f Weather Forecast. Partly cloudy and slightly Warmer tonight; Friday partly cloudy and somewhat colder; moderate south to southwest winds. 11 ri/\v^/\ THE NEWS REACHES THE PEO- PLE AND' PERSONALLY DI- LIVERS TO EACH READER THE MESSAGE OF THE ADVERTISER. VOL 21, No. 11, ONLY PAPER IN TOMPKINS COUNTY RECEIVING Tgfi INTEBNATIONAB NEWS ASSOCIATI ON SERVICE. IIUI. .Ill III I-_;...••_^__—__- _...-" - ^ — — — ^ — •• • -^ ___ _;__ ..•;- ! -r.- ..-.. • • J f c ^ - - * , * , M '" 1 "' " '-"'• - . " " - — — • • • 1 •— — I I I ITHACA, N. Y., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1915. PRICE TWO CENTS mmmtmmrmmmm I SAGE, BARNES SENATOR GETS BIGGEST SENATE COMMITTEE PLUM • .--•••• *~ . % • "J - i ''-'. ' '"- 1 " ' !"" * V f • • • 1 • >' . • • IpT- ' \ "^ CL 0. P. Organization Puts Him Over— Haliday Gs/s on Judiciary afod Heads Commit ee on Public Eaucat on-,' ' • 5.000 Albany, N. Y., Jan. 14.—Henry M. §age, for several years William •Barnes, jr.'s, representative in the senate from Albany County, was chosen chairman of the finance com- mittee of the senate by the Republi- can majority at a session which lasted into the early hours of this morning, and his appointment was announced ; ©> the floor of the senate at 11 o'clock. The appointment of the senate com- mittees were announced by Lieuten- aiit Governor Seboeneck, but they had •been prepared by Majority Leader Brown with the sanction of the Repub-j liean caucus. • Mr. Sage received a big vote, but Ik few, senators voted for Emerson and .Walters. MISER SEES HIS MOPS HE FOE Mi OVER RIVER Paris Statement Admits That When Floods Carried Away Bridges French Retired to South Bank at Vregeny— Ward Fighting Continue^. |. Berlin, Jan. 14.—The Belgian town ./of Westend, On the coast of the North Sea, has Jbeen destroyed by the fire of ihe Allies' artillery, according to the official German report issued this afternoon. The statement tells of a daring night attack by the Germans under the ey/ /©i the kaiBer himself, in which they cafttured fourteen officers, 1,500 men, i ; ;4our cannon, four machine guns. This occurred on the heights of the Vregny. (Henry M. Sage, who was at one time a trustee of Cornell University and ts a member of the Sage family which in earlier years had given big endow- ments to Cornell, has been a member of the state senate for eight years. He is the personal choice of William Barnes, Jr., the state boss, through the AlbahyV COunty Republican organiza- tion. The chairmanship of the finance committee ,is .the most important'of all the Jobs awarded in the senate. : Morris <Si Halliday of Ithaca, the now senator from the 41st district, in addition to getting a place on the im- iportaht^ committee on Judiciary, was made chairman of the committee of penal institution* and also *was ap- pointed to the committee on public education, k The 'mem'bers of the finance com- mittee follow: Sage, chairman; Hew- it„ Walters, EmersonvJBrown, Ramps- berger, Oullen, Wagner. The judiciary committee: Walters, chairman; Gilchrist, Hortou, Halliday, Ohristman, Burlingame, Walton, New- ton, Brown, Foley. The chairman of the other import- ant senate committees follow: Cities, Argetsinger; public -service, George F. Thompson; internal affairs, Hew- itt; codes.^Mewton; taxation, and re- trenchment, Emerson; commerce and navigation, Gilchrist; canals, Norton; Insurance, Towner; conservation, Wood; civil service, Horton; banks, Marshall; public education, Rock- wood; public health, Whitney; mili- tary affairs, Stevensj labor and indus- try, Spring; revision, Buriingarae; ture, Wilson; rules, Brown. Queens Boss Goes To Sing Sing Prison Paris, Jan. 14.—-Flood waters of the Aisne have carried away the bridge thrown across that stream east of Vregny by the French troops and they had retired frpm the north to the south bank. This was announced by the French war office this afternoon. The statement also says that near Ypres Belgian troops have blown up a, farm which was used by the Ger- mans as an ammunition depot. f Paris, Jan. 14.—Both the Frencn and Germans have been reenforoed on the Noyon-Sois-nns-Barry au Bac line in front of l^aon, and the fighting around CrofJy, Cuffies and Hill No. 132 is very severe. More British troops are reported to be on their way from England to strengthen the Allies' line. - General Von K-luck, t h e German leader who led the drive against Paris last September, is reported to be directing operations north of Solssons on the German side. His military ability is more highly respected by the commanders of the Allies than that of any other Teuton general in the western theater of war. . The Germans massed a heavy body *>f troops in front of Crouy, supported by big guns and machine guns, and the efforts of the French to advance from there on Tuesday night were un- successful. Although weather condi- tions east of the Meuae are bad, fight- ing continues there with artillery play- ing the chief role. In Upper Alsace the French troops lying east of Muel- bausen have, not tried any great of- fensive. In Champagne, in the vicinity ot Perthes and Beausejour and In the northern part of the Argonne atta^ka tinue. in West Flanders the J* • an artillery Is keeptog up a hot lire, particularly in the neighborhood or Jfieuport. PHILADELPHIA fl^BS BIG DAMAG W H DELAWARE (khrLOWS Philadelphia, Jan. 14.—The Dela- ware River at noon today stood ai such a heighth that the area between Chestnut and Callow Hill Streets Were completely Inundated. Dela- ware Avenue Is under several feet of water and the probable damage is French Artillery in Action V.-'- • _1 Eleven More Towns and Villages Included in List of Those Wiped Gut or Wrecked—Dis- asters Bad as Messina, Italian Premier is Informed. Rome, Jan. 14.—Signor Sltari, mem- ber of the Italian parliament neti- fleduPremier Salandra today that the earthquake was worse than x that of Messina. «• The 'premier- received this dispatch from the deputy: ''The ca- tastrophe is appalling. We need ap- proximately 25,000 men to clear the ruins, as well as bread, water, medi- cine and timber. The disaster is even superior to that of Messina for its violence and the percentage of dead and wounded." t8tHttXtitmmmnt:«k Tuning up one of the neia pieces for a bombardment OT tne merman trencnes in the Argonne region. «'••• A M .-*—; ( r aas= AusMictGioingThrough Says New Foreign Minister, an Hungarian GERMANY SENDS NEW ENVOY 10 ROUINIA io mm WAR Bucharest, Roumania, .Jan. 1^—Dr. Voh Waldthausen, German BrtnisteT- £i^»ry rn.^lsri tn ™J£lgg$$gQ Rome, Jan. 14.—Official ne,ws of the destruction by the earthquake of eleven more towns and villages hav- ing a total population' of more than 35,000 persons was received here by the government. All of the 4,000 in- habitants of Capistrelli are said to have perished. The towns are in the region of Lake Fucen and it is be- lieved that all of the other villages are wrecked. Italian troops reached Avazzeno to- day and began to search survivors. The war minister gave no details as to the loss of life. lin, and replace by. tiyion Knai had a long service la the <^rmah dip- lomatic corps, at London, Cairo, Washington and Buenos Ayres. Ger- many in this move is believed to be making a final effort to keep Rou- mania out of the war. It is reported that a new Austrian minister will also be sent. Vienna, Jan. 14.—(Baron Stephen Burian today assumed the,duties of foreign, minister of \Aurtr|a-Hungary, witijehtf any elaborate ceremony, One of his first announcements as to his xN'eiWs) MAY COMPROMISE DISPUTE OVER DAGU'S TRANSFER Washington, Jan. 14.—Negotiations were instituted by the United States today through which it is hoped to induce the British government not to induce the British government not to challenge the recent sale of the Hamburg-American Steamer Dacla to an American capitalist. It is now proposed that the Dacia, which is loading a cargo of cotton at Galveston for Bremen, Germany, shall sail for Rotterdam, Holland, In- stead of ^to the German port to Iwhich her cargo originally was con- signed. j It has been clearly indicated to of- 'flcials here that the British govem- AUstriaTand 1 Ber ally, Germany, wpuKt carry on the war to a successful con- clusion and that the policies of nip predecessor, Count Leopold Vc% Berohtoldi would be carried out. >, "The ajdvloe of Count Von Berch- told will be invaluable to us," de- clared the new foreign minister. "The emperor regrets the retirement of Count Von Berchtold, but he nas been anxious to lay down his burden for some time. His knowledge of condi- tions will be utilized to the utmost in waging the war, as we intend to do to a successful termination." Semi-official denial was issued to- day of reports that the selection of Baron Burian, a Hungarian^ bad been aused by threat s made by Hungary aSMmM, s-fi-parate from Austria to»(6m Russian attacks. meat would " CAbo.DY Former Democratic boss of Queens County, who on Wednes- day entered Sing sine Prison to serve a term of one rear for "sell, tat" * nomination for supreme court J8*lce for $10,000 to William wiliett, Jr., who was alto sentenced (o a yesa-e lmprlaoai<Bt the Dacia from German to American registry, if she attempted to engage \n direct trade with Germany. I Owners* of the cotton which the i Dacia is to carry are said to be ap- prehensive* lest their Interests suf- ;fer, and the state department is now attempting to ascertain if Great Brit- lain will waive her objections in case the Dacia goes to Rotterdam, a neu- tral port, Instead of to Bremen. This proposition was discussed with Sir Cecil Spring-RJce, the Brit- ish ambassador, by state department officials today, but no definite conclu- sion,was reached, chiefly for the rea- son that the ambassador was unable to commit his government to specific action in a specific case prior to the actuality arising, the matter will be taken up with the British govern- ment direct by Ambassador Page at London. Meanwhile the Dacla is at Galves- ttm wfth part'of her cargo on board and it duo to sail within a few days. —. »•. RHEIMS A6AIN SHELLED; SP RE CATHEDRAL Berlin, Jen. 14.—French batteries have again been placed in the City of Rhelme to shell the German posi- tions in that region and this hat com- pelled the German artillery to bom- bard this famous French city again, it was officially announced here to- day. A statement issued at the war the transfer of |y 0 tc dry in a wot town may do--so new measure. The main NEW LOCAL OPTION BILL INTRCDDCED IN ASSEMBLY Albany, Jan. 14.—There was intro- duced in the assembly today by As- semblyman Howard the optional pro- hibition bill embodying the ideas of the anti-saloon league. The bill does not interfere with the towns which are now permitted to vote under the Raines law or with the penalties of the Raines law but enables these towns to secure better enforcement. In addition villages which wish to Copenhagen, Jan. 14.—'The Danish newspaper Tolltiken "states that the resignation of Count Berchtold as I jAustrian^Hungarian foreign minister will cause a renewal of wimors that the dual monarchy, particularly Hun- gftry, wants to make peace. ,Thc dual monarchy is surrounded with difficul- ties' of a great character. It says: "Count Von Berchtold is primarily re- sponsible for the events that led to the war. Vienna papers state that the time fs ripe for an honorable peace." Romer Jan, 14.—'Italy's latest earth- quake horror may be the worst that the country has ever suffered. Com- munication with the center of the district had not been restored today but advices received by Premier Sa- landa indicated that the dead would number at least 25,000 and the in- jured 35,000, a total of 60,000 casual- ities. miUBrtin i" under the feattire of the bill is that it for the first time enables the 7,000,000 to 8,000,000 people living in the cities of the state to vote on the liquor ques- tion, something that Is not permitted in the Raines law. The bill extends the right of vot- ing to three units: One, cities under 50,000 may vote as a whole; two, counties having no city over 10,000 or such counties exclusive of such city or cities may vote as county units; three, in the larger cities an election district, the smallest regular voting unit or a combination of adjoining districts, which may be united in one petition, to cover a homogeneous residence unit, njay vote without bearing on the question in the city as a whole. PUBLIC MOSEY NOT NEEOEB FOR RURAL CREDITS-HOUSTON Topeta, Kan., .1*n. 14.—I , am strongly in favor of rural credit legis- lation, both on the part of \he fed- eral government and of the states de- clared Secretary Heuston in ' an ad- dress today before the Ksnsat 8tate Board of AgrtcuRnre. Mr. Houston however advised ag&Irtst the federal or state governments voting money Out Of the public treasury to support such a system. Such aid it neither necessary nor desirable, he said* be- cause "much of the lending on farm office say* that Rheims was being agcnties will be done by private es shelled with energy>.180 shells having tablishments." Mr. Houston predict been thrown Into the city on Weduet- *. d f a t m .e success for the farmers and day but that efforts are being made to spare the cathedral. TURKS IN CAUCASUS . HELD; ADVANCE IN PERSIA iPetrograd, Jan. 14.—Another vic- tory over the Turkish troops and the annihilation of a battalion are an- nounced in an official report from the Cauca3us. On he Persian front, how- ever, ithe Turks are continuing their advance into the interior of Persia. Thousands of non-combatants are flee- ing from the war zone. Forty thous- and refugees have sought shelter in the Russian lines. - The renew at—of the Russton ogen- slve in East Prussia is regarded by military experts here as a move to lighten the pressure in Poland. The Germans are bringing up big masses against the forces of <*Grand Duke Nicholas in Northern Poland and w^st of the Vistula. (Tiflis, Transcaucasia, Jan; 14.—As the Turks advance into Persia the Kurd trrbesmen, allies of ihe Otto- man troops, are massacreing all Chris- tians whom they capture. At Mina- doaJb, south of Tabriz, which was taken in a 'night attack, the Kurds killed all of the Christtanis in the town, about 300. / i ssi ii i a a» • — • "DRY" FORCES BEATEN IN WASHINGTON SKIRMISH Washington, Jan.4 14.—Defeated in the preliminary skirmish in the bat- tle to drive the saloon from the na- tional capita^ when the senate de- cided that a two-thirds . vote was necessary to tutpenH its rules, the "dry" forces today reformed behind additional technicalities for a new assault. The vote to uphold the rules it was admitted disposed of at- tempts to attach a rider to the Dis- trict of Columbia appropriation bill making the district "dry." It was suggested however that toft might be sccompltthed by placing limitations upon the sources of reve- nue dealing specifically with liquor and contained in the taxation provi- sions of the bill. This plan it was pointed out would involve merely said he did not, fear the competition |th« question at to whether the of the world. amendment was germane. Rome, Jan. 14.:—Three slight earth tremors in Central Italy today in- creased the terror caused by yester- day's earthquake, which is believed to have been one of the worst in the na- tion's history. Estimates of the dead based upon latest official reports by the government range as high as 15,000, and the ministry of the interior fears that it may go even higher. Every possible effort is being made to reestablish communication with Avezzano, a town only 60 miles from Rome. The report received here early today declared that 11,000 had v been killed in this town alone. More than twenty towns and villages were wrecked or destroyed by the earth- quake. It is believed that more than 25,000 were injured. At least 100,000 are homeless. Announcement was made at noon that King Victor Emmanuel had left Rome for the Interior to visit the points where the earthquake was most severe. Two special trains left here this -morning, carrying physicians, nurses and medical supplies. On one or these trains was the Duchess d'Acosta, personal representative of Queen Helena, whose health prevented her from going to the sufferers. The duchess will make a tour of all of the damaged towns and head the relief work. Premier ^afendra, who also holds the portfolio' of minister of the in- terior, canceled a trip he intended to take to Naples and stayed in Rome to superintend the relief measures. A cabinet meeting was held this morning at which it was decided to appropriate $50,000 at once for the relief of the suffering caused by the earthquake. The premier said to the Interna- tional News Service staff correspond- ent: "We fear that this disaster is second only to that of Messina, in which more than 77,000 perished. We are hoping, of course, that the restora- tion of communication wUl show that the disaster was not as great as at first feared, but the dispatches thus far received indicate that 16,000 is a conservative estimate of the dead. Our relief efforts are already under way. It is essential that these be car- ried out in all haste as the weather In some of the districts affected by the earthquake Is very cold and this will increase the suffering of the homeless. Although the damage here in Rome was very severs the lots of life is very small, and those who have been drivel from their homes are be- ing cared tor.'? Historic Buildings Dtmaged At least 75 public buildings In Rome were more or lest' seriously damaged by the quake. More than 160 win- dows were broken in the Great Dome of ft. Biter's. Mighty houses, among them tome fine residences of Italian noblemen, were destroyed. The mar- bit cross at the entrance of St. Paul* Cathedral collapted. Official* of the Vatican report that among the win- dews broken la the building* of the Vatican group ware 49 belonging to Michael Angelo's cupola. Several mosaics wart damaged and the statue of the Redeemer crowning the facade of the Basilica also suffered. 3peclal pTfayers for i the quake suf- ferers were Said by Pope Benedict la. his chapel during the morning, and at the same time prelates throughout the quake district were ordered to hold special services and to gtvej^^A, re> lief they could to the victims. * General. Vupelli, minister of war, has dispatched 5,000 soldiers into iW.* devastated section to help care for tha homeless and to clean up the debris. Pood, blankets and ten^; from tho military stores are. being distributed) among 1 the sufferers. Two relief trains with surgeons, engineers and medical equipment have already gone to tha . scene. Word was received at noon, that the first batch orf injured would arrive in the evening from Avezzano on a special train. From advices received by official and private agencies up to this after- noon it is estimated that 10Q w e r e killed in Seva and 100 in Arpeno. The towns of Palfarano, Busst and QibuUo are said to have fee en razed. AtWra, in the district of Abruzzi, 40 persona are reported dead. Apparently, every city, town and village in the district of Abruzzi, In the department of Cam- ps nia, suffered more or less. Mbst of the public buildings were damaged in, some degree and many buildings col* '' lapsed entirely. A refugee from Avez- zano gives this account: Refugee's Story "When the shock occurred I wag driving near the town. I* felt tha •%LBW*4~ rock and almost 'mmedtatety I heard the screams of a naked girl who implored me to dig out her father and sister who had been buried in tho collapse* of their home. Presently I met two wounded soldiers who toW me that the town had been destroyed, 1 tried to drive into the town, but could not do so because of the debris that filled the street and the dense clouds of dust and smoke which arose from the ruins. 1 was able to mako my way near the site of the railway station, but found it was a mass of ruins." At Sora, in the Province of Caserta, the cathedral was damaged, and among the buildings razed was tha railway station, telegraph office and! many dwellings. Ancient castle walls which stood near the city.were shaken down. Aquila, the best commercial city in the Abruzzi, was hard hit. A hospital there collapsed, the wreckage* burying the patients. Factory build* ings in the neighborhaad cracked and; tumbled. A dispatch from Naples said tha Rev. Father Alfani, director of tha Pompelian Observatory, declares that the earthquake appears to be most disastrous for a radius of more than 100 miles. He fixes the center of tho disturbance in t f ) Province of Po- tenza, department of Basllicata. Com* munication with the Town of Potenza has been interrupted and a great ydis* aBter there is feared. Potenza lies on the Adriatic and has a population oft, about 2,500. Warning Against Warn Some of the more imaginative ex* pressed the belief that the earthquake was a divine warning to Italy not to take part in tho war and this con- clusion was not confined to tha masses. It was heard even in official and palace circles throughout tha day. , The superstitious looked upon the disaster as an omen, which the Italians should heed. The region most deeply affected ex* tends for a distance of about 280 miles from north to south and about 100 miles from the Mediterranean coast east toward the Adriatic Sea, with the heart of the worst stricken area being In the Valley of the Cen- tral Appenines. These mountains nra not volcanic and the quake was not of volcanic origin, although from Na- ples It Is reported that Vesuvius hat been showing more than usual activ- ity for the last 24 hours. Rome ap- pears to have escaped fatalities, hut many were hurt. Nearly 1,000 persons are reported to have been Injured in and JUMta? the village of Albe Bear Ceiano, Thia town Ilea 24 miles southeast of AqnlHa. '- v *; * * The greatest force of the earth- quake wat felt In tha department of Aftrussa tad Campania, although the ehocks also caused damage in tha neighboring department of I^tlum in which Rome is located, Apulia and Umbrte. A-eona th« chief cities and towns l^fmjpthquake tone era Avesse* gjMa. ivnn», GMetf, C W & t , Cweti, SulU\pne, Fotaaaa, ArptitOt and Lomclano, x/ Thomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com
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