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38TH YEAR
el Paso texas Monday. October 22. 1917.
ENGLISH SECTION TEN PAGES
PRICE 5 CENTS
LEADERS IN MEXICAN CONGRESS DEMAND WAR UPON GERMANY
THE METAL MARKET
few Yor Slrrer HHe
Copper (prlc tiled by U. 8.) sa ..c
Load tUO
If
FINAL DRIVERUSS FLEET
9F LIBERTY
WITH BIG
Campaign for Five Billion Dol
lars to Be Thrown Into Bal
anee for Canse of Democracy
Swings Into Home Stretch
With Public Believing Pledges
Near Total.
V idesprcad Reports That Treas-
ury Department "Juggled"
Returns to Incite Efforts Em
phatically Denied; Less Than
Two Billion Subscribed to
Date.
Br Associated Press.
Washington. Oct. il The Liberty loan
campaign swings nun llic llolncsirotcu lo-
iniirrnw with subscriptions of unly $1.073.-
ooo.ooo or slightly under 40 per rent .r
the hoped-tor minimum. In the Dnal
spurt to the finish next Saturday oRlclals
sain lonignt 11 carries a nanmrap regard-
ed as tmiiecessai'v. In the form of wide
spread reports that the totals announced
by Hue treasury department are Actually
isr xteiow me tonus realty sunsrriucii
tenoned Totals Not 'Mutinied."
This handicap. It la said. i Imposed
unwittingly by the loan's best friends
who have come to believe. In many In-
stances thai the treasury department has
deliberately mailo lho total suhsci-tolioiis
opear lesa "by aerar&l hundred million
dollars." than lite real returns. Mo aucb.
practice it was emphatically asserted to
It was asserted represented tho aunt of
official and estimated returna sent dally
hy wire to the treasury and ire not al-
tered. Juggled or reduced.
"The policy or the department through-
out the campaign has been to publish the
latest oniciai ug-ure at nano exactly
returned by tbe differ
t federal reserve
hanks and to niafce public without change
estimates forwarded in Washington by
heads of tbe various district committees"
reads the treasury department's state-
ment tonight.
"Cnmmllteo chairmen throughout tbe
country have been asxcil to base their
estimates on what they know to be tbe
Tacts and Insofar as Is known at tbe
department they bave done so.
Sales One Billion. Short.
."The situation toolgnl therefore ac-
cording lo tho best Inrormatlon the de-
partment possesses la that the salea to
(late are about ai.ooo.tmo.ooo short of the
minimum and S3.ouo.uouuuu snort or ine
maximum quotas set for tbe country by
secretary McAdno at tne outset of the
campaign lie Insisted that ooo uOO.fttH)
be sold and It was bit expressed hope
thai the 14000000.000 mark would be
reached.
"Vlgoroua efforts will be made In every
district tomorrow morning and nest Sat-
urday noon to raise the ai.oou.ooo.ouo total.
The 3ooo.mi.noo mark ts being lost sight
of in the right for the higher figure.
German Loaa Big Success
"One or the strongest arguments to be
used In the closing days of the campaign
will be the figures for the seventh Ger-
man war loan Just made public.
"After more than twee years of war
and with a caaualty list estimated at
g.fMifai persons the German people ex-
clusive of soldiers have snhserlbed
S.I.IKI.-.OC.C.I.I to a loan. Nothing would
give the kaiser and ail other enemies of
this country more pleasure. It will be
pointed out. than for the people -or the
tinned. Slates to fall to subscribe a great-
er amount tban this to the second Liberty
loan when they have had only one pre-
vious loan and virtually no casualties.
Apathy and Oie rcopflUrurr Feared.
"The general outlook for the aald Is
good. Only two disturbing elements ap-
pear tin apathy of certain rural com-
munities or the middle west and south
and overconfldence bred by unfounded
optimistic reports of salea.
"Liberty day next Wednesday doubt-
less will see a flood of aubserlpttons. The
country will celebrate that occasion made
a lKiliday bv President Wilson aa It baa
not celebrated a holiday tn many years.
It will be salea day as well' as a day or
display. Committees in all the twelve
districts or the country predict that the
sales ror that day will outstrip any ether
single day tn the tiltsory or either the
Brat or the second loan.
'Liberty day speaker Include former
President Tart at Hartford Conn.; for-
mer Vice-President Fairbanks at Kansas
city. Ho ; Speaker Clark at Oklahoma
city and Secretary MrAdoo at Atlanta.
William J. Bryan will also .peak at places
to be selected later.
TThe Boy Scout campalrn which be-
gan last Saturday with three hundred
thousand workers to the field will con-
nnue unabated until Thursday night. Tbe
scouts are reporting good progress.
cranan-AnuriransiVnrk for Loan.
"Recaplttilattun e.f tbe aales made
through different organisations or per-
sona or foreign birth or extraction show
that great numbers or so rolled German-
American bodice. Including many that
supported tbe rjrsl loan are striving hard
lo make the second loan a sueeea.
Approximately rso.ow clergymen today
urged tbe purchase of Liberty bonds In
sermons dealftig especially with the loan
gnd Its purposes. Tbe star Spangled Ban-
ner also was sung in almost every church
In the country."
TO lll TEXAS TO
EUCO IS PLEA I UK LOW
Mv Associated Press.
Dallas. Texas. Oct. tl Appealing to tbe
people or Taxes to support the Liberty
loan. Secretary or tbe Treasury MrAdoo.
ta as address before a Urge audlenoe
tan this afternoon ask) had 'Germany's
war plans been successful Teiss again
WHuld nave uesrn uuuer u.c airman na
He o.i.l tribute to Japan which country
. lag aald. Baa nobly refused to betray her
(Continued on Pass Two.)
LOAN OPENS
HANDICAP
ESCAPES
HUN TRAP
RIGA
German Efforts to Bottle Up the
Slav Navy in Moon Sound
Fail When the Warships and
Transports Are Transferred
Safely and in Order to Golf
of Finland.
Peace Program Drawn Up by
Soldiers and workmen s Del
egates Provides for Neutrali
zation of Panama Canal and
Restoration of All Colon
to Central Powers.
By Associated Press.
rctrograd. Oct. T. The Russians have
sun-ceded in getting all their sblpa ex
cept observation elementa out of Moon
Sound without losaea and in perfect order.
according to an official communication
issued by the marine ' department. The
communication saya that Oeael and Moon
islands have . definitely pasted Into the
hands of the Oerinans but that the mill
tary operations on Dago Island ara being
hampered by topographical conditions
notably the maraby (round. Tho com
munication says:
"As the result or tbe state of afralrs In
Moon sound it was recssaizod at being
necessary to transfer tbe base of our
forces defendlnar this remon to more
aecure pulp! at the mouth or the uulf 01
Finland only retaining- at Ibe former
base observation elements
lieanlte the difficulties and tbe enemy's
errorta to prevent our sortie rrom Noou
sound we succeeded without loss and In
roer in evacuating nui oniy me
BUSS SOLDIERS tl lit I I
MCUTRALIAF. PANAMA CANAL.
Uy Associated Presa.
reí lograd Oct. St. Tbo Russian peace
oi-ou-i-am. aa drawn un bv the central exe-
cutlve committee ut tbe council of worg
men's and añidiera' delegates In the form
of Instructions to M. sxoDeicrr. ex-minister
or labor Us delegate to the Parts
conference consists of 11 articles cover-
ing the whole ground rrom Panama" lo
Persia. Article XI demands "neu-
tralization" or ibe Panama canal and IX
calls ror Ibe reatltutlon or all colonies to
Germany. Tbe program of the central
executive committee rollowg:
First Evacuation by tne Germans of
Rusala and autonomy or Poland inhu-
ma and tbe Lettish province.
Second Autonomy of Turkish Armenia.
Third. Settlement of the Alsace-Lor
raine question by a ploblaclle Ibe. voting
being arranged by local civil authori-
ties after the removal or all Ibe troops of
both belligerents.
Fourth Restoration to Belgium of her
aurlent rrontters and compensation ioi
her losses from an International fund.
Finir. Restoration or Serbia and Non
tenegro. with similar compensation ser
bta lo have access to tho Adriatic. Oosula
and Herzegovina to be autonomous.
Sixth. Disputed Balkan districts to re
celve provision autonomy followed by
a plebiscite
.seventh. Mumania to be relored her
old frontiers on condition that she grant
Uobrudja autonomy end grant equal
rights to Jews.
Eighth Autonomy for the Hallan prov
inces or Austria lo ue iuiiowco. uy
plebiscite.
Restore Colonies to Huns.
Ninth Restitution or all colonies
Germany.
Tenth Re-establlshnient -of Greece and
Persia.
Eleventh Neutralization of all straits
leading to Inner aeaa and also the Suez
and Panama canals. Freedom of naviga-
tion for -merchant ships. Abolition of the
light to torpedo merchant sblpa In war
lime.
Twelfth All belligatent to reuounre
war conn motions or iniicmtiltics In any
lorin but the miner suent on maintain-
ence. of prlaonera and alt-a.-ontrtbutlons
levied during the war to be returned
Thirteenth commercial treaties not to
he based on the peace treaty; each conn
try may act Independently with respect
to its commercial policy out an coun
triea lo engage to renounce an economic
blockade after the war.
"Fourteenth the conditions or peace
should ie settled py a peace congreas
ron.imtig or anegaiej elected ny uta
pie and confirmed ny parliament
ciared contrary to the rights or Ibe peo
Die and consequently void.
"Fifteenth gradual disarmament by land
and sea ana me enamianmenl Of a non
military system."
The instructions to M. Shobeleff end by
recommending him to seek to remove all
obstacles to tbe meeting or the Stockholm
(Continued on Page Two.)
Roosevelt Blind in
Left Eye Since He
Left White House
-Ulllioiu uosiii- wi. i. ..oionri
Theodore Roosevelt has been blind In
In left eye mice his retirement from
Ibe White House It was learned today
when be received a delegation of
newspapermen at a real camp here
where he Is staying after a fortnight
of training.
"I don't think many know tigs." fee
aald -but tbe fact la I was having a
lively bout one day Willi a bulky
young captain or artillery when be
crossed me with a bard right swing
and landed on my let! eye. Tbe punch
broke some or the blood vessels or
the eye and I fasten I seen from II
tinca.
Captain Charles M. Murphy Q. M. U. S. R. in Charge of Transportation at
Camp Cody.
Captain Charles M. Murphy waa born July 13
1870 at Dixon. 111. His first experience In trane-
portallon work waa with the Chicago and North-
western at Chicago in 18(7. He haa been connect-
ed with many railroads-throughout the United State.
Mexico anal Central America. He held the position
of trainmaster for the Southern Pacific company for
aeven years and haa been granted a leave of ab-
aence during the period of the war. In 1(16 he was
the representative of the American Railway aaso-
claUon at Nogales Aria and Camp Doming N. M.
during the arrival and departure of the National
Guardsmen. Hut efficient work at these placea at-
tracted the attention 'of the military authorities and
he was given the hlgheat praise by the quarter-
master's office for handling Ihouaanda of men and
animals expeditiously and without the slightest acci-
dent. He received his 'com mission aa captain In the
Quartermaster Officers Reserve Corps March 1 117
and was aaaigned to active aervlce at Fort Sam Hous-
ton Texas May 10.
President William Sproule of the Southern Paclfio
said here on his recent visit that Captain Murphy was
a credit to the army and the railroad
he had served so auccesafully waf
lected glory from his achievements
The Southern Pacific haa established a great safety
-record and year after year It transports hundreds of
thouaanda of passengers Without
life. In some out of the way station on this division
it was not unuaual for tbe engineer of one of the
transcontinental train to find a red light set against
him at some unexpected switch or siding. On bring-
ing the train to a stop it would be discovered by the
MILITARY POLICE
AT DENING ROUND
UP BOOTLEGGERS
Person Entering Deming Are
Searched for Liquor and the
County Jail Is Filling.
Special to the Morning Times.
beating. N. M. Oct St. The lotth mili-
tary police recently established when
tbe Thirl) fourth division of Camp Cody
was reorganized began its work here Una
weak moat effectively. At a result
number of bootlegger who sttempled to
run ine niocaaoe into Deming with car-
goes of llouor are in the eounlv iall to
night All tbe roads are closely guarded.
4 searched a are their 1
The
all parts of tbe naseMnes softs over until
the guards are satisfied that no whisky
Is concealed.
BbecuTf W. C. Simpson said tonight that
be baa fully a half of an automobile load
01 inioxicaung liquor 10 ins possession.
Meek t layer lalreaL
Tbe whisky is still arriving at lb
headquarters of the military police and
Tally IsS pítala and quarts have been col-
lected. Tbe risk of bringing liquor Into
the military asga I Mrfln Increasingly
hazardous and those who attempt to run
the Hues are placing their I tree In dan
ger. When captured they will be
lor trill tal MS Inderal courts.
crew that only the
post had been reversed. Down in the shadows Of
the yards Trainmaster Murphy has perhaps posted
himself to observe if the engineer ran past the danger
signal.
Ilefore. he Joined
night on a passenger train when It auddanly cama to
a stop. He Immediately hurried out to the rear plat
form where ha
compahy which
deriving much re-
at Camp Cody.
ever aacriflcing a
HERE IS ORDER IN WHICH
DRAFT MEN WILL BE TAKEN
Special to the Morning Tltuea.
New York OcL tl. Provost Mar-
shal (leneral Crowder has outlined
in detail the component membership
or the five great claasea into which
the men or- tlie country not yet
called upon for service will be di-
vided. His classification follows
hi brief:
First class-Single men wlthopl
dependente.
Married men who fail to support
their wives or children.
Married men dependent upon their
U IV. -
Married men not usefully engaged
In amployntent.
Married men with letdepenejenl In-
coase. V
Unskilled laborer.
Second class Married men or
widowers with children usefully en-
gaged btrt whose families bave suf-
ficient Income apart rrom their dally
labor to afford reasonably adequate
support.
darned men Willi no children tad
wives woo can support tlaeauwlve
dertntly.
Skilled laborers la necessary In-
dustrial enterprises.
Milled laborer In agricultural
enterprises.
Third c Isas Man with foster chil-
dren dependent upon them for aup-
port. Men with aged. Infirm or Invalid
switch tight on top of the switch
the army he was riding west on
discovered that the brakeman waa
making no preparations to protect the rear of hla
train. "Why don't you go back and set out your
fuse?" he was-asked by Murphy whom he did not
know. "We only make a ahort atop here" he re-
plied "and it ls such a rainy disagreeable night that
I did not care to get off." "Well you'll get off at Ilu-
did of the run" said the trainmaster "and naver
get on again."- It la such watchfulness aa this which
helped to glva the Southern Pacific Ita reputation
for Safety' First.
At Camp Cody thousands of cars of construction
material and army aupplle and iralnload after train-
load of soldiers have been unloaded and the govern-
ment has never been obliged to pay one cent in de-
murrage. Many railroad and traction experta with
the regiments arriving here have praised the work
of Captain Murphy and hia capable assistants and
division headquartera have commented favorably on
It. It waa aaid hare recently that "Murphy la all
right but he wants to boas the Job too much." That
is Just what Uncle Sam Intended he should do when
he aaaigned him his present position and it aooounta
largely for the resulta which have been obtained.
Captain Murphy's ambition does not end here for he
hope "to be able to furnish the transportation that
lands 'Bill Kaiser on St. Helena' " Here's hopln.'
parent or grandparents dependent
upon their dally labor.
Men with brothers and sisters In-
competent 10 support themselves and
dependent upon their dally labor.
i... only and municipal officer.
Klremeg and policemen.
rteresasry artisans and workmen In
arsenals armories md nsvy yarda.
Necessary custom house clerks.
Persons neressvy to the trsuauils-
tton or the malla.
Necessary employes In the aervlce
or the Unltad strtet.
Highly peclaJiied administrative
xperla.
Technical or mechanic! experta
In necessary industrial enterprises.
specialised experts.
Emplojres of agricultural bureaus
of slate and nation.
Assistants or assistant managers In
necessary Industrial and agricultural
enterprises.
fourth class Married men with
wives or children dependent upon
their daily labor for support and
with no other available means of
support.
Manners Ira sea service.
Heads of necessary Industrial en
lerprlees.
Heads or necessary agricultural en-
terprises. Finn class--orneara of tlie state
or United stales
Regular or duly ordained tulnla-
lrs. In lolly students
leus. .
rnaani" aliens.
Those morally mentally or pby-
.cHy aaflt.
OF KAISER
COMMON
TALK IN
IT
Word ''Revolution'' Heard Daily
Among Musses of People
Whose Confidence in Leaders
of Government Crumbles as
Nation After Nation Joins the
War A gainst Them.
No Intention to Abandon Mon
archy Declares Prince Hohen-
lohe Son of Former Chancel-
lor but Present Chiefs Are
Out of Favor; Vori Buelow
May Succeed Michaelis.
Special to the Morning Times.
Waahingum. tirt It. "Confidence in
those who aro directing the afralri of the
empire la beginning tn crumlla among
the German people." So declared I'rlnre
Alexander gu llohenlohe In the Meue Eel-
tung or Zurich Swllaerland. The writer
It a 'son or the lale Imperial chancellor.
Prince Chlodwlg su llohenlohe who was
succeeded by prince von lluelow In 1001).
Prince Alexander m llohenlohe derlarea
the word -i evolution ' la heard daily
among the masses of the people. lie says:
neuter's Power Weakening.
"There la no doubt that tho majority
Of tn Herman people are in lavar of u
monarchical form of aravamaaamf . The
t'nirrerent states of iiermany art stlri rnnre
or iesi loyal 10 their stale sovereigns ac-
cording to tits personality of those sov-
ereigns. But It can no longer be argued
after these three yeara of war that their
con r i d e nee m the supreme chief or the
rnplr Is whoily intact.
miller Why World Opposes Them.
"We should stop hiding oiir heads In
the sand on I -of fear or recognising the
truth i.i d ion the truth can do no good.
Confidence In those who at directing the
affairs of the empire Is beginning to
crumble among tlie Uerman people. The
people do not know Just what position
the kaiser ttkea with regard to in . ac-
tivities or those who pretend to call them-
selvea patrióla. The people are begin-
ning Utile hy liltle lo ask llioniaeivcl
now it is that the wtiole wot in la 111 arms
nr'alust Hieni and who is leiniiiiaihlo for
tuts allualloo.
No Desire lor Aanextlleas.
"The (irruían people as a wliole have
1 deaire tu simón foreign lemtury. The
ilv .ones wlio are telare B1 art in terri
torial ronques! are tile small group of
Industrial caoiiallsls and tMe hot lo aded
I'aii-f teiiiiaiusis who set 110 s-yiopain.v
rrom me masses 01 ana paajpia n
ut only
rrom the iiulveriity proles.oi
ricehoiiters anil the tvell-lo do
claaaei."
he of.
muí. II.
VON SI HOW MAY III.
NKIV I HtM KI.I.IIH
Special 10 tlie Moinlng limes
Junker parly. Lord Cecil. In an inter
view today expressed tills opinion. He
raJliur lo I 01.1 Hobert Ids prediction 11
several mouths ago thai Michaelis was
werely a atop-gap the correspondent
asked him If he considered von Kuchl-
iiiaiui the luglcsl auccesaor or the present
chancellor.
Military Parly Mill Huprrane.
"Personally 1 do mil" he said. "I be-
lieve the junker party is.atlll supreme In
oerniany ami that In the change of titan -leilora
wlileti now seems Imminent iier-
many will choose a political il id. .11 1
or Tlrpltt.1 "
Lord lloHeit Is of tlie ooliiK.n Unit Hue-
low Is far more likely randidste than
Kiiehliritnii. i lie latter iiiiiiuesiioiiably Is
the choice or Use reli hstsg. but tlie Block-
ade Minister" eiplaln.-d that the choosing
or a chancellor is entirely In ibe kaNer'a
hands ana there Is no reason to helleve
he would choose a man solely lo suit Iba
reirhsiag. which In itself baa no power
nor voire In the matter eicept hy eier-
isjng the weapon or refusing to vote war
ut of !b
Naw Ckaaeellaw te Be III. 1.1.0
Lord Hobert does not believe with many
autliorllles Here wlio think the world wide
trend toward Ihe Left haa had a great
efreel on Herman polities. He considers
inai ine military party is aim m mo
Bob Filzsimmons Dies
After Five Days' Illness
Sy Associated ttnu
1 Jlii -ago. Oct. n.. ben 1 in .millions
roimer champion tsaerywelgiit pugilist
dlad early today of pneumonía after an
Illness of fir days.
Ihe runner champion waa taken 111
early last week with what waa at first
diagnosed as ptomaine poisoning. Later
It was discovered lie waa suffering f men
double (lobar) pneumonia and plmlclans
oecisresi a could not lire nis remara
ble vitality austauMur Ulan until eatur
dev. when b lapaad Into uuronsrloiienesi
from which he did not rally except at
brief taiervaii.
Mrs. I Uistiiuiiuin wife of lbs runner
champion waa appearing with him at a
local vtudevllle bousa and waa nltb lain
Until dealt..
EM
Food for $9.89 Will
Keep Family "but Is
NoLVery Palatable"
ty Associated Press.
of the I'nltrd stales made public hy
the health department here tonight
show that the cheapest and most
wholesome dietary for a family of
rive consisting or man wire and three
children costs W.n week In Chicago
which is morn thsn any other city
In the country. Tho same standard
dietary costs go.ej a week In new
York city: SS.9& In New Orleans o.ll
In Boston and SD.lt m san Francisco
The average ror twenty-four ctlles
anil lowna In tho tinted states was
0 LI.
"Tho menus provided at these
figures are not especially tempting."
tho iepo 1 1 says. nA really palatable
dietary -will cost approximately v& per
eent more titan the price Just quotest.
A comparison of the prices charged
In the ilirrereut cities shows that both
bread and meat are disproportionately
oik 11 in new 10m cuy. tr tne people
are really to eroninntte they must cul
down their excessive use of meal."
MINE STRIKE
AT GLOBE
AT END
Unofficial Announcement by
Secretary and Charles Mover
President of United Mine
Workers Follows Appeal of
Mover to Patriotism of Men.
Union Leader Claims yictory by
nnvinB tjiiistea Ja 01 Gov
ernment Re -Employment of
All But Those Accused of Dis-
loyalty Presents Complicated
Situation.
.special lo the Morning Times.
Jlobe Aria. isrt SI Tbe copper mine)
strike in the (llnmo-Mlaml district waa
unofficially declared off tonight and will
bn officially declared at an end tomor-
row morning in an announcement to be
made jointly by Secretary 'leorge P.
ami
Charles Mover president of the United
Mine Workers of America and also head
or the Mine Mill and Htnellers' iinloti.
Mover Aaeeala to Men's I'alrliillsai.
This announcement tonight py the lorej
on iieaus was mane at tne end
meeting or the. strikers of both camm
which President Mover informed the men
mat unless they agreed to call otr the
strike 1. ..in ramps would lose their union
charters. In so declaring President Muyer
appealed 1 tne uinu a pairioiisin
"Walt Till After War."
"Ordinarily" he aald "I would hesitate
heforii asking you to call off the -trike.
Hut In Ibe words or Secretary of Labor
Wilson the country ts In dire need of the
in. 1 1 inn no production or copper thai the
brave boya wlio re going pi the front
may be supplied with aurririent iiuiiuni-
tliiii to meet tbo enemy 011 even grounds
ao It la up to ua all to put aside our
family quarrels at least until after the
war wlih flermanv is over."
Wilson lo Annum c Plan Today.
Secretary Wilson's announcement of the
government's recommendation ror ending
the ut.. 11. mi. 1. . will be made tomor-
row 'hut ihe action or the striker' lend
ers removes any doubt as to lis nature.
Secretary Wilson addressee the union
men of both rampa tonight and It was
at the conclusion of his ipeerh that
Muyer made hla statemenL
"Men Winning Victory."
Secretary Smith In hie .-late 11 to hi
tollo He I . lie. hi led that tllft 111--1 1 Wi'le
minima- great victory. He aald thai
while to some It might look as though
the calling orr or the strike meant a vic-
tory for the mine operators the strikers
BasasslTSS. were winning out hy Use very
fart that Ibey had enlisted the (Id or the
government upon which be said Ihey
conld always r.dy. Hla statement left the
minie .i.ni that the Federal Industrial
board would satisfy Ihe ctrlkers' demands
101- cnanireo woiamg conditions.
Islaue lirlrtaiier (oinmliee
Under the terms of the settlement tlie
union miner arc to have a grievance
commutes pi lake up matter with which
Ihey are dlasatlsfled. but contrary to
-miliar bodies 111 the psai. the now rout
mittee Is pi be comprised of union miner
selected from tbe rsnka of organised labor
outside or fiione and .Miami 111 oine
words. Hiahce. Jerome 'and Clifton work
era will be railed In Pi pa uhii ine
taime of the demands made by Ihe local
men.
fmiiullraled situation Prrseulril
An intereetlng altiiallon In life dlatrlrl
comes about because of the end of tn
strike ihe 1 on ml .ion will. In Ita re
commendation declare that tbe mining
-umpamea shall havo the rlgbt lo refuse
employment to any man asainsl whom
cuarg or itisioysi
made. This will 1
utterances have been
right or one man to make sum cuargaa
against another and also impose a pen-
alty for the breaking of silence on the
tcoiiunued on Page Two.)
Southwest Engineers
Thank Morning Times
CI Paso Morning Tim CI Paso Texas.
liehtiemeu: Tlie soulbweateni So-
ciety of Engineers wish to expresa
ineir appreciation or tbe.eoarteiy ex-
tended by you to them. nd have en-
tere! a resolution upon their minutes
lo this erred. Yours very truly.
C v.. BAJIALEBAUOH
Secretary.
DECLARED
URGE NATI
TO SUPPORT
ENTENTE IN
FIGHT FOR
HUMANITY
Stirring Scene in Chamber of
Deputies When Congressman
Commences Speech Lauding
Central Powers and b Hissed
by Indignant Colleagues.
Strong Men of Southern Repub-
lic Join Forces in Movement
Designed to Bring Declara-
tion Against Hun and Hohen-
7:0 Hern Pirates.
Special tn the Morning Times. .
Mexico City Oct. St. Local papers com-
ment favorably on the statement made In
congreia by nenoral vigil who enmendad
that Mexico should Juin Ihe allies. Ed-
Mortally they sly that Is Ihe only possi-
ble means for Meilrn to take her place tn
the world. Tbe declaration or ceneral
Vigil caused surprise. He la one of lb
leaders or the Constitutionalist clab
a Li. ii nominated Carranta for tira pretl- I
dency.
Lejders al Head ol Movement.
A group or senstnra headed by liafsel
Zubaran x-mlnlsler 10 Oermany': Jesus
t tuelii ex. speaker of congreas; Sanche
Ancsag i--in uustcr to France; Juan .li-
baran tioneral r.. P. Naurretlc Senator
CutUeit Hidalgo and Alberto Pant la be
hind a movement to force a declaration In
favor of the entranre of Mexico into the
war nn the side of Ihe allies without rui-
ihor delay.
In the afternoon session or the rbstnlier
1 n 11 11 mu (lallndo stacked England
France ami the United Stales and said
that Joining the allies would be the same
as selling the country. Illaaes obliged
Caliiido Kh slop speaking the congress-
men refusing Pi allow mm to continue.
A speech made by Senator lieynots
caused great sensation her.
Campares PerSdy ot Geraasay.
"Whit is the road mat Mexico should
follow 111 this terrible conflict which In-
terelt til civilised countries" he asked.
"On one side Oermany heading the tight
after allent perfidious preparation of for-
ty years wnilo the worn! was atitlntia
tú preserve peace. At an opportune mo-
ment with lite weakest pretext she threw
twraelf upon her neignnora. This nation
nirocted by dyntsty or assassins draw
the (word or extermination upon all coun-
tries or the world. 1
"Who are ihe allies of Dermany? De-
generate Austria and Turkey that an-
nually slaughters witn the knife thousand-
of Armenian. on the other band
we llnd France our Intellectual mother
a ebliilnr llalit of science and arl. creator
f lh rights or man lit the moat glorious
evolution or all limes. Aleo there Is
Etmland that has taught the world free
di .111 and lias generated sons llku Canada
me I'hiieu mates ami Ausiraus.
Mealee Must Jela 1 mid for Liberty.
"Which Is Ihe road III the world trage- .
dy that Mexico must follow Should we
Join the central powers? Unquestionably
110. Mexico doing Honor 10 her mstory.
Ideas and progresa must be with the
co nun íes fighting fur Justice liberty and
rriliiallon. That Is Moxlco's edise. Some
Mexicans think we nave cause tn fear the !
United Slates and for tnls ressun must
Join Iiermany. Those who reason thla
way do not xetnemtier that whatever our
dllflcullles Willi Ihe Lulled states that
union Is deuincratlr a center of liberty
civilisation and world progress; a nation
that never rerognlted the criminal gov-
ernment or Huerta and always gave Ha
svmpsthies to our revolution.
"For these reasons In Ihe present his-
toric soiénm moment of our national lire
we should appoint a commission to wait
the ores dent and slate that the Ban-
ate feels that Memo without delay thou Id
III M V OI I M M I I It 11 I I V
MIL I MU CH. NAYS PAPU.
Uy v.... elated Press.
Mexico city. (let. Do -Newspapers heie
devote much space to discussion or a pos-
sible break . in this country's relsilons
with iiermany. rollowing tbe recent ses-
sion or tbe senate when the question was
debated. The Universal says simple dec-
laration or henevolens neutrality would
not be sufficient becattso this would leaie
hi custeric. 1 orinan propaganda and es
pionage.
The bl
tnltlaus a
to make nfflciallv at least a solemn dec
laration of benevolent neutrality toward
tho entente allies which Is deemed neces-
sary for austalnlng Ibe government and
re establishment ot universal peace as
well a the life of the Mexican nation.
coM mm i rioM er ttw.sss.isa
LOAM EXPECTED TO BE NEXT MUVK.
Milling men tn LI Paso who are 111 close
touch with developments in Kex'-CO City
test nignt prsotctea inai. in view 01 asar
rriendly attitude of the chamber of depu-
ties the next move In the diplomatic gam
between Mexico and tin- t u ted stale
would be the consummation of the StW.
000.000 lota to Mexico by .New tors nans-
This loan hi been under eeaildsgsiSBI-
for two months but final action has been
held up pending an expression from etes-
leo on tbe attitude M the republic toward
tbe F.uropean war.
Hoberto V. Pesque rs. financial agent of
the Mexican government with headquar-
ters in El Paso has been In Mexico Cttf
ror a month past 111 conference with the
minister of ftMnce. and it was said at
h: orrre here that tbe IIM.0Ou.la loan
was abom to be nude. It la tmOtpnm
la El Paso that lb s loan while made by.
Mew York bankers will have Use endorse-
sent ot tbe tinted stale fqvsraaneat.
A asurantes were given -agaatagaa saBBBBSSaa
(Continued oa hMr T
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