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In the ammunition factories, It i? ?aid.
while others wert robbed of their uni?
forms.
The retreating Serbian army is now
said to be leaving behind it mutilated
prisoners. Horrible scenes are de?
scribed by liberated soldiers.
GF.KMAN OFFICIAL
From the Berlin War Office the fol?
lowing officiai report has been re?
ceived:
During yesterday's successful bat
lltSB in pursuit of the enemy about
a.lnJO Serbians were taken prisoners.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
The Paris War Office communication
issued to-night say?:
Army of the Orient: Quiet pre?
vails on our front, except in the re
g.on of Strumnitza, where the Bul
g.irians attacked u?. They were re
pul?ed after having sustained serious
losses
BELGIAN AVIATORS
TWICE SHELL CAMP
German Aeros Attack British
Post?Grenade Duel Rages
in Alsace.
London. Nov. 19. The aviator? have ;
been very active on the western front '
in the last twenty-four hours. Belgian
airmen twice ?helled German encamp?
ment? south of Dixmude, while a Ger?
man squadron attacked a British camp
west of Poperinghe. Others made a
raid on Lunev.He. Fight started on the
expedition, but the French aeros turned
back five.
In Alsace a hand grenade battle i?
raging oil Harttaaaas-wellorkopf, The
artillery and French gUM have also '
been active.
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
I'l?. communication issued is Pari?1
?ays:
In ?VISBOSj on the nlatrau of I.'fTholz
?nd i.' Tlartmanns-Wcilerkoj.f. there
has been very spirited artillery light*
ing, acc(?mpanied by activity from
' he trench guns, a? well as th? throw
Ing si hand groasdsSi On the re
?uainder of the front last nigh:
pasoed without incident.
Bight German aviators endeavored
terday to fly over Luneville.
Fiench airmen went up in pursuit,
aid five of the (iermi.r.s were dr
''?<-:< d from the.r objective. Tbe
ressaiaiag three threw down a num?
ber of bomb? on the town. Theiu
Missiles woaaded three p?-r?on?. ?
The material damage inflictod wan
unimportant.
BELGIAN OFFICIAI.
The communication of the Belgian
War oirire ?aya:
There h:.s been a Might bombard?
ment of out advanced no?ts and of
th? Pei"rj ? region. Our artillerj
replied to thi G?rman batterie? nnd
brought about the dispersal of the
enemy workers.
At seveaal points before oui
front? during the two previous
nights our aviators have shelled th?
German encampments at Ess? n.
GEBMAN OFFICIAL.
The oflieial rtatement issued by
German Army Headquarters says:
There have been artillery duels
and mining warfare in and near the
Argonne and in the Vosges.
A German aeroplane squadron at?
tacked a British troop encampment
west of Poperinghe.
DUTCH SHIP ORDER
CUTS GERMAN MAIL
Holland-America Quits Carrying
Parcel Post Pack
ages.
(from Tfi? Trltmn? Tr-iraau |
Waihington, Nov. 19. - The Postofflce
?'epartment has been notified by the
ioiland-Amerua Steamship Line that
hereafter only such parcel mail for
Holland as ii addressed in care of the
Netherlands Oversea Trust will be ac?
cepted. The soaslgaoo. it is itated, can
arrange with the trust for delivery on
arrival. The Post irttnent has
cabled to postal authorities in Holland
asking whether the requirements of the
?teamship company have eflicial sanc?
tion.
Severe criticism of the Postofflce De?
partment for its action in ordering
suspended the parcel post servier, be?
tween the T aited States and Germany
has caused the followii ? itatemont to
be i?*ued, explaining the whole situa?
tion :
"Suspension of the parcel service
to Germang became neces?ury because
the Holland America Line, the only
carrier by which parcel mail for Ger?
many wai being taken, refused to con?
tinue ??rvice. Fxchange of parcel?
in international mail 1b not provided
for in the agreement known as the
Vniver?al Postal Convention, which
obligate! all the signatory nation?,
whenever possible, to facilitate the ex?
change of a!! Po-til Unioa mail. In?
ternational parcel po?t ia provided for
under special agreern?r.ts between na?
tions. Under luch an agreement, prior
to the outbreak of the European war,
parcel? were exchanged dirertlv be?
tween the Unttod S'ates and Germany.
After the war began, when direct
?teamlhip service ceased, a'; agreement.
wii entered into with Holland for con?
tinuation of the parcel ?enrice to Ger?
many by the Holland-America Line
through Rotterdam.
"When the Holland-America 1/rie re?
fused to accept parc?'? fol (?ermany
no other route remained bv which
they could be sent Kfforts are now
being made to renew thi service \?a
J?otterdam or some other ?
GIVES BWTISH ORDERS
ON NEUTRAL FLAG USE
Berlin Quotes Alleged Instruc
tlons to Ship Masters.
Berlin '?/ia London), Nov. 10. What
purport to be the frequtntly mentioned
hut never published British Admiralty
in ?traction? to the master? of mer?
chant ?hip? regarding the use of neu?
tral liage to escape the ?ubmarine men?
a?a are printed by Captain K?hlwetter
in tha "Lokalanreiger." The German
Admiralty referred to the?e initruc
tion? 1b the diplomatic correapondence
????rdlng ?h? ?inking of the Lusitanla.
Th?i first of the regulation? in given
a? follow?:
"BrUi.h ?hipping is instructed to
maintain a ?harp watch for ?ubmarine?
country or none at all so long at th?
l?le?. The Britl.h flag must be ?hown
on meeting Briti.h or Allied war.hip?
Flag? which ?hould be used accord?
ing to the above are the following
American, Italian, Bassdlaaihsa and
Hollaoo."
Th? ?eeor.d document i? a decree of
the "Commander in Chief Devonport,"
dated March 13, which read?:
"Confident al, neutral fiag?; Ships
upon long voyage? and upon regular
voyag?? about th? United Kir.gdom
? hall be ?quipped with r.eutr?! flag?
if they cany a valuable cargo
'Trotting the ?"banne! no fl?g ?hall
be shown.*'
The instruction? regarding ?
??ere ?aid to be a? follow?:
"If a sahlarlSJS ?'?nie? Is 'he *ur
i? ? ahead and In thi
openly h00till
far at H ail
hf.ep chill**,*! ?ra?. a???ur?T,, im? that th?
?no.'tie fine alw?>? >? ?tr? ahead."
GREEK TROOPS
DECLARE OPENLY
FOR VENIMOS
Corps of Cretans Disaf?
fected?Martial Law May
Be Proclaimed.
COCHIN LEAVES
FOR SAL?NICA
French Minister Expected to Re
port on Situation to Lord
Kitchener.
!By Cabis m Th? Trib?ina.1
London, Nov. 19.?Reports of serions
disaffection in the Greek army and
the spread of an open propaganda of
revolt were received from Athens to?
night by way of Berlin. A corps of
gendarmes stationed In New (ireeca
and composed principally of Cretans
is said to have been openly agitating
in favor of ex-Premier Venizelos, arid
the unrest has spread to other trops.
To meet the situation the Skouloudls
Cabinet is reported to be considering
the proclaiming of martial law, offi?
cially known as a "state of siege,"
which can legally be done in times of
great emergoncy.
King Constantine is said to have been
ver** laaea alarmed at this disaffection
among the troops, on ?vhom he counted
through personal ascendancy as among
his meet loyal supporters.
The long period of enforced inactiv?
ity, however, duo to mobilization, and
the dissatisfaction with the food,
brought about by the stoppage of over?
seas supplies, are supposed to have
eaased Bisen of th? unrest.
Re?-o!t Rumored on Foot
King Constantine's uneasiness hss
been farther increased by insinuations
that BalSM he sided with the Allies
t'-.e dyaast** would be overthrown.
That such a piot, aided and abetted
by many prominent Liberals, is on foot
has leen known for nome time, but in
the face of a popular majority the King
has be??n powerless to act.
Denys Cochin, the French Cabinet
Minister without portfolio, was In con?
ference ?vlth the King for an hour yes?
terday morning, according to a Havus
dispatch from Atheng, but whether he
carried fresh terms or an ultimutum
from the Entente powers was not
kno?vn last night.
Bath on his way to the palace arid on
his return M. Cochin was again the ob?
ject of enthusiastic demonstrations by
the Athens public. Numerous delega?
tions of various societies called upon
him at hi? hotel to express their grati?
tude to tho eminent advocate of the
rights of Hellenism.
To Meet kitchener at Sal?nica.
Following additional conferences to?
day, ML Cochin left for Sal?nica Oll a
torpedo boat placed at his disposal by
the Greek government. It is Delieved
here that a conference has been ar?
ranged between the minister and Lord
Kitchener, who arrived at the port to?
day after his visit to the Dardanelles.
At this conference, in which it is
believed General Sarrail and General
Monro will participate, the whole mil?
itary and diplomatic situation in the
Balkan.? will be gone over. If. Cochin's
report will be the basis for action with
regard to Greece, and in case It is
necessary It is believed here that Ixird
Kitchener himself will go to Athens to
insist on an acceptance of the terms
of the Entente Powers.
The Greek Legation here issued a
denial to-day of recent press dis?
patches from Athen' which stated that
a commission of German military offi?
cers had arrived in Greece and WSI
inspecting the camp nt Sal?nica of the
Brit iah and French troops, ?vith tho
nssisturre of the Greek authorities.
MILLIONS MORE
FOR CZAR'S ARMY
All Lines To Be Strengthened
Russians Masters of the
Situation in the East.
Petrograd, Nov. 19. Russian mili
I tary observers are finding frequent in?
dication! that the German lines on the
east front are ?trowing increasingly
thin- These are furnished by reports
from the lighting lines, notably from
the sector northeast of Riga. As an
irstance it Is stated that in capturing
the passage between two marshes the
Russians found the sole defenders o.'
the position to be t?vo Germans with
machino truns.
Drillinc of tho recruits with which
the Russians expect to strengthen their
ears Uaes eg various; fronts is proceed
?ng rapidiv on ali sides. Drill masters
report lhai excellent progress is being
ruade in the drill work because of the
willing spirit ..r the new men and the
. admirable relations declared to exist
tet'Aeer. thofl* Bad thrir officers.
Russia intends to place millions of
additional troops la the tield, accord
ii.g to a notification by Premier Gorc
mykin to the Russian press. The Pre?
mier Intimated the aaseaait** af redou?
bled exertions by the nation to provide
the needful equipment and munition?.
Many Bulgarian officers are now at?
tached to the (icnnan staffs on the
Russian front, according to the "Bourse
Gazette." These officers have been sent
from Bulgaria to study German meth?
ods of warfare.
The "Gazette" also publishes an in?
terview with the noted Russian com?
mander, General Ruszky, who leads the
army on the Dvinsk front against Field
Marshal von Hmdenburg. General
Rusiky said that the Ruasiin front was
now safe from any surpri: ? attack and
that the backbone of the German army
had been broken The enemy, he as?
serted, was demoralized by its priva?
tions, the cold weather and the spectr*
of approaching winter. Germans now
willingly surrender, according to the
Russian commander, often in compa?
nies and sometimes in battalions.
"We have mastered the situation, and
the action will develop according to our
initiativ?," he ?aid. These words ap?
parently ar? confirmed by the German
easualtv lists published recently, which
?how that the enemy has lost 85.000
men In the last few week?.
Petrograd reporta again to-day the
repulse of German attempt? to cro?t
the Dvma River near Friedrichstadt,
nut admit? the retirement of Russian
?k?^?aJ.rt! i;;*ry>7??-. ?n the south, to
the right bank of the Styr.
Colonel Morrison Now a General
Washington, Nov. It?. Brlaradiar
General Tasker H. Blls?, assistant chief
of stair of the army, became a
I general to-day, on the retire?
ment of Major Geneial William H
Carter.
Colonel John F. Morrison, of the 16th
Infantry, t ow a? Tii-ntain. Chiaa, will
!,. BTOBiotsd to be brigadier general,
Ut.ir.fc? tbe place of General Bliss in th?
line.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Announcement has been made in
the columns of a Theatrical Magazine
to the effect that Pathe has formed a
combination with other moving picture
interests, these latter having stock for sale.
The report has absolutely no foun?
dation.
Pathe has no stock for 5a'e
Pathe has not combined, nor will
Pathe combine with any moving picture
interests selling stock to the Public.
Louis J. Gasnier, Gen'l Mgr.
Pathe Exchange Inc.
25 West 45th St.,
New York City.
SAYS SERB FATE
NEARS RUIANL
Ex-Minister Jonescu Pn
diets Same Future if
Austria Wins.
Pan?, Nov. 19. "Take Joneicu, e
Rumanian Ministar of the Interior, h
announced," ?ay? a "Temp?" di?pati
from Bucharest, "that he would spei
at Ja?!?y on Sunday on the diplomat
origin of the treaty between Ruinan
and Auitria-Hungary, which he ?a
was due to a menace on the part i
Austris almost of the ?ame nature i
that to Serbia in 1914.
"M. Jonescu asserted that witho
this alliance in effect it is probab
that Austria would have attacked R
mania as she did Serbia last year. 1
said he proposed to tell his compati
ots their duly and of the catastrop'
which will result if Rumanians fi
to do it."
"'The Austro-Rumanian allian
has dominated Rumania's policy/ ?a
M. Jonescu, 'except two years ag
when Rumania sided with Serb
against Bulgaria, which was upheld 1
Austria. Thi? attempted emancipatii
surprised an- frightened Vienna.
wa? one of the cause? of inciting Au
tria to folly in 1914. A great mistal
of Rumanian politician? has been
pei 11st in this alliance when it has lo:
its reason for existence.
""After the conclusion of the Trip!
Entente it was evident that the cqu
hbrium of the forces had been roistal
lished. The unnatural alliance heeani
then a big mistake. It is to thi? fati
alliance that we owe a big number <
difficulties to-day. Thank? to it. w
have no artillery, infantry, mountai
artillery nor fortification? in the Ca?
pathians and no gun and munitions fai
torie?.
" 'I do not want to disgui?e the ur
fortunate inactivity of my cnuntr>.
propose only to reveal a -mall part o
our history which explain? tho gre*
work already accomplished since Au?
ust, 1914. If Austria thirty year? ag
was able to forco on us an al?anc
signifying not only a renunciation c
all the future, but servitude in th
present, what would be our sltuatio
to-morrow as to an Austria victoriou
,and in which the Magyar? would be al
powerful ?' "
A Bucharest dispatch to the Rom
"Giornale d'ltalia" ?ay?:
"On account of dissensions which ar
beginning to arise in the Liberal part
of Rumania and tho unyielding oppc
, ?ition of Take Jonescu, ex-Minister o
the Interior, and If. Filipesco, ex-Min
Istet of War, Frtinier Bratiuno ha
deemed it neceisary to summon befor
King Ferdinand certain Senator?, Depn
tie? and others among the most [?
portant personalities 01 the party. T
these person? confidential statement
concerning the Rumanian policy are be
ing given.
"The question of Rumanian neutral
ity seems about to enter a ?iecisiv
phase. The rapidity with which event
are moving in Serbia is hastening
decision in this regard, particularl
a? both Russia and Austria ?re con
COatratiaf troops near the northen
boundary of Rumania."
PAYS $3 FOR SUBWAY SEAT
Young Woman. Drenched by Storm. Re
wards Laborer'? Courteey.
Queer thing? happen in the aubwa\
Here is an incident of yesterday'
storm:
A well dreieert young woman hurried
out of the Vanderbilt Hotel in the
middle of the hurricane, rushed int<
the subway and hopped on a downtown
local. Bvefl the short run had givei:
the wind and rain time to leave her
thoroughly soaked.
She looked about anxiously for ?
?eat. A laborer got up and offered hi?.
"Please keep your ?eat. I prefer to
stand," she said, but the man moved
toward the platform.
A? the train neared Fourteenth Street
she was seen fumbling with her pocket
book. Stopping the laborer, ?he handed
him a $5 bill, with "Please take thi??
for your courte?y."
The laborer frowned, then smiled
took the bill, thanked her and ?Talked
away.
PRUSSIAN LOSSES 2,178.918
-
Last Ten List? Show Casualties (.real?
er Than Daring French Offensive.
I By ('?1)1? to I : - Tribun? )
Rotterdam, Nov. II dispatch to
"Daily News," London). The ten lista
of Pru??ian losses contain 79,464 names,
! killed, wounded and missing. Thi? i?
I larger than the last ten Ti?ts total.
, which incudri. the lo.-,?e* in Chum
? pagne during ihe French offensive, and
i 'hr following counter-attacks
The total Pru??ian losr?w ?<? far re
l ported ar? 2,178,911.
ANCONA SHELLED
TILL SHE STOPPED
Captain Swears U-Boat
Fired Until She Was
200 Yards Away.
London, Nov. 19. A dispatch to the
"Daily Telegraph" from Milan gives
the deposition of Captain Mas.iarho. of
the Ancona. The deposition was taken
by a commission for tho Italian gov?
ernment on the .arrival of the steamer
Cagliari at Naples with survivors, who
also were separately examined by the
commission before they were allowed
to land. The deposition of the cap?
tain says:
"Almost at the same instant the sub?
marine ?vas sighted a shell struck the
sea twenty yards from my ship. The
submarine ??as then several kilometres
away. II steamed toward us tiling fu?
riously, aiming especially at our ?vire
less, which I saw cut and dangling.
"I ordered the boats lowered. The
passengers were panic-stricken anu be?
yond control. The first boat capsized
and all the occupants were drowned
The second lifeboat had hardly reached
the ?vater when it was struck by a ?hell.
The third was finally lowered after sn
accident which hail caused several per?
son? to fall overboard.
"The submarine kept shelling us un?
til the Ancona ceased moving, and only
?topped tiring when she was within WO
yards of us. By then nearly all on
board alieady were in the boats or had
jumped overboard ?vith lifebelts.
"The shells had taken the Ancona by
enfilade from prow to stern and had tra?
versed the officers' saloon and several
cabins. Going through we found about
thirty people still on board, and gave
the order for the last lifeboat to be low?
ered, ?vith tho second officer, some of
the crew and the rest of the passen?
gers.
"The submarine then discharged a
torpedo. 1 stood on deck waiting for
the .shock. The torpedo hit us for?
ward, between the first and ?econd
watertight compartments. The terrific
shock made a gaping hole, and the
vessel began to sink.
"It was at this moment that the sub?
marin?, a large boat, whose nationality
was then unknown to me, hoisted an
entirely new flag of the Austrian
colors.
"The first officer and myself started
to climb down a cable, but the side
of the steamer rose in the R-ir, and we
were obliged to jump into the sea and
swim to a lifeboat. The sea was lit?
tered with people and wreckage. W?
saved servers! more. Mrantiine the
Ancona sank.
"We continually sent up signals, hut
it was not until the following morn?
ing that we met the French steamer
I'luton, which took the occupants of
five lifeboats and left us. We con?
tinued our route southward, and in
the evening landed on the island of
Zembra."
ITALIAN BOATS SAIL ON
Agenls Dsfgsrj Report of Halt in Pas?
senger Traffic.
A statement published yesterday that
all sailings of the Italian Line from
this port had been cancelled ?vas de?
nied at the offices of Hsrtflsld <t Balar!,
local agents for the line. The America,
a passenger steamer, and the Palermo,
now carrying cargo oril?, are the only
ihip.s the sailings of which have been
cancelled.
Since the ?inking of the Ancona sev?
eral report?, have circulated that the
Italian basts bad been ?vithdra?vn. The
Due? Deg'i ahnusl -ill leavu on No?
vember "l. to be follo??ed by the Ver?
ona and the Europa.
McDonnell A Truda, agents of the
Transatl?ntica Italiana Line, announced
?eiterdny that the Dai.te Aligheiri, of
their line, had been taken over by the
Italian government. The Giuseppe
Verdi, which will dock to-day. ??ill ?ail
for Italy on Wednesday, according to
the agents.
SHOWS BELGIUM'S "GUILT"
Berlin Send? lo Washington Report?
Seiied In Brussels.
Washington, Nov. .?.?The German
Embassy delivered to the Mat? Depart?
ment to-day "for its information" a
compilation of reports made by Bel?
gian diplomatic agent? in various
European capitals to the government
and isiasd when German troops entered
Brussels.
The German government alleges that
these reports show to what extent the
Belgian representatives were interested
in European politic- in general and in
German politic, in particular. It is
also claimed that they indicate Bel
i giutn's alignment with th? Entente
I poweri.
ALLIES SEEK
TO BRING CHINA
INTO ENTENTE
?_
i
Strive to Insure Peaceful
Conditions in the
Far East.
JAPANESE MOVES
CAUSED ANXIETY
Warships Stationed Along Coast
?Peking Government Change
Hastens Action.
i
Washington, Nov. 19.?Effort? are be?
ing made by Great Britain, France and
Russia to include China in the member?
ship of the entente now aligned againai
the Germanic power?.
Di?elo?ur? of thi? fact directed the
attention of official Washington to-day
to a complicated ?ituation in the Far
East the ?enousnes? of which had not
hitherto b??n realized. It became
krowti that, to inaure friendly relatioua .
between Japan and China, conver?a- ?
tlona and exchanges had been proceed?
ing in Peking and the European cap- !
lui? loking to the formal entrance of
China Of an equal footing with Japan
into the alliance that now includes
Great Britain, France, Rusiia, Italy, ;
Japan, Belg'um and Ser' ia.
Military participation by China in
the war would not be expected, but the
political necessity of adding ?hina to
the Allie? i? looked on by them a? of
va?t importance Tt was learned to?
day that recently ?e\eral Japanei?
warships were placed at strategic
point? along the Chlneie coast, and
that the posilbllity of internal revolu?
tion in China through the propo?ed
change from republic to parliamentary
monarchy had caused some Japanese
officiai? to believe that munition? of
war should be husbanded for emergen
cie?. When the recent Japanese
Chinese negotiation? were in progress,
Japan similarly felt compelled to ho! 1
her ammunition supply for develop?
ment?, a circumstance that i? known
to have embarrassed Russia consid?
erably.
China Favor? Proposal.
So far as is known here, most of the
conversations have been conducted at
Peking, and it is not c!?-?r how far the
proposal has been disCKSSOd x>.'th the
Japaaese government at Totc'o. "he
belief is general, however, that Great
Britain, on account of the obligation*
of her allies with Japan, probably ha
consulted the Tokio government freely.
China's attitude ha? not yet devel?
oped, but in some quarter? here the
view is held that the Peking govern?
ment is favorably inclined to tho En?
tente proposal, since the move would
guarantee the integrity of ''hi?a d ir
ing the present disturbed condition of
world pol.tics and safeguard her poli*
ical interests at the peace conferen?'".
In fact, sonic rumors have reached of?
ficial? recently tiiat the plan actually
originated with the '.'hi?ese, who saw j
in it a means of checkmating possible i
Japanese aggression.
Just what advantage would lie to I
Japan in acquiescing in the proposal
is not clear, but it is suggested in well
informed quarters that by placing on
a solid foundatl the relations between
China and Japan Japanese commercial
interests in ?"hina rrigrft he immun??
from the possible disturbances which
recurrent political friction might bring
nhout. The feeling in China against
Japan has been growing on account of
the recent I I, Th.- OOSSibil
ity that ? nora friendlyapirit might be
developed between the tWS Oriental
countries also is said to he a factor in
behalf of Japanese approval of the
plan.
Lansing Will Not Talk.
Secretary Lansing declined to com- |
laoat on the situation, declaring that
whatever hud boon received bj
American government on the subject
wai confidential ??id could no? ha dis?
C?.i c,|.
Although Qre.tl Brtain. France and
Hu*.-,a joined Japan r presentations
to China to postpone the establishment
Si I monarchy, becau B it was thoagl I
a change during las cr?<eenl disturbed
condition of affairs might provoke rev?
olution and inti rnational complica?
tion?, this iatest ep by the Allies is
; underitood here not to ha\ t been ini?
tiated becaurt of he rnonar-hical ?itu?
ation alone. It wus considered essen?
tial by the Allies that sash arrange?
ments be made in the Far East as
would permanently safeguard their in
'??M'sti.. The pcniiing change in
Chink's form f govrnnie.it has ren
?I? red the situ?t"?, somewhat acute.
Fear of revolution m ?"nina and th?
possibility of Japanese interference to
, preserve peace ha been inipre.^eii on
the Japanese peoj lo to an extent that
has attracted wide attention among
European diplomats.
It is thought in some quarters here
that the idea of joining ?"hina to the
Entente Alliance muy have appealed
lo Great Britain arid Russia par tica?
liirly, because of the presence of (ier
rr.an propaganda h'ing carrie?! or from
China to ?starb India and Persia.
INSULTED CAPTIVE; JAILED
German Sentenced for Refusing to
Ohe\ Fellow Prisoner.
Pan?, Nov. 19. A Havas dispatch
from Tours says:
"Privat? Friedrich Schulcht, of the
4'Hh Prussian Infantry, a prisoner of
war at the I>?nuden depot, was sent
out with a working party, under the
supervision of Field Sergeant George
Wolff, of the Queen Elisabeth Regi?
ment of the Imperial Guard.
"Private Schulcht, who frequently
expressed dislike of the diaeipUaary
method? adopted by German non-com
missioned ?Steers, thought that a? both
were prisoners he could insult and
threaten Sergeant Wolff with impunity.
"A court martial here, however, un?
deceived Privnte Schulcht, and sea?
tenced him to two years' imprisonment
for gross insubordination."
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JOBS AWAIT WAR CRIPPLES
I rench Covernment to Give Preference
to Disabled Father?.
Paris, Nov. !'j. The Chamber of
Deputies ailopted to-day, a bill giving
j I reference in the government service
I to m?n mutilated or disabled m the
I war. Thi* preference extend? to ev?
ery branch of the civil service and not
, merely to one-half of tho places, as
had been ordered under a ministerial
decree.
Amendment? to the measure were ac
cepted gi-ing the preference, among
the mutilated or duahl-d. to those who
were the fathers of the largest fami
lie?. Anoth'r amendment, voted un
smmouily, was that place? ?houid be
reserved also for disabled soldier? in
monopolies subsidised by the ?tata.
ASQUITH RENEWS
THREAT OF DRAFT
If Bachelors Do Not Volunteei
Conscription Will Come.
[Bt Catl? tu Th? Tr.tv:?.?'
Londo.i, Nov. 19. If eligible singl
men do not volunteer they will b
brought it; by compulsion. Lord Derb;
states this in a letter to Premier As
quit'n, who in reply said to-day: "You
view correctly expresses the intention
of the government." This pledge re
moves all the doubt and uncertaint
of the last few days and abso'.utel;
commit? the government to conscrip
tion if all eligible men are not en
listed bv December 1.
There should be a big jump in re
cruiting. which has fallen off consid
erably since Ascuith's statement Tues
riay raising dOBDtS among married mer
as to thuir position. Lord Derby is re
ceiving unstinted praise for the way ir
which he is baadUBS one of the mo?'
difficult ions in Eug?-md to-day and i<
fust gaining the eonndeBes of the who!?
country. His sen-ices may be wantt-f
for even greater .task? when he has
completed his present work.
U. S. PROTEST
TO GO TO ALL
Wilson Note on Contra?
band Lists Will Not Be
to Britain Alone.
Washington, Nov. 19. America's pro?
test against the placing of neurly all
articles of commerce on the contraband
list-- of European belligerents will go
to Germany and Austria as ?veil as to
Great Britain and her ailles.
In the last note to (?rent Britain re
fBrdioi? interferences \vl?h neutral
trade Secretary Lansing gave notice of
an intention to make contraband the
subject of a later communication, and
preparation of this document is in
pro areas. When it is forwarded to
London virtually identical notes will
be dispatched to th? Teutonic allies
and to France and Italy.
Warning to All.
Be far as Germany and Austria are
concerned, officials regard the forth?
coming protest as more or less aca?
demic, as their commerce raiders and
cruisers no longer are on the high seas
and their ?euures of contraband are
limited to the work of submarines. In
retaliation for the isnuance of the
British blockade orders In council.
h',?vever, Germany has promulgated a
list of contraband that include? prac?
tically all American products. Con?
sequently the State Department ha"
decided that formal protest is neces?
sary to record the assertion of its
rights by the Halted States.
The note is approaching eomrjletion.
but its delivery will be delayed until
it ha.? been gone over .-arefullv by Sec
retarv I.an?ing and President WiUon.
and probably by the neutrality hoard.
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LMPHAS1ZE THEIR SHOWING OF
la?n?onaoie Jm/?
IN SUPERB QUALITIES INTRODUCING
THE NEW AND UNUSUAL IN SILHOU?
ETTES AND DETAILS OF FASHION.
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J(akhed&ts~$car? ^J(u?
Qn ikry nc\0 ?ffccts^
forJmmcduihwxUcliOfi - orlo L/rder
Gencralljr it ?rill be framed to recall
t I the belligerent power? the practice?
of nation? in the treatment of eontra
b ?mi prior to tha present war, and even
b fore the London co-.fercn...' which
resulted in the Declaration of London.
The right of a belligerent to extend
the list of absolute contraband beyon?i
the limit? recognised by international
?aw before the outbreak of war will be
challenged, and particular objection
will be made to wholesale additions to
the contraband list animated by th?
spirit of retaliation, as in the case of
Dearly all of the press?t belligerent?.
Will Reassert Right?.
That ?i lira ions of contraband
should be limited to article? not merely
available for military use, but designed
chiefly ior that purpose, will be one
of the principal contention?. This will
involve a reassert ion of the right of a
neutral state, such a? the United
State?, to ?hip such thing? as food sup?
plies, cotton .nd copper to the civilian
population ? f a be' igerent country un?
der r?a.?onabl< assurance that 'he
good? will not 'ie commandeered for
military u??-s.
Partit, lar objection will be made, it
is understood, to the izure of Ameri?
can goods, even thoi gh contraband, if
they are destined for consumption in a
neutral country an?i are not bound for
a belligerent port.
Gompers Stops Labor
Debate on Preparedness
San Francisco, Nov. 10. Efforts to re?
open the question of military prepared?
ness were blocked to-day in the Ameri
run Federation of Labor convention by
a ruling ?if President Samuel Gompers
that the subject eras concluded roster*
day, when the convention rejecte?i a res?
olution against military training in the
public schools.
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SAYS MUTINY HALTS
ADVANCE ON BAGDAD
Berlin States Indian Troops Fear
City's Sacred Objects.
Berlin, Nov. 19 (by wir?less t? Say.
ville, N. Y. i. The Uritish idvsnct
against Bagdad has been checked eouth
Of Kut in Mesopotamia by a mutiay tit
Indian troops who rsfused to marcr,
further because of th? presence In Bag.
dad of objects sacred to their relifion,
according to a "Frankfurter Zeitung"
dispatch from Constantinople, says the
Overseas New? Agency
"The British execute! every tenth
Indian aoldier of several I'.ittslloni,"
the dispatch states, "but th? Indian?
openly refused to man-h againgf Sul
man Pak and Bagdad, ?her? aevcrai
holy images are buried
"The general litaatiOB Ifl Megopo
tamia is decidedly less advantageous to
th.- British than recently, a? -heir gd
vsnee against Bagdad has been stoppid
-outh of Kut, ?vhich Is H'5 miles louth
aaat of Bagdad.
"The priests continue their afitltion
foi a holy war in Southern Perm ?nd
Schat-el Arab, and important eventura
said to be impending.'
Laziness and Liberty
The Toleration of One Means
the Loss of the Other
We live in a free country. In consequence we are
surprisingly free?almost too free from convention. As
long as we keep the major laws of the land we do about as
we please without fear of censure.
In most foreign countries, laws of custom bind people
to certain habits which they do not think of breaking. One
of these habits is Church-going.
In England, for instance, every respectable family goes
to Church regularly. Laxity in attendance is severely criti?
cised. The people go to Church?the Church becomes a
habit, but it is a habit the people like, and they gain happi?
ness from it, and each community gains steadiness.
In this country we do not have to go to Church to
keep the respect of our neighbors. We get out of the
habit of Church because it is easier to stay away, because
we are too lazy to go to Church. We depart further and
further from the ways of the Church.
We forget the good the Church will do us?we forget
the influence our Church-going will exert on others?we
even forget the good the Church does to the community in
which we live.
It takes up only an hour or so of our Sunday recreation,
but we too often forget that it is almost a moral obligation.
What would this city be like if every one shirked
Church-going? If there were no Churches?
What kind of a world would our children face without
Church influence in the suppression of crime and vice?
The Church is the basis of morality. It stands for
good. It is the mother of good.
If its influence were lost and vice and crime grew bold
?in time we should lose our liberty, for only a clean people
can be a free people.
By going to Church and going regularly you can sup?
port it?spread its influence. By enlisting yourself among
the army of Church-goers you will enlist other??for your
example will have a good influence on those about you and
thus the Church will be made stronger.
So do not abuse your liberty or let laziness in religious
matters become a fixed habit?for your own good and the
good of your country?support the Church?
Go to Church To-morrow
No. 7 o? itKoatl tenet p?Ui>k?d by The Tribu*.
R?fri.tt ?a reootsl