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ee Veh ddd ONE “OENT. Conertape, 1018 1914 Che f* Cireut tion Books Open to a ‘The Prese Pubiich! Yon ‘Werld). on NEW _NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, , "AG BUSINESS” LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS AT AN END, SAYS WILSON IN MESSAGE The Road at Last Lies Clear and Firm Before Busi- ness,’’ President Tells Congress—‘‘It Is a Road Upon Which Honest Men Can Travel Without Either Fear or Embarrassment.” a Answering Critics on the Nation’s Preparedness for War, He Says: ‘‘We Are Ready to Defend Our- eeloes Against Attack and Yet Shall Not Turn America Into a Military Camp,’ “A Powerful Navy We Have Always Regarded as Our Preper and Natural Means of Defense; We Never Have Had and, Under Our Policy, Will “"Nét Have a Big Standing Army.” “~~ “We Must Depend in Time of Nationél Perit, Not on a Standing Army, but on a Citizenry. Trained to Armes. The National Guard Should Be Strensthened,” Is His Conclusion. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—President Wilson departed from the prepared! text of his address to Congress to-day to give notice to the business world that the legislative programme of bis Administration, as it affects regula- tion of business, was practically completed. “Our programme of legislation with regard to the regulation of basiness is now virtually complete,” he sald. “It has been put forth as we Intended, as a whole, and leaves no conjecture as to what {s to follow. The road at last Iles clear and firm before bus!- | ness. It is a road which it can travel without fear or embarrass ment, It is the road to ungrudged, unclouded success, In it 'y | honest man, every man who helleves that the public interest is part of his own Interest, may walk with perfect confidence.” The President also gave his answer to those who contend the United ) G@tatos is unprepared for national defense. He suid: “Let there be no misconception, The country has been mis. informed. We have not been negligent of national defense. Wo are not unmindful of the great responsibility resting upon us, We shall learn and profit by the lesson of every experience and every new elreumstance, and what is needed will be adequately done.” ose aor, sor 4 DOROTHY ARNOLD'S BIBLE FOUND ON GIRL IN TEXAS Representatives heard the President Prisoner in San Antonio Has Vol- read his address in peraon from the Clerk’s desk, outlining the Ad- ume Bearing Missing New York Girl's Name. @inistration legislative programme SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 8.—1) + ed voice a fervent hope that the inited name “Dorothy Arnold,” written 4 States might be instrumental the fly-leat of a Bible in. possession im bringing peace to Europe. “Ie le eaid in some quarters that of a young woman arreated here last night, caused the police to-day to { we are mot prepared for war,” said the President. “What is meant by being prepared? is it meant that we Ore not upon brief notice to Qut a nation in the field, a ion of investigate whether the Bible had any connection with Dorothy Arnold, the long missing New York girl. A slip of paper had been pasted over the name. The young Woman was taken into custody with @ man giving the name of Fred J. Benson, They were held in connection with an investigation of pawntickets for alleged atolen goods. The couple had been in Mexico for some time, —_—_—_—as— EARL ANNESLEY DEAD; SHOT BY GERMANS AS HE FLEW OVER OSTEND. (Continued on Fourth Page). ‘accord KAISER WILHELM SiCk WITH CATARRK His Return to the Baffle Front Is rc Accordingly Post- poned, BURLIN (via wireless to London), Dee, 8.—The Kaiser is ill in Berlin. Me {» suffering from bronchial ca- arrh, Postponement of his return to the! yonDON, Dec. 8 (United Press).— front was necessary, it was an-|Countess Annesley to-day word that Earl Anne younced to-da and killed by the Germans while fly- ing over Ostend on Nov. 5. With him in the aeroplane, in which they were reconnoltring, was Lieut, Heevir, Who was also kilh ho waa also, billed. STEAMSHIPS DUE TO-DAY, sath A Carewell Declared Senator. Supreme Court Justice Benedict in Brooklyn to-duy declared teat William Republican, was elected the Ej, i istrict in i GEN. WOTHERSPOON, - WHOM WHITMAN HAS GIVEN A $6,000 JOB. WATHANRANES GEN: WOTHERSPON FORA 50008 Former Chief of Staff of Army Will Be Superintendent of Public Works. Politicians who have been boosting the claims of -arioux Republican pa- trivts for the position of State Super- intendent of Public Works were shocked to-day by the announcemeat of Gov.-Elect Whitman that the place will be fled by Major Gen, William Wallace Wotherspoon, U. 8. A. tired. Gen, Wotherspoon, wh , Nov. 15, was Chief of the Army. Tt had been rumoured that Mr. Wh't- man had offered some important place in the State Government to Gen, Wotherspoon, but none of the ti long Republicans hankering for jo! could bring themselves to believe recent Chief of Staff of the Uni States Army would consent to go to work, The Superintendent of Public Works has general supervision over the State canals, except so far as the execution of the laws relating to the construc- tion and improvement of canals shall | be vested in the State Engineer and | Surveyor, ‘The salary of the office ta | $6,000 a year. The superintendent has | the appointment of a deputy and three ussistants at $4,600 a yeur, and the ap- pointment of all persogs employed in the care and management of the canals, except those appointed by the State Engineer and Surveyor. He is a member of the Cana) Board and an ex-otficlo member of the Highways | Commission. The fact that the Governor-elect has searched so widely for a Super- intendent of Public Works indicates | he intends to turn over to that official | the work of completing the $101,000,000 barge cana! system, Mr. Whitman's friends say he is anxiwus to have this work pushed and will seek legislation, if necessary, to put the job in the hands of the Superintendent of Pub- lic Works and make the State En- jgineer a subordinate official in the matter, Mr, Whitman has been told much of the work will have to be re- built. It ts his ambition, it is said, to have the barge canal completed before his Administrafion expires and to have the credit of such permeates go to him rather than to another lected State officia! such as the SHAY GALE DOES (RUPERT BUYER $750,000 DAMAGE ALONG THE COAST Seabright, N. J., Practically} Farrell and Devery Said to Be Wiped Away by Terrific Pounding of Seas. COTTAGES DESTROYED.|$500,000 IS THE PRICE. Weather Man Says Gale Will) Capt, Hueston, Infterested With Continue 24 Hours, With Lower Temperature. The three days northeas: gale which continues its disastrous bat- tering, and flooding along the beaches of the North Atlantic was still biow- ing mightily to-day. Reports of de- struction are mot as frequent te-aay only because nearly everything the fea could tear away and undermine was destroyed at yesterday's Sood tide, The velocity of the wind to- day was a few tulles per hour less flerce than that of yesterday, tut Was atill wicked enough to cause the greatest fears for shipping in the vast area covered by the storm. The J. M. Meyer cottage at Seu Gate, which toppled into the sea yes. terday, was pounded to pieces by the waves to-day, Mrs, Jennie Heyman, who lives nearby, had men at work to-day moving her home 100 feet back from the smashed bulkheading, All families are moving out from water- front houses between Beach Forty- third to Forty-eighth Streets. ‘The keepers of the Norton's Point Light, though the structure was sald to be safe, were fortify! he foundations all day with sandbags, All of inland Coney Island was on the bench to-day with a keen eye for saivuge, Another death waa reported to-day due to the storm. A young orderly, -] William Sharlow, out shooting ducks on Barnegat Bay, neur Seaside Park, N. J., was unable to manage bis boat in the rough water and high wind and was drowned. Though the devastation was gen- eral along the coast, the fishing vil- lage at Seabright, N. J, seems to have suffered more damage perma- nently than any other community struck by the storm. The spirit of the town, brave and confident in other visitations by sea and wind, seemed broken to-day. At Normandie the great hotel which was partly destroyed by fire yesterday has been undermined by the rush of the ocean cutting a new channel to the Shrewsbury and bat- tered by floating ratiroad ties and wreckage. The great dining room !s filled with debria. The Sandiass bath- ing pavilions Highland Beach, erected last summer with supposed storm proof bulkheads, are gone. The} lawns of the place of A. H. Calef, Treasurer of the M'ssourl Pacific, have been washed into gullies and the foundations of the house are since the deadly storms of |: through the friendly generosity of New Yorkers who make their summer homes at Seabright, were ripped away and carried out to sea at yes- terday’s flood tide. Those who lived on the lower por-| tions of the sandspit left their homes before dawn yesterday morning and did not dare return. Mayor Eliljott/ and the other town authorities made | arrangements for sheltering some of them in St, George's Church and the parish ball, Others, including most of the women and children, were fer. ried across the Shrewsbury to Rum- gon and, Red Bank, ‘In the discour- +, WReasinued.on Gagend Fognd _. gating + tocten ary “Circulation Booka Open to All.” Rain or enew probable to-night Wednesday cloudy . ee 1914. OF HIGHLANDERS, LATEST REPORT Ready to Sell Baseball Holdings. Brewer, Admits Latter Has Been Approached. Col. Jacob Ruppert jr. the brewer, is to buy the New York Highlanders from Messrs. Farrell and Devery, ac- cording to well founded rumors cireu- Jated at the National League meet- ing et the—Waldért “thin afternoon. Col. Hueston, @ well known New York contractor, with big business inter- ests in Cuba, is eald to be lnterested | with Ruppert. The rumor started with a remark from James E. Gaffney, owner of the Boston Braves, that Mr. Ruppert has) long wanted to get into baseball and further confirmation came with the announcement from Charles Ka Bb-)____ beta jr. that he knew of negotintiona! fr the eule of the Highianders to Col, uppert long ago. Neither Farrell nor Devery were to} be found to verify the story. Far- | ref didn't appear at his office all) day, and he wasn't to be seen at way of the baseball gatherings. Capt. Hueston a@mitted that Col, Ruppert had been approached on the) subject and had in turn spoken him about it, but as yet nothing tan- able had been accomplished in the| matter. It f9 said that $500,000 ts the price | Farrell wants his club, but, as Capt. Hueston says, no offer has been | made to the Highlanders’ owner up to late this afternoon, An odd angle of the mule is that| in the event of Col, Ruppert buying | the Highlanders, Eddie Collins, sold to-day to the Chicago Whi Sox would revert to the Highlanders. Ban Johnson, who has been anxious | to give New York a winner in the American League race, 1s thoroughly in accord with this plan, it is said. | (For further details and news of Sporting Page.) | “GARDEN OF PARADISE”? CLOSED BY RECEIVER | Liebler Production Cost $50,000— Closing Will Throw 150 Out of Work. Irving Dittenhoefer, receiver of the Léebler Company, the theatrical pro- ducing firm, announced to-day that ee had closed the “Garden of .Para- which opened a week ago Sat- fon night at the Park Theatre, There will be no performance there this evening and the acenery and costumes will be stored. ‘The action of the receiver thrown 150 actors and actresses out of em- ployment, The show cost $50,000 and was a contributing cause to the |IAebler failure, — BRITISH WARSHIP | IS SEEN SOUTHEAST | OF THE HIGHLANDS. A British warship with four funnels, Apparently a cruiser, was seen by shore observers at the Highlands thie after- 3 noon. The vessel appeared to be about twelve miles ‘southeast of the High- lands. It was believed that she was the Raine: |She took it out of her muff and put iit back on the counter, “ALLIED ARMY CAPTURES TWO TOWNS; © | MENACE RAILROADS HELD BY GERMANS: COUNTER OFFENSIVE STARTED BY GERMANS © IS REPORTED CHECKED WEALTHY BREWER MENTIONED AS BUYER OF THE HIGHLANDERS. JACOB RUPPERT Ce | 6 “SCHLEY'S NIECE," SAYS GIRL HELD AS SHOPLIFTER Pretty Prisoner, Claiming Kin-| ship to Late Admiral, Denies Detective’s Charge. The most distinguished looktog| person in Yorkville Police Court this afternoon was a pretty young won an with blue eyes and auburn hair who gave her name as Miss Loutse | Seley and sald she lived at No. 105 West Bighty-third Street. She sald her father was a first cousin to the late Admiral Schley, ‘The charge against her was shoplifting, preferred by Mins May Bowler, store detec for Oppenhelm & Collins In Worty- second Streat “Lam not gullty of this horrid | charge," Misa Schley said to an Evo- ning World reporter, “but I shall not nay anything further until I have | seen my aunt,” Misa Howler presented her case) very concisely. | “This prisoner,” she said, under oath, “came into our store a few days ago and made a purchase, The sales- «irl was called away for a few mo-| ments and when she returned, she told me, she surprised the prisoner with a silk petticoat in her muff. I watched her until she left the store, but she did not take anything, “She came back this afternoon, 1 watched her, When she thought she was alone she put two chiffon waiste in her big muff of monkey fur. 1 followed her out of the store, After she reached the street I arrested her. Here are the waists, They are worth $6." Mins Schley told Magiatrate Barlow the charge was fulne, but she must see or aunt before aaying any more, Kho down to a cell in the York- ville Prison, There she Was quite up-| set for a while, but soon rallied. She repeated that she 1s related to) the late Admiral and showed famil-| jarity with Frederick, Md., the home 20 PAGES Prench for PRICE ONE OENT. British Troops Said to Have Gained 24 Miles Toward Roulers, While French Capture Two Towns Taken in October by the Invaders. COMBINED LOSS AT LODZ _ IS REPORTED AT 200,000 % LONDON, severe fighting, Dec. 8 (United Press).—The development by daring dashes of the British ot the road leading from’ Ri through Menin and on to Lille, Lens and Arras, is ind to-day in reports from the battle front. A counter offensive launched by the Germans in’ Ypres and Yser regions is reported checked, while the | by a dash along the railway, captured Passchendaele, |an advance of two and a half miles and ‘taking up a potion within five miles of Roulers, From Passchendaele the British are in a position to.exes ~ cute a flank attack upon Menin, while another assault is made upon Roulers., The capture of Vermelles by the French, first admitted by the Germans and officially announced by the French War ~~ Office to-day, is a part of the movement toward the taking of this impor tant roadway. The French fought for neatly two months before regaining possession of Vermelles after {t was taken by the Germans on Oct. 16. Vermalles te five miles from Lens, one of the key points upon the road which the allies seek to control. Menin, toward which the British attack may now Oe. directed, 1s midway between Roulere and Lille, The British advance toward Roulers has been developing for several eo, days, The forward movement along the railroad was stubbornly resisted © and progress was slow, the Germans being driven backward from thelt — trenches by sapping and mining. Passcheadacie was tinully taken at the point of the bayonet, Amsterdam reports state. The German official statement to-day claims the capture of Malena- court from the French. This is 10 miles northwest of Verdun. PARIS, Dec. 8 (Associated Press).—The official statement given out { here this afternoon says: “During the day of the 7th the enemy has been more active than the day before, in the region of the Yser and in the neighbor- hood of Ypres. Our artillery has anawered back with success, “In the region of Arras @ very brilliant attack has given us possession, as we have announced, of Vermelles and Rutoire. Ver- melles had been for nearly two monthe the scene of desperete fighting. The enemy had taken féoting there on Oot. 16, end from Oct. 31 to Oot. 26 succeeded im forcing us back from that locality. From Oct. 26 sapping and mining operations brought us beck unti) we were again in close contact, and on Dec. 1 we recompiled the park and chateau of Vermelles. “In the region of Aisne and in Champagne there |: ave been some artillery engagements, and our heavy artillery dispersed several gatherings of the enemy. “In the Argonne, Forest of Grurte and to the northwest of Post a-Mousson, Forest of Le Pretre, we have gained a Mttle ground,” Chasing the Enemy East of Lodz, The Berlin War Office Reports. BERLIN (via wireless to London), Dec. 8 (United Press).—"Rast and | southeast of Lods we are closely pursuing the enemy,” cays the offielal War Office statement from the War Office here to-day. “In addition te the large losses reported yesterday, the Russians have lost 1,500 prisoners” and sixteen cannon. “On the western front the reported French advance in the Argonne fs” untrue. There have been no Freach attacks whatever. We have bess | slowly gaining. Sunday we captured Malencourt, east of Varennes, teking 250 prisoners. A French eine upon ony WeNpe RETR of Tenet ie n the coast of Flanders the bad condition of the roads, made worst ; by the recent torrential rain, is causing great difficulty to the movemests __ of our troops. “To the north of Arras we have made some slight “The war hospital at Lissle was burned yesterday. @bis fe probably. |@ case of arson, There were no lives lost.” BUDAPEST (via London), Dec, $ (Associated Press). An rm: munication issued here to-day saya: “The enemy who entered the Counties, Hares and Mie sy he stereml Psa