ygjgiXiflit "i '' tfinancialediti6n , k NIGHT EXTRA ' ,4, ituentng jjSTRA fefrner NIGHT EXTRA b IT" - 'l vv VOL. III. NO. 74 PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916 RUMANIANS LOSE 18,000 IN RETREAT Germans Trap and Cap ture Sections of Fleeing Army PRINCIPAL FORCES , MANAGE TO ESCAPE Teutons Rush Troops to Monastir Front for New Offensive CoMiiiaiiT. 10l. t Ton Pernio Urew Covnsr.' SIGNS OF CHRISTMAS GROW APACE FRENCH REGAIN HILL 304 I, Allies Begin Rigid Blockade of Greece lociny oiiuuuun Serious i All the way ncrosa Rumnnin, from the Trsnsytvanian Alps to tl(o Danube, tKc flight of the Rumanian army continues. f. The pursuit by the German allies keeps op, the German war unice announced today. Ten thousand more Russian and Ru manian prisoners were captured yes terday by the Ninth German nrmy. In supplementary statement, the Ger man' War Office had announced the capture of 8000 prisoners and twenty iir &uns on December C. South of Predeal and Altachanz Passes, Russo Rumanian armies wore trapped. Only partial attacks by the Russians along toe Carpathian front arc reported. All were repulsed with heavy losses for the attacking forces, Berlin asserts. The . earlier statement reported also the de feat of a Rumanian army on the Alt River on December C, the day Bucha rest fell. The retreat of the Rumanian army, according to Allied reports, con tinues in an orderly manner. The Rumanians aro approaching a new line p if defense, below old Moldavia, between b upper uanuDO ana me irnnsyi 'vmian Alps. Thoy aro expected to fcaake n strong stand on this now front, ' VWch, because of its shortness, nnt t oral protection offered bv- the Tran- !Tanuui5lIps to tho Rumanian right otnK and its proximity to Kussian lines el supplies will offer an opportunity for effective resistance and, perhaps, permanent intrenchment Operations of secondary importance flays been begun by tho Teutons in tho Dobrudja, evidently with tho purpose of tlearing northern Dobrudja of Russo Rumanlan troops and thus completing the conquest of southern Rumania and the entire line of tho Danube to its - (south. Latest war dispatches indicate the intention of the Central Empires to make their mastery of the Balkans tomplete. As a result, the military situation todny has forced tho political Upheaval in Allied cniintrli in ihri f background and thrust forward what nay be regarded as tire beginning ,of another great struggle this time'on the Macedonian front. Heayy German "-enforcements are being rushed from Rumania to tho Monastir lino for what London considers as a great offensive ajainst the combinpil Vn.m.h qni,i I British and Italian forces of General MrrafL That the Allies nre conscious of this fact and are nronarino- in moot it- ; tidenc,ed in the rigid blockade of weeee put in force today. The Allies evidently determined to eliminate, " Possible, the mfnna nninl,i : . I i1 frce under Ki"B Constuntine 1, oafna rear, by compelling a gen f.?amoblMon of tho Greek army the inn-render of tho administrative Mehinerv of r.mar.a t. m . W h.j n - i mo miieu com I aand. Constantine, for the present at I ,ea-t. continues .lafln-. ...-i-., - , I hope that a quick German blow, CUaiMi on fgt Eithl. Column On aiteyJ editors b iiv. ', M' uec" Enos BJnk ,i. ' "" c,oaetl Lemaster -U. 0? ift?1 t0. aeorK A. Greet. Wtori iT.?"te,r' for benefit of NHd,S?l5" ?aO" worth I m mountain , i I W .' '""" " Lemaster -i -wui. ftf,vvtf. Tjatikat x m '"W' U SssfssssesMBHsas'ilSXa .jstsa efe.j i !HPL ?fe 'i'ii5. IP JRali4iWv SQf isK 1& ' Wl yimmh.msmBm PRICE. ONE CENT LIBERALS BACK LLOYD GEORGE IN GREAT TASK Party Out of Povvef Joins Laborites in- Pledging Support TO AID NEW PREMIER IN VIGOROUS POLICY Irish Nationalists Not Yet Decided in Attitude May Bargain for Home Rule PERSONNEL NOT SETTLED Announcement of Assignments in Ministry Likely to Be With held Till Tuesday Dnvid Lloyd George will have not only the support of tho Unionists in his formntion of the now British Ministry, but nlso of tho I.aborilcs and tho Lib erals, including their chief, former Premier Asnuith. Only tho Irish Nn tionnlist vote is not yet assured. The Liberal members at n general meeting have decided to support tho now Gov ernment in Its prosecution of the war. British merchant ships nre being nrmed with guns of high'cnllbor lo pro tect tho great trade of tho empire. Adequate measures to curb tho U-boat ravages form one demand of tho agi tation which resulted in the downfall of tho Asquith Cnbinct. The Cabinet turmoil in England 'is finding an echo in Paris. A largo por tion of the press has united in declar ing in favor of a new deal, so far as Franco is individually concerned. The reconstruction of Government in France will not tnko tho form of a ministerial shift, but of n reorganization of the General Staff nnd a concentration of military control under a limited direc tion. Premier Rriand has been accorded a vote of confidence. EXTRA ANOTHER AMERICAN STEAMSHIP REPORTED SUNK BY U-BOAT NEW YOHK, Dec. 8. A report was current In shipping circles thin afternoon that the United States steamship Virginia, yooa tons, hrid Iwen sunk In tho Mediterranean by a submarine. The Virginia sailed fiom this port for Spcr.la on November 2-1, arriving there on December !. Later alio steamed for Genoa. At tho offices of Gaston Williams & Wlgmorc, owners of tho Virginia, doubt was cast upon tho report. PROSECUTIONS, 0'NEIL'S PLANS IN RISK PROBE Criminal Action Promised in Pension Mutual Life Exposure- TO INCREASE FARM PROFIT AND REDUCE LIVING COST . wm yUK' nC" s-,':,lc'", Orccnhut. us president of u company which Im.i unco fncllltlP, of tho I.onR IMamt Itnllway to stttp farm product to the homo of con iimers todny innclo public n letter to President WII.011. In which tho plan Is offered to tho United Stat.-, tSovernment. Cireenhut. In tho letter, declares nn Incrciuo In farm rovema- of li.ooo.000.000 In nuurcl If the plan I, put Into full operation, nnd nMiires n decrc-mc lu cost to ronmimera of an equal amount. Tho lotlor also claims tnni ti,o nvcrnKo family Income run ho Increased to $100. as compared with 1600. according to the 1910 census. The offer I-. oontlncont upon the Prcsldenf decision 10 appoint hefore December 26 a committee, of seven "unblnscd" persons to nmlto an InvestlKatlon. To put tho system Into effect this commltteo must nccept It be fore .Iniuiury S. 1917. HEARING ON DECEMBER i8 Insurance Commissioner in Pitta burgh Todny, Gnthoring Further Evidcnco ;, I2i5 AIRCRAFT LOST ON WAR FRONTS IN NOVEMBER HKItl.lN (via Snyvlllc wireless). Dec. S.-Nlncty-four Allied aoroplaneH nnd thlrty-one (.crmnn miichlncs were loit on all fronts during November, tho War Olllce reported today. "Carry your own bundles" is n slogan being urged by the big stores while the pre-Christmas rush is on, and above is a picture of women shoppers following tho advice. Below, is, a scene that needs no words to describe it. LONDON, Dec. 8. All doubt that Lloyd George, to whom the King hna Intrusted the Premiership. would not have complete support for-ihls. now Government In Parliament vraa mvept nivny today, tvhtn tho Liberal party mem bers, In conference, formally resolved to support the new regime In the prosecution, of tho war. The action means Lloyd George -will not only bo backed up by tho Unionists nnd the Laborites totaling 321 votes out of tho 070 In Common but also by tho Liberal block of votes, 2S0 more.' The Irish Na- WOMAN SAVED FROM FLAMES HY MILKMAN Airs. Kllzaboth Qulnlow. sixty yenrs old. who lives alnna lit -1534 Morion avo nuc, was saved from possible death by (lro by u milkman today. Sho was awakened by n sensation of warmth at her feot and dlscoverod tho bed clothing on fire. Sho screamed nnd an carlytnornlnc milkman, who disappeared before his nnmu could bo learned, rushed Into tho house, look Slrn. Qulnlow from tho bed and returned to tho street, lo send n tire alarm. Mrs. Qulnlow's sllBlit burns were dressed at tho West Philadelphia llomcpalhlc Hospital. POINCARE HONORS AMERICAN VOMAN FOR WAR AID WORK PAU1S, Deo. 8. On tho ov of her departure for her homo in tho United States Mrs. Nina Lnrroy Duryen, who bus been active In Trench war relief work, re ceived a KOld medal today, presented to her by President Polncnrc. Mrs. Suryea nnlla for Amorlca tomorrow. Continued on I'nio Kliht, Column Thrr MAIL CAR DRIVERS CALLED RECKLESS "Divine-Right Speeders" to Have No Mercy, Says Magistrate HELD FOR INJURING BOY THE WEATHER FORECAST . n .... . "" 2L rtSiL"" Ba,urda " PralZw ht moderat nii. most- 1 m ,wBr.wsr" I tr '3 HUh jr.t.r. .1 Jjjs p.m. Magistrate Watson today branded driv ers of some United States mall trucks as "governmental, dlvlne-rlght Bpoeders." and declared he was through dealing leniently with them. He held lu J100 ball William W. McNeil, 5528 Jane street, driver of a United States mall truck, who yesterday ran down umPserlously Injurud four-year-old Kenneth K-Iay. 231 East Clapler street, ft McNeil was pleading that he was driv ing Blowly when Slaglntrate Watson broke In In a volco of biting sarcasm; "United States' mall drivers never go slowly. They fly along our public thorough fares without the slightest regard for the safety of citizens and little children. They hum around corners and take chance in the thick of trafnc aa If they,had a special permit from Washington to gamble with the lives of the cltUepa of the Republic, AnnOOANCUPP UNIFpuM 'Because they wear a uniform and have the words 'United States Mall' emblazoned on the sides of the truck, they.thlnk they are 'governmental divlne-rlght speeders.' ' "As a matter of fact 'these men have hp 'more right to Ignore the speed laws tlian anybody else, Investigation has established that the PostoDlce Department gives them no authority to play with the lives of little children and others who use (he streets, "I have already had (twenty cases n whifch persons have been Injured bj these reckless United States mall drivers, and, I want to Issue notice right now that 'I am through extending; leniency to th,oae mea FRENCH WARSHIP LOST; 730 DROWN Battleship Suffren, 12,750 Tons, Given Up as Sunk by Admiralty MISSING SINCE NOV. 24 PA HIS, Dec. 8. The French battleship Suffren Is oRlclally classified as lost lu a statement Issued by the Minister of Marine today. Apparently all hands were lost. The vessel left GlbraltaV for L'Orlent, a fortified seaport at the mouth of the Illver Scorff, In Ilrlttany, on November !4 and has not been heard of since. The Suffren was an elghteen-knot battle ship of 13,750 tons, and curried 730 mep, according to best available. Information She had a waterllno length of 110 feet, and parried the following armament: Pour 12-Inch guns, ten 6.4-Inch guns, eight 4- Inch guns, twenty-two 3-pounder rapid Krers, four torpedo tubes,' rhe Suffren was' authorized In July, IS!), and cost 16,000,000, LONDON Dec 8, The Anchor llner- Caledonla Is believed sunk, Lloyd's an nounced today. The Caledonia Is a steel steamship of 9225 "tons, wllh British reg istry arid Glasgow her home port, "She wa built n' 1901 and is 600 feet In length. MRS. MARY W- HARKNESS DIES AFPER OPERATION WIFE-LOVE WINS ERRANT AVIATOR Harvey W. Kays Abjures Habits and Seeks His Home Again GUARDS AT BODY OF JOHN D. ARCHBOLD TAKIIVTOWN, N. Y., Dec. 8. Two.nrmed guards kept vigil today at tho vault In Sleepy Hollow Cemotery where Ilea the body of John D. Archbold, Into Stundard Oil mognntc- A continual'RUMrd will bo kept over th,e rcmiilnslintil they nro placed In tho crypt. WANTS TO MAKE GOOD 9:03 a.m. Continued on l'aze Too. Column "), i i ',n i i I, I. i REPRESENTATIVE TRIBBLE DEAD Georgia Congressman Succumbs to .Stroke of- Apoplexy WASHINaTO.N. Dec. 8. IlepresentatfVe Samuel J. Trlbble, who repreaented the Eighth Georgia District for three terms, died today at a local hospital. He was atrlckea with apoplexy in his office on the opening day of Congrs. neDrenttte fribble's home was In (Athena, ua. Widow of .Standard Oil Magnate Was Heir to ?12,OQO,000 in Her Husband's .Will NEW YonK,' Dec. 8. Mrs. Mary Warden Harlineu, widow of Charles W. Uorkneaa, Standard Uli magnate, wnosa estate was appraUed yeaUrday at 510.319.01, died today at Hhe Presbyterian Hospital, where she had undergone an operation. Under the terms of her Husband's will, Mrs- Harkneaa Inherited property valued at I12,?31.ei9. This Included the Hark ness home at 2 Bast Fifty-fourth street. At .the elites of the Harkneaa estate. 26 roadway, the only information obtainable was 'that Mra. Harkneaa came In from ber country home At Madison, N. J., some time early this week and went to the Presby terian Hospital to have an operation per formed. She did not communicate, to any oos in the office the nature of her nines, and ber employes were shocksd today to learn oi ner deatb, I.ave for hla wlfo nnd home has led Harvey Wilbur Kays, the aviator who dis appeared five weeks ago, to send a message back to his wife, after he had apparently abandoned her for another woman. Tho first word that has been heard from the missing airman came last night, when Knys called his wife over the long-dlstanco telephone from Newark, N. J., and pro tested his love far her, saying that reports that he wa unfaithful were not true. The telephone belt In tho Kays home, at Slti 'llaltlmore avenue, rang Insistently last night, shortly after Mrs. Kays and Daron Ualdeman von Flgyelmlssy, ICaya's (ormer partner In aviation exhibitions, had eaten aupper. Von Flgyelmlssy answered the call and summoned Mra. Kays, "Is that you, Florence?" camo Kays's voice, the first time sho had heard it plnce his .disappearance. "Yes," responded Mrs. Kaye, recognizing the voice, but saying nothing, mentally re flecting on what she had heard that he had left her'to support herself and their four children for another woman and' for the love of the drugs that had made him an addict. "This hi Harvey," came the voice. "I am at Newark." "Yea. I recognize your voice," replied Mrs. Kaya. "It sound like old times." Her voice wa matter-of-fact. "How are the children?" pursued the husband, ps if he had left on a common place trip. Instead of being a man sought by the police for desertion and alleged theft of an airplane, the property of the baron-avlator. He asked after each one BpeelAcally Olleeta. atn years old; Vera), five years old ; Zelda, two years old, and Kerna, two months old. "They are all very well," replied Mrs. Kays. Sh waited. Then came the husband's story. "J had to leave you, Florence," he said. "With you knowing what you did about me. I couldn't live with you. It was like liv ing In a vault." What he referred to was tho drujr habit, whiqh, u la said, he learned while In the company -of eJssa Olorgano, a manicurist, of near Eleventh and Walnut streets, who disappeared at the same time Kay did. t'l wanted to mako good." he continued, i felt like I had gone to hell. It was up to me to get away and show what vun in me. J should have let you know tnnntr I MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SOLD AT AUCTION NEW YOHK. Dec. 8. Madison Square Garden, farnoun aa tho scene of many important public mcetliiBs und uthletlc exhibitions wua sold under the nuctloneor'a hammer today for J2.000.000. Tho structure was bought In by tho New York Life Insurance Company, whoso roprescnlntlvo, Kdward Y Dovlln, wns tho only bidder. CHILD SCALDED BY COFFEE DIES IN HOSPITAL A cup of hot cofrco which accldcntly wpllled on Wnyno Confrrovc, flftoon-month-old child, 7B13 Ucrmantown nvenuo, caused IiIr death In tho Chestnut Hill Hospital todny. It was whllo tho family was at breakfnHt thnt tho nccldent occurred. ASQUITH DECLINES OFFER OF EARLDOM LONDON. Dec. 8. KliiB CleorRo Imh offered nn earldom and tho Order of tho Garter lo former Premier Aaqulth. ncconlliiR to tho Chronicle. It l.i understood thnt Mr. Asquith declined to accept thorn. MAKE U. S. SUPPLIES IN PRISONS, PROBERS SAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Itccommendntlon to CorutreHH thnt tho Kederal prisons nt Atlanta nnd Leavenworth bo utilized for tho manufacture of supplies for tho Government was mado today by the special commission appointed for this purposo nt tho last session. Tho commlsBlon recommended that a textllo mill and a mall sack factory bo built at Atlanta.' DU PONT SUBSIDIARY GIVES BON.US TO 2000 MEN WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 8. A bonus on annual salaries, reprcsontlnir n monthly payroll Increase of about $32,000, was nnnounced today by the Arlington Company, n subsidiary of the tin Pont de Nemours Company. About 2000 employes aro affected. $1,905,231 HARKNESS INHERITANCE TAX NEW YOUK, Dec. 8. New York Stoto will receive the record sum of 11,905,234 as the Inherltunco tax on the New York estate of tho Jato Stondurd Oil magnate, Charles W. Harkncss, according to papers on file In the Surrogate's Court hero toddy. The valuation of tho Harkness estate is put at 149,319,601, The Harkness oil stockholding were second only to those of the Into John D, Archbold. COMMISSION TO DISCUSS COAL TRANSPORTATION Coal transportation by Inland waterways will be the principal tonlo disouH today at the hearing to bo conducted by the State Coal Commissioners In tho City Hull. Congressman J. Hampton Moore, president of the Deeper Waterways Asso ciation, will furnish statistics bearing on coal transportation by canal. COMPENSATION BOARD ADJUSTS 49,300 CASES Ileports at a meeting' of tho Workmen's Compensation Hoard at Its headquar lera In the North American Building this afternoon showed that 49,300 accident cases were settled since tho board's establishment last January without dispute between employer and employe. There were 1587 coses contested. From January 1 to December I 12.640,850 wns paid out for disabilities and deaths. Amounts awarded during November totaled $377,847. URGES MORE BARRACKS FOR LEAGUE ISLAND The establishment of n, large marine corps post on the east coast and more buildings at tne rnuaueipnia wavy xara ror oait(onal defense companies were recommended today In the annual report of the marine corps at Washington. The commandant, Major General Oeorge Harnett, declared that the establishment of the proposed post us a training station for expeditionary forces was the paramount need of' the corps. He recommended a site on the Chesapeake Day and also the construction of a portion of tho buildings for quartering the west coaat expedi tionary force on the site to be purchased near San Diego, Cal. GIVES $100,000 TO PRESBYTERIAN PASTORS' FUND An anonymous gift of $100,000 has been received by the Ministerial Jteliet and Sustentatlon Fund of the Presbyterian Church, according to Pr. "William Hiram Foulkes, general secretary, who has returned, from New York. "Our generous friend," said Doctor Foulkes. "has authorized roe to quota him as saying, "I cannot help saying that It seems to me tbat thu la a splendid time for the rich people pf the Presbyterian Church to make special contributions to this cause.'" Lyndon D. Wood nnd the Pension Mutual Ilfo Insurance Company, of which he Is president, ngnln take the center of the stag In the Statewide Insurance renndat. Tem porarily the local Issue of tho pollco In surance scandal eclipsed Interest In the approaching court hearing of tho Tension Life. ' A dispatch from ltarrlsburg today quotes Insurance Commissioner O'Nell as being absolutely certain of making out a success ful caso for the State when "It prosecutes the receivership Issue ngolnst Mr. Wood's company on December 18, Mr. O'Nell went to Pittsburgh today to gather more evidence against the company, . which has Its homo offices thore. Before tn left llarrlshurg ho had n Idng conference with Attorney Oencrnl Drown, Deputy at torney Onera) Sargent nnd others, who will . represent tho State at the hearing a week from Monday. i O'NEIL CONFIDENT It was nfter this conference that ho said It was absolutely certain n receiver would bo appointed for tho Pension company, lie continued: . We will- hnvo evidence enough and witnesses enough present nt the Pen sion Mutual hearing to make perfectly clear to tho courts that Lyndon IX Wood nnd others associated In the management of the company nro unfit for the trust Imposed In them by the men nnd women who hold policies In tho company. The Attorney General now hnn most of the records of the office In tho case nnd Is proceeding along lines that In all likelihood will result in criminal proceedings after the Stnto has taken over tho affairs of the company and In able to get to the bpt- . torn of all Its manifold Intricacies and'. ' transactions. ' , Mr. O'Nell said thero waa no truthso far lis he knows. In n ri-nort that inii reached his office that fraternal nnd muiutil ,. Insurance managers In tho Stnto aro pre paring lo oppose the plan fpr uniform and ndequata tnmirnnca protection IcRlslntlon which he will recommend to the next Legist Inture. Up to the present, not one IntlhW ton of such a move has reached him ,ff?m any Insurance source, although In every . session of the. Legislature for the last' twenty years secret society and mutual In- t surance company heads have been opposed to bdns placed under tho same stringent regulations bh npp,!y to tho old-line com panies. -The Commissioner said he expected to be nslied for a conference on the sub- Ject qf his reform program during the early part of the legislative session, and that ho would be pleased to discuss pro posed legislation with any of the Insurance people who may be Interested. Mr. O'Neill said he would Insist upon the enactment of Inws and amendments which will give the people of the State udequata protection nnd maka a Ilfo Insurance policy In Penn sylvania ns sound ns a Clovernment bond. COP SEEKS SUIT An echo of tho Police Beneficiary Asso ciation Investigation planned by Council man 1. W. Thompson was heard today, when Policeman John Simpson, of the Sec ond nnd Christian streets station and liv ing at 2021 Christian street, called on Mr. Wood In the Consolidated Investment Com pany offices, Finance Building. Tho policeman wanted to know whether Wood was going to bring his promised suits. "You bring them or I will," he said, "for I want this thing Investigated In cqurt If nowhere else." Mr. Wood told Policeman Simpson that two suits surely would be brouirht. ons against the association to recover $56,003 and one to cancel the existing contract. Policeman Simpson told reporters he felt sure everything was not right, and said he had brought It to the attention of the vice Orand Jury last July, but nothing came of It. He has been on the police force twenty-three years and has the reputation of being the most-transferred policeman In Philadelphia. DEATH THREAT NOTE IN CAMDEN FACTORY Watchman Finds Missive, nnd, Fearing Attack, Phones Cops, Who Can't Discover Sender Whether or not witches', ghosts, gnomes, hobgoblins or Jabberwocks frolic at night within the American Pretsel Company's plant In pear street below lladdon avenue. In Camden. Is a question that Is glvlnj tb Camden pulloe much concern today. Oeorgo Stlllwell, 138s Pear street, em. plpyed as night watchman in the pldoe, growing hungry last midnight with a. Tin. sire that pretieU could not satisfy, went; home for luncheon. IJefore he went he closed all the doors and windows of the pretzel works and locked them. When ha returned, after an hour away, he found a piece of white papr on hU desk, on which was written: "You are doomed to die at J: JO a, in." Mystified and frightened, Stillweli called the police. He had but thirty minutes ta live, according to the note. DUetlve Mellock and Cunningham answered iis call and Wa la the pr.etzel factory, closer t$ HtUl well. while he. awaited the hour of death. The detectives were still waiting at I , o'clock this morning when their shift tailed ii nd Sergeant Snow and petective Purdy relieved them. The Sergeant mad Ptirdi. , waited until t o'clock this morning, wilm they accompanied StlUurcll horn. Tiwy m still vjndtript where ttio snyfterlotitt c44, Ot diHitb. ?a.ni8 from. 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