The evening world. Newspaper, December 16, 1916, Page 2

: % 1 THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, tous Popper Hi, Louvemont} the ereast of Hin 872, Which commands Fessde Wood; La Bauche and Has- Wood, north of Louaumont fort, aa the important works at Hardauciont, weet of Louaumont and norte of Vau If possible the vii- lage of Besonvaux, most of wioss hodses are in ths Wodvre. The chureh thie village Is on thé southern HN) 82, upon the other side Nea the village of Ornes, one RUSSIA REJECTS OFFER OF PEACE AND WILL FIGHT ON “a, pete ot thet | |Duma Passes Résolution Fa- Promptly at 10 A. M. the five at-| voring a Categorical Refusal tasking divisions, each of which cov- Ot a rout of one and one-quarter, OY Allied Governments, miles, advanced bebind the scroen fe of guns of all calibres, Thoy swarmed MUST rapidly into the German trenches. | ‘The German troops in these positions, @urprised by the auddéfiness of tho tack, offered comparatively littio resistance. Tn the village of Vacherauviile, CRUSH GERMANY ‘Calls Berlin Proposal a Fresh Proof of the Weakness of the Enemy. | PHTROGRAD, Deo, 14.—The Duma | refuses unconditionally to consider Peace ProponAls at this time Asserting he spoke with the ex- Prese authorty of the Crar and in sareement with Russ! all ™. kroveky, newly pointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the Duma members Russia would make no ce until her enemie Quantity of machine guns, (he stru, 4i@ was abarp, but none the lees short. To the east the French formations obarged the slopes of Pepper Hill.) carryimg all before them. As they) rudhéd to the attack the soldiers cheéréd, and from time to time the Mareditiaise, roared by the strong- throacéd potlus, coutd bé Neard above thé chorus of tho cannon. With Vacherauville and Peppér Mill had been crushed, loat, it became évident to the Ger-) Aj) russia,” he said, “will rally! mans that resistance would be futile, more closely around ita august sov- and they retired in fairly good order. oreicn, who declared at the very be- On the Vaoberauvilie-Beaumont road ginning of the war that he would not French troops suddenly appeared in make peace until the last enemy sol- the rear of the Germans. The French airs had left our country and for bad crept along a small ravine run- (he general collaboration which con- ning from Pepper Hall to this road. stitutes the only sure means of ar On seeing the French the Germans riving at the end we all have at bolted, throwing away rifles, knap- heart, namely, the crushing of ehe sacks and pouches. From the top of enemy. + the hill the French could see them = “The Russian Government repudi- j thelr southernmost ROUMANIA LOSES ANOTHER CITY AS TEUTONS DRIVE ON, Sofia Reports Invaders Now Hold All of Eastern Wallachia, SOMIA, Yee, 14—Oocupation of Perest) was announced tn the Bul- jeerlan official statement to-day. “We lave po fon of ail of Baat- ern Wallachia,” the statement jeerted. “The German Allied forcet the statement reported the occupancy by Rulgarians of abandoned enemy possessions BERLIN (via Sayville wireless), Vee 16.—-"After indefatigable engage ments the left wing of the ninth army 1 the road from to-day's ofMftcial in Roumanta reach Bureu to Rimisoul,” statement reported Abandonment by rudja was also asnoubeed, ‘Two thousand moro prisoners ¢ captured in the Aghting around thie section,” the statement continued. “The Danube army is also irresis- tbly advancing northeastward, | “The Calmatulul lowland was forced after fighting by the right wing of the nee army east of the Bexeu River the sector of that same | name. “Bulgarian, Turkish and German running. Shouting with joy, they ates with indignation the mere i dashed after them. lof suspending the struggle, theres Half an hou? Jater the French permitting Germany to take advan-| reached the extremity of the Louve- tage of the jast chance she will have] mont t, clowe to the village of the of mubjecting Europe to her hege- same hame, There they joined bands mony.” with the formations which had start-) Following this { y speech the Duma tropa in rapid pursuit crossed the | from Cogealue, Cartal and Marzeva. Best available maps and Gazetteer do not show any Roumanian tov Poreati.” Probably ghe Sofia! ataement means “Betest,” nf named which in a | | jare alvancing north of the Jalom- | nitza Ttiver éd from Haudfomunt wood and had passed 4 resolution declaring it|tailroad terminus almost due west progressed almost os rapidly along “unanimously favors w categorical re- from Cernavoda, where previous Teu- the eastern side of Pepper Hill and fysat by the allied Governments to tonic staements have told of the the Bras-Louvemont road, Louvemont | enter, under prosent conditions, into ture of the bridgeheads over the Dan- was stormed out of hand and @ large any peace negotiations whatever, It contingent of prisoners was rounded considers the German proposals are| up. By this time the Germans were nothing more than fresh proofs of the | surrendering fredly all along tho line, weakness of the enemy and a hypér- and the communication trenches were critical act from which the enemy) choked with prisoners going to the! expects no real success, but by whic rear. it aceks to throw upon others tho re- GERMANS ORIVEN BACK BY IN- | sponsibility for the war.” — TENSITY OF THE ATTACK. BRITAIN WILL INSIST East of Louvemont another division ON FULL REPARATION, reached the Louvemont Adannes road. South of thé angie formed by this! SAYS CABINET MINISTER LONDON, Dec. 16,.—-The speech road at the goutheastern horn of Fosses Wood & sharp tussle took | place for possession of Hill 37%, but! delivered last night by Arthur Hen. | here again the Germans went down! derson is being commented on as) pétore thé vigorous éfforte of their! more specific In regard to the peace assellants, abandoning the ground Proposal of the Central Powers than any other utterance from a respon- ‘albie Government source, Mr. Hen- | and leaving many dead and eral husdrea «prisoners. The advance swept on over Mill 372 as far 48| dorson is ono of the five members of| Chambrettes Farm, at the other edge/ tho War Cabinet which has just been of Foetes Wood, and carried it, formed and has supteme authority In| Northeast of Dowaumiont the ad-| regard to the gonerdl conduct of the vance of the French troops was’ war. He defined tho reparation equally rapid. The Woods of La|which Andrew Bonar Law declared | Bayehe and Hassoule and the Har-| was still the policy of the Govern- daumont position were carried suc- ment as being “reparation for all cessively. Hardaumont work, com-|that Belgium, France, Serbia and pletely demolished by sholl fire, could) Poland have suffered.” give ho support to the German for- Mr. Henderson's statement that mations which fell back upon it in|} Great Britain entered the war “in didordér, All the woods north of the| defense of amall nationalities” was work weré occupied by the French, heey ge an Heep that the de- r é nse Of s nattonalities would be Msc cr Mal lalla aa one of tno cexenitals of security. for Everywhere the French had shown peearned ia ‘oan nee Bi Bee Taw splendid form, and nothing could stop | leseriice Bi Me bap a Sistoraa tte ae them. Nothing went wrong to inter-| ws par ine Ind America w for with théfr plans. By 11 o'clock | povetbrdcntal tention tite oe had| uwénty @uns Wad fall into the | shown that three courses wer hands of the Frénch; by noon, forty mune; by 6 o'clock seventy-five had béén counted, exctusive of thone do- etroyed. Having adcdmpiiénéd the task set) fot him, Gen, Mangin, profiting by the disorgamiéation of thé German ranks vinadd py the abrupt attack, sent dut -zploring parties Overywhero with In- structions to Géstroy as many guns an, possible and come back to thé pewly conquered lines when their work was done, These scouting par- ties acted promptly and accomplished | mueh, They put out of action most of the gune north of Vaoherauville and Lovvemont and m fosees and Caurleres Woods. The Freneh front now follows a line rupning {rom the north of! Vacherduvitie gong the Vacherau- | villoeDevant-Chaumont road to the extrémity of the Louvemont crest, her side of Louve- similar to the Syma.” ‘assum id by the Russian to negotiate Py ry statement of the essen aime and purposes Kd the allie order i these ible of accept: it was the view of this authority that British sentiment had not yet jeryeailized as to which one of these three courses should be adopted, BIG GUN DUELS RAGE ON MACEDONIAN FRONT Great Aerial Activity Is Repdrted by the War Office in Paris. mest tongs ot ehbern 8 Wood, PARIS, Dec. 16,-~The official report are oroas- | @rom the Macedonian front reads: ks eye rée ated, "pes to the north| "There intermittent artillery fir- py igre in of this vili he new tine fae ing Déo. 14 along the entire fro, » Dut bs rh} 1 4 ‘4 Wee tay the Besoavaun. pricularly in the vicinity of Lake Damioup road. iran. In the region to the north of rare Ss Monastir an enemy column was dis- vernon hes” fans much paid on Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package provesit. 25cat all druggists, the part of the allied aviators, An enemy airplane has been brought down south of of Eel en BRITISH DRIVEN OUT. OF BELGIAN TRENCHES Berlin Reports Success Southeast of Zillebeke and Artillery Fight. ing at Ypres. BERLIN, Dec. 18 (by wirelesa to Bayvilie).Violent artillery fighting ocourré) in Belgium yesterday, it is oMcialiy announced Southeast of Ziliebeke German troops advanced to thé second Britien line, whose derena- fled jof the provisions of the Munitions ITRENCH CHANGES HANDS ‘ube. Fetest! is on one of the branches of the Danube, which at that point separates Into a number of different streams, the whole watercourse boing | very wide in this focallty. NEW GOVERAMENT'S THREAT ENDS LIVERPOOL STRIKE Boilermakers Who Quit in Violation of Munitions Act Vote to Go Back to Work. LONDO! Dec. 16,—The Central News reports that the striking boiler. makera of Liverpool have voted hy a large majority to resume work next Monday, Men engaged in urgent Government work were authorized tu return this afternoon. The new British Governinent adopted a rigorous policy toward tho Liverpool strikers who, in violation Act, refused for five weeks to work overtime and then quit their posts. Official announcement was mado o1 Thuraday that the Government had decided to deal with the situation drastically. FOUR TIMES IN BATTLE Austrians’ Finally Beat Russians in Desperate Fighting—Take Pris- | | Co-operation oners in Raid. BERLIN, Dec. 16 (by wireless to Say- ville).--A successful ratd by Austro- Hungatian troops on the Ruesian lines weet of Lutsk {8 reported in to-day's army Neadquarters statement. It reada: “Weet of Lutsk, after a successful mine explosion," Austro-Hungarian troopa issued forth, damaged atte trenches and returned, after furth work of ith“booty and. a number of PETROGRAD, Dee, 16,--Occupancy of a portion of wouthernmost Russian trenches oust of the village of Ko+ hiukhl by the enemy following violent strugele® was annourted In tod official report. The fighting was for posseotion of one of the Russian am- bus j@ trenches. In the combat that followed, this position changed hands four times, the enemy finally retain. ing a southern portion. AUSSIANS BOMBARD BASE OF BULGARS’ SUPPLIES Flour, Mills of Black Sea Port Destroyed—Attacking Squadron Unharmed. PETROGRAD, Dec, 16.—Success- ful bombardment of Balichek by Russian warehips was announced in to-day's official siatement, Despite attacks by eneiny batteries, aplanes and eubuiss the Rua. sian attacking squadie) was une harmed, The bombardment of Balleheh statement explained, was with view to destruction of mills supp! ing the Bulgarians with flour. The Russian attempt occurred Wodnes- day, The attacking vessels were fired at in turn “hut the enemy galned no result,” according lo the statement, the a Balichek or Balcik is 4 Roumanian seaport on the Black Sta about ft. teen miles north of the. important Bulgarian seaport of Varna ———— Danish Hea = Parnlzsed by lockade. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec 16 (via London).—The Dagens Nyheder ers fo The War Office also reported an artillery duel in the Ypres ana Uyt- achaete bends, temporarily increasing in intensity, ave that the decision of the Entente SAYS FEDERAL BOARD HEAD —_~-—— Edward N, Pian in Line with Present Cost of Living Inquiry. MUST BE FAIR TO ALL.}1 Knowledge as to Cost of Production Needed. By Sophie Irene Loeb. WASHINGTON, Dec, 16,—"Get- ting right down to the cost of Production is the most important move being made by this commission to-day, and to get the maxi- mum price to be charged to the consumer for the very common com: modities, is in direct line with thie.” This ts the opinion of Edward N. Hurley, Chair- inan of the Federal Trade Commis. sion and one of the most prominent ' in the public eye to-day, in view of the trade conditions and the much- talked-of middleman, Mr. Hurley is one of the men looked upon here by the powers that be as having evolved some sound business principles that, If applica, ¢ Hurley Declares | rogdfom tho Government the ratl- statistics giving them | 4 broad view of the transportation situation of the country. ‘The farmer is told the condition of the crops in order to dispowe of bis surplus prod- ucts. The Government has jurisdice Hon over the health of the stock. Tho banker is furnished details as to the financial condition in the country by the Treasury tment. These and Accurate) are hetprut nels ot Government ace an Athens despatch ity, and the people of the country are heartily in accord with auch work. SHOULD EXTEND SAME AID TO MANUFACTURERS, eturers and merchants who | are merchandising the farmers’ prod- uct, shipping their goods over the! railroads, depositing their money in the banks, and meeting the payroll of thousands of employees —these, too, should be furnished with data and 4) formation regarding their respective indua@iries: “In order to co-operate intelligently | with the manutactuprers and mer- chants of the country, the Federal Trade Commission must have these ots, “The Government's “Man tude toward business, however, presenta a con- trast, The trouble has really been one of point of view. G nment action has usually been negative, al- ways scattered aod seldom construc- tive, “Unfortunately, our business men and our Governmont have been ah valuable time during the past fift y y any scientific method bring about results to our people as a but by resorting to the | know business h: tion, not which will beneficial whole, ci w rain for @ doctor who poi Name will do much toward reducing the high cost, When I asked him concerning the possibility of the Government, prob- ably through this commission, setting & maximum price for the most com- mon commodities, the necessitics of life, he asked me to name for ex- mple what might be designated as euch, After I had suggested such com- mon Necessities as bread, milk, but- ter, ¢m méat and coal, he an- swered: “Yes, I think it would be feasible, and we are taking the first atep in line with this, right now, by a campaign of education umong pro- ducers in helping them ascertain their actual cost of production, “While we have not the power In this commission to ret prices x common commodities, I be- Heve te Government could create such @ power somewhere, if not here, if it were found advisable to do so, First of all the cost must be found, #0 that the betterment of ail may be promoted. or example, busines people are waking up to the fact that the welfare of thelr employees Is not a charity, but a good business propo- sition, INEFFICIENCY IN PRODUCING INDUSTRIES IS AMAZING. "Of course it is easy enough here in the cate of public utilities, such an electricity and gas, to establish the cost. lows these deductions. © discontinue the supply of oil, erro and fishing tackle for has completely para- lyzed the ingusery: rate Why? ance sheets of the to be charged to consumers. Bocause there are all the bal- the producer before Public Service Commisalon, Everything can be checked up as to Tho rate thorefore readily fol- “But you would be astonished at the inefficiency that is preva- lent in this country ameng pro- ducing industri Only 10 per cent. of our manufacturers and merohante know the actual cost to manufacture and sel! their products; 40 per cent. estimate what their coste are, and 50 per it. have mo method, but price ir good: oreitrarily Most of the Manufacturers and merchants who do not know wi are basing their sel what their competitors sell for, and with only this knowledge for a basis they are frequently cut- ting prices and demoralizing the industry in which they are en- naged, “It is high time we did something to got right down to the crux of the question, the actual cost and pri Wo must get to the baste principles of business on this proudetion propo- sition before we can hope to reducs the price to the consumer. It is the one way in which the unnecessary middleman can be put out of the way and it ia only @ step further to get at the ultimate resonable price to the consumer, at least of the few most widely used necessities here men- Tt is in keeping with all that before for the Government and in helping the idustries of the country know their own costs. maximum | MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION re Cut out this coupon, fill out and mail to the Housewives’ Protective Association, Evening World, Post Office Box 1354. I desire to enroll my name as a member of The Evening World’s Housewives’ Protective Association. Inclose 2-cent stamp and membership token will be mailed. i 1916 prescribe give practical relief, that would the Govern- ment sent for lawyers, and you know the result. “In forelgn countries this is easily ascertained You can go into most ask for the balance and get them. “Germany's success as a commer- | elal and industrial world power is duo very largely to the policy of or-| ganizing and co-operating, of tho working together of Ite captains of industry, of establishing communi. ties of Interest between the small and the big business men for the mutual purposs of promoting trade at home and abroad. The old adage, “In unity there is strength,” is put into prac- tice and has proved to he the back. bone of Germany's tndustrfal and commercial achievements, efficiency und strength CO-OPERATION 18 NEEDED SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEMS. “More than 600 independent asso- clations of manufacturers, producers and merchants exist in Germany to- day, and, besides, the entire indus- | trial system of that country Js honey- combed with about 5,000 subsidiary business organizations, “In clgn trade men think in terms of national competition, In China and in South America the con- test ja not so much between individual corporations as it is between national | industrics, “Thus | am in favor of co-op- eration among laboring men and 1 am in r of ¢o-opera among business men. Each have common problems which can be solved only by concerted effort, But | am opposed to co-operation among business men which re- the only co-operation that can be justified from the point of vi of our political and industrial future. "| have urged upon business m v4 the Importance of sound and adeq cost accounting thods in our ao tories. The importance of this reform will be evident to them before it will to the laboring men in our industries, It will seom a far cry to laboring men to appeal to them tn behalf of sound cost accounting methods As a rule they look upon this as no concern of thelra, But Jen't it? Doesn't cost ace counting, after all, lie at the very foundgtion of efficiency in produc- tion? Does not eMctency by increas: ing the product increase labor's share of that product’ Labor as well as capital must be interested in the se- curity and perpetuation of industry. 1t must realize that no foundation is secure that does not go below the frost line. “Labor is entitled to ite share of the products it helps to pro duce; is capit led to its share. But how are we to know what the share of each is if we do not have accurate cost acr counting systems in our factories from which an intetlia ve LN ance sheet may be ma profit cannot be fairly “eenbutes unl we know what the cost of the product i Manufacturers are unfair to them selves, to their workers, and to the public when they continue to conduct thelr business with an Ineufficient naccurate Knowledge uf cost “TOP PRCE FOR NECESSITIES. EEC rma COULD BESET GOVERNMENT, TO EVERY DEMAND THE ALLIES MADE Transfer ot Trdop Troops Already Begun—Desire for Mainte- nance of Friendships. | PARIS, Dec, 16—An omciat tele- | gram announcing that Greoce had accepted unreservedly th Of the allies wan received eign Office at midnight the Petit Journal. rding to} 14-MONTH OLD STRIKE OW TROLLEY CARS IS OVER Wilkes-Barre Glad That Tie-Up Costing Nearly $5,000,000 Is Ended Atter Long Spell. WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Dec. 16 Wilkes-Barro'’s fourteen-months-old street car strike came to an énd to- day when the strikers voted in favor of a peace proposal that was drawn up by members of the United Mine Workers, The strike is said to have cost near- ly $5,000,000 In loss of wages and fares. The labor unions of this strongly union city put a boycott on the trot ylines. Care ran empty for months. they were finally laid up. To-day ‘there was joy when the trolley and the people ¢ erly op td aabingg aboard, | LONDON, Dec. 16.—According to to Reuter's, Greece has replied to the ailles’ ultt-| matum by saying that It accepts the demands made on it as it is desirous LEFT GOODBY NOTE, THEN SHOT HIMSELF —_— {of giving another manifest proof of flarry Morant, Found Dead in the sincerely friendly ontiments | ~ . which have always animated it! Room, Had Lost Customs Job toward tho Entente, | Alter Twenty-five Years. | ‘The reply says that no hostite| movements of troops have over taken Mra. Jounio Boulett, who mens ao ny ae or bese projected, and that tis boarding house at No. 160 West transfer of material northwards will g, i eét, Ye! 4 | imnyediately cease, Orders have al- Cent cnunn Otrsets feulenoe £10Ms | ready been given, it is stated, res ® theatre at 1A. M. to-day and found garding the movements of troops on a tublo in her room this note; and war material, and will be car- ‘ried out as rapidly as possibie, | In respect to the attack on British jand French marines in Ath December 1 the Governm that it desires to give ev < |mate satisfaction and refers to its | proposals to arbitrate, It expresses }the hope that the allied powers wil reconsider their decision to continue the blockades which, it says, is straln- ing relations and impressing public opinion, né reply concludes with the ex- pression of a desire by the Govern: | ment amd people of Greece for a re- sumption of the excellent traditional |confidence which previously existed | between Greece and the Entente na- tions, | MARRY Ask my dear old friend, Soowan, to look after my aff never thank him enough.” Mrs. Boulett called in’ a policéman and they went to the room of rene » of her boarders, He wai stretched out on a couch, in his bathe rohe, dead from a bullet ‘wound in his right temple, A new revolver lay on the floor. John Coogan was found at the Elks’ cars made their appearance | SNOW REMOVERS SCARCE; STORM TOCHST 1ST $600,000 Fetherston Could U Could Use 30,000 Men and Has Less Than 10,000 Available. Not more than 10,000 men were available to-day for the work of clearing snow from the streets. The first storm of the season has brought realization that the snow removal problem this winter may be the most serious that has confronted New York in years. All over the streets of Manhattan snow fs piled high, According to offleial records, twelwe inches of snow fell in New York City pater 6 A M. and 7 P. M. yester- day. This was one-third the entire fall of the winter of 1915. In the absence of any rain to help, the city expects to spend about $600,000 getting rid of the snow, Commissioner Fetherston could use 30,000 men if he After several thousand college stu- dents had suffered sudden attatks of “cold feet" and were termed slackers by Commissioner Fetherston'’s volun- teer my of snow fighters their Plocea in the snow trenches were taken by striking garment workers. It was admitted to-day by Commis- sioner Fetherston that the striking | garment workers—particularly on the cast side—had saved the day for the Club, He uid Morant was fifty- eight years old, and after being ajStrect Cleaning Department, Slender- Custom House appraiser at the Ap-| handed, pale-faced, narrow-chested praisery’ Stores for twenty-five years,, position six monthem@go, Since! F : | had never before done manual labor, lost his then he had been despondent. men and mere boys, many of whom | fairly flocked into the “recruiting sta- HUGHES TO BE PRESIDENT INE Y /OF STATE BAR ASSOCIATION COTATI AE Bi PLAN He Is Put in Nomination for Honor| | for Presidency of the U. S. ALBANY, Dec. Chartes E Hughes has been named for the Presidency of the New York State Bar Association by the Nominating Committee of that organization, it) was announced to-day by the Scere- | tary, Frederick E, Wadhams of this elty, | The nomination in equivalent to, jelection. Aiton B. Parker is Chair- nan of the Nominating Committee, | The election will be held in Brooklyn | Jan, 12 and 13. Other otticers nominated ar Presidents, First Judicial James Byrne, New York triet, Edgar M. Cullen, Third District, Willian Troy; Fourth Distriot, Spratt, Ogdensburg; William A. M Vice strict, nd ne 6 J Thomas Fifth District, | A Kenzie, Syracuse; Sixth District, Abraham L. Kelloge, Oneonta; Seventh District, Arthur B Sutherland, Rochester; Eighth Dis- trict, Porter Norton, Buffalo; N District, Charles Philip Easton, York; Secretary, Frederick 1. hams, Albany:' Treasurer, | Hessberg, Albany. We Albert | $500,000 EXPLOSION IN LLEWELLYN PLANT Same Place Blown Up by Dyna- miter McNamara, for Which We Is Serving Time. ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 16.— said to have resulted trom an caused damage estimated Los rire, exploston, lyn Iron Works here to-day, The police are investigating, John J. Me- Namara, former Secretary-Treasuror of the International Union of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, is now serving a sentence in San Quentin Penitentiary for dynamiting this plant Jin 1910, to which he confessed, —>——— feorct Service Agents Plan Raids ‘Trouble Make the Rorder, EL PASO, Tox., Dec. 16.--Wholeaale arrests of Americans and Mexicans Nera and at other points along th border, accused of breach of the nou- trality laws in fomenting or atding the revolutionary actions of different Mextean factions, are planned by United States Secret Service agents. Memb: of the various revolution ery juntas are now under survelliancs this Government's agents, but | pation is held up. Pending fatificatio of the American-Mexican modiatio: protocol. a Wife of Noted Elect: nm n Inventor (sets 1 The Erating Wert.) LYNN, Mons, Dec, 16.—Mra. Charles | J. Vanderpoole, widow of the inventor | who perfected the trolley car and tn- vented the arc lamp and several other electricaf appliances, died here to-day at her home, No, 20 Nichols Street, sho loaves four daughters. One is the wife of Congressman Michael I’, Phelan, The others are Mrs. John DP. Grimin, Mre Joseph C. Phelan and Mrs. John. T,| Wogan, and a won, Henry W., all of Lynn, es Crowd in Panic at Moter Track Fire, | A two-ton motor truck eaught fire | from a leak in the gasolene tank at} Third Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street © crowd a of to-day, A lar watch John Harold, duty, and a number fight the blaze with ers and snowballs, ate loved In panic, however, when some. body shouted that (he tank was about to explode. There was no explosion, but the truck Was destroyed. pasts A = eal Pacifiste To 1 Training Dee. 14 athéred to Ireman oft volunteers whe Women Unive: WASHINGTON, mitt |tary affaira on Monday will begin hold- Jog public hearings to discuss universal) milit Several women paci- | sub: ary training fists and charles T. Hallinan, Kditorial Mirectar of the American Union Against DUlisacien, (uday gees iv be Mead. by Alton B. Parker, Who Also Ran | ; | Introd: than at $500,000 In the plant of the Liewel- | Names of Two Principals at Work Are Known—Pressure on Sir Edward Carson, LONDON, Dev. 16.-The Liverpool Post says there is no doubt that nego- tlutious are proceeding for a settle- ment of the Irish Home Rule question nd that the two principal negotia- tors are well know Tho newspaper says the critical at- | titude adopted by the Nationalists to- ward the Government for the cre: tion of which Sir Edward Carso: First Lord of the Admiralty in the new Cabinet and leader of the Ulster Unionists, bas had some responst- bility, would make him more eager to effect a genuine compromise | and uid induce him to ur friends to adopt a more moderate atti- tude. $3,000,000 FOR GUARDSMEN. DItt Provides for Families of Those Serving at the Border, SHINGTON, Dec, 16.—An appro- on of $2,000,000 for support of of National Guardsmen rorv- border ts ed in the Ho hepresentative Edmonds No giardeman is to receive more $50 monthly, or more than he hinsel€ has contributed to, the aupport of his family. Tho having other in- comer are eliminated from the pro- vision of the bill COLT Seceieeetiis U. S. SHIPS IN BLACKLIST. 7, w. | prt fami!) ing ont British Admiralty, | LONDON, Dee, 16.~The latest black- liat of neutral ships issued by the | British Admiralty representa 188.787 tons of shipping which British traders are forbidden to charter. Among the ships | appearing on tho list for tha first time are three flying the American flag—the | Hath the John G, McCollough amd | the Yenrut, tions” of the volunteer snow fighting | force all day yesterday, last night and this mornin It is estimated that | several thousand of them enlisted, “Because of the peculiarity of the work,” sald Commissioner Fetherston, “snow fighting Is best done when the labor market is glutted with unem- ployment, “I really don't know what happened” to the college men, They certainly did not enlist in bodies, and I have no knowledge that they are among our snow fighters. But the east side has done nobly. ——__—. TWO NEUTRAL SHIPS SUNK. Norwe, and Swedish Vessels Destroyed, One by a Mi CHRISTIANIA, Deo. 16 (via Lone don).—The Swedieh steamer Vale has been destroyed by a mine and four- teen members of her crew are miss- dine to the Aftenposten. ON, Dec. 16.—According to « Lioyd’s announcement the crew ot the steamer Vala has been eee The Norwegian steamer Brask, 995 tons net, hes also been punk. The crew has been )_ landed, Tho Brask was last at reported in the Clyde on Nov, 25 from Genoa, ‘The Vala, of 1,279 tons ne reported as | Dec. 8 from Fernandina. |$30,000 GONE; CLERK SOUGHT Police Send Ow Employee A general alarm was sent out by the police to-day for the arrest of Fred k, an employee of Woods & Chatel- liter manufacturing Jewollers at No. 816 | Three of Them Named tm New Order) wity Avenue, who disappeared yeuter- day afternoon. Hix employers say $30, 609 worth of gold and platinum cigarette cases and match boxes disappeared at t same time. mack was sent out to carry @ Jewel se for A man. He was told to meet the aa! at the store of Black Starr & Frost, ‘orty-eighth Stree | Eien Avenue. but did not appear the Oppose m+ | of the Senate Conimitiee on mili-! - | | Mevana Ratlway Mtrike Paralyses. ‘Trattte. | MAVANA, Cuba, Dec, 16.—At the ex-| piration of the men'e ultimatum at & jo'clock this morning, @ general strike| en the Havana Central Ratlway was] begun. Traffic has been paralyze lelectric plant being out of operation, ape | current in many towns In Havana Prov- ince wae cut off. The ferry service | [from Havana to Gusablanca and Regia Was stopped oe are guarding the rn . 20th St. nd. Managem is "BUSTANOBY. allroad and ferr miinale, DIED. 7 5 Pledge $500,000 for G ROGERS—On Dec, 15, ROBERT M. 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