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Aleo In broad- |3.50 Waists to-mor- J6.90 to SB.S4 Skirts SSfl.'St.r I™* 1 ™* ™» $2.39 . 53.90 tlciats, Bathrcbss, Dresses, ( undkr priced store' ) Kimonos, Sweaiers, Ennng Bowns, Plusti Goals SHOP HEBE 1 Tas. H, Brenner, 6S. 4thsT ▲ BOUSE MOT 'BM—>Tlve thousand dollars worth of good up-to-the-second Clothes to be sold out at loss than coat of raw material. Going out of the Clothing Business, going In bigger In the Women's Wear. Not* prlcaa on Mast's and Boys' Clothe*—*.l.so to 98.00 Bummer Boys' Waah Suits, ages a to 10 years, all to go at -TTTTITr • I® n These Men 1 I I j Six Men's Full Dress I 01 r Ysant Men's and Youihs' $12.00 U y®- OVERCOATS 800 Shirts for 10^ ; Balmaroons or Suits 60c Overalls, no aprons, for . 2<ty t Bnlmaro®««e —N«w gray, brown or . »_ .. „ r Kr *' n m,xtJ2lo 40 ■ 8 l \*Wl ! ©▼•«oa«a ConaervatiTa model; »8.80 Corduroy Pants for «t 79 H llllllM II I tajl, b«fown or bteok Melton; i f ' HUWii ,W youths' sisee, 14 <to men'*, S6 to I ■HI 1 ! If,l 4# ' $12.00 Men's Suits for $5.90 II i \ *uit»~Ulu« hlaclc Thibet, $16.50 and SIB.OO Overcoats, 1(3 ! II 111 J mlxturos In all colors of Cheviot. m/j n A , nn Oasalnvara and Tweede; sizes for $0.90 3JIQ $7.90 IWBN youths, 14 tfl ?.*; men's, 36 to 4S; f |f also stout sUes, 3S to 48. $8.50 Boys' Suits, extra pair of trousers, i y _ _ to KO for $3.90 § < s5L CI IB All 15c, 19c, 230 and 39e Hose to go v for and 9^ * I ■!!■■■■■ 11l FREIGHT WRECK TIES UP TRAFFIC Cars Pile Up on New York Division Early Today; Train Enroute to Harrisburg Early morning trains, westbound on 'lie Pennsylvania railroad, were two hours late to-day reaching Harrisburg. The delay was due to a serious freight wreck on the New York division. An eastbound train was wrecked, side swiping a freight train bound for Har risburg. The cars were loaded with general merchandise, but as far as is known, none of the freight was con signed to Harrisburg Arms. An Associated Press dispatch from Philadelphia says: "Twenty-two loaded boxcars and a locomotive were piled up Jn a wreck at Andulasia, Pa., on the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad 11 bout 16 miles from this city at 1.30 o'clock this morning, when two freight trains sideswiped. A fireman was In jured slightly. Rails for a distance of 200 feet were torn from the roadbed and traffic between New York and this < ity blocked until 9 o'clock when two through tracks were cleared. Two Wrecks In Ten Days The wreck occurred near the place where on November 29 two freight trains also crashed. In this accident 34 cars and an engine were wrecked and a fireman injured. Trafllc was . then blocked as completely as this morning. A broken wheel on a freight bound from Philadelphia for .Jersey City was the cause of to-day's wreck. "We have heard reports that the wreck was not due to an accident, but our Investigation reveals it was an accident and that It is only a coin cidence that the wrecks occurred so '•losely together and under such simi lar circumstances," said M. F. Tora linson, of Jersey City, freight traffic manager of the division. How Wreck Occurred The eastbound freight was composed of 4 4 cars. According to Mr. Tomlin son the flange on a wheel on one of the cars broke and after several cars were derailed arid pounded over ties for about 100 feet flew off the track rashing into cars of a westbound freight bound for Harrisburg, , sitting just below the locomotive. The impact jolted the westbound locomotive from the track, upsetting it. The wreckage was scattered over all tracks of the line. The engineer and fireman managed to crawl from beneath the overturned locomotive. Both were slightly Injured. Extra Guard Placed Around Steel Plant Pittsburgh. Dec. 10. —An extra guard was to-day placed around the Black Diamond platn of the Crucible Steel Company, which was attacked by striking chlppers yesterday. No fur ther trouble was reported. Four of the men arrested yesterday were this morning sentenced to pay a *lO fine or serve ten days In Jail. A flfth Vas discharged. All were ordered by-the court to remain away from the plant. The strikers, who number 200 men, demand an incerase in wages. FRIDAY EVENING, HARRJSBUHG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 10, 1915 IFIX RULES FOR I : SYSTEM CONTESTS P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Athletes; Start Activity During Holidays ! Rules to govern contests in the P. R. j R. Y. M. C. A. System Athletic series, i were completed yesterday, at a meet \ ing held in Harrisburg. In the middle eastern district, the championships in basketball, pocket billiards and bowl ing, will be determined by a process of elimination. Drawings give the i teams the following: Basketball—Pottsville at Harris burg, December 23. The winner to I play Renovo, on date to be arranged; ! and the winner of the second match to play Sunbury. Bowling—Enola vs. Harrisburg; winners vs. Renovo. Pocket billiards —Sunbury vs. Har t rlsburg; winner vs. Knola: winner vs. - Pottsville; winner vs. Renovo. All of f these contests must be played so that I the winner of each event can play ? semifinal with winner of same event > in eastern district before February 1, 1910. Rules For Semifinals ; Bowling—Five men on a team; two t games out of three; N. B. A. rules to t govern; neutral alleys, not later than 1 February 1, 1916, place and date to 5 be designated by committee, j Pocket Billiards—Three men on a t team; each man playing 100 points P with his opponent; total number of 5 balls to decide match; place and date to be designated by committee. No , owner or employe of a public pool parlor will be allowed to participate , in any of the system games of pocket . billiards regardless of his membership. , Basketball —L<ast year's rules to gov . ern. One game, not later than Feb . ruary 1, 1916, place and date to be . designated by general committee. Finals at Jersey City Finals in all contests will take place , at the People's Palace, Jersey City, February 19, 1916, starting at 8 o'clock . at night. Rules governing the contest ' are; " Bowling—Two games out of three; * Ave men teams; N. B. A. rules to gov j ern. ' Pocket Billiards—One match, three 5 men on a team, each playing 100 points with his opponent; total num -1 ber of balls to decide match. ! Basketball—One game; 15-mtnute halves. " Volley Ball —One game; six men on 1 a team. The rules were prepared by the fol lowing committee: J. M. Rich, chairman. New York City; J. T. Coleman, secretary, Phila delphia; F. H. Gregory, Harrisburg; I R. W. Illlngworth, Tyrone: M. W. MCallender, Pittsburgh. Standing of the Crews IHARRISBURK SIDE Philadelphia Division— l2B crew flrst to go after 3:40 p. m.: 123. 127, 114, 119 109. l Engineers for 128, 127. Fireman for 123. I Conductor for 127. Flagmen for 128, 114. 10H. ! Brakemen for 123 (two), 114. 1 Engineers up: Gray, Schwarz. Hap persett, Steffy, Streeper, Wenrick, Mc- Donald, Hogentogler. Black, Kltch, Albright, Dolby, Brubaker, Keane. Firemen up: Jackson, Klinefelter, Parker, Peters, Hoffman, Killian, Ear hart, Wagner, Mailey, Sllverhorn, Fisher, Miller. Stemler, Walker, Hayes. Conductor up: Myers. Brakemen up: Kope, Renshaw, Klm erling, Sweikert, Cross, Frank. Middle Dltlnlun—2o9 crow first to g« after 2:50 p. m.: 20-6, 210, 205, 256, 29, 16. 17, 24, 31. Engineers for 29. 31. Firemen for 29, 3L. Conductors for 29. 24, 31. Flagmen for 16, 29, 17, 31. I Brakemen for 29 (two), 17, 31 (two), | 20 (two). Engineers up: Shirk, Bennett, Ulsh, I Webster. / I Firemen up: BeiseJ, Sholley, Snyder, | Hunter, Fritz. Kepner. Knaub, For sythe, Stephens, Seagrist. Eckels, Stauf -1 fer. Conductors up: Fralick, Patrick. I Brakemen up: Heck, Eichel, Roller, - Bickcrt. Schmidt, Reese. Mellinger, < Kohli, Plack, Stahl, Harris, R. C. My- I ers, Kilgore, Mathias, Bell, A. M. My ers. "Vnrd <"reT»»— Engineers for 20, third 22, 32, 48. Firemen for first 8. 16, 20, second 22, third 24. 36. Engineers up: Beck, Harter, Biever, Blosser, Malaby. Rodgers, J. R. Snyder, Loy. McCartcy, Eeiby. Firemen up: Barkey, Sheets, Bair, Eyde, Kcover. Ford, Klerner, Crawford, Boyer, Hamilton. GNOLA SIDE Philadelphia Division—26l crew first to go after 3:45 p. m.: 233, 211, 231, '.'2(l, 216. 215. Engineers for 251, 233. Firemen for 251, 233. 211. Conductors for 16. 51. Flaemen for 31. 51. Biakemen for 15. 33, 51 (two). Flagman up: Kline. Bntkemen up: Smeat, Kearney, Goudy, Gordon, Brown, Wilson, Shaff ner. Cayman. Middle Division—lol crew first to go after 2:30 p. m.: 113, 105, 115, 108, 116. Firemen for 105. 116. Conductor for 113. Flagmen for 115, 108. Brakemen for 101 (two), 115. Yard rrni»—To go after 4 p. m.: Engineer for first 124. Firemen for first 124, 134, second 102. Engineers up: Miller, Turner, Reese, Kepford. Firemen up: E. P. B'-own, Btckliart, I*. F. Brown, McDonald, Liddlck, Smith, tellers, Cumbler. Kawl. THE KEADIXG llarrlNltiirg I)lvl*lon—10 crew first to gf> ofter 6 a. m.: 2, 8, 15, 20, 3, 14. 11, 16. 23. East-bound—6B crew first to go after 1 p. m.: 68, 70, 69, 58. 59, 67. Engineer for 8. Fireman for 8. Conductors for 58, 3. Brakemen for 58. 20. Engineers lip: Richwine. Wyre, Mid daugh, Tipton, Fetrow, Morrison, Bonawitz, Glass. Firemen up: Blngaman, Nye, Gelb, Keefer, Easterllne, Bowers, Grim, Heis ter. Barr. Brakemen up: Feaman, Wise, Pit tinger. Dart, Lea iter. Ware, Heckert, Fenstemacher, Bailey, Kapp, Macha* nier. Bowman & Company's Employes' Association Modeled After Telegraph | The Bowman & Company's Employes' Association disributed savings for the year to the amount of more than $9,000. The lowest amount paid was for sl2 and the highest for a trifle more than SIOO. The Bowman p.o?oclatlon was organ ized a year ago. It was modeled after the Telegraph Emploes' Association, and is oper&ted along tho same lines. Mi-xt year the will be much heavier, indlsatlons are. JUVFNII.IS PAILS TO APPEAR Failure of Walter Rogers, a Juvenile probationer, to appear when called et to-c'ay's session of Children's ltd to the Issue by Judge McCarrell of n bench v/arrnnt for the youth. His mother who had appeared as hla bonds man, was not In court either nnd tie bull was declared foreflted. Judge Mc- Corroli s-ai tlhe will send ftogora t« Gion Mills. PENROSE FAVORS NATIONAL GUARD Says That National Govern ment Should Pay More At tention to Them i Senator Boles Penrose, who has very clearly set forth his position on na tional defense, declared in Washing ton that as a result of his 10,000 mile trip about the country he was con vinced that the National Guardsmen deserve more consideration in the na tional scheme and that he will work to tha end. j The Senator's ideas are as follows: | "My own opinion is that we should | provide a standing army of at least 250,000 men and as many more as the military experts of the government be lieve to bo necessary. In addition, we should strengthen the National Guard |by enacting the Militia Pay bill and jby other means make service In the j militia attractive. But Xam not sure |that the proposed continental army | will be estaMished, for I find much i opposition to it from National Guard j sources. Many guardsmen have writ | ten to me protesting against this fea- I turc of the preparedness program and It seems to me tnat the proposi tion as outlined and approved by the .administration is unfair to the Na | tionaV Guard, many members of which j have devoted years of service to it. Precedence lor Guardsmen "For instance, why should the 12,- 000 officers and men who compose the i National Guard of Pennsylvania be obliged to take a back seat for this > continental army in the event of the forces of this country being called to the colors? Our guard is efficient and has been maintained for years as an effective force always at the disposal of the Federal Government. If the occasion should arise where the armed forces of this country are called into service, then the National Guard should come next to the standing army and should have the precedence and prestige to which they naturally are entitled. "I have just finished a circuit of 10.000 miles of travel throughout this country with the Liberty Bell and it is my opinion that the people are strongly in favor of preparedness—a program of building tip the armed strength of the nation. There can be no partisanship in this question and no party will be Abie to gain a political advantage from it. It is a patriotic question. "I have given some study to the question and my own opinion is that the best way for us to proceed would be, after increasing our standing army to the requisite size, to provide for short term enlistments, say one year, and then provide for a reserve. Many young men would be glad to serve In the army for a year just to be able to see the world and get the physical benefits from such service. Then we could keep them on the reserve list by some concessions, such as a small amount of pay, preference in civil service appointments, exemption from jury duty and by similar means. I believe in this way we could soon have an available force of more than half a million men. Money Must he Provided "As to how the expense of this In crease In the army and navy is to be met, I cannot say. That is for the Democrats to determine. Perhaps they will provide for a bond issue. Some provision must be made; that is cer tain. The treasury is bankrupt, no matter how the administration offi cials may attempt to conceal the fact. There is talk of a tax on gasoline, but If that is enacted it will bring down upon the Democratic Party the dis approval of the farmers of the West who own automobiles or run their threshing machines by gas engines. The piper must be paid and it. Is for the Democrats in power to determine by what method. "It is gratifying to note that in the movement for preparedness all ele ments of the Republican Party are united. Including the Progressives, who aro coming back. In fact, the Progressive leaders were among the first to declare for prompt action in this direction. "I do not look for any general tariff legislation at this session, unless It Is precipitated upon Congress by the question of providing the means for carrying out the national defense pro gram. In such event the whole ques tion is likely to be opened Hp. Other wise there con be po general revision of the tariff until the Republican Party is returned to power. But some provision must be made to meet the conditions which will arise at the end of the European war. Then the in dustries of Europe will resume pro duction and their output of cheap labor will be dumped upon the Amer ican market, unless the protective bars are put up to keep them out. There is a serious problem that con fronts us." State Treasurer Is in Charge of Fund Two opinions relative to insurance in the State workmen's compensation system were rendered to State Treas urer Young, chairman of the State Insurance fund board, by Deputy At torney Geenral Hargest. to-day, one of which holds that State hospitals and similar State institutions receiving separate appropriations must insure their employes out of their own funds and can not have the cost of such lia bility insurance taken, out of the ap propriation of ?ir>,ooo made for State employes under the compensation act. The other opinion holds that the State Treasurer is custodian of the compen sation insurance funds and receipts issued by him for payment made for the use of the fund do not have to be countersigned by the Auditor General; that bonds shall be made to him as Slate Treasurer and not to the Com monwealth, and that the Treasurer may designate the depositories for the fund from the list of banks approved for deposit of State moneys. Camp HiU "Not Guilty" in $ Id,ooo Damage Suit Special to The Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 10.—Addison H. i Bowman, attorney for the borough of i Camp Hill, has entered a plea of "not guilty" for the borough In H. W. John son's SIO,OOO damage suit against the municipality. Johnson is one of the | men who was arrested for digging , up Camp Hill streets without a per- i mlt during the time the residents of , the town and the Rlverton Consoli- i dated Water Company were engaged . in a controversy over rates. The case ; will likely be heard In February. < Johnson is a contractor and In his suit j charges false arrest. . HAS NARROW KSt Al'E x Lec Strock, a young man living at Mechanicsburg and attending school at Harrisburg. umpedj on the train leav ing Mechanicsburg at 11:05 Wednesday morning, after it had left the station, I Jumping on rear coach with vestibule 1 closed. Fortunately the brakeman wit- i nessed the occurrence and opened the i i vestibule, otherwise it is likely either |( ho would have fallen or been knocked 11 off the steps and sustained serious In- I t Jury? t J < w "r ▼ t't ▼ ▼ ▼ t ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ » y T T ▼ TT T'r "A Different Kind of Jewelry Store" j {■ All Saving Funds Checks Will Be Cashed Here Cheerfully Has Harrisburg Ever Seen the Like of the Wonderful Values This Jewelry Store Gives? Never before in the history of this city have such remarkable jewelrv values been offered. e can sell cheaper than other jewelers because we buv in large quanti ties and are satisfied with but a small margin of prolit. We would have you know that some of our prices are almost as cheap as some jewelers pay for the same article wholesale. 1 his difterent kind of a Jewelry Store ' will be a permanent store —the stocks are entirelv new, clean and all of the very latest designs THE PRICES WE QUOTE BELOW ARE NOT SPECIAL SALE PRICES BUT OUR REGULAR EVERY DAY PRICES EVERY AR TICLE WE SELL IS GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY. What 75c Will Buy— " What sLoo~Will Buy Solid Gold Scarf Pins. Solid Gold LaVallieres, Pendant and Solid Gold Beauty Pins. Chain. Solid Gold Tie Clasps. Sol j d Gold Cuff Buttons. Extra Heavy Solid Gold Baby Rings. p o , l *] T? U O 1-J /■* „ « Solld Gold Birthstone Rings. Extra Heavy Solid Gold Collar Buttons. Solid Gold Guard Rings Sterling Silver Baby Spoons. 14 K. Solid Gold Neck Chains. Sterling Silver Pocket Knives. Solid Gold Earrings. Medium Weight Sterling Silver Tea- Fountain Pens, spoons. Ladies' Solid Leather Handbags. Watches with UNBREAKABLE Crystals IVOIT Watch ' used as stand and many other articles. 2,' „ , _ Solid Mahogany Candlesticks. ANY OF THE ABOVK ARTICLES ARE ANY OF THE ABOVF \HTin r.-c irc t SI ALI.V SOLD AT $1.25 to $1.50 USUALLYS<"I> AT 'KtoM Watches Watch Bracelets LaVallieres ML W I-ai-Bost assortment in the monV am I'!•?•» I Ir 4 *Ji s»i>Kn *!? to Olty —either Klein or Wal- I.eni ' usuhiTv 5?: ° ur thain movement—«old, silver *' VAST- ft sold'at sA in ZJSgnJttJtfß mrh Watches $5 Gillette Safety Razors, $3.50 Diamonds v-„ ... This well-known, nationallv adver- No matter what .. . f . ' auver Large stock to se kind of Watch jou tised safety razor, complete with one lect from 95 per wish to buy— SCO us dozen blades, in either silver <tQ pa ren V °f ««•«• stock are yon'ii find our or leather cases at *p0.50 to '2.-, per^cent" 5 prices RIGHT. 1 doz , separate Gillette Blades at 69* shop opfn E( " ly I MARKET STREET STORE 1 206 Market Street PROGRAM TALK BY PROF. PHILIPS Speaks of Special Numbers; The Madrigal Club Will Sing at Hospital Benefit Prof. John W. Philips makes the following comments on 'he program which the Madrigal Club will sing next Tuesday evening, at Fahnestock Hall, for the benefit of the Harrisburg Hos pital. 'On the Sea." by Buck, has been a favorite to audiences for many years, and is as popular to-day as the day it was written. "Winter Song," by Bullard. is one of the most rousing of this composer's writings. "The Long Day Closes," by Sulli van, is conceded to be his best male chorus. This beautiful number has been so popular and so liked that it has been arranged not only for mixed voices in a secular mood but for church purposes as well. "O, Lovely Night," by Offenbach, from the Tales of Hoffman, is always charming, but is especially so when sung by men. The next group contains three beau-' tiful miniatures including numbers by Jungst, Gibson and Metcalf. The concluding group by the Mad rigal Club includes "VVanderer's Night Song," a real gem, and the rousing and effective "Bacchanalian Chorus," bv Elliott, a fitting close to a splendidly selected program. "Mr. Sutton will offer a group of songs by the famous Hungarian com poser, Korhay. Korbay's songs are always interesting and have a peculiar musical charm all their own. "Miss Conkllng, pianiste, will in clude a group of three numbers of decided merit, and by such great eom -1 posers as Raff, MacDowell and Grieg. | "Miss Lemer, violinist, will play Le gende by Bohm and the Hungarian Dance, by Haesche. These numbers are both of musical merit and alwayA offer food for musical enjoyment. "1 would like to say also," said Prof. Philips, "that the program has a two fold value. In the first place when a group of young men get together to study and to sing good music for the pure love of it, the value of the pro gram Is enhanced fifty per cent. In the second place when those young young men Industriously rehearsing work up an attractive program, giving their time and talent to it,for the bene fit of the Harrisburg Hospital, the public should see to it that every seat Is taken for the forthcoming concert." SUES EXECUTOR Suit In assumpsit was filed to-day against George E. Shaffer, executor for Clinton E. Sheaffer, and the Mary land Fidelity and Deposit Trust Com pany, the executor's surety. The action was brought by the Allison Hill Trust Company, which contends that Sheaffer dldn t fulfill his obligations as execu tor. The Maryland company had bond ed Sheaffer for $12,000. ! Thousands May Be Thrown I Out of Work if Embargo |! Dyes Is Not Lifted Soon By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 10.—Silk manufacturers from Paterson, N. J., told Counselor Polk, of the State De partment ,to-day that unless Great Britain modifies her embargo of De cember 3 on the shipment of logwood from her West Indian possessions the . big silk mills at Paterson probably would have to suspend operations within three months for lack of dye stuffs. Forty thousand workmen and many thousands in other parts of the country would be affected, they said. The manufacturers, headed by Sen ator Hughes and ex-Attorney General Greggs, urged that representations be made to England to remove the em bargo which prohibits shipments ex cept to British ports. Mr. Polk replied that such representations had already been made through the British ambas sador and that prospects of arranging for American manufacturers to supply their needs seemed good. Canadian manufacturers also are af fected by the embargo, as they obtain virtually all their logwood dyes from American conversion plants. This, the Paterson manufacturers believe, will make the Canadians their allies in the protest against shutting off the supply to America. Abraham Gruber For Years in Politics, Dies Uy Associated Press New York. Dec. 10.—Abraham Gru ber, for years prominent In city, state and national Republican politics, died at his home in New York to-day after an illness of several weeks. He was F>4 years old. During the Roosevelt-Taft campaign for the Republican nomination Mr. Gruber was a bitter opponent of Colonel RooseVelt and was a conspicu ous figure at the Chicago convention. Besides one of the most interesting characters in politics Mr. Gruber was a lawyer of wide practice. He started life as an office boy. PLANNERS AND STATE BOARD MEET The City Planning Commission and the Board of Public Grounds and Build ings will confer next Tuesdav on the question of opening a new highway to the Illl! districts north of Market street. This will mean a thorough threshing out of the Walnut street bridge and the State street subway problems. The Planning Commission Is due to meet on Monday afternoon. DANISH BOAT SI NK By Associated Press London, Dec. 10, 10.12 A. M.—The Danish steamer Minsk has been sunk. The crew was saved. The Minsk was owned in Copen hagen. The vessel sailed from Blyth, England, on November 18, but ship ping records do not give her destina tion. CRITICISE TALK AS PERFUNCTORY London Papers Comment Free ly 011 Peace Talk; "All Fallacies" By Associated Prist London, Dec. 10, 3.55 P. M. The speech of the German chancellor be fore the reichstag yesterday is com mented on extensively by the London newspapers this afternoon. The chan cellor's utterances are described edi torially as "colorless and perfunctory" and as an attempt to present a picture of Germany waging a purely defensive war against enemies which would en circle and starve her. All of the new.s papers characterize as fallacies the chancellor's argument in regard to the analogy between British proceeding." in Greece and the German lnva-slon of Belgium. The object of the reichstag debate, tho Evening Standard says, is to stimu late a national spirit which will make these achievements possible. The Pall Mall Gazette thinks the essence of the German chancellor's speech lies in its omissions. "Clumsy Attempt" Commenting on tho "clumsy attempt to charge the allies with 'violence against neutral powers' and to con trast their claims on behalf of Bel gium with their current behavior toward Greece," the Pall Mall Gazette remarks: "The chancellor omits from the comparison details which would some what compromise the arguments such as the fact that the Greek gov ernment invited the allied armies onto its soil and then made preparations for delivering a treacherous attack if circumstances should seem to make that profitable." The opinion Is expressed by the Globe that Dr. von Bethmann-Holl weg's speech should be pleasant read ing for the allies. New Plot Investigation Implicates Austrian and German Consular Staffs By Associated Press New York. Dec. 10.—United States District Attorney Marshall said to-day that the grand jury Investigating the alleged activities of Franz von Rin telen to Instigate strikes in munitions factories would reconvene next week, probably Wednesday. A mass of new evidence obtained by the district attorney's office in co operation with agents of the Depart ment of Justice, it was learned to-da definitely implicates certain members of the consular staffs of Germany and Austria, but no one connected with tho district attorney's office would say whether indictments against any for eign consuls were expected, though it was admitted this was a possibility.
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