New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1915, Page 1

207w 'LOCAL NE\WSPAPERS 'ATN HERA LD F= PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1915 —SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLIS JAPANESE LINER IS LATEST TARGET FOR SUBMARINE; SUNK WITHOUT WARNING 120 Passengers and Crew of 160 Aboard Yasaka Maru Rescued by French Gunboat; Nationality of U-Boat Not Mentioned AMERICAN CITIZEN, BORN IN CHINA, WAS ON ILL-FATED VESSEL Ship Said to Have Gone to Bottom in ¥orty-nine Minutes—Survivors Ex- press Great Admiration for Skill of Captain and Officers and for Dis- cipline of Crew—Great Excitement Prevails in Tokio. London, Dec. 23, 10:52 a. m.—The new Japanese liner Yasaka Maru, which was sunk in the eastern Medi- {crranean Tuesday by a submarine, while the steamer was on her way from London to Japan with 120 pas- sengers and a crew of 160 aboard, wag sent to the bottom without warn- ing, according to a report received from Port Said from the agents of 1he owners. All of those on board the ship, in- cluding one American passenger, W. J. Leigh, were saved. The national- 1ty of the submarine is not mentioned by the agents and previous reports referred to the sinking of the ship as done by either an Austrian or a Ger- man submersible. Sunk Tuesday Afternoon. The Yasaka Maru was sunk Tues- day afternoon. A French gunboat picked up the passengers and crew at ngidnight and landed them at Port Sald Wednesday morning. The com- pany provided hotel accommodations for them and is arranging to forward them to their destination. On the passenger list were fifty-one men, fifty-four women and fifteen children, most of whom were British subjects. The agents in their report say further: “The passengers express great ad- siration for the skill of the captain and officers and for, the discipline of the crew. Perfect order was main- tained during the etabarkagion:which was carried out with the. greatest promptitude.” American Born in China. W. L. Leigh, is an American citizen, torn in China. His father was a Californian. « Mr. Leigh has spent most of his life in China, but recently has lived in England. He was returning to China ‘on the Yasaka Maru to take a position with a business house. His! family is in London. Mrs. Leigh has received a cable message saying her husband is safe. Great Excitement in Tokio. Tokio, Dec. 23.—News of the sink- ing of the Yasaka Maru reached Tckio today and caused great excite- ment. The advices received here say. the steamship was sunk by a sub- marine near Port Said. Advices received by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha state that the Yasaka Maru was torpedoed without warning and that she sank in forty-nine minutes. This occurred in the af- ternoon of Tuesday, and it was mid- night when the passengers and crew were rescued by the French gunboat. gl T ST PRAISES HEALTH DEPT o Manchester Official Says it is Thor- oughtly Up-to-Date. Unsolicited praise of the New Bri- tain health department Was given to- day by Dr. E. Y. Moore, health offi- cer of Manchester, who came to New Britain to study the methods em- ployed here. /. «1 have been in every city in Con- necticut and I have yet to see a . more up-to-date health department that you have in New Britain,” he said. “It compares favorably with the departments in many large cities I the country. Dr. Reeks is a splend- {d manager and New Britain is for- funate to have at its head a man of his caliber and industry.” el AR PELAYS REPLY TO U. 8. NOTE Francc Will First Awalt Report of Descartes Commander. Washington, Dec. 23.—aAmbassador Sharp at Paris today notified the state department that France would not. reply to the Anierican note pro- testing against the removal of Ger- mans and Austrians from American vessels on the high seas by the French cruiser Descartes until the command- er of the warship had reported. The French government is endeav- oring to secure a report from the commander. - TRIED FOR BURGLARY. Joseph Brown and Charles Landry, two local youths, were brought before the superior court today on a bench warrant charging them with bur- glary in this city. About two weeks ago the two Do3 burglarized Birn- paum & Segal's store on Main street it is alleged, and them, to demon- strate their nerve, slept all night on wide shelf over the safe they had Broken open. They made good their escade but were arrested the following day by Sergeant Kelly and Officer afcCue. | | AUSTRIA WORKING ON REPLY T0 ANGONA NOTE Second American Communi- cation Makes Good Im- pression in Vienna. Vienna, Dec. 23, via London, § p. m. —_The new American note regarding the Ancona has made a good impres- sion here- An early answer is expected. Work on it already has been begun. Washington, Dec. 23.—The state de- partment received today from Ambas- sador Penfield at Vienna, a brief dis- patch announcing the receipt there of the Ancona note at 6 p. m., Tuesday. London Dec. 23, 1:35 p. m.—“Amer- ica clearly has made up her mind there shall be no repetition of the evasion which attendea the Lusitania correspondence,” says the Westmin- ster Gazette- ‘‘By all ordinary prece- dents Austria is left but one alterna- tive to concession to the American demands, and that is breaking off dip- lomatic relations.” Referring to the last American note to 'Austria, the Manchester Guardian says. “This was not the mood of the ‘American despatchse to Germany on the sinking of the Lusitania, but there are reasons.for the greater severity that is now shown. For since the sinking of the Lusitania, has promised not to sink passenger steam- ers without warning and unless they are resisting the right of search, This promise, though made on behalf of Germany, must also be held to bind Austgja, the more so as there is some suspicion that the submarines which sank the Ancona may be German. “The strongest position of the United States was that taken up in the first notes on the sinking of the Lusitania, that submarine war on commerce was necessarily inhumane and in violation of international law, it is a pity the United States ever re- ceded from that position.”” The Guardian concludes with the remark that if America carries her present point the protection of neutral non-combatants will be greatly strengthened. TRAIN WRECKERS SENTENCED One Gets From One to Two Years in Prison and Two Others From Five To Fifteen Years. Middletown, Dec. 23.—Sebastian Lagana charged with being implicat- ed in the wrecking of a N. Y., N. H. &. H. railroad train at Maromas on the evening of August 27, 1911, plead- ed guilty in the superior court today and was sentenced to from one to two years in state prison. Four men were charged with the crime. Two of them, Paul Karuba of Bridgeport and Antonio Vernale of Portland, pleaded guilty yesterday and were sentenced to from five to fifteen years. Lagana and the fourth man, Nunzio Bushemo pleaded not guilty. When court resumed today counsel for Lagana announced his change of plea. Bushemo’s trial was set for next Tuesday. MRS. P. F. CURTIN DEAD. Mrs. Josephine _Curtin, wite of Peter F. Curtin, died this morning at her home at 67 Winthrop street, fol- lowing an operation which she under- went a short time ago. Mrs Curtin was formerly Miss Josephine Clifford and besides her husband leaves three sisters, Mrs. Charles Gaffney and Miss Lillian Clifford, both of ‘this city, and Mrs. Margaret Cashman of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o’clock from St. Joseph’s church In- terment will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery XMAS MAIL VERY HEAVY. Washington, Dec. 23.—The office department received reports to- | day from every section of the United | States to the effect that the Christ- mas mail is heavier than ever before and is béing moved hout delay. YEAR IN JAIL. Middletown, Dec. 23.—Mrs. Belle R. Newell, who pleaded guilty in the superior court last Tuesday to having robbed the Shailer homestead at Had- dam about two months ago of up- wards off $2,000 worth of antiques was today sentenced by Judge Mil- ton A. Shumway to a year in jail. Germany, | post INO ARRESTS FOR CARLSON'S DEATH Prosecutor Klett Investigates Mysterious Barroom Brawl JOEN OGREN, OTHER MAN Opinion of Prosecuting Authorities and Medical Men That Death Was Not Result of Fight. Although Sven August Carlson of at his home Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock, had been worsted in a fight in Anderson’s saloon late the pre- Church street no arrests will be mad according to Prosecutor George W. XKlett who has conducted a rigorous investigation of the case. He finds that the man’s’ death was due to natural causes and that the fight «cccuring on the night preceeding his sudden death was merely a coinci- dence. Death Causes Surprise. Carlson was employed at the Royal worked until 9 o’clock Monday night. He was apparently in perfect health when he left his emplovment, but on Tuesday morning he died suddenly in his bed. Death resulted from apoplexy, according to Medical Ex- aminer Harry E. Elcock. News of Carlson’s death spread rapidly about the city and his many friends and ac- quaintances were surprised .and shocked to learn of it. Then it was that some of his more intimate ac- quaintances, especially those who had cither been with him or had seen him the previous night, grew sus- pictous. Stories of a furious fist fight in which he was badly beaten in An- derson’s saloon on Park street were quickly circulated and were taken up by his friends, who made a clamor for a rigid investigation, hinting that another man might be held respon- sible for his untimely end. Charles G. Anderson, the saloon proprietor, did not come to the police and make a report of the fight as the authorities believe he should have | @acne under the subsequent circum- | stances, and Detective Sergeant Bam- forth began an Investigation. He found that there had been a fight in vhe saloon and that John Ogren had | been the dead man’s antagonist. The | sergeant then questioned several wit- nesses to the brawl Ogren Tells of Fight. John Ogren, the suspected man, stated that he had been a friend of Carlson for over thirty years and that their two families were also intimate, visiting each other frequently. He said that he met Carlson Monday night and they went into White’s Main | street cafe where they had a few drinks. They also stopped in Hadley's saloon and then walked down Park street, passing Officer Herbert Lyon 2and another patrolman. In the'saloon a game of cards was indulged in. | Finally Ogren got up and went over 40 the bar where Carlson was stand- ing. Carlson kicked him in the leg snd he demanded an explanation. Carlson told him it was an accident. A few hot words passed when Carl- son slapped him in the face. The two men clinched and rolled onto the bar- room floor with Ogren on top. He said he slapped Carlson’s face several times and then the two were sep- arated. Carlson was taken to the toilet and that was the last Ogren saw ! of him. John Anderson of 541 Stanley | street, bartender in the saloon, told | the police that he did not pay much attention to the fight, but overheard the two men arguing and saw them clinch on the floor. He saw Carlson Lleeding from the eve after the fight. John Anderson of 383 Park street said he saw Ogren hit Carlson four or five times as they were fighting on the i floor. Both men were sober, he said. After Carlson had been brushed and the blood washed from his face, he k“ent out by a rear door. The fight | occurred about 11 o’clock. Another witness, Willian Carlson of 130 Cherry street, gave similar evidence. Prosecutor Klett Investigates. Feeling among the dead man's | friends seemed so intense that Prose- cutor George W. Klett determined to get to the bottom of the affair this morning and consequently had a long consultation with Chief W. . Rawlings, Detective Bamforth, Medi- | cal Examiner Blcock and Dr. E. T. | Fromen, who was called in to attend Carlson as he was dying. The medical examiner said he had examined Carlson’s body carefully and ,found no bad bruises or abrasions. Across his forehead was a cut that had partly healed and this, he was informed by Mrs. Carlson, had been received several days before when he had fallen down. There was a slight cut over one eye, received during the fight. The medical examiner was in- formed that Carlson was a hard drink- ing man and was also a sufferer from uraemic headaches for which he had been doctering with a Hartford physi- clan. The medical examiner found nothing about Carlson’s body to hint that death had resulted from anything but natural causes. Mrs. Carlson told the medical ex- aminer that her husband had come home some time after11 o'clock Mon- day night. ' He seemed to be in: his usual health and did considerable (Continued On Fifth Page.) | Due to Natural Causes and Was | 444 Church street, who died suddenly ; vious night with John Ogren of 466 Typewriter company in Hartford and | | brusque retort | m—King Alfonso today signed ADMITS HE BOUGHT POTASH FOR FAY Breitung Makes Confession, Through His Counsel, in Moving for a Separate Trial. New York, Dec. 23.—Max Breitung, indicted with Robert Fay, Dr. Herbert Kienzle, Walter Scholz and Paul Daeche on charges of conspiring to i blow up munition ships leaving this | country, today admitted through his attorney, John B. Stanchfield, that he brought 350 pounds of chlorate of potash for Fay. The admission was made when Mr. Stanchfield moved for a separate trial for Breitung. | Breitung purchased the potash, a component of certain forms of ex- plosives, at Fay’'s request, Mr. Stanch- | field said, and Wwas innocent of any |plan to destroy ships. Decision on the motion was put over until Jan- | vary 3. William McCulley, whose name was first given as Robert McCauley, and | who was taken to police headquarters at the request of the department of justice officials investigating the plot to dynamite the Welland canal was released toduy. Federal officials said ;)l;ere was nothing to warrant holdin; m. VILLA TO EL PASO To Prevent Alleged Swindler | from Gaining His Liberty. San Antonio, Tex.., Dec. 23—To forestall habeas corpus proceedings | which Col. Hipolito Villa, brother of | Gen. Francisco Villa might have ob- tained his liberty before documentary proof could have been obtained from El Paso, Col. Villa, accompanied by a detective, was started for El Paso this morning at 4:50 o’'clock. Villa was arrested here last night on a Southern Pacific train from the | west, the arrest being based, on a message from the El Paso chief of | PREMIER ANXIOUS T0 RESIGN MARTIAL LAW NOW IMMINENT IN GREECE Athens Aroused Over Possibility | That Bulgarians Will Cross Border Skouloudis Finds Strain of Office Very Heavy—Greek Cabinet Holds Coun- cil and Tmportant Decisions Are Expected. 23 London, Dec. 23, 12:16 p. m.—Pro- | clamation of martial law in Greece is | reported unofficially to be imminent. Although no confirmation of this re- port is available, there is evidence of growing uneasiness at Athens over the possibility that Bulgarian troops will cross the border. ! The only thing which has occurred to relieve the situation is the an- nouncement that the Bulgarian offi- cer in command of the force which clashed with the Greeks in Epirus | has been punished and that the incl- dent is considered closed. Japanese Steamer Sunk. Recrudescence of submarine activ- ity in the Near East is signalized in a startling manner by the sinking of the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru. Ap- parently there was no loss of life, but, according to marine insurance men, the property loss was the heaviest in- curred in any maritime disaster of the war. The nature of the valuable cargo remains undisclosed. The mystery of the bombardment of Varna, which was at first depicted as a formidable Russian attack on the chief Bulgarian port, has stirred Ton- don but according to reports from both sides it was nothing more than a minor naval action. However, a large Russian fleet is said to be in the vicinity of Varna and the action may be preliminary to a serious Rus- sian attack. French Claim Advances. Hartmann's-Weilerkopf is once more an object of contention. Pos- session of the summit of this moun- NEW BUILDING FOR STATE DEPARTMENT Secretary Lansing in Appeal for Struc. ture Tells Congress of Deplorable Lack of Room. ‘Washington, Dec. 23—The need of a new building to accommodate the growing needs of the state department now mainly housed in the southern wing of the state, war and navy build- ing, is again urged upon congress in a memorandum submitted by Secre- tary Lansing. “The department,” Secretary sing says, “has for some years out- grown its present quarters and has had to house in outlylng buildings several of its most important bureaus, every one of which has been vitally affected by conditions arising from the Juropean war, Their quarters are in- adequate and inconvenient. One of these annexes is a private building, overcrowded with clerks and over- loaded with valuable records subject to total loss in case of fire, “While congress has provided pre- Lan- | liminary plans and a site for a much needed new building for the depart- ment, no progress has been made toward its erection, nor is any im- mediate progress in apparent cons {emplation. It seems necessary, therefore, to invoke private enter- prise to relieve the department’s present deplorable lack of proper ac- commodation. It is believed that pri- vate capital may be sufficiently inter- ested to construct a building adequate- ly adapted to the department needs in close proximity to the state, war and navy building, if authority be giv- en the secretary of state to enter into a five or ten’ year lease at a reason- able annual rental.” TWO RANCHES HOLDING OUT AGAINST YAQUIS Cennecticut Men Forced to Abandon Property for Lack of Ammunition tain has been disputed so closely oV He is alleged to have obtained $10.- | 600" from Veter Carusso, by means of & check which was returned from ths bank marked ‘no funds” Curusso is a commission merchant and during the of dollars worth of munitions to the Villa faction, “I do not speak English,” in perfect English when asked for a statement. He could | not be induced to talk further, Mrs, Hipolito Villa passed through | San Antonio last night with Mrs. Francisca Villa enroute to New Or- leans, from where it is rumored the Villa family will go to Cuba to await permission to return to Mexico. ‘With Hipolito Villa when he was ar- rested last night was Gen. Rafael Flores, long known as an active fighter in Mexico, who accompanied the pris- oner to police headquarters, but was | not detained. Colonel Villa left El Pasa yesterday in an automobile nad boarded the train at a station thirty miles east. When the owner of the car called at the garage for his machine he dis- | covered a wallet containing $38,000 in American money, which he said had been overlooked by his passenger. The money later was sent by express to New Orleans. TAKEN ILL ON TRAI Hartford Dinky Backs to Local Sta- | tion to Let Woman Off. Taken suddenly ill on the Bristol- Hartford dinky as it was pulling out of this city shortly before 3 o’clock this afternoon, Mrs. A. E, Upson of 40 West street, Bristol, was taken from the train and removed to the New | Britain General hospital in the po- | lice ambulance. Although Mrs, Upson was feeling very i1l while the train was at the lo- cal depot, it was not until it reached the Elm street crossing that it was| found how serious was her condition. The train was stopped and backed in- to the station where the stricken wo- man was taken out. She was attend- ed by Dr. George H. Bodley. ALFONSO DISSOLVES CORTES. New Elections Will Be Held in Spain Before March. Madrid, Dec. 23, via Paris, 12:48 p. | de- | the Cortes. ehld before crees dissolving New elections will be March. GENERAL JUNG DEAD. Amsterdam, Dec. 23, Via. London, | 2:55 p. m.—The death of the German General Karl Jung at Thiancourt, France, is announced by the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. Death was due to apoplexy. General Jung for a time | was governor of East Flanders. Sub- sequently he was commander of a brigade of infantry reserves. e e WEATHER i :' Hartford, Dec. 23.—For | . Hartford and vicinit) Un- settled, probably rain tonight i-and Friday. Not so cold to- night. B T { ! { police, charging Villa with swindling. | last twa years has supplied thousands ! | juncture does not desire to assume the officer responsible will be punished I ! Co. announced today the completion |are a four per cent. military forces, as well as by those who officlally record their movements that an Associated Press correspond- ent was called upon last April to de- cide the relative positions of the op- posing sides. In the present stance the French assert thev have expelled the Germans from their high- est trenches. The Germans admit retirement from the summit, which was his | yhey agsert they had occupied since | April. The French claim they have not only advanced their positions gab- | stantially, notwithstanding the fact that the Germans succeeded in recc- cupying some of the lost trenches, but have forestalled in a measure an of- fensive which the Germans had been preparing in the Vosges. Anxious To Resign. TLondon, Deec. 23, 5:15 a. Athens correspondent of Renter's Telegram company, Wwriting under date of Tuesday, sends the following: “The cabinet is sitting in council m.—The tonight. and important decisions arve | expected. The aged premier (M. -Skouloudis) finds the strain of office | very heavy and is anxious to resign. | now that the elections are over and there is a majority for M. Gounaris. The latter, however. at the present reins of government, and would ra- ther continue the support of the present ministry composed of leaders of all parties. “The Central Powers are trating their forces in the Gieveell sector (in southeastern Serbia) and are exvected to take the offensive this week."” concen- Will Punish Officer. TLondon, Dec. 23. 6:28 a. m.—The Athens correspondent of Renter's Telegram company sends the follow- ing: “In reply to its representations made to the German and Bulgarian governments regarding the Koritza incident, in which a Bulgarian de- tachment in alleged pursuit of a small Serbian force crossed the Greek frontier. the Greek government has received assurances that the Bulgarian PACIFIC BONDS. Kuhn, Loeb & BUYS New York, Dec. 23. of negotiations in Paris for the pur- chase of bonds of the Central Pacific Railway Co., which is controlled by the Southern Pacific Co. The bonds issue and were sold in 1911 to French banking inter- ests, principal and interest being guar- anteed by the Southern Pacific. The total amount of the issue is 250,000,- 000 francs or approximately $50,- 000,000. . BRITISH SEARCH ROTTERDAM. New York, Dec. 23. —The steamer | Rotterdam. arriving at New York | today from Rotterdam and Falmouth, reported that while held in the Downs over the night of Dec. 11 intil the morning of the 12th a British patrol | came on board and took ashore a stowaway, Arthur Grunhut, an Aus- trian army officer of the motor.co 5. The steamer then proceeded to Kai- mouth where, during two days' de- tention, British authorities took thir- ty-nine sacks of mail ashore, eight- in- | Dec. 22, (Via Ra- | Guaymas, Mexic 1.) Dee. 23.—Va- ! aio to San Diego. | qui Tndians still have possession of all | property in the Yaqui alley, except twao- ranche¥; one being owned by aa American named Bruss, where he, to- gether with another American aud | eight Germans, is supposed to be hold- jng out, although no news has hecn received from them since Monday, when the second Yaqui raid began According to accounts received to- : from settlers, the Indians have destroyed all the buildings and prop- | erty where they have taken charge, but as yet no reports have been re ceived of any Americans or other foreigners being Kkilled. yn account of lack of ammunition 1do Sheldon and Barrett Jones, two young men from Greenwich, Conn., who were conducting a large ranch and who last spring were successful in | driving off the Indians, were compel- | lea to abandon their property during the night, and after a long journey | through the Indians lines, succeeded | in getting out with only a skirmish in which no one was injured. Most of the settlers are practically destitute, it is said. An official of the Richardson Construction com- pany received a telephone message from Montero, one of the Yaqui chiefs, stating that the Indians de- sired to have a conference in the mountains with Admiral ' Winslow, commanding the United States Pacific fleet, who is here aboard the cruiser San Diego, for the purpose of pre- senting their views to the Americans. He further announced that the In- dians were holding in captivity Mrs. John Lehr., two young girls and two children, all of the same family. They were carried away by the Indians duvr- ing the raid on Seuaquegran last month. Tt is reported that Mrs. Lehr is a Mexican woman whose husband is an American. ESCAPES SUBMARINE French Steamer, With Cargo of Sugar, However, Runs Ashore at Mouth of Ebro River. Tortosa, Spain, Dec. Dec. 11 a. m.—The small Frenci steamship Loukkous, with a cargo of sugar, ran ashore at the mouth of the Ebro River today while attempting to escape from a submarine. The cap- tain of the Loukkous asserts the sub- marine attempted to torpedo the ves- sel. On being ordered to stop ihe captain, instead- of obeying, went ahead at full speed and succecded in entering the mouth of the Ebro. According to this account, the sub- marine fired several shots at the Loukkous, without effect. ~ The com- mander of the port has sent a rescue party to attempt to save the steam- 23 S CLUB DANCING, pleasing entertainment has been arranged by the Woman's club to be held at the Y. W. . A, on December 29, for which invitations have been sued. Harry Lane and Miss Thelma Cran of Springfield, will give an ex- hibition of interpreted dances. Both well known for their ability in the enn sacks from Berlin, eleven from Constantinople and ten from Sofia. 1 t of terpsichore. Tea will be served BRITISH LOSSE IN DARDANEI TOTAL | Up to Dec. 1, 96,979 Of Men Were Killed and Wounded and Miss GERMANS. REGAIN § ON THE WESTER Bulgarians Claim That Ru troyers Bombarding V. drew—Austrians A) Halted Campaign in Quiet on Eastern Fronts. London, Dec. 23, 12:48 Great Britain's loss of off men at the Dardanelles up ¢ ber 11, was 112,921, This is the grand total and men, including the navi killed, wounded and missl number killed was 25,279, tion to the total of casuall number of sick admitted to was 96,683, The losses were distribute lows: Killed: Ofdcers 1,609 Wounded: Officers, 2,969; 222. Missing: Officers, 337; men Regained By Berlin, Dec. 23, via Lond war office announced today summit of Harthann's-Wi captured earlier in the weel French, had been regained Germans. The text of the statement lows: “Western theater of war: hot fighting yesterday a regin the 82nd Landwehr Brigade ed the summit of Hartmanu erkopf. The enemy suffercd losses and left 23 o’ cers a men in our hands. ¥French Report E “The figutres given in the report of yesterday evening ing the sighting around Hari Wejlerkopf o the 21st nitar exaggerated by at-feast one hal tstal losses, including killed, €4 and missing, so far as at ascertained, amount to 1,100 g “I'nare is nothing to repof the easter~ anrA Wallan the war.” Russian Destroyer Withd Berlin, Dec. 23, (by wireless ville.)~What is apparently t} garian version of the recent naj counter off Varna, on the Bi coast, which was followed by that the Russians were troops there, is contained in despatch given out by the O News Agency, as follows: “¥our Russian torpedo boat stroyers approached a Bulgark pedo boat and attacked her. T! pedo boat answered the Russi and Bulgarian coast batteries took part in the engagement. stroyers shortly withdrew. Th pedo boat was not damaged.” ! Austrians Halt Campaign. Paris, Dec. 28, 2:45 p. m. Austrians apparently have come halt in their Montenegrin ' cami according to an official statem the Montenegrin authorities givi by the consul of that country hel day, which says that the “en fortifying himself over the front in the Sanjak” French Official Report, Paris, Dec. 23, 2.35 p. m.—Th lowing communication was given at the war office this afternoon: “The night was relatively calm the whole front. To the south off ras, in the vicinity of Beaurains, artillery kept up its destructive against the positions of the enem: Champagne there was fighting at 4 quarters with hand grenades to east of Navarin Faim and in the tor of Hill 163 “In the Vosges, at Hartmanns-W erkopf, the situation uncha on our left, where the counter tacks of the enemy are proceed Our right continued to make progi yesterday.” LANSING ASKS $143,660 To Care For Increased Work of S Department Resulting From W Washington, Dec tional appropriation of $143,660 care for the increased work of slate department resulting from European war, is asked by Secre Lansing in & memorandum submi 1o congress. Complex d aim problems arising from changed cony tions of warfare, according to secretary, have increased the work the department over 75 per cent, Besides the employment of an adi tional administrative and clerical fol to carry on the work of the diplo; jc and consular service, which is ¢ ing for nati Is of other countri Secretary Lansing voints out that h department must prepare for the pi entation of a great number of clall and a general adjustment of inf An ad at the close of the exhibition. /| national relations after the war