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EGYPT INVADED BY TURKS;
SLAVS BEGIN BULGAR DRIVE;
H1NDENBURG FAILS AT RIGA
Ottomans Cross Border at El Arish.
Battle on East of Suez Commons
Votes Million More Men in
Stormy All-Night Session
The war Is striking into fresh territory, according to dispatches from
ttrlous scenes of tlio front.
Turks, 400,000 of them, havo started
Ihey aro backed by 100,000 Germans
'lit Serbian campaign.
f Russia lias countered wnn nnoiuer invasion, ner licet lias captured
Virus, tlio principal Dulgar port on the Ulack Sea, and under cover of tlio
Lilttck tho Czar's troops Iiavo mado a landing for sweep of Bulgarian soil to
f form a Junction with tho Allies' beset armies In tho Balkans.
Victory for Russia Is also Indicated In dispatches, which Btato that
Hlndenburg's campaign has failed completely on tho Dvlnsk-Itlga front and
f (i,4t tho Teutons In tho north aro retreating.
I Asaulth's call for a now nrmy of 1,000,000 mon for early field service on
la various fronts has been heeded by Commons, which, however, was a
I' icene of an all-night session and sharp debate before tho vote authorized Lord
a jatchener's request transmitted by tho Premier. The heat of tho debate in
I irralgnmont of tho Cabinet's Dardanelles policy, It is said, but preludes a
itv Parliamentary battle.
f ICRCO-GEUMAN LEGIONS
START INVASION OF EUYl'T
LONDON, Dec. 22.
The Turco-Gcrman drivo against Egypt
v.. tin. according to advices to tho
'.Eichango TcVcgrnph Company from Con-
ittntinopie louaj.
Three hundred thousand Turks and 100,
110 Germans and Arab Irregulars aro tak-i.at-t
I., thn rnmnalirn.
f Fighting Is reported to bo taking plnco
l .v.riv nn ifevntlan soil between advance
f parcls of tho Turks and British forces
J tut of tho Suez Canal.
Patrols havo attacked British guards
la tho rcslon of Al Arlsli.
I Part of the German army, under Field
f llinhal von Mackcnscn, wlilcli crushed
I tb Serbians Is said to havo been trans-
I ported to Turkey to tako part In tho
S Enrtlan campaign.
f Nws of tho Turco-Gcrman operations
' mlnst Egypt has revived reports that
f U bulk of tho British forces withdrawn
from tho Anzac and Suvla fronts on
L lh Oalllpoll peninsula wero sent to Port
' Eild to help protect tlio Suez Canal.
vu. ic.itti.v n..n nvlilnnHv Intends
I to follow the caravan route which strikes
i Ue canal near Ismallla.
k Strong fortincatlons nave been built by
Host of tho defenders aro British colo-
"tlals.
aGtrman olllccra havo been at work for
twoUis preparing for thDgyptlan cam-
it Wn.
. flMttt ntinntltlAa nt wni ftllnnllefl bn.VO
: fan ihlpped almost dally over the Syr
!u Hallway, and many batteries of
Sjaary guns havo been transported to
Jerusalem for use In tlio l-Jgypunn urivo.
Expert engineers from tho German army,
irlih characteristic precaution, havo
-ken all necessary measures to see that
M trooos lack noth mr.
RSpeclal transport carts havo been built
.io tarry ammunition nnu waier over mo
Slant. Tho expedition will be well
hnjulpped with aeroplanes.
I COMMONS PASSES BILL
FOIt MILLION MORE MEN
LONDON, Dec. 22.
After a nlcht of tho most heated war
i debate In months, tho House of Com-
jfcmoiu at:30 a. m., today ngrccd to pass
uw uovernmem Dili caning i.uw.wu mora
, Britishers to tho colors.
Adoption of tho measure puts In the
Held tho greatest British army In history,
IU number estimated at about 4,000,000.
With these millions tho Government
aoks to strike for decUlvo victories In
, every theatre of war and end tho conflict
lthln another year.
The sharpest shafts yet hurled In the
House of Commons In arraignment of tho
Dardanelles campaign preceded adjourn
ment at dawn today. Before midnight
tke bombardment of tho Ministry became
o ttrriflo that one member Inquired if
tie Zeppelins had como to town again.
me shock of the first attacks rapidly
SaSSed awttv. Atttr mlflntirlif mnnv mem
E-kera fell asleep. Fiery periods of par-
mmeniary orators wero punctuated hy
, Iouj snores. The slumber scenes of Amer-
, lean Congressional filibusters were out-
! done.
The sharnest attacks on tho Govern-
meat wero directed bv Sir Edward Car-
fnn, who recently quit tho Cabinet be
muse no disagreed with other memoers
L retarding Balkan affairs. Sir Edward
stchoed tho charge of John nedmond, Irish
i"der, that a scundal lurked behind the
.wnJanelles failure. Jlo demanded to
' Contlnufd on l'ure life, Column One
WEATHER
TD6 WCfitflAT fnrtnaaA in ha a rtmmnrt-
r. '"II wib,uvi uw vuiuiV"
Plate aubject, probably has more Innu
l?C?i.on human happiness at this time
m tb year than any other, It is not
wj tho rich who hope for a "white
VWUtmaB." fnr thnsA whn mimf i!fnAnH
JJ the bounty of others know that vol-
.er Kris Krlngles are mora plentiful
"lea mow is on the ground than other
vise. tVa !,.,,. .v,... r ... ...
ut this. -White Chrlstmases" exist
!"Y In the suburbs, in the city the
J?k turns to slush, and Sir. and Mrs.
h !ima Chopper must wade through
n. yihen ,ney roch the point of tho
And play Santa Claus.
FORECAST
For PkilmMnhin nnA irfriiiitii
fartly cloudy weather and rising tern
?mture tonight and Thursday; mod-
" ouiA winds.
LOST 4ND FOUND
irtoi (! " Saturday -moa.-old little white
fcolilr lif.'u aPwera name ''Be,ie," green
i.ffl? ,lur medal, liberal reward, 41(1
5fii.frSPE'. contatninx ehotosraohe to baih-
'uS. Su"-..wltb. letter SI" cut la the
!. Hew ( returned to 2311 W Oxiord r.
i&rkMJ Pearl lludJeJ e!la Din. Ilew.nl If
Jjgeq to Ilttifiun'. Institute. Keith Bldx
kW KmiS. iMP I'l-ATINUM BAR PIX lo.t.
iflSSX i1." hBPln UUtrlct or Philadelphia;
!. Mjood road. Ardmor.
B w2iy '"' ,o'd opon-faee bracelet watch.
V Mondf J?ake- InltUU U- M. W. on back.
K C?tY" !3mbr li Betura to Ledger
i iienurn
ifsjiMcd ai3 en s0f if saj 47.
the threatened Invasion of Egypt.
from Mackcnsen's victorious cohorts of
BIG-HEARTED JIM'S
WIDOW HELPED SOME
BY VISITING WOMEN
'But We Can't Do It All," They
Say, "Though We Have
Paid Back Rent House
Cold as Ice"
BABY DOWN WITH GRIP
A party of women Journeyed today to
the house at 1I2J South Napa street to call
on tho widow of nig Hearted Jim Fltz
slmmons, as they used to call tho waiter
In a saloon on 9th Btrcct, across from
tho rostofllce, until ho was shot dead
thero Just a year ago whllo trying to
protect a llttlo Italian bootblack from tho
attack of a man who carried a revolver.
Enough troublo for ono woman's lifetime
was piled Into Napa street that Now
Year's Evo when they brought Jim's body
home and tlKTbddy" arrived at tho tlmo
tho ton of coal ho had managed to get
with J7 scraped together from the rem
nants of his $12 a week did.
But trouble. In n material seniin. nnlv
began with Jim's death for tho family
In
isnpa sircet. Tiiero were lour chll
dren (nnd r -ill are, by good fortune) and
to support them Sirs. Fitzsimmons
promptly had to put aside her grief and
try -to dupllcato murdered JIm'e J1I a
wcok. She couldn't. Ho had given her
J10 nnd more of thnt JI2 each week and
that was llttlo enough. She could only
make $3 a week. In consequence tho llt
tlo family faced eviction from n house
that Is nearly as cold as tho outside air.
Tljey will not be evicted, because the
party of womon who had read a story
about the Fitzsimmons family in the
IJveninci L,EDCii:n Paid tho rent and then
told tho Evenino Lcdqeii that It had
not told the truth.
"How hadn't It told tho truth?"
"Because it's twice as bad In that
house as you said It was," said the wom
en. "That house la as cold as Ice. The
baby has tne grip now. Didn't you know
that?"
NO DOCTOn FOIt BABT.
No, the report of tho conditions In the
Fitzsimmons' home had been received
and written before the baby was attacked
by tho grip epidemic. This baby, It
appears, is 18 months old; name of James;
named after his father. He becamo 111
late yesterday afternoon, and a doctor
being out of tho question, ha was dosed
with home remedies and actually la Im
proving. One of the women In the party la an
experienced social worker, used 10 the dif
ficult business of separating the false
from the true In what are known as
"cases." She made Inquiries In the neigh
borhood and found that Mrs. Fltzslm-
Contlnued an Taxe Two, Column Three
Autolst Held for Striking Woman
Dr. Henry A. Strecker, an assistant
medical Inspector for the city, today was
held In 1300 ball for further hearing by
Magistrate Beaton In the Central police
station. The police said his auto ran
down Mrs. Eleanor Wright, S3IH Chew
street, Qermantown. The accident oc
cured at Juniper and Market streets.
Aid for Suffering Family
The Kvenino Ledoer acknowledges re
ceipt of J2 for the family of Mrs. Charles
Worst, of 3057 Wclkel street, Kensington,
who are suffering great distress through
Illness and poverty. The rent of tin
house was paid until last Tuesday by
Benjamin Crooks, grandfather of the
woman, who dle5 last week.
HUNGARY WILL PLEDGE RUSSIA
"OPEN DARDANELLES," SAYS APPONYI
Would Be Granted as Condition of Peace, but Slav Influ
ence in Balkans Must Be Destroyed.
No End in Sight
By CARL W. ACKERMAN
BERLIN, Dec 22.
Hungary Is willing to pledge Russia
that the Dardanelles will always remain
ppen for Russian commerce as a condl
tlon of peace.
Count Albert Apponyl, leader of the
opposition In the Hungarian Parliament,
made this statement In an Interview at
Budapest. It U Important not only be
cause of the dominant position the count
occupies In Auatro-Hungarian affairs,
but because he U an International peace
leader.
We can understand why Iiu:ua want
such assurances," said Count Apponyl,
but via cannot see why these guaran
tees cannot be iriven without at the same
1 Um. maklnjr the political power of Uui I
Ford's Chameleonic
Program for Peace
What Henry Ford said yester
day: "I expect to remain In Europo
until this great war Is brought to
nn end. I will give my life to thnt
mission If necessary."
What rumor says today;
Henry Ford plans to end tho
peace trip to Europe in n perfunc
tory manner nnd ns inconspicu
ously ns possible,
He is snid to be disappointed nt
the lack of warmth in Norway for
his plans to "get tho boys out of
tho trenches."
FORD MAY DROP
PEACE MISSION;
TOO MUCH 'FROST'
Cool Reception in Norway
and Lack of Interest
in Sweden
PLANS PERFUNCTORY END
CHIUSTIANIA, Dec. 22.-Tlmt Henry
Ford now realizes the hopelessness of
obtnlnlng concrete results from his pence
mission wns the general opinion of men
close to him todny.
Ford. It wns rumored, plans to end tho
peace trip In a perfunctory manner nnd
ns Inconspicuously as possible, llo Is
deeply disappointed nt tho lack of
warmth In the reception accorded the
pence delegates In Norway and by the
frank declaration of hostility on tho part
of Danish authorities.
These reports resulted from the fact
that both Ford and Mmc. Schwlmmcr,
who suggested tho peaco cruise, have
been In retirement for several days. Ford
Is recovering rnpldly from Inllucnza, It
was stated today, and will be ablo to Join
the peaco delegates when they leavo for
Stockholm tomorrow.
Norwegian students tendered a banquet
to mombcrs of tho Ford pnrty last night,
but It was reported that the bill for tho
entertainment was sent to Ford's head
quarters. Louis P. Lochner. Ford's sec
retary, notified tho students that tho De
troit manufacturer would contribute J10,
000 townrd new university buildings.
Miss Kathcrlne Lcckle, publicity agent
for Ford, Issued a statement addressed
to tho Norwcglnn press today declaring
that tho opinion of tho American press
with regard to tho Ford enterprise had
suddenly turned favorable.
FORD PEACE PARTY'S
ENTERTAINER DEAD
Lloyd M. Bingham, Husband of
Actress, Succumbs in Nor
way to Pneumonia
CimiSTIANIA, Dec. I2.-tloyd M. Bing
ham, husband of Amelia Bingham,
widely-known actress, ,and a member of
the Ford pence party, died here today
of pneumonia, .
Bingham, ono or the first to accept
Ford's Invitation, accompanied the ex
pedition ns nn official entertainer. He
mado many friends among tho peace
delegates, but his Bohemennnlsm offended
some of tho more purltnnnlcal of the
voyngers. They succeeded In having
called off tho concert Bingham had
arranged to bo held In mld-Atlnntlc. and
urged that he bo left behind at Chrlstlanla.
Bingham became 111 In tho midst of this
disapprobation. Ho contracted pleuro
pneumonia aboard ship and was removed
to a hospital the day after tho Oscar II
reached ChrlBtlanta. Arrangements nro
being made to ship his body to New York.
The death' of the party's chief enter
tainer threw a shadow over tho Ford
arrangements today and It Is possible that
meetings scheduled for this afternoon will
be cancelled.
"3IERRY XMAS" FOR NEWSIES
Boys Who Sell Evening Ledger To
morrow Will Receive Every Penny
Paid Them by Their Patrons
If those bright-eyed, wide-awake little
business men, who dally present you with
those pleasant "thank yous," when you
toss them your pennies, for your Evbm
1N1 L.EDOKHS. aro unusually Jovial and
happy tomorrow and "bark" a little loud
er than Is their custom, you mustn't bo
surprised.
Santa Claus Is going to pay them nn ad
vance visit nnd, when the copies of the
Evenino LuDaEn are whirled from the
presses, he will hurry In overy direction
and give hustling newsboys all the copies
they want to sell free of charge.
Not a cent will be received from the
boys for the copies of the Evening
liHDOBn that the" WOO deserving salesmen
Bell. The more they sell the happier they
will be, and the brighter will be their
Christmas and the Christmas of many
little brothers and sisters and sick or
poor papas and mammas.
ela paramount when that power would
be a permanent menace to our safety.
"Hungary wants peace, but peace mak
ing Impossible a return to the conditions
that brought about this war. That Im
plies destruction of Russian influence in
the Balkans, TThlch Is used only ag
gressively for expansion and conquest."
Count Apponyl believes Russia Is the
great stumbling block; In. the way of an
early ending of the war. He tees no pros
pects for an early peace.
"Jn hi address to the 3elcbtag. the
German Chancellor opened the way to
an expression of tbe same gocd wilt on
benair or tne .Entente rowers," he oU
served. "Had they responded, a common
ground for discussion might have been
CUu4 ea Vr, Cetasu J4w
U. S. DEMANDS MUST BE MET,
REITERATES SECOND NOTE TO
VIENNA; REFUSES TO PARLEY
Austria Informed First Message Was
Based on Official Report Further
Evidence Obtained by Washing
ton Will Not Be Divulged
RENEWED DEMANDS OF U. S.
IN SECOND NOTE ON ANCONA
Holds Austrian Admiralty absolutely responsible for sinking of
Ancona and deaths of Americans.
Bnscs enso nltogethci on Austria's own story of the torpedoing of tho
Anconn. ,
Refuses to discuss testimony of other witnesses ns to details of
tragedy. . .... .,,.,,
Declares culpability of submarine commander is clearly established.
Declines to debate tho intcrnntional lnw or to discuss principles of
humanity "wilfully violated." .... ... ,1
Flnnlly renews demands already made for disavowal of net, punish
ment of submarino commnndcr nnd indemnity for deaths if Americans.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.
Reiteration of tho demands mado In the first noto on tho sinking of tho
Ancona nnd n denial that Austria Is entitled to dctallH of tho evldenco
obtained by tho United States aro tho salient features of tlio second com
munication, made public todny. by Secretary Limning. Austria 1b Informed
that tho protest Ib mainly based on tho olllclal report Issued nt Vienna and
that tho Government of tho United StntcH docs not feel called upon to debato
tho Issue for which it holds Austria responsible.
Tho text of tho noto follows:
"Tho Secretary of State to Ambassador l'cnflcld.
"Department of Stiitc, Washington, Dec. 19, 1915.
"You aro instructed to address a noto to tho Austro-Hungnrinn Minister
of Foreign Affnlrs, tcxtually as follows:
"'Tho Government of tho United Stntcs has received tho noto of your
excellency relative to tho sinking of tho Ancona, which was delivered by
Vienna on December 15, 1915. nnd transmitted to Washington, and has given
the note immedlato nnd cnroful consideration.
"'On November 16, 1915, Baron Zwledenek, tho Charge d'Affalres of tho Im
perial and Royal Government nt Washington, transmitted to tho Department of
State n report of tho Austro-Hungnrinn Admiralty with regard to tlio sinking
of tho steamship Anconn, lit which U was admitted that the vessel teas torpedoed
after her cnolncs had been stopped ami ichcii passengers xcerc still on board.
This ndmlsslon nlono Is, In tho viow of tlio Government of tho United StateB,
cufllclcnt to fix upon the commander of tho submarino which fired tho torpedo
tho responsibility for having wltfttUlt violated tho recognized law of nations and
cntlrclu disregarded these humane principles which every belligerent should
observe In the conduct of tear at sea.
" 'In view of these ndmlttcd circumstances the Government of tho United
States feels Justified fn holding that tho details of the sinking of the Ancona, the
weght nnd character of tho additional testimony corroborating tho Admiralty's
report, and tho number of Americana killed or Injured aro In no way essential
matters of discussion. The culpability of the commander Is In any case estab
lished, and tha undisputed fact is that citizens of tho United States wero killed,
lnjuredr j,njt,lnJenpardjiyJiiilay5c?s act ,, -.-
"Tho rules of International Ia,w-nnd tho prmciplea of humnnlty which were
IKlia wilfully violated by tho commnndcr of tho submarino havo been so long
nnd so universally recognized and aro bo manifest from the standpoint of right
and Justice that tho Government cf tho United Stutcs docs not feel called upon
to debate them and does not understand that tho Imperial and Royal Govern
ment questions or disputes them.
"'The Government of tho United States thcrcforo finds no other course open
to it but to hold the Imperial and Royal Government responsible for the act
of its naval commander and to rencio the definite but respectful demands made
in Its communication of tho 6th of December, 1915. It sincerely hopes that tho
foregoing statement of Its position will enable the Imperial and Royal Govern
ment to percelvo tho Justico of thoso demands nnd to comply with them in tho
same spirit of frankness and with tho tamo concern for tho good relations now
existing between the United States and Austria-Hungary which prompted tho
Government of tho United States to make them. LANSING."
KELLER HAD CHANCE
TO MOVE A BODY IN
TRUNK TO HIS CELLAR
Detectives Find New Evidence
Which They Declare
Strengthens Their
Case
LIME FOUND IN CELLAR
Edward Keller, accused of the murder
of Daniel J. McNIchol, has been removed
from his cell In City Hall to Moyamen
slng prison. Detectives said today that
the case against him had been strength
ened by evidence that showed that Keller
had had a chance to move a trunk from
McNIchol's leather goods factory, 12th and
Hamilton streets, to another section of
the city before It was taken to Frank
ford, It waa In a trunk that the body Iden
tified as McNlchol'r was taken to the
cellar of Keller's laundry at W3 Frank
ford avenue, where, inclosed in a packing
case, St waa dug up last Wednesday. 20
months after the dlsappearsnco of Jtc
Nlchol. The trunk contained lime which had not
altogether decomposed the body. A
quantity of lime, similar to that which
covered the body In the trunk, uas found
by detectives today in the cellar of ISIS
Wenaley street, a house formerly occu
pied by Keller, A large piece of cement,
about Ave by two feet, showed signs of
having been removed from the floor of
tho cellar. It will be moved and the
ground beneath It searched.
The lime was found accidentally. De
tectives wero examining the cellar and
brushed against the wall in one corner,
Continued on race Kite, Column Three
CELEBRATES HIS DIVORCE
W. L. Moise Gives "Freedom Party,"
No Flowers
A few hours after Judge Ferguson
signed a decree granting a divorce to Wil
liam U. Motse he staged a big "freedom
party" In Atlantic City to which were
Invited approximately CO of his friends.
Mr, Jlolse, formerly a merchant in thU
city and now chief of tbe Atlantic City
Bureau of Credit, sent out the following
Invitations:
The' pleasure of your company
Is rtoueatcj
WUlUm L Uol
' hti
Freedom Party
Tuolir Evenloif. Dcmbr twtoty-orst
at.Sao o'clock
No. 5.- Dwcr Apartments
Atlantic City
No 0owr
The guest of Mr. iolae were enter
tained at a theatre parly, then dined ami
wined at supper. The decree of Judge
Ferguson concluded a legal ngbt of two
ysara' awatloa.
PITTSBURGH BANK FOR
SAVINGS SHUTS DOORS;
DEPOSITS $10,000,000
Institution Suspends Business
by Order of State Depart
ment and Receiver Is
Named
MANAGEMENT ABSOLVED
PITTSnUrtGH, Pa., Dec. 21 The Pitts
burgh Bank for Savings was ordered
closed today by order of tho State Hank
ing Department.
According to the last statement of tho
bank, made at the close of business
November 11, the Institution had deposits
of JIO.716,513, with surplus nnd profits of
Jia.216. Tho capital 's $000,000.
The bank was tho depository of
thousands of wage earners anil school
children.
Within a few minutes after tho notice
of the closing of tht bank was posted
a big crowd collected about the buldlng,
many of whom had Intended drawing out
some of their savings with wlikh to
make holiday purchases. There was
much excitement but no disorder.
The closing of tho bank li. due to de
preciation of the Kuhn securities which
were unloaded upon tho bank two years
ago at the time of the Kuhu failure, ac
cording to Receiver a. II, Getty.
Two years ago the bank weathered a
several days' "run" following the failure
of the Kuhn enterprise. Later It was
Continued on Tare Three, Column One
Financiers in London
Feel Peace Is Nearer
London financiers feel that peace
is nearer, but they believe the
restoration of good will among the
nations is further from earth than
ever, says Francis W. Hirst, editor
of the Economist, London.
On a modest computation, as
suming the war to end by March
31, next, Germany will face a war
charge for debt in annual interest
of ?500,000,000, against a French
deficit of $450,000,000 and a Brit
ish debt of $350,000,000. In the
case of England this deficit is cov
ered by new taxation.
The American security mobiliza
tion scheme is unpopular on the
London Exchange, says Mr. Hirst,
in an article on the financial situ-
t ation sent by special cable to the
1 Eveninq Ledceb and published ex
I clusivf 'y in this issue.
QUICK NEWS
GENERAL MUNRO APPOINTED HAIG'S SUCCESSOR
LONDON, Dec. 2!i. General Munro, British commander at the
Dardanelles, has been appointed commnnder of the British First
Army in franco, succeeding: Sir Douglas Halg, who became commander-in-chief,
it was announced this afternoon.
MIDVALE STEEL COMPANY GETS $50,000,000 CONTRACT
The Midvale Stfcl Company has virtually closed n 50,000,000
Dtcd contract with Trance, according to n seemingly well-authenti-cnted
report in financial circles today.
KAISER SICK? POSTPONES TRIP TO FRONT
EL'KLIN, Dec. 22. Emperor William is ill. It wns announced
today that he was forced to stop hla vis.lt to the western front ou
n'.Jount of inilaimnation of the cellular system. The Kaiser's phy
tjiciaiis have ordered him to remain, indooru.
PROFESSOR TAFT ON WAY TO THIS CITY
CHICAGO, Dec. 22. "I'm feeling much better today," remarked former
President William H. Tnft as ho took a train for Philadelphia, on his way
to Allentown, Po., where ho will muko n speech nt tho opening of a hospital.
Mr. Tnft was still very hoarso nnd showed th effects of his Illness of
the Inst week.
MERCHANTS IN FOOD CONSPIRACY FINED
WASHIN'OTON, Dee. 22. .ludgo Covington, In tho District of Columbia
Supremo Court, today handed down a decision lining 30 Washington commis
sion merchntitn $'JR each on n charge of hnvlng conspired to control food
prices In violation of the Sherman nntl-trust law. Tho charges wero Insti
tuted by tho Department of Justice a year ago. -
BERNHARDT IN GOOD HEALTH AND COMING HERE
PAHIS, Dec. 22. Sarah Ilcrnhardt Is enjoying good health. She Is nbout
to leno for an Kngllsli tour and Intends to fulfil her American contract.
Tho Paris correspondent of tho London Dally Telegraph reported last
night that Mine. Uernhnrdt was dying. Cabled Inquiry brought tho foregoing
dispatch from the International Nows Scrvlco correspondent at Paris.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN LOSSES, 750,000
ZUniCir. Dec 22. Tho total losses In tho Austro-Itnllan theatre of war
nro placed nt 7G0.000 men In killed, wounded and captured by Swiss military
experts. Tho Italian losses aro reckoned nt 350,000 men, of whom CO.OOO nro
prisoners and fiO.OOO nro dead. Wounded AustrlniiH declare that tho outsldo
world knows nothing of tho tcrrlilo violence of lighting on the Austro-Itallan
front.
JAPANESE SHIP TORPEDOED IN MEDITERRANEAN
TARIS, Dec. 22. A dispatch from Multn announces thnt tho Japanese
steamship Sado Maru, 6227 tons, wns torpedoed and sunk Tuesday by a Ger
man submarine In tho Mediterranean. Tho fate of tho passengers nnd crow
was not known at tho time tho dispatch was received.
DUTCH DEMAND RETURN OF SEIZED MAIL
LONn'ONV-Dec. 22. A djspatch from Tho Hague says: "Tho Foreign Ministry
announces that tho Netherlands Government has sent a protest to tho British
Government ngninst the seizure of Dutch mall bags on tho steamers Noordam,
Frisln nnd Rotterdam, nnd demanded nn immedlato return of tho mall. Th
hope wus expressed In the protest that tho incidents would not bo repeated."
ALLIES FORM JOINT RELIEF COMMISSION
NKW YORK, Dec. 22. Tho Kntcnto Allies lmvo formed u Joint relief com
mission, with headquarters) In Rome, to co-operuto with tho American relief
clearing house In Paris for tho relief of the suffering In Serbia, Montenegro and
Albania, nnd of refugees In northern Greece, according to ciiblo advices from
Paris todny. Arrangements nro being mado to charter an American vessel to
enrry supplies from Marseilles or an Italian port to Autlvnrl, Montenegro, for
transshipment to Scutari, whero they will bo distributed.
BRITISH E-BOAT SINKS SHIPS IN MARMORA RAID
LONDON', Dec. 22. An Athens dispatch to Renter's Telegram Company
says that a British submarine has sunk the German steamship Lcros and other
craft In tho Sen of Marmora.
Tho Lcros was owned by tho Deutsche Luvnnto Line, of Hamburg. It was
2679 tons nnd 271 feet long nnd wns built In 1905. When last reported It was
at Constantinople.
GERMANY HAS LOST 1,247,249, BRITISH SAY
LONDON, Dec. 22. Harold J. Tennnnt, Parliamentary Undersecretary of
War, announced In tho Houso of Commons today that tho total number of
casualties published in tho olllclal lists for Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria and AVur
temberg, up to November 30, woro 2,524,-160. Ho classified as follows those wl(o
have been put out of action permanently: Killed or died of wounds, 484,228;
severely wounded, 354,198; died of disease, 27,674; missing, 381,149; total.
1,247,249. Naval cnsunltlen, Mr. Tennant said, wero not Included in his figures.
GERMANS TO CLOSE DUTCH BORDER WITH BARBED WIRE
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 22. Tho newspaper Mnasbode says It learns from
Oldenzaal, Holland, that owing to the increasing number of war prisoners escap
ing over the German-Dutch frontier tho German Government Intends to close
the whole frontier With barbed wire.
Barbed wire linn been used nt certain places on tho frontier for nearly a
year, and to make It a greater protection against llllct crossing tho wire has
been charged with electricity.
20 FIREMEN OVERCOME IN NEW YORK BLAZE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Twenty firemen wero overcome by binoko In a Are
which wrecked tho six-story building at 221-225 Wost 17th btrcet early today,
Eight of the fire-fighters were sent to hospitals; the others received treatment
on the ground. Tho lire, once subdued, broke out ufresh nnd caught the fire
men unawares, resulting In the score being overcome. Many thrilling rescues
were made by the police nnd firemen, Mrs. Louise Lewis, overcome on the third
floor, being carried to safety by a patrolman. The loss was $75,000.
RED CROSS BACKS PLAN TO MAIL MILK FOR BABIES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. Efforts already being made to obtain, through
diplomatic action, the resumption of unhindered parcel post service between the
United States and Germany, with tho Immediate object of employing such meant
to send condensed milk to Germany and, Austria for the babies, Jiavo ben occ
onded by the American Red Cross. The State Department hat. been asked to
take prompt action In order that relief may bo given millions of babies In th
central empires.
GOETHALS SILENT ON CANAL REOPENING
WASHINGTON, Dec 22. Major General George W. Goethals has notified
the War Department that he Is still unable to make any prediction as to when
the slides In Galllard Cut, in the Panama Canal, will bo sufficiently removed tp
nllow the trafilc of the world to pass through the canal Several small vessels
have been allowed to pabs through, but these drew 1 feet of water and less.
The depth of the water In the locks and In the channel of the canal js to be 49
feet when the slides are removed.
LONDON WARNED OF NEW AIR RAID
LONDON, Dec 22. The possibility of further Zeppelin activity Is ogltatln
London as the result of the receipt of a telegram from Ameland, Holland, that
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Scotland Yard last night Issued a note
desired to bold watch-night services they must take care to observe the orders
regarding the shading of lights In churches, as "the possibility of attacks by
hostile aircraft at this time of the year cannot be disregarded."
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