Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1915, Page 1

{ — { b News Section PAGES ONE TO TEN. VOL. XLV-—-NO. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1915- 'l \\ l“\"l \ PAGES. 0. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. WILSON IS NAMED FOR PRESIDENCY - ON STATE BALLOT Lincoln Signed by Nebraska Demos, with Morehead Topping List, John G. Maher Files Petition :t: | BRYAN NOT AMONG NUMBER Brother of Commoner Says He Does Not Want to Embarrass the Executive, MAY LATER AFFIX SIGNATURE (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 3.—(Special.)— Woodrow Wilson will be a candidate for the democratic nomination for the presidency, the celebrated Nebraska filing mill having ground out an- other petition asking that the presi- dent’s name be placed on the ballot. The petition was filed by Colonel John G. Maher and by other local democrats, among them P, L. Hall, democratic national committeeman from Nebraska. Governor Morehead of Nebraska headed the list of sign- « | ers, Bryan Doesn't Sign. , Charles Bryan, mayor of Lincoln and brother of W. J. Bryan, former secre- tary of state, refused to sign the Wil~ son pet'tion when invited to do so. He eald that he did not wish to embarrass the president, but if the petitioners would walt untfl he communicated with Mr. Wiison, he might sign. Following is the declaration accom- panying the petition, which was signed, by the following: J. H. Morehead, J. H. er, W. M. Morning, Shn J. Ledwith, C. H. Adi Meler, C. H. Rudge, J. W. Cutwright, W. T. Fenton, Frank D. Eager, Willlam Schroeder, Charles 8. Roe, P.'L. Hall, Paul H. Holm, Benjamin F, Bailey, L. B. Tobin, J. H. Harley, John Giliigan, Thomas_ Sinclair, A. Lang. J. E. Miller, énc(:,h North, C. 8. Sherman and B, F. 00! Broad Not Mere Partisans. “In filing the name of Woodrow Wilson &s a candidate for president of our coun- try, we act as mors than were parti- sans—we feel profoundly that every fibtre of our patriotism calls for his re-elevation to that exalted porition. ‘While crises without number have en- veloped this government, as a result of the marfl)\fl. devastating war abroad, he has h splendid Auwrlcu}lm. and has wisely and Jovingly led this nation into a coursie of abundant pec.ee with unchal- lenged honor. “In the subordinatfon of things tem- poral to things eternal in the minds of! our people, we feel that Woodrow Wil- #on will take place with the courageous far-seeing Washington, and with the im- mortal, God-fearing ILincoln. We feel that American citizenship has a stand- dard by which it measures him, which is above and beyond the confines of party, or sect, or creed, or nationality. Their Additional Reasons. “But as presidential contests are con- ducted on lines practical as well as mentimental, we realize that add!tional reasons must e given for Woodrow Wil- on's election. , We belleve, in this regard state the sound, unprejudiced judg-| ment of the country as a whole, when we say that Woodrow Wilson's adminis- tration stands as a guidepost to country- wide prosperity. He has shown un- questionable sagacity in dealing with the practical problems of his term. He has been contsructive, mot vindictive. 4o has been firm but broadminded. And he has possessed the sympathy and dis- cretion which must be combined in the successful administration of our coun- try's affairs. “So we who file this petition belleve| that we are proposing for the presidency the man, who in substance and senti- people of the United States to be em- inently worthy of another term. It is not alone our hope that he succeed, 48 our prayer as well, not only that party principles may triumph, but that also the honor and safety of our country ghall be maintained.” LGUISVILLE & NASHVILLE ROAD GAINS BOTH WAYS NEW YORK, Dec. L-—Thl Louisville & Washville railroad’s statement issued to- day shows an increase in operating reve nue of $477,183, which is increased to| 318 in net as a vesult of a reduction $139,134 In expenses. The Weather ¥or Omaha, Councll Bluffs and Vicinity ~alr: warmer. Hours. 6a. 6a 9 a ¥ ] 10 & 82 1la " 12m .40 ip . 2p. 4 3 p. m 4p. 5. © 6D 143 7 L4l 8 40 me xsu 1913, 192, Highest vyesterday 0 Lowest yesterday. 4' 30 Mean temperature 0 40 Prrdmun?n e a4 .00 rature ln reci] l(AII - “n‘"m D_ D jon depart. s 1] 148 .08 inch .08 inch 1 ..28.1¢ inches Total detictoncy aliica Hiarci 'i precipitation Doy o Tt Precipitation_since, Mar clency since March X Deficiency poriod,’ 1911.. 538 jnches Deficiency period, 1913 6 u "li‘llés Temp. High- Rain Tpom et fai b % PO 00 Denver, e . o Des Moines, clear..."\". 3 @ Dodgs City 0 clear. K standard of 1 9st| ment, is deemed by the majority of the| i it BARON EI.ICHI SHIBU WA, the Japanese money kmg now in New York to strengthen commercial re- lations between this coun- try and Japan. The aged , 76 years old, and lmown as the ‘“‘John D. Rockefeller’’ of Japan, vis- ited Omaha a few years ago. BARCON E7-ICHI SHIBUSAWARL [PASSPORT GRANTED | T0 HENRY FORD Head of Peace Party Gets Permit to Visit Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Netherlands. EXPEDITION TO START ON TIME WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Henry Ford was granted a passport by the State department today to visit Norway Sweden, Denmark and The N “exerepresentative ®rought *his application from New | York. The citizenship department of the department by noon had issued more than 125 passports to peace advo- cates who will sail from New York tomorrow on the steamer Oscar II None made application to visit any other than neutral countries. Only a few applications were de- | fective, Ship W11 Sall on Time, NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—~The Scandinavia- | American liner Oscor IL, on which { Henry Ford has taken passage for his peace expedition to The Hague, will leave New York Saturday afternoon on schedule time, according to agents of the { line. Mr. Ford has engaged its first and | second cabing for his peace envoys. In addition, 40 passengers going home to Norway, Sweden and Denmark for the holldays will occupy the third class quarters. All passports will be examined | at the pler and it is sald no person will i be permitted to go aboard without one. Halverd Jacobseng the liner's manager, says the Oscar II should be at Chris- tiania by December 14 or 15. Concernin the possibility that British warships might take the steamer to Kirkwall he | sald that few of the line's steamers had been taken there recently,.as the British govrnment has: been content with stop- ping the vessels off the north coast of | Scotland and sending an officer on board to examine the passenger and cargo manifests, Ban Placed on Peace Pamphlets. PARIS, Dec. 3—The French section of the Woman's International League for Permanent Peace ‘has been ordered by the Paris police authorities to discon- tinue.the circulation of peace pamphlets. The officers of the French section were summoned before. the commissary of police today to explain their activities. The women maintained that they were acting according to thelr philosophical convictions. ‘The police are continuing thel® inquirie: Schlank Buys Lease On Douglas Street Site for a Theater Jake Schlank of the Hipp theater has purchased the equity in a ninety-nine- year lease on & sixty-six-foot frontage {on Douglas street between Beverteenth and Eig.teenth streets and contemplates |the erection of the biggest and most costly exclusively moving picture theater in Omaha on the aite, The Douglas street frontage la now occupled by the Cole-McKay undertaking parlors, a large frame dwelling and a smal] store house in the rear. The ten- ants of these buildings will move at once and work on the big movie house will start as soon as possible. The land is owned by Mrs. Lillian Maul of Omaha. Mrs. Mau] leased the land about three or four years ago to an Omaha syndicate and it ws from this syndicate Mr. Schlank purchased the equity. The site i 132 feet deep. The deal was made through George & Co. South Dakota Uni VERMILLION, North PI’(M‘ Omaha, clear. K K e 00 Slagle, president of the University lcng lllness. Head's Wife Dead 8. D, Dec. 3.—Mre. Ger- trude Relmann Slagle, wife of Dr. R. L. of 'BRITONS NOT READY 10 DISCUSS PEACE More Fortunes of War Turn Agninst Them Less They Seg\ clined to Listen to “g it ALL WANT @y“ "GHT 1T OUT ! (Corngil a8 UF the Asscclated Press.) | LOL | Nov., 23.—S8peculation seems to come from Switzerland, Rome, Madrid o America, always vagnue and usually negative, strikes no audibly responsiva chord in Lon- don. The more the fortunes of war ap- pear to turn against the allles, the| less the British seem inclined to lsten | with patience to any suggestion that peace can come through other means than military achlevement. When Charles Trevelyan in the House of Commons last week ventured to ex- press the view that there Is nothing in- herently disgraceful or humiliating in ob- talning by negotiation rathef than by | fighting the aims “for which we are fighting” and urged the government ‘o |inform the house If any proposals of | peace came either from neutrals or bel- !ligerents, he was but repeating opinions which led his distinguished and scholarly father to withdraw from the cabinet with Lord Morely and John Burns when war was declared. Honar Law Calls It Folly. Moreover, his statement that termina- tion of the war by negotiation would give ' Il sived gUaiani€e of periaanent peac because less hatred would be engendered, served to emphasize the spirit of the house and the people at large. Bonar Law sald it was useless folly to pretend to belleve that Germany would glve up Belgium, Poland and Alsace—he might have added Serbia, until it was beaten. T. P, O'Connor sald that such a speech would be forbidden in the French Cham- | ber, the Russian Duma or the German the announcement of & third member { that Mr. Trevieyan's constituents in York- shire had already selected another liberal | for his seat as they could not tolerate his opinions. All observers agree that the peace ad- vocates in Great Britain have dwindled in numbers. The labor element that at one time was inclined to be lukewarm in the support of the war, is now. credited with being among its most outspoken ad- | herents, labor leaders having thrown themselves eagerly Into backing Lord Derby in his recruiting campaign. Outlook for Allles Seems Dark. It is admitted on every hand that the fortunes of war do not at present favor the allles. The Dardanelles campaign.. particularly the landing at Suvia bay, is a tremendous disappointment; the ad- vance at Loose has been followed by the general bellef that as at Nueve Ohapelle, a brilliant opportunity to make the most of a promising opening was lost; the vir- tual loss of the Serblan territory and the precarious position of the army that |1anded at Saloniki are not underestima- ted; the attitude of Greece and Rou- mania, the disagreements in the cabinet, and other disturbing factors, are all welghed in the balance and contributed to a general appreciation that things are not going well, as Mr. Churchill ex- pressed in his apologia. Still the British are not dismayed and the universal be- llet 1is that any chancellory which “sounded” Downing street on the possi- bility of peace would find no welcome. That “men, munitions and money" will win the war is the common conviction that no adversity has shaken. Deadlock in Demos '’ Senate Caucus May Delay Organization WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Organization of the senste may be delayed and a joint session of congress Tuesday to listen to President Wilson's address may be pre- vented unless senate democrats by next Monday agree on cloture, This was the possibility which con- fronted democratic senators when they resumed, in caucus today, discussion of the proposal to limit debate. The conference had before it today a revised amendment to the rules which more than an hour on a meesure if the senate decided that filibustering tactics were being resorted to. Indian Prisoner LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec. 3. —Fred Big Top. full blood Indian, convicted in Wyoming on a statutory charge and en- route to the United States penitentiary to serve twenty years, leaped through the window of a railroad traln near St. Jo- seph, Mo., today and escaped. Govern- ment officers stopped the train, but Bis Top could mot be found.. He was over six feet tall and welghed %0 pounds. A few years ago he was a prominent ath- lete at an eastern Indian school. about de possibility of peace that| Reichstag, and the discussion closed with | would prevent a senator from speaking | Jumps from Train| KAISER ASKED T0 RECALL PAIR OF ATTACHES Germany Notified Captain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papen No | Longer Acceptable at i \’ Washington. [DUF TO IMPROPER ACTIVITIES 'Alleged Misuse of Passports and| I Plans to Cripple Munitions Plant Charged. PROBABLY WILL QUIT COUNTRY WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. — The State department announced for- mally late today that it had asked for the recall of Captain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papen, naval and mili- tary attaches, respectively, of the German embassy here, because of the “objectionable activities in con- nection with military and naval mat- ters.” Secretary Lansing statement: “‘On account of what this govern- | ment considers improper activities |in military and naval matters, this | |government has requested the imme- diate recall of Captain Boy-Ed, the German naval attache, and Captain von Papen, the German military at- tache, as they are no longer accept- able to this government.” The State department's announcement issued this | |came moon after the cabinet meeting. | Secretary Lansing has communicated to Count von Bernstorff, the German | ambaseador, that the attaches no longer | are persona grata to the United States. The usual diplomatic procedure is for the | ambassador to dismiss them from the embassy. They may or may not leave the country, although they probably will. Captain Boy-ed's activities have for some time attracted the attention of the government in connection with alleged misuse of American passports and more recently in connection with disclosures at the trials of officlals of the Hamburg- American Steamship line in New York. Von Papen in Munitions Incldent. The name of Captain von Papen, the military attache, has been brought to official attention in connection with charges of plans to cripple American mu- nitlons plants and most recently in cen- pection with the recall of Dr. Constantin Dumba.~ the Austrian ambassador. Let- ters selzed upon James J. Archibald, an American war correspondent, which dis- | closed the activities of the Austrian am- bassador, mentioned Captain von Papen's name. “It was sald at the State department that Count von Bernstorff had been no- | tifled of the government's attitude and that announcement ‘had been withheld to glve the ambassador an opportunity to communicate with his home govern- ment. It is understood Count von Berns- torff has notiffed Berlin, but so far to- day had recelved no reply. Captain Boy-ed's activities in the United States since the war began have been tho subject of close attention by the State and the Department of Justic, Several times it had been broadly hinted that the American government might intimate to Germany that the operation of its naval attache were objectionable with (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Dallas Goes After Demos’ Convention With Big Check DALLAS, Tex, (Do, h—~Bearing al cortifled check for $100,00, seventy-five Texas democrats left here this morning on & speclal train for Washington, where they will plage Dallas’ claims before the| national executive committee Tuesday to | entertain the national democratic con- vention in 1916, Stops will be made en route at Tex-| arkana, New Orleans, Atlanta, Knoxville and Richmond, where national commit- teemen from Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ten- nessee, Georgla and Virginla will joln the Texas delegation, Secretary to Late Theodore Peltzer Under Indictment KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3—Mrs, lLeah Wilson, confidential secretary to the late Theodore O. Peltzer, whose death vealed frregularities In his business af fairs involving over $500,000 was Indicted by the county grand jury today. She 18 charged with making fraudulent acknowl edgements to paper lssued by Peltzer's real estate company. Peltzer lost his life in a fall from a window of his office in an upper story of a local sky scraper. re- Often-Captured American Ship with Cargo of Beans Now in Swedish Port LONDON, Dec. 3.—A pany, filed yesterday, say “The American steamship lows in brief: “After being chased by British patrol boats in the Atlantic and by British sub- marines in the North Bea, crippled by & series of storms, it put into Bergen in dis-| Norway granted the stranger per- Engiand, but it Again ex-| perlencing bad weather it took refuge tinally arriving at| Haelmstad, where it was found there was no recelver for its cargo of beans valued Eouth Dakota, died here today after a|at $160,000. trees. wission to return to tarted for Haelstad, Swede: cutside the Bkaw. Copenhagen dis- ratch to the Exchange Telegraph com- Andrew Welch bos become a center of attention in Seandinavia. Its history to date fol- Cays, but last night a steamer arrived from Lubeck to convoy it to Germany. A start was made In the night, but a Hwed- ish torpedo boat arrived on the scene and | forced the Andrew Welch to turn back to Haelmstad.” Avallable maritime records do not list @ steamer called the Andrew Welch, The American bark of that name, a vessel of 163 tons, salled from San Franclsco Au- Eust 19 with & cargo of beans for Haelm- stad. A dispatch from Christiana on Novem ber 17 sald the bark had been towed into Christiansand. It was boarded by a party from & British patrol boat off the Shet- l¢nd islands, it was said, and ordered Into Lerwick, but a storm carried the vessel {James | chosen today president pro tempore | of the senate by the domocratic cau- | | ka | tions, agreement having been reached to | | vote by & o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Senators Walsh of Montana, and tone und Reed of Missouri. The vote follows: For Clarke— Bankhead Newlands \Beskham O'Gorman Broussard Bhields Bryan Simmons Chumberlain Gore Smith of South Hardwick Carolina Hitchcock Tlllmun Hughes ! durwood James Johnson of Maine Ashurst Owen k‘hll\on Phelan rke Plttman °1‘f|:' "3 Eheppara EPPAT Hust ith ot risons Jnhnlo{l‘o( Bouth mith of Maryland Htone “ Swanson l&a G' Maryland ;I‘o Martin Qmfi;l Myers SENATE PRESIDENCY PRO TEM T0 CLARKE Democrats Re-elect Arkansan After{ Hot Contest in Caucus Be- cause of His Revolt. POMERENE LOSES BY FIVE VOTES WASHINGTO P. Clarke noc 3.—Senator of Arkansas was (cus. Senator Clarke defeated Sena- tor Pomerene of Ohio after a spirited | | contest. The vote was 28 to 23, Senator Pomerene was supported by members who urged that the Ar- sas senator should not be ro-| elected, because of his revolt against | the ship purchase bill at the last| session, After the vote was taken | Senator Pomerene moved to make | the choice of Senator Clarke unani- mous and this was done by a rising | vote. While the caucus ended harmonious it seemed probable that the victory of | the Clarke faction would endanger the | success of the movement to adopt a cloture rule In the scnate. The caucus will meet agaln toniorrow to take definite | actlon regarding cloture recommenda- | Diviston Sharply Drawn The division of the Clarke-Pomerene fight was rather sharply drawn. All the democrats who Jolned with Senator Clarke in his tlsht against the ship pur- chase bill stood solidly behind him, and most of the southern senators also sup- ported him. Senator Fletcher of Florida, and Marin and Swanson of Virginla, however, voted for Senator Pomevenc. The Florida senator had charge of the | ship purchase bill. Majority Leader Kern | voted for Senator Pomerene, whose can- didncy was most actively champloned by smith of Georgla (\’V ll llun.—:'! ne For Pomerene— \enators absent were: Culberson, Lewis, Martine, Lee of Tennesee and Shivel Republican senators will hold their con- | ference next Monday morning. Senator Galligger of New Hampshire will be re- elected ag chairman of the conference and minority leader. Son Suspected of Having Knowledge 0f Banker's Death LONGMONT, Colo, Deo. 3~—Rlenzl €. Dickens, son of Willlam H. Dickens, the aged banker, who was killed in his| home Tuesday night by a bullet fired through the library window, was ar- rested late today by Sheriff Buster of | Boulder county in connection with his father's death. The arrest immediately followed, the funeral services, which the son attended in custody of a deputy marshal. Officers and detectives, who have been engaged in an investigation of the case | said that suspiclon was directed toward Rienzi Dickens through the discovery (hat, about a month ago he purchased & high power rifie in Denevr and also | | ordered a sllencer afterwards recelved. The officers said that this rifle and sllencer had been discovered in young Dickens' garage where it had been con- cealed. Young Dickens stoutly maintained his {nnocence, and declared that on the even- ing of his father's murder, ho was at his home. The prisoner has been en- gaged In the cattle business and is & %o have lost heavily during the last year. | ! The Day’s War News ACCORDING TO ROME advices it in declared in some quarters there that the Italian expedition in ot the Serbians is already on way. BOMBARDMENT OF WESTENDE, an the Belgian coast, by Dritish monitors is reported by Herliu, under General Von Linsingen, are show- ing signs of activity, Army head. quarters tells of a surprise attack division on the Styr, SALONIKI HAS A REPORT n troops have entered Bul. waria, It is not confirmed. MONASTIR, THE southern Serblan city whose fate has been in dow for days, is now apaprently in the hands of the An German MONTENEGRINS ADMIT the evac- uation of Plevije, in northeaste Montenegro. FOG AND RAIN have halted Italin operations against Gorisin. Rom reports the repulse of surprise at- tacks by the Austrimns, SNOW 18 TEN FEET DEEP in ¢ Caucasus sone of operations, me- & to r Constantinop report. ERED DIVISIONS o un ullrrlnu re th Serblans tance on t of Mitre- | occupled Canali, ARCHBISHOP OF CHI- CAGO — Present auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, who is to be Archbishop of Chi- cago, probably the young- est Archbishop in the world,. He was born in New York City on July 2, 172, RISHT REV: CEORGE W. MIUNDELEIN. RUSSIAN ARMY ENTERS BULGARIA moonfirmed Report from Saloniki of Movement of Czar's Troops Interests London. MAY CHANGE BALKAN CAMPAIGN LONDON, Dec, 3.—'"News that the Russians have entered Bulgaria has aroused intense interest and there is much speculation as to the next de- velopment,” Reuter's correspondent at Saloniki telegraphs. “It is ex- pected this move will have a far reaching effect on the international situation of Bulgaria and will modify Balkans.” No direct and specific confirmation ha been recelved in London of this message. It 1s recalled, however, that last week Emperor Nicholas was said- to have promised Premier Patchitch of Serbla the appearance of a Russian army in Bul- ria within a week. French Take Bulgarian Trench. PARIS, Dec. 3—Two thousand Bul- garian rifles were found in a trench taken Wednesday by French troops, ac- cording to a Havas dlspatch from Ba- ionikl, The French are strongly en- trenched before Krivolak, 160 yards from the Bulgarian advanced posts. The Brit- ish troops also are well dug in their sector. The correspondent says the Bulgarians have ciossed the Cerna at Novacl and southeast of Monastir, near the Greek frontier, The Serbs are reported to have retired towards Resna. A further retreat of the Montenegrins under Austrian pressure, the retrograde movement involving the evacuation of 4| plevije 1s recorded in an officlal etate- ment from Montenegrin headquarters made public here today, as follows: “Following the arrial of strong col- ! umns of the enemy from the vicinity of Pribill and Metalka, our troops on De- in ‘age Two, Column Two,) Penfield Again Asks Austria About VIENNA, Deec, 2.—(Via London, Dec. 8.) —The American ambassador, Penfield, today repeated his request to the Austrian government that it make a reply to the American note respecting the | eircumstances {n connection with the | Mediterranean by an Austrian submarine us o result of which several Americans lost their lives. The. American note was delivered by Ambassador Penfield on November . | The Austrian government Informed the ambassador last week that It desired wore time to formulate its reply. PRESIDENT WILL MAKE ADDRESS AT COLUMBUS, 0. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—President Wil- son will leave here for Columbus, O., on the night of December, 9, arriving in C Jumbus the next day, to make an a dress at & lunch given at noon by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce in his honor. A eption in the state capitol will be he!d in the afternoon, and in the evening the president will address the feder: in reports the de- witsa to lb. Teutonie drive, tcward the Norwegian coast, where it “The vessel remained quiet for some| land. * was taken in tow by the steamer Russ-' this reglol tachments, with the taking of more tham 1,200 prisoners. council of Churches of Christ. The president went today to a cavalry and fleld artillery drill at Fort Myer, Va., for the benefit of the Army Relief assoctation. the whole aspect of affairs in the| Sinking of Ancona Frederick | | sinking of the steamship Ancona in the | FALL OF MONASTIR MAY MEAN A BIG FIGHT IN VARDAR Capture of Last Important City in Serbia Will Enable the Teutons to Threaten the Anglo- Serbian Flank. AUSTRIAN FLAG OVER THE CITY Action Believed Intended to Prevent Additional Friction Between Bulgaria and Greece, | ITALY'S MOVEMENTS PUZZLING LONDON, Dec. 3.—Circumstantial accounts of the occupation of Mona- stir, In southeastern Serbia, by an | Austro-German force and the eutting |of telegraphic communiecation with | the city are regarded here as ample | evidence that the Macedonian capital | has fallen, although no official re- | port to that effect has reached Lon- don, The effect of the capture of Monastir, the last Serblan city of importance to hold out on the position of the Anglo- | Berhlan forces, is awaited with great ine | terest for the penetration by the ine vaders of thig part of Macedonia may threaten the flank of the allles in the Vardar and Cerna valleys, where they are on the defensive, No Important events have occurred there for some time, but with Monastir in the hands of thelr opponients the alltes may soon be engaged in an important battle. In Montenegro .the Austrians continue their advance. Elsewhere In the north- ern Balkans i heavy fighting has been reported of late. Italy's Polley Mynsterio Italy's adheslon to the agreement mot to conclude a separate peace was wel- come news in England, but the fallure of Forelgn Minister Sonnino to give more than a vague promise of military | support to Serbia caused some disap- pointment. Little light has been thrown as yet on the mystery of Italy's policy in not declaring war on Germany. In this connection it 1s noted that other na- tions face a simllarly delicate situation. It is reported the Autrian flag, instead of the Bulgarian, was hoisted over Mon- astir, presumably in an effort to relieve Bulgaria of the possibility of offe Greece. Except for Russian reports of minor successes on the Dvina in the north and jon the Styr in Galicla, no new: | received from the Rusaian lery and mining ol fighters along the westerr’ battle line. Fog and. incessant rain are delaying operations on the Austro-Itallan fronmt. Reports from the Dardanelles lnuuu that the combatants are continuously in minor encounters, whuh do not seem to nave any marked effect on thelr respective positions. Austrian Flag Floats Over Monastir. LONDON, Dec, $,~Occupation of Mon- astir by an Austro-German force at 3 o'clock yesterday -afterncon is reported by Reuter's correspondent at Saloniki. The correspondent, who says his in- formation was recelved iIn a ‘telegram from Florina, Greece, adds that the only | flag holsted when the city was occupled |Wwas the Austrian. The Bulgarians did not enter Monastir, remaining at Kenall, south of the city. It is reported, how- ever, thit they will march into: Monastir today. | Mother Refuses to Permit Operation to Save Infant BALTIMORB, Md, Dec. 3.—Rather than have her G-month-old boy go through life a helpless cripple, Mrs, Wii- liam Hinton of this city today refused to permit the physiclans at, Johns Hop- kins hospital to operate in the hops of saving its life. The child was frightfully burned last Tuesday and the doctors today decided it would be necessary to amputate both legs and one arm, The infant was sald to have been men- tally normal. THE WANT-AD. WAY has béen Artlls the ANl Rights Reserved e found a nice room, -:tu-anlun; new Berves real nice meals, e Mt Fo0a vay. "?f"""&.-u-... '.ns?-?.:»‘;“' N an secure the very best varders-and Roomers” thi muumuflu‘