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PIIIJjADJSLPIIIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1015.
CortmaiiT, 1015, r hie Pobuo Lr.nart Commnt.
PRICE ONE CENT
il& IMtae
.VIENNA MUST
MAKE DIRECT
REPLY TO U.S.
Washington Will Not Tol
erate Temporizing Over
Answer to Ancona Note
:0 QUESTION OF WAR
liDiolomatic Break Will Not
- Cause More Serious Con-
KJt dition of Affairs
" fr-k. .nimrntifn nf ,1 Inlomntlc relations
hotweon Austria-Hungary and tho
' Tlnlted States looms on tho diplomatic
"it horizon ns a strong possibility today.
That such a condition or affairs ie-
f'j, tvreen tho two countries would lead
k to moro serious consequences is noi
! regarded by Washington ns worthy or
cmnlderatlon.
' Austria's reply to the Ancona noto
flsnow nwaltcd by Sccrctnry Lansing,
r.d It Is believed thnt tho demand or
tho United States for a prompt reply
will cause Vienna to answer within a
iveek from tho time tho messngo was
received nt the foreign Ofllce.
Jteports from Vienna Indicate that
Germany Is putting strong pressure on
Its ally, urging thnt the demands of
the United States bo met. On tho
other hand, It Is snld that Austrian
officials, backed by popular feeling, aro
Inclined to temporize and have raised
tho Issue thnt Austria Is not supposed
to'have official Information of tho con
tents of tho Lusltnnla note sent by
Washington to Berlin, and which Is
referred to In the Ancona communica
tion.
. This attitude on tho part of Vienna
the". State Department will not recog
nize, ns It Is maintained thnt nil of
tho warring nations received official
copies of the Lusltnnla note. Any
quibbling by Vienna will lead to tho
'prompt breaking off of diplomatic re
flations. If. VTOMV.l. nx in. Tim Amrrlrnn
I. (note to Austria-Hungary concerning the
finking of the Italian steamship Ancona
la!- regarded here as weak In ono 1m-
rffFortant pont, which may deprive the"
i ;ote in gennrni or., us. lounantion.
It i jThls concerns' tho "standpoint, taken
? that the Auitro-Hurtgnrlnn Government
!&ld be familiar with tho attitude of
'ttjjAmerlcan "Government regarding tho
irceaom 01 me seas, Because x'resiuent
ffllion hail explained this to tho Gcr
jrtun fiovernment, thus Implying that
Austria, as Germany's nlly. should be
acquainted with the principles laid down
and letred by Washington.
Against this stand of Washington the
objection Is raised In responsible quar
ters here thnt the Government has
knoiiedgo of the negotiations In the
Lusltanla ense only through the news
papers, that It could glvo to theso reports
no diplomatic value nnd that It has not
concerned itself In any wny with tho
Li'sltanla case,
H Is pointed out by tho same authority
that the American Government can
scarcely derrmnrt that tho Imperial nnd
Itoyal Government base Its policy upon
newspaper reportB, nnd It Is suggested
that In nny case It would have been bet
ter It Washington at tho time had com
municated the memorandum of Its stand
point to all belligerent governments, In
which case tho present noto would seem
hiore Justified.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Austria's re
jpljr to tho American demand that the
Continued on l'me KUht, Column One
JUTTA LA SERBIA IN
MANO DEI TEDESCHI
Gli Anglo-Francesi Hanno Hi
lt piegato su Salonicco Nulla
di Nuovo sull'Isonzo
Nulla dl nuovo buI fronte dl battaglla
Italo-austrlaco. H generate Cadorna an
imncla semplleemente duelll dt arttsllerla
sol fronte dell'Iaonzo, cd II comunl
cato austrlaco el llmlta a render noto
Che, contlnua l'attlvlta" degll Itallanl In
Yal Qludlcarla.
Aella. Penlaola Balcanlca gli anglo
irancest hanno dovuto completamente
sbbandonare 11 terrltorlo della Serbia ch
e tuttq In mano del bulgarl e degll aus-tro-tedeschl.
Oil alleatl, I quail hanno rlplegato au
Balonlceo, non Intendono pcro rlnunclare
Mia lotta, e concentreranno nuovo truppe
aua Joro base- sul Mare Egeo per rlpren
M l'offcnslva al momento opportune.
Non e" Imprnhablle die gli alleatl atten
oano che l'offcnslva sla Inlzlata contem
i Poraneamente In Francla, In Russia e nel
nalcanl, e clo" potrebbo avvcnlre probe
Mraente nella prtmavera venture.
(ttfggere In 18 paglna o ultimo e plu'
iwguate notlzle su la guerrn. In Ital
UnaJ WEATHER
, re ' 8methlng more uncertain than
IP? leather; and that Is money. Tlme,
-woes and trains wait for all men. If they'
aVP ' wa,ch8 and keep an eye on them.
M the weather has been pretty well
: w. ,in recent lyears, even, the farmers
tlns learned to outwit It with the aid
Zl 'fPe'ts in things climatic. But money
rs In withstanding- the coaxings or
h.-nc! Rna Pys more unexpected tricks
InP (feak lightning. One leaves his
wnorella home and sure enough it does
5 V? ' us a" ,le ePected, But when
Inf7 A" nyi we landed, ror
- -- t-,vwv,vu, oiiijt to mm ai u glance
!? paper that the ,a,r dram has been
Arid th "over, pernaps. to return.
kr.;. "" "" K1 "'any nne vnnsimas
iWOoo oiJT? COUld haVO "G15' wJth tHat
-"iirvw
'pi- Philadelphia and vicinity
tveteaiing thudinesa and continued
umt)htk with lowest about SO de
gteeg; Thursday probably mow and
zmewhat warmerr vwderate variable
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
AIM OF CHINA'S NEW EMPEROR
(CopjtIrM, loir,, by the United Press.)
(OopyrlRhted In Orent Itrltitln.)
v N)Yty?RK! D,cc 15 In tho f,rst Pulc statement by Emperor
Yuan Sln-Kni, cabled today to the United Press, the newly proclaimed
monarch of China makes known to tho world tho dominating reasons for
the abolition of tho republic.
I ho Emperor also announces his
gjwR'WJWsiay
Yt'AN Sltlll-KAI.
The Emperor's cablegram follows:
""imiiriwifr '?-;?v
To the United Press, New York: PEKIN, Dec. IB.
Your telegram has been translated nnd submitted to His
Majesty's perusal. I am instructed to reply ns follows:
The sovereignty of tho Chinese republic resides in tho whole
body of tho people. The conventions of tho people's repre
sentatives, considering a republic unsuitable on account of his
torical reasons und public opinion, nnd wishing to establish
pcrmnnent peace, have unanimously adopted a constitutional
monarchy.
Tho status of State chief is naturally subject to public will.
The acting Legislature hns reported to mo the same nnd stated
that the provincial nnd district conventions of the people's repre
sentatives have unanimously elected me Emperor.
Firm refusal unavailing, I have been forced to submit to
the people's will nnd have instructed the different Ministries nnd
Departments to make preparations. Tho necessary prepara
tions having been made, I will be requested to carry them out with
due consideration.
The relations between China and America have always been
most friendly nnd the monarchy's policy will be to cement still
' closer this friendship and to exert the utmost to promote the
industrial and commercial developments of tho two nations.
(Signed.)
The Chinese Emperor's statement to the United Press is the first
information that the new monarchy is to be a constitutional monarchy.
BULGARS STOP
AT GREEK LINE;
t TEUTONS CROSS
Ferdinand's Troops Held at
Border by Pact Eestrict-
ing Their Operations
MASS FOR NEW CAMPAIGN
ATHENS, Dec. 15. Bulgarian
troops have not entered Greece. Offi
cial denial of reports that the Bul
gars had violated Greek neutrality
was issued by the Foreign Office
today.
LONDON. Dec. 13.
it la reported from Geneva that Ger
man troops havo Invaded Greece through
tho Vnrdar Valley In pursuit of tho re
treating French and British troops, but
that the Bulgarians stopped nt the Greek
frontier. According to authentic informa
tion, the compact between Germany nnd
Bulgaria provides that Bulgarian troops
shall operate only on Serbian and Turk
ish soil.
Although tho Bulgarian "War Ofllco an
nounced officially that pursuit of t)ie
Anglo-French forces has ceased, It Is per
sistently jeported that Borne of Czar Fer
dinand's troops havo crossed the Greek
frontier and are attacking the Allies on
Greek soil.
Reports of the Invasion of Greece by
Bulgarian troops came from Salonlca.
One dispatch said Bulgarian troops bad
pressed southward across the border from
Monaxtlr.
If, as Sofia reports, the pursuit of the
retreating Allies did stop at the Greek
frontier, It was evidently tho rewult of an
agreement between Germany and Oreece,
Under common circumstances It would
have been tho be3t military policy for the
German allies to continue the pursuit of
the Anglo-French forces while the latter
wore In hasty retirement.
A telegram from Fiorina, south of
Monastlr, made no mention of such an
invasion. The other report said the Bul
garians had crossed south of Glegvell,
near JIayadala.
Greek military authorities thought
theso reports might have been Btarted
by excited civilians In Salonlca. who.
Continued an l"ae Sir, Column Tim
FORD SHIP AT KIRKWALL
PARTY MAY BE HELD UP
Peace Liner Puts Into Scotch
Port Where Naval Prizes
Are Taken
LONDON, Dec. U-Henry Ford's peaca
ship, the liner Oscar II. arrived at Kirk
wall. Scotland, this morning, according to
a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. '
Kirkwall is thr BrltUh naval base In the
Orkneys where all naval prizes aro taken.
The foregoing dispatch Indicates that the
liner has been held up by the British au
thorities. MARSHALL WILLING TO RUN
Will Accept Vice Presidency Renom
ination, if Tendered
WASHINGTON. Pec. 15. - Vice Presi
dent Marshall Is not a candidate for re
election, but he will accept the nomina
tion If It U accorded him, be said today.
He catted, at the White House today,
mid bis respects to the .president and
assured the Executive ho would support
his preparedness program. Asked regard
ing rumor that be would give up
political activities at the close of Ws
present term Marshall said;
"I cannot get out of poUtJcs because
future policy toward America and
states his purpose to employ every
effort to cement the friendship be
tween tho two nations.
Press dispatches from Pckin
had stated that Yuan Shl-Knl did
not intend to assume tho throne for
some time, though he formally ac
cepted the offer. In his message to
the United Press, the Chinese ruler
nid ho would "submit to the peo
ple's will" when the "necessary
preparations" have been made. In
transmitting the cablegram, how
ever, his privntc secretary re
ferred to Yuan Shi-Kni as "his
majesty," indicating that in effect,
nt least, ho is now Emperor of
China.
ADMIRAL TSAI-TING-KAN,
Private Secretary.
NEGRO LEADERS
HATCH NATIONAL
FIGHT ON WILSON
1TT-11 T ,ri .'-
vvau issue uauntry-vviue
Call to Defeat President
in 1916
WILL ARM FOR DEFENSE
A call to all negroes In tho United
Stntes to cast a solid vote against Presi
dent Wilson should he be a cnndldate for
re-election will bo sent throughout the
country by the National Independent
Equal Bights League, n negro organiza
tion, which Is closing Its eighth annual
convention In this city today.
The decision was reached by tho or
ganization today, as a result of n report
of the committee which had nn audience
with tho President on November 12, and
protested against tho segregation of ne
gro clerks In the PostolHce nnd Treasury
Departments. At the time It was al
leged thnt William Monroe Trotter, edi
tor of tho Guardian, and spokesman for
the delpgutlon, "Insulted" tho President
by his remarks.
At last night's session of the league
In the Allen African .Methodist Episcopal
Church, 17th and Balnbrldgo streets,
Trotter gave nn account of the Interview
with tho President, and his report was
corroborated by Thomas Walker, M. W.
Spencer and tho Itev. Bryon Gunner, the
otner members of tho committee who
entered helr protest at Washington.
Each of them asserted that Pres'denc
Wilson i.ad no reason to feel Insulted by
anything said to him In the interview.
SAY PLEDGE WAS .BIlOKUN,
Tho decision to work against tho le
electlon of the President was virtually
unanimous nnd Is based on tho assoitlon
that President Wilson's pre-election
pledge to work for the uplift of the
Negro race has been violated,
William Jlonroe Trotter, who Is secre
tary of the National Independent Equal
Bights League, said of the situation to
day: "Wo feel that the segregation of the
negroes In Postoftlee nnd Treasury De
partments at Washington Is one of the
most vicious blows at the political and
social liberty of our race that has been
struck since tho 13th amendment to tho
Constitution was adopted In 1S05.
"President AYflspn's attitude on the
question has been anything but satis
factory, and as for his having been In
sulted by me, all I can say Is that I
presented our case as best I knew how
and without any Intention of offense. My
fellow committeemen agree with me In
the belief that my attitude and remarks
were not of a nature to be termed "In
sulting." "
"Upon giving our committee a hearing,
the league has decided that It will use
its Influence to the utmost to prevent the
re-election of President Wilson, on the
ground that he has violated his pre
election pledge,"
TO FORM ARMED LEAGUE.
Tho league is also taking steps to for
mulate an armed league for the defense
of the rights and liberties of the negroes
In the United States. A Philadelphia
branch of the Independent Equal Bights
League Is also being organized.
More than US members of the national
league are In attendence at the conven
tion, which will close this evening with a
jubilee celebration to mark the SOth an
niversary of the adoption of the 13th
amendment to the Constitution, which
freed their race.
The -president of the organization is
the Rev. Byron Gunner, of New York;
Thomas Walker, of Washington, Is
treasurer, and William Monroe Tretter,
of Boston, is eecreUry.
Three Bishops at Methodist Meeting
WILMINGTON, Pl-, Dec. 1.-Three
Bishops are present at the Methodist for
ward movement which opened In St
Paul's Methodist BplKopal Church this
afteriie-on and will contlpue this evening,
Bishops Berry, Henderson and Wilson
tnda addresses during tho meeting.
CARRIES A
Mll'THIIIII II I IIIUiTCTIII Hill Ill BgBBBm--- - lllHBrt
Mnyor-elect Thomas, B Smith takes frreat pride. inthifcfco'od luck ''
ernblem and mourns' the fact '.that he didn't have it with him when
"(fRo went to Washington to pull .tie Icrjiblican Convention1 here.
NO, IT WASN'T POLITICS THAT DID
IT IT WAS "KUNlTER' LEFT BEHIND
City Lost Republican National Convention Because
Mayor-elect Forgot His Rabbit Foot; Ah, Do
Not Laugh i Read This
Chicago won the Republican National
Convention because the "kiinjcr" wns In
a vest pocket of a suit hanging In a
wardrobe at 2411 North Broad street.
That Is Mayor-elect Thomas 13. Smith's
home. The suit In question Is also his.
tfo Is tho "kunjer," U19 rabbit's foot
which won him the nomination and elec
tion as Mayor, and which would have
brought tho Republican National Con
vention to this city If ho had Just re
membered to slip It Into his pocket. He
forgot It when ho went to Washington
yesterday to bring homo tho convention.
"It was this way," explained our next
LORD ALVERSTONE
DIES; A STAUNCH
FRIEND OF U. S.
His Vote Gave America
Victory in the Alaskan
Boundary Dispute
BRILLIANT LEGAL LIGHT
LONDON, Dec. 15. Lord Alverstone,
former Lord Chief Justice of England
nnd ono of his country's most brilliant
legal lights, 'died today at tho age of
73 years. He was one of the strongest
friends of America in Kngllsh public life.
Lord Alverstone was one of the most
popular and many-sided men In British
public life. While on circuit at New
castle, In February, 1912, Lord Alverstone
was seized with a serious heart attack
and his continued 111 health led to his
resignation.
Tall, athletically modeled and vigorous,
he was a splendid specimen of the old
school of Kngllsh gentlemen. At Cam
bridge, whero the finishing touches wer
put to his education, ho was noted as a
distance runner, being, in fact, "the best
of" his year," His Interest in sports he
carried Into the world and won many
trophies on the cinder track. Until his
70th year he was an enthusiastic rider and
a good hand at golf, and In tho earlier
days of the big ring contests was A fre
quent visitor to the National Sporting
Club.
He came into prominence before the
American public as the representative
of England on the Alaskan Boundary
Continued ou rate Fifteen, Column l'le
JUItOR DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Served All Last Week in Criminal
Branch, Municipal Court
Charles Hortier, a carpenter, of 837
Cambria street, Ied today' at bis home
of pneumonia.
Mr, Horner was drawn for jury service
In the criminal branch of the Municipal
Court and served all last week. On Sun
day he became ill and word was sent to
court that he would be unable to serve
as a Juror for a few days.
It was a surprise to his fellow Jurors
wliea word was received that he was
ead. as It was understood that he u
juiy BunciiJii i(vm u uau vu4j
RABBIT'S FOOT
Mayor apologetically to his friends. "I
changed clothes and forgot to put tho
rabbit's foot Into the suit I woro down.
I didn't miss It until nfter It was de
cided to send the convention to Chicago.
Then I knew something' was wrong."
Mrs. Sjnlth today agreed that It would
havo been Impossible to keep the conven
tion away from this city if her husband
had Just remembered to take the "kun
jer" along. The luck-brlnglng article,
which was presented to Mr. Smith by an
admirer during tho campaign. Is tho left
hind foot of a cottontail captured in a
graveyard at midnight on a moonlight
night.
DEAD MAN FOUND
IN TRUNK UNDER
RUINS OF HOUSE
Workman Makes Gruesome
Find in Pit Covered
With Quicklime .
BODY SENT TO MORGUE
The body of an unidentified man locked
In a trunk Idled, with quicklime was dis
covered shortly before noon today by a
workman employed In tearing down a
two-story building on the southwest cor
ner of .Kensington and Adams avenues,
Kensington.
The body is believed to be that of a
man murdered but a few months ago, as
tno quicklime had not yet completed the
destruction of his clothing, although tho
face Is mutilated beyond possible recog
nition, The gruesome llnd was made by Lewis
Oehman. of la A street, Kensington,
who was digging In the cellar of the
building and drove his pick Into a wooden
packing box, which had been carefully
buried at a depth of several feet below
the level of the cellar floor, He railed
the attention of his empoyer, Qeorge Gle
genfus, of 3S09 North 7th street, to (he
box and together they soon unearthed it.
The box was about four feet long,
three feo wide and hree feet deep and
was bound by a. metal band. Several
blows from, Oehmau's pick destroyed
till box. Inside was a steamer trunk
of good quality and measuring three
feet in length and 30 Inches in each or
tho other dimensions. It was securely
locked.
Once more the workman's pick was
used to good effect and the lid of the
trunk was soon thrown back, revealing
the body of u, man doubled up like a jack
knife, his knees under the chin. The
body was packed In quicklime.
The police of the Fraakford station
were Immediately potllled, and District
Detectives Barrett and Tyson were de
tailed to Investigate the case. In the
meantime the authorities at City Hall
bad been notified and Detective William
Belsluiw. of the murder tsqu9d. was as
signed to assist in the Investigation.
Arriving no the scene, the detectives
found that the trunk contained a num
ber or peculiar bits of Morocco, leather
CoatSaitd ou Fa f w? C-Uiau) Tua
QUICK
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER PRISONER OF WAR
CLEVELAND, Dec. IB. Dr. Robert finrony, Nobel prize win
ner for research In connectldn with tho human ear, who was formerly
n specialist attached to the Itoyal Hospital, Vienna, Is a Busslait
prisoner of war, according to Dr. Franklin E. Cutler, Cleveland phy
sician, who has returned here from Vienna.
WILLARD-FULTON FIGHT ARTICLES SIGNED
CHICAGO, Dec. 10. Articles for tho. Jess Wlllard-Frcd Fulton
beut at New Orleans, Mnich 4, were signed this afternoon by Tom
Andrews, teprcscnting the promoters; M. E. Collins, representing
Fuiton, and Tom Jones, Willard's manager. Tho bout will be for
CO rounds.
BOY-ED AND VON PAPEN GET SAFE CONDUCTS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Great Britain lias granted safo conduct to Cap
tains Hoy-Kd nnd Von l'npen. The British Embassy notified tho State De
partment this afternoon. The matter of safe conduotB for their successor
has not been taken up yet.
; DEPUTY ASKS PROBE OF FRENCH ARMY CONTRACTS
PARIS, Dec. 15. A demand for an ofllclal Investigation Into nil nrmy con
tracts was mude In the Chnmber of Deputies today by M. Slmyan, a former,
member of tho French Cabinet. M. Sirr.ynn declared thnt mnny contracts at
I tho beginning of the war were loosely made.
"Some wcro scuudnlous even criminal," tho speaker declared, M. Slmyan
was interrupted by M. Mlllerand, former Minister of Wur, who declared that
j If nny mistakes were made they wcro made In good faith.
TURK SHELLS DESTROY FOE'S DEPOT AT STRAITS
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. lfi. A block house nnd nn nmmunttlon depot
of the Allies were destroyed 1iy Turkish artillery In n. new bombardment at
tho DnrdnnelleH, according to olllcinl dispatches from tho front.
A heavy, sustained cannonade hns been directed ngalnst the Anglo-French'
positions on the Gnltlpoll Peninsula for three days. Allied ships near Kamlklla
Llmnn were forced to withdraw by tho Turkish shells. Near Sedd El Bahr Turkish
guns exploded a depot containing ammunition for heavy howitzers. Two
bridges ncross tho Kcrovcz Dero were knocked to pieces.
BRITISH GET 500,000 RECRUITS IN WEEK
LONDON, Dec. 15. Last weck's'rush to enroll br.ught In more than 600,000
tecrults. nccordlng to the Evening News. The vote for another 1,000,000 men
for the army which Premier Asquith Intended to move tomorrow has been post
poned until next week. The Premier had promised to glvo tho House of Com
mons the results of the Earl of Derby's1 rccrulltlng campaign tomorrow, hut it
hns been found Impossible to tubulate tho llgures In time, and this announce
ment is likewise postponed until next week.
050,000 TURKS UNDER ARMS ON ALL FRONTS
1 -.'. . , . -
LONDON, Dec. 15. Replying .to a question In tho House, of' Commons, Unrc-ld
J. Tctmant, Parllamentnry'Undcdr-Secretury for "Wary said HhritMtwas calculated
tliat Turkey hU'd' Gfiff.OOO'Vfnc'h" In' iba Held. This iforce, tinder certain clrcum-
stnnces, ho added, might bo .Increased to a million.
.
PRUSSIAN CASUALTY LISTS TOTAL 2,244,248
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 15. Prussian cusuulty lists Nos. 380 to 389. according,
to the ltotterdnmHcho Courant, contain the nnmcH of 65,340 killed, wounded nnd
missing, making the total ...44..-I8, This total is exclusive of the names of 237
llavnrlun, 310 Wurtcmburgian, U35 Saxonian and the naval and Turkish lists,
Kiys tho newspupeni.
AERIAL DUEL ENDS WHEN PLANES PLUNGE INTO SEA
LONDON, Dec. 15. Flight Sublieutenant Graham. In an aeropluno with
Flight Sublieutenant Ince as observer, while on patrol off the Belgian const yes
terday afternoon sighted a lurge German aeroplane and gave chase. After a
severe engagement tho Gorman machine was hit and fell. Before reaching tho
water It burst Into flumes and at tho moment of striking exploded. No trace of
tho pilot, observer or machine could bo found. Sublieutenant Grahum's machine
was severely damaged by machine gun lire und fell Into tho sea. but both ofllcers
were picked up und safely landed.
BRITAIN RAPIDLY FREEING CARGOES FROM GERMANY
WASHINGTON, Dec, 15. Curgoes of Gorman und Austrian goods, whosa
.shipment to tho United States wus delayed by the British orders In council, are
being released ut the rute of eight und ten a day. Within a month, offlcluls say,
idforts of the Stnto Department's foreign trade advisers will have freed all goods
purchased before Murch, 1915.
(50,000 CHINESE PROTEST RECOGNITION OF YUAN
SAN FltANCLSCO, Due. 15. An uppenl to President Wilson not to recognizs
tho Chinese monurchy has been mulled to Washington by Tong King 'Chopgj
president of tho Chco Kung Tong, known 11s tho Chlnoso llopubllo Association,
which is said to havo 11 membership of about 00,000 In tho United States and
300,000 In North, Central und South America.
BERLIN DISCLAIMS PLOT FOR MEXICAN REVOLT
UEUMN, Doc. 15. Tho overseas News Agency has given out tho follow
ing: "Otllclal circles here disclaim uny connection with activities of so-called
German agents who, according to Americun and English press reports, aro
said to havo tried to foment a new revolution In Mexico. The German Govern
ment, following tho lend of the United States, more than u month ago, author
ized the German Minister to Mexico to recognize Carranza as the head of the
Government."
SWEDEN FEARS RUSSIA HAS HOSTILE PLANS
UEULIN, Dei1. 15. The Swedish papers, says the Overseus News Agency,
now express the opinion thut tho interruption of telegraph service between
Sweden and Hussla Is connected with tho concentration of Hussion troops In
Finland, near the Swedish frontier. The newspapers also consider tho British
demonstrations of n similar kind are probable, this impression apparently having
licen caused by Sweden's unwillingness to submit to Anglo-Russian control.
MILLION DEAD IN ARMENIA, BRYCE REPORTS
LONDON, Dee. 15. Lord Bryce has Issued u further report on the Armenian
atrocities. Jit this he gives tho estimate of a competent observer, placing- the
destruction of life ut nearly 1,000,000, virtually half tho population of Armenia
The report states; "No description can portray the awful suffering of these
unfortunuto people, whose only rrimo is that they are Armenians. They are
being deliberately done to death at a sufficiently slow pace In order tp allow tjielr
oppressors the opportunity of choosing such women and goods ag they Caro
for und getting all their money before they die."
FIRE DESTROYS AMIES' CORK
Mystery in Blaze "VhU-b Causes Sev
eral Thousand Dollars Loss
on North Third Street
Fire today destroyed several thousand
dollars' worth of cork good, said to bo
Intended for the Allies, "at the plant of
J. George Brueckmann & Son. 133 North
3d street.
Firemen, after hard fighting, a --ceeded
In checking the blaze, which threatened
to destroy the building. Tho prlgin l)f
the Are Is a mystery.
The flama were discovered in a store- 1
room on the third floor. The contents I
of this room and of another storeroom
on the fourth lloor wer$ .destroyed. Tfcey j
and cork In bulk for Manufacture- In til-1
'NEWS
Sawdust Distilleries Can't Use Mails
WASHINGTON, Dee. lS,-The Po8tofUe
Department today denied the use of tlr
malls to Prof. Carl Von liartzfeldt, oper
atlng the Wood Waste Distilleries Com
pany and Teddy's Laboratory, at Whee
Ing. W. Va. Von Hartzfeldt advertised
thut he could make U gallons of dena
tured alrvn-d from n ton of sawdust, He
had previously been convjeted ou fraud
charge.
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