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PEACE GREETINGS ASKED OF WILSON tu Jordan Seeks Aid to ?end Christmas Mes? sages *o Belligerents. PLANS TO JOIN OTHER NEUTRALS President Understood To Be Op* posed to Any Joint Action ttith Outside Powers. 4|-r ?TN'TtI -:r,* Hum ? ' Ssmhimttto Me? ?-' To 8<,nd th? Utigereat BBtioBi of Europe a mes ?? of yeaes ?t th.- Chriatsaas ?ea?on ?h? r'"?r' of David Staff Jordan, ? af Lolaad Staaferd I'nlver j! ?r.d chairman at the recent la* libbHtt"1 Psees Cee-gress a? ?San r,t.c:jfo. Dr. Jordaa preaenfe?! to ?\" . - r resolution? faya the Pese? Coagroee ??kins co ;r?7il;or. ?;tli other neutral countries ? _al sad. I'r. Jordan stated after his inter? view with the Pnsideat that S con? ference undoubtedly would be held at The Hague some time befon Chrlit? ma?, at which all the princ.p.i! neu? tral? of tha world would be reproeoBtod "qunsi oflacially." He would nut Bay what eacouragement th<* Preaideaf gave him. It i? aadentood that F-resideat Wil? son is oppose,! to joint official action with other neutral powers. Since the beginning of the war he has avoided aay lach hc*:'>i., believing that th?* in? terest?, of the I'nited States varied j from thos?? of other neutrals, a:..i that i y ofi . eoafenace aith them woald serve only to complicate relations. Dr. lerdea admitted that none ot ' I belligerent* WBI williag to initial?* peace BCgOtiatioBI spontaneously, but declared that information received from pence advocates abroad indicated that the offices of neutrals would n?it be unwelcome in any of the belligerent capital?. I'r. Jordan ?aid the detnil? of the plan proposed by the Peace CoBgvesi could easily be changed to meet con? ditions. Hi* refused to ?.?redid whether the peace efforts would be successful In tho near future. Pr. Jordan told the President that there were organization? actively at work in all parti of the civilised world bringing pressure to hear to end the war. Ultimately, he said, tboss efforts Won certain to be successful. A preliminary meeting ol peace ad? vocates weald be held at Boras De* cen?b?-r 14, I'r. Jordan said, at which American delcgntes would he present It had been learned unofficially, he ?said, that Holland, Sweden, Swltzei land, Spain and Penmark were rea?l to enter the proposed Hague confei ?nCO, Bt Which II was planned to fun a "voluntarj court of coatlnaon? medi n' .?n " Suggestion? f?.r peace term Will be received fn.m the various WBI flag aatlona, and the court will nt tempt ti? draw BB a peace plan baae ?.n international justice. Noted Americans Indorse Move for Peace Congres H.rne Nov. i_. The commit'... which is meeting here to organize i congre?- ??> s'u.ly and determine lit-, of durai?le peace announces that ^t n receiving considerable support fron neutral countries, ?'specially the Unite? State?. It la atatod that expressioni icre^t have been received from ..\ Prei?denl 1 af(. Prei;?!? al I ???? Harvard; Profeaaor William I. .1. '?'? t,: Swarthmore, Pean., and John Bar rett A laiye American delegation is ???? peeted to ?ittend the eoagrees, wh ?i will onen December 14, and it i? aaid s ibacriptiona totalling $1,800 have be? n received from th? United State? to ii? ?> defray the ?xpei.ses. THREE BELGIANS SHOT C.erman Court-Martial Finds They Sent Information t?> Allie?. Amfterdam, Nov. 12. The BXCeutiofl of three Helgians, found guilty by a (lorm.'in court-martial of communient lag news of troop movements t?. I Allies, is announced by the "Ki ?. Bi Ige.' The report ?ay? thnt a fourth B? irai sentenced to twelve years' imi r?B* on ment. 1826 ?t^T^ 1V?0 Lord if Taylor 38th Street FIFTH AVENUE 39th Street ? Looking Up to Quality Down to the Smallest Detail In the Lord & Taylor MEN'S CLOTHING A man thinks about his clothes when lu- is buying them and he generally wants to forget about them after they are purchased. 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Overcoats to Please the Critical $19.50 to $50.00 Form-fitting or loose ilip-on models. Hundred? ni com? to choose from in as good materials as ?.?.<? could bu) I inch finished and tailored. - -,--.&. ?I I A SERVICE FOR MEN IN THE MADE-TO-MEASURE SHIRT SHOP A lection where men's shirts are mad?- to measure from ma? terials which are exclusive with Lord \ Taylor. Shirts made tu your measure here have an individual distinction that makes a man always noticeable for his fine shirts, but never eonspieiious, and furthermore: the patterns remain in style until they have given a full rn? asure of service. Shirts Are Made to /Measure at These Prices rancy Silk, in plain Negligee, $7.50 to $11.00 I sfTets flannel? in plain ?Vegligee.$7.50 ^ ?yells flannel? in plain Negligee.$5.00 Imported Madras, in plain Negligee.$3.50 and $4.50 Dress Shirts, plain bosoms, $3.00 to $6.50 Dress or Tuxedo, in fanev bosoms.$4.00 to $13.00 Samples of shirtings will be suit upon request and ?nc of nur young men Will call at your office and take* measurements if you are i busy man? Silk Shirts In L irtf a?,??,rtmi?-nt ?VI lient. un,] fanry *oi;,< V a? lotst " ? ?"<?-?.-.?. S.-?.7.S y eck wear Open mil four in lian?! ??'nrf? in un attr;t?-f i?.? /i??<Virtm'-iil <>f strip?"s ?,r fif/nr?"? 75C | i*;f'??j?'| ei,.-,. (i loves T?an capcskln in ipeat [??tint li/i?k?i, regular or sliorl (in</?rs $|.|,S CZAR THREATENS TO FLANK ENEMY BY RIGA ATTACK Russians Force Germans Further Back from the Dvina. CAPTURED 130,000 IN FIVE WEEKS IvanofTs Repeated Thrusts Bag Many Prisoners in Galicia. London, Nov. 12. Nowhere on the ?s, iront are the Teutona on th? offensive. Along th? whole ..? | | ? !-'.' Ruaaiai eking, in the ? to di .'??? th? im adot s! I I farther fiom the liac a I ere intrench for the arint? r. In tho north the Gorman have abandoned any hop.? ?.f r? i .7 Riga and Dvinak, al aaal 1 ? ground freezea, and are tailing hack or .-.re bein - drive bad from the .'v na, wh ? h waa * heii obji el re. The Russians m th? Riga region are pting an out-flan) ng movement, their rocen! 1 ? a? nave bi them within ttriking distance of th? rukum-Mitau railway, which connects the German lighting front with the fortress <>f Windaa The German? are also falling back 1.?fore Dviaah as the result of the Res* s offensive near Lake Swenton, while in the south (li'neral Ivanofl has con? tinued to han.ss t(-(. invaders by re? peated thrusts which, during the paat Av? weeks, according t.. Petrograd d?a patches, have brought l.mi nearly ISO,* 000 prisoners. In th? mo?! recent >>f thrusts, near Kudksi, the bag totalled 6,000, nianj of Bfhom were der t. ana, "Russia is now ?utTering only for wniit of rifles, end when she is prop er:y tapplied, at leas! 2,000,. addi? tional SO??i.era will be thrown into the field, with results wbu-h only next Spring's campaign can toll." Tint i? the opinion of a well known American mining engineer, who has last return?'.I to LondOB after spend? ing six months in the Russian Empire. "The people of Russia are enjoying something in the nature of a boom, and the cost of living of the Russian peasant, win. doe- nol require luxuries, ibly increased. The in arm) la : aw wel I tupplied with an?! muni! ? -. and the Infant! .7 ?applied with gun? " GERM W Ol FU IA1 v men! : Av Q von Hindenburg and ?1 | >p al ; ? . ... 1 : I I ere is Both ing to r?-; orl Av . f General roi Lia* sing? 1 Herman?, a ho only I : . s . ?tad ? ? ??? 01 Pl< IA1 ' - - ? 1 ??$500 oh TROUBLE"; FIVE CO TO CELLS ?A ? Prediction l r uc in Ml? ged I ? ' Cat? ? 1 ... Rote I \ ? ' 1 ? ,,,,,.? ?. ,, .?..i nfllca ..? Broad sy si 1 " treat, rillo I . ..1 h i'ii ?rillo ? , ; :, ..;.! '- 1 .,r., ;r,<,n luv. oil?. Ml I ' B pi 0 f? ..oi.i fortu. ? he told ?? ,. in,?I . . i.? ing ? n? oui eg? 'I ?., do '. i., M ' Krank, bul a i An i thai Ihi '"' on? t? ling card . . : ni ure ?he alarmed Mi?. Pieerillo Informed :,, levei ... ? old daughter, < >ath arias, of thoae predietlone. Catharine visited the ?ootheayei and heard them repeated. A few day? later a letter was deli" ered at the I'irerillo home, ?tatiag thai tho horses: BSOd in the expr.-s Im ae? s arould be poisoned, and other trou? ble? would follow, if |M0 wus not forthcoming immediately. The monev OBI to he paid at the railroad ?tat on In New Rochelle. The matter ?as ? i ... ted te ' !"? polio?. .?s,.I Inapoctoi raurol assigned deteetivei '.. the Four other lett? .\. ?.. ?... .??ueatl n Mr.. Pieerillo, end a mei ?. ? '.vil. the d? '? '?' <? t.. ? Bated place, bel no one appeared '?? receive the money A few days BgTI a man appeared a! 'be ?spreei oflle? and deecfibed him elf as a "fixer."' ii.. ? aid thai the IS00 meel b? paid a' or,re, or barm would come to Catherine. The police were consulted, and later m the day < llaaflaa w_? Bffeated srhea he appeared. "INFANT" WIFE NEEDS $10,000, HUSBAND SAYS Surrogate Denies Ireliniihiy sen's Plea. i rodei i.k i 11, i Inghoyeon, club membei and grand. i ' Pw-aoriei T (? relinghu] en, Secretary ef Stats an ?1er I'r? itdenl Arthur, sa general guardian af his wife. lira. Mai Ivateea rrellnghoyaea, nia-.t.- un uaeacceaefal spplleatloa yeeterdat t<> Barrogato I Powlet to grunt his "infant" wlf.? mid ward 110,000 from her ?hafS af th? M tat? ol liur inothti, Mr?. Antil? Duncan I Watson, who died last December. Th*? husband ?ml ?ruardian explained that hi? income had been affected by the war and that he rouM BOt support hi? wife in ths manner tu which jh,* arai accu?t?->me<i. Surropa?? Fowler, who last January allowed Mr*. Freliaghsyeefl ST.?i'O from her mother'? SState, refessd to grant the iBcreese. Mr*. Prel?B?*ha**sea '.?'a-: lighteen year? old whet) IB! -.va- mar; ? "??tuber I, 191 t. and will no! I - ? ?? until March l.t. 1917. Preliflghaj ? :t graduate ?.f Harvard of th?* Harvard. UbIob, Kr.:?-?.-n ,ocker and Tnxedo cloba, "Walle I am wi!linp7 Bad able." said the husband in his pctitioa, "to fur i \rh my eifs with t.*..- Bseessitisi si life, ir.y own porsoBal income sufficient t.i iir'.-vi.i?* r.? i . . ti i which ihi wai secastoned to live be? fore ..'it marriage. She need? v.- .: sppare and i er onsl iffecta, the a lis? le ? | BBS, :i hl ? - :? ''n i OUntrV, i.ii * ? ral ami ? ? ? ? Mrs. Fr? esteta of he i ??i tr?.m (US ' * .i ?/ear, ITALIANS STORM CARSO TRENCHES Penetrate Enemy Posi? tions After Advance in Fotf and Rain. Bj r.- I latTht i Paris, Kei u Farther advaaeei by the Italian? on the ? B?TBS ? itSSB, mi the midiilt* IsOBSS an?) ?in the heights of Gorisis are reported in to-day's oflicial stutenient from Rome. On the ?arso. in a dense fog Bad drivin?; rain, the, Italian forces st'irmed several Im? portant trsBchei r*.r>>?r Ban Martini? del ?arso. In the l-'lit?ch section, on the middle I SB a?!vance into the Seagora region wai begOB. tSt prl ?-i- 1" - : -.In. ;!,?? day'i ad The repalsi of a ??roii? Austrian at* tack m tin? Upper Campelle Valley ii siso recorded ITALIAN' OFFICIAL The Italian statement lay SI On November 11, in the upper CampelU* Valley : Maso ValBBgBBB TorrOBtS , the enemy attacked our Bosltlos in San QIovsbbI Pasa 41? though s-.ipported by the fire of many gBBS posted on a ?ummit cupola and on Mont Aloe tho attack was re? pulsed. In the Cordevoll Valley our ener f? tic preaaare on Courtine con; ? u between Monte Sief sad Moats in- Small operatioBi alas were on* ?!? i taken with the abject of de ?B** enemy d?-';.< hn ? n' which had IS ? On the middle Isonzo, in I i Putsch lection, obi began '?? advene? the soi ? ? ? [hey too prisoi so were oil cera, On th? - ? . - ? ?. ? .?-..? mad? some littl? .- ? and Bred eighteen prisoners. On the Cal .- the whole dey, f"ir i?- paralysed iroos ra i wei i I Inl ? . I.HI! ... I in I ? del ?'a: CERTAIN GERMANY CAN'T BE STARVED ( h.irn ell? r \? ? tis"s \ilie?. of Ingfllsg Fscti ?? ? i i I ml? * Stall I "!r<>! ? ? -, ? ? .- ? ? ? I. ? ?. , ? '? .- ? ? ii allst pel ? ?? ' is. ? ?S of I I . , I ? ?..;:*. >' ? ? i ? , .' . 'i . I ? ? a * . ii ? ' . .- . . .' (?., ,., .,.. ?m..nu Hi* . ntir? I'91 ? ' I ? I, i,n,| BOOI Coif? ??? tOB, ? buekwheal bbi! mill?*1, marmalade end | . , Uhlei. Ii ml < und kraul were added '?' dai ?" the Ii?? <?f produi Is ??' ' o i lali ?? >l* be " sola!? I t.-, th. I!,, n.I. potal. I"" ??? null? und bill t,., ?Iread] have been ub ected ?** ?? mai n. un pi ;.loll ' hi ?'on um pi "?i "f ether meal i i* re? i ..,,,,I limite.I n*, -..* called "m* da) .." Maximum pricei foi sll ?mi ii tes of meat ?nul li-li ni?' believed u> be in light. JOURNEYS 2,400 MILES TO SAY "YES, SIR" Honduran Steamship Man Meant Signature Was His. IB*/ Ts:?*tTtrh ?**? IB? Tribunal Philadelphia. No- ll!. At the trial of the **lf.,oiin.nriii damage suit broutrht by tho Blaefieldi Steamship Company of Louisiana Sgaiasl Ii"- Halted Fruit Company for SB sllsged SttSBipl ''? pel the former out ?*f basiaess, Raphael ,-?nn. treasurer sf th? Blaofloldl com panv. took the stand to-day. He wa? rsgardsd for several minutes |,v the plaintiff* half dosOB law-.er? Then Frnnri? Shunk Hro\?.n. ?me uf them, a.ivsnced Bad bande,1 th" witnesi a paper. ??pu you leeigalse that ilgnature, sa"" ?leim.mied Mr. Brewa. "I* that sigaatars ?.??ur?*" "Yes, ?ir." r? plied Mr. Conn "Taal ?ill de." leid Mr. Hmwn. Mr liillll ?iepped down All lh<? was from Hondura?, in ?hie? ??,1 m sleepine ears travellinB tor ?art BBd .?"??? ?? nu ni...n- ..."" mile? Mr ?'..nu had cease '*. Bttei m. i re aerd?. ? Mississippi Mob Lynches Nrgro. Ab?-?.le. n, Mis? , Nu? I.' .F'bii Tu? llir, a segre, ek?st?*ged with haviag ?.red a? ? deputy ?hrritt wh? ??a? tr\uiK '" arrest saetaef ?ie,?ro. was tak??n free* jail here laat Bight bj ? ?fi'b ol masked , men and haiigcii iron? a blidg?. I ASK QUICK REPLY TO ?. S. PROTEST British Wish to Controvert Lansing's Statements by Figures. LONDON STANDS BY GRLY'S REPORT Thinks American Argument Was Overthrown by Sir F.dward's <.ott?>n St.itentent. t ? g ? a- note that tl _i ? strong that it ?oui?: ?. de* IV? rt de by ? l irely legs ?. tet ? i . , ? . . f the obere Lansing ass? that British eommerci has thrived by preventing American importations to neutral counti the north of En* rope, with the .,) -h of destroying Amer? ican comp?tition for llritish profit. On tills particular point It is strongly felt that American opinion might be in? formed beforo the ?statements in the note sink in'o the public mind as an accented fact impossble of contradic? tion, because th? British view is that that argument v-ma completely over? thrown in Sir Edward Grey'? letter to ??ambassador Page ??i August IS, which apparently ha? I.. r, entirely overlooked O?? drafting the note. Sir Edward Grey gave figure? for ?1 commodities, makint* n special ir? in the ca?e of cotton, stating that the iaereaaed re-export of cotton from the Uaited Kingdom to Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands during the months from January to May, 1016, us compared with the same period m 1914, amounted to 503,996 ?entais of .00 pounds. Tho United States exported to these countries dur? ing this period in 1916 1,868,61- centals, su tempered with 204,177 cental* from January *.. May, lf?l4. showing six times the increase COtt? -, export from the 1 ?? ' Kingdom. In concluding. Sir Edward Grey shows that the total volume of i 'mied Stati ? ti I? with the?., countries had increased 300 per .... ? From the British point of view th<?se irdcd a? unassailable, ? ? I that in many direc? tion! th? Rgurei are also procurable, ' ng a number of the other of Secretary Lanaing*? contentions. "1 !.. ..... ?ay? "Th. Spectator," ??? minent r ob th? recent ? '?? ef tie L'nll i - tat? * l (ir?-?.*. ?? ? uteri roaos with harsh and un ithetic tone i te as re* grip on ???.??. . - ? ? . ' ... ? . ... | g| ? ? ? ? ? - ? - * i t re! ' ? se a i ' ? s.i\si s.i ?ist ( hinte to .Vfll I Bo.it W.ir ? ? ? ? \ a . lung," ' did boI ?"?'?? ai .'?t te iBttlo the v mere ?m i pon ib.- esopr! et n i.? bi licli ?. ?uch , ... copper, meat ?n,l rottoa we ? i inatsntl) hav? brought Great Bi i,, term?, ?'i?? established American ?ir America had from the tlrs- ?n ilU. taken tb?' i"? ?HioB against i,i , ,i i;, it.un Hou adopted, there v ,,,,,l ;,;,... been no submarine war, no linking of Ih? I u itania ..: th? Arabic." 1>, Met i.l ,u.[ !'. rill.:.:,.'. ,i. ICUSSing the note m tb." "TageblaU," preparet tie way for lecoring the freedom al .,,,. .-a ? Advertiag t?> the queetioB raised by the German pre?? ,??< t?. whether the Uaited States intends to SOB that its demands me satisfied, l?r. Dernburg ?ays that the diplomatic his torj of the United States gives f.ssur nncc that It will do so under all cir? cumstance?. MISS TEYTE DIVORCED BY FRENCH LAWYER "Art Is Selfish; No More Hus hands for Me." Says Actress. Paris. Nov. 1. The Civil Tribunal of th?" Seme has granted a diVOSCS to Eugene PIUS-OB, a Fans lawyer, at ?.,. : , 1 ?,, the llritish evpe.linonary for.-, as an interpreter, from Maggie FeytO, the Hnti?h opera singer. Maggie Teyte has made several American tour?. She appeared in l'an? in 1914 with the Hoston Oper? Com? pany. III. T?l?|T?rIi I?' Tl? MOM I Philadelphia. Nov. 12. Maggie Teyte. 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