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THE METAL MARKET
Raw York ropier tniWh
Haw Tot lead. .9707 ot
Naw York silver sac
LET THE CLASSIFIED ADS
HELP YOU
They rail on yon and thousands of
other each mom In it. They rent ra-
rant property. Mil real estate etc.
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37TH YEAR
lb UNlYERSHIESiALLIED
WILL TEACH
MILITARY
SCIENCE
Official Authorization Given by
War Department to Executive
of I ding Educational Institu-
tions; to Train Reserve Of-
ficers for Activa Sat' vice.
LEGALIZED BY ARMY
REORGANIZATION LAW
Conference Attended by High
Military Officials and Leading
Educators; Work Will Exempt
Graduates From Taking Reg-
ular Army Examination.
y associated Tress.
Waahlnrton. Oct. t7.-eOfflclal authorisa
tion for the training- In military science of
o
Indents In sixteen of the country a leading
universities and colleges was siren by the
. war department today to executive officers
V of the Institution at a conference between
thcm and ranklnr department orrtclala.
V Tor Reserve Offleera.
The purpose or the conference was to
establish a systematic method for training
reserve officers along; linea described by
the army reorganisation law. It has been
estimated that a corps of so.ono reserve of-
ficers will be necessary lo establish an
adequate military force should the united
H tales become Involved in war wltb a nrst
class world power.
In the absence of Secretary Baker who
Issued the Invitation to róllese and uni-
versity heads the conference was presided
over by Acting; Secretary In graham and
ethers present Included Major Oeneral
Hugh L. Scott chief or staff; Major Oen-
eral Leonard Wood commandlns the east-
ern department; Briradler Oeneral Macomb
president of the. war college and members
or the general staff. Presidents Lowell or
Harvard and Hadley of Yale together with
a number or other prominent educators re-
plied to addresses of welcome by the army
representatives.
laformal Discussion.
The rourSrence wss a general Informal
discussion of the law authorizing army
training in civil institutions and of ways
and weans ror putting It Into effect. The
general Impression of the speakers wss
that the regulations prescribed by the
statute were not sufficiently elastic and
should be modified so that II might be
better adapted "n the various types of
various educational Institutions Mr. In
graham sppolnted a committee composed
or President Lowell of Harvard chairman;
Major John J. Kingman. U. S. A.) Superin-
tendent f. w. Nichols Virginia Military
Institute; the Reverend Edward A. Pace
catholic university or America; President
h S. Drinker Lehigh; President w .
Tlionipson. Ohio State university and
President Ueorge E. Vincent University or
Minnesota lo work out a curriculum ac-
ceptable to the various Institutions and the
government and to arrange other details
or the actual beginning of Instruction.
Te Dren Curriculum.
The curriculum will be drafted to cover
such subjects at are known to Junior army
omrera and wall exempt graduates of
such institutions from the necessity of tak-
ing the regular army examination in order
lo obtain commissions as reserve officers.
It will be made effective whan completed
by s general order Issued by the secretary
or war.
Many other educational Institutions are
enpi i led to install military training courses
lawr
Institution Authorised.
The conrerence concluded its work to-
night and adjourned to await the com-
mittee's report. The Institutions authorised
today to give military Instruction are
Princeton university Harvard university.
Yale university. University of Michigan
University or Alabama. University of Vir-
ginia. Alabama Military Institute. Stevens
Institute or Technology catholic unlversny
or America Lehigh university uhlo State
university University of Tennessee Clem-
son Agricultural college. University of .win
nesota University of Illinois. Oily College
or New York and University of Vermont.
VILÜ ESTABLISHES
BASE AT SAN ISIDRO
Bandits Numbering More Than
1800 Now Within 80 Miles
of Trevino'a Force.
Carranza Officers Report Carload
of Ammunition Arrives From
South for Campaign.
By Associated Press.
zf hihueliua city Oct 17. The latest re
Mxn-i received at military headquarters
"here say that Villa has moved bis personal
headquarters to sea Isidro a point on the
Mexican Northwestern railway about eighty
miles west or Chihuahua City and nearly
mice mat distance south or tbe u
V menean bass at Caaes O rauda a.
VThe vanguard of the troops of Oeneral
Santos composed of 600 men and SOO
' sortee have arrived hare and las re
i-. under of the command la on its way
They will take part In the coming ram
sigo agsinst Villa.
communication with CuaibulriaebJc la
low open.
General T revino is completely recovered
from his wound received during Villa's at
tack on innuahua
VtflDI INDIANS or
TO START OUT AFTER VILLA.
vsnnl Indiana fpm Ms. - m
will be sent against villa and his bandits
In western ClUhuahua. This report frost
Honors waa received bare yesterday. The
Y sou la are being recruited from Oeneral
Obiegoa's veleraas. H ta expected that
iftim Indians will be sea through the pass
iCoarlinued oa fldVY-J
MARINES
ARE LANDED IN
ATHENS AND
PIRAEUS
Occtsdv Railway
Buildings; Streets Swarm With
Greeks in Royal Demonstra-
tion; Troops Callad Out to Pre-
vent Clash With French.
COMMANDER OF ENTENTE
FLEET HISSED BY CROWD
King Reviews Sailors Belonging
to Vessels of Navy and Compli-
ments Them on Conduct;
V Situation Declared to Be
Gravely Tense.
By Associated Press.
London. Oct. 17. a neuter dispatch from
Athens says: "The situation appears to be
dangerous. There have bean Royalist dem-
onstrations In the streets. Admiral de
Fournet commander or the entente allied
fleet in the Mediterranean was hissed end
a detachment of French soldiers was driven
back by a hostile crowd. A procession or
some i.oon malcontenta headed by the
Oreek and American flags stopped outside
the American legation protested against
the landing of foreign marinas and de-
manded the protection or the American
minister who was absent. The demonstra-
tors then paraded the streets singing the
Oreek national anthems."
The British legation eiplatns that the
landing of marines at Athens and Piraeus
was merely Intended to reinforce the polios.
KVncvre MARINES OCT.IT Y
ATHENS AND PIRAEUS.
By Associated Press.
Athens Oct. IB. vis London. Oct 17.
Marines from the ships or the entente powa-
srt to the number or about a thousand
have been landed at Plraeua and bava oc-
cupied the. railway station at Piraeus and
several buildings In Athens Immediately
this became known the streets of Athens
swarmed with orcein frantically .cheering
King Constantlne and chanting the Oreek
national anthem. Ore at crowds marched
through the streets thousands gathering
In the neighborhood of the postofflre
square.
Trampa Ordered Out.
Tas war minister Oenerai D ra coa or-
dered out Oreek troops and marines to
guard every approach to the square and in
order to prevent any clash between Oreek
civilians and the French who occupied that
section establishing a complete cordon
around the French and taking all precau-
tions to avoid any accident capable or
starting strire It Is Impossible to predict
whether they can prevent It throughout the
night Tbe government knows that Greece's
fate bangs on the prevention or rurther
measures on the part of the French com
Royalist Demonstra! Inn
Earlier in tbe day a review or King Con-
stantlne or the sailors belonging to the
vessels or the Oreek nsvy. which were
taken possession of by the entente allies
was made the occasion ror an Immenae
Royalist demonstration crowds patrolling
the streets hauling Ufa site portraits of
tbe sovereign and wildly cheering for the
monarch.
Almlral Pamlanos. mlniater or marine
read an order or the day praising the loy
ally or tbe sallora and complimenting them
on their conduct under moat trying cir-
cumstances. King Greets Officers.
After tbe ceremony the king assembled
tbe officers about him and addressed them
personally expressing pride that they bad
scorned órfers of money and honors and
bad remained faithful to their oath to their
country He gave his word that lie would
stand by them to the end regardless of what
their loyalty to that end might entail.
HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATES
THE FOOD SITUATION.
By Associated Press.
London. Oct. 17. In the house or com-
mons today s dbatc arose over the food
situation a number cr the members com-
plaining or the Inadequate measures or the
government to control rood supplies and
prevent an executive rise In prices.
Walker Runclman. president or the board
of trade in reply to uic complaints said
he was hungering for a practical proposal
which had not been forthcoming prevent-
ing evils largely due to the increased rood
consuming capsclty. not only or the army
but of munitions and other workers and
the decreasing supplies or food.
Mr Runclman said there was no evidence-
of serious monopolisation or si
ploltstinp of roodstuffs and ir there bad
been he would not havaV hesitated lo ask
parliament ror power to deal with such a
situation.
In relating the measures the government
has taken with regard to meat and wheat
Mr. Runclman said every effort was being
made to Increase available tonnage for Im
porte and that the admiralty had aaraarf
In many Instances to do with a smaller
number of vessels. In conclusion the
president of the board of trade said there
would be no extension or the principle of
rationing and that Hie government had no
intention or putting the country in lbs po-
sition or a blockade I city.
Bill Creating State
Highway Department
I a Drafted at Austin
Special to the Nomina- Times
LfAuaun Tel. Oca n -The legislative
rssaninwi of tas Tesas state Hla-hwav
Good Roads association met here today and
I'cnecien a mil creating a state highway
departassnt. The enactment of the bin
by Mm forth rasa I its tags! ta of ana uni.
tura. It la ejalated. will dé more than assar-
a ses use ss runner me
mgOCld KOadS St TSXBaL
fThe bill provides for the azmolntmasse or
a State highway eturtnaer amf
slstamY with run authority to pro secuta
Iba work.
Tessa Is one of Uw two remaining states
In the union that have so highway nam-
EL PASO TEXAS WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 18. 191
At the
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS TO
SUBSTITUTE WATER-USERS'
ASSOCIATION
E. W. Burr of North Yakima Wash. District Counsel of
Reclamation Service Advocates Reorganization of
Present Body at Morning Session.
Believing thai belter results cai
compllsbed by the organization i
lion districts K. W. Burr of Noi
irrl
ma. wash. district counsel ror the United
sutes Hrriamatlon serviré. Is advocating
the advisability or reorganizing Water
usaje associations Into the former organ
Ixatloas.
. Mr. Burr states tliat the irrigation dls
met organisation Is preferable to. federal
iei iauiaiM.li work In several resin t. and
is so regarded by the government. In case
or the Irrigation district. Mr. Hurr points
out that all land owners In the Irrigable
si ra wouio lie pound lo the project where
aa In the case or the water u.i- sssncia-
tlon only those land owners who had signed
up Hura oe ixiuiia. irrigation districts
being public corporations. Mr. Rurr states
are entitled to tbe taxing powers or aa
Setsment levying and collection and the
persons benefited soon lesrn that the cost
or construction for the public purposes of
srngwuu are to De met the same as piiniic
expenditures for school or road purposes.
First OrgaaUaiion Neceaaary.
Mr. Burr stated the organization of lbs
water users- association In the nral In
stance waa neceaaary in order that the
reclamation service could secure rn-oriera-tlon
In the construction ni lu prnjects.
New he says better results would be ob-
tainable If the association were morgan
ized Into Irrigation districts. Pntiuona ror
e reorganisation of the gj Paso and
Uejjiant Butte Water Users' association as
Irrigation districts are now being circu-
lated. Neeiina-s have been held and the
proposition of errecllng this character of
organization Is being discussed.
Mr. Burr delivered his address on the
Irrigation district subject at the meeting
or lite Irrigation Congress held yesterday
morning. He la In charge of the Irriga-
tion district organisation of the reclama
lion projects under the chief counsel. Will
R. King. Is part bis address waa aa fol-
lows: Would Reorganize Body.
"The Reclamation commission and par
tlculai'ly Judge king chirr counsel after
careful consideration have determined to
lay before the water liters tliruughout the
redera! reclamation work tbe advisability
or reorganizing the water users' associa-
tions both for co-operating with' tbe United
Atetes and for purposes of self-govern
"The idea la not to Insist upon the water
users organising as Irrigation districts
particularly In esses where tlie moneys
needed ror construction purposes have been
fully expended hut rather to inrorni the
farmers and the hoards of directora or the
situation and the relative advantages or
reorganisation.
livsBBMss IMstrtot Plan Preferable.
"The .irrigation district organisation Is
preferable for federal reclamation Work
In several respecte. In the rirsl place it
will succeed in binding lo the project ror
all purposes the entire irrigable area. This
Is or great assistance ror otherwise the
costs are charged to the land that Is bound
and certain lands which should bear their
proportion for works constructed for their
benefit are likely lo go free at least for
several years. t
"The powers or aasesament under the Ir-
rigation district plan are vastly superior
to those of any private corporation. Irri-
gation districts being public corporations
re enmura io ine taxing powers or assess
maní. I savins- and
and the pen
the coal of
Pis benefited soon learn that tbe
eoaaarucUon and unkeen for Uta DUbllc ntir-
poaas of Irriga 4on are to be met In tbe
aasSfi manner that public expenditures n
sohtxxi or read purposes are to be paid.
ror
Distráete Maces ary for repasar
Maaaaessaat.
"Projects when (hey reach the stage
where they muat take over the operation
and majatanince of the irrigation system
under Ska law. win unquestionably rind
bat Oat poseerá of tbe public corporations
End of Time They'll Be
1HEY.
m
IS
are particularly vital to their success in
am -government.
"The government oi the irrigation dla
trll is. nf course noniilac In n ........
In the -sine way that the government of
municipal corporations is popular and this
the people neatly appreciate. Then loo.
in on permanent operation r griy Irriga
lion system there Is likely .to arise the
necessity n.r supplementary work some
limes II Is the cilliatniclion of Imnei ullv.
ly needed drainage work; sometimes It Is
nun i. K- lining or canals or lateral
Rest Form of Orsanliallta.
"At sin li limes tbe Irrigation diaim-i
far the best rorm or organization ror the
reason that it gels in the people the power
uim Lim vine m uio ststuiory majority
to obtain entire security Tor the rana.
ment or the coat or any supplementary
work. Under the water users' associstlon
plan in the caaa of the Okanogan project
h.ii. supplementary worg o
way of concrete lining waa accessary an
universally nesireu by ine people. It was
impossible in raise the charges through
the Water Users' association without ob
lalidng contráete from each Individual
throughout the project with a waiver of
prior urna iiom aji mortgagees. This oc
cupled two years' time and would have
been obtained within ninety days through
mum iiihiiu iiriwiiHusa
Ifal Problems Solved
"Another advantage Is that toe Irrigation
district law has now been iliuxuiia-hiy set
tied as lo constitutionality by the simreme
courts of every western state and or the
nitro mates wnue. ine water users' as-
sociation Is s new rorm or organization an
isj a.s ton ueciaiona 01 ine courts are coo
cerned.
The long nerlod of litigation which mi
ed about IS30. before tile Irrigation district
had a settled status beruro the courts baa
still to be gone .through with I rear' when
me water uarrs aaaoriaiiona assume an In
dependent status and may lie a serious
urawzmra an me aucceas or ine projects.
"Any form or organization almost tnavlt
ably require! Judicial interpretation In lis
many pnaaes perore u acquires stability and
certainly. I have personally no doubt as
"i "to nsnuiiy o i tne water users' associa-
tion its forms of Instrumenta and the
validity of Its Hens but I do not bolleve
tliat Judicial Interpretation can be dls
passed with.
Another Advantage
''Another important advantage to ass Ir-
rigation district Is that or the decree pro
vuled ror in most or tbe state laws. By
this means the validity or the orgsnlzstloii.
the legality or the contract with the United
Kistes or or bonded Indebtedness ir any
Is passed upon by the courts and bscontaa
In this way after publication Is had a
complete adjudication against all persons
or corporations. Including also under Cali-
fornia decisions lbs state Itself.
Orsaaalislloa District Uvea Farmer Credit
'There Is another matter or very trrtoua
importance and that Is the fact Rial the
water users' association aa a merely prl
vate corporation obtains a lien under the
usual rorm of stock subscription contract
which amounts. In fact and in law. lo a
nrst mortgage while iba Irrigation district
lien Is d eo raed to be an Improvement aa
aessraeut analagous with similar assess-
ments ror road or sewer mimosea msas
by other forma of municipal corporations.
The district lien would be considered by
any prospective mortgagee or by the rural
credlte board In passing upon the security
offered by the landowner upon the making
or a taw nut suen a nan would not be
eon alder ed a first mortgage go aa so pre-
clude the toan of raonev bv trustee nr
other fiduciaries or inaurfllce nr lakoa
or ollters who are unable lo lend where
then exists a first mortgage against the
property. The rural or edits board bava sat
tret pasead upon this question and it is of
course poeeznta tnat may msy take a Sir
iCuaiitnuud oa I'age I'uur.i
a I
w r- t r -
PROPOSED
ENGLISH
SM at It.
EVERY OTHER MORTAL is trV
US ean urresvt enD I M tTE-TTING
IujdÍm n2vv SITING TO
r i iwva v n 1 1 1
CALF BORN TO COW
OF 'GOLDEN HERD
AT THE EXPOSITION
Attendance at Fourth Day of In-
ternationa Attraction Exoseds
Previous Totals by 100.
Souvenirs Make Appearance i
True Carnival Style; Conces-
sions Drew Big Crowds.
famous "iioiden Herd" vraa tn-
I CI
creaaeii y one and the value or the herd
i. ii li iij at issaat one mm-
dred dollars tbrougti the birth of a heifer
calf I
nr "i win in nj on ninisiunn at inei
Soil Products exposition laat night. "Wei
come inn.- atranger" will be the motto
bung over th proud matron's stall lit Hie
live stock section aa soon as the pslnlcr
.can find the tints to paint tbe legend
v-" Hundred Dollare Offered.
The royally bred addlUon to the dairy ex
Mbit waa viewed by scores of dairy men
In attendance upon the eipotltlon as soon
Its arrival wss noised about the ground'
and Hiere were many offers of good money
for the little thoroughbred one dairy mail
from the Bait River valley gotas as high
ss lion ror tin- calf ah orrera ware turned
down by the care taker of the bard.
Attendance SUM Climbing.
The auend.inre at the exposition yester-
day was slightly In asesas of Mist of the
day before though the receipts ware more
than lino more because of the greater
number who passed through the pay gates
during the day time when the tickets were
selling st SO rents ss against tha ft eenta
fee charged during the evening hours The
turntllle muni ror Tuesday was MM while
that or Hondsy waa k. tan
Souvrnlra Make Their appearance.
The souvenir- liegan to appear In true fair
style yesterday as if to give Uva Ha to the
statement nude In the Morning Time a or belligerent vessels near the American coast
Tuesday that this rtimsttloh differed wldelvl'" the trsck of commerce to the American
from other and similar rxpoaltlona In that
there was a dearth of booklets and other
rortns or souvenirs wlUi which to load down
the sightseers who passed through the
crowded aisles or the exposition bulldlnam
Hoe Canes I he Crowd.
One of the most populsr souvenirs given
away by the exhibitors is a small cane given
to men and women sllke by the Meyers
company. The cane rust made Its appear
anee Sunday night when w. (i. noe handed
out a thousand or Hie little walking sticks
exhausting the sapply. Tbey proved ac
popular that Mr Hoe sent In a hurry call
the manufacturers foi .'..or.) mora of tin m.
They reached 0e exposition grounds yes
terdsy end like the "Injun's" whisky they
"lasted pretty quick " Another order was
Wired In last night at the close of the show
Butterflies tu Fvldeare.
Another souvenir that has caught the
populsr fancy la a gorgeous big butterfly
and thousands or them are worn by the boys
and girts who pats the booth from whlrh
they are being distributed In addition to
the cane and the butterflj there are count
roledrs. pamphlets post cards and
cards cut In rantaslic rorma calculated to
oalcb and hold the attention of those Into
whose hands tbey are pressed by energetic
advertisers.
Coaaeastsae Mo Ooed Bu alases.
Tbe concessions are doing much better la
a business war aa the. show acquires age.
The crowd Ig beginning to wsrm up lo tha
lighter aspect of the show and those who
cama tbe first night or two for the purpose
of aaatng tbe more serious side or the ex
position are now devoting more tima to
being amused.
(ne concession which seems to attract tha
soldier element among the .patrons or the
exposition gives a duck or a chicken a
ras oMcgan. to the person wno is so
ygistiBuad oa rttiyhW '
SECTION 16 PAGES
BRITON DECLARES
NEUTRALITY OF
Baron Charlea Bedford tW
Former Commander of British
riome Meet. Raises Germán
U-52 Question in House of
Lords; Criticizes (J. S. Policy.
NO REPRESENTATIONS
TILL FACTS ARE KNOWN
Lord Grey Refera to Report Sub-
marine Commander Requested
American Naval Officers to
Give Him Room to Blow Up
Ships; Hopes It's Untrue.
' Associated Presa.
London. Ort 17 The British attvernm.nl
111 not make
any representations to the
l nltei sute concerning the Oerntsn sub
marine n as pcnniiiir all announcement ot
lis intentions by the American govern
ment said Viscount ilrew. aerr.is r
tJforelgn affair in Die house or lords today.
VW Beresfnril (titration.
The question concerning the Herman suh
marine raid In inerlcsn waters was raleeal
by Baron Charles Reresford former com
maimer of the Hrltlsh home neet; Orwy.
former governor general or Canada and
others. Baron Mercsrord asked whether
BrtMsh cruiser were removed from A men
ran waters owing hi American objection
and ir so what steps the government fro
poserl r.r the protection of British vessels.
Me criticised the auhmarlne reply aa at
least curt and asid the American Ideas ol
neutrality were curious
1 ñique Hrre.rt
Farl Orey wan led an assurance that the
report wss untrue tliat American command
era or deslroyrrs-hSil acrednil to the request
or the (let-man commander to clear out of
the way and give him room to blow up
"hips. The loreign secretary said In reply
to Lord Rcrearord's question. "The best
tiling I can do is to read a summary or what
actually passed between lb I niled Hlaies
government and hit msjeatjs government
on thla subject since the war began and
what we understand the view or tlie I nlted
Ktales p. be."
lire ye Statement.
Viscount flrey then read the following
slate ment:
"m the fourteenth of September. 1014 the
British ambassador at Washington tele
rraprasfl that the mtted stab's authorities
had intercepted wireless dispatches from
. M. B. surrnia to New York aaklnr rm
ippUes and newspapers and thai the I nlted
tates government ronsliiered that thla
wouia be making use or United sutes ter-
ritory as a base for luppliaa and informa-
tion as lo shipping movements through the
newspapers.
"The proceeding was as rsr as I am
aware not repealed and no official protest
was received aa far aa I liave been able to
discover In tlw foreign office.
Private CemmunlraUen.
"on the li in of October ton we had a
private communication respecting the pres.
sure nr Hrltlsh ships near Mew York har-
bor. Wo had an unofficial communication
later on depreciating tbe same thing and
saying that In the past such hovering of
foreign vesels In the vicinity of the area!
AMERICAN IS
TURK
mils of the united stales bad forced thatls-m
government owing to the public reeling. I
aroused lo take a very strong line and If
i"' " r '"'""'iini it uiimH un rnn-iruci
uto an act of unfriend linn.. ..ir.
some action on the part of the United stale.
jnvcmnient.
Official rontpielaL
"Tliere was later on an official complaint
nn the sixteenth of December 1014 IM5T)
founded on the shadowing by a British war-
shop for some distance along the American
coast though rn.ni a position admiuedly
beyond Urn tarrllnrlaj limits nf a vessel
named the Vlnland. and this complaint re
"erred to the seriousness with which the
I'nlted Ststes government regarded the nov
erlng or belligerent warships about Ameri
can ports and coasts.
The official complaint slated that the
Hrltlsh government waa aware that the Unit-
ed states government had always regarded
the prerflro of belligerent cruisers patrol-
ling the American noaal in cloae proximity
to the territorial waters or the United Atales
and making the neighborhood a station ror
their observations. Ss Inconsistent with the
treatment to be expected from the naval
vessels nr a friendly power In time of war.
"We assume that lbs view of the united
Btatea government Is that contained in their
dupsp-hes or tbe fourth of October igrn.
Helllgerrnt lessens
Viscount Orey quoted this to the effect
that Hi" United states government would re
gard an an unfriendly act the hovering of
ports. In conclusion he aald
urn the situation by saying this
The wlHile insller seems to he .In a state
nf suspense aa tar aa we are concerned.
It la evidently tlm rase that a Herman suh
marine visited a United fltate port and aub
aequently sank neutral vesels oft the Ameri -can
coast. We do not know what pre -an
Pons were taken to prevent Die submarine
mun obtaining supplies or Information rrorulthe home lire or tbe American people dur
the newspapers or ollierwlee as to the m the present generation and thai It '.a lo
SOT do we know whether American ahlpa
i war i sen lisien trie operations or tne sun
marine by getting out or iba way aa
purled In tlie press.
I - invesllgsUon.
'llíi1""ívUr. ""'í!1 HUW" t""""1
ascertain all the racta and until we know
what the facta actually were sad what view
Che United Mates govern nrvnin take of tha
do not propose to make any official repre
mistión Ot V subject which in the ab -
seme r rurther infarnuiBor could only be
proceeillnra or the (temían submarine we
hypothetical though It Is obvious that the
Issues Involved are 'very Important.
"i if course the allies altogether have made
representatives eipreaging vary fully lo Ska
United Sutes their view wltb regard In the
danger or permitting submarines of the war
powers to visit ports of the neutral powers
That was done before this particular Ger-
man sukfsanpa arrived. The reply or the
united suiHmV lemmant waa not favorable
to the views of tha allies ton that point but
It la posible there may He rurther discus-
sion on tne general question.
No oírtela! Ptataada.
"Therefore when I saw SMt we do
not
propose to make official representation un
ni we know the full facta and the view or
tne united suma government that applies I
(i.unUuuod on Page Twi
srij
PRICE 5 CENTS
EPISCOPALS VOTE
SPECIAL PRAYER
FOR PRESIDENT
OUT OF BOOK
Hotase of Deputies Adopt New
Phrases for Momma; and Even-
irtg Service; Ssjbstitute Plea
Safety and PistTsaliuii
Entire Nation.
BISHOPS MUST RATIFY
PROPOSED INNOVATION
Changes Recommended in Inter-
est of Abbreviation and Simpli-
fication; Cognizance of" Euro-
Eean War Taken in Both
louses of Convention.
By Assoclsted Press.
t Louis Mo Oct 17. The house ot
deputies of the general convention of the
I I'roteetant Episcopal churstr voted to ellm-
Inali- the special tuavera ror tha nreetdent
or the i tilled stales rrom tha morning and
evening prayer service and to substitute for
them a prayer ror the ssrety and prefer
van. in nf the nailon. The same prayer will
be used In both aerv'.cee.
As it la now in the prayer book the
morning prsyer ssks for the president the
boon "ui health and prosperity' long to
live" and that be finally may "attain evar-
Issllug Joy and felicity. '
One Prayer tar Bath Services.
Tbe new prayer aa adopted ror both ser-
vices while asking "that the president and
all others in authority" be given "the wis-
dom snd strength to know and In do thy
Will" makes no reference to )ng lire
health prosperity or sternal felicity.
The house also votad despite vigorous
protests to omit the words "the governor
or this state" from the evening prayer It
lining argued that "all others in authority"
included tbe governor.
The change which was adopted at the sug-
gestión or the commission on prayer book
must be approved by tbe house or bishops
snd by the next geWal convention before
it can become errectixe.
OIHeeta lo Change.
rióse 1 1 page or Heaver Dam Va. obJecpd
to tha change. Rev. Dr. Lelghton Parks
of New York spoke in favor of the change
lie aald tl.at the present prsyer In the
morning sarvlre was an adaptaUon or the
prayer ror the king m u. prayer book or
the church or Kngland and tliat It waa
trivial to pray far the. iMailh prosper. ty
and lung lire or the president. In the house
of deputies the day wss largely occupied
by the reading of the proposed changes in
tlie book of common prayer. Tne recom-
mendation of the cotnmlllee appointed al
the laat general convention to study the
problem ware read and discussed section
by section. Members of the committee an
awered Inquiries and orrerod explanations
and In practically every case tha changes
being In the Interest 0r abbreviation and
siuipcriratloii were approved. The bouse
or bishops or tin- upper body boldlug Its
meetings behind closed doors also spent
the day conaldertng the proposed changes.
IVomea Get la.
Skilirut parliamentary maneuvering saved
the resolution admití ng women to mem-
bership in the house of deputies from be
ing killed by su adverse committee report.
inmlttei' to which the resOluUon. In
troduced by Hubert II. iiardlner or Maine
ntl
lerred reported the proposal
was IneiUep ent si this lime Mr. (ardlnar
however belore th commute report was
acted ui ion. made a. motion placing the
original motion on tbe calendar thus giv-
ing it a chance for discussion in tbe liouse.
He . t plumed that a woman li no longer' a
chauei aa she was regarded I wo years ago
when Uie church was rounded.
Cogn.tance or the European wat was
taken in both bouse or the convention to-
day. From the house or bishops csme the
snnounceineiil that the pastoral letter this
year win contain a message to tbe com-
municants or the church "In view ot the
present world crisis." This letter it reed
at the riual ses on or each triennial run
ventlon and substantially lu each Proteatant
Episcopal church In the United States.
The Ht. Bev. libarles H. Brent bishop or
the Philippines; hl Bev. William Lawrence
bishop or Massachusetts and the lit. Bev.
Charles p. Anderson bishop of Caloago
ware chosen to draft the letter.
To Minimize War.
Slaps looking toward an ofriclat expnss-
slon rrom the convention or its attitude on
practical meUlods lending In minimise war
were taken today when the. bouse or depu-
ties adopted a resolution submitted by
Lewis Stockton a layman or Murrain N.
Y. This proposed that a committee or three
clergymen and three layuum be appointed
to present a resolution .sol..-. lying tbsaa
Ideas to the house. The house ut bishops
concurred in tha resoluUon.
larger Religious Lire.
A larger religious lire In the homes of
the United diales was urged in a resolu-
tion Introduced In the In. use or dspuUes by
lbs Bev. charles V Tyndell of Williams-
port. Pa. This resolution which waa re-
rerred to tbe committee said there had
been serious changes in the family and
tbe church that tbe people took far a dir
ferenl leadership in conserving the best
elements. The resolution provides far a
coaiinlstlon or five bishops five clergymen
and rve layman "to study the whole ques-
tion -of the present status and condition nf
the borne and family
life or the people r
the United states In lis relation to religion
snd morals" making a report to tbe tl9
convention
Bishop nr Calorada.
Lr T 5T
1 ?f l!h0"r T H ."'u.U"' P
"""P"' rrtbJH. Mltm . wUl be conge-
crated bishop of Lolorsdo In Denver Jan
nary 1. The Hi Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle or
St Louis presiding bishop of the church
will officiate.
Announcement also was mat Skat tha
house of deputies w!U go into mecutl
session late tomorrow to r on aids r the con-
firmation or the election r the Rev. James
Wise or St Louis aa eoedjutaur btsbop of
Kaoass.
WKA1
rusuxcAST.
By A aso elated Press.
Washington. (Ms rr-Wasi
cloudy Wednesday and Thursday: ahnwae
in miiiur.1!. i i
New Maxlro-WedneMlav anil Tltiiria
inusrally fair; warmer Wednesday i cooler
porapn taurtoaj;
Jsounwbal armar WeclJtoaday .
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