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+ 0 i } a ie Q any wender that | chase the Am- ericane out of Mexico I told him I considered his arm: very good and asked what he Intend- ef to do with “the American violators of peaceful conditions in Northern Chihuahua.” He fixed his eyes on me, and his answer was to the point. “Drive them out, or make them fight, and after they are gone | will make a gap between the two countries ao wide and deep that no Americano will ever be able to steal Mexican land, gold or oi! VILLA TELLS OF RAID ON COLUMBUS, By this time there were many peo- ple waiting to him and I mado a Grive direct to the point I came down “how could you make the daring attack on Gen. Slooum’s forces at Columbus and get away across the big plains?” “Easy,” he said. “I was awake; they were e them too long to wake ui “You must have had many men?” “Yes, | had about 300.” I did not touch the Santa Yaabei mansacre of Americans, knowing that Martin Lopes, brother of Pablo Lopez, who committed the crime, now holds a General's commision under Villa, ‘This showed me thet Villa, even if ho did not commit the crime himeelf, did approve of it. When I got out on the street I was challenged by the sentry, “Quien Vivi?’ and was forced to answer “Villa.” — ACT LIKE BELGIANS, VILLA ASKS IN HIS CALL TO MEXICANS EL PASO, Tex, Dec, 11—A mani- feato iasued by Francisco Villa re- ceived here to-day sets forth his rea- eons for waging war in Mexico and *s that “Mexico is for Mexi- “All the peoples of the earth,” the document says in part, “are capable in determined moments of the great- sacrifices when they eee their national integrity menaced. Of this we have a beautiful example In the ‘itanle conflagration ef Europe, vut particularly in the tyrote Belgium. “Our fatherland also has arrived at the solemn moment when we must oppose the unjustified invasion by erpal enemies, the barbarians Villa then calls on the Mexicans to imitate those people (the Belgians) who “serene and smiling offer their lives” in their country’s defense. Ho regrets that Mexico cannot be unified because of the Carranza partisans, whom he calls “renegade patriots.” “The reason why we could not re- main inactive,” be continues, “waa because the Conatitutionalists, instead of repelling invasion, exploited the national situation with refined wick- edneas for their private benefit.” He declares his only object was “to overthrow” and place In the Pres!- dency any capable patriot, Should Carranza and his chiefs take refuge abroad, Mexico would demand tueir extradition, the document says, in order to bring them to trial for ‘heir acta, Villa forces routed the Mexican de facto cavalry of Gen, Carlos Ozuna yesterday at Palomas on the Mexico Northwestern Railroad, eight miles west of Chihuahua City, according to reports received at military head- Quarters to-night. Ozuna was to- day reported to be in ( aihuahua City. The fighting is possibly the begin- ning of another general engagement at the Chihuahua capital, Cavalry troops of the Tennessee and Georgia National Guard patrolling the border between here and Sierra Blanca re- port almost nightly sniping, appa- rently by Carranza forces across the Rio Grande. It was stated that a band of about 250 mounted men con- ‘inually parallels the main patrol on the American sid — BERLIN REPORTS LOSS OF FRENCH DESTROYER Declares the Yatagan Was Sunk in Collision With British Transport, BERLIN, Dec. 11 (via Bayville wire: lees). —German newspapers say that tbe French destroyer Yat m, sunk by collision with a British transport, is the fifth French destroyer lost tn this way during the war. No previous report has been re- ceived of the ainking of the Yatagan, @ vessel of 307 tons displacement, 187 feet long, laid down in 12900, She was armed with one 9-pound gun, alx pounders and two torpedo tubes. LONDON, Der, t1—Lieyd's an nounces that the Danish steamer Nora is believed to have been sunk WEST BRIDGEHEAD AT CERNAVODA {8 TAKEN BY BULGARS ili Both Ends of the Great Span Across the Danube in Mackensen’s Hands. ROUMANIANS HIT BACK. Make Stand on Moldavian Border—Berlin Places Their Loss at 412,000. SOFIA, Dec. 11.—Capture of the wont bridgehead at Cornavoda was announced in to-day's oMetal roport. | (This places the entire Cerna- | voda bridge in the control of the army of the central powers. The eastern end has been In thelr hands Mackenson’s firat | successes in Dobrudja, when he | captured the railroad running from Constanaa to Cernavoda, driving the Russian and Rouman- fan forces northward.] Another Bulgarian force crossed the Danube into Roumanta near Silistrie and captured the City of Kalapaal, | PETROGRAD (via London), Dee, i—After being pressed back by! the Teutonic forces on the front east! of Ploesci, the Roumaniana made an/| attack yesterday and regained thetr positions, the War OMco announced to-day. The battle ta wt!ll proceeding. LONDON, Dee, 11.Tho Times’ cor respondent at Roumanian headquar- | ters, writing under date of Deo, 3, ve During the last weok all wells, re- fineries, oll tanks and other Installa- tions in the Prahova Valley have been destroyed in a way which renders the Production of of! In this rich petrolit- erous region Imponsible. Great depots) of benzine were burned. At Moren!, | tho most important oll fleld in Rou- mania from the point of view of pro- duction, the destruction was very complete in character, in view of the necessity of preventing the working of the heavy ol! deposits which are so necessary to the Germans, seeing that the Galician wells yield only Nght ot." BERLIN, Dec. 11 (by wireless to Sayville).—The pursuit by Field Mar- shal von Mackensen’s troops of tho revoating Roumanian armies con- tinuea in spite of @ pouring rain and the destruction of bridges. In places some resistance was met, and this hi> now been broken, Several thou- sand more Roumanians were taken ince ton troops to the norta of Tartar Pass, In the Car- | pathians, in the Bysiritea » . northeast of the Gyergye siountatns, and on both sides of t!.e Trotus Val- ley, in Weatern Rov.nania but with- out success, The Roumanians have lost approx- imately 112,000 men In prisoners since Roumania entered the war, or about one-siath of their army, besides suf- fering casualties estimated at about 300,000, writes the military critia of the Overseas News Agency in hin re- view of the Roumanian campaign. The German losses are declared to have been small, BETHMANN-HOLLWEG PREPARING STATEMENT Berlin Is Expecting an Important Announcement—Big — Coitfer- ence On in Berlin, AMSTERDAM, Dec, 11.—Germany is expecting an important announce- ment from Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg when the Reichstag convenes to-morrow, advices from Berlin as- che Zeitung declares it has been informed that “an important political statement will be made, the nature of which te being kept pro- foundly secret,” All the ministers of the German states have been summoned to Berlin for a confidential conference, GERMANS REBUKE SWISS FOR BELGIAN PROTEST PARIS, Dee, 11.—Germany's reply lto the Bwiss note regarding the de- 8 in Belgium has been re- ording to information from portath ceived, | Berne, It ls politely worded, but neverthe- lens makes It clearly understood that The Nora was a vensel of 772 grons tons. Her recent movenients have not been reporte A Century The Standard Rye of America Bwitzerlend has no ground for inte fering with events in Belgium unless her own interests are affected, Favorite | | eam |eurplus lifting capacity beyond tha T#E-EVENING WORLD, MONDAY, DECEMBER Cha Who Will Fly mpion Woman Aviator , NEW GREEK REVOLT Mise Ruth who recently by flying machine from Chicago to New York has announced her in tention of setting a fast pace for aviators generally by spanning the country from the Pacific to the At- Jantio tn fifty fying hours. Miss Law has just returned from Buffalo where she looked over a speedy model of the Curtiss Comp Tho speed of this plane is cla to be 130 miles an hour with ny ned a t RESIGNS TO-DAY IN REFORMATION PLAN Council of Five to Run War— General Staff Changes Come Later. PARIS, 11 Briand was busy all day Sunday seeing not} Dec. remier only polltiolans but prominent busi- | ness men and manufacturers in view of the new combination, to facilitate | which all Ministers and Under Sec- retartes will hand in their resigna-| tions. In the meantime, according to the Matin, the reorganization of tha! higher command in the army, being on essentially administrative ques- tion, will not be settled until after the new ernment makes its bow in the Chamber of Deputies on Tues- day and is indorsed by alwote of con- Mdence, “In addition to forming a war coun. oll Of five Ministers on the model of that in England," continues the Metin, “Premier Briand has decided, in the Interest of the economic or ation of the country, to throw dministrative machine into old melting pot and oblige all Min- the Isterial departments, hitherto con- wealed in superannuated methods, to @ct In line with the rest of the coun- try which is freely apending its blood and gold, “In the course of conversations he had with prominent men on Saturday and Sunday Premier Briand an- nounced that he intended to give a free hand to the Ministers, Under Secretaries and Directors forming part of the new Ministry, The most absolute powers will be granted to them and, if it is found that the methods mest resistance or that cer- tain hablis aro persisted in, these powers will be still further ine creased and drastic measures taken. “The composition of the new com bination will clearly show the new \spirit, It will be the most complete possible reconstruction, as will be freon when their names are pub- Mahed.” —_— oe ITALY CALLS TH CLASS Across Continent AGAINST THE KING: Constantine Makes Formal Protest Against Blockade Declared by Entente. RUMOR ABOUT BOY KIN' Nine-Year-Old Son of Prince George Said to Have Been Picked. LONDON, Deo, 11.—Telegrams re- ceived to-day from Athens say that Cyolades, a group ci Greek Islands = ~— ALLIES THREATEN | nounced to-day in ite final report of a revolution has broken out in the| FRENCH MINISTRY. |ELEVEN AIRPLANES necessary for 8-hour fuel. Accord-} Ing Miss Law, her requirements | are a speed of 125 miles an hour end a Ifting capacity of 1,600 pounds, the wolght of 8 hours fuel, Other planes are also being con- sidered and she may make a trip to France, to inspect foreign aircraft No daie for the trip has been set and Miss Law refused to even ap- proximate the day, but ¢..> intimated that it would be as soon as the plane had been decided upon. to SHOT DOWN ON THE FRENCH FRONT is Reports Four and Berlin Seven Successes in Aerial Combats. Pa PARAS, Dec. 11.—Four German atr- pl... were brought down yesterday, two of them on tho Verdun front and two in the Champag the War Office announces, There were several aerial combats en the Champagne front, during the course of which Be Sauvage brought down his seventh German machine. This airplane fell in flames at Monthols, The second German machine was brought down on the northern boundary of Autry Wood, During the night of Dec, 10-11 French bonibing airplanes threw down numerous shells on munition depots of the enemy tn the region north of Verdun, Several fires and powerful explosions were observed, Tho barracks at Ronagne-fous-Les- Cotes also have been bombarded, Intermittent cannonading occurred gouth of the Somme last night. BERLIN (via Sayville wireless), Dee. 11 The destruction of parts of French positions by extensive mine Jexplosions at Butte des Mesull, Cham- page, and near Vauquols, in the Ar- gonne, is reported In to-day's official statement. On the east bank of the Meuse, the statement German heavy ar- tillery wi active in firing against line ertnches and batteries of the enemy. Several hostile aeroplanes were brought down tn aerial engagements on the Verdun front. Artillery activity increased along both banks of the Somme yesterday. An enemy attack on the front north- weat of Rheims was repulsed in the afternoon. SUBMARINE IS. BRITISH 1S BELIEF AT NORFOLK, VA Boat Sighted in Atlantic Not Ger- man the Crew of U.S, Collier Proteus Assert. NORMOLK, Va, Dec. 11.—That the submarine reported sighted off the Virginia coast is British is the belief of members of the crew of the United Biates Naval collier Proteus to-day. OF 1898 TO COLORS; MINISTRY INDORSED ROME, Dec, 11,—'The events to-day Indicated the determination of the nation, One was the calling to the colors of the class of 1898 one year In advance of the time at which men of that age ordinarily would be called upon for military service. ‘The other was the vote of conf. dence accorded the present Govern: | ment by Parliament, The session w preret, The vote was 378 to 45. De- talle of the division on this vote were not made public, but It ts supposed those who opposed the Government's plans were the Soclalist wing and some adherents of Glolitti, Officers of the Proteus refused to discuss the matter, but the sallore said a report had been eent to Wash- | ington telling how the fighting sub- marine kept within sight of the | collier for several hours | The sailors said the undersea boat \ Mads no attempt to avoid merchant ships or ships of the allied e6ea | patrol. They also said they heard | reports of presence of the British | submarine depot ship Adamant in the Atlantia with several underwater fighters, | Rome ROMP (via London), Dee. 11,—Sure prise attacks by the Auatrians on the Carso front on Saturday and Bunday nights were repulsed by the Ttal pays to-day's Office statement, which also records the heating terday, with considerable | losses, forces which attacked {pn the coastal in the Aegean Sea. is under the control of the Entente jallles, has intercepted wireless mes- dressed to Berlin, | ments | doubtedly will be presented to-morrow. The Greek battleship Hydra, which sages from King Constantine ad~- 7% a |All the Greek communities 4") this season's cotton crop, March de-|biggest cold storage warehouses are Egypt, it in added, have renounced) clined 97 points, practically $5 a jJocated in Jersey City. their allegiance to King Constantine, bale, in the first three minutes after — ~~ The Foreign Office to-day stat ed that the British Government was conaulting with Great Brit- allies in an effort to reach ® very radical solution of the Greek problem. ‘The note of the Ententa Govern- to Greece js ready and un- The note will he short, In the nature of a preliminary to @ second note, which will contain more detailed de- mands. It 1s indicated that the de-| mands on Greece may require com- plete demobiitzation of the army, | | restoration of control by the Entente | over the posts, telegraphs and railways! and the release of the imprisoned met changes from: previous closing. Andergon carries evidence tending Venizelists, Were leo prov® collusion” of food Advices from the British Minister | 4: chal peculators throughout the Middle indicate that conditions are more calm. | Xi (ay 4 West. . Large numbers of ailied nationala con- It wag intimated eMctally to-day tinue to leave Athens. The Constantinop! of the Frankfurter Zeitung says he} | learns from an authoritative source | 4: that the Entente powers have agreed to declare Prince Petros, son of Prince George of Greece and of the Princ a Marie Buonaparte, King of Greece if the deposition of Qonstantine is found necessary. Petrom is only nine years old, and at ie staled that if he suc- ceeds Constantine, Venizelos will be- | latter the report \low the high lev | Am \4 11, 191 BA DROP COTTON cn cS siete, MOK (Continued from First Page.) Output of Year's Crop 320,000 Bales More Than Last Year's Production. furnace a perceptible economy In the jdomestic consumption of anthracite can be effected.” The bulletin leaves out the most “perceptible economy in the domestic consumption of anthracite” effected WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Cotton |in this region of late, namely that the production in the United States for /price of coal dropped from $12 a ton the season of 1916-17 will amount to |to §9 as soon as The Evening World 11,511,000 equtvatent to 500 pound bales, exposed the conspiracy to boost the the Department of Agriculture an-|price, and has dropped to $7.75 a ton ‘since the Government began @ crimi- nal Investigation. Last year 11,191,820 equivalent of | Some evidence as to egg prices has 600 pound bales were grown, been gathered by agents sent here by During the five years, 1910 to 1914,|/the United States Depuartment of the average 14, 1 bales. ‘The | Agriculture. | the season. HOWARD'S EX-WIFE ADMITS PERIURY IN CORRIGAN SUIT (Continued from First Page.) Mr. Howard and would do anything to save him, Q. Why did you make this false statement? A. Because I was told that if I did not help Judge Corrigan he would make a criminal charge against Mr. Ho My object was to save my former husband. After the promises of protection to him and stories of Judge Corrigan's powers were related to me, I decided to tell the story which was false.” Here Justice Goff excused the jury and announced he would determine what should be done about Mrs, Sa- ville's recantation | Counsel for Magistrate Corrigan record crop grown In 1914 when| As to refrigerator eggs, It 18] said, 16,134,930 bales were produced. charged that the price has been fixed} 4) ‘ tan y tor NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11.—-One of from day to day since last summer, dia sue Ee eT ta the most sensational breaks ever |by @n agreement between or among recorded on the local cotton exchange |cold storage men in New York and occurred Almost immediately after |Jersey City. This would constitute the announcement of the Govern- an Interstate conspiracy, punishable Mient's estimate of 11,511,000 bales for {under the Federal law. Some of the the report was announced, and other months were almost as weak, July losing $4 @ bale, a drop of 80 points, |ANDERSON OFF TO OPEN FOOD INQUIRY IN WEST Will Assume Charge of Grand Jury Investigation in Cleveland at Once, WASHINGTON, Dee, 11.—With the departure to-day of Special Assistant Attorney General George W. Ander- son for Cleveland, where he will as- sume personal direction of the Fed- Jeral Grand Jury Investigation of the high cost of living, the Government's real work on the question started, Cotton broke sharply on the N. York Cotton Exchange this afternoon on publication of the Government | erop estimate, March sould at 18.60 | cents a pound, down 45 points, or | more than $2 a bale from Saturday's quotation, and January wag off at 18.50, Within 4 Jers than twenty minut tracts sold at 1 of the morning and nearly 4 cents a pound under the re- cent high record. gL CLOSING QUOTATIONS. With that a number of prominent finan- clers may be called before the Grand | Jury when the packing house indus- tries are Investigated, Already sev |ral officials of the leading packing house concerns have been subpoe- |} naed Government suspicion, notably In| the Agricultural Department, haa} boen directed towards the big packing |houses for nearly @ year, Those in |intimate touch with the investigation | Hoth ier Whiva Nap, i & come regent, believe it is in this direction the} ATHENS, Dec. 11.—King Constan- \oudgel of the law will fall the tine's Government made formal pro- | heaviest. test to-day to the allied powers |{ | —_ against continuance of the allies ; blockade. oa urity Winner Dead. A French torpedo boat has arrived HAMIL Ont, De 11,—Mar- at Corinth to control military trans- timas, t iturity winner of 1808, has] ports of the allies. (The above despatch may mean that the allies are concentrat- ing troops at Coriath for possible use in a drive at Athens up the narrow peninsula connecting the | rinth and Attica.) | iL (by wireless to} Sayville).—Entente troops on the Macedonian front launched a very considerable attack with forces of ar- tillery and infantry on December 10, saya to-day’s German official gtate- ment. The attack met with severe! failure on account of the tenacious! resistance of the German and Bul- garian troops. SALONICA (via London), Dec. 11 —An advance by the Entente force: on one sector of the front north of Monastir |: nnounced in a Ser- bian official statement issued yester day, as follows ing and local infantry fighting. West of Suhodel the allies drove the enemy |} back several hundred yards.” SOFIA, Dec. 11 tement to-day saya several enemy attacks had been repulsed in Mace- donia, MITCHELL MAY GET JOB AS MANAGER OF CUBS); Owner Weeghman Eliminates All Other Candidates at Gathering of Baseball Men. Fred Mitchell, now trainer of the Braves and former Yankco catcher, will be the next manager of the Chi- cago Cubs, Owner Weeghiman of the Clubs intimated this afternoon at the Waldorf; Although Weeghmen refused to make @ definite statement on his selec- tion for @ manager, he eliminated all other candidates with the exception of Mitehell, and refused to say anything concerning Mitchell's candidacy, Fred Clark, former Pirate, bs rumored as @ likely candidat but Weeghman punctured the bubb! Tom Nevaham, former big lea cetcher and with the Giants years will man the Newark teu the International League next year, Néoedhain appeared at the In- ternational league meeting this aft- erndon and announced he would take charge of tho eJrsey team, Mgntes of the American Assocla~ tion announced this afternoon that they had adopted the sixteen player limitation ruling. J. W. Norton, armed with a proxy from the owners of the Columbus Club, will look after the interests of that team a Se CHICAGO WHEAT MARKE wae Nee AND CORN WHEAT. “Yesterday there were artillery fir | i The War Office | fills d folowing are of his Farm the Vbreeding r John & Hendrie lex tobtish: We been kit at alley ment of § $52,000 fort ing the racing caree 1 after leading ac wan te William Hendrie dure |” “I was not paid any money. I bor~ rowed $10 from one of Mr. Howard's sisters, Anne.” Q. Didn't Howard try to teach your son, his own child, how to become a burglar? A. 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