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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER. 0, 1015.
CoriiuoitT, 1915, bt tub l'muo Lzmni Commht.
PRICE ONE CENT
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f WAR AND PEACE
'( NOTES HEARD AS
CONGRESSJPENS
rplood of Bills to Prepare
for Strife and to
I , End It
DEFENSE UP TOMORROW
Wilson's Message on Prepared-
Joint Session
WASHINGTON, Dec. . - Tho ntmo-
Where of world Btrifo bred In battle-torn
purdDO settled over tlio opening session
rrf the-61th Congress of tho United States,
' ilffif nvened today. A llood of leso-
billons nnd bills socking to establish
4o ld-pcace; to prepare the United States
for war, and to liandlc the problems
" trowing out of tho European strugglo
deluged Congicss live minutes nfter tho
' ravels fell In the Houso and Senate.
Crowded galleries In both House nnd
Senate viewed tho formal ceremonies
'- which opened Congress, nnd In both
f houses the attendance on tho lloor was
Jjtitrnordlnarlly large.
e m. ,mtlirlf-i set nsldo for tho diplo
id ri&Uc coips, however, yawned vacnntly,
V n only otic representative of tho oxe
cutlvo branch of the Government I'ost
f miin ncneral Burleson wns on hand.
S )Io Joined the throng on tho lloor of tho
' House, or wnicii no was iurmcny u
. member.
; joint hi:ssion TOMORROW.
Tho organization of both Houso nnd
Bcrmto wnn accomplished with tho usual
formalities.
Arrangements wcro mndo for a Joint
?eslon of both Ilonso and Senate at 12:3p
tomorrow .to receive what promises to bo
President Wilson's most Important com-
' nunlcatlon.
The Administration s preparedness bills
were not Introduced todny. Their formal i
debut awaited tho President's message.
Neither was the Administration ship pur
chase bill Introduced, but conservation
bills were put Into tho House hopper.
The Scnuto was In session only 40 min
utes. Its proceedings were not blocked
',,by tho long-expected cloture light. This
,, Usuo was not raised, but nottco wns given
jit would be brought up later No 1)11 la
'were Introduced. Senator Clnrkc, of
it A'rkansns, was re-elected president pro
-tempore. Vlco President Marshall wns
'rot present. Senator linker convening tho
; Senate. After tho swearing In of 32 Sena
tors, including nine new members, tho
t Senate appointed tho usual committees
to notify tho President and tho Houso
''Mid nfljeurrred. ,
' I The, touse'B proceedings required sev
ers .hours because of tho long rollcnlU
.'tni "administration of tho oath to tho
,8-jfflSj-nsembfirej; . -. ifc jj3'
SfA flurry over liberalizing the House
IWeaL to Insure greater committee pub-SllUt-.
was postponed until tomorrow.
ft- Thousands of bills poured into the
IsHouse. Among them wcro numerous
"war" pleasures.
.a nopp lor pence in uuropo waa a iea-l-flre
of the nraver of tho blind Houso
Chaplain, tho Rev. H. N, Couden.
r Houso committees wore not organized
today, Republican Leader Mann being
l MiMUiu tu iuiwjmcio uaia u iiuiiui njr ua
f-ttenratnts.
Ik
I aTTri7.r 4 r-j-r. nnifrtx, ooiti , FufnM
' A woman suffrage demonstration fur-
;.alshed a spectacular feature Whllo tho
Eenatvand House wero organizing tho
suffrage hosts occupied tho Capitol steps
receding a suffrage petition of 500,000
names from women who brought it across
tea continent In automobiles.
The Susan B, Anthony suffrage reso
lution was introduced ns HoUso resolution
No, 1 by IteDresentatlvn Mondell. of Wv-
emliij:. amid cheers and fluttering ban
ners or sunragists in the galleries. Dr.
'.Anna Howard Shaw and other suffrage
jeaaers were special 'guests In Speaker
ihtk s reserved seats.
BUSY DAY AT CAPITAL,.
I ' Rational Committee, which tomorrow will
cicci a iimo ana place ror tho national
convention, gave an unwonted political
wpect to the opening ceremonies. ,
spectacular features, chilled by a bleak,
raw day, wero supplied by the suffragists'
parade with their mammoth petition.
I. r- -- . .. ..aw.-, vi .luaiiuu -wily fciu-
f J" " honor of nepresentatlve Ilacha-
b was another enlivening feature.
r MtMlnn. n hMh.. t a
fe.( " v uuiiy iiupuriunfc organiza-
f ir!", mada the copltnl the Mecca of
Broralnent personages. In Addition to tho
jwemocratlo National Committee, the
fr
Continued on I'aio Six, Column One
THE WEATHER
'Jbe nam,nT t mayoral Cabinet mem-
r PM a month befnrn Ihnv lib nffln
J'TM " ,ess thing to worry about, and
tnereforo a jrreat economy, In saving a
'l 0( UnneCORSniV anaitilnHAti TAll,lnl
''UM- though proverbially as' uncertain
-- ... wcamer, ore really not so difficult
r,r.;P1ec?,,t- n may not be able to
prtolct always Just the men who will Bet
2! iM' but thelr Political temperature
determined beforehand within one
tK. d'if,'ee3i as one can never do with
"i weather
POr AYOmntn ..- 1 a .
Iti. "" iau eomenow net 'on
ow for today.
Is FORECAST
W tor Philadelphia and vicinity
Ufr'lv cloudy and continued cold to-
wffit and Tuesday, with fresh north-
iw vnnds.
LOST AND FOUND
Ptf' ?r. atoten In N, vVi, .i
I nStlirif'fw"ryJ one diamond , rtnk-.
v.n.." Of Unto centra dllmnml .iih,rJ
laid, of VIS..n?iL,r dlamonJa, one on ench
tIUj i ;;S" "J"' mouniea In platinum.
loinSJ. r: .rl.n' tot. sentimental rcaaona. tha
Fanr.. VrV anXlQUM tn rn.a thtm .,n
twui''hna "'J wlliiwuire:
a if.?0 J.uo '.d oraludewlnr of
Eid to Bh5ilT,n,or entlacMon and re
&yUBiti&D0W,, Company. Jewelers.
ES
tSI1', 'rfS1'..0" Wr Saturday of la.t
WlV L li yIJ QJntlng caia watch; !n-
auwiL ii. s, tr.B.- .! .. .. a
jtrn.7 jr- v&rtsrixzF?"-
'Ti'FLS'.F" - nor" of Chelten
a ' ' txan4er i'hons parnuytownTOS.
PWodlff.' sn iur urr In the uelltibor.
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" 'W b m Paati o and is
I iM. al -vC HiHwHI I
IN SHOOTING CASE
Above is Joseph Snntoro, who
shot his girl-wifo in Broad Street
Station to prevent her joining a
burlesque company. Below is
Fannie Toresky, sister of the
wounded girl, whom the husband
blames for inducing his wife to
leave him.
DOCTORS HOPE TO SAVE
LIFE OF GIRL-WIFE HIT
BY HUSBANDS BULLET
Victim of Shooting in Broad
Street Station Resting Eas
ily Physicians Expect
Recovery
BAIL REFUSED FOR MAN,
'Tr-(itS"..-,7:U
nriW"
-
Tho child-wife shot down by her hus
band In Broad Street Station before bov
eral hundred spectators to keep her from
Joining a burlesque company Is resting
easily at Hahnemann Hospital today. Al
though she is soon to becomo a mother,
physicians expect her to recover from tho
wound Just below her right Bhoulder. It
Is not thought the bullet touched a vital
spot.
Joseph Santoro, the 19-year-old husband
whoso home is nt 707 Soith 7th street.
iras held without ball by Magistrate Bea
ton at tho Central Police Station, pend
ing the result of his wife's injuries. A
closo gunrd la being kopt over him to
prevent an nttempt at suicide. Ho Is said
to bo on tho verge of n nervous break
down. The wife Is but 15 years old She met
Santoro nt a dance last spring. They
fell in lovo nnd decided to elope, nnd
fled to South Jersey. But they had no
money to pay for a license and clergy
man, nnd so they went to work on a
berry fnrm at llammonton. After get
ting enough money to pay their faro and
other expenses they went to Elktoq, JId.,
and were married.
Snntoro says his wife's sister, Fannie
Toresky, 23 years old, known on the stage
as Fannin Palmer, Induced the girl bride
to leave htm. She was held in 100 ball
today as a material witness. Magistrate
Beaton allowed the girl's mother to go
bond for the girl's reappearance nt the
next hearing of the case.
Relatives of the husband say the girl
left htm three times, but each time was
Induced to return. A week ago the sis
ter came to this city with a burlesque
company nnd, occordlng to Santoro, got
his wife to leave hint with a promise of
a Job. .
Snntoro" returned to the Qlrard avenue
house, which Is tho homo of his aunt,
Mrs. D. J. Perna. shortly before $ o'clock
Saturday night and found his wife had
gone. According to the aunt, Mrs. San
toro's mother went to the house to get
her. Santoro walked tho streets all night
in search, for his wife. Some time yester
day he learned of her decision to leave the
city with tho thejflrlcal. company.
A short time before the train was to
leuve Santoro reached Broad Street Sta
tion. Ills story and that of his wife's
sister differ oh to the shooting. He says
he tried to get his wife to return to his
home. The sister says he walked up be
hind the girl-wife and shot her through
the back.
Special Policeman Mcintosh arrested
Santoro. He found the young husband
slundlng in front of the woman, who had
fallen Into a bench. The arm holding the
weapon hung at his side, and he seemed
dazed, as though not realizing what he
had done.
Mrs. Santoro was rusneu to me Hahne
mann Hospital, For a time It was feared
she could not recover. At Central station
Santoro said he shot his wife to keep her
from going on the stage and that he had
used every argument In his power to
make her change her mind.
TWS A CO-O-LD BIORNIN
Temoeroture of 29 Degrees Makes
Early Crowds Shiver
A temperature of 9 degrees made the
crowds pn their way to work move Jut
a little livelier this morning. Frozen
pools of water on the pavements, a largo
display of furs and up-turned coat
collaTs also emphasized tha advent of
t Inter.
Although it & colder today than a
year ago, according to the Weather
Bureau, thero b no cold wave coming;
1'cstcrda) '4 lowest temperature was M.
At noon the temperature had risen to
There was a thin. shet of ice on
austlne Lake, FalrinouaJ park.
PLEA FOR WORLD
PEACE BY POPE
IN CONSISTORY
Secret Conclave at the Vat
ican Deemed of Vast
Importance
CREATES 7 CARDINALS
Italian Preponderance in Col
lego Diminished Horrors
of War Deplored
By HENRY WOOD
IIOMC, Dec 6.popo Benedict today
held In tho conslstorlal hall ono of tho
most Important conclaves In tho history
of tho Church. From the allocution, de
livered to tho Cardinals by his Holiness,
It was hoped In Vatican elides, would
develop tho moves that would bring nn
early end to tho world wnr.
It wns tho first secret consistory of tho
present Pope. Ho created his first Car
dinals, seven In nil. Tho names of six
of theso wcro made public. The namo
of tho seventh Cardinal was reserved "In
pectoro" to be rcvcnled by tho Pontiff
later, nt his pleasure.
Only tho bare outlines of Pope Bene
dict's address to tho Cardinals wcro
known before tho ceremonies opened with
great pomp at 10 o'clock. It wns known,
however, that his Holiness would exhort
tho Cnrdlnals to renewed efforts for peace
nnd would detail at length tho horrors of
wnr.
SENTIMENT OF WAnniNG NATIONS.
From both Italian nnd visiting cardinals
the Vatican drew tho sentiment of tho
principal nntlons nt war before tho Pope's
nllocutlon wns completed. Tho consistory
was attended Inrgely by Italian cnrdlnals,
those from most of the foreign countries
being unnblo to arrive on account of tho
wnr.
Tho principal belligerent nations, how
ever, wero represented. Cnrdlnals Bourne
and Gasquot arrived from England; Car
dinal Cabrlercs from Franco and Car
dinal Hartmann from Germany. It waa
considered certnln that each of theso
brought with him the pcaco views of his
Government nnd thnt out of tho exchange
of Ideas might spring tho beginnings of
peace.
HEW CATtDINALg ,
oateil .IPfTur,
whoso' names were lnaSoJublli,.rire!
aigr. uiuno Tonti, nuncio At uaDort.
Mgr. Alfonso Maria Mlstrangelo. arch
bishop of Florence.
Mgr. Giovanni Cngtlero, nuncio for tho
Central American States.,
Mgr. Andreas Furwlrth, Austrian by
birth nnd nuncio at Munich.
Mgr. Itnffncle Scaplnelll, nuncio at
Vienna.
Mgr. Giorgio Gusmlnl, archbishop of
Bolognn.
Thejo appointments diminish the un
precedented majority nt foreign cardinals
In the college, tho representation no a
being 29 Italians nnd 31 foreigners.
AMEIUCAN APPOINTMENTS.
Formal announcement was also made
at tho conKistory today of the follow
ing American appointments:
Bishop Giuseppe Gjlass, formerly of
Lead, S. D., to be bMhop of St. Cloud.
Minn.; Bishop Mundelcln, of Brooklyn,
to bo arthblshop of Chlcngo; Mgr. Bros
sant to be bishop of Covington, Ky. ; Mgr.
Dougherty, now In tho Philippines, to
bo bishop of Buffalo: Mffr. Giuseppe
Petrelll to be apostolic dclegilte to tho
Philippines, and Mgr. Edward Patrixlo
Itogue to be administrator of the metro
politan diocese of St. John's, N. F.
OPEN BREAK BETWEEN
PRESIDENT AND BRYAN
IS EXPECTED SHORTLY
Former Secretary's Demand
That Executive Move to End
War in Europe Causes Con
cern at Capital
TIME IS NOT YET RIPE
WASHINGTON, Dec, 6.-Former Sec
relary of State Bryan's call to President
Wilson to act Immediately to end the war
in Europe today is causing Admlnlstrat
tlon supporters grave concern, Bryan
already Is 'on record as opposed to trta
IVIIuAn fripalrrn nrtlifilAD i
IMIOWII iWtVb CWMVK.9. -I
HU open support of the movement nVluH DpUUlZlone lUUiana Tiei liai-
itiated by Henry Ford has embarrassed
the Administration, which fears the Im
portance of his action may bo exaggerat
ed abroad. And it is accepted that his
appeal to Congress to "assure the Presi
dent that he has its tupport in initiating
a peace movement" will be reflected in
resolutions by Bryan supporters there
that may be hard to smother.
While President Wilson has made it
plain that he Is willing to take any step
that might lead to peare, ha pas told his
advisers that the time is not ripe for any
successful movement. His confidential ad
'vices from London, Paris and Rome all
show that any peace suggestion at this
time would he rejected with contempt. At
those three capitals, where the war policy
of tbo Allies Is framed, there Is a com
plete conviction that all pro-peace move
ments at this time are initiated by Ger
many, and It has been decided that, no
matter from what quarter they may
come, they, shall be rejected peremptor
ily. Friends of both Wilson and Bryan ex
pect that the looked-for open break will
not long be delayed. They declare (bat
the President, very soon must take a posi
tive stand on the peace question, and.
knowing bis views, they accept tho belief
that It will be followed by & personal
attack by his former Secretary of State.
Bryan, here to consult with friends jut
the opening of Congress, today reiterated
his views on peace as expressed to Henry
Ford and was laying the groundwork for
his propose natkm-widn fUrbt alnt
preparedness.
&
DKJEKA. CH81STM4S CUtM
1UI CbciVaat t. jUf.
-1 1
MRS. ANNIE MEEKINS
Mother of tho 8-ycnr-olcl boy who
was kldnnppcd ntno tlnys neo, hns
a premonition thnt she will tlio
inside of a week unless her child
is returned. Sho lives nt 2140
South 01st street.
MYSTERY OF MISSING
BOY MAY BE SOLVED BY
ARREST OF SEARCHER
Police Suspect Richard Meekins
Was Kidnapped by Man
Who Sought Reward
of City
SHADOW HIS MOVEMENTS
Chronological History
of Missing Boy Mystery
Niimr Hlclinnl Mrrklns.
Aildremi 2110 South 01st utreet.
.c s.
I'upll at Ilnrtrnm l'nlillr Hclionl
Slut
strret and Wnnriland iiemir.
Disappeared Monday, 3:30 p. m., No
Trmtier SO, 1918, eight days ago.
Theorlf
Kidnapped In revenue by dl
rhurxed employes of Atlnntlc Ite
llnlnx Company, nt 32d ntrvrt ami
PuMjunk iiTfntir, uhrre midline
boy's grandfather, Jnmtfl Holt, liaii
been a foreman for 32 jrar.
May hate fallen into muny streams
near hu home.
old. & tret
po'ihdt and nerroun. On th day lir
vanMied he worn a blue overcoat, liroun
pants, uronn arid unite blouw, blue cap,
black tocklngs nnd black button allocs.
Peforo Richard Meekins, 8 years old,
of 2113 South 61st street, missing for 8
dnvs. and believed to have been kldnnn-
..i i. tnnA nn r.. nr ., ,..,
C ' I t .7 ---."--" """
nus ini(cii nn rluvu pun in ino searcn
for tho missing led la likely to be made.
This person today is nware that his namo
has been linked with tho boy's disap
pearance. He, in turn, denounced tha po
lice for not displaying more zeal on the
the case. He threatened to cause the ar
rest of those who suspect that he knows
trie boy's whereabouts.
Detectives are also diligently Investi
gating today reports that tho Meekins
Uoy was seen last Monday afternoon on
tho driver's sent of a largo red moving
van, in company with a man about 43
years old, having light bald and wearing
blue overalls. Tho van Is Bald to have
been going north.
As a result of tho report, Detectives
Timlin and Lynch, of tho Central Police
Station, with Detective Smith, Lieutenant
Marple and Policeman Howell, of the Goth
street and Woodland avenue police sta
tion, nre superintending a careful can
vass of all largo moving and storage
concerns of the city, In an nttempt to
find the driver of tho van.
Detectives of tho Pennsylvania, Phila
delphia and Reading, nnd Baltimore and
Ohio Railroads have been asked to co-
oporate with .the police of tho city In the
search for the mlsilng boy. All incoming
and outgoing passenger and freight trains
at nil stations on those roads are being
searched for traces of the youth.
It became known today that Luke
Meekins, the father of the boy, was sum
moned to detective headquarters In City
Hall late last week and closely ques
tioned. A false clue wob run to the ground to-
Continued onTuge Twelve, Column Two
SI ATTENDE A ROM
LA DECISIONS RUMENA
.
, j. .
c&ni a Quando la Rumania
y Si Sara' Spiegata
rk.
Nulla dl nuovo annuncla 11 generate
CadornaneLjBuo. rapporto pubbllcato lerl
sera dnlpmifstvfo delta Gucrra II gen
erallsstnia.ltallanu annuncla soltanto che
si sono.raVutl duelll dl artleltorln mil
fronte o piccolo scaramuccle dl fanterla. I
Pcro' quesfa nilone dl artlglierla puo'
preiuaero aa un nuoyo attacco suite forti
ttcazlanl dl Qprlzla e dl tutta la llnea
dell'Isonzo, attacco che dovrebbe esscre
ora In preparazlone e fors'anche Inlzlato.
II govemo Itailano ha declso, a quanto
I annuncla a Roma, dl non Invlare truppe
nella Penlsola Balcanlca lli.o a che non
sara' chlar)ta I'attltudtne della Rumania,
ed. a questo proposlto si attende che i
presldente del Consigllo Bratlanu facets
presto dlchlarazlonl decisive a questo
rlguardo. Intanto ll Consigllo del mlnlstrl
(tallano . ha dlscussp amplamente la
sltuazlone balcanlca, anche net rlspcttl
della Grecla alia quale at mlnaccla ora
dl Invlare uu ultimatum so non accede a
tutte l domande degll alleati
la, Rumania ha ordlnato per eggi l
sequestro dl quantl plroscag ester! ( tro
vano n! portl rumen!. non appena
questo ordine sara esegylto j attendoqo
sorprese perche' la Rumania sequestrera'
profcabllmeuta alcunl plroscsfi e barcbe
che ono nel svol pom dl Danublo e
che sono cartche dl materUle da guerra
tedwo per la, Bulgaria- e la TurchU.
(Lecsere a pagina le ultlme e nU'
4'.Usl!to Mtlzle sulla gvcrra, in ltal-
.Clfttri-iit jmi.-UaeiiaknatoT' t i
,I'ollrtf flyer dfKHbes. boyAi n years I
0 inrhm fall, wrlshtoar fi., I
SMITH'S CABINET
FIRST STROKE IN
WAR ON PENROSE
Varo Wing Predominates
in Hold on Next City
Administration
BITTER FIGHT OPENED
Struggle to Control Delegates
to National Convention Is
State-wide
Smith's Cabinet nt a Glance
Director l'nlillr Safety, William It.
Nllint iirr Inlliioncr.
Altnnt Illrrrtor, Police Captain
llurr C. Dntls pergonal appointment,
Irnnq timiin! iirr.
Illrrrtor I'ulillv Morkn, rl. II. Dates
mnni personal appointment
AiiMunt Director, iJoxrph I- Dubinin )
nro Inlliirnre.
Director Snppllrs, Joseph fl. Mac
I.aiiKhtln, Vnre Itinitetice, but perftonn!
uiipolntinent.
AKslntiint Illrrrtor, Peter J, Ilolinn,
Deinorrati pergonal appointment, fntor
iildr to both A arm nnd MrXlclinl,
Dlrrctor l'ulillc Health nnd Charities
Dr. ,HitH'r JCruscn; personal appoint
ment. Assistant Director, Harry W. Mace I
Varp Inlliirm r.
Director Mhnne, Dorks nnd lVrrles,
Crorsc N. cbslrr) (icmonal appoint
ment. Asslstfint Dlrrctor, Joseph J, ilnsskarlf
personal nppolntment.
ItnCAI'ITUt.ATION
Vnri nppolntmentH R
rcrsomil nppolntments 4
rmnruMr to hoth Ynrrn nnd MrNlchol. 1
MrNlrbol iippolntinrntM .! O
I'enrose nppolntnirnt O
Mncl.mislilln and lint Is, hoth nnillnted
ulth tlio nres, were ii1ni personal ap
pointments. Mnyor-clcct Thomns B. Smith, In an
nounclnit hln cabinet, which Is domlnntcd
by tho Vnres, rtrcd the opening KUn In
n Statewide light against tho Penrose
machine. The light will bo to elect nn
Independent Itepnhllcan United States
Kcnutor to succeed Ucorrjo T, Oliver to
control the delegates to the Republican
national convention nnd completely over
throw tho Penrose leadership In Pcnnsjl
vanla. The Mnyor-clcct completely lenored tho
Pcnrosc-McNIchol wins of tho Republican
OrRnnl.itlon In milking his selections.
I'lvo of the appointees arc Vnro fol
lowers. Four members of tho new cab
inet are personal nppoltikmcnts and ono
Is fnvoruble to hoth fnctlons,
'William. Tf. JVllson, tho new Director
.oti-j.'unuq .outcry uiia?remici
elIABIrtJliimvitTjfiict.
lieutenant. The other Vara menvnro
Joseph S. MacLnlmhlln, Director 'Of
Supplies; Csptnln Harry C. Davis, As
sistant Director of Public Bafoty:
Joseph I. Ralduln, Assistant Director of
Public Works, nnd Ilnrry AV Since.
Assistant Director of Public Health nnd
Charities.
Tho now Director of Public Health and
Charities, Dr. Wllmer Krusen, Is Mr.
Smith's fnmlly physician, and his np-
i polntmcnt Is a personal one. Georgo E.
Dntesman, tho new Director of Public
Works; George S. Webster, tho new Di
rector of Wharves. Docks nnd Ferries.
j nnd Joseph F. Hnssk.irl, Assistant Di
rector of Wharves, Docks and Terries,
aro engineers, and arc not identified with
either faction of tho Republican organis
ation. Tho Mayor-elect announced the new
dfrcctors nnd assistant directors for
every department except that of city
transit. When naked about his appoint
ments in the transit department, his
Civil Service Commissioners and his pri
vate secretary, ho said, "I have not de
cided on thpm as yot, but I will announce
their names as soon as J have made the
selections."
Captain Hnrry C. DaIs, who Is an-
Contlnurd on I'age Mr, Column llvo
FORD PEACE VOYAGERS
NOT IMPORTANT, HOUSE
OF COMMONS HEARS
"Haven't We Right of Asylum,
Cannot We Commit These
People?" Labor Leader
Crooks Asks
NOT WANTED IN BRITAIN
LONDON, Dec 6. The House jf Com
mons laid nsldc caret, of war this after
noon to poke fun at Henry Ford's peace
cruise.
Rep!)ng lo a question as to whethor
the peace advocates would visit England.
Lord Robert Cecil, Under-Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, bald thnt since Ford's
guests had passports only to neutral
countries it would bo unnecessary to in
form them that they were not welcome
in England.
"But." Insisted Sir Edwnrd Cornwall,
"since they have sailed amid a storm of
ridicule will ynu coney to them the In
formation that they are not wanted here
at any time?"
vntm me cheers subsided Lord Robert
answered:
'I think it would be undignified to son!
any statement to a lot of ladles and
gentlemen, who, whatever their merits,
aro not particularly important "
"But haven't wo the right of asylum?"
demanded Will Crooks, the Labor leader,
''cannot we commit these people?'
Crooks' question went unanswered In
the storm of laughter.
F0HD PLANS TO 3IAKK
A TltlP IN flEIMIANY
Special Wlrclea to The Erzxma Ltwn
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Max., Dec. 0,
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aud Hamburg. 1 um sure the Crcnuial will
welcome u," be wld. "Ttirr are nadr for
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QUICK NEWS
WILSON AND CATJINKT TO DISCUSS WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. President Wileon totlny told 300 dele
gates of the OngreftRlonnl Union for Womnn Sttffrnge thnt he would
soon dteu with his Cabinet the question of n redornl nmendment
to tho Constitution girtnlinjc suffrage to woirfen.
FIRE IN HOLD OF BRITISH STEAMSHIP CARLETON
IIATrrAX, lh S., liec. 0. The Biitlsh steamship Cnrleton, New
yoik to 6'ieetinfown, put In heie todrty with fire bln2ing In her No g
liw.d. Au 'xamliiBlien to illncover the oilgln of the blrtzo wns begun
n once. Thp Cni-letMi j, lndn with sugnf. She is of 4043 tons ntt,
bOlO to-.'a groat.
COLORADO COURT DECIDES DENVER MUST GO "DRY"
DENVElt, Col., Dee. 0. The Stiniciue Court of Colorndo todny
decided that the Stntewlde prohibition amendment applies to Dcnva
must so "dry" January 1. All snloous must close ou thnt dntes
EARTHQUAKES
HOS1I3, 'Dec. G. lJnrth(unkcs were
l''roslnono, Gcnnn, Caprlno nnd Tlvoll.
BRITISH LINER
LONDON, Dec. 6. The Urltlsh passotiKor liner Japanese Prince escaped
from n German .submarine, nfter u Sivo-bour chnse. In which sho was heavily
shelled, tho Press Ilurcnti nnnounccil todny.
U. S. NOTIFIED OF ATTACK ON AMERICAN SHIP
WASHINGTON, Dec. C Olllclnl confirmation of tho nttuck on nn unldcntl
fled American steamship by a submarine) In tho Mediterranean wns recelvca
by tho Stnto Department today. American Minister Croppers, at Athens,
cabled thnt tho Greek Government had notified him thnt a wireless bnd been
cauRht from nn American vessel mtyinfr it wns beltiR attacked. Tho Greek
Government sent n destroyer to search for tho vessel. Tho messago said:
"JJelnB fired on by submarine. Position 33:20 north, 24 east."
GERMANS SHOOT DOWN TWO BRITISH AEROPLANES
BERLIN, Dec. 6. Two Knglish ncroplancs wero shot down by German
blgh-nnRle Rims nenr nnpaumc, France, the German Wnr Office reported today.
Tho official text follows: "Artillery duels and engagements with mines took
placo at several places. Near Dapaumo two English aeroplanes wcro shot down.
Tho ocupants wcro killed."
RUSSIAN LOSS HEAVY IN NEW ASSAULTS NEAR RIGA
BERLIN, Dec. 6. Tho Russians lost hcnvlly in a scries of determined
attacks ngnlust tho German positions southwest of Bablt Lnke, west of Riga,
tho War Office reported this afternoon. All tho nttacks broke tlown.
PETITION FOR HARD COAL CASE REHEARING DENIED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Tho Interstate Commerce Commission today
denied tho petition of tho G. B. Marklo Company nnd other coal operators for
a rehearing of tho nnthrnclto coal cn'se. Tho coal companies, which nro In
s0i..Ji0.w?illlBJ1!,1"";oakrcBlon8 ct Pennsylvania, wanted tho commls
rarT' n8 flf'n th'n,tei smaller grades of coal.
Jll vuiuuiwriuH uisu ucnicu mo petition or tno antnrncito coal-cnrrylntr
railroads for a rehearing of tlio nnthraclto cool case and also the petition
for a B per cent. Increaso In rates on propared sizes. from tho Lehigh und
Wyoming sections of Pennsylvania to tidewater.
BRITISH AND FRENCH PREMIERS CONFER
PARIS, Dec. 6. An Important Franco-British conference hnn been held at
Calais. It was attended by tho British Prime Minister, Mr. Asqulth; the First
Lord of tho Admiralty, Mr. Balfour; tho Wnr Secretary, Earl Kitchener; tho
Chief of tho Imperial Staff ut Army HeadquarteiH in London, Lieutenant General
Sir Archibald Murray; tho French Premier, M. Brlaml; tho Director, of Political
Aflnlrs of tbo French Foreign Olllce. M. Margario; tho French War Minister,
General, Gnlllenl. with General Grazlani. Chief of Staff; the French Minister of
Murine, Admiral Lacazc, with Admiral do Jonqulercs, Chief of tbo Naval Staff,
and General Joffre, with General Pelle.
NISH-SOFIA LINE REOPENED
SOFIA, Dec. 6. Olllclnl announcement was made hero today of the ro
establlshmont of railway communication between Nlsb and Soila. A correspon
dent at Constantinople says direct railroad communication botwecn Constanti
nople and Berlin will bo resumed this week. Freight traina will run twlco each
week between the two cities.
HUNDREDS KILLED IN GERMAN SHELL EXPLOSION
LONDON, Dec. 6. Destruction of a large ammunition factory at Halle,
Prussian Saxony, by an explosion, with tho loss of several hundred lives, is re
ported In a message from Koldlng, Denmark, to Copenhagen, forwarded by
Reutcr's correspondent. It is said a similar disaster was narrowly averted at
Bogden, Silesia. The ammunition factory there, it is reported, was saved by
tho discovery that It had been undermined. According to this nccount, which
has not been confirmed, nrrests huvo been mado at Bogden. It is asserted discon
tented workmen aro suspected In both Instances.
D'ANNUNZIO CHALLENGES DEPUTY TO DUEL
UOMU, Dec. 0. Gabrielo d'Annutizio, tho noted Italian poet, has challenged
Mazzonl Graziadcl, an Italian Deputy, to tight a duel. Tho rhallengo was issued
because of an attack upon tho poet's honor by Signor Grazladel. which was
uttered in Parliament on Saturday.
KAISER AGAIN REPORTED VERY ILL -
LONDON, Dec. fi. Tho Knlser is In ill health and Is no longer directing th
military operntlons, according to Berlin advices to tbo Exchange, Telegram Com
pany. The dispatch states that tho Emperor recently has become morose and
silent nnd his changed demeanor has given his physicians causo for grave
anxiety.
CENSOR BARS NEWS OF COMET
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 6. Tho discovery of a new comet by Astronomer
Taylor, stationed at the Cnpe of Good Hope, is announced, Tho news came In
a cablegram from Copenhagen, received at tho Harvard Observatory, Tho comet
was sighted first near Delia Orionis, the left-hand ,tur In tho belt of Orion. Later
Sir Frank Djson, astronomer royal at Greenwich, reported It was moving slqwly
north. Further details could not be given, "owing to the censor," the cablegram
said.
CZAR'S POLICE ARREST LABOR ELECTORS
BERLIN, Dec, 6. The Moscow police have arrepled a part of the electoral
college delegated by Russian workmen to choose representatives on the War
Industry Board, according; to the Irans-Ocean News Uureau. At night time
military patrols maintain order In those parts of Moscow Inhabited 'by tho work
ing classes, according to the bureau's report.
SARAH BERNHARDT ILL IN PARIS
PARIS, Dec. 6. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous French tragedienne. Is suffer
ing from congestion of the lungs. Mmo Bernbardt's physician, announced that
tho patient was feverish, but there was not cause for anxiety regarding her
condition. j .
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DERBY AGAIN THREATENS CONSCRIPTION
LONDON. Dec. 6. The recruiting bchema of the Earl of Derby. Director of
"ecruiimg. naa noi oeen so successful as naa been, Hoped for. wld James Jlenry
Thomas, labor member of Parliament, addz easing a meeting of railway workers
at Long Eaton last night. Mr Thomas said he had discussed the question with
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h "" w "t the- Uuri had expressed ,, opinion uat
J"S pU C" W uccessful as h Pted or had a riifht ta expect.
Therefor?, the Earl declared that tho supreme effort must be made ta ho net
few day by those who valued their freedom and wexa fiuo to conscjljHkw.
SHOCK ITALY
reported todny in Latlum nnd Foil,
ELUDES U-BOAT
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