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VOL LXXXIIL NO. 107.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, - -.--, r - rriJ i,njTl(tJ l,
PRICE TWO CENTS.
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JBLsi aqtaim :7awXe. .sawax: BftsTrsTreeawW
iliBli arifHaS
ASKED$5,000T0
PAY WOOD FOR
SUBWAY WORK
Signtil Coinpnn Rend Says
Vice-President Didn't Get
It Forced Ont.
PERKINS DECIDES
TO M Knit RKCOBD
pitriof attorney May Pol
ln t"p Thompson Commit-
. Revelation.
Ofl Iter I";.rrr.io'. praatdenl of the
p. .. mi tsignal Company of
Itrtaivsle, tei-titied yeetordey be.
fi i hi Thompson legislative committee
tht Sidney C, Johnsodi vleO'prooldont
ef thf company in charge of salosi
fcr-ed ta ri -Ign after he asked IBS board
of directors to give him IS, "00, which
h mm was to be paid to PnMlo Bafvlos
Cenimlslor.er Robert Colgate Wood to
tat contract for Installing ctaunle In
the Centre street loop of the new sub
way. This Is the most startling testimony
to fa: offered before the Thomson com
rnl'.fce. It 'tun aftt t days of conferences
tftirtnc win h JohlMOfl's name has been
frequently mentioned. BO Important is It
ssssldefsd that Us. oommlttei baa asked
Mr. Uptegrall t i request other director
if th rofopeny to come here to ooroeb
teste his siory. Johnson also aa prom
be.l to ippear this morning
District Attorney Perkins said last i
Wht that tac Thompsoa committee bad
St: OlMally called ins attention tO the I
testimony given by Mr. UptegraS yes-
terds . i'Ut thin lie bad read It In the I
awsp.ner .. had declde.1 lo a8K
he transclipl of it In the event the
WiKin'iee does not 'nd it to htm.
Commissioner Wood eras Quick to deny ;
ts tru
sere .
: the assertion reported to
made by Johnson ;o trie di- i
lectvrr of the sigaal company
Hood's I mi iihIIKi'iI Denial.
' Tl it etatement Is absolutely :alse," be
.: '.- naeys to me. i -a-ver
braid ol before and know nothing
nhstsver .itiout it."
i L'ptegiaS1 said that tkoonti goals
onmany bad kad eritb Com mis.
i a.kj.1 was ti,.; payment of i,iag
. i for helping jobmsan to get a
. '.'et with the Kansas City, Clay
it.d s.. Joseph Railroad. The
. aaaole to Mr. Wood and .narked
vices." was dated May 1. llt.
, i era ;.- isffore Mr. Wood bOs
C-, - Commissioner, i was ntade a
, rt ii 'h' committee's reoord.
c i. ptegfatt .aid that be oecame
n of t'o- Union .wlic !i and Sig
pany on July it., is; I. having
iresldent In charge of tluunces
to that. He explained that
t Ui Johoeon waa a rioepresldsnl
U. 'h.ffe of sales.
"Now," sini ieputy Attorney Clenetal
I . La is, counsel for Lke com
I "was there an s.-cslon aft, r our
i tlon ss rlca-president ivhen you bad
dlsavreemant with Mr. join. eon
ence to an expenditure arkloh
ao e! planned to make."'
V.s."
v i may tell what thete eras. about
thai "
1.. .,1'i.r psfi of June or early In
Jul), 1114, Mr. Johnson wanted i,000 1
I aant.d lo Know what he wanted
ir. After some time 1 wa told Jbat
I 11 ted tie- $,".,tna for Ike purpose of i
i . in : to rnmniltaloaer Wood." i
.a a .o i ynusrsHsssj at us time tnai
money was to be paid to Commls-
'net Wood of the Public Service Com
Mission ""
T"! x is srhal Johnson sakl.'
i al.at hapiiened in connection
ti 'his paqueat T
Meterred t Dire. lor..
' '. if used to pay out any money for
it and after some controversy over It the
natter etas taken to the board of dl-
f tore.'
A eel ng of .the board was held for
tj'' purpose of discussing this matter?"
"Vee '
"At Mr, Johnson's request?"
we! ths all for the masting was Is- i
' ' '1 Henry i. 1'rout, president
tf tia. company."
"10 j understood it wa Issued t the
Nqutsi f Mr. Johnson'.'"
"Ves"
"Ai '. t discussing this pronoaitlonT"
"Yes."
,No :!i you teli uo what ooourred
' I I mi 'ii g wo fur as it i elates to this
Nbk
"To begh with I mkfkl say that
' was only a bare qu"rum of the
'bis oounitry, Of the nine
- ' ir wi-re In Ktirope, nml there
.' getting the meeting,
was announced foe July la
'A . . ,. ,e there?"
"Mr. Johnson, Col, Prout, John J. Mo
'i s naal-1, TtfOftAaJ Kodd and
'I Johnson was not a direc-
' is i'eeuit of the meetlojf"
'i of he dlsouaalon a com
i. ised -f Directors Rodd, ftos-
d I'une was apM)!n!ed. and
unanimously demanddd
i of i 'ol. I'rout and Mr.
'"ise" i
'AV. .
' V. s ;
their
ignutionsi
submitted T'
' hat
lii-etlng."
' insoi explain to 'he directors 1
fill Ahleh he desired to use
' "'"
V.
"ib'1
' Ves
"A 1
w inrli
"mi 1.
"Yi -
"What
"Tli 11
0 on Commissioner wood'a
.
,
" stated thai P was to be
'iiclng tuc Centre street
used
loop 1
I
'
i
Thai w..s hie s'lit.-uviu."
n was hla itatamvntT"
he hud arranged or agreed to ,
ommlaslonor Wood 'his sum of
if the Centre street loop contract
ranted lo our company."
be explain to you flint the Public
Cominiaatofi stood two to two on
lid 1 ha Wood had the casting
1 recall that anything of that
' Wus snld."
H . .. tatad lhal h bad an agree.
villi Cnmmlaelonor Wrswi by wkloh
' '. pay bun mat money'."'
In return for which mil . .
'v.sal was to vote for the awunl
I
Islta4sl on iijrth I'ugt.
Strike Ihreaiens to
Tie Up 17 Chicago Roads
600 Belt Line Trainmen Now Out and 4,000 More May
Follow in Sympathy To-morrow Federal
Mediator's Peace Efforts Fail.
FREIGHT HELD UP; MAY
CMKAOjO, Dm. it spread of th I to nave taken the stand that they will
strike of the 00 employees ? the Belt reiect Arbitration, holding firmly lo the
UlW Railroad to Include the 4.00O train-1 dr" ":iJ tlu,t n wrvlc Wain the prln
.. i. u . . . C,',R '00 tot the men iiulttlnK work
nn. selt.-hnien and yardmen of MLU ,, , , , ...?..
: be Installed for the benefit of the traln-
soTaMag rail reads .ntering Chicago kg, mrtl
atne. :i strong , reliability to-nhtht. A committee composed of H. Heti
Alter conniiaiinaa lasting- ,.n of ,!'" president of the Belt Railway: J.
OtMl and Hm early evening. Oi W.
Wi Hangar, assistant commissioner of
me lasSM Honrd of Mediation and(
I UonelllaUOCi, who eame from IVaahlnir-
ton 10 start an arbitration movement,
! .i.i , iai ,, , ... , ,, a I
Ofltetalt nor the employees would tram
sinirln concession at ny of the con-
f SIS Unas so far held. But he said he 1
would hold further meetings to-morrow.
While the troubles of the twit line
end Its employees were demanding the
Immediate attention of the Commissioner
other development" aroec to complicate
the trouble
Chairmen of
Knevrtneo
ommit-
iee 1 1 every ra.nroa.1 nniMi wmcn i
handles freight from and to the lelt line
met
late
n the Kaiserhof Hotel and fornm-
a demand on the railroad mull-
i
age re
"Unless we are :.sk
Friday at I o'clock
1 for a maatlng by j
settle the dispute I
arising over the discharge of K' Mallloua
from tb belt line witiicut proper M
pan.itlon and the suspension of K. K.
Smith from the I'erinsylvanla because hu
sHted on a caboose, the niemben-hip
... . . . , . , ,
will be a-ked If I- wNhes us to continue
" work for the companies," --aJd Lieorge
H Hannauer, chairman of the managers' .
4
Alleged violation-, of contract on the
'part of employers were drawn up for
Submission to the manager"' Committee !
I tO-mcsTt0er, j
Siinif of t-he ec"Timny off tola ll said:
! to'-nlgV that they would make an at-
t- inpt to move the rt.DOfl cars of freight !
tied up In the freight -arils wit:-, st-tke-
reakeis at an tarly data inles a st
tl ment was reach'.
"To get the railroads' ide of t.-e die
pute and hm talk '.' oVor with ti e r ien,
I
li d' t'.ng out ways S7 hereby hlf differ-euve.-,
can 'ss settled. Is all I '-an do," 1
aalii Mr. Hangar c-n.ght after the con
ference; "l? the enoa still refuse to
accept terms 1 ean only then suggest
grbll ration."
The repreeentiitivei oi the men are eald
PARIS GOWN IMPORTS
REACH RECORD HERE:
.Mo( f the 0ttt1ti Coming i
Art' for I'rivntr I't-rsotis
hrI Not the Trade.
Information gained from the Ap
praiser's Stores shows that the impor
tation of Paris models to this . ountry
during the urrent month Is the largest
or record within the memory of the
Custom Houae officials for any eorre
atMtidtng period. Most ol the g-a'ns
paused through the Appraiser's rttoree
are said to be for private persons and
not for the trade, notwithstanding that
Imports for the trade havo also shown
an tnereasi.
A GUStoma afHelal with considerable
knowledge of matters relating to thus
branch of the importing trade gave two
reasons for the Increase In private or
ders. One was that In order to help
tin; Paris eouturo In its present state
ol attain the wealthy American private
clientele went to Its rescue with lnrne
orders. The othsi reason was that
where In former yearn thousands
of Americans brought In a consider
able number of Tails gowns as personal
baggage, at present these gowns are
being sent in as orders and thus flfrure
In the Import records.
The fact that the volume of private
American orders placed frith Paris cou
tUUflSffOl Is so large trill, it Is eald,
be of Inierest to tin American trade In
many respects. Klrst. it shows that the
American woman has money to spend.
This will Indicate to the retailer In wear
ing apparel here the possibilities of
getting his quota of that ousluete'. It
also shows that Paris la able to de
liver orders notwithstanding the vari
ous handles ps from which It Is atlll
Suffering as the result of the war.
SHOTS IN 5TH AVENUE CHASE.
Man tccuse as Pleknaerket
slopped b Third Mullet.
Fifth avenue net w een Forty-ninth
and Fiftieth street was the scene of
the pursuit of a pii-kpocket last evening
In which three shots were tired from the
revolvt r of ratrolmuu Maris of the
Waal Forty-seventh street station. After
the third shoi the fugitive, who later
gave his name as UanjAmUl Kats, 17
years old. of 4144 ttOlton road, The
llronx, decided that arrest was prorer
uMa to bullets gild stopped
Two snots had previously been flred
on Killleth street by Patrolman Howney,
who had ploked up the cause from the
stapt of the sixth avenue U station, down
4'hlOh Ua saw Kats ''inning with Louis
.s rhent ' oi' HOfl Usi-' h'nriy.nlnih afreet
In hot pursuit. Mlhonuk charges that
Katl 00.: a watch and chain valued at !
,?!? '-'"7' Z''"Z Tuaiplem Ihe teals and .xn.plle the figure.
j,i itioriii of the stutlon hatl Iras locked I 1 . 1 ,,, ...
11;. 011 tiie charge of itraud larceny.
11 1 1 t.v r. Al.Tl ri 'UK wot NT winilKIJ,
-ill i.anu nr IHK HKY"
Highest psk east of ihe ltn-kls. neaehed
I i,k- HOUTHKItsi KAII.WAY. Informalloa
N. 1. uaice, tU riftb Avs. Jrfv.
USE STRIKEBREAKERS
H BrlnkerhorT, general superintendent.
tnd Ci O. Austin, general rouni""', met
Mr. Hangar.
Timothy Shea, V. A . Hnrgva at.d A.
1 "nltbey repr-nted tl t strikers.
T10t mnY ,n' c 'mpany wl!l nt-
tempt ti Import strlk- braakers," nald
Mr. Ituraess. a ho is H.slstMiit mnd hlaf
engineer of the Brotherhood of Looomo-
live Enirlneere, "unless It Is purposely
'"o'fe for more trouble. There would
be nothing to be mined by moving a few
cars of freight at clearing.
"It Is clear that the minute strike
breaking began In the switchyards the
strike would Involve every mllroad en
tering the city. Union engineers, lire
men and trainmen will not handle freight
-witched by non-union employros."
Deputy Sheriffs and private -iards
wer. f-i.t out to prepare for the running
nf trains manned V. s'rlke breakers The
Sheriff told the onVials that he Would
send deputies to the svene of any trouble
Immediately and If necessary would
swear in anoufli i xt daputlaa to handle
the situation. Men who are ;eing
brought tn rhloago ar. suld bo be non
union tnglnsers. Tin company Is de-
pending on getting ( nouff'n l-al help to
ftre the engines and attend to the other
train work
Timothy Shea, aasistant president of
be ittotherlioud of Locomotive firemen,
said the precautions 'gainst ithortler
. . . . .
out reason, lit declared the men I. ad
beer, warned against violence and that
there was no roaj'or to believe they
would indu'.g !n any.
While the catitroversy goe- or.
thousand of tors of freight are
lylna on sidetracks at the outskirts
,f t:. efty uws'ttng transfer to
other railroads to '..i sent in
various daotlnotlona The freight !
of all aiaioieh. It Is saM. rnu h of o
periahabla and some of u Intended for
export to ESurom i';reat delays are ox-pHt-tl
iii the shlpmei tor holiday ess-sis,
unless an agreement la reached soor be
tween tiie company Officials and the men.
Th nunois dtata iioa.ni of Arbitration
has offered Its services to tori -Mrs in
settling t'.ie strike.
CLOSING OF SUEZ CANAL
LOOKED FOR BY BRITISH
Bxpeeted us Result oi tin- Ho-
ported German I'litn t
flttiesh Egypt.
faecSal Osefi ticafh fa Ts S; s.
T.vrKiN, Iec. Id, The eiostug fif the
Suej: Canal to the commerce of all na
tions is considered In Mrltlsh shipping
circles aa probable.
Announcement Is made fl at the Hutch
Steamship men alrendy have decided
to abandon the Suei route to the Hutch
Baft Indnsj and send their passenger
and freight vessels around the Cap.
The Dutch lines explain their action
as the result of the ini-reasing uncer
tainty of coaling at file usual stations,
on the Sues route, but since the change
to the older route will mean a trip
longer by two weeks it In believed that
more serious reasons ore behind the
decision.
The Unit) releeroaJt says tile morn
ing :
"British shippers, when asked with
reference to the Hutch aVoMgtlOa if the
Huej Canal, scouted tls? Idea that it was
baaed on a shortage of coal and de
clared that there was plenty of coal at
fort Said, albhOUgh I' waa exceealngly
expensive. No British shipper, they
said, had decided to divert their ves
sela to the Cape route, but trey were
serloualy considering It. One shlppc!
said that not only the Hutch but all na
tlotialitle Will ' SOOX be obliged to send
their ships around tie f'ap. because It
ai expected that the. Sues (''anal will bt
tiosed."
The action of the Hutch shipping men.
ill conjunction with reports printed In
tiie fi'rlit4che eifunp of British mili
tary prepsratlons on both side, of the
canal, is taken by th Rotterdam cor
respondent of the Dailv .Veics an definite
confirmation of a ilernian plan to attack
Bgypt.
NERVOUS HEN ARE SMARTEST.
quick Thinkers I. end, sa. ollee
I'sy ehuloalst.
Hxi.ot, Wis., Doc. 1C. Ac.oidmg to
Dr. Karl T. Waugh, head of the riopart
nxnt of payuteMgy of Helolt College,
three yein of college training will do
tills for a young person :
Increase ids amount of Information
41.7 per is?nt. Increase his general men
tul MaiMim,: Is per cent. lucreami bin
spued hi learning II per colit. Increase.
hla pus'er of coucenti'.utlon 4.6 per cent.
Increase Ids ability to learn 4.2 Iter cent.
Increase his ability to uesoclale ideal, r.ti
per cent.
Dr. Vaugh haa iomplled iHfures to
uhow that the etudent who thinks the
qulakoal is highest In general class
standi;, g The student who la leant ner
vous Is liek'e.st In class standing.
It took D;'. W'uusrh three years to coin
mid deductions.
"ri-oaio.i a WKaT Indian limited
Atlantso Const l.liis, l:lt A. at Only trala
csrrrlng through sleeper te Orlaade and
Tames 1 one nigbt eut sendee, till arsmy.
ylV.
BULGARS END
NEUTRALZONE
ON GREEK LINE
Note to Athens Is Taken as1
Warning of Coming
Invasion.
FIGHTING CEASES;
ALLIES1 HANDS FREE
ajNWMM 'tb f'opa'c to Tin m .
London, lec. 16. An Amsterdam des
patch quoten the Korlnirht Z(lui7 aa
naylna thin afternoon I
"The Hlllaariari liU'.rmn.m hu. In.
j formed lirr-.-e that Ik netitra' i,tv or.
I the I ireio-HulsHriun fnmler will BtjOoil
lonitur be maintained not that lb UUsa
are on tSreok territory."
Tiie Athens correspondent of th
ri nes. discussing the n"Xt move --f the
ilennans In 1ew of the Allies retire
ment from Serbian Macedonia, says:
"Clrcumatance make It probable that
the Central Powers will insist on faclll
tlee In (Ireek territory similar to those
accorded tu the Allies."
The curreapoiident Implies that
Oreeoe's decision will depend ujon
wnetner or not the Hulgarlans aoium-
pany the Invaders. He expresies doUbt.l
that (.reek public opinion can be re
strained If the loverr.moiit ons,-i,t- to
the rtulgafs entering 'Ireek territory.
aylngj that ika nulgailans by crossing
the frontier would force iJreo. e to aban
don 'i.r neutrality.
Kleeltnsua Trnee Likely .
All despatches frun Athens anil ;.
loiilc 'ndbate thai tli- Crnil 1 Posfi s
marking time and are
rosalng ;
the frontier. The DaUn f'aroaiti
Ionics correepondeni thinks it probable
tlist there will be a tacit truce until
after December i! to allow the dreeka
to participate in the forthcoming tleo
lions.
A Central News dsepatch from Athens
says the Jewish population of Salonica
h.is i. -Kun to leave and there has been
a huge BXOdUS of tiermons, Turks and
Austrian. The Unman schools have
been closed and all German SUbiectl
have Issen Invited by rlieir Conul lo
laavg l y Friday at the latest.
I: Ik concluded from this ills the Her
mans are pieparing a forni'alable altacs.
against the French and Kngllsh rorces.
The cornaspoiident of Thb 8un at
Roma le: rue that, the Barman Minister
at bona ha declared that Monastlr is
'nr. irrevrs-ahle Bulgrj-lan psiilon '
He aodsthst a Hulgarlan Hdmmktt ration
Is n-liig eatablblked ) Monastlr and th e I
tri frontier has boon dosed to arrivals j
from itrears.
Hulsrars' IMaus la loubt.
Tlila taker, to Indicate either :...t
Oreeoa and Bulgaria luive concluded se
cretly an Btreoinenl by whii i. Bulaaria
Is to retain tills part of Ma edonbl aj)
agreemeni which has been frequently
rumored of late or ti.at Bulgaria pur
p-ses ti oef lireexe
The allien front in tltveve now ex-
tenda, aocordlnx to gnlonloa advices, as
far as the llreek I mr of ktttlkua, abOUt
twenty-five miles norifti (f galonlca.
The .;; WnM's galonlca correspond
ent, telegraphing under dati of i i;-
Ver 1 1, says .
lo -
ior siral.s. ... ' .sou- .
,.o,.i,..., io ... n .... ai.urmaiiun re i
s'"'s v, iss rt".'"- j
r rirn-ii am.), aii-iiriuna in in- oiur.ion '
lllary experts and the admission
..e ... Huleurlun. il ,.i-,,. , .
o. the Kulgar'ans. t ie r.-trr... was so
, 1 ,..i,.a 1 .. . ...... .
..... ........ . '-' "
of liulgarians were unable to come up ,
.. , ,e ..,..o-r
men..
'The
Bulgarians deceived by the
rapidity and precision of the Allies'
movements' lost muck time h ia.mi.ard-
Ing certain poattloni near Struinltia,
w-hlolt the FfaUOll had .'U.andoned on the
preceding day. leaving nothing behind
them.
Uslssriel.erliisn leaes lleay.
"The Prltlsh during their retreat
fattod tii" efforts of the Bulgars and 'he
04 mans under lien 1011 Oallwtts and
ii.di' ted neBvy losses upon them. For
the present the Anstln-irreiich troops are
ragrouplng, with a fnv Serbian elements
at the end The troops aaal'. with con
fidence a new enemy attack.
"The statement that a French brigade
ha.) been '-aptured and that the British
lest etglVtaatl kuiis Is false."
tlreel; unxlety concerning a possible
Bulgarian invasion continues. Allied re
anforcamonti "re steadily pouring In at
Salonica.
The gsrkger l.oktifa't :efper iiubhshes
tiie following deepatcb from its Vienna
eorrespondent
"Great Importanci' Is attached to the
conversations In Athens which the H11I-
j garian Minister to lirrece hat: had with
1 Premier Skouloudls and Uia Chief of the
(llreek Staff The Ministers of War and
Domestic Affairs were summoned to at
tend the conversations.
"Groat Importance also Is attached to
, the circumstance that King 'onstantlne I
I before handing his renlv to the Knienta
1 Powers' note twice received the Bulga- I
rlan Minister, each Interview lusting two ;
.hour"
The Athens correspondent of the
Times, referring to public anxiety in
i.reece, says:
"No conceivable guarantee will satisfy
Greece that If the Hulgnr enter llreek
territory they can ever he Induced to
leave again.''
Troops Poor Into Salonica.
I ssapatohea from the Balkan front
agree that the sone between Doiran and
galonloa Is belne; rapidly cleared. (Ireek
troops are leaving the Allies a fiee hand
Correspondents report a Continued Hood
of niled reenforeements at Siilonlc.-:.
The Dull) OaitpawfOI correspondent says
tranaparte arc disembarking artillery
lllghl and day Several thousand Bfitlsn
troops were landed on December 18.
Reports from Salonica reiterate tnat
the Allies' losses In their retreat were
email, while the liulgarlnn loseea were
heavy.
A despatch from the Balkan front,
tiled on Monday, says the Allies' losses in
the lighting on Decern i 1 tf did not ex
osad 1,000 and dming the remainder of
the week the Allies lust only a few dozen
men.
The Allies during Heir retreat, besides
taking all their own stores ulong, cleared
the country of fiaal. Iteenfoi cements
have been pouring In ut Salonica tor a
week. )u view of the strong dnfem.ee
organised In a semicircle on the lulls
around Salonica and the presence of
foHliaued on fievond Pan.
Gen. Sir John French Is Retired;
Sir Douglas Haig in Command of
the British Forces in France
Premier Announces Change
in Leadership of Expe
ditionary Force.
KITCHENER QTWRREL
MAY BE THE CAUSE
mi' OakM f)esi.vs tu Tns ItX,
tsUtDONi Iec. 15. The following an
nouncement was made to-night by the
official press bureau:
"The War OStCi announces! that
Sir Dotlglai Hale has been ap-
polnted to lUCOOSd Field Marshal Sir
John Frencli in Command of tiie army
In France and Klandere.
"Since the commencement of the
war, during over sixteen months of se
vere and Inoejaaanl Itrallti TM6 Mar
shal Sir John French has most ably
commanded our armies In France and
Flanders and hue now at his own in
stance relinquished that command.
"Hi- Majesty's Government, with
fuh C Uproots tlon and gratitude for the
eolUipll'UOUl
services which Sir John
French has rendered the country ut
the front, have, with the King's ap
proval, requested him to accept ap
pntntment us Field Marshal rotmnutiil
Itrg In chief the troops stationed In the
L'nlud Kingdom. Sir John French
his cceptad that appointment.
"His Majesty tiie King lias oeen
pleased
lo confer upon Sir John
the dignity of o .Viscount of
Yencb
.he United Kingdom."
Premier Aaq tilth fotesnadowed the
announce rnent by stating :n the House
of Commons earlier In the day that
"some changes" n the higher com
mand ..f the linitlsh forces In France
were In course of fielng made and.
would 1. announced Immediately. His
use of tne expression "some changes"
In the plural is regarded as indicating
that Sir John French Rbxy not bo the
only Uritieh oilie r in high command
In France to be1 replaced.
1'reinler Aaqukii alao stated that the
changes Ir. the Brlttah cominand had
no connection whatever with the
change made by the French Ooer:i
mi nt In placing n. Joffre a the head
ot nil the Fre-ich armies.
sir ESdwurd Corosjcal a.-ked the Gov
ernment .n ii,.- Huus- of Commons on
Momts) whether Uon. JolTrefa appoint
ment would necessitate any Important
changea in the higher commands of the
Hritish force. At thai Lime iho
Premier lecllned to answer the ques
tion. on I ante la oniuh fries.
Ilr John French has been a British
soiuiei nero since reoruary, noo, when
: hi led a r rce .-.f cavalry across a water-
I 'ess trad In Booth Africa to the relief
il Kin lei in operation which saved
the British armies nr. enormous mltltassi
embarrassment and proi.t (0 be the
surmng pomt in tne Boer war,
Hi-..:
n.. . i.-- i,.... u,.a .,
J " '" ' " " " 1 .or
j..i,,, ,,.,1, ,,, ,h n..,,.u ........ .v..
...ii .i.iij, ..I.
or ! lei, i Mat.h:
war U-gan th. re
hen t'-e Buronoan
re were hut two names had been a common prophecy at heid
of the British nubile ousrters for rlavs. evident Iv had not been
In the minds
Kttohener and lYench. Kitchener went appointed, and that den. Joffre pre-j
to the War tfflce in Supreme omuiand sumably was goln to hi: old friend to
Of pretty nearly everything connected break the news
with the war: French went to Flandera! "'Very deceit .f him.' was 'he fre
With a handful of British soldiers to mienilv heard comment.
help -tern the tide of th- derma n in-1
vasion.
gcaroaly anything outside of the with -
drawal from office of Karl Kitchener
hi 1 self could have been a greater sen I
satlot. In the British conduct of the war
tlnin the ousting of Field Marshal Sir
John French, but It has been no secret
that the British Government believes
better things could have been done with !
tin- British forces in Flanders.
Almost from the moment Sir John ar
rived in Flanders ha has been the butt j
of political attack In Kngloiul aial U)
mime extent in France. H may be said I
to Ids belli fit. however, tliat he was he
set by grave dlttlculties Scarcely bad
the altogi flier Inadequate force of Brit
ish troops come abreast of the (ienmini
on a line running roughly from Conde,
on the west, through Mens and Blanche,
on the east, when retreat was unavoid
able It.'trent Frnsa Hum.
Th.-s. operations are known lo-oav as
the British retreat from Mons. When
ever It le mentioned Sir John French Is
mentioned with it. At first Bngllshrnsn
iqsme ,,1 ,ne m.iste-:-. retreat made by
Fr' "' h lr""' """'" then ay "Poke of
""'rea.t from Mons."
1 ,1',' "d authority, however, for
ff ,tm."1 ll,u '"treat was a
ySSSSS 01 n1n11.1i) inau's. 1 lie I-' ll.eti
tore as sunereu uvaviiy, out naa tne
j French forces they were kept Intact until
the battle f the Morna. when thev were
able to turn the Herman Invaders and
drive Ulem back to the present front
The atta. ks upon Sir John French did
not become serious until the British
offensive at Naqve ClsXjpelle laat spring.
In that operation the British threw all
of their Strength and cabled practically
nothing. Hut their losaes were eiior-
mons. it is not known whether sir John
French wns responsible for the attack or 1
not. In any event he reitivisl the entire
blame. Hie political enemies made the
most of It and for a time the Knglish
newspapers were ttllod with criticism of
him.
As the smoke of thul episode cleared
away it became appar-ut in many ways
that a breach bad occurred between the
ttriUah Secretary for War, Karl Kitch
ener, and the British cominlinder on the
1 I ...... I I Oil., wuu .1,1 ilintil 1. I.
the public prints As a matter of fact !
1. . .. 1 S--. 1. kn.,u,, Tiu... 1
is no doubt, however, that a serious I the dtr' waB V,rtft b Exec"
elush oceiirred hetween tb rwn men nnrf i UVO lo-lllght.
clash occurred between the two men and j
there Is every reason to believe that Sir
Jphn French's retlremen' at this time is
the culmination of that difference.
i.Mst June Premier Asquitn visited sir
John French at headquarters In Frnnce
and It was generally understood that
his mission was the mending of diffi
culties betwsen the Field Marshal and
the Secretary for War. Sir John French
feaftaued ss pvecoiti Poire.
r
IJibiii Mr John rrench, who
has been removed as com
mander in chief of the British
force. in France, and to left, Sir
Doug-las Hai(r, who succeeds him.
JOFFRE'S NEW AID NOT
RIVAL, BUT OLD FRIEND
Generalissimo Motored 121
Miles to Tell Castelnau
News, Paris Hears.
?panl (able lttpau I. to Tss Srv.
1'asis, Dec. 15 The fianrn. remark.
V k 1 1 1 at "i-ertni'i mean minded neraoflS
report thai a tren-ral idJotM had been
imposed on den. Joffre, who accepted ti e
aituauon because be was forced tn dd
XO," tells he story of how the news of
the appointment of den. da casteinau.
the new commander of the armies In
Prance under Gen. Joffre. readied the
appointee The Figaro adds that It tells
ihe story "in order to drive another nail
Into the lie" that Hen. Joffre was dis
pleased at iie appointment.
i in Friday, after receiving a teb-
phone message from Paris announcing
the appointment of (Jen. de Casteinau,"
the Fiaoro savs. "Gen. Joffre ordered his
chauffeur, his orderly and an ofticer of
si. ,,.e ,.. I hiul-, f,,,. Hi.
h quarters of Oan de .-asieir.au. lur.
dquarteri
Imtlea from Qen Joffre's headquarteri
... ., . , ' .
taieil l.'l V.eil. JUIII'1 SHSSUSO.1 .o in-
... .w
enei. ilia: v.e.i. ot- ..." nun., io
noiiiinatioi to the newly created uosi
"Oen. Joffre. who really had lust heard
that the nomination of Lie Casteinau had
'been approved, motored the 13R miles
I and snenl five minutes nt Oen. de Cas-
tetnau'S camp, telling his friend the news
and giving him Ihe accolade On nil
return he halted half way hank to his
own headquarters at a small inn crowded
with soldiers The soldiers made room'
at one end of the crowded table and th..;
generalissimo had lunch. slating of two
eggs and a sites of cold meat. H ir- '
rived at his own headquarters at 11
o'clock at night."
DON'T DIE IN HURRY, HIS ADVICE
One Must Have Three anil Seven-
lenlhs Children, isyi Kntgenlst.
i'lTTSHi'Kit, Dec. l.'i. "One who has
not three and seven-tenths children I- a
failure as a eugenic member 01 socletyi
Inasmuch as the tiest children are the
fourth or fifth." ald Prof. It. M John-
i son of the University of Pittsburg, ad
I dressing the eugenic section of in.:
Academy of Science and Art.
"There are three things that one must
do in oniei t" improve me aaindlng of j
the coming generation," he said. "First,
One must not die. that Is not prema
turely, and tills Is very Important ; sis'- '
Ondly, one must unite, ami thirdly, one ;
' must have an adequate number of chil
dren.
"Divorce Is f ir more profitable tlivin
separation. It Is not an evil, but a
remedy for 111 mated pairs Monogamy
Is on trial ill this country. It is not
working very well. If It oai not be
made to succeed better It will fail and
another system "ill tie placed In lis
atead.
" -
WETS' GOVERNOR TURNS DRY.
.
Kentnebx llsecutlvr Srta Kxasnpli
by i.UIiir I i lliinar.
LoUUVIUSi tec. 16, Liquor interests!
ol the State mil a seveie Jolt to-day when j
It became known that Gov, Stanley baal
decided to bar all Intoxicating llqUOIS
11 on: the Mansion and tu for. -go their'
use hlnmclt during his lerm of oiltce
The tlovt-rnor'a aiinouine.nient was
md by,h,el Uv' At,.ui"'' Webb pastor
of one of the largest congregations In
Stricter enforcement Of Sunday clos-
Ing laws in Covhufton and Newport, op
Itoslte Cincinnati, ilhi
Is expected to
follow the announceineia
The Uovernor,
owes his eh-cllon In large measure to the
support of the hreiwery and distillery
intsyeats, which aiiprove his stand
against statewide prohobitlon.
OKKAT BEAK SPHINU WATKR.
SOc tk oese ot els glses stoppsrsd bottlsa
sjgwi
S - e V' - "aei
I RECRUITING TOTAL BIG,
i DERBY INFORMS LORDS
Complete) Figurea Given to
Premier for Announce
ment Next Week.
- il ' ibl ItHiAtel 'o Tne 8cr'
UOsTPO V, Doc. la.- -Lord Derby an
nounced hi tin House of f.onie to-day
thai full .ittuiie of the ri su is of the re-
r iltlng campaign had be, -. furnished
to Premier Aa-qulth and Uord Kitchener,
Only 'he men actually enllatOd and at-
teste I onder the group syatam had tteen
counted, he aald, adding that willingness
;o e. rvc bad no. nee:: considered.
The ct.rolt "tTti-ee. he said, had
Is-en completely snowed under loei week.
He Bald that hs would not give the
llgursf lo-day, but that the Premie:
would anta. line tl.nn on Tuesday if next
week. The gross total, he ssld, was very
large,
Between 1, 000,000 and 1,(00,000 men
have responded 10 'he call for recruits,
according to the London .serf. a. Tills
figure, :t 1& expe-te!. ma; be reduced
under analysis ind possibly ihe flaures
on Single men max1 t llnw the required
standard.
GERMANY AFTER GOLD HOARDS.
'lakes Drastic step l.. t .intents
of safe Orpsislt lloxre,
laerfal rit'r .-..wof K f.. Tas Son
Lonpon, Dec l". ".lie Amsterdam
correspondent of the Dmly Kspreat tela-
grapha
j "The German P.clelishaiik r.as started a
, new policy, thai of forcing the people to
hand oer to the Imperial Treasury their
hoarded cold am
ntly still lying In the
safe deposit vault
ir most of the (ler
man banks.
"All c.it.- tenting arrangements will be
cancelled unices the renter signs an
agreement not to deists.' cold. This
measun is causing srei dissatisfaction
among ih people."
ZEPPELIN REPORTED WRECKED
to Hon on M pe re re ft, Which Is
Destroyed by lis Ons Unsik
oiinhaubn. vis Ixindo:.. riec. 15.
A newspaper despatch from Schleewis;
reports the destruction f the Zeppel'n
L-::, one of the latest of tin hit; dirigi
bles According to i.e report nearly
ail of the forty men of the crew of
the Zeppelin were killed or Injuied. The
destruction "f the dirigible is oauribed
to tiie occidental explosion of a bomb
as the Eeppelln was leaving Its chod.
Tiie dl ig bie, which wa;, one of the
SO-culled "suoei leppel r. ' type of air
cruieera. had
ihe "Invisible gondolas.!
gun platforms .
Velupe and rafts
at s,u, uhb'li 111
1 in I ! of th
. i.'s- . emergen V
1 in. auoompaninienti
Of tile late-l ilerini" 1. 1 Craft
The BHflitUlcndi Ribs Denmark,
said on Tueedti) thai three Zeppelins had
be. n destroyed In item any In the month '
of November, tin .-!". the Z-is and s
tblid thi designation of which was not, J
roporli tl.
Ttklaks Uprinans vta. n-
IllltO loa
LOXPON, la- . 1' Til. Ittlihl Mail
tldllks 1 1 like)) thai Us-"'-10 lies as .out
the destruction ... Zeppelins are being
circulated by 'he derm ens in order to
deceive the Allies.
AIR RAID REPORTS DENIED.
Rrltlsli tlsn Iviinn Nnlhlna of j
tslnklna 't TH Sabmnrlnrs.
Sjir.iuf t'hte fMpefc4 to The gen.
UONPON, Dec IS. Thomas James
MoNamara, Financial gee rotary for the
Admiralty, replying ,0 questions tn the
House of Commons this afternoon, said
that the Qovernmeut had no Information
of eight abortive uli raids since October
13
He adJed that the Clove i amen
also
had 1.1, information tha let enty-elghi
submarine:! had been sunk since ths be
ginning of the war.
SE. BOARD AIR Mil: TO FLORIDA
The Canilliins. ilenrsta. Short Line Beet
equipment ant H-hfduIsa feiu. Ill Svsr
adv
AUSTRIAN NAVY
CHIEFS UPHOLD
ANCONA SINKING
Disavowal of Submarined
Act Is Opposed by
Admirals.?.
WERE SATISFIED WITH
COMMANDER'S REPORT
Vienna Cabinet Reported in
Special Session to Dis
cuss Reply.
MAY LOOK ON NOTE OP
I. S. AS CLTDIATUM
Rome Hears Decision Rests
on Interpretation of
Document.
Vrts'Ss, Deo. 1", Tlse Auntro-Hun-gariHti
Admiralty not only Is opposed
to any disavowal of the course of tho
commander of the submarine whkfli
aank the Italian Im.r Aucona but at
also approves and CommsndB the ac
tion of the Bomttmnder.
A statement Issued by the dmlialn
further admits that flic commander
has reported and thai If his report
had no- been latlsfoctor) It would
have Investigated before a protest
could bava boon madi .
Tiie Admiralty alao say. the com
mander would have failed in in, duty
if he hud allowed tin Aie .na to es
cape. it Is understood that the reply 10
the American no'.- will be delivered
within a day 1 r so.
The Admiralty smisxnent follows:
it Is a submarine commanders
duty to biuke a report to a ilcsij
hated baao ni soon is poaalblo ami
the commander who sank tin w.
I cone did t is as soon ,,. he was
! within wireless Ulston f land 11.
mkde a supplemental., report u
PoU am 1 accompanied It -.Mi Ha
log.
No examination .' tne crow was
held, because: th commander's re
poii was considered completi nd
there was no reason t-. supposi tne
crew could add anything thereto.
So fur us th- commander u n
cerned. his course is clear. The Ad
miralty has received his rc arid
sees no reason to find Baull vll!i hla
t ours.- of action
If any such reason existed; that
Is, If the Admiralty had found th'
the commander had done anything
contrary to Ills instructions, U
would spontaneous, y lustittlte ..n in
vestisTai .on ngainsi ttiin without
waiting for .my demand t iim
from some foreign ftovernment. Ii
an happen thai a commander n.
heut of battle .te.iis contrary u. in
structlon-. tut nothing .'f the klni.
has occurred in mis case.
it appeara clearly from his repor
that ins ship was 1:1 danger; indeed
in double danger; drat, from thi fact
tht an enemy tsmt was tpproaching
n a line thul threatened to 11 .in
his retreat, ai d 'ii enemy ahlp and
the AOCOtia c.iii.: Iiavi , ... . ,.j
his ratlins of a 1 : lid have
set a torpedo boat flotllln . :. Iilmi
and, second, there waa danger of the
Anconn aacaplng, winch, according
to ins inatructlons, woe pro.
vented in till elroumatancei llencit
the conduct of ::,. commandi r. much
as the lo.-s of innocent must i
regretteti and deplored, en 1 he
disapproved
On the contrary, if he ,.. 1 ocp-u-tesj
.vithotit deelroying the Anconn M
would have been fallun 10 do hla
duty, since the AllCOIIU OUld have
notltied other ships i,f hla where
abouts. Tim loss of American live
is roerrattable, a well oa 'h it Amor
lontis twisi a vessel Isyloniring 10 a
tuition a' w ar v o Vn-ti . i-Hun-
gary
It was pointed , p , i-nlght that
the nuvy has :il.,i thi favorite)
of tim Attatro-Huiiaiii'iui! o vernniont
and that to diauvoa ic an of n naval
. .filer wmiid create distinctly bid
Impraaslon. For t:,.,. reason sj'oh an
act would b- mdertaken out in ex
tn mo caaee.
IS NOTE ULTIMATUMS
lDtrtn t'nbtnel I'. .I.I,,:, 11.
pritii, on it. Interpretation,
'aerial Colo's ir.si 1 ,,, I'm Si .
liovjg. I lee. : . 1 ,, ifti
calved ia:-e froni I'lonni
out late to-night Is :.. Ill
Auitro.Hunaurlan Cabin
cnnvoketl yesterdu)
to the Amerlcun note ,
1' 1 naviM ri
widen .,ed
tt.'.-t thai the
Council was
USI the rcjily
iu.
Wh,c Is likely to ,,. dolllVl I until il.
American Government explains srhethet
or not the American not- was Intended
to have the character an uli umtuni
If It was meant in Ihe s.ir.: an
ultimatum, it i held in Vh nna, ii w,,ui,i
lat practically equivalent to a idltlonal
declaration of a rupture of Auslro-Amor-lean
diplomatic relations, which would
be'-om absolute In , a f Austria's non.
compliance with rii. merionn dcninndu,
The Cabinet Council's dooisiou w ii
Withhold and probably will m
nounoad until premier Burlan ,.t t us trig
has consulted Berlin, v satisfactory
solution of tiie mane:- is not considered
impossllile, but tie AUklliaiM urn rr -norted
to be Indignant over tho threaten
ing tone of the V ni. ri. jn noie. which they
hold lb not Justified,
A conciliatory reply, n lis irguti