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TFINANClAL"EDITION
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VOL. III. NO. 108
NIGHT
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PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY
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FIVE ALLIED
FOR HAIDER;
SELIEVED
Four British and One Japanese Warship
' Scour South Atlantic for German
Rover and Mysterious
Supply Vessel
Commerce Destroyer Left Kiel Flying Danish Flag.
Carried English Standard in Attack on British
Craft, Survivors Say
Landed Fear Many Persons Lost
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Sprclal Cable Service of Untied Press and Ihenlna t.eiaer.
Covurloht, lilt, bv the United rresi.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 18.
The British navy, as represented in South Atlantic waters, is today in full
cry on the hunt for the Gcrmnn raider still at large which to date is be
lieved to have sunk or captured twenty-six Allied merchant ships.
Latest reports account for twenty-four merchantmen rounded up by the
Teutonic raider, and with two additional vessels missing, it is believed they, too,
may have been sunk or captured.
Four fast cruisers, including the famous Glasgow, which took part in the
Coronel battle two years ago, are understood to be leading the hunt for the
raider. One report, as yet unconfirmed, also declares a Jnpancsc cruiser is
steaming northward from Punta Arcnns to join in the chase.
In addition to the Glasgow, the British warships seeking tlfo raider are
understood to be the Vindictive, the Orama and the Edinburgh Castle. The
Vindictive and Glasgow aie cruisers capable of 10 to 25 knots an hour.
The Oramn and Edinburgh Castle are converted cruisers, in commission as
merchant ships before the war, and possessed of great speed.
The aimamerit of the latter two vessels is not known, but the Vindictive
and Glasgow carry batteries of ten, eight and four inch guns.
While search is being made for the raider, described as being of the Vineta
or Mocwc type, the sea is also being combed for the steamship Tinto, which
recently sailed from Santiago under suspicious circumstances.
The belief is growing that the Tinto carried supplies to, the German raider.
When last seen the Tinto was manned by a German crew all Chilians having
been sent back but Chilian and British warships have been unable to locate her.
Suspicion in connection with the German commerce raider was also at
tached to the blacklisted steamship Alaquash, which was scheduled to sail today
from Buenos Aires for New York. The Alaquash flies the American flag, but
she will bo kept under surveillance as long as she is in Argentine waters.
Every endeavor was made today to obtain definite wordas to the French
steamer Admiral Latoucho Troville and the British steamer Araquaya. Both
of these steamships are missing, and it is believed they may have been sunk
or cantur.ee
.Survivors landed from the Hudson M.iru,
tho Japanese vessel raptured by the raider
nnd brought to Pcrnninbuco In charge of a
German crew, told the (list connected story
of the operations of tho raider today.
The latent German sea rover left Kiel
flying tho Danish flat;, the sun Ivors Bald.
The dlspatchou reporting their stories said
they declared sho was In ballast, being
laden only with iron.
Tho German is not only still at large,
l,ut uho Is plentifully supplied with food
- nnd fuel, taken from her Ecoro nnd mora
captures When she sent tho Hudson Maru
thirty nules or so to Pcrnambuco she turned
tall nnd sped away Into the horizon line.
The German adopted tho greatest pre
cautions In guarding her plans from the
hundieds of prisoners taken aboard her
prizes Tho survivors were closely con
fined below decks. They were so numerous
that this .cooping up forced severe hard
ship Moreover tho food served them was
utterly inadequate. All tho survivors
were bitter in their complaint of 111 treat
ment i I
When tho r.ildcjr' left homo waters sho
carried 250 sailors nnd four German officers.
Sho was well provisioned, but In her comb
,1ns of tho seas has aeveial times replenished
her slock of both fuel and provisions from
the cargoes and larders of her pilzes.
The two ships which sailed from Per
nambuco on January 10, now believed also
to have fallen victim to the raider, are the
Britbh steamships Aiaguaya and tho
French freighter Admiral I.atoucho Trevllle,
Doth sailed for Lisbon. ,
Hearch Is being nmdo for these 'two ves
sels, and. In addition, British patrol ships
are reported to be diligently searching ?or
the raider.
U was officially staled that the Hud
on Maru came Into Pernambuco under
a German Crew with the (lerman flag flying
at her masthead. Her commander has not
yet made It known whether he will Intern,
with his prize and crew, or whether he will
discharge passengers, tauo aboard supplies
and make a dash for the open tea, to do
raiding himself.
In the meanwhile, the Brazilian Govern
ment Is preparing sti Iciest surveillance to
prevent any violation of neutrality laws.
The survivors landed at Pernambuco by
the Hudson Maru Included 183 British and
Hindus, flfty-threo French and a few"
Continued on Vast Vef Column One
General Clement Visits the Capitol
HAItlllSBima, Jan. J8. Major General
Charles M. Clement, commander of the
Pennsylvania forces at the bolder, and
members of his staff, who are here walling
ten be mustered put of the Federal service,
paid an official islt la Governor Brum
baugh and Adjutant General Stewart at
the Capitol today.
THE WEATHER
FQRWA8T
For Philadelphia, and vieinltul'alr to
niaht and Friday; slightly colder late to
night, with lowest aoout S3 dttrves or fSO
degreea, colder Friday; reaft uetterlu
wind. i
I.KNOTH OF P.IV
ll9im. Muon rtM. 24s lm
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Bud riws
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ISERS IN HUNT
TWO MORE SHIPS
I OR CAPTURED
Thirteen Americans
PEACE BETTING ACTIVE
AGAIN IN WALL STREET
Wagers Laid That End of War Will
Not Come Before October For
eign Money Placed
NEW YOIUC, Jan. 13. Failure of the
various peaco maneuvers and Gcrmany"s an
nounced determination to fight to the end
has revived betting In Wall street on the
end of, the war.
It was learned today that a foreign
broker ha3 received a large amount? of
money from England to bo wagered that
the war will not end before October.
One bet of $10,000 at even money that
tho war will not be over by the end of
September has been placed and another of
$20,000 against J15.000 that a peace con
ference will not be concluded before the
end of October. There Is more money to
be placed on the same terms, It Is under
stood. OPENS RIVAL SHOE SHOP
WHEN LOVE IS SPURNED
Dead Cobbler's Assistant Held in Bail
After Failing to Win
Widow
Mrs. Mary Lean was the widow of a
cobbler, a plain American shoemaker. He
had wooed and won her in ordinary fashion.
Without moonlight accompaniments, music
under a bowered window, or even nn oc
casional sentimental sigh. He had said.
"When I fix a few more shoes, we'll get
married." And he Axed a few more and
they were married and that was about all
there was to It.
Therefore, Mrs. Lean, ojer her husband
died a few months back, could not under
stand the demonstrative Italian love of
Dominlco I.lppo, who had been employed
by her husband as assistant cobbler. The
way he would clasp a tense hand over his
wide heart, sigh and protest his everlasting
lovo for her every time site came dusting1
about the little shop at Third and 1'lne
streets in Camden, rather well, she said,
"It got her goat." .She told him so In
practical, most unromantlc language.
Dominlco I.lppo was held In $300 ball for
court today by Squire Schmldtz. The
trouble was not only that he had opened a
rival shoe shop right next door, but was
audacious enough even then to continue his
protestations of low.
JULIAN STORY'S IIOJIE BOBBED
Artist's Wife's Fur-Lined Coat Among
Stolen Articles
The home of Julian Story, Philadelphia
artist, 332 South Thirteenth street, was
entered last night with a falsa key and
clothing -valued at S2U was taken. The
stolen goods Included a fur-lined beaver
skin coat and a valuablu blue and black
top coat, belonging to Mrs. Story.
Two other robberleg were reported to the
t, ....in.. ,11.11 lullnn uhnn rtf Itinil, Phnp.
ney, T37 South Sixth sireet, was entered b
DreaKing ino iovk uh me .ru. uw.. iw,,
and suits valued at S381 were taken.
Thieves entered the residence of G.
Blumenfeld, Jil Mailer street, by forcing a
rear window. They escaped with SS04
worth, of Jewelry and 1150 in cash.
Vice Jury Foreman to Wed
HenrM S. Eriiard, who was foreman of
the Jui Grand Jury, wbteii probed Into
the raid of July H iy the police on alleged
vie resorts In he clt today obtained a.
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stein, of 2329 Mildred street Bernard gave
his oeoUBai.o. as ien:ur eu .
deuce as 928 Fine street He u tweoly-ntoe
i.i uh,l. RflAtt Rnjutnhletn vuhn ia
also a teacher, aW be was tweoty-ftwr.
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GERMAN BALLOON DESTROYED
A French aeroplane has fired in
cendiary shells into the German
observation ballon hanging over tho
fighting lines in northern France.
Tho German observers have made
their escape by means of para
chutes. The photograph shows the
balloon largely consumed, falling
fast, its funeral pall a cloud of
smoke floating in the sky.
WmOWMAYBETCOILL
TO SEE DEWEY BURIED
Vigil at Bedside Severe Strain
to Hero's Wife, Now in
Doctor's Care
CREPE DRAPES BUILDINGS
WASHINGTON, .Inn. IS. The huse
bulldlns housing tho State, 'War nnd Navy
Departments was shrouded In deep black
today In respect to tho memory of Cieoruo
Dewey, Admiral of tho Navy. The dra
peries will remain until after 'tho itinera!
Saturday.
Mrs. Dewey, widow of the naval hero,
may be unable to attend the public funeral.
It was learned tod.t). Th long vigil at
the bedside of her dylnK,husband has seri
ously affected Mrs. Dewey's own health,
and she Is now under physicians' care.
Plans for the public funerul nro vir
tually complete. Only the formality of
adopting resolutions for a Congress recest
Saturday and offering the rotunda of the
Capitol for the funeral are necessary.
Tho body will lie In slule In tho lotunda
of tho Capitol on the tame catafalque
which bore the remains of America's three
niartjred prssldents. Hestovval of this ex
treme honor on tlin hero of Manila Ilav
was definitely decided upon today. The
catafalque, heavllv; draped, will bo placed
In the center of the vast rotunda directly
beneath the statuo of Liberty and directly
over the vacant mausoleum In the crjpt,
originally designed for the body of ficorge
Washington.
President "Wilson, the Supreme Court Jus
tices, members of the Cabinet and Congress
and naval and military attaches of foreign
Powers will attend the ceremonies in the
Capitol.
Special orders were sent out today for
all available army and navy forces to re
port In Washington by Saturday morning
to serve as escorts and guards for the body
of Admiral Dewey.
Expecting even greater crowds than at
tended the public funeral in the Capitol
rotunda of President McKlnley, Major unil
Superintendent of Police Raymond Pullman
today conferred with m(ll!ary olllcers of
Fort Mer regarding arrangements for
handling the crush with a view to pre
venting repetition of the scenes that oc
curred In front of th Capitol building
when 159,000 persons wre Jammed on
the plan waiting to pass through the ro
tunda and pay lakt tribute to the martyred
President.
Throughout the country, qirerery I'ulted
States building In foreign countries and on
every naval, army and United States mer
chant vtvl flags were at half-mast to
day. They will remain so until noon Sat
urday. Wilson Doffs Cap to "Sentinels"
WASHINGTON. Jau. IS. The suffrage
sentinels at the White House today aralu
won recognition from President Wilson, As
the President's limousine rolled through the
north gate Mr. WiUtoa sa, to bis surprise,
that Qfteen women were on duty instead of
the two late yekterday He mulled and
lifted bis golf gap. They were visibly
elated.
ALLIES HAIL U. S.
PEACE EFFORTS
Balfour's Note Intimates
Work for League of
Nations Welcome
AGREE WITH PRESIDENT
High Points in Allies'
Supplementary iotc
ALLIES believe pence under present
. conditions would not be perma
nent nnd thai it is impossible,
Humiliation of Turkey demnnded
because it is merely nn instrument
in tne hands of (iermnny for con
quest. Course of Central rowers such as
to destroy nil faith that they will
observe inlet national treaties.
Belgium not only a victim of Gcr
mnn wrath; it was nn example tuitl
intended as n warning to other smnll
nutiont. ,
Conditions of durable pence: Hc
moval of causes of international un-
rnflt' vnnMfli'if inn In tlinip iuvm tmn
I pics of the unscrupulous methods
ot Lcntrnt l'owers; international
sanction of n plan to prevent future
npKiessions.
WA.SIUNriTO.V. .Inn IS
UiiKlamt linn pointed the way tu Presi
dent Wilson for continuing his worts to
vvmd n l.istlnj,' iT-.co, according to olUcl.il
holler hero today.
1'roiu tho supplementary communication
fonv.irdcd to this Uov eminent from l.oid
llalfou" olllclal'i have drawn the following
conclusion'!:
The Allies nro llRhllnK to prevent futuro
npKrcislon.
Thpy fd ("resident Wllron enn do much
(owiud pvolvliiir some pliin for nn Inter
national preventive forco to limit future
v?nrs nnd liy Intimation have conveyed the
suggestion t h.itx he pursuo this course
Willie tho President Is vvorMni: nut this
I1 nn nnd rrnlniiiR ajnipithy for It ns one
ot tho prime rerpiiyltles for general peace
discussion, tho KiitciUo will llsht on In nu
effort to crush, or nt least vveaUen tin.'
military power nnd picullKO of her enemies
llnlfour. It li pointed out, l.i.vs pm amount
Importance, on the ncccrslt) for hulling ru
tin o nggressors. IJo rns, in fuel, tlint
vvhllo territorial readjuslnicnts sought hy
tho Ilntento l'owers mlRht allny futuie dan
ger somewhat, they would provide "nn suffi
cient security" ngalnst recurrence of war
Such sccurltj, ho concludes, l" posslhlo
only with "some form of lntcrnntion.il sanc
tion," to stand behind Intel national law nnd
ticatles for preventing or limiting hos
tilities. Ilalfour's cuiiiiiiunlcatlon Is held to lie n
suggcitlon that President Wilson's sphere of
activity yfor the present at least should he
limited to laylns tho gorundwork for some
such International force.
In tho meantime the Entente rcavows Its
purpose to reniovo or weaken "existing
cnuscs of international unrest" In Kurope
nnd attempt to cieate popular dissatisfac
tion over methods pursued hy the Central
Powers.
Balfour admits tho difficulty in accom
plishing these alms, but declares a durable
peaco possible only In their fulfillment, for
tified by Joint nction of civilized nations to
cnfoice pe.ice ouco It Is attained. t
President Wilson fnvoia uio of both nrm
of the countries' defense to Insure peaco In
spito of recent icports ho felt such a leaguo
should be armed only with poweis of
moral suasion.
.Some time ago the President plctuicrriucly
described lo home friends ills Ideas on Iho
subject by saying ho favored nn Interna
tional "peaco patiol" of sulllcleut strength
to say "no" when war thientened nnd to
"show the would-be aggressor that the 'ro'
carried a blto with It."
It is understood that the President con
tinues to hold this opinion ot tho character
which such a league ot nations should ns
sume, hut Is opcii-inlndeil on details.
Ills net step in Ihe pence gamo may he
ono looking to a union such as ho advocated
U.S. AIRPLANES SEARCH
FOR MISSING AVIATORS
Three Craft Renew Hunt Across
Mexican Border for Two
Lieutenant Fliers
AUTO PARTIES LEND HELP
CAL.BMCO, Cal Jan. 18 Three of
Uncle Sam's airplanes took tho air early
today to renew their search for Lieutenant
Colonel Bishop and Lieutenant Ugbertson,
army aviators, uilsslns since they Hew from
San Olcso Wednesday of last week.
Although no trace was found of the miss
ing men esterday. hope of rinding them
alive has not diminished. Officers and men
here still believe they are safe, but unable
to communicate with local headquarters
Search by automobile parties, cow punch
ers and Mexican cavalrymen goes forward
with fresh recruits added dally The base
ut Volcano lake has been thoroughly
stockod with supplies and gasoline fur auto
bus, and It Is said the Mexican Oovernment
is giving every possible assistance in the
way of providing forage.
Interest Is also directed to the Sonora
desert and country east of here Frank
Cu'duhy heads a well-provlsloued automobile
party searching the desert, and two parties
of mining men from AJo, Ariz., are combing
the barren region around Fapago Wells.
As yetkna word has been received a,s to the
plans bein? made tor dispatching searching
parties from Vunva to the Sierra. Major re
Klon. uer the Colorado River, where Mexi
can report having seen the two airmen in
Algal, it Is expected that aeroplanes from
the Columbus. N. M supply base will be
sent to mua
New Haven't) Mayor Dead
NKW HAVKX. Conn. Jau 18 Major
Frank James flue died tWai at ttie New
Haven Hospital folluwiog an tllnesn of
many wuntlui with, (.bxonlc, ailments,
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est QUICK
CORN SETS HALF-CENTURY RECORD
CHICAGO, Jnii. 18. A new lccord price for coin was set today
when May deliveries gold nt !j1.0i! I -a, the highest lnce 18'J8.
Dfstntctlon of shipping by the Gcminii rnltler, with ptobablo losa of
Aregeiitlito torn, was n bull factor May wheat soiu Above $f.I)0.
JEFFERSON COUNTY STAYS CRY! LICENSES REFUSED
lMOOKVlLlii:, l'a.. Jnn, 18. Judge Corbott this rtfteriioon
handed down hlo decision In Jefferson fJounty license court. -He
refused nil applications twelve retell and ono brewery, Tito county
has now been dry for enu year. - f
DR. CONWELL, ILL, GOES TO SHORE TO RECOVER
ATLANTIC PITV. .Inn. 18 Tho liev. Jtusscll 11. Convvcll. uC tho linptlsl Temple,
Philadelphia. Is horu with u niirsn tu recover fioin u slight Illness. He Is able to
ki to tho hotel dliilnis room for his meals, but tins not been outdoors since his
nrrlvnl .vosterriay morning.
CITY HAS $21,000,000 IN COFFER
The weekly HtnlcnuMit nf Clt Treasurer William McCiiacli Hhuvvs that the
icculpls amounted lo SI l.00.:tIG.I I and the pn.vmontn to JIS3.823.10, which, with
the Bum nu hand Inst week, not iiu'liullng the slnkliu; fund nceomit, left n balance
of $21,112,201.81 nt the close of business l.isl night.
STATE LABOR OFFICE HERE SETS RECORD
llAIUllSmnu;, .Inn IS -The Philadelphia branch nf the Stute Umplojment
II til enu In oho nil icconls In December, procuring positions fur 771 perbons. Kmploy
cis nsht'il for SSI persons to Mil vuennclca mill of tho 1 139 who applied for work
S3." uuiu lefi'iied In positions,
MAYOR SHORTENS SOUTHERN SOJOURN; BACK SATURDAY
Major Smith tmlnj vvlicil friends in Philadelphia tluil ho had cut short his stay
at Cnimlen. S. C, and would come homo S.itindny. Ills call return makes unnec
essary the Bending couth of Important mea.suios that must bo approved ho that Con
ttollcr Walton can open the books ot the city fur 1!U7 next week.
RILL WOULD NAME DANISH ISLES AFTER DEWEY
WASHINGTON. .Inn. IS. In lccognltlim of the cervlce of Admiial Uewey to
Ills country, Itoprescututlvo Allen, of Ohio, intivcluceil In the llouso tnilny n Joint
resolution ordering that heieaflcr the Danish West Indies, Just ucfiilrcil by the
I'nlted States, lie known as the Dewey Islands, The resolution was icierred lo the
Committee on t'oiclsn Affairs. I
MOVE TO MAKE CUMBERLAND COUNTY "DRY"
CAItl.lSI.K, Pa., Jan. IS. Petitions asking; Hint .ludge Sadler lefuso all licenses
and make Cuinbei Innd County "dry" aie being circulated by W. C T. ! workers In
addition to remonstrances ngulnst .speclllc applications. Tho members ot the organ
ization will attend license court personal! to press their ictiucstu.,
VIRGIL P. CLINETiroCKEFELLER'S LAVYEK'iJEAD'
CLEVELAND, Jan. IS. Virgil P. Clliic, personal attorney for John IX llocke
feller and attorney for the Standard Oil during Its tourt fights In the eaily yenrs,
died suddenly today.
WHOLESALE PRICE OP EGGS DOWN FOUR CENTS
' Luck of demand, together with n supply of fie.sli eggs, had sent tho market
down temporarily four cents a dozen, wholesalo quotations. The prlco was forty-six
cents when tho exchnngo opened today. Thcro was no chango In tho retail market,
eggs still nellliiB for seventy cents a dozen nt tho belter shops. Storage eggs were
uninfluenced by tho change, the wholesale price remaining nt thlrty-nlno cents.
Announcement was made today by the Poatofllco Department that the Impression
that eggs could not ho Instiled or sent C. O. D. was wrong;.
11,500-MILE WIRELESS MESSAGE SETS NEW RECORD
SAN KltANCISCO, Jun. IS. A wireless tcKisraph dlstauce-iecoril of ll.noo
miles was established by the steamship Sonoma, which picked up messages from
Kltvelse, (Jernianj-, when two ilaj's oft Aiistinllu, nccoidlng lo Uoyden ThombcrR
and Cllo'Douer.s, operators, who arrived with the Sonoma from Sydney. Kllery
Stone, assistant United States radio inspector here, said it was the Kieatest distance
achievement.
25 TONS OF POWDER EXPLODE AT AETNA WORKS
ALTOONA, Pa- Jan. IS. Klie of unknown origin, starting while shifts were
UianglUB at the Mount Union plant of tho Aetna Explosives Company, totlny caused
the destruction of tiventj'-flvo tons of powder which was to have been shipped to
the Allies this week. No one was Injuicd. '
GREEK GOVERNMENT FREES VENIZELISTS
ATHENS. Jan. 18. Itcleaso i;f till Imprisoned ndhcients of former Premier
Venizelos was announced us completed today. (Krom the nbovo dispatch It appears
that tho Clieek Government Is finally uccordliiK completo acnuleCt,uco to the Allied
demands. The piinclpnl bono of uinleiilion In recent regotlntloiiH has been over
disinclination of tho royal Uuvernuiciit to free adherents of former Premier Veul
r.clos, now heading n revolutionary government, who were Imprisoned from time
to time.)
GENERAL UELAIEFF NEW RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER
PlWnOCiUAP, Jun. IS. Appointment of Uenerul llelaleit as Minister of War
and of General Chain aleff as Councilor of the Empire was announced today.
SKATING ON CONCOURSE AND HUNTING PARK LAKES
There la skating today on Concoutse Uike, In l-'alrmount Park, and on Hunt
ing Park Iake.
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87 PICTURES ARE SOLD FOR 5132,000
NEW TOOK, Jan. 18. -Rlghti,-seven pictures brought ?132,3QQ u the sale of
paintings under the auspices of Hie American Arf Association ut the l'laxu The
last picture of tho sale, an Alroa-Tudcma, "Tlio Hatha of Caracallu' brought tbo
highest price ot the evening. $19,000, hoIhb to Helnhardt & Son. A Jacob Marls
"View of Amsterdam" brought tho mccoikI highest price, going to the Holland Gal
leries for $17,000. Thin fine picture belonged to tho Wldener collections In Phila
delphia, and was only deposed fiom Us position when Mr. Wldener decided t
devote himself only to tho old mastets.
PENROSE ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC AID IN PROBE
Senator Pentose;' announced today that lie willingly woubl ucctpt Ilia coojwra
tlon of the Democfats in InvMrtlgatlitf th political activities of Governor Urum
baugh and the den-fuments at Harrbibutv. H fculd he favoieid Ineluding Uemoeratg
on the proposed Joint commlmloii of Statu Snatorw and liepre&otatlvee, which
probably will conduct the Inquiry.
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U, S. NAVAL ATTACHE AIT BERLIN SUFFERS BREAKDOWN
I BKKLIN. Jan. 18. Ueutaivant AligeJl, Amerieat) naval attache to the Embassy
her?, has suffered a pomplete, breakdown and todar wa tranfenad to a, sanatorium
tu recuperate. He la the third American HinUassH Mlclal to be affected since tae
outbreak of the war. Lieutenant Angell arrived here yesterday ill.
U, S. FIRM GETO 53,500,000 ARGENTINA CONTRACT
WASHINGTON'. Jau 18. The second largest toutiact ever awarded b the
Obras Sanltarlaa de Lac Nacion of Buenos Aties, Argentiiis was obtained receuUy
by an Amcucan firm. Aocording to consular reports, the United Stales Cost Iron
Xpe and Foundry, Company wuM surpli. 60,000 tuiis ot pjpu valued ax ?3,69V,09O,
NEWS
SLAVS FORCE
EVACUATION OF
BRAILA BY FOE
Russians Defeat Both Wings
of German Army in
Rumania
MANY TEUTONS SEIZED
Capture of "Great Number" of
Prisoners Announced by
Petrograd
LONDON, Jan. 18, Defeat of the German
forces on both wings nnd evacuation by the
Teutons of Jlrnlln, in Itumanla, was an
nounced In I'ctrogrnd dispatches via wireless
todnj1. Humntilan forces surrounded a.
height occupied by German troops southwest
of Pralca and took "a great number" of
prisoners and four inachtna guns, according
to tho llusslan War Oftlco statement today
Kcpulo of nn enemy attack Boulh of ifon
sllrka nnd Knchlnul wns also announced.
Bi:nM.V, Jan. 18.
Iletwccn the Sushllza and Putna Valleys,
In Jloldavln, the Germans nnd Austro-Hun-garlnns
havo captured hostile positions
fiom tho IIUKslnns and Ilumnnlans, the
War Office announced today In nn official
rport on lliimanlnn fighting.
Tho German allies captured 231 prisoners.
In tho Carpathians, south of the Oltos
Vnllej-, the- Itusslnns delivered an attack
w Ith strong forces, but It broke down under
the artillery and machine-gun fire ot the
Hermans nnd Austro-Hungarlans.
Tulltcha nnd Isnklshl havo been shelled
hj tho Itusslnns nnd several Inhabitants,
Including women and children, killed,
ltusslan dotnehmonts having ten times
the strength of the German defenders pene
trated a German outpost position near
Kras.'hln. on the eastern front, the War
Office reported. Tho German counter-attacked
and legalned tho position.
Artillery activity Is livelier In many sec
tors on the front as the result of clearing
weather.
SOFIA, Jan. 18.
Seven tugboats nnd n small torpedoboat
havn been sunk In the Danube by Bulgarian
nrtlllerj-. the Vnr Office announce today.
TSuIgarlan artillery on the right bank of the
Danube set on fire the railroad station t
Barochlc, It was stated.
HETU.IN. Jan, 18.
Tho evacuation ot parts of an advanced
position held by the Germans near Serre.
.on-4.haommtJtamlJV!dmlUedpy Ui
War Oftlco todaj-.
The trench was nbrtndoned In the night,
tho report said, and Ilia CnglUli, knon-lnc
nothing of it, continued to bombard the
empty lines. Afterward they attacked,
with their Infantrj'. but sustained heavy
losses under the Germans' artillery fire.
After blasting operations near Loos, the
llrltlsh attacked, but were repulsed after
hand-to-hand fighting.
PAIUS. Jan. IS.
Itcconnalsiances by Germans on the
heights of the Meuse, following three hours'
bombardment, were repulsed, declared to
daj 'n official statement. The night wis
quiet along the entire front.
BEHLIN, Jan. 18.
There has been only Isolated fighting on
Cantlmiril en Psie Tko, Column Thre
TWO BOYS START WEST
TO TAKE CODY'S PLACE
But Policeman, ot Whom They Inquire
Way, Shatters Dream of Kill
ing Indians
The drive of the nation's s.nal! boys
upon the West to nil the niche occupied by
Buffalo Bill before he hit "the long tslal"
began last night when Charles and John
Pusslnskj-, brothers, eight and ten years
old, respectively, started from their home.
4445 North Fifth street, to travel prairie
ward with a motion picture show ns a
kind of starter and stimulus.
Policeman Dunn, at Broad and Cumber
land stieeta, had begun to think of home
life near midnight when the two lad, hand
In hand, came up to him.
"PTceman." said John, "which way is
West !" ft,
"P'llceman," interjected Charles, "when
do the Indians startT"
Then Dunn knew and gathered the two
lads In to the Park and Lehigh avenues
station.
"Indians, eh?" spoke the lad's father over
the phone, "Well, yes, they did have a pic
ture of Buffalo Bill afiove their beds. Too
late now to come down. I'll be there In the
morning. Indians, eh?"
ANDREW C. CRAIO, JR., DEAD
Clubman and Big Game Hunter Vie
' Urn of Pneumonia
Andrew Catlierwood Craig, Jr. clubman,
traveler and big game hunter, died suddenly
at 6 o'clock thU morning of pneumonia at
bjs home. Hi South Thirty-ninth street lie
had been Ill since Mondaj-. He was in bbt
fifty-third year y
Mr Cfali was the son of the late Joseph
n Craiz and lEruma Lelbert Craig and a.
HieplMW and heir ot the late Andrew C'atb-
ervkood Craig, ooe ot Philadelphia's bet
kpewu merchants. He was born lit Phila
delphia a,nd received his education at Try
Hall, Fox Chase, and Haverford Colten.
Followlju- graduation from the Main
LMw eH4 je. Mr. Craig studied law, m
IbBUgh he sever practiced. He was n or
ifnt traveler and hunter anil la bis ounger
days was a famous arlcketer and oarsman.
He was a wsetber of the Manufacturers',
Art and I'udioe Barge Clubs.
lie I survived l hi widow. Mrs. Ail.
lute Crttty Craifc sod a sister. Jtrf, Flor
ence Craig Atbieilit wife ot Knul P. Al
bmfet, secretary oX the PhLUtdelttu Boiilti,