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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRID
jSsr.
DECEMBER 3, 1915.
STARVED SERBS
FROM MONASTIR
Hungry and Half-Frozen,
Defenders of Stronghold
No Match for Invaders
TEUTON DASH ON DANUBE
ULTIMATUM BY "SHOOTERS"
GENEVA, Dec. 3. Count Golu
cjioirskl, ex-Foreign Minister of Aus
tria, is in Athena on n dlplomntic mis
sion, says the Tribune. It is reported
that he is trying to secure n promise
from King Constantino that the Allies
shall not be allowed to land any more
troops at Snlonica.
SALONICA, Dec. n. Austro-Ger-man
troops entered Monastir on
Thursday afternoon, according to dis
patches from the Greek town of Fio
rina, near the Serbian frontier.
The Bulgarians operating southeast
of Monastir, in the region of Kenall.
planned to enter Monastir today, the
dispatches asserted.
It was staled that only the Austrian
flag was hoisted in Monastir.
LONDON. Dpc. 3.
A force of ntnrvcfl. half-frozen Perlilnni.
better described ni chests thmi turn,
tried to defend Monastir. hut stood no
nhow before the well-equipped HnlKa
rlnns. The follonlng dlspntcli from Mi
lan describing tho final effort of tho
Serbs to save Monastir was received to
dy by the Coirlere Delia Sqra:
"Six thousand starved Serbians marched
for 17 days to the defense of the town, hut
were quickly thrown out. On two occa
sions the men had to march for two
days without food. Although beaten,
they refused to Rive In, but struggled
against the snow and rain to avoid sur
render. Hundreds foil exhausted and
were left by their companions to die of
hunger and cold. It wns a group of
ghosts that entered Monastic. They wen
lit only for the hospital. As the Hiil
gnrlans approached Monastir the starved
nnd panic-stricken Inhabitants tied. The
lost train left Monastir Monday. After
ward word was received of lighting, nnd
then all communication was cut off."
"Victorious engagements against Iso
lated Serbian detachments southwest of
Mltrovltza occurred yesterday," says to
day's official Wnr Olllce report from
Berlin. "We captured 130) Serbians."
The Berlin olllclnl statement falls to
confirm reports from Oreck sources that
the Teutons liavo captured Monabtlr.
A Ileuter dlspatih from S.i onlcti s;is
that Russian tioops lmo entered Bul
garia. Tho German General Staff Is hunliig
an army through Bulgaria to the Danubo
frontier of Rumanln. according to uncon
firmed reports. This Held must lie strong
ly defended. Berlin believes, In view of
expected Russian aggression In Rumania
or that nation's declaration for tho Allies.
Tho menace Is Immediate, according to
a. report that the Russians have cinsseil
tho Rumanian border nnd an marching
through that country to Bulgaria. While
this lacks confirmation, another report
Bays the Rumanians are diverting their
Bessarnblnn army toward Galicla.
SERBS ENTERING GREECE.
Imminent retreat of the hard-pressed
forces In southwestern Serbia through
Greek territory is CNpcctnl to foice tho
hand of. Greeco In the negotiations now
being carrlel on at Athens regarding tho
attitude of the Hellenic Government
toward tho Allies.
While tho remnant of the Serbian south
ern army Is maintaining a desperate re
sistance to the Bulgarian onslaught near
Monastir, it Is learned In dispatches from
Salonlcu that tho forces further to tho
west arc about to ctoss the lruutler Into
Greece In an fffurr to effect a Junction
with tha allied lln- on the Vnrdur, the
centre of which rests on Uhevghell. This
would at once raise the issue which has
been the crucial point of the diplomatic
dealings between Greece nnd the Allies
The latest unotllclal reports regarding
the present statui of these negotiations
lead to the belief that this eventuality
has been full discussed ami that wln-ri
tho frontier has actually been eioss-ed
by Serb forces Greece will accept the
situation as n "fait accompli" and pei
mlt her territory to become a hasp for
extended operations of tho Serbs nnd the
allied armies
ADVANCE IN MONTENEGRO.
The Teutonic southwesterly sweep In
northeastern Montenegro Is continuing.
The German War Olrlco reported today
the capture by the Austrlans' of the
towns of Plevlje nnd Jabuka, both a few
miles west of the Montenegrin frontier,
and the occupation of Holjenlc (presum
ably the Pobjenik plain)
The Montenegrins, allied bv the Serbs,
driven over tho frontier b the nimlo.
of the Central l'uwem and their Bul
garian' allies, mo offering desperate re
sistance, facilitated b the mountainous
country, whllo the Increasing rigidity of
the weather and snowfall are hampering
the invaders.
Insist on Nnming Half of Board of
Parade Judges
The Kederntlon of New Year Assocla
tlnn Ivsurd nn ultimatum today demand
ing the privilege of choosing half of tho
board of judges of the New Year's pa
lade. The "ohnolcrs" have yielded In nil
Points of the controversy but this, nnd
declare that miles'? they arc successful
In dealing with Councils' committee In
chnrgo of the celebration they will march
in New York, Wilmington or some other
city.
Joeph M. Shtufer, secretary of tho fed
eration, announced the nttltude of that
organization this morning.
"The trouble hns not been settled," ho
Mild. "Wo have nbandoned some of our
demand'", but on this point wo must bo
111 in. We are willing to foirgo the pilvl
lego of handling tho program, and Wo
nio witling to give In othetwlse. Wo haVo
received a message from New York urg
ing us not to sign an agreement to march
hero until wo h.no h-atcl from tho au
thorities nf that rin."
FRENCH GUNS HALT
GERMAN ASSAULT
JUMP IN STEEL PRICES
MAY MAKE NAVY YARDS
BATTLESHIP BUILDERS
Bids Indicate Increase of 40
Per Cent., Department Offi
cials at Washington
Assert
LEAGUE ISLAND LEADS
British Artillery Smashes Teu
ton Positions in Four Days'
Bombardment
U.S. Government
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just the thing for men who are
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Overcoats , , , . , $2.00 up
Shoes $2.50 up
Shirts $1.50 up
Underwear 50c up
Leggings 25c up
Sweaters $1.95 up
Boots $3,75 up
Rubber Coats $3.00 up
Gloves 40c up
Blankets , $2.90 up
B. B. Abrahams & Co
505 Market St.
PAIIIS. tiec. 3.
t'oh'sldorable activity Is reported from
the Artoli district. Tho only Infantry
attick. atleinptod by a Gorman detach-m-nt
north of I,or ("inn. Chenilns, was
stopped b the French guns and tho de
tachment was dispersed. Tho sectors of
1.001, the llols-eii-ltache nnd Angres wore
again tho scenes of lively artillery bom
bardment on both sides and Arras again
w.is shelled by the Germans.
Flench mluei worn exploded before
Fa, to the south of too Homme, and at
l.cs Eparircf.
The olllclal communique lsued by the
War ritllce !at night follows:
"In Artois the cauiiotinde again hns
been llvelj on both sides In the sectors
of I.ooi, of tho Hls-eii-!Inehe and of
Angrei. There wns lighting with hand
torpedoes to tho northwest of Hill 110.
"To the north of I.os Cinq Chenilns a
Cicrmnn detachment which attempted to
approach our trenches was dispersed by
our lire. Thu enemy threw about tO shells
on Arras.
"To the south of tho Homme, before
Kay, we successfully exploded a mine. A
Gorman advance post w.is destroyed.
"At Los Ilp.irses we exploded a counter
mine, which destroyed the. mine works
of tho enemy.
Uu a Staff Corrtapondcnl
WfiltlNClTON, Dee. 3 When bids were
opened at the Is'nvy Department todny
on steel for the two now battleships, con
tracts for which havo not been nwnrded,
onlrlals of the Hurcnu of Construction
ntid Itcpalr ascrted that It was evident
the prlcei wore 10 per cent, higher than
they were one year ago, when bids wore
opened for steel for tho California. Tho
Navy Department estimated that tho cost
of battleships would be Increased from
5.000,rio each to $1S,00000. because of tho
war prices, lint It seems apparent now
that the JIS.COO.tXK) figure will be ex
ceeded. The Carbon Kleel Company, of Pitts
burgh, wiih low bidder on all but one class
of special treatmriit steel plates, tho
figures being $.0$9(5 per pound. The Car
negie Stool Company, of Pittsburgh, was
low bidder on tho other rlnss, at J OM'i
per pound. The Carbon Company wns
low bidder on nickel steel, at J 0.9 per
pound.
Tin' Carnegie Steel Company was low
bidder on virtually all the medium-class
Bteel and wis low on hlgh-tonillo steel,
the figures ranging from J.OIGIS to $02i!Ij
per pound. The Amcilcnn Steel Kotin-
MOTHER KILLED; WHO
WILL FEED CHILDREN?
No Food, No Fuel in Honle Left
Jby Woman Who Fell
Downstairs
ITALIANS REPULSE
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS
Tho wooden planks of tho floora ftl 2S13
Amber street nre bare, because tho car
pets were ripped up to bo sold to buy
food for tho children. Their mother fell
downstairs In the little house last .Mon
day. The three children herd tho crash
nnd ran out to find her struggling at
the foot of tho stairs. Hut ulio could not
eel up. As she was carried out to tho
umbulanco sho said, "What will become
of theso children? Who will feed them?"
Nobody did feed them with nnythlng
that can bo called renl food while sho
lay dying in the Philadelphia Hospital,
turning over In her mind plani to get
tho family on Its feet again. Her hus
band, a hard-working and willing man,
Joseph Frn'tz, had boon hit by the lack of
dyestuffs, which threw him out of his
Job. Ills wife, who wns 33 years old nnd
In no condition to work, having been n
sufferer for n year or more, wondered
what could bo dono nnd kept asking tho
nurses In the hnspltnl what could bo
done. Then sho died.
I.ar.t night tho body of Mary Fratr. was
carried Info the house, home from the
liti'pttnl again Tho men who tarried
tho casket had to set It down In a room
which wns bare of furniture, of carpets,
of pIcti.rt'H. of alivthlng but the colllii,
which rested on tho Moor In tho middle
of tho room. The children, soared, kept
away. Frotx luoko ilonn. Ills 77-enr-old
mother told tho men from tho hns
pltnl that there was no coal and no
food for tho children.
Mrs. ,M. W. Kctchum, who Is known for
maiiv ohm table acts 111 Kensington.
heard of tho ease and said It wns one of
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Teutons Make Counter-Assaults
on Foe's New Positions
South of Gorizia
tlOMn, Dec. S,
Itonvy stormi along tho Austro-ttallan
front nre rendering military operations
(llfTicult, according to tho official report
sent from army headquarters under (Into
of December 2. It announecs, however,
that tho Austrlans, now strongly rein
forced, nltemptcd by surprise nttneks to
capture new Italian positions on the
Isopjo front east of Oslavla and along
the northern slopo of Monto San MIchele,
but wcro repulsed.
"Agnlnst our Montis Piano positions at
the bridgehead In tho Itelnz valley the
enemy dovelopeA an unsuccessful artil
lery nctlon without any Infantry at
tack," said the official report.
"Along tho Isonzo front heavy elorms,
oonmnnn!A htf ft thlotp tir. VI-4 .
tlllery nnd other military operations .!
er,1v. Nevertheless. lh .n.m. .?. '!
ed surprise nttneks against our new i
sltlons east of Oslavla and alonir ??.
northern slope of Monto San Michel, tt!
wan overvwhero renulqed. 2li
"Somo small raids by our Infnnt.P
eultcd In tho capturo of some prleonS
nmt n. machine cun on Mnntn n u ,. qerl
Hueran
19 Days CS
to C cL::fc
ReadtlieAds ,
urlos, of Chester, was low Wilder on steel t h) vcp FIIW sllfl ,m
dortnker about It, John Conner, of suji
AliliIKS' MONITORS SIIKM.
FOES XT WKSTKXDK
ItUtU.lN, Pec 3 Two hostile monitors
shelled Ocrmnn positions at Wostende,
on the Helglnn const, without effect, yes
terday. It wns ollklally stated this after
noon. "Trench outposts near I.omlmrtzyde
were sin prised by uur troops and several
prisoner taken," said the olllclal report.
"West of ltouen, a French biplane was
brought down by our guns and two of
ficers made prisoners."
PLEA FOR HELGIAN SOLDIERS
Funds Needed to Send Them Christ
mas Cheer
An appeal for the "Ilclp-thc-Ilelginn-Soldlers
Fund" of Princess Clementine
Napoleon, of Iiol,Mum, Hist cmuin of
King Albert, has been issued thinugh
l'aul Hagcmnns, the Ilclgian Consul Gen
eral, whose address is 03i7 Woodbine ave
nue Contributions may be made cither
through Mr. Ilogemans or Joseph I'ruljk,
1 West IWd street. New York city. Tho
appeal follows:
"In a. fow weeks Christmas will bo cele
hrated tho world over In all families. Sol
diers of nil tho warring nations will re
ceive gifts and remembiances from Ihclr
icIatUe.s and fi lends. The Helglan sold lei s
will be th? only unfortunate ones, because
thev cannot leeeive anMhlng. On tho
straw of the trenches they will remain
with empty hands, as tho are hopaiated
from their dear ones by the Herman 'ron
wall."
castings, J.W per pound.
A total of (i.'.OO tons of steel la to be
purchased for tho two battleships.
U after analysis of the bids It Is found
that they are not higher than tho esti
mates furnished by the shipyards tho
Secretary of tho Navy will authorise the
building of the two battleships in Gov
ernment yards. The bids of shipbuilders
for these two battleships exceeded tho
limit authorized by Congress. ;,SOO,00.
Tho bids were:
New Vnrk Phliihullillni: Conunnv .fs.o'.'.ixi
I'ure lllnr Hhlibull.llnK Comiuny.. (!".l()
Ken port Nus shipbuilding Co... . '.' Hi,. w
All of the companies, except Jho Now
York Shipbuilding Company, said that it
would require VI months to const! not tin:
battleships, as against the time of 31
months fixed by the department.
1 The lowest navy yard estimates weio:
i l'hll.Klrlphll $11.774, U
.now inrK i,ti-tt,M'
Mnro fslnnil 7.1t:i.l5(l
New York Is tho only yard now equipped
for battleship building.
In tho ostlmnte of Marc Island Yard
Is Included money necessnry to equip It
foi the building of battleships. It will
requite probably JIOO.W) for an enlarged
slipways and tools to put the Philadel
phia j.ird In shape for this wotk.
It is estimated In a rough wa h the
navy engineers Hint the bids submitted
today will not exceed In any gioat amount
the estimates furnished by the fteel
makers to the navy ards. In other
words, the conclusion Is that the ships
will be built In Government jards. Hut
before that can be dono Congress must
authoilxo nn nppropilatlon to enlarge
Mare Island nnd the Philadelphia jard.
The steel makers. In submitting bids to
day, said they could furnish the Meol as
soon as It was wanted, and that there
would be no delay by reason of the de
mand for steel abroad.
Frankfonl avenue, and ho promptly of
feieil in liurv the wnmnn without charge.
The chtldi on nio Sophia, 13 ycais old;
Anna, 7, and Caroline 7 months old. The
baby Is seriously 111. They have not had
nulliclcnt clothing to go to school.
CIIIUSTMAS TUBES SCARCE
7!),000 Waiters Want .More Pay
Ni:W YOISK, Ucc. 3. Following tho
lead of union organizers of Chicago, 73,000
employes of New York hotels nnd restau
rants aio preparing to levy demands for
higher wages nnd shorter hours. It was
learned today. If their demands are re
fused thu hotel employes plan to walk nut
Just before Now Year's I've. George '".
Holdt, propilotor of the Waldorf-Astoria,
illscoveied the plans for the strike, which
were being carried on with great secrecy.
He said the hotel and restaurant pro
prietor would stand together and not
give In.
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fllAMOMJH AM) JBIYKMIY
117 N, Broad St.
rui-ii 411 huulk ath street
You can Depend not
only upon the Artistic
Quality but upon the prices
of all articles purchased at The
Rosenbach Galleries. No matter if
you buy a picture for $5.00 or a
rare, antique vase for $500.00, you
can depend upon receiving full
value.
It was exactly this that made
ours the largest business of its kind
in Philadelphia.
The Rosenbach Galleries
1320 Walnut Street
Thousands Are on Sale, but Fewer
Are Here Than Usual
Forty-dght cnilo.uls of Christmas tieos
have arrived In the freight jnrds at
lillh stieet nnd Alleghenj nvenuc. Neer
during tho Inst 10 jonrs has there horn
such a small numher of trees in those
ards so Into in the year. Tln-ie w(re
CI cars In tho yards l'ist year and In UU!
there were nenrlv a hundred.
The trees, which numher SS.S01, con.'
from Vermont and Now llampshlio. Noiip
have nrrived from ("unada. The price
arc high. A ("amden firm bought M of
tho trees for $70
PAINT BOXES
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Le kox China
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Open
Saturday Evenings
Till Christmas
For tho convenlenco of those
'who nro unable to shop during
the day.
Jeweler Since 1837
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market Jtat 18th
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C. J. Heppe & Son, 1117-1119 Chestnut Street 6th and Thompson Streets
Three Special Heppe Christmas Outfits
Outfit No. 4
consisting of a beautiful
Victroln, IV in golden oak; a
handsome specially priced
oak cabinet finished to
match, nnd $4.50 worth of
records of your own selec
tion nil for
Victrola IV
and cabinet
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$29-50
Victrola IV $15.
Cabinet (ipodii price) 10.
Records 4.50
Total $29.50
PAY f2.S0 MONTHLY
Outfit No. 6
made up of a largo Victrola
VI (the 12-inch turntnblo
typo) with golden oak fin
ish; a beautiful specially
priced cabinet, also in oak,
nnd $4.50 worth of Victor
records nil for
lilliliRi
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Outfit No. 9
obtainable cither in ok or
mahogany, consistinp of the
latest style Victroln IX, a
handsome record cabinet, and
$5 worth of records of your
own choice nil for tho com
bination price of
Victrola IX
and cabinet
571
Victrola IX $60
Cabinet 16
(Mahogany or Oalc)
Records 5
Total $71
PAY $4 MONTHLY
Victrola VI
end cabinet
$41-50
Victrola VI $25.
Cabinet Cspoclal price) 12.
Records 4.50
Total $41.50
PAY $i MONTHLY
This Srolen
Christmas Cards atul Calendars
Perfect Style and
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The Dr. Reed Cushion Sole Shoes for
men and women are fashioned along the
very newest and most approved styles and
yet afford absolute comfort. Those .
troubled with fallen arches, enlarged
joints, calloused soles, burning and
perspiring feet get instant relief by
treading on the soft, pliable cushion
on the sole of these shoes.
Coll at iour convenience and
Uerut merits of these shoes
Dr. Reed Cushion Shoe Co.
8 North 13th Street
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prices, settlement arranged either in cash or
by charge account or by our Rental-Payment
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with no interest charges for the accommoda
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Call or write for complete catalogues and
terms.
ristmas
Boys and Girls: Get this wonderfully
life-like farm to set up under the Xmas tree.
A real, country farm complete, in nall size.
fl There are 24 different pieces, riinted on
ml both sides, so vou can set un manv differ
ent farms to suit yourself. Plant the
trees and set the fences just where you
want them. Buildings have four walls
with doors and windows, you can look
at them from all sides.
Also stone farm house, fine barn,
chicken house, corn crib and wood
shed. Fine bie trees, brick walks.
rtlawn and vegetable earden. nlentv of
fences. So true to nature it makes
yuu uiiiiK ui rue summer time ana
the old homestead, Everything
beautifully printed in natural
colors.
did Farm FREE!
Every child will be delighted with this
splendid toy farm, because there are endless
possibilities in arranging it to suit their own
ideas of what a farm should be.
He can build new farms every day.
Loads of fun can be gotten from this amusing
toy.
How to Get a Farm
Won't cost a cent, Just save 250 labels
from Freihofer's Bread, or 50 labels and 25c;
bring them to our Main Office, 20th and
Indiana Ave., any day and get the farm,.
MOTHERS!
This farm makes a splendid surprise for
the kiddies on Christmas Day, Be sure you
get one to put under the tree.
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