-l--ll.n J(! f -TliT" W&JSt Etiettm lleftgrr NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA - -c fe V0L.H-3S'O. 7JJ PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, DECEMHEK 7, lOlfi. Cormioiii, 1015. m me rmto Lmont Comunt. PRICE OKE GENT f t. I fr 'CRUSH THEM OUT,' CRIES W TO CONGRESS DENOUNCING ' president Demands Th.it Law ! makers Devise Menns to fv Reach Those "Who Have ' Poured Poison of Disloyalty Into the Very Arteries of Our National Life" preparedness by the Whole Western Hemisphere, a Moral partnership of All the Amer icas, Urged by the Nation's Chief Executive in Stirring Words Silence Accompanies Carefully fihoscn and Slowly utterea Words Pleading for a Larger Armv and Greater Navy. House Is Crowded to Ca pacity rctilrnt'- mronRP will I'llEO MX. he riuiul nn Tlie WASHINGTON. Dee. ..-In woi.ls.lU.it fulrl) ViiiidihmI with their l. :' turned I heir vlt.lollo strength. Prwl S "vilron Muled nt Comcsr t.-.1n Cenuncialion of hyphenated Amor lent -ism It wns U.e electric shock l his Annual message to ConRioi. TOO b tier wot, with .Much "e "tu be llslicd Ills demand thru Collates take. Snneo of "cor. options of Iho inlnil j i ",i nir.ilMBi those "who I'nil ' noured the poison of dlMoynlt Into the f 'vw artcilc of our national llfo" rang J .tnccato-IIUo III the vast hall of tnr House or iieprcscuiainv. rpi. Tlrnsiilellt CICmillim'U in... demanded the I&wmakors devise u menus of reaching , those "nh" '" umhl to bring: " fhorllr "i"1 "'c good nninc "f "r H. ernnicnt Intn cimtcmpl. I" dcntr.i nur Inilmtrlei herecr they Hiimght ' fnctlp for their liullclUe purimNei lo Mrlkc nt Hum '' ' '" ""r ' politic H tin- "e of foreign Intrigue." WOni is CHOSEN CAUKFUhhY. He urged such measures "to do noth- , Ing less than mive the honor and self respect of the nation." , It was evident tho Picsldcnt chose his j tLorila cuiefull The very vigor of the . .!.,... Knpinpil Intensified by toe '"Ct that .i rrcsklont hlinsclf spoke "furnint dlsteinncrs." "ugly a them and in- credible thing." "malign letictlon' ' ..V. f Ma illnlrihPH. ' wero JBU1IIV ... ,.. ......- --- The President said lie liccu' not suggest .. -.yw Willi which UonKre-HS miant (-jakprnensnre of preparedness aninat tho '' iltuatlon he bared.. - . . ' Sup1 ercntiircx of 'iini"lnB illnloj-nltr nd oimrohj- imiMt Up crimheil ou." -miim hl.i ilcmoiid. "W (tlioiilil liromiitljr mnltc iide nf procpum-M of Ii"V liy ivlilok ne mnr he nirKpcl of ln-lr corrupt ill"- ttmpeni." hi- rrltprnteil aKiiln. "Tlip j Ernmt tbrrntn ndaliiH 0111 nntlnnnl j pence mid afoty lmp Iipp uttpred nlllilu our on ii liordiTN," lie Htntt'il nt thiv outuct of IiIk ilpminplntloii. ' At Its close ho concluded: I BRING DISIT.KDIT TO L'S. "So laws. I suppose, can reach cor ruptlont! of tho mind and heart; hut I hould not speak of others without also spcaldnff of these and expressing the even deeper humiliation and scorn which every self-possessed and thoughtfully patriotic American must feci when ho thinks of them and of tho discredit they are dal brlr.RliiK npon us. "There nre not many," tile Clilrf I3 eeutlvp snld of IIuikp nt nliom lie nlmed. "but thpy nrp Inllnllcly mnllKimnt. nnd thp luind of our turner hIkiuIiI pIiifip over thrm nt oiipp." I'reiMirednesa by tho whole A cstern I Hemisphere, a moral partnership of nil the Amciicns n co-operation of their nu tloiial alms, national policies nnd national , economics this uas the manimotn con ception of tho President's inesaaget It Was primarily a preparedness mes sage. Members of tho Senate and House knew It would ask enormous sums for national defense. Hut tho President Continued on roue Seien. Column Two WEATHER ' It requires real courage to face a sun le and gloomy day, and go to work with optimism when the steel-gray shies are In conspiracy with the Imps of despair to mako nothing seem worth while, But today there Is u tine silver lining and a glamour of romance gleams through the rnurk; for it Is the day tho King goes In, state along Pennsylvania avenue to dller the speech from the throne to expectant Congress. And It la glorious tf .feel that, hero In America at least, the atujlent prerogatives of monarchy survive. When the most powerful man on earth stands up and speaks, it Is un inspiration to the humble soul, for 'lieie we have the amazing boon of knowing that any ene of us can be King. But how restful It must be to be a fake foreign King, with nothing to do but go around In uniform and grin and bow! FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; io( much change in temperature; light - variable tuinda. XOST AND FOUND Jft or jtolen. In New York city on Juno ." ' other Jewelrv, 0na diamond rln. 0al3tlng of Urge ccnue diamond, illshtlv reiiow, two smaller diamond, one on each ii.l ' ceo'' stone, mounted In platinum. ?v , nu"nner of very uiall dUinoudj m aanx of rlnu, for enilowntal reasons, tba S5f ftw ,er anilou to reiavcr this rlns. iv, S. ?" iuetlons asked or shadowlnj ot SI. if"", ""urn lor ideniincaiion ana r. H.i.to Sow & Brown Couipuny, Jeweler. fJkk THB'l'AnTV who look oven oat In mis- ik : , Tday e.euine. Noerour so, laio, B Smoker return rnul nml naimm in mVo. wKi T l3tb Jmeratloual Society IIra anil nirlBnitAro "AJ2Uu5wLo.t" malfhjindbarf oo train bo- (Uteive reuarrl at 1Io.n "Jii fiiir Ifult Pnhw .. "7. ." ""T -t r-ciirjir - & inn I nai rr nAni mnn fn, t .. ui lliuu wininB lunj 0f money l"lnJr return to Ti i yiim (V,l tfl llnwir.l CEEU. rBf At. t ana it i thJim CW Ct'Jr WcumonJ .u , BfU-Ui t .t tiutoh tnnfh, mom Suinl ' Uni -.. l r-iuia unuais naiav iuic. lH0- t-C-"1 n- tu. nil urvr Kt. lliona liil. Jllil 71 it, dea for Jit Peara ItmeUry lot K PIkus relura OLirk 213 K Its, jJW LLSON IN PRESIDENTS SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT OF "HYPHENATED AMERICANS" ' Pretident Vi7jtn, in hit address to the Congress, severely arraigned la-called hyphenated Americans 1W10 have made loyalty to the United btates subordinate to their pattiality for one aide or the other in the present European war. Points in this feature of the President'.-! deliver ance folioWi i 4,c.m "-"r ,' "y tnat he gravest threats against our national peace ', and jaftty have been uttered within our own holders. Thtrc ere citizens of the United States, I blush to admit, born under other flais hut wet- comerf under our generoui naturalization tawa to the fill freedom and i opportunity of America, who have pcurcd the poison of disloyalty into the , very arteries of our national life; who have sought to brim; the authority ' and eooa name of our Government into contempt, ti destroy our in- I .""., "-"V "ley "oafln ii ofecfitc for their vindictive purposes to strthe at them and to debase our politics to the uses of foreign intrigue. America never witnessed anything like this before. It never ureanieu n possioia mat men sworn into its own citizenship, men drawn out of great free ctocki such as supplied some of the best and strongest elements of that little, but how heroic, nation that in a high day of old staked its ery life to free itself from every entanglement that had dark ened the fortunes of the older nations and set up a new star.dr.rd here that men of such origins and such free choiccc of allegiance would ever turn in malign reaction against the Government and people who had wel comed and matured them and seek to make this proud country once more a hotbed of European passion. "Such creatures of passion, disloyalty and anarchy must bs crushed out. They are not many, but they are infinitely malignant, and the hand of our power should close over them at once. They IfVc formed plots to destroy property; they have entered into conspiracies against the neu trality if the Government; they hive sought to pry into every confidential transaction nf the Government lit order to serve interests alien to our own. It is possible to deal with these things very effectually. I need not suggest the terms in which they may be dealt with. "There ara some men among us, and many resident abroad who, though born and bred in the United States and calling thomsel-'cs Ameri cans, have so forgotten themselves and their honor r.s citizens as to put their passionate sympathy with one or the other side in the great European conflict above their regard for the peace and dignity of the United States' They also preach and practice disloyalty. No laws, I suppose, can reach corruptions of the mind and heart; but I should not speak of others) wiihout also speaking of these and expressing the even deeper humiliation and scorn which every self-possessed and thoughtfully patriotic American must feel when he thinks of them and of the discredit they arc daily bringing upon us." DAME RUMOR TELLS OF $100,000 GIFTS TO WIDENER SERVANTS ; Lets Proverbial Cat Out of Time-worn Bag During Gos- ' sip of Patrons in Ogontz I Barber Shop I NOT ONE OVERLOOKED The Widcner Servants' Reward Oirinit irnsitlp ayn - ' That "Ciiurlrj" Cool;, the late llniin cler'ji valet for 11 yearn, reeeleil ?;3,6oO In Iruit, P hoiie nnd hit nalnry .for life. The unriual Income from the trust fund lit a prr rent. Ih 9101)11. Thnt S oilier employes, In nervlee for morn limn luii ParM, rerelved nniniiiils In four llBuren. Thill til.flon, In nil, nan dlildrd ninimc the 10 i.enniitH on 1. A. It. AVldener's pa) mil, no perloil of service helnif too lirlef to prrilude n rennrd. That the reiiuilnlnR 52.1,000 of the nijittrrloiis $100,0110 in dlildrd umonc emplojrH nt the l.unil Title Iliiildlnc. It's In the harbor shop In particular that the provcrDl.nl cat makes a habit of Jumping out of the time-worn b.nff. And so It was out Ofiontz way today. "I saw Hilly wcarln' a now derby hat yesterday." remarked the man under tho barber's .icissors. "And ho was smoUIn' a clear. " "Ilo ouslita. with that $1000 of Wldenor ninnov left "1m." tnlil tho oillclnl KOsslp. I bittlns In a. corner. "That's wh'it he Bot. , That's straight. I know what tho others I got, too," I And, bins! the cat was out of the bau. I litonti!. It may ho said, is tho nearest vlllaiio to I.ynnewood Hall, Iho KlUhu ParU mansion of the lato Peter A. II. 'i.iA..n. KirMi.... l.'IriE. uhnso will con- talnetl no bcoucsts to other tl nn blood ! irin nnt even to his servants because of tho inheritance tax. Kver since lie died j prylnc minds have endeavored to discover .,-iiiPii nt iho armv of servants weio je- mombcretl by their lato master out of . - , ,x i.i.l. . . r. IaC. (n lit.. enn tllO IUU.WU WHICH o rcu . i" -, 3fcXtfun?H ! In tho absence of a denial, was Intended , Continued on I'aurr l'our. Column I'onr UN PRELUDIO DI NUOVI A nVT A Prill QITF T 'K!ifilV17fi , A I lAlliHI MJLL laUlZiU KBande Albanesi Sobillate ed Ar- mate dagli Austro-Tedeschi Operant) Contro i Serbi II rapporto del generale Calorna, puh bllcato ierl sera dal JHnlstero della Guerra dice che la fanterla italluna operante sul Cario ha fatto plccole avanzate, ma non specltlca le locallta' dove oueste avanzate sono state compl ute, Sul resto del fronte Itullauo si sono uvuto azlonl dl artlullcria. nonostanto lo coudizlonl atmosferlche tutt'altro che favorevoll. 17 chlaro che la erandi oper azlonl contro U llnea dcll'lsonzo fonQ tuttora ostacolttto dal cattlvo tempo, ma Bembra pure che la plccole uvunzate u cul accenna il generale Cudorua debbano essere un preludlo dl nuovl attacchl. Nottzle glunte a Roma da Ccttisne, Jlontenegio, dlcono che fortl bande dl albanesi mustulmanl alutuno gll austro- Ltedeschl e che lo forze serbe e monte- JiegUUO iiivr .m,w.w c spesso contro uuesle bande. Quests spiegheranno una oncor maggloro uttl- vita' contro le forze serbo che sono rttar ate davantl agll austro-tedeachl e che In uumero dl circa. 1SO.O0O lianno.attraversato it contlue e sono entrate In Albania. im Carl"! luuue noi uotlzla che il BOV- erno rumcnn ha Impedlto cho ell aus '. . .- I m.i nnn.nlrnll I ' triad attaccasscro I russl concentratl a ' Rent nrolhendo a tutte le nuvl ettere dl ' ' nttraversare II tratto del Danublo che e v! l;JS,Vments jumeno. Hon C impro- taWU a questo.sla un segno del futuro i &inSJrUin 5 oasw le ultlme e plu ' I as ttifjUat iiotuie eulla cuerra n MESSAGE THE 'HYPH ENATED'i GAFFNEY WILL HEAD FINANCE COMMITTEE; VARES ARE VICTORS Councilman From 26th Ward Will Succeed Connelly. South Phila. Leaders Will Control Councils McNICHOL SURRENDERS JOSEPH P, GAFFNEY Joseph P. tinffuo. u Vnre follower nnd Common Councilman from the 20th Wuid, .. m i10 phnirmnii of Councils' Klnance Commlttoo to sllt.CCed John P. Connelly, ! ..,.,, n-i... i.'i ,. the City Solicitor-elect. The l-'luance Commllteo Is tho most powerful In Conn- " ' CS- The agreement in appoint Oaffney s . mado today, following threats made by , tho varcs to ovcrtrnow mo iiomuiniiona i of the Republican caucus of last Sutui day, when Dr. Edwaul . Gleason. of the 0th Ward, a MoNlchol follower, was slated for piesldent of Common Council, j The Varcs, la their efforts to place one of their followem nt tho head of the lielr followeis at tho head of the , neo Coimnlttee. threatened to place ' a candidate of their own in the Held for I i president of the lower chamber and op pose Doctor (Reason's election when i 1 Councils organizo on January 2. Doctor Uleason tavoiod upiiolntins ; ' Charles F. Kclley, Common Cjuncilman j ! rPr,.,i l, n Tth U'ntil nml ii MeNilhol Hell- i linuiicu i ouiimuee, iiue.iifiit'ii u i..i-i tenant, as chairman of the TO.nm-o coiu mlttcc. Kelley wUhdiuw from tho Held today, however, following seveial con feienccs, and from tho Vnro camp it was stated that an agreement has been reached whereby Doctor Gleason will be unopposed tor the presidency of Com mon Council and will appoint Gaffnc. Tho Finance Committee has charge of all tho llnanclal legislation that comes before the city's legislative bodlis. All of the lealslatlon necessary for a com pletion of the Taylor Haniit plana, n cluding tho agreement with the Phila delphia Rapid Transit Company, under which the new subways and elevated lines will bo operated, will originate in this committee. With tho Vuios In control of the Finance Committee, tho South Philadel phia loaders will have virtual control of Councils. A Varo follower, James E. l.onnon, Selcer Councilman from the Mth Ward, was nominated at the Republican caucus on Saturday for pi oxidant of Se lect Council, and this gives tho Vares coutiol of the upper brunch of Councils. The chairmanship of the Finauco Com mittee carries with it virtual contiol of the lower branch. A Varo follower was chairman of the Finance Committee four years ago. when j. it. O. McAllister, of the 1st Ward, wa at the head ot that body. Connelly, v,,, . .... ,....-. .. --- - , a MeNlchol lleuUnant, was mad chair- man when McAllister retired. senator Edwin II Vare. who returned homo from Washington today, refused to discuss the agreement ori Gaffney or any other phase of the local poUtlcal .itua- -Politic are not belrw considered now" J he wd As fur as I know the Mayor- ' elect u cat conslderios elSclvnry I "' Mh a 1 i i imt' wM t' ! i mm lm Jf Ma j ,: i V - lk ' ! L. - j RICHARD MEEK1NS Eight-ycnr-nltl boy, who disap peared eight days ago. Q 'S Pleads to Governor Fielder to Save Brother, Saying He Is Insane lip IS TO DIE TONIGHT lt;i n Staff Con cHimmlriit TIJHNTDX. Dec. ".A woman stood In i tears before Coventor Kidder, In Ills of llio In the .Stale Capitol today, stretched out her hands toward him In supplicating gesture, nml begged him to provent the execution of her brother In the clcctrlo chnlr at the Stnto renltcntlary here to night. As she saw her arguments foiled to movo the executive, who was constrained by law and precedent from interfering, she fell on her knees before him nnd bad to be assisted In leaving the room. Edward C. .Murphy, tho brother of Mrs. Hudson D. Hulllngs. of Rlvcrton, X. J., Is under scntenco to die tonight. The eleventh-hour nppo.nl of his sister followed a series of reverses which sho hiul hnd to face, but plucklly kept up her fight. "You aro killing nn Irisapc man, a maniac "she sobbed. "Go to his cell down tho street, there, nnd look at him: yon will seo ho' Is crnzy', ami tho law does not Kill a crazy man: look nt him; Juat look at him, nnd spare his life!" POWKRI.KSS TO HELP III.R. Governor Fielder snld, hefnro the nr rlvnl of Mrs. Hulllngs, that Murphy had been examined by Dr. Henry Cotton, ot th.i New Jersey Hospital, and Dr. Jlar tln D. Iteddan, tho prison pliysUlan, nnd that both li.ul sulci tho man wns i -.nc. and was shamming insanity. I Hi crime hud been cold-blooded murder. Mrs Hulllngs reached Trenton shortly boforo noon. She was accompanied by her son. John HullliiKS. They had had a sleepless night. A small, frail woman, about 38 ytuiH of age, sho was uttlted In black and wore n heavy veil. At the station sho leaned heavily on tho youth's arm. The wind swept keenly down tho street and blow tho little woman's veil about. Sho seemed hnrdlv nblo to walk nt first, and tho boy at her side suffered keenly In sympathy with his mother. The light she has kept up for months, oin court to court, with nppenl after ap peal to every tribunal and commission In Now Jersey with power to net In tho case, had told upon her strength, and she had risen from a sickbed to mako her last appeal, to the Chief Executive of her State. HER APPEAI. TO GOVERNOR. On hor uirlv.nl nt tho State Hiuse. Mrs. Hulllngs and her son were admltti.il nl once tii. the Governor's presc.ice. Ho Kormsd deeply affected by the sight ot the BlUht, heavily veiled figure, waver lug ui the door of Ills oltlce. She ad vanced and threw back her veil and started nt ence on a loinplete icilew of Iho ease, which showed how carefully she h.ui read up the law nnd examined every fuet and every slued of evidence healing on her brother's case. She did nut even admit that It was ho Continued nn Time Three, Column Two POLICE SUSPECT AGED ,,,.rx , -.l''le saying thnt this Government stnnus MAN TRIED TO END LIFE '- "tiu.wi "- ie- jiciibons why these olllclals have outlived Widely Known Kensingtonian ; tiieir uhefuiness. The Ambnsiuor imme- T,..wl !., Hnm With nun. IdUtely transmitted this decision to Iler- ruuim im iw... ,, ..... .... shot Wound in Mouth Michael Harmon. Ti yenis old, of KOI US!. OUTU BUll'l, .1 KIM". .M.....H." dtuler widely known In Kensington, Is In St. Mary's Hospital In a ierious con dition, suffering from a gunshot wound In his mouth. Members of the family de- claro tho wound Is the rosult of an uccl dent, but tha police believe be might ha,ve attempted suicide while suffering from vertigo. According to tho police. Hiumoii nrose about ' o'vlock this morning and a few minutes luter ills wire hoard tho repot t of a ride, Harmon was found lying on tha Moor with blood llpv.Ing from n wound in his mouth. An old-fubhloned X!-cal!bre riflo was fdund beside him. Members of the family say he probably was taken with an attack of vertigo and lirusliMil nf7iiltii.r tha ritle. whleh was . . . ....... .--- -..--. ---- --- hanging on tho wall and was accidentally discharged Dr. J anion C. Chestnut, of 1817 FranK ford avenue, who wuj ejulted, suld the shot had shattered the palate bone and Injured the man's mouth. Ho advised that Harmon be taken to a hospital. Physicians at the institution uie triux to ascertain whether the cartildge was blank. Owing to hU aan. Mr Harmon's condition is serious, they said. policemen Duff and Dunbar, of the Trenton avenue and Dauphin streets sta tion, are Investigating German Loss in Serbia Only 7000 BUCHAREST, Dec 1 -or0lns to es timates from German sources, tin i'ii tral. Powers lost only 7000 men in. the ScrCjan campaign. LETTER IN RED INK IS SENT Mother of 8-year-old Rich ard Meekins Faints al Sight of Letter "YOUR BOY IS IN CITY" Abductor Says He Will Write Again, but Makes No Threat. Thumb Prints on Letter A teller from the klitnmiprr of 8-jenr-iild lllrlinril MpcIIii mi rccelted IijIIip prireiili or Hip Iiii, Mr. nml Mr. I. like Meeklni, r Ullll South lllxt ntreel, (oilaj, ilulil iln nftpr the ilNnppciir iiiiee of Hip Inil. M rltd'ii In red Ink. In ftUKKPHtltc pliriiHrH cnlciitiitcil to terrify I In- inollier I of Hip xloteit lioj. Hie letter iniiile no (II- j reel HirentN of tlolriicc, nor nnkril rnii , mhii nioue. 1 H inlil Hie iiliiliielnr of Ilie hoy nonld nrlle nciitii, nnd ireniril In he Intended ' nil In kIp proof Hint Hie hoy mm In , Hie hnuiN of kldnappcrM. Proof of IliN mum (5len In Hip dp- Mcrlpllon of ll detail nhoiit Hie Iiiij'h i plolhlnu; tlili-li urn inlj knomi to in mother nml Mhlcli hnd tint been pub- INhetl In Hie deserlilloiii. r the ml- hie lio.v. , The writer of the letter had nccidenlally smeaied ills lingers with the led Ink, mil thumb or finger prints me on the loiter, i which may scivo ns an Impoitnnt clue In the hunt for the criminal. I TEXT OK TII12 I.KTTI.P.. The envelope wns crnngo-coloied and wns addressed to "Mr. Uiclinid Micklni, 2111 South Cist sticct," tho bo's own name. The address wiib scinwlrd in lend pencil, as If written by n schoolboy. In youthful vertical handwriting, run to gether ns if tho w liter was not used to penmanship, Tho letter was a piece of newspaper, about It Inches by 0. Inegular on Its edges and carelessly torn rioni an adcr tislng sheet of tho p.npei. The red Ink messngcH were written between tho lines of the ndvcrliscmcnt. The loiter lends as follows : IJrnr Sin Your boy In nlle right. He In nnt In .Mnrjlniul or llcltmiirr but In I'lillndelphln. If J on think Hint I have not got him. keep thinking. There Is n nnfety pin In hli piiuln on the right Hide, lire there notr Ank Hie one Hint ilrpiwpn lllin. .OTICB. P. S. He hni n cnr be tween bin Ino rjei. I Mill write ngnlu. MOTHER FALLS IN FAINT. Mr. and Mrs. Jleeklns had Just finished breakfast and wcro talking to a icp rcsentatlvo of tho Kvi:nin-u Lr.iicicit, Contlnurd on I'iikc l'hr. Coliiimi Two BERLIN REFUSED EXPLANATION OF BOY-ED'S RECALL Von Bernstorff Informed j TTT'll XT I "I ' "O U. O. Will JNOL LrlVe Kelt- 3. Will Not Give li sons for Demand TO DRIVE PLOTTERS OUT WASHINGTON. Dee. 7. The United States stands li.it on its demand for the recall of Captains Hoy Rd and Von P.ipen, nttaciies of the Ger man embassy. Seciotaiy of btnto Kan- Mug today transmitted tu Count von Uernstorff, tho German Amb.ibsador, a lln. At toda's Cabinet meeting the Presl i ilert told Sccretarj Lansing nnd Attor- ! ,- .1 I-.......... .l.n. I... ..Ill ,t,, nil f tho weight of tho Uovernment behind liey iieiiei.ii uivhwij him. .., i'mw .... I'nltcd States or send to prison every one : Who plots against the neutrality of tho ; country, no matter what position ho may j hold. This has been made very plain to the German and Austrian icpresentatlvcs here, and olllclals weie confident Hint when Uie firm purpose of the Government to insist on maintaining Its neutiallty ut all costs Is realized in Ilerlln and Vienna, t'oiilliiurd on I'uge Two, Column One Loan of Victory Continues to Show Growth in France Suhavrlplliiu tu Hie "loan of Witorjf" continue ut IiIkIi murk In I'runce. Hub- feeruern nuic noi uei j )Juk OI, lflr (lukf tcillH-m lime not begun to borrow ut the Current uteouuU und dciwlt do not j Uov thut they ure brine druwu on. ! piil In liunkii lurreatrd from S5IS, 1 OOO.IJOU on November S3 to 17,000,000 i on. December 3. Italkuu qurttloiui da not worry kub tcriber to the loJn. "Kvcry one kuown liou ltulKuria pluyril with the Allien und .toured filU.OOO.OOU in gold." M Ye Oujot. edllor IVAcrme et llnanelere, "aud JOO,- 000,000 In material from Cfnuuuy, but 1.1111 ub.ir lotion to the 'loan of lie tor j' Cu on." , An urtUIe oa the Frfuvh nusncUl U- 1 uulioa rut br U. Oujrot fcy prcll cable ' to tbe KicnluK Idter U pubUUied f iluhin 'a Ui u. QUICK KIDNAPPER'S i'inger prints studied by expert Tho loiter sent to Mr. and Mrs. Luke Meekins. parent1 o e!thl-yctr-old Itlehnrd Meekilis, by the abductor of. the boy, was taken to Oily 11.111 today ftiitl crtiefully examined y Hnrty Hodltln, lit charge ot tho dinger Tilnl nuve.vu. The kidnapper had smenicd his fingers in the red Ink 111 which the letter was Wiltten and u good tecord was ogtitiiled Jjy Mr. Hodkln, who compared 11 WiiH the leconleil finger irliils cf erlmlnola in his nelietlien In the hope of fixing the identity of Ute kidnapper. RUMANIA ORDERS MOBILIZATION OF FOREIGNERS J3UCMA1VEST, Dee, 7. 'The Huiunulrui Government hoa ordered the lnobiltenUon of all nsltu'ilHzod foreigners mid foielgueis under tiio jiiots-tion of tho Kumauipii laws up to 10 ymrs of nge. ARTILLERY BATTLE REPORTED IN CHAMPAGNE I'AUIS, Dee. ".The followliiB olHcinl comniuiilquo wn Issued by th 1'reneli Wnr Ollleo this afternoon: "There were reported during the night only si rather violent rnnnunnde In Champagne nnd a local conflict around one ot our advanced posts to the houHi of St. Souplet." ALLIES' GREAT WAR COUNCIL MEETS PAULS, Dee. 7. A second conference of the Allies' War Council, -with representatives from all the Knlentc nations present, wns held at tho War Olilce today. CZAR POSTPONES DUMA SESSION PI-.TKotSKAD. Dec. 7. Pending the completion of the budget and the decision of the crout inlliturt conference, now In progress In Paris, Emperor .sicliolu'i has postponed Indefinitely reconvening the Council of tho fc.mplr mid of the Duma. The Imperial decree was Issued last night, TURKS ATTACK BRITISH AT TIGRIS BASE t'OXSTA.NTINOI'l.K. Dec. 7. TuilcMi forces! that defeated the British I" the Tigris Valley between Ctesdplion and Kut Kl Amara tiro following; up their victory. The position, to which the Hngllsh fell back at Kfit El Amara nre being nttneked by the Turks, nnd Must ot El fiussa tho Turks have Inflicted heavy losses on the UrltUdi, com pelling them to retire from a position which had been fortified. A vessel laden with ammunition was captured between Kut el Amara and Baghcla, ."5150,000,000 STEEL MERGER RUMORED NEW YORK. Dec. 7. Rumors In New York, with nn echo from Pitts burgh, today loltl of a proposed merger of three large independent steel com panies into u single concern, capitalized at $150,000,000. The Lnblciiwanna Steel Company, tho Cambria Kteel Company and the Youngstown Sheet nnd Tubo Company nre tho firms mentioned in connection with the merger. Pittsburgh reports snld the Inland Steel Company also was mentioned there In connec tion wltli" the combine. The Cambria, company has taken over tho New York Steel Company, of Buffalo, forming a new corporation capitalized at $5,000,000. it . FIRE DRIVES OUT HOTEL GUESTS. -.. , .. . ,f -r CHICAGO, Dec. 7.Hcores of guests at tho Carlfttin Hotel lied to the street minus most or their clothing early today wheli lire destroyed the Interior of tha Alhambru Theatre, adjoining. Smoke tilled the hotel nnd the guests dashed to the street, waiting in the cold for two hours while llrcmen fought tlio flames. D.imugo to the theatre was estimated at SliO.OOO. It was built SO years ago and was recently transformed Into a movie theatre. KAISER HOPES FOR PEACE FILLED WITH BLESSING I EHRLIX, Dec. 7. The Vossisehu Coining publishes the following telegram, hent through the Kulser's secretary to the Town Council of Snarbruelten on the ' 100th anniversary of the town's annexation by Prussia: "His Majesty hopes that the unanimous will and unshakable strength of the German people will. with God's help, succeed In further protecting victoriously the honor nnd free dom of tho country against nil enemy attacks and In achieving; a pence that will he honorable and full of blessing-." SPEND BILLION FOR DEFENSE, SHAW ADVISES U. S. NHW YORK, Dec. 7. "1)111111 3: dreadnought:!. Instead of 1C; hpeml $2,000, 000.000 tin your armament program, instead of $1,000,000,000." This Is George ISernnnl Shaw's advico to the L'nlted States, contained in u letter to tho Inter-, collegiate Socialist Society. Mr. Shaw sees in America's pacifism tho hope of the world, "but," ho adds, "It is becauso America Is powerful ns well us pacific! that she will bo listened to." SPANISH CABINET QUITS ON ARMY ISSUE M I IMIln 1.... T .PI... O .lul. Pnl.l l.n.. .... !.....! n.l.. .....l. In nl.n- .il,im-., u:v. I. -fctiu iniiu.-iii .tiiiiitri nun ivniKiivu. I ll lilluaifcluii. oujj- j ported by former Premier Romanones, herved notice of a proposed motion to give economic riiiestlous priority over military meusurcs. Premier Dato declined I to accept the motion nnd left the Chamber, luter presenting the Cabinet's reslg j tuition to King Alfonso. BRITISH CABINET OPPOSES SALARY CUTS LONDON, Dec. 7 Tho prupowil ih.il tho balaries of tho Cabinet Ministers be reduced does not appear to commend itself to i majority of the Cabinet. Pome of the Mlnlstera hold thut It would be a good arrangement If all salaries of $25,000 and upwuid were reduced during tho war, the Ministers' salaries In cluded, but they ask why the Ministers, who are hard-wot king men. should i suffer while business men who are making big Incomes, escape, It Is apparent that any proposal to reduce the salaries ot Members of itorlliwicnt would be strongly opposed becnuso laborites und Nationalists, for example, would not be able to continue their respectivo representations if they were not paid. GIANT LINER TO LONDON. Dec. 7. The Ilritannlc, completed, will bo used ns a hospital The Mauretnnhi, which was visited Swedish Consuls to refute the German lias made it possible to bring wounded p wec,. revolutionizing the schedule of WARSAW WANTS PROHIBITION CONTINUED STOCKHOLM, Dec. 7. A message from Warsaw declares tliat. following an announcement recently by the German Administration that Ihe JlussUn w prohibiting the use of all alcoholic beverages was to Iw considered canceled In the future, a deputation of the citizens of Warsaw waited on tho Military Gov ernor and urged that the prohibition be maintained. E-BOAT SINKS TURK DESTROYER IN SEA OF MARMORA LONDON, Dec. 7- Tho Turkish torpedoboat destroyer Yar Ilisbar has been I sunk in tho Sea of Marmora by a British submarine, It U uiumunced In a Urlt 1 ls.Ii official statement, A supply steamship and four sailing vessels also wcro destroyed by the submarine. WHITLOCK INSISTS HE'LL RETURN TO BRUSSELS TOLEDO, O., Dec. 7. Rrund Whltlock, United ritaten Minuter to Relgium, has arrived home for a brief rest after a motor trip from Wualiington. With Mr. Whltlock were his wife und hor mother. Relative to a report that he will , take up his residence at Havre, Instead of Brussels. Mr- Whltlock uuld; "There has been no change In my plans. I will return to Brussels on December 23. As to the story of my eolng to, Havre, the Administration has already said there is nothing In that." Last night a reception. In which citizens, of Toledo parUel-1 pated, was tendered Mr. Whltlock. RUSSIANS CAPTURE 19,874 IN ONE MONTH GENEVA Dec. 7. The Russian Legation at Berne Issues, the follftwlnf, statement: "In the month of October the German official coanmurdcatlon greatly exaggerated tho number of Russians ma.de. prisoners October wo,s. an especially successful month for the Russians, who captured 674 G-rruan rfl!r)s, 49 09 Austra-Gennan soldiers, 2i largo cannon, IJ18 machine guna a.s4 i'o- searchlights." NEWS spirited lighting Is In progress there. BE HOSPITAL SHIP the 50.000-lnu White Star liner recently shlp. It will be equipped with 6000 beds. at Naples by the American, Danish and ultegutlons thut she Is not a hospital ship. from the Dardanelles, to this country in the ordinary hospital craft -31 in I! i t 1! J'. it't k n nt i 1 i QlkClcAlnti&iii v evsra ') unit it ltaiana
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