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TAFT ENDORSES ROOT
FORPRESIDENT
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Nov. 11.—During the
course of an address here today Prof.
Tuft went on recori} as favoring Elihu
Root as the most logical sucessor of
Wilson in the presidential seat. The
t x-president made no attempt to boost
the former secretary of state as a
presidential candidate aside from inti
mating his personal choice in the
words: “I may say, as a private citi
zen. that, in my opinion, Elihu Root is
the man who is fully fitted to meet all
the requirements of the time for the 1
presidency.” •
Tatf declared that he has no poli
tical ambitions of any nature and is
out of politics entirely, both for the
present and future. During the ad
dress he touched t pon national pre
paredness and succeeded in hitting the
happy medium between the fiery ag
gressiveness of Roosevelt and the
mildly protesting attitude of Bryan but
never the less delivered a strong argu
ment for an adequate increase in the
naval forces of the nation, stating that
America "should by all means have a
navy at least equal to that of any na
tion in the world."
RUSSIAN DEBT REACHING
MAMMOTH PROPORTIONS
A. P. A. S-rvice. |
RETROQRAD, Nov 11.—An an- j
nouncement from the office of the min
ister of finance today states that the j
national debt of the empire will reach
the onormous total of eight and one- I
half billions by the close of the year. J
The government is dally spending '
huge sums In the equipment of fac
lories for the manufacture of war sup- I
pli s of every nature In addition to
making huge purchases from foreign
sources all of which are piling up the
national Indebtedness at a remarkable
iate. The report states that nearly
sixty-five millions have been expended
in the establishment of ammunition
■ hints In various sections to meet the
demands of the new army when they
shall take the field during the coming
year.
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WING
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A. P. A. 8ervio«.
BUCUHAREST, Nov. 11.—Reports
from the Danube border state that the
Germans are piling vast quantities of
ammunition and war supplies into the
Bulgarian and Serbian territory in an
ticipation of the coming winter when
transportation will become difficult.
The report says that something over
a thousand wagon loads of ammuni
tion have been landed at various Dan
ube ports within the past week and
an endless stream of barges and river
boats are daily coming down the river
from the Austrian interior. Additional
bodies of troops are also arriving to
assist the forces occupied with the
conquest of the Serbs.
M’ADOO’8 SON-IN-LAW DIES.
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Chas. H.
Martin, of Los Angeles, son-in-law of
Secretary McAdoo, died at the homo
of the secretary this afternoon. Death
was due to an attack of pneumonia.
MEXICANS ASSASSINATE
FORMER OIL BARRS
A ° A. Service.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11.—Letters
from San Bias received here today
state that W. S. Windham, a former
banker and merchant of Pasadena who
removed to Mexico shortly before the
outbreak of the revolution has been
.'sasinatcd by the Mexicans at some
oint in the territory de Teplco. De
tails of themurder are not Riven. Wind
bum was formerly very well known
in Southern California and was prom
inently identified with the business life
of the citrus belt.
Pioneer merchant of
SEATTLE DEAD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 11.—James Ajax,
one of the earliest business men on
the Puget Sound section died today at
the age of eighty-two. Ajax was one
of the leading merchants of Seattle
several decades ago.
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RUSSIANS ARE
LANDING TROOPS
IN ROUMANIA
A. P. A. Service.
CUCHAREST, Nov. 12.—The Kus
sians have ascended the Danube and
are engaged in landing large military 1
forces in the region of Silistria In Rou
manian territory, according to official i
advices received here today. So far j
the government has given out no in- i
limation as to its intentions in re- j
gard to the violation of Roumanian |
neutrality involved and there is up- |
parently an understanding of some na- j
are.
The Russian troops were transported
up the Danube in a great fleet of river
vessels convoyed by a half dozen gun
loats from the Black sea coast defense
fleet. It is estimated that the number
f troops will exceed fifty thousand
tnd urther transports are reported to
ie on their way from the Russian
>orts near the mouth of the river.
SAYS SUBMARINE
MANNED BY A
GERMAN GREW;
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Although
nothing definite has been learned as to
the details of the Ancona attack the
affair appears to be taking on a grav
I cr aspect with each report arriving.
Many reports have been received stat-,
ng that the attacking submarine was
I manned by a German and not by an
Austrian crew while other reports de
clare that the submarine continued to
(ire on the liner long after the vessel
had come to a dead stop.
Several of the reports assert that
the shelling of the vessel continued
for a half hour after the Ancona was
at a standstill and while the boats
were being launched. The state de
partment has given out no intima
tion as to the intention of the govern
ment up to the present time and the
department is apparently awaiting
further news before taking any ac
tion.
BRUAINS NEW
WAR CABINET
A. P. A. Service.
'"LONDON, Nov. 10.—Britain’s new
war cabinet which will carry on the
affairs of the military department in
the absence of Kitchener, it is official
ly announced will consist of Premier
Asquith, Arthur Balfour, Lloyd George,
Bonar Law and Reginald McKenna. It
is said that Kitchener has prepared
matters so that the new committee
will have little to do aside from fol
lowing the plans as laid down by the
war lord. _
JUDGE SENDS DOG
TO JAIL
A. P. A Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 11.—Judge Mack
*atosh today sentenced Flirt, an En
glish bull terrier, to serve three days
in the city Jail in order to determine
whether the animal was vicious or
itherwisc. The owners, who contend
that the dog Is a most lovable ani
mal, have been sued on a charge of
keping a vicious biter. As the testl
nony as to the disposition of the ani
mal was conflicting the judge decided
to place him in detention so that his
nature can be determined by observa
tion.
BUNNELL WILL
TAKE VACATION
A. P. A. Service.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 12.—Judge Bun
nell is planning to take a vacation
during the present suspension of court
activities and will leave for a trip
to the coast within the coming week.
Although the matter has not been fully
decided, It is possible that the trip |
may be extended to the outside.
CUBA RECOGNIZES
CARRANZA
A. P. A. Service.
HAVANA, Nov. ll.—Following a
vote of the senate, the government has
decided to follow the example of the
United States and grant official rec
ognition to Carranza as the head of
the defaetrt Mexican government. For
mal recognition of Carranza was made
this afternoon in a proclamation signed
by President Menocal, issued by the
.tate department.
GOVERNOR DESIGNATES
NOV. 25 THANKSGIVING
A. P. A. Service.
JI'NEAU, Nov. 11.—Governor Strong
today issued the customary Thanks
iving day proclamation to the people
f the territory designating Thursday,
November 25, 1915, as a day of thanks
giving to be observed by the people in
recognition of the manifold blessing
which have ben granted during the past
year.
BRITISH STEAMER
TORPEDOED: MANY LOST
A. P. A. Servioe.
LONDON, Nov. 12.—Two hundred
and fifty were drowned when the Brit
ish steamer Rhineland was torpedoed
yesterday by a German or Austrian
submarine in the western Mediterran
ean. According to the official announce
ment only one member of the crew was
saved.
R. E. NIXON, ALASKA
PIONEER .DEAD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 12.—R. E. Nixon,
one of the pioneers of Alaska and the
Yukon and a member of all of the
northern orders, died this morning In
Providence hospital following an op
eration for appendicitis two days ago.
His wife has been notified and is on
her way here from California. Nixon
was one of the proprietors of the Sa
voy hotel at the time of his death.
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BERLIN SAYS THAT RIGA
EVACUATION NOT FORCED
ft. P. A. Service.
BSRLiN, Nov. 11.—The government
has issued a general denial of the Rus
sian report that the evacuation of the
district west and southwest of Riga
was necessitated by the Russian mill
t iry activities. It is stated that the
reason for the withdrawal of the Ger
man forces is solely because the recent
,-t: rmy and rainy weather has trans
formed the forest sections in to
swamps which are almost impassable.
I'i>c Germans are also holding their
)wn in the face of strong efforts of
ihe enemy in the Dvinsk region. The
G' rmans and Austrians are now firm
ly fixed for the winter and can hardly
he shaken from their present positions
by an’ effort the Russians can make.
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SURVIVORS GIVE DETAILS
OF ANCONA SINKING
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 1.—Further details
of the attack on the liner Ancona In
dicate that the Austrians fired num
erous shots around the Bteamshlp
while the boats were being launched
apparently to hasten their loading all
f which undoubtedly added to the loss
of life as many of the passengers be
came panic stricken when the firing
commenced and flung themselves Into
the sea and were drowned.
The survivors landed at Malta as- j
ert that the Ancona had warning from
: he submarine, which overhauled her
infer a long chase, and gave the An
•ona commander a brief respite to per
mit of the removal of the passengers.
The passengers declare that on the
ubmarine approaching the liner many
,f the emigrants seemed to become ab
solutely terror stricken and when the
first boats were lowered a mad rush
for safety took place In which men.
I women and children shared. Several
| f the boats were overwhelmed by the
! wild mob of struggling humanity and
many were precipitated Into the sea
. nd drowned before any relief could be
attempted. There is still a considerable
discrepency in the reports concerning
the number of survivors and the ex
rot number has apparently not been
determined. Dispatches from Rome
this morning state that the commls
; loner of immigration asserts that
• here are still two hundred and fifty
even persons as yet unaccounted for
in spite of the press claims that there
are only a total of one hundredd lo9t.
The papers today are delivering scath
ing denunciations of the attack with
many of the papers boldly declaring
ihat the Austrians have proven that
hey are more careless of human life
than even the Germans whose heart -
j Tss brutality in such cases ha9 become
1 roverbial. _
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
CONSULT REPUBLICANS
ON DEFENSE PLANS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.—It Is an
nounced that the president has decided
to consult the republican members of
loth branches of congress on the pres
ent plans of the administration for the
! ational defense before the opening of
(the coming congress. Report haa It
! rat the executive haa come to thla
I decision with a view to securing the
ctive co-operation of the members of
hat party before presenting the plan,
ft is indicated that the president is
•xpecting considerable opposition from
he more conservative members of
both parties and is resolved to line up
'1 possible strength on behalf of the
measure beforehand.
SAYS SUBMARINE SHELLED
CROWDED LIFE BOATS
A. P A. Service.
HOME, Nov. 12.—A Tunis dispatch
io the Goronale Italia last night says
hit the Austrian submarine which
link the Ancona afterward displayed
he most brutal inhumanity by turning
ts gun-s on the crowded life boats
vhlle they were making their way from
the sinking ship. The reports states
hat several reputable survivors de
clare that there were several persons
killed by the bursting shells including
one woman and two children. The
story is partially confirmed by a dis
patch received from Bizerta stating
that a man in one of the life boats ar
riving at that place was reported ktll
d by a shell from the submarine after
the boat had left the Ancona's side.
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