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VOLUME XX, No. 26.
‘BE NO PEACE AS LONG AS
SINGLE SOLDIER OF THE
ENEMY ON RUSSIAN SOIL ’
Petrograd, (via London, 3:25 p. m.)
• —The government * stands for the
scrupulous fulfillment of the empe
ror’s manifesto issued th 6 day war
was declared, that so long as a single
soldier of the enemy remains on
Russian soil no peace will be con
cluded."
"By German Blood.”
In these words Sergius Sazanoff at
a meeting of the ways and means
committee of the duma today answer
ed inquiries propounded by leading
members of the duma. These inqui
ries were suggested by the determina
tion said to have been reached by
the German reichstag that all terri
tory “reddened by German blood,"
3s pm up
ST SB AFTER
SHIP MHED
Old Dominion Liner Rescues
Crew of the American-
Hawaiian Steamer Washing
tonian Off Cape Henlopen.
New York.—The steamer Washing
tonian, a freighter carrying no pas
sengers. and the big schooner Eliza
beth Palmer, were in collision today
off the coast of Delaware, near Cape
Henlopen. Wireless messages said that
the Washingtonian was sunk and the
schooner sinking. The crews of both
vessels, with the exception of one man
were saved.
The Washingtonian was bound for
Philadelphia and New York from
Honolulu by way of the Panama Ca
nal. The vessel carried about 8,500
tons of raw sugar for Philadelphia.
She had a crew of 39. The Elizabeth
Palmer sailed from Portland, Maine,
January 10th for Norfolk. She car
ried a crew of seven.
Captain Nelson of the Old Dominion
Liner Hamilton, stopped his ship off
Fenwick’s Island Lightship to rescue
the crews of the two vessels. Offi
cials of the American Hawiisn Line,
owners of the Washingtonian, were ad
vised that the Hamilton was bringing
ell the rescued men to this city.
RUSS BASE
TAKEN BY
GERMANS
Berlin, (via London, 12:25 a. m.) —
A dispatch received today from Cra
cow, Galicia, says that Austro-German
forces have occupied Kielce, Russian
Poland.
Kielce is the capital of the Russian
province of that name and lies in
Southern Poland about 50 miles north
of the border of the Austrian province
of G&licia. In that region has oc
curred some of the heavest fighting
of the eastern campaign. Kielce has
been a Russian base and is of consid
erable strategic value because of the
fact that it is the most important rail
road junction northeast of Cracow Its
capture, if effected, follows the initia
tion of the new offensive movement
by the German and Austrian armies all
along the eastern battle front.
RED CROSS THANKS SENT
BY GERMAN AMBASSADOR
Washington.—Thanks to the United
States from the German Red Cross
was expressed in a statement given
out today by Count Bernstorff, the
German ambassador.
"The Central committee of the Ger
man Red Cross in Berlin begs to ex
press its most heartfelt thanks to all
donors for the extremely liberal gifts
which the German Red Cross has re
ceived from all Americans especially
from the United Staten and from the
American citizens of German origin”
said be.
•The central committee will al
ways remember that this high minded
and generous spirit has largely con
tributed toward enabling the German
Red Cross to accomplish Its enormous
task of caring for the sick and
wounded and relieving the suffering
caused by the present war.”
EACH STATE’S GOVERNOR
SENT PIECE OF CHAIR
Red Bank. N. J.—A chair made from
pieces of wood sent to him by the
governor of each stat>. In the union.
Is to be shipped from here next week
by L S Chasey, for exhibition at the
Panama Pholflo Expogition. Theex
hlblt which will be known as the
governor’s chair, Is of rustic design,
each piece of wood being in Its natural
state and on each is a sliver plate on
which Is Instrlbed the name of the
governor who gave It. Each state ex
hibit will have the uW of the chair
V,ne dav after which It will be on ex
hibition In the New Jersey section.
Trest. at y. m. c. a.
Washington. —President Wilson will
open a membership campaign for the
Washington T. M C. A. tonight by
speaking briefly to members of the
organization. Secretary Bryan is ex
pected to speak at a later meeting.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
— THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES
and now occupied by Germany should
be retained.
The committee meeting was pre
paratory to the opening sessions of
the council of state on January 30th,
and of the duma on February 9th.
With the Allies.
“As to the evacuation of the ene
my's territory, we are bound by agree
ment with our allies,” M. Sazanoff
continued. “The words of the mani
festo must not be limited to Russian
territory.”
To a query concerning the help
England was rendering the allies,
France and Russia, M. Sazanoff re
plied that Great Britain had under
taken a burden far heavier than had
been expected of her.
U. 5, HAS RIVAL
TO NEW HUGE
GERMAN SEA GUN
American Sixteen inch Monster
Has Projectile Weighing
More. The Fourteen Inch
Weapons on U. S. Dread
naughts Thought Sufficient.
Washington, D. C. —Lack of precise
ballistic data concernig the new Ger
man naval 16-inch gun which has
caused so much discussion in England
does not, according to naval experts
here today permit of a close compari
son between it and the new American
naval gun of the same calibre now un
der test at Indian Head, Maryland. It
appears however, they think that
whereas the German projectile, with a
velocity of 3,040 feet per second, has a
slight advantage over the American 16-
inch shell in speed, the latter weigh
ing 2,150 pounds is more than 100
pounds heavier than the German shot
and consequently will have a greater
striking energy and more penetrative
power in steel armor.
Penetration, Not Range.
This factor of penetration after all.
according to leading American naval
experts, is the prime object instead of
a range, as is generally supposed. Any
one of the larger calibre of the Am
erican naval guns will hurl its projec
tile across the sea beyond the range
of human vision and nothing of value
can be accomplished by shooting fur
ther than they do.
On the other hand there is grave ob
jection to sacrificing the defensive
power and speed of a war vessel to
unnecessarily large guns. The maxim
of the navy department as set out by
a distinguished expert Is to equip Am
erican battleships with the smallest
and lightest gun that will penetrate
at ranges within vision the heaviest
armor that can be carried on the
enemy’s ship.
Object Realized.
It is believed that this object has
been realized in the new naval 14-ir.ch
gun, which is being placed on the larg
est dreadnoughts. The 16-inch gun
now at Indian Head was designed and
constructed by the naval ordnance bu
reau with the sole purpose of having
ready a larger and more powerful
weapon than the 14-inch gun in case
it should be demanded by naval de
velopments. It is said that so far
no such need has appeared as the re-
Jsult of the naval battles of the pres
ent European war.
VOTE REPEAL IF
ACREAGE GUT
South Carolina House 4 to 1
In Favor of Calling Back the
Reduction in Cotton Act.
Columbia, 8. C.—The South Caro
lina house of representatives voted
last night. 4 to 1 in favor of repealing
the cotton acreage reduction act pass
ed at the extraordinary session in Oc
tober The advocates of repealing
the measure declared that a largs ma
jority of the farmers wished this done.
The liveliest debate of the present ses
sion ensued. By a vote Of 81 to 22
the house refused to strike out the
enacting words of ths repealing bill
and then sent It to third reading.
The cotton acreage reduction law
which the house voted to repeal pro
vides that not more than one-third of
each farmer's lands actually under cul
tivation may be planted in cotton. It
was passed at the extraordinary ses
sion of the legislature last October.
13 CONSECUTIVE ATTACKS
REPULSED BY RUSSIANS
Pstrograd,—How a Russian re
giment entrenched on the Rawka re
pulsed thirteen consecutive attacks
in a single night, told In recent dis
patches from the front.
"The enemy came on in close
columns, but were mowed down to a
man”, says one account. “After the
tenth attack had been thus stopped
the bodies were plied up so high that
the Russian riflemen were unable to
shoot.
Men were sent out ot heap hastily ail
the bodies so as to form embrasures
for machine guns, and the next three
attacks were repulsed from behind
the shelter of ths enemy's own bodies.
All the Russian officers expressed
great admiration for the courage and
pertinacity of the enemy."
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 26, 1915.
TWO TORPEDO
BOATS OF
BRITISH IS
ALSOCLAIM
OF SERIN
Besides Sinking of English
Cruiser, Berlin States Further
Toll Exacted in North Sea
Fight. No Report by British
Admiralty.
Edinburgh, Scotland, (via London,
2:38 p. m.) —Fifty survivors of the
German armored cruiser Blueclier,
which was sunk In the North Sea on
Sunday in an engagement with Brit
ish warships, were landed from two
British torpedo boat destroyers today
at Leith.
Terribly Injured.
Edinburgh, Scotland.— -A contingent
of the Red Cross corps was at dock
with ambulances to receive twenty
three men who had been wounded in
the fight. One of the wounded Ger
hans had died while on the way to
this port, but the body was landed.
Several of the wounded were terribly
injured.
Claim Two More.
Berlin, (By Wireless to London,
9:48 a. m.) —Additional details of the
sinking of a British battle cruiser in
the naval fight In the North Sea, west
of Helgoland, which is claimed by the
Germans is given in a statement is
sued here today. Th e statement fol
lows:
“According to well informed Ger
man sources this cruiser suffered
heavily from the fire of our cannon
and was sunk by a German torpedo
by two well directed shots. The
sinking was observed by a German
airship which followed the battle
closely.
"Two English torpedo boats also
were sunk. The airship also ob
served the serious damaging of other
English ships.”
The Breadstuffs Order.
Berlin, (Via London, 10:36 a. m.) —
In the absence of further details of
the naval battle in the North sea the
newspapers confine themselves to
comments about the great superiority
and strength of the British units en
gaged. No credence Is given to the
British admiralty’s report that no
British vessel was lost In the fight.
Much more space is given In the
newspapers to the new orders of the
federal council concerning breadstuffs
which are welcomed by all writers.
NO ONE ABOARD GERMAN
BARK KNEW OF THE WAR
London.—The German bark Vlgan
ella was brought Into Plymouth on
January 10 with the astonishing news
that nobody aboard her knew there
was a war. It was said that she left
Corinto on July sixth with a valuable
cargo of nitrate. The report was that
the first intimation of war reached
her surprised crew when she was held
up in British waters and cg-dered Into
Plymouth.
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN
15 YEARS, IN NORWAY
Christianio, —The snow fall in Nor
way this year is the heavest in fifteen
years, and has caused considerable
damage In breaking down trees and
telephone and telegraph wires and
IKdes. The temperature has been
only a few degrees below freezing, and
the snow has afforded fine sport. The
King, Queen and Crown Prince have
gone to their cottage in the hills near
Christiania to enjoy sklting, at which
they are all experts. A number of
Kngllsh officers are In the health re
sorts In the mountains, recuperating
from wounds.
MORE THAN THREE YEARS
TO COMPLETE A KRUPP
Rotterdam.—ln answer to an Eng
lish official statement that English
ordnance factories are now turning
out a gun which Is the equal of the
Krukk 42-eentlmeter field mortars, a
statement has been issued In Ger
many assuring the public that It re
quires more than three years to com
plete the construction of one of these
weapons.’
1,600 VOTE IN BING SING.
New York, —Votes cast by the 1,500
Inmates of Ring Bing prison In the
election for executive members of the
Golden Rule Rrotherhood and for
trail judges who are to pass on all
alleged violations of prison rules, were
to be counted today.
In accordance with a custom est
ablished by Warden Osborne, the
names of candidates for the executive
committee and trail Judges were not
made public.
(7,500,00 RAISIN CROP.
Sacraments, —California, the coun
try’s chief producer of rslsln grapes,
bad a crop of 180,000,000 pounds In
I*l4, an Increase of 61.000,000 pounds
over the previous year. The state
vltlcuitural commissioner's report,
made public today places the market
value of the crop at 17,600.000 and ths
net profit to growers at t 1.500,000.
SPOKE LAST NIGHT ON THE
NAVY’S PREPAREDNESS
REAR ADMIRAL KNIGHT.
j"OHN D. JR., ASKS “MOTHER
JONES” TO VISIT HIM
New York.—John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
today invited "Mother” Jones, the
aged strike leader In the Colorado
coal fields, to visit him and place be
fore him all information as to the
strieke situation there. The invitation
was accepted.
TRIAL FOR SUBORNATION
PERJURY IN FRANK CASE
Atlanta, Ga—Dan R. Johnson, south
ern manager of a national detective
agency; Arthur Thurman, a local
lawyer, and C. C. Tedder, formerly a
policeman were placed on trial here
today before Judge Hill In Pulton
County superior court charged with
subordination of perjury In connec
tion with the celebrated Frank erso.
It Is specifically charged In the In
dictments that the trio procured false
affidavits from Rev. C. ft Ragsdale
and R. L. Barber, In which the af
fiants declared they overheard James
Conley, a negro factory sweeper, tell
another negho he had killed a white
girl, In the pencil factory where Mary
Phagan’s body was found.
third”earthquTkTin
ISTHMUS PANAMA TODAY
Panama.—Three short sharp earth
quakes have shaken the Isthmus of
Panama In the past three days, the
third one occurring today. Nona of
the shocks did any damage, though
the Inhabitants were considerably
frightened. Reports along the canal
show that the shocks caused no 111
effects.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
Paris,2:so P. M.—Greatly Increased
activity along the western hattle front
was reported In the official French
communication of today. The in
itiative rested with tho Germans which
In some sections delivered as many as
five successive attacks of gTeat viol
ence. It Is said all these assaults were
met successfully except in the region
of Craonne where the German suc
ceeded In penetraeting the trenches of
the allies and holding some of the
ground gained. Bombardment by tho
Germans of the Alsatian town of
Henthelm, six miles southwest of
Thann, Indicates they may have made
some progress In this region also.
BERLIN OFFICIAL
Berlin, (By Wireless to London,
3:26 p. m.) The Gorman war office
In Its statement, given out this after
noon, says that two strong points of
support in the possession of the Eng
lish were captured by German troops
yesterday in a general assault on the
English positions near I.aßassee.
ALGONQUIN IN TOW.
New York —A wireless message re
ceived here today b ythe Clyde Line
contained' information that tbe line's
steamer Algonquin, a freighter, sailing
from Han Domingo to New York was
proceeding to this port in tow of the
steamer Cherokee. The Algonquin
developed trouble with her propeller
yesterday afternoon off the Virginia
coast and the Cherokee was sent to
her assistance.
THEIR FATE UNKNOWN.
Washington,- The Fate of Capt
Robert H. Harding and his crew of
14 aboard the schooner yacht Idler,
when It was wrecked on Inner Dia
mond Shoals, off the North Carolina
coast, was still unknown today. The
life saving service had received no re
ports from Its men on the Carolina
coast except that yesterday they could
see the wreck although they could not
reach It because of the storm. The Id
ler, owned by J. ft, Jefferson, of War
ren. Pa., was en route from Hoboken
to Havana to take on her owner and
a party of guesta for u South Pacific
cruise.
THE EMPIRE’S
FOODSTUFFS
SEIZED BY
GOV’T OF
GERMANY
Sweeping Steps to be Taken
February First for Conserva
) tion of All Wheat, Corn, and
Flour. To Upset Plan of Be
ing “Starved Out by Enemy.”
Washington.—The order of the fed
eral council of Germany for the seiz
ure of all stocks of corn, wheat and
flour by February Ist. is construced
by some of th e officials here as likely
to deprive the owners of the cargo
of the American steamship Wilhelmi
na of the right they claim to land
tlieir food supplies in Germany. The
basis of their claims was the declara
tion that the grain was not intended
for (ho German army or the German
government, but for non-combatants,
Individuals and therefore, not subject
to seizure.
On February Ist.
Berlin, (by wireless to London, 9:40
a. m.)— Tho Federal Council has put
Into effect sweeping regulations for
the conservation of tho food supply as
follows:
All stocks of corn, wheat and flour
are ordered seized by February Ist.
All business transactions in these
commodities are forbidden from Jan
uary 26tli.
All municipalities are charged witli
the duty of setting aside suitable sup
plies of preserved meat.
The owners of corn are orders to
report their stocks immediately where
upon, confiscation, at a fixed price,
will follow.
Government Distribution.
A government distributing office for
the regulation of consumption will be
established, distribution being made
according to the number of Inhabitants.
The Imperial Gazette today publish
ed ttie following notice regarding the
confiscation of grain:
“There is no doubt that the meas
ure ordered taken cuts much deeper
Into the economic life of our people
than all the other economic regula
tions hitherto adopted by the Federal
t'oucll during the war. It Is however,
necessary In order to make certain the
sufficiency and regular supply of our
people with breadstuffs until the next
threshing of the new harvest and is
besides a necessity of life for the gov
ernment anil the nation.
Until Next Harvest.
"The present order gives us the cer
tainty that our enemies’ plan to starve
Germany will be upset anil assures us
of plentiful bread until the next
harvest.”
IPMNG 111
SGUTH’-WILSON
President Tells Callers That
There is a General Better
ment in Business Conditions.
Washington. -The census of unem
ployed begun In New York under the
direction of thu department of labor,
will be extended to all cities If ar
rangements can be made. President
Wilson told callers today that as far
as possible the work would have to be
carried on by local municipal author
ities because, the government had no
no special appropriation.
The president expressed the opinion
that the number of unemployed was
decreaalng because new avenues of
employment were being opened. l£s
tlniates of the numbers of unemployed
In the country were largely guess work,
lie thought, and In many Instance
vety e.xtravagant.
The president believes there 1s a
general betterment In business condi
tions.
He said there was no depression in
the west and that the situation In the
south and east was Improving.
ANOTHER DEATH FROM THE
EXPLOSION ON SAN DIEGO
On Board U. 8. 8. San Diego, Guay
amas, Mas., Jan, 25, by wirolest to Ban
Diego, Cals., Jan. 26. -William H. Mil
ler, a fireman of Downs, Kan , died to
day from injuries suffered when the
San Diego’s boiler tubes blew out last
Thursday. A few hours before another
victim had succumbed,
Miller's death was the seventh from
the explosion. Hlx others were In
jured.
ON CONVALESCENT LEAVE.
Berlin, 10:40 a. m. Prince Joachim,
the youngest son of Kmperor William,
has been unable to start, his conva
lescent leave ss recently planned as
he has been affected with a high fever
for several days.
$6.00 PER YEAR—FIVE CENTS PER COPY,
ENORMOUS GERMAN GUN
DESTROYED BY BRITISH
WITH THEIR 4TH SHELL
St. Omer, France, (via Paris, 4:45 a.
m.) —The heavy artillery of the British
lias destroyed an enormous gun which
the Germans were placing on a hill
about a mile behind their first line of
trenches and about two miles from
Festubert. with the object of silencing
the English Howitzers and bombarding
Bet 1) tine.
The position of the big gun was
marked by a Rritlsh aviator and the
fourth shell front the British guns de
molished it.
The British gunners then directed
their fire on a. group of German artil
lerymen engaged In placing a similar
gun a mile further behind scattering
them with a few well timed shells.
They also smashed three pumps
brought up by the Gormans to empty
water out of their trenches.
CRITICISES CENSORSHIP,
INCURS DISPLEASURE
Paris, 4:65 a. m. Ernest Judet, edi
tor of the Eclair, and one of tho moat
persistent critics of the censorship,
states today the censors have Informed
him that henceforth they would refuse
to read the proofs of his newspaper In
view of the terms used by him in an
article on the censorship, and that If
he publishes news contrary to the law
he will have to hear all the conse
quences.
M. Judet announces he will take all
precautions against this latter event
uality, even to suppressing the usual
commentary on the official communi
cations.
PRES’T SIGNs”~$5,000,000
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
Washington. —President Wilson to
day signed the urgent deficiency hill
carrying approximately 35,006,000 (he
first of the general appropriation bills
of the present session of congress to
come before him. Fifteen others must
follow before March 4.
The president also signed the hill
creating the Rocky Mountain National
Park In Colorado, with approximately
20,000 acres of public lands.
Say German Has
Been Torpedoed
Malmo, Sweden, (via London, 4:35
p. m.) —It is persistently asserted here
that the German protected cruiser Ga
zelle was torpedoed yesterday by a
submarines of unknown nationality at
a. point in the Haltlo near the Island
of Ruegen, which is off the coast of
Prussia. Although the Gazelle was
damaged she was able to return to the
port of Hassnltz.
CARRANZA GOVERNOR IS
EXECUTED ATMAZATLAN
On Board U. 8. 8. San Diogo, Guay
amai, Jan. 25, (via San Diego, Call.,
Jan. 26. General Juan Dozal, the Oar
rnnzlsta governor of Tcplc who at
tempted to escape to the ITnlted States
was executed at Mazstlan today.
Villa troops now occupy the mining
town of Panttco In Sinaloa.
It Is reported that the authorities
at Mazutlan arc commandeering all
the horses In that region.
OBREGON VICTOR
Washington.—Dispatches given out
nt Carranza headquarters here today
say General Obregon continues a vic
torious march toward Mexico City,
having defeated Villft-Zapata troops
at Apam and Irolo and taken two
towns fifty miles northeast of tho
capital and that a Zapata force ad
vancing on Puebla was defeated 20
itillpb west of that city.
THE
DOMESTIC
PROBLEM
Mrs. Jones always looks
well dressed.
Mrs. Bones seldom
does.
Yet Mrs. Jones does not
spend half as much on her
attire as does her neigh
bor, Mrs. Bones.
Perhaps Mrs. Jones has
better taste—the knack
of choosing well—but she
has something else
knowledge.
Mrs. Jones realizes she
must make her dollars
count. She likes to dress
well.
So she never buys until
she is certain.
She knows her needs
arid she knows her market
and her most valued guide
is the advertising in this
newspaper of which she is
a constant reader.
HOME
EDITION
SAY COMING
OFU.S.FOOD
SHIP AN
INSIDIOUS
MENAGE
British Paper Declares Food
stuffs Cargo More Plausible
Test Case Than That of Cot
ton Steamer Dacia. If Allow
ed, Injurious to the Allies.
London. 2:52 a. m.—The Morning
Post published today an editorial on
the case of tho steamer Wilhelmlna,
the American vessel which left New
York January 23rd for Germany car
rying a cargo of American foodstuffs
consigned to the representative in
Germany of an American concern. It
says this is a more plausible and
more insidious test case than is the
experiment wltti the steamer Dacia,
tho cotton-laden vessel of changed
registry, still at Galveston, and that If
it Is ullowed it will be injurious to
the cause of the allies.
Land as Well as Ssa.
The Post intends that neutrality
is an affair of tho land as well as of
the sea, and says that In spite of the
fact that Belgium 1h a neutral coun
try, Americans would find it Impos
sible to send food Into this country
through such Belgian ports as are in
German hands.
“America Is asking us to abrogate
the power wo gained upon the sea at
vast expense," the Post continues, “so
that American trade may nourish and
support an enemy who is destroying
the subjects and the wealth of our al
lies and our own wealth, wherever
he can do so.”
MUSCOVITE
AT LAST IN
HUNGARY
London (Noon). — In the war area
reported Russian Invasion of Hungary
by way of Buknwlna is attracting In
terest and attention in London. \
special news dispatch from Budapest
sets forth that after a temporary check
the Muscovites actually had penetrat
ed Hungary, where they hold the key
to Josefalve. an Important strategic
position. Russian reinforcements are
reported as constantly arriving In Bu
ko wina.
PetrogTad asserts that as a counter
to this Russian move against Transyl
vania, the German army which was
sent ostensibly to operats against
Herbln is now being directed to the
defense of the Carpathian passes in
conjunction with the forces of Hun
gary. __
400 GERMAN WAR AUTOS
WERE DESTROYED BY AIR
RAID OF BRITISH, ESSEN
Amsterdam, Holland, (Via London,
2:17 p. m.)—-The British air raid last
week on Essen resulted in the destruc
tion of 400 war automobiles, according
to a correspondent of the Handelshlad.
These cars were In a repair shop which
was wrecked hy the British bomba,
Tbe loss of this large shop, the corre
spondent continues lias been a serious
blow and the Germane have been com
pelled to take over a private automo
bile factory at Alx-Da-Chappelle where
hundreds of Dutch workmen have ob
tained employment.
IS WHEAT SPECULATION
CAUSE OF PRICE RISE ?
Chicago.— Further Inquiry Into ths
operation of tho abandoned “call rule"
'and Its Influence on the prlcee of grain
was continued today In the hearing In
the government’s anti-trust suit against
the Chicago Board of Trade
Charles A Marcey, president of the
Armour Ornln Go., and a director of the
board was recalled to the stand. Marcey
admitted at the hearing yesterday In
response to questions Mint It win posel
bio for a group of speculators to greitly
effect Mie rriHrket. H* said the Chi
cago Hoard of Trade la a dominating
factor In fixing the grain prices In the
Cnited States
The federal attorneys are atlemptlng
to leiirn If speculation Is In any way re
epnnslble for the advanced prices of
wheat,
PRESIDENT EXPECTS TO
TAKE THE PANAMA TRIP
Washington,—President Wilson said
today he still expected to make hie
contemplated trip through the Panama
Canal to the Han Franctaco Exposition
In March, despite the report of Col.
Goethuls that he could not guarantee
waterway. He said ultimately he ex
pected the slides to he cleared nway
and expressed the opinion that there
, would be no permanent Interference
1 with traffic.