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MAX SAYS JULIA ALSOROMANCEO Chauffeur Gardner Son-in-law Is Suing E N. Breitung. AFFECTIONS WORTH $250,000 Employe of Dacia Owner’s Large Ea tate Tells How Daughter Urged Tha They Get Married, and Accuses Her Parents of Attempting to Bluff Him l"to Separation. New York, Feb. 10— Maa Kleist,' the chauffeur son-in-law of Edward N. Bieitung, banker and steam ship owner, who recently caused interna- ; tional complications by purchasing the steam ship Dacia, took the stand before Judge Hand in the United States District court and told how Breitung and his wife persuaded their daughter Juliet to leave Kleist shortly after their elopement Kleist is suing Mr. and Mrs. Breitung for $250,000, the value which he places on the affections of his girl wife. According to his story, the girl took a leading part in their romance, arranging the introduction through her maid and finally telling him that si e hoped to marry him some day. Kleist at the time was gardner on an estate of the Breltungs in Marquette, Mich. On Oct. *, 1913, he said he. left Marquette for good and all bent upon achieving a brilliant future in Cleveland. Before he left, he said, Miss Breitung said to him: “1 hope you will do well and get a good position, for I hope to marry you some time.” On the night of the parting Juliet’s Victrola having played a fond farewell song, the girl first mentioned her intentions of marrying tne plaintiff, according to his story. Letters signed by “Juliet” express great love and promise to marry Max as soon as she got to New York and got the chance. Max and Juliet were married, the plaintiff testified, at Grace church on Nov 23, 1913. ‘ Mr*. Breiiuna Denaunca* -JWitnKleist said he saw- Juliet every day thereafter until Nov. 30, 1913. Two days later a detective slapped him on the shoulder in the street and invited Kleist to see Mr. Breitung at the St. Regis that afternoon. The young husband testified he went to th< hotel. There Mrs. Breitung denounced him, Kleist asserted. “She said I had forced Juliet to marry me. I said I did not ask her to marry me. She said ‘You’ll never have my daughter.’ She said I had no reputation or education. I said ‘Don’t say that to me.’ me the marriage would be annulled, that Mr. Breitung would have it annulled. “Then Mr. Breitung came in and shook hands with me. He said, ‘ls this the man?’ Then We went into the next room, He told me he would do all he could to help me if I would accept his proposition to annul the marriage. He said he w ould give me seme position.” Thereafter Max saw his wife again in December, 1913, in response to a telegram from Mr. Breitung. Threatened With Arrest. “When I went to the St. Regis Mr. Breitung said to me, ‘I have a nice preposition to offer you. I have a new mine at Silver City, N. M. It is a fine chance for you to learn mining engineering.’ I said, ‘That is a long way from home.’ He said that if I didn’t take the place he offered me he would have me arrested. He said, ‘You stole my socks.’ I said, ‘I did not: you gave them to me.’ He said, T know you have worn them because I saw you have them on. You stole them.’ I said, ‘lf they were stolen ycur daughter stole them. Your daughter mu?t be a thief’.” On Christmas day Kleist said he left for the west to take up his mining job. He received a letter from Juliet every day until April 7, 1914, when he returned to New York and got in telephone communication with his wife. “I’ll stand by you; I’ll fight hard for you.” Kleist testified Juliet assured him .“I said come away with me and she said, 'I can’t; mother and father won’t let me’.” Says Her Love Is Cold. Subsequently Kleist met Juliet and she announced: “I have learned that I do not love ycu I realize I have made a mistake. Can’t you you go your way and let me be free.” Kleist said that sounded strange to him in view of all that had preceded and begged her to come with him and “be happy.” “She asked m e for all her letters back and her marriage certificate. *1 •aid they were |n a bank in Chicago. She said, ‘Well, get ready to be served with annullment papers.* I said, ‘AU right, Juliet. I love you and will love you to the end of my days, but come on with the papers.* She said, ‘Father will give you another chance. He’ll give you a job as traveling salesman.’ I said, ‘No more of his rotten jobs for me after my experience in the west.* And we Parted.** 4 . :i ' . .

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I — ....zzzzr MARQUIS OFLONDONDERRY Irish Nobleman, Ardent Backer of Ulster Unionists, Is Dead. „ ■ 'i IKThe Marquis of Londonderry is dead of pneumonia. Lord Londonderry was one of the foremost leaders of the Ulster movement and one of the mosi successful members of the British bar. He was one of the great noblemen of the United Kingdom, being a Knight of the Garter and an aid de camp to the king. PREDICTS BUSINESS BOOM J. A. Farrell, Says U. S. Will Soon Feel Prosperity Wave. PITTSBURGH, PA. — Courage and co-operation in business aim fidence in a restoration of prosperity was the advice expressed by James A Farrell, president of the United States Steel corporation, in an address before the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania here. Among reasons for encouragement, Mr. Farrell quoted “eminent European and American authorities” as calculating that the United States’ excess of exports over imports in 1915 may easily reach $1,000,000,OQO; and he itj ii,'f '"tliwdwrtui— ■ vor of the United States for tlie opening month of the year is at the rate of $1,500,000,000 a year. “The years of greatest prosperity in the United States have been when the balances were largely in our favor,” asserted Mi. Farrell. “It is not imprudent to pi edict that our total farm values for the current year, for the first time in the annals of this or any other country will pass the $10,000,000,000 mark.” GIVE MILLION FOR RESEARCH s■~ — - Drs. Mayo to Establish Foundation Open to Medical Graduates. MINNEAPOLIS — Drs. William J. and Chas. H. Mayo of Rochester, world famous stirgeons, propose to establish a $1,000,000, foundation for medical research and t<3 place the foundation under certain restrictions in the hands of the University of Minnesota board of regents. It is proposed that interest from the funds be used in research work at Rochester, be open to graduate university medical students. For years the Doctors Mayo have conducted a surgeons’ clinic at Rochester. The surgeons now propose to put the work on an official basis, making provision for graduate instruction at Rochester which will had to an additional degree granted by the university. At a meeting of the medical college'faculty the plan was approved bv a vote of 39 to 26. The action will new go to the medical college advisory board and it is believed will be approved. HODEIDA INCIDENT CLOSED Turks Release British Consul and Salute Italian Flag. ROME — The Hodeida incident has been suddenly and unexpectedly solved. The British consul, /who was arrested in November in the Italian consulate, where he had taken refuge, was delivered safe and sound to his Italian flag when it was again heisted over the consulate. The British consul afterwards sailed on the British auxiliary cruiser Empress of Asia and it is officially anncunced that the Italian consul has resumed cordial relations with the local authorities. The satisfactory closing of the incident, coinciding as it does with the Turkish attack on the Suez canal Is regarded as most significant. It is an open secret that the settlement of the affair was brought about by Germany in order to avert protest from Italy against the closing of the canal. Norman B. Ream, Financier, Dead. CHICAGO — Norman Bruce Ream, one of the world’s biggest financiers and a product of Chicago, died in New York, where he had made his home for fifteen years. He was seventy-one years old. He was one of the chief organizers of the United States Steel corporation and was a director of the Pullman company, the First National and First Trust and Savings banks of Chicago, and also of numerous other large corporations

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LUSITANIA TRICK ■ NOTUNCOMMON United Stales and Confederac) . Did Same Thing. LAW BLOCKED BY ROOSEVELT Ministers of Denmark and Netherlands Call at State Department— Regard Attitude of Germany as Very Menacing —U. S. Has Taken no Action in Either Case. WASHINGTON — Both the Lusttania incident and the German naval zone were much discussed at the state department. Minister Rappard of the Netherlands and Minister Brun , of Denmark called to learn the vie.ws of the United States on the question of the naval zone. They were informed that this government has not taken any position on either matter and that there was nohing for it to communicate to other neutral governments at this time. Representative Flood of the house committee on foreign affairs called on Secretary Bryan and the issue was discussed at their conference. It was learned that the state department has not yet received confirmation of the reports from Liverpool that the Lusitania^ was specifically directed by the British admiralty to fly the American flag in passing through danger zone. It is conceded, however, that should it be established that the British government did issue such instructions either to the commander of the Lusitania or to shipmasters generally, its getion w’ould pioperly afford basis for inquiry on part of the United States as to the jt stification and propriety of the government proposing such use of the American flag. United States Did Same Thing. Inquiry among officials further tended to show that not only has the United States failed to enact any legislation or take any petition diplomatically covering the exact case of the Lusitania, but that the practice.has a i imwiiij • U. - ruse de guerre and more or less to be expected In war. American war ships and merchant ships have frequently adopted an alien flag for purposes of deception in time of war and have been deceived by enemy vessels using the same device. The confederates used this ruse in the civil war ani the confederate steam ship Oneida slipped past the federal war ships at N chile under the British flag. Roosevelt Once In Way. In 1900, it was proposed by a naval board headed by Admiral Stockton that the use of the American flag be absolutely prohibited to vessels having no right to it. At the direction of President Roosevelt, however, his attention having been called to the great prevalency of the practice in American and foreign shipping, the rule never became a part of the United States regulation. Regard German'Threat Serious. Both the Danish and Netherlands ministers indicated to officials of the state department that they regard the German admiralty decree with Sts threats of destruction of neutral ships as a very serious matter. They have nt t been authorized, however, to suggest joint action by the United States and other neutrals in the mater. It is understood that the state department does not in any event contemplate action jointly in whatever step it may decide to take. 4,500 MEN ARE PUT TO WORK Rail Mill at Gary Plant Opens Part Time. GARY, IND. — With the opening Monday morning of the rail mill, all departments of the Gary plant of the Illinois Steel company are in operation. Four more open hearth furnaces were added to the active list and four active blast furnaces will be augmented by a fifth within a week. The rail mill has been boarded up for three months. It will roll part capacity until March 1, when it is expected to run full time. Only old hands will return to work. Within the last ten days 2,000 men have returned to their jobs, making a total of 4,500 men at work Monday. Tilden’s Widow Gets Bulk of Wealth. CHICAGO — By the terms of the will of Edward Tilden, packer and banker, which was filed for probate, all of his property, with the exception of a few minor bequests, it left to his widow, Mrs. Antje Tilden, and his two sons, Averill and Louis Edward Tilden. The value of the estate is esti-; mated at from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. Votes One Battleship, Then Two. WASHINGTON — On a motion by Majority Leader Underwood, tne house voted 142 to 120 to cut the naval building program from two battle aliips to one. Then It reversed its ! vote, replacing the two battle ship provision in the bill by a vote of 148 ! to 188. 1 I

I INDIANA ST ATE NEWS I •* * I Would Fipd His Family. CAMDEN, |ND. — Arthur El- | kenberry of Flora has employed an Eastern ageney ; to assist him in locating his father and other relatives whom he believes are living in or near Boston, Mass. When he was foui years old his mother died and he was sent with a cat load of orphans to Peru. Ind., and was placed in the home of a family named Elkenbetry. If he succeeds ia finding his relatives he expects to adopt his real name, Harry Weeks, v Charge Plate Workers With Thefts. ELWOOD, IND. — Upon information given by William Wellington, | whe was arrested at Gary and brought I back here on a lupuse breaking charge, seven young men. all tin plate work- , ers. were rounded up and are in jail, ■ charged with having been implicated in the recent burglarizing of four • stores here, ; as well as in a riamber of chicken thefts. City Faces Pneumonia Epidemic. ELWOOD, IND. -c- This city is facing the most; serious epidemic of pneumonia in ltd history. Every physician in the city; is working night and day taking care, of the many cases, and more are appearing daily. A number of deaths hive occurred. Physicians say the sudden weather changes are responsible lor the existing conditions. j Robs Dying Man; Sentenced. ELKHART, IND. — George Bodeii, twenty-nini years old, wag. sentenced to the state reformatory when he pleaded guilt? to a charge of stealing sls from Frank Anderson, who was unconscious and died a few hours later of apoplexy. David Davis, twen-ty-two years old, is awaiting arraignment on a similar charge. ——y— Human Ashes by Parcels Post. FORT WAYKE, IND. — For the first time hums? ashes have been shipped by parctl post from this city to another for interment. The body of Mrs. George Oaselbeer, years old, was Cremated at yndem wcod cemetery land the ashes were mailed to Bicksvjlte, 0., Tor interment. fr- — Pioneer Dead. vipohte. — Mrs. Isaura Wadsworth Whitehead. forty-two years old, wife of Col. B. G. Whitehead. editor and publisher of Yankee Doodle, died. She was a daughter of the late Henry E. Wadsworth, twenty years ago one of the best ►known Democratic editors in the state. Evansville Banks to Merge. EVANSVILLE, IND. — Because of ill health Charles Finley Smith, formerly of Indianapolis, has disposed of bis holdings in the Mercantile Trust ana Savings bank of this city to A. F. Karges, D. E. Cadick and C. H. Battin o; the Indiana Trust company. The two institutions will be merged. Eleven Year Old Boy Drowns. . i LAFAYETTE, IND. — Robert Dnien, the eleven year old son of Thomas Druen of this city,''drowned when he fell through the ice on a pend near Greenbush street, where he and several other boys were skating. The ice was very thin, and Druen went into six feet of water. James Brammel Found Guilty. NEW ALBANY, IND. — James Brammel, charged with the murder of John J. Jann, near Charlestown, Oct. 22, was convicted of manslaughter by a jury in the circuit court here and was sentenced tft two to twentyent years in the state prison. is fifty-six years old. Carbon Miners on Strike. PETERSBURG, IND. — The miners at the Carbon mines on the Southern railroad in this county called a strike because they insisted irregularities had been made in the employment of a miner. Efforts are being made to arbitrate and settle the matter amicably. No Heroics, Just Honesty. LAFAYETTE, IND. — A diamond pin valued at slo<l, which was lost in a down town street two months ago, has been returned through the mall to Miss Doris Pottritzer. No message accompanied the pin.. Advertisements haa been placed in the papers. Jailed for Girl Trouble. HARTFORD CITY, IND. — John, Lal?e, proprietor of the Lake Hotel, wag fined SIOO and sentenced to jail for six months upon his plea of guilty to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a seventeen year old girl. Ten Cent Loaves Retained. GOSHEN, IND. — Gashen bakers have ainounced discontinuance of 5 cent loaves of bread until further notice on account of the high cost of flour. Tea cent loaves will be sold without an advance in price. -4 .■in." PlucHy Wife Sheets Thief. HAMMOND, IND. — Mrs. Josie Sellan, wife of an East Hammond sai Icon keeper, drove three men who ' robbed the cash register of her husband’s saloon, a half mile down ths | road and shot one in. the leg. i —M—i — - ■ »- -n—i ' H—MTlWii' I

MERCHANT HAD TWO NAMES No Reason Qi ven for Dual Life Revealed on Death Bed. VEV?£, IND. — That the dual life of a' Switzerland county man was revealed a few days ago when Charles Yeung, merchant at Bennington, died was .made known here. Harvey H. Buchanan, administrator, discovered in papers belonging to the dead man that his real name was Cornelius Bokstal and that he was from Grand Rapids, | Mich. The papers did not reveal any reason for his taking the assumed name of Charles Young. Young came to southeastern Indiana about seven- ■ teen years ago and resided in Ripley i county. A few years ago he entered business at Bennington and at the time of his death was prospering. While Young was on his death bed the name of a daughter was whispered to those near him and upon bein{ telegraphed at her home in Grand i Rapids she responded and arrived at i Bennington in time to attend the funeral services. Young told intimate friends that at one time in his life he had been a sailor, but he never touched upon other matters pertaining to his past life. BURGLARS Islay POLICEMAN Indiana Official Meets Death by Coming Unexpectedly Upon Thieves. LINTON, IND. — Two burglars, about 3:30 o’clock in the morning, shot and instantly killed Fred Cromw ell, forty-two years old, a night policeman, after he had detected them in the clothing store of Ixniis Friedman. Stepping across his dead body they escaped from the store, and also from three or four bullets fired in their direction as they ran from the town. The men were not identified. Bloodhounds, owned by the .police department, lost their trail about two miles and a half southeast of Linton, where the robbers stole horses from James Reed, a farmer living near Lyons. The animals returned to their stables about 7 o’clock. , ENGINEER DIES IN SMASHUP Whisky Train Runs Onto Siding and Demolishes Engine and Caboose. TIPTON, IND. — Engineer Claude Tucker was ialmost instantly killed when a fast east bound Lake Erie and the yard engine on wulch TTOtwrwas riding. The fast freight went, through ax? open switch onto the tracks where the yard engine had taken a siding. The yard engine and caboose were demolished and the freight engine and six cars were piled up in wreckage. The freight train was called the “whisky special” because its cargo consisted of only whisky. An investigation has been called. The escape of other members of the crews of both trains is considered remarkable. MAN IS SLAIN BY STEPSON Mother of Young Man, 111, in Serious Condition Over Tragedy. i CLINTON, IND. — Cobb Johnson, forty-three years old, was shot and killed at Universal by his stepson, Fred Phillips, twenty-three years old.? The son was visiting his mother, w’ho was ill, and the stepfather is said have started toward Phillips with a hatchet. Holding his mother in his arms when she fainted Phillips drew a revolver and shot Johnson. Mrs. Johnson’s condition is critical as q result of the shock of the tragedy. Phillips surrendered to the town marshal. MOVE TO MAKE INDIANA DRY State Wide Prohibition Bill Is Introduced in the House. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — State wide prohibition was placed before the Indiana legislature m a bill introduced in the house. The bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale or giving away of spirituous, malt, vinous or intoxicating liquors, but provides for their use for sacramental, scientific, mechanical and medical purposes. The manufacture of home made wines and cider is legalized by the bill. DRAINAGE PLAN IS ASSURED Court Denies Injunction to Halt Ditch Contract. VALPARAISO, IND. — In the Porter Circuit court, Special Judge Reiter of Hammond denied the peti- ; tion of land owners for an injunction, ‘ restraining the Porter County commissioners from formally awarding a contract for the construction of the Burns ditch. The contract previously had tentatively been awarded to the Great Lakes Dock and Dredge company of Chicago. „ j 100, SEES SON THOUGHT DEAD j Indiana Centenarian and Offspring Reunited at Celebration. MARION, IND. — James Davisx. BYrt, celebrating the 190th anniversary of his birth at the Friends church at Jonesboro, was greeted by his son, Lige, believed dead for six years. Christopher Fort, the centenarian’s father, served under George Washington in the war of the revolution. | - • .r*— _ <

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WAR MAP Where Severe Fighting Is in Progress in Western Area. 5 LILLEV? BASSEfe'&fcVotK ARRAS \ KaNT&ioigßVp \. / NOYON / TRACY \\ I COMPtEGNE \ A GENERAL SURVEYS THE WAR. Thursday, Feb. 4.—The Russian army invading East Prussia from the west has forced its way across the river Angerap and has driven the Germans from the town of Gross Medunishken on the west bank the Russlat general staff announces. Simultaiieously the Russian drive toward West Prussia gained momentum with the capture of Skempe, a town near the boraer and about thirty-two miles soutKeasTof The French official communication says artillery fighting has occurred in Belgium and north of Arras. The report says the allies captured from 200 to 300 meters of the road from Lille to Arras. Friday, Feb. s.—One of the most furious battles of the war is at its height along the Russo-German front west of Warsaw. Large bodies of German troops have been brought up for Field Marshal von Hindenburg’s third desperate effort to batter away through the Russian line. The attack is centered near the Polish village of Bcrjimow, around which for the last few days has been raging a battle that ft r intensity compares with the struggle in Flanders earlier in the war. Official statements made no mention of the extent of the losses, which, judgihg from the nature of the fighting, must be great. In the Carpathians the fighting is hardly less severe. The Petrograd war office admits that the Russians repeated in one section of thjs front after fighting ten successive engagements with bayonets. Saturday, Feb. 6.—Great forward movements in East Prussia and Hungary and victories west of Warsaw »xc specifically announced by the Russian general staff. Upon a front of seven miles with Borjimow and Goumine as centers of attack, the Germans concentrated seven divisions and hurled more than 200,000 of their finest infantry against the Russian line. The Berlin war office says the Russ.an attacks on the East Prussian frontier to the south of the Memel river were repulsed as were attacks against pcsitions recently taken by th • Germans to the east of Bolimow. The French report asserts that its tioops in the Champagne have made further advances toward the east and west railways which feed the whole German lipe. The German government says of the situation in western Europe that artillery duels on the whole front were varied only by an unsuccessful French attack against German positions near | Perthes in the Champagne country. I Sunday, Feb. 7.—According to a dispatch from Petrograd, the Russians have made further advances along the Ezura and have crumpled the German centes by fierce attacks on the Rawak, south of the Bzura line. In the Carpathians.a desperate battle is in progress north of the Eboro-Fbroko line The German general staff announces the capture of a French trench southeast of Ypres and admits that south of the canal of La Bassee the French penetrated one of the German trenches where a severe battle is raging. The , report says there were no other happenings of importance in the western theater of war except artillery battles. 4 The French official communique reports the capture of a German position near Gunchl and advantage in the artillery fighting from Arras ot Rheims. . - „ |

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FRENCH BATTLE TU RETAKE POST Make Desperate Attempts to Retake Bagatcile, BRITISH HOLD LA BASSEE LINES Telegraphic Advices From Danzig, German Navy Base, Cut Off—New Move by Kaiser Feared—Big Battle On Fcr East Prussia —Hungarian and I Austrian Relations Strained. PARIS. — French troops, heavily re-enforced, were endeavoring to i retake the advanced positions along i the line of Begatelle, in the Argonne region, which it was necessary te cwde to the Germans following their assaults in overwhelming numbers. The fighting continues without interI ruption, and it is stated that the losses on both sides have been very heavy. From the Argonne to the Aisne the ■ artillery duels confine. It is reported that the Germans are again massing their forces along the sector north and east of Soisson®, and this is believed to indicate another impending assault by Von Kluck’s forces at this point. ■ From the Aisne north to La Bassee there have been heavy artillery exchanges, in which it is stated that the French gunners have had much the best of it. . \ Along La Basses Canal the Germans continue their efforts to break through the British lines without success. The enemy has suffered very heavy losses, here, as they have been forced to attack across low ground over which the British quick firers nave had an uninterrupted sweep. From the sea to Nieuport the artillerj operations continue, but much of the ground is again flooded, making serious offensive operations impossible. Danzig Advices Cut Off. LONDON — Th e Daily Mail’s Copenhagen correspondent considers significant the fact that since Sunday all telegraphic communication with Danzig (near the mouth of the Vistula rh er and bordering on the Baltic sea) iMku e-eaaed. - Danzig is a base of a part of the German fleet and all the neutral ' steamers lying in the harbor there hove been prohibited from sending out telegrams or letters. All timber shipments between Denmark and Danzig . also have been stopped, says the cor- ~ respondent. Big Battle On For East Prussia. PETROGRAD — The battles are' growing in intensity at the two extremities of the fighting line in East Prussia, as well as in the Carpathians. On the Wars’aw front the conflict has subsided. The fighting line from the Province of Piock in Russian Poland, as far north as Tilsit, in East Prussia, is virtually continuous. The Germans apparently are taking the offensive from Gumbinnen and th® Mazurian lakes, as far south as Lipno, in Poland. - Roumania and Austria Strained. VENICE — According to the Secolo’s Vienna correspondent, the Austro-Hungarian minister at Bucharest, are badly strained on account of the minister’s alleged unsatisfactory explanation of the massing of Austrian troops in Transylvania. ITALIAN SOLDIERS RETAINED Royal Decree Orders Men of Second Category Held in Line. ROME — A royal decree orders that the soldiers of the second category classes of 1893 and 1894, who si culd have returned home, shall now b? retained under the colors until May 31, 1915. Another decree just issued prohibits the exportation of fresh or preserved perk and other preserved meat, chestruts. fowl, oil, fat and tallow. This decree, with the former royal decree prohibiting exports of certain other gcods, completes the ban on the exportation of anything which might be used as food for man or beast. Prisoners to Starve First. AMSTERDAM — The Cologne Grzette says regarding Great Britain's plan to cut off supplies from Germany: ‘Prisoners of war must starve first. We have 600,000 prisoners. and the parts of Belgium and France we occupy contain 11,000,000 people'; If it comes to starving the subjects of hostile countries will suf-, set first.” Texas Senate O. K.’s Plan. AUSTIN. TEX. — Th e joint resolution by Senator W. A. Johnson, providing for creating the new state of Jeffei-son out of the western half of Texas, was reported favorably by the senate committee on constitutional amendments. Turkish Army at Suez Canal. BERLIN — (Via Wireless to , Sayville, L. I.) —A Turkish neral staff report from Constantinople announces the Ottoman vanguard has reached the Suez canal after skirmishes with British outposts at Isi mailla and Kantara. . _

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