7' s '"-" ifp?-"' (r "t"Tir'"w n vm-ii NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA ctmraui 'J vox. n-NO. 07 PIIIIiADELPIIlA, WEDNESDAY, JANUAKY 5, 1910. Corimant,w101B, t is Pcsua Lttxin Co unta. PJRIOE ONE CENT ?Bf!l? A ASQUITH PUTS DRAFT BEFORE PARLIAMENT Gommons Crowded When premier Introduces Bill for Modified Con scription IRELAND EXEMPTED Need of Complete Compulsion Not Yet Demonstrated. Cabinet Crisis Terms of British Conscription Bill Ireland is excluded from pro visions of the act. The bill calls for the compulsory enlistment of all single men be tween the ages of 18 and 41 who aro eligible for military service. .. It also provides for the enlist ment of widowers without depend- "Tho bill exempts from service all bachelors and widowers engaged in "indispensable, special occupa tions, like manufacture of war munitions and railway duties; thoso supporting relatives and those vho have conscientious scruples, as tno Quakers. t.nMnov. .Tnn. G. Trcmlcr Asqulth this afternoon Intro duced In Commons tlio Government's bill for conscription Ireland Is excluded from tlio provisions of the bill. Premier ARMulth announced. The Government took this step to avoid opposition from tlio Irish party lenders. The mcasuro li bused upon tho samo lines as the Derby recruiting scheme nnd applies to tho samo area that Is Englana, Wales nnd Scotland. In offering the bill tho I'rlmo Minister declared thnt the Government does not plan to draft Into service nt this time nil men' of mllltnry ngc. "Tho results of tho Derby recruiting campaign show that tho cnBo for general compulsion has not yet boen proved," ho said. , , The announcement was regarded ns nn admission that tho Cabinet had reached a tompromlso on tho conscription ques tion, ny rejecting tho suggestion of Lloyd-George and other strong conscrip tion advocates for a measure of far reaching effect. It Is understood Asqulth prevontcd other resignations from tho Ministry. jlJ..t h,aa -11 thn nvnADtnilnna nt unmft U.U HUk J ICC. Ill IU .rtA.WMl.v.w w w... .,.,... 1 .. ..null. vnai m nntiin 1 In ( In DCCmn."U IH li:.ui ihwjw im.uioiMB ... certain aspects, "derby rill n6t failure. "Tho figures are wonderful," ho said. "Nearly 3,000,000 men have slgnllled their willingness to servo their country. It should convince tho Allies and their enemies that the people of Great .Britain h&vo their heart In tho war nnd ore prepared to meet any call." "The present bllt Is a redemption of my pledge to Lord Dt,rby," said tho Pre mier, In commenting upon the Derby report, mndo public yesterday, tho Pre mier continued: "A.ftcr deducting -100,000 men rejected as unfit from tho figures In the report, tha total la still In excess of 2.500,000 men of all classes. The, total 'unstarred' sin tie men, l,EnX,000, Is still subject to largo deductions." This Is the first time slnco tho days of feudalism that conscription has been nec essary In England. Tho ballot act of 1K9 provided that all males qualltled for mili tary service should-, bo called upon to re In the militia, tut It has been kept from actual enforcement by nn annual army act passed for that purpose. The Introduction of tin conscription bill Continued on 1'aee Four, Column One Wants Probe of Freight Embargo WASHINGTON", Jnn. B. Senator Walsh, of Montana, today Introduced a resolution In tho Benato calling for a complete Investigation of the freight em bargo on trunk lines leading into New York city, alleged excessive ocean freight rates and discriminations against certain Uppers. THE WEATHER W solemnly resolved a few days ngo to say nothing about the weather In this box until it could be uomethlng that would not cost us our Job. It was the only onewe made, but we fear It Is not going to last much longer. We were on tha point of letting It go hang this morning, but were forced to postpone " the breaking of relations with qur bet ter celt on account of the limitations of our typewriter. All we could find on the keybord of the machine was: " -&'():M;,39 ix 4 & T; l!)J"&S7J ". That does not express It at all and we might as well lose our lob right when we do. However, some body or oth,er announces that at pres ent Mars Is having Its spring season, which seems almost too much. The boys In the trenches tell you its probably true since the Mars they know l having his annual cold. FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Un "tiled tonight with probably rain; Thursday snow flurries and much colder; increaaiiig westerly winds, LOST AND I"OUND B SnuarTr fiYwMiurM tJir04?- loV diamond ring-, will Haiti ffi".'?"0". !' Saturday ,venln. Hi IB?" Jh "ur of 8 and 8 o'clock" In tha Jwhborhoot of Market at . 16th taiith S! tZaV.PllmSo;Lnd MPPblro oval plo. be- SnfeoJ'.t0 alld Cbetnut and 3d and taxi- Chif0, ,V Lfdr Central. BrSid and .. irt"a7Utl Ubd reward) do dueittoSa li,JATt!IrIV. Dce'nt)rSor7SSn Kin.?'? .aHK- ta,.a b Tiffany, tond&i' !" A. r. W en Lack. Raward of it's &&?$.' wr "" gSHa?iiff iVHf8?'13 AND, -Alva IIANDBAO afJ-C SS 8trday evening, Utwen B2J iwi -Jga t.j naintiea Ledjar Omca. .jrn eavlatyKi So? ICO) Walnut at; . HUGE DEFICIT HALTS MAYOR IN, LOAN PLANS City Heads, in Conference, Forced to Pause Over Financial Status $1,600,000 IN ARREARS Proposed Flotation of $95,000,- 000 Will Be Cut to Less Than Half Mayor Smith today conferred with other city oftlcinls In regnrd to a city loan for permanent Improvements. After the meeting he announced that no loan bill would bo Introduced In Councils this week. "I Intend to mnkc haste slowly In this mnttcr," ho said. "It Is not poislblo to say now when tho bill will bo Introduced. Hut I did lenrn In the conference thnt the city would by September bo J1.60O.O0O be hind, over and nbovo tho $1,200,000 tem porary loan." This lonn must bo paid back In tho first four months of this administration. Neither the Mayor nor other ofllclalt nt tho conference, Controller Walton. City Solicitor Connelly, Chief Clerk Fclton, of Common Council, Directors Dntesman nnd Webster nnd Chairman Gaffnoy, of tho Tlnnnco Committee, mado any effort to conceal tho fact that they were consider ably perturbed about tho financial sit uation. BIG CUT IN PLANS. It was reported about City Hall that tho lonn, which originally was to be JOS.OOO.OOO In tho moasuro which was with drawn from Councils In tho closing days of tho last administration, probably would bo less than one-half that sum nnd per haps still less. Tho Slayor said lie had not determined on tho slzo of tho amount to bo borrowed with tho consont of tho peoplo nt a special election. Ho could glvo no Indication nt this time of what sum It would bo prac ticable to borrow. LOANS CAUSE PAUSE. Tho question of loans Is Intimately re lated to the question of tho city's current revenue, ns sinking fund nnd Interest charges opcrato against this revenue. It Is for this reason that tho official! bcllovo they muit go slow about tho business of tying the city to a program which might entail difficulties In meeting responslvlll tlcs of repayment and Interest In tho future. Tlio' transit and port loans nro on 50-ycar bonds, and their Interest charges can be taken from tho principal whllo tho Improvements aro under way. Dut all the other loans become extra charges. TO CONSIDER POIIT NEED3 In his Inaugural address the Mayor snoko of nn Increased assessment or tax .ratecj-nUo.TiSra. posslblUJrsrtho-cJty- could. not nave "ootii me penny ana tno cbko. It was understood that nt tlio conference today tho question whothcr elthcrof these measures would have to be adopted was considered, j Tomorrow afternoon tho Mayor will tako nn nuto tour with Director Wobrfter, of the, Department of Wharves, Docks nnd Ferries, along tho water front to seo for himself tho needs of tT6 port. SENATE PAVES WAY FOR GASOLINE INVESTIGATION Resolution Adopted Authorizes Report on Oil Production WASHINGTON, Jnn. E. Thfl Senate to day adopted a resolution Instructing Sec retary of Interior I.nno to report on oil and gasollno production. Senator McCumber, North Dakotn, the author, said that, notwithstanding the fact that oil production in 1915 ivai gi eater than In 1111. prices had practically doubled. Senator Walsh, of Montana, suggested that the Investigation show what fields are undeveloped because of failure to have broad enough public land laws. Philippines Dill in Senate WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. The Philip, pines bill occupied the foreground In tha Senate today. Senator Hitchcock, of Ne braska, chairman of the Philippines Com mittee, moved that the bill be made the "unfinished business," and hereafter It will be a dally subject of debate until It is cleared from the calendar. HUNTS FOR LOST WIFE SO HE CAN WED AGAIN Unless She Replies to "Ad," August Schreiner, Jr Plans Second Marriage MRS. AUGUST SCimEINEP. .(SEE MAY Tyler). Please communlcatd with mo at trie adareii below Immediately upon seeing this notice. a I Intend to bo marrlcl a aecond tlroo on thft auumptlon that my nrat wife Is no longer iHlnn. AUO SCHftEINEIt, Jr.. "art i of MorVli. U N. Tin St., I'hIUdeiphla. renn. . August Schreiner, Jr.. has placed this advertisement In various eastern news papers for more than a week In an at tempt to And his wife May, whom he has not seen or heard from for more than 15 years. Schreiner Is desirous of marrying again, and should his wife fall to respond, he will go to court to ask permission to marry the second time, on the assump tion that his first wife Is dead. If the woman does get into communication with him, Schreiner will seek to have an understanding with her, and to arrange for a divorce, according to ills Bister. Schreiner, who Is a mechanic and who !. Iia at fhA TTntitl Anaonla. In New Vork, married May Tyler about 15 years ago, according to Mrs. Addle Morris, of H North 7th street, who Is a sister. A few months after the marrlnge a -violent quarrel ensued following charges made by ccnreiner nguiiui inn wuc ii husband went to court, according to Mrs. Morris, and sought to get a divorce, but he was unable to do so because of tha lack of money. He obtained a separation, however, and left his wife then. There were no. chil dren. Schreiner Uas naycr seen his wife since. Some time agy. according to Bchxelner'B sister, he fell In love with another woman, and Immediately started a search for his wife In order to pbtaln a divorce or some, port of a settlement. Tho searcn led all over (he East, and was thought to bo at an encj when Schreiner thoujht he. had located, the woaias la Arlington, N J. SMITH TO DECIDE TRANSIT DETAILS AS THEY COME UP Subway and Frankford 'L' Most Important Now. Others to Wait "FOR JUSTICE TO ALL" City and Transit Heads May Confer New Director Chosen Justice to Both P. It. T. and City, Mayor's Plan Mayor Smith on tho transit situ ation Enid: "I ahnll nnnounco my selection of tho Transit Director within tho next few tlnys ho will bo a worthy successor to Director Taylor." "This Administration is an ad ministration for the people of Phil adelphia, and it is my intention to represent you honestly, fearlessly nnd with integrity when tho timo comes to meet with tho P. R. T. Co." "It is also my duty to do justice by that company, and when the hour arrives I intend to see thnt justlco is done by both." "Work should be pushed ns rapid ly as practicable upon tho Broad street subway nnd tho Frankford elevated." Mayor Smith today said ho was con sidering transportation problems with reference to "tho general transit plan," but thnt his attention was more par ticularly devoted nt this time to tho necessity for pushing ns rapidly as pos slblo work on the Ilrorul street subway and tho Frankford elevated. Ho would neither nfflrm nor deny rumor that ho Intended to omit tho Darby elevated nnd tho Northeast elevated from tho Admin istration's trnnslt plan. Tho Mayor said ho hnd hnd conferences with former Director Taylor, of tho Transit Department, nnd that these con ferences had mado It clenr to him that transit was "an Immense undertaking," tho details of which had to bo taken up and considered carefully and attended to In turn. The Urand street subway nnd tho Frankford elevated wcro tho only details that could bo taken up at this time, and tho other features of tho general plan must bo considered later, tho Mayor said. TO CONFER WITH P. R. T. MEN. Aconferencq. between representatives 'o'f tho city and" of "tho" Philadelphia Itaptd Trnnslt Company to work out n co operatlvo agreoment for tho operation of the city-built high speed lines now under construction, and those to bo constructed under the proposed loan, nnd to devise somo scheme for substituting universal B-cent fares for tho present S-ccnt ex change tickets Is expected In tho near future, following the meeting hold last night by the Transportation Committee of the United Business Men's Association at tho Hotel Adelphla. Mayor Smith and Thomas n Mitten, president of the Transit Company, at tended the meeting. Both spoke, but neither made dcflnlto statements In re lation to tho solution of the trnnslt sit uation. The Mayor, nowover. In plain terms pledged fairness to both the city and the Transit Company, and Mr. Mit ten expressed tho willingness of tho com pany to co-operate with tho city offi cials to Improvo Philadelphia's trnnslt facilities. TRANSIT DIRECTOR CHOSEN. The Mayor indicated that to some dc greo his unwillingness to mnko deflnlto statements upon the transit situation was because he had not yet nnnounced the successor to Transit Director A. Mcrrltt Taylor, who resigned on Monday. The man has been chosen, Mr. Smith said, and will be named within n few days. Immediately before Mayor Smith spoke a resolution was adopted, calling upon Councils at tho meeting tomorrow to take the necessary steps toward effecting uni versal live-cent fares, and to arrango for a conference between the proper rep resentatives of the city and the transit Continued nn raze Nine, Column One CLASH IN PENNSYLVANIA'S DELEGATION IN THE HOUSE By a Vote of 15 to 13 Caucus Postpones Election of Mem ber of Congressional Committee After Factional Debate By a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-After one of the most bitter discussions In which fac tional politics was Injected freely and the followers of Penrose and Varo fought for supremacy, tho Pennsylvania Repub lican Congressmen voted to postpone the election of a. member of the Republican Congressional Committee until next Wed nesday. The vote was 15 In favor of post ponement to 13 against. This decision was not reached until after an hour of acrimonious debate In which it was brought out that this fight, of Itself, unimportant, presages a conflict for control of Republican politics In Penn sylvania. It became evident at the beginning of the meeting, what has existed all along under the surface, that tho Republican party la faction-torn and that Vare means to obtain control If possible through the aid of Governor Brumbaugh and Mayor Smith. The vote for postponement was: Vara Butler Miller Graham Urleat Portar KJmonJl KUaa Jlorln Coatello Kteater Scott IXirrow liopwood Lalean. TuUl. 15. AGAINST. Moor Focht BarcMtld Wataon Bealea Craao Farr Ho Unil Garland. Hcaton North , UcKadden Qoleman Total. 13. PREVIOUS tO THE) VOTE Representative Coleman, a Penrose follower, offered a substitute to Oraham's resolution b moving that the election be postponed until 4 o'clock today This waa lost by a vote of li to 3. The motion of Representative Watson, of Langhorne. to appolpt a committee to Induce, the candidates to withdraw was also defeated. The apparent realisation of the fact that an election today would result in WAR WILL BE LONG, ALLIES " WILL TRIUMPH, NORTHCLIFFE PREDICTS; PERIL AWAITS U.S. LORD NORTHCLIFFE TEUTONS READY TO MEET GREAT DRIVMN SPRING Await Concerted Offensive by Enemy, but Confi dent of Defeating It NO SIGNS OP PEACE By CARL W. ACKERMAN BUDAPEST. Jan. B. A great offenstvo movement by tho Allies on all fronts Is expected by Hun garian officials this spring. They nro certain It will meet with defeat. "Tho Allies fall to take Into account our mllltnry positions," Count Julius An drassy, Hungarian parliamentary leader, declared. "Vo aro so situated now that wo can help eaclr otlier, J We can send men and resources to any front at any' time. We- can concentrnte-rSomethluB the enemy cannot do. This, I bellero makes our victory certain because It over balares the resources of. our opponents. The situation cannot bo changed by an Entente offensive this spring." Contrary to the general opinion In Ber lin, Hungarian officials bcllevo there will bo no early peace. "I think this Is going to be a long, long war," said Count Andrnssy. "There Is at present no chnnca of peace In sight. We could muko penco next week, but the Allies do not destro It: they nre not yet convinced of our superiority. Bui tho uholo world Is becoming hyster ical. Kvcn neutral Powers nro losing patience. It's a shame far humanity that wo can't make pence now." Count AndrasBy expressed admiration for the manner In which King Constan tino of Greece has dealt with diplomats on both sides, nnd spoko of the possi bilities of an invasion or Egypt. "I admire the way the King of Greece Is handling the sltiintlon." he said. "He is clever and playing politics neither for us nor for the Allies, but for Greece He will keop Greece neutrnl nnd save her from tho disaster that wrecked Belgium and Serbia. Greece will surely Increase her territory without sacrificing men and money nnd risking her future. No one can say King Constantino Is traitorous. Ho Is thoroughly honest. "I see by press dispatches that the Eng lish have been forced to withdraw from their strongest line near Bagdad, The line probably will remain where it is now until the Turks bring up reinforcements. Then this lino will be taken; the British will lose what they now hold In Mesopo tamia and presently the Suez Canal will be In danger." bitter fight between Pnrose and antl Penrose Congressmen, Representative George S. Graham, of Philadelphia, sought to head off the Impending clash by moving that the meeting adjourn His motion was made just as soon as Repre sentative Thomas Butler, of West Chester, had called the meeting to order. "There has been a great deal of elec tioneering going on and there Is Intense feellotr over this contest," said Mr. Graham. "In view of what is before us in Congress wo ought to have harmon ious action. Election at this time would be fraught with serious danger of caus ing wounds which would take some time to heal." When Mr, Graham concluded his argu ment In support of his plan, Mr, Butler asked: "Is there anybody else who wants to speak as wisely?" Representative William W. Grlest. of Lancaster, who followed Mr. Graham, favored postponement of the election un til a later' date. ."I have a very great Interest In the success of the Republi can party," said (Mr. Grlest. "I fear the acrimony that has resulted In this contest over nothing Is fraught with danger and may bring results that none of us desire.' FOCHT THROWS A BOMB. Representative Benjamin K. Focht, of Lewisburg, threw a bomb Into the plans of the pacifists. He denounced what he called Vare'a "dictation" and added: "I think this matter ought to be settled here and settled now, Jt Is not In the heart of either of the candidates to show any reaeutmetit toward any Congressman because of his selection. The time comes when men must show themselves. Pol itics Isn't for children and Congressmen are not children. The contest has resolved iueir Into a question of whether we are ColtottU a Vae Three, CoIoklu Oaa Great British Editor Says German Ideals Will Never Be Accepted Prussians Inferior Racially to English - Speaking Peoples. Bully by Nature, Cringe to Superiors Peace Efforts by U. S. Not Wanted America Warned to Bo Prepared or Invasion of Pacific Coast States Will Bo Penalty Hyphenated Citi zens Scored nnd Ford Peace Mis sion Ridiculed What Lord NorthclifTc Says in Message to U. S. War will bo lonp. Allies' strength increasing, but each day sees Teutons growing weaker. Ideals of Germany will never bo accepted by Englnnd, Franco or the United States. Prussians racially inferior to Americans, Canadians, Australians or Britons. Supermen of Kaiser character ized by square heads and big cars. They overeat nnd overdrink; bully inferiors nnd cringe to superiors. Allies do not want military aid from United States nnd would re sent national effort toward bring ing about pence. Ford and his peace mission have hurt prestige of Americans. Warns the United States that preparedness is needed and tho penalty of unprepnrcdness will bo invasion of the Pacific const Stntcs. To pet nn expression of Ilrlttsh ntiitudc toward the war at the bcplnntnrj of 10fi, the Unitcil Press went to .on! A'orlh cUffe, proprietor nf the London Times and probably the toorld'a oreatest present-day newspaper publisher. Northcliffe, who, through Ms SO publications, Is probably mora closely In touch with the British public than anybody else In tha United Kingdom, hai answered with lha follow In! sfafcmcnf:. i By LORD NORTHCLIFFE '" Copvriohl, fote, ty Unlted.j'rea; LONDON", Jan. S, When months ago I had the honor of communicating with at least 60,000,000 Americans through tho United Press I plninly expressed my be-, lief thnt wo wcro In for a long, long war. Events have followed the lines I Indi cated, I do not pose ns a prophet, but I do know something about tho toughnew of Anglo-Saxon fibre ns compared with that of the Prussians, and I do know that each day brings access of strength to us and weakening to them. Tho Germnn war point of view Is frnnkly money-making and territorial ag grandizement. Doctor Helrfcrlch, the Geimnn Finance Minister, constantly dilates upon the Indemnities Germany Is going to get. Germany hopes. In addition, to obtain Belgian c'onso. Germany was under tho Impresslou that tho wealth of Franco would pour Into tier lap within a few weeks of the outbreak of war. Eng land was not expected to enter tho war. Our pacificists, like yours, again nnd again Infprmed the world that ne did not raise our boys to bo soldiers. England's coming Into tho war was as great a Mir prlsc to our Government as It was to the Germans. We had, with one or two ex ceptions, a pacifist administration. lint so soon as Germany entered Bel glum the common peoplo rose, ns one man, to insist upon mi attempt nt defense of that little nation nnd its heroic King. GEHMANS DECEIVED. Tho outburst of rago that followed In Germany was the rage of the tiger balked of Its, prey. Tho Uenr-in tiger consoled Itself by tho thought that John Bull was an effete old plutocrat, whose sons and Continued on I'iikc l!lffht. Column Two DURAZZ0 MINACCIATA DALLE F0RZEBULGARE Una Battaglia E' Imminente tra Italiani e Truppe di Re Ferdinando I.a uotlzla plu' Importante che si ha oggi dall'Europa ' che una battaglia e" Imminente tra le forze Itallane che dlfen dono Durazzo e quelle bulgare che da Blbassan nvanzano verso quella citta' albanese SI dice che trenta o quaran tamlla bulgarl sono giunti a S mlglla da Durazzo e che le avanguardle formate dl Irregolarl albanesl o ulllclall bulgarl sono gla' venute a contatto con git estreml uvampostl Italian! sulla antlca strada romana che porta da Durazzo ad Klbas san. Questa' .lotlzla non e' ufllclalments confermaU n. Roma, ma vleno da font) diverse e bembrn. certa. II generate Cadorna ha annunclato nel buo rappcrto d leri sera che le forze Itallane operant! nella zona dl Hlva hanno avanzato contjulstando . altre poslzlonl dominant! tra Biacesa e Kocchetta e sul llancht del Monte Perone, ed hanno avanzato anche nella zona a nord dl Monfalcone, sul Car so. Nella zona dl Hlva gll Italian! hanno avanzato dunque suite create e sue ftancht del Monte Glumclla, tra la Val dl Ledro e Hlva. avvlolnaudosl ancora plu' a questa ci(ta' ed al fort! che la dlfendouo da ovest. tl-eggece in a paglna le ultimo e plu' deltagllato notizle sulla guerra, in italiano ) Accuses KxBoarder as Purse Thief Mrs. Ann Sakalowskt recognized on the street today a former boarder who more than a year ago, the police say, snatched a purse ft oni her and escaped. As a re sult Stephen QJaganley. of 2WI East Mon mouth street, was arrested and Is now out on ball for u further hearing. The woman met Magonley on the street in October. 1911, according to her story. He snatched her purse, she sas, and when she returned borne M) worth of Jewelry had disappeared from her room. Magau lcy said ha returned to this city about a week ace. EXTRAI KAISER DEAD, REPORT ON N. Y. PRODUCE EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Jnn. 5. A rumor that Emperor William is dead ch culated upon the Produce Exchange this afternoon. No confitmntion of the nbovo rumor has been lcceived by cable, nor has theie Ken any intimation that the Kaiser is dying. GERARD CONFERS WITH FOREIGN OFFICE ON PERSIA LONDON, Jan. 5. James W. Gerard, the United States Ambas sador at Berlin, conferred today with officials of the German -Foreign Office lclativc to the destruction of the liner Peisla by a submarine, t!ays an Exchaugc Telegraph dibpatch from Amsterdam. Mr. Gerard is bUpposcd to have lcaincd the nationality of the submarine. HAITIAN REBELS ATTACK U. S. MARINES POnT-AU-PHINCE, Hultl, Jan. 5. Hultlau rebels attacked tho United States mnrlnes In tills city early today, but were driven off with tho loss of ono man killed. Tlio Americans Buffered no cnsyaltlci. KAISER'S SIXTH SON TO WED AT MILITARY MARRIAGE UEIIL.IN, Jan. IS, Tho mnrrlnn;e of I'rinco Joachim, Blxtli son of tho Kaiser, has been set for the end of February; It was nnnounced today. It will bo purely a war ceremony, with only tmmetllnto relatives present. BUCHANAN TO PLEAD TO PLOT INDICTMENT WASHINGTON, Jan. r.. Representative Muchannn, of Illinois, .indicted In Now York on a rhnrRc of conspiracy iifralnst tho neutrality laws, went to New York today to plead not Riillty In Kcdcrnl Court nnd arrango bond, Slnco his Indictment Huchnnan lina refrained from appearing on tho Moor of tho House. BRITISH WILLING TO ARBITRATE BARALONG CASE LONDON, Jan. B. Tho IlrttMi Govornment Is willing to submit tho caso of tho auxiliary crulncr linrnlong, accused of sinking a Germ.m submarine and slaughtering her crew In violation of tho laws of uor, to a nouiral tribunal, pro vided tho German Government will at tho samo timo submit tho cases of various German submarines uccuacd of equally gross violations to tho samo tribunal. An otllclal statement was Issued by tho Foreign Olllcc last night to this effect, suggesting that an Impartial tribunal might ho composed of olllcers of tho United States navy. " RUSSIA TAKES MEASURES TO STOP RIOTING BERLIN, Jan. C. Stern measures have been adopted by tlio .Russian Gov ernment to HtipprcsH nnti-Guvernmcnt outbreaks, according to the Overseas News Agency.- The agency today gave out what purports to bo tho proceed ings of f meeting of tho Russlnn Hudget Committee In I'etrograd, when tho Minister of interior said that tho Governors of Russian provinces had been instructed to opposo riots with force of nrms In order to prevent a general outbreak. CIVIL ENGINEER ELECTROCUTED BY LIVE WIRES Charles Armstrong, a civil engineer, of Nnrbcrtli, Pa., was electrocuted at 25th stroctjtndjfiuntlnB Park avenue today. A steel tape which ho throw over telegraph wires strucka llvo wire. Armstrong was engaged In survingr th? Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in connection with electrlllcntion plans. GREECE REPLIES TO BULGAR-TEUTON PROTEST SOFL, Jnn. 5. Tho text or tho Greek note protesting ngulnst tho arrest of the Consular representatives of tho German allies In Saloutca was handed to the Bulgarian Foreign Minister todny by tho Greek Ambassador. , Tho note states that Greeco wants to maintain good relations with tho Central Empires, and will do everything possible, to obtain tho relcaso of tho Consuls. CZAR VOWS WAR UNTIL LAST FOE IS EXPELLED LONDON, Jan. 5. At a review of tlio Russian army on Jnnuary 2, Emperor Nicholas delivered an address to tho Chevaliers of tho Order of St. George. "To you as tlio most valiant leprosentntlves of our army," tho Emperor said, "I offer my moat cordial and profound appreciation of your services, which In this cam paign have been full of bravery nnd sacrifices. I beg you to transmit to your respective regiments my sinccro gratitudo for your painful efforts which have succeeded, as all Russia, as well as I, understands, and rest assured that, as I said at tho beginning of tho war, I will not conclude peaco until wo have expelled tho last enemy from our territory, and I will only conclude this peace with the full nccord of our allies, to whom wo nro bound, not by paper treaties, but by real friendship nnd blood." BRITAIN OFFERS $10,000 REWARD FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS SALONICA, Jan, 5 The British authorities have offered a reward of C0,o6o francs ($10,000) for information of tho presence, of German submarines In the Aegean Sea. A laige German submurlno has been conveyed in sections by the. Smyrna Rnllrond to Aldln, and thenco taken to Budrum Bay, in southern Asia Minor, In tho Gulf of Kos, according to t Mytlele dispatch, says L'Qeuvre'a Athens correspondent. Tho dispatch adds that 20 German and Austrian blue jackets, In command of n lieutenant, are putting the submersible together. RUSSIANS PUT PERSIAN REBELS TO FLIGHT PETROGRAD, Jan. 5. A AVar Otllco statement saj-B; "In tho direction of Hamadan (Persia), southwest of tho town of Asadabad, wo attacked a body of 500 Persian gendarmes (part of the force which rebelled against tho authority of tho Shah) and drove them hack toward tho viilago of Chena, north of Kanga war, killing dozens of rebels and capturing prisoners and supplies. Wo suffered no losses. On the 1st of January our detachment holding Hamadan rendered military honors to tho British flag, which was hoisted over the British consulate-" AUSTRIA TRIES YOUNG CZECH LEADER FOR TREASON BERLIN, Jan. 5. Private Information has peon received here from Vienna that Dr. Karl Kramarz, who Is prominent In Austrian political affairs as tha leader of the Young Czech party In the Relclisrath, is now on trial on a charge of high treason. Doctor Koerner, secretary or the Young Czech faction, and sev eral other Bohemian politicians are being tried at the same time on similar charges. It Is reported that Doctor Kramarz is conducting his own defense, managing it with great skill. He came into International prominence some time ago through tho movement for a rapprochement between Bohemians and Rus sians. MORE THAN S215.000.000 NEW YORK. Jan. 5, Summaries carried to the end of 1916 show that more than J150,000,000 has been spent for American foodstuffs, clothing and hospital supplies which have been forwarded to the' war sone by relief agencies. Nearly all of these purchases have gone to the countries of tho Allies. Of the total, approximately two-thirds, or $100,000,000, was raised and spelt In tho latter part of 1914. after the last week in August, In addition, relief for the Germanio side has been provided In money, which has been used in payment for supplies made In Germany and Austria, Individual donations in this country and else where account for more than $40,000,000. and cash contributions for Germans and Jews have exceeded $25,000,000. LINER LAFAYETTE SEARCHED AFTER PLOT WARNING LONDON, Jan. 5. Travelers arriving here (rem France brln furthw details of threats to destroy tha Lafayette, which sailed from Bordeaux Th passengers received anonymous warnings similar to those sent f passenger on the Lusitanla before her voyage, stating that an attempt was to b road to slpk the vessel. The letters were received in Paris and causd quite u, tsenatt? tlon. Several passengers canceled bookings. Among; the Americana wba received letters, but who sailed nevertheless, were Henry Clews, Jr., and an attorney, Donald Harper. The matter was lnvstlsated by the United States Kiubay, which learned that tho French Uoernment was fully informed concerning tb? letters and had taken every precaution against disinter by pro iding, a &atro.yor convoy to guard tbo liner until It got out of the danger zone. The LafayeUti was also thoroughly overhauled. In order to iiuiko sure that no infernal nw;fete, vas aboard. SPEN'P;?WAR RELIEF