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TURKS DRIYE BACK

THE BRITISH ARMY

IN MESOPOTAMIA

Erglisli Compelled to Give Up Posi

tion! Near Bagdad and to Re

tire Farther Down the

Tigris Valley.

NDON ADMITS THE RETREAT

Constantinople Report Asserts Over

One Thousand Corpses of Foe

Counted.

FLIGHT 18 MADE HASTILY

mm, AMSTERDAM (lVa London), Nov.

29. A victory over the British in

the Meopotamian campaign la re

ported by the Turkish war office in

an official statement received today

from Constantinople. The British, it

Is declared were driven out of Turk

ish positions which they had pene

trated and suffered heavy losses.

Obliged to Iletreat.

The statement says:

"On the Irak front on November 25 by

strong attacks latslng until evening we

ejected the enemy from points In our ad

. vancej position whloh they had pene

trated. "The enemy was obliged to retreat

hastily, leaving behind a great number

of wounded dead men and animals, to

'.ffcether with war material of all kinds.

jfiWe counted more than 1,000 corpses and

vaptured three machine guns, one flag

. and arms and projectiles.

"A portion of our fleet sank In the

; northeastern Black Sea four Russian

- ''. sailing vessels and forced Russian oil

vessels to run ashore."

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i IlrltUh Withdraw.

LONDON, Nov. 29. Major General

Townshend, importing on the British cam

paign in Mesopotamia, sends word that

fter having successfully removed his

uncled and prisoners fater the battle '.

f CtesiDhon. he has withdrawn to a posi-

tion lower down the Tigris river, the an- ficlal statement Issued today at the head

proach of Turkish reinforcements being quarters of the general s'.aff. The text of

reported. This announcement was maAe tho communication follows: i

In an official statement tonight, which j "In tho mountainous sone of the theater

V"eads: i of operations, tlie very rigorous tempera- ,

"The enemy's strength at the battle of iure nas not lessened the activity of our I

Ctesiphon Is estimated at four divisions. ! troops. Along this front the action of our j

One of theso is stated by prisoners to j Hrtlllery continues. In the Fellxon valloy

.have been practically wiped out This is of tensive Is develooimr reeuUrlv.

confirmed by .our own observations, but

the approach of Turkish reinforcements

as reported.

"Genocal Townshend, having success

fully completed the removal of h's

wounded and prisoners, has withdrawn

his force to a position lower down thai

liver.

Orient is Refused

Permit, ta. Make

Bk Stock Issue

Tor-KKV Kan Nov " "9 -Ueorganiza-

tlo7of the "Kansa; CMy, Mexico Orient

Jlallway company, based upon the isau-

onco of $71,000,000 worth of securities vf ll

rot be permitted by tho Kansas Putl c

Vtllltlea commission, it was announced

today. Tho road will be allowed, how-

ever, to file a supplemental petlticn pend-

Ing which the commission will hold a

foimal order on the original application

ci-miniBHion mat uie ruM'rtn; i

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lart the approval or mo issuance or me

feecuritlera asked. Even when proposel

irnprovemrnta are completed the tolal in

vt ttment of the roa4 will aproximate only

$.'8,000,000, he ald.

Quarter of Million '

Pounds of Wool Sold

DOUGLAS. XVyo.. Nov. 29. (Special.)

A quarter of a million pounds of 1915 wool,

v.hlch has been atored here awaiting an

Improvement in market conditions, haa

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1 eon Bold to the Chicago, little. Fur and

Vool house for a price not announced,

ut aald to be close 'to 25 cents a pound.

'I he deal involves 80,000 pounds owned by

John Morton, 65,000 pounds owned by the

Tool Live Stock ( rompanv and 110,000

j oundu owned by the Morton tc Jenne

t hfpp company. About 3fi0.000 pounds' of

H15 wool remain In storage here.

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WILLIAM NOBLE ON

FORD MISSION

Son of G. W. Noble of Omaha Chosen

by Chancellor Avery to Go

v to Europe. 1

GOVERNOR DECLINES TO GO

(From a Staff Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Nov. 29. (Special Tel

egram.) William F. Noble of

Omaha, the son of O. W. Noble, was

chosen by Chancellor Samuel Avery

tc? r'epresent the University of Ne

braska as a member of the party

which Henry Ford is taking to

Europe on a peace mission.

The chancellor today received a

telegram from Mr. Ford, inviting the

Ilusker institution to be one of the

fifteen big state universities to send

representatives with the party. He

made the selection immediately, Mr.

Ford specifying that the choice

should be made on the same basis as

the Rhodes scholarship.

Noble Is a senior in the University . of

Nebraska and has, established a remark

able scholarship record. He was also

prominent In all student activities as a

members of Innocents, Phi Kappa Pal

fraternity and a number of other organi

zations. He will leave at once for New York

City.

Following the receipt of a second In

vitation from Mr. Ford to Join his party,

Governor Morehead today announced that

he would decline. He will give his rea

sons In g. public statement tomorrow.

Italians Report

Further Progress

On Carso Plateau

ROME, Nov. 2S. (Via Paris. Nov. 29.)

Further progress has been mado by

Italians northwept of Gorisla, near Os-

'ava, on the carso plateau, says ine 01-

During an attack on Mrzli, on the 26th,

we captured a machine gun from the

enemy. - j

"On the heights northwest of Gorizla,

our attacks continued successfully. After i

taking by st6rm Htrong trenches of. the

I enemy east of hill No. va, we made

J prisoner 11 .iuen three of wbom were

' officers. .

) "In the ne'ghborhood of Oelavla, after a

, severe stniggle, we conquered a slope 6f

I the mountain to the northwest. It waa!

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siuuuuiiiiy ueit iiuBu ay ine enemy, wno

our hands, act prisoners, four of

whom were officers. In the Monte San

I M,chele "ector, our troops repulsed the

attacks .nfilctlng upon him

oa-e- and Uklng additional prl

one. including two officers,

"On tho remainder of the front, namely

"n the Carso plateau, our advance has

made still further progress."

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Smiles as He Sees

- Message on Peace

Karon Louis de Leopold of Paris is of

Karon Louis de Lepolld of Tarts is of

l he opinion that Henry Ford and asso

ciates will not make a dent in the ptacs

movement in Europe. '

' If tho pope cannot wield his .influence

toward peace, what may be expected of

Mr. Ford's mission? Mr. Ford is to be

commended for his efforts, but his mis

sion will te fruitless," said the baron.

The baron smiled when he read a dls

tatcli from London stating- that Austria

would seek separate peace. He regarded

such a situation as almost Impossible.

lie regarded a revolution in Russia as

r.omethlng which would result in peace

nnd eventually mean advancement for

that country.

"The Advance ef Nations and Mainte

r.Qice of Power" is the subject of an

Illustrated talk the baron will deliver this

cnlng t the Auditorium. He promises

to relate some interesting details concern

ing the commercial history of England,

Gel many and the I'nited states. '

Britain Restricts

Sale of Liquors to

a Few Hours Daily

LONDON. ,Nov. 29. The new restric

tions on the sale of liquor became effec

tive today.

Subject to the unusual exemption for

residents of the premises and to special

provisions for Woolwich, Greenwich, the

district around Dartford , and certain

wharf areas, it is made an offense pun

ishable by a fine of 1600 or imprison

ment for six months to sell or supply

intoxicating liquors for consumption on

the premises except between the follow

ing hours: -

Week days Noon to 2:50 p. m., and :30

to 9:30 o'clock in the evening.

Sundays lto 3 p. m. and 6 to 9 p. tn.

Spirits for home drinking cannot ' be

purchased on Saturday or Sunday, nor

on other days except between noon and

130 p. m.

Chief of Police is

, Held to Grand Jury

ST. LOCIS, Mo., Nov. 29. A coroner's

Inquest today ordered William Street,

night chief of police of Madison, 111.,

held to the grand jury for the murder of

his fe and Charles Barmeier, a St.

Louis patrolman, last Thursday nlht.

Patrolman liarmeior jumped from a

street car and ran into an alley in which

he saw Street dragging his wife. Mrs.

Street and Barmeier were both shot

dead.

WHITLOCK RETURNS FRO" BELGIUM FOR VISIT

American minister to Bel' 1 id Mrs. Whitlock photo

graphed upon their .. vlew York. After a short

visit in America ' v,;ck will return to his post in

the war zone,

BUSINESS PORTION

AVALON IS BURNED

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Conflagration is Kaginjj in Princi

pal Town on Santa' Cata

lina Island. .

FLAMES VISIBLE FIFTY MILES

LOtf ANGELES, Nov. 29. More

than half the town of Avalon, on

Santa Catallna Island, waa de

stroyed by fire today. The fire

started about 2:30 o'clock this

morning and destroyed the two prin

cipal hotels, a number of business

blocks, the bath house and clubs, and

damaged the pier and frelgh houses

before it waa brought . under con

trol, about 4 o'clock. Estimates of

loss run as high as $1,000. Prac

tically all of Avalon was owned by

the Banning company, which also

owns Santa Catalina island.

t Inhabitants Slumber.

The fire, which lighted the twenty

three miles of channel lying between

Santa Catallna island and the mainland,

began before 5 'clock while the Inhabi

tants still wore asleep, but no lives were

lost, accordlpg to latest available, wlro

less reports.

From the higher points In Los Angeles,

nearly fifty miles from the island, the

glare was plainly visibly before dawn.

People thought aqme great ship was in

flames.

The wireless operator at Avalon sent

out calls for help. One flreboat already

was at the Island. Another Immediately

got under way from San Pedro, with the

steamer Hermosa, owned by the Manning

company, which also owns the town of

Avalon.

Bandits Lock Bank

Cashier in Vault

MUSKOGtE. Okl., Nov. ?. Three

white men and a negro rode into Fort

Cibeon, eight miles from Mr.skogee, thli

afternoon and robbed the Farmers' Na

tional bank of several thousand dollars.

The bank cashier and the bookkeeper

were held up at the point of guns,

marched Into the vault and locked in,

while tho three white rob. ers took all

Ccard on the outside.

After tho robbery the four rode out of

town. Organised posses went in pursuit.

SENATOR KENY0N TALKS ,

TO OLDER BOYS' CONFERENCE

CRINNELL. Ia.. Nov(. 29.-(8peclal ) -Finator

W H. Kenyon addressed the !0)

Older Boys of Iowa assembled at Urlnnell

in their eighth " annual conference at a

monster banquet Saturduy evening. The

sttject of his speech was "Men Wanted."

Ke emplifcbiioj the need for (h l.tiui

men In this ape to lead the great move-J

ments of all kinds for the betterment of:

humanity.

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CAMPBELL FOUND

GUILTY OP MURDER

Negro Prfsoner at Joliet Convicted

of Murder of Wife of Former

Warden Allen.

PENALTY FIXED AT HANGING

JOLIET, 111., Nov. 29. Joseph

Campbell, a negro convict, was today

found guilty of murdering Mrs.

Maizic Odette Allen, wife of former'

Warden Allen, in the warden's apart

ments of the state penitentiary here.

The verdict fixed the punishment

at hanging. It was returned after

forty-four hours' deliberation by the

Jury.

Mrs. Allen, a former musical comedy

rtnr, was found dead in her bed In the

warden's suite at tho state prison on the

morning of Juno 20 last after a fire which

was supposed to havo been started by tho

murderer to conceal his crime, was ex

tinguished Her skull had been fractured,

and this led to tho murder theory.

Suspicion fell on Campbell, a negro

trusty serving an indeterminate tentence

for the murder cf a Chicago negro janitor.

Ho was the last man in the Allen apart

.mcnls, and he testified that an hour be

fore the fire he took Mrs. Allen the morn

Inn papers and removed her pet dog for

an airing.

Allen introduced the honor system Into

tho Joliet prison and owned a testimonial

of gratitude from the convicts. He had

befriended Campbell

As the. law would not permit' him to

live elsewhere and continue In office he

resigned as warden so that ho would not

have to reside in his old quarters.

Freight Wreck

Delays President

Wilson's Train

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 29.-Traffie on

the New - York division of, the Pennsyl

vania railroad was blocked many 'hours

today and the train on which President

Wilson returned to Washington from

New York was one of many diverted to

other routes as a result of a collision be-

1 1 ween two freight trains at 11:30 last

nlirht at I 'nrnwolli mtrhitxn mil.. ...I

o one was hurt Failure

of one of the englnoers to obey signals

was the cause.

Thirty freight- cars were damaged and

plied up over the four tracks. The wreel

badly mixed the ' road's schedules. Tho

president's train along with a number

of others waa diverted to the Trenton

division.

Illinois Solons

. Threaten to Strike

SPRINGFIELD, III., Nov. 29.-A lsgls-

In live rtrlke was threatened today by

down state members of the Illinois as-

ecir.lily.

I They threaten to hold up the work of

i lie si eclal session whl h has just been

tailed by Governor Dunne for the enact

ment of appropriations for current ex

linwi until the governor agrees to rail

a supplemental special session to ens t

pi I roprlations for payment of foot and

ifiouth disease claims.

1 ltepresentatives Gregory, Pace, Kcssln

yet and Dudgeon are leaders in the strike

movement, p ouecution of which would

; n fan that the strikers would not vote on

j administration legislation.

ASSERTS AUSTRIA

WANTS SEPARATE

PEACE WITH ITALY

Tribuna Says Dual Crown is En

deavoring to Come to Terms

with Government at

Kome.

RIOTING SCENES IN BERLIN

Thousands of Women Gather Before

Castle and Demand Return

v of Husbands.

CROWD DISPERSED BY POLICE

LONDON, , Nov. 29. Th Tribuna

asserts that Austria is attempting to

conclude a separate peace, according

to a dispatch from Uonie to tho Ex

change Telegraph company.

Illodnt In llrrlln.

LONDON, Nov. 29. lleutcr'n Tel

egram company's Amsterdam corre

spondent forwards the following:

"The Telegraaf Js informed on

good authority that serious rioting

took place in Rerlln last Saturday in

which several thousand women gath

ered before the imperial castle and

demanded the return of their hus

bands from the front and improve

ment in food conditions. The crowd

finally was dispersed by the police."

No confirmation of this Amster

dam dispatch has been received

here.

Panama-Pacific .

Exposition Will

Close Thursday

SAN FRANCl?CO. Cel., Nov. JO.-Tho

. anamn-Paelflo exposition lias entered

tlie last week of Its existence and. ac

ot ding to the official program, It will

I one of the busleat In the ex OMitlon'i

history. Continued Interest In llio big

: low was emphasised by tho report

tiday that the s'tendsnce for yesterday

had exceeded lfi.'.OiiO.

The two big events of the week will

be a prosperity ball to be held Wednea

day night, and a celebration, which will

extend through the week, of the triumphs

of electricity.

it is planned to have closing day, De

cember 4, celebrated throughout the

world by a chain of notes to be ex

changed by radio, telegraph . and cable,

A big military pageant is on the pro

gram. MluX salutes will be fired from the

harbor for this and front the warships

In the bay.

The public schools have been closed

for the week to give teachers and pupils

opportunity to see all they desire of tho

exposition.

Montana Mike

Denied Judgment

Against Bankers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. IP.-John

H. Rumplng of Helena, Mont., today was

denied a county judgment of ;i,7Nt

ssalnst the Arkansas National bank of

Hot Springs, which ho claimed he lost

In the "fake horse racing" schemes op

erated three years ago.

Humping put up a draft Tor .&

on a horse entered in one of tho fake

races, made payable ti Ed tyiear, now

under sentence l federal court for

fraud. Spear collected tho draft through

the bank.

The supreme court affirmed a verdict

of reoovery against Spear, but held that

the bank was not cognisant of the fraud

at the time of the payment of tho draftt

Water Sells for

One Dollar a Barrel

in Alaska Town

PKWARI), Alsska. Nov. J.-As a re

suit of cold weather, water was selling

at tl per barrel at Anchorage, the new

town established by the government as

j construction headquarters for the

Alaskan railroad. If purchased by the

bucket, the price was IS cents, or two

buckets for a quarter. Pending the com

pletlon f the water system, which the

government engineers hope to have

working within two weeks, all water!01 ln "innipeg uram exenange were

for domestic purposes is being taken ",le(1 wlth " nlus throng of grain

from holes chopped In the ice on Bhlp '"vator men, and transportation

Creek. j (Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)

Hundreds of Thousands Are Near

Starvation Point

WARSAW, Nov. i:.-(Vla London, Nov.

29 ) Hundreds' of thousands of the civil

population In the Warsaw district of

Poland are suffering for want of food.

A considerable percentage of this num

ber still are homeless, living in. huts,

caves and abandoned trenches.

The situation Is more serious because

of the Immense number of persons

thrown out of work by the almost com

plete paralysis of Polish Industries.

Kome workers have emigrated to Ger

many, where employment Is plentiful, but

Ihe great majority prefer to remain near

their homea In the hope of better days.

Prominent Polea In all walks of life

maintain that draatlo relief measures are

necessary If wholesale deaths from star

vation are to be prevented.

Buch flour as Is now on hand Is being

distributed by the Germans under the

bread Card system, but only potatoes are

available in quantities, while there is an

acute shortage of dried vegetables, meat

fats and condensed milk, prices all over

Poland have risen to unprecedented

heights, but cannot be checked by the

establishment of maximum pri' e, it is

claimed, because, of the fear that Impor

tatlon then would cease altogether.

Tlie country districts of Poland are

PRICE OF WHEAT

RISES AND FALLS

Chicago Market Opens Higher and

Excited on Account of Seizure

of Grain by Canada.

REACTION SETS IN QUICKLY

mi.i.ETi.

WINNIPEG, Man.. Nov. 29. Trad

ing In wheat futures will be re

sumed tomorrow on the Winnipeg

Grain exchange. President Mllner

announced tonight after a conference

that the council had decided to open

the market touiorrow for trading In

everything except November wheat.

CHICAGO, 111.. Nov. 29. Wheat

jumped in plica today as a recult ft

the Canadian governments aeUure

of 20,000.000 bushels. Predictions,

however, that a 6-cent advance would

be added to values here right at the

start were not verified, the extreme

opening changes being 2 M rents.

The market opened excited, with

December delivery at $1.05 to $1.06,

as against 11.034 at the close Sat

urday, and with May at $1.07 to

1.0S',4. as against $ 1.06 T 1 .06 4 .

Commission houses and shorts were

the most active buyers.

Sellers were scattered, although one of

the largest firms boldly took the position

that the action of the Canadian govern

ment meant that Canada was to have

pit foretice In filling foreign requirements,

this meaning a falling off In United

States exports.

Reactions from top Initial figures

quickly took place. Hulls were to a largo

extent held In rherk by op'nlons Indus

triously circulated that the Kngllsh gov

ernment would probably do all, or nearly

all, of the nrltlsh, .French and Italian

business.

(loalfsr Prices Firm.

After ssrglng a little further the mar

krt tightened again on the view that an

enlarged demand on domestic stocks of

v lit at mlrlit be ultimately unavoidable.

Word was received that export sales for

ihlpment by way of the Gulf of Mexico

had been made today amounting to 800,000

I'lishela.

( loping prices were firm, 2t to 2V4 to

i't rents net higher, with December at

)I.CT and May at tl.OOVi.

No confirmation waa obtainable here

that the selsure of Canadlun wheat was

largely for Italy's benefit.

Assertions that mora than J12.000.000

worth of wheat had been bought In Chi

cago for Italy were vsald probably to

mean the whole United Slates.

Hundred Million llHshels Available.

It Is estimated that there Is still tn the

hands of farmers and dealers In western

Canada about 120,003,000 bushels available

for export out of a total crop of about

2uO,000,000 bushels In the Dominion.

George E. Marcy, president of the Ar

mour Grain company lioro, predicted that

tho Canadian government's action would

roleaso greater quantities Of wheat for

Immediate delivery and thereby bring

about a drop. If anything. In prices.

Experts said the price of grain had

been kept down, so far this year, for two

reasons. The first, they said, Is the

enormous supply both In the United

t-'tates and Canada, and, second, the ab

sence of competitive bidding. Most of

the supplies tor Groat Britain and li

allies havo been purchased through one

agent, they asserted.

Views of lUa Dealers.

"Evidently the action of the Canadian

rov eminent Is just a move to get hold of

the wheat and ship It to the seaboard he

mic the price rises, and before naviga

tion close for the winter," said Mr.

Marry. "The grain was held by shippers

and had to be moved out of the elevators

to make room for winter wheat coming

In. The embargo mi y mean that pressure

Is to be brought to bear In certain quar

tero for political reasons possibly in

Greece."

Franklin M. Crosby of Minneapolis, a

well known miller, was quoted as saying

that the action "does not concern the

American milling Interests to any extent,

as there- is no Canadian grain coming In

on purchase and very little In bond for

reshipment." The amount commandeered,

ho added, was comparatively smalt.

Crest Britain, it was pointed out. Is

40,Oi C.ooo blithe Is short of Us needs as

compare! with lsst year, and the pur

chase of 20,000,000 bushels at one time

mal.es up one-half of the shortage, v

Wlnnlprg Nnaprnds Option Market.

WINNIPEG, Man., Nov. 29.-There will

be no option market here today except

for coarse grains.

Long before the trading room was

thrown open for business, the precincts

in Russian Poland

battle-scarred anif barren. In the War

saw governmental district alone It is

estimated that 4.000 villages were burned

by the Russians. Many of the inhabi

tants who at first fled with the Russians

later returned and threw themselves upon

the mercy of the Germans.

Thousands already have died of starva

tion and disease. In Warsaw and Lod

women rise at S o'clock In the morning

to get good places In the bread lines.

The horror of the situation Is Increased

by a serious shortage of coal.

Lods is trying te feed guO.000 of its half

million population. Homeless peasants

are being given lumber and tools to erect

houses before winter, living meanwhile in

dugouts near their old homes. The city

is paying pensions to the wives of re

servists on the chance of being reim

bursed later.

Statistics that appear to be authorita

tive show that from &0,0uo to K0.0U) per

sons are being supported In Warsaw

alone. This number Is steadily Increas

ing. Meanwhile funds raised for chari

table purposes have been virtually ex

hausted. These funds, amounting to sev

eral million rubles, were given by Polish

and Jewish organisations, neutrals an'l

the Russian government.

BATONS DO NOT

CONCEDE DATTLE

FOR SERBIA LOST

Entente Expects to Land Enough

Men to Resume the' Offensive

Before the Invaderi Con

solidate Positions.

RUSSIA IS EXPECTED TO AID

Northern Serbian Army in Two Sec

tions is Retreating Into Monte

negro and Albania.

GREECE ANSWERS SECOND NOTE

LONDON, Nov. 29. The British

publio Is not Inclined to grant the

Oerman contention that the Serbian

campaign of the central powers has

been brought to a successful conclu

slon.

The hope is expressed here that tha

wintry weather will give time for re

Inforelng the Anglo-French troops

until they are strong enough to as

sume the offensive before the Invad

ers have consolidated tlVrlr positions

in Serbia. Russia- also Is counted on

to play a part in these operations.

In the meantime the only active mili

tary operations seem to be cenlerliftf'

around Monastlr, the fate of which Is

obscure. The many contradictory re

ports on this subject vary from the as

sertion that the city Is still In the hands

of tho Serbians to the claim that tho

Kutgnriatis, accompanied by detachment

of Austrlans and Germans, have occupied

tho city.

Farther to the north. It la reported ,

that the Serbian armies, divided Into

two sections, are retreating Into Albania

and Montenegro. It Is not yet apparent

whether Austro-German forces are to bn

sent against the Anglo-French lines north

of baioi.UHt, bui n i c ne

the Ilalkan front the Montenegrins are

expecting a heavy attack from the Aus

tria ns. y

The entente mlnlstors at ' Athens are

said to have received the reply of

Greece to, their second note. Greece Is

reported to have promised to meet all de

mands which do not threaten to ' com

promise Its neutrality. 1

An unmistakable luM prevails along tha

astern front. From the west coma of

llclal reports of a lively air and sea

skirmish off the Belgian coast.

Kern Again Chosen .

Head of Caucus of

Senate Democrats

WASHINGTON, Nov, 29. Senator Kern

of Indiana was re-elected chairman of

the democratic senate caucus and floor

leader by unanimous vote today at tho

conference of senate democrats.

Senate Pittman of Nevada was elected

secretary of tho conference to succeel

Henator Saulsberry of 1 Via ware, w ho

wished to relinquish the office.

Selection of a vice chairman, president

pro tempore of tho senate, committee

assignments and the report of the special

committee on revision of the rules were

postponed until Wednesday.

Henator Kern was authorised to name

a new steeling rommittlSe of eight mem

bers to be approved by the conference

Wednesday. '

Chairman Owen of the special com-,

mittee to revise the rules will submit a

report Wednesday, recommending a modi

fled form of cloture on debates. Upon

that a division of opmlon is expected.'

and discussion may prolong -the confer

ence several days.

Before the house ways and means i

committee Republican Leador Mann ap

peared and stated what tha republicans

want in representation on committees.

In view of the Increased republican

membership It Is possible they will be

allowed ona more member of the more

Important committees, although demo

crats are opposed to Increasing the num

ber of republicans on any committee

which deals wlthf party measures.

it waa decided to leave elections ti

Mr. Mann himself or the republican

caucus, ine repuDiicans will caucus

Thursday night and the democrats will

pass upon their own selections Haturilny

night.

I

Governor of Ohio

Orders Inquiry Into

Alleged Lynching

COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 29. Governor

Willis today ordered Adjutant General

Hough to go to Gibsonburg, Wood,

county, and rigidly Investigate the in

verted lymhlitg near there Saturday

night of John llonry Wtlley, aged

Willey's body was found hanging, on a

farm six miles from Gibsonburg Sunday.

The sheriff of Wood county said it was

a case of suclde, but Willey's attorneys

In a recent case when lie was convicted

of assault on Ma wife's grandmother, M s.

Kva Kimble, say he had been threatened

with lynching. '

Mrs. Kimble died from tho alleged as

sault. Willey's convfctlon did not lonif

stund, aa tha court set aslda the' vei diet,

ordered a new trial and released him oit

bond.

Wife of Preacher -Drops

Dead in Church'

AURORA. 111., Nov. 29. -As Itav. J. II.

C nson, pastor of the Wheatland. I'll ,

Kootch Presbyterian church, announced

t.'.e last hymn at the morning service

)isterday, his wife, the leader of the

choir, stepped forward to begin the an

them and dropped unconscious to the

floor. She died almost Immediately of

apoplexy.

AsirrlcSB tOxyrras Urrlsrra l' !

NEW YORK. Nov. S'l.-The An-erl a i

KxpiCHS company today de lu ed a i!.i

dend of II.' as a"t vt th prevluu

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ijuarterly payment of II pur liure.