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VOL. VI. NO. 45.
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RuLLO DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY MC
IRISTMAS FORCENTURY OF PEACE
BIG GOVERNMENT ENDED YESTERDAY
FROM PRESIDENT DOWN, OFFI-
CIALS DECLARE HOLIDAY
AND CELEBRATE
MANY DISPUTES HAVE BEEN
- SETTLED UNDER TERMS OF
TREATY OP GHENT
Belgian Children to Wh
nerican Aid is Going.
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VAOINAO LVL DLL
GREATEST OF BATTLES
CAPITOL CHRISTMAS TREE
BRITISH BROUGHT NEWS
In the West the Allies Are Hammering at German
Trenches While the Russians Seem to be
Brought to Bay Behind Rivers
Colorado Gold Mining Companies
Distribute Fifty Thousand
Dollars to Employes as
Holiday Present
Peace Commission Secretary Arrived
• On English War Vessel To
Inform American People
Of Peace
GERMANS TURN AND THR
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 24.-
The nation's government stood vir-
tually at a standstill tonight. On
Christmas Eve everybody from the
president to minor department em-
ployee have declared a holiday. The
flrat real snowstorm of the season
appeared, adding a setting to the
celebration A great community
celebration was held in front of the
capitol thousands of children brav-
ing the storm to gather about the
brilliantly decorated tree. President
Wilson and a small group of rela-
ives spent the evening at the White
House.
Fifty Thousand in Presents
By Assimared Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
Due. 24.—Fifty thousand in gold
was distributed among the employes
ofthe gold mining companies here la
the Cripple Creek district today.
The donations were on a graduated
scale from five to fifty dollars.
Special to The News
WASHINGTON, D C., Dee. 24.-
America’s Christmas present 100
years ago was the Treaty of Ghent.
which put an sad to the two years'
conflict with England known as the
War of 1812. The treaty of peace
was signed in the little Holland town.
Of Ghent on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24.
1814, and it was heartily welcomed
in England as in the United States.
Although one of the signers at
the peace entret is now at war in
greatest European struggles of all
time the day was not passed without
exchange of felicitations between
the heads of the two great English
speaking nations. The centenanry
was a big day in diplomatic circles,
for much has been learned of treaties
since the little gathering in Ghent
Frank Case After Christmas
By A-sorated Press. r
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.-
Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court
today postponed until after Christ-
mas his action which will determine
the fate of Leo M. Frank who is
under death sentence for the mur-
der of Mary Phagan a factory girl,
in Atlanta, Ga.
Belgians Christmas Text
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 34— In their
Christmas sermons tomorrow morn-
tag two thousand ministers of all
demoninations throughout the Unit-
ed States if not the world will dwell
at length on the needs of the starv-
ing Belgians. /
adjusted the differences of the war
of a century ago. The Treaty of
Ghent has stood the test of time. Un-
der It have been settled many dis-
putes of the greatest importance to
the two big nations. It has halted
as a great landmark in International
Intercourse.
News did not travel so rapidly a
hundred yearn ago as it does todar,
with the facilities of the cable and
the wireless, and instead of reading
of their gift on Christmas morning. ,
It was six weeks later before the In-
habitants of the Atlantic coast cities
„.learned that the war which had
ruined American commerce was end-
ed. The first news of the signing
of the treaty was brought by Charles
Carrol, one of the secretaries of the
American Commissioners, who arrive-
ed in New York on the British sloop
of war Favorite. February 11.
"It has come." Mid one of the
newspapers of the day, on Monday.
Feb. 13, for even a treaty of peace
did not bring out a Sunday extra,
“and the public expressions of tumut-
*ue,* * * *
ranks and degrees of people on Sat-
urday evening, without stopping to
inquire the conditions, evidenced
how really sick at heart they were
of war, thst threatened to wring
RuM Vanished Nitions.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal Dec. 24
bate court for the vanished millions
of Captain W. A Neville, of "Jim-
town” mining fame, who was at one
time before his death worth six mil-
lions. When Neville died some nine
years ago, his estate was supposed _ Lual
to have wwindled to a million. The from them the remaining means of
last will of the gold pioneer, recently subsistance. .
filed, was found only after nine “The —Mlte evhietatian ehewed
“The public exhilatation showed
itself in the illumination of most of
years' search. It was at Jamestown, itself in the illumination of most of
in the Hawhide mine, that the Ne- the windows in the lower part of
ville stake was made. The Captain
took $60,000 out of three buckets of
ore. A vast fortune accumulated,
but it evaporated in the same ratio.
In the will just filed Captain Ne-
ville cuts off his son with a $10 he-
quest, explaining that the son threat-
ened his life and had secured many
thousands from him
Moyer Attacked by Butte Union.
BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 24.—A move-
ment has been launched by Butte
Minereunion No 1 to remove
Charles H. Moyer, head of the West-
ern Federation of Miners, together
with other federation officials, who,
it is claimed in the petition that has
been sent to all organizations in the
federation, “are so thoroughly hated
and despised by all persons, regard-
less of craft or calling in the coun-
try of Silver Bow, and especially so
by the miners of Silver Bow, Mon-
tan-i, that your petitioner feels and
knows that it will be impossible to
ever build up its organization and
take its former place among the In-
dustrial organisations of the United
States as long as the said parties
above named are in any manner con-
trolling or directing, either directly
or indirectly, the affairs of the West-
ern Federation of Miners."
Charges of a decidedly scathing
character are made against Moyer,
John C. Lowrey and Guy E. Miller.
1* the petition, which is signed by
Pres. Martin Seahill. The petition
declares the riot at which the Union’s
hall was partially destroyed was
ranaed by oppressive assessments.
Broadway In less than twenty min.
utes after Mr. Carol arrived at the
City Hotel. The street itself was Il-
luminated by candles carried In the
hands of a large concourse of the
populace: the city resounded in ell
parts with the povful cry of "A
peace! A peace!” and 11 was for near-
ly two hours difficult to make one's
way through unnumbered crowds of
persons.”
"It is wonderful to see the change
produced In a few hours In the city
of New York," was the comment a
day later. “In no place has the war
been more felt nor proved more
disastrous, nutting us back In our
growth at least ten years, and no
place in the United States will more
experience the reviving blessing of
peace." 44
The news spread from town to
town until It reached the further-
most settlements north, south and
west. Celebrations were held to
mark the arrival of the gratifying
news, and the bitterness which had
characterized the feolings of Ameri-
cans toward their parent country at
These are of the type of Belgian
children to whom aid from the
United States has been sent during
the past month. The. pair with
their dog were driven from their
home in the north of Belgium on
the entry of the Ge
ing up the few belo
carry, started out
their faithful dos.
home In prospect,
dependent on the
, and pack,
ithey could
| road With
lad no new
ere wholly
y, of these
they found along the road. Hua*
drds of thousands of them moved
into Holland, where they were cared
for. Others went toward the north
and were sent to England. There
thousands of them are being cared
for now.
SCOTT PLEASED FLOOD DAM
■I IGES MORSE ENJOYING
PROGRESS NOT ESTIMATED CHRISTMAS WELL
HOLDS CONFERENCE WITH MAY-
TORENA WHOM HE SAYS
APPEARS “FRIENDLY"
"Axco. %. n. #*-0bvernor
Maytorena showed a “friendly and
harmonious’ ‘attitude, in his dispo-
sition to settle the Mexican border
THREE LOSE LIV
ERN ARIZONA A
"-
problem here, according to Briga: ceased.
dier-General Scott, who conferred
with him today in an army tent
pitched on the international boun-
dary line four miles east of here.
The conference was held in range
By mosomiated P.nt-moiongyckqmean
NOGALES. Ariz.. Dec. 24.Three
were drowned tu yesterday’s floods
in this vicinity. Htadlroad traffic is
still paralyzed although the rain has
England Experienced Aerial Attack Yesterday When German Flyer
Appeared Over Dover and Dropped Bombs Near Dover
Castic—No Damage Was Done But English Aeroplanes
Failed to Capture Daring Aircraft Which
Escaped in Mist
FORMER BANKER CONVICT IS
wor STILL PROMOTING NAVE-
ON *””
Urerial to Tier Note 19
ago supopsod to be a dying man
._____________when serving tils sentence in Atlan-
Bridges bet ween Tucson *•, is very much a live today. He is
and Hermosillo the capital of So
of General Hill's guns, but Gen. Hill
discontinued firing nt the request of
General Scott.
“Progress" is the term applied to
the conference by General Scott.
, Capture American Ranch
EL PASO. Texas. Dec. 24.—The
nora, Mexico, are destroyed.
Rescuing Marooned Families
By Atoriated Press,
J.
preparing to celebrate his come-back
In the world of finance, and will Sat-
urday see the first sailing of his new
steamship line to Bermuda.
The veteran steamship promoter,
undaunted by the blasting of his
fondest hopes when, as a result of
TUCSON. Ariz.. Dec. 24.
ing floods have enabled rescue par- fondest hopes when, as a result of
ties to save marcened ranch families the financial panic of 1907, he was
from houses in the flooded districts convicted and sent to fail, is again a
of Southern Arizona. It is still fm-spower in the promoting world. He 1.
possible to estimate the damage. i head of the Hudson Navigation Com
____- pany, and will now direct the opera-
OHIO REPRESENTATIVE WANTS tions of the new Bermuda line. His
MEDIATION IN COAL STRIKE fight to regain his lost prestige in
-^. the steamship world Is being watch-
ed, and he has abundance of finsn-
Carranza government In a bulletin
today declares void any contract
made by the convention government.' ............ .., .... ... _____
Salazar troops raided and captured Mediation by the 1 Federal depart- cial backing to launch his new devel-
the property of the Palomas Wand
and Cattle Company, an American
ranch concern. It Ms reported Sala-
Bar Intends to take Palomas.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dee. 24.
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS)
, LONDON, December 24.—Instead of the Christmas truce
which Pope Benedict has endeavored to arrange, Christmas Eve finds
the armies of the belligerent powers engaged in fierce battles on both
the eastern and western fronts.
In the west the Allies are hammering at the German entrench-
meats seeking a weak point while in the east the Russians, who have
been driven back from the German and Austrian frontiers, are
seemingly brought to bay behind rivers which offer natural lines of
defense and are turaing and counter attacking the Germans and Aur-
trians.
The Germans in their rush toword Warsaw, drove the Russians
over the Bzura and Rawka rivers, and themselves succeeded in cross-
ing these rivers, According to the official Russian report tonight,
however, the Germans encountered the Russian main line and were
routed. Also on the rest of the front south to the Carpathian moun-
tains the Russians claim similar victories, but on the East Prussian
frontier, the Germans have apparently turned the scales. After re-
treating to their own territory they resumed the offensive and are
agaiif back ia Miawa. It is possible that the Germans have again re-
sumed their outflanking tactics, while keeping the Russian center
busy with frontal attacks hopiag to get into Warsaw by a back’door.
The only certainty seems to be that this battle ia one of the greatest
in the world’s history, in which the advantage is swaying, first on
an aerial attack when a
Ml aeroplane, coming from the Belgian coast, flow over Dover
dropping bombs in front of Dover Castle. No damage was done.
Two British aeroplanes pursued but the German escaped in a mist.
which many refused to pay, and adds
that the presence of Moyer in Butte
after the riot “inflamed the miners
and others interested In increasing
the disturbance to sueir extent that
, the hall was attacked again." It
also charges that Moyer and Lowrey
fled from the city of Butte, and from
Helena tried to get wrongful control
of the money and property of the
Rutte union The petition also states
that the members “were assaulted,
mobbed beaten up, chased from their
employment and run out of the
country” without receiving any aid
from Meyer, Lowrey or Miller" all
of them remaining •« their hiding
place while any danger lasted." The
Butte union charges Lowney and Mil-
ter with being “the pliant tools of
said Moyer, and are exerting every
endeavor to cary out his corrupt or-
I ders, to disrupt, disband and bank-
erupt your petitioner." W
The petition adds that "for the
purpose of carrying out their scheme
of plunder.” Mover, "by stealth," at-
tempted to have the federation con-
stitulon amended so he could arbi-
trarily remove the officers of any to.
cal union and take charge Mt. and
dispose of afer his own sain’ the
property or any local. - ALL .
Finally, the petition declares the
officials named are greater traitors
and a greater curse to organized la-
bor than any detective organization
or any combination of ofrelYe em.
ployers that was
purpose of disrupting a unit.
IV,1 v, --=*: em-
ever formed for the
once turned to Jov
Plans were made in New York toe
n celebration and illumination on
Washington’s birthday. Feb. 22, but
owing to a severe snowstorm the fex-
tivities were postponed until Feb.
27. John Jacob Astor illuminates
his mansion, which stood where the
Astor House, s big hotel, was later
erected. City Hall, which had re-
cently been opened, presented, a glor-
ious appearance. 'Figure to your-
self the most masinificent building
in the United States in one blare
of light., from basement to the top
of the cupola, all arranged with taste
and in perfect order, and you have 2
faint conception of the railitv."
wrote a New York editor. The
Shakespeare Tavern, kept by the fa-
mons actor. Hopkinson, showed flg-
urea of Columbia and Briftanta
shaking hands. This peace eelebra-
tion was lone remembered in New
York, for nothing so elaborate had
ever been done before.
UNION OFFICIATE TRIED
TO PREVENT ATTACK
By Associated Prews.
CANON CITY Coin Dec. 24. -
District and national officers of the
United Mine Workers of America
atternnted to halt the attack of
strikers on the Chandler Mine last
April, was the trend of testimony mn-
troduced by the defense today at the
trial of the seven strikers charged
with the murder of William King.
David Robb and Felix Portland. Two
defendants testified to this effect.
New York Gambling Trust
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, III., Dec. 34. -A
gambling trust making a profit of a
million yearly, sad paying fifteen
thousand for police protection week-
‘, exists here according to Edwin
W Altz. an Investigator, testifying
before the Merriam Crime commis-
sion. _
PLANS TO PROTECT
AMERICAN NEUTRALITY
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON D C., Dec. 24.-
Committees to consider plans si-
ready presented by the various
South American countries for the
maintenance of neutrality by the re-
publics of the western hemisphere
were named at today's meeting of a
special commission of the governing
bord of the Pan-American Union.
Woman Suffrage May Lose
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24.-
The proposed constitutional amend-
ment for woman suffrage, will be
defeated in a vote in the House, was
predicted by democratic leader, Un-
derwood. by a two-thirds vote.
ment of labor in the Eastern Ohio
rout strike was sought today bj
Representative Francis of Ohio.
About 15.000 men are idle In this
territory. Secretary Wilson said the
department was ready, but could not
Interfere on its own initiative.
opment schemes.
It is recalled that Morse planned
the great Eastern Steamship Com
pany and many other coastwise lines
slong the Atlantic coast. His wide
scope of operations made him a pow-
GERMAN CLAIMS CONSERVATIVE
BERLIN, December 24.—Among the items given out by the
official press bureau is the following: "While there is a general con-
fidence that the Germans and their allies are making progress along
an extended battle line in the east there is no indication in either
German or Austrian official reports of any marked advantage having
been won. It is noticeable that Vienna uses the adjective favorable
in referring to battles in the Carpathians, but contents herself by say-
ing the severe battle along the lower Dunajec river and on the Kros-
no-Tuchow line continues. A Petrograd newspaper reports that
Turk and Kurdish troops have occupied nearly the whole Persian
province of Azerbaijan and Julf is menaced.
1 WEATHER
sr in New York finance. He was pres-
ident of the National Bank of North
America when the finacial stress, in,
VIENNA CLAIMS SOME ADVANTAGES
VIENNA, December 24.—An official communication issued to-
Washington Forecast
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 24 —
West Texas-Cloudy, colder Friday:
Saturday fair
Local Forecast
Continued show Friday.
Yesterday’s temperature:
At 7 a. m..30
Maximum ...30
1913 Max . . .31
At 7 p. m. .
Minimum .
1»13 Min
.28
.27
. 9
Total amount of n0W to 7 p. m
5.9 inch.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
To oll our readers we extend hearty greetings and wishes
for a Merry Christmas. We also take this occasion to express
our appreciation for the uniform loyalty shown the paper in
the past, and we trust we will merit the continuance thereof
in future.
To the participants in the subscription contest just con-
cluded we particular wish to extend our appreciation and good
will. We heartily thank them all, losers as well as winners,
for their faithful and persevering labors the past few weeks
and assure them that their generous efforts in our behalf will
not soon be erased from memory’s tablets.
For our many new readers we hope that The News will
prove a welcome visitor each day, and that the relationship
so happily commenced on this Christmas day may be con-
tinued over many a Christmas in the future.
Deperting from our record of five years without missing
an issue, we will at the solicitation “of our employes, give them
tonight as theirs, to enjoy Christmas as they best see fit.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Newslees Saturday.
we are. Yours Sincerely.
THE MANAGEMENT.
1907, drove that Institution to the
wall Morse departed for Europe
when the storm broke over his head
He turned the following year to
face the accusations that were
brought against him, and was indict-
ed on twenty-nine counts, including
conspiracy to defraud the United
fitntes Government, the making of
false entries In the books of a na-
tional bank and the misapplication of taken on December 22.1
its funds F. Augustus Heinze, who Russians were captured. There is now in the monarchy two hun-
was associatied with Morse in finan- . "
cial ventures, was also indicted, but dred thousand prisoners of war."
he fared better than Morse In fight-
ing the government’s cases.
After being sentenced to fifteen
years in the Federal prison in At-
.Vlanta, Morse gained temporary ro-
• lease. He kept his nerve and kept
' his word with his creditors, and paid
off more than $5,000,000 of his $7,-
day says: "In the upper Magyeger Valley, the battle continues. In
the Latreleza Valley yesterday our troops repulsed several attacks,
the enemy suffering heavy losses. One Russian battalion was blown
up. In the upper Ung Valley our attack has gained ground for us.
Near Urzker Pass 650 prisoners were taken. On the Galiciian front
the battle continues. On the lower Drina, over 2000 prisoners were
Between December 11 and 20, 43,000
VIENNA REPORTS ATTACK ON FRENCH
AMSTERDAM, December 24.—An official Vienna telegram
received here says: "The French submarine Curie was fired upon
► 000,000 indebtedness, and went to
far as to try to secure back agatu
some of the steamship lines that had
been merged in to a consolidation
that was the real beginning of the
downfall of thia remarkable man.
; I This untiring effort to revive Iris
fortunes, pay off old scores, and he
:, gin again square with the world did
not avail, and Morse: was finally
I called upon to relinquish his opern-
tions and enter the Atlata jail. AT.
Though Judge Hough, who sentenced
Morse, declared his crime was a
scheme to use the money of the bank
of which he was president for his
own spec illative purposes, Morse
contended that he waa convicted il-
legally because the testimony show-
ed that the bank had not been des
frauded but had actually profited
from his transactions. He also claim-
edthat the Judge erred in telling the
i jury that convicted him that it was
not necessary to prove that he had
Intraded to defraud, but only nec-
essary to show that he had deceived
the officers of the bank
In Morse’ case the charge waa that
he had misapplied the funds of the
Bank of North America by investing
them in his own securities, particu-
larly his ice stocks, and that he had
sought to conceal this from the
Comptroller of the Currency by false
entries on the books, making it ap-
pear as if the securities were collst-
eral for loans instead of investments.
by our coast batteries without being able to deliver an attack. Her
crew was imprisoned. Our submarines to the number of twelve
attacked on December 21, the French squadron of sixteen ships in
Otranto channel. A submarine twice successfully torpedoed two
battleships, but subsequently the confusion among the hostile squad-
ron and the high seas rendered it impossible to establish with cer-
tainty the fate of the torpedoed ships.”
BERLIN CELEBRATING SNOWY CHRIS IMAS
BERLIN, December 24.—Berlin is celebrating Christmas eve
under leaden skies. Several inches of snow has fallen which was
promptly converted into slush. This Christmas differs little from
former years. Home enjoyments are on a more economic scale and
more public spirtedness is shown than ever before. Gifts to the poor
are the largest known. Hundreds of carloads of presents were sent
to the soldiers in east and west front. A special celebration was
held in Berlin for the French refugees.
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FRENCH CLAIM TO REPULSE GERMANS
PARIS, December 24.—Tonight's official communication says
the Germans have bombarded "rather violently" the approaches of
the road from Ypres to Comines and those of Langemarck, but have
delivered no attack. It also reports slight progress by the Allies
northeast of Albert, and the repulse of a German attach east of
Tracy-Leval. A number of members of the chamber of deputies
serving in the army have decided not to take advantage of the
leave granted by Gen. Joffre and have retamed to the front.
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