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ABILENE TEXAS TUESRVY 1AM U 1 1MB.
NUMB It FUR.
U. S. MUST EIGHT
EUROPE AFTER WAR
RUSS-AUSTRIANS . S. SUBMARINE E-2 BLOWS UP
DENTISTS CLOSE
PUBLIC LAND BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
1 DEAD; 5 BURT
E
AT
E
IN
YOL.'XXXY.
MENTION
MUI HI
STRUGGLE
W YORK
CAUSE UNKNOWN
DR. J. l CLARK OF MIDLAND
FltESlDENTt MEET AT PLAIN-
VIEW .NEXT.
BANQUET WAS A FEATURE
Largest Attcndnncc Ever Registered
at Annual Comeiitiou Was at
Meeting Here Saturday.
WOULD TIIHOW OPEN 70001)0000
ACHES PASSED W1T1I0! T
A RECALL.
JIM IS NOT AFFECTED
SENSATIONAL STREET BATTLE tNJMFMKKIt OF N VL BYISORY
WHICH KNIVES AND AUTO
MATICS FIGURED.
AROSE FROM FAMILY FEUD
I10A11D SIEVKS TO NEW II IV-
j; nmtnKit (osniEHn:.
AUSTMAVS UIE 1M HSUING HE
FLUTED F01ICCS OF MONTEV
EN II IN KINO.
Far Western Itpprpspidntiies Vigor-
nilsly Opposed Mifysurp Contend
iii); State Ought In Regulate
Resources In Borders.
Tlio West Texas Dental Association ! By Tlio Associated Pross.
In annual convention here Saturday WASHINGTON Jan. IB. The sue-
e'ected Dr. J. Frank Clnrk of Midland ond of the administration's conservn-
... 1M.t ttlMl! trw H lf ?Vl rm all tn i1nufcrno1 In trtnr fnfft
. .. L nt mnii.m nn.1 nim-oil Use nubile lands in the United mates 'matlc revolvers figured one man was
IliU IIVAb if.i.w. ...... ...o .. U..D.- - -- - .
One of Wounded Physicians Believe
Vill Recover Two to Have Ex-
amining Trial Wednesdays-
Others Not Set.
Snerlat to The Reporter.
WAXAHACH1E. To?. Jan. 15. In a
sensational street battle here lato this
afternoon tit which knives and. auto-
MUST BE ADEQUATELY ARMED
Dpiiurps That Armj nf This Countri
Would lie "JiihI Annul Euoimn
For One Dn)'s Killing"
Could liiiud At N. V
a banquet at Hotel Grace.
It was the largest crowd that hut
ever attended a convention of the as-
sociation delegates being in attend-
ance from nil parts of the West and
( cntrnl WeBL The association has
a bill under which 700000000 acres of
public lands would be thrown open
passed the House without a recall to-
day. Opposition to the land lease bill
was contlncd principally to far west
ern representatives as in the case of
i r.i n MMinr.1 niinf the water power land bill.
from Winters to Lubbock LA -V Hcprcsentattvd Mondell of
.- . i.m HiJ'otn!nB- tt Kro"P of the members
xuv " r " . . rfro'11 ie western Btutcs opposed tho
unlay morning In the deiitn pnrlon proV8on muler wh!ch tho oll re.
OI LlrH JXtuu oc Auuumuu ui uiv n".-
ford building tho following ot'lccrs
being chosen for the ensumg ycart
soiincs on public lands in California
and Wyoming would bo dovcloped tin
Dr. J. Frank Cark proBWent. 'W-'uIttt each state Bh'ould bo permitted
f ? . ' TnT S K. Ito regulate such resources under its
dent. Dig Springs! Dr. A. J. Wlmbcr. dcr
y. sccretary-treasurcr Sweetwater. norcfontatlvca Dakcr and Ghutch
fro-elected). Dr. C. M Ilalllngor of I '... .. ..
Lubbock the retiring president was . ' ' p. nll nro.
motors affected by the land withdraw-
als under the Tnft administration. It
wau a virtual victory for claimants
who would bo grnntcd a lease pro-
vided they guvo evidence of having
attempted to develop their claim.
Tho Alaskan coal fields and oil
lands in navy reserves will not bo
affected 1y tho bill.
elected to tho directorate.
At tho business Besslon four new
members wero added by election: Dr.
Lothair Thomason and Dr. Wm. L.
Anderson of Abilene Dr. Bacon of
Sweetwater and Dr. Pritchard of An-
son. Seven tolegrama camo from plnln-
vlow aBklng Uie association to chooso
that nlaco for its next meeting in
Soptembor which will be a two-day mrss RENEW OFFENSIVE
session. A telegram from ho Cr.nm- jy jjESSAJMULY REPULSED
Lor of Commerce from tho V. M. B.rjy Tlio Associated Pross.
L. from tho tlireo banks from the LONDON Jon. 15. Tho Russian of-
alcdlcal Boclcty and one from tho clt- fenslvo hns been rcnowed on tho Bos-
laens of Plalnvlew were received. Iharnblnn front and five Important nt-
Uamiuct tit Grace. (tacks have been repulsed by tho Aus-
At 130 the local mombers of tho trians. according to an official report
association gave a banauot at Hotel issueu ni iicrun una morning.
oriico for Uiu delegates ii wb iiro
nounced a splendid affair from bo-
Binning to end. Seven local physic-
ians wero guosta of tho dentists nt
the banquet
Tho feature of the aftor-banquot
Bpeaklng was -a paper read by Dr.
SimmoiiB. local specialist on "The Re
lation lletween tho Ear Eye Noso.off n cliff
and Throat Specialist and tho Dcu-
tiBt." This paper was highly praised
and a general dUcusslon followed Us
reading Dr. C. B. Legeett of Abilene
d specialist leading the discussion.
Tho post of toasUnaster was ably
filled by Retiring President Ilalllngor
of Lubbock.
In tho afternoon tho dentists ad-
journed to tho offices of DrB. Neal &
Anderson for talks on various aub-
itcle. Dr. llcnthorno of Colorado led
u talk' on gold Inlay work Dr. Hark-
riiinr rtf uiir SorlnKs discussed "Syn-
Uietic Porcelalu Filling" Dr. Sid A.
.H..iinil "Tlltilna."
Harris oi auyour uiotunncu '""
Dr. 11. F. Dulouey of Colorado rotlr-
lnir vico-Dresldent. made a talk on
iHrr.rri.pn" nnd other things wero
talked over by tho dentists.
itMpiratps In Attendance
The delegutes who attended tho
convention wore as follows:
Dr. C. M. Dalllnger Lubbock; Dr.
t T.vnni.- 'larlt. Midland: Dr. A. N.
Harkrlder Dig Springs; Dr. W. II.
Jlenthorno and Dr. I). F. Dulaney
Coloraxlo; Drs. A. J. WJraberloy Ba-
con and Hodges of Sweetwater; Dr.
HlckB Floydada; Dr. C. D. Wofford
Plalnvlew. Dr. White Seymour; Drs.
PHtr-har.i an'l Bowyer. Anson; Dr.Sla
A. Harris Snyder; Dr. Singleton
Canyou; Drs Wm. I Anderson R.
A Maddox W. C Neal and Lothair
Tliomaiou Abilene. Dr. E. H. HSP-
pell. Rig Springs. L. A. Lawson of
Dallas ronrosentlng a supply house.
was a visitor.
Resolutions.
The lsiora wore immensely pleas-
ed with the reception given them by
the local dentists and a committee
drew up tha following resolutions
which wo unanimously adopted:
Wlieieas. the Dentists of Abilene
have entertained tho West Texas Den-
tni soclctv In a most delightful man-
npr thus contributing to the comfort
pleasure and profit ol the meetlne.
Jl.irtforo. Be It
R-WOLVEi That Uie Society ten-
der ltd sincere thanks for this en-
tertainment. Also that wo as a So
ciety thank the M. D.'a for their pres-
enre nt our hanuuet and especially
thanu Dr Simmons for the excellent
pirer he read and thank Dr. Igget
for tho able discussion of Dr. Slm-
mnn'R paper Re it further
RESOLVED. That a copy or tnese
CONVICTED OF WIFE 3njH-
IIEK; THREW HER OFF CLIFF
By tli? Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. Jan. 15.
Frederick T. Price a busluess man
of this city today was convicted of
murdering hla wlfo by throwing hor
NO OFFICIAL
NOTICE BY U.S.
GOVERNMENT BELIEVED VON PA-
PEN INCIDENT CLOSED WITH
HIS RECALL.
M CASE IS NOT CLEAR
Officials Consider That Most of Cor-
respondence Cabled to This Coun
try From England Merely
Interesting-
killed and five others more or less
seriously Injured.
The dead:
Robert Thompson nged about
25 u farmer.
The Injured:
ARTIE- THOMPSON shot through
the right leg and hone fractured Just
above the knee.
11KRT THOMPSON beaten over the
head with gun.
ANDY THOMPSON father or tnrec
boys named above cut nnd bruised
BOD1E CUNNINGHAM Htnuiiocl wun
knife nnd beaten.
CLARENCE CUNNINGHAM Btnblied
nnd beaten.
The flcht occurred at the corner or
Jefferson and Washington streets and
It Is said to have arisen from a ram-
lly feud said to have been of long
Btnndlng.
All of the tmrtlclpantn aro farmers
and llvq four miles from this city.
Soon after their meeting In the city
this afternoon tho men became In-
volved jri a quarrel which resulted In
n freoforall battle fflivhlch knives
were used and a number of shots wore
fired.
rtobnrt Thompson fell nt one or tuc
first shots with a bullet wound through
tho lark or his head near tho neck.
Officer.! wero soon on tho sceno and
nil tho Injured men wore placed un
der arrest. The injured men wero
tnknn to a local hoBpltal and doctors
offices where .their Injuries wero treat-
ed. -
Offlcpra filed complaints against tho
mrn In Justice Wilson's tourt. Andy
Thompson and sons Artie and Bert
are charged with assault with Intent
to commit murder. The former nnu
the latter made bond for their appear-
ance Wednesday the date set for their
examining trial.
Art Thompson who Is In a sanitar
ium has not been formally placed un-
der arrest. . .
Clarenco and Bodlo Cunningnam
worn cnnrccri wun inuruer. wiv
their Injuries had received attention
they were removed to the county Jail
nnd placed In the hospital department.
The date for their preliminary Hearing
had not boon set tonight.
Attending physicians aro or mo
opinion that Artie Thompson will re-
cover from a wound In the leg unless
complication should develop
mm. paxkiiurst cosies to
V. S. FOR SERBIAN RELIEF WORK
By Tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Mrs. Em-
mcltno Pankhurst arrived hero today
from England to take up relief worn
for the Serbians.
Mrs. Pankhurst was held at tho im
migration station today on the ground
that Bhoservcd a term In a iiriusu
prlBon
By The Associated Pross.
NEW HAVEN Conn. .Inn.
Danger of foreign 'aggression
IS NOW WELL
Official deport In Berlin Sas Up Has
Hproipred From "liidfs)hlttoii
CniiM'il II) Cnrlmnclp" Opr.
man Air Itnile.
lb Thp AHourintril I'rrsx.
lh. LONDON Jan. IS. Only on "the
will iM'ssnrniiian una l.tmt Giiiiriiin rrotli
confront the United SWps after tho!"'"' .MunteiiPKro lunv there I.ppii
rrri'iu. niiiiiiuj ii-riuiiii'iii in iiinii-
Important p. Tho rapid -pqiipiipp of
pipiit; in the Montenegrin campaign
Imnlvtng the rruiiibltiiff of Hip Wilt;
kingdom reslstanrp prpsrnts ppmupH
Eurohcnii wnr is over no matter
which side wins Hudson Mnxlm. n.cm-
bcr of tho Nnvhl Advisory Board de-
clared In an address bofor the f'hnnt-
bcr of Commnrce here tonight
CANDIDATES MET
AT BUFFALO GAP
WAGSTAFF - BLANTON DEBATE
W1EV LARGE CROWD SATUR-
T)AY NIGHT AT GAP.
Vigorous Investigation Is
Being Made By Navdl
Department One En-
listed Man is Killed and
Several Others are Hurt
In The Accident.
Bj TIip Asnnclnti'il Press
NEW YORK Jan. LV-Four men
Mere killed and (oil otliprs Injured
Imp nf them dangerously In nil e.vplo-
1 RTU nCDATCt DTfl TAnlllADn " thN nttprnoon In the Auliiiiiirltir
lUillULUHlLUI lUUIHllUmiU E-'J n
-rS rS-S. inat IS
the great foreign nations "would hnvo " J J'"'" J' !' i t ' I
available several thousand wiiMrloana
veteruim for a trial nt amis with . us.' ff riM1Illl n(U.r u Mv(
'When the war Is. over whichever .. . . .....i ..in. ........
she wins there will be sure to nri8-'.1crniInMlln than l'pforp. Bpi.orts of
iieiwGvn uie .winners mi i ry flirlltlnir hlUP poiiip from oil!) VI.
serious complications' to be miitisteu" .... i.... ii. t...itn..i.. h..i i... i.
said -Mr. Mnxlm. 'tn.i ...t..u 'i... i..utrtmi u.... .r.
"Either Germnny or England woulu .e aIVll.Pni rimi-nrinr mni iho An.
have a navy far superior to ours and fruis r.citodly linu nttnckPd In
consequently could ndt be successful-' nes lUwn i.qi olly j r(.IIH(.t
iy oppoHuu uur 1-iiuiii.y wiium uu nuiv-jm frJIttiill losMes acrorillii(f to tup
to land on our sliorcHj'nt least a quar-!lUSjran official sourpes. The report
tcr million men inside of a month' ii.i.tu Hint Dm hHiipLh 1iuw. not nrlic.l
and after that continually brllig re- no iMsslans an inch of territory
tnforcoments at the rate of a."0000 Montenegro tho Austrlnns follow
n inontli! If they should happen to bo int up their capture of Cetllnjc are
required. Our little 'poorly-equipped pursuing the depleted forces of King
army would be able to offer resist- Nicholas and luue Hindi additional
nnco enough to mnka a ripple In tho raptures. Tho Montenegrins nrrord-
line of the advance. Our tinny would fnir fo unofficial ndt ices nfter trans-
just about ho enough for ono day's fprrlng their capital to Nlkslc dpter-
killing." 'mined to make n stand at Itppku to
"If the enemy landod nt either New tho southeast of CettlnJc nnd If uce-
York or Boston" tlui speaker said pssnry to continue thplr retrput south
"they would lie ubio In two weeks to nurd and conccntmte at Sruturl. In
capture the- area. In which tho greut Interior Montenegro on thp custom
arsenals navy yards and munitions front of tho fighting In this field of
factories are located." Continuing tile yar uie Aiisirians iimo iumoiupu
he said. "Thcru nro two ways that mid Uikou the lidgiilH of tint-ima to
aro proposed for our salvatlou: The tho south.
way that our army and men propose Tlio ligiiiuig anuig hip iniucp-mn.
and that every American. who has garlan lliu lias uot .heen of inoniPiii
made a sclontlfto study of the sub- "Hico ' oporHiioiiH in i v"""U"'H"-i
Joct of natlonnl defense proposals is started w Hie Mormiin ononsno raau
adequately to prepare with a navy br to u unit. Ariiiiprv onpigpinpiiis uiu:
enough and powernu enoiign to stand "tii niin.- . .-...... ....-
ngalnBt any other navy In the world Inl encoiiiUora nro the only happpii-
ami .n nrmv bin cnoimh and nro- " that lmP ipcii rocontly throii-
r" ' " . ' I.l.k.l ! 41.1k .rrltltkl Llhlfiiiuiiilu
.Ided with guns and ammunition bui- "'J-" " """". r - .V. ..i....i
'Irtm.t m kovo iw eonntrv from the1 Around biilonikl nipre tlio ontpiites
flclent to save tlu country from the
horror of defeat "
RUSSIAN COUNT IS
SHOT NEAR PHOENIX
MOHA.IEZKA BEATEN INTO 1NSEN
SIBILITY FOCND FIHR DAYS
LATER BY HIS WIFE.
Iiinu lioen oiiergptlcnUy proparliig for
the oxpoctPil uthtuipp or tin tpujoiiip
uIIIps there has been additional dp.
tonsil o preparations In tlio im of
tilostruotlon of bridges. A Gorman nlr
i raid on Salonlkl uhlcli Is iloclurril to
luu. been futile is tho only notable
1 Incident. Berlin reports oppnlui; of
through ralliuiy sonlco to Constuiil-
noplo iillh the doparturo of tlio first
i train from tlio Ilerlln capital.
Ennipror Williani has completely ro
om orod "from tho .slight Indisposition
caused by a curlm-icle."
British losses In officers In Doooui-
hor tutallod 1).'J0 of irliom 27."i iiorp
killpd. Totnl cusualtlos of officers
isIiipo the .start of the ar to tho ond
of Rpcoiuher 22081 and the Killed.
PHOENIX Arizona Jan. 10. Count .SI7.
Morajozka a Russian nouieman was
beaten into Insensibility shot and left
for dead at his mining property sev-
enty milPg south of here Monday ac
COL. POWELL. W. MEMBER
ROOD'S 1IHIOA1IK IS DEAD
ST LOUIS. Mo. Jan. 15. colonel
By tho Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Jan 15 Dlsclos
urea of tho alleged activities of tho
German agents In the United States
contained in the papers seized by tho
British from Captain von Papen tho
former German military attache have
brought no Indication of official not-
ice. The general view Is that tho
United States practically closed tho in-
cident when it called for tho with-
drawal of von Papen and Boy-Ed the
naval attache.
Most of tho information cabled to
this country Is looked upon by offic-
ials as being nothing more than inter
esting. What tho connection between
von Papen and Werner Horn is eag-
erly awaited by the State Department
officials and possibly will be & linK in
the chain of evidence tho government
agents have collected regarding the
attempted destruction of the Canadian
Pacific railway bridge. The depart
ment's records are said to reveal that
tho activity of von Papen and Boy-Ed
were known in detail for sometime by
the government. Apparently the only
case in connection with the activities
REPRISAL FOR
BARALONG BE MADE
cordinir to word which reachud horo'n. m. Powell nged 80 years tho last
today. surviving commander of Hood's Fifth
His wifo motored to the mines foun Texas nrlgadw of the Confederate
days later and found him helpless In'nrmy died hero today.
his cabin without rood or water uur
Ing the whole time.
GERMANY IN .NOTE REFUSES TO
CONSIDER PROPOSAL U. S.
COURT HEAR ISSUES.
In which federal agents have not made
resolutton; be spVeVon our mtnnmVJ
of tho Association and a copy
be others.-who were recently indicted with
furnished the local press for publlca-him In New York for conspiracy to
L "ic .7 nnnv Z Hnt hn Texas interfere with American trade in mu
tton also a copy be sent the Texas
State Dental Journal.
SID A. HARRIS.
J. FRANK CLARK
A. JS. HARKRIDER.
FALSE FIRE ALARM.
The firemen answered a false alarm
at 11 o'clock last night.
nitions of war by attaching bombs to
ShiDS.
The attitude or tne American ouic-
lals is that while all the information
they have is interesting it Is not or
sufficient Importance either to be pre-
sented to a court which was out of the
question as in the case of diplomatic
affairs to bring conviction.
Bv The Associated Press
BERLIN Jan. 15. Germany today
"broke off negotiations" with Eng
land through the United States over
submarine warfare and particularly
In the case of the Baralong which Is
ronorted to havo been rammed by a
RrltUh shin and i the ' crew Jdlled.
while struggling in the water.
The German reply to the last Brit-
ish note made public today also re-
fuses to accede to the British pro
posal that a court of United States
naval officers hear the Issues and
threatens reprisal against Rrittsn
shipping for killing the crew of the
submarine Baralong.
FRENCH CLA1X REPULSE
OF GERMANS IN CHAMPAGNE
By The Associated Press.
LONDON. Jan. 15. An enemy aero
plane on the western front was
brought down today by Gorman gun
fire and de&troyed ty artillery lire
later having fallen within the Brit-
ish lines it was reported today from
Berlin.
France reports the repulse of the
Germans in Champagne during night
attacks.
JIUERTA'S SON-IN-LAW
ARRESTED; ROND IS MADE
EL PASO Tex.. Jan 15. Luis
Fuentes son-in-law ol Huerta was
arrested today charged with having a
part In tho Huerta revolution plot. Ho)
recently wbb Indicted nt San All-i
tonlo. He made bond.
THREE V. S. SOL-
DIERS DROWNED
FULL BLOCKADE
OF
Several New Matters Were Injscted In-
to Discussion. Both Candidates
Were Cheered. Abilene
People Attend
TEUTONS SOON
ACCIDENT HAPPENS IN SHIP
CHANNEL NEAR GALVESTON
THURSDAY MORNING.
COMPLAINTS FHOM AMERICA AND
OTHER NEUTRALS SAID T
t Al'SE ENGLAND'S ACTION.
Neither Blnnton nor Wngstnff had
lost any ardor when they meet ut
Buffalo Gap Saturday night for theli
tenth debate. Tho mooting wits hold
In thu Bchdol building where tin audi
lorlum was. well filled with an appar
ently deeply Interested oiowd.
Will II. Wright presided n.4 uim-
koeper. Both men wore cheered as
they wure Introduced.
Judgo Blanton opened the debate
fli-Ht (hnnklnc tho people of lliiriulo
Gap for tho support they had glien him
In his nice lor the oinui oi iwtn-i
Judge. He declared Hint grautuuo wuj
ono of tho greatest of nil emotions snj
Ing that early 411 the eampulgn no imti
old his opponent tiuu ui any uun-
Htuff'H car was broken tnero was a
wit in his yet hta own car had neon
broken for a week ami In tne miop
and us yet Wugstaff had not Invited
him to ride.
niiiiiioii hii d that eight years ago
when he first asked tho people of Buf-
falo Gap Tor their support ho had made
certain promises and that ho would
leave It to iho people whether ho had
fulfilled them.
Ho neuin pharced Judge wugsuui
with allowing tho antl.frnternlty bill
to ilio in tho hous.o saying Wugstaff
was a rraternlty man himself asking
bio opponent to deny .lliojuaqiliqn It
not ho. .
finiiic ovor his nuhllshed nrtlelco In
the campaign Judge Blanton repeated
his thousand dollar offer nnd took up
point by point his uttacks on tin leg-
islative record of his opponent adding
that within a fjxf loy ho will Innll
iho voters copls of his own and Wng
RtuffH platfonliH In order that they
mv rood tho tvo and Judgo for thorn
solves on tho published planks of each
i-amlltliUo.
In lakliur iin tio platform of judge
WnuRtaff ho hecaV with tho first planl:
und ran through tlie entire platform
comparing his owl) planks und prom
laos with those of wngsuur.
Ever Bliioo I rano to Ahlleno l
havo hoanl that Hu Dewey box he
longed to Wugstaff." e said. "Ho owiiB
fnrniK nil nrouitil ware nnu 1 uavo
hoard that all he Imp to do Is send
down word how ho wants them to
vote vet I made lila admit tnat no
had novcr made a BpVech there before
last night when wo deluded there
"Ho claims ho wants to do soinetiiing
for the rural schools. He Is a weal-
thy man Some of those people on his
farms around Dewey havo worked for
him many years. Why hasn't ho built
thorn a achool and ulded their school?
Thoy need It."
Blnnton declared that Ferguson ran
for Governor almost solely on ono
plank his tenant farmer plank and
that Wagstaff had fought It nnd Ferg
iison making speecnes an over im.-
county against him Baying at that
tlnio that prohibition was tho real Is
suo and that other matters wore
brought in to becloud the real Issue.
Now however he is claiming mat pro
hibltlon Is not an Issue and is being
brought in to becloud matters." uian
ton supported this Btatement by read-
ing from tho Roscoe Times reporting
ono of Wagstaff'a speeches.
The railroad consolidation bills ex
pense Items for the governor and ether
Items came in for their share of at
taeljs as did Wagstaffs employment
by the pierce 1 Fordyfe Oil Association.
Waflstatr TaiKB.
hllc the rruft 11ns 'itiidoruofiii?
.repairs hi dry dork at the Non lork
navy jnriis.
Ono of thp killed lias nn enlisted
electrician. At least throe of the ton
now In hospitals nro 'not expected to
Iho.
The Bead:
If. B. SEAI1EI electrician 2nd class.
JAMES II. PEC h.
J. IV SCIH'LTZ.
.I0.NEPH LOGAN.
Although (ho detonation uus terrific
tho Hulironrliip from tho outside slums
none of (ho effects of the explosion the
second fatal arcldout of Its kind In
tho history of tho United States miry.
Tlio apparatus mis badly .shattered
but so tight 11ns tho lossel's shell
that there nrrc no means of esrapo fur
gits fumes and it vwik 'moro than an
hour after the blast before the work
of rpeoTcrliifr bodies could he placed.
A ladder it us blouu up through the
gunning tonpr mid fell liil) feet sway.
Soon nflrr the explosion soiernl
uninl officers led u rescue parly Into
tho dry doekt hut were partly oier-
come by fumes when they uttemiited
(0 descend Into tho icsSol.
Pipes 11 ore then run into the shell
mid the gas forced out The number
of men Inside ut Iho time of tho ex-
plosion is not definitely known. About
20 ncre narking on tho craft but all
of tlioiu iioro nut In the iindcrnator
part of the boat. It was not possible
that any Insltlo could hnic escaped in
jury. What caused the explosion has
not been definitely decided.
Roar Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher
I'omnitiiidant nt the navy yards after
nn examination; und questioning work-
l)tcj)iio. jinl boon .tjPiiruy HflCJiHen .
Id eVprcM air opinion.
Ho Mild:
"'I he men nero at work In the bat-
tery compartment of thp E-2 dlscharg.
Ing tho now Edison batteries through
Iho rheostat to measure the 1 ullage
mid the explosion occurred In Hint
compartment irhlhj thoy upre working
there The buttery irlll generate 110
kind of gas nud there mis no gaso-
line on board. The ongiuo mis of the
oil burning dlosel type."
Ponding thu appointment of an of-
ficial board of Inquiry by the depart-
ment. Hour Adiulrnl Usher named a
temporary Investigating committee
which immediately begun a probp.
NAVY DEPARTMENT ISSUES
STATEMENT ON ACCIDENT
nv Tho Associated Press.
IONDON. Jan. 15. Absolute blook-
nila of Germany and hor allies Is
soon to be established by Great nrlt- Judge Wugstaff opened by thanking
aln. substituting this for the oruorstthe people for coming out ana inus
In council. Amcrleau and other neu-. giving Id in a chance to meet them
tmi lomolalnts are responblble. lacain. He told of his five years res-
Thls Information waa given out taidence In Buffalo Gap before piovlng
day by persons closely In touch liere-fto Abilene and fhaiikeOI them for their
porsonal and political support 01 uiu.
TWO BOATS IN COLLISION
Capt. Edward O. Jones and Three
privates Die When Government
Boat is Run Down by a Tank-Steamer.
MANY HOMELESS IN HOLLAND
BECAUSE OF RHEAKS IN DIKES
Next lie apologized for the speech
that Blanton had made roylng he was
sorry such a speech had ever been
made on that Biwt where ho had
WASHINGTON Jan. 15. The navy
department tonight Issued tills statement:
"Tlio explosion on the E-2 occurred
ut It IS p. in- while the beat was Ih '
dry dock ut the New York navy yards
und 11 Idle the storage buttery was be-
ing slowly discharged. It has so far
been impossible to determine what
caused the explosion. The number of
casualties Is four dead of whom oho
whs an enlisted man nf the E-2 and
the other three- were yard workmen.
Four bluejackets are seriously hurt
and three yard workmeH.
"The damage to tho submarine raa.
not he estimated at this time but
while there Is little apparent damage
to the exterior the interior seems to
be badly wrecked
"A board was immediately chosen
to Investigate the accident and Is now
at work.
There were four other boats In the
dock none of which was Injured and
the dork escaped all Injury.
M searching Investigation I being-
nude and all facts villi be given out.
uThe names of workmen have been
given out already nnd the enlisted
man who -whs killed Is so badly dis-
figured that It has been Impossible to
Identify 1dm.
"As soon us the accident occurred
the gates were closed to prevent in-
terference with the workmen.
Mr. llHiiIels who -was In New York
ut the time gave Instructions to Ait-
mlrul Usher l see that the fullest in-
formation Ma-f given to the public from
time to time wIiph developments occurred."
"!.. rtI.n A r.i?nnlntml Dcoeo
J XIIB iWOUVtUitU VJTL. . .... w.1 IxrirLt Efl clV II 1?0
JSSJJttS. ffiKSHKWS fiCiV.A!
GALVESTON. Tex. Jan. 13 Captain
Edward O. Jones of the United States
army medical corps and three pri-
vates were drowned in the ship chan-
nel today when a government boat
was run down by the tank steamer
Charles Harwood.
The accident occurred near here
this morning.
dikes is greater than was at first sup-
posed and there is much suffering in
northern Holland as a resuu accora-
ing to tho reports which were receiv-
ed here this morning. Peasants have
been driven from their homes by the
fast rising waters
- -P.."- .. 9 IILipiMIII
EX-COMPTROLLER LANE'S
CONDITION NOW CBITICAL
Bv The Associated Press.
FORT WORTH. Tex- Jan. 15. The
condition of former Comptroller Lane
was clven as critical following an
operation her today.
tacks in accusing him of being a dem-
agogue wore unfair.
He supposed that Blanton had no
platform as he had not discussed It in
his speech but was ready to answer
attacks on his own.
Wagstaff then went into details of
his own olatform. explaining its var-
bous features and dwelling particularly
on the measures ne proposes on rural
schools and on financing the cotton
crop of the south.
"Blanton says you roust leave it to
lirSS'rWSXVIWNrrlStV
(Continued on page five.
CAUSE NOT RE KNOWN SOON
i
My The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Jan. 13. W'aat
caused the explosion lu the submarine
E-2 In the New York nary yards this
ntteraQou with tne loss of life and
terlous damage to the boat probably
will not be definitely known until the
bPecial board of uaiat officers ap-
pointed to Investigated the urclient
has complete its work. The uinciai
reports that the new Edison batter-
ies were belug discharged and nut
recharged at the time of the arrMetd
unset tne theory of experts that hy
dreea 9 4 i?nke4. Cmnnhw.
their mm hyd m k
le4 by a iwn nwry 1. 1
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