Show r : i f f '' f v ' i(' ' '" r "' J " "”v" " i f i ' if k TKEnB Salt Lake Smelter Settlements )f Lead $750 Sil7er 765c - v - '? - ' j V 3SI THE WEATHER t ' Tues rain or snoio9 colder Wed generally fair 7 oz r SALT LAKE CITY "UTAH TUESDAY JANUARY 301917 Republican Berlin Announces Sinking of Armed Hostile Steamer ‘Crammed With Troops’ by Submarine 250 Miles East of Malta in Mediterranean SNOWSTORMS HALT BATTLE NEAR RIGA British Gain Great Success Front on Kut-el-Ama- ra London Reports French Defeated in Efforts to Retake -- Hill Near Verdun RUMANIAN ZONE QUIET 29 Denies Having Said Fisk Boasted of J Controlling McAdoo and Fisk Denies Joint Account ’ Allegation Bemstorff ' Sought by ‘Hub’ Financier Fisk Offices Leased for - 4 Federal - - - - Senator Armstrong Declares Search and Seizure Pro- ":X V’ V National Guard Encamp- visi on Dangerous and an Invasion of Personal Rights ill Be Used to ments ” House Refugees Until They SAYS MAN’S HOME : Are Provided With Homes IS HIS CASTLE Bank Reserve Jan 29— Some of JJ’EW YORK the most sensational charges of Thomas W Lawson made in testifying in the House rules committee “leak” investigation were vehemently denied today by Pliny Fisk and Archibald S White- widely known New York financiers'1 when they appeared here before the congressional inquisitors Mr FMsk named by Lawson as the banker member of an alleged trio composed of a cabinet member Secretary McAdoo a member of Congress known as “Senator O” and a banker who has a joint account in Wall street no such ' - p ' ' declared emphatically- that ever existed combination ' White who was declared by Lawson to have told him 7 th&tElsk-- d boasted to him-thahe controlled SecMcAdoo and had offered to retary call the secretary from his bed by telephone at 130' o’clock' In the morning to prove his assertion' insisted“ that Lawson was “romancing" Denials Will Shorten Hearings r Ai a result of' these denials committeemen tonight expressed belief that the length of the hearings- 'her? had been ' shortened materially Some said they would close within three or four days if unexpected 'developments do not arise' Examination of certain stock exchange records for thirteen days preceding the sending of V the President’s "peace note of several bankers ' and brokers regarding gen eral financial conditions during this of period and further examination Barney Baruch a heavy “short” ' seller is and a few minor witnesses to bring the end here The committee now is Intent on bringing the inquiry to a close 'with an Investigation only of the alleged peace note “leak” The name of Count von Bemstorff - t - - - -- -- - - expected - -- was again brought into the inquiry today in questions put to Mr White was not made but with what purpose known Sherman L ' Whipple counsel for the committee wanted to know if prior to the publication of the just President’s note Mr White had arranged a meeting between the German ambassador and Lawson Afr White after saying that he had frequently entertained Bemstorff at his home here and that they were friends of long standing testified that Lawson had sought to have him arrange a meeting with the ambassador but that the request had been made at least a year and a half ago He said the request had come to ' him through ' ra - from $50 to $100 “confidential man" and that he had told to arrange the: meeting him- (Contlnued op Pa&e 8) Lawson’s 300 AMERICANS HELD AS PRISONERS OF WAR - - Mc-Swee- ney Me-Sween- ey E - U Food by Germans S CONSULAR SERVICE TASK ‘Makes PASO Tex Jan: gL' bandit operations 29— Fearing more than 1500 refugees are following in the wa-kof the American expeditionary forces on their march out of Mexico An American cattle man who came to the border at Columbus N M today said the refugees were strung out along t&e communication trail for more than five miles behind the main column of General Pershing’s troops and were enveloped in a great-clouof dust Mormons were riding in automobiles covered wagons of the prairie schooner type and in farm wagons and on horses and mules' according to the cattleman They were driving their milk 'cows ahead of them while behind tramfcsd hundreds of natives Chinese and ethers who had of the4 long trek to the transportatlOnon border that could'be brought: obit was'Nothing left behind it was said and many of the 'settlers 'In the beautiful valley of the Casas Grandee river carried' all of their worldly possessions with them : " - e - - d no-mean- Desert- To be Crossed X - The head of thetjoop column was expected to reach OJo Federico tonight end camp near the water holes there This Is forty miles from Colonia approximately Dublan' and is considered the easiest part of the Journey cut From OJo Federico to Tres Papelotes (Three Windmills) 'is considered the worst part of the journey to the border There is no water in this stretch of twenty miles and the country' resembles a desert with &nd bear grass and cactus Many of the refugees who are “hiking" on foot are expected 'to suffer on this part of the trip out National guard encampments here which have been abandoned since the will be used to house troops went-homrefugees until they can find homes A tent houses and large number mess shacks at the camp of the Pennsylvania troops have been offered the Mormon leaders here and will probably bo accepted for the refugees General Pershing's column Is expected to reach Laguna by hold general review there Friday and ' Sunday after the rear guard cavalry arrives from Dublan - TIjc entire ex- edition will then march into 6ns from Palomas a distance ofColumseven miles It is expected that this last march-wiltake place Monday VUllstas Occupy El Valle Juarez Jan 29 — Confirmation of the occupation of El Valle (San Buena Ventura) by Villa forces was received here tonight from Casas Grandes It was said Villa troops moved up from Namiquipa where they had been awaiting- the departure of the American troops from El Valle before occupying Villa followers were also reported to have been ' seen in the vicinity of Santa Sofia on the Mexican Northwestern miles ' from OJo railroad thirty-fiv- e Their camp fires could be Federico seen from the railroad last night it was said here 4 e e t s - l - : the--tow- Boil’ Senator Adds cussing Bill and Urging Features of Hearing Before- Senate Body REJECTED on Young Measure - AMENDMENT 4nPHE House ! - ' : t ' i ° - : - ‘ y J-- - - - 4 - 1 -- ! - r vy- ' ' I : i' rVi rj" ?’ j'' v- - v 'v--- ' & A clash also took place between H I Mulliner former county attorney anl Glenn when Mr Glenn appeared before the committee and said there (Continued on Page 7) district Mr SAYS AMERICANS CAUSED TROUBLE Bill Vetoed " t ’ -- ’ i XJ: N 4n r 4 - - t Filibusters for Fighting at Border Objects to Literacy Test Which He Considers Not v- - - justified in Principle - I “ 4 Jan 29—President vetoed the immigration bill passed recently by Congress because of its literacy test pro- Washington ' ? vision was the-- second time 'that Presiit Wilson had vetoed an Immigration dent bill because of the literacy tests and for the same reason similar measures were given vetoes by Presidents Cleveveto land and Taft The Preeident’s message to the- House In which tlie bill originated follows “In most of the provisions of tlie bill I should be very glad to concur but I cannot 'fid myself of the convictiona that the literacy test constitutes the radical: change: in : the policy ofnrln-clpnation which ' is not justified in It 'Is not a test of character of fitness but quality or’ ofin personal most: cases merely as would operate a penalty for :lgck of opportunity in the country from which the: alien seekadmission came’ ing ' “The opportunity to gain' an education is 'in' many cases one ’of the chief opportunities sought' by the immigrant ln'coming- - to the United States' and our experlence'ln the past' has not been that the' illiterate immigrant: is' as such an undesirable Immigrant Tests of quality and of 'purpose cannot be ob jected to on principle but tests of opportunity surely may be” ‘ - X ' - - - le - ’ : : ‘ ' r ' i' s - - matter 20 PER CENT ADVANCE - V ‘ Mexican Commander Blames ! 'ii'1' - BIDS FOR SEALSKINS - K charged that Sheriff John 8 Corless “Is permitting violations of the liquor laws”" and asserted that liquor is being shipped into Garfield Magna and other “dry points in Salt Lake county So vehement was he in his attack on the officers of the city and the county that Chairman Reynolds chocked him with the admonition that it was not proper to go into details unless the officers were given a chance to be heard on the - 1 - for - J1 ? - ‘ ' - for-actio- ’ V- 4 - m - - - be-ga- nf ' - - r Fur ’ ‘ - : - t ‘ - visions of' tlie bill Senator Armstrong said ’the' “extraordinary' provisions of : a the bill ’constituted and dangerous ' ' ' Invasion of unprecedented personal numberrights and opens the way-foless abuses”'" “A man'i 'home' Is his castle” said Senator 'Armstrong' “and when the sanctity- of ' that retreat' Is destroyed civilization suffers' It makes the blood of ' an Anglo-Saxo- n boll when those rights 'for which wars have been are violated” waged ' One amendment suggested by Senator "Armstrong relative to the filing of Information when officers desire to search a home was written Into the bill by the ! committee It requires definite Information rather' than a suspicion that the law la being violated Another amendment proposed waa ' It prorejected by the committee vided that before an individual could be held up and searched "personal knowledge” of guilt be substituted for “probable cause” The committee held powerthat this would make officers less even though they were morally sure of the guilt of the suspect Senator Evans said that ahy man humiliated by search would " have against the bondsgrounds men of the officer if the Incriminating were not found on him liquid - The House bill will be changed so that rooming houses will not come under the same class as homes Senators who live in: dry districts said that 90 per: cent of the violations of the' liquor laws in their towns was' due (Continued on Page ?) - - 1 -- ' f - - ARE LIVELY "p'LIMINATlON of tlie commissioner feature from the Young state-wid- e prohibition kill was virtually agreed to yesterday by George A Startup leader of the ardent prohibitionists who have been fighting for the retention of this feature of tlie measure Two sessions of the commerce and industry committee of the Senate were held yesterday and at each a hearing concerning the commissioner feature was had Both were lively meetings Concerning tlie creation of the office of prohibition commissioner four members of the Senate committee declared their opposition and it was intimated that the fifth member would fall in line at the concluding session of the committee to be held today At the morning hearing Hugh L Glenn state chairman of the Prohibition party and a former city police officer created a sensation when he ' SenatorArmstrong told the commit teethat ‘he did ‘not appear" to make an individual protest bqttosubmlt'amend-mept- s writtenyby 'a prominent Salt Lake attorney who had studied the pro- ' for any 're- freight train left ? SESSIONS Young ((rpHE X' — 4 prohibition bill through' Ito oearrh and oels-a- re oeetloas will practically declare martial law la Utah aald Senator W W Armstrong In submitting his ideas to the Senate committee blood “It mokes' the 'Anglo-Saxo- n boll' to think that these things can be enacted in ' thls'cenntry he added V in closing : Hugh L Glean'- who eras before the committee charged that the law was being openly violated as regards the local option law- In this county and state “The" 'officers of the city and the state- have- net tried to enforce the laws said Mr Glenn “Violations occur' every day in Garfield and Mngnau Sheriff Corleaa arrested an American for bootlegging bnt the Greeko are still at ft? ' Two amendments to ' the Young bill were offered The Blulllner amendment which takes the place of the fourth section of the Young bill which 'creates the commissioner of prohibition makes the following provisions! “The governor Is placed directly f the in charge of the enforcement ' prohibition law and is empowered to appoint or deputise as many assistants or special - offlcera as are necessary to carry oat-thprovisions of the- netf the ’governor Is empowered to call upon any state officer food dairy- or hotel Inspector or game wardens the enprobation- officer to assist in amendforcement of the law) the ment does away with 'the commissioner of prohibition Another amendment which la acproceptable to George A Startup shall vides that the attorney general be plaeed' In charge of the' enforcement of the prohibition law and that tea for he will issue the eerti fleacommisalcohol) where the term sioner appears in the set it is to to mean attorney general) It vesta the powers of the county and attorneys of the: state In the commissioner or his assistants to appear and prosecute any violations of the' law' prohibition bill which j'ou gentlemen are considering will put Utah under martial law unless some of the drastic provisions it contains are stricken out” paid Sena tor WW Armstrong yesterday when' he appeared before the Senate 'commerce and industries' committee to uge a revision 'of the meas-- '' tonight - — - - Re- - - Practically Dis- vision by Senate Committee - ‘ Committee Agrees on Elimination Amendment Vesting Power in Attorney General O K’d - - - COMMISSIONERS®? WILL BE DISCARDED s 1 Norwegian belonging to the crew of the British steamer Yarrowdale which was captured by the German raider in the South Atlantic They had been interned at Neustrelitz According to these men the Yarrowdale proceeded to a German port by way of a course north of the Faroe islands along the Norwegian coast to the Skaw and thence through Cattegat sound to Swiuemuende The Ekstrabladet quotes a Swedish presence of a supposed German raider seaman as saying that crews from In latitude 40 north longitude 60 west would be 700 miles off New armed ships sunk by the raider held as which York The supposed raider was seen war prisoners In Germany Include be- In this position January 19 Merchant tween $wo hundred and three hundred ships wore cautioned against approachAmericans four Swedes three Dutch- ing this point men and one Dane He says the Yarrowdale did not sight a single British Haltlen Haiti Jan 29—A' vesvessel throughout her entire voyage selCape to be believed German raider is after she was captured The vessel reported to have thebeen "off cruising had all her lanterns lighted at night Monte Christ! on the north coast of from Cape Llndasnaes off the south Santo Domingo Saturday coast of Norway until she breached Skagen on the north coast of DenWashington 'Jaii 29—A new memmark She arrived at Swlnemuende De- orandum to clear up the armed ship cember 31 The men taken to the pris- Issue both for belligerent governments on camp at Neustrellts were given lit- and for American officials “postle food except kohlrabi and small al- sibly" may be Issuedport was said at the it lowances of bread state department today but care was Before leaving Germany according taken not to indicate such a document to the Ekstrabladet the twenty-si- x was in actual process of preparation men released were compelled to sign In a guarded discussion of the whole an agreement to make no claim against delicate subject officials declared that vessels fore as well as aft Gormany arming-o- f does not convert them Into necessarily' Atlantic Raider Seen la North war The definite 'statement vessels Va Jan ' 29—' Wireless was made that the United States was Norfolk warnings from entente 'allied ‘war- Interested not so much in the kind of ships received hers tonight told of the armament as in Its purposes' Accused County Officers of Permitting Violations of Liquor Laws Statement Resented Blood Anglo-Saxo- n v Casas j Grandes to bring nut and the property of refugees maining Mormons and 'others The the passenAuction Opened With American Neutrality Ridi - 'scheduled' ger train! carrying 500 refugees was to leave Casas Grandes at 7 for Juarez Sale of Pedigreed Silver culed by Author in Ad- - o’clock tomorrow morning General Pershing's rear guard was exdress at Toronto Fox pected to leave Colonia Dublan after $500 r the departure of the train' General Jose Margula was expected i' return from Casas Grandes to late toToronto Jan 29—The consular servSt Louis- Jan 29—“Sir Roger’ a ' ice of the United States was condemned night pedigreed' silver fox was sold at auction for $500 today by Poultney Bigelow' American author Move fin Three Columns ' In an address here todays before the was one of the 'first' events sale The ' Canadian club He' also ridiculed the : San Antonio Tex Jan 29 —--General of the great fur auction which opened American government’s neutrality V Funston officially 'announced 'today here today The' three hundred buyers Mr Bigelow declared that the Ameri- that American troops' in Mexico present represented about: 95 per cent can consular service comprised “broken moving ? from ? Colonia Dublan of the fur In the world buying capital was border down wheezy political bosses worn out toward the yesterday fox The sold to live morning silver dentists brokeh brokers Because ' of scarcity- of water in the Eltington and Chapelle of New York lawyers'and men who could not earn a living at any stretch to be covered the f movement whose ' representative announced that honest or respectable business’ has "been divided 'Into f three columns the'- animal will be presented to the ’ "These are thexhen I rind I' have to It : is probable he said that the last St Louis soo j go to as representing the majesty of my column would not 'get' away " from the the In first minutes of thirty2000 "seal-- skins nation' and 1 have- to sew my? pockets Colonia Dublan for several days auction more than' enter before I their offices" he Crossing jo American territory' reg- were sold for the ’ United States govup asserted VThen have to go to the iments of the command will ernment This lot brought - about ' Pershing" t British consulate at ‘mobilized ' Palomas what I want” be about get lake T 'Bower chief govWard $80000 ‘ Mr Bigelow asserted that In ian ef- seven miles south: of Columbus 'and ernment- agriculture agent for the fort to preserve “benevolent neutrality’ then'' march from there-- ' Into Columbus Alaska Fisheries Service aaid ' the In the war the United States is afflicted for distribution paid for seal' skins today were prices with a “clammy palsy’? The motto "In 20- per cent higher' than paid at ’the ' God we trust" he declared' illuminated auction here: ' last September the American cent but nothing else": If PROPOSES REMOVAL : amounted to Sales of furs today Great 'Britain- “lost-- hold upon :the which dealers say is the best $500000 STATE OF SCHOOL marUnited States Mr Bigelow told the record for one day’s selling In anya j V i' aalone brought total v Canadians German gunboats-- ' would ket J Silver foxes $105000 Close and ' quick bidding Vsail up' the Hudson and Mississippi and Boise Ida Jan 29 —A bill was! In- of soon closed out 450 of them and even troduced In the lower 'house' of1 the the sweep everything before them” medium skins ' brought good prices 'r’ ‘"Then we will come- - crawling and Idaho legislature today providing for One $1650 and another pair brought' of the University of Idaho pair $1600 removal for the whining to Montreal and Toronto The price paid-fohighest ' " $910 saev single skin-waprotection” he added" y from Moscow to Boise i v 30 1210 a m — The Ekstrabladet reports the arrival COPENHAGEN Jan Swedish of twenty-si- x and American seamen Chairman Ml - Crews of Ships Captured by Raider Are Given Little - State - BARUCH TO BE QUIZZED HIKE DIFFICULT - fi With Meeting c-v- -— (Continued on Page 2) m ' - - H ‘ - n i- ’ -- Kut-el-Ama- Following in "Vake of American Expedition on Its March to the Border GERMAN AMBASSADOR MtiONS BmNGWG BROUGHT INTO CASE EV y AMONG the vessels which Berlin officially announces have been sunk recently by submarines is an “armed hostile transport steamer1 250 miles off Malta The steamer crammed with troops” is reported to have sunk within ten minutes Snowstorms for the moment have brought the operations southwest of Riga where apparently a great gen- chouse Chief BrOwnlng held up the paeral engagement was in the making per in the light of his pocket flashlight- Fisher scrutinized It for a almost to a halt To the south in minute retreated to- the kitchen Volhynia and across the line in Gahid his gun Ini & closet and reHe was brought turned' unarmed licia somewhat spirited isolated e to the station In the police' automo-blland is held on a charge to at-- 1 fights have taken place but with only tempt to commit 'murder the capture of trench elements reOfficer Jensen returned' to the Teuthe and found that fisher had Russians house and spectively by for a long siege made preparations tonic allies reported In Rumania on the floor of the maklng'hls-be- d dining-roomwhere he could see only the most minor operations are a- view of front and command and chronicled rear approaches to the house On the Xront In 'France and Belgium except on the sector of Hill 304 near PRODUCERS ROBBED Verdun artillery duels alone have taken OF $200000 WORTH Near Ilill 304 the artillery place on bombardments both sides have been OF PICTURE FILMS rather severe and grenade fighting also Several French athas taken place Jan 29— Charges New YORK tacks against the German defenses in a band of film thieves had this region Sunday broke down with stolen more than $200000 worth of motion picture films from a dozen heavy casualties according to Berlin more producers here within a or While Berlin says the British In their and had built up a lucrative year attacks against the Turks on the Irak business of exporting them were front In Asiatic Turkey last week sufmade today by the National Assofered heavy losses and in addition met ciation of the Motion Picture In- -' with repulse a London official comdustry munication asserts that Saturday and These charges were made public soon after a prisoner was arraigned Sunday the Britishers In attacks gained complete possession of Turkish first In a magistrate's court and held in and second line trenches southwest of $5000 ball for the grand jury on a on a front of 4300 yards that he had sold a stolen charge and also took third and fourth line detective who posed as an to a film trenches on a front of 600 yards A The price paid was $100 exporter large number of casualties were sufIt was alleged Detectives asserted fered by the Turks they had bought other films from Representatives of the entente allies the same man for prices ranging - j More Than 1500 Civilians ' - ' -- - Vol 177 No St Young prohibition bilL —Armed until-shortl- Salt Uka Herat f IM VYOUNG BILL "v ' SENATOR Wi W ARMSTRONG protested search and seizure clauses of with gun loaded with five buckshot shells George Fishter S3 years' of age 'son of Henry Fisher of 244 Seventeenth street drove his father and mother from their house today and held at ‘bay members of the Ogden police force from 3 o'clock this afternoon before midnight barricaded' In the Fisher house He threatened to kill the police officers who tried to arrest him and also threatened to murder his father and mother unless they signed an agreement to pay him part of the money 4hey received from the recent sale of their farm in Farr West It was only by a ruse that the Fisher police succeeded in' taking Brownalive While Chief T E ing approached the front of the house where Fisher was sitting in a lighted room playing solitaire turning the cards with oneInhand the while he held his shotgun other Capt Robert Burke Sergt T H Blackburn Detective J L Hobson and Officers J B Jensen and Walter Marlin crept up from the rear All officers were armed with shotguns and revolvers and were ready to shoot to kill if Fisher raised his gun to his shoulder to shoot Chief Browning Through a screen door which Fisher refused to unlock Chief for Brpwnlng talked to the man “It’s no use twenty minutes talking to me" said Fisher Til shoot the first man that tries to not surrender get in here 111 unless you get me a paper signed by my father in which he agrees to pay me the money he owes me from the sale of that farm" “All right" said the chief “Weil you If that’s the get a paper for on which you’ll ' only condition give yourself up” So Browning withdrew got a paper 'which to all appearances was an agreement from Fisher’s father to pay his son 8300 by February 1 and' with Officer Jensen- returned to the' OGDEN Jan “ PRICE FIVE CENTS 'Tv - f ’ f ? j Threatened Wholesale Mur? derBut Is Captured by ) Clever Ruse ' ' ) Zinc (St Lonis) $1050 Vol 15 No 89 IN SALT LAKE - METALS ( Copper (cathodes) $29925 Inter-Mounta- in - TIliS IS TIIAT nEVVSPAPER IS TIIE NEUSPAPER WinOil PniNTS TliE llonE NElVS THE NEWSPAPER THAT GOES INTO THE rnTyn ±n& v v-c- : V V - w V v p ’V v ' j a'' ’ r - ' i ’ : Washington Jan 29 —In the first official account of the fight between Utah cavalrymen American cowboys and Mexican raiders at Ruby Ariz received here today General Funston said there were no American or Mexican casualties 29 —Claiming Douglas Ariz Jan that the fighting at Stone House Ariz near ' Arivaca was caused by an attempt at cattle rustling by Americans Gen' Francisco R Serrano ' military commander of Sonora Issued the following official statement at his headquarters In Guaymas today: “As some American newspapers have published the statement that several cowbpyi were attacked In Stone House' Ariz' it having been necessary to aslc the aid of American troops to repulsn the attackers I wish to explain that the incident was entirely different and the reports contrary-t“The truth-wathat some American -- s filibusterers attacked out garrison at Casa de Piedra on the Mexican side of the line and were repulsed by out? exchange of shota troops after a short where the Incident “In- that region took place there have been very frerustlers from quent incursions by cattle line and that the American side of the Is why we have been compelled to redouble our vigilance on that part f thy border” ’ - 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