Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1916, Page 1

WHEN AWAY FROM HOME The Bee is the Paper you ask for; if you plam to be Absent more than a few days, bave The Bee mailed to you. VOL. SENATE DEBATES THE NEUTRALIT POLICY OF LAND 0'Gorman Scyl American Consul [ Losing Life in Persia Disaster Advised to Avoid Bellig- erent Ship. LODGE OPPOSES ARMS EMBARGO XLV-NO. 173. |COMPLETE PLANS FOR y THE DODGE FUNERAL Services to Be leld from Home o( Deceased This Afternoon, with Burial in Walnut Hill. IHJTAIY No changes have been made in | General Grenville M. Dodge. street residence, Council Bluffs, be- | ginning at 1 o'clock. The religious services will be conducted by Rev. A. G. A. Buxton, rector of St. Paul's Works Says Govenunent Morally J Responsible for Citizens Although General Dodge was not | directly connected with any church denomination. his broad liberality WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-——Bonds of restraint against public discussion of International relations of the United States in regard to the Eu- ropean war were broken in the sen- ate today and for more than an hour the session was enlivened by debate | of every church in the city, and St. Paul's and the First Congregational were particularly favored by his gen- erosity. He was one of the founders over the government's neutrality | o¢ tpe First Unitarian church estab- policy, exports of war munitions and | lished in this vicinity. travel by American citizens on bel-| Ay of the panoply to be used in the i ligerent-owned ships. military funeral has been forwarded by There was no division of the debaters | the War department from the federal It will be drawn by =ix har- perilled the nation by taking passage on | ice equipment. belligerent vessols. Senator Works of | black horses. The hlnrk‘mllnnr_\'L 5 California, republican, asserted that the | ness for these horses is -| part o government of the United States was |the equipment forwaided. A black cav- alry saddle, taken from the service equip- “hypocritically claiming to be neutral Senator Lodge, ranking member of the foreign relations commit- tee, declared that to place an embargo on arme now weuld be worth more to republican | ., yhe casket will be hidden by a huge furled. 1 Procession. Germany than a milllon men; that it R e "I Eapiiaie would be a “grossly unneutral act” and| The funeral cortege will be m Vi would, in fact, make the United States | In accordance with this plan, arranged by the ally of Germany. Senators O'Gorman | the military and approved by Major M of New York and Hitchcock of Nebraska, | A- Tinley, who will be in command of the IN ALL DETAILS. | the arrangement for the funeral of | 1t will | be held this afternoon at the Third | Sent to Death. iscopal church, and Rev. J. T. | Jones, pastor of the First Congrega- | REED BACKS ADMINISTRATION | tional church. — made him the friend and benefactor along party lines. Senator Jones of | arsenal at Rock Island. The field n:;‘ Washington, republican, denounced as| tery gun calsson upon which the caske ‘unpartiotic” American citizens who im-| will be borne is from the regular serv- when it was in fact participating in the | ment, s ::nrm ‘:‘““:L;"r|:l:::i oA b verse position upon . bt v i e R R v that will be led behind the artillery | Lodge Speaks Against Embaro. | ... The black sheet that will enve- | new silk flag that has never been un- | to proceed slowly in the present crinis, Liceding the interest of 93,000,000 rather than that of a “thousand reckless, in conslderate and unpatriotic citizens who ineixted on teaveling on bellikorent ships, ' Disregnarded Ski s Adviee, Senator Nclson of Minnesota, repub- ing whether Senator Jones regurded Co sul McNeely unpatriotic because he sailed for his post on the Persia. After the York senator had explained that McNe had declined to heed Consul General Skin- ner's advice to sail on a Dutch ship Sen- ator Works blazed the way to general debate on the position of the United States In the war by declaring the Arfle °an government was not neutral. Asserting at the outset that the gov- trnment shargd responsibility for deaths of Amerfcans on the Lusitania, the Cali- fornia senator said: “The government knew that the Lusi- ‘ania was loaded to the guards with am- munition and explosives. on the vessel. The government, itself in full knowledge that the ship carried mu- nitions of war, is morally responstble for the deaths of our citizen: Reed Asks Questions. When Senator Works declared the United States actually was participating in the war by the sale of munitions, Sen- ator Reed, democrat, Interrupted to ask: “Does the senator not know that the first loan placed In this country after the war began was a loan of $25,000,00 to rmany, and that the loan was made without protest from him or any other citizen? Does the senator not know that Germany procured arms in this country as long as it was possible for it to get them?" “That may all be true,” Work: uation.” “If it be true,” continued Senator Reed, (Coniinued on Page Five, Column SIx.) The Weather ::or Omaha, Councll Bluffs and Vieinity —Fair. Temperatures at Umaha Yesterday. sald Benator “but that does not alter the sit- fa m. ll) 6o m. s 7a.m. ‘ : a m, a m. SN 10 a. m. 1l a. m. 2Zm 1p. m 4 ip.m : P. m. ¥ m [ ibm [ $p.m ip m @ 8 p. m. § Comparative Local Record. g B nyor 116, 915 1934 193 ¥ Lowest today i B o Mean tem) rll\lrl S BN 2 1B Precipitat! . A v 8 B ] } Teniperatare and Dlrtclmuuun deper - | s }u!nhll Deficiency Deficiency cor. nflo‘. nu Deficlency cor. period, 1913. Hupurts from Stations at 7 4% . TemD High- Rl.ll\— Tp m. eat ail -2 Ed 4fl (] T 1 K L] T B o 18 0 \ 2 00 s Omaha, clear : 5 T \ Pueblo, clear ... 5 ® xh} Olty, clear. 0 o Salt Lake (‘Ily. cloudy 3 - ) E « e 12 3 k] 3 » v 3 c.piati — indicates below zero. ‘e A, WELSH, Local Forecaster Jican, aroused Senator O'Gorman by ask- | | civic societies, imrchiu Passengers | were permitted, in spite of this, to travel both democrats, urged the advicability of | niNe u-_npamu of r:‘h lowa and Senator O'Gorman also infoymed u.a\ e T batialions “Of infantry senate that American Consud R. N. Mc- | ynder command of Colonel M. A. Tinley Neely. who lost his life on the British | 3. 7The clorgy in carrlages. =~ = ™ oy pall, bornc o d v liner Perala, had disrogarded the advice |,y “ayeortéd by the active palibearers of American onsul General Skinner at |p nco.nasioned ofdeers of Lae troops London that he make the Journey to Aden | present. s “,' S 2 ¥ The led horse caparisoned with the | fava, DILOIL Ve LA e gt et The discussion was precipitated - when |© G The honorary pallbearers, m:jnrm- Senator Jones read a newspaper editorial | of_the Saturday Noon club, mount urging American citizens to keep oft bel-| i The family and mourners, in car iizerent ships and advimng (he president | 8 Members of the general's former command, the Army of the Tennesseo. Fourth lowa Infantry in the eivil war; Eecond Iowa 'battery of ficld artillery, civil war, and other members of his divi- sion of the Sixteenth Army corps, in car- | officers “and “enlisted * men the civil war, and Grand Army of (na Re- putle and Union Veteran's leglon, in carriages. The United States Spanis. war veterans and soldiers of the flrnnlun | war, Philippines and lhllln. march 10. Distinguished viat i (lovernor Clarke and staff dhflns uished guests | from all points. 11, Delekations icers of Women's Relief ,and representative delegations ea may. avpeat. e eaes: U.deer of the | Dlulh!firl of the American Revolution in earriages, ')f"e.rl of the Odd Fellows in earriages B, O. Bills, and n'.h‘r f. Civilians in carriages, 14. Automobiles. The Line of March. The cortege will be moved from the residence down Third street to Willow avenue, then west on Fourth street, north on Fourth to Broad- way, east on Broadway to Oak street, south on Oak to Pierce street and thence to the grave in Walnut Hill cemetery, The grave has been opened In one of the most beautiful spots in the cemetery, one long ago selected by General Dodge, and often referred to when he expressed his wish to be buried in Council Bluffs. In the whole arrangement of the funeral every wish that he has been known to have expressed is being faithfully ob- served. For three hours yesterday afternoon the TDodge mansion, that has a commanding view of the town from its site on the hillside at the highest point of Third street, was thronged with' silent visitors The body of General Dodge lay in state. resting upon a bler parlor. The constantly moving throng was admitted at one door and passed out through another, without noise or con- fusion. Many poused more than a mo- ment thelr eyes lingered on the well- known face. It was a strong, but kindly, face. Every trace of pain and an expression of absolute peace was there. Tears fell in spite of efforts to re- press them, but the strong emotion was | siven no sound. The memory of the last look into that calm and tranquil face will be treasured as long as memory lasts. The doors will be opened again this morning from 9:30 untit 11 oclock. The casket will then be closed and will not be opened again to the public, Fark Board Pays Respects. ‘The Board of Park Commissioners, of which A. C. Graham has long been the head, assembled for the regular monthly (Continued on ‘wo, Colunm One.) ot Willow avenue to | | Superintendent Graff has divided the | public school system into five districts | concerns to secure for the United States | for convenlence of five nurses who will | the power to purchase the interned ships ad vanished | OMAHA, THURSDAY Mrs. Lewis Vernon Harco court, who is about to sy of India, is an Amer\h' Mr. Harcourt; in 1897 Burns, eldest da || York. Her mothe | l | { ;LAD HAD CHANGED DAD'S AUTO TIRES \l()R NIN G, NUARY 6 AMERICAN WOMAN NOW_7ICERENE OF INDIA-—- » of Lewis Vernon Har- aron Hardinge as viceroy “.dan. Before her marriage to “Harcourt was Miss Mary Ethel J the late Walter H. Burns of New “as a sister of the late J. P. Morgan. I‘flBS I/EWIS VERNCN HAQCOUR?‘ WILSON AND BRYAN GIVEN CLEAN BILL 1916—SIXTEEN PAGES, Extraordinary Increase of Pro- | duction Due to War Conditions STOP, | Conflict May End Too Soon and | Great Shrinkage in Purchasing | Power Sure to Follow | '| DANGER OF INFLATION GREAT NEW YOR.K, Jan. 6. Eibert H Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, today issued a statement dealing in detail with pre valling prosperous conditions in the steel and iron trade, together with a | | torecast of the future of that indus- try. Reference is made to the Kuropean conflict in it worldwide application | to economic conditions. Judge Gary i calls attention to the danger of over- | production or inflation by manufac- | | turers and bankers, resulting from | | overconfidence, and the ald of the | government is invoked for adequate lnrnlm‘lmn of the country's industries | In part the statement follows | “It will be admitted by all manufac | turers of these products that the {rannun for complaint at the to the volume or urgency of the de {mand, nor, in moat cases, the prices re |celved, notwithstanding the cost of pro- {duction has been larger during the last tive years because of increases in wages, { frelght charges, etc s no present time | Production Doubles in Year. | | “The rate of production at present in the United States Is about 35,000,000 tons {of plg iron and about 41,000,000 tons of | steel Ingots per annum. This s compared | with a rate of 19,000,000 tons of plg fron and 16,000,000 tons of steel ingots one year {ag0, and 33,500,000 tons of pig iron and 135,000,000 tons of steel Ingots at high | water mark in the year 1013 for pig iron |and 1912 for ingots. “Prices could easily he materially ad- | vanced and, perhaps, will be, although I ' Had Been Bent Kome as Scarlet |Senate Committee Finds No Ulterior 'believe ax to some of the commodities, Fever Suspect, but is Soon Reinstated. | T0 INSPECT SCHOOIS OFTEN |~ During the medical inspection this ‘\\eak at Central High school a boy wn; _excused hecause of the scaly.aps pearance of his hands, the first sup- polmon being that he might be re- | covering from an attack of scarlet | téver. | Toe boy's father telephoned the school {officials this information: “My boy was Ih? | yent home because of the appearance of his hands. 1 wish to say that he changed two automobile tires for me and that s why his hands do not recommend him. 1 favor strict inspection at schools, but | T wish you would let my boy return. His | silment 1s automobilitis and that is not | contaglous. The boy was returned to school within the hour, | Inspect Schools Often, {continue the medical inspection work. i{The plan is that each school shall he visited once every four days for an i definite perjod. | The Inspection made this week was sur- prisingly gratifying in the aggregate. There were some suspected cases re moved and a few positive cases of scar- |let fever discovered, but the school of- | fictals wish to reassure parents that the |situation 18 not as serious as was at first believed. | Attempting to Recall 4 Atlanta Officials placed in the main | ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 5.—A special elec tion is being held here today on the question of the reeall of Mayor James G Woodward and five members of the local board of police commissioners, The rea- | son assigned for the attempt to oust the officers is that they reduced James L. Beavers from the position of chief of po- |lice to the rank of captain on charges of insubordination, alleging that he took his jorders from a number of so-called re- formers. | | General Huerta is Much Improved Bl. PASO, Tex. Jl b.—~General Vie- torlano Huerta hed so improved at noon today that he msisted on leaving his bed for a lounge chalr. According to his phywician he passed a comfortable night Dr. Karl Heine Attucks Soczalut M nority for Opposing War Credit BERLIN, Tuesday, Jan. 4-(Via Lon- don, Jan. 4)—(Delayed in Transmission.) ~Dr. Karl Woltgange Helne, soclal demo- cratic member of the Reichstag, writing in the International Correspondence, bit- terly attacks the minorty of his party, ! whigh 18 opposing the sanctioning of the proposed new war credit. “Enemies, who now, as Germany stands, powerful and unified, refuse all sugges- tions of peace.” Dr. Heine says, “cer- tainly would not be ready to grant peace to a German empire weakened by inner dissension. They would push across the border, defeat our armies, kill hundreds »f thousands of our brothers and bring all the misery of an ememy Investment nlo our countw. “Those who destroy party unity i order 10 oppose the war credit really do not want it refused. They enjoy the luxury of their neseiive votes only be- cause they feel assured that others will look out for the sarety of the fatherland. “let me say it plainly once and for all, thet such tactics show neither cour- age nor Jove of truth ' Under the heading “a social democratic split,” the Tages Zeltung reproduces a statement made by Dr. Karl Peters, who said | “They (the minority) strutted around prociaiming they had shortened the war when they had used the most certain method of prolonging it, for it is plain to everyone not emtirely crasy that their | procedure was bound to awaken among | the enemies of Germany the nope that the empire eventually bould be ‘tired out.’ ‘That this is a fight 1o the last man should be apparent.’” » Motive Back of Their Advocacy of Ship Purchase Bill. TEDDY WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.——Charges circulated during the last session of congress that administration officials | acted fu the interest of foreign busi-| ness firms in urging the passage oH the government ship purchase bill were held to be baseless in majority | and minority reports filed today by the senate committee appointed to {uvestigate them. Both reports also found the shipping interests blame- less of illegal activity in opposition of the measure. The majority denounced Theodore Roosevelt falllng to appear before the committee to testify concerning his pummml assertion that President Wil- son and Secretary Bryan “had endeav- sred in the interest of certain business for of one of the belligerents."” Censure for Roosevelt. The charge, the report sald, had its origin “In that ungenerous trait of the human mind, which makes.it prone to attribute unworthy motives to rivals and particularly political antagonists. The writer, added the report eminence was naturally caloulated to glve welght to his utterance, finding him- self without any basis, even of a hearsay character, for his slanderous attack upon the highest officer of his government, simply resorted to & palpable sophistry to escape the responsibility for the asser- tion he had made.” While the committee found no evidence to indicate that the president or secre- tary harbored any purpose to buy in- terned ships, the majority held that it was not difficult to concelve of reasons consistent with the most exalted motiv B.OOS!VELT CENSURED | \ at least, they are high enough. It is not certain they can be controlled, for the (reason that the requirements of pur- |chasers and the offers they make, fix the prices to a large extent. “‘Apparently about 75 per cent of the \“‘l" is for domestic consumption and the balance for forelgn use, directly or indi- {rectly. The influence of the export sales upon domestic sales 1 do not undertake ito say. ‘Conditions pertaining to this industry | reflect, more or less, those of other lines, and, perhaps, are an indication of the general situation. Certainly there are evidences which cannot reasonably be questioned of great prosperity. It is not my purpose to discess the reasons for these satiafactory conditions, They exist; and it now seems probable that they may continue for months to come. Pace Is Rapld, Caution Neceasary. “When there Iy possible danker ahead, the locomotive engineer is directed by his rules, formal instructions and signs to proceed with caution, and sometimes to stop, look and listen. We may draw an analogy. 1 would offer words of caution. We are proceeding at a rapid pace. There is great expansion at present. 1 fear there is great inflation. Some of the circumstances surrounding the finan- icial and industria) world are peculiar and Inot justified. There will be jars ani Jolts when cyes are opened and things | become normal. We ought to stop, ponder, |reason. We shall be all the better for it. Legitimate enterprise and progross {will be benefited. it we read all the {signs, coneider the past and reflect upon | the future. ‘What of the future? Who oan say | with any feeling of certainty? It may be | very dark and desperate. It will be thus {in Burope, and we in America will foel the effects to a greater or lesser extent. {The destruction of billlons upon billions of property in any country must neces- sarily affect in some degree all other countries. Economic conditions in the United States may and should be good in the long future, with the usual inter- | (Continu-d on Page Five, Column Four.) PONDER AND LISTEN | that might induce the president to re- | frain from a public declaration that bel- ligerents' ships would not be bought. “Such an action,” sald the report, “would ‘rightly be construed as an aban- donment uf our rights, which our nation has vigorously maintalned to acquire merchant ships by bona fide purchase, though & state of war exists involving the nation under whose flag they previously satled.” Bill Thoroughly Bad. Senator Sutherland presented nority report for himself Penrose. “We do not concur,” it sald, insofar as the report defends the bill | itself nor insofar as it ins be no impropriety in the purchase of the belligerents’ bill & thoroughly bad plece of legislation, and are certain that to have purchased the boats now seeking security in Amer- lcan harbors would have developed seri- ous trouble for the United States.” The committee’s investigation was au- thorized by a resolution introduced by Senator Burton and an amendment by the mi- to whether the so-called shipping trust had maintained a lobby against the bill With reference to eriticlsm of Colonel Roosevelt the minority report said: “We find ourselves unable to agree with the strictures with reference to ex-President Roosevelt.” ColoraTd?anps TRINIDAD, Col, Jan ~(General con- dtions in the coal camps of southern Colorado were the sublect of favorable mer. by Yatrick J. Gllday, a member ) the federal commission investigating the industrial situation in the Colorado wal flelds, 1o & statement here today. ——————————————————————————— and Senator | s there would | jdle ships. We ‘belleve the | Senator Willlams, directing the inquiry as | in Good Condition| THE OMAHA’ DAILY BEE Passengers Were lt Luncheon and Some Did Not Have Time to Reach Upper Deck. | OTHERS FALL INTO THE WATER LONDON, Jan. 4 (Delayed.) The survivors of the British steam- ship Persia, which was torpedoed in | the Mediterranean last Thursday, reached Alexandria, Egypt, according to the account sent by Reuter’'s cor- respondent at that point, all bearing traces of shock and hardship. Most of them had bad bruises and ban- daged limbs, One woman is in a hospital with a broken leg The tragedy was epacted so rap- | idly that the survivors say they hardly realized what happened, con sequently they had little to tell. The passengers were sitting quietly at luncheon, everyone in good humor and an atmosphere of gaiety prevail- ing. Five minutes later those who escaped were in boats or clinging to wreckage and the luxurious liner was completely gone. Short Delay is Fatal, Luncheon had just started when thera came a terrific explosion. The liner trembled violently, and a moment later listed sharply to port. Only those who left their seats instantly and those who nad not yet come down to the dining salon had any chance to escape. Many | seemed paralysed with fear and sat as If glued to their seats. Thelr indecision | was fatal, s the water poured In and [the list Increased. Somé of those who gained the deck lost thelr footingand slipped immediately into the sea. while others were swept away by waves. 1t was possible to taunch boata only on one side of the ship and only the promptest actfon by officers and crew enabled them to launch four boats. All the passengers praise quickness of the There were no signs of panfe. Everyone made the most of the few remaining moments the coolness and crow Young Wom One Jumps Into Sea. young woman described her ex- pertences as follows “I was just sitting down at the table when the explosion ocourred. 1 ran ‘at once to my cabin for a life preserver TContinued on Page Three, Column Two.) Major Henry Smith, Organizer of War Secret Service, Dead NEW. YORK, Jan. 6.~Major. Henry Baschm BRI who helped to organize the federal mecret service department in the elvil war died yesterday at his home here. He was chief of the wervice of General Lew Wallace, from 1882 to 1565. He was 74 years old, When the attempt was made upon the Iife of Secretary Seward, Mr. Smith was asslgned to the oase and found and ar- rested Louls Payne, who was alleged to have committed the crime. In 1864, Mr. Smith also was one of thoke who dis- covered the conspiracy against President Lincoln and uncovered the Lincoln frauds in the army at Baltimore, After the war Major Smith resigned from the secret service and entered the paper manufacturing business in Ne York. Three Thousand Cases of Typhus in Mexican Capital _— GALVESTON, Tex., Jan. 5.—There were 8,241 cases of typhus In Mexico City and its suburbs during December, with 36 deaths in the city, according to an of- ficlal communication received by the Mexican consulate today. ‘The report adds that the death rate of cases treated in the hospitals was about 5 per cent and of other cases about 20 per cent. There are at present, says the report, about 2,500 cases in the city and suburbs. The report says the medical and sanit- ary corps are now adequate to handle the situation and that the disease s found chiefly among persons living in unsanitary surroundings, | LONDON, Jan. 4.—(Delayed.)—The sink- {ing of the White Btar liner Arabic, the destruction of & British submarine by @ | German destroyer on the Danish coast and the submarine attack on the British | steamer Ruel are the three incidents that {Slr Edward Grey, the British forelgn | | secretary, suggests for submission to | some impartial tribunal for investigation, | together with the of the cruiser Baralong | In his reply to Ambassador Page's com- | munication of a memorandum from the | German government complaining of eir- | cumatances alleged to have attended the | destruction of a German submarine by the British suxillary cr r Baralong, | the forelgn secretary wrote case | | His majesty's government note with great satisfaction, although some sur- prise, the anxiety now expressed by the {German government that the principles | | of civilized warfare should be vindicated. It 18 true that the incident, which sud- |denly reminded Germany that such | principles exist, Is one in which the al- ieged criminals are British and not Ger i man, but his majesty's government do !not for a moment suppose that it is the ! lutention to restrict unduly the scope of any - judicial investigation which it is | thought proper to tnstitute.’ Sir Edward's reply maa |n.u the facts regarding the sinking of the German as alleged in the affidavite from the six Americans, muletters, on the Nlcosian no denial | submarine are essentially ' These charged that the Baralong raised | the American flag and signailed that it Grey Makes Rather Sarcastic Answer to Germany’s Complaint Nicosan's crew. The Baralong, it is al- leged, crept up behind the submarine and opened fire, continuing firing on the sub- marine's crew after they were In the water, and even killed in cold blood sev- eral who later were found on board the Nicosan. It is also charged the British | commander gave orders to take no pris- oners “By reason of this evidence, con- cludes the German note, “there Is no doubt that Commander MacHride of the Baralong gave his crew the command not to make prisoners certain helpless, unarmed German seamen, but to kill them In & cowardly manner; also that his crew obeyed the order and thus ared the guilt for murder. “The German government informs the British government of this terrible deed and take it for granted t -t latter, when they have examined Yhi .cts In the case and the affidavits, will immedi- ately take proceedings for murder against the commander of the Baralong and the crew concerned in the murder, and will punish them according to the laws of war. They await in a very short time a statement from the British government that they have instituted proceedings for the expiation of this shocking incident wards they await information of the the proceedings, which should wed a8 much as possible, in order that they may convi@ce themselves that the has been punished by seuntence o corresponding severity Should they be disappointed in tals expectation they would consider themselves obliged to take serious decisions as to retribution for the was & merchantman coming to rescue the | unpunished crime.” ) SINGLE (GARY SOUNDS NOTE |MANY SURVIVORS ' OF WARNING T0 ALL | OF PERSIA lNJURED. BILL IS TAKEN UP ~ LINES OF ACTIVITY Steel Magnate Calls Attention to| |in Chicago at the time, THE WEATHER. Fair CoPY TWO CENTS. ASQUITH DRAFT IN THE COMMONS Premier Explains Proposed Measure to Compel Unmarried Men to Serve in the Brit- ish Army. | GREAT STRUGGLE IS EXPECTED Members Cllléd Eome from the Front to Aid in Passi the Bill. REPORT MADE BY EARL DERBY LLONDON, Jan. G&§.-—Under the terms of the compulsory military service bill, introduced In the House of Commons today, all males between the ages of 18 and 41 who are bach- elors or widowers, without children dependent on them, are liable for military service. Ireland is excluded from the terms of the measure. The largest assemblage of mem- bers since the war began faced the premier, Many members had ob- tained leave to return from the front 80 (hat they might be able to vote on the compulsion bill, Mr. Asquith opened his address with an analysis of the figures in the Derby re- port. He emphasized the fact that dur- ing the Derby campaign nearly 3,000,000 men had offered thelr services. Hven deducting those rejected on the ground of physical disability, the total was still in excess of 2,600,000 ‘““These are wonderful encouraging fig- ures,” the premier continued. ““They ought to convince both our al- lles and our enemies that the people of this country have thelr hearts tn the war." Many Single Men Still Out. Mr. Asquith sald he was unable, after making the largest possible hypothetical deduction, to consider the number of un- recruited single men as anything but a substantial and even considerable amount, Ho added that Sir John Simom, whose resignation as home secretary was an- nounced yesterday, thought they might be reduced to an inestimable quantity, It he had shared this view, Mr, Asquith #ald, the present contingency would not have arisen, but he could not think that. The primary obligation ~was to keep faith at all costs with the married men. The prime minister maid exemptions from service could be claimed under the terms of the bill on the same grounds as In the case of men attested under the forming military service. Other grounds for exemption from serv- ice, the premier said, included {il health, physical infirmities, the necessity to sup- port dependent persons and the fact of being engaged on work of national im- portance. Mr. Asquith said no case had been made out for general compulsion, and that'the bill he was introducing could be supe ported by those opposed to conscription. Why Measure is Needed. LONDON, Jan. 4—(Delayed.)—In tha Housp of Commons tomorrow (Wednes- day) the compulsory militaty service bill will be taken up, It promises to bring on the sharpest parfamentary struggle since the war began. The Earl of Derby's report on his re- cruiting campaign which begam October 23 and ended December 11, explaing why the cabinet found it necessary to bring forward a measure for compulsory en- listment of unmarried men. More than tinued on Page Five, Column On Haiti Rebels Attack American Marines; One Native Killed PORT AU PRINCH, Haitl, Jan. 5.—A revolutionary outbreak occurred at 3 o'clock this morning at Port Au Prince. The force of American marines main- tained in this city were nu-t‘. Ons of the rebels was killed by the Amer- icans, who suffered no losses. Several groups of insurrectionists ran through the streets discharging rifles. The Americans met them and they were rapidly dispersed. The outbreak is generally condemned and has been characterized as a plece of folly. Following the assassination of President Guillaume by a mob last July, in the course of the revolution, American forces were landed in Haitl. Under the agree- ment made subsequently between the United States and Halti, American forces are being maintained on the island for police purposes. Hans Schuman-Heink Dies of Pneumonia SAN DIEGO, Cal, Jan, 5.~Hans Schus mann-Heink, son of Mme. Schumann Heink, the famous contralto singer, died here today early this morning following & two weeks' iliness of pneumonia. Hig mother was wih him. Young Schumann-Hefnk was taken ilf Christmas day and was removed to a pital. The case was first diagnosed la grippe and later developed into double pneumon Mme. Schumann-Helnk wag but hurried San Diego. As her son seemed to be fms proving Mme. Schumann-Heink sented to sing at the"New Year's da opening exerciscs at the Panaina-Callf nia International exposition, later leavi for a visit with friends in Riverside. Y terday she was informed of u change f the worse In her son's condition and a: rived in San Diego last night, ately going to the hospital, where she mdined until the end came, The young man was 26 years ot T and is survived by a widow and twess dren, his mother and several b« 1 sisters. He had been engaged tate business here.