ENGLAND CALLS MORE
RECRUITS 10 THE COLORS
Londcu, Jan. 29—A proclamation
was oosted throughout the country
today calling to the colors eight
more groups of men who attested
for military service under the
Derby recruiting clan. The ages of
those called range from twenty
earen to thirty-five.
Lord Derby and Ge:., kitchener
both express complete confidence
that the new military measures will
bring sufficient Increase to the ar
mv tc enable Great, Britain and
her allies to fight the war to a
successful conclusion.
The loss of the cruiser Bremen in
the Baltic sea lo now admitted by
German authorities.
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Paris, Jan. 2 9—The fifth Turkish
army, which has fceen operating
agaiast »he allies at tha Dardanelles
has bees ordered out of the forti
fications to points along the Al
banian and Grecian frontiers.
Sinca the conquest of Alontene
pro, the Austrian armies in the
Balkans have met -with no resistance
and 're now marching to Durazzo,
a Turkish, seaport a short distance
south cf Montenegro, where they
■will be able to receive supplies by
water transportation.
San Diego, Cal., Jan. 29—Fifty
people were killed last night when
the dam of the city water plant
broke, turning loose an immense
volume of water which. rushed
down the valley with irresistible
force, sweeping away and wrecking
every House which stood in its
path. Many of the people were
asleep when the waters struck
their homes and had no chance to
attempt to escape. The flood in
undated an area two miles wiJe
and fifteen miles long. All fields,
gardens and buildings In its p^th
are practically a total loss and
many orchard trees were uprooted.
It is estimated that the property
loss will be well over a million dol
lars.
WANTS U. S. j
TOJOTESI
London, Jan. 29—A report re1- ;
ceived from. Berlin Bays that the j
German government Is sending to
■Washington a request that the Un
ited States formally protest to Eng
land and France against the brutal
treatment which, the Teutons say
prisoners are receiving at the
hands o' tha allies.
Loudon, Jan. 29—An Instance ofi
Gsrmao tlrnft has been reported !
from the western battlefront, where
it is said that they remove the
hides from dead army horses and
tan. lor JASfl_ as leather in the
manufacture of cavalry equipment.
kiliedIem
IN SELF DEFENSE
El Paso, Jan. 29—J. D. White, a
United States customs inspector
stationed at this place, yesterday !
shot and killed av Mexican in self
defense. The Mexican attacked
White when the latter detected him
in an attempt at .smuggling.
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Detroit, Jan. 29—A terrific fire
burned over a large section of the
business district of this city last
night, converting many of the finest
building into heaps of ashes and
smouldering ruins, The losses will
mouiu up into many millions of
dollars, but no estimate cf any
accuracy is possible yet. One
hundred firemen were overcome by
the Inteuse heat of the flames
and by the escaping gas from brok-1
en mains. No fatalities have yet!
been reported. It is thought that I
the fire started from au overheat-!
ed stove in a lodging house -which
was the first building destroyed. A
strong wind from tho northeast
coupled with a temperature of 25
below zero rendered the heroic ef
forts of the firemen almost fu
tile and the fire was not brought
uuder control for Beverai hours.
Wilmington, Del., Jan. 29—seven
persccs lost their Uvea in four
fires which started {.lmos-t. simul
taneously at different p»rts of tlie
the Du Pout powder works last
night. The origin of the firts is
unknown. The officers of the
company and United States se
cret service men are conducting an
investigation this morning.
Washington, J u. 29—A speci.tl
report on Oriental trade conditions
issued today by tho department of
commerce stats that Japanese man
ufacturers have almost entirely cap
tured the American trade with
China In cotton goods. '1 he de
partment states tha* ihd possibility
of a renewal of the trade lies in an
futire change in the class of goods
manufactured for the Oriental mar
ket.
"Sl'liM.iUIXE MILK
WAGO-N" 1*LA.\.\'K1>
New /oik, Jan. 29—That it
would bo entirely feasible to have
a submarine merchantman cany
milk to tlie babies in the ixatral
eui»irt-s> was the opinion shea by
Lieut. Commander Craft of the
Xtw Ycrk navy yard, to the citi
zens' committeo for food ship
ments.
*'If the submarine were con
structed for the purpose," said
Lieut naut Commander Craft, "there
is no scientific reason why it could
not make a voyage across the At
lautic with a cargo. The idea of
a commercial submarine for block
ade running is new but practicable.'
Dr. Edmund von Mach, esecutive
chairman, declared the committee
was determined to tet milk into
Germany. Austria-Hungary and Rus
sian Poland, even if a submarine
had to be built for that purpose.
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FREIGHT HPS
volunteer fleet will mora than I
double its service between North
Pacific ports anil Vladivostok in or- >
der to handle the enormous ton-1
uage o£ Russian government sup- :
plies, says Col. Vladmir De Golo
khvastoff, representative of the
transportation, department of the
Russian government. The colonelj
ban been in the Pacific Northwest for
niore tnan two weeks, looking after j
the sliiopiug of supplies to Vladivos
tok, and through his reports on the I
situation two, and possibly; three,
more sliipg will be added to the j
two vessels now Dlying between Van*
couver, Seattle, Tacoma and Via- [
divostok. Of the two new Bhips that
,:re certain, one is the Nijni-Novgo-')
rod, a steel steamer of 3,367 gross
tons, with a length of 324 feet and
£ beam of 40.6 feet, and the j
other will be a vessel of practically
the same cargo capacity. The name j
of 'lie other vessel is unknown to |
ilie colonel. The two ships now ■
in service are the Yareslavl and :
the Tamboy.
Seattle, Jan. 2D—The Russian j
BELIEVE NICHOLAS' LONG
EXPECTED DRIVE BEGUN
Louden, Jan. 29—The Russian
lerations in the Caucasus are grow
ing in magnitude and Importance!
,'iom the indications furnished by
the official reports.
.Military observers have been
j expecticg for some fime develop- •
neuts of a notable character in this !
region AYhen Grand Duke Nicholas!
was relieved of the command of
the main Russian armies and Bent j
to lake charge in the Caucasus, it
was intimated in tile imperial or-j
i ler announcing the change that ad-;
I ditional attenton would be given the
operations on that front. These |
have been slow in developing in I
I nagnitude, but it now appears that
the preparations havo fceeu made
and the drive into the interior is !
; jeing attempted. The move is doubt
j iess in conjunction with the British I
operations in nearby Mesopotamia
' and the Russian activity in Persia.
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LOUIS D. BRANDIES NAMED FOR
MEMBER OE SUPREME COURT
Washington, Jan. 29—Louis D.
Brandies of Boston was today nom
inated by President Wilson to suc
ceed Justice Joseph R. Lamar a3
a member of the United States su
preme court.
It is expected that a strong op
position to his confirmation by the
senate ivill develop, as he figured
very prominently in thei Piachot
Baliinger controversy and hag al
so been, active in, department of
justice investigations of railroad
mergers and commercial monopolies,
SPECIAL AGENT
IS RECALLED
El Poso, Jan. 29—George Car
others, special agent o£ the state
department, who has been Presi
dent Wilson's representative in
many conferences With Villa and
other Mexican leaders, has been re
called to Washington.
SEN. HUM
PRAISES DANIELS
Was-ington, J;.u. 29—In the sen
ate today Senator lieu Tillman,
lhairman of the committee on na
val affairs, made a speech praising
JosepliUs Daniels as tho greatest
secretary of the navy that the
country has eve£ had. lie attacked
the administration of former Secre
tary M- ycr as being very Inefficient
In his opinion.
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FOREIGN SHIPS
Washington, Jan. 29—The depart
ment of commerce has issued a
narn'r* to Americans to make care
ful inquiry before purchasing for
eign vessels, as England, France,
Austria, Germany, Norway, Brazil
md ■Spain have aired}* passed laws
| torbidding the sale of yessela reg
! istertd^nider their IlagB. Slml
j lar action, it Is Baid Is coatemplat
ed by several other nations.
ESCAPE FROM
Calais, Me., Jan. 19—A situation
cf international interest developed
today when four men, alleged to
be prisoners of war, wlio had es
caped from a detention camp at
Amherst, N. S., were captured on
the American side of the border.
The escape from the camp at Am
herst was effected by tunnelling 150
feet, under walls to a point be
yond the sentry line.
The men crossed the ice on
the 3t. Croix river two miles afcovo
this city from the New Brunswick
shore. Three of the men bad fled
to Ajer junction, where they were
about to board a westbound train,
when XI. C. Gillis, a United States
immigration inspector, arrested
them. Another wag caught here.
Ageuts of the Canadian govern
ment i.i this city said formal pro
ceedings would be started af once
through the administration, at
Ottawa and the British, ambassador
at Washington seeking the retur*
of the fugitives to Canadian terri
tory.
The men apprehended hero gave
their names as William Schroeder,
Gustave Hartwig, George Kielnwortfc
and Hans Neu.
Canadian munitions ylants are
nloying approximately UO.OOO hands.
Germany has abandoned the plan
for a general increase of bread al
lowances but sufficient bread ra
tions for all hard-working persons
will be provided, says the Overseas
News Agency.
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