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POST.
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LAST DAY :
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All
NAYY BOARD PLANS
MAY GO TO PUBLIC
BEFORE HEARINGS
Radical Advocates of Preparedness
on Sea Likely to Be Heard
Soon.
SCHEME WOULD MAKE U. S
STRONG AS ANY NATION
Secretary .Doesn't See How Yards
Likely to Be Built Can Construct
All the Ships Urged by Large
Navy Theorists.
(A donated Preis Rtto-t.t
WASHINGTON December 23 The
full text of the report of the navy
general board urging that the Uuited
States navy be placed on an equality
with the strongest aflo.it by 1925
j probably will be made public by Sec-
retary Daniels before congressional
committee hearing begin on the admin-
istration's navy plans.
Mr. Daniels said tonight he wes giving
the matter serious thought as a result
of statements m.de by various members
of congress that they would seek Its pub-
lication and also because this report was
mentioned In the letter of resignation re-
ceived today from Henry A. Wise Wood
of New York severing his connection
with the recently organized civilian ad-
visory board.
WOOD RESIGNED TO
HAVE CHANCE TO CRITICIZE.
Mr. Wood said he resigned to be free
to advocate substituting the general
board's policy for what lie described as
the wholly inadequate five year J500-
000000 new construction program recom-
mended to congress by the administra-
tion. Secretary Daniels will ask the Amer-
ican Society of Aeronautical Engineers.
which selected him for membership on
the advisory board to name his sue
cessor.
The general board report referred to
by Mr. Wood was made last July in re-
sponse to an oral order of the secretary
that the board "express its opinion as to
the earliest practical date as to a policy
which should govern the development of
the navy and binding program." I a
subsequent report already made public
prepared In reply to a request that it
formulate a continuing five year build-
ing program during which time JB00.000-
000 was to be expended for new ships
the board summarised the policy present-
ed as follows:
The navy of the United States should
ultimately be equal to the most power-
ful maintained by any other nation of the
world. It should be gradually increased
to this point by such a rate of develop-
ment year by year as may be permitted
by the facilities of the country but the
limit above defined should be attained
not later than 1925.
ESTABLISHED PRECEDENT
FOR ACTION TWO YEARS AGO.
Publication of this report In full is the
matter Secretary Daniels now is consid-
ering. He said today he had determined
to present It to the committees of con-
gress when the hearings began. In pub-
f llshlng such reports it was pointed out
Mr. Daniels established a precedent for
the department two years ago it having
been the custom of previous secretaries to
disclose them only in confidence of con-
gressional committees. The general
board's policy apparently contemplates a
two-power standard for the American
I navy In declaring It should equal "the
most powerful maintaii.ed by any other
nation In the world" not later than 1925.
The British navy now far In advance of
that of any other power In strength Is
maintained upon a policy that It shall at
all times equal the navies of any two
other powers although tacitly at least
the American navy has been excluded
from that calculation in the past.
ENEMIES ON BOTH COASTS
AT ONCE ARE SUGGESTED.
While navy officials are unkllling to
discuss the board's statement of policy
In advance of Its publication It Is indi-
cated that the possibility that the United
States might be called upon to meet ene-
mies on both the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts simultaneously was considered In
reaching a conclusion. The first year's
building alone under the program It Is
reported would equal the entire five-year
. administration program In cost approach-
ing J500.000.000.
Secretary Daniels thinks the admlnls-
) tratlon's plan of four capital ships the
first year two dreadnaughts and two bat-
tle cruisers would tax the building cap-
acity of the nation to the limit. This was
one of the most Important factors con-
sidered he said tonight In a review of
the figures to be presented to congress.
At present only five private yards and
l one navy yard are equipped for battle-
' ship construction although It Is planned
to add another navy yard to the list this
year aud probably three others in the
near future.
LACK OF FUNDS HINDERED
IMPROVING OF MACHINERY.
Improvement of the machinery of the
navy's ships has been seriously handicap-
ped during the last year by lack of funds
according to the annual report of the
bureau of steam engineering made public
tonight.
"The progressive reduction In' appro-
priations for maintenance coincident witb
an Increase In the size of the fleet and of
the horsepower of their machinery"
writes Hear Admiral R S. Orlffln. en-
rrl . ctf In fill of "ha mid I Almna.
possible to do anything more than to keep
the present equipment In satisfactory
condition. Improvement has rarely been
possible even where the necessity was
clearly indicated.
The report points out that the European
war lias greatly increased the coat of ma
terlal. Deliveries also have been delayed
and the report urges a big Increase in
(Continued on Pat Three.)
SUMMARY OF HEWS
THE WEATHER.
(Associated Press Retort.
WASHINGTON December 23 Kast Tens
Increasing cloudiness Friday probably followed
by local ratm aud colder. Saturday fair and
COVat Texas Partly cloudy and colder Friday.
Saturday fair. J
DmUiiiim Fair Friday. Saturday local rains
sad cooler.
Forecast for Houston and ylcinity Friday-
Fair. Temperature extremes aud precipitation at
Houston for 24 hours ending 7 p. m. Tburaday
Maximum 74; minimum 53; precipitation none.
Atmoapheric pressure at Hmiitou at 0 p. m.
Thursday sea tefel reading 30.03.
Sunrise 7:13 a. in.; sunsrt 5;ai p. m.
Comparatlte temperature record at Houston
fnr liwvinli.r Hi'.
1915. 1914.
6 a. m M
10 a. m 1- 4
Ciwli 70 4B
1913.
:w
44
50
3 p. ni "
in m
M 54
50 51)
per ceDt; 2
5 p. ni
7 p. ni
Relative humidity 7
p. m. &7 per ceut.
70
. U3
a. m.
i. 95
Houston Calendar for Today.
Municipal tree auditorium 3 p. m.
Amusements.
Key theater: "The White Pearl."
Queen theater: "The Winged Idol."
Crown theater: "The Unfaithful Wife."
ul..i katr aiiriAvlllA of nualitv
J
Isis theater: "Rosemary That's for Re- '
membrance."
Domestic.
COLONEL HOl'SE said be n.lRht be Roue about
ll weeks on tlie uluuioQ assigned lliui by
I'retdtieul Wilson.
M. J. RAM BO called the "autoniuhlle nioon-
litner" was killed In a fusillade llli ufn-
cers at Cofluittou Ky.
IT WAS STATK.D that fprllii? dresuen would
clear the ground by a f"ol or leas aud tliat
colors would be much gajer.
TUB International Harvester company announced
n protlt-idinrliiK plan hy nlilcli tlie 30.WO em-
ployes ml(lit become stockholders
IT WAS STATKU that diirlnic the last 10
months securities to the amount of Sl.aOll.-
UUO.OUO have beou absorbed by the lulled
States.
PAIL KOF.NIG and Richard Emll Levendeoker
were lndltted at New York ou the charge of
trlyui? to get military Information tor the
German gorernmeut.
THE ATTOHSEY fot Itobcrt I.. Knox who
killed two men in the railroad station lu
ltaton ltouge honed to have Ills client com-
mitted to u asylum. He said bis nitud u
affected.
Washington.
SECRETARY DANIELS was reported to be eon
slderiUB milking public tlie navy lward s views
uu rerian(atlon of the nay liefore heaituus
of the administration's irot(r.iui were befcuu
were counn'sslonal commit lees.
DESPITE tlie arguments tor economy It nan
stated that a waterways bill would be Intro
duied Into the house. Some of the projects
to be tinted ou compress will be Improvements
of the Brawn and Colorado rivers lu Texas.
Mexico.
EOI"R Americans were reported to have been
taken prisouers by Villa near Madera.
GENERAL VILLA with 1HKK1 men under General
Rodertgues was said tu bo about to iuvade
Northern sinaloa.
OKNKKAL HIHOUTO VILLA who was arrested
In San Antonio was sent to Kt I'aao for trial.
He was charged with swindling.
GENERAL JOSK UELGAlit) In charge of the
Villa mint was shot aud killed hy Villa be-
fore be left Chihuahua said a report.
Foreign.
THE LATEST American note on tlie Ancooa
case was said to tie well receiYed In Vienna.
BRITAIN'S losses In the Dardanelles rarapalgn
were set at 11:! "Vl. Of these 5-Tt were
killed.
A PKT1TIOS of 39..VM Manitoba women for the
privilege of the ballot was presented to
Premier Nurris at Vluuleir.
IT WAS STATED that no warning was given to
the Japanese steHiuship ss:ikn Mum tor-
pedoed lu the Kastern Mediterranean. The
HMJ ersoiis aboard were saved.
Texas.
BIDS WERE opened for the lio-pilal addition
to tlie Confederate Woman's home in Austin.
DH. K. A. Ol.lVKll withdrew his resignation as
suerlnteudcut of the .Confederate home iu
Austtu.
POLICE were searching for a big pray touring
ear in the effort to solve the killing of V. L.
Warren a hotel proprietor of Kort Worth. It
was thought that Wan-en was shot lu the
car ftnd taken elsewhere to die.
Railroads.
THE HEOROANIZATION plan ror the l'rlsco
rtillroad was approved in part by the Missouri
public service commission.
SET KAItXINtlS of the Southern I'aciltc were
reHrted to have broken sll records in Novem-
ber. They were H.USti.'Uti.
THE ABUTMENT iu behalf of the New lluvin
directors was completed iu New York ll was
the longest in the history of the cnnit.
THE Interstate commerce commission allowed
freight increases on many kinds of commod-
ities to railroadH ois'ratlug betw.'en the Mis-
souri and Mississippi rivers.
BAII.HOAPS were testing the power of lite
State railroad cotiuulsslou in fllitlug the ex
tension of lime from four months to six during
which damage cases might be brought against
the roads.
Houston.
BRADLEY riEWITT. Jitney driver injured when
train struck his machine.
MAN CHECKED two chickens at Majestic the
ater while he wltuessed the performance.
iTBI.IC SCHOOL vacation s'arted at close of
Thursday's sessiou to coutinue to Jauuary .t.
PRACTICALLY all produce stores on produce
row will close establishments on c iirirftuins
day.
MUNICIPAL Christmas tree entertainment for
colored chlldreu at city auditorium hrlday
night.
SUl'HEME COURT called upon to decide matter
of Jurisdiction between district and probale
courts.
WATER LINK to Brnnner was completed
Thursday giving the town adequate hre pro-
tection. HOUSTON will have good Christmas weather
according to forecast of Uuited Slates weather
bureau.
FOUR GENERATIONS gather at sixty-thlrd
wedding auuiveraary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Clay lfatn.
FIRE LATE Thursday night destroyed three
buildings. Bark of puppy saved lives of col-
ored family.
JITNEYS again placed under city's regulation
by district court order issued Thursday hy
Judge Mssteraon.
CHRISTMAS tree at Magnolia Park school
Thursday night was a succesn. Exercises eu-
' Joyed by large number.
SANTA CLAl'S will appear In peraon at the
Rice hotel Christmas uiornlng. Treat planned
for' guests by Manager Matthews.
ALL RECOUPS broken for Christmas mall at
tlie local postofnee. Approximately Itkl.OUO
pieces of malt haudled out Thursday.
FIFTEEN families are still to tw supplied with
hsslrets. All but this number of city's psir
have been provided for Christmas day.
FRANK M'MANIN was killed and J C. Braiil
and J. W. Rogers badly scalded In the oil
field near Humble wheu boiler exploded.
COLONEL SAMUEL HOLDSWOrtTH who was
to have appeared at Majestic this wi ek with
Major NorcroAs died lu Dallas sanitarium.
GASOLINE burns proved fstal. Andrew Mc-
Tlghe agetl 17 fatally burned repairing
auto on trip la search of holly to decorate
home.
Millionaire H. L. Ruth Dead.
(Associated Press Retort.)
ST. LOUIS. December 2S. H. L. Huth.
millionaire lumberman of Poplar Bluff
Mo. died tonigjit at a local hospltnl where
he had been confined during the last
month as the result of a nervous break-
down. He was 61 years of age and was
at the head of a company which con-
trols a large i number of lumber mills in
Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana.
NO WARNING GIVEN
TO JAPANESE LINER
BEFORE SINKING IT
All of 280 Passengers and Crew
Aboard Including One Ameri-
can Saved.
NATIONALITY OF SUB THAT
WD WORK NOT STATED
Germans Claimed to Have Got Back
Peak in Vosges Taken Tuesday
by French Battle at Varna Only
Minor Affair.
I 4tsorwtr i 'rMt Report
LONDON December 23. The new
Japanese liner Yasaka Marti which
was sunk in the Eastern Mediterra- j
rr. 1 .. 1... n n.:.nn.lln ..rltlTn
ueau mcsuay uj aauumaimc
tho steamer was on her way from
London to Japan with 120 passengers :
and a crew of 160 aboard was sent to the road to die is being followed by offl-
the bottom without warning accord- cers working on the mystery and this
ing to a report received from Port 'theory they claim is borne out by prac
Said from the agents of the owners.
All of those on board the slilp includ-
ing one American passenger W. J. Leigh
were saved. The nationality of the sub-
marine Is not mentioned by the agents.
Previous reports describe the sinking of
the ship as done by either an Austrian
or a German submarine.
PASSENGERS PICKED
UP BY GUNBOAT.
The Yasaka Maru was sunk Tuesday
afternoon. A French gunboat picked up
the passengers and crew at midnight and
landed them at Port Said Wednesday
morning. The company provided hotel
accommodations for them and is arrang-
ing to forward them to their destinations.
On the passenger list were 61 men. 64
women and 15 cluldr'en most of whom
were British subjects. The agents in
their report say further:
"The passengers express great admira-
tion for the skill of the captain and offi-
cers and for the discipline of the crew.
Perfect order was maintained during tlie
embarkation which was carried out with
the greatest promptitude."
WAS GOING TO CHINA
TO TAKE PO8ITI0N.
W. J. Leigh is an American cltizendborn
In China. His father was a C'alifornian.
Mr. Leigh has spent rhost of his life in
China but recently has lived in England.
He was returning to iliina on the Yasaka
Maru to take a position with a business
house. His wife who is in London has
received a cable message saying her hus-
band Is safe.
The steamer Y'asaka Maru is said to
have carried 25. 000 M0 yen Jn Japanese
gold. The insurance on the vessel
amounts to 5.600000 yen.
Tlie Nippon Yusen Kaisha owners jaf
the Yasaka Maru are discussing the
feasibility of abandoning the Sue canal
route for future sailinps of their vessels
in favor of n route around the Cape of
tioodhope.
FIRST CHRISTMAS AT THE FRONT.
American Ambulance Drivers Will Re-
ceive Same Treatment a French.
t Associated Press Rel ort.
PARIS leeember 23-fOne hundred vol-
unteer American ambulunce drivers are
having this week their first Christmas at
the front. The Americans huve no longer
leaves thnn the French and no special
holiday furloughs have been granted.
Turkey cranberry sauce and plum pud-
dins 'or each of the drivers provided hy
James H. Hyde was sent to the front
today in military transports.
Thirteen Rhodes scholars from Oxford
university have arrived to replace Ameri-
cans who are leaving their terms hav-
ing expired. The new men Include C.
A. Castle of Kansas. S. H. Gailor of
Memphis. J. Llles Glenn of S-outh Caro-
lina Hubert Goooh of Charlottesville Va.
and T. P. Lock wood of St. Louis.
After a year of ambulance work J
M.Cnnnell of North Carolina and N. C
Paisley of San Antonio Texas. 1iave join-
ed the Franco-American aviation corps.
Mr. McConnell has been decorated with
the war cross.
ROBBERS TERRORIZED TOWN
KILLED NIGHT WATCHMAN
Town of Calvin Ok. at Mercy of
Bandits Who Attacked Post-
office and Bank.
( Issocioted Press Retort
MUSKOG15K Okla. December 24. A
gang of robbers early today terrorized
the small town of Calvin 80 miles south
west of Muskogee held officers and cit
izens at bay while they attempted to blow
the safes In the postofflce and one of
the Calvin banks and killed one man ac-
cording to reports received here from a
railroad telegraph operator.
Three men were said to be in the band
of robbers who first broke into the post-
office. Meager details available early this
morning did not make clear . whether
anything was obtained there and one re-
port Indicated that the robbers were sur-
prised while at work In the government
building. Other reports however said
the robbers wrecked the postofflce safe
and then attacked the strong box of a
bank.
By this time the town was aroused
shooting was frequent and one man a
night watchman or police officer was
killed. To aid the townspeople a posse
was started by train from Moldenvllle.
Except for railroad telegraph wires
there Is no communication with Calvin
after 9 o'clock a night and It probably
will be morning before any. definite Idea
of the robbers' work can be obtained.
; .r-
THE POLICE
FOR GRAY
Mystery as to Death
Fort Worth
"Frame-up" -With Two
Theory Upon Which Detectives are Now Work-
ingAll Suspects Have Been Released.
(Houston Post Stecial )
FORT WORTH Texas December 23.
A dragnet for a big gray touring car
seen with closed curtains on the Stove
Foundry road Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock three miles from the plate where
the body of W. 1 Warren 45 local hotel
proprietor was found Wednesday has
been spread by city and county officers as
the most probable solution in the Warren
Killing mystery
The theory that Warren was shot in the
car and then carried out by the side of
tically every aspect of the case.
The two women taken in charge on
Wednesday evening for close questioning
as to what they knew about Warren to
see If they could shed any light on the
mystery were released Thursday and
Chief of I'olice Bailey said Thursday
evening that the two men who were taken
In charge with the women would probably
be released before morning.
HOPE TO LOCATE
CAR IN SHORT TIME.
Officers believe that they will locate
the gray touring car within the next 24
hours in which event arrests will follow.
A number of people were questioned
Thursday and the fact was brought out
by county officers that Warren In com
pany wltn anotner man aim iu smo
was seen at Doherty's a grocery store on
the Arlington Heights road Tuesday
evening. The proprietor of the store
called Thursday at the Fort Worth Un-
GASOLINE BURNS
FATAL TO YOUTH
Andrew McTighe 17 Struck Match
With Clothing Saturated.
Was Repairing Car on Trip
Search of Holly to Dec-
orate Home for
Christmas.
in
Andrew McTighe 17 fatally burned
about the head and body early Thurs-
day night- when his gasoline saturated
clothing Ignited while he was attempting
to light one of the lamps on his automo-
bile died at midnight at St. Joseph's In-
firmary. The youth who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. John McTighe. 3iua Washington ave-
nue was a mass of blisters from his fore-
head down to the waist. There was scare .-
ly a spot on that portion of his body
that was not burned. His hair was sing I
only on the edges which is attributed to
his having worn a hat at the time of the
accident.
Young Mr. McTighe and his mother' had
been in tlie country gathering holly with
which to decorate tlie home for Christ-
mas. They were en route back to the
city sJiortly after 6 o'clock when the car
suddenly stopped. The youth climbed
under the automobile worJUng about the
gasoline feed pipe which was leaking
His cloth-inn became saturated with the
lluld. He was unsuccessful In repairing
the machine and told his mother to re-
turn to tow n in another car and send
. MoTiLrhe who Is a mechanic for Uie
Dickson Car Wheel company. It was
while she was coming to the city in an
other machine that her son struck a
match to light one of the front lamps
his clothing igniting immediately.
A portion of his clothes were burnec
from his body and he was found lying In
the road by an autolst coming Into the
itv ll. uu nurneu to t. josepn s in
firmary where he died several hours later.
Young McTige was a student at the
St. Thomas college. His parents were
at his bedside when he died having been
frummoned immediately after he reached
the hospital and remained with him until
death.
TWO KILLED FIFTEEN HURT.
NegrrO Porter and Passenger Victims
Of D. and L. Crash.
iA.itpu:tc.t Press Retort.)
SCRANTON Pa.. December SS. Two
persons were killed and 16 Injured In a
rear end collision between two sections
of train No. S on the Deleware Ijrckn-
wanna and Western railroad late tonight
at Slateford near the Deleware water
gap.
Both of those killed were negroes one
a porter and thq other a woman passen-
ger. All telegraph and telephone offices
in the vicinity of the accident were closed
when the wreck occurred and It has been
Impossible to determine the condition of
the Injured.
The accident occurred shortly after
midnight and was due. according to Iaok-
awanna officials to the engineer of the
third section train No. . running past
a. block signal.
SEARCH
MURDER CAR
of W. L. Warren of
Not Cleared
Women Involved Is the
dertaklng company's morgue where War-
ren's body is being held and positively
identified the body as that of one of the
men in the automobile that stopped at his
store. Warren got out of the car and
asked for some laudanum the proprietor
said telling him that one of the girls in
the automobile was in.
Doherty said Warren himself cranked
the motor and drove the car off. People
who knew Warren declare that he could
not run an automobile.
GRAY CAR GAVE
ALL OF THE ROAD.
James Childress who resides on the
Uenbrook road passed a gray touring car
about 8 o'clock Tuesday evening on the ;
Stove Foundry road three miles from the
place where the body was found the next i
j !
'My daughter was driving my car and !
we particularly noticed the machine be-
juse the driven turned to one side and
gave us the entire road. The auto was
grey and was either a five or seven-passenger
car. My daughter said that she
saw a woman in the back seat. 1 couldn't
see very well as I was sitting In the
rear of my car. One of the persons in
tlie front seat of the grey automobile was
a man. e could not tell much more
about It for the curtains in the car were
closed."
HEARD SHOTS NEAR POINT
WHERE BODY WAS FOUND.
About 9 o'clock the same evening Post-
master G. B. Bridges at Bcnbrook heard
an automobile going in tho direction of
the "murder point" and between 9 and
9:30 o'clock 11. C. Tidwell. a farmer re-
siding near Benbrook heard a number of
shots in the immediate neighborhood of
Pvhere the body was later discovered.
Tidwell said that he wal not sure as
to how many shots he heard but that
(Continued on Page Five.)
1 DEAD 2 HURT IN
BOILER EXPLOSION
Fatal Accident at Plant of Fanners
Petroleum Co.
Frank McManin Fireman Killed
G. C. Brazil and J. W. Rogers
Severely Sctlded Near Hum-
ble Saturday Night.
Frank McManin. 22. is djad and Q. C.
Brazil and J. W. Rogers are suffering
from severe burns as the result of a boiler' mollification of a llrltish order prohiblt-
exploding at the plant offhe Farmers' lns 8hl)mrnts ot hospital supplies of any
. w j kind from the L'nited States to Germany
reviuieum company mree miles out or
I
Humble at 11:30 o'clock Thursday night.
...... u
McManin who is believed to have cornel
.rom hour Lake was employed hy the
c ompany as a fireman. H was standing1
t ti.. m. r h ...v.-.. i. ...i.....J
and was hurled 35 feet thiough the air.
flying piece of Iron struck him in the
hack of the head probably fracturing his
skull and he died In 40 minutes.
The body was brought to the city In
the C. J. Wright ambulance and Is be-
ing held at the Wright establishment. An
inquest will be held today.
The explosion was said to have been
caused by a lack of water in the boiler.
The report Is said to have been audible
for some distance as also were the cries
of the three Injured men.
Brazil and Uogers were brought to the
d(y n a jnfy an uken tj1 "ltaI- The' WPre employed as helpers on
a drilling machine.
Other employes of the company some
of them sleeping were aroused by the re.
port of the explosion and hurried to the
assistance of their fellow workmen. They
j fotind McManin 35 feet from where the
holler had stood writhing In agony.
! tmrrled call was sent to the city for help
j but the youth died without regaining
. consciousness.
Urtzil and Rogers were working some
distance from where McManin was
standing and were scalded by steam from
the exploding boiler and water from a
boiler adjoining w hich was also wrecked.
They narrowly missed being struck by
Ulylng pieces of metal
NO FURTHER ACTION.
To Be Taken Against Doctor of
Baby Bollinger Fame.
(Associated Press Retort.)
CHICAGO December 23. The attorney
general will take no further steps to
question the action of Harry 1). lialselden.
who declined to perform an operation on
the Bollinger baby on the ground that It
was hopelessly defective. This word came
today from Springfield after the receipt
there of a letter from the State's attorney
of Cook county saying that there was
no law in the State upon which prosecu-
tion of the physician could be based.
STRUGGLE FOR PEAKS
IN YOSGES REMAINED
CHIEF WAR FEATURE
Martial Law Seemed Near in Greece
Because of Press Attacks
on Government.
ATHENS REPORT SAID GERMANS
WOULD REACH SALONIKI JAN. 12
Despite British Scoffing the Teu-
tons Were Said to Be Planning
to Attack Suez Canal Late Next
Month.
The Associated Press summarizes
the war situation as folows:
There seemingly has been no ces-
sation in the heavy fighting at Hart-
manns Weilerkopf in the Vosges moun-
tains between the French and the
Germans where both sides claim the
capture or recapture of positions and
arge numbera of prlsoner3 lhe
.
Germans claim to have recaptured
the summit of Hartmanns Weilerkopf
and t0 De clearing portions of a trench
on the northern slope which is still
occupied by the French.
FRENCH ON OTHER HAND
CLAIMED AN ADVANTAGE.
On the other hand the Paris official
communication says that while tlie French
to tlB north of the summit have with-
drawn to the positions they previously oc-
cupied the troops on the ridges south-
east of the summit and further to the
south have conserved about a mile and a
quarter of conquered ground.
Nowhere else on any of the numerous
battle fronts are any big engagements
being fought. Kxcept In the Vosges tlie
fighting on the French front has consist-
ed of artillery engagements anil mining
operations. In Russia and Galicla the
fighting is virtually at a standstill.
Along the Austro-Italian line an Ital-
ian Infantry attack on the Podgora helxht
which was put down by the Austrians
and Isolated bombardments especially
one in the Gludicarla district have been
the only noteworthy occurrences.
TEUTON OFFENSIVE IN
MONTENEGRO SUSPENDED.
Paris considers the fact that Austro-
Hungarians are fortifying along the en-
tire front of the Sanjak in Montenegro as
a posslblo sign that they have brought
their offensive to a conclusion for the
time being. A Montenegrin report tells
of the repulse of the Austro-Hunganans
with heavy casualties near Varna while
the Austrian communication reports the
capture of a small Montenegrin detach-
ment in the mountains north of the Tara
river.
A Berlin w ireless says Great Britain has
300.00U troops in Kgypt :'O0.000 of them
on guard at the Suez canal the forces In-
cluding British natives Indians and Aus-
tralians. The state department at Washington
has made representations to tho British
foreign office steklng the withdrawal or
. . .. .
or her allies.
LASHINGS OF PRESS
DISTURB CONSTANTINE
The Greek public's uneasiness over the
possibility of an early extension of l
I manic operation
to Gi ecU territory in
creases hourly and the Greek domesti
situation is so ruffled that It if stutetl
that parliament as soon as it meets will
dec lare martial law to muzzle the opposi-
tion press which has been inercll.-ssly at-
tacking the government.
A Renter dispatch from Athens says
(Continued on Page Seven.)
FIFTEEN FAMILIES ARE STILL
TO BE SUPPLIED WITH BASKETS
All But This Number of City's Poor Have Been
Provided for Christmas Day Contributions
Continue to Come in for Houston's Thirty Most
Needy Cases.
Mr. Rufus Cage Houston Texas.
1 am a little girl 4 years old and
which I want you to give to the little
is not very much but perhaps Santa Claus will bring her some more things.
Yours truly
Bertha Gertrude Loggia's.
P. S. My mamma wrote this for me.
Tho above letter received at the Houston Foundation Thursday as a
result of the story in The Sunday Post telling of Houston's thirty most needy
cases is a sample of many which are still being received daily at the offices ot
the Foundation. From all over the State as well as from the city itself there
has come a generous response to the appeal for Houston's unfortunates and
especially has the case of the little tubercular gifl touched the hearts of men
women and children. All of the gifts and contributions are being forwarded
to the principals In the cases as rapidly as they come in.
A donation of 1100 in cash was received at the Foundation Thursday from
an anonymous well-wisher who asked that it be used for purchasing shoes
for the needy of the city.
There has been a generous response In the appeal for baskets for needy '
families on Christmas Day and it was reported Thursday that aid has been '
pledged In all but fifteen cases. If these fifteen families are to be supplied
wits baskets it is imperative that contributions for this purpose be sent ta''
the treasurer of the Christmas relief work Ennis Carglll immediately . ' ;
W . y.'j.V'"TT-
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YILLA WITH 2000
UNDER RODRIGUEZ
TO INVADE SINALOA
Is Stripped of Large Part of Army
That Surrendered to Defacto
Government.
MOB IN JUAREZ SURROUNDS
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AGENCY
Rioters Demanding Money There Is
Report in 1 Paso and General
Pershing Ordered All Americana
to Remain on This Side of River
(.Jttociotrd Press Retort.)
EL PASO Texas December 23.
All Americans were ordered out of
Juarez at 8:30 this evening. They
were ordered to remain on the Ameri-
can side by General Pershing at tho '
same time.
Tramway traffic was discontinued.
A mob was reported to have sur-
rounded the government financial
agency at Juarez demanding money.
)arKe lart of
General rranclsco Villa stripped of a
lis army through surrender
to the de facto government is preparing
to invade Northern Sinaloa together with
the forces of General Jose Rodriguez in
command of 2000 troops according to ad-
vices here late today.
General Villa It was reported. Is pre-
paring to move southwest from the Bus-
tlllos ranch In western Chihuahua whera
he Is reported to have been during the
last few days and pick up the command
of a small number of troops now under
General Medlnavelta near Madera.
TRANSPORTATION MADE
EASY FOR RODRIGUEZ
General Rodriguez Is already moving
from Casas Grandes toward Sinaloa.
Ample transportation facilities are known
to be available.
The Information regarding the recent
troop movements which indicated a con-
tinuance of the revolution by Villa and
his remaining generals was received hero
through messages to Villa handled by a
lineman repairing wires which Jiad been
down for several days between Chihua
hua and Juarez.
VILLA KILLED OFFICER
IN CHARGE OF MINT.
General Jose Pelgado who hat been hi
charge of tho Villa mint at Chihuahua
City was shot and killed by Villa be for a (
he left Chihuahua according to Informa-
tion obtained by General Delgado'a
nephew Fred Delgado of El Paso.
According to the El Paso man's Inform
mation Villa went to the mint and de-
manded that all of the money be given
to him. When General Delgado refused
to surrender the money without an or-
der. Villa Is said to have pulled his pistol
and shot him dead.
The nephew today filed suit against
General Villa for 100 for detective work
alleged to have been performed and at-
tached the general's automobile which
Is in El Paso in charge of a chauffeur
since the flight of Mrs. Villa to New Or
leans Monday night.
REPORT TWO
AMERICANS PRISONERS.
J. 11. Barker and G. C. Quijada em-
ployes of Babricora ranch the W. R.
Hearst property near Madera arrived
here today after a nine-day trip overland.
They reported that the ranch had been
confiscated by General Villa with all the
Madera company property ten days ago
and that General Medlnavelta was placed
In charge.
Looting was general at Madera they
sa'.d. and four Americans were made
prisoners of General Medlnavelta when
they left.
According to the manager of the Hearst
property in Mexico who is here the four
Mart. Texas December 20 1915.
I am sending you a little box of toya
girl with tuberculosis In case No. 2. It
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