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BELGIAN COAST
AGAIN SHELLED,
BERLIN REPORTS
Allies' Monitors Bombard
Westende German Guns
Halt Trains at Soissons
ALLIED TROOPS IN SALONICA ALSO MEET DECEMBER SNOW
uauaammiM'8xiimxm&
BATTLE AT HIRZSTEIN
Teutons Accuse French of Plac
ing Hospital Near to
Railway Station
RCtlMM, Dee !S.
Westende, Belgium, has been shelled
again by Allied monitors, the German
War Offlco announced today.
Tho French delivered an attack near
HIrziteIn, but the details of tho lighting
have not jet been received.
Tho railway station at Solsson has been
bombarded again by the Germans to pro
vent train movements. In this connection
the War Office points out that tho Krencli
established a lied Cross hospital near
tho railway station at folssons with tho
evident Intention of protecting tho rail
way, and says that tho hospital may
have been struck by shells.
Tho text of tho olllclal report follows:
"West front Enemy monitors shelled
"Westende, klllimr three inhabitants, two
of them bolng women. Tho French at
tacked our positions near Hlrzstclu this
isnrninc;. Details were lacking. Herman
nltlllciy stopped train movements at tho
Holosons station. Tho French, probnbly
In order to protect tho station, established
n hospital near the hulldlnir some time
nso and placed Itcd Cross flam upon It.
In view of Its closeness to the station
omo of our shells may have hit It.
"East front Russian reconnoltorlnsr de
tachments on tho Bereslna River and
Sorthwost of Czartorusk and near Here
tachy were repulsed.
"Balkan front Thero la nothing to report."
FRENCH CHECK TOES'
ATTACK IX VOSKES
PARIS. Dee. 2S.
German attempts to make a Bortlc from
their trenches In the Vosges were stopped
by the French lire. It was announced by
the French War Olllce this afternoon.
Tho text of tho communique follows:
"In the Vosges there has been Intense
activity of artillery along the whole front
from Hartmannswellcrkopf to tho slopes
southeast of lit. Itoherelsen. An attempt
on tho part of tho enemy to mako a
sortlo from his trtnchcB was checked by
a 'curtain of fire" from our batteries.
"Thero Is nothing to report from the
rest of tho front.'"
Heavy artillery lire on tho Gorman po
sitions between the Great Dune and tho
sea caused the destruction of trench para
pets In many places and the blowing up
of a blockhouse on the first German line.
In Artols tho French exploded a mine
and kept tho enemy trom occupying Its
crater
A report has reached Paris that tho
British have taken SCO prisoners In a suc
cessful attack against the German
trenches at Armentlercs, on tho Franco
Belgian border.
A British otFldal statement Issued last
night says:
"Our artillery bombarded tho hostile
trenches south of the LIUe-Armentlercs
Railway with good effect. Tho enemy
replied vigorously, but caused Uttlo dam
age. "Tho enemy this morning sprung a mine
opopslto our Uno southeast of the Hohen
zollcm redoubt. Wo have consolidated
tho edgo of the crater.
Tho Belgian communique says:
"Thero was violent artillery fire on the
whole of tho Belgian front. We directed
an efficacious tiro on German batteries
In tho environs of Scheer and Woumen.
German Infantry which wns assembling
In tho trenches was dispersed by our lire
at Woumen and the Ferryman's House."
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AUSTRIAN NOTE
MAY END DISPUTE,
BERLIN BELIEVES
Washington Sees New Dan
ger of Break in Sinking
of Several Liners
SOME GET NO WARNING
GRIP CAUSE OF FIRE
Woman's Illness Prompts Overheat-
Ing of House and Blaze
Results
Grip Is at the bottom of many Ills, but
it added another to tho list wherj It was
responsible for ft firo at 411 North 16th
street today.
The address Is tho home of John Mnr
key. His wlfo being lit with grip, un
usual efforts were made to keep the houso
warm. A defective fluo Btarted a blaze
on the second floor. MrB. Markey had to
be carried to a neighbor's house, and
her husband was burned about tho face
when ho carried to the street an Infant,
the youngest of his eight children. The
flro gutted the second floor.
Most Americnn
temperature
cycle scou
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is arc probably accustomed to thinking of Greece as n country of mild climate ai
Hut this picture shows what the Entente troops gathered there arc suffering,
outs are coming into Salonica covered with snow. Even their rifles are encruste
1'not" hv International rum frrUn'.
of mild climate and warm
g. British
;ted.
U. S. IMPORTERS GOUGED BY FOREIGN
LAWYERS, WHO FLAUNT THEIR PULL
"An International Scandal," Declares Department Store
Head, of Mulcting of American Business Men.
Shipments Held Up by Unscrupulous Brokers
"TTTllAT amounts to almost nil Intcr
VV national scandal," said the head of
ono of the big department stores this
morning, "Is tho conduct of ceitaln for
eign lawyers and custom house blotters
In their efforts to 'gouge' Importers who
are desirous of obtnlnlng goods from tho
Huropean belligerent countries.
"Of course largo establishments like
ours, which h.ivo their own agents sta
tioned In the principal Uuropcnn cities,
can't be fooled by their representations
and tactics," ho continued.
"Tho plan Is for a broker to call on an
Importer anil icprrsent to him the advan
tage of employing a certain lawyer, who
has a friend. ho has a friend very close
to some Cabinet Minister or some other
official In England. Tho lawyer demands
a retaining fco of J230 and 1 or " per cent,
of the Invoice when tho goods aro re
leased. Frequently these men find out
through sumo pet son on tho other side
of tho Atlantic of nn Order In Council or
some similar proceeding which releases
certuln goods, and these parties get busv
with the consignees and make their otter
and pretend their particular efforts have
accomplished the work."
"Our firm," ho continued, "always pays
cash before the delivery of tho goods on
the other side, and nro importing right
along. We have about SlfiO.000 of goods
nt present collected In Holland ready for
shipment.
"Other houses who pnv cash as we do
nro not meeting with any dllllculty In
Importing, but It Is the small Importer,
who Is Ignorant of the rules of the game,
who is the victim of these unscrupulous
mountebanks, who always stand In to
win, no matter whether certain goods aie
released or not.
GERMANS MADE PRISONERS
SHOW UNTRAINED MEN USED
WITH THE FREXCH ARMY I.V AL
SACE, Dec. IS. An unusually large per
centage of German ofllcera have been
captured by the French In the severe
fighting on Hartmannawellerkopf.
A French ofilcer. who escorted me to
the village where the prisoners were
awaiting transportation to the interior,
complimented a German captain on that
fact.
"That proves," he said, "that your ofll
cera are where they belong, righting
among their men."
Some of the French officers, proud of
their achievements in tho Alsace light
ing, were angry because Berlin officially
denied the French claim that 23 German
officers and 1360 men were captured In
the Hartmannawellerkopf fighting. To
disprove this statement they had the
Oerman prisoners tile by. There were
3368 unwounded men In line by actual
count. It was stated that several who
had proven refractory had been ordered
to their quarters.
There were many jagers among the
prisoners. The French officers asserted
that on the whole Germans recently
nantlirpd In Aknra hnm T.uah Mnn(..
trained, Indicating that Germany is now
using many men previously deemed
unfit.
SLAVS SHELL BULGAR
COAST; WHIP PERSIANS
Black Sea Ports Attacked De
feat Teutons on Riga
Front
PHTnOGnAD, Dec. M.-Tho Bulgarian
Black Sea coast has ngaln been attacked
by Itusslan warships, It Is announced by
the Admiralty. Submarines attacked tho
Itusslan destroyer Gromkll, but the at
tack was repelled, and ono of the under
water boats Is believed to have been
sunk.
The statement follows:
"Our torporfoboats bombarded Bulgarian
ports. Submarines attacked the destroyer
Gromkll, but were driven off by torpedo
boat destroyers. One of the submarines
Is believed to have been sunk."
A war ofllco statement on operations In
the other spheres shows minor activity
on the East front and claims further suc
cesses for the Russians in Persia. It
follows:
"East front At Schmarden In the di
rection of the Itlga costal region, a Itus
slan detachment delivered a surprise nt
tack upon a German post at i o'clock
In the morning. After a hand-to-hand en
counter, the whole post was destroyed.
Six prisoners were taken. Despite a hot
tire, the Russians retired successfully,
suffering only Insignificant losses. In tho
region of Czartorusk, near the cemetery
In the vlllago of Novo Podcherevltchl,
we annihilated another German post, tak
ing 16 prisoners.
"Persian front West of Kamadan the
Russians have occupied Assadabad. In
fighting near the village of Rabatkerlm,
27 miles southwest of Teheran (capital
of Persia), with Persian gendarmes and
tribesmen, wo made "1 prisoners,"
REVOLT IN CHINA MAY
AFFECT EUROPEAN WAR
Observers Believe Japan May
Intervene and Thus Deprive
Entente Allies of
Assistance
FIRE ROUTS JUDGE'S FATHER
COOKE SEEKS JOBS FOR .MEN
"Ad" Asks Places for Three Who Will
Loso City Berths
CHACKEIIJACKS.
I want to secure active and responsible
positions for two or threo particularly good
men who h3V bn associated with me In
the Department of Public Works (not under
the civil nerilce act) una whose terms of
office eplre with my own on January 3.
M. U. COOKE, Director.
This advertisement, placed In the sev
eral Philadelphia newspapers by Direc
tor Cooke, Is the plan of a city official
to obtain work for employes who will bo
displaced by political changes In City HalL
The Director, In explaining the "ad," said
that he was sure several business men
In Philadelphia are looking for efficient
men and that the advertising columns of
the daily newspapers seemed the logical
place to tell where the right men could
be found.
George MncNeille and Family Flee
From Blaze in Store
Fire of unknown origin damaged tho
drygoods establishment of Julius Dlvuc,
1S31-33 East Passyunk avenue, to the ex
tent of ?1500 early today. Although the
upper stories of the building are unoccu
pied, George JJacNellle, father of Judge
MacNellle, who Ilve3 next door to the
burned building, was forced to seek
safety In the street with his family.
The police are searching for a practical
Joker who rang In an alarm at 6th and
Federal streets shortly after 3 o'clock
this morning.
Austrians Att a Trade Alliance
BERLIN, Dec. 27. The professors of
the Austrian universities, according to
the Overseas News Agency, have signed
a manifesto asking the Government to
establish after the war permanent and
close commercial relations with Germany.
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January IX, 12, 13, 1916
MICBEIi'S gptSK
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 Tho continued
spread of revolution In China is causing
the keenest Interest In diplomatic circles
here. Observers close to tho Allied Pow
ers say that the revolt In China may have
an Important bearing on tho world war.
This, of course, means that before long
Japan will take a hand In the affairs of
her neighbor. China was so throttled by
Japan through acceptance of demands
forced upon her by tho Nippon Govern
ment earlier In tho present year that she
Is no longer In a position to dictate her
own policies.
Should Japan decide that the present Is
nn opportune time to work her will fur
ther on China, her reported plan for a
more uctlvo participation with the Allies
In tho European war would, of course,
bo abandoned. And such a decision on
Japan's part would come nt a time when
tho Allies admit the need of all the as
sistance they can muster from every
quarter to copo with the German cam
paign In the Balkan States and against
Egypt. In circles close to the Japanese
Embassy hero It was said Japan soon
would bo compelled to show her hand In
Chinese affairs. Already on record ns
opposed to a change back to a monarchy
from a republic, tho lnlluence of Japan
soon may be counted on tho Bide of the
enemies of President Yuan Sha Kal, self
proclaimed Emperor under the new regime.
More Provinces Reported in Revolt
SAN FItANCISCO. Dec, M.-A cable
gram received by Tong King Chong, presi
dent of the Chinese Republic Association,
from revolutionary leaders in Shanghai,
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stated that bcvcii pro luces had declared
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military leaders In tho provinces by tho
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tlve suppoit of the revolution was prom
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volt In previous cablegrams. The t evo
lutionists In Yunnan declare that they aro
maintaining tt lepubllr and that tin have
tho only legal government in China.
BErtL-IN, Deo. 28. The entire question
of submarine warfaro ns affecting tha
ttnlid Hlntea mnv ho cleared up within
a fow days, It was learned from authori
tative sources today.
Austria's reply to tho second Ancona
noto will ho handed to Ambassador Pen
field this week. Asiuratico comes from
reliable quarters that It is "satisfactory
and final."
Thero Is n strong party In tho dual
monarchy that has Insisted that friendly
relations with America bo maintained.
This party apparently lias tho upper
hand.
Government circles here profess to
havo little or no knowledge of the prob
nblo contents of tho Austrian reply, and
It Is declared Hint Austria nctrd en
tirely Independently without seeking Ger
many's advlco In framing the reply.
Child Swallows Brass Polish
Hrasa polish Is not considered the best
of baby foods. Nevertheless ID-month-old
Ismlor Schlosshurg, of 710 Morris
street, Isn't particular about his diet,
nnd when ho felt tho pangs of hunger In
his little stomach he clonm-il up the near
est thing to him brass polish Doctors In
the Mount .Sliml Hospital had a strenuous
hour with htm and he Is still In a dan
gerous condition.
"HELLO" ACROSS TO JAPAN
Wireless Telephony to Link Ameri
cans nnd Nipponese
TOKIO, Dec, 2S. A wireless station Is
being erected at Honolulu by 'which Japan
nnd America will bo linked together by
wireless telephony, It wns announced by
telephone company officials hero today.
At the Now York offices of tho American
Telcphono nnd Telegraph Company, which
has been making wireless telephone ex
periments. It was said hothlng was known
of tho reported plan to link Japan nnd
Amcilca by way of tho Honolulu station.
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under mv touch siirrrestinrr the
fluttering of widespread, mighty wings.
"I am sitting at my Pianola playing
McDowell's wonderful piece 'The
Eagle.'
"I give myself completely to the spirit
of the music as I touch my feet upon the
pedals with extra pressure, or, by an im
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higher and more majestic flights taken by
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"I am not playing the notes simply with
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feeling into a pianoforte selection, though
how strange it seems I cannot play a
note on the piano or any other instru
ment! The wonderful patented devices
of the Pianola are making all this possible
to me. For 1 have but to follow with my
Metrostyle pointer the waving red line on
the roll to get the pause, the swing, the
spirit of perfect time. Without my thought
the Themodist device brings out in all its
thrilling purity the melody the very soul
of the music.
"Automatically also the Sustaining Pedal
device is developing the cantabile or sing
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for j'ears to acquire.
"These exquisite delicacies of expression
have actually cost me but a little pleasur
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Enables yon to play the piano toell
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TJAVE you ever stopped to wonder why the
I'lannla lias become so well-known in such
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in every civilized country in the world it is
just as popular as it is here.
It is because the Pianola is really a marvellous
instrument with which you
can not only play the piano
but play it with truly musical
feeling. This is the important
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Pianola has been endorsed by
every great musician of the
world, and why it differs so
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We are representatives of the genuine
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to play the Pianola for you show you wherein it
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and we cordially invite you to visit our Ware-
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Tha Wheelock Pianola
Tho Stroud Pianola
Tho Famous Webtr Pianola
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