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THE 8UN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1015.
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War
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I heli i , grind Ihe Nil Hi sMtlural
.r...l ( Oil M I H HlllV I'l gggWM
Um grave i 1 tlMlltlee nf itirit- .
Vv and H r- ' "iv p.t r v M ! "Mill
ii i " . inn, i," linn .irn anir in mi
i'l K n,,i triii Ihiii I NjsS i'lnnlneil
Isolated inm tii iiilf gag mm
,!..i i (i. mi tr pari) I' la lmpae
i. Uil here In fofce thi ' I'lvrmnirnt In
adopl iii polh y iwiiI1 y Ihg pgeple,
a happened I" Italy, heoggsel then, la
irn freedom irfi in (Iraase Meetings
nmi damonatnillon gfg prnMMtgd, al
t iHittKii iii'- spirit "f 'in- Helleneg in
linMeri I" '"ll'liirltv with d.-vaatateil
sorbin a rill hi ilmatad tiy trw rewllgaele
vlggtn "t ii groatee oreeoe My poim
ai 1 1 m i ii ' it. 1 h1wiin baaii Inaplrad
with these ideglg, it wouiit tn possihh.
mill gVefl i-.iny I'l rraiki' UN vnlrr of the
iln-ek in "l'li heard, tint In the present
i-iri umstgncea this would lead 10 Wood
rhiii. perhaps a van to rivii war, and i
rant epgfg W country thlM mis
fortune.'' Referring t' the foreign policy, Ven-
IgefcM Midi
"I still remain Inoontnivrrtlbly con
vinced 'hat the final victory of the con
flict will rOOl With the Allien. The Alllea
are bound to be vlctorlouit. becausr the
Central Empires failed tn win M the
first outbreak of the war when they
were fully prepared, while the prepara
tion ef the Allien waa Incompleta, they
ran never hopo to win now wnen
agntnst the slow but fatal exhaustion
of their forces a greater coordination
nf the fnr.ee of the Allies la being
opposed. I am still convinced that
the welfare and safety of Greece
lla In the union with the Allies, who
not only have always been our friends,
but above all have the dominion of the
eei, upon which the future of Greece
dapanda.
"Hy persisting In neutrality rece
Ine-i n n avert hut poet-woac" the war
vlth Bulgaria while eioiilng herself
in the danger Of having to fight alone
art I'M cm y Increased In strength and
power.
"By intervening last January as 1
Ins steil until the very eve of my resig
ns! on ilreece with minor efforts would
linvr secured gientcr advantages. Now
I cm my thut my third report to the
K "K. which, unlike the two preceding
Aim, haa not been mart,, public and
still remains a secret, related to Orwece
military participation In the enterprise
of the 'Dardanelles. I then pointed out
that Orcecc would have secured the ex
tensive compensations she hoped for
merely hy contributing In a limited de
grco military aid to Franco and Eng
land Such compensation; would have
consisted of territorial concessions of
great Importance on the coasts of Asia
Minor had I bound mjaelf to supply a
single division of the army for land
operations, but 1 even think that tho
lngle help of our tie, t would have been
sufficient.
"A for the landing of the Anglo
French forces at Salonika, 1 own as
sure you that as soon as I suspected
luring the second half of Heptemher
that motilllistlon In Bulgaria waa Immi
nent t foresaw that our General Staff
would refuse to aid Serbia because she
was not In a position to supply the
IBft.fllO snldlers she was bound by
treaty to p ace ut Greece's dlspoeal.
"I therefore decided to face such a
refusal wf.ii a valid argument nnd
sski-.l France and England If they were
willing to supplv the contingent of
troops that Serbia could not afford to
spare, r declared then that I Mi not
ertain of tho King's consent and that
therefore Greece's Intervention would
not neceasniily follow as a matter Of
course. When 1 communicated to the
King the affirmative replies of France
and Fngland he replied that bo would
prefer foreign troops not to land on
Greek territory, T communicated the
King's reply to thi two Powers, and
on October 3 I recei-.ed a note from the
French Minister a! Athens announcing
i hat the first contingent of French
troops had arrived at Salonlca. The
note also declared that France and
linglainl. Serbia's allies, were sending
troops to help her and to keep up their
COOimunlCBtlOM Willi her. and that tney
rellcil on Greece not opposing tbe meas-'
ores taken In Serbia's Interest, a Greet e
wa equally Serbia's ally.
"As the casus fce.lerls Justifying
nM. -.'.. lntMMnlM le httM of ttor-
bia had rot yet occurred I protested
against the landing of the Anglo-French
troops at Bejonlca because Greece waa
still neutral I could not but be glol,
however, because T wa certain that
Bulgaria was on the point of attacking
Berbll and that I Serbo-i '.reek army
as well as an Anglo-Frerch army would
Immediately open hostilities and our
Victory be certain, i n ( Kitober 5, how
ever. I was compelled to resign, ii the
King disapproved wh it I had done.
"I do nor know the Intentions of the
present Cabinet In respect of tho al
lied troops r"w at silonlca anil in
Macedonia. Greece's duty continue to
be that of lighting on Serbia s side,
tince she Is still her ally and both her
honor and her future are at stake."
SELIGMANN SEIZURE DENIED.
Purls trl Oallery ot Molested,
On ner rrovlnir .Naturalisation.
special Cable Veipatch to Tux Sis.
Paris, Dec ID. In regard to a re.
port printed In the l'aris newspapers to
the affect that Arnold Seilgmunn's art
gallery had iieen sequestered on the
ground thai Mr. Bsltgnuuin anas Of Ger
man nationality, Mr. ilollgmann'a man-
neer told the correspondent of Tun BUN
Thai tee story was untrue. It hail Its
source. Ihe manager said. In the action
of a French court In holding a Heau
vals tnp-stry screen, valued at 72.000
francs (114,400), until after the war,
When i a in be sold.
The screen WIM tipught by Mr. Selig
mann, the manager said, on a Joint ac
count w:tli M. Guecault, another art
de iter. 'I'It I ttter wished to sell it now.
while Mr Sellgmann preferred lo wait
until there was a better market M
Guerauli brought ault, Mr. MllgmUfltTs
manager saySi alleging that Mr. Sellg
mann waa still a German under the
Dellirueck law limiting tbe naturaliza
tion of Germans. The manager ahld Mr.
Hellgmann waa naturalised in England
in 111.
AWAIT NEWS FROM WTNCHELL.
Jeraep Clip Polvotlofttsl ilelii
by tiermoni Mill llot
Up
Mrs, Wall;
City, wife nt
Qgffl lira in wo
rinv sell - te.l
army's relief
ice Winehol! of .lersiy
Major W'lnchell, whom
I Hootn of the Salvation
to take nummgnd of the
work in Belgium, said
ihe had received no word
iat-t evening
from liar husband since Thanksgiving
Day
The ti. mum Government declined to
recognise tVlnohell'S American pass
port" to Belgium, and Ihe Major hoped
nil In Henri van !ke, the Anvr
loan Mlnlstei to The Hague, might be
able io Induce the tCuteor'fl represent, i
lives in change their minds.
The fnc( that no word has len re-
rived from Major W'lm hell In more
than three weeks IndloiUOl the posr'.
blllty, IS friends believe, that he may
. ivu I ii allowed to enter Belgium to
:.i j n till, work of mercy. The Major,
Itowovor, promised to oa.ble home In
, he was permitted to go to Bel
alum, a'"! his wife is of the opinion
that In- awaiting developments.
DERBY FEELS HIS APPEAL WON.
a, ii, res "Henri of fouutiY
IllKhl" oil lleerillllllH.
LoMDON, Dee 19.- l.rd lu rby. KMN
tug m ' meeting here to-day, an id
ooniii nut uiiiioipate tne atutemenl
made by Pramler Aaqultb on Tueadi
yarding number of men who
Misled.
"I iliinK lbs country will feel
Ui lie
y re-
have
V. hell
stale
' that
the. crime Minister makaa bis
Bant," l.oni Derby added, however
the heart uf ticj c.niiitry is right."
. ,,11. I f I I III goal
.lr!rt'ni Were SgStllSt III
HaSti a snt Ihe Allies
Hi. granted 't ' lBf HaiTM I.'
GERMANS LAUNCH BIG
DRIVE ON BRITISH LINE
Formidable Attack Prepared by Poison (Ian Waves and
Artillery Fire Breaks Down Under
Onslaught of Allies' Guns.
Hgenal faiVn fMapgfrs m Tns i n.
I.ovnov, for in Hi tn. in attack
attempted Ibfl morning against the
British lines east of Vprea under cover
of clouds of IttflDCOtini naaes failed
utterU under 'he lire of the British
and French artlllwy.
Preparations for the attack iMigan
early this uVN-nlng. Gases were re
leased from the German trenches, nnd
aa the suffocating clouds drifted toward
the British lines the German Infantry
got ready for the attack
Hut with the llrst emission of the
gases the British nnd French guns
opened on the German trenches, con
centrating their fire on the points from
which the gases were coming and thase
Where the Germans were In line for a
dash at the British trenches. As a re
sult of thla fire at only a few points
were the Germans able to leave their
trenches at all and those who succeeded
In getting out were driven back before
they reached the British line.
A eecond attack on the British front
was made by the Germane this morn
ing, to the east of Armentleres Here
two mines were exploded In front of tho
British trenches and German Infantry
attempted to oorupy the craters, but
was forced bark by rifle Are.
The following official report from Brit
ish heartrjuart.'rs In France was Issued
to-night by the press bureau:
llirlv this morning the enemy dis
charged gas against our liov to the
northeaat of Yire. accompanied by a
heavy bombardment. Except at a
few places where It was drlve-n ack
before reaching our line the brsetlle
lnfa-ntry was prevented from leaving
the trenehen by our fir-. Our pro
tective meimuren against gas proved
effective. Onf line is everywhere in
tact. Except for artillery activity on both
aides there have been no further de
velopments. During the day the hos
tile artillery waa unumially active tn
the eaat of Yjirea and also against
our trenches to live west and south
of Meewlnea. The enemy blew up two
mines 1n front of our trenche east
of Armentleres early this mornliig.
Hostile Infantry attempted to occupy
the crater, but was driven off by
our rifle lire.
On the rest of our front there Is
nothing Important to report.
An enemy aeropKne was brought
down by our fire to-day aOM of Armen
tleres. METZ ATTACKED.
French Ai-lators Ilrup Five Tons
of Explosives on Station.
Special Cable Hetpateh to Tax Sis.
PAJUi, liec ID. French aeroplanes
made two more raids on the railroad
station of t.e Snblon. near Metz. Friday
night ami la1 night.
In last nights raid a squadron of
seven bomb carrying machines dropped
five tons of explosive Fhells on the sta
tion and railway equipment. There were
fifty-one bombs of 10 kilograms (18
poundb) each and two bombs of 1 5 kilo
grams (341 pounds).
en Friday night, when the second raid
Waa made, four aeroplanes took part In
the bombardment of the station, drop
ping about forty bombs on the station
and the adjacent buildings. No mention
Is made In the official ' ommUTilflUla of
the damage done by either raid.
The first aeroplane attack on the .Men
saDlou station was mir sawu r,.u-,
morning. Two machine! took part In
this preliminary action, dropping a score
of shells on the station.
The station Is two miles pouth of the
.. ll.,i. or.ioer urn) Is w ithin the cir-
Thmniii ii conn, i he muni, i
tions and supplies for the German lines
In the St Mihiel salient.
' In the raid of last night "tie of the
French machine" was compelled to des
cend aa a result of the stalling of Its
motor. Tbe aviator succeeded In mak-
ITALIANS CAPTURE
SAN MIGHELE TRENCH
115 Ugtriani Made Prisoners
South of Oorltz Snow
Hinders Operation!.
Special Cable tifpatri to Tnr. log,
Rami. Dec. IH Tbe struggle for the
pc.einn of 'he northern elopes of
Monte Mil Mlchele, the dominating
nenk of t!ic Doberdo plateau, to
ths
south of tlont. continues.
The Italians
Iri this sector
. tOOh a
! to-day
trench by surprise
capturing two
officers and 11.1
men.
Know, rain and fog
hindering the
ope rations on all 'he Italian fronts
Ti,. ..lUciiii atatament iseued by
the
Italian War Office to-day follows
Know i n the mountains and rain and
fog in the lowlands are Interfering
with the oiicratlons, yet the activity
,.r me I foods Is unabated.
mi the northern slopes
Mini Mlchele i south of (
of Monte
orlti) our
Infantry surrounded and captured by
surprise mi entrenchment bordering
qui lines and ma le US prisoners,
including iwo officers.
IT A LI A NS REPULSED.
Vuslrlnns lay Un MlObOSO Altack
Was i gosooooaf ui.
Special cable lieepatrh In Tor. Scs.
Viks v. via London, Liec is, i ne
Austr.au War Ofllca K.i" out tho fol
lowing statement to-dav :
Italian theatre: On the northern I
slopes of Monte San Mlchele Italian I
Infantrj attacked our pogHloiw and I
WUM repulsed.
AMERICAN IN WARSAW JAIL.
lilTIIIH II ACI'USI-
Mini of (Its Ins In-
I ,i r iii ii I Inn
lo lliisslaiis.
HgftMN, via Amsterdam, Dec. 1ft. -Charged
with espionage, Siegfried Paul
London, a naturalised American citi
zen. Is In Jail at Warsaw awaiting trial.
Ho i accused of having conveyed Infor
mation to the Russians after the occupa
tion of Win saw.
The American Consul In Warsaw baa
aooesg to London's cell and has been
assured thai ihe Indictment will be sub
mitted to him before the trial.
RUMANIAN GENERAL A SUICIDE.
W im 4PVV4 of I hUIiiu llrllirn
I 'mm On ii f t lit I'd" rr,
GsNWAj Poo, 1 0 - - m unloh nfiWepnpofi
recotvod hort innouncfl thfct Qon. Jonoioo,
oQinntsindlni tho Mocond RumtiuleUi Army
tjorpii hfti oomiMttoq iu.cid
Auoordini to tt"' popopt, bh OonPeiJ
wns mpoctod havliif boon bribcti by
one of the l'owtift
I Ing a landing Inside the French linea
south of Bont-a-Moussou.
There was especially heavy artillery
1 firing at various points along the front
to day The Germans released clouds of
leufTniatlng gases against the British
lines east of Ypres and the French and
British batteries replied with a heavy
bombardment of tls trenches from which
' the guise wer coming. The Germans
did tot follow up the gas waves with
any Infantry attack.
French Artillery Effective.
In the region north of Sounln, In
Champagne, the scene of much heavy
artillery fighting recently, the French
gune did cfftCtlve work against tho first
line of the German trenches at St.
Marie-a-By.
The official communique Issued by the
War Offlre to-night Ih as follows :
The day whs marked by an Intenae
actlMty on the part of our nrtlllery
at numerous points on the front.
In Belgium our batteries. In concert
with the Brltleh artillery, bombarded
very viol.ntly the German trenche
i from which an emission of suffocating
gas was directed toward the British
front to the eaet of Ypres. No In
fantry attack was delivered.
Enemy aeroplanes Hew over the re
gion of Poperlngh this morning and
thn w a dozen bombs. One woman wsa
killed ind one woman and two chil
dren were wounded.
In Artola our artillery dispersed en--my
sappers In the sector of Thelus,
to the north of Arras. The enemy
threw a hundred projectiles on Arras.
Between the Sonim and the Olss
our trench mortars destroyed German
works In ttv. region of Pancourt.
Between Soisaons and Bhetina our
artillery bombarded enemy bomb
throwers and batteries of which It got
the range to the east of Berry-au-Bac.
In Champagne a heavy artillery fire
directed against the flmt lines of the
enemy to the south of Ste. Marle-a-Ty
(northwest of Soualn. between St.
Souplet and Somme-Ty) gave excel
lent results.
In the region of St. Mlhtet some suc
cessful firing against Chauvancourt
brought forth a reply from the enemy
artillery which was stopped short by
our fire.
In the night of December 1-1 one
of our equadrons of bombarding aero
planes threw on the Metx-Sablons
railway station fifty-one bombs of 90
kilograms (III pounds') each, and
two bombs of Hi kilograms I 341
pounds) each. One of our machines,
stopped hy the stalling of the motor.
wa able to land without accident In
side our Urn's rear Plrulciuard, to the
south of l'ont-a-Mousson
The afternoon communique Is .ui fol
lows i
In the course of the night the Ger
man and French artll'o-ry both showed
feeble activity. In the region of Vau
quois mining operations resulted to our
advantage.
The bombardment of enemy works
and cantonments In the issctor of Apre
mont. to the soutloast of St. Mlhlel.
was continued early In the evening,
and It gave excellent results.
tin the nights of December 17-' S a
squadron of four aeroplanes executed
n new operation, bombarding the sta
tion of Sablo: s. on the railroid to
Met. About forty bombs were thrown
on the station and on the adjacent
buildings.
"OF S 01 'M PORT AS'CE."
Berlin Hefrrs llladslnf nll to At
tack on Meta Morion.
BatidNi
Amsterdam, Dec If.
headquarters refeni lis-
Cernuiti imn
dainruiiy 10 me rrvm-n
ieri.il attacks on
the Metz station In lne omciai report
Issued to-day, ii eaya'
Nothing of Importance took place
During the night Metz w is again at
tacked t,y enemy aviators, Damage
to property waa the only result.
RUSSIANS DISPERSE
COLUMN OF GERMANS
Gain in
Tierce
Dwinsk Region
rcuton Lines Near
Raffffaiem.
gpacfgl f'abie Datpofrs tn Tm
lea,
. esses on
. such as
artillery
Donpos, D c. It. Minor sue
the part of the Russian troops
discovering atal dispersing by
i tiro German advance guards.
are re-
I porttd In tbe official War Office report
! Issued In Peteo gred to-day. The state
ment tells or unimportant operations in
the Cauoasua resulting In the Museums'
favor, and of the continuance of the
Russian drive It Persia, southeast of
HamodgPi w-lth the city of Kutn as the
objective. The statement follows:
Outpost fighting in the direction of
Raggaoem and the Vntlng and Tukum
road ended uniformly to our advan
tage, the Germans being driven off by
our fire and in some places our men,
following tho enemy, penetrated the
German lines.
Northeast of tbe Dwinsk region
near the villages of Mlns.hel and
Sarkani our artillery made fortunate
bits on a column of tho enemy's In
fantry, dispersing it. tin Ihe re
mainder of this front there no
change
In the I'aucajius. in the region of
Khygtasnore, southwe.it of Afdattutch,
only encounters of secondary ltn
pOrtgnce OOCUrrod and All resulted In
our favor.
llamodatl w-c continue
my i
to prt-ciM t hr :i
Th AiiHtrUn
following rt-iMiri
The uBsrrtion
War oflb
to-day :
IllUtd the
the Russian report
of VVodnttday that tholr CAVAlry noar
Ue1Qtk0 on tho lnltHtf!", mrt Auh-
t roHunCsififtn roonnoltrlnc di-t.tch-
montH Olad n KUStlan unlfonnf In
untruOi
MAY TRY TO INVADE ENGLAND.
tiernisnl rrepiirlna Atli'iupt 'Mils
Winter, London I'aprr Sim.
LONPONi Dec. IH The Obsert'er lb
discussing the probabilities of (lorman
military action this winter suggests that
an attempt to invade Kngland Is one of'
the foremost pogglbllltlee, although It'
considers such an uttampl a desperati I
gamble.
The extensive moi-ements of Herman
tris) In Belgium, In the view of the
Observer, may Indicate preparntlous for
embarking troops on the Scheldt and at
Eeebruffe fr such an attempt,
lay's llrltlsh Losses I. nun.
gas! in Cable llepnt'n tn Tun Scs
U)NPOM, Dec. 1ft. ---The official llrlllsli
casualty list laaued today oontglna the
names of 10 odlcers. of whom 21 were
hilled, ami of HM) men, tit whom 120 were
killed.
TURKS RIP BRITISH
DEFENCES ON TIGRIS
Tr'iirhr nnd Othrr Works
PcMrn'd hy Homhfirillnff,
ConntAiitinnplp Mays.
FimiTINfl ON UALMPOM
penai Cable lepatr to Tax Br
('onstantinohlk, via txindon, Dec. 19.
Progress In the Turkish bombardment
of the Brltleh position wound Kut-ev
A mora, on the Tigris, In Mesopotamia,
where Gen. Townahend'e army, forced
to retreat after aimoet reaching Bagdad.
Is Intrenched. Is reported by the Turk
ish VB Office to-day An official
statement says Ihe Turks are destroying
British defence works of every descrip
tion. Fighting on the Dardanellea front ha
been resumed, aooordlng to the offlrkil
report, which follows:
Irak front Our troopa continue tn
destroy defence worke of all kinds be
fore the enemy's main positions near
Kut-el-Amara. Our hevy artillery
Is successfully bombarding the trenches
and other works of the enemy.
Iardnelles front Near Anafarta
there were Intermittent artillery en
counters. One of two enemy mlnea
exploded, destroying a British trench.
Our patrols have captured In enemy
'renehen bayonets nnd ammunition
and various other kinds of war ma
terial Near Art Burnu the enemy fired
great number of bombs against our
right wing On cruiser and three
armored monitors a well as land
bagterlea bombarded our positions
from different directions. Our artil
lery successfully replied.
Near Sedd-ul-Bahr our artillery on
December 17 sank ono of two tugs in
the Narrow, which were debarking
men nnd ammunition. The debarka
tion wa Interrupted
One cruiser and one monitor bom
barded the neighborhood of A1JI. but
caused P.0 damage.
PERSIA PRESSES RUSSIA.
Demand Trailing II la hi and
Warships. Says Berlin.
Hem. in, via wlrelesw to Tuckerton.
Dec. 19. Among the Items given out for
publication to-day by the Overseas News
Agency was the following;
"The Kritlsh defeat near ltagdad has
mode a deep impression In Persia. The
RllSa ISP mii;iw OggH ays the l'er
slnn Government, rcnllilng the situa
tion, ha asked for a revision of the
treaty of till, which allows Ituss'.a ex
clusively to trade on the Caspian Hea.
Persia asks the reestabllshmeiit of trad
ing rights and will maintain her own
warships on the 'aplaji Pea and In the
rerslan Gulf.
"The newspaper Hdds that there Is
slight probability of an amicable ar
rangement, although England haa not
altogether lost hope."
WARNS OX ARMESIASS.
on nrveiif h? ymptthr on
Thru. I Wnssteil.
RfiRMN, via AmMfrihm, Dftc. 19 "It
1 'lennntm POtteprthMtdtd the
antnf4 of the Affnnlkn atrocity
ftffatra.1 O-unt von Hvntlow writes
In lh TttQ9$99itU0, "They MtuuM
finally UlMlnrtAlld that it Is not out
iifTair to fil or 'vcn expT-eii Byrnpattiy
with Arriienlan rv;ulloTiarieri atid
usur-Mrn, who f.irni ti ureat Mid malig
nant 'lanifr for our brave, tne1 ntui
true Turkish uilteH, and who are the
tooli of our mortal enomlosi wreat Biit
aln aiul Kua:a "
rilMT riatht nt lrJnne!lfi.
perta: fOOl Ppatr t 1r. Cff
I'aris. DOC, IV The French War Of
flre lssue1 the foiiowliiK rejxirt to-day
rofiirdtnc tho expodUlonan corps of
Hit Dordanelloo
Then WM rather lively urtlllery
fir in the COUTM of the da of
I ecemher 1 S.
SAYS BRITISH FOREIGN
OFFICE AIDS GERMANY
Mailv Mail" Hlainos Inppti
I udo for (iood Naturpil
Pol it-v of War.
Special rabte Peepatch tn Tns gsg,
London. Dec. I'l i Monday). The
DaUtf ftfafl renews this morning Its at
tack upon the Government, saving In
an editorial :
"The fact that politicians and the
censorship have fooled the public Is
becoming more and more known The
lonu series of dlSlllUSlonmsnt) has
oaused the belief ihat a mysterious
hand is behind the scenes and Is pro
tecting Germany"
The paper cites as Instance In sup
port of Its contention several happen
ings, which It says have given rise to
the belief that, notably, the British
Foreign OffiCS Is feeding the enemy
with essentials which he lacked The
.lfatl alleges that while the beer of the
British workmen has been curtailed
"a myStSrlOUg hand has arrange.! for
Germany to get via Denmark nil the
malt she need for making bear," The
paper suggest that no real attempt is
made to punish Germany on land and
sea
"Many persons bint, tbe Jlfoil con
tinues, "that a darkly mysterious hand
reveals pro-Germanism In high places.
Lam-ntahle speeches by certain public
men biive caused whispering from one
end of the kingdom to tbe other. The
flermani themselves have claimed and
the claim has not been contradicted -that
they have Hiich friends.
"We take a totally different view of
the mystrrlnuN band. Wn believe It Is
merely 11 manifestation of our politi
cian' Inveterato misunderstanding of
the Herman, especially of the Prussian,
character, In fael n form of political
Ineptitude born of optimism and the
sincere belief that the best way to win
this war Is to coax and cajole tbe en
emy Into a good temper
"If half a dozen business men had
been In charge of our affairs this Christ
um might have been merry Instead of
dark. We believe a change Is needed.
The politicians tall us that a general
election In the mldsl of war I unthink
able. Why Is It unthinkable?
"Scleral general elections were held
In the ntldgl Of the Napoleonic war.
What is unthinkable is that the com-
noalte feebleneas which In reality Is the
myaterUiuM hand should !" allowed to
continue throughout I91fl Ihe conduct of
wtir which It baa cnducuU nines August,
1911."
DR. DERNBURG
DEMANDS
Former German Colonial Minister Says Teutons Yielded
Wisely in Arabic Case and U. S. Was Ritfht
in Pressing Submarine Protest.
Dr
pel in I
agent
Memhard Denibtirg. former 1m
Colonlal Minister, who while
for the German Red I'ross w-a
active
In German propaganda m this
country, has written ssveral articles since
his return to Berlin regarding German
Amerlcan relations. Ills latest article,
which appeared In a recent Issue of the
Herllaer Toi7tliif f , concerns I'resident
Wilson's note to Hngtand. America's
attitude toward Great Hrltaln ami Ger
many, both tut regards shipping and
the Issues arising from submarine war
fare. The submarine guestlnii, he says, had
to
be settled nrat because It Involved
lives Instead of pecuniary loss. He
counsels Germans to maintain a digni
fied attitude, as he says that America's
controversy with Great Britain Is over
a principle for which Germany herself
la contending. He also holds that while
America seeks no quarrel she would not
hesitate to act If her national pride
ahouhl be wounded by any foreign
I'ower. A full translation of Dr Dern
burg s article follows :
"The Imperial German Chancellor In
his last declaration urged the 'freedom
of the seas.' Sir Kdwurd Grey ha as
eerted that a discussion of this subject
may be possible and fruitful after the
war. Both of these statesmen In touch
ing on thla question have more or !ss
avoided circumscribing this definition
"President Wilson, too, has In his
various recent notes and speeche j.ro-
i C llro.,,1 II.A '-.. a,..., .f ,1... IUl kna
designated It as an Inalienable right of I
the united Ktstes. He has made It uuite
plain Just w hat he w latest lo have under
stood li'ti he speaks of the freedom of
th seas, namely, the enforcement and
malntenano of th International marl
time law as defined In the Declaration of
tondon,
"True, thl declaration was not signed
hy all the nations that participated In
Its collaboration, but neither ha there
been any objection to It, nnd Its purpose
wis. as Its name says, to stipulate Iti
declaratory form, under cooperation Of
all nations, what Is In our Jim legal on
the high seas.
America's Allltailr.
'The t'nited States has i ome during
the present war Into conflict with two
belligerent nations over the application
of the International maritime law; since
autumn of last year with Flngland.
which undertook manifold nullifications
through the Issuan e of royal decrees
and which otherwise cared little about
tbe stipulations of maritime law; and
with Hermany on the occasion of the
smwng of the Laltftanla
"The American I'resident refused to
treat simultaneously the disputes with
l-ngtanri and Oermany. because he
wanted It clearlv understood that tbe
question at Issue In both cases revolved
around the rights of Americans, rights
which must be treated separately and
without confusion 'with one another.
"Th President declined to accede to
the suggestion that Germany might yield
in th matter of submarine warfare If
England, upon American pressure,
agreed to observe International mari
time law The i1liute cncernlng sob
marine warfare huil lo be settled first,
and peedll, because that dispute did
not. a did Britain's commercial war.
treat with replaceable wares or flnan
rial loss hut with the menace lo Ihe
Urea "f mertcan rltlen.
'Therefore, the adjustment of the
difficulties with Kngland was postponed
until the wise yielding on the part of
Germany In the Arabic case paved tbe
way for It Apart from Ihe fact that she
harrd tbe humane objections of Ihe
I nlled Males, l.rrmany apparently
yielded principally bemuse nl her real- I
liatlen thai he who desires the freedom I
of Ihe seas must not eg his part rog
tribute toward sheltering those prlnel- i
pies of law which hitherto hud -ate- 1
guarded It. eirn If Imperfectly, nn that
ihe I sited state reald got tie egpeeted
In uk t nglaml to nhsrrie the maritime I
laws If It did net al the mme time make
the same item unit upon i,ernian An. I
the submarine war. tarried on with a
new weapon, was not In accord with the
application of the London declaration.
ttllndr Toward I iialnnd.
"Now that Oermany has met the
American point of view the American .
1'resi.ient lm addressed a note to Kng
land and has announced Ihat t" others
will follow, l 'I" n"i propose I., go Into
the details of the note. Suffice it to re
peat that ti.e I'nlted Slates declares
blockade of Germany and Austria to be
non-existent and legally ineffective, that
it regards as unjustified the llritish
pract.ee of confiscating goods dsstlned
for neutral countries on Ihe mere sus
picion that they might Ultimate!) reach
the enemy I that It regards as uncalled
for the demand Unit nidi goods be ad
dressed. Instead of to the consignee, to
a specific recipient, i . to the overseas
trusts under British control, tha: It
will no longer suffer the taking of
American or neutral vessels into British
ports, and finally, that II refuses in Hl -cept
the British prise court decisions be
cause they are based not upon the rules
of the general maritime law but upon
llrltlsh Government decrees.
"These are the principal points An
nounced is n further note refusing
American acquiescence in the most re
cent British decrees under which the
national!!) a vessel is lo In de'er-
mlned not according t" Its reglstr) ami
Hag hut according tn the nationality "f
the owner or one of the owners (to Wit,
the case of the Hoc king).
"And finally, third note, perhaps the
most Important of all. Is announced, iti
which the arbitrary modifications which
Knuland has made In the list of condi
tional and unconditional contraband are
declared as unbinding a-, fat" ae the I
l'niteii states is concerned.
"Willi this stand on tbe part of Atner
M the entire structure which ilreat
Britain lias In the past fifteen months j
artfully erected, not only to starve i',er-
many Into aubmlaalon but also to throttle
American trade crumbles to piece.
"The Declaration of London bad desig
nated cotton as belonging Under any and
all circumstances on the free list
Cereals and foodstuffs were fiaad us
conditional contraband onli to su a
an extent as they were destined for the
consumption of the lighting forces or
for the provisioning of fortified ports.
Tbe burden of proof Is given by Ihe
Declaration of London to that I'ower
Which seise ihee goods.
"The American President asserts that
ha Is apeaklng In behalf of the rights
of all neutrals, and It may be assumed i
with certainty that be has not made this !
statement without previous agreement I
with tlietu to that effect
"In th German newspaper comment! j
on the American note the question Is
rained whether and to what extent tho I
I'nlted States proposes -OF would en-I
deavor- to enforce these demands. Judg
ing from the history nf Amerlran
diploma!') and the I iisltanla incident ,
constitutes a page In that lilslur) one
may rest assured Ihat America will en
force them nt any cost.
"HometlineM It haa taken the I'nlted
Sates a long time to do ho. The Alabama
page. In winch Kngland was fined gfl,
000,000 marks for violation and ponies-
siou of piracy, took flftean years Tn
day. however, there are Interests at
Stake which do not permit of delay, ami
unwilling as the American President 1
to have trouble with Ktiglaml he Is, by
the way, nulls as unwilling to haw
trouble wiin Germany be has only re-
cenll) st)lud himself In hiu vliaractcrla-
UPHOLDS
OF WILSON
tn- manner as a single track railway
that knows no side tracking or 'hack
ward' movement.
"This win be demonstrated nil the
more In view of the Presidential elec
tion due In lilt, when be Intends lo
give an account to bis nation of the
manner In which he haa conducted Its
affairs the more so inasmuch as Con
gress will m doubt give new Impetus
and fore to the President's demands
"In the dispute with Germany over
the submarine warfare the 1'nlted
States hail only small means of pres
sure bocauae of the complete paralysis
of the German American trade rela
tions. In Ihe controversy with the Al
lies, however, and particularly a
against England, the American mean
of pressure are very powerful: refusal
of credit, forbidding the national banks
to discount allied bonds, embargo upon
several of the articles most essential to
I the Allies, and finally an embargo on
the eXKirtatl"ti of arms and ammuni
tion euc.h as the American ("ongress
gUthOrlggd against Menlco In 1912
.National WMti
"It I true that pecuniary latere' In
America play a more Important role In
tbe decision of the people than one Is
in a habit of admitting of other na
tions, and that through all these meas
ure th pooketbook oif the Amerlicjine
themselves wouln 1m unfavorably af
fected. Ilnwever. we must nnl aniterestl
male the feellsg of lailependenr and
Ihe pride of the Aniertesn nation the
muinenl It feels that Its rights ars de.
Ilherutely and rtilhleMlr trampled
upon.
"Mnifland has a sort of premonition
In that direction and. knowing that ahe
muat yield, alio seek to gu.rd herself
In advance. It Is this desire whloh
prompted the recent order to British
vessels not to go to. or ply between,
neutral port. Tho attempt to buy up
neutral ships and to bind American
vessels hy long contracts flnds the earns
explanation.
"lor If one has no ships, Ihe free seas
are of an valae.
"However. It may be presumed that
this very attempt will provoke the most
1 bluer Indignation In tho United States.
for aside from the fact that this will
. cause a reduction of American com-
maree and an extraiOrdlnary rise in the
! prices of American goods, ufter the en
tire Herman merchant fleet which hlth-
erto took care of a great part of Amerl
egJI overseas trade, has been bottled up.
i there are flgurlfM) in this matter certain
factors which are singularly actual to
day 'The best navy Is not prepsred fur
wsr If she hs not a large number ef
ronvoys for Ihe snpply of coal and pro.
visions and for the transport of troops,
a great number of patrol boats and
roust steamers to guard Ihe roast and
' another number of merchantmen suit
able as auxiliary cruisers.
"America fares a natal programme
of the flrst order, which has the unani
mous appro al of Ihe nation.
A mr rlon nuM
tet,
heightened
"The European war hg
the responsibility of the American
I Government Just as much as have the
attacks of its all American opponents
"If IliN llrltlsh attempt lo kill the
i American maritime trade Is continued,
I we may expect that the American See.
! retari of the hij, Mr. Iiunlels, who
as recently as ictoher 20 emphasised
. In a speech the necessity of a mer
chant marine for purposes "f war. will
ai ogee lake coaater mease res.
"Last year, when President Wlgon
Wanted to create an American merchant
marine with Government money and
suggeeted for that end the purchase
of neutral vessels or of ships Interned
lo American waters, the American Con
gress rejected his proposition.
"At that lime there was no talk of
an increase In the American navy or
of American preparedness To-day
conditions are entirely different, and
It may easily be brought about Ihat
Bngland, through her chess move, has
brought about a condition the conse
quences of which she had not the re
motest Idea
"Thus tin American note to Oreat
Britain, by simultaneously paving the
way to tbe freedom of the seas, opens
up an era if discussion with Kngland.
ihe outcome of which will, without any
doubt, be favorable for those who rep
resent justice and right
"We In (lertnagj can aid these ills.
rnsslOBS oall II we ilew them with
raininess, gratification and dignity.
FRENCH DEATH RATE DROPS.
Dnl lA Out or 1,000 Hounded IMf,
tKnlnnt 48 nl Wnr-t Mnrl.
) fttbl$ lfiatc?i Tnr StN.
Pari, Pik. ii - Dr. Jiuxium Brttllon.
(UrWc-tor of
FriMW'ii unit
rftl-p in hf
tha
, M)'l i'l I HHr
i.i-iIr'. injur th
war bnpHals f. r
it! itiirt 1
moftAltty
, ' 1 i i
and pick VOtditfi
iu'mmhi'iI from rortv- i
11 Si)tiiilHr. 1314 t I
nftythr. t-'it uhM
it is now only 1
bRihteon r thounand
Tin mortality rate ainonu the sh'k !h
iKh pM- t housaitd, and a mottff I hf
Mroundod t WfTU -thttH. m asamat Hfty
clrThf Bel I if OpVfVtflC "f tn war.
The it purt point x out lh failure of
antlMptlcu t uphold nACtf I'mr Bfftcnry
in the hospttalMi and conclude that an
tiMptliii ma prevent lnfotlon( but aro
unable to curt.
In peace times, 'hp report savn. thr-
Parts hospital sli w a mortality of 0
per , 00(1 Iti'ttor hoivpttal condition j
lire belli ved to be reeponelble for the i
decreaae,
DEATHS FEW IN GERMAN ARMY !
riiK- of OH If I.T I'nlMlltlrn
Intone the Wonndoeli
SptCitl fVift lutpntf't In Tnr. Si .
l.tNpoN', He'. II The Timr,.! as:
M()ermnn newepaiterii have been pup- '
! piled with extraordlnury ttu-urrn ..f tiio
j low rat of mortality and thO hiirh rato 1
of recover) ee of German wounded rl-
I .Hits Thf paps ri stt (hat In th tirat
month of thf war fiearly S,'. irr rent, of
the wounded roturnod to intlttary srr
I vice, :t per cent died and 12 per cent,
wore (liM'hitr;'1'!
"The clftlm i mode that there hnn
heea a ste.id- Improvement even In thea
iiKures and that tho monthly average 'f
the Urol year "f tho war for every 100
wounded lias been Sft i-till tit for er
VlCOi S.s dls. hai'Ketl and only 17 deathh.
'It is stated Tl.at no army in the
world can show HUCh fvor.il returns.
If the lltrures .i r even approximately
a. .male the certainly treat ly Impair
the value of tii' rouffhee calculation of
German caaualtlw,"
BRITISH GENERALS WOUNDED.
Ilolmiiii liijurrd In I'raiii'r, llwdaon
nnd RyHO Jl nnrdmn lle.
UONOON) I If llrif.- ien Her
bert Campbell Kolman of the Uik
li-ciith I'UValry, Indian army, is r.
ported i have been wounded un
l he bat t letteld i" Kran.-.v
Unx tleu. ieorne He ni urn in Hod eon
' of th lii'llrtn urmv hi.I Hrlf.Uetl, 11 . I.
: I . Hyrlc Of I he Australia n r riny have
I boon wounded in the paxdantlloa.
HOLIDAY GIFT SUGGESTIONS
MEN'S WATCHES
Many novel shapes in gold and
platinum. These watches were
made by one of the leading watch
manufacturers of Geneva, exclu
sively to our specifications.
Every watch carries the Gattle Guarantee
Gold and Platinum Vest Chains in keepinp
Opposite St. Patrick's Cathedral
SECOND NOTE GIVES
AUSTRIA ONE CHANGE
'oaflaaed from n-f pior
tra-Hungary? (Ireater consideration on
tbe part of the Vienna Cabinet with re
gard to our Withal than wa manifested
hitherto? Hardly.
"The (Tovermner.t of a great nation Is
les susceptible to the swinging of the
'big stick' tnu-ii It Is to pi-o)ssals or
I wlsho uttered In calm and moderate
manner.
"uld Prr!dent Wilson gain an In
crease nf prestls-e with the Jingoes'" Per
haps! However, will that counterbal
ance the fateful atid menacing cor.se
nnenoe which would he visited upon our
whole, country in the event that the
phrases of the 'strong man' he ominously
Interpreted on the other side0 CerttaJnly
not i
"Would the President do tho Kntente
an ardently wished for favor by pouring,
through a threat of war against one
of the central empires, new courage Into
t .e veins of the tlrit g foe of the Ten
pins and by helping the Allies' fln'.tiicial
Situation through the medium of hope
for a tiew ally? Surely that is what the
President would achieve. Could that be
tie purpose? It Is scarcely thinkable!
"Washington reports this itovcrnment
la anxious to avoid a breaik with Vienna.
We hope this news will be confirmed, for.
If the break is to be uvolded. it cm.ii be
e-asih .lone.
"A reasonable course is all that is
needed, The decision rests with Wash
ington I"
WOULD STOP WILSON.
Ln bor'M I'eace Connell Leader Prfl-
testa Drallnaa With natrla.
I Washington. Pec l!. A protest
I against the policy of the Administration
I In its dealings w ith Austria and Ger-
many was voiced in a utatement made
j public here to-day by 11 Robert Fowler.
' Washington agent of Labor's National
I'eace I'ounoll. whose affairs have betn
, under Investigation by a Federal Grand
1 Jury ln New York.
' Kxpresslng the fear that the I'nlted
I States Is on the verge of breaking off
! relations with Austria. Mr. Fowltr de
: dared that the Baecutlve ehouid not
i take such a' tlou without the consent of
IVngregg. lie also announced that he
was in favor of the principle that no
' com try should declare war without a
' referendum to the people
1 Mr. Kowler announced that all tbe or
ganizations acting in concert with La-
' bor's Peace Council w ill he asked to urg
their members to write to Senitor and
Ftepree ntatlvei tn rongress "protesting
against th" action ..f the Secretary of
State r usurping the war power of
Congreee to the point of endangering the
peaoe of our country."
Mr. Kowler describes his statement
i as "an addregg to the American
I people."
VIENNA IS OPTIMISTIC.
rollllclans
I .Nnl Hellene I
V
Will Bud HrlMtloiia.
SSrniCHi T -V.eim.1 is t&klng ;,n
OpUmlsttc Vi6W uf th tt)Titr-i t-iy with
th6 Unlttd Stut, according to den
Ait"titH r. clvil here.
Th potUieleUM believe, tho dt'si-iitrhey
My, thvftl the Vnh!rCtM. ttivernment Is
not likely t- hreak oft diplomatic rtov
tioni with AuX n -1 !ungrar . tut will
-titr into a further dtSCUMton of tlw
GERMANS SEIZE RELIEF FOOD.
4 ontaonte 100.000 I'nandi of
i llft- MOMl tl lie Iff In
.peoia Caftle -;ar' lo Tna St v.
London, Dec. ii The Rotterdam
correnpondeni of the Oaity Mmt say:
. "T)i1ri tr( end the I iermans ion
i tis. ated 1K0.H00 pounda of cheese from
Brufoa. 'Die International Hetief Com
' mleelOtl eUppllOI 'he llelatanN, w)a in
turn are compollod to feecl the lierman
urmv. ths g.MM on aaspite the early
promises t!iat tho rollsf forsl would not
i.p touched hy the teermans."
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AFTERNOON SESSION
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BRITISH SUBMARINE
SINKS 2 WARSHIPS
Korlin Aimoiini'Ps Loan of
Bremen and a Torpedn
BoHf in Baltic.
til
MANY BELIEVED I.0VI
Special
Bmlik,
Dec. It.
m nt wa1
Cable rieepntrh la Tlir
via Amsterdam and
I,.
Tien
1st.
The following official
Issued here to-day I
The small cruiser Bremen an. I
accompanying torpedo boat heA'i hi
sunk by a submarine in the ,-i-t
Baltic. A considerable portion "f '
crew were rescued.
The German small .-rui.-er Bremi
one of a group of 9va vessels '
same class laid down in laOi! a'. 'I '
land romnleted two years later
TI
vessels of this C1M1 have o ttispni
mem of 3. 1!5ii tona and carry I' i I
inch guns. The trial eiicul of the llr.
men was 23.2 knots. Hhe had
plement of 2S officers a: ,1 n i
ATTACKED OFF LIBAU.
Ilrrmrn Waa RetWfUing lo I'm
With Llubls Out.
Special Cable Deepalch lu Tar gl
Lonpon, Dei'. If The Cop. isgi
correspondent of the DtUtU M
graphs .
"Tbe torpedoing of theOerman
Bremen occurred on
tin
nigi
Ie.
mber
i;
loss t'
Mb ill, wh .
' liirlits on
the dlulf "I
waa returning with
a tour or I new tlon
land.
"Many bodb" and wrek.ig1 m
tlnUC to -ome ashore from the Oemte
vaaeot Huenz, which pank or w i
etroyed two 1 y ayo. Pog pre tf
an Investigation of 'he disaster ;ir
noA known what caused tlic e;: 1. i
the Buens.
"Some believe that nho r.irt
Qarman mine tteid, while another -ei
ion t that Hhe was torpedo- I I
British submarine."
CARGO RECEIPTS RELEASED
UepnsAn i ourt Prses Proceeds 1'nn
I'iims uf Hal lllfl httS l nrgn.
special table heipaic' ' Pus 8
AMSTI.HUAM. VI. i I... I '.
The Itanib trni r Narhrithtrn hh -"The
ll.iiiliiirg prise LtlUfl .
proved the seisure ol the Amei
Pggs of Ralmaha. win -i aires
been declared .111 I'll, -ii .. ah -
Wag unrtrr the lrltili flag
uf 1HH, hut has rilled tn.it . if irgi
l:i neutral he tut prooeeil,
iiiust in reloased.''
It will i.e recalled thai ' earg'i
gold fur more than :.' 1.
i MtS.OOO), Tin- oargo ii
cotton for An hangel.
The
Pass
of Isalfn&tin,
put under
.f1
Hl'ter l.e
flJg. can
hgven, Q
and was
turned t'
another i
OrJei III
il
ira '
ii-
ermany,
allowed
tin- i 'i.it
argu ,if n
oounctl .1
I Stat,- ,
lion nid,
.1 the Uei
gone" order hiving beei
time, cleared for .r, tiangi
BrKlali cruiser iul i : rlsn
m Ihg North Sc. i, hut .i i
marine Raptured her an I i
prlge crew prisoners, n
court deolded Ihal the Irs
vrasi'i from llrltlsh t" Ainm
hail been illegal
(.irniini lllatlllers Klwed
BJggUN, v. Antsleriluti',
Pines aggregating mor ti .
haw been Imposed a' H i
distillers f"r .'xci.. 1 1 i iris
$1
$2
$2
Including
Afternoon Tea
Including
Buffet Suppo