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Show FIE GARB SHARP.1 the Second Story in the Richard larding Davis Series, Will Appear in Next Sunday's Utah's Greatest Newspaper and Advertising Medium Inter-Mountn- -- rip f t 1 s. in 14 r Jl l E i I I V 1 k. i JII AUSTRIA HAS WEEK IN WHICH TO ANSWER NOTE; FAILURE TO DO SO WOULD CAUSE GRAVE BREACH Text of Ancona Note to Austria The secretary of state to Ambassador Pen-fiel- d. IVpnrtmetit of state, Washington, December 6. 1915. Please deliver a note to the minister of affairs, tcxtually as follows: "Reliable information oltained front American and other survivors who were passengers on the steamship Ancona shows tiiat on Non vember 7 a submarine flying the fired a shot the steamsolil toward flag that the Ancona ship: thereupon attempted to but the overhauled submarine, by being escape, she stopped; that after a brief period and before the crew and passengers were all able to take to the boat-- ; the submarine fired a number uf shell-4- at the ve?sel and finally torpedoed and sank her while there were yet many persons on board; and that by gun fire and foundering of the vessel a large numler of persons lost their lives or were seriously injured, among whom were citizens of the United States. "The public statement of the admiralty has been brought to the attention of the government of the United States and received careful consideration. This statement substantially confirms the principal declaration of the sun iz ors. as it admits that the Ancona ater being shelled 7as torpedoed ar.d sunk while persons were still on board. "The government has been advised, through the correspondence which has passed between the United States and Germany, f the attitude of the government of the United States as to the use of submarines iu attacking vessels of commerce, and the acquiescence of Germany in that attitude, yet with full knowledge on the part of the Austro-I- f ungarian government of the views of the government of the United States, as expressed in no uncertain terms to the ally of the commander of the submarine which attacked the Ancona failed to put in a place of safety the crew and passengers of the vessel which they purposed to destroy, because, it is of the impossibility of taking it into port as a prize of war. "The government of the United States considers that the commander violated the princi 1 for-cic- rn DECIDED i i Austro-Hun-paria- i i Seven Days Considered as Reasonable Time When 'Prompt' Reply Is Demanded; If None i ! I Comes Diplomatic Relations I! Rn nt Will Hnrn Qnwnrnrl uv i owioi i u in wiww i 1 1 1 I bUUMAKINb MAb IMU I i This Given at Vienna as Reason for Long Delay in Supplying! Ambassador With Penfield SITUATION IS COMPLICATED T Vienna. Dec. The reason 12. for Austria's delay in replying to t the American government's in-- J i qniry for details in the Ancona i Austria-Hungar- spondent learns from a well in- formed source, is that it has been fhTi I ninniiy far tn trpt Intn communication with the subma-- i trine involved, although every ef-- J I fort has been made to do so. J Ambassador Penfield submitted i tho American communication No- vembcr 13 and was given assur- - j information I l ances the desired would be obtained as soon as pos- I siblo. A few days later it had not yet been possible to find the i i and nothing is known J J submarine J of its whereabouts up to now. In- - i J asmnch a3 tho submarine is a large one with a wide radius of action, is is declared, this might easily hap-- J t pen. It in considerad possible Ammunition From J alco that the submarine may have I met with misfortune. J t States Explodes t j Factory ! Goes Up Killing 12.The y, pre-umc- Munition IW. n Austro-IIungaria- n Details of Sinking of the Ancona; Act Is Defended I ; Austro-IIun-garia- RETURNED TO ITS BASE . the United at Havre, 110 Persons. a An-fn- n. d, 'uri- - h. Pec. I 11', "LANSING." workers for the munition factories, I where, owing to the number of men I who have Rone to the front, work f Is proceeding In a slow and unsat- I lsfactory manner. ! It is expected that the employ- i ment of women will release still more men for the front, and It ls (declared that every capable fiKhtins J man Is now required there. It also ! will enable the factoriessit to supply i material to usirias aines. i'.ven the care of Sixiothcrn. having to work half a Iay urjred I in tno iaciorus. Tho ministry of war" has opened I I a special department to receive a p p'Iiat!ons for this work. ! - r' r-- I on f'ntre burned.-- 2. DANIELS LAUNCHES HIS NAVAL INCREASE PLAN While Carrying Cargo of Cotton to Russia. llambursr, Germany, Pec. 12, via Linden. The prize court which has before It the case of the American ship. Pass of Halmaha, has decided to treat her as "an enemy vessel." It Is announced that the evidence has established that the ship was under the British flasr until the end of 1914 and was sold to an American company after the out1 break of the war. The 1'ass of Halmaha was captured l, she was on her way to while -- . Ir-c- . with a carjfo of cotton, 12. of Russia, I'etaila WASHINGTON. which has been sold for 2,.r.00,O00 marks dollar navy btilM-nj- ? J AERIAL TORPEDO BOAT I (about 1623,000). A Judgment coverconi program under thi five-yePROVES SATISFACTORY ing the proceeds will be announced tinuing plan recommended to Congress l AFTER SEVERE TEST DecemberH.18. Morgan, the United States Henry are contained in the annual report of i attended the hearings consul A general, 12. Pec. Mass.. rteadvllie. Secretary Ianle!s made public tonight. jI steel battle plane of a new larKej case. in the t type The report shown that for the first The court rejected the indemnity deRiven an exhaustive flying test J time In the history of the department, I was of the four mands here today by liyron Q. Jones! Danish of the owners inthe secretary's recommendation one Danish ships, sailing crease the expenditures proposed by the I one steamer steamer and Norwegian officers of and army othjr had been which sunk while general board. In thlj connection the I presence! carrying members of the aviation corps of secretary says: wood to I'ngland. National Hhode Island the pruard. five-yea of recommendation "My The new aerial fightlns; machine a's r:. hti i i i' a k k it iu i:n. program embraces the same number Is described as twice the size of the In the board the general 12. proposed by An Dec. Lrouis. St. earthquake of aeroplane, with a torpedo ordinary distribution it mad in the five-yewas four minutes' recorded by duration Is sun turrets. bodv two It and of dreadnoughts, battle cruisI l.itllt tt vnnoiliiini Gf the ft. Louis unijiroRram the t h rn t tr h rm f seismograph recomI st(l ers, scouts and destroyers. Is driven by ISO horsepower mo-- j versity from 3.16 to 3.20 this afternoon. mend fifteen fleet submarines where Jand Officials at the university said the Insent such as have been recently nine, I tors, the general board recommends had been restlrsa for two strument to some of the warrlrn? nations in I coast and I recommended eishty-fiv- e it was therefore Impossible I and days recsubmarines as a&ainst flfty-elxat to tell the location of the J tho test of present The first plane public ommended by the general board. For ! is declared by the builders to have! disturbance. The movement of the iny additional reserve ammunition my recbeen satisfactory. i strument, it was said at the university, ommendation is )C5,Ou9,000, whereat the indicated that a stronger quake may be (Continued on I'age 2.) 4 recorded soon. Plans Have 27 First Line Battleships and 6 Battle Cruisers by 192 to Arch-anne- v ar ar ar ht !s Coming. t J Gath- ering Ballot for Women ! ritrl'-,matl- r J Senator Sutherland Tells J ! Horitinu ig Suffrage Fund Raised at Capital i Spn-la- W l to The Herald-Republica- ASH1NGTON. Dec, 12. $41,000 was raised in Hi lies Will Preside DO LITTLE TILL Is Head of Committee AFTER RECESS Dec. 12. r Battle Reported as Still Raging Intensely, While the British Suffer Heavy Losses in Retreat From North of Lake Doiranf Abandon Guns The Owing1 to the difficulty of reorganizing the House committees because of tho greatly increased minority, Congress could not get down to actual business. Minority Leader lann does not expect to have his committee assignments ready until Tuesday. and little can be done before Saturday, when Congress plans to adjourn until January 3 for the Christmas holidays. Karly In the week a fight that might have embarrassed holiday recess plans seemed Imminent when it was proposed that an effort be made to the emergency war tax law with amendments before adjournment. Immediately It was disclosed that this would be Impossible, and administration leaders were confronted with the danger that the war tax law would lapse on December 31 and a long period would follow In which no emergency revenue could be collected. War Tax extended. was It thereupon agreed by ITou. e leaders that a joint resolution extending the present war tax with the time limitation eliminated should be adopted, a new bill with provisions for increased revenues to be submitted after the new year. Senate Republican leaders have agreed to offer no opposition to such a program. President Wilson's vigorous references in his address to troubles within the borders of the United States inof the European war stigated because of birth served to citizens foreign by day of give the Senatetbeone enlivened week. Senator debate during past Hoke Smith of Georgia introduced a resolution calling on th foreign relations committee to investigate with a view to recommending action the British blockade against neutral commerce. Lodge to the Fore. The Georgia senator made a stirring plea for his resolution, which aroused Senator Lodge of Massachusetts to'of-fe- r an amendment providing for investigation also of internal conspiracies of the law and against the government facts relating to belligerent destruction of the Lusltania and other passenger ships. This debate was the first brush In a forensic, battle over the European war situation and all Its attendant influences upon this country that is certain to absorb the attention of Congress for many months. Republicans of tho Senate will confer tomorrow over committee designations recommended by the steering committee. It was reported last night that progressive Republicans would protest against the defeat ofon Senator Kenyon the foreign reof Iowa for a place lations committee, but this does not seem likely now. Cammlna Satisfied. "I do not think there will be any trouble about that," said Senator Cummins of Iowa, one of the Progressive Republican leaders. "Of course we are disappointed that Senator Kenyon did on foreign relations, but all not in all, the Progressive Republicans fared very well. Senator Kenyon goes to the important commerce committee, Senator Toindexter on interstate commerce. Senators Norris and Gronna on and currency, and Senator banking Works on judiciary. That seems to me re-ena- Austro-IIungaria- The - the Sixty-fourt- h Congress brought practical iy harmonious organization in both houses and revealed a determination on the part of administration leaders to attempt no serious legislative business until the holiday reeess is over. President Wilson's address. Tuesday, with its suggestions for national preparedness, denunciation of internal conspirators against neutrality of the government, and warning of the necessity for increased revenues, stood out as the most important event of the week. Austro-IIungaria- via London. 3S. To Plan for Campaign CONGRESS WILL TON, WASH INT, week of "The government of the United States exn pects that the government, appreciating the gravity of the case, will accede to its demand promptly: and it rests this n expectation on the belief that the government will not sanction or defend an act which is condemned by the world as inhumane and barbarous, which is abhorrent to all civilized nations, and which has caused the death of innocent American citizens. Austrian milltarv authorities a re preparing for a systematic mobili- nation of a preat army of women Vol. 172, No. GRECIAN GOVERNMENT sel. J Salt Lake HeraV. PRICE FIVE CENTS FIRST BRUSH ON THE WAR "As the good relations of the two countries must rest tfpon a common regard for law and humanity, the government of the United States cannot be expected to do otherwise than to demand that the imperial and royal government denounce the sinking of the Ancona as an illegal and indefensible act; that the officer who perpetrated the deed be punished ; and that reparation by the payment of an indemnity be made for the citizens of the United States who were killed or injured by the attack on the ves- Austria to Mobilize Immense Army of Tuesday, unef tledj not much change in trmperntnre. Hominy, clumliri H ed by Resolution With Time Limit Stricken put as Temporary Solution of the Issue received. th-a- y ) aMfe " V Present War Tax to Bo Extend- Austro-Hungaria- n 1 l III V 1,1 TILL MONDAY, JAN. 3 commander of the submarine acted in violation of his instructions or that the imperial and royal government failed to issue instructions to the commanders of its submarines, in accordance with the law of nations and the principles of humanity. The government of the United States is unwilling to believe the latter alternative and to credit the gov-- , eminent with an intention to permit its submarines to destroy the lives of helpless men, women and children. It prefers to believe that the commander of the submarine committed these outrages without authority, and contrary to the general or special instructions which he had lkri i "t 1 Premium Coupon It's on Page 8 TO ADJOURN SATURDAY "The government of the United States is forced, therefore, to conclude either that the i 12. One hiirulrpfl and ten P.VUIS. l?r aro reported to have been j i killed in yesterday's explosion In the I a at munitions Mrtslan Havre, factory I nitcl State? formal demppd by I!mun,oir-nof the Friys a dl?pat h from thit city to the fur prompt tod.iy. !! a't. for Temp? "itbgal a:.l of i :nrti! "The caue of the explosion has not I ubmarino I been determined," pay tho newsji:ni;irrntand for yet reparation by the paper. "The Investigation has developed thft one of the buildings conpayment of in ietnnity tor the killing tained boxes of ammunition which came and injuring of i intern t American from the United States iome time ao. was It discovered f if that In one of thse rn r .? follow n ff a t fm en t boxs was an apparatus designed The to In form Inst AntrlT-Hungar"th cause deflagration. The box of ex- TREAT AMERICAN SHIP f th two cmmtric plosives was rendered harmless and the (Timi.1 reiatlr.n for laboratory examination which followed mtwt r f ii!! a romm- n law ainl htim.inlty." Tiif rrntf arrnlsris disclosed Interesting facts. AS ANENEMY VESSEL th hetlim; an-rp,Ioirij of a tb Iimr "It is also pointed out that a Herwanton man prisoner's camp Is located not far as "inhuman, t.arhiirons an.l !!ar.thtr"" of lif ltIa rn'?. women from the factories and that nine months th Pesmarals Oil company's plant, anlIn rhllilrrTi." offt-inan-also near the prist. tiers' camp, was Pass of Balmaha Was Seized rirl the ,i;n ' ri:iz The f tli" Italian .Mainhi .inking made pnldir tn'g'it. r'aU a the irn. El I n Administration Leaders Are Not Disposed to Attempt Serious Legislative Affairs Until the Winter Holidays Are Over ples of international law and of humanity by shelling and torpedoing the Ancona before the persons on board had been put in a place of safety or even given sufficient time to leave the 'vessel. The conduct of the commander can only be characterized as wanton slaughter of defenseless noncombatants since, at the time when the yessel was sliellcd and torpedoed, she was not, it appears, resisting or attempting to escape; and no oilier reason is sufficient to excuse such an.attack, not even the possibility of rescue. Women Workers j WASHINGTON, American note to i I S SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1915 COURSE T 1 T) CT Republican. tn Vol. 40. No. 1 Herald-Republica- More than fifteen min utes at a mass meeting held here today by the Congressional Union for Woman Suffraire In connection with its annual convention. Senator Sutherland of Utah and Representative Mondell of Wyoming told the gathering that the outlook .for the passage o tho amendment was encouraging. "My own observation," said Senator Sutherland, "is that Instead of women being Injured by having the right to vote they have been benefited. What Iojscie Is there in saying that the, right and responsibility of participating in the government has elevated men and the same thing would degrade women? The effect of having the vote would naturally and necessarily Induce the average woman to fit herself to properly discharge her duties as a voter. It must result and It does result In a great spiritual and Intellectual awakening. "I think the day when this right will be accorded to all women of the United States is very near. The wall of opposition is being undermined at every point and one of these days all at once, it will come tumbling down, never to be lifted again." The money that was raised today will be used to finance the work of organizing for a nation-wid- e campaign to secure the passage of the Susan H. Anthony suffrage amendment by the The largest individpresent C'ongret-sual contribution was that of Mrs. O. H. P. Iielmont, who pledged $10,000 for the New York delegation. The meeting was called in honor of Miss Frances Jolliffe and Mrs. Sara Bard Field, the two envoys of western women voters who motored across the eontlnert with a sreat petition to Congress for a suffrage amendement. Mrs. Margaret Zane Cherdron of Salt Lake presided at tho session, which was held In the Belapco theatre. Mrs. Lily C. Wolstenholme was a delegate. . MINNESOTA MIAIIS POUT. San Francisco, Dec. 12. The disabled steamer Minnesota, which Is being towed to this port and whose disablement will be the subject of federal In- quiry when the vessal arrives, was miles" south of here at 8 elshty-eigo'clock tonight with a southeast gale behind her helping the tugs, according to a wirelses message received by C. W. Wllsey, marine superintendent of the Great Nortnern Steamship company. The vessel is expected to reach ite'lP ptfrt tomorrow morning. , ht . . to be satisfactory." WANTED FOR BANK ROBBERY 51 en Sedan. in Colorado Charged AVith KnniRM Crime. Kan., Dec. 12. Lige Iliggins and Joseph Kitterman. charged with assisting Dr." R. C. Wildes in a recent robbery of a bank at Chautauqua, Kan., were arrested today in Pueblo, Colo., according to word received at the sheriff's office here. Dr. Wildes, it is said, confessed last week to taking part in the robbery. Higgins also is charged with participation in the robbery of a bank at Kan.,' last summer. Kitterman is said to live In Copan, Okla. Sheriff Powell left for Pueblo to bring the two prisoners here for trial. TURKISH TRANSPORT M.K, London. Pec. 12. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Athens says that advices received in from Constantinople the Greek are to thecapital effect that the Turkish a vessel of 8000 transport Bechid Pasha,near sunk has been tons, Sylivrla, In the Sea of .Marmora, by a French submarine. Xio-taz- .. C1IARLKS I. IIILLKS. Five Cities Want G.0.R Convention e, Believed Forces Driven Out of Serbia Will Be Allowed to Retire Through Territory of Constantine King and to Fortify Saloxiiki Position IRISH FORCES ARE PRAISED 4 j Paris, Dec. 12. According to in-- 1 formation received here from Ath- I ens today, the Greek government has agreed to withdraw its troops j Members of National Committee Assembling at Washington Will Decide Tuesday; Hawaii Makes Bid for the Honor ! i from SalnnilH A dispatch to the Havas agency from Saloniki dated Sunday says: "An intense action continues tine clltCilLO (UiiCU ct gt Two FEARS FOR RAILWAYS AIUIU-- , U1C attacking in dense mass J 12. Most iaijn& The allies' retreat ! WASHINGTON, Dec. of the Repub- ! continues methodically. The situ- lican national committee had reached ation of the British north of Doiran j Washington tonight for their meethas noticeably improved, thanks to ing Tuesday to decide upon the time the arrival of reinforcements from and place for holding the 19.16 conSaloniki. Fresh British troops are ! vention of the Republican party. landing daily." Five cities want the convention Philadelphia, Chicago. St. Louis, San Francisco and Honolulu and so far as can be learned, most of the committeemen already here have no particular preference. Friends of each of the rival cities have many claims that will be laid in detail before the committee, but the Indications are that the contest really will be between St. Louis and Chicago, with Philadelphia a little less favored. There are some Republicans who do not want to go back to Chicago in view of what happened to the party there in 1912. Dissatisfaction has been expressed, too, over Chicago's stipulation that any part of the $100,000 it offered unexpended after the convention be turned back to subscribers instead of going to the campaign committee. There was a general feeling tonight that the convention would be held shortly after that of the Democrats, either late in June or the first week in July. BRITISH FORCE CAPTURED Three Battalion Surrendered to Turks, Says Constantinople Report. Berlin, Dec. 12. "According to advices from Constantinople," says the Overseas News agency today, "three British battalions of the army that retreated down the Tigris from the city of Bagdad, were surrounded by Turkish and surrentroops near dered. "It Is expected that the British will retreat southward from In the nea" future, as their posts to the rear are in danger of being cut off." Kut-El-Ama- ra Kut-El-Ama- ra 12. The LONDON, Dec. who last week troops retirement from their gan their be- ad- vanced positions in southern Serbia are approachiug, if they have not crossed, the Greek frontier, and the attitude Greece will adopt becomes more and more important. Dispatches from Athens and news available In London Indicates that the matter, which was left to the Greek and allied military authorities at Saloniki. is being amicably arranged and that the allies will be allowed to retire to that city without any interruption on the part of Greece, and will be permitted to remain there. Fear for Jt nil roods. Questions which are seriously the Greek government have to do with the use of the railways, which are needed for the Greek troops, and the damage that might be done to them, with the object of impeding Bulgarian should the Sofia government pursuit, decide that the British and French are to be followed into Greek territory. The Greek government has good evidence of the effective manner in which the French engineers destroy railways, in the work done along tbe .lino north of the Greek frontier. So well was this accomplished that the Bulgarians wer greatly delayed, having to use roads covered with snow with the result that the French escaped almost unscathed. The British, who had advanced further from tbe railway to the northeast of Lake Doiran, had a much more difficult feat to accomplish when on Page 2.)" oo-cupy- retire-fContinu- FEWER PERSONS PAY INCOME TAX, BUT TOTAL INCREASES Dec. 12. The personal income tax was paid during the by 357,515 Individuals, who turned in to the government $41,046,162, more by nearly $13,000,000 than the total paid by the 357,598 making returns the year before, according to the annual re- WASHINGTON, port of the commissioner of internal revenue, made public tonight. The greatest increase shown was in the amounts paid by those subjected to the normal tax, a jump from about $12,700,000 in 1014 to about $16,559,000 in 1915. Taxes on incomes exceeding $500,000 paid this year were about $6,439,-00compared with about $3,437,000 last. year. There were 82,754 individuals subject to the normal tax; 127,44$ who reported incomes between $4000 and $5000, and 174 whose returns were made on. a basis of incomes or $500,000 or more. Under the corporation income t&x 29M45 returns were made, a decrease of 17,464 from the previous year, ascribed by the report to various conditions, including disturbed business conditions incident to the war in Europe and the trouble in Mexico. The corporations paid $38,986,952, or about $6,627,000 less than in 1914. The report says examination showed that but few corporations had purposely falsified their returns or sought to evade, the tax. Recommendations are made for changes in the income tax law to broaden it3 scope and increase the revenue expected under it. Frauds upon the government through the use of artificially colored oleomargarine are said to have reached the total of $17,692,410. of which only $4,611,052 .was within the assessable period. During the year $751,000 was collected on account of these frauds and more is expected. The total revenue collected from all sources by the bureau amounted to about $415,681,000. The emergency tax law brought in $52,000,000.- the tax on distillsj spirits other than those distilled from fruits about compared with about $150,000,000 in 1914. and the tax on fermented liquors increased from about $67,000,000 paid in 1914 to about $79,000,000 this last year. 0, . " - $133,-S03.00- 0, ed |