r-tystM "3Wr"s FINANCIAL EDITION Urttner Cuemng NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA re vol. ii-no. 101 lUIILADELPlIIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 101 G. CortmniiT, 1010, r tub PrUo Licon Coupini. PKIOE ONJ33 OMNT rjte w nyt'Tf-i 3ty-- - r GERMANS DRIVE FRENCH BACK ON CHAMPAGNE LINE Trenches Near Massiges Captured, 423 Prisoners Taken, Berlin Says TEUTONS GAIN IN VOSGES Pnrls Admits Loss of Position, but Asserts It Was Retaken at Once IlEItMN, Jnn. 10. Flghtlns lins ngntn developed In Cham- M-rth.nHt of Mnsslgcs nnd no.rr tho t . tM.nnn An Chnmnnano several Irm ui . . hundred yards of French trenches hnvo been captured by the Gcrmnni, It wns omelally nnnounccd today by tho War Office. The Germans captured 423 prisoner. men of them omcors: five machlno guns, no large nnd seven small mine throwers. Hear guard depots of the Allies nt rurnes. Belgium, have been nttneked by a German air licet. Tho following H tho text of tho official report: "The Germans northwest of Massiges conquered several hundred yards of French trenches near the farm of Malson rf Chnmn.ignc, nnd enemy positions were , also taken. "We took 423 prisoners. Including seven efneera, nnd captured flvo mnchlno guns, one large nnd Bevcn small mine throwers. "A French countor nttnek eastward of the farm was repulsed. "A Germnn nlr division attacked tho enemy rear guard establishments nt Furness." The War Offlco nnnounccd last night that near Hlrzsteln, south of Hartmamis nellerkopf, tho Germans yesterday com pleted their rcconuuest of tho trenches which on December 21 fell Into tho hands ef tho French. Twenty officers, 10S3 chaB leure nnd 15 machlno guns were captured. FJtENCII REPORT FOES LOSE GROUND GAINED PATHS. Jnn. 10. German troops hnvo launched a new and powerful offensive movement In the Champagne region, tho French War Of fice announccdv today. During Sunday tho Teutonic troops inado four flerco nt tacks upon tho French positions, tho fighting lasting until night. In tho bombardment with which tho Germans prepared for their assaults they again used shells containing asphyxiat ing gas. Tho following communique won Issued at (he War Office this afternoon: '"In Champagne tho enemy has de veloped the attack made by him yester day with tho herp of a violent bombard ment, In which ho used principally shells containing asnhyxlatlnsr gns. During tho I. f entire, courso of the day up to nightfall no attempted no less than four assaults, concentrated on a front eight kilometres (flye miles), running from La Courtlno to Monte Tctu, west nnd cast of tho butto of Mesnll. r "At every point our fire decimated tho enemy's ranks and sharply nrrestcd hl3 attack. IIo succeeded gaining a foot bold only temporarily at two points on oar first line, namely, to tho northeast of the butto of Mesnll nnd to tho west of Monte Tctu. "A vigorous counter-attack Immediately drove tho enemy out. Ho did not occuny the two elements of advanced trenches mora than nn hour of actual tlmo." PREDICTS "DRY" MAJORITY Delegation in Congress Expected to Favor Ilobson Amendment The Rev. Dr. Homer W Tope, district auptrlntendent of tho Anti-Saloon League, SMtcrday rredlctcd that tho majority of Pennsylvania's Congressmen would vote for the Ilobson amendment to tho Federal Constitution, providing for prohibition. A poll of the delegation Is n progress, and. although several of tho lawmakers will not commit themselves. Doctor Topo Is confident of a showing favorable to the "drB." During tho last session 13 of Pennsylvania's 33 Congressmen voted for the amendment. An even greater m&lorltv la Tn.o,.ii . .i.Ib nnin t,T"en,y'nve hundred residents of North Ptuladelphla. listened yesterday to an at tack upon tha liquor trafllc, delivered uy ths nev. Dr. A. W, Lamnr. veteran of the Confederate army. Tho Boldler-evan-Mllst spoke under tho auspices of tho North Branch Y. St. c. A. In tho Key ton Theatre. pt THE WEATHER .,?. t ?fan Winter, you may remember, imt no.ae in tns door last Saturday, out evidently decided theso parts were SimVif ,'. He'3 80ne today, nnd with la , BkaUnS' that was moro than fnlr .i v """'"" yesieraay; j.eat wo ior-"t- however, !' left a temperature of oejreea hanglne around, so that when u. V ,,Uo ral" this morning many of found we could not maintain our ac twiu!!!?1 8peed wl,lla running for the m.J r . '?ar of n n.ln with the pave- ., . .J1 Iderly gentleman Just ahead toJi!l oday' towi a "at on his accus :e1,.car 'or the first time In hls i,".'. thanks to the same Ico on tho th. U!' ,A8 the car stopped, with all Proached (t only, for no reason at all. to Sir, beautiful figure eight and land fort?.?n, thl BtP r the said car,' Un SlftSy the position was nor In ac trav.i th the P- S- c'8 regulations for fort 3? a co,ramm carrier, and was per in r?Eed- Don,t take tho Incident wS, h t0 heart. however. It will be Us2nirvan'1 aU Wa wll have to annoy div i. . ?methl"ff ,lk the eighth rainy Even Mu.ten alnce Jan"ar- 1. comt- N. "wnual Ignores a rule of wnauct under kuch clrcumtances. , FORECAST o:pr Philadelphia and vicinity !"i BW warr tonight; Tuesday Mntir " ' "'"tf i 7iuueruie to irean touthwett to northwest gales. e or details see pane 4. I XOST Aim FOUND ?h,bP.RA,rEI'JET Loi- PUttnum wrlt I I VnS -. Sel,t-, Saturday aft.moon. tttweea lo jSL'5 g,cl?JS btwu 4utb a.ai Walnut Mil1 ,TbS'r. "brl "ward. Apply ',i5"FMwtii ro WW fhc.lnut t. : E,fr? 'iui J bUrk snd whlu wftr En B. " nini IUrd. Jobn Straprldx, Othtr Clajj(je 4, paan lt a$ tT ONLY THREE DEAD IN DU PONT BLAST; NO ONE ARRESTED Explosions in Powder Mills at Carney's Point Purely Accidental PACKING HOUSE WRECKED Rumors of Bombs and Plots Scouted by Ofiicials Maqhine Defect Suspected Three men were killed nnd hundreds of workmen narrowly escaped Injury shortly ntter midnight when n terrific explosion wiped out the "sweetie" or blending mill In plnnt No. 1 of the du Pont-de Nemours Powder Company at Carney's Point, N. J. Another workman was reported miss ing, hut It developed that he had been visiting relatives In this city nnd failed to report for work on tho first shift which goes on nt midnight. Tho explosion occurred nbout 12:23 o'clock, followed by two of lesser violence. Tho llnsh of tho exploding powder lighted tho skies over tho entlro city of Wilmington nnd the surrounding towns. Windows were shnttercd nnd houses locked for miles around. Tho vlbrntlons wero felt In West Phllndclphln, South Philadelphia nnd ns fnr north as Lehigh avenue. Tho dead nre: UICHAHD .T. LAIINEY. a foreman, formerly of 81st street nnd Gibson avenue, Philadelphia. JOHN WALSH, Nynck, N. Y. I). C. WYNN, address not given. How the nccldent happened probably will never bo learned, ns every porson In tho building at tho time was killed. Of-v Mclals believe that tho explosions occurred In a "sweetlo" machlno which Is used for glazing powder nnd mixing It with gra phite to make It Impervious to dampness. HUMOUS OF PLOTS. Workmen, on tho other hand, declaro that unless somo ono lnsldo tho build ing set tiro to tho ponder In tho process of drying, nn explosion cuuld not oc cur. This cnuscd rumors nbout bombs and plotters, which offlclals declared to bo grossly exaggerated. It wos llrst reported that two nrrcsts had been mndo and bombs nnd fuses confiscated, but this wan denied by company ofiicials. "Wo have no reason to suspect that any one did It," Mr. Landls, nn official of tho company, said over the long-dla-tanco telephone, "and no ono has been arrested. Tho dnmago dono to tho build ing was very slight." Tho first shift hnd been working but a fow minutes when laborers In tho other Continued on rage I'our, Column Three JURY PICKED TO TRY MRS. MOHR ON CHARGE OF HUSBAND'S MURDER Two Negroes, Accused of Ac tual Killing:, by Wife's Or ders, Face Jurors at Same Time CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 10. John J. FitzRcrald, attorney for Mrs. Eiiz abelh Tiffany Mohr, sprnnc a sensa tion nt 1:15 today when he drew from Joseph E. Aldrich an admission that he had visited nnd questioned pros pective jurors last Saturday. Aldrich said he visited a number" of prospective jurors, among them Hugh Carney, who had been tentatively accepted as juror No. 1. Attorney General Rico called Aid rich to refute Carney's assertion that ho never had expressed an opinion. He said he visited Carney Saturday and then Carney said he believed Mrs. Mohr's religious attachments would liberate her. Fitzgerald charged Aid rich with representing interests inim ical to Mrs. Mohr's faith. Judge Stearns excused Carney, settling the dispute, and leaving only eleven jurors. rnOVIDENCK. R. I., Jan. 10, A jury to try Mrs. Kllzabeth Tiffany Mohr was completed at 1:15 p. m. today, . .. S.U....1.... t.- npiirr.n nf nilrrtll villa a mlllhand, was selected as Juror No. 12. Tho dcrense ana omiu niy mitum o. ,.,i,ir however, as no challenges yet l....... l.AAn V0r.fBAll 4iUB WVC, vrt-.v.M. Mrs. Mohr appo- reu in oe very nenous, but hopeful today as alio faced Justice Charles F. Stearns in tho Superior Court, This highly strung and nerve-wracked woman was charged with being un ac cessory before the fact In procuring the murder, on the Washington road last August 31, of er husband. Dr. C. Frank lin Mohr, physician to tho society colonies of Proyfdenco and Newport. "I never was more confident of any thing thap I am right now of acquittal," said Mrs. Mohr, through her personal counsel, Arthur Cushlng. "And I mean not acquittal alone, but vindication as well. This charge against me Is absurd." Facing tho court today as co-defendants with Mrs. Mohr were Cecil Victor Brown and Henry Bpellnian, negroes who are accused of filing the shot that killed Doc tor Mohr and seriously wounded Miss i-mlly Burger, his olltce assistant, who was riding with tho physician In his auto, mobllo at tho time. When Justice Stearns convened court there were 100 talesmen In the panel from which to pick a Jury. It generally was be lieved that It would take several days to get a jury. The clerk of the court had another 100 men In reserve should the first panel be exhausted before 12 men were In the box. Mrs. Mohr, over the openly muttered disapproval of those In tha courtroom, was arraigned alongside the two negroe. when they came into court. Hfer personal counsel. Cushlng, though", stood between the woman and Brown and SpelLaan. r Jersey Steel Strikers Return JERSEY CITV, N. J., Jan. W.-Tho 750 striking Crucible Steel plant laborers re turned to work today when company officials promised to consider their wage Increase demands. They struck last week. NEW CIVIL SERVICE fc .HtA'...-.,.fl.iin torfiln. . ,rr n "' - ' "' -..wiw.......tf.. i . in,. nMJ The three men appointed by Mnyor Smith to supervise the city's civil service nlTaira nsBtimotl their new duties todny. An Evknino Ledger photographer "snnpped" them just ns they nnd turned from the hntrnck nnd were nbout to "scatter" to their desks on the seventh floor of City Hnll." From loft to right, they nre Willinm II. Krcidcr, secretary; Robert JI. Griffith, prcsk'ont, nnd Nicholas Alhrccht, minority member. BRITISH RELIEF EXPEDITION SMASHES TURKS AT KUT-EL-AMARA LONDON, Jan. 10. Tho British have inflicted a severe defent on tho Turks nt Mcsopotnmia, it wna officinlly nnnounccd in tlic House of Commons this afternoon. Tho Turks have been forced to retrcnt in "heavy lighting," it was stated, losing 700 prisoners nnd somo guns. Tho engagement occurred, it was stated, while British forces wore marching to the relief of other British troops besieged nt Kul-cl-Amara. Tills was the first official intimntion that the British at Kut-cl-Amara were in danger. At the snmo time it was officinlly nnnounccd that Genernl John Nixon, commander-in-chief of tho Mesopotnminn cnmpnfgn, lins retired. The official statement said the retirement was necessary "on account of ill health." BERLIN, Jnn. 10. Ten thousand British troops hnvo been sur rounded by the Turks nt Kut-ol-Amnrn, southeast of Bagdad, according to Constantinople dispatches todny. The British detachment was left behind nt Kut-cl-Amara to cover tho retreat of the main body of General Townshcnd's forces, who wore defeated with heavy casualties when they advanced on Bagdad. By a successful enveloping movement the Turg.s cut off their retreat to tho south. Tho Turks arc now attacking the main defenses of Kut-cl-Amara. Constantinople dispatches, transmitted through Berlin, today, re ported that the Turks have cut off and surrounded 10,000 British troops at Kut-el-Amnra. Tho official British statement, while not directly con tradictory, casts somo doubt on tho Turkish claim, which was not official. Kut-cl-Amara is in tho southeast part of the provinco of Bagdad, whero it joins tho province of Irak-cl-Arabi. It is on tho Tigris, 100 miles southeast of Bngdnd. THREE 'BOLD, BAD MEN' CAUGHT ON THEIR WAY TO A KIDNAPPING Vigilant Cop Surprises Them as They Sneak Toward Their Victim's Home, Bearing Burglar Tools COLLEGE LARK COLLAPSES Three University of ronnsjlvanla sophomores, who wero on their way at 3 o'clock this morning to kidnap tho vice president of the freshman clnss, wero themselves captured by a policeman, who thought they weic burglars, nnd wero nlmost sent to Jail. Almost, but beyond the senro they hnd, tho miss was nearly as good as a mile. As n matter of fact they wero sentenced by Magistrate Harris to llvo days each In Movamonslng prison. Then, nfter leav ing them behind the bars for awhllo "to think It over" tho Magistrate called them out. reprimanded them, and told them to "beat It." Tho prlkoners were slated at tho 32d street nnd Woodland avenue station ns: Raymond Young. M years old, 600 South C'th street. Wilbur Newsletter, 13 years old, SCI9 Locust street. Henry L. Gcyelln, Jr., 21 years old, 3733 Locust street. Newstetter Is n polo vautter on the U. o'f P. truck team. He competed In tho relay races last spring and tied Foss, of Cornell, with a Jump of 12 feet 3 Inches. Young was end luBt year on the fresh man football team. Oeyellu Is a member of a prominent Philadelphia family. He Is a son of Henry I.nussat Geyelln. of Vlllanova. who Is president of tha University of Penn sylvania Athletic Association, and other- v Continued on l'nse Seven, Column Two IL MALTEMP0 RENDE INATTIVALAFANTERLA Gli Austriaci Costretti a Ripie- gare Davanti alFUrto For- midabile dei Russi II cattivo tempo ha fatto sospendere le operazlonl della fanteria su gran parte del fronto Italo-austrlaco. Infantl I co munlcatl ufllcall Itallano ed austrlaco dl cono che si sono avute soltanto vlolentl azlonl dl artlglleria sul fronts dell'Isonzo, speclalmente davnntl a Tolmlno. dayantl a Gorlzla e sull'altoplauo dl DoberdoV Inoltre plccoll repartl dl fanteria Itallana sono statl attlva nella zona dl Monte Groce dl Comellco, dove gll Itallanl haunq inlzlato da una seettlmana una nuoya azione offenslva. Notlzle dalla Hussla e da Londra dlcono che I russi fanno notevoll progressl nella loro grande offenslva contro le lineo nemlche dalle paludl dl Pinsk alia frou tlera della Ilumanla. Su questo (route In furla da parecchl gtorul una vlolenta bat taglla e gll austriaci sono statl costretti a riplegare. Kul hanno tentato Invano dl fermare 1'avanzata dellq forze russe a nord-ovest dl Czernovltz, dove led hanno perduto circa 1200 uomlnl. pblettlvo del rul e' quello dl costringere 11 nemlco ad abbandonare le vlclnanza del confine rumeno, ed ancho a Uerllno si ammette ora che se 1'offensiva rusaa sa.ru' coro nata dal successo Rumania e Grecia si schlercranno a flanco degll alleatl della Quadrupllce Intesa. (Letfgero in 4a pagina le ultima e plu' dettagllate notizle Bulla, suerra, In Itallano.) BOARD AT WORK PRETTY GIRL IS BURNED WITH THREE OTHERS IN PHOTO POWDER BLAST Miss Marie Mills, of Haddon field, With Mother, Probably Fatally Injured in Acci dental Explosion HOUSE ALMOST WRECKED Four persons iwero burned today, two of them so seriously that It Is believed that they will die, by on accidental ex plosion of 10 pounds of flashlight powder In tho dining room of tho homo of Charles Mills, a photographer, of 7 Regnlllah ave nue. Hnddonrlcld, N. J. Tho persons who wero burned nro: MISS MAltli: MIMA IS ear old. daughter nf tho proprietor of Dtuilfo. Hums of lh tiamlB. head, neik and body. Cooper Hos pital. Condition serious. Sins. HAltniCT MILLS. 40 scars old. wife nf the proprietor. Uurns of thn hands, neck, face and body. Cooper Hoapltal. Condition iertous. ARTHUR TEED, 21 years old. SOS Haddon nienue, Cnmden. N. J. Hums of ho face, hands and neck. Cooper Hoapltal. Not acrloua, CHAItLKS MILLS, in .jours old. slight l.urm of the neck, face, and handi. Treated by a physician. Not serlom. SAVED I1Y NKIOHnOHS. The members of the Mills family and Teed might havo been trapped In tho house and burned to death If It had not been for tho fact that Alfred Homier, a neighbor, rushed Into tho house, and t with tho nsslstnnca of the members of tho Haddonfleld tiro department dragged the people from tho burning building. They wero taken from the house and placed in the automobile- of It. H. Hen ner and hurried to the Cooper Hospital. At the hospital physicians said that Mrs. Mills and her daughter wero In a serious Continued on I'age Two, Column Two DIRECTOR HRUSEN ON HOW TO CURE THE GRIP; OBEY DOCTOR, IS ADVICE Head of Health Department Says Disease Is Never Dan gerous if Physician Is Called Early IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS Director Kruseji Tells fallow to Cure the Grip Send for your family physician. Stay indoors. Grip is never dangerous if a doctor is called in early. It's up to you not to get the grip, not to the Department of Health. Keep fit physically and you won't get it. Dr. Wllraer Kruaen. director of the De partment of Public Health and Charities, today gave counsel for those who have the grip and those who get it. His advice was short and to the point. It was this: "Send vleht away for your family phy sician andjlo what he tells you" Continued a Puce Two, Column lour MAYOR CLAMPS VICE LID TIGHT IN THE TENDERLOIN Policemen, Posted Near Houses of Ill-Fame, Warn Men Against Entering QUARANTINE IS STRICT Woman Proprietors in Quan daryOne Snys "We'll Starve to Death" A lre quarantine more strict than nny established under the administration of Muvnr Illankenbiirg was put Into opera tion by Director of Public Safety Wilson on ,Siiturdii, Sunday nnd todnj ngalnst houses of Ill-fame throughout the tender loin. llcietnforo only a pollco guard was maintained outside of houses on the "sus pected list." Tndio, It was different. Policemen In uniform, with club In hand. Were stationed ut stleet corners and little side streets which lend to these houses. Out of JO uniformed men who nto de tailed on qunrnntltio duty today In tho second division, which Is rommanded b. Captain Ororgc Tempest. T per cent of them had speelllr Instructions to stand on certain corners. Some of the corners whero policemen stood wero located more than tOil feet nwny from suspected houses. Tho men on quarantine duty were ordeicd to wnm persons who chanced to bo wnlklng In the direction of houses of III fame that they were liable to nrrest an witnesses If they entered any of the housee. Others were ordered to walk ahead when they attempted to ring n hell or knock on n door. QUAKANTINI3 WILL CONTINUE. "Wo Intend to keep up this quarantine until we smoke out the occupants, of thoe houses," said Captain Tempest. Thoso who are close to tho Smith ad ministration said today that tho cam paign ngnlnst vlco was to be permanent. It was said that the measures wero being tnken with the Indorsement of Major Smith and other members of his cabinet. Tho strict ban against vice. It wan learned today, camo as a surprise to owners of disorderly houses, cadets, pro fessional bondsmen, liquor dealers and denleis In leelr and dresses who do business on the Instalment plan. For weeks preparations have been under way to do a lnnd-ofllrc business, in many cases the leases of houses. In which front curtains have been drawn for months, wero signed for another year. Honuses were offered to real estate clerks by women who wnnted suitable houses. "Hey there, mister, whero yc goln'?" Continued on Page Two, Column Hlx FROMtOP TO PROUD POSSESSOR OF MILLION IS 0'LEARY'S FORTUNE Former Policeman Refuses to Admit or Deny That "War Brides" Carried Him to Pinnacle of Success PLEASED WITH HIS LOT "Tim" 0'I.enry, who donned a bluo coat with brass buttons and swung a club non chalantly when ho stnrtcd out to climb the dlczy heights of success, has become a mllllonalro via tho "war bride" pnth. Such, nt least, Is tho rumor current on tho "street" nnd Mr. O'Lcury doesn't deny It. He doesn't admit It, either. "It's nobody's business." ho said today when asked whether it was truo that ho had become a millionaire. "That's a prl ata matter entirely." "I guess all these things look like side lines now," the reporter ventured. "That's right," he agreed, a twinkle In his eye, ns ho turned once more to his pcrusul of the Sunday Transcript. Mr. O'l.cary admits he has been play ing with tho stock market of lato, and he admits he tins been successful. Ho won't say, however, Just how successful ho has been. Tho story Is going tho rounds to the effect that Mr. O'Leary made a big kill ing from lOOO shares of Bethlehem Steel, which he bought at 53 and sold some where In the neighborhood of 600. A littlo mathematics shows that the profit In this deal would amount to close to half a million dollars. "Did you make most of your money Continued on I'ase Two, Column lite C. H. CLARK, JR.,kDIES ON HUNT IN SOUTH Philadelphia Banker, Yachts man and Hunter Dead From Apoplexy C. Howard Clark, banker, hunter, yachtsman and clubman. Is dead, Word of his death, which occurred at the Plneland Club, Garnett. H. C. last night after a stroke of apoplexy, was re ceived In this city today. Mr. Clark, who was SI years old, lived at Devon. Mr. Clark was a member of the bank ing firm of K. W. Clark & Co., 321 Chest nut street; president and director of the Centennial National Bank, 32d and Market streets, and a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, to which he was admitted to membership In US8. His Father, Clarence H. Clark, Sr., was one of the most prominent men of his day In Philadelphia, hail 11 g been the founder of the First National Bank and the Fidelity Trust Company and having had large railroad Interests. Mr, Clark was an enthusiastic yachts man. Among the yachting clubs In which he had membership ure the Corinthian, of Philadelphia; the Corinthian, of Marble head, Mass.; the New York Yacht Club and the Eastern Yacht Club, of Marble head. He was the owner of the auxiliary schooner Savarozuu which he sold last Summer- His cousin, E. Walter Clark, was interested In the financing of the jacht Defiance, which entered the tri angular trial races which determined the last cup defender. QUICK NEWS FIRE IN BROAD STREET FACTORY Fire started in the machine shop of the Hoopes and Townsend Bolt nnd Nut Manufnctruies this nfternoon, and in a few minutes every male employe of the place joined the company's fire-fighting brigade. Stenographers and telephone operators stuclt bravely to their posts. The cause of the fire has not been determined, BUCHANAN FAILS TO MAKE CASE AGAINST MARSHALL WASHINGTON, Jnn. 10. The House Judiciary Committee today gave Representative Buchanan, of Illinois, further time to present specific detailed clinrgcs against United States Attorney H. Snowden Marshall, of New York. After listening to Buchanan for two hours, the committee decided that it had not enough evidence to warrant pror cccdiugs with a formal Impeachment investigation. Representative Buchanan asked for auother opportunity to present his charges and time to xou&ult with cuutcl and witnesses. DRAFT BILL AUGMENTS VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT LONDON. Jnn. 10. Tho Derby recruiting schema wns reopened today for voluntary enlistments ponding the passago of tho military sorvlco bill. Despltq lind weather, big crowds besieged most of tho recruiting olllces, mnny of tho applicants being single men who wished to escape tho stigma of conscription. When the military service bill comes up In tho Itnuso of Commons on second rending tomorrow David Lloyd -Oeorge. Minister of Munitions, la expected to he tho star sponsor In Its defense. Followers nf Premier Asqulth declnro that opposition to modified con scription "Is melting nwny." Arthur Henderson, U-ibor member of the British Cabinet, who offered his resignation when the National Labor Congress voted ngnlnst conscription; unexpectedly appeared nt today's session of the Cabinet. It Is assumed cither that he withdrew his resignation or that It wns not accepted. THEODORE VOORHEES IMPROVES RAPIDLY Word was received today thht Theodore Voorhces, president of tho Phila delphia nnd Heading Hallway, who was operated on ut a hospital nt Rochester, Minn., Inst week, is rapidly Improving In health. The operation was performed by the Mnyn brothers, and, ni'cordlng to tho message received, they have hope of .Mr. Voorhees' complete recovery nt nn curly date. SUIT AGAINST STEAMSHIP POOL DISMISSED WASHINGTON, .Inn. 10. Tho Supremo Court today dismissed tho cases of tho United States ngnlnst tho great transatlantic stenmshlp pool for viola tion of tho Sherman anti-trust law, becauso tho European war has auto matically broken up the pool. ALFRED M. WETHERILL RELEASED FROM CUSTODY Alfred M. Wctherlll, of ISryn Muwr, licensed of obtaining money under false pretenses from n business llrm In Tumpa, Fin., wub released from custody today at Norrlstown. Wctherlll wns arrested on complaint of tho Tampa firm, which alleged he guvo a draft of $50 on his mother, who refused to honor It. .Fol lowing his nrrest ho wns relenscd from Jail on habeas corpus proceedings Instituted by Samuel Scovllle, Jr., nn attorney, nnd placed under $760 ball. Tho Norrlstown court wns obliged to dlfichnrgo AVctherlll todny, slnco Gov ernor Brnmhaunh refused to i-rnnt rpniilsltlnn In il Florida Sheriff. 'Wetherlll j offered to xettlu tho cnHO nftor the this wna refused nnd tho chnrgOH pressed, nccordlng to his attorney. GOEBEN CHASED BACK INTO BOSPHORUS J'ISTHOCiltAD, Jnn. 10. "Russian torpedoboats encountered tho Goc'bcn (formerly n Cicrmnn battle cruiser, now tho Sultnn Sellm, of tho Turkish navy) In tho Hlack Sen," says n Ilusslun ofllclal stntement, "Thoy withdrew under pro tection of 11 ship of lino nearby. A short light nt long range ensued, after which tho Goebcn fled Into the Uosphorus. Thero wero no Itusslnn losses." BRITAIN FORESTALLS EXODUS ON ACCOUNT OF DRAFT WASHINGTON. Jnn. 10. Sir Cecil Sprlng-Wco, tho Urltish Ambassador, today notified tho State Department that his Government will lssuo no moro passports to Hrltlsh subjects of military nge. All passports Issued prior to November If,, 1915, will not bo recognized by IiIh Government unless they bear tho ofllclal O. K. of tho Hrltlsh Korelgn Otllce. This action. It was presumed at tho State Department, has been tnken to prevent a possible exodus of mon becauso of tho conscription bill. 1 CHINESE REVOLT SPREADS; REBELS CAPTURE TOWN HONG KONG, .Inn. 10. The nntl-monnrchlst revolt In China Is spread ing. Outbreaks mo reports from tho Provinces of Fuklou, Klnngsl, Hsln nnd Hupch. Tho gnrrison ut Kleshl has mutinied. Kebels have captured Tamsul, near tho border of Hrltlsh territory, and nro nttneking Walchow, 30 miles north of Hong Kong. Missionaries nro being recalled from the Interior of Kwnngtung Province. FRENCH AIRMEN SHELL BULGAR CAPITAL ATH14NS. Jan. 10. A French nlr flotilla bombarded Sofia, doing consid erable dnmagu to tho Bulgarian capital, Salonlca dispatches reported today. 3000 MAYAS AND VILLISTAS SURRENDER WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Admiral Winslow. commanding the Pacific fleet off tho west coast of Mexico, todny notified the Navy Department that a force of 3000 Maya Indians and Vllllstu. troops combined have surrendered to ths forces of General Dlegutz, under Genernl Mngragal, nt Ksperanza, Mex. POPE INSISTS UPON JUSTICE TO BELGIUM PARIS, Jnn. 10. Tho Petit Journal prints' a dispatch from Havre saying that Father Henusse, Almoncr-ln-Chlcf of' tho Belgian Army, who has Just returnee! from Rome, whero ho talked with tho Pope, makes tho following statement, "The Popo asked mo to say that ho believes Belgium has u right to complete reparation from Germany. Ho will never consent to Intervene for peace unless Belgium at least Is reconstituted In her former rights. They must includo every tithe o her European and African territories restored and Indemnity given for the com plete reconstruction of her ruined lands, monuments, arts and industries," ITALY ORDERS GRAIN CENSUS FOR REQUISITION ROM I?, Jan. 10. A decree signed by tho Duko'of Genoa as Lieutenant Gen eral of King Victor Kmmanuel orders that a census of all grain be taken not later than January "5. It Is provided that uny person who falls to announce tho qunntlty of grain he possesses, or makes any fulse statement, is punishable by a year'B imprisonment and $1000 tine Another decree establishes rules for tho requisitioning of grain by the military authorities. The census and requisi tioning measures arc Intended to prevent speculation in cereals and Insure & sutllclent bupply for the necessities of the army and the population and to keep down prices. CLYDE ARMS PLANT STRIKERS FINED LONDON, Jan. 10. The imminent adoption of compulsory military service has in no way weakened the determination of the workers to "stand on their rights." At Beardmore'a armament plant on the Clyde, a. workman named Logan caused a disturbance becauso ho had to wait for an hour for his wages and was dismissed because of his boisterous behavior. Logan's dismissal and tho refusal of Bcardmore's to reinstate him caused a number of workmen to walk out on "a question of principle." All arguments of patriotism and of (he necessity to rush the output of ammunition as a vital condition for England's victory were of no avail. Twenty-eight of ye strikers, all of whom were making high wages, were arrested. They were fined $25 each under the munitions act for "unlawfully ceasing work." BAVARIAN SOCIALISTS REFUSE LUDWIG CROSS BERLIN, Jan. 10. "Several Socialists were recently awarded the Lu)wt Cross by King- Ludwlg of Bavaria for specially meritorious services perform! A h the hour of their country's need," says tho Overseas News AgencyT -"The Sociall$t fully recognize, the friendly spirit which prompted the KJ"S"s act and thanked blm cordially for the distinction, but declined the decoration becauso they consld. ered acceptance of it Incompatible with the principles of their pary aa omclally expressed in resolutions." warrant hud been Issued, for him, but 1 1
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