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SWISS REPORT
Hostilities Opened Between
Hainan iNeiK""ia ,"
vaders Reinforced
glLONlCA TEUTON AIM
l.AL'SANN'E. Feb. II.
wim capers publish reports tlifit IJul.
,fSS pnfo i i,.,i.,i tlnmnnn
ft- trnnnq I utic iii""" .,...,..,
tnl(is hostilities between the two cotln-
n.v Mate tliat n Hutgnrlan patrol
K2k crossed the frontier was Immedl
Ifcv firsil upon by Utimnnlnn troops nntl
Mi t0 retire, but tnnt relnfrorcemcnts
Mtt& for the patrol and fighting was re
nin! .
SALON1CA, Feb. II.
i..m,n nnd tlutgnrlan troops, massed
I ik Greek frontier for the campaign
Kit Satonlc.1. number I9S.CW men and
Km ire arriving lnll.v. according to re
i road" to General Snrrnll. tbc Allies'
mmander, by F nnro-tlrltlf.li air scouts.
iC Informed General Sarrall that 10.
'Sootmm me at Mot.astlr. IWH Ilul
rtrisn soldiers In tbc rilevgcll region ami
(JJoermans nbout rStrumnltzti.
PA HIS. Feb. II.
.Trivini of the Entente Allies Continue
tWln dally wllh artillery." says n ills
tilth to the Temps today from Salonlca.
JJlild Marshal vein Mnckcnsdn has been
fit. nnn.-,5lin front since February 4.
t"0ther Information Is that tbc railway
Mitt across the Vardar nt Kudova hni
fa iKbulIl.
"Tre uenn.iii m.nj '",,iw " "
Jiljarlan army Is suffering from Innde
pit food transport."
i.SJIAY WARN CITIZENS
AGAINST ARMED LINERS
twtlnofd from I'nce One
IlUM. might be held up Indefinitely In
Jjrt through dcartb of ships. They ad
mitted they scc l,n n"-v nt tnls tm,e for
tli United States to prevent the Kntcnte
Allies from ordering merchantmen of
Sort nationalities from revising to take
American cargoes. Itctullntlon by tho
t'nlted States, tbev snlil, might take the
form or an agreement uniting .vinerican
jnanufactuters to coll no goods to Kntcnte
intoi. not even war munitions, unless
Allied merchant ships were permitted to
(irryjoods consigned to other thnn home
jwts.
IlIISII TO AHM LINERS,
: DESPITE HEKMAX IIULIM.
London Believes U. S. Will Not Accept
Berlin's Stand
l LONDON". Keb. II.
lljfew Issues, ns grave ns those revolv
M stout the sinking of the Lusltnnla,
siijr arise between the United States and
ie Central Powers. otTlclals here declared
fwjfss the result of tho German an
tjiincimcnt that nil enemy nrrned mer
eiintinen will be treated ns warships mid
torpedoed without wnrnlng after Febru-
n.
Jit was stated on rename authority to
il; that England and her allies under no
circumstances' will yield tho right, to arm
wrchantmen for defensive purposes, a
practice recognized by all nations.
It Is' not believed nerc mnt trie united
tites. having already recognized this
rfjbt, will chango her policy In tho mid
life of a great wnr.
Should a German or Austrian sub
marine, acting under the new Instruc
tion!, 'torpedo without wnrnlng and sink
i British or French liner carrying Amer
ican passengers, the United States, It Is
tdlevtd here, will take prompt and de
cisive action,
t
Mberlix gives reasons
i r for sea policy change
Today in the War
?US9la Is making n strenuous
endeavor to regain her lost prize
of war, the Austrian crownland of
Bukowina. Troops already have
captured n strategic position nnd
crossed tho Dniester.
Pctrograd reports that Russians
f,nga5cd ,in, n "envy attack against
the Austrian positions northwest
?w c"nwitz and the Austrian
War Office reports heavy Russian
attacks a ong the entire front fr6m
Bcssarabia to Volhynia.
The new Galiclan olTcnsive is de
signed to influence Rumania ngainst
cnstlng in her lot with the Central
rowers.
Rumania has been Invaded by
Bulgars, it is said in Swiss dis
patches. Outposts crossing the
border wore repulsed, but renewed
tneir attacks with reinforcements.
Nearly 200,000 Teutons nnd Bul
gars are 4 massed on the Greek
frontier in preparation for the
drive on Salonica. Tho Allies, it
is reported, arc bringing forward
heavy guns for the defense of their
Aegean base.
Dispatches from Paris indicntc
the I rench have been counter-attacking
almost without cessation
for 48 hours in tho Vimy Heights
region, and have repulsed several
German attacks.
The battle hns spread to tho
British front, where a heavy ar
tillery duel has been in progress
for more than 24 hoUrs.
NORTHCLIFFE URGED
FOR CABINET POST
British Weekly Demands Editor
Accept Ministerial
Appointment
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Sy British
Merchantmen Are in
Reality Cruisers
iBERUN, Feb. 11. Germany Is deter
iffied to stop the destruction of Its sub
tcstines by enemy merchant ships" nrmed
aitajjuns and In reality serving ns nuxll
Vj cruisers, With this purpose It will,
liter March 1, claim the right to torpedo
without notice all armed merchant ves
sels. The alilns armed "for defense onlv"
fill be regarded ns warships and neutral
tffliens taking passage on such vessels
Jill da so at their own peril.
Willi action was decided upon by the
AJalralty after It had received dellnite
Wdence that tho HrltlBh Government bus
Mfructed masters of such armed shlp3 to
upon uermnn U-boats,
explaining llm Htnml thnt it hnR
if.e? the Admiralty cites 19 cases In
SlCh British lilf.l'r.hnnt vnnqnln nttnfllttfi
'Jiman submarines. To establish Its
Sflm that the armed merchant vessels nro
anallty auxiliary crulaers the Admiralty
ETh British Amhnssinilnr nl Wnnlilnir.
fl on August 23, 1911, declared to tho
aoerlcan Secretary of Stato that "tho
K of British merchantmen is solely
SfTeCaUtlOnirV mftnsi.l-A n,1nnl.J tn- tha
SJ of defense against attack from
KitUe craft.' Ami i .v, , i,. ..
ace, were given that 'Drltlsh mer
gt vessels will never be used for the
Igwaof attack; that they are merely
S Vt ,raders, armed only for defense;
S. J will never fire unlesB first llreU
!J?Jf . ,hat they wll "ever u"der any
Egnutances attacS nny vessel."
MS British Government, therefore.
H .! at these armed merchantmen,
EJ, y never were to open Are. were
Sf to their legal status frqm auxll
Mhu J?.'ur,U Thls' however, Is Incom-
m '") BrUlsh prlze court rules anil
ffiirer ln cour,clt of August 0. 1911.
!sV..waa..expre3sly stated, about ships
ftSn.?"ona,",es' ht 'Bl"Ps f war
fSWj an armed merchant ship.'
WHa ? Wa" soon Proved by the act
fittt.f!.0,.sucn arme1 merchantmen
Jff ;? "tacked without being attacked
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tatTntr.. wnKnu found on
LONDON", Feb. 11.
AmoiiR the Innumerable rumors of Cabi
net changes tho most surprising t the
report of n reconciliation between the
Government and Lord N'orthcllfTc, who
may be induced to nccept a Cabinet po
sition. Although this nmnzliiK rumor Kcner
ally Is not believed, nnd Is ridiculed hv
many ln view of Lord N'orthcllffe'a un
censlng nnd strenuous flRht nKnlnst the
Government, It Is a fact that Its realiza
tion would be welcomed throufihout the
country.
It Is impossible to overestimate Lord
N'orthcllffc's power. liven so Kreat an
expert as Dr. K. ,T. Dillon, of tho Dally
Tclesrnph, who stronRly opposes him, de
clares that Lord N'orthcllffo Is the most
Inllucntlnl man In the country.
Lord N'orthcllffo has foURht the Gov
ernment step by step over since the first
dn'H of tho wnr, hut even his opponents
nrjrce that bis motives have been purely
patriotic nnd thnt he hns nothlni; to
gain nnd cvcrythliiK to lose by his attacks.
One of the best known of his opponents
told the correspondent of the Sun that
there was no question that Lord North-
cliffo's sole object In tlghtlm,' thoso
now controllnc; the conduct of the wnr
was his determination to seo Great Brit
tin victorious.
An- outspoken demand upon Lord
Korthcllffe to accept a seat In the Cabi
net as Minister of Aviation will appear
tomorrow in tho Drltlsh Wcolsly. Ex
tracts from the nrtlclo follow:
"What Is to be chiefly borne In inind
Is thnt Lord N'orthcllffo has convinced
himself that the wnr is not fiolnR well
for us, that trials of tbc sovcrcst kind
nwnlt us and that the end Is very far
off. The man who Hays this Is the rulliiR
spirit of a number of Journals of enor
mous circulation. Through his represen
tatives everywhere he has extraordinary
resources for acquiring news. Though
checked by tho Press llurenu, his Infor
mation colors his writing."
FRENCH ATTACK
FAILS TO REGAIN
VIMY POSITIONS
Germans Hold Captured
Lines Despite Terrific As
saults and Artillery Fire
TEUTONS LOSE BALLOON
HKItLIN", Feb. 11.
German troops have repulsed four ef
forts by the French to regain positions
lost on Vlmy heights, the War oillco an
nounced today. Similar efforts on the
part of the French forces south of the
Homme also resulted In failure. It Is
claimed,
The following olllclnl report wns Issued
this nfternoon:
".Vortlnvest of Vlmy the French, fol
lowing artillery preparations thnt lasted
for several hours, four limes attempted
to recapture their lost trenches. The at
tacks failed.
"South of the Homme the enemy was
also tlnnhlc to recapture any part of his
lost positions.
"On the Alsne nnd in Champagne there
were artillery duels.
"One of our captive balloons esonped
without Its crew and drifted over the en
emy lines at Vnllly."
FRENCH SAY (JKKMAX
ATTACKS ARE REPULSED
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Captured,
Crater of Mine
Asserts
Paris Onicial Report
LONDON. Feb. ll.-The lighting hi the
Vlmv sector, north or Arrrs ngainst
which the Germans hnvo boon launching
violent ntt.icks for some days, routtuuet
with little dcereasc In intensity.
The Germnns captured n section of
French communlrntlng trenches u-nst of
La Folic yesterday, hut were dls'odged
by rl counter-attack. At sundown last
night the Germans again attacked, this
lime directing their nssnult ngnlnsl the
N'euvlllo-La Folic road, close hy. They
were repulsed on the greater part of the
front attacked, but recovered possession
of a mine crater which they bad pre
viously lost.
Hand-grenade lighting continued nil dny
In the pawe group of trenches, west of
La Folic, the French pushing their conn-tcr-nltacks
with ruct'css and making some
i progress. The Germnns made two (u,
snu.ts
Vlmyi
MAYORS FRIENDS SAY MERIT
COUNTS IN APPOINTMENTS
Impression That Plums Are for Or
ganization Is Denied
The many changes, which arc being
made nt City Hall have created the Im
pression Unit only men favorable to (he
Organization will be considered for any
otllco controlled by the present adminis
tration. Politicians who nro dose to Mayor
Smith declare, however, that he has con
sidered merit above every other ipmllllca
tion In making some of his appointments.
Hy way of Illustration, they point to the
selection of Hobert M. Griffith, president
of the Civil Service Commission. Thoso
who know Mr. Griffith say thnt he never
held political olTlce until his present ap
pointment. 11 Is also dcclnred that the
choice made by the Mayor did not cnuso
any special Jubilation among tho leaders
who fnvoird politics above merit.
Although Mr. Griffith was on the stump
for the Itcpubllcnn ticket nnd was a Re
publican presidential elector In 191:! for
the lib Congressional District, he had
no other connections In politics.
lie Is a member of the Lnw Academy,
Geogtnphlcal Society. Historical Soclct',
Lincoln Club, Union League, Undine
llnrgo Club, Welsh Society anil numerous
fraternal organizations.
GERMANY'S CENSORS
SUPPRESS RIOT NEWS
Denounced by Socialists at
Reichstag Hearing for Pre
venting Food Discussions
By CARL W. ACKFJRMAN
HKItLlN. .Inn. 11 (by mull).
The German censorship wns roundly de
nounced today nt it special committee
meeting of the lielchstng. All day long,
uhlle thefe criticisms were being made,
I tins Foreign Ofllce. whli-h Is responsible
I for the political censorship, mid the War
I Press Huienu, which controls the military
I news, were minus their responsible heads.
They were nt the lielchstng listening to
the attacks which were being made, most
ly by the Socialists and some provincial
newspapers.
The charges nsnlnst the censorship are
about the same as the criticisms of Annv
Ican correspondents, except thnt the So
cialists are much more hitler. They
charge the censorship with discrimina
tion, citing Inrtnuio where some Journals
have been permitted to discuss peace,
while the Socialists have not.
Sni'iiltcrs s.'ilil conditions bud hecnine
west of Kill 110 (northwest of ' miiph worse with the organization of t In
tuit failed to gnin. On tho Neil- I vr piPSs llurenu. They declared the
Miie-anini nasi- ineius ronil the tier- j restrict Ions about food discussions, espe-
iiiu .- i-.iiiuuiMi it iiime. oni mo I'iriicu i ..laly tic hnttir Hlurtfiae. are too severe.
anticipated them and occupied the
crater.
Second only In Interest to the operations
In Artols Is the combat south of the I
Somme. Here the French trained a foot- I
and one publisher said the newspapers
were losing thousands of dollna because
so much news Is iiuppi eased.
The chief complaint of the American
hold In the first line of German trenches
to the north of nccnulncourt and repulsed.
n uermnn attempt to drive them out.
Two shells were thrown In the direction
of Hclfort yesterday by the German lung
range guns, which have been bombarding
the French fortress for the past few davs.
The location of tne German battery doing
the llrlng wns reported to the French, and
tho French long rnimr guni took up the
bombardment of the emplacement.
BRITISH HOME OFFICE
CLERK IN SPY PLOT
Inspector of Aliens' Deputy and
Russian Singer Already
Arrested
LONDON'. Feb. II. Government ngents
are conducting nn Investigation which
may reveal one of the most serious Ger
man plots In Kngland since tho wnr be
gan. This case, which grew out of two
nrresls last month, Is tnnrked by the ut
most secrecy and has already Involved one
employe of the Home OfTlce.
Those under arrest, so far as known
now, tire:
.Inhti Mcpherson Mitchell Dallas, n
clerk to tho Inspector of aliens, ln the
ofllce of the Secrelnry of Stato for Home
Affair", and Nol Joachim AUnnl, alias
Altschuler. u Hussion, who Is described
upon the records nt Scotland Yard as a
professional singer.
The police charge against the men Is
thnt they cnnspltrd between December 1
mid January IS that money should bo
corruptly given to nnd uccepted by Dnl
I.is "ns an Inducement to him to do divers
nets In violation of public duty and wel
fore." The police bam found that AUnnl hns
been In this country for seven years nnd
has been employed nl very Infrequent
Intervals, although he was always well
supplied with mone.i. He mnde It a point
to cultivate the friendship of Government
clerks and Dallas became nn Intimate.
Since the war began Dallas has been
In a position which gnvo him peculiar
opportunity to assist enemy aliens If ho
had been so disposed. He hns hud ncccss
to the safe conduct of letters Issued by
the Homo Secretary, nnd In addition wns
able to supply vnlunble Information.
The nrrcst of BUspected German ngents
In the numerous espionage cases which
have developed within the past year have
led on more than one occasion to tho
suspicion that enemy aliens were being
assisted by an employe of tho Govern
ment. Detectives of the speclnl branch
of the criminal Investigation department
of Scotland Ynrd were yet to shadowing
various employes nnd suspicion fell upon
Dallas, but his superiors were loath to
license lilm for he had been In the homo
otllco for it) years with no blemish upon
his chaincler. However, the evidence
was of such character that the arrest
was made nnd nt the same time tho
Itusslun wns taken Into custody.
BRITISH TAKE ACTION
ON AERIAL
Girls' School Shelled in Latest
Raid on East Coast
Towns
,i "7. "icmenia ore not casual,
Wlfii ,J2r,U,h Admlfy. Proved
KK11J documents found nn hnnril
Bkn.!!!.l,h roerchantmen."
-olographic reproductions of these
LONDON". Feb. 11. Spurred to action
by the daring iiir raids of tho Germnns
nnd tho clamor of the public, tho Gov
ernment has decided to take action to
strengthen tho aerial defenses of London
and, tho enst coast.
An Important conferenco was held nt
tho Admiralty on Thursday, when tho
proposal to establish a Ministry of Avi
ation was discussed,
"The first rnldcr nppears to have se
lected for his target a tramway car full
of women and children, and the first
bomb fell on the rond close behind the
car ond exploded without damage. Tho
driver pulled up Immediately and the
passengers alighted. There was no panic,
although the radcr could be plainly seen
circling round nt a great height, and
three more bombs wero dropped In nn
adjoining neld.
"The second raider made nn attack on
a large girls' school. One bomb fell
through tho roof and exploded In the
upper story, doing some mateilal damage.
Portions of the ceiling fell Into the room
below, where a class of small children
wan being held. One llttlo girl was slightly
cut on the foot, and a maid was slightly
Injured. ,. , .
"Three other bombs fell in the school
grounds, where two exploded without
damage. The third failed to explode. Two
other bombs wero dropped on outlying
parts of the town, causing slight material
damage. A woman received come cuts
on the cheek.
"Within a few minutes of sighting the
hostile aircraft, naval and military aero
planes went In pursuit, bJt were unablo
to overtake them, owing to the precipitate
nature of their Mlsht."
DEMblN, Feb. 11. The following official
report on Wednesday's aerial raid against
tho English coast was Issued at the
Admiralty today under date of Thursday:
"Our naval aeroplanes yesterday after
noon dropped bombs on the harbor, fac
tories and batteries ai namsBuie.
ARMISTICE PROPOSAL
OF PEACE CONFERENCE
Advocates Meet in Berne Ger
man Statesmen at Lucerne in
Touch With Situation
UrcrtN'E. Switzerland. Feb. II.
The first definite move to end the world
wnr was made hero today when tbn per
manent committee to establish lasting
pence met to forinu!nle proposals for
nn armistice.
Peace advocates from revernl neutral
countries wcio In Heme for tho meet-
IllL'.
Prince von nuelow, fonner Gernmn
Chancellor; Prince Hohenlohe and Union
von Kraft havo arrived nt Lucerne. It
was reported today they are In touch
with the pence movement hern.
Tho committee hopes to obtain the con
sent of the belligerents to an armistice
of at least two weeks before the spilng
onmpnlgn brings fresh slaughter in
Europe. They believe If the guns inn
be silenced for two weeks the lighting
will never bo renewed.
Several penco leadors said they wcio
encouraged hy the Gorman Chancellor's
recent Reichstag speech to believe that
Germany will give benevolent considera
tion to any plans for an armistice. If
they fall In their plans for a truce they
hope nt least to suggest n program l
tho belligerents designed to ellmlnnto
some of the more horrible features of
tho war.
correspondents Is Hint tncy arc ho re
stricted by the censorship that In writing
articles they try to write not whnt they
v. Isb. but whnt tlniv think the censor will
pass, decently the correspondents ills-
covered thnt their own accounts of the
butter shortage nnd the demonstrations
in Ilerllu were suppressed while the Gov
ernment wireless sent n denial thnt there
Hc.e I lots In tleilm.
American correspondents also believe
i th.-t the (ifivern.ncnt lu too stilct about
I prcciitlng inmmi-r.t on current news af-
fcillnc the relnllons between the Fulled
S'ntis mid Germany. Mcst correspond
ents, for Inst. nice, were piolljltcd from
j sending anything nhoi't the leeill of Cup
ti.ns von Piipen and lloy-Kd. On tho
! whole tho censorship appenrs to bo glow
I !ng less liberal.
A U STRIA NS STRI VE
TO HALT FOE IN G ALICIA
rotitliiitril friini i'nsc One
defenses there ilo not offer the obstnclcs
that I'sclcczko did.
The glowing activity in southern Gnll
elu Is evidently n co-operative campaign
on the pnit of Itussln to help the allies
In the llnlkans and to inllueiice Itumnnla.
The Itiisslaus have mussed n great army,
supported hy a tremendous amount of ur
llllery. nnd lighting east and north of
Hukowln.'i Is In piosresn over a wide
front. .
The desperate defense of Czcrnnwltz by
the Teutonic forces, which has cost them
I.'ir-n In.ises. uhh ilietnteit liv iinlitleal
' rather than stratc-sh'al consideration, an
order bavin? been Issued to the troops de
clnrlim; that Hie fall of Czernowltz would
cnuso the Immediate adherents of Itu
mnnlu to the Quadruple Entente.
MUTE DESCRIBES MURDERER
Cannot Read or Write, but Testifies
Through Dumb Interpreter
Lace Operatives' Dance February 18
The lSth annual hall of the I .nee Opera
tives' lleneflelal Assn.-latloii will be held
at the Philadelphia (junrtei Club Hall,
Germiuitou'ii j.nil L high avenues, on Feb
ruary is
GEN. WIEDERSHEIM DIES
AT BANQUET SPEAKING
FOR PREPAREDNESS
Financier and Civil War Vet
eran Succumbs With Pa
triotic Utterance on
His Lips
STRICKEN BY APOPLEXY
General Theodore E. 'Wlcdershelm. flan
cler, Civil Wnr veteran nnd retlied Nn
tiotml Guard ofllror, fell dead last night
ns ho wns concluding nn earnest plea for
national military preparedness before 150
prominent Main Lino residents nt a ban
quet In Wayne.
Tho General hnd Just reached a drama
tic climax lu his appeal, nnd vigorous np
plause wns ringing out In response to
his words when ilenth enmc. The words
which preceded his trnglc end wfirot
"We must prepare: wo must prcpnre.
bo ve need not qunll or hesitate beforo
any country, and so our flng will bo re
spected whether It lloats over tho sen or
ovr tho land."
Ho suddenly careened and fell to the
floor. A startled crv arose from the
men who had served with him In the
war as they saw their old comrade col
lapse. In nnothcr moment those present
wero filled with dismay. For Dr. George
Miles Wells, Dr. ,T. C. Egbert and Dr. Hub
ert P. Elmer hurried io the place tho Gen
eral had occupied ns toastmnster, made a
cursory examination nnd announced that
General Wlcdershelm wns dead.
HAD ANNOUNCED SPEAKEU.
Hefore tho attack which cut short his
life ho had announced that Harry Itoevcr
would bo the first speaker of the eve
ning. Preparedness nnd the honor of the
nation were subjects so close to the
heart of the old warrior, however, that
ho encroached somewhat on tho func
tions of n toastmnster.
"I think thnt all men will ngreo with
me," he said, "when I say that the Na
tional Guard must be recognized In our
plans for national defense. The guard
Is part of the administration of our law.
Wo havo Congressman Puller here to tell
us about national preparedness. On thnt
subject I wnnt to say that the time hns
come when we, to defend our nation,
must prepare. We must not nunll or
hesitate before any country, nnd we
must see that our Hag will be respected
wherover It ilo.nts or soils."
There was applauso at this point, nnd
ns If spurred on by approval, the General
launched Into what ho Intended to be a
stirring peroration. He took a step back
ward. A crash followed ns ho plunged
face downward to the floor.
Goncrnl Wlcdershelm was n veteran of
the Civil War and had a distinguished
career ns a bi.uker and In the National
Guard of Pennsylvania.
For many years ho was a member of
the 1st Regiment of the National Guard,
and was commander of tho Veteran Corps I
of that regiment.
As captain of Company D nf the nrgunl
tratlon ho served with distinction during
the perils of the Plttsln-rgh i-lotii of 1S77.
On one occasion ho and his company wero
prisoners In a roundhouse on which the
striken! had trained an old-fnshloncd can
non londeil with spikes and iron scrap.
Hut ono by one the strikers who tried
to light the fuse were picked oft by the
sharpshooters of bis command. By the
coolness of their captain tho command
l was saved.
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111 lilt' UI K'llll'.iliiwil "I 111.' ..IklUllill
Guard In 1S7S. Colonel It. Dale ltcnson
having resigned as the commander " of
tho regiment. General Wlcdershelm was
elected with one accord to ettccccd him.
He wns the most popular mnii in th
leglnieiit when ho wns chosen colonel.
He retired from tho colonelcy after 10
years of service.
For years ho had been associated with
the Girnrd National Hnnk. being Its Vice
president nt the time of his death. Earlier
In his banking career he was In Iho Inde
pendence National Hank, which merged
with tho nirnrd bank, He also spent years
with lending hrokcrngo firms. General
Wlcdershelm retltcd from tho banking
htisincrs several years ago and devoted
most of bin time to the consideration of
public problems. His brother, Mnjor
i.ledcrshelm. Is connected with the dim
of Hnlley, Hanks ft Illddle. Mrs. Grace
G. Wlcdershelm Dr.iylon, nn uitlst. Is n
niece. Mrs. Wlcdershelm, the General's
widow, wns Miss McKay, of Washington.
Two children, Mrs. Catherine Scull and
William Wlcdershelm, als s- Vo him.
General Wledcrsln Im was for years ono
of the most active members of the t'nlon
League, serving ns a director, chairman of
the House Commltleo and Vice president
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Britons Cheer Whitlock's Picture
LONDON. Feb. 11. Under the caption,
"Two Distinguished Americans," movie
theatres In London lire now showing
picture of Colonel House and Minister
Hrand Whltlock. The crowds display po
lite Interest In Colonel House, but break
Into applnuso when Whitlock's face ap
pears on the screen. Because of his
efforts to savo Nurse Cnvell In Hrussels,
Whltlock in. perhaps, the most popular
American in Loudon.
INDEPENDENCE. K-. Fob. I' -Tell-
lug his story hv signs, Harry England, n
deaf mute, cunveved to another deaf I
nuto the Information that .Mr. and Mrs I
Edward Sag-rs wero murdered nt their j
homo near this town by n mini with a
mustache, mid that this man bad thrown i
stonc.4 at him beforo escaping. i
The Indlei nf Hie man and woman were ,
found wllh bullet boles through their
heads Tuc: day.
Immediately nft'r hearing the rather
disjointed story of England, tho Colo
ner's Jury rendered a verdict that the
Sagera were killed "by a person un
known." England cannot read, write or converse
In the usual way of deaf mutes, but nn
Interpreter, a deaf muto hlmrelf. managed
to get a ntntement from him by wnnt nro
known nmong mutes ns "nnturnl signs."
Tho authorities doubt whether anything
further can bo obtained from the mute,
owing to the peculiar dlfllcultles In trying
to make him understand them and to un
derstand what he tries to convey. Eng
land is believed to havo been the only
witness to the murder.
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Many prospective Piano buyers, feeling that they can
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