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Socialists split
in germany over
peace question
C ne Paction Demands Gov
ernment Statement of
Acceptable Terms
iNOTIIEIt BACKS KAISER
By CARL V. ACKERMAN
nEnLIN. Dec. I.
A split threatens Socialist rnnks In tlio
Mchstair.
IRxcltlna caucuses nrc bclnc liehl. A
Icek'ii rtceps bt tlie HciChstna is likely.
R Ihfs time the Socialist lenders hope to
t the fnttlorn together They rocog-
ilne that It will be dinicult.
I One croup Is Insistent on n Government
Statement of the pence terms Germany
Mil niJcopt The other behoves thli -would
evi. n confession of weakness. There Is
j94's0 O- difference of opinion over Govern
rhent food regulation. One side is biuih
;Jfl6d with present methods. The other
considers them Ineffective.
2 The Socialist paper Vorwnerts ngaln
Stakes up tlio pence question today. It
.demands that members of tho itelclistnir
5 be permitted to engage In a free and
V, public discussion of pence terms "to in
SjBiiro to the Government the support of
'tho people when peace negotiations start."
' The Berlin newspapers generally praise
tho speech of President Knempf, of tho
Relchsta-r. at the opening session, nnd
"assert that Tils announcement that Ger
many has enough grain and potatoes to
supply tho people with food is a notice
wto the Allies that their efforts to slarvo
-jGerniany have failed.
Tho recess also will clvo time for tho
'Greek attitude toward tho Balkan situa
tion to develop. Government lenders nre
confident Greece will remain ncutrnl, but
nro not certain how "benevolent" this
neutrality will bo toward the Allies.
tRclchstag action will depend on this.
li qpicers of the Crown Prince's) army. In
the Arconne, are Utile concerned, how
.Sever, over cither the Greek or tho
Rumanian situation. Their hopes nre
i centred on tneir western onen-mos uc
.. fcas., i
J Berlin omdaldom reflects this confidence
vionccrnlrifc the Balkans. There Is even
loss Svorry concerning Rumania than over
Greece. It Is pointed out that the former
country Is besot on threo sides by tho
Hungarians, tho Austro-Oermnns In Ser
bia -and the Bulgarians.
Kijgordless of Greek or Rumanian devel
opments. It Is declared tho Gcrman-Aus-trlnn-BuIfiarlan-Turklsh
communication
line Is unbreakable.
uncle!oe"abjures
WAY OF "WICKEDNESS"
Former Speaker Plans to Live
Down Reputation Refrains
Prom Criticising President
CHICAGO, Dec. 1. "Undo .loo" Can
non, ex-Speaker of the House, Ih going
to Washington next week on the most Im
portant mission since he first went there
as .a Representative forty-odd years ago.
ThU Danville saso Intends to live down
"a reputation for wickedness" which ho
feels has been unjustly thrust upon him.
JHe said so today In an interview at the
Union League Club.
Throughout tho talk, 'uncle Joe" main
tained a) consistency of docorum In
choice of phrase and gesture. Bvcn tho
famous stogey had been replaced with
a. black fat cigar.
The former Speaker said he was not
at .all concerned over possibility of tho
United States being drawn Into tho Euro
pean conflict. He said ho hns more
concern for possibilities of danger In the
Mexican situation.
"i didn't vote for Mr. Wilson In 1912
and I won't vote for him in 1916," he Bald,
"but I won't crltlclso hl3 attitude In tho
European matter. It Is not a time for
partisanship. It Is a time for every one
to support tho President of the United
States,"
"What do you think of the Adminis
tration's preparedness program?" he was
asked.
He forgot hlmseir a moment and violent
ly waved his left list perilously near tho
jufstioners nose, no snoweu nis oia
ctrol, though, and it uroppen narm-
IV to the questioners knee. Then
Bid;
pn't care to discuss Garrison's army
L.T don't caro to discuss Daniels
F Dnd the left arm began to wave
again, "that we must have an emclent
navy of sufficient size and a standing
ftfmy of proportions that will be insur
ance against war and assurance to our
people that we will be, safe In all events."
Adoption of a cloture rule by tho Sen
ate, Cannon said, would be a serious
mistake, ,
WILL AID AYOUNDED SOLDIERS
Dry Thomas Buckner to Serve in Hos
pital at Paris
Btqer Philadelphia physician will
to servo In the American Ambu-
pipltal In Paris when Dr. Thomas
of the Jefferson Hospital, sails
ember 11. He was graduated with
bs of 191S from the Jefferson Med-
rollege and has just finished his
Iwo-yar term as Intern, Leaving at the
imo time, will pe juss Agnes uuenn.
rho has ended a three-year term as a
lunll nurse In the hospital, bhe will also
erye In the American Ambulance Hos-
lllaL
Dr flouts 11. v,iera, ui uiu cmas ut
Il3t has resigned as the chief resident
the hospital to return xa 1113 nome in
Washington State, Dr. Robert Pratt will
; hi place.
fcllritlsh Soldier of Fortune Dead
KajTDON, Dec. I. Colonel Henry Byrne,
iBnslish army omcer, wno ioueiu who
le Union army In the American Civil
i'in and was awarded ranu as orevet
'piajur lor gallant conduct, died here to
day at the age of 75. He also fought
under General Garibaldi In the Italian
war Independence
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ATTACKS (IN PIIIMPPINR I
TOLICY WOIUtY DEMOCRATS
Garrison Working on Reply to Ex
Prosidcnt Tnft's Criticism
Bjfl Staff Cortcatonitnt
WASHINGTON, Pec. 1 -The Admtnls
trntlou Is Rreatly concerned over tho at
tacks being directed against Its Philippine
policy. These nttneks, which have been
appenrlns for tho Inst month, came to a.
climax, with the statement of Sccretnrj
Garrison ntlncklng cx-l'rcsldent Taft.
Tho rejoinder of Mr. Tnft, containing
delltilte Information n to where compe
tent olllclals had been removed to give
places to Democrats and men inexper
ienced In such work, hns placed the Ad
mlnlttatlon equnreb on the defensive.
S'ccretaiy Garrison began tho prepara
tion of a long reply early yesterday aft
ernoon. He had with him (lenernl Prnnk
Mrlntyip, chief of the Ilureau of In
sular Affnlrs, and the two worked lnte
Into the nlglil framing a defense of the
ndmlnlsttntion of Governor General Har
rison Thl document hnd not been com
pleted at noon. It will probably bo Is
sued Inter In the duv
SERBS IN FLIGHT
SEEKING REFUGE
UPON GREEK SOIL
New Development M a y
Bring Crisis With
Greece to Head
MAY DISARM REFUGEES
LONDON. Dec. I.
f erblnn troops, who abandoned Jlonastlr
to the lctorlous Htilsnrlans, are reported.
In a dispatch from Home, to have sought
refuge on Greek territory. This develop
ment, the dispatch adds, will bring to a
head nt once tho negotiations between
Greece nnd the Entente Allies. Tho
Athenian Government will be forced to
decide Immediately whether the Serbians
shall bo Interned or shall bo permitted to
reorganize their forces for further opera
tions. Demands by the Allies tor freedom of
movement of thu forces resisting tho
Iiulgars have been tho chief issue In tho
representations mado at Athens by rep
resentatives of Tranco and England.
While these demands related specifically
to the Anglo-French expeditionary
troops, they are understood to have In
cluded also any Servians that might be
driven across tho Greek frontier.
By capturing Monastlr and l'rlzrcnd
tho Bulgnrlans have almost cleared the
Serbians from tho territory that Kins
Peter's army acquired In tho Balkan
wars, thus complcttne tho task per
formed by the Austro-Germnn forces In
Old Serbia.
It Is expected that the next step of
tho Toutun-Bulgnr nlllcs will bo an
attack upon tho Anglo-French forces In
southeastern Serbia. Tho presence of tho
Allies on the Vardar front will be a con
tinual mennce to Bulgaria and the Orient
Itallway. upon which Germany relies to
keep Turkoy supplied with guns and
ammunition.
BULOARS CAPTURE 15,000
SERBS AT FRIZREND
BnitLIN, Dec. 1. Fifteen thousand
Serbian prisoners, many mountain guns
and largo quantities of war supplies wcro
captured by the Bulgarian troops who
took Pilzrend, the War Office announced
today.
Tho following report from the Gcman
General Staff was Issued:
"Balkan theatre of war Wo have
fought successful engagements nt certain
points with tho enemy's rear guards."
RUMANIA'S ATTITUDE
ALARMS ENTENTE
LONDON", Dec. 1.
Greece and Rumania, which were swing
ing towai d the Allies, are wavering again.
There have come hitches both In the
negotiations with Athens, which wn3 ex
ptcted to grant the Entente's troops free
dom of movement In Its territory, and
with Bucharest, which was counted on
to allow the Russians passage for an
invnslon of Bulgaria.
The necessity for quick decisions by
both Governments is pressing. Tho Serbs,
it seems, must retire from Monastlr and
the Allien, confronted by strong forces,
may be forced to fall back Into Greek
tenltory. For that reason a pledge by
Greece to grant a sato haven is Im
portant. German papers state that Field Mar
shal von Mackenscn'a army, with Bulgar
ians and Turks, will move against the
Anglo-French forces In the south. But
many Teuton troops doubtless are going
down the Danube to meet the Russian
menace. Salonlca reports that 20,000
Turkish troop3 will be sent to the Bul
garian Black Sea coast, and that the
Austrlans have shipped ZOii mortars to
Bulgaria to defend German hydroaero
plane hangars.
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TO DATE IS WAR
BILL OF BRITAIN
Asquith Tells Trades
Union Conference Stupen
dous Expenditures
COST $25,000,000 A DAY
LONDON, Dec. 1.
The nnr has cost Englnnd 8,3IO,00O,00O
The dally expenditures of the nation nre
now nenrlng 23,O0O.O0O.
These stupendous financial figures wcro
given by l'rcmler Asquith In a speech
before tlio Trades Unions' conference on
national economy today. Tho Premier
pointed out tho necessity for economy In
all ways of living.
"SInco August, 13H," said the Premier,
'tho naval nnd military expenditures and
the financial nsslstnnco given tho empire
nnd our nlllet amount to JC1,662,OOO,OC0
U,310,000,000). In our dally expenditures
wo nro nearlm? a mark of E,OCO,000 $!'.".
000,000). lU-presentttllveq of all the Important
tradoH unions In Kiiglatid, Scotland and
Ireland nttended the conference, which
was calkd to devise wajs and means of
assisting the Government nnd formu
lating a system of national economy.
Tho I'rtmler pointed out that tho ex
nendltures owlnir to thu war were un
precedented and nppcaled to the confer
enco to make the burden of Government
lighter by deferring wugc-lncreaso de
mands. "Tho Government," he said, "Is ask
ing tho trade union leaders to prevent a
general demand for nn advanco In wages.
It is esMmntcd that four nnd a. half
million neople have obtained since the
vnr began a weekly average Increase In
wages of three shillings six pence "
According to the Premier's figures, tho
total wage Increase borne by tho employ
ers of Great Britain since the war
amounts to J3.tSO,000.
Continuing, the Premier pointed out that
the cost of food hud Increased 40 per
cent., rents, 2 ier cent., fuel 25 per cent ,
clothing 30 per cent, and miscellaneous
Items 13 per cent.
He asked that all classes be prepared
to deal with tho question of wages nnd
to contribute their shnro to the conduct
of tho war.
To queries why tho Government has
not fixed a maximum scale of food prices.
President Runclninn, of the Board of
Trade, explained that this undoubtedly
would hnvo diverted supplies from Kng
land and crcuted n shortage.
"We have taken CO per cent, of their
Increased profits from tho rich," Chan
cellor of the Exchequer McKenna told
tho labor men. "Now wo ask tho wage
earners to clvo up DO per cent, of their
excess earnings for a war loan on which
the Government will pay Interest.
FRENCH AVIATOR DROPS
BIG SHELLS ON LENS
Another Airman Attacks Two
German Machines One
Put Out of Action
PARIS. Dec. 1.
A French aviator on Monday throw six
shells, having a total weight of nearly
1200 pounds, upon tho Oerman barracks
at LenB, causing serious damage, accord
ing to tho communique Issued by the
War omco this afternoon. Tho com
munique also reported a battle In tho
air between a slnglo French aviator and
two German airmen, in which tho
Frenchman was victorious.
Tho text of tho communique follows:
"Nothing Important was reported dur
ing tho night except nn energetic can
nonade by our artillery in tho sector of
Fryse, valley of the Somme, following
tho explosion of a German mine which
caused no damage at all.
"In Artlols, yesterday, one of our avia
tors attacked two German machines In
side of the enemy's lines One was forced
to land. Tho other took to flight nnd was
pursued as far as Douel.
"In the day of November 23 a French
aviator threw six shells, each weighing
00 kilograms (19? pounds), on tho bar
acks near the station of Lens, which
wero seriously damaged."
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Harlan & Hollings worth Corporation re
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New York. The vessel is to be 440 feet
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built here.
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Trial Delayed nt Beginning of Eighth
Week Pending Court'a Decision
NBW YORK, Doe. 1. Starling the
elRhth week of tho trial of tho million
aire fcrmer directors of tho New Haven
Railroad, charged with conspiracy, Fed
eral Judge Hunt promised to hand down
a decision pome tlmo today affecting tho
admissibility or me wrsicnesier roau
testimony.
Kvans It. Dick, n broker, whoso firm
originated the Westchester road Ulen, was
the first witness.
"Von were prepared to handle such
freight as came to your terminals Into
jour districts to mills, etc.?" nsked Mr.
Batts, for the Government.
Aflcr nn alllrmntlve nnsuor. Mr. Batli
asked whether that did not Include cotton
from the Boutli and like materlnls from
interior sections of the country, nnd ngnln
there was nn nlllrmntlve response.
Jlr. Halts was cviueimy uiigiiiiuiiik '"
bIiow that this constituted Intent to hne
Interstate traffic.
When tho Government nsked for tnoio
time to produce two moro witnesses In
support of Its contention that tho West
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Judge Hunt nequiesccd, Intimating that
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da. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
OF THREE MINISTERS
General Assumption Is That
Retiring Cabinet Members
Were in Favor of Sep
arate Peace
COLLEAGUES OVERRULE
LONDON. Dec. 1.
Three members of tlio Austrian Cabinet,
the Ministers of Commerce, Finance and
the Interior, have resigned, ncrording to
a Central News dispatch from Amster
dam, which gives the Wiener Keltuntr as
tho authority for Us report.
"According to the Wiener ellung,"
ndds th Amsterdam message, "lhnpenir
Francis Joseph accepted the Ministers'
resignations and thnnkcil the three for
their work, which was crowned with suc
cess despite difficult conditions. As their
successors, tlio Emperor appointed Prlnco
Hohenlolie-Schllllngturst, .Minister of the
Interior: Count von Lette, Minister of
Finance, and Herr von ritzmueller. Min
ister of Commerce."
The threo resignations nntuinlly
nssoclntcd In diplomatic comment
reports thnt Austrian lenders have
discussing a separate peace for
country.
The general assumption Is thnt
mo
with
been
their
they
favored such 11 step nnd were overruled.
The Finance Minister Is thought likely
to havo surrendered his portfolio because
unable to ralso money to continue tho
struggle. Tho Interior Minister Is pre
sumed to havo rotlred through Inability
to organize food distribution satisfactorily
and perhaps because ho could not cope
with outbreaks of popular discontent. The
Commerce Minister, It Is suggested, un
doubtedly was called Into consultation
with tho heads of both other departments
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RUSSIAN GUNS
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MOW DOWN FOE
German Assault North of
Illoukst at Dawn
Repulsed
INCUKSION AT PINSK
PETnOOttAD, Dec. 1.
Artillery nttneks nro resmnlntr their old
lolpncc nlonff tho ItlRa front, ncconllnB
to the olllclnt communication Jtist Issued
by tho cenernl fltnff. Itusslnn nctlclty In
lln' Plnslt Hector ha been renewed.
Tho staff reports-
Southwest of Plnalc wo oxecutod n
hrllllnnt incursion beyond tho Ocrmnn
line HenchliiR tho stnlr quarters of tho
82d RoriTinn division, in n mansion nenr
Nuvol, without belnff perceived, our
troops mnde n sudden nttnek on tho
Kiianl of tho quarters, and by means of
tlio bayonet nnd hand Grcnndcq tho
guard was annihilated.
Northwest nf Dvlnsk In the reRlon of
Illoukst nnd tho vlllnRo of Knzltnlrlchkt
tho Germans Saturday nlRht opened n
violent artillery tiro nRnlnst our
trenches, nnd nt dawn brRan nn nttnek,
but they were met by the concentrated
llro of our nrtlllery nnd fell back on
their trenches, where thev enmo under
the tire of their own bntterlcs.
Profiting by this sttuntlon our troopi
launched n countcr-attnek, ns 11 result
of tthlcli tho enemy was dislodged from
Knzlmlrlchkl fnrm nnd from tho wood
west of tho fnrm. A portion of our
troops nt the same time penetrated Il
loukst nnd entered tho eastern suburb.
Developing this success wo occupied two
cemeteries In tho village nnd pnrt of tho
rifrmnn tienches farther south. Tho
etiRnRcmcnt continues with nn Increas
ing violence In tho artillery fire.
On tho front of Hlga tho lire of tho
nilllleiy lins Increased In Intensity.
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