that if Great Britain should go tb war with the United States over Questions arising from the European war "her plan would be to seise the etty of,Portland, set Maine off into Canada overnight and ?cake property and life there worth no more than ia Belgiern today."