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S NEW RAIL LAWS URGED BY WILSON HOUSE LEADERS CLARK AND KITCHIN CONFER WITH PRESIDENT. LEADERS TO SUPPORT BILL High Cost of Living Is Likely to Re ceive Attention.-Leaders Want No Holiday Recess as Time is Short For so Much Work. Washington.- -Speaker Clark and Representative Kitchlin, Majority Leader of th liJIlouse. assured 'resi dent Wilson it a White louse coler once that they would do all they could to hasten the passage of rail road legislation at the short session of Congress which began Monday. The President summoned the louse leaders to talk over with them the legislative program and to secure their co-operation in expediting im portant measures. Legislation to sup plement the Adamson law, he said, was of the utmost importance and he asked that this be given precedence in consideration over all other gen eral legislation. Realizing that three months is a short period for consideration of gen eral measures when- appropriation bills also must he passed. the Presi dent asked the Ilouse leaders if they thought there would be time for en actment of new railroad laws before March 4. Both told him they thought there would be, and promised to ex ert. every effort to economize time on other matters. Speaker Clark reminded the Presi dent that Congress would have to pay strict attention to business, and hin to hell) at th. outset to eliminate tie usual t.wo weeks' holiday recess. President Wilson spoke briefly re-. garding other important measures, among them the Webb bill to permit domestic corporations to maintain collective foreign selling agencies, the corrupt political practices bill and conservation measures. Proposed em bargo legislation and issues raised by the high cost of living were not mentioned at the conference, although the House leaders believe the subject is bound to demand attention of the congress. WILSON TURNS FLOOD OF LIGHT ON STATUE OF LIBERTY. Roar of Salute Sounded From Great Guns of Atlantic Fleet. New York.-At a wireless signal flashed by President Wilson from the yacht Mayflower in the harbor here the Statue of Liberty was bathed in light. Bartholdi's famous symbol of American freedom, which for :10 years has been a token of welcome to the United States to millions of immi grants from every land, will be illund nated every night hereafter froum tot) to bottom. Funds to install the pcermn nont lighting syatemi foir the Staittue, the gift to the United States of' 400. 000 citizens of If'rane were prtov'itd by subscription in this tounttry. "I light this Statue.",' said the P'res ident, "with the thiouighit that it mayv always stand as a symbld of our pur pose to throw upon liberty, out or out own life as a nat in, a light which shall reveal its dignity. its se rene power. its benigmant hope anid Grouped aroutnd thne l'r-esidient up on the Ma y Ilower's dockh as he- Hash ed thle signal were Mris. \\ilson. .Iubis J. J1usserand1(. Amb a ssador of l.'rantce. Madamne Jlesseramtl . Ihigh otffier (f *the armty and navy and repr-esentai tivesa or several nat ins. The great gutois of a division of thle Atlantic ileet anchored in theo harbor as a gua rd or honor, boomed a salute as the statue flashed into view, out lined in white light. Tfhe wvhistlhes of countless lihor era ft. shriek(ed in ui- i son and tla res of red lightI blazed up along the shore. There was a flash of flame high ab~ove the st atuec and Ruth Law in her airplanie added a sp)ectacular touch (to the ceremonies of illumnat ion. Spout - ing sparks and tre from the tail oif her machine, she circled the lower end of Manhattan Island. PREMIER OF BRITAIN NOW FAVORS NEW WAR CABINET. London.-PrI'emier Asquit~h has de cided to advise the King to the reconi struction of the Governmentt. The utatement readls: "The Prime Minister, with a view to the most effective prosecution of .y the war, has decided to advise his majesty the King, to consent to the reconstruction of the Government." The political crisis has become acute. It is stated that David Lloyd-Georgo has tendered his resignation. U. S. OFFICIALS ANXIOUS OVER VILLA'S PROGRESS. Washington-While they wait for p Genera! Carranza to accept or reject the protocol signed by the joint conm mission at Atlantic City, Adminiatra tion officials are giving much attean -tion to every report r-elating to the activities of Villa and to rebel move ments in other parts of Mexico. Addi tional information reached thb State and War Departments tended to con firm the reports of Villa's capture of ~'Chihuahua. City JOSEpH P. KENNEDY Joseph P. Kennedy Is the youngest bank president In the world. He is just Past his twenty-fifth birthday and Is head of the Columbus Trust Co. of Boston, considered one of the strong est financial Institutions In the world. TEUTONS MAKE ADVANCES 0 1_ FIELD MARSHAL MACKENSEN'S ARMY HAS CAPTURED GIUR GIU IN ADVANCE. Forces of Central Powers Are Now In Possession of Curtea de Arges, 90 Miles From Bucharest, and Giurgiu, 40 Miles From the Capital. Ljondon.-With the forces of the Central Powers lin possession-ac cording to German official reports, which hitherto have Proven accurate with regard to the recent events lin Rumania-of Curtea do Arges, an im portant railway terminal 90 miles from lituchares4t, and Giurgiu, on the railway -10 iles s4outhwest of the Capital anxiety s to the fate of Biuchare1St iS greatly increased. Field \Iarshal von Mackennen's capture if GIurgu, shows that his army has advanced 30 miles in a Aingle day. Further, a Bulgarian of fnciali commumnication claimys thant the llanube has been crossed near Lom l'alaka and Vidin and the town of Kalafatul oppos0.ite Vidinl, caZpture-d. Nohtfing is yet. admitted by the Rutmanian.; of these enemy advances, hnd it ks assutmed that the Rumnianns are continuing thelir orderly retire Bos to csIred ne of the Arg. et fianca atituonsi thean world. Frces whif Centa Poers bAth raow n Posessomniaion tute deArges 90 MierFoeBcars,.n Ituriu, 40osiles Fomdub thatah. Litaton-ithiee thefres oit the Cgraes mowsgins Theqstio isc coring tonkly aoked whethe ta. wnsith rfegama to the t vntsen .\ollsaehsbrought strng ntheo rwane-s. whese Routst haf te Capidt. asityas towhec fateht flhownarecr initreatlve inrattaedro Saliki whethe Girgusow thas hisu mnais detoan 30c milenity in thea Allii ln f tategyclim tha whthe eri is d in arge parit ttob Ithe mia's asty ivio of thTreeydancsl Sakeri tni iham tharkAodvesey Tiras uier AThaner oeentalieRem edlesi (toI t Combatl engh toices. Wa(~tshinton.ta-If theigh costk fom livin bother youn the't wibth rgiv aeretrmdebt u oe y Ing ies and toetmor dorn producth that hees not hink tlhe goverinment cabelp rng sdowhee the oifo stuffs by'o legisatIe tor otherl~t aton but liet sr pins regfath in rte i reetime-t, heths.i hsi' Tihrs the spsakeraexpresied het onthe: ighoreot ofiving atacprom, est facing tdhee ntheiollapReering to "herle' mias o sante or heth for Mr. istzge ird' prtse bto It BUY LAIGHENS DAND EATRO Speahm vCaLarkon.-Thesdoors of QuiblckdraThan ourng Chae, weerss the Combat Highe Pries.h body ngono f the highmpro Francs Jos ephn wreonied bt bu oc lah ing hngs eat poe orn pbegant and ie, hryug topaykeir la. rot thetsh doeo thikadedempernmentl clanshelp werin dowesnted pricho food stuor, bety lgadtiveorn oter action reme thodngsholeoso e 1 - - - ..q' 1ba GENERAL PROBE OF HIGH COST OF FOOD GEORGE W. ANDERSON WILL DI RECT INVESTIGATIONS BEING MADE BY FEDERAL AGENTS. ARE PROGRESSING' RAPIDLY Will Use All Power to See That inter state Commerce Moves Unqlogged and Unchecked by Any Illegal Com. bination in the Restraint of Trade. Boston.-Investigations of the high cost of living which are now being made by Federal officials or agents throughout the country will be direct ed by George W. Anderson, the Uni ted States attorney for this district, it was announced here. Attorney Gen oral Gregory, according to a state ment issued by the United States at torney's office, has asked Mr. Ander son to take charge of the investiga tions, so "that the work may be co ordinated and made as effective and rapid as possible." "While technically the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice is only to deal with Illegal'restraints of inter state commerce, the investigation will take a rather wide range. and all per tinent facts and informations will be used as effectively as possible to bring about a co-ordination between govern ment and business forces. "Undoubtedly other departments of the government. like the Department of Agriculire, the Department of Commerce, the Federal Trade Com mission an( the Interstate Commerce Commission will have data and views which will be of the greatest assist ance in this matter. "Of course the Department is un le' no delusive notion that it can make short crops long or manufacture or repair needed freight cars but it does propose to use all power within (he government's control to see that interstate commerce moves unclogged and un(hecked by any illegal combina tion in restraint of trade." BANDITS IN CHIHUAHUA LOAD TRAINS WITH SPOILS Carranza Officers Believe Villa is Pre paring to Evacuate City After Loot ing it.-Chinese Refugee Reports Massacre of Many Chinamen. Juarez.-Villa bandits were reported to be loading two trains with loot from the stores and residences of Chihuahua City and preparing to follow these trains west on the Mexican Northwest ern Railroad. according to a message received at military headquIarters from General U1zuna's sc(outs at Sauz. General Ozunna's cavalry column was at Cullty. the first station south of the state capital, the report said. This nlews was taken at headquarters to in dine h intention of V'illa to evacua teheity atrlooting itas he did at Parira I. Santiia Rlosilina andl Jimianez. Villa made a speech against fo eigners In II idalgo Plaza, following his occupation of the city, a Chinese merch'lant who left Chil hnau City said( upon01 his ar-rival here. In his speech, Villa warn-ied all residents of thle city agamnst hiing any foreigneris in t heir home1an decllared lie intended to kill themi all. the ('hiinese added. Vil la also sa1Ii he in enided to en lscate all foreign propertiy and giv-e It to the WILSON JOINS EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS. Washinigtoni. - 'r-esident WXilson jointed thie earily Chri istmaas shopper's. Aercomnl iled by se-veralI secret ser vice men, lie walked for- more than an .hlour' throughi \\a shinigton's dlownl. towni shopping (listrict, 5'opping In va r'ious stores to make pu r''hases. MONTANA IS PROHIBITION BY L.ARGE MAJORITY. I leleina. Mlonit.-- Pr'oib ition car iried ini Montana by ii majority of 28.88tl at lie elect ion Novembiier 7. It was offi cially a nnounced. The vote was: For priohibit ion 102.77ti; against 73,890. BRYAN WILL BUILD A I HOME IN ASHEVILLE. WVashinigton. - William Jenninig Bryan said that lie expectedl to spen;i htis summers at Asheville, N. 0., and next spring w"old build a home thera~ wvhich wouldl be called "Mount Calm." lie will continue to call Lincoln, Neb., his home. "By spending the ;uimmner in Asheville," he .aid, "I cani remain home more and yet be n~ :. enoungh to come to Washington wheneve' It may 1)e desirable to (10 so." MEXICAN ENVOY TAL.KS OVER BORDER SiTUATONe. WVashington.-Althmough no official news of the rout of the Carranza forces at Chihuahua by Villa came to tihe State or, War Departments or to the Mexican Embassy, Eiiseo Arro dlonddo. thle Ambassador lDesignate, after ('onferences with Secretaries Lansing andl Baker, expressed the be lief that the unofficial reports were true andl ascribed the Carranza forces' (defeat to a lack of ammunition, COUNTESS VON BERNSTORFF 4:4 The Countess von Bernstorff, wife o the German Ambassador, his returne, to Washington, after an absence o several years in Europe. TOLD TO LOAN CAUTIOUSLI MUST AVOID LOCKING UP FUND SAYS FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD. Federal Reserve Board Sees Danger i Too Liberal Purchase of Treasur Bills of Foreign Governments InvolI ing Long-Term Obligations. Washington. - American banker were warned by the Federal Reserv Board to avoid locking up their fund by purchasing treasury hills of foreig governments involving long term obl gations. While specifically disclain ing "any intention of reflecting upo the financial stability of any nations, the board advises all investors to prc ceed with caution and formally aI nounces to member banks of the Fei eral Reserve system that with t1 liquid funds which should be aval able to American merchants. manufa turers and farmers in danger of bel1 absorbed for other purposes. 'It does not regard it in the inte eat of the country at this time thm they investin foreign treasury bills this character." Officials would not discuss the que tion for publication, but some of the informally Interpreted the warning N the reserve board's answer to the r cent proposal of the J. P. Morgan Co., British fiacal agents in this cou try, to have American bankers acce British treasury bills of an indefini total issue, secured by gold reserv for 90 days, with the privilege of i newal for five other 90-day periods. held in Ottawa. Such loans would H. P. Davison of the Morgan fir was in Washington recently and c ferred with President Wilson ai some of the members of the reser board. It was said later that he soug to have banks of the reserve syste authorized to huy British treasu bills as if they were 1)llIs of exchani to c'over financial transactions. 1)anger from further importation large amounts of gold the board sa in its statement will arise only ease the 1)01( is permitted to becor t he basis of undlesirable loan expr sions and of inflammation. Emphas is laidi upon the necessity for cauti, of lput ting money into invest mer whic-h are short term in name, 1L which "etiher by contract or throu force of circumstances may in the gregate have to 1)0 renewed until ni mal condit ions return." SAFE TRAVEL OF AUSTRIAN DIPLOMAT TO U. S. REFUSE British Foreign Office Notifies Amb~ sador Page it Cannot Grant Proti tion to Count Adam Tarnowski v Tarnow En Route to America. London.-The foreign office has se Ambassador Page a note deCfinit refusing to grant a safe conduct Count Adam Tarnowvski von Tarne the new Austro-iiungarian amb~ase dor to the Unitedl States. Tihe reason for the refusal may paraphrased as follows: "Even if international law forb~a the refusal of such a conduct the tions of Austrian and Oerman embi ales and consulates abroad have be so much in excess of regular dip matic functions that the British g< ernent feels justified in withholdi lta consent for such dliplomats to tras lo their posts." FRESH OUTBREAK OF FOOT ANI MOUTH DISEASE IS FEARE Kansas City, Mo.-Kansas City al St. Joseph livestock markets operata under quarantine restrict'ons due tho fear that the foot and mouth d ease had broken out again in ti Middle West. Incoming shipments cattle were admitted only when I tended for immediate slaughter. HOUSEWIVES THREATEN EGG-TURKEY BOYCOT Norfolk. Va. -- Members of ti Housewives' League of Norfolk d cided to adopt a boycott against i use of egg i and turkey unless loc retailers redlucedl the price of tI former to 35 cents a dozen andl of ti latter to 40 cents a pound. The be cott will go into effect the latter pi of this week. The league has- prepa ed a statement showing that eggs ai now selling for 39 cents a dozen ar turkeys from 45 to 50 cents a Doun ROUTED CARRANZA TROOPS AT _UAREZ BRING THE STORY OF FIVE DAYS FIGHTING BEFORE RETIRE MENT FROM CITY. SOME CIVILIANS ARE KILLED Piles of Dead In Chihuahua Covered With Oil and Burned When Villa Enters City.-Bandits Sing and Shout In Santa Rosa Hill Charge. Juarez, Mexico.-The remnants of a Carranza army that fled from Chihua hua City after a battle with Villa troops are in camp on the plains south of Juarez. They bought with them the story of the evacuation of the city jafter four (lays and nights of fighting. The dead were piled high in the streets when they left and had been covered with oil and burned, they said. The troops brought back many of their field plices. Women camp fol lowers shared in the retreat. Some of them had children said to have been born on the battlefield. IRefugees said that between the cemetery and Santa Rosa hill the dead covered the streets. Along the streets near the railroad station and surrounding the station, one of the refugees said he saw many cavalry a horses with carbines and sabers at tached to the saddles. The Carranza cavalrymen abandoned them in order ' to leave the city on the troop train. Along Zarco avenue the fighting had been fiercest and many civilians had a been killed there and in other parts of the city by shell fire and rifle balls. Many houses were damaged. Defenders Routed Fifth Day. All of the refugees agreed that e Carranza troops were winning during the first four days of the fighting, but either because of a shortage of ammu g nition or lack of morale, they abandon ed the city early on the fifth morning L of the battle, fleeing in all directions. )t The taking of Santa Rosa hill, which always has been known as the "key Ito Chihuahua," was said by one foreign n refugee to have started the retire. ment of the Carranza forces, which he 1said, rebembled a rout before the last train left. . One civilian refugee claimed that n General Gonzales Cuellar was respon, pt sible for the taking of Santa Rosa Le hill, where he was in command as he 3 allowed the infantry line to be weak e- ened. It is believed by the refugees and m Carranza officers that General Trevinc left first for Tabaloapa, south of the d City and from there moved to Aldama r about 20 miles from Chihuahua City. t One Mexican civilian refugee de mi ciared he had seen Villa in the city Monday morning, le said Villa was Iwalking wvith crutches, as if to inspire his men wvith fortitude. HeI looked muf htinner than of old. Toobain medicines for his wound ne, Vla is said by this refugee tc have broken into twvo drug stores irl Sthle city. Thinking this action meant ithe beginning of loot ing Villa handits broke ito stores and private homes ts ill issaid to have shot t wo of his tfollowers and succeeded in stopping the pillaging. r .S. SETS UP A RMED RUL E TO CONTROL SAN DOMINGO. Assumption of A uthrty a d L ni of 1200 Marines to Police Island VahWithout Blcodshed. Wasingon. -- Military rule has cS- been proclaimed'i in San Domi~ingo by )n the United States Navy to suppress exist ing lOit ical chia os in thle little nt itepub~llic and pave the way for guard anteeing future quiet by establishing tthere such a financial and police pro. tectorate as 'the American government now exercises over' Haii. a- ighteen hundred American ma rines will maintain order- for the pres ent and, at least until elections are he1ld( in January their officers will su cpervise the conduct of Government C-by native officials and dlisburse the -customs revenues which Americani re ~nceivers have been'collecting by treaty v-arrangement for nine years. gWILSON OBSERVED DAY lQUIETLY WITH FAMILY. Washington. -President Wilson spent Thanksgiving Day quietly with *. members of his family hut at night he accepted an invitation to attend d the Navy Relief Society ball at the ~Washington Navy Yardl. tWith Mrs. Wilson, he attended his Sregular Presbyerian Church, having 10declined invitations to the Pan-Ameri can mass at St. Patrick's Church and "to a joint celebration of Methodist Churches. CONSUMER IN GRIP OF COLD *. STORAGE TRUST SAYS PROBER. e New York.-The existencq of an in 0terstate combination of cold storage Ehouses to keep up food prices was charged by Joseph Hartigan, commis 0sioner of weights and measures, who eas secretary of Mayor Mitchell's com Smittee is inv'estigating the cost of liv. ing. "There is a so-colled storage r- trust," Mr. Hlartigan said. "Its mom dbership comises'it3 75 cold storage 1 warehouses in New York, New Jersey YORK JURY fREE$ 6 WINNSBORO TRIO ERNEST ISENHOWER, JESSE MOR. RISON AND JAMES T. RAWLS ARE ACQUITTED. VERDICT OF "NOT GUILTY' The Verdict Marked Ringing Down of Curtain on Widely Known. Fair field County Trngendy. York.--"I!,( jav" v,o h ar returned by tiw jury inj f ,, State agamw :ri Morrison - ' T. itawis, charg. ed with the murder of Sheriff Adanm D. Hood on the steps of the Fairfield cpunty court house at Winnsboro oin June 14, 1915. The case went to tho jury at 1 o'clock after which court ad journed for the noon recess. The vev dict was returned immediately upon the reconvening of court for the aftel. noon session. The verdict which marked the ring ing down iof the curtain on the ofter math to the widely known ... rfieid tragedy was heard in silence ay the hundred or more persons present ir, the court room there being no semib. lance of a demonstration of any kin, During the entire trial there had becf few times when the auditorium wi not fied with spectators but wh' the finding of the jury was read I the clerk there were many empty sea due to the fact that hundreds who hi followed the progress of the case wi unflagging interest had not yet gat, ered in the court room many thinki that the verdict would not be rendc ed until later in the afternoon. After all the testimony in the ca was finished the argument began eat side being allowed one and one-he hours for this purpose. Thomas McDow of York made the openi argument for the state followed C. L. Blease of Columbia, J. W. Han han, of Winnsboro and John R Hart York for the defendants. The closa argument for tl)e state was made Solicitor J. K. Henry. Spirited Fight for New County, Greenville.-The commissioners j pointed by Gov. Manning to perfo certain duties in regard to the prop ed new county of Williamston, whi would be formed out of parts of J derson and Greenville counties, n recently in Williams-ton, received t report of the official surveyor a upon this report and other investi; tions, filed its report with the g4 ernor. The comnission finds that t proposed new county meets the quirenents of the consttuistllon a laws of South Carolina, in that i population is sufficient. the wea; sufficient; ii, that illegal encroa ments are not made upon either of i two o1l (ounties, and in that -the a of the proposed new county is m, thant the 400 square miles required As the surveyors completed tb work the people of Williamnston, v are as *o win noIthne)menjj e, new cto paign .t make of the stat Sat urday ,s - UL y 4 paign w~ill be waged ambng the pec affectedl. Arguments for the r county wI ib advanced bymen On the othecr hand, it is said in V liamston that the opposition to prop~osedl new county is also gett organizedl and a hard fight is expect Owners Would Protect Birds. ~ I ('ohlumnbia.--A movement for ethe teetion of insect eating birds 'a means of combating the bol' ~we has been launched in rl~esterf county. The landowners are befA ay ket. sign the following agreemer~ "We, the undersigned land 'NwY-' . and taxpayers of Chesterfld couo agree that we will kill no birds any dlescription during the balh of 1916 and during the year 1917, e cially quail of all kinds, as we wis prepare for the invasion of the weevil." More Flour at Darlington' Darlington-The true Darlin spirit of progressiveness has rece' manifested itself fully in the actio theboard of directors of the local fi mill. The mill has a daily capa. ir now of 50 barrels and although: territory handled comprises about v counties and the mill even then kept -busy only about one-third tor yet in view of the farmers increa, t. tecir eacreage, the management dcddto inecrease its capacity to arr1s per day using about 10( bushels yearly. Nurse for Rock Hill. Roc1C Hill.-The proposition ih' the city employ a community o' to give her en~fre' time to the ~ir under the supervision of th e iye of health, is nwutohe city con. cii It is expectedu tath favoabl c tion will soo bted tat faoabl of ladles, headed by Mrs Harr yt~ Petitioned the council t ml~ nurse, the mass meeting last wek ing votedi in favor of thnmlo While tI) is eh of th~ :~ (