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|r<?pvrl?-ht. 1914.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, ion.
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111?. I. U.M'i I r. .> 1 ELtftWBftaU TWO CBXTt,
ROADS WIN
FIGHT FOR
RATERAISE
Five Per Cent Increase to
Add $30,000,000 to Reve
nues-iNiO.OOO.OOO Asked.
EXCEPTIONS TOTAL 55
PER CENT OF TRAFFIC
Lake and Rail Hauls, Coal.
Coke and Iron Ore
Not Included.
NEED OF ADDITIONAL
REVENUE ADMITTED
Uniform Advance for Railroads
in Official Classification
Territory.
Washington, Pee. 18.?Further in?
creases in freight rate? were granted
to-day to the Bastara railroads by the
Interita'e Commerce Commission in a
IsdsloB 'rom which Chairman Harlan
and CsssJBissionoT Clement! dissented
vigoroualy.
With the axeoptiM of lake and rail
traffc, coal, coke, iron ore and certain
other commodities on -which the com
n has heretofore fixed rates ad?
judicated "reasonable," all the railroad
?yitems operating between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Miasissippi north of
the Potomac and Ohio river? were al?
lowed the flat 5 per reit increase for
which they have been asking during
the last four years.
The roads hoped to get increase?
which would add to the annual revenue
lome 160,000,000. The commission's
i is expected to give them addi?
tional revenue approximating $30.000,
000.
The "-.nd* ea?* of a north and south
:?wn through Buffalo, Pittsburgh
W. Va., won by to?
day's decision the increases, other than
upor. the traffic excepted, which wer?
them in the commission's de
1 The roads west of
Ich got partial advance? in
the ArsgMl deci?--on, received further
>s. so that now all the roads in
whnt il f!'"srribed as Official Classif.ca
II enjoy uniform ad
lass and commodity
Need of More Income Proved.
?he majority of the
. that the roads had
? ?? latest hearing a
fcrea'er uec{. '?'. additional net inc me
than ever before. This was due h
senries which arose out o 'he
*ar in Europe and in part to the al
Boee ?>?, in the ju?g
f the commission, for additional
H to mair.ta-.n the ra Iroad
proper
Harlan, in h;S dissenting
? ?ii.J rind
beer | ? .ads by the decision
last and that the findings
of thf- i -re "morally wrong."
?ments based his dis.
pon what he regarded a? the
the commisaion to
take r . ince of anything in the
?asking of rates other than their jus
tie? and reasonableneas.
In administration circles the out?
come of the case was welcomed as a
deT?lopr.?.-? of vast importance, which
beaten and support the expected
S*n*ra: buaineaa revival. Pro?
I ' o formal statement, but
Beials said he was
sr the deeii ?? and
? erliate ef
aoasic
? nt had made no
? a? improvement
i generally was dependent,
?o ?n nunl *? loa t, upon additional
ovided in some way
i or th?
. J**i ' . no increase wa? al
resent?
e entii ..ume
ed by the roads
:
? I
-mall.
dieti lei 10 per cent
rao o1 ? roiffht is an
tSraci-? sj r,.r rf.rit bituminous coal,
TV**' "
??is, in th<- f the
able.
Harlan? ?n?.rntinj- Opinion.
e estai
?, de
? from the
??.ion
?
iK ????? *"y nf
?aid he,
-?r ing.
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the Name of That Gift
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PRINCIPAL POINTS OF
FREIGHT RATE INCREASE
I'niform advance allowed all roads
In Official Classification territorv.
Roads to which part increase
was allowed last August authorized
to advance rales allowed them until
5 per rent is reached.
Roads whose plea for Increase was
refused last May to ad?anee rates
?r> per rent.
Request of railronil? weald have
incrcasid their revenue $50.000.000.
Increase granted b? Inie-rstate < om
merve Coinmisvon will Increase
revenue? $10.0CO,000.
Lake and rail traflir, roa', coke,
iron ore and certain oth'-r commodi?
ties are not Included in the im-rt-aae.
-
RAILROAD BEADS
ON THE DEC?
Thankful for What The^
(iet, but Are Not
Enthusiastic.
The majority of the heads of th.
railroads affected by the intentai
commerce decision granting an in
creat-e of 5 per cent in freight rate
declined yesterday to comment on th.
decision, on the plea that they had no
had tins to digest it Tnn<f who har
comment to make were not overenthu
siastic.
"Ak nearly as I can ascertain frorr
the preliminary report which I hav.
received," said A. II. Smith, presidenl
of the New York Central lines, "thi
commission has granted an increase or
perhaps a little more than half of thi
?onnage, but to the extent that ?
crease has been granted it will help
?he railroad situation. It should alsc
iromote general public confidence foi
the future. The commission has rec?
ognized not only the need of the rail?
roads out the effect upon the railroad?
of the peculiar conditions generally a?
the present time. The increase now
granted will not .solve the transporta
problema O? the day, hut in view
of all the c rcun !0emis?
sion has ? done what wi
. ->t ?.vise here. We ?r? I
the help given and will end
to make th" ISO of it."
Howard Elliott, prei dent of the
New York, New Hi..
.
n said:
"I have not seen the full text of the
deeiaio?, but I understand an advance
i.f ;. pet cent hi upon
certain rates and u; com?
modities. The 5 per cent dor, ?
?i all of the freight business of
?v, and this shoui.i be c.ear?
ly understood in considering the effect
of the d?cision.
"The freight earrings of the com?
pany ? I, 1914,
were ? ? .-nt of that
sum would he 11,623,88196. Care'ul
at the
ineres
?? of the
commerce eomn
will ?. '-. I a year and
proba ieh in excess of $200,
? volume of
business. So far this flocsl year th?
of the company have
decreased $1,399,000.
"We are gratified to have the com
? n recognize the necessity of in?
creasing fr sighl rs glad
I rven this modest ir;.
.'ifgrekTa,e su"i. I
?ompared w th 'h? toi
? earnings already sustained
luly 1."
I.. V. I.oree, president of the Ilela
I Hudson, said:
"I cannot work up any enthr.s asm
. because It was what
mmission ought to have done. A
t erson who has done something he
to have done should not lie
?1. Of course, I have no! had time
?i the entire decision, but :
received the early reports indicating
?hat the railroads will get a large part
of what they aske.l f.,r.
"It will re' '-ve ?he distress of the
railroads, as it will fill a hole in I
earnings. Rut 1 do not believe
hem any additional purchasing
power."
Mr. I.oree was aske.l H he did not
thnk industrial companies would reap
mater I rrom the il
He thought
? T'.ase "i ' . p the
of the rr.
believe ?I M
?
no money to invest In si
?his time. Continuing.
"I consider thi
help to the situation !? e
...Is m Rnencing,
? '-urity markets improve, end
< . on business at.d the
in
I'm- - ?del ' J M Eusl is o?" the B
& Mains Railroad said
"TJi li ?????
possible to I
? o '.v?hat ei
? Bo ton A Mail i ?
nato, mad?
? r the road, i? di
inereass
? ?
D? ?he company more than
? s than 1 per cent of(
' (fs "
- . maa Erb, president of the Min?
' i < ompar.y
and of 'he Ann Ar 01
"I am inclined to regard the '"??
ole, and '
. ? ?
I ?nllri.ir.l .in paar ?I, column ?
BOY PEDLERS JAILED
Sold Postals on Duke Estate
without $20 License.
'lin "?.?ir?.!
Dee i ? i ? ? ?oiling
-
?
Brook, ti
Matine, all under Afteon
|< rked .... .
. ? ? ??. iterds I
laeetto, of :
? .;th, suporintendei
.
ii< r ?n ordinal ? ? ?
I
. ? . | 01
? in which Oaeai Jaeobeei
ttn year '.Id boy who kill
rabbit oi-i of sesi?n, wtu -.id
HOLD BROTHERS
OF'KIDGRIFFO'
IN BAFF CASE
Grand Jury Indicts Two
of "Kosher Gang" in
John Doc Quiz.
OL?) CHARGK USED
IN TRAPPING MEN
Jacob and Joseph Cohen
Under $25,000 Bail
Moore Aids Police.
The arre?t of Jacob anil Joseph
Cohen, brothers of Harry Cohen, alia?
"Kid" GrifTo, of IM Penn ?'., Hrook
lyn, yesterday marked ti. ' ? i! of the
twenty-fifth duy of polire effort over
the murder i I the ?>oul
tryman of West Waj-hing'.oti Market.
All three brothers hnvr beefl associ?
ated with the aa ealled "kosher gang,"
who in the capacity of chicken han?
dlers, union inspectors ano pirners have
for several years terrorized the inde?
pendent live poultry dealers at
city.
Harry Cohen was yesterday hooV?d
ur.nn the records of the Detective B I
reau as a "mat-.rial aritneaa ifl the mur?
der of liarnet Haff." The records in
hi. cast show that Cohen was arrested
for ??svjlt upon Arthur T. Pierson. a
representative ef certain Western poul?
try ahlppini Hia two broth
and Joseph, were yesterday
indicted by the grand jury upon a simi?
lar charge, although the pouce allege
that they are held as - I per
-
It whs .igrtif.can', however, that
neither Jacob nor Joseph i'ohen area
taken before the grand jary, although
James Moore, taken two days aro on
an old warrant charging assault and
whose name has hern associated with
?
h ?! ariln.'.-se. called.
Indicted in John Doe Quir.
-, when Ass latent District At
Delehanty appeared before
Malone, in the Court of General '
ins, against the two defendants,
he inquired whether or not they had
mean, to am pon recale?
?ha an
ti rt :
"These men ! i.--' been ndirted in
connection with a John Dee i (j
i.eing pursued by the fl ry in re?
te the murder of . Haff.
It is of the utmost ifl n 'h
? ta that thaaa d< fei I ? Id to
BWalt the result ? ouiry."
Jadea Malone DXI 1 hail ifl '**
each for the two prisoners.
Attorney Dala*
? the State h id Be?
cured > .
'
?1 th ?
poultry merchant from h
', :,
"We expert tO 1*0 th I mar?
ket with a fine tooth comb." ?a'd Mr.
-,.?'.- i t te pi adnc ?
any before the grand
jury a
I
?
?
of the
?
Brothera' (>uilt Denied.
Alfred J. (.?lehnst, af 2 I 0 rt at.,
Brooklyn, ??i'l late last Bight:
"I have i - ' Baa I eiained by
Jacob or Joi
resent Harry Cohen and will pr'.
be Baked to defend his brothers. 1 do
not know what minor scrapes in the
; ? ISO - may hav ?
preriously, bat I am
tl it they are in no wise im- ?
i in the murder of Harnet Raff
"h, my
"f a r al of
the presen* police admintatratton and
it. mptho'ls. I do not think lhat the
notion, of thf police an II rea ill ii aa
thing other than an ir aboaa
proceedii eonent
civil action against th? cltj for
srreat
Amone the wttnesaei said to have
?
II OBI I ? ?
? | and las R<
aensteln, previoualj erre ted on n
il now bool ?'! ' ? I ?
. ? | .
? ' .- Bat? la ;
Klodney and S ao far ?,
could I ast night, have
ll their liberty as .1
material witnesses without
ra'gnment I eight
??n the allege I ground
!? -v timal rht that ??
? orpus writ proceeding would
'?.r their relea..
from custody.
Still another mysterious ?rrc.t in
tie eise was ihn- lin Lewis,
who formerly worked for certain
kosher prodoce Interesta in Jersev.
its home al
?
taken
?
and thence to the ll stritt AttOI
'
, ,,. itsd a vv il?nr
a 1 ! tk
I ? , it 1
rom Sing
eleven tin;, s befo p Baff S
Detect ivei bave
for the la
The new ? ? n the HnfT
ed in the
. i ..
. ...
327 Wi ? .,- the
- ai ou'.i "Kid"
the Co
I
told who committed the Half murder.
thai . ?
i, i t.,.,.1. i. ni ted ifl
?day
?Kclita I ..roner
1
i, ,i both ?? ' ?
ll
undei I.i ? . see mi n
: i raai lei
FAVOR TEACHER-MOTHERS
Committee Expected to Re
commend Leaves of Absence.
The Roard of Education may solve
the problem of prospective mo'he?
teachers by granting them a leave of
absence for two year? and ?appoint?
ing them as - ,.--, if they deiire to
return at the expiration of that time.
Mean? - ;/nrtr. la the -Tools
Wl?? ?*? ' regular appointment.
The special committee of the Board
of Education me?, yesterday to considi-r
the subject, and, ?t is understood, de?
cided to make ?uch reeomnerdat'or.s
to the eommittOO on bylaw? at a joint
? ' for Pecember ft. The spe
flHl ' sxeeeted to urge the
necesaary anrv.-iments to the bylaws
?T, oi.? their conclusion?. The*
.?!so recommend that the bar to
promotion of married women teach
? rem
ROBS MILLIONAIRE
OF $6,000 IN GEMS
Savoy "Guest" Gels Biq;
Haul ?11 Hanson Suite
During Dinner.
The apartments of I>. V Hanson,
millionaire woollen merchant of New
Vo.-k and Chicago, in the Hotel Savoy
WOTS ransacked on Thursda; o\?
Every piece of iev.e!- rooms
was stolen. An ermine cloar: and muff
King to Mrs Hanson a!?o disap?
peared.
A few minutes before the discovery
of the theft a man who had eng?
room adjoining the Hanson su?e
walked out of the hotel with a hap-.
leaving a trunk filled with newspapers
in his room. He failed to ?et
bill and ha? ,. op sir.ee.
The value of the stolen Jewel
gal Mr. Hanses
nounced a reward of $l,0U>i for its H
turn, and advertisements offering ?he
reward ?rill appear in this morning's
papers. Owing t.. the sentimental value
of the jewels, said Mr. Hanson, he will
he content to recover the property and
-.-??ill "j- h no qui tions."
sr ?laughter, He
- sn at the hotel
Monday, Mr. H.mson joining then on
Wednesday. The family II
? Mr. and Mi
r Brooklyn,
lea ng the - daughter and a friend to
dine in the hotel.
The friend left his overcoat in the
Hanson lutte, and he and Miss Hanson
ded to d-nner at 6:6s, o'i
They returned exactly thirl
utei later, and ?t was then foun
?he -"? ?
?eception hull of the ui'.o.
the other rooms, Miss Hanson iae ran?
t<*unkfc tl ? ?
drawer strewn over the floor, and hard?
ly an object in any of the rooms l< ft
untouched.
A rapid inventory showed that th?'
jewels and clothing were misging, and
th?1 ho'e1 manafcoment and the police
-xere ? I irn. Detectives foun 1
that | ? ng door between the
in adjoining was
An examina
ning room.
The trunl -paper*,
l' found.
'1 ho hotel people said, had
by a man
I Thomas fiaunders, of
Montreal. The elevator boy Intel tl
called brin^'.njr hm down from th?
tenth flooi ?nmediately before Miss
? to the rooms. Saun
el immediately.
Mr. Hanson i? a member of 'he firm
with New Vor
Th.. femily hed
ttend the debul
i ?? Woolley,
: .1. I). Woolley, senior
member of the rirm.
?
MO INCOME TAX ON GIFTS
No Escape for Alimony, How
ever, According to Ruling.
Washington, DOC II Alimony is
flxed income and the person who pays
it must withhold any amount due under
the income tax. This decision vsi an?
nounced today bv Commissioner of In?
ternal lievenue Osborn, in a synopsis
of rulings on the law which supersede
previous ruling? when they disagree
with them.
The syr.opns makes it clear that
while nn American woman who marries
Signer takes his national!';,
cannot claim exemption on pro|
liable to the tux. Salaries of United
judges appointed since the law
was enacl I are subject to the tax, as
are those of retired judges. The mile
tge oi Congreasasea is subject to the
?ax. SXCept that part actually expended
m transports
Tees received by preacher? are re?
garded as part of taxable incomes.
Christmas gifts are not taxable.
MAYOR'S WIFE AT FIRE
Entertains Three Guests by
Taking Them Through Ruins.
In evening dress. Mr?. John Purroy
Mltchel entertained three guests last
Bight by taking them to the scene of a
.-.Isrm fire that had swept through
? ment building occupied by negroes
. and ?.. Weal Mal st. Mr?.
- tl and her friend.- were shown
by F"-c Commis?
Adnmson. <?ne was a woman;
,-heis wore George l-'et herston,
oi the Pira Prevention Bureau, and
th of Baltimore.
, g the til id alarm was turned In.
shortly after : o'clock. Mrs. Mitchel
learned of it. and telephoned to Com?
oner Adamsoa. *H" iives near ths
,,t. She expressed a
? in? tire with her friends,
pert ?? is speedily msH? up.
i h. trip ?ras nade by automobile, but
?hod when Mr
Ml,,.i , friends arrive.) on the
rtyflve minutes after the
| ?g 0f thi tust alarm. The blaze
, ?n the basemsnt, ?weeping ap
,;,,. ,,_ . . d damaging the west
, building. The loss was
66,000.
_???
Argentina Seeks Loan Here.
I >?< |6 The Minister
? . negotiate
.iiiii.i.iiu.) in New lork.
ONLY ?>? HOURS TO HAVANA.
I \\ eel Ird
Ml I loi <1.rl? n
. till H ><??:?
?A?\t.
Jurors Weep Over Cleary's
Father-Love Frenzy in Court
BW
Prisoner Leaps from Seat
to Hug and Kiss His
Widowed Daughter.
DELAY GIVES FORCE
TO DRAMATIC SCENE
Girl ?n Story of Wooing
Blackens Own Name
to Help Father.
[af-fAB a SUIT Corrf.rr ??'-??? j . ?-, . u3t j
New City, N. V.. Dec IS, B) an
exhibition of long suppressed line of
his widowed daagfctet .i> she wee ata*.
lung to I he witness stantl late this
afternoon William V. ( leary moved bta
iury to tear, in his trial for the mur?
der of in. ?un-ii-law. Kugenc- V J r?
man.
Thf?, far more than what her testi?
mony contained, was the most dra?
matic point in the trial, for, though
I Icary him.elf succeeded her on the
stand and her mother preceded her,
the verdict will rest aa that scene.
Tear., sobs, .tided expressions of
amazement?the complete picture was
there, and lo i-nnfound critic? of real?
ism of the stage version four Jurors
became sobbing, snifflintr, red-eyed
children.
Henry's story wai not of ex'rsord
nary interest, far less so than those of
either h;s daughter or wife. Hr I
an emotional quaver into his v.
?
'or ? ?
noi ?? lurprleing moi
B? lie at other times in his effort to
affect the jury he pitched his voie
higher an! paused studiedly after each
word.
Probably, ?hough, h-i made an im
ptei on on the jurors. ?ome of then
registered plainly on their faces ersry
new conception.
He a'"-o brought s sympathetic re?
sponse from his flrife, particularly when
he underwent s weak cross-examine
tion. She bit her fingernail? and cried
With Clearv's testimony in, the de?
fence rested its rase with the testi?
mony of an alienist, whose evidence
un?, natiiralh. attached b] an alienist
testifying for the prosecution in re?
buttal. The testimony of the latter
closed the session at l:M o'clock to?
night The jury will he given the case
PARDONS WOMAN SLAYER
Mrs. Kate Cobb, 36 Years in
Conn. Prison, Free To day.
Hartford. Conn., Dec IS, 'I'm so
happy. I can't talk. I'm so happy, so
surprised!" sobbed Mrs. Kate t'obl..
sixty-eia year, old, sentenced for life
thirty-six year, ago for poisoning hsr
husband, wl en told to-night t y War
tien Ward A. Cardner of the Connecti?
cut State Prison, at Wethersfield, thst
the Board of Pardons, - ih < overnor
Baldwin presiding, had granted her an
unconditional pa ? ?OITOW si.e
will be free *.j return to the home of
her widowed daaghtor, dr.. Luther
Spaldiag, "i ?.'-??anon.
\|. Cobb'l accomplice, Westley I.
Bishop, of Norwich, who Bolacead hi.i
? nths before i harles Cobb ^
died m Norwich, thereby arousing
suspicion of the authorities, tuned
sta'.e's evidence to save hi. neck, and
died si! years SB", erv a life BOB?
""?
a
Slayer of Boy to Die.
?i Holly, K. J . Dae. 18. A rer
dict of IMS' dtgiee mardet wa
turned tu iM|:h'- Bgaifl M|ir
phy for killinK BataU -even
teea -reare oui. near Taylor1! Bl ii
Julv 17. hfarph]. '?
tn.lined.
\-irpi-.y. who a rears
old. v-.ns operated from hi
' a? aingie. He her'.
brother and father in ? 01 tli?'
vouth, and Hie body was found riddled
wit* ?
fpper picture WILLIAM V. CLEARY,
HIS WIFE AM' HIS BROTHER
? picture MRS. EUGENE NEW
MA v.' HRIHK WIDOWED HY HER
BEE'S SHOT.
to-morrow. A verdict is expected b>
du?k.
Mrs. Cleery had left the stand at 5
down,
and 'heir !. -her in con?
ference when .L: hauser ex?
claimed, rather impatiently, "Bring on
\.nir next witni
MWs sre ; I f,?r Mrs. New?
man," ?aid Prank < omesky, of tho de
-? ? . % brother,
hurrii - to the
r.ar d
I by almost
.
most con
ths day
I r or i" the killing, a i h came
and tl
looked
at M Clean ? ids him, turned
back aga
Geary picked at her a
There ores enough ol s d'lay in
bringing the young woman in to pro?
voke whispered suspicion of a planned
demonstration. She had been in the
Sheriff's rooms all day, so there seemed
no reason for delay.
Whatever the cause of delay, when
einging doors in 'he rear of the
- were push.".: open by Am
I leery, and I ?red young
girl of a" < ? ? teppe I
?hr.-u^'ii, tl id, through
worked thonssolves up to a
hu h tos
The girl rj i net SOW her re
mi. rkable beauty. Dr? ised m a black
tter trimmed
white, her pale, set :ace appeared all
the whiter, end ihs srei nol In po
father hoard ths tamihar step
on the ?matting behind him, and as sh.- ?
? 1 to ths little gate leading to the
MOTORMAN FOILS
HER DEATH LEAP
Subway Driver Shoves
Girl Away from His
Moving Train.
With his train traveling at almost
full speed, Edward G. Middleton, run?
ning a subway express, las: night saved
the life of a giri about to throw her?
self on the tra-ks. Stretehing his arm
( ut in front of the tram, he pu
H away as she v.as about to take
the leap. The rescue occurred at the
?U station of the Hroadway line. .
Kntcring the station at the head of a '
:? 'lain, Middleton, northbound,
arcelv slackened his speed when
''?;i;ern or..) of the p'.itform wa?
reached. Only the fact that the door
of his "coop" was open enabled him to
?
The girl had : g beh.nd a
pillar, and va. .een by the motorman
as she no<-e<| herself for a leap daTI
in front of the tram. Doing hi.
to apply the b-akes with one hand,
Middleton reached out in front of the
trrun and lust, managed to pu-,!,
girl sway as she wa? ?.bout to fall.
' of the push given her
I 'he station wall, ten
?.--, a\.
The girl was seized by Middle tea and
Peter F. O'Connor, train di.patchsr. i
-a^1^~~T
LETON, STEP
HER OP SI AIN i'OUTH.
be suddenly leaped to his feet,
pushing his brother back roughly, and
with a heavy lunge threw
around his daughter*! shoulders, gnp
her tight ? . struggled
against him and half falling with her
: the 6fth and si>;th jurors.
girl could not raise her head to
speak out. her face was forced against
.-'? breast, part of her hat rim
show ? bar father'? grasp. They
? eai liy in 'he space of a
? - fa.-e showing only to
the Jury The spectators and the law?
yers teemed too dazed to move or
speak.
Ambrose C'leary,lugging at his broth?
er's arm. was shalo?n off several times.
Mrs. ' I r.p, sat down again;
and repeated this, sir,,- wo? excoe
Cleary's lawyer, Com
of him, glancing In?
I '-Sauser, as
ing inter'..-, tier and the only
prou., . : ? in tue room v. I thi
sem:-sa\age rnes that, accompanied the
Continued ni) pac? ">. ?olnrrin 1
and in a few minutes wa? placsd under
arrest by Patrolman Rabbiett, it w??
then dioeovered that she had removed
her ?hoes and furs before attempting
the leap. Beyond asser'ing that ?he
knew whet ?he was doing and was not
ime refused to telk.
? was then taken to ?he We-' UN
St police station, where, af'er lengthy
? bereeli a i
Nahella Picard, of 611 West 114th ?t.
Her father, ihs H I, *as Henry Picard,
a cotton goods manufacturer.
-'a'her was communicated with.
lie the girl was interrogat?
ed va r ; h to 'he i-ason for the st
eide.
"!'?.?>? seen enough of life," she ?aid.
"That's all. Th< I
want to say: T1 i ? ? in in
the case "
If any p-ihlicity was priven the mat?
ter, she thi would l?'ad her
i- Is again.
Shortly after midnight the father sr
rivod ?I ths sta'ion with an sttornoy,
but was un.-.' ?? the
reason
ion. h. its a- a CUM of '-re
?> fix
? i
ght in the
tion.
? ?
TURKS YIELD TO
DEMAND OF U. S.
London, lier. || The Athens corre
spor lent of the Kxchange Telegraph
Company says the Turki-h government
:<led to the combined representa
pf 'he I'lited St:.tes. Italy and
(?recce, and has removed th.
tiea oa ths departure from Syria af
consular representatives and citizen?
of neutral countries.
BRITISH NOW
FIGHTING AT
LILLE GATES
Outposts in Bayonet En?
gagements in Streets,
Says Report.
GERMANS RETREAT
TOWARD ROUBAIX
Belgians Win a Furious
Encounter After Being
Thrice Repulsed.
LONDON HEARS THAT
ROLLERS IS TAKEN
Arc Said to Have Passed Dix
mude. Reachinu M nul I "korke
on Road to Ostcnd.
I .-.'? m In? T- ?
London. Der It, "The Dallj Chroni?
cle" prints the following dispatch,
which Northern Ftaiu
I day":
"A week of successe< for the Allie*
has fallowed the resumption of ho.tih
n France und Flanders. Roulers
has been captured after our fierce as?
sault- on tl???? Cern?an trenches outside
the town. The loundatioBi bei
Dixmade and N ? ? ?? ? ;i sur
: rounded by the allied troops, who nave
pushed northward from Dixmude and
.outiiward from Ni?uport, and have
joined forces on the northeastern side
of the Hood? Repeated bayonet at?
tacks hav" been pu?h?d home at bum
baertayde, with tl - that our pa
aara adraaeed to Middlelretka, ?
few li llama tree from Ostead.
T'ne .'phting on the border? of tho
flooded area was particularly furiou?.
The Belgians advanced toward the in?
trenched positions of Germans at
Oostkerke, but were driven back by
, the well posted mitrailleuse? of the
enemy. Three times they rallied to
charge, .'id three times they were re?
pulsed. The fourth assault, however,
crowned the gallantry of the Belgians
with success, and the trenchefl were
carried at the point of bayonet.
"So interwoven were the i.llied and
German trenches in th s rt-ion that
the defeat of the eaemy at Oostkerke
was responsible f..r the captara af
nearly 1,000 Cerman prisoflera. They
?\ere caught in parties varying from
thirtv to three hundred in nuiBBer.
"For ? time the reekles. da?h of two
.rmored auto r the lU-lgian
lines nearly saved the situation for
them. The cars fired with deadly effei I
until they were compelled to withdraw
"The WOUBded are hepinning to ar?
rive at the base Boepttala. The German
casualties are reported to be very
I
"Our sweeiing offensive has bean no
less Mueee>-ff':l to the south. The
French and British troops have arrived
at the gates of Fille. F cree bayonet
fightinp in the I of thil ;rreat ?n
d, ?nil a p?neral
withdrawal of the maifl Gorman force.
ta Tourcoing aad Roubalfl bus taken
place.
"Kepor's are current in N'ortnem
France that Roulen has been tehee
by l-'ranc. Hr t : IB tte
"The Germans bombarded Armen
tieres on Thursday night. Their ?helle
f."ll in the town at the rate of two a
minute for ?everal hour.. O-ir artillery
replied with prea' effect. The general
action which is row in progress is ex?
pected to continue seversl dsys."
London, Dee. 18? Th. Allie?' offsn
sive in the West ror.'irue?. to progress
very slowly, according to the Pan.
communica'ion. aithoueh when th*
gains claimed to made dur?
ing the last week are ?aken together a
co i-iderable advance is ind c.ted in
Flanders and in I of Arra*.
The All ? 'y are mn'r.inf
their greatest efforts at Arras, in the
' that pern
lines would compel a general German
retirement. It is still, however, a mat?
ter of .tiege srarfara in Relgium and
France.
The wireless report from Berlin .a>?
many of the attacks o! the Allies are
being repulsed . .lties.
which are ad.I'd -man.
mine trenches which the Allies are
compelled to sraetveta
The French official re .-allyj
claims gains for the A! *
ea.t of Nieunor*. Arm /
La Basse, Saint-Laun
the gain at the la
t ne t . ?
of more than !. rival
report? of operationi ;n the Ai ?
are as usual wholly contradictory.
French Claim New Gains
in France and Flanders
Paria. Dec. IS The follow ner of!!
cisl commumeatnt. was issued to
"We have gained lome ground along
the downs at the north.ast of Nieu
' Wa have two strong
counter attacks by the enenij at the
r.orth of the road between Vpres and
Venn.
"The British troops have advanced
slightly in the region of Armentieres.
"Our artillery has destroyed two
heavy batteries in the region of Ver?
dun.
"There is roth n? of importance to
rerort from the other parts of the
frcr.t "
Pollo? ,' ? 'he text of the after
aoofl official eomreunieattoa:
"The da- of December 17 wa?
marked, as we said yesterday, by an
advance on our pHit ifl Belgium, where
? very counter-attack undertaken by
the enemy failed.
"In the ri'Cion of Arras a vigorous
offensive made us masters of several
ttenches. These ?re located at Auchy.
I-, Hn< fte, Saint Laurent and i'langy.
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