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LAWSON TESTIFIES
House Committee Thrown Into j
Uproar by Boston Finan-
cier’s Statements
rUMULTY AND LANSING HEARD
Cabinet Member and President's Sec-
retary Both Deny Any Knowl-
- edge of the Peace Notes
Washington Jan 9 — Through a be-
wildering maze of intimations and
heated colloquies which turned the
‘hearing into an uproar the house rules
committee wrestled for several hours
today with Thomas W Lawsoh of Bos-
ton without obtaining any definite in-
formation to Substantiate the stories
or a “leak” to Wall street in advance
of the President’s peace note -When
the committee adjourned "un-
til tomorrow with Mr Lawson's exam-
ination uncompleted a motion to cite
him before the bar of the house for
contempt because he refused to give
names had been considered in execu-
tive session and takfin under advise-
ment ' -
Tumulty Before Committee
Earlier in the day Joseph P Tumul-
ty secretary to President Wilson
whose name was mentioned by Repre-
sentative Wood in the rumors he laid
before the committee last week ap-
peared to give an emphatic statement
indorsed by the President that he had
no knowledge of the peace note be-
fore it was given to the press He
also denied the report repeated by
Representative Wood that he and Ber-
nard Baruch a New York broker had
conferred in a New York hotel a few
days before the note was made public
- Mr Tumulty denounced the action
of Representative Wood in making-
public charges based on a letter from
an unidentified man and declared
-from the witness stand looking Rep-
resentative Wood in the face that he
was still awaiting the congressman's
apology — '
Lansing’s Statement
Secretary of State Lansing also took
the stand to assert that he had no
knowledge whatever of advance infor-
mation having been circulated regard-
ing the peace note Mr Lansing re
lated the physical history of the note
how it was prepared through whose
hands it passed and of his participa-
tion in its preparation He also told
of a statement he had given in confi-
dence to newspaper men on the morn-
ing before the note was made public
In which he told them to expedt a note
at 5 o’clock that evening for publica-
tion Thursday morning He did not
go into details with the correspon-
dents he said but did say that it
was not a proposal for peace nor an
offer of mediation
DRASTIC DRY LAW IS UPHELD
8upreme’ Court Rules Webb-Kenyon
Measure Valid in a Case Prom
West Virginia
Washington Jan 9 — In the most
sweeping of all decisions upholding
prohibition laws the supreme court
today upheld as constitutional and
valid the Webb-Kenyon law prohibit-1
ing shipments of liquor from “wet”
to “dry” states It - also sustained
West Virginia's recent amendment to
her law prohibiting importation in in-1
terstate commerce of liquor for per-
sonal use
After having been vetoed by Presi-
dent Taft whq held it unconstitu-
tional and having been repassed by
congress over his veto the law was
sustained by the supreme court by a
vote of 7 to 2 Leaders of the prohi-
bition movement declare it is in their
fight second only in importance to the
proposed constitutional amendment
Lawyers for liquor interests who !
heard the decision today admitted it
upheld and applied the law “in its
fullest sense” '
WANT GERARD TO EXPLAIN
Btate Department Inquires Into State-1
'merits Made by Ambassador at a
Banquet in Berlin
Washington Jan 9 — The report by
the Overseas News Agency that Am-
bassador Gerard at a public welcome
back to Germany had said that “never
since the beginning of the war have
the relations between the United
States and Germany been so cordial
as now” were officially inquired into
by the State Department today
through a cable to the ambassador
personally
Officially In making this announce-1
ment refused to add any further com-
ment except they desired to know
exactly what be had said -
It Is felt that If the Overseas News
report were allowed to go unchal-
longed that feeling would be very
jaucb increased
THOMAS COCHRAN
' Thomas Cochran president of the
Liberty National bank-of New York
who became 1 full partner- of
the great banking firm of J P Mor-
gan & Co on January 1 1917 Mr
Cochran was born in Paul in '1871
He graduated at Yale after prepare'
ing at Phillips Andover Academy
working his way through college dur-
ing hie last year because of finan-
cial reverses to his family In 1300
practically - penniless he went - to
New -York and became affiliated
with a real estate concern where
he met Henry P ’ Davison - now of
Morgan A Co "Under that finan-
cier Mr Cochran became connected
with the newly organized Aster
Trust Company of which he later
became vice president -
6IVES NAMES IN ‘LEAK’ PROSE
In Testimony Before House Committee
Congressman Wood Mentioned Sec-
retary Tumulty and Others
Washington Jan 6— Sensational
rumors of a “leak” to Wall Street In
advance of President Wilson’s peace
note Were related to the house ruler
committee today ' by Representative
Wood of Indiana in support of his
resolution for an inquiry He prefaced
his testimony with the statement that
he had nothing but hearsay to offer
and vainly protested against an open
session of the committee
Names and rumored details of the
alleged “leak” - came thick and fast
when Mr Wood began his story He
mentioned Joseph P Tumulty secre-
tary to ’President Wilson R W Boll-
ing a brother-in-law of the President
Bernard Baruch of New York and vari-
ous brokerage houses crediting most
of his information to a letter received
from "A Curtis” of New York This
letter produced later was written on
plain paper without the writer’s ad-
dress and up to a late hour tonight
Kenneth Romney deputy sergeant-at-arms
of the house in New York search-
ing for A Curtis had been unable to
find any trace of him
Statements were issued after the
committee meeting by Secretary Tu-
multy and Mr Bolling flatly denying
the reports 'regarding them and Mr
Tumulty demanded that Representa-
tive Wood publicly apologize for men-
tioning his name Mr Wood followed
with a statement pointing out that he
had desired to testify in private but
declaring that those whose names
were the subject o t rumor should court
the fullest investigation
It is understood that Secretary Lan-
sing and Mr Tumulty will be asked
to testify before the committee de-
cides upon its report to the house on
whether the Wood resolution provid-
ing for an investigation by a special
committee should pass
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
— Canadian casualties from the open-
ing of the war to December 31 a
period of twenty-nine months total
68290 This is made up of killed
10854 died of wounds 4010 died of
sickness 484 presumed dead 1108
wounded 48454 missing ' 2970
— A Reuter dispatch from The Hague
says Sir Walter Townley British min-
ister to Persia and former counselor
of the British embassy at Washing-
ton will succeed Sir Alan Johnstone
as British minister to The Nether
lands
GERMANS PRAISE
UNITED STATES
Speakers at Banquet in Berlin
Call Ambassador Gerard
a “Peace Dove”
RELATIONS ARE MORE CORDIAL
High Officials of Teuton Government
’ Pay Compliments to American at
- Dinner in His Honor
Berlin Jan 8— A large number of
the leading personages of Germany
the Overseas News Agency says were
present at the dinner given last night
in honor of Jame3 W Gerard ' the
American ambassador to Germany by
the American 'Association of Com-
merce and Trade of Berlin The
diners were addressed by Ambassador
Gerard Vice-Chancellor Helfferich
Foreign' Secretary Zimmermann and
by Arthur von Gwinner the director
of the Deutsche Bank and in all the
speeches the cordial relationship exist-
ing between' the governments of the
United States -and Germany was em-
phasized '
Like 'Noah’s Peace Dove”
Ambassador Gerard' who was likened
by Director Von Gwinner to the “peace
dove of Noah’s ark” is q'uoted by the
Overseas News Agency as saying that
"nev'fir since the beginning of the war
have relations between Germany and
the ’ United States been so cordial''
and that he had “brought back an olive
branch” from President Wilson r
Vice-Chancellor Helfferich said he
Was pleased to know that Ambassador
Gerard had visited- the United States
’wherfi' he - hAd'Vn ’opportunity of de-1 4)f-Raspitsa1
scribing the real state of affairs in
Germany” and Foreign Minister Zim-
mermann declared he “felt Bure the
friendly and trustful relations between
both countries as enunciated by Mr
Gerard will continue”
Greet President and Kaiser
A telegram expressing the “sincer-
eat wishes” of the association "in this
crucial time” 'was sent to President
Wilson and another message wfis for-
warded to Emperor William
Doctor Helfferich in his speech
called attention to the increase in
commerce between Germany and the
United States saying that in the ten
years from 1903 to 1913 It -had in-
creased by more than 1 billion marks
The Overseas News Agency continues
’Arthur' von Gwinner-director of
Deutsche Bank compared Ambassador
Gerard with the peace dove of Noah's
Ark on the return of which Noah real-
ized that he had sent it out too early
but nevertheless he had seen the col-
ors of the rainbow
Gerard Praises Leaders
'Ambassador Gerard in his speech
told of the sympathy in the United
States for Germany's charity work
Many prominent people had handed
him ' checks for the Germany Red
Cross On his return to Germany he
said he Lad delivered to the different
German relief funds - about 400000
marks
Senate Indorses Wilson Note
Washington Jan 6 — Approval of
President Wilson’s request for a state-
ment of peace terms from the Euro-
pean belligerents was voted tonight by
the Senate at the conclusion of three
days of stirring debate Action came
with dramatic suddenness when Demo-
cratic leaders decided to accept a form
of resolution that would not commit
the Senate to indorsement of the
whole of the President’s note and ten
Republicans of the Progressive group
joined the majority in making the vote
48 to 17
Discussion of the subject had reached
a climax during the day with a sensa-
tional declaration by Senator Lewis
chief spokesman for the Democrats
replying to Republican criticism of the
President’s course Without referring
directly to the submarine controversy
the senator said the United States
could not keep out of the war if It
continued and that America would not
again accept misconception of orders
or zeal of an officer as an excuse for
an injury to a citizen or property
Compromise Ends Debate
The chief objection urged against
the original resolution offered by Sen-
ator Hitchcock was that It Would in-
dorse the President’s offer to join In
a movement to guarantee world peace
and his declaration of the interest of
the United States in small nations
' The resolution adopted was proposed
by Senator Jones Republican of Wash-
ington and was accepted by Senator
Hitchcock as a substitute for his own
It resolves:
‘That the Senate approves and
strongly indorses the request by the
President In the diplomatic notes of
December 18 to he nations now en-
gaged in war that those nations state
the termB upon which peace might he
discussed”
RUSSIANS IN NEW OFFENSIVE
Slav and Rumanian - Forces" Strike
Back at Teutons in East—
Berlin Admits Loss
Berlin Jan' 8 — Russian forces yes- j Tf Jg hjghlL important'
terday' launched a counter offensive I s ' “ r
against the Teuton forces - along - a
front of fifteen miles between Fok-
shanl and Fundeni in Central Ruma-
nia - The German official report says
all the assaults broke down with heavy
losses except Is the direction of-Obi-lechti
twelve miles southeast of the
River Sereth where - the attackers
gained some ' ground - Between the
Oltuz and Putna valleys on the Mol-
dayian border - the Austro-Germans
captured several points of support and
drove the Russians and - Rumanians
back toward the plain
Petrograd Jan 8 — The war 'office
communication Issued today says:
Rumanian Front : Our detachments
as a result of a surprise attack cap-
tured trenches In the Oltuz Valley and
also a number of prisoners Enemy
counter attacks were repulsed - The
enemy’s attempt to "advance toward
the heights - north of the Kasslna
river was repelled ' 1 - -
Under pressure the ’ Russian and
Rumanian detachments occupying po-
sitions on the upper branch of the
Suchitza river find northwest of Fok-
shanl retired a little distance east-
ward The 'Russians by a counter at-
tack in the region of-Kapatuno four-
teen versts “ northwest ofFokshani
retired ' their positions as it existed
previous to yesterday’s battle The
enemy launched an attack in dense
formation against our troops and the
Rumanians near Peceschl six versts
southwest of Fokshani but waa' W
pelled
Our detachments assuming the of-
fensive have reached the line of Ras-'
pltza Lake five versts southwest of
Hengule8chi twelve versts southeast
Berlin' Jan 8— Strong 'Russian
forces yesterday continued their at-
tacks against the German positions in
the Mltau sector on the northern Rus-
sian front today’s German official
statement says The Russians were
repulsed with heavy losses and the
Germans 'increased the number of
prisoners taken to 1300
British troops after preparing the
way by strong artillery fire the offi-
cial statement says launched an at-
tack yesterday against the Teuton po-
sitions - -to the - south of Arras ' In
France which were defended by the
forces under Crown Prince Rupprecht
of Bavaria The attack was repulsed
with heavy losses
A K C THEATER' DESTROYED
Early Morning Blszs in Willis
Causes Heavy Damage—' Ths
Pipe Organ Ruined -
Wood
Big
Kansas City Jan 8— Fire was dis-
covered on the stage - of the Willja
Wood theater at 12:30 o’clock this
morning It ate Its way rapidly to-
ward the front of the stage destroyed
all equipment and scenery burned the
$20000 pipe organ and left the entire
rear portion of the bonding In ruins
The loss was estimated at $40000
to $50000
Within -a week of the date for Its
closing the theater was rendered use-
less Mrs Willis Wood widow of the
builder of the house said early this
morning that she believed the build-
ing was fully insured but she did not
know the exact amount but thought
it was about $200000
There was about $20000 insurance
on property of the lessees according
to Henry B Lappe who recently sold
bis interest in the lease
BRAVED SEA IN MOTOR BOAT
8hlpwrecked Crew Makes a Voyage
of 700 Miles on Atlantic Ocean
in Small Veasel
New York Jan 8 — A voyage of 700
miles la a motor boat from a spot in
the Atlantic ocean where they had j
abandoned their sinking ship to the
coast of Morocco was the unusual ex-
perience related by five of the crew of J
the American schooner Rob Roy on
their arrival from Havana today
aboard the steamship Mexico
According to the' sailors "the Rob
Roy sailed from Alicante Spain for I
Havana and on November 18 the ves-
sel ran into a heavy gale She sprang
a leak became waterlogged and for
two dayB drifted in this condition
The vessel wfis abandoned on No
vember 20 and the captain and crew
took to a motor boat t they had on
board They steered a course east
hoping to pick up a passing ship or
sight land they declared -After
traveling 700 miles without
sighting another craft they landed on
the coast of Morocco and made theii
way to Mogador where they appealed
to the American consul The men
were sent to the Canary Islands and
there boarded a Spanish steamer to 1
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Millspaugh, Lawrence. The Amorita Herald (Amorita, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, January 12, 1917, newspaper, January 12, 1917; Amorita, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1861874/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.