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VIENNA SPURNS U. S. DEMAND
FOR IMMEDIATE APOLOGY IN
REPLY TO NOTE ON ANCONA
Austrian Answer Unsatisfactory In
sists on Further Discussion of
American Position Asks for
Sources of Information
? "beanlte the warning to Austria that the United States would not accept
wlthing less than a repudiation of the sinking of the Ancona or an apology
'it the act, vicnim, m no ilji i"e uiiiiuu oiuicB, mu summary oi wmen
received toaay, virtually xeiuscs me ucmanus anu insists mat llirtner
nisslon is necessary.
If Vienna suggests that Washington inform Austria of the source of its
Tirmation regarding the attack upon the Ancona and outline more clearly
the attitude of the United States on submnrine warfare. Vienna also takes
we with several statements in tne American note.
WflBhinsrlon officials arc awaiting the full text of the reply and it Is
f!j that Vienna will bo informed it is unsatisfactory. This will be done
J?R second note that is expected to be even more drastic than the first.
Should Austria maintain its present attitude, it is more than probable that
diplomatic relations will be immediately severed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.
"a nummary of Austria's reply to the United States noto of protest on tlie
ivSrinr of the Ancona reached the State Department today. The complete
tfrt of the Austrian document Is expected late this afternoon or tonight. It
4rfilbe considered at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow If necessary. It is s4'tilttod
ItVofllclal circles that Austria's reply Is unsatisfactory. Austria asks for
further details. Tlio United States is rskcu to explain in tieinn tne cnarges
Ihat tlie AUSlrlau SUunmrilie uuiliuituiuui urn imi h;l jii ... miumiit: iiiuuiiv,.
K. Austria further aemanus Uiai mis uuvuiiiimiui. ui lunn hii mu luuis m
jti possession regarding the sinking of tin Ancona. The United States is
lillSO flSKCd tO BVe InO XliiWlUH Ul mu i':owa "!'"" nwau ivjhiu4ij it. miwcu
itrnote.
VIENNA OIjLUWS iSEUtuuva Mtui.ii.uua
Affl.ui. r,AfA aav timf Austria has followed the lines laid down bv Gcr-
ff-j IIIULlrtlD llfciw uj ......
IKany In Us first reply to the United States on the T.usttanla case. It was
h.u that the situation Is now virtually where It was before the United States
Knd Us note of protest.
If it Is known that this Government expects to dispatch another note to
Austria at once, even sharper in tone than the first one. All of the demands
mde In the first communication win c micnueu, una it. win no mniea xnat
tho submarine policy oi mo umiw n.o ... ...!. nuvnn .n jxuom iu
'tequlro a detailed statement.
iOfflclals admit that Austria expresacu
ccp regret over tlio loss oi American
Krts; Sh. however. Holds tnat cnougn
Boe was Given for all porsons to nave
iUndoued tlio Ancona. It la not Known
l.J .... l.....i.. .l.nM.ni Auatrlfi rn-
Iaere jui. irav"i ....v...... .....
Iterates her original charge made infor
iajlb' to American Ambassador Fcnfletd
It" Vienna tha.t lack of dlsclpllno and
wfirdlco In the Anc01"1'8 crew wttS re'
HSID1G IOT IUU ivaa v. I.n.
AWAIT COMPLETE TEXT.
n tie absence of tho .full text of the
Kutrian rcDlv both th6 State Department
MindiYihlte House rofused to discuss the
imtiux situation officially.
. . '. 1 ..... , i, t n.iHtnn l. n r n
"lalW-ftt tho State Department this aft-
I'lriijoa to confer with Secretary Lanshn?
reMln6 Austria's reply to mo umica
omep note on me aiwuuu.
3 Th Austrian Charge was with Mr.
IliMlnc Just 10 minutes. Ho refused to
italic to newspaper men as ho left tlie
igretary'8 office. Asked If he had de-
pTered Austria's reply on tho Ancona
Knote to Mr. Lansing, he said he had
pxothtag to say.
BScretary Lianulng statcu mat nis con
ference with Baron Kwledlnek was con-
ifnied to a "general discussion of the An
Beont case." He would not discuss the
tjKt further.
EjMeremry jansing statcu tnai ne nua no
Hcll word os to when the full text of
BAiaUla'a reply will reach him. He said
tit the physical transmission would re
Elolre two days. He said tliat this Gov
rmment will not decide its next move un
it til lie had limn tn nnnslilcr the full text
jet'Austria'a reply carefully.
K Counselor Polk and Third Assistant Sec-
I;tUry Phillips held a long conference
iwua.Mr. Lansing today, it was Known
Itfeit' ther discussed the Ancona sltua-
rtiB; One of them will speak for publl
Isttloa later. It was learned from a
jjwrce close to President WlUon that he
linieted negltlatlops over the Ancona,
Austria's request for Information will he
ucalt with In good faith, It was nnncrted,
but the real Ihsuo will not be permitted
to become beclouded.
AMBASSADOR PENFIELI)
(JETS 11EPLY TO NOTE
WEATHER
ithtre was a. llttU lone clerk In a. lone
I HtU tobacco Btore. The store was about
j tie, site of a. cigar box. It was musty
aa4, dusty. There wero yellow and red
taitos advertising this and that brand of
iMMceo, but no wooden Indian the store
fc'M too tioor to afford that. One day
Klie'front door was locked and the "push"
kr was gone. The store had Eone into
l&akruntcv anA thA lAflr hnrl Innt I1I.4
nob. ;t looked serious for him, for he
,? past middle age. For two months or
jr the storeroom was empty. But the
JVr day the store opened again, with a
jra-iooKing stock and the little lone
Wi Was behind thn rntml,r. wlilrh was
JH varnished and polished. He bad
ItoMlf. ""'U """'"" "'
snew. there's no way to connect this
iw Ue weather, except tliat the little
saw this morning. "It's mighty cold
w Atld then BcraJn tli wnrm wpathpr
Y "come back" like the little clerk
FORECAST.
i'Jr Philatftlnhttt. ntitf iVnif
2 tonight, probably changing to
Pf tltodetate vri-nrTx hemniinn prntfm
K5
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 1(J.
Austria has replied to the American
demands if or a disavowal of tho sinking
of the Italian liner Ancona by taking
sharp issue with the attitude of tho
Washington Government, according to
a dispatch lecclvcd here from Vienna
today.
Tlie dispatch states that the reply was
handed to United States Ambnssador
Pcnllcld on Tuesday.
"The Austrian reply to the Ancona
note," continues the dispatch, "says that
the American Government gives In
sufficient reasons for blaming tho com
mander of tho submarine that sank the
Ancona, but In It tho Austro-Huugarlan
Government expresses sympathy for the
victims of tho liner's destruction.
"The reply states further thati in view
of the Washington declaration that
American subjects were concerned, Aus
tria la In principle prepared to exchange
opinions, but tho case of the Ancona Is
regarded as materially different from tho
cases which Washington cited.
"Austria also calls upon Washington
to state the legal maxims nlleged to have
been violated by the commander "of the
submarine which sank the Ancona.
Tho American Government, the Aus
trian note points out, omitted to Identify
the persons whose versions of tho Ancona
sinking were accepted and to whom It
"apparently attributes a higher degree of
trustworthiness than to the Imperial
Royal Navy."
According to tlie Vienna advices, tho
Autftrian Government makes much of
what It calls tho vagueness of certain
parts of the American note. This circum
stance, tho Austrian reply says, allows
of numerous doubts.
The Austrian Foreign Office evidently
believes that the United States is with
out sufficient grounis for blaming the
commander of the submarine.
It is worthy of note, however, that the
reply. In referring to the submarine which
sank the Ancona calls It the Austro-
Hungarian boat, thus admitting the Iden
tity of the oraft.
The Vienna dispatch states that the
Austrian Government gave notice of Its
willingness to enter into an exchange of
views with the United States over the
Ancona affair, thus indicating its desire
to tax diplomacy before the Incident Is
brought to a head.
The attitude of the Washington Cabinet
In regard to the sinking of the Ancona
Is called "unusual," and the Austrian
Foreign Office announces an inability to
HOSTILE FORCE COULD LAND AT
WILL ON U. S. COAST, SAYS DEWEY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1G. "Only a navy strong: enough to meet on
equal terms the navy of the strongest probable ndvcrsnry, could prevent
the landing of hostile forces at a largo number of important points on
I the Atlantic seaboard," according to a letter from Admiral George Dewey
to Congressman A. P. Gnrdner, of Massachusetts, rend by Mr. Gardner
I today in n speech in the House.
The const of Massachusetts, says Admiral Dewey, is especially
1 vulnerable and he also cites "the eastern end and south shore of Long
I Islnnd and in the Delaware and Chesnpenke Bays."
' Admiral Dewey's letter to Mr. Gnrdner rends In part:
"tne part ot tne Atlantic coast mentioned in Air. Wood's article in
the Century, extends from Ccstport, Me., to Cape Henry, Va., and in this
nrca we have permanent defenses on the Penobscot and Kennebec nivors,
nt Portland, Portsmouth, Boston and New Bedford harbors; nt Narra
gnnsett Bay; nt the eastern entrance to Long Islnnd Sound; at the en
trance to New York harbor; on the Delnwnro River; nt Baltimore; on the
upper Potomac River nnd at Hnmpton Roads. Of these defenses only
those nt Portlnnd, Narrngnnsett Bay, entrance to Long Islnnd Sound nnd
the entrance to New York protect the coast. The others are solely
harbor defenses. '
"It Is true that ti large hostile force can land on the open coast
wherever the transports can got within reasonable distnnce of the shove,
and especially so where their landing is covered by the gunfire of the
naval escort, even though the lnnding be opposed by troops; the mosl
recent example of this is the landing of the Allied troops on the Gnllipoli
Peninsula.
"From Enstport, Me., to Cape Henry, Va., there are few places where ,
large ships cannot npproach with safety to within two miles of the
coast. The only force thnt can prevent a lnnding is n navy of our own i
strong enough to prevent sifch nn expedition from reaching our const. ,
"In saying thnt a hostile expedition can land upon our coast, at will, i
outside the range of our coast defense guns, I mean thnt it is physically
possible and with no very great difficulty. I do not mean thut such a force
could accomplish its object by lnnding anywhere on our coast. No ,
commander would desire to have his force isolated on the peninsulas of
Maine, nor on the Band dunes of New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland or
Virginia, with inland waters between them anil the, mainland. They i
will prefer to land where there are railroads and good roads leading to
their objective, which would probably be one of our large cities."
SUSPECT IS
ARRESTED IN
BOX MURDER
Edward J. Keller, Partner
in Laundry Where Body
Was Found, Taken
THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Rumor at City Hall Says Slain
Man Was Edward .1. Connery.
Ten Witnesses Quizzed
Kduniil ,1 Keller nm arrested tlii
afternoon on suspicion of Having been Im
plicated hi the Kiankfoid ttunk murder.
Ho was n member of the laundry firm
of Conneiy .fc Keller, which did business
for a short time in the building at iuii
Finnkrord aveuui. in the cellar of which
tho body of a man uhh found eterdaj
In a brass-bound trunk Inclosed In o
packing cusp.
Captain of Detective Canieiun said
the Identity of the Iclim was knonn to
QUICK NEWS'
bEMOCRATS RALLY AND GAIN CONTROL IN WAR TA FIGHT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. After losing tho first Bklrmlsh In the
rovenue figh tlie Democrats this afternoon regained supremacy1 In the
House by tho slight innrgin of 10 votes. By a vote of 208 to 102
the Domoctals put through a preliminary motion, the firat etep toward
limiting debate on the Administration resolution extending the war
revenue tax. On a rising vote the Eepubllcana had won on the sarao
proposition by 1G4 to 173, but a record vote wrought the missing
Democrats and tho roll-call restored Democratic control. A roll-call
sroa tutu ordered oa the moiu question of limiting debate on tlw
resolution to two kours and a half.
U. S. OFFICIALS DENY BOY-ED HAS STOLEN REPORT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1C l'ranklln D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, today denied emphatically that any confidential naval reports In
tended solely for tho President nnd other liluli officials has been obtained by
Captain Carl Hoy-Kd, the recalled German naval attache. "Nothing Is known
of any such theft." he declined. "I know nothing of such a report having
been made to the President. Literally the only report was tho General Board
3 ITALIAN CORPS
LAND IN ALBANIA
FOR BALKAN FRAY
200 ORPHANS
IN DANGER AS
HOME BURNS
Two Warcraf t and 43 Lives i A s y 1 u m at Warminster
Lost in Disembarkation Township, Few Miles
of 120,000 Troops From Hatboro, Afire
AUSTRIAN ATTACK SHARP ! AID IS SUMMONED
Continued on l'afe Four, Column One
NOW HEAR THE MERRY
CLANG OF ICE SKATES
Season Has Opened on the
Frozen Surface of Hunting
Park Lake
10ST AND FOUND
ifr$2 MAMOND OUT OF UINO LOST.
WSSS!. Sv?n'. Decemtwr 13. either at
IwSSSt1 "J? Keith1 Theatre to 16th and
Spruce . niu it rviunieu it? miv
?f2hfiRID1;B PUU-DOO loati 4 whit.
.!' S and breaat. acre w tall with
Bttiiii .. vwo .W"" acara on neaa: an
!pgjto Bob. w inward 1( returned 144
InJp'iiS T?nK,au,"B TERRIER lot. .liver
5" vSSwft a. w old; annuera to name
t51l i! jS! turned Jo 3000 Cheatuirt ' at.
SiJA.RETT CASE, with S. W. C.
W W? Ja clrcli, u centre. lot. Return
,. inTi VZrr "" mouu, iu ana ajruca
ctdrectlv regard.
pOLoat. h.iu..n .... . .... ..
ISjlSntowa ln to SXH West Penn,
lyd rew earring; Utj. rutv. id N. Uti.
Sud 'l 5'een Arch and Market Liberal
5j.3: .wureaa u- 610, ledger Central
' C'lauUcti 4d on racj i uml tt
The skating season opened today when
the flrst pair of Ice skates cut white lines
on the frozen surface of Hunting Park:
Lake.
Two and. a fraction Inches of Ice cov
ered the take, which was opened for
Bkatlng this morning by the park guards.
The ice was not of the heat, about an
inch of frozen snow making the Burface
rough.
Should the cold snap continue. Cen
tennial, Concourse and Gustlne Lakes, in
Valrroount Park, will be ready for skat
lug tomorrow, according to Sergeant
O'Neill, of the Woodford Guard House.
Thse lakes and Wtssahickon Creek ara
frozen to a depth otVHi and m Inches
today.
Falb Dead While Going to Work
While on his way to work this morning,
Milton 1. Smith, 47 years old. of 22i North
13th street, fell to the pavement in front
of 1307 Race, street. Policeman Uurgesg
pinked him up and sent him to the
Hahnemann Hospital, but he died before
reaching tlie institution. Physician say
his death was due to heart failure.
I1ERL1X, Dec. 16. That BuiRttrian
f troops may continue the pi rsuit of the
Allies into Greece is indicated in an
oflicial statement from Sofia today.
The statement, made public at Sofia
yesterday, declares that Bulgarian
troops have "temporarily" stopped the
pursuit of the enemy at the Greek
frontier.
nojiE, Dec.--i.
Italy's expeditionary force sent to tho
llnlkmin hns been landed In Albania. Offi
cial announcement wag mado today Hint
tho landing has been successfully corn
plated. Austrian warships attempted to prevent
tho landing of tho Itallaru with shell ilro
and I v planting mines along the Albanian
coast Tho warships were driven off, but
the destroyer Intrepldo and the transpbrt
He Umberto were sunk by mines with
a total loss of 43 lives.
No official statement has been Issued
as to tho number of men in the Italian
Balkan expedition, but unofficial reports
say that It comprises it. least 120,000 In
fantry and cavalry, with full urtlllery
equipment.
ALLIES TURN SALOXIOA
INTO IMP11EGXA1.LE BASE
ATHENS. Dec. 16.
Salonica Is being transformed Into an
almost Impregnable fortress by the Al
lies In anticipation of an Austro-Qerman
or Bulgarian attack.
Great gangs of Greek laborers, working
side by side with soldiers of the Allies,
aro digging row after row of earthworks.
Engineers nre busy day and night map
ping gun ranges. Anglo-French artillery
Is being stationed on all tho heights com
manding the approach to the city and
the railway line leading north from Sa
lonica Is heuvlly mined.
Neither General Sarrall nor any of the
Anglo-Krench diplomatic representatives
hero has any doubt that Teutonic or
Bulgarian forces will Invade Greek terri
tory within a few days.
Though large bodies of French troops
have fallen back In the direction or
Salonica. the British continue to hold a
position north of ICIIIndlr within artillery
range or the uuigars across tne norucr
near Lake Dolran.
Three transport loads of reinforcements
disembarked at Salonica yesterday. At
tho s3me time large supplies of heavy
guns and other material were put ashore.
Excepting a small force, the Greek troops
htue evacuated Salonica, leaving the city
at the disposal of the expeditionary
forces.
Despite the belief prevalent at Salonica,
Greek military authorities doubt that the
Germans will make a Berlous attempt to
sweep General Sarrall Into the sea, Tlie
Oreek newspapers declare unanimously
that not a single Bulgarian soldier will
The lives ot 200 orphan .hildrcii. most
ot them Phlladelphlans, nro In Jeopardy
In a lire that Is destroying the Christ
Homo for Orphan Children at Warmin
ster township, four miles north of Hat
boro, Pn.
All suburban fire companies within a
radius of many miles were sent for
shortly nfter I o'clock this afternoon, and
a desperate light to save the structure Is
under way.
Telephonic communication with tho nsy
iom was Kwlftly cut off by tho blaze, but.
information, .obtained from Hatboro by
telephflhe anjU'lelograph 1j tb tlie effect
that motifofthe children Lad been taken
out safely.
This report has not been verified, how
ever, and there Is a rumor at Hatboro
that some lives were lost.
Tho same reports from the sceno ot
the blaze Bald that the building of the
Institution Is doomed. Firemen aro hav
ing difficulty getting water.
The flames spread rapidly. Most of tho
engine companies are volunteers and they
had long distances to travel over tho
snow-blocked roads, which made progress
slow. By tho time they arrived It wa
too lato to save tho main building and
they devoted their attention to adjacent
structures of the institution.
The building Is three stories and la con
structed of wood blocks, According to
Information from Hatboro, tho Are started
iu the basement, but tho cause Is not
yet ascertained.
The head of the Institution Is Dr. Ot
tlnger. It Is situated on York road, above
Street road. There arc five buildings in
the group. One of the buildings nearest
the burning structure houses several hun
dred girls, but they all were taken out
unharmed, it Is reported.
LEDEHEH SAYS WAR TAX WILL
BE RE-ENACTED BY COiNHRESS
"LID" WILL HE DOWN FOR 1 YEARS, SAYS SMITH
"Tho lid will bo down absolutely tight during tho next four yenra," was Mayor
elect .Smith's only comment today on charges that gambling houses nro opening
tbelr doors In all parts of the city In anticipation ot a return to the ''wide open"
tlayH under former Kcpubllcan Organization rule. William II. Wilson, who will
be Mayor Smith's Director of Public Safety, mado a similar statcmont. "If
gambling houses nro open, they will bo closed in a hurry after tho flrst of tho
year," he said. "Tlio lid Is going down tight, nnd It will stay down. I expect to
Issue n statcmont early next week that should leave no doubt as to the attitude
of tho new administration, so fnr ns tho 'lid' is concerned."
If '" .7""'. "'V:'"!" ... "".. 'V.T:., "Import .-nrrlcd l.y nn appendix to Secretary Daniels' report, which has been
aim; (IUtJt.Vt LMIt, I llll.-XJU l CMJ IIW HI. I.-.- ia-l
man was believed to be. Thetc was printed nnd dstrluuted for release on December 22." Secretary of State Uuislng
a rumor at City Hull that the police be- ' tilso denied knowledge of the reported theft.
lloved the body fo be thnt of Edward (
.T. Connery, as the latter, though said
to be now cmplu.vcd nt Cnmoy'a Point
as n powder-maker, had not been found
by tho pollen today. This rumor uas
denied, mid it was said that Conner?'
would bo loented today.
voi.rxTHintrcn to help.
Keller lives on Madison sttccl near
Frnnkford avenue. Ho hni a wife, nnd n
daughter eight years old. When he heard
thU morning, nt tho Mlller-Closmnn Com
pany leather shop, at 12th and Button
wood streets, that he was wanted by the
police, he said he would volunteer to
help them in the attempt to Identify tho
body.
"I'm suie It can't be Connery's body,"
he said, ns ho left the building, according
to his employers, who said they thought
highly of Keller tmd that ho was steady
and honest. "I believe Connery Is still
2vc, ns they say this body hns been
dead a long time, nnd Connery was liv
ing at least up to n short time ago."
TEN PERSON'S QUESTIONED.
Five women and flvo men. all residents
of the neighborhood ubout Richmond
street and Lehigh avenue, were taken to
City Hall today nnd closely questioned by
Captain Cameron In connection with tho
trunk murder mystery
rAftcr his conference with the 10 wit
nesses, who had all como voluntarily to
his ofllco. Captain Cameron said:
"This Is tho most Important evidence
wo have received yet. I expect to learn
J.I10 Identity of the murdered man and the
motive for' -the" murder,' perhaps by S
o'clock this afternoon."
Connery nnd Keller were partners In
Continued on race Seven, Column One
Officials Here Ordered to Prepare for
Enforcement of Act
Internal revenue officials In this city
are firm In the belief that the emer
gency revenue law, commonly known as
the war tax, will be speedily re-enacted
In its entirety by Congress. The bill,
which calls for the extension of the act
for a period of one year from January
1, 1916, was presented in Congress by
the Ways and Means Committee of tho
House of Representatives yesterday.
The Internal revenue office In this city
has received word from William II. Os
born. Commissioner of Internal nevenue
In Washington, directing that emergency
revenue law blank forms and notices for
returns for tax liability for a period of
six months starting January 1, 1916.
should be sent to all persons in this dis
trict who come within the provisions of
the act.
Collector of Internal Revenue Iderer
said that Commissioner Osborne's notice
evidently Is bajsed on the assumption that
the emergency revenue law will be re
enacted in Its entirety. Mr. I.ederer ex
plained that notices were to be sent for
a tax liability of six months, as the gov-
LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM
RUDELY SHATTERED '
IN SHORT ORDER
Mrs. Norman Wilkinson's Story
of Domestic Infelicity Re
lated at Germantown Po
lice Hearing:
PARLIAMENT INFORMED ON GREEK CRISIS
.LONDON, Dec ifi. For the first time since the crisis developed petw'cen
Greece nnd the Entente Powers, the British Government gave Parliament
Information on the situation this afternoon.
Speaking In the House of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil, Under Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, said thnt negotiations were being actively pursued, antl
the Government hoped they would be satisfactory.
"The immediate object ot tho Allies In Greece," he said, "Is to regularize
the military situation nnd to deny to Bulgaria and the Continental Powers
control over Salonica. This Is behoved to be In accord with Greek wishes."
JULIAN STORY'S CHAUFFEUR MISSING -
The police aro searching for Arthur Jolmav. a .chauffeur employed ly
Julian Story, a prumtnent .nrtlBt, of 322 South 13'h street, who Is ncqused of
stealing 11 Ford automobile und two overcoats fiim his- employer. Accord
ing to Mr. Story, tho enr nnd overcoats disappeared with Johnson on Jtondny.
Thji car was found badly damaged on North Brood.strect ancLacnt to 141a repair
shopa'dt-'the Ford company.
ALLIES' RETREAT KILLS HOPE OF RUMANIAN AID
ZURICH, Dec. 16. Retreat of the Allies from Serbia hns killed all prospects
that Rumania will enter the war against tho Austro-Germans, according to
Bucharest dispatches today.
On contrary, M. Mnrghllomnn. leader of the Cor.servatlves, In an audience
with the King suggested that the time is now ripe for Rumnnln to Join tho
Central Empires and Invade Russian Bessarabia. These dispatches sug
gested that Russian concentration along the Rumania border wns for tho pur
pose of meeting a possible Rumanian invasion, rather than for an Invasion
cf Bulgaria.
The Bucharest newspapers are declared to bo unanimously opposed to
Rumanian participation on the side of the Allies since General Sarrall's retreat
into Greece.
HUSBAND HELD IN BAIL
be allowed on UreeK H. inv a. .
assert that under tne protection ot wni
warships' Kuns the Allies would have no , ainnft TV IPU'UI C
difficulty In beating back all hostile at- IJUlhW AN At SJUU0 I A JkW ELa
tacks. They belleev the Germans realize ,
that such an attempt would be hopeless. Woman Did Not Know It Until After
Withdrawal of Greek troops In the
Halonlca rone Is well under way, The She Had Taken Nup, and AU-
clvil administration of Salonica and the Night Search Proves Futile
surrounding district has been taken over
hv the Allies, who "have replaced the a iarire crowd h-t-i1i.h until mrii- tiii
y 1. nftiAfiltj with militia. ' i i.- . i , . .
utcaa- wi,v.. ..
The end of a shattered romance was
aired In Geimantown this afternoon,
when Mrs. Norman T. Wilkinson, a wife
scarcely out of her girlhood, unfolded n,
tale of domestic woes beforo Magistrate
Pennock which tended to show that her
husband, a dapper and handsome young
chap, had broken tho promises which
he made when they were wed a little
more than two years ago.
Mrs. Wilkinson, who Is a remarkably
pretty young woman, convinced the
Magistrate that she had had a storm
tossed existence with the defendant.
Wilkinson was held In J100 ball for a
further hearing next Thursday.
The wife Is the daughter of Dr. Thomas
W. llrockbank, of 6122 Germantown ave
nue. Doth she and her father are highly
esteemed In the community.
AVllklnson listened to the testimony
against him with an air of Impatience
and did not appear to regard the pro
ceedings seriously.
His arrest was caused for an alleged
attack upon his wife on Tuesday, when
she had to force her way Into their homn
at 2? Hnst Queen lane, from which she
had been barred by her husband. The
young wife said the trouble was due
to her going shopping. She 'eft two of
the children with her neighbor and
locked the house.
When Wilkinson returned he imme
diately decided that his wife had de
serted him and, tnklng one of the chil
dren from the obliging neighbor's hoube,
barred the doors. When Mrs. Wilkinson
returned she as forced to send for her
father and her attorney, George Scatch
ard, in order to gain admittance to the
house.
Wilkinson, It Is charged, struck his
wife when she entered, and her father
600,000 SUBSCRIBERS TO NEW FRENCH LOAN
PARIS, Dec. 16. Six hundred thousand persons suliscrlbcd to the now
French lonn. which closed at m'dnight. Paris newspapors state that the, loan
was a. complete success. Mirr er of Finance Rlbot is expected to announce
the result by tho end of the week.
U. S. LEGATIONS IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN SHUN FORD
LONDON. Dec. 10, The American Legations at Chrlstlanla, Stockholm and
Copenhagen have issuer statements formally declaring the American Govern
ment has no connection with the Ford peace expedition, according to Copen
hagen dispatches today. News concerning tho Ford peace ship, which arrived
at Kirkwall yesterday, was stll Inching today. Officials professed to have no
information excepting press dls. itches, but were certnln the pence ship would
he released after the usual examination. No complications aro anticipated, here.
SERBIAN SLAUGHTER EXCEEDED FLANDERS FIGHTING
SALONICA, Dec, 16. The bloodiest struggles of France and Flanders did
not eclipse tho slaughter in southern Serbia when the Hulgnrlans delivered
their uttneks on the Allied front, the flrst English officers reaching here from
the front declared today.
"The Rulgars attacked lti seven dense waves on a 200-metre front on the
sector where I was located," said one olllcer.
"On the Ilrst day they swept us back. On the second day the French
brought up a lot of their murderous 75s. They cut down the advancing Bul
garian lines like a scythe.
"After that they didn't bother us much, except with their artillery W
crossed the border with no more close fighting."
Continued on rage Two, Column One
Loses Jewels "Worth $500 in Store
31 M. Joseph M. Gazzam,' of 263 South
ISth street, lost or had stolen from her
$500 worth of old family Jewels yesterday
while she was taking them to a Market
street department store to have them
reset for Christmas presents. Mrs. Gaz
zam had done some shopping In the
store, and when she approached the Jew
elry counter she noticed that the Jewels
were gone, -She Immediately notified the
tore detectives, who in turn notified the
Detective Bureau. No trace of the Jewels
bas been found.
morning, with lanterns and matches. In
the snow In front of the home of James
F, Brown, 1609 South 15th street, for
more than 13000 worth ot Jewelry, which
was thrown out ot a third-story window
of the Brown home late yesterday after
noon. The Jewelry was the property of
Mrs. Helen Stevens. It has not been
found, and the police think some one
picked it up when it fell to the pave
ment.
I Mrs. Stevens, who was exceedingly fear
I ful of the safety of her adornments, tied
I them up In a. handkerchief yesterday
J morning and carefully placed them under
1 the cover of a large morocco leather chair
lit the living room on the third floor, Iu
I the afternoon Miss Margaret Brown, a
slflior i-vi pa fitot'&m nri a i1italni In 4 I7a
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Estates Disposed of by Wills
Ilia probated today Included those ot I room and, picking up the covering of the
Anna Green, Wll avcrford avenue, ' chair, snook It out the window,
which dispose of effects valued at i&QO i She turned her head away to eade the
In private bequests; Joseph KltUrer, m Cust and did not notice the diamond
Green street. U00; Mallnda Bennett, 4931 rings', gold chains and other articles of
Larchwood avenue, t'XQO; Bertha Abra- ! Jewelry which flew In all directions. She
hams, 119 North Ruby street. iJOW. and later took a nap In the i-'iatr without
Charles Johnson. ISO) Master street, $2000, knowing what abe had done.
The personalty of the estate of John The loss of the Jewels was discovered
Heluluie has been appraised at tU.729.0i, eail in tho evening when Mrs. Stevens
Annie It Stephens. JiS.CH.50, and Chris- looked for them while dressing for a
tine S Kottke, I3H3.W. 1 farty.
LE TRUPPE iTALIANE
SBARCATE IN ALBANIA
Tre Corpi d'Armata Sono Scesi
a Valona, Durazzo e San
Giovanni di Medua
STRIKE TIES UP FREIGHT 10 MILES FROM CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Dec. 16. The paralysis of shipping caused by a strike of 600
switchmen on tho Belt Line spread today until freight traffic was clogged
throughout a radius of 40 miles from the city, The strike threatens to spread
to the -1000 trulnmen, switchmen uud yard workers on the 17 railroads enter
ing Chicago, Christmas frolght worth millions is tied up. New conferences
were undertaken today In a effort to settle the differences.
MILITANT SUFFRAGISTS' OFFICES IN LONDON RAIDED
LONDON, Dec. 16. Tho headquarters for the "Women's Social apt! Po
litical Union, the organization of militant suffragistSj was raided again today
by the police, All the type In the printing room was seized so that the weekly
publication of the organization called Hrltnnla could not he used. Mrs. Em
etine Pankhurst is at the head of the Women's Social and Political Union,
Tre corpi d'armata Italian), fortl dl 120.
000 uomtnl dl fan'erla. dl cavalleria e dl
artlglleria, c fornltl dl uu adeguato nu
mero dl cannonl sono sbaicatl suite cotu
albanesl. La notlzla o' stata data ufnclal
mente a Rom! ina, come e' naturule, 11
governo Italluno non atmuncia la forza
del corpo dl spedizione, ne' 1 puatl dove
essa e" sbarcato, ne' gl oblettlvi cbe si
propone. II f&tto cbe s tratta di
tre corpi d'armata e cue !o sbarco e' av
veuuto a San Giovanni, di Medua. a Du
razzo ed a Valona si e' appreso da fonte
pon uflictale
(Lecstre in uaguia ic ultimo
plu" dettagllate uotlzio sulla guerra, in
ititliauo.)
RUMANIAN CONSERVATIVES URGE TEUTONIC ALLIANCE
BUCHAREST, Dec. 16. il. Margrilloman, leader of the Conservative party,,
was received In-uudlence by King Kordihand today and presented His Majesty
with n petition urging that Rumania go to war on the side of Germany.
Rumanian newspapers declare that since the shattering of Servia by the
Teutons and Bulgara there is no longer any possibility ot this country enter
ing the war against Germany,
ENTENTE MINISTERS AGAIN WARN CHINA
PEK1N, Dec. 16. The British, Japanese, Russian and French Ministers; and
the Italian Charge d'Affalres lslted Lu Cheng-hslang, the Chinese Foreign Mil
Ister, at the Foreign Offl.ee yesterday. Acting as spokesman, of the diplomats
representatives, who went to the Foreign Office in a bodyi J3kl HJioJL the Jap
anese Minister, asked If China, still believed she could preserve the peace, through
the cliange lu the form of China's Government to ft tnotmrchy. He virtually
reiterated the advice previously given to China by tjjeEnteute rgardintr the
ihange in the form of givernment. an4 urged the necessity of uvpldituj further
cvnfusion in the Far East. Lu Cheng-hslana; again, voiced the. conJMenec- of
China, that the change would he accomplished without dkituriap'-e of th pe.cs.
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