New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1916, Page 1

HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916 —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1 { MUNITION MAKERS NOT LACKING IN PATRIOTISM, SAYS PRESIDENT WILSON Chief Executive Throws Down Gauntlet to Persons Opposing paredness WHO CLAIM MOVEMENT His National Pre- Program. SPRUNG FROM DESIRES TO MAKE MONEY !nlpulv\(‘ Comes From Men Disinter- csted in Manufacture of Arma- ments, Men Who Know Actualj Circumstances of War and Who | JKnow These Defensc Measures Are Immediately Necessary, Milwaukece, Wis.,, Jan. 31.—Presi- dent Wilson threw down the gauntlet g opponents of national pre- s who have declared that the mmovement sprang from the desires of munitions and armament manufac- tureds to make money, “There are some things that bLeing said that I hope you will believe,” the president declared. 3¢ being said among other ta are not | | things | MISSING SEAMEN OF PHILADELPHIA LANDED Seven of Crew of American Liner in Collision Adrift All Night. Liverpood, Jan. 31, 1:15 p. m.—The seven missing seamen from the American Line steamship Philadel- rhia were landed today by a trawler ation for from ; that th tation for prepa; national defense comes chiefly those who are interested in supply- | ing the government h the mu-| nitions of war and from those Who | ure interested in supplying it with ! armament, “Gentlemen, do not allow your- selves to me misled by statements of | that sort. Anything that the govern- ment does somebody is going to make meney out of; but the impulse for This thing does not come from those quarter The impulse comes from men¥. who know the actual circum- | stance of the war and who know that | these things are immediately neces- sary. , Pairiotism Not Lacking. “I have all along advocated and always shall advocate that the gov- edament as far as possible shall man- ' ufacture these things for itself, in or- | der that at any rate it may control the prices at which these articles will | be sold to the government if it is neceéssary to protect ourselves against those who would make money out of the necessities of the nation, there a¥e adequate means of defending our- selvés and we will use these means. But I don't believe the impulse comes from those quarters. I don’t believe that in those quarters there is patriot- Ism lacking any more than there is patriotism lacking in other quarters.” The president’s declaration was de- livered from the rear platform of his private car at Racine, Wis., half an hdur before he reached this city. He came here to speak for national preparedness at 2:30 p. m. Tonight 30 he will addr another meeting in Chicago. Defense Problem Vital, Waukegan, Ill., Jan, 31.—The pres- ldent speaking to a large crowd here said he was trying to impress on the people of the country the need of be- fng prepared, in a military sense. He expressed the belief that the people of the country apprecioted that the prob- lem of national » is vital. In the crow to thousand gchool childr ceted the pres- | ident with w | T Stops in Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 31.—President Wilson epent an hour and a half in Chicago today, enroute to Milwaukee, where he will speak this ‘afternoon. The train bearing the president’s party ar- rived at the LaSalle street station shortly after 8 o'clock and was switched through freight yards to the Northwestern terminal, where the president remained until his special départed for the north at 10 a. m. At the Northwestern station the president and Mrs. Wilson posed for photographe: 1d took a walk on the platfor Mrs. Wilson accompanied the party to Milwaukee. At both ions erowds of several thousand grected the president. The Frankfurter Zeitung report that the Lusitania reply from Germany was in Wagshington was rcad to the president | pere tod He shook his head and %ald so far as he knew it was not true. Sharp Fxplosion Heard. While the president was standing on the rear piatform shortly before the departure of the train a sharp explo- sion was neard. Secret service men erowded to the platform and the pres ident, apparently somewinat startled, entered the car. A cloud of escaping stea owed that the connecting hose petween the rear coach and the one next forward had Lurst. The presi- dent soon emerged, and stepping to the platform, walked to where the Preak was being repaired The president rested yesterday @leveland. The train to which was attached the gpecial cars bearing President Wilson &nd his panty reached Chicago at 8:15 ‘g m., tod. Despite the early hour a growd had gathered at the LasSalle stréct station to greet the president and Mrs. Wilson. The run from Cleve- jand was without i dent. The four cars leading bearing the president’s party were switched from the train at the LaSalle street station anid hanled over switch t to the Nerthawcsiern terminal, they in { sever age, at Milford Haven, Wales. 'After the Philadelphia’s collision on Saturday with the British sailing ship Ben Lee off the coast of Wales the seamen put off in a lifeboat to rescue the Een Iee's crew.. They became lost in the darkness and were adrift all night, being finally picked up by a passing steamship. The Philadelphia is now in the Mersey, undergoing repairs. The ac- cident occurred at 10 o’clock on Saturday night. The impact of a heavy blow was felt, followed by a tearing noise. Officers on watch then saw a full 1igged ship alongside with yard arms carried away. The yard arm of the ship broke several of the Philadelphia’'s life- boats from the davits and demolished part of the main bridge. Most of the Philadelphia’s passen- gers, of which there were ninety- in the first cabin and ninety feur in the second cabin and steer- were below at the time. They hastened to the decks but there was | no sign of panic. As a precaution | life belts were distributed. New York, Jan. 31.—A cable n\es" sage received by the International Marine today says that one of the seven members of the crew of the Philadelphia who went in a life-boat to rescue the crew of the Ben Lee is vet unaccounted for. He is Quarter- master Sisk. NEW SHIPPING BILL IN HOUSE TODAY Measure Designed to Replace One De- feated in the Senate Last Year After Bitter Fight, ‘Washington, Jan. 31.—The new ad- ministration shipping bill which Chair- man Alexander of the house merchant marine committee had prepared for introduction in the house today was awaited with much interest in con- | gress. The measure is designed to take the place of the one which failed of pas- sage in the senate last year after a long and bitter fight. It was framed by administration leaders in and out of congress and went to President Wil- son for final approval. Government operation, under the new measure, would be entered into only in the event private subscriptions are lacking. The shipping board would be given jurisdiction cover all deep wa- ter traffic similar to that exercised over railroads by the interestate com~ merce commission. The bill calls for an initial appro- priation of $50,000,000 for the pur- chase or lease of vessels, to be ob- {ained by the sale of Panama canal bonds and designed for- use as naval auxiliaries, and for the appointment of the shipping board of five membe: of which the sccretaries of the na and commerce would be ex-officio members. The others would be “men of large practical experience’ ’in for- eign eommerce and would be appoint ed by the president at a salary of §10, 000 a year. C. G. ANDERSON TO SLL. Will Dispose of His loon to Son-in« Law, J. J. Remillet. Notice was filed with the city clerk today by Charles G. Anderson that he intended to sell his saloon at 292 Park street to his son-in-law, John J. Remillet. has been in the Park street for a good and is one of the best known saloon keepers in this section. saloon GUARDSMEN NOT BARRED. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 31.—After long and earnest discussion the Mine Workers of America, in convention here today, defeated a resolution to amend the constitution of the organization so as to exclude {from its membership national guards- a United (Continued On Eleventh Page.) | men and the state constabulary. ZEPPELINS DROP BOMBS 0N PARIS N THO RAIS \Two Seoke of Ersons Killed or Wounded in Saturday Night's Attack-No Damage Sunday GERMAN DIRIGIBLES AR DRIVEN OFF BY FRENCH Press of Country Unanjmous in De- manding Reprisal for Teutonic As- saults and Also Calls for Greater Efliciency in the Acrial Defenses of ! French Capital—Censors Permt Correspondents to Telegraph Details Paris, Jan. 6 a. m—Several bombs were dropped by the Zeppelin which flew over the outskirts of Paris last night, but they producea no such deadly effect as on the occasion of the | raid of Saturday night. The official press bureau this morning gave out the following statement: “German dirigible set out in the direction of Paris, where it arrived soon after 10 b. m. It was bombarded by our spe- cial batteries and attacked by our aeroplanes, Before returning north- ward it dropped several bombs which, according to the news received so far did no damage.” ;: Representatives of the Matin who Vvisited the scene of the raid say that no damage was done by the bombs, Little Seen of Zeppelin. Little was seen of the Zeppelin on account of the weather conditions, The Matin says that it has received information from the postmaster of one of the places over which the Zep- pelin passed to the effect that several bombs were dropped together. The inference is drawn that the Germans, seeing themselves threatened by French acroplanes. decided to loose all their bombs at once. The censors permitted foreign cor- respondents to telegraph whatever de- tails they could obtain, but the Paris morning papers have many blank spaces, Press Demands Reprisa The press is unanimous in demand- ing reprisals for the two raids, and s0 calls for greater efficiency in the aerial defenses of the city. “It is not enough to be indignant at such tactics, which dishonor war it- self,” says the Matin. ‘“Public senti- ment desires reprisals—immediate and exemplary.” Stephen Pichon, former minister, says in the Petit Journal: “The people of Paris will preserve their- calm, but will not spare any persons who may have been guilty, through negligence, incapacity or lack of foresight, of not employing that mastery of the air over the enemy which the people had been led to be- lieve France possesses.” foreign Many Killed or Hurt, Paris, Jan. 31, 5:45 a. m.—Five French aeroplanes engaged the Zep- pelin which on Saturday night last dropped bombs on Paris killing and wounding over two score of persons, according to an authorrative state- ment just issued. The first to attack the German raider was a machine piloted by a sergeant who was occu- pied patrolling the upper a He pursued with savage energy, the state- ment says. but soon exhausted all his stock of cartridges and was obliged to abandon the pursuit. One of two machines which were armed with cannon had, however, by this time managed to climb up high enough, and opened an intense fire on the Zeppelin, which probably was hit but not badly damaged, The Zeppelin was next picked up by a sub-lieutenant as it flew over the suburbs westward. He went up to within 50 to 100 yards of the airship and stuck to his quarry with grim determination, sometimes flying about, sometimes below and sometimes on a level in order to escape the fire from the Zeppelin’s maching guns. Fr fifty-three minutes the' chase contin- ued, the machine guns being freely used on both sides, until finally the acroplane’s engine broke down and the sub-lieutenant was obliged to de- scend. Minute and a Half. The raid and a half, lasted about one while in the first vi Zeppelins to Paris, on March 21, 1215, four of these aircraft were c¢ver or in the neighborhood of the capital for nearly two hours. They came at the time under different at- | mospheric conditions, being plainly | Sisible in the clear sky. Last night | the fog seriously interfered with the work of the Paris aerial guard. Another Raid Threatened. At. 9:40 Sunday night firemen dashed through the streets sounding warnings of another Zeppelin raid. In a few minutes the capital was en- tirely dark Crowns remained on the Toulevards watching the skies Jor the ppearance of the German air craft. The Place de IOpera, which is generally brilliantly lighted was sud- minute sit of (Continued On Eleventh Page.) i i vessel. HAILED AS SEVERE BLOW TO ENGLAND | Lansing’s Note on Submarine Warfare Designed to Forbid Arming of Merchant Vessels. Berlin, via London, Jan. 31, 3:40 a. m.—The Berliner Zeitung, the first newspaper to comment on Secretary Lansing’s note on and merchant vessels, hails with submarine warfare oy as a severe blow to England the news that the note is designed to forbid the arming of merchant vessels. The news- paper understands that it is proposed that a merchantman carrying a gun is now to be regarded as a warship and Points out that warships have the right to remain in a neutral port only forty-eight hours—far less than the necessary time to unload or lo: a It add “The ) out of Secretary Lansing's proposais would certainly be in accordance with international law. It bas long been clear to every sane thinker that in war time an armed merchantman is no longer to be considered a peaceful vessel, but rather at least an aux! warship. We certainly would greet it with satisfaction if Mr. Lansing were to put his announcement into effect.” London, Jan. 2i, 9:35 a. m.—The Manchester Guardian, in cditorial comment on the negotiations between the United States and Germany re- garding submarine warfare, say “What Germany will do will depend entirely on what she thinks America’s next step will be if she relus As for the allies, it will be observed that they are asked to malke concessions and to send their merchantmen to sea without guns and relying on German rromises to observe certain rules. Generally spesking, these rules are in themselves not unreasonable, if only there is some guarantee that they will be kept. Will America supply that guarantee? If she will, we have no doubt what the answer of the allies VILLA IS SURROUNDED BY GARRANZA FORCES “First Chief’s” Troops Doing All They Can to Protect Americans. Mex Jan 31.- according to reports received here toc had been driven out of the Picachos hills and Santa Canyon and is now surounded by Car- ranza forces near El Valle. Chihauhau City Francisco Villa, Washington, Jan. 31.—State depart- ment despatches today report Carran- za forces in the Cusi mining district doing all they can to protect Ameri- cans. They have been distributed to guard most miring camps and patrol the railroad between Chihauhau and Minaca. They have found a large quantity of munitions lost by Villa forces after the capture of Guerrero. Benjamin Snell, John Wood and Henry Acklin reperted killed near Cusi now are reported safe. Conditions at Monterey were report- ed in consular reports to have great- ly improved. DIES SUDDENLY. East Lawler Strect Man Worked This Morning at Iron Foundry. Stephen Genena, aged 27, of 3 East Lawled street, left his employment at the Vulecan Iron Works “about 11 o’clock this morning with a severe headache. He died at 2 o'clock this afternoon at his home, Medical Examiner Elcock examined the body and gave the cause of death as acute kidney trouble. Genena was married but had no children. He had been suffering from severe headaches for the past few yea LAMAR LOS APPEAL. Washington, Jan. 31.—David La- mar, convicted in the New York federal courts on charges of imper- conating an officer of the United States to defraud, lost his appeal in the supreme court today. The New York court is free to enforce peni- tentiary sentence. GERMANY'S FINAL REPL London, Jan. 31, 3:15 a. m.—The Daily Express’ Geneva correspondent quotes the Frankfurter Zeitung to the effect that Germany’s final answer in the Lusitania case has been subs mitted to Washington and that ‘the action of the submarine commander is not disapproved and Germany will make no further concessions.” BRANDEIS NOMINATION. Washington, Jan. 31—The nomina- tion of Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, for the supreme court bench wis referred for investigation by the sen- ate judiciary committee today, to sub-committee consisting of Senator Chilton, Walsh, Fletcher (democrats and Cummins and Clark (republicans) | ~————— e WEATHER. Hartford, Harttord and vici tied, probably tonight and Tuesday; continued mild tonight, Tuesday coldcr. MAGNELL 1S NOW THE SAFETY BOARD, Clerk Is-Appointed Commissioner | by Mayor Quiglevaoday i T0 SIGN THE PAYROLLS - | Police and Firemen Anxiously Waited | for Checks and for Solution of | ¥. H. Tangle—New Man Succeeds B Holmes, Resigned. Alfred E. board of the public safety, was pointed a member of the board Mayor Quigley at 11:30 o’clock morning. He was chosen to succeed Commissioner Frank H. Holmes, re- signed, whose term would have pired on June 1 bad he remained member of the board It was stated by Mayor Quigley and | Mr. Magnell that the appointment was one of convenience only and both understand the situation this way To Sign Payyolls. As the payrolls of the polic fire departments are due today it was necessary for Mayor Quigley to take some action as the ordinances requ that the payrolls be signed by the mayor, chiefs of departments, clerk of the board, chairman of the board, ete. emploves of the safety could receive no pay and twent: seven firemen and forty-three police- men were vitally interested that the city’s coffers be opened to them. As Mr. Magnell is the only member of the board he is the chairman of the commission and Comptroller Hanford L. Curtis said he would accept his signature as such. Only Way Out. ap- by 25l this | a Mayor Quigley has been studicusly | engaged absorbing the charter and the city ordinances for the past few days as he realized a crisis was pend- ing in the form of the pavrolls for the police and fire departments. e finally hit on the plan of appointing Mr. Magnell and having received ‘e- gal information, that there would be no objection he announced the ap- pointment this morning. Mr. Magnell will receive a salary for the time he serves as chairman as well as his $500 a yvear salary for his services as clerk. He has been clerk of the board for eight years, not continuously, however as Mark Cashmore held the title dur- ing the first vear of Mayor Quigle; administration. Others This Week. The mayor told newspapermen aft- er making the appointment that ne expected to be able to announce his Gther comniissioners within the weel. ‘Whether Chairman-Clerk Magnell will resign as a commissioner to allow his place to be filled by another is not known. Among those whom the Mayor is said to have his eve on for places on the board are Charles A. Bence, a republican, and Thomas H. Kehoe, a democrat, and a member of the board of finance and taxation. Mr. Kehoe is a warm admirer of the mayor and ir is believed he would serve if asked to do s0. As already stated in the Herald, the name of ex-Alderman D. B. Mar- wick is frequently heard in connection with a commissionership. CHINESE PROVINCE IN FULL REBELLION Government Forceéd to Flee From Kweichow and Communications Have Been Interrupted. Peking, Jan. 31, Province of Kweichow is in full re- bellion. The government was forced to flee on Jan. 16 and communications have been interrupted. It is report- ed that Luckow and Tzeliutsing have been captured by the revolutionists. The American gunboat Monocacy is at Chungking on the Yangtse Kiang about 90 miles northeast of Luckow. The commander has notified Dr. Re- insch the American minister 12 noon.—The borhood and that a zone has be outlined within which the Monocac will protect foreigners who are threatened Twelve thousand soldiers from Province of Kweichow are reported to be marching, in company with Yunnanese revolutionists, on Chung- king, where fighting is expected to | take place within a few weeks. | | the London. Jan. 4:30 number of Mongolian i increased by 20,000, according to a | Mukden despatch, says Reuter's Pe- | trograd correspondent. The despatch adds that the insurgent who posses: twelve guns, are continuing th march towards Peking p. m.—The insurgents had | LIEUT. TENNYSON DEAD. London, Jan. 31, 1:46 p. m.—The Tennyson family received news of the death of Naval Lieut. Harold C. Ten- nyson, a grandson of the late poet laureate. No details were given. BRITISH CASUALTIE! Jan. 31, 48 published 20,703, p. m.—Brit- ish casualties during the month of January totalled 1,079 ofi- cers and 19,624 men. London, | while | Just what caused the accident | known. As there was no chairman, the | commission | MAN WHO GAVE HIS SKIN ALSO BURNED Thomas J. Kerrigan Injurcd at Hart & Hutchinson Factory When at Work Beneath Boilers, Themas J. Kerrigan of is at the New Britain General | tal suffering from painful burns about the face, hands and bod received at work in the boiler room the Hart & Hutchinson factory terday. It is not thought his injurie ves ! are dangerous. nville bound trol- ng the factory, saw The crew of a P ley cer, while pa zy of pain and stopped to investigate. | They found that the man was suffering from bad burns and cuts and at once telephoned for M. . Har who hur aind rushed the to the hospital. Mr. Kerrigan says that he was firing the boilers and had closcd the heavy iron door when there was a flash and injured man | the door burst out directly in front of flame. is un- him, followed by a sheet of Mr. Kerrigan is well known among local medical circles as one of the men who two years ago gave several square inches of his skin that it might be grafted onto the back of a little girl who had been badly burned and whose | wounds would not heal | Hotchkiss of Berlin also gave some of his skin for this grafting process. TWO PERSONS KILLED IN AUTO HOLD UP | Third May Die and Fourth | Severely Beaten at Buffalo —Assailants Escape. | Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 31.--Two per- | sons were murdered, another probably | fatally injured and a fouth severely beaten up in an automobile hold up on the Orchard Park { city early toda: | before the city and count were - informed of the crime and | essailants made good their escape. The victims prominent Buffalo res dents and members of the same fam- ily, are: in head and instantly killed. Frederick C. Teiper, son, be | death with blunt instrument. | Grace C. Teiper, daughter, | fractured, will die. | Eaward E. Teiper, son, beaten | head and left senseless on road. | The family wcre r ten | a short dis | railroad crossing. | by the. hola up men. Mrs. Teiper wa killed by the first of four shots fired. elry, fled. A farmer living nearby heard the shots and the cries of women and gave the alarm. | rad Teiper who founded Structural Steel Co. Police ~and deputy sheriffs are scouring the county for a negro who is believed to have been the high- wayman and to have committed the crime single handed. Edward, who is | at his home in Orchard Park under care of a physician informed the au- thorities that his mother, brother and sister were his guests yesterday. | They went there in their machine. A | short time before he had driven into miles from the city line. When his gues returned home about midnight he started with them, he said, bringing tools to repalr his { own car. They stopped when the car | reached the stranded automobile. | he told the police, “when I heard my brother shout ‘Ed! I looked up in time to ward off a big negro, but he hit me on the head and I went down and out. As I did I saw him grapple with Fred. That's about all I knew till help came. The police found | ing on the road. Edward stagger- in the roadside ne Near him lay Gr | per was found | the automobile. | Teiper. She was breathing he | was taken to a hospital here. At | 1ate hour she had not recovered con- | sciousness. DUTCH STEAMER B ACHED. Two of Maasdyk's Crew Killed in \ccident—Another Ship Damaged. London, Jan. 31, 10:15 a. m.—A. Lloyd’s report says that the Dutch steamer Thuban been damaged and towed up the Thames; also that the Dutch steamer Maasdyk ryet with an accident, in which two &f her crew were killed, and that she was making water rapidly and had been beached. The Thuban, a vessel of nearly 3,500 tons gross ,left New York on Jan. 11 for Rotterdam. The Maasdyk of about the same tonnage, left Mont video on Dec. 21 for Rotterdamy ac- cording to the latest shipping reports available. POSTPONED. New London, 31.—All of the cases arising from the raid by the . police on gambling resorts early S y morning have been postponed until Saturday. RAID CAS an 55 Mill streer | hospi- | | No Loss of IER;ported in Stal | Mr. Kerrigan rushing about in a fren- | Magnell, clerk of the |Tied to the factory in his automobile | Merwin | road near this Several hours elapsed nthorities the Mrs. Agnes M. Teiper, aged 67, shot to skull on turning from Or- ! chard Park and had stopped their ¢ r) ince south of the terminal They were set upon s Then men then clubbed the others and after robbing them of money and jew- the | Mrs. Teiper was the widow of Con- the Buffalo the city with his roadster and when | it stalled left it by the roadside two | “I.was working on the automobile,” | The body of Mrs. | to | Teiper was found sitting in the au- | China, that all is quiet in that neigh- | tomobile. The hody of Frederick Tei- | vily and | a | | | 1 | south INDIANA EAMILIES DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES BY FLOO —Property Damage Reaches Thousands of Dollars THIRTY-FOUR KNOWN DEAD IN CALIFORNI Four States of Southwest Face Hea Property Loss and Interruption Traffic Due to Continued Which Has Caused Rises in Streams—West Hickman Levee Kentucky Gives Way. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 31—Indiasg rivers were bank fu and many overflowing today as a sult of the heavy rains which ki prevailed throughout the state sind last Thursday. Hundreds of famill have been driven from their hom but up to this time no loss of li has been reported here. The property loss already is timated in the thousands of doll and in virtually all cases the water still rising. Hundreds of men Wi patrolling the levees along the Vhit river here to prevent, if possible, flood sweeping that section as it i in 1913. A number of small towns throi out the state have been isolatedy the high waters. Deserting Lowlands. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 31.—Ma families today are deserting the 10 lands of Indianapolis in response § warnings sent out after midnight police. patrols along White Rivel which is threatening to leave lts‘ banl at several points here after rising aj vesterday With almost unprecedente rapidity following two days of ra and streams | $100,000 Needed for Relief, | San Diego, Cal., Jan. 31.—One b | dred thousand dollars is needed f | immediate relief of flood sufferers & | the Otay and San Luis Rey and T4 juana Valleys, it was announced Ron today. All floods are reported.su siding. The Morena, Guy&@maca ai Sweetwater dams are reported hul ing. Large amounts of clothing and sup| plies have been gathered by thi chamber of commerce, which is lead ing the relief movement, afd the | will be distributed immediately Amos | flood sufferers. Telegraph communy cation has been restored to mafy dis tant poin and as the roads are Row passable it is believed a majority o the refugees be given ald & once. can 34 Known Dead. The known death stood at thirty-four. ‘ flood waters in the Otay, Tia Jua San Luis Rey and San Pasqual val leys is expected to expedite res@ work today. The force of se men which has been working for days under the personal direction\ol Rear Admiral Fullam, of the Pag | reserve fleet, was recalled last nighf and a new detachment will be sem out today. The men of the Uniti States Army and Navy have supplied guards against looting which Admipal Fullam denounced as the worst he had] ever seen, and parties have been sent} out to rescue survivors and recover the| dead. Reports made to the Chamber of Commerce relief committee shows 3,000 persons were made homeless in San Diego County. Dyke Ts Telephone advices tod amaca Lake, where it was last night the dam went out, statel that the dyke is safe and that unless further heavy rains occur the valley it no danger. of the great Mas and the escape in the Sweeh list early today The receding: e v from Cuy- reported| is in the safety rena dam confirmed of water from a break water dam decreasing, authorities di clare the city has enough wal stored to supply all needs indefinits ates Threatened, i Mo., Jan. 31.—Ifoug states of the southwest today fi heavy property loss and interruptid of traffic due to the continued raing which has caused rises in many streams. - The most serious situation below With Four Kansas City | is in eastern Arkansas from Newport to Watson, where the White and Arkansas Rivers empty into the Mi ippi. Missouri Rivers are aps proaching flood stage while in easterm! Kansas and northeastern Oklahom the rising streams, rain and sleet hal seriously damaged telegraph and teles phone lines and thrown railroad schedules into disorder. The Arkane sas River at Fort Smith, near the Oklahoma border, is more than tem feet ahove flood stage With a pri pect of another 18-inch rise. Many persons have been rescued from their marooned homes in that vicinity. In eastern Arkansas hundreds of per= sons already have fled from thelp homes to higher ground. Inhabitants of Watson have appealed for a SONES (Continued On Eleventh Page.)