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rmiiADBLPHLV. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1015.
CoFtnioiiT, 1018. nr inr Putio Lkmh commnt.
PRICE ONE CENT
SINNERS' PRAYER
0USES RIDDLK,
ifflE'OWMAYOR
Llantic City Head Holds
to Creed oi living,
Not Praying
frJEASED AT SOLICITUDE
h Bothered by Pleas That He
Be Converted m btougn
Revival
R
nil a Staff Correspondent
F - ..iai ctTV. flnn. 27. It feels good
It prayed for, according to Mayor
if p,S?.;ji. V il.ld rltv. fur whom
BermccUnRS nrc being held .tally In
Hit Young Md -l",""n 'V '"'
KTj i- h 13 Protestant churches which
IStl participate In the Slouch revival
KZXZ oncnlng hero next Sunday.
JB-ttMe you ever heard that expression
Kb' Ingersoll's?" Mayor Riddle said
tl " ., t 1.a nrli'nln ofllto In
Thn quesiioneu in " f
B'"l'nrsoIl said: 'The hand that glvcth Is
f&re blessed than the lips that pray.'
. Print It over my ptcturo and In
.n Inch high."
'i. ihi. nnlnt ft messenger camo Into the
mice and handed the Mayor a package.
Uituhl" he muttered. "Another unrist-
ij present. You don't have to do any
'Xi.. n pt nresents. Just sit and wait
. ...... mA untirlnir In. Rome of them
i..- .nnln vou never heard of before.
&The receipt of the present seemed to
'tut Mayor nidiuo in a oeiLer uuiuu mm
jt was soon tnlklng easily of politics,
religion and an sons oi uiuer iuuiw.
Tho fact that so many people aie
waring for mo," he said, "Is received by
m ultli humility nnd gratitude. I never
'tnew before that they cared so much
tor me."
The Mayor ciiuckiou at mo inougui.
fTk-n turned to Ilia consideration oi
"religion as he views It.
t MAYOIl RIDDLiE'S UllKKD.
I "Christ had a heart full of forgiveness
lind love. But the bitter 'hatred of tho
j,trn Philistines Is niiDalllng. My fn-
llrorlte text In tho lllblo Is In that part
inhere tney woro giving .unry .uusiuucmi
Cm much hell and Christ said: 'Let him
lho Is without sin cast tho first stone.'
Sit If to be noted thero woro no stones
BUirown.
'Sow as for myself, I was born in
Fil.M...finMn nnrl an worn nil mv npnnlfl.
'when I was a kid, I lived In Cynwyd and
A iuw to tramp rour miles every nun-
1... ... . l..nn nnd Hltr. V DhflDQ flint
i ..k.v wamM Vw Monn tvhftn T went Into tho
SBinday school room. I gof a. prize thero
UwbelnB tho only Kiel mat nnu a perieci
fitttnduice for a, year.
JtrUter,' I Bang at Saint Mark's, In
ivJWladclphla, and after thafblew" the
MWn in the. Churcn or mo Atonement.
-H1S UOIU UIIU liUBCU Ult fJlJ.O.Viui,a.,
JS, always heard that 'once bcllevo
d you cahnot bo lost.'
irevi hern far tho Enlsconnl nnd
BCtthoIlc churches. They don't mix In
Ipolltlcs and other things with wnicn tnoy
ure no Dusincss. xnais wny uioy uru
tin only churches I will glvo to."
FAVORS OPEN TOWN.
Jliyor Riddle was then asked If he had
Skeea correctly quoted n saying that ho
fcia In favor of a "wide-open Atlantic
JS "I favor a sane tout sensible Sunday,"
"It laid, "The saloons should be allowed
Hobs open at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
"The churches should have Sunday morn-
US and let the others lmvo tho after
lioon. As for 12 o'clock clOHtn? laws.
' let us have -what the majority of people
want
"I have been correctly quoted by the
ievspapers in some of tho things I have
jsald, but there has been a great deal
Unttea that 'was false. In one account the
Vrorda "heir and 'nigger' were purposely
interpolated to hurt my good name.
, Ltald I had Justlearned to play crap.
tthe negroes -who come Into my ofllce have
tiutht me, and Iflnd It a very Interesting
Wine."
I 'Then my remark about booze being 23
PV cent, or lire was all twisted, I said
Utftt life shoulrl ho EO nr rent, homa han-
(Haess, a per cent, music and 25 per cent.
.uva Dooze, it your siomacn will siana
for It. I made that statement In a pub
lic address, but I wiBh I hod said some
Uof about good books. Still, I guess
lacy are Included In hama hannlness "
Ki"Ia It true that you have Ave Bibles In
four nomel the Mayor was asked.
ii never counted them." was the reply:
Continued on Taie Two, Colnmn Gli
THE WEATHER
Thn khn. i...i.. j i...
wu "Mfcw iinowimn urrivcu lute, uiu
pith somewhat of a vengeance at that.
wats, Claus must have been in a strange
Prtdicament Saturday night. How in
tie world do you suppose he got back
to the North role anyhow? lie could
let flAMftlhl, hA... ..-..a .1... LI... lt.W
'. --"j iinia uacu intL uiucm iulmjii
tS r team of hls on Cl'ristmas Eve
Cu BUlumoDe must nave naa ncavy
"; on me way back. If he Is back
111 rlltt ill...t . J...,. l.. j rr
y - nimuui U. UUUl JIO UfiCU U, Ct.
Igjw ne got here or how he got back Is
Xult vm "nportanoe at any rate. The
Ulh "ma,na mat he did about tho best
Ta 7. hls wreer during his 1915 visit,
h?n v.a" hls "ttle charges are not
-TI". ""sy must nave Deen Daa toys or
fP during the year, For the older ones
ii? )here ,a already the thought In
W i What w"1 be the ta'us f things
il ' V"" me wona's greatest oirtn-
npjj "uiiiversary rolls around agaliu
bv r ,y. that "me "ou' ot the trenches
.' "'nnas- De something more than
fc -"& w worus.
Pnppi.i ear
lp , . ...
mr riiuaaeiphia and vicinity
WrTauu fair and ivarmer tonight;
truf increasing cloudiness, prob
Wjf followed by rain; moderate south
fOrty wind.
LOST AND SOV1W
WUF'LISI-W- ,,rlh Urrler ,n n,lK?"
--iusjqu AMh and (Vilr iv. : anaUM'M In
name
GREECE FIRM
IN NEUTRALITY,
GOUNARIS SAYS
Foreign Policy Unchanged
Despite Result of Re
cent Elections
PREMIER TO KEEP OFFICE
Greece Docs Not Want to
Plunge Into War That May
End in Catastrophe
ATHENS. Doe. 27.
lCx-l'rcinler Uuuunrls, who Is expected
to succeed M. Hltouloudls ns Prime Min
ister, declared In nil Interview todny that
Greece Is determined to remain neutrnl.
"We do not want to mix ourselves In
this war unless events force us to de
part from our policy of neutrality," de
clared M. Goutmrls. "The foreign policy
of tho Government remains unchanged
despite tho outcome of tho recent elec
tion. Greece Is a smnll S te and does not
want to be dragged Into a war which
might result In n catnstrophe for her
similar to thnt suffered by liclglum and
Serbia. Wo are Just Greeks, and I am
neither pro-German nor pro-I''rench."
It Is stilted here that cx-Prcmler Gou
narls. ns leader of the majority In Greece.
has Informed King Constnntlne thnt he
will support the present Cabinet nnd that
the King has expressed hls advlco to
make no change In the Government. M
Skouloudls will remain Premier.
It has virtually been decided that the
Skouloudls Cabinet shall remain In power
for tno present, Premier Skouloudls hnv
Ing deferred to King Constnntlne's desire
to inuko no change, tit least beforo tho
Chamber reassembles on January I. This
Information was given to tho Times cor
respondent at Athens by tho Premier,
who also said thnt should events render
It advisable tho Chamber would bo con
voked beforo that date.
Tho latest reported Greek move Is tho
prohibition of tho export of food supplies
from Greece to the Franco-British army
at Salonlca.
GREECE OFFERS OPEN ROUTE
TO BOLGARS AND TEUTONS
LONDON, Dec. 27. A dispatch from
Itomo today says tho correspondent hns
learned In reliable quarters that tho Ger
mans have completed their diplomatic
mancuverlngs with the Greeks, Berlin
guaranteeing thnt Greek territorial in
tegrity will be respected nnd In turn re
ceiving Greek assurance that no aid will
bo afforded to tho Allies.
Ho adds that tho Greek" Government has
consented .to Bulgarian nnd Turkish co
operation In tho -Austro-Gcrman offcnslvo
against tho French and British forces. If
this news is correct and It Is reliably re
ported, it means that the hopo ot tho Al
lies to embroil the Greeks with tho Bul
gars Is losti
BIG BRITISH LINER SUNK
BY MINE OFF ARCHANGEL
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News Suppressed by Censor Reaches
New 'York
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.
The big British liner Arlanza was sunk
off the Russian port of Archangel, prob
ably by a floating mine, on December 10,
according to authoritative Information
reaching shipping circles hero today.
The news Is said to have been sup
pressed by the British censor for fear
that neutral shipowners might become
alarmed at the possible dangers In Rus
sian waters. , r
Excepting the Lusltanla and the Arabic,
the Arlanza Is the largest steamship sunk
by mines or submarines since tho begin
ning of tho war. She was owned by the
Royal Mall Packet Company, displaced
15,011 tons and was S70 feet In length.
Slio was built In 1912, and it is believed
here she was commandeered by the Brit
ish Government at tho outbreak of the
war.
Man Accused of Embezzlement
A charge of embezzlement was preferred
today against E. Edward Norton, of 6229
Ogontz nvenue, a real estate dealer who
has his place of business In Trenton, He
was held under 1100 ball by Magistrate
Pennock In the Germantown police station
for a further hearing Wednesday. He
was accused by Sirs. Mary Davis, of 613S
Norwood street, of not turning into the
Chew Building and Loan Association 30
she had given him, Mrs. Davis said this
was discovered when the building associ
ation foreclosed a mortgage on her house.
FIRE DESTROYS TOWER
ON RACE STREET PIER
Blaze Threatens Entire Struc
ture, Much Freight and
Nearby Craft
FIRE DAMAGES RACE STREET PIER
REV. H. C. STONE'S
POST AT TRINITY
CHAPEL FILLED
The Rev. J. Ogle Warfield,
of St. Peter's, German
town, Is Appointed
REVIVES RESIGNATION
Head of Stonemcn Fellowship
May Devote All His Time
to That Work
The second or left-hand tower was ruined by flames last nlcht which
drew thousands of people. The blazo crept up from n watchman's
shanty on the second floor.
HAIG'S APPOINTMENT PLEASES
BRITISH MILITARY ARISTOCRACY
New Commander-in-Chief Proved Ability in Retreat
From Mons Robertson, Who Rose From
Ranks, Only Other Considered
Announcement was made todny that the
Rev. J. Oslo Warlleld, recently assistant
nt St. Peter's Church, Gcrmnlilowti, had
been appointed assistant rector of Holy
Trinity Church. This Is the poiltlon held
by the Rev. 11. C. Stone, head of the
Htonemen's Fellowship, and the appoint
ment of tho ltcv. Mr. Warlleld Is tnken by
the thousands of Stonemcn In Hie city to
menu thnt tho ltcv. Mr. Stone hns re
signed tils position ns assistant rector of
Holy Trinity, In chnigo of the Holy
Trinity Chapel. 22il nnd Spruco streets, to
devote nil hls time to the nffnlrs of the
club of which lie Is the hend.
It hns been rumoicd for six weeks that
Mr. Stone Intended to give up Ills work
In Holy Trinity Chapel nnd devote him
self exclusively to the Stor.emen. and
the appointment of .Mr. Warlleld Is to
gnrded as beailnv on that minor.
Tho same reluctance to discuss the mat
ter as wns evident when the minor
that Mr Stone was to resign his ns
slstnnt rectorship llrst begnn to circulate
Is manifest todny. Definite Information.
It wns said, cannot be obtained until the
next meeting of the vestry of Holy Trin
ity Chuich, scheduled to be held shortly
after the first of the year.
If Mr. Stone Is to withdraw from Holy
Trinity parish hls resignation will be
acted on nt that meeting. The Indications
are, the knowing ones say, thnt Mr. War
Held will ttvkc up the work of Mr. Stone
at Holy Trinity Chapel, cu-opernting with
the Jtev. George Mnlr, wjio Is now as
sistant to Mr. Stone. There have been
rumors that Mr. Mnlr would also with
draw from Holy Trinity Chapel mid con
tinue his work with the Stone Club, but
QUICK NEW &
SEEKS RECEIVER FOR TEXAS AND PACIFIC 'R. R.
DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 27. The Bankers Trust Company, of New1
fork, today filed receivership proceedings ngalnst the Txa nnd
Pacific Kallroad for failure to pay Interest on bonds. Tedoml Judge
Mccks set the hearing1 for January 31, 1010.
SLAVS SILENCE FOE'S ARTILLERY ON RIGA FRONT
PETR0ORAD, Dec. 27. "On the Riga front, we silenced Gor
man batteries," said the War Office. "South of Ikscul tho Germans
U!.ed gaw in an attack. On the Dvinsk frouttho enemy attempted an
offensive, but was driven back."
GREEK KING REPORTED GRAVELY ILL
PARIS, Dec. 27. Tho Athens correspondent of the Midi wires to hU
paper thnt King Constantino Is suffering from virulent pleurisy and that hU
condition Is serious. Tho dispatch says:
"Recent reports describe King Constnntlne's illness an grip and say
he Is out of danger, hut such Is not the case. Although tho world nt large
has hcon much mystified ns to the naturo of tho KlnsB malady, it Is well
known to physicians here that the sickness of the Greek monnrch is
unfortunately fatal. It Is no secret ntnong Greek physicians that tho King
is a victim of virulent pleurisy, which is conceded to bo Incurable. Con
stantino's death Is regarded as certain within three years."
Continued on I'nce Tho, Column Three
NEW "DRY" STATES
PREPARE FAREWELL
TO OLD KING BOOZE
By WILL IRWIN
Copurlnht, 1915, by the Tribune Attoclation (Xcw Ycrk Tribune) and the Evening Ledger
When, during the operations of InRt Hprlng, well Informed British olllccrs
speculated on who would bo tho head of tho army "In case anything happened
to Kronenl" thoy mentioned only two names Halg 1rnd Robertson, Hnlg was
at that time, commander of th6 first army under French,' hfiil" Robertson was
Chief of Staff. Thero wns a little mention of Ian Hamilton. At that tlmo ho
was leading, with what looked Ilka a prospect of ultimate success, the drive
on tho Dardanelles, That situation hns changed since. Hamilton got no fur
ther than tho Dardanelles, and was ultimately recalled, Tho field then nar
lowcd to Halg and Robertson. Probably no one else lins been corfsldercd.
In spite of a great dissimilarity In social origins, these two men, both of
whom have mndo very good, resemble each other in their attitude toward their
profession. They are both of the modern typo of soldier the close student ,
of his profession. Robertson began life ns a footman, enlisted nsji private In I
tho army and worked Ills way up from the ranks, thus proving the great exeep-
tlon to tho general rulo that no one but a gentleman-born can hold command I
in tho British forces. From tho moment when ho put the uniform on Robert-
son has been studying to perfect himself as a soldier. As a cavalryman ho
used to hire a comrade to read to him while he wns currying his horse. Ho
learned not only military strategy nnd tnctlcs, but also foreign languages, I
Ho had a thorough speaking Isnowledgo of be-h French and German before,
as a young officer, ho took service In India. Once there lie set himself at
once to learn tho native dialects. Ills scholarship in his profession got him,
a man without pull. Ills position on tho General Staff, where he was when
the war opened, by common consent tho lending "paper strategist" of the
army. As Chief of Staff In this war ho has Increased his reputation. Ho Is
a man of Iron stern, commanding, living wholly In tho army.
Stocks of Rum Being Sold Out
With Feverish Haste and at
1 Cut Prices Temperance'
to Rule January 1
CROWDS STORM SALOONS
Seven States Will Go
on Water Cart January 1
Continued on I'aKr Nine, Column l'lve
ST. CLAIR MERCHANT
SLAIN AFTER QUARREL
IN SALOON: 3 ARRESTED
TWO MEMBERS OF BIG
CHEMICAL FIRM HELD
ON CHARGE OF FRAUD
State Police Seek Other Men
Said to Have Been Impli
cated in Killing Joseph
Burchill
SHOT THROUGH HEART
nZ''K ln o.itita dli'j-lft at I'blfjlklphu:
jS ' J i-uutil lu a. JUw-DinaHTiiniuh
d, Ariltnorr
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The entire water front was Illuminated
when flames last night destroyed a
tower on tho upper deck, of the Race
street pier. Hundreds of persons at
tracted by the blaze rushed to the water
front and the firemen had difficulty In
clearing a way for their apparatus to
fight the flames.
Kvery pane of glass at the recreation
end of the pier was broken, while hun
dreds of dollars' worth of copper was
ripped from the tops and sides to get nt
the flames that were eating the wood
work. Only the prompt action of the
firemen saved four barges on the north
side of the pier from destruction. The
barges were the property of the Trenton
Transportation Company. A tug of the
Merchants and Miners' Transportation
Company threw a strong stream of water
on the boats when the flumes reached
their highest point.
The tug Meteor was lying near the pier,
directly beneath the llumca. when the
firemen reacheq tne scene, l.esa than ten
pounds of steam was registered on the tug I
boilers and the firemen were compelled to
push and pull the boat until it was out
of danger. I
Freight vaiueq at tnousantis of dollars
wao plied hl,-h on tho lower deck of the
pier und for a time it was thought it
wiuld have to be moved to Race street
,ie)ur Chief Davis, who directed the
i it men. ordered every available stream
, t n o" i " lower and soon announcd
In- ' . fr w unaer control he los
POTTS VI LI..E. Pa.i Dec. J7.-r-Joseph
nurchlll. a merchant of St. Clair, is deud
and three men aro in prison, charged with
being implicated in killing him, while
other suspects are at large, with a detail
of State police searching for them. It
is alleged that the murder Is the result
of a quarrel In a salqon In St. Clair, late
last night, A bullet passed through
Ilurchlll's heart, and a cut from his
shoulder to the groin on hls right side
was indicted with a knire.
The crime was committed upon a cor
ner of a stieet in tho heart of tho town.
The police have learned that the men hdd
been quarreling and nurchlll left for hls
home. Ha was overtaken by hls assail
ants and attacked, nurchlll tried to get
to hls home, but died on the porch of a
neighbor,
A compalon of Uurchill, a Tjrolean,
whose name Is not known, sustained u
wound in ono of his legs. The report of
the shots awoke persons In the neighbor
hood, some of whom aros and went to
the scene, but the assailants had dis
appeared. STORM HITS WATER GAP
i I & u
t b? , 5W and JTW.
Damage Wrought to Property by
Freakish Winds
STROUDSBURG, Pa.. Dec, 27. - The
freak windstorm which swept this local
ity left in its wake much damaged prop
erty in the rural sections. Various struc
tures standing exposed to tho storm were
wrecked. The brick Castle Inn garage
at Delawtirc Water Gap, of which Dim
ralck D. Diake is the owner, was almost
completely blown to the ground on Sun
day morning at 11 o'clock. Only the front
part of the building, used as uu office
and postofttce. remains standing.
The loss Is estimated to be. about $3000,
Five cars and two matorboaU which were
stored In the building were damaged to
the amount of about $100. The roof of
the Saw Creek Rod and Gun Club wu
torn off by the gale.
A. W. and I. C. Jpi'dan Accused
by Relatives of Forgery and
Other Improper Finan
cial Methods
IN BUSINESS MANY YEARS
Six western States bought liquor
nt high speed today in preparation
for the extension of tho water
wagon route to Colorado, Iowa,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Arkansas, January 1.
The six States, voted dry by
Legislatures, are preparing to en
force the laws which will become
effective at midnight December 31.
With South Carolina, which also
becomes dry on January 1. and
Virginia, where prohibition is ef
fective November 1, 191G, 19 Statc3
will be in the dry column. Ne
braska, California, Michigan, South
Dakota, Vermont, and the Terri
tory of Alaska will vote on prohi
bition next year, they have alrca-ly
announced, and several other States
are expected to ballot on the que
tion.
Tho seven States which board the
water cart next Friday midnip.h'
udd a population of 8,254,013 to tho
dry ranks, according to the 191C
census.
BERNHARDT REPORTED SINKING RAPIDLY
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Snrah Hernhardt la sinking rapidly, and her phy
sicians do not believe she can live long, according to a. cablegram received
from Paris todny by the Universal Film Company,
"Hernhardt sinking very rapidly. Relatives state condition not hopeless.
Physicians believe she cannot live long," the cablegram given out by the film
company stated. '
Jlmc. Hernhardt appeared In the Universal films after the operation in
which her leg was amputated.
This lntest report as to the condition of the noted French nctress Is at
variance with a personal tnessago from Mine, Bernhardt to the United Press
last week. In this message Mme. Bernhardt said she wns Improving and
expected to leave for Englnml as soon ns her doctors would permit.
FOUR CHINESE PROVINCES IN REVOLT
PRKIN, Dec. 27. Simultaneously with the promulgation of an order send
ing 00,000 Government troops to stamp out tho revolution In Yun-Nan Province,
reports reached Pekln today that the revolt had spread to tho adjoining
provinces of Kwnn-Sl, Kwcl-Sliow nnd Szech-Wan and that General TsnI-Ap,
tho revolutionary leader, had enrolled under Ills banner 200,000 fully equipped
soldiers. The Government forces sent to Yun-Nan probably will bo largely
Increased.
250,000 POLES AID IN BUlLpiNG ROADS
RKUMN, Dec. 27. "Tho' London Times ,ln" rftvcinber publHhed an article,
about the misery caused by the German authorities in the occupied parts of
Russian' 'rtlnnay1 says ah item given out by thg. Overseas News 'Agency. "In
reality, tho German ''dilfhorltlcs did evorythlns' Iri ordci: to restoro economic
activity and furnish food to. tho occupied districts. Tho -grain. Jiar.vcstod thero
was used entirely for tho population. Since it was Impossible to br.lnfi raw
materials for the reopening of fnctorlos, tho Overman authorities bogan road
building In order to glvo work to the population. Now 250,000 Poles aro occupied
In this way. Resides, the authorities Instituted employment ofllccs for those
willing to vorls outside their home districts."
RUSSIANS IN CAUCASUS DEMORALIZED, TURKS SAY
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 27. The Turkish military authorities report
that the Russian forces in tho Transcaucaslan theatre of war aro demoralized
Tho Russians are said to ho poorly equipped nnd to ho suffering from th
Intense cold weather, while their ranks are being ravaged by cholera. Many
Polish soldiers, it Is said, nro deserting tho Russians.
TURK ATTACKS ON TIGRIS REPULSED
LONDON, Dec. 27. The Turks linvo begun n new offensive In Mesopo
tamia. An olliclul dispatch from General Townscnd states that tho Turks
began a fresh series of attacks against the Ilrltlsh positions nt Kut-el Amara,
on the Tigris River, on .Saturday The, assaults were repulsed with heavy
losses for the Turks.
FRENCH CRUISER DESTROYS TURK BATTERY
PARIS. Dee. 27. The .Ministry ot Marine today announced that a French
cruiser hail bombarded the North African coast of the Oulf of Solium, destroy
ing u Turkish battery. The Uulf of Solium touches the northwestern part
of Kgypt and the niutlieastern coast of Tripoli. It wns also announced that
tho armed trawler Paris II found Itself on the Ottoman coast In trie vicinity
of two large tiubmarliies equipped with artillery. The French trawler opened
lire on the vessels, which, by using their superior speed, kept themselves at
long runse. After u cannonade of two hours the submarines iled.
COM'MIHA. S. C. Dec. 27. Police were
I called In today in ninny counties to a'iMn
handling the crowds which nre storming
' the dispensaries before their closing un
der the State dry law, Jnuuniy I.
i III many counties the shopti were great
ly overstocked and as a result whisky,
I beer nnd wines nro being sold at bargain
prices. All dispensaries must go out of
buslnebs January 1. What to do with the
TEN SOCIALISTS ARRESTED IN BERLIN
t
I LONDON, Dec. 27. An Amsterdam dthpatch to the Central News Agency
says that ten Socialists have been arrested in Ilerlln for attempting to
Incite disorder.
Augustus Jordan nnd his nephew,
Isaac Cantleld Jordan, are accused of
"falsification and forgery"! of the books
qf ' tho Jordan chemical firm by other
members of the family, who, through
their attornoj, today made charges of
a sensational character against the two
men, now under $1000 batl each for a
further hearing on Wt'dne?day morning,
before MngUtrute Wrlgley In his ofllce
at 2700 (iermuntown avenue
William J, f.awson, attorney for the
prosecution, declared that the two de
fendants are specifically accused of mak
ing a thiauclal gain for themselves of
about J1.00) through Improper methods
and of having depleted the capital of the
Chemical business by l.'JMi) more; nnd he
added that he believed ,they might be
found to have caused the loss to tho com
pany of sums that "would icach Into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars."
'lirge suras," he .sale, '"weio squan
dered on beautiful chorus girls by the
two men who ran the chemical concern,
the evidence of private detectives em
ployed by our Bide shows,"
The Jordan family has been prominent
lu this city, u both social and financial
affairs, since colonial times. The concern
Contlmtrd n l'ucr Two, Column Hie
i L'ESERCITO SERB0 E'
PRESS0 CHE INTATT0
BERLIN ALARMED BY KAISER'S ILLNESS, SWISS HEAR
LONDON, Dec. 27. Aluimttig rumors,, prolmbly of an exaggerated nature,
aie being circulated in Switzerland today concerning Kmperor William's Ulnesa.
according to the Zurich coriespondcnt of the F.chuhge Telegraph Comjinny
The rumors state, bays rhc correspondent, that the Emperor's condition Is
causing profound anxiety in Ilerlln
II Generate Popovic Giunge in
Italia con Una Colonna di
Prigionieri Austriaci
j CHINESE BANDITS BESIEGE AMERICAN MISSION
I PEIvIN. Dec. 27. Missionary Krleilstnrom hns. teli'L'mnhrd to Dr Paul
Samuel Itelnsch, the American Minister, that the American-Scandinavian mission
nt Patsebolong. Mongolia, was surrounded by bandits und that the Chinese
troops were unable to furnish protection. The Foreign Ofllce Is urging tha
local otllcials to act
Continued on 1'uge Tho, Column Tho
WANTS TO CHANGE HIS NAME
James W. Holmes Prefers to Be
Known as William W. Gaynor
James William Holmes, of 2219 Madison
square, has petitioned Court of Common
Pleas No. 1 for permission to change'his
name to WlUlam We) don Gaynor, the
name he adopted when he left home at
the age of 17 years.
Holmes, who U. employed at Kenton
Beach, N J , has been known as Gaynor
ever since be left his home at Newark
in 1304 for "an Independent carter ' He
waa born there September 7, 1SS7. accord
ing to nls petition.
Ad eccezlone di duelll di artlglieria,
specialmente uel settore dello sbarta
mento dl I.ardaro. nella valle Gludlcurta,
c del rotolamento dl grandl mass! dal
I'alto dellc- montugne, da parte degll hus
triad, su villaggt delta Vat Sugana. non
si ha nulla di tiuovo sul fronte italiano.
Sembra invece che vada uvvicinandosl
quella crlsi nella situazlone u Saloulcco
per cui gli alleatl si sono preparati per un
certo periodo dl tempo. Nel golfo dl
Salonlcco si sono concentrate gran parte
delle navl da guerra inglesi e francesl che
operavano nella zona del Dardanclli o
si haiino uotizle contradlttorle circa i
propositi, de) governo greco. Corre voce
che questo si opporrebbe con tutte le sue
forze ad una Invasions del sua terrltorlo
da parte di bulgari e turchi, ma si dice
pure che II kaiser avrebbe convlnto re
Costantlno a lasclar fare
Un telegramma da Roma dice rhe t'
elunto cola' 11 generate serbo Povic. il
I quale ha dichlarato che 1'eserclto serbo
I . ..nl In.n.tn nn.i.u.nn.n .1... ..I.V.I..
U IJUU94 4.1.M..W. MVltvaMJllC WIG UUUId
Pfrduto una. grande quantita' del suo
inaterlale dl guerra. II generate ha
acconipagnato In Italia alcune continaia di
prigionieri austriaci che erano custodlti
In Albania. Dlspacci da Ateuo dicpno che.
le truppe Italiane del corpo d'armata dl
Valona sono glunte al confine delU Grecia,
nell' Albania merdldlonale.
(Leggere in 3a puglna 1 ultlme e plu'
i dcttagliate notlzia nulla guerra, in Italli
$"
BULGAR CZAR HONORS HINDENBURG
LONDON, Dec, 27. Czar Ferdinand ot llulgaria. according to an Amster
dam dispatch to tho Exchange Telegraph Company, has Instructed his military
attaches in Ilerlln to drive SO golden nulls into the wooden statue erected In
honor of Field Marshal vou IRndeuhurg Each nail is to cost fit, and the
proceeds are tu be devoted to charities,
BERLIN WANTS CABLE TO U. S. REOPENED
RERLIN, Dec. 27. The American Association of Commerce and Trade ol
Berlin has sent wireless messages to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
und the Chumber of Commerce of the United States at Washington, urging the
pressing need of ro-estubllshlng cable connections wth Germany under control
of the American Government on account of the vital Issues Involved and asking
Congressional action toward this end. The association believes the desired result
can be accomplished either by taking advantage of Germany's earlier offer to turn
over the severed German-American cable to the American Government to repair
and operate or by laying a purely American cable between the United State and
neutral Scandinavia or Holland
300 ALB
ROME.
Howard, of N
at Rrlndisl
ANIA
C27
IAN VILLAGES DESTROYED, SAY REFUGEES
7. The American schooner Albania, with William Willard
rk. Secretary of the Albania Relief Fund, on board, has arrived
Albania come from Durazzo, having: transported the Austrian
nnd UulcarUn Consuls and tho Austrian colony, numbering 44 nersons. Prom
i these refugees it was learned that the Greeks destroyed I7D villages in- Bauth
1 Albania and that the Serbians razed 25 others, driving out the population Mr
Howard distributed flour in Durazzo to all needy persons, irrespective of nation-
1 ality or creed. 4 J