FpnMWMMlQiiV(W4Kl V if! W t I IirTw- - ----- EVEKING LEDaER-PHILADETJPHTA SATTJBDAY, DEOEMBEB 2, 1915; B RUSSIANS INVADE BULGARIA; SERBS LOSELAST CITY Bulgars Take Monastlr, but Hoist Austrian Flag to Check Greek Hostility ALLIES' SITUATION GRAVE Wona-tlr, near the Greek frontier, ,1,; list important city of Sorbin to oil out ngalnst the Teutonic nlllos, S, formally surrendered to the 1 ul Brians on Thursday. The Austrian E, was hoisted over the principal knildlncs, including the hospltnt con- S by the American lie,. Cross itilon. An advance gunnl of the Bulgarian army entered the city. Tho Bulgnr itaB ,int hnls,e,, '" ordt;r ot to excite possible Orcok ani mosity. The fall 'f Monnsllr and the ap proach of the victorious IhilRurlnns !o the Greek frontier arc recorded In London as likely to lll!lco lho Alllc(1 forces nt Cihcvghclt In a very pro rations position. Kvldence of this Is icen In the fact that the censor In London held up for 24 hours yester day a dispatch from Hnliinlcn In timating that lllc Alllc'l forces In lho Vardar A alley would have seri ous dlllleulty In maklnir their way back to Greece over the single, rail nay at their disposal. IleportM that the Kuslnn nrmy of 850.000 men gathered near tho mouth f the Danube for an invasion nt Bulgaria tlirotiRlt rtumanlan terri tory had already moved southward ivcrc received In London yesterday from Snlonlcn, but no confirmation was obtainable. One report hnd It that a ItusMlan force was already on Bulgarian soil. LONDON', Dec. 1. "Sews that the Husslans have entered Bulgaria has aroused Intense Interest, and 'thcro is much speculation as to tho next development," Itcutcr's correspondent at Bnlonlca telegraphs. "It Is expected," the dispatch continues, "this move will have & far-reaching effect on the Internal sit uation of Hlilgarla, and will modify the nholo aspect of affairs In the Hulknns." No direct and speclllc conllrmation has been received in London of this message. It Is recalled, lion ever, that last week Emperor Nicholas was said to have prom ised Premier I'achltch, of Serbia, the ap pearance of a Russian army In IJulgarla ultliln a week. AUSTRIAN Pt.AO OVKU MONASTIH. A dispatch to the Chronicle from Sa lonlca suys: ;Tho long struggle for Monastlr Is tnded. The Serl)Ians evacuated tho town 'and their positions in front nf It during the forenoon, and the Au.tro-Germans took possession nt 3 o'clock Thursday, i The position had rca'ly been rendered un- I tenable by the pievlous occupation by : the llu:r.ariaus of Kcnali, on the railway between lionnstlr anl thc'Gicok frontier. This cut off the Serbian retreat south ward and only left open tho route lead ' Ins eastward 'Colonel Vnssltch's nrmy Is rotirlng by that route Tho forco which occupied Monastlr was mostly Austrian and Ger man, and the Austrn-IIutigtirlnn (Iiit was hnlsted over the town. Great credit for the long and heroic defense of the town Is due to Colonel HovndJItch. who placed himself at the head of a body nf 400 comltadjis. Whenever It was necessary for the Serb forces to ictire, th's gallant little forco held the enemy whllo Iho main body reached safe positions. "In their night and day week-end bat tle, the gallant 100 lost heavily, and Tues day only 100 of them remained. Three hundred of this little phalanx of heroes bad perished, but they hnd saved the 6erb army, had enabled some relnforce mcnls to come up, nnd had greatly pro longed the brilliant little campaign of tho rmy of Monastlr." Two thousand more Serhlnns hnve been captured In battles In the Hnlknus, the Uerhn AVnr Olllco announced today. The following report on operations In tho Balkan theatre of war wns Issued: "Hat ties with bcntlered Serbians In the moun tains continues." ALLIES IN (SHAVE PLIGHT; CENSOR WITHHOLDS NEWS LONDON, Dec. 4, Tho Salonlca cone ipondent of the Dally Moil, telegraphing lst night, says: "The operations of tho Allies In tho Balkans havo reached the end of one definite phase. A French advance from Krlvolak westward across tho Coma could be undertaken solely in tho hopo of Joining the Serbs nt tho Itabunu Pass. Willi tho Kerb! in army split Into several fragments, each of them outnumbered ma object of tho French offensive against tho Pulsar positions In this re gion ceased to exist. Another clrcum stance which heirs to mark tho conelu '?". ,ot this stngo of the campaign Is tho withdrawal of tho Austro-Germnu army north In the direction of Pulgarla to meet Pie reportedly Imminent Itusslan inva- "The primary alms of tho Allies, name. r. to Join tho Serbian army, repel the "nalon and get across the railroad from Germany to Constantinople ami bar the ending of munitions to Turkey, were a .lost cause beforo the Allies arrived. This a surprise to nobody except those i J not ren"ze the gigantic task In volved In tho transport, landing and or ganization of such an army with Its equipment and supplies, especially when 1 l1" pass """ough neutral territory na when the tcountry Is mountainous. Practically without roads, devoid of all ne conveniences of civilization and jerved by a single line of railway along ' JJrateglcally exposed route. (The following paragraph was held up Jy the consor In London for twenty-four hours.) . Ta? tl,at theIr efforts have failed na the whole of Serbia except the ex ueme southwest corner Is controlled by "IB enemy, the Allies, who hold the wests just beyond the Greek frontier, al jnough themselves In a strong position, K?.,mth.er ln ,he situation of peas In a tle, the neck of tho bottle being the Berbl ,.rallway leading from Greece to AIIMS AND SHELLS, WM1EN, ITALY'S SUCCOH FOR SERBS LONDON. Dec. 4.-Fuller repoits of tho ?f,neh on December 1 of Baron Sonnlno, tit IIIn!ster of Foreign Affaire, In the .miian Chamber of Deputies, reaching "' yesterday, gave a very different Im- J-....WU ui nuiy a position relative jo crola from that created by the very r"?'.ana garbled extracts of the speech. Wcn were all that before had been per- WtUed on the cables. fcuch scraps of Information that pre- uly were parsed by the censor Indl- MUd that Italy contemplated landing an JgKdltion In Albania to reinforce the. . it now appears that Italy's aid , i. " lWj iotai ou,y ot arlas na " amtle, LEHIGH TRACTION COMPANY RA ISKS PAY OF EMPLOYES Voluntary Increase Announced After Successful Fight With Strikers WILKKS-nAttltK, Pa., Dee. 4.-Nenn of considerable Interest to this strike community came todny, when it wns an naunced thnt Alvan Marklc, Sr., head of the Lehigh Traction Company, which waged a successful fight ngalnst Its sti Ik ing trainmen Inst year, hnd granted a Voluntary Increase In wnges to Its train men. A graduated wage scnlc Is In force on this system and the men who have been receiving 23, 21 nnd 25 cents per hour after January t will' he paid on a. scale of 21, nnd 20 cents per hour. Tho Marklc Interests also announced a voluntary Increase for trainmen on the Wllkes-llnrre and Hnztoton line. These men have been paid nt the rate of 30 cents per hour, hut, stnrtlng with He crmhor I. their wanes have been viilttn tarlly Increased to 32 cents per hour. DEMOCRATS FOSTERING FILIPINO DISLOYALTY, j CONGRESSMAN SAYS; Miller, of Minnesota, Preparing to Arraign Governor Harri son's Philippine Regime in Congress CHARGES GRAFT RULES !) ct Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Dec. t.-I.oadcd with Information galncil by visits to the Phil ippine Islands during the last Kopubtl enn Adm'nlstrntlnn and the present Dem ocratic Administration, Itcpresentntlvc C. It. Mliler, of Minnesota, today announced his Intention to make a series of speeches ln Congress for tho purpose of showing: Thpt nnti-Atnerlcnn feeling among the l.ntlvcs has been encouraged nnd loyalty discouraged by the elevation of dlsttubers to olllco. The tiast achievements of Americans have been discredited and the nntlves taught scant respect for American peo ple and Institutions. Th-it graft Is rampant among tho na tive oflk'oholders, who have stolen pub lic lands and rilled the malls. Thnt tho great sanitary work of Ameri cans has been undone, nnd that disease Is allowed to spread unchecked In many lands. That wholesale pardons given by po litical Influence have mined the penal colony fNpcrlmcnt. Thnt news, especially from tho Moro provinces. Is censored and true condi tions concealed by tho Government. That Filipinos have been put over the Morns who protest In vnln that they want only white men over them. That business Is stagnant and capital Is leaving ths Islands. Hopicsontntlve Miller, who Is generally regarded as the best-posted Republican In the House on the Philippines. Is co operating with Minority Lender James It. Mnnn In the effort to defeat any attempt on the jmrt of the Democrats to put through u Philippine Independence law. Mo believes that much of tho progress made townid ultimate Independence 1ms been wasted by the present Administra tion. "From n generous Impulse." snid Mr. Miller, "the American people started out to give the Filipino the best government American genius was callable of devising, and at the same time to educate thoso people for self-government. "Fifteen years of effort produced tre mendous success In nil directions, save perfecting the capacity for setf-Kovern-ment. These years of experience clearly revealed that perfected capacity for self government. Instead of being realized In years, would require generations. How ever, advancement would be constant and evolution unfaltering. ASSAILS HARRISON'. "Then came tho regime nf Governor General Francis Burton Ilnrrlsou. Armed with Hrynn'H Philippine theories and mis information and personal Ignorance of 'no l'uiuppines, Harrison lanueii in .Ma nila In October, 1!U3. I wns there when he arrived and witnessed tho (treat out pouilng of natives, who Joyously Inaugu rated him. I was there this summer and Instantly observed a complete change ln the general attitude of the Filipino. For merly nil were rejoicing; now everywhere tho situation Is strained; suspicion, ominous at times, arising. Fierce blows nre received nnd given. "At once the Governor General pro ceeded to knock down the governmental structure. N'ot Attlla of the Huns not '"heodorle of the Goths ever laid such destructive hands upon human Institu tions. The result Is complete govern mental chaos. Today one looks In vain to Hud responsible government In the Philippines; It Is not there. "There are some conscientious, cnpablo Filipinos holding olllce, hut a great many of the appointments wero criminally un wise. All the elements among tho Fili pinos thnt nre pro-American, Including thoso who aro for American retention, wero speedily eliminated from the gov ernment and shut up by methods that re mind us of the middle ages. Apparently choice consideration wns given those few Filipinos who had been openly, noto riously hostile to the United States. "TJio Governor General publicly taught the natives to discredit all America had done for them In the past. If the Fili pinos aro rapidly growing disloyal, even hostile, to America, we have no one to blame but ourselves, because our own high olllclal during the last two years has taught nnd rewarded that attitude. SAYS LANDS ARK STOLKN. "About half tho land area of the Island Is Government land, and this Is tho richer half, too. All the Immense forests belong to tne Government. A splendid land and forestry department has been built up. The land department wns one of the first objects of attnek. A Filipino director began the villainous work. He had not i,.,o,. i ,, vr when It was charged he had stolen 50"0 acres of the best land and had obtained lana ror viriuuiiy u U( his relatives, even going so far as to change records lir tho ofllce that he or his relatives might get a particular tract. This condition Is generally known. 'Was he prosecuted? No, Indeed. He belonged to the right political party. Ho was allowed to reslsn, and tho Governor General, In accepting his resignation, gave him one of tho finest professional testl monlala one ever read. It wns sent to America in this form and Washington was led to believe our Government had lost the services of one of the most ex cellent, officials. "It would be Interesting to know what becomes of the money appropriated for municipal Improvements. I was told many times by those whoso duty It Is to know how money Is spent that of lato a common practice Is for the officials to do as little as possible of municipal work and appropriate all the rest to salaries. One man was pointed out to me who had raised his own salary three times in one month. I wonder if the American people can believe what the postofflce situation In tho Philippines js like? The man who is said to be the best secret service man in the islands told me (hat virtually all the petty officials and some that were not so petty were grafting. In nearly every papsr one picked up thero was some Hera about tome postal emptoya who had been arrested or was being tried for robbing the malls. Some of the cases involved losses of several thousand dollars. "I know from personal experience that the muny persons were right who ald nobody's mall waa safe Most of my let ters, and there were scores pf them, uever reached their destloaUona." MONTENEGRO MENACED BY INVASION T SARAJEVO 'U U ) Nv v ft v Mi v v X:; 7r i ..i ' NT J CETtlNJE 0'KX&ls' i .. .g.i...2P 30- to v A vl V r ?A I L?Q A OS HFOiT3 Montenegro, the only country of southeastern Europe, which suc cessfully resisted the Rreat wave of Turkish invnsion in the Middle Arcs, and since the fall of the Roman Empire h.ts acknowledged no alien master, is now menaced by invnsion from the conn.ucred terri tory of Serbia. The lines of tho present invasion arc indicated by tho arrows in tho northenst around Plcvje, nnd toward Ipck, in the south, from Novibazar. The two stnrs on the map, nt Grahovo and at Fotchn, indicate where two other Austrian expeditions, within tho last few weeks, have been defeated. Scutari, the present Serbian capital, is Underlined, and the arrows nlonp the Drina River Valley show the lino of Serbian retreat from the Vale of Kossovo, "Plain of the Blackbirds," where the Serbs made their last stand against tho Turks GOO years ago. ATLANTIC CITY BEACH SKYLINE UNDERGOING $2,000,000 CHANGE Building Operations at Large Hotels Transforming Ap pearance of Famous Boardwalk ALL-YEAR SHORE RESORT ATLANTIC CITV, Dec. I. Armies of workmen busily engaged upon Hoardwnlk building opt rations that will put nearly $!.'.0CO,O09 In circulation and change At lantis City's beach skyline are dally demonstrating winter visitors how At lantic City manages to keep Itself hi the front rnnk of pleasure resorts. The new 12-story lludnir. where the steel work Is going up rapidly, will cost Gift (00. The equally tall new front of the St. Charles, In the next beach-front block, will cost as much more. The six-story llre proof addition to tho Hotel Strand, owned by George Allen, a Pbllndclpliinu, represents an Investment of $.100,000. The new steel anil concrete Piddle business block, In front of the Strand, will cost between fOO.WO anil $73,000. F.very one ot these structures and many smaller improvements are being put through with the settled conviction that Atlantic City, If it Is not so already, with most of the Boardwalk hosted lea well filled, Is going to bo nil all-lhe-yenr resort of one continuous season. Jinny recall when the town was nlmost empty of visitors In November, while tho month Just ended bus been the biggest of record, thanks to "war order" prosperity. There Is a cheering note for summer visitors, cottagers particularly, in letters written by some ot tho foremost men of tho city, commending the systematic work that has been done by the Atlantic City Mosquito Kxtermlnatlon Commis sion, a body composed ontiiely of physi cians. All of the latter agree that At lantic City and Chelsea had fewer mos quitoes last summer than In any prior season, and thero Is a general agreement that the county should continue to spend public funds liberally against the day when Atlantic City will be a "mosquito less paradise." Reports show that to date about 12,000 acres of the wide stretch of marsh separating Atlantic City from tho mainland have been drained by ditches, destroying breeding places and turnlns tho mnrsh into salt hay producing land. CATMX KE.IKCTBD AS UMPIUB IN WIMCES-UAItltE STIUKK Traction Officials Refuse to Accept Senator as Arbiter WILKUH-nAnnn. Pa.. Dec. 4.-Trnc-tlon company officials today i of used to ac cept State Senator Sterling C. Cntlln as nn umpire to whom the question of the legality of the arbitration award could bo submitted. Cutlln was acceptable to the striking carmen and conductors nnd they recommended him to the company through State mediators Mediator James A. Stccse today in formed tho striking carmen of the objec tion to Catlln. The company had no other name to suggest In his place. The mediators and tho business men's association will submit other names to both sides, and "t this time the name of Dr. Chailes p. Nell, umpire for the Con cllatlon Hoard of the anthracite fields. Is prominently mentioned. In the event that an umpire is selected to settle questions at issue and a Hat rate of wages fixed, tho men have instructed the mediators to Inform traction official that they will expect this Hat rate to he effective from January 1, 1515, and not from the time that the men go bactf to work. IJANDITSHOOTS N. Y, HANK MESSENGER IX SUB WAV Fleeing Thief Also Shot and Dies 3n Hospital NEW YORK, Dec. t Alan Gardner, a bank messenger, and George de Brosa, a bandit, died late last night from bullet wounds received In a sensational attempt made by the latter to steal a bag con taining J4000 in the Hth street subway Btaflon during the rush hour late in the dasv Gardner was shot by De Brosa, who was in turn wounded by bullets from his own ro olver, which had been wrested from him by Walter F. Orleman, another messenger. De lirosa died first; Gardner 10 minutes later. Tho messengers were employes of the Bank of the Metropolis, in Union Square, near the scene of the holdup. ' Do Brosa, who was armed with three revolvers, carried nearly 200 cartridges, a. bag of black powder and wore two suits Of clothes, walked up behind the messen gers as they were buying tickets pre paratory to boarding a train for a, lower Broadway express olllce, wbero thy v to ship the money. asisKl v LCSStO 700 SCEND0N0 CON FUNI . UN PRECIPIZI0, PER ATTACCAR IL NEMIC0 Gli Austriaci Sorpresi e Fugati in Val di Ledro La Bat- taglia nella Tempesta e col .'onto NUOVE TRINCEE PRESE ItOMA, 4 Dlcembre. Dlspnccl gluntl dal fronte dcll'lsonzo dleono die nonostnnte II freddo, II ghlac clo e la "bora" che solllu da parocchl glornl con una vctoclta' ill srssnnla mlglla nll'orn, gll Italian! contlnuunn nd attneenro In pnslzinni nustriache sul Cnrso e su tutto II rt'slo del fronte. I.a battaglla e' spe clalmente snngnlnosa sulle iilturu dl Osln vla dove e' contlnuata wnzn Interruzlone per dleel glornl e died nottl. K" evldento che II MMicralo Cndorun contn di sfondnic la linen austrlaca nppunto nella zona dl Oslnvln. Si sa che le perdlte sublte dagll Itnllnni e dnKll austriaci sonn grand!, e certo le sotTcrenze dello trupc sono mi niftitato dalln bora fredda che o' plu sec ennto di una tempesta ill neve. Intanto mentre contlnuano davanti a Gorizin i furlbondl duelll ill artlgllerla. gll Itnllnni si splugono Innnnzl nel settore di Tolmlno, e sulla cnlllun ill Santa Maria essl hnnno prso uu'altra forte trlncea nemlca. II. COMl'NICATO I'l'I-'ICIAI.i:. i:cco II testo del communlcato ulllclnto publdicnto ierl sera d.il Mlnlstcro delln guerrn In base nl rnpporto del genernlo Cailoma: "Nella vallc dl Iedro uno del nnstrl repartl ill Alplnl dlscese un preclplzlo a mezzo dl funl e sorprese n noril ill Pro II nt'inlco elm era stato rlnforzato, c lo rloacclo" Indletro occupandono salda mento la poslzlone. "Plrcole azlqnl finite con suecesso per nol si sono avute a nord-nvest dl Iton ccgno, nelia Val Suganii, sul montl tra IUuiz e Fisclibnch e nella vnllo del Sce Uuli. "Ln nostra fanteria ha occupato da vanti a Tolmlno una parte dl uu trlneern mento ncmlco sulla colllua dl Santa Ma ria, prcndendovl fuelll o munlzlonl. "II nemlco BVlluppo' un Intenso fuoco dl artlgllerla o dl mltragllatrlei contro lo nostro poslzlonl dl Monte Pinna, senza pero" ottenorno alcun rlsultato." II. FUOCO CONTItO GOltl.IA. In eegulto alio false afTermazIoni aus trlacho che gll Itnllnni dcllberatamentu dlstruggono l'abltato d Onrizia, da foute utIU'ltile e' stnto spleKtito oggl che I'nr tlgllerhi itallnua o' obhllgata a bombar dare Goiizia dove si nascondono unlta' ill truppe austrlache, ma si llmlta scm pjlceinento alia dlstruzlone delle casernio e degll edlllzil occupntl da soldatl c rlsparmia lo aultazlonl e gll altri edlllzil. Gll austriaci nvevano uccumulato una ipmntltn" dl munlzlonl In sotterrnnel nolle vlclnnnzo della clilesa ill SanfAndrea, dove avevano Improvlsato uu giardlnn appunto per nascondci-e II deposlto dl munlzlonl. Una granata itallana lanclata n glusto bcrsagllo colpl' II deposlto seg reta faceudola esplodere nel bel mezzo del gtnrdlno. II magazzlno dl munlzlonl fu cosl dlstrutla. IV SITVAZIONK UAI.CANICA. Soltanto oggl e' stato posslblle tele Krafaro che II govcrno Itnliano si propone dl Invlaro truppe itallane tanto a Salon leco quanto sulla costa albanese. II ba rone Sonnlno, mlnlstro degll ICsteri. In formo' Ierl gll ambasciatorl dello poteuze niipntn dip l'ltalia avrebhe alutato gll al- leatl nella Serbia mllilarmente e nella Grecla dlplomatlcamente. Sonnlno fara' a qucsto rlguardo altro Importantl dlchia razionl alia Camera del DeputatI, speclal mente per quanto riguarda le relazlonl Italo-greche. Intanto plunge notizla che migllala di alhanesi maomettanl aiutano le forze teutonlche contra la Serbia e contro i serbl banno inlzlato una Intensa guer riclla. J3" confermata la notizla che repartl dl truppe serbe che si sono ritlrate da Monastlr, che e' statu occupata dagll austriaci e dal bulgarl, sono eutratl In territorio greco e non sono state affato molestate, ma Invece hanno avuto il per messo dl ragglungere gll anglo-francesl a Ghevghell. I BULQARI SVUUlSQSZOt I'll dtspaccio da Bucarest alia Uxvliauge Telegraph. Company dice che tre division! bulgare, fort) dl &S.0O0 udmlnl, hanno at traversato I'Ungheria e sono In vlagglo o verso II fronte dell'Isonzo. per rlnforzure gll adatrlacl, o verso quello delta Francia per rinforzare I tedeschl. Un altro dlspaccio da GInevra dice che grandl forze austrb-tedesche eono state invlate al fronte dell'Isonzo per tentaro di salvare Gorlzla ed Iropedire che le fortczza, cadn nolle maul degll Italian!. K' Impossiblle ottenere ora conferma dl queste due-, notlzle che, se vere, sarebbero imnortanti in ccrto sonso. spcclalmente ,per il fatto che la Oernwnla. uon e' in gutrra con maua, e cne ia &uisana prv babllmen'Le ha blsogno di tutte le sua force per far fronte ad una, p3slblU azloce ruraeni e degll at'catL PEACE DEMANDED BY SOCIALISTS OF AUSTRO-HUNGARY Circulate Secret Manifesto Praying for Downfall of House of Hapsburg PREDICT REPUBLIC BKN'KVA, Rec. 4.-f)eclarlng thnt war ImH made slaves of the Austro-Uungnrian people, Socialists In tho dual monarchy tire secretly circulating n manifesto de manding pence. The Socialist newspaper Soltbrecht publishes the following ns the text of the manifesto. "There never wns liberty In Austria, nnd since tho war began what we have been submitting to Is terrlbte. Thcro is no constitutional justice and the execu tioners have a lot of work to do. "When the civilized world lenrns whit Is really happening In Austria it will shud der with horror. We don't want to dwell upon the long series ot death sentences passed upon Czech cltlens, but we will speak of the sentences Inflicted upon So cialists simply for exchanging Socialistic Ideas. "I.opger has been hnnged for publish ing a brochure demanding peace. Thnt Is how tlie Austrian Government, which pre tends to combat liarhnilty, Is nctlng. Wo summon foreign aid to save us. Austrian subjects have become slaves. Wo nro forced to be enthusiastic Czechs. Italians nnd Slavs aro forced to bo 'patriots.' "From ministry to policemen nil tho members of tho Government are swin dlers. That Is particularly the case ln Bohemia. WANT Al'STUIANS HUATK.V. "Wo don't want to see Austria victor ious. We want ti sec her beaten. Tho (.Internment declares that the war has liberated Poland, but to what end7 Now It wants Poland put under Hapsburg dic tatorship. "Only thiough the downhill of tho houso of llnpsburg can Austria continue to live nnd democratic Ideas tiluniph. "Tho shameful ultimatum to .-'crbla would never have been sent If a real Parliament had existed. 'Tho llapslnlrgs wanted to do to Serbia wbtit was dene to Switzerland centuries ago. We nr. going to light -for n demo cratic republic. Let the Government dare ask the people what they think of imr. We don't want war. We want i evolution. After the war wo shall Imitate the French, who found n way to a republic through revolution." The manifesto dechues that the annexa tion of ltelglnn or French soil would he a crime, and says that Austria Is suf fering so terribly from tho war that she will lie the first nation ruined by It. CAUIWNAI.S TO CONFF.U. Germany nlrendy has made Informal suggestions looking to the establishment of pence, thrnuxh the papal consistory next Monday, nccotding to reports current liere today. Cardinal llnrtmnnn, of Cologne, Is said to havi' brought to the Vatican the pro posal that Germany will evacuate Bel gium nn.l northern Fiance and agree to nn autonomous government for Poland, If the Vntlcan will make a determined ef fort at the present time to bring about pe.100. Cardinals representing tho allied coun tries, imrttcuhiily Caidlnnl Gnsquet, ut France, nnd Cardinal Bourne, of 1'ng land, are said to have been sounded out with this ptoposal. It is understood they replied that Germany's enemies would not countenance half measures In nny pro gram of pence. Pope Benedict is understood to be re ceiving representatives of nil the Inter ested countries before completing the nl locution he will deliver at the private con sistory on Monday. From each lie Is be lieved to be drawing tho attitude of his country toward an early peace. Socialist members of Parliament were booted on the streets of Itoiue today, be cause of attacks made upon the Govern ment ut Friday's session of tho Chamber of Deputies. Tho session ended In an Upioar, when Deputy I.uccl declared that, after many months of war the people of all tlio be llgercnt countries desired peace. Jeers and liltnc.1 greeted this statement and the session was adjourned. ACT IN GKItMNY. "Another indication of the growth ot the anti-war fcelliiM among the German So chillMts Is found In the Increasingly se vere punishments meted out to thoe who express publlcl the prevailing popular discontent," says tho Swiss correspondent of the Standard. FRENCH ATTACK WINS BACK BELGIAN POST Vigorous Counter - Assault Drives Germans From Posi tion Near Lombacrtzyde LONDON, Dec. 4. Tho Fiench fences In Belgium, having lost ;i post south of Lombnertzyde last night, counter-attacked with greut vigor today and retook the position, according to today's bVeiich communication, which also records the destruction of German sheds and a supply depot north of Lau court. Berlin reports the bringing down of n Krench biplane west of Itoyn nnd the bombardment by enemy monitors of 'estend. Tho French statement says: "There have been arlllleiy actions al somo points of the front. "In Belgium, to the shouth of Lom baertzvde, we have retaken a small past which had been captured by surprise last iilyht. "Between the Somme and tho Olse, to the norlhweut of Pa.v. Mht" has been lighting by means of mines. Our artillery has shattered some sheds and constructions and a supply depot to the north of I.nurourt. Fighting with grenades has taken place In the Apre liiont forest. "In the A'osges a short bombardment of Thann was stopped by our artillery. The bombardment caused only in signlilcant damage." The War Olllce Issued the following communique this afternoon: "The night was comparatively calm. Some shells of large calibre were fired to the oust of Grenay and in the legion of Saplgnegui. We blow up n mine with successful lejult near Vaquols. The tor rential rain has hampered the tire of tho artillery."' Snellenburg & Co. Get U. S. Contract A contract fo- 39,000 blankets for use of the navy has Just been awarded to N. Snellenburg & Co. by tho Government at a price of 11073 on each XOW blankets, which is five cents telow the figure for last year, when the American Woolen Company got the contract. The blankets arc to be delivered to the Brooklyn Navy Yard at tho rate of 1000 within 3 days after the award of the contract and 2000 a month thereafter until the contract is piled. Tho lower quotation is bclieiea to be due to th j fact that the blue utrtpe- :i the border was omitted this year, thus lowering the cost of dycins. t YEGGMAN OPENS SAFE ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS Obtains No Loot on His Visit to North Wnlcs Postoflke NORTH WALES, Pn Dec. 4. A number of years ngo following a posl offlco robbery here, Irwin U. Lukens, bad a sign printed giving directions for tho opening of tho postofflce safe. Tho mes sago and directions havo made good, but tho Joke Is on a would-be yeggman. Tho yegg did not heed to use his "soup" to open tho safe. But bo was met with sheer emptiness, when lho doors clicked upon the printed directions, llo did not get a cent. Drawers of desks wero strewn about tho office nnd the place wns In a state of upheaval, but that was tho extent of tho damage. NEW COMMANDANT SEES HARD WORK AHEAD Captain R. L. Russell Points to Possibilities of Back Chan nel for Navy Yard The new commandant ot the Philadel phia Navy Yard will mako League Island and nil that pertains thereto not only his life work, but his hobby ns well, and ho said today that ho was going to put In the hardest work of his career for tho development of the naval base In tho coming years. Captain Itohrrt Lee nusscll has a Southern namo and be Is a Southerner. Ills native South Cnrollna accent is still his own. It happens thnt It wns the bat tleship South Cnrollna that he com manded, and It was while on a leave of absence, visiting his old home, thnt ho wns named by Seciotary Daniels ns com- i mandnnt of the Philadelphia station. lie assumed command yesterday. He has studied conditions hero and Is ns thoroughly familiar with tho yard's shoilcomlngs lis he Is with Its present ndvnntngos, ho said. He brought out nn Interesting point which has not engaged much attention In lecent discussions, n ph.ise nf the possibilities of the back channel. This should be dredged, ho snld, and made deep enough to take nny ves sel that can come up the river. The 1700 foot drydnck, sttetchlng from the river to tho channel, could thus he entered from the hack channel as well as from the river. This drydock can be made to accommo date either two large vessels or four smaller ones, he said. The commandant wns asked If ho would take the same Interest in the city's tran sit problems ns his predecessor. Captain Benson, did llo said he did not cure to go into this now, but remarked: "Of course, thero Is no doubt thnt the Brnnd street subway will be of great ad vantage to the yard." The commandant said the navy yard had remarkable transportation facilities, and oxpiossed n hope that tho station would be awarded u contract for one of the new $l...000.i00 dreadnoughts. BOY-ED WILL GO HOME; VON PA PEN FOR MEXICO Continued frnni PiiKO One i nor secrets of widespread plots In this country to destroy munition factories. Von Ulntelen Is declared to have been one of tho chief organizers In this coun try of the pro-German piopagaiuhi. Sec retary Lansing llntly refused to discuss the leport In any mnnner, though he In dicated It had been called to his atten tion before, .sUed nbotit the i opart that action mny ho taken against higher ofllelnls of the Teutonic governments In this country following the disposal of the cases of Captain Boy-Kd and Captain von Papon. Secretary Lansing declared emphatically that he would not discuss tiny pending notion nt this time. niliclnldnm was gravely concerned to day over tho efrc-t the request fur the attnebes' lycnll will havo on tho Lusl tnnla negotiations. Ambassador von Hernstorff and Secre tary Lansing are having conferences nl most dnlly and It was reported that a settlement of the entire Lusltnnki matter Is near. It Is feared by some that o touch nntl-Anicricnii sentiment mny he rioatcd In Germany by tho latest de velopments that tho I.usltanla settlement m.iy be held up. BRITISH I'AI'EHS AITKOVE OF HOV-EI) CASE ACTION LONDON, Deo. 1. Tho London press today applauded the action of the Amer ican State Department In requesting the recall of Captain Boy-Kd and Captain von Papon and agreed unanimously that the action wns strongly Justilled. The Globe Joined In this note of up provnl, but commented rather sarcas tically. "It Is qulto refreshing to find the Amer ican Oovernment acting with vigor and Independence." said the Globe. "Notes followed by more notes and then followed by nothing had gravely lowered the dig- i nlty of tho 1'nltcd States In the eyes of friendly nations nnd of Americans them- (.elves. it was time H'nshlngton did j something moro than dUpIny an ndnilr- able literary style " i VOX PAPEX UECJUETS HAVINd , TO QUIT UNITED STATES I XIJW TOIIK. Dec. ).-"! f I have to leave the United States. It will be with n great deal of regret," declared Captain Franz von Papen, military attache to lho German ljmbassy, when asked to day to comment upon the request of Secretary of State Lansing thnt he and i Captain Karl iloy-Kd be recalled. ; "I have been Instructed not to talk," said Captain von Papen. "but If I leuvu this country, I shall certainly have some, thing to say befoio I go." GERMAN CONSULAR ATTACHE INVOLVED IN PLOTS SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 4.-Uaron tlcorge AVIlhclm von llrlncken, attache of the German consulate In San Prnn- ! Cisco, today was brought Into the Ked- ; or 1 1 Investigation of nation-wide bomb plots, itevclntions made before the Oovcrn- . ment Grand Jury by l.ouls J. Smith, nc- j complice of Charles C. Crowley, under , arrest on charges of conspiring to de- ! stroy supply ships of tho Allies, caused . United States Marshal Ilolohan and ! Kuthbun, head of the lluieju of Investi gation of the Iiepartmeut of Justice to . call upon the Huron anil question him I at length as to Ills lelatlonshlp with the : German consulate heie, i Jt was later reported the Ilnrou hail I been requested, to appear beroo I'nltcd , ,tc Ulsn-let Atorney Preston for fur- , thcr investigation. I Othr wltnesiws summoned by Pros- I ton for Monday's inquisition are l.ouls Iloylc, pilot, and It, U llarria, a stoker on the tireboat Snoaualmle. of Seattle, who will swear, It U understood,, thav Ctouley boarded their craft a few hours after the dynamiting In Seattle harbor last May of a barge of high ex plosivea consigned to the Itussian gov ei anient. In Memory of Mrs. D, W, Stewart A tab'et H rn.etn.orv of JIrs llivld V Stewart will be unveiled, lu Grace- Chanel, Oakwont. Delaware County, niter the morulns service tomorrow ' ICY GALES FAIL TO HALT ITALIAN DRIVE ON IS0NZ0 Furious Battle to Gain. Gorizia Continues for Nine Days HEAVY LOSSES SUFFERED LONDON, Dec, 4. A dispatch from Switzerland quotes Italian reports telling of extremely violent fighting on the Isanzo, particularly In tins assaults on tho OorlU bridgehead, which nro especially violent and sanguinary near Oslnvln, northwest of Gorltz, where tho attacks havo continued without In terruption for nine days and nights, tho lliillans hoping to break through tho whole lino of the Austrian defense nt this point. Their losses nre described as ter rible, tho bodies of the dead lying In heaps on the field. Tho sufferings of the campaign hare been greatly Intcnslllcd by n 60-mlle an hour Icy wind, moro terrible than tho heaviest snowstorms. The men nre forced to llo down to avoid being blown over tho rocks nnd many havo fallen and havo been sccrely Injured. According to dispatches from Vienna, thero was a lull In the fighting yesterday, dun partly to a heavy fog, which impeded artillery Ilr'ng. The Italians, reorganizing their troops In this lull, resumed their nssnults today, but, tho ofUclnl Austrian statement savs, wero everywhere re pulsed. The mist wns so thick today that tho opposing forces could see each other only when I hey were nt closo range. BRITiSHEMBARGO" ON DYES LIFTED U. S. State Department Notified German Shipments May Come Through WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Thc British Kmbassy has notified the Trade Ad visors ot the State Department that the embargo on tho exportation of dyestuffs from Dcrmany and neutral countries had been lifted. This modification of the Order In Council decree, It Is believed, will lead to the exportation of sufficient dyes to tho United States to iclleve tho scarcity which has prevented tho operation of many American Industries. Oermnny, however, some months ago. In retaliation for England's attitude In blockading trade to neutral countries, an nounced she would not allow nny more dyesluffs or potash to leave that country until American boats were allowed to carry cotton direct to flcrmnn ports, Jt Is not known whether tho position of Oermnny has changed ln this respect, but developments ln Congress, It Is declared, will lead to prompt notion which will break down tho blockade Knglnnd Is now maintaining ngalnst cotton, nnd which the ITnitcd States icfilbcs to recognize as legal. 'SAFETY FENCE" SUWJESTED Coroner's Comment nt Inquest Into Boy's Death at Railway Cross ing in Munayunk Coioncr Knight tuggosted today, nt the inquest over lho death ot a 7-year-old nowhboy who wns killed by a train nt the Mauayiiuk station of tho Philadel phia and Heading Itnilway. Ihut It would bo better for tho company to build a safety fence or piovlde means ot pre venting accidents, such ns arc in uso nt othir stations. Tho hoy, whoso name was Czeslaw Goto, and who lived nt 110 duPont street, was Instantly killed when he ran from tho platform nnd wns hit by the train on November 27. TODAY'S M ARM ACE LICENfcJiS Miueo o. White. Man s. Itith nt.. nnd" Adei 31. uriuiins. i'.iui t-.uauonn ri. Mitn.ui zeit, ..I., winter St., jiiiu num. ,1SI llcrrltt nt. Sam '.lper. :'0I Calli.irinc M.. l'.irclla. ."01 I'ailiiirlno .l. Nick I'i)rn!n ll.",r. (lerrltt st . I'prgnllzzl, SIO Cross St. Itnrrv M. l.iMlie. S.'I N. tlth M . S.irali I.lcbt- ami Fnnnls uml I'annt and Klsle J. iMrtprltoin. vnoi ?, ivooiisipik st. Jiilm J. fllu.k. tin K. lltli it., un. I N.mcj- U .Speedy, lit I H. Iltll st. Jntu.pli Wiikoui, tdil n. UVxtninrcIunO ct.. and Kll.tl(.ili A. Ilntttmami :ii.- 12. Arizona t. Jon-pli Slmre. J-.lt S. I'.t Ht , ami tiolilla llmioi tilMkv. lull f. .',ih :. Men Is War .1. l!!.", Carlisle St.. mid IMrll.eth Hill. Hen, link-. Pa. Charles I'. 1'erolval, '."-'S N. Mildred nt. an'l I'.irrle Up, tT.'N X. Mtldrf.,1 nt. 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