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DU PONT ABUSE
f OF TRUST LAW
f sough; b U.S.
Government Seeks Evidence
i That Holding Company
Broke Court Decree
BATTLE OP MILLIONS
! Prosecutions May Follow In
quiry Into Morgan & oo.'s
"War Bride" Deal
What the Government
Is Truing to Fathom
Whether the du Pont Securities
Company, the holding company
which controls the E. I. du Pont do
Nemours Powder Company, was
formed in violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law.
Whether the new holding com
pany virtually constitutes n re
cstablishment of the old E. I. du
Pont do Nemours Company, the
powder trust, which was dissolved
by the Supreme Court of the
United States as a violation of the
Sherman anti-trust law.
Whether the du Pont Securities
Company is operating to pool the
present E. I. du Pont do Nemours
Company stock to control the nf
fnirs of this enormous corporation.
, What part J. P. Morgan & Co.
took in the formation of the se
curities company and if the bank
ers kept their assurance to Presi
dent Wilson thnt the Morgan in
terests were not in any way in
terested in the industrials which
supply material to the warring na
tions. Some members of the du Pont
family say they refused to par
ticipate in the securities compnny
because they believed it to bo a
direct violation of the Supreme
Court decision which dissolved the
powder trust.
One of the younger du Ponts
said it was "unbecoming a gentlo-
San to use inside information to
ake money."
ill a Staff Correspondent
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 30.-Pros-tcutlons
uniler tlio Sherman anti-trust
ct to dissolve tho du Pont Securities
Compnny, the holding company which
controls tho $210,000,000 K. I. du Tout do
Nemours Powder Compnny, tho largest
supplier of munitions to tho Allies, will
be brought by tho Government should
the Investigation being conducted by
Federal ngents corroborate tho asser
tions set forth by Philip F. du Pont, of
Merlon, Pn , In his equity suit to force
ricrrc du Pont and his nssoclnten to re
turn somo JoO.000,000 worth of "war brldo"
tock to the powder company. This In
formation hns como from n reliablo
source, nnd has been verified by one of the
men who hns talked with Government
agents.
The battle of millions which has begun
between members of the du Pont family
has broadened in scopo until .1 threatens
to extend to tho whole llntmclal and In
-
dustrial activities of the du Ponts and the
firm Of Morgan & Co.. whom tho de
fendant In the 'suit admit financed the deal
which permitted the du Pont Securities
Company to acquire tho $11,000,000 stock
holdings of T. Coleman du Pont, which
have enhanced In value to more thnn
130,000.000 slnco tho war orders have beer,
received. Whether the Federal agents
now In Wilmington nre from the Depart
ment of Justice or tho Treasury Depart
ment cannot be ascertained. Men from tho
former department, however, have beep
In the city recently and tnlked with attor
neys In the case? Reports from Washing
ton say that tho attention of the Gov
ernment was first called to tho formation
of the du Pont Securities Company by
members of the du Pont family. This
I denied In Wilmington.
The sudden interests of the Department
of Justice In the organization Vim! man
agement of tho securities company Is at
tributed to suspicion In Washington that
the company virtually constitutes a re
establishment of the old E. I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co., a corporation estab
lished under the laws of Delaware In
Continued on I'ace live. Column One
THE WEATHER
If one had not been alive yesterday to
ay might not seem to measure up to any
standard of perfection. Hut with a mem
ory working In fair fashion It seems quite
glorious from a climatic standpoint. Noah
would have enjoyed himself thoroughly
had he been on Chestnut street 21 hours
so. In the abstract today, however,
lacks much in Inspiration. And the latter
word is one o be reckoned with these
days, it requires inspiration -with a ven
geanco to devise a set of resolutions that
have all the earmarks of a reform cam
paign platform, but which at the same
time bring about no privation of the Joys
of life. What chance has human nature
(f It must give up the things it loves best
and have nothing better to look forward
to than the present brand of weather?
The worm sometimes turns as well as
the leaf.
FORECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity
Partlu cloudu toniaht and Friday.
U w'ffA no decided chanpe in tempera-
"ii uyni vu.TT.avie wtuuts.
LOST AND FOUND
LOST-Liberal reward for return of three
Quarter lenirth leopard coot, with eal
collar. eun". belt ana button), also abort, eat
coat wlih jellow crepe lining and seal pillow
S12.JO match. Room 310. 533 Cheatnut at.
TERRJEIt-Loat. on Dec. 2 at Itaerford.
"We female Atresia lons-halred terrier
(.ar on forehead, anawers to name of Ram.
Uberat reward If returned to owner, Phone
wtown Square 01. r
t9KLo'j Thursday afternoon. In fft Phlla-
aelohla. Irlnh terrier doe, answers to name of
l"auy." Name and address of owner pn col-
r .Reward If returned to W C Fleck. UUW
r!'XSK Ovejrbrook
WALLET- LosCblack wallet contalnlne money
tod cards, between Hryn Mawr and. Over brook
and Owrbrook and Nynnefleld. Reward. Ap-
JlvjilM Ntnd t. . .
SCAItFl'lN- Lost Sunday oenlnc. platinum
carfpln. seven diamonds, two sapphire.
JJbenil rotvard. luca N aid.
pthcr Class Wei .ids ox Pave I od
A Useful and Artistic Wall Calender for the Year 191
BOY WHO FAILED ON 'EXAMS'
DEAD; BELIEVED A SUICIDE
Wealthy Parents Insist I'ottstown
Student Was Killed
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-Francls Hnrbert,
tho boy who was found shot In his
wealthy parents' homo nfter he hnd com
plained of falling to pass examinations
In tho Itlll Preparatory School nt Potts
town, Pn., died today without regaining
consciousness. HI fntlter. Chnrles Hnr
bert, Is vice president of W. T. nichnrtls
Compnny, paper manufacturers.
Tho pollco believe the boy killed him
self, but his pnrents maintain that ho
was shot by an IntrudcMn tho home.
WOMAN SHOOTS MAN
BECAUSE HE REFUSES
TO GREET NEW YEAR
Pintlprl nt. flnllnr'a Dhafiiiniv.
, ... Jtl
Mrs. Annie Statzell Wounds
Rowland Hill, Then Be
moans Act, Say Police
CARRIES HIM TO HOSPITAL
A woman, piqued because her caller de
clined to wntch In the New Year with her,
shot him In the hend, according to tho
police, shortly nfter midnight nnd then,
tinned with Brief nt her net, hnlf-currlod
him three squat ca to n hospital.
"Yes, I shot him," tho pollco say alio
said. "I don't know why. If ho had died
I would have killed myself. I love tho
very ground he walks on."
Tho victim of tho shooting, Itowland
Hill. 33 years old. of 2743 North Front
street. Is nt the KplKCop.il Hospltnl with
n bullet lodged behind his left eye, a
wound which mny cause him to lose his
sight. Tho womnn. Mrs. Annie Statzell,
35 years old, of !S03 C street, wns held
In 11000 ball by Magistrate Wrlglcy, of
tho Front and Westmoreland streets
station, to await the outcome of tho In
Jury. Tho victim Is expected to recover.
Mrs. Statzell. whose husbnnd, George
Statzell. hns not lived with her for about
nine yenrs, wns entertaining Hill nt her
home last night. Shortly nfter midnight,
according to Hill's statement, when he
arose from tho enrd tnblo to go sho asked
him If ho would "wntch In the New Year"
with her. When he replied thnt ho would
hnvo to work, ho said, she drew n revolver
nnd fired twice. Ono shot took effect, tho
other going wild.
When she saw him stagger nnd fa1!,
Mrs. Statzell wns overeorr.o with remorse
Sho lifted him tenderly to a chnlr and
wiped the blood from his face. Not wall
ing to look for his overcoat, she snatched
her own coat and, wrapping It nbout him,
lialf-cnrrlcd him to the hospltnl.
The pistol wns still In her hand when
Continued on 1'HRC Two, Column One
"BILLY" 'SUNDAY'S TABERNACLE AT'TRENTCN TO BE READY SUNDAY
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finishing touches are being put on
ALLIES DESTROY
2 AUSTRIAN SHIPS
IN ADRIATIC SEA
New Destroyers, Lika and
Triglav, Sunk Off Du-
razzo in Sortie
MINE BLOWS ONE TO BITS
PAIUS, Dee, 30.
Two Austrian destroyers were sunk In
the Adriatic Sea off Durazzo, one by al
lied warships and the other by a mine.
They were the Llka and the Triglav.
An Austrian lleet which had steamed
from Cattaro met a tltet of allied war
ships off Durazzo.
The Llka struck a mine and sank and
the Triglav was destroed by the guns
of the allied war fleet.
The other Austrian ships escaped.
OlHcial announcement of the destruction
of the destroyers was made by the French
Admiralty today.
The following official communique was
given outt
"An Austrian naval division which had
made a sortie from Cattaro for the pur
pose of bombarding Durazzo came upon
a squadron of allied ships off the port and
tied The Austrian destroyer Llka struck
a mine and was Bunk. The destroyer
Triglav, of the ame type, was sent to
the bottom by tne allied warships. The
remainder of (he Austrian ships lied 10
their base, pursued by the allied war
ships. "
The destroyer Triglav was built in 1913,
displaced 787 tons and was, 266 feet long.
She was one of the newest of the Austrian
destroyers, had u speed of 33.5 knots and
carried a crew of about 90 men. She car
ried two 13-Inch torpedo tubes, six 11
pounders and two 3.9-Inch guns.
The Lika, like the Triglav, Is one of six
new destroyers put intu service by Aus
tria shortly before the beginning of the
war. She was of the same type.
Presumably Italian and French war
ships participated in the naval battle.
Fiench war craft have beeu patrolling the
Adriatic ilnce the outbreak of the war
TRENTON TO GIVE
GREAT RECEPTION
TO 'BILLY' SUNDAY
Athletic Evangelist Will
Arrive in New Jersey
Capital Saturday
SERVICES BEGIN SUNDAY
Prominent Delegation to Come
to Philadelphia and Greet
Revivalist's Party
rtu a Staff Correspondent
TltKNTON. N. J.. Dec. 30. "Hilly"
Simdny will "hit" Trenton K.iturdny nnd
Trenton, It Is expected, will "lilt the
trail" soon nfternnrds. Thoie who know
the power of tho evangelist say that this
city will cnpltuhito to "Hilly" nt oilVe nnd
thnt his seven weeks' cnmpnlgn will be
one continuous triumph.
Mr. Sunday will engnge In the tnsk of
chasing the devil out of Trenton during
nt least half of the period thnt the State
Legislature will bo In session here.' 11 Is
expected that he will turn sonic of his
henvy guns on the la makers, If the lat
ter do not do nil thnt is expected of them
In the way of local option or reform ex
cise laws.
The Rev. "Hilly" will open his cnm
pnlgn here Sunday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock. All Trenton is on the tip-too of
expectancy. The nrinngcnients for tho
reception of tho Sunday party have been
completed. They will reach hete Satur
day afternoon, arriving nt the Clinton
street station of the Pennsylvania Itnll
road, nt 4:03. The Chicago Limited which
will entry Mr. Sundny's party, by special
nrrnngement, will stop nt Trenton for
the convenience of the cvnngcllst. "Ma"
Sunday nnd his followers. Mr. Sunday
and his party will como hero from
Winona Lake, Ind., whero they have
been resting slnco tho end of the Syra
cuse cnmpnlgn.
TO MHUT "HILTi"' Uhllin.
A dclegntlon, consisting of the How Dr.
Henry Collin Mlnton, pasjor of the First
Presbyterlnn Church or this city: H. M.
Voorhees, a prominent merchant, treas
urer of the executive SunJny committee,
nnd Prof. John K. QUI, rormer assembly
man, will meet the evangelist's party In
Philadelphia and accompany them n"ie.
Henry C. Moore, n well known banker,
chairman of tho reception committee, will
welcome the party nt the Doltnn mansion,
which ho will turn over to Mr. nnd Mrs.
Sunday. Thousands will greet "Hilly" nt
the rnllrond station upon his arrival.
Mr. Sunday will be conveyed to his
Trenton homo In a splendid automobile
Continued on l'am- four, Column J'nur
Kmsxcxasxsoixcr-xs. :'
tho nuditonum in which tho evangelist
RUNS INTO 31UKDEK CHAIUSK
VIA BOAST OF PH0WKSS
Prisoner in Cnmden Jail Held for Kill
ing in Virginia
A chance boasting remark In a cell In
tho Camden County Jail today resulted In
John Henderson, n negro, 33 jenra old,
of 1037 Mount Ephralm avenue, Camden,
being held by the pollco for a murder
committed In Herndon. Fairfax County,
Va., four years ago. Requisition papers
are being obtained, according to n tele
gram from Herndon received by Prose
cutor Kraft.
Henderson, who wns arrested Sionday
for a minor theft, boasted to a fellow
prisoner last night that he "tinUhed a
guy in Herndon, Va.. nnd never got any
thing for It," the police say.
The remarl: was overheard by Captain
Schlegler and Detective Fitzslmmons, In
quiry at Hemdon brought a letter from
Sheriff J. It. Allison, of Fairfax County,
asking that Hendeison be held, and con
taining a description and photograph of
the man, who Is wanted for tho murder
of a negro In a "crap" game four years
ago.
JUDfiE RALSTON UNCHANGED
His Physician Says His Illness of
Pneumonia Has Not Reached
a Critical Stage
' There was no change today in the con
dition of Judge Itobert Ralston, of Com
mon Pleas Court No. 5. who has pneu
monia at his home, 133 Spruce street.
Dr, Herbert B. Carpenter said that while
the Judge was very 111, his condition had
not reached a critical state.
Judge Ralston was stricken while at
tending a meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Bar Association, at Pittsburgh, on
Tuesday. He has r. vigorous constitution,
and it is possible, his friends believe,
that this will carry him through the crisis
safely.
Woman Says Men Pointed Gun at Her
One of two men, returning from a gun
ning trip across the Mt. Airy golf course,
are alleged to have pointed a gun at
Mrs. Clarence Kltnk, of T118 Stenton ave
nue, when she, ordered them off the
property today. The womau had Mark
Donner, of Ti Meehan street, and Joseph
Gilbert, of 6771 Musgrave street, arrested.
They will be given a hearing at the Qer
mantown police station la the morning.
l'ltESIDGNT AND HIS IIIIIDE
WILL EXTBX1) H0NEVM00S
Stntc Affairs Not Pressing, So Couple
Remain at Resort
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. President Wil
son, It became known today, Is planning
to extend hli honeymoon at Hot Springs
until next Wedesdny.
Absence of alarming news regarding
tho negotiations between AustrU nnd the
t'nltcd States oer tho Ancona case Is tho
reason, It li believed ile hnd planned to
return Monday.
FIDDLES LOVE SONGS
AFTER WIFE SAYS HE
TRIED TO BLOW HER UP
"All I Gotta Left," Moans Man
Accused of Planting Bomb,
as He Clasps
Violin
CHILDREN ALSO IN PERIL
llnbrlel Pnsqulutil tried to blow up his
wife nnd two little boysi with six sticks
nf dynamite, the poller assert, and today
ho s rocking to nnd fro In n dark cell ns
he wrings nclodlcs of love nnd Itnllnn
songs of pnsslnn fiom his twittered violin.
"All 1 gottn left." ho moans. He wns
held without ball In the Id nnd Christian
streets pollco stntlon.
Mrs. Mary Kossl went to the door of
her home, 76.1 South 10th street, ycslei
da. to get the milk. Hesldo It wns a
package that looked like a Ion of bread.
It wns wet from rain. Mrs. Kossl was
about to throw It nwny when she noticed
half burnt fuses almost hidden by tho
paper. She cnlled Policemen Isoln nnd
Clark, of the 2d District, who wcro pass
ing by. Tho policemen threw tho bundle
Into a bucket of w.itor nnd then opened
it. There were six stleks of dynamite
closely tied together with copper wire.
It looked like m.-iplo sugar. It wns nil
wrapped In oil paper and tissue paper,
ltnln had put out the sizzling fuses be
fore they hnd had n chnlicc to reach tho
percussion caps. Tho bomb was powerful
enough to have blown the wole house
out of the ground. To the questions of
the pollco Mm. Ilossl all day shrugged
her shoulders In n terrified way. Hut
today she llnnlly broke down. "Gabriel
maybe he do It," she sobbed.
Gabriel was arrested nt his home, Oil
Catharine street. "You come," ho
smiled. "I tnka my vlolcen. I no come
back." And wrapping UP the blackened
Instrument ho tucked It under his nrm
and climbed Into the lxittol.
When senrched two unmalled letters
wcro found lir 'one of 'his pockets nd-
Continued an Vage four, Column Thrre
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will conduct his campaign in the Jersey capital Deginning January 2d.
YOUTH SHOT; WILL NOT
TELL ASSAILANT'S NAME
'Billy the Boob" Sought by Po
lice as Suspect in Pool
room Tragedy
A man shot n 19-yenr-old youth In the
back last night ns he was leaving a pool
room on 8th stret above Walnut. The
boy is In the Pennsylvania Hospital, and,
although he may die within 21 hours, ho
refuses to divulge the Identity of his as
sailant. The police nre looking for a man
said to be known as "Wily the Hoob."
The victim will not tell tho police any
thing that will lead to the prosecution
of the case and Is adhering rigidly to
that standard of ethics under which one
member of a gang will not "squeal" on
another, even w-hero Ills life Is Involved.
The Injured youth is Edward Ilerger. of
GS North Eth street.
He and several friends went to the pool
room about midnight and were engaged
for an hour In what appeared to be a
friendly game. A shot was heard and
Policeman Humble, of the 15th and Lo
cust streets station, ran to the place. He
approached the ccene of tne trouble as
Uerger, bleeding and unconscious, was
carried an ay In an automobile. When the
driver of tho car sa,w the patrolman he
put on full speed.
The car reached the hospital a few
minutes later, and Berger was left at
the door of the Institution. His com
panions ef( in haste, while the wounded
man lay on the hospital steps for a naif
hour, when he was discovered by a hos
pital physician. The policeman reached
the hospital as the automoblllsts were
leaving. He shouted to the men to stop,
but they Ignored his command.
Three men were held under 1300 ball by
Magistrate Persch as material witnesses
in the case. They were released on their
own recognizance and instructed to ap
pear at the Btatlon house when they are
wanted.
They are Charles Rosenthal, of iX
South 23th street; I.eo Ituggewltz, of S01
South 9th street, and Morris Max, of !!&!
Rodman street, according to tho names
and addresses which they gave to the
police- Rosenthal was arrested In the
pool room by Sergeant Collins last
night. The other men were In a Turkish
bath, and according to District Detective
Toner, who arrested them, were over
heard discussing the shooting
Will Be Given
ARMED UNION
OF AMERICAS
NOW PLANNED
Pan-Americans Take Step
to Present Solid Front
to World
BACK MONROE DOCTRINE
President Wilson Believed Be
hind Effort to Enlist South
American Nations
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.-A Pan-Amcr-Icnn
1'nlon, under the terms of which
the nnvnl nnd military forces of nil the
Americas would be consolidated to en
force tho Mom oc Uoctrlnc. today loomed
as an Imminent probability.
It was learned this nftcinoon that Sec
retary of State Lansing ' ' sounded out
roprcsentumes of all tho .South Amer
ican icpubllcB who ate heio nttendlng the
Pnn-Amcrlcnn Selentlllc Congress.
Just what assurances weie given him
nre not known. An unolllclnl canvass of
the South American lepubllcs. however,
showed sentiment strongly In favor of
nuch a mllltniy union.
It wns stated on rellnble authority thnt
Initial steps looking toward organization
of the union would be taken before tho
adjournment of the scientific congress.
President Wilson N understood to hne
Instructed Secretary Lansing to sound
out the Msltlng l.ntln-Amerlcan lepre
sentntlvcs on their attitude, the results
of which have been forwaidcd to him at
Hot Springs.
UNION OF AHMS.
No details of the proposition can he ob
tnlned. It Is known, however, that the
general plans cnll for all Ameilcan coun
tries to pledge the support of their in lilies
nnd navies In cose a foreign foe Invaded
any Ameilcan country. Tho combined
nrmtes and navies of North nnd South
Ameilci would be used ns u police foico
to enforeo the Monioc Doctrine, It wns
stated.
Only the Introduction of sharp pnrlln
mentary practice prevented the sulirnge
gauge of battle being thiown down In
the meeting today of the women's aux
iliary of the congress.
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs Maekay had
piepnred a resolution, to bo Introduced
at today's meeting, seeking the Indorse
ment of tho congress for the ciuiHu of
surfrnge. Mrs. Itobert Lansing, wife of
the Sccrctnry of State, nnd several other
Continued on Pane l'oiir. Column hlx
DUE NAVI AUSTRIACHE
SONO COLATE A PICCO
I Destroyers Lika e Triglav Af-
fondati dagli Alleati al
Largo di Durazzo
l'n telegramma da t'nrlgi dice die il
Mlnlstero frnneese della Marina ha an
nunclato che due cacclatorpedlnlere nus
triad tono stall affnndatl ueU'Adriatico,
uno ua una mlna ed un'altro In un com
battlmentu Hvoltusl at largo dl Durazzo.
Dcco II testo del comunlcutu ulliclale
frnneese:
"Una divisions navale austrlaca che
aveva fatto un.t soitlta da Cattnro alio
s.opo dl bombardare Durazzo. fu Incon
trata da una tqundru navalo degll alle.ttl
o si dlede sublto alia fugn. li caccla
torpedlnlere austrlaca l.lka urto' cuntro
una mlna e sal to" In aria. Un altio
cacclatorpedlnlero nustrlaco, II Triglav, fu
colJto a picco dalle tiavi alleate. l.e
altre navl austrtacho rlusctrono a guada
gnare le Docche dl Cattaro, Insegulte
dalle navl alleate."
I due cacclatorpedi -.(ere austrlacl af
fondatl erano dl tlpo modernUslmo, es
sendo statl varatl nel 1913, e spostavano
clascuno S00 tonnellate.
II generale Cadorna ha annunclato nel
suo comunlcato ulUclale dl lerl sera che
le batterle Itallane hanno bombardato II
forte ed II vlllaggio dl Por, nelta Valle
Qludlcarla, che fa rnrte del slstema dl
Lardaro, mentre plccoll repartl dl fan
terla hanno avuto success! nella zona
immedlatamente a sud dl ltovcreto.
(Leggere In 4a paglna le ultlme e plu'
dettagllate notlzle sulla guerra, In
italiano.)
HALT IN DELAWARE DEFENSE
J. Hampton Moore Declares Congress
Lacks the Money
Coast defenses for the mouth of the
Delaware Bay have been ignored In the
War Detriment's estimates for the Ad
ministration's preparedness plans, accord
ing to Congressman J. Hampton Moore,
Who recently took up with the depart
ment the matter of building a fortress
at Cape May.
Already the financial s:de of the plans
Is making Itself evident, according to
Mr Moore, since the War Department In
dicates that lack of funds prevents it
preceedlng In the matter at present.
With the Editions of Tomorrow.
QUICK
BRITISH SHELL FOE'S BATTERIES ON BELGIAN COAST
LONDON, Dec. 30. The Evening News' correspondent at Ilot-tei-tiam
sends the following dispatch: "British monitors continue
bombnictlng the German batteries on the Belgian coast. The (Qcr
mnn) troops nt Westende are kept In perpetual fear of the Allies'
landing soldiers under arms In the night time."
RUSSIANS REPULSED ON STRYPA
BERLIN, Dec. 00. Russian attacks on the Strypa River, in the
eastern thcatic of wat, wcie tiepulsed with sanguinary losses, tho
War Office announced. Nine hunched Russians were made prisoners.
FRENCH SOCIALISTS DEMAND VICTORY IN WAR
I I'AIUS, Dec. 30. The National Congress of tho French Socialist party
i lirfoto adjourning adopted a resolution demanding that tho war bo carried
I on until Alsuco nnd Lorraine nre won back by France nnd tho Independence,
' of Belgium and Servla restored.
BRITAIN RELEASES NORWEGIAN MAIL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Tho Swedish Minister Informed the State Depart
ment today thnt Norwegian mull from Christlanln detained by Great Hrltnln
has been allowed to proceed. The pneknges, mostly pnrccl post, were not
opened.
SLAVS CRUEL TO TEUTON CAPTIVES, REPORTS SAY
IIHHLIN, Dec. 30. Seven thousand Austro-Gormnn prisoners have died of
typhus In one section nf HiirsIii alone, nccnnllnir to nn Austrlnn olllccr who
returned home through an exchange of prisoners. Russian treatment of war
prisoners sent to Siberia is so horrible that most of their captives are Indif
ferent to death, tin reported.
In Krasnoyarsk wooden beds tilled with vermin are provided for tho
Austro-Ciormans, he snld. There arc no sanltnry arrangements nnd no place
where the prisoners may wash themselves. The gunrds often rob the Auatro
Gerninns of their food, be reported.
VICTORY TO BE BRITISH NAVY'S GIFT, SAYS BALFOUR
LONDON, Dec. 30. "The British grand fleet, which as n grand fleet haa
never yet been In action, has nevertheless from hour to hour, day by day. through
nil tho iiioiitliH of tho war, been tho foundation upon which everything else
lins rested," vn the summary by A. J. Balfour, First Lord of tho Admiralty, of
the lessons to be derived from a moving picture record of tho activities of tho
fleet. Though silent, the fleet Is performing at tills moment, not alone for tho
Allies, lint for tho whole world, the Rrentest, tho most Important part In tho
drama now being played out for the freedom of the world. The world has yet
to know how much It owch to the LIrltlsh licet, nnd how tho assured victory which
hi coining to us in the future is coming nt least as much ns the gift of tho British
navy ns of the splendid valor of the Allied troops, whether British or foreign.
GERMANS SHIP U-BOATS
MANILA. Deo. 30. The Consuls
Philippine Government that Germaii
piecemeal in the guise of machinery.
been Instituted.
KAISER SUFFERING FROM CARBUNCLE
HHItLlN. Dec. 31 It Is announced that Rmperor William is suffering
from n non-malignant carbuncle. The Kaiser Is not confined to his bed nnd
daily receives reports from all the fronts. -His conferences with members of
tho General Staff and the foreign oJIleers go on ns usual.
GREEK SHIP, BOILER ROOM FLOODED, NEARS PORT
NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Tho Greek steamship Thcssalonlltl, about whoso
safety considerable apprehension has been felt, was 190 miles east of Sandy Hook
nt 7:30 o'clock last night. Her boiler room was Hooded and sho was making only
four knots nn hour. Agents of the steamship yesterday denied receiving a wire
less asking for help. They rtuted thnt tho coastguard cutter Seneca had left
early In the morning In case assistance was needed, and that the Thcssalonlkl
should reach port tonight or tomorrow morning.
INDIA READY TO FIGHT GERMANY
LONDON, Dec. 30. Tho Indian National Congress has unanimously adopted
a resolution urging tho LIrltlsh Government to admit Indians to commissions
in the army and navy, and emphasizing the necessity for reorganizing tho present
system of volunteoring to permit Indians to enlist without distinction of ruce
or creed, according to the Ilombay correspondent afUoutcr's Telegram Company.
A resolution criticising tho laws against Indians in Canada and South Africa
resulted in nn animated discussion. Many speakers urged that tho Indians ba
given equal rights with Huropean immigrants.
YUAN GIVES ORDERS TO ATTACK REBELS
I'KKIN, Dec. 30. President Yuan Shl-kal has issued a mandate ordering
tho military governors of tho provinces adjacent to Yunnan to dispatch troops
to Mipprej-M tho revolutionists. Tho French Consul at Meng-tsze has tele
graphed Altwandre C'onty. French Minister nt Pekin, thnt foreigners nnd foreign
owned property In Yunnan province; had not been molested.
MANILA REVOLUTIONISTS ARRESTED IN RAID
MANIUA, P. I.. Dec. 30. Detectives, in a raid on three houses in tho out
skirts of Manila, seized the seals, commissions and other documents of an im
portant secret revolutionary movement. Several arrests were made. The rebels
are said to have been allied with Hicarte, the Filipino agitator, who has carried
on a propaganda of revolt for some time.
EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS HONDURAS TOWN
SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 30. Earthquake shocks began early Monday morn
ing, and are still being felt here. A wall collapsed In a shock yesterday, killing
two nerbons nnd seriously injuring two others. Advices from Honduras confirm
previous reports that tho town of Graclas was destroyed by the earthquake
Monday morning. This town, which lies 70 miles northeast of San Salvador, had
a population of 4000-
BRITISH TO RETURN SEIZED SHIP TO ARGENTINA
I1UENOS AIRES, Dec. 30. Acrordlng to a statement issued by the Min
uter of Foreign Affairs, the Uritlsh Government has decided to return the,
Argentina coasting steamship Presidente Mitre, which was captured recently
by a Uritlsh cruiser, and engages not to take hostile action against other Art
gentine vessels navigating under the
time, withdraws all claims in connection
guarantees of immunity for vessels in so
in their usuul course along the coast.
100 SHIPS CAUGHT BY ICE IN WHITE SEA
BERLIN, Dec. 30. Reports from Copenhagen say that 100 ships, chiefly
American, British and French, have been caught in the ice in the White Sea. Thai
dispatches say they will have to pass the winter there.
SWEDES FIRE ON GERMAN WARSHIPS
LONDON, Dec. 30. The forts on the Swedish Island of HaesthoLmen opened
lire on two German torpedoboats pursuing a Swedish steamship off Kurlskrona,
in Swedish territorial water, yesterday, according to messages from Stockholm
to the Polltlk forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph Company's correspondent
at Copenhagen. "The Swedish Admiralty," adds tho dispatch, "has ordered a
strict inquiry Into the incident, which is regarded as a repetition cf the recent
violation of territoriality "when the Germans captured the steamship Argo. In
the present case the quarry escaped, the Germans abandoning' the pursuit whea
they were fired at "
NEWS
TO PHILIPPINES,JSCHARGE
of tho Kntentc Powers liavo notified tho
submarines have been Shipped to, Manila
The most rigid -customs precautions have
same conditions. Argentina, at the same
with tne capture and agrees to accept
far as these vessels make no alteration
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