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KVEinUG tBDBB fHILADlSI.PHIA, MONDAY, JANTJAET 3, 131G-
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SLAVS AIM DRIVE
THROUGH GALICIA
TO RAID HUNGARY
Thrust Into Bukowina Di
verts Foes in Balkan
Offensive
TAKE CZERNOWITZ HILL
Austro-Germans Abandon Bcs-
sarabinn Campaign to
Meet Assault
LONDON. Jan. 3
Gnllcln. Is nRftln the scene of Intensive?
mllltnrr operations In the pastern theatre
of war, with the Russians struggling to
break through Into Hungary by nay of
Bukonlnn
Massed legions of the Czar arc de
livering sledge-hammer blows against the
Austrian and Germans all the way from
the Prlnot .Marshes down along tho
Htrypa River to the frontiers of ties
sarabla.
Tho Russians claim successes nt n num
ber of points on the front Tho War Of
fice declares that some attacks hnvo
been repulsed, and that ut other points
violent fighting Is still in progress.
That Russia Is delivering her master
stroko for the relief of Serbia nnd that an
Invnslon of Uulgnrln Is a part of the
Russian mllltar program. Is Indicated by
nu me recent developments.
The following telegram was tccolvcd
by the Hrnr from Home:
"Grand Duke Iloris. the uncle of the
Russian Czar, has nirlvcd unexpectedly
tn Bucharest, Rumania It Is reported
that he Is entrusted with a secret mission
In connection with Russia's plans for the
Invasion of Bulgaria "
Jlllttnrv oxnerts here believe that Rus
sia has secretly made great preparations
fc- the Invasion of Bulgaria and that the
efforts to rut Into Hungnrv are part of
this general scheme of action.
Whichever side began the offensive and
whatever has been the gap In tho news,
the raisins: of the curtain on the Vol
hynlan and Gallclan lighting shows that
the Initiative over a front of ISO miles Is
now firmly on tho side or the Russians.
The great battle In Gallon, which has
Decn lorcslmdovvcd for some davs bv the
concentration of heavy Russian and Teu
ton forces, nnd whlth forced abandon
ment of Teuton activities down on the
Greek border nnd In Bessarabia, hns be
gun In enrnest. and, according to an olll
clal statement Issued in l'ottogrnd last
nl lit, tho Russians thus far have the.
upper hnnd Crernowitz, capital of
Bukowinn, has become the centre of the
fighting The Russians report that thev
stormed height:, before the clt and took
000 prisoners. Including 15 olllcers The
clt.v's population is held ready for c ac
uatlon Czernowltz was taken by the Russians
In the llrst Gallclan drive nnd was te
taken bv the ustiltns enctlv a vonr
later. Slnro then It has been flimly held
by the Teutons
Tho Austro-German forces In Gn'.Ic.a
are estimated ut 1,100,000 men, and the
Czns Is believed to have an army of al
most equal numcilcal sttength, Imluriin?
tho strong force3 recently wlthdruvvn
from Bessarabia
The communication Issued In I'etmcrnd
last night as tliat the Austrlans have
been forced to fall back on their positions
on Stilpn front, nnd thnt the Russians
.Jiavo captured several heights to tlie
northeast of Czernowltz
GRNUVA, nn ."! Geimnn newspapers
admit a fierce battle ruglng about C7ci
novvlti for the last thico das. The
population of the town Is held in readi
ness for evacuation
tCzernoivitz is the capital of the
Austrian crown land of Bukowina,
and 4a 12 miles from the wcstun
border of Hessniubln, the Russian
province whence the- Czar's tioops a
week ago began an offensive move
ment designed to relieve the situation
In the Balkans
GREECE DEMANDS ALLIES
RELEASE TEUTON CONSULS
SOFIA Ibj wiielcBsi. Jan J The Greek
authorities have demanded thai Gencial
Sarrall, the Trench c-omnnnder ut Sa
lonlcu, release the Teutonic, Bulgarian
and Turkish I'onsuls. on the ground thnt
their selzuie was illegal, accoidlug to in
formation received heie today
The consulates weie under the protec
tion of Greek gendarmes when the arrests
wero made In addition to this It was
said that the Allies had agreed to notify
Greece In advance if It was decided to
take an action ngalnst the consular iep
resentatlves of the Teutons
Supreme Court Derisions
At Its meeting in this clt toda ths
Supreme Court of the State handed down
a. big batch of decisions as follows.
PEK CURIAM
Loughney v Huntmann t'onttruitlon Com
pany to. I. AlleBheni I Judgment afrirme'i
t'tty of McKeefeport McKeespnrt etc ,
Railway ConWdllV tl' I' Allflrhenil. .liulir.
j
I Tnmt Com-J
i')1 ""inilT1'
Urennouell vs. Safe Denoglt an.
canv (C. P.. Allegheny! Juilnmei
Arnold Katate lO I AtleaHeii
Arnold Estate iU i Allegheny),
dismissed.
Apieals
Kreed vs. Standard 8ialo and Supply Com
pany C. V.. Allegheny! Judgment alffrmed.
Commonuejkh Mutual t'nlon HrenlnK
Company IO H, AlleshenM. .Superior Court.
Judgment affirmed
McCoeh vs. Jones & Laushllu Steel Company
(C. P.. AlleghenM Judgment affirmed
Miller vs. Independent llrldge Company iC.
P., Allegheny Judgment affirmed.
Williams t laidutg Floral Company (C.
P.. Allfghen)) Judgment affirmed
la re llrst airoutit .Sate Uepostt and Trust
Company IC" 1',. Allegheny). Appeal tlU
misseu ai appellants cosia.
iivirauo ca
affirmed.
Estate (O. (J. Alltirlieny). Decree
Levins vs. City of Pittsburgh (C P.. Alle
(beny). Judgment affirmed.
Donnelly vs. Pennsylvania Company (C. P..
Allegheny). Judgment affirmed.
PEK CURIAM-
Oalzell vs. Iindon and Lancashire Fire In
surance Company (C. 1. Allegheny Judg
ment affirmed.
Palmer vs. Protective Home Circle (C P.
Allegheny). Judgment affirmed.
dregic Estate (O. C. Allegheny). Appeals
dlsmlsaJd at cost of appellant.
Ohio Valley Trust Company vs Stewart (C
P.. Allegheny). Decree affirmed
llarron. administratrix, vs. Stleren (C P .
Allegheny). Judment arrtrmed.
Other vs. Oliver (C P. Allegheny). Decree
affirmed at appellant's cost.
Crlder vs. I rider C. P., Allegheny). Appeal
dismissed at appellant's costs.
Landsman vs. Pittsburgh Railways Company
(C. P.. AUeghent) Judgment affirmed.
Coleman vs. Pittsburgh Harmony, etc.. Street
Railway Company (C. P., Allegheny). Judg
ment affirmed.
Pearson Estate (O. c. Allegheny). Decree
Binned at enpellant's costs.
Smith vs. Allegheny County Light Company
i. i Ulegneu). Judgment artirmed.
Common weslth. for use. vs. Moran (Q. S,
Al.egheni, superior Court). Appeal dls
mlssM at appellant's coats.
Uaielman vse Qeyer (C. P., Allegheny).
pllfclmiiWv JUDOB MEdTREZATt
ICmrmarui vs. Pittsburgh Railway Company
YC V,. Allegheny). Judgment reversed ltn a
Broceaendo.
1 White vs. First National Bask of Pittsburgh
(B. V., Allegheny) Judgment afftrroed
ICbarltoa . Baltimore and Ohio Railway
dompauy C. I , Allegheny), Judgment af-
toe-bo ver KsUte. Purinton
-. ? 11..1.1. DlniMt gnnail iC f A I.
leheoy) Deereeaf armed.
CQOyCr JWWsVlW fuuuivn tBywK tw. be. v-
-UCairn . ovujjjt iv , ..mj. ,uue-
xBfnt sxnrmed.
; irilUIdi.vs
City of Pittsburgh (C. P.. Alle-
!.,1 ... ...!-.
it ainrmea.
Blk vs, CocWlna O. P.. Allegheny). Decree
'o-liald Estate. lmm. apeala (O. C.
"ijt5ilR?Jn vs. v"wtacreB(C P., Armstrong).
VSlan Eatt0 Rcadlnff Trust Company Ap
- i in P.. RerJtM). Decree aiflrmed.
AndWt"' Commonwalth appeal (O,
$Ti!&
2 ton).
Decree affirmed.
I nm 4 nl m
Traction Com Dan y v. .West
V
Peoa Electrl Company (C
w taiwoittuna)
tfuthfrrvsBon a P Washtagton)
. Colonial Bteel Cwsvpaiiy t& p., JJkgbeoy).
4i.1srr.iril afftfBMg.
AUSTRIA BLAMED FOR
StNKWG OF LINER PERSIA
Continued fro-o Page tine
I.usltnnln, hart n narrow tBcape from
death lie was thrown Into the sea bv
the explosion that shattered the hull
of the Persia, but was picked up Insen
sible Details received hero today show that
the explosion which shattered the Persia
iiini ansed the vessel to clnk within n
few minutes created terilble havoc on tho
liner.
BTKt'CK AMIDSHIPS
Tho torpedo struck the Persia amid
ships nnd blow up Its engines The fun
hcls, torn from thcli places, fell on Hit
deck, crushing many persons More than
a score were thrown Into the water by
tho force of the blast and only a few of
these wero picked up later
Tho damage caused by the explosion
accounts for the fact that so few of the
Persia s boats were launched It was nt
first thought thnt there had been a panic
on the liner and that this had added to
tho loss of life, but the latest dispatches
Indicate that the etew maintained its
discipline nt all times '
Surviving officers of the British liner '
Persln, landed nt Alexandria, declared
positively today that tho steamship was
torpedoed and ridiculed tho Idea that a
mine. might have sent the vessel to tho
bottom with the los" of probnblv moro
than 2"0 lives
The Persian was torpedoed nlinlutclv
without warning and sank In five uiln
Utes. Robert N. McNeelv, nevvlv np
pointed i 'nlted States Consul, on his way
to his first post, at Aden Arabia Is
among the lost. The only other Ameri
can known to have been on board the
PMPln, Chnrles It. Grant, of Boston is
among the 1M survivals landed nt Alex
andria, Kgypt,
After a tremendous explosion the stcnni.
ship, almost torn In two, disappeared be
ncnth the waves. Tho torpedo had hit
amidships on the port side. Mans per
sons aboard weio killed or Injured by ho
cxplojlon.
KOl'R BOATS GKT AWAY.
Only foui boats got nwn. The time
was so short that It la n matter for
astonishment that any nt all wero low
ered. The surviving passengers sav that
there was no ninlo. Tho foui boats
which did swing clear id reach tlie water
safelv weie filled and lowered without
disorder.
Not onl was no wnrnliK, given to the
Persl" but tho bjbn.arlne was not seen,
either before the torpedo struck or after
ward from the steamer or fiom the life
boats. Tho second ofllcer dcclaied he saw a
white streak the wake of n torpedo on
tho port side Just before the explosion.
No survivtu has been found who saw n
subimiine, but the Persia s olllcers dc-
cHred If n mine had boon struct a glanc
ing blow by the ship's side It would not
have torn a gap that would have sent her
to the bottom In a few minutes.
There was no panic." said Leonard
Moss, one of the British sunlvnrs. "The
heavy loss of life was due to two things
the fact that the Persia sank In less
than six minutes and the fact that most
of the pis'ongera were at luncheon when
the ship struck.
"No one was thinking of submarines.
Wo were steaming along at nbout 18
knot.-t when wo were struck First 1
hoard a dull boom, then a funny cracking
sound It i ec.ued onlv u se-ond before
the ship egnn to list.
"Those of us on deck rushed for tho
boats Tho crew couldn't do tin) thing
with the boats on the stni board side be
cause of till' IiOOVV list.
"People came running up fiom below,
women and dilution crying, but there
was no wild scrcutnliig nnd thev seemed
pretty cool
"The llrst two boats got awny nil light.
The next one rolled over ns It hit the
water. There were n lot of women In this
boat. One of tho llrst bonta launched
tried to pick them up Tho waves kept
bumping the boat up against the stenm
ir's side, threatening to capsize her.
. and alio had to pull itwi The next two
boats seemed to get nwav all light and
! got ileai' just a minute or two bcfoie tho
I Persia went down."
Moss, with hovnnl other suivlvois was
I washed off the deck b huge waves that
swept the sinking liner n moment bcfoie
she too': the death plunge
"We knew she was about to go," he
said "Homo of the crew were trlng
to get over another bout, but the pas
seiigcis mostly weie giouped about the
deck, the women clinging to the men, the
chlldien crvlug. Then a big wave broke
over the stem and I was In the vvntei."
Most of the suivivors were Flittering
fiom eposuie to the bittei told upon
arrival here and It Is possible other
deaths mil) result. The women were
lightly clad and hoveral men, icscued
from the water wen wlthuilt coats until
picked up bv n rescue steamer and
brought to this poit
Wnrshlps nnd llshing vessels nre seaich
Ing the vvateis off Ciete for bodies of
the Persia's victims It is believed barely
possible that some of the Persia s pas
sengeis lemalncd afloat long ei ough to
be picked up b Greek trawlers
CONCERN AT WASHINGTON
OVER NEW U-BOAT CRISIS
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 3.
The I'nlted States Is preparing to forco
a show down on the entire .submarine
question In so fat ns the Cential Teutonic
Powers ure concerned
State Department oltlclals made no ef
Ijrtn today to disguise their apprehension
e'er the International situation SiuMng
rt ttiik It not 1 laruli uttli tlia til mntr iirtnln
ut tiiu i tiv. a vitmi! nun tuv. viuiiviuv v. it t
drowning of Hobert N McNeelj, American
Con"1 Il Aden, Arabia, was admittedly
the rock upon w hlch diplomatic patience
might break, .Should It develop that the
big liner was torpedoed without warning,
as tho news dispatches from the scene de
clare, only the most sweeping of disavow
als and adequate punishment of the com
mander of the submarine responsible will
avert drastic action.
Secretar) Lansing told the President
ver frankly over the long distance
phone today that he considered the situ
ation most serious The President im
mediately directed Secretary Tumulty
tu send a special train to Hot Spilngs
to bring him back to the capital
The big question under consideiatinn,
officials frankly said, was whether the
promises that have been made by Ger
many and Austria are to be accepted In
good faith The Austrian charge hur
ried to the State Department and per
sonally assured Secretary Lansing that
Austria's promises would be carried out
to the letter lie declared that if un
Austrian submarine commander was ut
fault he felt certain that his Govern
ment would disavow his act In the fullest
manner and would alsu see that adequate
punishment was meted out Secretary
Lansing, it Is understood, told the charge
that this Government would maintain an
"open mind" until all of the facts are
before it.
Senator Stone, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, also con
ferred at length with Secretary Lansing
Stone said that the situation was very
serious and would require the most care
ful handling, lie declined to forecast
what action. If any, would be taken.
Secretary Lansing- has called for all of
the information obtainable on the sinking
of the Persia, Ambssadors Gerard, Pen
field and Morg-cnthau will send forward
immediately any information they can
gather. Consul Gar re Is at Alexandria,
Egypt, and all consular representatives
at points where survivors could land
bavdheen ordered to Interview them and
get ofjdavlta dealing with the sinking; of
the liner, which are to be cabled here
immediately. Meanwhile Secretary Lans
ing said today that the department wa
maintaining an open mind on the sub
ject and would not disclose any course of
action until all the facts are before It
A special effort will be made to have
these facts ready to lay before President
Wilson when he reaches this city Wed
nesday morning-.
One thins that was pertain, officials
said, was that no opportunity would be
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KOBERT N. McNEELY
United States Consul to Aden,
who wns lost when tho British
liner Persia was torpedoed in the
Mediterranean.
nffoided the Powci icsponslblo for the
sinking of tlie Persia to ciulbble over the
question of whether flic liner was nn
mined ship because i he motinttd a 4 7 gun
If that gun mm mounted ostein with a
range of less than 40 degrees toward the
bow and the gun was not Ilred. Such a
gun. under tho American Interpretation
made In tho early stnges of the wni, can
onlv bi consldeied as for defense
The G.iuinn Bmbi sv refused today to
discuss the situation, but the statement
wns leiteratod that neither German nur
Turkish submarines are operating In the
Mediterranean.
(JLENISVLE SUNK NEAR
PERSIA'S RESTL; PLACE
I.ON'nON. ,Inn S
Tho Itrltlsb steamship Gleiigvle has
been sinil. bv u Mibmarliie About 100
were on board, but nil weie saved
The Gleiigjlo was sunk In tho Medltcr
taneiin. It is leported that there weie
a numbei of Americans on board
The Glcnglo wns n SfW-toii twln-sciew
steamship, owned by McGregor, Gow- &
Co , of tllasgow She Is the largest
Urltlsh merchant vessel excepting tho
I.iisltanla and Arabic, sunk by u sub
mnrlne since tho beginning of the war
Reports that the Glcngle was destro.ved
near the spot where tlie Persia was tor
pedoed gave ilse to tho belief thnt both
mav have been attacked bj the same
submarine
The licavv destitution to shipping In
the Medlteiinm an liidlcatc-s that the Teu
tonic Pow cms have a large licet of undt'i
waler boats watching the stennier lane
In the Mcdltctinneaii, paitlculnils nan
the StKZ Canal.
Tho Glengvle was a new boat, having
been built in 19M
he hailed from Glasgow I lor length
was 00 feet old sho wns C2 feet In the
beam
London was the ultimate destination of
the Glengjle She cniried n e-nrgo of
foodstuffs as cold htoiage Many of the
suivlvois weie taUen to Malta and it
was from that poit that the captain of
the liner cabled news of the disaster.
There weie about a hundred passengeis
on the Glengyle, the Captain said, and
all wore saved.
Ten membeis of the crew- were missing
and It was believed that all lost their
lives
PIlEtilDKXT ENDS H0XEY3I00N;
RACK AT CAPITAL T0M0RR0AV
HOT SPUIN'liS. Vn , Jan 3-Piesldent
Wilson and his bride will leave here to
night, arrlvliio nt tho White House to
morrow. The delicate International sit
uation, pirtlcularly the sinking of the
i steamship Olengjle, is the cause. This
disaster, following close on the heels of
the Persia incident, has caused the Piesi
dent grave concern.
His decision to cut his honojmoon short
came Immediately after he had been ad
vised of the Glcngjle .sinking A half
hour eaillei he had fully expected ro be
here until Wednesday night.
He already has nrranged for an I in me
diate conference with Secretary of State
Laiiblng.
All of the facts dealing with tho re
newed submarine activity both In 'The
Mediteirunenn and North Seas will be
presented to tho President for Ills con
sideration Ho will then decide whether
to call a special Cabinet meeting and
also whether he will confer with members
of tho Senate Foreign Ilelatlons Com
mittee. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.
While tho ariangements were going
forward for getting the President back as
iiuickl as possible, reports gained cir
culation, that he would call a meeting of
the Cabinet Immediate! upon his letutn,
to take up the International situation.
Officially it was stated no movement
would be made toward calling the Cabinet
together until the Piesldent arrived, un
less he sent word to make such anange-
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It was said today In both these circles
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It Is strongly Intimated tl at nn under
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RESCUED FROM THE SEA
WHB.V PERSIA WAS SUNK
Arthur S. Gnrbctt Receives News of
Safety of His Sister and Her Husband
A cablegram from England to Arthur S
Gnrbott, of 1235 South Broad street, today,
brought news of the rescue of Laurence
R P. Russ and his wife, Amy Russ, who
were on bonrd tho Persia when sho was
sunk by n submnrlne, four miles south of
Crete, on Thursday afternoon Mis Russ
Is n sister of Mr Garbett. She nnd her
husband were on their way to a town In
tho province of Assam, India, where Mr.
Russ was to accept a position as a mining
engineer
Tlie cablegram, which was very brief,
simply announced the rescuo of the cou
plo and their landing nt Alexandria, after
snondlnir between 30 and 40 hours on the
I sea in an open boat. No details of the
sinking of tho ship were given
Mr and Mrs Buss live at Brlclgenorth,
P.nolnnil Mr Russ nnd Mr. Garbett
I were schoolmates about 10 rars ngo nt
'Queen Mnr's School, Walsall, England.
Garbett came o Atneilca about s ears
ago, about tlie same time tnnt kuss mar
I ricd his sister. Mr. and Mrs Russ liavo
' n II ntillilrnii lull- fltfioft tt'nra trtf f
Llil) Olimil v.tiiiiiiLii imi. uiot ts-iw -.
nt Htldgcnorth when they stnrled fop
India
AUSTRIAN ENVOY IMPLORES
l S. TO SUSPEND JUDGMENT
WASHINGTON. Jan 3
tlarnn llrlch Hw-lcdluck, Charge
d'Affalros of tho Austrian Kmbnssj,
called on Seoretnr of Stales Lansing
shortlv before noon todav to OHsuro
him that If it was nn Austrian aub
mniiue that sank tho Persia and that
tho attack was not warranted his gov
ernment will "ntiange n satisfactory
settlement' with the t'nltcd States
While declining to admit thnt It was nn
Austrian torpedo that sank tho Persia,
mid suggesting thnt It "mav have been
a floating mine," tho Austrlnn Chatgo
todny appealed to Americans to wait un
til all of the facts nre at hand befoio
forming anv opinion
"judgment should bo withheld pending
the iccelpt of tho real facts surrounding
tho sinking of the Persia," raid the Haron
"In the llrst place, It Is not jet proven
thnt an Austrian submnrlne sank the
liner. If an Austrian subinnrlno was re
sponsible all of the circumstances must
be determined I hope thnt tho final ex
planation will be Batlsfuctor "
GERMANS ASSERT PERSIA
WAS ARMY TRANSPORT
HKKLIN, Jan. .1 -Ollldnls of the Ger
mun Admiralty declaied today that tho
liner Persia, on every vo.vage from Kng
tuiid, had cairled Paltlsh soldleis and
supplies for tho Uiltlsh army In Hgjpt,
that It was under tho direction of the
liiltlsh Admlialty, nnd that It can led
guns for defense
Negress, Found Dead, Identified
A ncgiess found dead . a doorstep by
a policeman eaily today vw.s Identified by
a friend on tlie street while th body was
being tnken to a hospital The woman
was Mar.v Mltclull. 152S North Carlisle
street, and she was 'dentl.led by Geoige
Mitchell, a negro, of 918 W verly street
The body was taken. from DOalass Hos
pital lot li and Lambaid streets, to the
Morgue A Coi oner's Investigation is
pending.
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ATTACCHI AUSTRIM
RESPINTI SULL'ADIGE,
C0LDILANAEPLEZZ0
Russi Impegnati in Una
Grande Violenta Offensiva
nella Galizia Orientale
e nella Bucovina
IL MASSACRO DEL PERSIA
IIOMA, 3 Gennnlo.
II Mlnlstcro dellft Oucrra pubbllcava
questa mattlna II seguenlo comunlcato
utnetate tratto dal rnpporto del Gencralo
Cndornn sulln sltuailone sul fronte Italo
austrlaco. "Icrl sera deboll nttacchl del nemlco
nella zonn dl Mori. Val d'Adlge, 0 In
quella dl Col dl Lnna c sul flanchl del
Ilambon, nella conca dl Plezzo, furono
fncllmcnte resplntl dalle nostro truppe.
"Sul Carso nlcunl nostrl rcpartl hanno
prcso nl nemlco prlglonlerl cd una quan
tlta' dl munlrlonl.
"Aeroplnnl nemlcl lasclarono neendcre
crl bombo sul vlllnglo dl Marco, In Val
d'Adlge, a sud dl Itovereto, o hu strlgno
o Horgo, nella Val Sugann, ma scti7a rl
usclre a causare dnnnl "
Snbato scorso 1 cnpltnnl reggentl della
Hcpubbllcn dl Snn Marino indlrlzs-nrono
un tcleginmma dl nugurll al re Vlttorlo
llmmanuole nugurando per lul o per la
nnrlono Itnllnna un prospero nuno cd ail
gurnndo la vlttorla delle nrml Itallano
contro l'Aitstrln Come o' noto la lte
pubbllca dl Son Marino proclnmo lo
stato dl guerra con I'Austrla poco dopo
cho l'ltalla dlchlnro' guerra alia sua cx
alleata o tradlzlonale ncmlcn. II ro Vlttorlo
rlsposo con un telegramma ntigurante ognl
prosperlta' nlla plccola nntlchlsslma re
ptibbllea ltnllaiin
IVintcres'c mnggloro per II momentore'
rlvolto verso la Penlsola Balcnnlca, dovo
sembra cho vndano inaturandost nvvenl-
mentl tmportnntl cho nessuno potrebbo
pioolsnre ma e-he tuttl scntono come non
lontanl Nella n.tllrln Orientate e nella
Bucovina va svolgendosl una lotta nccuatl
tlsslma tra russi ed nustrlacl a tedcschl
anche, o si sente chc II rlsiiltato dl questa
lotta avra un peso non llcvc sulla Pnnlsola
Ilnlcnnlca o forse sulla stessn guerra
curopca. Lt battaglla si svolge nello Im
mediate vlclnnnzo della cltta' dl Czerno
vlt7, capltnlc della Uucovlnn, chc era gla'
stata occupata dul russi nella prima fae
della guerra cur-pea e cho ossl tentano ora
dl rloccupnrc per attrarro la Ilumanln
neH'orbltn delta Quadrupllcc Intesn, od
aveie II cuncorso della forze mllltarl
rumene
Per oia sembrn die gll nustilacl abbl
ano la pegglo, noiiostanto die cssl abblalio
liortnto sul fronte della Uucovlnn parte
delle forro ehe crnno lmpcgnate nella
Macedonia Ma si dice pure chc gll
nustro-tedeschl si jircporano ad attaccaro
gll alleatl nella loro baso dl Salonlcco. Se
questa notls-ln e' vera si deve dedurro cho
gll nustro-tedeschl e bulgarl hanno sul
fmnt,. mneedono nncora forze tall da
poter preparole una, simile illfllcllc o
costosa Impresa SI sa Infnttl chc gll
alleatl si sono stiaoidlnailnmeiito fortl
flcatl nel dlntornl dl Salonlcco o che la
e.tta' offro con lc eolllne ohe la clrc-ondano
ottlmo condlzlonl per la dlfcsa
Intanto, mentie II governo austrlaco
rlspondova alia nota amcrlcana per I'An
comi ncccttando tutte lo domnndo dcgll
Stuti 1'iiltl, con ipocrlto dlchlrazlonl dl
nmlclzla Intoso a dar polvore negll occhl
ngll amerlcnnl, un sottomnrlno tedesco
o austrlaco nffoudava sabato ncl Medl
tenanco un altro plroscafo Inglese, 11
Persia, uccidcndovt SSi persone Tra I
mortl c' II console nmerlcnno Robert N.
MncNcely, che si recavn ad occupare II
suo posto nd Aden. 11 governo nmerleano
ha domandato splegazloni su qiiesto
nuovo oltraggio ad ognl icgola dl uma
nltn' Cho rlsponderanno gll Import cen
trall n che fura' 11 goveino amerlcano
lier non esscre trnttnto nella manlora
come dnl glorno in cul fu nffondato 11
Lusltnnla Germani.t 1 Austria lo stanno
trattnndo'
1'kricoi.o conso iiAt. m:
SI npprende orn che hcl glorno dl Notale
II re ha corso serlo pcrlcolo dl rimnncie
ini.n f!rll si era lecnto a vlsltaro le
j trlncee qunndo un nvlntore aiirtrlaco vl
lasclo' cadcic nicune nomne i nn m
queste copplo" n pochl motrl till to rtl
iiin nlcunl soldati c lie ferl altrl
ttn'nltra bombn cadde a qualche passo
dal ro e forlunntnmcnte non csplose Se
fosso esplosa probabllmento II 10 snrebbo
9ConuftnUdVPtoZnimatodalLogole,,ente
dcl re, duca dl Gcnovn, tuttl I lavoratori
del portl Italian! sono slntl mllltnrlzyntl
e sottopostl alio autorlta' milltatl, Scopo
del tleereto e nuciio dl mcitcre sono in
dlrcttA cMpendenza delle nutorltn' mllltarl
gll scarlcatorl del portl
CITY HALL BEDECKED
FOR NEW OFFICIALS
John P. Connelly Becomes So
licitor H.izlctt Takes
Oath as Recorder
City Hall presented a gala nppeninneo
today and many of Us nooks and corners
were transformed Into Mower gardens as
fitting trlbuto to the new- oMlcials who
took ofllce. The entlro building hnd n
splck-nnd-span nppearancc, which was
emphasized by tho prcsenco of hundreds
of frock-coated nnd sllk-hnttcd followers
of tho victors Many handsomely gowned
women nlso were present.
Prior to the Inauguration of Major
Thomas 13. Smith, at 12 o'clock, tho oath
of ofllce was ndmlstercd to City Solicitor
John P. Connelly, In Common Pleas
Court, Room 414, by Judge Charles
Audenrled Mtb. Connelly, wife of tlie.
new Solicitor, and numerous relatives and
friends of the now official witnessed the
coromouv As evidence of tlie good wishes
of his friends, tho courtroom wns bright
ened by many floral tributes
A spirit of good fellowship marked tho
proceedings When Michael J Hvnn, the
retiring Cltv Solicitor, presented tho cre
dentials and certificates of election to the
Judge ho nsked a few questions concern
ing them.
Mr. Iljnn said thev were all right ns
ho hnd revised them He also declared
that he knew his successor would bo nn
efficient official. Mr. Connelly was In
icclprocntlve mood and said It was nn
honor to succeed such nn Illustrious City
Solicitor
Slmllnr sentiment marked the Inaugura
tion of Hccoider of Deeds James M. 11a?
lett In his olllco on the llrst floor. The
ceitlllcate of election wis lead bv Joseph
... rietchcr. chief deputv of Hie Recorder
of Deeds, after which Judge John M. Pat
terson administered the oath of ofllce.
Congressman Vnre nnd Senator Varo and
Jildgo Joseph" P Hogeis witnessed the
ceremony In presenting tho Ulble on
which he had taken oath to Mr. Ha7let
Judge Patterson snld he know- the new
ofllclal would keep all the commandments
lt contnlned
Among the gifts lecelvod b tho new
Recorder was a handsomo clock eight
feet high from his former workers on
the Bonrd of Viewers
Mr Holett announced the appointment
of Mr rietcher as the new- solicitor of
tho Recorder of Deeds. This olllco was
recentlv created by Councils over the
Major's veto
About at the same moment tho new
Recorder of Deeds nnd the new Cltv
Solicitor wero Inaugurated, the oath of
offce being administered to Ilnny C.
Ranslcj. who wns elected Sheriff, nnd
George r Holmes, one of the now County
Commissioners
Auto Show Opens Today
NEW YOItK. Jan. .1. With a lamer and
more, representative nrra or exhibits than
ever bt-fore in tho IU jears it hns lieen held
the nnniml automobile salon opened in tho
Krnnu Imllroom of the Hotel stor todav tho
work or InHtnlllng tho vurluus exhibits was
lomplfted list nlKht
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TEUTONS SHELL NANCY
Kaiser's Long Range Guns Bom-
bard French Fortress.
Two Killed
LONDON, Jan. 3.-Flghtlng on the wet
front yesterday vvaa confined to artillery
nnd mine activities, nnd no appreciable
gnlns wero mado by cither sldo except at
Hartmnnnsvvellerkopf, In the Vosge,
where a. French trench was captured by
tho Germans with 200 prisoners, accord
ing to Uerlln
A German long-range gun bombarded
Nancy, killing two Inhabitants and
wounding seven, but doing llttlo material
damage Paris announces tho repulse of
a German attack near Somme-py, and
Uerlln reports tho fnlluro of n British at.
tack northoost of Armenlleres.
"In the Chnmpngno our heavy artillery
last night directed an offectivo bombard
ment ngalnst huts occupied by tho enemy
In the forest of Mnlmnlson, north of Bou.
convlllo," sas tho Trench official state
ment. "A German attack with hand gre.
nades ngalnst our trenches In tho vicinity
of tho Tahure road, nt Sommo-py, vrai
repulsed.
"Between tho Avra nnd tho Olso our
heavy nrtlllery silenced the enemy b.
terles In tho region of Amy, to the south
of Royc.
"Between Solnsons nnd nhetms thtrs
wns fighting with mines Wo explode!
successfully two small mines In tho re
gion of Troyon nnd a third near Pom
pclle, southenst of Rholms.
"During tho afternoon a long-roars
gun of tho enemy discharged nbout 14
projectiles nt Nancy and Its environs.
Two Inhabitants -wero killed nnd seven
wounded slightly. Tho material daman
was small. Tho gun which dlscharmd
theso shots was Immediately attacked by
us."
Tho Urltlsh statement says:
"The enemy this morning sprung a mint
In front of our trenches east of Culnchy,
but did not occupy tho crater. During:
tho nfternoon we exploded three mints
near La Polssoll. Our artillery and
trench morlnr.s co-operated
"Our nrtlllery nlso bombarded hostile
li pnehos noith of Tromelles and cast of
Ypies To the former bombardment the
onem replied vigorously, but without
doing damage "
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