New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1916, Page 1

. HERALD BEST OF ALL LLOCAL NEWSPAPERS | NEW BRITAIN HE AL IHERALD “AD! |BETTER BU e——— vPRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916—SIXTEEN PAGES. ESTABLISHE SPECTATOR TELLS OF ENTENTE TERMS “Practical Demoraliza- tion of Teutonic Hold- ings Will be Neces- . sary Before Peace is Concluded CONSTANTINOPLE TO BE GIVEN TO RUSSIA Kiel Canal to Be Placed in Hands of Neutrals—Navy to Be Distributed Among Allies—Reparation to Be Made For Shipping Destroyed—All Colonies to Be Given Up—Parts of Austria to Italy. London, Dec. 29, 12:21 p. m.—The Spectator devotes the greater part of tomorrow’s issue to answering Presi- dent Wilson's question as to what are the peace terms of the Entente Allies. Briefly summarized the principal de- mands as outlined by the Spectator follow: “The peace terms are to start from the status quo before the war, thus including the evacuation of the whole of northern France, Belgium and Luxemburg and of all lands taken from Serbia, Rumania, Russia and Montenegro. “Alsace Lorraine is to be resfored to France. The Danish portion of Schleswig-Holstein is to go to Den- mark and Posena, Polish Prussia and Austrian Poland are to be added to the new sub-kingdom of Poland which the chancellor has pledged to create. » L Slavs Into Kingdom. *“The Slavs of Bosnia-Hersgovina, ‘Dalmatia, Croatia, etc., are to be cre- ated into a new kingdom. Bohemia is - to be an independent state. The Ru- manian sector of Transylvania to be added to Rumania. “The whole Austrian territory plus Briest and the other portions of Aus- tria which are Italian in blood or feeling, ta be added to Italy. Constantinople to Russia. “Turkey to yield Constantinople and the straits to Russia. “The Armenians to be put under .Russian tutelage. “The Arabs to be freed, while Syria, sia Minor, and Mesopotamia are to ~be under external protection guaran- teeing tranquility. “The German colonies to remain in the hands of the Entente. Moreover, a money indemnity for the ruin Ger- many has done in Belgium, France, Serbia, Montenegro, etc. Reparation For Shipping. “Regards shipping, Germany to make reparation in kind for all ships of commerce destrcyed, ton for ton, neutral shipping to be replaced only after all the demands of the allies . have been satisfied. “The German navy to be handed over and distributed among the En- ! tente Allies. “As a guarantee against future war the Allies are to insist upon demo- cratization of the German govern- ment. “The Kiel canal to under an international non-German committee including the Entente countries, the United States and other neutral » be neutralized Washington Will Decide Tuesday Upon | Communication From Mexican Chief—Secretary Inspects Document Washington, Dec. 29, —What answer will be returned to General Car- ranza's latest appeal for modification in the protocol signed at Atlantic City, will be determined here Tuesday. On that day the Americail memberg of the Mexican-American joint commission will meet and consider the Mexican communication delivered yesterday to Secretary Lane. General Carranza's latest munication asking modification of the protocol covering withdrawal of American troops from Mexico was examined closely today by Secretary Lane, chairman of erican members of the joint commis- sion who has summoned his col- leagues to confer with him here. Although the document has not been made public, it was said Carran- za's insistence on the conditional re- tirement of the American forces is not so strong as formerly, chiefly because of the new military situation in north- | ern Mexico. Neither does he flatly re- pudiate the protocol already signed by his representatives at Atlantic City. PAGE MAKES CALL. London, Dec. 29.—Ambassador Page called on rPemier Lloyd George in Downing street this morning. It was a call of courtesy, offering {ihe American representative hi first op- portunity of seeing Mr. Lloyd George since he became premier. VILLISTAS DEFEATED. Mexico City, Dec, 29.—It is offi cially reported that the Villistas have suffered several severe defeats in'thc north during the last two da | bond issue to meet part of the treasury BOND ISSUE TO MEET DEFICIT IN TREASURY President and Leaders Congress Reach Tenta- tive Agreement in Washington, Dec. 29.—President Wilson has tentatively agreed with ad- ministration leaders in congress on a deficit whieh confronts the govern- | ment for the fiscal year ending June | 30, 1918, and estimated at about $180,000,000. With Secretary dent is working on other raising additional revenue. The president has pointed out that he believes a bond is used only to meet temporary and emergency expendi- tures. Many of these have becg caused by the Mexican situation The treasury already has authirity by previous acts of congress to issue Panama bonds and about $240,000,- 000 of these are available. They would bear 3 per cent. Plans for raising the other revenue are understood to concern the income tax, an inheritance tax and special taxes on internal revenue and imports, The deficit figures differ according to congressional and administrative view points. Secretary McAdoo estimated in his annual report the actual deficit: in the working balance of the treasury on June 30, 1918 at $185,183,000 which accounts for appropriations unexpended combined with the left over balance. The congressional appropriations committee basing their estimate upon | actual appropriations without regard to whether executive department spend all or part Of the appropria- tion figure $313,269,640 as the de- ficit. The McAdoa the presi- plans for interest bear- ing debt of the United States June 30, last, as reported to | congress by Secretary McAdoo amounted to $971,662,690. Exclusive of postal savings bonds, one year treasury notes and conversion bonds, this is made up of $118,489,900 four per cent. $63,945,460 three per cents. (due in 1918,) $636,359,750 two per cents, (due in 1920) $84,331,980 Pan- ama Canal bonds bearing two per cent. and $50,000,000 Panama 3 per cents. similar to those to be issued. THREE ARE DROWNED Russian Steamer Bound for New York outstanding Hits Mine—One Passenger and Two of Crew Lost. | | com- ! the Am- | e Russian | while bound from ! New York, Dec. steamship Kursk, Archangel, Russia, for New York, with 126 passengers, was hit by a mine on | November 29 off Kirkwall, Scotland. | One passenger and two members of | the crew were drowned while life- boats were being launched. Part of the steamer’s stern was torn | off by the force af the explosion .and | She was later towed into Kirkwall by | British patrol boats. Her passen- | gers and crew, however, drifted all night in open boats before being picked up. News of the accident was brought here by the rescued passengers who | arrived on board the steamship Lap-| i land from Liverpool. The Kursk hit the mine about 11 o'clock at night and it was six a. m. | the next day before the English pa- | trol bosts found the steamship drift- | ing lifeboats. The Kursk, a vessel of 7,869 tons plied regularly between New ; and Archangel up until about three months ago, when with other | Russian passenger ships voyvaging be- | tween the two ports, she was with- | darawn. The Kursk left Archangel | on Nov. 15. | | | | MUST RENOUNC RIGHTS. Mexicans Give Foreigners Until April 15 to Do So. | | Mexico City, Dec. 29.—A deccree has been issued giving foreigners holding title to real estate, mining and oil properties and timber lands until | pril 15 to resign their treaty rights in so far as the properties in ques- tion are concerned. Formal renun- ciation of such rights also must be made. There is what the dec fects enterpris some uncertainty as to ee is retroactive and af- s or only future rights. { | { i ALTILLO. | VILLA T Partisans Claim Hi Forces Have Captured Town. ).—i"orces operating El Paso, Dec. inder the banner of Villa have oc- capital of the -upied Saltillo, the tate of Coahiuila. it was announced sere today by Villa partisans. The report was denied by Carranza Ticials here. ' Switzerland, has explained | order to learn if theéflatter intended ! to do anything in #dy0r of peace and | any case Switzerland has no intention | of interfering with the affai | the event of its seeming desirable.” | to their advantage. | mila (thought WILSON'S PEAGE NOTE SUPPORTED Scandinavian Governments Ex- press Sympathy With U. S. SWISS STAND EXPLAINED| | President of Switzerland Gives Inter- view to Press—Danish Social Dem- ocrats Telegraph Concordance—All Wish for Peace. London, Dec. 29, 12:05 p. m.—The Scandinavian governments have sent a joint note to belligerents supporting the peace note of rPesident Wilson. A Reuter despatch from Copenhagen says the Danish, Swedish and Nor- wegian governments have instructed their legations to address to the gov- cernments of the belligerent countries in which the Scandinavian govern- ments, adhering to the note of Presi- | dent Wilson concerning a measure to be adopted for facilitating a durable peace, declare they would consider themselves as failing in their duty | toward their respective peoples and toward bumanity as a whole if they did not express their most ‘profound sympathy with eve effort which may contribute toward putting an end to the sufferings and losses, morai | and material, which are ever growing on account of the war, Switzerland’s Act Explained. Bologna, Via Paris, Dec. 28, 11:40 m.—President Schulthe: of the part played by his country in the recent steps in favor of peace in an inter- view with Signor Qualici, editor of the | Resta Del Carlno. He is quoted as| saying: | “Switzerland had nothing whatever to do with President Wilson’s note. The federal council got into com-| munication with the government in simply received a cop@ibt'the note at ! the same time as tle belligerents. | The council has decided to support the | note, inspired by an ardent desire to | see an end rapidly put to the suffer- | tng caused by the terrible war of which the Swiss people has daily evi- dence in the shape of interned in- vaders and civilians from places or- dered evacuated. “I do not know what will fate of the neutral proposals, | D. | | | | | be the! and in s of the | belligerents. But she considers it her | duty to make known to them that shdé is ready to help to cxchange views in He said he was astonishedg at the| rumors of fears of the violations of Switzerland’s neutrality. I cannot conceive,” he said that any of the | belligerents harbar the idea of passing through our country. It would not be | Let there be no | mistalke. In the presence of external ! danger, no matter from what side it | comes, Switzerland will be united.” Danish Cable Wilson. London, Dec. 29, 4:57 a. m.—A | Reuter despatch from Copenhagen ! says that the Danish social democrats have cabled President Wilson express- ing their sympathy with his action in addressing the Dbelligerent powers. The message also expresses the sin- cere wish that the president’s efforts to end the war and establish a lasting peace may succeed. Copsewood, British, and Ida, Norwe- glan, Victims of Submarines—Were Not Large Boats. London, Dec 115 4. m.—The British steamship Copsewood 509 tons gross, has been sunk. The Norwegian steamer Ida, 1,300 tons, is reported to have been sunk. High Cost of Living Blamed For Raids On Bins, How some are solving the high cost of living problem or seeking to sy tematically secure their share in the financial harvest resulting from pros- perity is indicated, in the belief of the police, by numerous recent com- plaints relative to wholesale thefts of ~o0al. Shortly before 5 o'clock th morning Sergeant George Kelley at police headquarters received a tele- phone message from the Stanley works to the effect that three men were raiding tle coal stock of the Sovereign Trading company on Cur- tis street. They had disappeared when policemen arrived. Wednesday night three men made haul estimated at three tons from the coal pockets of Berson Bros. While the men may be simply getting in a sypply for use at their homes, the | police. balieve that they may be get- ting in a supply to retail in the poorer sections of the cit SMALL POX IN STAMIORD. amford, Dec. form has made in Stamford, it was and it is expected that tionary measure a general vaccination will be ordered. The disease was-dis- | covered in family of Frank Clark ina tenement block which was occupied by two other families also. About two | weeks (lark’s two children be- | Smallpox in a its appearance le d today as a precau- ago (CUPID. SETS FAST PACE | Up to December 1 the Record of Hav- [ | the | there i that 1 STORK DURING YEAR BESTS GRIM REAPER Births Average Ahout Thirty Per Cent. More Than Deaths ing Been Called Professionally to | the Most Births is Hcld by May Francesco. Although the statistical records of the fast waning 1916 have been com- piled only to December 1 it is now possible to get a f number of birth deaths and mar- riages that have taken place during the past twelve months. By estimat- ing the number of births, deaths and marriages during the present month, and using the figures for the other | inating eminences northwest of that during | fortr the Grim | eleven months, it appear 1916 the stork has hested Reaper by making about thirty per cent. more calls in New Britain. Dan Cupid has also set a fast pace and has tied well over 500 nuptial knots. Compared with 1915, the number of births in 1916 will appear well over the half hundred mark in ad- ance. Also, the record will show that using 1915 as a basis, the visits of the Stork this year have not kept a comparative pace with those of the RUSSIANS | GERMANS STRIKE ON VERDUN FRONT Capture Part of FI‘&I;Oh Trench— Von Mackensen Advances i ! IN DISORDER Braila, Important Grain Center ¥s Un- der Fire—Ifope is to Clear Dobrud- ja of Defenders and Close Danube to Russians. Striking back at the French in the Verdun region, but on the bank of | g : air estimate of the | the Meuse OPposite the scene of the recent French successes {he Germans made a strong effort last night to pen- etrate the French lines between Hill 304 and Dead Man Hill, the two dom- the The attack was broken up, the Ger- mans succeeding .in. gaining a foot- ing in only one trench, south of Dead Man Hill. The activities around . Verdun have been the only breaks in the mo- | notony of winter'trench warfare along the Franco-Belgian.front. The bat- tle of the Somme admittedly is in a state of suspense, Lecause of the bad condltion of the ground and unfa- vorable atmospheric conditions, ac- Grim Reaper as the deaths will total { cording to British authority. more than thrce quarters of a hun- dred in excess of a year ago. Cupid, while more active than 1915, this year has not kept either of the other two Vi in Dan | tivity of the war now centers, tep with | his thrus itors and | in Moldavia, driving the Rus From Rumania, where the real ac- Field Marshal Von Mackensen is keeping up for the line of the Sereth jans be- his report will be less than fifty in | fore him in none too good order, the advance of a vear ago. Dr, Bray Not Leader. In many of the years passed, Dr. Henry T. Bray has been far in ad vance of any physician or mid-wife in the city as the able assistant of the Stork, but this yvear, to December 1, the laurels for having been present at the largest number of births do not rest upon his head. They hav: been wrested from him by May Fran- cesca who has been in professional attendance at 169 births. Dr. Bray and Dr. D. W. O’Connell each hav 164 birth attendances to their credit and Dr. Harry A, Elcock has 129. To the leader in Dbirth attendance also goes the credit for having been called | will be closed completely to number of births | During May she | river for a possible advance into Bes- Drl in to the greatest in a single month. cared for twenty-three cases. € | Danube, German reports intimate. Latest ac- counts placed the left of von Macken- sen's line beyond Rimniksarat, near the Ruzeu-Fokshani railroad line while his right apparently is drawing close to Braila, at the Danube end of the trunk line from Buzeu. Braila, ‘important as a granary and provisioning depot, is meanwhile re- ported under fire from across the where the Bulgarians, with German and Turkish assistance are vigorously aulting the Matchin bridgehead. The apparent hope is to clear Dobrudja completely of Rus- sians and effect a permanent junction with the Teutonic forces in Wallachia at a point where the lower Danube Russian uses and the way opened north of the sarabia, just beyond which lies Odes- Bray is close behind with twenty-two | so. during the same month. ord of births for the exception of Decemb: lows, showing that March is as fol- wa The rec- | each month, with been moventent has Norway, Sweden and three Scandinavian latest made Denmark, peace by th The the | governments having sent a joint note favorite time for the winged visitor: | to the belligerents. January, March, 18 June, 162; September, vember, 166. Jan. Death Rate High. 175; February, 15 : April, 160; May, Ju 163; August, 149; October, 182 | HilL, Had the high death rate of Janu- | office announced toda French Report. s, Dec. 29, Noon.—German s last night delivered an attack strong force on a three kilometer front between Hill 304 and Dead Man northwest of Verdun, the war The French ary been maintained throughout the | infantry and machine gun fire broke ear, the mortality rate of New Brit- | the attack, but one of the French ain for 1916 would have been alarm- : trenches south of Dead Man HIll be- ing. More deaths occurred the initial month than during any oth- er single month of the entire year, and during September there were | fewer deaths than at any other time. | The record to January, T1: 60; April, 5 July, 56; December follows: February, 63; March, May, 61; June, August, 53; September, October, November, 44. Busy Marriage Market. The year of 1916 saw riage market in New B n and dur- ing the merry month of June, when brides are the chief topic of conver- sation and the social items, the great- est number of blushing marched to the altar to the holy bonds of matrimony. No- vember was a close second and April saw the least number of marriage. busy mar- | To the first of December, the stat ties follow: Janua April, 44; February, 63; March, ; June, s July, 47; August, September, 47; October, November, 80. Comparison With 1915, For a basis of comparison between vears 1916 and 1915 the follow- figures are interesting. In 1915 were 1,952 Dbirths, deaths 6 weddings PEACE PLANS A TRAP French 57; ing 572 and Socialists to Label Central Powers Action a Snare and Call For Rencwed forts in War, Parls, Dec. 29, lution has been 4 a. adopted m.—A reso- by the so- pursue a more vigorous policy both in military and economic actions, so that the full resources of the country may be brought into play and the war terminated more speedily. The reso- lution is predicated on the assertion the replies of the Central pow- ers to President Wilson’s note leave no doubt that the offer of peace ne- gotiations snare. a e WEATHER, Hariford, Dec. 29.—For Hartford and vicinity: Fair, colder tonight: minimum about t Ive degrees. Satur- came at that time it was i1, hut malady was chickenpox the ' l day fair, continued cold. o e e o maids ' be taken in | | | | | | | ciallst calling upon the government to | jess.—There have been no during | ing. penetrated and this only by a few hostile troops. The attack was delivered after long and violent artillery preparation. North of Verdun, on the right bank of the Meuse, a strong German recon- naissance was dispersed east of Har- daumont. The text of says: “On the left bank of the river Meuse, after the intense bombardment reported in the announcement of yes- terday and which grew even more, the Germans late yesterday afternoon delivered a strong attack along a front of more than three kilometers against our front to the east of Dead- man Hill, “This attack was broken curtain of fire and the fire infantry and machine guns. “On the right bank of the river we have dispersed a strong: German reconnaissance east of Hardaumont work. “The night passed rest of the front. “Flight Lieutenant Hertoux brought down on the of December his six- teenth enemy hip. the communication by our our quietly on the a German Version. Berlin, Dec. 29, (By wireless to Sayville).—On the Verdun front ves- terday German troops transferred from the Somme front attacked posi- tions on Hill 304 and on the south- ern slope of Deadman Hill, the war office announces The Germar advanced to the sec- ond and third French counter at- tacks were repulsed, the statement The Germans brought back 220 prisoners, Berlin, Dec. 29, via Sa wire- mportant events on the Macedonian front or the Russian front held by Prince Leo- pold, according to today’s war office statement. Berlin, Dec. 29, by Sayville wireless. —In Rumania yesterday (German troops captured several positions, taking 1,400 prisoners, cighteen m chine guns and th nnon Petrograd, Dec. Violent fighting took Russian troops and forces of the Central Powers yesterday in Central Rumania. In the region of Amara, according to the Russian statement issued today a Teuton force, 000 On e ¢ via London.— place between (Continued eenth Page). STIFF NOTE FROM SPAIN | ON SUBMARINE WARFAR IS SENT TO GERMA 'BUDAPEST OBSERVES | N eutral Governd CHARLES CORONATION| Wili Have no Furé | Interference W Her Shipping Capital of Hungary Tempor- Forgets War to Usher in New King. ' arily | - |SURPRISE IS FELT ‘ IN WASHINGT Budapest, ! 28, via onation here, skies, Hungary, hursday, Dec. London, Dec. 29.—The cor- | festivities are in full swir under the brightest of winter and Budapest for the time being seems to have forgotten the war. A holiday crowd moves through streets gay with flags and buntin many of the people in the splendid national garb. The principal thor- | oughfares are crowded with automo- biles, state carriages, mounted and ' unmounted troops, officers in full dress and nobles in magyar costumes, Notwithstanding the rain an unprecedented crowd the formal entry of King Visitors came from all parts of the country. Windows along the route | were rented for as much as five thou- | sand crowns in some instances, while in one case 21,000 crowns was paid The inaugural diploma was hand- ed to the Kking last ovening hy a deputation from both houses of par- | liament. Today the king received | the diploma with his signature and parliament administered the oath. It was an impressive ceremony, the members of both houses, in the Hun- | g garian national costume, assembling | representations of the Spanish in joint session. The coronation will | ernment, which it says somd commence at o'clock Saturday j caused the Berlin government morning. 2 irprised at the radi attitu e 1in, whose protests, it is held heen more energetic than those other neutral state, even the States of merica With rega NEW STATION AT BERLIN ASSURED | the_contraband _question the | “What the Anohter Source Pressure Brd Admir With But Wek Influ 1s of ! to Bear Upon T U. S. Will Not Nations in Protest, ¥act That Their Added, Madrid, m.—The th wtonic Join { { | | | ing via F note ris, Dec ddressed wrine vernment 8, to stic iew irox the p. many the Spanish length the policy of Me time the first Spanish doro was torpedoed in It declares the Spanish | always has maintained that it w | 1egal to destroy is is the | stant practice of submarines and | the cabinet also demanded the d | vation of the declaration of Lo { notably artic fifty, which is tained submarines violate by doning the crews of sunken vest the mercy of the waves far from| The note recalls the vigor d on subn quc re irid ship, \ug goverr prizes Spanish gover . | does not admit is the central .enj Railroad Officials Assure Mayor Quig- | interpretation of international | whereby they destroy ships of ! which have always complained | protestea against such an inte! | tion.” { The note ley and President Landers of Waiting Station. concludes with nouncement that further stepi being taken to avoid or ‘dimi: | future the rigks to Spanish shi Mayor George A. Quigley, Pres ok dent G. M. Landers of the chamber of commerce, C. A. Mitchell, superin- tendent of the Hartford division of the New Haven road, and J. A. Drouge, | general superintedent of the western division of the ratlroad held a lengthy | despatch from 1 conference in the mayor's office this [ h cabinet, after consideration noon at which the matter of erecting | torpedoing of Spanish vosse a waiting station at the Berlin junc- ! decided to take energetic tion was discussed. Informally, the |avoid the constant dimt grade crossing menace was also taken | country’s merchant marine. up by these officials. { meeting will be held to give Some time ago the mayor, the |form the measures, the natuj council. railroad committee and cham- | which .has not heen loged. ber of commerce asked that the Berlin | selectmen co-operate with them in an | attempt to secure a suitable waiting room on the west side of the tracks at the Berlin station. It was as a result of this that today’s conference took place. The railroad officials sub- mitted plans and positively assured | local officials that the much needed sation wtill be built. Just when work will be started however, they could not state. The plans as presented call for a wooden station with shingled sides. The interior will be equipped with seats and the structure will be heated. In an informal manner the road officials discussed general im- provements, among which was the grade crossing menace. Their attitude was very friendly toward needed im- provements and safety devices and they intimated that the company of its own volition would like to make many improvements but is prevented because of its financial limitations, 1 CLAIMS DAMAGES FOR AUTO MISHAP Paris, Dec. 26, (Delayed) mea nition Al W action shington De 29— toward, the German sub: | campaien caused surprise . he; | cause no such, statement from had been expected. | Her action nevertheless is to have come at an opportune add another source of press Germany in what the state ment considers a most serious tion. Norway, Sweden, Denmarl Holland have also suffered fro marine activities but no intenti| { been given as yet as they werd ning action at this time. The States will welcome such protd { other neutrals but in line W] consistent policy will probably n| any united action with them. This was the only developmen today in the peace movement, Officials carefully watched foreign press comments and W terested in the announcement t reply of the Allies the German proposals was ready. Tntil the Allies reply to Pri | Wilson’s note no move by this ment is at all likely. Meanw announced policy of silen rail- to d n COAL LADEN BOAT ABANDONED AT Baba Jones Brings Suit Against Webbh & Co.—Wants $10,000 Damages. ! Captain and Crew of Fannic i Claiming damages of $10,000 for alleged reckless operation of a motor truck November 17, Baba Y. Jones, administrator of the estate of Niul Marza, has brought suit against Webh '& company of 705 Stanley street with papers roturnable in superior court the first Tuesday in February. The defendant’s store on Stanley strect and real estate on Park and Stanley streets were attached today by Con- stable Fred Winkle. Spellacy, Yeo- mans & Kopelman of Hartford are counsel for the praintiff. It is claimed that Robert J coll, a partner in the concern, operating the truck at a high rate of speed on the left side of Stanley street when it struck Ma who was on a bicycle, and injured him so bad ly that he died soon afterwards. The plaintiff contends that Marza was on | the right of the road and used all possible autions. 1 | Are Landed at Gib- ralter. The Palmer, Dec schooner Fannie vessels built the Palmer fleet sailing has been abandoned a ai voyage with coal from Newpar | for Cathagena, Spain, her capt. ! ported by cable to agents here The was »d, probab transfer to une landed at Gibr The Fannie Jaboc Winslow of Portland, M one the American vessels British a 0 of Aires which, German consignees registered 1,726 | 29 five last Boston for onc out of thil Dris- ey pa ltar Aimer crew was 1 recently of the Klist be livered at aimed, The on ' ca oal de dde p it was T ¢ TARIFF COMMISSION, Washington, Dec. 29.—Announce- ment of the members of the tarift commission will be made by Presi- dent Wilson as soon as word s re- colved from Professor Frank Taus- sig of Harvard whether he will Y cept one of the places. TURKEY'S REPLY, Washington, Dec. 20.—Turkd ply to President Wilson's pead was received today at the s partment. It substantiall same as Germany's and Austri ac-