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Blacks Join Britons In Bum-

ing and Looting German

Buildings.

HUGE BUILDINGS

MASS OF FLAMES

Disturbances In Diamond

Fields Declared Without

Any Precedent.

T ONDON. Eagi. May 15. Rioting,

I looting, burning;, threats of death

""" to Germans and threats by 2S9.9M

intoxicated negro miners of death to

everyone, summarizes briefly the situa

tion today throughout many towns of

tne Union of South Africa, according

to the Cape Town correspondent of

Reuter's Telegram company, which

adds

' Immense crowds thronged the

streets tonight singing 'Rule Brltan

Tna' and their.behavior sometimes was

thretemng.

TJprising Threatened.

"Latest reports, show that the rioting

has been of a most serious character i

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- off ml?h?.WJ,rR.TtJS '

JiO.000 mine boss (negro ) along -e r

Rand now apparently is hai

steadying effect. The -natives

liquor freely from looted stores and

this added greatly to" the -peril -of the

s tuaMon

Great Buildings niaze.

t, -"""." '"J- .""s-" i-s u-u

ie ihandise beolnging to Germans or

supposed Germans are reported to have

lieen systematically destroyed. The big

T'uildmgs simply were set afire and al

lowed to blaze. Goods found in smaller

shops, hotels and offices were flung j

oui or winaows into Don nres.

German Property "Wrecked.,

Reports from Durban describe the

wholesale firing and sacking of Ger

mar business houses, hotels and wool

stores.

"At Port Elizabeth it German es

tablishments were wrecked; in Pretoria

the w indows were smashed in the office

of a German newspaper. Marltzburg

Teports a general exodus of Germans.

Tn. disturbances at Kimberly were

unprecedented in the annals of the dia

mond fields, while the rioting at Bloem

fonte.n also was serious.

Spring Grasshopper Crop

Descends On City Friday

The spring crop of grasshoppers were

so thick acround the electric lights in

the business district Friday night that

the lights were dimmed by their

swarming and everyone who passed un-df---

the lamp was cohered with the

insects.

The grasshoppers descended on the

cm after dark Friday and the walks

under the lamps were covered with the

pests.

McADOO AND WILLIAMS

DENY BANK'S CHARGES

Washington. D. C. May 15 Secre

tary McAdoo and controler Williams of

the treasury department, filed in the

district supreme court today an answer

to the injunction suit brought by tbe

Rifrps National bank, charging them

with conspiracy to wreck the institu

tion Their answer is a sweeping de

nial of all the bank's charges.

A number of tables and other sta

tistical data were subi itted with the

answers One gives a list of loans by

th- bank to former secretaries of the

treasure, assistant secretaries, a former

controler of the currency and national

L ink examiners The names of Leslie

M Shaw. William B. Ridley. L. A.

toolidge and others appear in the list

secretary Mcldoo said In .. . answer

that he has nothing to do with th

r enalties assessed by controler Wil

liams, which the bank seeks to enjoin

jud that he knows of only two reasons

Mnicn mignt cause the bank to b

nostile One was that he refused one of

its agents a desk in the co-itroIer3

office and the other was that he

charged interest on governmert de

posits controler Williams denies that ha

has conspired to Injure the bank and

charges that it has violated the law

and been "guilty of Improper practices"

in stock brokerage transactions, exces

sive loans, stock investments and other

transactions.

CONTRACT FOR NAVY'S FIRST

DIRIGIBLE IS AWARDED

Washington. D. C, May 15. The

United States' first dirigible is to be built

. .the Connecticut Aircraft company

of New Haven, on a contract awarded

iidav by secretary of the najry Dan

iels. The company's bid was J450.S35.

The dirigible is to be delivered in four

months It is designed to carry t crew

OI four and. four Ahs.rvM It will i...

ITS feet long. 55 feet high, have a gasj

capacity of 110.000 cuhic f-k -.? S

speed of 25 miles an hour

Three new hydro aeroplanes were re

ceived last week on orders given two

months ago. Three additional ones will

be bid foj- during- the summir. Con

tracts will be awarded within a few

das for a floating dirigible shed.

"Let Every

GERMANY MAY URGE

AUSTINS USE

TEIJBLE El

Mammoth Cannon Kills

Without "Wounding; Shells

Are Six Feet Long.

Tarnow, Galicia, May 15 In destroy

ing the heavy fortifications of Tarnow.

which was held by the Russians, the

Austrian army used a huge new

howitzer. It is of the same caliber as

the 42 centimeter guns of the Ctrmaiu

and is certainly not less effective than

that terrible weapon.

Men Killed Without Wound.

When the Austrmns occupied the

Russian positions they found men dead

without wounds, lar irom ue paces

where the projectiles of the howitzer

exploded. lhe air pressure from these

projectiles swept the, Russian wire

elements away. The effect of this

shell fire on the nerves of the Rus

sians is described as having; been un

usually great.

This artillery and 18.5 centimeter

mortars assisted in demolishing the

Russian entrenchment on top of a hilL

I The correspondent,' who visited the for

mer Russian position, saw ue eviaence

of the destructive character of the

Austrian fire. The ground every

where was dented with funnl-shaped

depressions where shells ha,d exploded

after burrowing deep into the earth.

Some of the depressions wero 58 feet

in diameter.

Projectile Six Feet Lone

The projectile of the new howitzer Is

three times the weight of the 10.5

centimeter mortar and is nearly six

feet lone;. It requires an entire rail

road train "to transport the howitzer

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ajfa im iwiiHioiiuu, urtiwec npii.a6 I

machinery and ammunition. Two days

are required to build a foundation fo

are raiinn lu uuuu & luunmuiui iw i

guiand place it In position ready

-tlon i i

Atuut 1.a hAisltzAi. ie HMlr at MB 1

e fired with astonishing rapidity and '

great precision. The gun carriage

L rests on iasge ball -bearings. The train

on which tbe gun is moved Is fitted.

with a traveling crane which handlers

tne howitzer and places it in position, i

Expressions of opinion by prominent

v-v a-m ---h-r-rA-a---)' i jiv -tTHa -nr-A a 1 A -ean a o tnjTlt a -f-Ta

Germany regarding safeguarding Amer- i

lean lives seem to back up the presi-

dent completely. Some of the views i

We Back the President."

Honolulu, May 15. Members of the

congressional party touring -the Haw

aiian islands commented on president

Wilson's note to Germany as follows:

Senator -James of Kentucky: "The

president speaks for all civilians and

voices the sentiment of all neutral peo

ples In warning Germany to cease vio

lating established rights and Imperil

ing lives. We will back up the presi

dent's protest."

Senator Cummins of lowrt: "I like

the tone of the president's note. We

should make an emphatic pretest

against such indewcribable violation of

international rules."

Confidence In President.

Senator Saulsbury of Delaware: "I

am satisfied president Wilson will pro

vide tbe protection due American citi

zens on the high seas and accomplish

the reparation withouc war."

Senator Overman of North Carolina:

"I believe the note timely and the more

emphatically it is supported the better

it will be. If any one can steer us

safely . through this diplomatic situa

tion I believe it is president Wilson."

"Xote Covers Ground Thoroughly.9

Austin, Texas. May 15. Governor

James E. Ferguson said: "President

Wilson's letter to the German authori

ties has covered the ground thoroughly

and all Americans will cheerfully sup

port, it."

Germans Train Citizens

In Use of Firearms; Form

New Militia Association

Berlin, May 15.- As a sort if auxil

iary to the army, by which every non

military man who may later be called

on for service may know something of

the art of shooting, there has been

formed, under the leadership of Lieu

tenant von Kries, the "Oerma i Militia

Association for shooting with military

weapons."

Donations of money are being sought

In all parts of the empire to defray

the cost of training men -who as yet

have not been called tp the colors,

but who may have to serve and who

then will need some time In preparing

for the field. Shooting stands in- many

places are being placed at the disposal

of the organization. Where none ex

ist, patriotic individuals are being

asked to contribute for their installa

tion. GERMANS ARE EAGER TO

GET V. S. CITIZAXSHIP

New York. May 15. Naturalization

commissioner Weiser stated Friday that

since the sinking of the Lusitania the

number of Germans in New York ap

plying for naturalization has Increased

nearly 300 percent.

NEGRO WOMAN SHOOTS

HUSBAND IN ALAMOGORDO

Alamagordo, N. M May 15. Lizzie

Thomas, a negro, early this morning,

shot and slightly wounded ber husband,

the bullet striking his right shoulder.

She is In jail and Mil bet tied Monday.

Man Be

HUENTiENinni'T

IH WWM FliJIIT

The War At a Glance

-UISEPPE MARCORA, a Garl

a baldi veteran. Is to form the

new cabinet to guide Italy

through the present crisis. It is

believed in Rome that he will be

able to assemble a cabinet In which

the opposing factions will be rep

resented. He Is said to bare re

ceived the support of the retiring

premier, slgnor Salandra. who In

sisted upon quitting office, not

withstanding the desire of the king

to retain him.

It is reported in London that It

aly renounced ber alliance with

Germany and Austria a week ago,

and news of the final break Is ex

.pected. Internal agitation contin

ues in Italy. A strike has been

called at Milan as a protest

against the course of political

events. The city is In the hands of

the Military.

Austrian Line Reported Droken

In both the east and west the op

posing forces apparently are unable

to make great headway at present,

although severe fighting continues.

The one important ehange report

ed is the shattering of the Austrian

line near the Bukowina frontier.

This Russian claim. however, has

not been confirmed from German

or Austrian sources.

Riots in South Africa

Ant! German riots In South Af

rica have brought about a serious

condition of -affairs, in many of the

important cities of the Union of

South Africa shops, storehouses and

hotels owned by Germans or Aus

trians have been burned or sacked.

Premier Botha has appealed for or

der, but the police and soldiers find

it difficult to control the people.

Danish Steamer Sunk

Another neutral vessel the Dan-

Ish steamer Martha was torpedoed

and sunk today by a German sub

marine. The attacK took Place oil.

Aberdeen. The 18 members of the

crew were saved. I

Arbltratlon Blu-nnfJ

- VosaJache -Uettnng. a-sm-ir-yt

ential Berlin newspaper, announced

that "high government circles in

Germany favored submission to a

court of arbitration of the questions

at issue between the United States

and Germany

Rome. Italy, May 15. Signor Marcora,

president of the chamber of deputies,

requested by king Victor Emmanuel te

form a new cbmet'in succession to the

Salandra ministry, has refused the com

mission. It is probable that the king will in

sist on premier Salandra remaining" in

power. .

A strike ha been proclaimed at

Milan as a protest against the course

of political events in Italy. Troops are

occupying all tbe strategical points In

the city.

SAYS EMPLOYERS KNOW

NOTHING OF HUMANITY

Washington. D. C May 15. -.nton

Johannsen. a, California labor organ

izer, continued today his testimony be

fore the federal industrial relations

commission, which is inquiring Into

labor disputes.

Jobannsen testified that, in his opin

ion, industrial unrest was caused

largely by inability of the averasa

employer to see things from a 1 uman

viewpoint or a social viewpoint.

"They can talk coal and woo. and

iron, but not humanity they know

nothing about it," said he.

In his own case. Johannsen said, he

first became dissatisfied whet. Le was

discharged from a woodworking shop

in Clinton. Iowa, for asking that Ice

water be furnished to workers in sum

mer. TEXAS NAVAL MILITIA

ORGANIZES FOR SERVICE

Austin. Tex.. May 15. Tho jexas

naval militia board, created by an act

of the regular session of the 34th legis

lature, held its first meeting oday, at

which it was determined that the ad

ministration of tbe naval militia

should be with the adjutant general's

department, command to be exercised

by tbe senior officer of the naval

militia, to be appointed by the gov

ernor. Harry G. Black, the member of the

board who was appointed by the gov

ernor, was commissioned lleutsnant

commander and was authorized to mus

ter in suitable units for the naval

rallltra. and to report back his action

to tbe adjutant general's department.

VaitiDg For Faitn To Overcome the Vorld

(See Editorial Page For Discussion Of the Situation)

ERE we stand, facing the

the single exception of the

people ar united for peace

achieves or conserves it; they are equally ready for the possibly tragic sequence of events; hopoig for

peace, abhorring war, they nevertheless remain faithful to American ideals.

It is as grand and feme-winning a thing to "Rally to the standard of Peace" when the good of man

kind can best be served thereby, as to "Rally to the flag" when men are called to give "that last full

measure of devotion" of which Lincoln spoke in his Gettysburg address.

StATlff

To

v

P. S. IS ILK,

BUT DEMANDS

GUARANTIES

Submarine Warfare May Be

Suspended Pending Settle

ment Of Dispute.

SETTLEMENT IS

BELIEVED LIKELY

Great Britain Might Agree

Not To Carry Guns On

Passenger Ships.

LONDON, Bng, May IE. Germany

may suggest to the United States

the submission to a court of arbi

tration of tbe dispute growing out of

the torpedoing of he Lusitania -with

its accompanying ose of American lives,

it was Intimated today. Tne Exchange

Telegraph company has received the

following .message from Amsterdam:

"A telegram from Berlin states that

the Voasische Zeiiung announces that

high government circles In Germany

favor the, submission of the -question of

the Luaitania's sinking and the dlffi-

levities with America arising therefrom

j, Bf arUtlraaoa.

Most ilave Guaranties.

Washington". D. C", May 15. -The sug

gestion of arbitration contained in dis

patches to London from Berlin, by way

of Amsterdam -was received among of

ficials here with the" informal comment

that such a course was among the con

siderations which, had occurred in

Washington, but It was pointed out that

it probably would not be satisfactory

unless proper assurances were 'given in

tne meantime, ami submarine warrare

on merchant ships was suspended.

May Suspend Submarine Warfare.

It was thought not improbable that

Germany would suspend submarine

warfare while the diplomatic discussion

was in progress and might suggest that

if the British government notified all

-.-d uii-jvuaHii .-coo-oia iu ea.t uinu (ii'-r'a i

the right of visit and seareh would then

be exercised to prevent contraband

from reaching its destination.

Possible German Suggestion

Amther suggestion which was re

garded as not unlikely to be made by

Germany was that the belligerents give

assurances that no contraband be car

ried on passenger ships.

It was believea Germany might In

sist on retaining the submarine as a

defender of commerce, but -would offer

to make no attacks on noncombatants

and would not offer resistance when

encountered.

The American note was delayed In

transmission via Rome to Vienna and

Berlin, and was expected to be delivered

to the German foreign office some time

today. Work of deciphering It at the

American embassy was expected to

take considerable time.

BY DIM CANDLELIGHT

BODIES ARE IDENTIFIED

Queenstown, Ireland. -May 15. By

the flickering light of candles, a hand

ful of people here Friday night en

deavored to identify 28 bodies of

Lusitania victims which were landed

after dark by a British torpedo boat

and tbe tug Stormcock.

Several of the bodies were Identified,

among them those of commander J.

Faster Stackhouse, the British explorer,

and A. I. Hopkins, president of the

NeWnnrf ?CW Klainlii.fljllTif- .nrnrun.

The bodies of Alfred G. Vanderbilt j

and. other well known Americans who I

perished when the steamer was tor-1

pedoed were not recovered. t

Another body was that of a beautiful

woman whose wedding ring showed

that she had married only two days

before the Lusitania sailed. Letters

found on her body Indicated that her

maiden name was Anna Hill and that

she bad resided in Toronto, Ont.

AMERICAN NOTE DELIVERED

TO GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE

Berlin, Germany. May 15. James W.

Gerard, the American ambassador to

Germany, handed to the foreign office

here today the American note with

reference to the sinking of the Canard

line steamship Lusitania.

gravest crisis we have known in 100 years

civil war. On the decision hangs our future destiny. The American

with honor; they will tdve their approval and allegiance to any clan that

Hear, Slow To Speak, Slow To Wrath'

ARBITRATION

KfllSEB'S SP0KE51I TO LEAVE!

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ASHINGTON. D. C, May 15

Dr. Bernhard Dernburg often

referred to as the unofficial

spokesman of emperor William in the

United States, has made plans to leave

the country of his own initiative with

in a short time.

It became known in official quarters

here today that in view of the intima

tions that president Wilson and the

cabinet were displeased with Dr. Bern

burg's speech justifying the sinking-of

the Lusitania and some of his other

public utterances, which they believe

might be calculated to array sentiment

of Germans in the United States against

the Washington government, friends of

Dr. Dernburg here have persuaded him

to leave the United States.

In an Interview in the New York

American, Just subsequent to tbe sink

ing of the-Lusitania, Dr. Dernburg was

MAY CUT GERMANY

. OFF BY WIRELESS

New Yerk. Germany may find her

self totally unable to communicate with

this hemisphere, except throurf) sources

almost entirely under the control of her

enemies, the allies, if the action started

by GuUeppe Marconi in the United

A3

GQSEP2E

J-lAOrciO

States federal court. Brooklyn, against

the Atlantic Communication company,

known also as the Telefunken, is decided

in his favor and carried out to the bitter

end. Marconi, through tbe Marconi

Wireless Telegraph company, cUhtM the

infringement of two basic Martxmi pat

ents at the Sayville station.

SUBMARINE SINKS DANISH

STEAMER; CREW IS SAVED

London. Eng, May 15. The Danish I

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steamer Martha was torpedoed and f Lille, in which there was no advan

sunk off Aberdeen this morning by a tak.',' lnfan"y attacks along various

r-.,. ...- j "y sections of the line, notably near Ypres

German submarine. Her erew of 18 and the Lorrette heights, failed to gain

was saved. i advantage for either side.

TAKES Mil

Committee Eliminates Gov

ernor and Lieut. Governor

From Normal Board.

Austin, Texas. May 15. The house

committee on education today reported

favorably on the house bill providing

for tbe establishment of three new

state normal schools in Texas. The

committee, however, adopted an amend

ment changing the personnel of tbe

locating-board by eliminating the gov

ernor and lieutenant governor from the

board.

The bill as introduced provided that

cf our national exktence, with

Ui Ui

quoted as not only Justifying the course

of Germany in torpedoing tbe liner, but

warned mat tne united states coma ex

pect other such events in the future.

He -was quoted as intimating that the

views of the United States regarding

this question were not of material in

terest to his government.

Sent Ilere by Kaiser.

Dr. Dernburg is former colonial sec

retary of the German empire, and his

utterances have been given greater

weight by that tacr. a is neuevea to

have been sent to the United States by

the emoeror for the Duroose of mould

ing sentiment in this country, and

especially to stir up the Germans and

German-AmeTicaTna.

The Washington government has

Dlainlv Intimated during the riast few

days that continued activity on the

part of Dr. Dernburg would lead to un

pleasant developments.

Germany Has More Old

Metal Than It Can Use;

Asks Halting Of Gifts

Berlin. Germany, May 15. So great

has been the flood of old metals for

melting purposes, that the war minis

try has had to issue a statement,

thanking the donors but declaring the

lack of metal is net sufficient to ne

cessitate such sacrifice.

"Of late," says the ministry, "there

have been accumulating; ta the raw

materials of war drvtafbci of th minis

try meta; objects of all Vines' from the

honsebeW ajad tbe factory. .

ir"t

bells, for the aue- tlw aatatfr. -It is

impossible to thank oadk sender tor his

laudable Interest, so tbe war ministry

bespeaks in this way its gratitude.

"The army authorities do net wish to

take advantage of this movement.. be

cause at the present there-hi' iro short

age in old metal. Aside from this fact,

the less well to do circles of our popu

lation would be apt to compete in' a

spirit of sacrifice In giving to the

Fatherland their metal, while in the

case of a real shortage, larger supplies

and objects, such as roofs, could be

used."

TURKISH DESTROYER SANK

BRITISH WARSHIP GOLIATH

Constantinople. Turkey. May 15.--Of-

ficial announcement was made In Con

stantinople today that the British ship

uonatn was sent to tne oottom ny tne

Turkish torpedo boat destroyer Mau

enett Millet, wh'.ch returned In safety

to its base.

The loss of the British battleship tn

the Dardanelles was announced Thurs

day in the British house of commons.

WORLD COURT CONGRESS

EXPECTS ENTIRE SUCCESS

Cleveland. O. May. 15. The World

Court congress, which held its final

session here Friday night, will meet

with ultimate success, according to

John Hays Hammond, one of the fore

most figures in the movement for an

international court to settle the dis

putes of nations. He said influential

individuals are in support of the plan

and a campaign will be waged In this

country and Europe.

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FIGHTING LV FRANCE

London. Eng, May 15. French and

uennan oinciai reports tooay indicate i -

a iuu in tne western iieia of operations.

with some artillery fighting southwest

EB1THEB0AI

the governor, lieutenant governor and

attorney general shall constitute the

locating board, but under the amend

ment adopted today the personnel of

the board is composed of the chairmen

of the board of regents of the Univer

sity of Texas and A. and L college,

state normal regents board and the su

perintendent of public instruction and

the attorney general.

Agree on Judiciary Rill.

The free conference committee on the

judiciary appropriation Mil reached an

agreement today on that bftL and will

make its report to the legislature Mon

day. The committee increased . from

J 1500 to :00 a year the appropriation

for the purchase, of .books, by. the. su

preme court, and reduced from SIM to

75 a year tbe appropriation for con

tingent expenses of each of the nine

courts of civil appeals, and for the su

preme court from J 159 to flea a year.

These were the only changes made In

the bllL

Neither branch of the legislature was

,n .1fJ??on!odT' "P1" BlnB Jmraed j

until Monday morning. 1

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n nnifl

Much Pleased With Herald

m. Tobtooe, Arix, May l, 1915.

Editor H Paso Herald:

I am enclosing mosey order for your "paper, daily. Please send it at

owe, as I am very much pleased with Te Herald. Grace Renter.

Alleged Germans Almost

Reach Sentry Before Dis

cooery; Shots Fired.

GUARD AROUSED,

.GERMANS FLEE

Cable Connects Canada with

Australia, India and Hong

Kong, China.

VANCOUVER, B. C. May 15. An

armed raiding party attacked the

Pacific cable station at Bam

fleW. on tbe west coast of Vancouver

island early today. Sbote were ex

changed between, the. raiders and a

sentry, who roused the military guard.

The raiders escaped In tbe darkness.

The Bamfield cable station is located

en the west coast of Vance-aver island

and is the western Canadian terminus

of the "all-read" cable system wfaici

covers the British empire. After toueh

Isur at Suva, the Una train Bamfield

t Australia, from where there U

connection with India and Hong Kong

Raiders Flee In Launch.

The attackers escaped In a launch,

which is believed to have been fitted

out. in some Puget sound port in the

state of Washington.

- The attackers were almost upon the

sentry before they were discovered.

Would Hamper Military Moves.

The purpose of the raiders, alleged to

be Germans. Is supposed to be to cut oft

Canada from connection with. Australia

and India, thereby blocking transmis

sion of messages relating to move

ments of troops and ships from British

possessions to Europe.

PORTUGAL TDHN

it mm

MADRID, Spain, lty lSw Tbe

Fab re aem arextcr bas

report that a portion of the

Fortn;niee narj has Joined In the

rebellion and la bombarding Uaboa.

the capital, from the rlTer Tagus.

Sheila hare killed a number of peo

ple and wounded others.

I

! T ONDON. Kng, May 15. A dispatch

i I from Madrid. Spain, to Reuter's

Telegram company says it is re

ported there that Alfonso Costs, for

mer premier of Portugal, has been

assassinated In Lisbon and that a

revolutionary committee is reported In.

control of the situation at Lisbon.

Rebellion Is said to Lave broken out

j also at Ciomra. Oporto, and Santarem.

I Telegraph and telephone communica

tion has been severeo. xne troops

appear to be powerless to control tfca

people.

Disorder la Spreading.

Indications of a serious revolution

ary movement against the present re

publican government of Portugal have

not been lacking. On the contrary,

reports for six months past, have

almost always referred to political

disorders.

Claim Government I Drastic

There has been serious dissatisfac

tion with the administ-ation of affairs

and the government has been freely

characterised as drastic and arbitrarv

to an impossible degree. The presidert

and his advisers have been called out

laws. Political assassinations have

not been unknown. There have been

riots at Lisbon, followed by the

proclamatiot of martial law through

out the republic. There has been inu-h

plotting on the part of monarchists

and the arrest and incarceration of

numerous monarchist leaders.

Army and Navy Suspected.

The army and navy have been sus

pected in their allegiance and officers

of each branch have been arrested.

The socalled repubiio of Northern

Portugal has been established under

the presidency of Gen. Barreto and

there, have been labor disorders of a

serious nature.