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THE WEATHER FORECAST. Rain or snow to-day and colder at night; to-morrow fair and colder. Highest temperature yesterday, 41; lowest, 30 De tailed weather, mall and tmrlne report on pago 13. IT, SHINES FOPv ALL VOL. LXXXIV. NO. 103. f-f NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER aBBBaV W jUvSVSBBBBBsVSBHLBr VBBks&M MOYER PLEDGES MEN'FAIR DEAL' New Warden of King Shijr, Due To-dny, Won't Cause Big Upheaval. CONVICTS ARE ANXIOUS Some of 1,500 Inmates Put in Close Confinement nml (inn rd Is Doubled. William H. Moyer will 'assume. Ills duties as warden of King Sing prison at It o'clock this morning. "I go to Sing Ping." he said last night tt the Hotel niltmorc, "without any pre conceived notions as to what should or should not be done. 1 go there for the purpose of doing the Institution and the prisoners as much good as J can. ! can assure every man of a fair deal." Tut while lie was conferring with T.ms. M. fnrfr sltiil.. Kimar In .ni1,ii( of Prisons. ,asl night, the 1500 convicts who to-day will become Ills charges were held from expected violence by the redoubling of guards, close confinement and other curbs that have not been ap plied for years. Moer faces his Job with CaWh In himself and his methods, and the full support of Supt. Carter and Gov. Whit man. He meets to-day men who arc re sentful of the ousting of Thoman Mott Osborne. They dread the regime of Moyer, despite the pledge given by him last night of a square deal and a con tinuance of humane methods. Hp Will Retain "Goad" .Methods. Mr. Moyer said : "Whatever methods are In existence there now that I find arc good wilt be retained, If greater good cannot be ob tained by other methods. I haven't been In Sing Sing or Auburn for fifteen years. I am not acquainted with conditions In Sing Sing now and therefore am not In a position to say what shall be cllml-1 nated or what shall be approved." However, the conferences he" has held with Oov. Whitmkn and Supt. Carter to the prison taking the last three ears as a perspective will be Intro duced. Stated briefly the changes will be these: The old system, that of cruelty, un necessary restriction and the complete absence of privilege, will not return. Sing Sing will be governed on humane liner, on the practl.-cs that have proved certain amount of honor may be ex pected from convicts. Ill.elpllne to Be Tightened. Sing Sing will be levelled to the stand nl thut obtains In other prisons In the State, ntid this same modification toWard unity will be carried Into effect In Au burn. Both these Institutions have been ton.plcuoiiH for their departure from the Kierity that prevnlls In Dannemora. There will be a slight loosening of the Mrlngency In Dannemora and a tighten-( .iig of discipline at Sing Sing and Auburn, notably In the Utter prison. The Mutual Welfare League Is due for several shocks. Its ijwer for self oi eminent will bo considerably cur tailed and many of tho privileges en .''Jed by Its officers will bo cut off. It I- imsalblc there will be a wholesale re. :.:;.'';o;cfr,i,!;heyprairn. TJ"WW g'i fined completely by Warden Moyrr. Only as one of the Internal activities I tli.it operate toward the Industrial ami c 'mi advantage of the prison will it bc Mlalned. r.i.il of Conrlrt t'llqaes. Tje clique of convicts who have doml r.H't.l the prison body will find them s'lvo. shorn of much of their self-dele-K..U.1 power. They will bc advised atrer than advlsens. There will be a spreidlng of such authority as the new nrden and tho Prison Superintendent ire t Invest with tho inmates. D'splie, tho apparent firmness of the character of Warden Moyer. despite his experience and self-reliance, he will lake ' i orders on principal prison icforms I'nni the Superintendent who, of course, I will h.cludc the Governor's wishes with) Wlllard I). Rockefeller and the present) lis own Nothing radical will bd nt- UtalT. I I'ini uy me xvaroen vvimuui inu ap- . proval of his superiors. .No mlstaku can be made about War- , nPss. having been associated with the den Moyer's llrmness. He Is a huge Knlcket booker, the Holland House and Mock of a man all man, broad of u,p Harvard Club. "':W'r and Ihltrt of chest. He weighs . "'wmrrce uCLK?kHii'EW TARNOWSKI NOTE BY U. S. ii laconic to a degree. Ills humor Is i mild, with a touch of grlmness. i ii win encourage outdoor sports within prison limits as much as sis- HMe. He believes strongly in permitting ;m ' siro..K., in .ei..i.iiiK whenever It will not Inter-' he prison discipline. Sing not lose ItH band or Its men in talk 're with the Ni.g will not "movler." while ho Is warden. But he l' not put lemptatlcn to escape In the "15 of prisoners. Which mi. ins that ... , , t 'lK trni men will iu( 1m l'Iicii iiiiv "ii.ty" vvoik tliat will get then within II of the ,.,, road. , " Tllle of The l.lou Mover aliea.lv has won the 'The Lion Tamer" among the Slug Slur ni.victs. in the Hhnps. Ill the "front oth e and , the prison yard practically 1.1 Work fnin 1,. t-..t.1ki!l onu.ar.l'.i Tin .nen speculated pessimistically about ! t. ..... ' .1 noirtid ihr.,....ic,. ,. f...ist. ' an unrest which Calvin Dei rick, ling warden, feared would have an 'UMopping f violence or etcai.o. He 111 what he could to assure them the '"Muni Welfare League would not be I'ojlien up. but tho "Sing Sing under eruiind" had a dlfferer.t re.ort, To forestall any attempt at a prison ' i. very or riot all privileges were out ' " The men who fur years have worked In the warden's olllce, men like '' 5f Hudson, a life prisoner: James laaikitt and Joe llueklns, long term ' ' ' . were sent to their cells early III the '"li in. ,oti, The stable gang was called ii. .v v, o'clock and the night vun went Ji "ho fHKinlmr station dilven by a VeT,.r Instead of Rlchird Duggan, tho usii.il driver Ine guards at the prison bounilarlcs en .loubk'd, extia men patrolled tho "0 ami along the river fiont four ' Sl.is were kept In full alow all night. I'KW . WINES. tlHACK ANY TAHI.K. ' ...akfrs for years inesns lot. ' ' '.linn ut.. ,v. y. ptioae loot fort. - H.rii.rmMf, a.ivent. ny nightfall they hail,'"" .IV . ".' . TRANSPORT SUMNER IS ASHORE OFF BARNEGAT U. S. Army Vessel on Way Here From Panama Canal Sends Out s 0 S1' Coll. The United States army transport Sumner, hound to New York from the Canal Zone with United States soldiers, civilian passenger, malls and supplies, lan ashore In a dense fog last midnight near Harncgat, N. J. she sent out an "S O 8'' call which was picked up by the wireless station at tho New Y01I; navy yard In ltrooklyn and several coistw-lso vessels. At an early hour this morning two revenue cutters and a half dozen sieamshlps were rushing to he. assistance. A wireless, from the Sumner said she was near Harncgat, but could not tell her exact position on airount of the fog. The wireless operator nald she was appar ently "pretty well up on the beach." be- cause he could hear the surf very clearly. n nun inier message salil the sea was running lighter and that the ship was "resting easily" In the sand. The coast guard cutter Seneca, which was cruising on Moutnuk Point, picked tip the "S O S" and expected to reach fV Sav anmT ffi bound to New York from Savannah, wirelessed that she would be alongside the Sumner about 3 A. M. The Sumner sailed fiom Cristobal on December under command of Capt. Webber. The ship was originally a German merchantman and was acquired by the United States Government In the Spanish-American war. . CITY WILL HAVE HEW 1,000 ROOM HOTEL Joseph J. Launin of Garden City Fame to Build nt 7th Avenue and 56th Street. New York Is to have another splendid I . . . ... 1 notei. one or a thousand rooms and all or the features which make un the i mnftprh SM,.tjri. K.m.Mi,....' t . Hotel and better known as the former owner of ther'ch'atnplon Boston lied Box, Is to be the builder, owner and proprie tor. Kor the site he purchased yester day the northwest corner of Seventh ave nue and Fifty-sixth street, now occupied by the old Hotel Grenoble and several other buildings. Construction will be started a soon the plans can be pre pared. Details are not available, but Mr. Lannln said last night that It wilt he a distinct advance over the present types. The plot cost about tsoo.ooo What he will snend on th hiillillnir will not lie known until the architects liaeKn! between the two tnuntrles su wide nnisneu ineir worn. Having the low Broadway Tabernacle on the west of It and the seven story Carnegie Hall across Seventh avenue from It, the new hotel will be favored by exceptional light and air. The Inver- another old hotel, adjoins tho site on Seventh avenue. The William 1.. Sutphln Realty Company sold the site to .nr. uinmn. Mr. Launlu will continue to manage the Garden City Until, one of The largest suburban hotels In thli part of the country. YOUNGEST HOTEL PROPRIETOR. . ... J !, - Take. Over the Iniurrlnl'e Msnagrmrnl, .1, Otto Stock became yesterday the youngest hotel proprietor In New York city. He has taken over the Hotel Im perial at Itroadway and Thirty-second street. He Is 32 years old. llther ..... t.n... n nnru nr. Inliti Xlrl linn. ' ! . .... . I man of the iilltmore ami .xiannanani hotels and Georgo C. Boldt of the Wal dmf. Ill addition to purchasing tho furni ture and other hotel equipment from Hubert .Stafford Mr. Stack has taken n long lease from Robert W. Goelet, About KOn.O.iO will be spent on Interior changeM and Improvenieuts and the projierty will no operate', as u nrsi ; rlass hotel under its present manager., jir, HlaCK nas nan consiueraiue ex ncrlenco In tho New York hotel bust Allies I.IUely to Permit Austrian lliixoy lo Pass lllofknilr. W.xHHISiiToN, Deo. 11. A third com- .. ,...,, WI1H- hPllf to-dav bv the State1 1 1 or is, lias gone to Kr.inoe. where K,,; "L?,?t .V sTeut ltrltam Imd rriincel w" "" '"Hilary pilot's llosnso ' ' 1 " Siltmt "l ,,,p " '"latlon lie ear Paris. t,: a t S " 3, ' f'!!l!hl'' Probably Jol,, his " " . is 1 'J? . Amb.tswi.loi to tho United in,...' .i.. ,,. 1 l til Miin.iniiii t-Mtj r nh'i'ii 1.. i. 1 II IM t-fUUIUM Il-Uilllin UIU UtIIIIIMIL-l CII ' ,aK,Ef, f .,e envoy as part of the' ' Li ?, f ..,;.., .. J .L. .,: . ' admitted right of diplomatic Intercourse., i.n.l relteiates tho opinion that the '''-" Allies a.e acting beyond their rlgb.a In j Lll'-C.'iSo''?,., " nuui ,,, j - - . out"' The allied embassies here are known , caly,to have communicated to their home r.lay. novernincnts the feeling that any ad-. antngc to be gained In holding up tlie ...... t ..iti'iguail.lP Iff til III lifil ho Kiim. ' monsurato wnii inn consequent loss in American sympathy, It Is understood that these suggestions have borne fruit abroad, and that even If tho Allies do not actually recede from their position In a public note they will allow tho fact to become known In formally that the count may come through the blockade without hindrance. McADOO TO KEEP HIS POST. l.nnalnrf and llonalou Also Intend to Niuy In Cabinet. WasiiiniitiiN, Dec, 11. Gossip con cerning probablo changes in the Cabinet cHino to un end to-day when denials xvero made from ofllclal sources of ru mors that Secretaries Lansing, McAdno and Houston would leave their posts. Si notary McAdno, who was at his desk to-day for tho first time since, his vacation, I. uule. Ills denial tn person. "I huvo no Intention of resigning," ho said. Information thut Secretary Lain Ins and Secretary Houston were tn re main In the Cabinet after March 4 cm from an authoritative source. VICTIM BARESlBLGMAr relief work VILLA'S CRIMES American Woman Treated With Contempt When Try ing to Save Store. HAD TO HIDE SIX DAYS Bandit Chief Says He'll Drive Out Gen. Pershing's Army. Los Angeles, Cal.. Dec. 11. Details of personal appeals to Villa for consid eration at his hands while he was In control of Chihuahua city are recited In a letter iccclvcd to-dny from Mts. Har nett Dannls. whose husband Is proprietor of a men-handlec store there. The letter to her son, Samuel Dannls, a I.os Angeles ut that Villa was given 1,000,000 pesos nfter he had threatened to burn Chihuahua city If the silver was not forthcoming. xina also made threats, the letter says, to relieve Americans In .Mexico of all their property mid valuables. TI10 Dannls store was tooted. "Three times I went to Villa's head quarters and asked him personally that he not disturb at least our household effects," Mrs. Dannls rrm nt.. 1 ,rei,l"11 nte with utter contempt. He said ervthlng Americans now living In ' ;lexfo possessed would be taken away !'y tnc Mexicans and that orders had bc" 8lven to his men that what could not lie taken should be destroyed. In Hading- sis. laa. "We stayed In hiding for six dns. After looting the city and making away with about HOC) (inn unrii. ne ..i... dlse, destroying and burning every build. . . . .I'"! to foreigners. Villa ..iiii.tiuii.il i.uuu.uuo pesos In sliver of ...v iriMurms unoer inreat of burning .... ...... i iv irreiveii me monev. 'Chlilimen and Mexicans we're killed by the scores. Dead are Mrcwn all over the city." T. F. Mortensen. who returned yester .?' .Sff Cl,"iuli"a. had an Interview with Ilia, the second day of his occu vmC?' ?' ,,iat Cl,y- Mortensen Niys " " mil sun. aitnnugh tlie woni' be received In the Guerrero battle had Iif.'itff1 "Do you know Pershing?" villa de manded. "Pershing Is violating the sacred rights of Mexico, ami Ik,. i 3 out. 1 will show them In n little w hile I uii inry cannot violate Mexican rights." f ' juu -Know mmon-? I was his friend. Miked him. but nt Agua Prleta he turned trnltor to we and the cause L,?,l"''V'.!"d..!!,'l',r, ,?""-the i " ....... ..vj.ti.u. is 11 any w'onuer I Jhat I chase the Americans out of Mexico?" I To Ilrlir Out Americans. Asked what he Intended to do. he ic piled : "Drive them out or make them tight. .and after they are gone I will make :i and deep that no Americano will ever ue auie 1.0 steal Mexican land, gold or oil." "General," Villa was asked, "how could you make the daring attack on Col. Slocum's forces at Columbus and get away across the big plains?" "Kasy," Villa answered. "I was awnke; they were Meeplng and It took Vo ... i i i ' "lsU. 'l-'i'iaVr,,:' 30T"y ,nC"' i io you Know ine .Mayor or i;i rnso?" on. .11) ni.c uiu m ..if country like a common won woman of the street I ..i.i. f n . ...i.. . . .... . . and took her diamonds and rings from her. Tell that fellow that If he were a man he would come down and fight with me and not fight with a woman who is a stranger In his country. I know him : he Is an advocate for the Sclent Mens. And I HIlKillto Her. nana. Villa's, brother .lid I not the North Americans try to murder him?" I fllnnivm tsttttitii ttstttt vanonflM JULiiUiu UdaiidU. Xlellcnn (IlllelaU Sny Anan.alllllllon Would llr liiipossllilr. Nn:vo Lahkiio, Mexico, Deo. 11, Re ports that Cnrr.inza, Klrst Chief of the dc faclo Mexican Gov ei unicnt, had been tihNnsslniitf.il nt Our.. plnrn t,rn .tml.l ) ,itll?i.il quarters here to-night, u was stated that assassination of t1(, .-r,t ,.-,ef would bo almost mi lm possibility, lis he Is surrounded bv .i large ho.lv guird. The rumors of the assassination, olllclals said, came from the t'nlted States. A. B. THAW TO FIGHT ABROAD. Youth tn Join x Inter Brother In I'reiicli l'llnK Corps, Alexander Bh.lr Thaw, younger brolli. er of Lieut. William Thaw of the French I-lying l orps, has gone to ranee, where Ht ,n'' '"""' Ui" ""r. Mrs. UeujllmU) Tlllw f ,.tlhllurKi rm abroad Willi him Blair Thaw has Just turned is, but he 1 1 -..1 ",M,K "r me mail two years. No ''btalned a civilian avla- n?" X,". x, ,', " "wi e ,." u X," IK' V ,' L ..i'.V,,W p "aJ, ' poS M.,b 11, wlil . niaohlne ,,ow!; oru.iier vxiiiiam in con pel ton for the siOn.OOO aviation safety prize In France. eoontly he llew from Mlneola I hJ Valo-Harvnr.1 football game at New n.-ivr n. rrienns oi innir -lliavv said last night . . .... . . . . that the only reason he had not Joined his brother In the Hying corps earlier in tho war was because of his youth. U. S. PUTS BAN ON HEROIN. All Physicians In Public Health Service Forbidden In Kmploy It. Wasimn.itoN, Deo. H. To aid In counteracting nn Increasing use of heroin throughout the country, all physicians of the Federal Public Health Service have been ordered not to dispense tho dtug or ItH sales hereafter for any purpose and to return Immediately to the head quart, rs of the service here any quan tities oi it iney nave on hand Ill announcing the sten to.rlul.t .ml.. lie health olIlolalH expressed hope thai 1 the example set by ihe service would have a wide Influence aiming general piuctltioneiM, It was said loss danger ous, ngrlllii posew.Cil U pi.Wel fUl Ulrdli'Ml qualities and that the sooner physicians rallied this the1 raaler It would he to curb tho constant Incioaae In the num ber of hnltual heroin ultra. ON VERGE Great Britain About to Withdraw Support 'Because of Deportations Offices of Commission Here Expect Orders to Close. The whole Uelglan relief plan, which has saved the civilian population from starvation at a cost of billions, may col lapse and be abandoned as a result of Ureat Britain's withdrawal of further support because of Germany's attitude In deporting Belgians. The present dermaii practice, It Is stated, has now crystallized In such form that In the opinion of the British Government It makes It Impossible to ex tend further cnarity to Belgium without directly contributing to Germany's mili tary resources. The funds which Oreat Britain has been pouring Into Belgium nrc being taken by the Her nun military commander for Indirect taxes. It Is al leged, and the food which Is staving off starvation Is equipping Belgians for fu ture service, relieving Germans from necessary agricultural and Industrial pursuits In the empire and permitting them to take their places In the trenches. It Is explained that the bulk of the Belgian relief work since the beginning of the war has been borne by Great Britain, ami not by the United States, us popularly believed here. It Is said the British have provided fifty times as much money to the relief of Belgium us Americans. Officials of the Commission for Belief In Belgium stationed In New York are pessimistic over the outlook for con tinuing the relief work. They expect at I any moment an order from hcidquar-. tcrs In London to wind up their affairs. i. J. Williams, treasurer of the coin mission, through whose hands more than ID.OUU.OO.l has passed on Its way to , feed and clothe hungry Belgians, said ' estetday that he knows only of the re ports which emanated from London, and us no imiicihi worn uas come io mm ine commission Is going ahead with the U'nrL "lint t shnnlcl urn l, ,.t .ill vnri.ri...! If the Germiins keen un fhlr ilpiHirti. linnM In rflf mi nnl.f In .Inn aol.l Mr. Williams. "It all depends on the 'SAVE BELGIANS,'! DUTCH BEG U. S. 1 Holland 8ection of Neutral League Asks That America Lodge Protest. Lonpov, Dec. 11. The Associate Press has received from Amsterdam an "appeal to the American people" by the Holland section of the League of Neutral States. The appeal Is signed by Presi dent Nlemcver and Secretaries Dclafaille and Walcli. It follows: "The eloquent protests of the Belgian Government and of the higher clergy 'have aroiialtited ou with the facts. Bl'"- ' "''' """f r,,Kl" of 0T. which deals with the law ot war on i.inn. win iiiiiko n oi.viouh hlliltlnn of lli'u """,lon "l " modern slave dealing I was not Included was because no dele gate Imagined It would ever be neces sary. "Indeed, one must turn to the history of the early age's of long p.ist centuries before international law existed to flifil n parallel to the enslaving of the Bel gians. Til- Hague irgul.itlons stipulate that 'the honor and rights of the family must be lespectcd,' but the German Gov (rmnent deliberately drags the Belgian families apait, "To s this cruelty Is mole vivid every day. Kvory day numbers of fugitives., In etdte of the deadly electric wire which the Hermann luxe el cole.! along the frontier, succeed In escaping to the Netli-, erlaiuls. From Ihcin we leain the pain-1 ful details of the unutterable despair of the women and ihlldien who are loft be. , hind and of the agonizing scenes whlili' take place when hutl.aii.ls. brothers and j soiih, drag-led from their homes and women folk, are nackcil Into cattle nnd freight earn and thus transported to an .... known destination and to an unknown fate. "To put an end to this lo an est this hellish scourge, which nt tills moment laeeinte ll.e whole of northern France anil western Russia there la but otic way open, and that Is collective action on the .art of the neutral nations ..... . ... .... And for you, eltlzonH of tile mightiest I of the neutral States, it is in our opinion .l. ......I n.,,l ....... ... I.....!.- I.ll" IIKIO l.ll'l .1.1. ... Illl,.- .Ill" H-.llf. - I snip upon j oi., ... u j on p.ace jour- ...i 1.....1 .. I nil In ill 111. 111. Ill t.lll 1111 C I. CC Sl C.O.. .. I our efforts, This t.vranuy is not to be . borne lit patience and the neutral nations " -an no longer ir (.land Idly by while in 1 western llurope Ihe most primitive laws I of humanity obseive.l even by uncivi . ... ...... . .... . ... lized races me tramp).-! under foot, SIX MORE" SHIPS ARE SUNK. London Also Reports StoHiuer Xle- slnn Overdue Nix llna, L.inpoN, Deo. II -The British strainer Stiatlialbyn, of 1,3.11 tons, has been si.nl; by a mine, Site went dow n In eight min utes. All on board were saved The Sltiithnlbyn, whl Ii arrived at Havre fiom Now York on November "!, was owned by the Stiatlialbyn Steamship Company. Lloyd's announces the torpedoing of the Greek steamer Grlgorlos Angliel'itos, of 3,.1.". tons gross, and tho Norwegian steamers Modum and Falk. The crews were landed, The Danish steamer Aora has been pilncd, set on lire and sunk, Part of her crew was landed but four of her men ure missing, Tho French steamer Saint Plillllppe, of 3,4 1 0 touts, has been sunk. Two of the crew were killed while the vessel was being shelled. The captain and Mvp n. embers of the crew hnv. -.irrl.'nl ' al Havre, France, Three members of the crew of the t British steamer Rrltauula, reported es terday as.suuk, were killed and the cap tain of the steamer was mado prisoner. St. .I..IIN, N. II, Deo. II. The Ful ness Line "learner Messina, bound here from London, was six days overdue to day, Uirul agents said they were un able to answer' Inquiries regarding the veiiel'i movement. OF COLLAPSE Germans. Only to-day we hud word from London of ships that have been charteied up to April 1, so I judge the commission Is planning to continue, but the situation undoubtedly Is serious." The United States Government real lies that the Kntente Allies have had every military reason to abandon relief work in Belgium long before this. In fact It Is held here to bc an axiom nt International law that civilians In con quered territory must be cared for by the conqueror. REPLY TO SWISS NOTE. Germany Saya Mntnal Interests Are Not Affected. I.onpon, Dec. 11. Germany's reply to the Swiss note regarding the deporta tions In Belgium has been received, ac cording to Information from Bern. It It most politely worded, the despatches say. hut nevertheless makes It ideally understood that .Switzerland has no giound fur Interfering with events In Belgium unless her own Interests ate affected. The Overseas News Agency of Berlin says Information was given to the Swiss Government legardlng the facts and legal aspects of the Belgian case, the Imperial Chancellor stating at the same time that the Governor-General nt Brus sels would respect the wishes and Inter ests of neutrals while carrying out the deportation meanuie. REPLY MADE TO U. S. .Xleiiiornnrium KspUlm Itra.on., .... , , lil.-h ArtUHlr.l Deportation.. IIkri.in (via London). Deo. 11. The! See.etary of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Alfred1?' I'remler Briand announced Zlmniermanu. to-day handed to the Sec "lat 'lp Intended to give a free hand to retary of the American Kmbassy. Joseph! ,,K' -Ministers, Cnder Secretaries and i. . urew. ine iierman reply to me Amer- lean representations on the Belgian dc- I tbirf ii t lna This takrs iho form nf ., r.,n.r, .,.1 . exnlaliiine the flerni.in uttlfiwln j.n.i ft,. r(.ilMniitt U'hlf.h n.flit.tM.I f'.i-iiui.!' I removal of civilians from Belgium. LLOYD GEORGE'S REGIME SWORN, . .. . 1 rCIUier l OO III llllll.Selr to (ilt . 1 ."" "l l"e 1 amoer wnen ne Hi- iiuiiMii iu uuj that Kr).nclimcn 8,lliuld 0 U)11(ter Seal Of Off ieP From I F'iM '" '",M'f "-' )o'e.lon of Con-1 King. .(filar tViMr tit !((. lo Tun i IiM-iv, Deo 11.-The beglimltis tlin week Minis nil pxclii-moiii .o.in.ni,. ' ' ' """ iJiiring I lie exe lenient "'uirs, mourn in iiiinincr iorm, mc , ? , .' e"''ent completely Ai, ,.,, Knll.l(.(1 wor wh teiegmms say. Predictions of highly lm-Hiiii'iiii-il rile entire country acclaims stix.il !.f.,r. i.i., ., , Hortant events before Chrlstmns hi Llo,l Gcoige as tlie nation's greatest ' ) Ing to a seveie chill the new Premier, remained at home to-day. He was un utile to so tn Buckingham Palace with members nf his Cabinet to receive the i-eals of ottloo from King George. It was 1,im""lnr'"1 to-night that hi- conditio.. I i'lTVrTwr ""' " e T. .rrn,,.r rnt ,10 f0ji1witllr , was announced nlllolallv to-dav The King has entrusted me with the task of forming a government. I have c.iirie.i oUt the command. 1 had i hoped to make a statement to the' House on Tuesd.i). I now lind It to be Impossible. .... Tuesday Mr. lUinar ' 11 w, as leader in the House, will move adjournment till Tliurs.l iy. The one predominant tisk bnfore tho Government Is the xiKoious prose, ciitlon of tho war to a triumphant con elusion, fwi confident the Govern ment can lely on j,M,r sii,K,rt as long as they devote their energies effec tively to that end, Ixl.s the IxIiik'i 1 1 n till . and the Al.dtew Bonar Law lln'- kissed tle hands of the King and " " Mini-, . the members of the Cabinet who must be leelected, unless the House of i.. mons passes a bill making this unncees. I saty. and the Ministers wlio are mein.; '.... i """ '. i"r whom seats, ii.eini.ers or mc j nslry who m, ,. """ai Action iiroiii." has been formed In searoningK nerore Hie first pror ama on i '" ..,. .. lequlr.d lo seeU'.eeleeil,.,! ,,, "., ,h S"""- nroillf of party nf? li" of the new' Getmaii Ihnplre at Versailles, j01"'5 any weakening of IVrdln...,,! .. de- tlon of ollioe. and also ,, "xV,, I1"""' Alre.J the group .,' foy ,'. I TNI, Is based apparently upon the King 'j U ; U T'i r0m are ooopetatlng with the new a.lniinls. T1'" "''Ject of the gtoiui is io make of Bavaria's visit to the Kaiser. 1 " ' 1 W '"""" ,rom iffOrtS lO He.' Hint liniwrfn.l, ..... .... 'I'll.. sl,.,,.!i t. Mflu.n.in,., l'ni,..i. i.uss.a. . i 11 ,.'' ",k nK ovrr thelrlto have been the best since the 1B ' ' . . . ... ... . . , ' " though i . f .. . . ""'"Ml 1 formalities had been compiled' These members, however, will not hoi inilt.ll mfnra tl.i I I r ,,....... . V. . """" o. 1 ominous In-inntTow. and I. Is .iv,,,...... , ' iimiii ill 1 .., .muliin ,. ... . ,,, ' '" , " '""""I ". as the. ..' .U'0r.' i'". I. '.'"''"'"lenl's ., ,; ' ,, . "i ...oj.i i.eorge .. .,' " .. ' "ihiioiis an i. . ah.. ... no uouse or in-.ts. imu i... postponed until Thursday, when the vote of credit Is moved. A strong policy In regard to conirol of shipping, iuli.es, food and man power ! is looked for. i Aaqnltli In llpiiiisltli.il, i Former Premier AuHl and his fol 1 lowers will oivupy opposition benches to ' the left of the speakers. The Indrpend. I nlisri. nr.. it vowed peace advocates, ills. ' are - 'ore, log a 1 r... i . ..... to Ihe opposition side, thus x mime spill In the Labor party In oplu mil on lit .ll'lll is.si.es, Tim Nationalists will decide their at titude at n meeting called for lo.nnif. on. II IS pro. HI. lie nicy W l.resa II,., Irish claims with emphasis, demai.dl .ir I .........,l..,i.. ... .... .... . ".'.' I ; '' .i i.niii-s in me irisn ...until-1 ira.lou and the re ease o r s e .ested during the tebelllon. ,rlH,,n"'" Cot.gtalulatlons are nnanlmons siraiioi. ariested the new Premier's Judicious selection of coworkers In the Government The out landing foutute Is the exiraordlnarv strength In the Cabinet of the Clonls'i parly, despite the strongest protests from the Nortliclirfo piess, which every body iidmltH is it-spoiislble for the over throw of Asquith. The opposition Is directed chiefly against Arthur Balfour, the new Fo . elgn Secretary, hut even without him the Cnliinlsts would have been slronidv predomlnaui In the new Oihlnct and he war oouncll Itself Out of five members It Includes U.lee UiiIoiiIsIm, Curxon. Mil nor and Bonar Law, All ho cnief offices are held by Union- CMtlMtwft m Jptnf raft. FRANCE TO HAVE! A RULE OF IRON Composition of New Cabinet Will Be Announced by Brinnrl To-day. Fit AC AS IN THE DEPUTIES M. Urizon. Socinlist, Is Ex cluded After Hcflceting on Russia's Aims. Paris. Dec. II. The Tempi says the nefrollatloui connectn with the Intended changes In the Government probably will be finished this evening and the person net of the new modified Cabinet an nounced to-. rrow. Premier llrlanj was busy all daySunday seeing not only politicians tiut prominent burners men and manufacturers In view " nn" "ani iacu rcrs in view of the new combination, to facilitate which all Minister and Under Score- command In the nrmy, being an essen-' tlally administrative question, will not be cttled until nfter the new Guv em- n.ent makes Its bow In the Chamber of Deputies to-morrow nnd Is Indorse! by a vote t confidence. ' . Into (he Mrltlnir Pot. "Ill addition to forming a War Coun cil of five Ministers on the model nf mat in England," continues the .Uoffii. "Premier Briand has decided, in the Interest of the economic 'e country, to throw, the old admlnls-1 oi.iuiune iiho me melting pot. i ' n t, course 0f conversations he na" wlt" prominent men on Saturday ",lr"1"'' miming pari 01 tnt new jun - '""'V The most nbsolutc powers will ! irl'n tit 1 t,i IIiai. ..m.i If I, I- that tho metlinil n,t ru.i. i .,,.. .i. ., certain habits ai. nr.U!iil in fin DoWlTX ll'lll Iia .Hit fi.rflw.- l.....UA.i .and drastic measures taken, ' The composition of the new-co.nhliia. tlon w ill clearly show tlm new spirit. I Chancellor von Bethnianu-Ilollweg will It will be the most complete possible re-. "'' '"0t Important speech as boon lonstiuctloti. as will be seen when their''" "elchstag assembles, names are published." I Tn" Chancellor to-night has Invited 'the diplomatic lepresentatlves In Berlin Tumult In llepatlrs. I of all the neutral Stales. Including Mr. t,. ,. . . Grew, the American Charge d'Affalres, There was tumul ill the Chamber of i the absence of Ambassador Gerard, to identities to-dav dtirlne tho liriiv.imi ,,r . i j ttie in lltarv approprlatibiw bill wuen the .-wi,..,,,., it un; i-.erre lirizon snokf. , ....fcwu rjionr, At. Be znn wn i oinniit- .... j .ii ., ., .l. ' '. "You're a traitor ' was jelled at M Ilrlion by numeious Deptiliin. The measures to he announced In the various colle.iBties of M. Ilrlztm tiled ' Itelchslau will be taken In complete no to ctilet him, but without avail. M. ' cold with Austria-Hungary, llulearli Bouge nnd other Deputies requested the d Tin key In fact, the three others of of stei.ogr.iphers to take down nothing said ',''' Central Power will take similar heads of the Deputies In a senil-.-ltHn -- ...I,, ini.-n i, ;il in,. Iteiorn tlln mtcrptiiri-'u .IauL ...... Ben.. Itenoiilt. Vice-President f thp Chamber, win. was presiding, oi.lercd a susi'iiion or tn.. sitting M. I trtznii was hooted by the entire Clnmber us he moved alone' to lilx place among the SoelalM Fl.,it at the extreme ieu oi ine i lumper .Must of the Soda: .. .It XfiVr TiVA' """'"' '' ' v-Jal southern Slav State ! ill u ' . ' ''""""I 111,1 leoon- u.i ...ivitig outraged tn,. Assembly, he t.M. Itenoiilt) would consult the Clnimbvi i concerning an application for his tempo i rary Iti.lon. Indus llr Vn Instilled. M, litlzon. demanding the right to (. heard on the application of the lute mounted the .(leaker's t-taiid. Ho de clared that M, Rouge had graxelv In sulted him b asking "How much .11.1 ou icoelve frmi Germany to do the wink to which jou ate applying vour self" Rrlston. The gallflies vv iVe ole . . ed , a 1 the session again suspended wi vxiih i.-inne.l twrntv mlniilcs Rrizoii had left ihe Chainlxi- - A new- group, slllng Itself "'Ion and conduct of the war correspond " "! "i in. one sarcty nn.t the exertions of the nation for xiotory ' .Vovrniher lleeelpls. The stntement of the M . , Finance for November shows lb i. nlng of the war in receipts fiom Indlr,.,.. ' ions, 'i ill'- n.i. ... .e.'e...s IIOIII 111.) root taxes and monopolies, which totalled ' 141. Hill. AAll , . e - n.. ., ... i..(i',iinn' francs m'oro than for tim" I ... .. . . llliill I ll ill ii I orill Ii I pfir :im l ir ilria nmt .......in ... .. noiiiiii. jear anil l..,,U0(l,niiil , t ......... ....... , ..... . . .. .....l-o ." l.ll ,, ,,- SI.lllC 11101)111 last ear. The duly collected upon ,. polls was 6I.Rrttt.nnti Ratios more thatii, in .-November, i :(.'., ami t.3,:i(.o,ouo francs 1 mu.e man in a normal vear. The figures of tho Ministry of Flnumn show that Ihe upward pin gross of lm pott duties touched Its maximum In Au gust ami that lhey pave boon steadily diminishing sine. A) ,oli h discussing his statement In the Chamber of Deputies, said that the financial situation xvns satisfactory '" M'" "r cfr"rl ''"'I'osi.l on the ,,0,ln"'-v H'11" "f the l.ecisslty of ,m ,K """" l.nnn.nn.nn' francs I1 - ' mommy aiuoa.i ex .i.. i,.... s,...i.;,i ' ... .. . . M re"e' " "f "- "'"" "f '' t ci ilaln lliianclal i.greements made' wnii the rimed stales and Great Hilt till. What waa wanted now was Hint the country should Incu-ase its exports i in i h'.hicc us uuporis and not con ,I,UJ" '" "flrr 'wenly.nlne months t.f ..... ii . It did li,.f,ut .lm ll"'"r'" " ''"tract the Minister said : "It was In Aptll. I l :, , 'that the French Government on the ., ; .. . . .. " I,.,. it. ,ii, r i- l i..... ... ....... Ixo.l Mr Morgan I., make all his '. ,-' "J0-"00' "d tho handsome holiday pros tracts in America. Mr Morgan had I !"' 'Ii,wit n share of the protlts her done the same for Knulaud and Russia lnTlMI"j n""lu m" "f iUr Increased and the Cnder Secretary of State for 1 Vi,ili0 . ,1!1'1cr' Munitions li.nl notbliii- Inn ,.r,.i. r,... ' Tho houso is at 26 Fast Klghtv. third the result." .street and formerly belonged lo Ihe late' The debate was adjourned. 1 Co'- Kdward Knox, Just before his, . death Col. Knox had the house ledeoo.l oil- P7.'TJV 117 r ri . -. rated and renovif.ed at an approximate! bAl I WJLl, LLAD.'mH of 30..)0rt n.l on December t Mr, . Pageiihlechfl' bought It from the halm ' Prliate Advices From Pnrla He-1 elare He Will Siiccreil JofTre. Wahiiinutom, Deo. II Private ad vices from Purls received here to-day telling of the secret proceedings In the Conflnurd on Second Pant. RUMANIA MUST PAY A CRUSHING WAR LEVY Germans Force Bucharest's "150,000 Citizens to Oivc( Up $A00 Each. Special Cablt DttpatcK to Tin Sex from the London Timet. London, Dec. 11. Already the tier mans have begun to Impose crushing levies upon the Ttumnnlan towns which have fallen Into thelr-power. Craiova, a place of 62,000 people, has been taxed $10,000,000, which amounts to 110 for each citizen. Buchnrest, which had 350,000 Inhabitants, has been ordered to pay at a rate twice as high as Craiova, practically $400 for each citizen. About half the country has now been overrun, Including tho most populous region. A special despatch from Jassy, the. Bumanlan capital, tinder Saturday's date says that the German authorities have levied a heavy war tax upon Hit charcM. An edict haa been Issued for-1 bidding the circulation of paper money , unless marked In German, for which 30 per cent, of tho value of the notes ls demanded. A similar contribution of 15 1 , , , , assessed on Craiova.' historic session of REICHSTAG TO-DAY Semi-Official Intimation of .Momentous Announcement by Chancellor. pfOt t'nfr.V Iwtpatch M The Sin from tht London Timet. 1 Tl J'n ,L7Z TuTZ ' nf tllc ,!frma" 'I'lch-tag lll be the ! "lost remarkable s-lnce the war began, a 1 sitting or Historic Importance to tn I whole world. Berlin teleKrams reaching ! ' Amsterdam claiming ofllclal sanction so assert. I Alt fl. .no...l.a.. ft. II At.1. u I... eluding those serving at the front, have I been summoned by telegram to attend ' the day the Chancellor saw the repre- ' sinInllirH r.r Mil tli. .iilivil u u... nt ri'iiuiut-n in tin me reucrai aiaies or ,i.,. t- i. , : 1 lu' rurin necreiary , itmimermatm win receive tlie leaders of au thl. dennan political parties In the Itclchstag early to-morrow. IVii tnil Allle In Accord. - - .. '",u' "eceiitl from Soll.i and been Jilnu.l elsewhere. The telegrams reaching here assert thai all suesi.es that any outsider ou!d make legatdlng what the momentous measure may be would miss their mark, It It believed here that this advance hdvci tiscmcnl foteshadows some new German move in connection with occu pied teirilory Humors have been cur- was to be made of pails of Serbia. jut as Poland has boon set up, while the ie-, ports ngiee. but without apptcciable, re maln.ler of Serbia went to Bulgaria. suit. The Russians have now- to strug The llrrlltirr Taprbtritt asserts ilefl- gle thiough deep snow, and In biting ntlely that there Is no question of a fnwt, besides encounici It. g n strong Ten seiatate pe ice with Rumania, as some ton defence, they announce, licrllu sas papers have stated. the Russian attacks ate strong. k.i...- xi... rh...., ti.i. While his ai mles .ue still In tout. King Kaiser .Mn limine Title. Ferdinand Is the cenlte of great lit,,e-t Another suggestion, Unit the an-I hero. A despatch from Aiiisteiil.ini s.iva noiincement Is to be made that King Coustaiillne of llioece has decided to Join the Central Powers. Is discounted In despatches. A most entertaining suggestion Is that tlie great Reldi.tag meeting Is tn nothing less than the fact that ,l,r Kl,l'fr 'M change his title from tierimin Rniperor to Kmperor of Germany, a dltlnctlon which It wilP'"1 '' . ... .uiiu except rrc be lemembercl occasioned severe l.e.iit I conimctitlii.- upon the sudden summon-' iie.c..ni.ig, sajs nerni.iny can. ' H.l.ltess a terrible warning to the. rimse'lenees of those who iu-oIoml- ,i, war. The Socialist organ suggests that j "' Chancellor will niitiotitice definitely Germuo's alms in the war. thus ending the press discussion, Doiil.tlcss, . newspaper cays, the Chancellor's nn- .--i..-, ,. ..... o ..... nntmeemcnt will he the "good news" Iit-.itll t .A.I lu.fnfn I 'lirl.hll!,. lie llm lit... KarMn Premier. M, Hadoslavoff. $250,000 PAINTING SOLD. i iiiiiIoii Honrs llelllul l.nn.lsonpo Is, Coming; tn America. tpmal Cable littimhh to Tar. Six rom lit , I. onion Timra j I.onpon, Deo. II.-- It is rumored in art ' circles that a It.iochauallan scene, a landscape b Giovanni Bellini, has beet eold to an American, .In icccnt years It lias been m posses-, sr. n of the Duke of Northumberland. Nothing definite Is known as to the price. Something like :,n,nnn was offered a row .vears ago an.) refused, was one of four celebrated wort,, 1 .... 1-u,,nvl" ,Ml"0,, 1 -- - i GIVES WIFE $150,000 HOUSE. Alhrceht Pngeiisleelier, Jr., Hr xenleil n llojer of Knox House. ' n ' '. V; . HTek7,ri , ' V. J ' , Is, , .'s " .! ?,! . ."" h0"sr. the Last Side. Mis. Albreoht Pagensterher, Jr , will. ,"ien nas cost nor Husband Just .i iout T,,, of the Inner heiaiuiu known' when the deed was menrded yesterday. Mr Paccuslocher Is president and dl- recior hi un. .vianui.ictui lug Paper Com. pany. xlce-presldent and director of tho Central Paper Company, director of the Garfield National Bank and of -aamral other concerm. TEUTONS CHASE RUMANIANARMY INTO MOLDAVIA Cross Jnlomitsa at Heels ofi Fleeing: Troops, Captur ing: Thousands. KING FKKWXAXI) MEETS CZAlt TO-DAY, (l,)i Ttnlinvpi: Tllilf (ifilVri JiU,I,u"1 1t-llu ts vllilq Questions Arc to Lc Discussed. M UJAHS POUJUXG OVER THE DANUBE Jfeeiiforceincnts Make Their Way Into Rumania at Three Points. London, Dec. II. numanla's hist chance to save any of Wnllachla. her richest province, from tho Teuton In vaders lias been lost. Hungarian and fitrtnnn troops cut their way thin nfternoon across tho lliver Jalotnitsa, tho last natural barrier before Mol davia Is reached. At the same time more Bulgarians I have, poured across tho Danube. I cr0"!'Cl' marshe nnd taken tho western end of tho ,-rcat C'crnuvoda bridge, nml further tip Mrt-um tho railhead of Calarasl. A thiid JJulgar column has crossed from Turtulial toward Oltcnitsa. .More Prlstiiifr inkrn, Agalii Von .Maoken'scn Is slrlkltif at the flanks of the retreating Itusslan and n,,,,,.. " liumaiiiaii army, the saine sun. rr hlo. ,,,, , ... ,, V f, " . . i , , V ," "ll,rc"1 !" It' l hKu" h,ukc" mm' 1,1 0r,!,, iv . ' ''' , ! "va" ,rOK,, 1,1 Great LIMIa Wallachla. and thousands mote prisoners navo i.eeu in Ken. In the legion when- the Jalnmllsa has been cro.ned, northeast of llucharext, near Receami, the liuiii.iiil.ins counter attacked on Sunday, trying to stop tho Teuton rush and save the importnnt city of Buieu. a railroad junction and minor oil centre, forty miles beyond Plocscl. At first they had success, destroying two Miuadron and driving back the Teutons some miles, a vvlteless message, says. Berlin announces tn-ulglit that tho "rapid advance" In Great Wallachla continues. To-day's Get man st.it.inenl sal. I: "Our pursuing ntmlt at some places encountered resistance, which has been broken." nu.simi i:rrns rmiip. P.u-siai, attacks I,, tin, Crpathi.mH nrc kept up wlili gie.u persist the Rumanian uiler has crs.i it... I ..... ube to Rcnl, III the Rus-ian . ruvii.ee of Bessarabia, whole lie s t,, p., .,. the Cr.ar to-moi rovv. The desp.it. h quotos Ger man sources, which seen, well Info. mcd of the progiess of evonis In Rumania, I The despatch says both monarohs arn aooomp.inied l.j ' .evrral Ministers." i thotiah It was leporled .ves-etdaj that niler RniM.ino had ieslgpe.1. Conjee- The Germnii statement. Tn'' Qerninii stalen.ctit issuul iu-ilay reads: Ft nnt of Archduke Joseph' Ninth of Tartar Pass In the woo. led . i patlil.uis. In Hie Itisttl'r.i sector, nnrtheist of .liicobeny on Hi.) Mum o lill, in Ihe livctg.vo inoiinl.tius ii ml nil both sides of the Trot. is ..llo the Russians again attacked, iisterd.iv with slrotig forces, but without any success. An advance of Gennau p.itiols ...n h of Smotioo resulted In the bringing In of fourteen prisoucis and one mine tin. iwei Front of Field .Marshal von M.ei. onon . niir pursiiliu ..r.nlos at some places oiKouuloied iesb.tat.oo. vv.iii Ii lias boon broken tltii innvomen s desplm a pouring rain and si.aKe.l ground and th" .o.i.ploti' il.'t .. i.,,, of hrl.Uos ate pin icimg n intended, We have made several linn..-.ml ,.,lil. tlmial (.rlsoncrs. Turk t'npli.re I, 111.. I vie... x Tuiklsh nt1U-l.il i'ommitno,i In. . I.. " "l "isiiiiii pie ...... tlilt' of December . . sa, North of tile 1 Danube the mmihei if prisonots made by on.' troops since tint beginning or the . ngngotn. in beiou. Buchnrest lias reached abo... i.hii.i men, among whom air .1.'. nilic.-rs We have capttiro.l v ...nnon, i-o .n.i. chine guns, 3 automobiles and l,..ni ririos, To-day's Ruisian slatemont rcgiir.llng tho Rumanian theatre follows: III the legion of Kli'llbab.i inear t he noithwestcrn Moldaxlau tiontieri the enemy, about a company strong, took Ihe offensive, but was beaten back by our lire (u bin llelullen Meet Strong; lleslslni.ee. Ill the region of the village of Vale Piltna and In Ihe vnllev of the River Ttotii" (Moldavian fiontl.ir) the en. eiuy u.ii rcu .i.o.ioru rosiMaiiee meet- lnK advance with a violent III .un. col....... it..i.cs.H, which, iiowose. wore not successful, III the mountains nlnnf Hie wln.!u trout a dici i.iiowft.11 and considerable frost are greatly hampering opeia Hons, On Saturday evening the energy ..js.I. ri.t .til,',