A EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 4, 1916. 14 in. iSSIANS FORGE , MEAD IN SWEEP TOWARD BALKANS llackcnsen Speeds From PjSerbia to isreaK uirensive h to Relieve Allies I ... "J" iGZAR'S MASTWK STKUKU Rumnnift to Enter War on Al ,; i!c3' Side, Liberal Leader. Declares LONDON'. Jim. 4. f oim.1v nrosrrss It 1icls tnnilc by the Roialau In ",'r Brfnl "ff""' 've- mtnton the nomier i'" .-....- OatlcH I' ', oiiiciiiiiy ruii-jriuii in pttrogra'I Ilia' ,n0 rtiisuo-uuiiKuriuii troops iioiuiiiK - " , , kiowlts '0'" '"-" " "- aulW of "' " ,n,r" '""T. Flfthlinff is ""'K on In littler role i silow-lllle.l miIIpvh ! Cf the mountain-. cnt of the river t'rutlt ..ii... tin. . SI 111!' funeral i mi nun. UnJ of W" B"1"" of ,n,,T'"M ""' P?" (-,.. virlio an took ho sum ram- miles eino mnen -'" .... .... i.n..fi. .f ....... . .ommnml Iri in'1 fi.ivni iiiwn.t ......... i -omnia., i I.. ,,., ,, (t.n fin i.iiii i iviir. the Unlleltin Is dlrectinc oieiui.uu front I Is rcporte.l Mm! " Herman war of- II 13 ill ,,tniniiiii nf llin It. la. L..1 ..in t Ins onereil Inritc itetnctl- hnt of ilerinim troops mid mimncs ot tirlllltry to nuKowlim to pieu-nt nnot ?i,.lflii ilrlvr Innniil Ht'tiKiuy urh nnotlior us ook plnce last wuiici. i....vp. before the llmilnlis coill.l '. nnnltlnn ulili'i Would mciuice' the iftuilro-Ucrnian lines of coir miinlcntlon ln K,the Uab.aiiM. they would have to ciosi :ho Carpatnmiis in me iiii'u i in.-u.,...iu.)iu iifflpultlcs ' Vienna profess, h the beHef .lint Jssln TWiaS conccnirnte.i ll I J ruy ui n.-i iimi- Ino troop on toe itiiiiciuii uuiu unu uni tary experrs now look for nnotl r Cicr- htan dr.-'e oi the I'vlnsK front to onnet he pressure ileum, i me iciuuim iiiruicr South. . ... , l'lel.l Jnuslial on .MiicKensen hob neen luutlly wltlidrawn riom Hernia to taKo -nmm.'iii.l of tin- Iwu.l-presscd Alistrlalix bn the Ilesvaralilini fiont. according to u 'etroernd dHp.iteli In llic i imes. So far, the Vienna War Olllce icpoitn. ho Austrian lines ale holdliiK, desplto Herce nttneks li Bleat masses of Itus- Inns. The Himslnn offensive Is centred In the roporoutz dliliirt (Iciicinl Ivanoff Is ic ortcd to have more than l.sun.000 men at Ills command, toetliei with vast sup yts of hea Ktnm and ammunition. ccelved from the rulte.l .stnte:;, Kiminnu inii Japan The Itusslan attneks ire elns made h entile divisions in iienso j Bormallon IncludliiB several C.prnian divisions Ithdrnun from tho.Halkiins to meet tho biv Ilusslnn drive the Teutons nie re- ortcd, In 1'etiornd advices, to liavo bo- ween i,wi.w) and i.iJW.uju men on mo ront between llic t'npet and the Itu laninn frontier IDJMMA TO .iniN AIJ.1KS. IilllKKAIi IiEADBK ASSKKTS nUCIIni:ST. .Inn I. -Take Jonescu, fonner uiiniHtcr and chief of the Liberal farty, In an Interview says: "BeloiiKlns to the Opposition, 1 cannot tell ilellnltcb what Itumniila's olllclnl nc llon will bo Hut I can express rhlp nn lon's will mi I the probabilities of the future : "Rumania cm never tli;ht with tho Cer iums. A few maniacs and wretches bought bj the Teutons make n lot of loise, but no government could forco tho lUimnnl.ins to llRht side by side with tho ifayjrnrs The Impossibility of this will to surer because Itiu.sla nas pulled round inarvclousl and Is prepailns formidable fcrmlcs. "Amerlcnns enjoiiin; tho benefits of fcemocratle Kovernment cannot be cx- bected ttf realize how such conditions tould arise In Oreece. Many of us bt- Keve Itumnnla should have entered the I ar at least at the same time as Ilul- farla, but it Is idle to lament the past. ".ow tnnt the Serli.s have been thrown back on tho Adriatic, the sit uation depends on Kranco-Ilrltlsli action n the Balkan peninsula nud llussla'j Iireparatlons foi an attack on tho IJul- sanans. it would lie nb.siiid for Itu- Knanla to allow another opportunity to inp ut would shorten tho tesistancc of plermany. who ulreadv is Londemiied to IJefeat. The enemy of th human race. fhe merits punishment. I hone mid bo- Bleve my countiv wlllxnharo In the In fliction of this chastisement." WUSTUIA FHSHTS TO HOLD NAVAL KASK AT CATTAUO tttOME, Jan. A desnernto nnd most Important struggle, for mastery of tho Adriatic Is now inging near the Austrian naval base of Cattaro between tho com- folned Austll.m n.ival nntl Innd fnrreii tint! pioctenegilns To Austrliins nro making a determined attempt to capture Mount Iowccn, the Gibraltar of tho Adriatic. Its retention by the Montenegrins threatens nn Aus- rian noid on t'atturo. Slncq tho beginning of tho war Austria as made the Cattaro harbor n naval base Or Operations III Mm A.lrhitl Aairfi,i nn,l Mediterranean Cattaro Is absolutely Ini- 'reenable from tho sea.' From tho land lU6 it in.1V lin nttfii.L'nd nrtl.. .m... ATn.... M'Ce(l. WllOro tll Mnnt.i;rln .1 vni- i Installed heavy artillery. ."' ' nays tho Austrlans have been 'tempting to drlvil fhn Mnntnncirrlnii r0m this position. While Austrian Irnnni re attacking from slopes from Rusko- VagOra. nhPrll.ll (11,1 nil,,, r,n..u l... Vustrlan warships In, Cattaro harbor are fiercely bomlinrrllnr- lm fr...A.,..m-ln ..n Itloni """ '" 'REEKS ItKSKNT ALLIKS' REFUSAL TO FHEE TEUTONS BERLIN, Jan, ,"Greek public opinion excited about ti ntu,,.io at ,i, i-.. .enta Power. wiii..i. .....i .i.ut.,ni....i Ejjlffl the request of the flrcek Government S." German, Austrian. Hulgarlan and .r" voiisua arrested In Salon en. 52, W released," tays the Overseas PICKS IfPAn. .. tlffih Entente Powers threaten to block- .ltjlene Iblaud If the Greek Govern- Qi dnpii ,nt i,....i ... t.i .. "WHTtrA hni.l .k ty i. ...in u i Ifflr'itV ' vu utt'ctv mail iaiuiiu J3r? i U-U ul were nrrested h' tho gw r"- yjISKED LIFE FOR PET BEARS Un Woman Trainer Overcome in f Fire That Destroys Show .ffCRAtfTON. Pa - Jan. 4 In nttinntlnvr tf?3Y2 ftve beurs belonging to the H. II. W1CIJ Carnival Khniv. Mlta Mnllil 2rt?'Ie' Who "as ralnl"e th bears, iiiijl cr "10 Jabl nigiii wnen tne 'PWny In which ilia uhnwa hnrl thidr Sf QG"e'?,walst.roZe'Lb- .r.e. . tOlTTf M "' WH IIIIU IUC UU1I1II1K ns to liberate her iieU. and had to ,frZ . . uut u nremen. Victoria Cal- fc'i, e ' iHJunds. fat woman of UWWW, Was rpiia,l wlV. lt.H.l Pweden Resumes Gold Payments JiiWIuLM an ,, Tbe- National oi bw jn. hag rcsuioed the pay er roifj m w whien had been, "Derby Plan" Faits 53 Per Cent. Enlistment Of 4,011,441 men eligible for military service in the United Kingdom, only 2,829,261 enlisted during the Lord Derby recruiting campaign. This represents only 53 per cent. When Lord Derby was put in charge of the recruiting in Eng land he outlined a plan by which men might volunteer for immediate or subsenuont service. The recruits who enlisted for service at n later date were divided into groups. Those who enlisted for immediate service at the regulation army re cruiting posts were sent into train ing nt once. Preference was given to single men. Those who enlisted under the gioup system were divided into "starred" and "unstnrrcd" men. The "starred" men were the ones unfit for nctivo service, but who could bo used in the nrscnals or elsewhere under the direction of the War Office. The "unstarrcd" men were the ones available for use as soldiers at the front. In calling up the groups of "un stnrrcd" men the youngest unmar ried men will bo called ut tlrjt. the mnrried men being left till the last. i lilllTlSH CABINET MEETS TO FRAME DRAFT BILL I Colli llllir.l fm.ll I-nite One llrltln i nrmln nrtnlcs by Uroftliic onls slnele men nf mllltnry nqo not urKently needed in oiner occupations, A surprlslnR reattire nf the report was the statement that about Sf jier cent of tho mm i led men of mllltnry iirc re sponded, whereas only S3 per cent, of tho sIiikIo men offered themselves for service. PinST DRAFT OF SINOMJ MEN. When the Derby rccrultlnc campaign ' was InaiiRiirated It was understood that I If recruits enmo forwn'rd In sufficient I force the Oovcrnment would decide dell- nllely ittt.ilnst conscription. A special i appeal was mndo to unmnrrled men to enlist. Of S.170.2.1I silicic men of tnllltnrv nire In the I'nlted Kingdom only 1.1S0.U0) vol- i unteeicd. Of those who fulled tn enroll, S'S.Oil nie exempted rrom mllltnry scr lcc because they bold "preferred" posl t'ons In anvernment serlce or In other duties making It Inadvisable that they Join the irmy. This leaves 031,100 sltmle men nvrllablc. It Is probable that the Government's bill Introduced this week will call part or all of these men Into service Of 2,s;;,210 man led men of military .ikc 1,HTP,2.iI enrolled under the Derby recruit ing plan. It Is undeistood that the Gov ernment will take no steps, at least for the present, to draft mnrried men for service In the nrmy. DIJTAIUS OK Ni:V HILL,. At tho Cabinet meeting today to settle. If possible, the llnal details of tho modi fied conscription hill there wns keen op position to the proposition that It eland should be excluded from tho workings of the measure; the opposition against including Ireland was fully as Strang. Premier Asiiulth wns undeistood to be very anxious to intioduce the bill in tho House of Commons tomoirow, but it was considered doubtful whether the details could be worked out In time. A strong feeling ngatns; compulsion lms giown up among the l.lbeinls, nud the opinion was c.xpicssed that many Influ ential members of this political party would take part In the light against the bill In Parliament. In tn:s battle they will bo assisted by the leaders of tho Iilsh Nationalists and the Labor party. Chancellor of tho i:xchon;uer Reginald McKcnu.i un.l Walter Ruticlmtin, presi dent of the Hoard of Tiade, aio under stood to have put up a vigorous argument In the Cabinet In favor of a decision on tho size of the British army. They want tho army limited to certain number of troops. BIG BATTLESHIPS HERE NEED EQUIPMENT Contlniieil from Tuge One appointed. Ho was at one time com mandant. Inspection ofllcer nnd captain In command. A rigid order .of Secretary of the Navy Daniels prevents the olllceis nnd seamen fiom discussing tho situation publicly. But It Is a matter of common knowledge, olllcers say. that conditions on many of the ships nro serious, and that dn case they should be called Into active service It would at once npiear. According to tnem. conditions at the Philadelphia yard are not the exception, but ure typical of those everywhere. Admiral Helm commands the reserve fleet of six ships. An admiral's command Is supposed to be four ships, and It Is teimed n division. The olllcers are speculating ns to where tho olllcers and men will come from that will be needed to man the four dread noughts scheduled to bo completed In 1917. They nro tho Oklahoma, tho Pennsylva nia, the Nevada and the Arizona. They win require amu ameers nnd .0,000 men, and these aro not In sight. Secretary Daniels has recommended an Increase of approximately S000 men. If theso are obtained the reserve vessels. In addition to those at League Island, would still need a great many men to make up their complements. Battleships at Navy Yard Far Short of Equipment Six battleships, tho Alabama, the North Dakota, tho Missouri, the Ohio, the Wisconsin and the Illinois, lack 108 officers and 3200 men to make up their complements. The Connecticut and the Minne sota, on the active list, lack 00 per cent of their complement. Captain C. B. Price at one time performed thp duties (ft comman dant, inspection officer and captain in command. Only two ships the Michigan and the South Carolina are ready for active service. Admiral Helm commands six ships, when, according to a regula tion, he should command four ships, or a division. Bradford GROCERS IMPORTERS mm 1520 Chestnut Street WHERE RUSSIANS r-wr-T-- r.i 1 1 j -.yvV ""Ja.'SVTTs rrmr rwrr.". m j Jir.n mi i i i "i lj i.iu9(imwi -v- rw -s. i " r d i i 'S-Hermanstjd? . ! , My fflX Tho mnp shows the sccno of the operations tn Volhynia nnd eastern Gnlicia, where the Russians have launched a new offensive. Czerno witz, capital of Bukowina, the key to the Cnrpathinns; Lcmbcrg, the big Galicinn city, nntl Czartoryk, on tho Kovcl-Snrny railroad sector, nro tho chief points now bitterly contested. The battle line, 300 miles long, stretches from Volhynin through Ilcssnrnbia, nnd is now close to the Rumanian frontier. Field Marshal von Mnckcnscn is reported to have been called from Serbia to oppose the new offensive. AMERICAN SURVIVORS 14 LONG HOURS IN SEA AFTER PERSIA SANK Charles Grant Tells of Last Mo ments Before Big Liner Went Down Many Sang Hymns JUMPED INTO OCEAN ALF.XANDIUA. Kgypt. Jan. I.-Tho first detailed description of the destine tlou of the Peninsular and Oilentnl liner Persia by a submarine was told here today by Charles Giant, of lloston, one of the HtirvlNors. Mr. Giant said that there wiih no panic nnd that tho survival h sang lismns while they climbed Into the lifeboats. i:x plosion tiiion kou,ovi:d. The Persia .sank so ipilckly nnd listed so heavily that none of the lifeboats on the stnrbonrd side could be launched. Tho liner was torpedoed at Mvo minutes past 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon "There wns an explosion as though the boilers had burst Immediately nfter the torpedo struck." said Mr. Grant. "I was ot lunch nt the time. Tho stew ard had Just nuked me what I wished for my second couise, when suddenly there was a J.ir which caused the ship to shiver through her whole length. There wns a roaring sound of rushing water, an ex plosion, nnd then she began to settle, meanwhile turning upon her starboard vide. "Itobert M'Neely, the United States Consul nt Aden, had been eating at our table, but was not present when tho ship was torpedoed. Ills cabin wns on tho starboard side, and tho chances nio ho was caught In It with no chance to escape. "Although the dining saloon was tilled with .snioko and Hying glass when the ship wns struck, there wns no wild panic. However, there was lots of excitement, with every one rushing toward tho decks and searching for life belts. i "Tho ship wns listing so badly that we had a difficult time making our way up the stairs. "On sleek the sailors were unlashlng tho boats ns quickly as possible nnd get ting the passengers Into them. Only the boats on the left side could be used on account of tho henvy list of the vessel, "Captain Kprlcklcy came up while I wns clinging to the rail and I assisted him with his life belt. "I mndo my way down the starboard side ond Jumped l,nto the water, mean while catching hold of a dangling rope. The rope pulled away, and then t climbed on board somo floating wreck- SIGHTDD MFDHOATS. "I clung to this wreckage until 1 o'clock Friday morning, when I saw some life boats. I managed to get on bonul one of them and we rowed aiound looking for other stragglers. "The scene when tho Persia sunk wa8 a terrible one. The men and women wero singing hymns as they c'lmbed Into the WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION LAW A Brief Analyi by WM. A. SCHNADER, Esq. Now Ready for Distribution If you have not already or dered your copies, send money or (tamps to PUBLIC LEDGER, Independence Square, Phila delphia. 1 or more copies, 23c each 10 or more coplea, lSe each 100 or more coplea, 10c rack Combination Special Canned Vegetables 3 cans Maine Corn; the finest packed. 3 cans Jersey Tomatoes; ripe fruit, solid pack. 3 cans Cut Stringless Beans; tender and fine flavor. 3 cans Sweet Peas; early summer, medium size. The Combination, $1.75. Clarke Co. SPRUCE 9M RACE 1457 ARE ADVANCING 5a?eofMG5 boats and somo wero praying aloud. Others kept calling 'Good-by.' "A group of four boats llonted together and wero lashed with ropes so they would . not become sepaiated. i "After rowing about for several hours we saw a warship. Those In our boat ( set up the cry. 'We are Dngllsh.' It turned out to be a British ship, and after I being taken on board we gave diicctlojis ' where oilier survivors might be picked I up." ITALIANS ROUT FOE IN IS0NZ0 ASSAULT Austrian Plateau Attack at St. Michaels Repulsed With Heavy Losses I IIOJ1U Jan. I. An offenshe moiemcnt i launched liy the Auslrlnns In the Carso spheie, on the Isouzo front, has lx.ni repulsed with heavy losses, the Italian i War Olllce announces. I The following official stntement was given out to.l.i : "In tho ligazuol zone, to the north of I Fnlzergo pnss, tho enemy exploded n I mine which caused an avalanche. There i wns a tremendous fall of rock, but no I material damage was done. "On tho Carso platcmi, on January 2, the enemy attacked our position nt Saint .Michaels, but wns repulsed. Ho suffered hc.ivv losses." i I 7 V GLI AUSTMACI BATTUTI SUL MONTE SJHCHELE DURANTE UN ATTACC0 II Giappone Mnndera' Tre In crociatori ncl Mediter- rnneo per la Caccia ai Sottomarint LA LOTTA IN GALIZIA ROMA, 1 Gcnnato. QueMa. mattlnn I! Mlnlstero dolla Guerrft ha pubbllcato II seguento rnpporto del genomic Cndorna: "Nella zona dl Lcgnzitol, a nord del Pnsso dl Fnlzarcgo, II nemlco feco esplo dero una mlna che feco predpltnre una vnlnngn SI ebbe unn tremonda endutit dl mnssl dl roccln, che pero' non causa rono nlcun danno no' ad nbltntl no' alio nostre poslzlonl. "SiiU'nltoplnno del Carso II 2 Gcnnnlo It nemlco nttacco' le nostro poslzlonl sul Monte Snn Mlchclc, ma fu rcsplnto dopo nvcr sublto gtavl perdltc. I.o nostro poslzlonl sul San Mlchclo sono plu' sollde che mnl." I comnndnntt dclle flotto nllcnto oper ant! pel Medllcrrnneo, o cloe' l'lnglese, l'ltnllana o la frnncese, hanno rlrevjito dal rlspettivl governl Istruzionl soverls slmo per quanto rlguarda la caccia nl sot tomarint tcutonlcl cho splcgnno ncl Med Iterrnneo, e plu' speclnlmente nelle vid ua uzc del Cnnalo dl Suez, straordlnarla nt tlvlt.i' o cho hanno gla nffondnto nlctiul plroscnll Inglcsl della Peninsular nnd Ori ental Company. Im llotto nlleate hnnmi Istruzionl dl rendere n nest I sottomnrlnl cosl' Innocul come sono statt rcsl quelll cho opcrnvano ncl Mnro del Nord. Un tclcgrniruva dn Toklo dlco cho ini glarnalo dl quella clttn nnnuncla cho II govcrno glapponesc ha doclso dl Invlnrc una squadra dl Incroclntorl ncl Medl tcrrnneo per coopcraro con lo flotte nl leate nella oaccla nl sottomnrlnl teutonic!. Tro Incroclntorl sono statl nssegnntl a qucsto scrvlzlo. Durante la campagna dl questl sottomnrlnl nol Mcdlterrnnec tro plrcscail glapponesl sono stntl nffou dntl, e qucsto fntto splega la declslonc del govcrno glnpponeae COMMKNTI ITAMANI. Tuttl I glornnll Itnllnnl commentnuo I'nlTondnmento del Persia che In Italia ha fatto profonda Impresslonc. It ' Glornnlc d'ltalla dice- "Qucsto riuovo dclltto c una tcrrlblle nffesa a!l clvllta', speclnlcnte perche' vlcno co:nnesso proprlo quando In una nota ngll Stntl t'nltl l'Atistrla fa profes slone dl p'-.nclpll dl umnnlta'.'' IjH Trlbuna lemmentn It fatto cho du rante lo trattatlvo con gll fit..tl Unltl per , In flare ilel Lusltanla la licrmnnln affondo' l'Arablc proprlo como oro, nientre prose guouo le trnttatlve per I'Ancoi I'Austrla affonda II Persia. I,' Idea Na.lonale dice che dnl I.usltanln nl Persia plu' dl MOO persono Imiocentl, Hyaciuth The bulbil have been started in glasses and will bloom in about 0 weeks. A larsc assort ment of colors. Bulbs without classes, 15c ea $1.50 doz. 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Make your children receive the Sunday Public Ledger regularly. tontatlvl dlsperati pet eemjnfaim. it Monte Lovcen dacul I montMrhrt itenn-r Inano Cattard, pereh finch' quelf mli tngna ' nelle manl del mon'tenrprlnl, lt austrlacl non po?sono esxere slcurl nellw loro base navnlo merldlonale, da cut le loro navl operAno o tenUno dl operare nell'Adrlatlco o nell'Egeo. Dalla pflH del mare Cattaro e' asselutarhente lm prendlblle, ma da terra puo cesser atHc cata solo dnl Monto Lovcen quando 1ul monte slano Instnllntl p-tcntl e mod'erril cannonl. Two Motorcycle Speed Rings Killed BAKCRSFinLD, Cat.. Jan. 4.-A a re sult of n collision while practicing on the speedway, F. Montgomery nnd William Gowdy, motorcyclists, nrc dead today. Otto Walk""- another rider was scrlouslr Injured. ?? iw- ' 1 B ' '.'s H t5-' . ? II 1 H 'J i it t 'i a . to ly 'M "t $ H js I I y.j 11 BUJCil AOUSt S. IM- riiumwwC w