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WEATHER FORECAST.
Cloudy and much colder to-day; fair--and
continued cold to-morrow.
H,ghenV.?!IfiXrB J,Mtrly. 4a; loweit, 30.
Detailed weather report on last ps.
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VOL. LXXXV. NO. 116.
NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1917. Copyright, 1017. hy the Sun Priming and Publishing AfocHatton.
ONE CENT In T"k TwIrOENTN.
i.r-
B
HYLAN TO NAME
HDLBERT AS HIS
NEW DOCK HEAD
Only Appointment Defi
nitely Fixed Except Pos
sibly Flyim's.
FKTHkJi'STOX TO STAY
ri(l;il)l, Only Mitchcl Com-,
' niisMoner Who Will
lie lletaineil.-
GAMW.KliS
IN
Kh.VK
Kiirlit Secret Service Chief for
Police Po;t Kerry for
Health Office.
Mme than the usual number of cha'i--rmei
ornamented Ma,or-elect 1 1 Inn's
eHre testerday. coming early and stay
!-c Into They were hoping he would .
rmw' it'r. nunii to me c.-;icni ot mail-I
Itig Tow Christmas eve patronage an
riomireme"ts. Hut the Judge was ex
ceedingly busy.
Trine were visits from suffragists, Big
Rill Pevery, I. J. O'Reilly. Hearst's con
fldr.i. la! secretary, and others with de-
r.iai.d uon his time, and when ho
illy found a moment for the bread line
tnat rtrr.iieii around the wall of the rc
eeritton nmm anil tlitough the outer of-
(Ice ,i e he made use gf It to say
"1 1mo no announcements to make
.VnMini? lv d. linltely decided upon, not
Ilnttierl lo lie Dock (.'oninilsiljtncr.
.k i. , i . , . ,, a . .
the onlj ttifc I.Mi actually offered and :n-
f'ptrd .Hid disposed of beyond po.oibll-
lf of nft w,is the Pock i 'onunl'sloner-
Ip. which will be Oiled by fteprej-enta
for head of. the Police Deffartmcut The
0"1y objection to him thus far heard
comes from a uuartcr that N not likely
to imnrei Judge Hylan The. gamblers
doti t llko Flymi.
A ret-ponslbte official said yesterday he
knew of several men who had run gam-
hlng houves In the past, and gambling
on the chince that Tammany would or-
daln a wide open town had tken leasch
on expensive establishments uptown
which they expected to open soon after
January 1. The news that Flynn might
hd the department has stnick these
gnti:y all in a heap. Tuts Sun's Inform-
nt .-aid
"Kln'?' they ay, "Why he's the
ry man that smashed in all to pieces
When he was deputy In llulD and 1910."
"When he was Scond Pcptit-, Commls
slouer Flynn!. special alignment was to
prick the gambling bubble, which had
grown to such proportions that Mayor
Gaynor himself had Flynn detached
from the soviet Fervloe to erve the city.
Flynn made about flfty-flve raids.
Thy were very effective. Imrawe In
e-ich case he had planted one of his. own
men in th gambling house and was able
io serve warrants that had the teal name
of the offender iristcad of the nebulous
"John Poorman" or "John Wheelman"
that had appeared on warrants up to
that time. FImiii aU. took the name
and addrefs of 'each plajer found on the
premlrer. which caused patron- to stay I
w-ny
Flynn'i resignation at the end of six
months of this baa never been speclfl-
ca'ly explained. He said at the time
Hi t neither Mavor Gaynor nor any poll-
tl-lan had ever Interfered with him, yet I
hi. closekt friends believed that rondl-
t.ons had arisen which made It lmpos-
Ib.c for him to continue hi, work on
the lines he h;id Uld down.
Iljlnn For nf Gamblers.
.Itnlffc Hs Ian Is credited with enter-
lining strong Ideas as to the aupurea-,
-mn ot tne gamming evil, an.j mose
rlTf-t to him said yesterday that If
h fact, were a, represented regarding
h gamblers antipathy lo Flynn It cer-
laiiliy woiihi not lower tne wtiei b.-i
vke chief m the Judge's estimation.
Hi- Charles W. Kerry of Hrooklyn
ha. 'ho bc-t chance of being appointed
Health Commissioner It was said yes
terday. Year., ago Herry was active In
po'itlo.. He naii a McCarren man and
district leader. Then he becamo Static I
Snnltary Supervlaor and won repute
M an expert on sanitation and the pre- .
ventlon of communicable diseases. He is
now in army work, lie is recommended
for tt-A ol.v ii.uiih CnmmU.tnner.hln '
for tre city Health Commlsslonershlp
liv I'r Herman Biggs, "fitate Commls
" ""I"', ""a uvuoin, i
Mo.t of the speculation regarding the , ,,;.aVi R , n three other concerns
Tin CommlsHlonershlp. centre., about Dr. . ., """ ' u..,i
William F. Poyle of Brooklyn, who was l,n"Ie tlTt.rn. , ,i,v a wom-... r. ,,
... . . .. ' .i On the same day a uonai ram-? Into
ri-trf VPtiTtnarinii of the Klre Depart-I , .m Tr c-sKnM t J.llt
t.nn..rl a, ilr..l rl.antn. Cnmml.alnn.r
npHnntI' he Is the only Mltchel ap
po .itee of any prominence that may be
kept In- the Hylan administration
T'ie rumor that Tllrd S. Coler would
he ('li.irltleH Commissioner was revived
yesterday by persons who usually know
lvat they are talking about. It was
aid that the selection had been defi
nitely decided upon, that John H. Mo
Coo.y of Hionklyn favored the appoint
ment and that there were "strong pollt
cil reasons, why It should be made."
Color has been Comptroller of the City,
ilorough President of Brooklyn and a
I'cmocratlc. nominee for Governor.
I. II. Ilelnney Mar Oet Post.
I'qu'il credence was "given to asr
tiona tint John II. Delsney, who was
Ccunnilnsloner of Klflclency and Kcon
"m.t under Gov. Sulzer, would be Com
nKiloner or the Department of Plant
"ml Structure, which Is the old Bridge
li'partment, Deianey Is a friend of
Charles p, Murphy.
As to Coiporatlon Counsel, 'tho con
t'tnl'rs sni to have narrowed down to
William P. Hiirr and William Harman
Mnrk, former chairman of the Demo-
c-atle t.nuity committee and now ani
hi. taut IHstrlct Attorney. In
the
sa d
. ...
di."nnon 0f thfsc names It wa
ia' ,1 u lire llvlin was havlns- a good
ila of trouble because the majority of
,"
10
'aiifiidares tin- office recommended
lie :7':M,m.,chhn.eif; and Is
.--is-ly nnvlou, to .void th. appear-
n of ravorlng the men of anJ one
f. "Ii V.h uirl, 11 does not appear that
lo'iffaitrif on TMrdPage,
Ambassador Praises
"Sun" Tobacco Fund
Special Cable hetpatch to The 8t-s.
pARIS, Dec. 24 Ambassador
William G. Sharp made the
following statement to-day in re
tard to THE SUN'S Tobacco
Fund:
"To the multitude of our
splendid soldier boys in this for
eign land the remembrances
from home in the shape of pack
ages bringing comfort and solace
in the form of tobacco sent them
by THE SUN Tobacco Fund will,
I am certain, be a most welcome
reminder that though they are
far awny, spending their first
Christmas in France, they have
not been forgotten by friends at
home.
"The tobacco will contribute
toward making the day a happy
one for them. Every American
over here appreciates the enter
prise and energy of THE SUN in
inaugurating such a . splendid
undertaking for the benefit of
our soldiers."
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GRAFT EXACTED,
ON ARMY SHOES
IC)rCSCUtativt!S of (jlMl'tCl'-
master Corp? Alleged to
Have. Made Demands.
YVOM A X Til K.liO-BETWEEX
Jjj 1(f Similar ColHlitioilS in
Garment Trade Facts Are
, Given to Wadsworth.
Henry T P-lce. president of the Trice
Trade Publishing Company of IS
l-.ast
rt Ull -III III "IH'CI, (IIMIKIII l.t!l lllll.
,
tliaf representative" of the Quartermaf-
tcr foips, fnited Statce Army, were e-
acting craft for the petformance of serv-
"e placed, and notined United htatea Pen'
ator James W. Wadsworth. Jr.. that he
vouW ,,, Kla,i ., BO to Washington and
. ' ' Kl , ""mn"t"n
testify concerning the conditions lie had
found.
Mr. Prlc piodueed a shoemaker who
encage to r-nilr shoes for the Gov-
J- " "PHr shoes ror the oov-
rnment, and his witness testified that
he had been required to arrange for the
payment of twcntj-flve centa a pair on a. '
,, , - , Kf ,K
lpt nf ,0ft pa,r" of hori bffore ",r Job
"fls R''"' "" " woman was ukco as
'the go-between for ttie collection or-thc-'
graft.
Hut gettin; far beyond tlie shoe le
Ii.iirlng end of the chaige, Mr. Price ile-t-Isii.il
that IiundrcdB of garment work
ing concern'- in Xew York were idl and
unable tn get war orders, and he wanted
Investigation made into the situation
with a view to ascertaining If there is
some hidden caul that must be played In
connection with the Raiment making
awards
"There is something radically wiong."
he aald. "If any one In the Quaitenuas-
terCorr has to he seen In order to have
the New York garment workers get con
tracts for war orders thtre will he noth-
lug doing. I mane tilts assertion he
cause I have made an Investigation that
bas uncovered a graft that is so petty
that It Is unbelievable."
Shneninkrr Tell 5tnr.
Mr. Price lives at .lli.! West 13."th
street. Around the corner at 33 lu Hroad-
way Petct Schald has a shoemaking
concern, .Ml. Price accompanied a ie-
nnrl.i fnv 1'ttt UitV In th. .K.lrl nl'i..
..,i .1, i..n'...u,i. .ui- !
.liu .lit ,Mi('liriu, llinuc imii rifliruicil. .
"On September 30 a sergeant cane In
my place and said that he had come
from Camp Mills. He said that he was
going around making contracts for the
gnoog fnr the Hempstead camp.
repair or several nunnrefis or pairs or
...what would you be willing to make
,ho repnra for7- lu. a-dmi me.
t... . , a
,,.n, ..n.i ,olfi hltn'that If i was tn
. i i,.i.,i. ne .,i. r ...u v..
willing to do It for II
" -You don't want to charge Jl.' he said,
You want to charge 11.25. There will
be a vvoman In here to see you ,n a few
days and whatever she say., you do.
-, i t i , ,nn
, , .u. n . ... ...
" JjJ b... of iB(iins.
"'d ".c H 'smith ' Tlie packages
. ' njng bundles of them were
' t h., Maor p H Adams Quarter.
nt D aJr I - Adams, wuarler-
master Corps, untied states Army.
Others went to the Hudson-Fulton He-
rwinnnv nt l.lfiih ,tr..r o.,a
..l-ln. fm...,V nt l.lfilh ,(r..r a a
emment.
All right." 1 said.
"She drew out a paper for me to sign,
"What Is thstr I aiktd her.
Asked 311 Cents a Pair.
"It Is simply an agreement I am
sklng.' she said. 'It calls for 26 cents
making.
a pair on the shoes that you are repair
ing.'
" 'Who does that go to? I asked her.
" 'To the War Department,' she said,
"How can that be worked? I asked.
" When you get your check,' nhe said,
you give me 17i.
I was anxious to do the work and to
keep my machines busy and I said that
)t would be all right."
7,000 CANADIANS' DECORATED.
soldiers Win Wnr Honor in Gain
" Victoria Cross.
Ot ', Dec. 21, London despatches .
, the' neuter "''1S'-
seven thousand decoratlntiM had been
conferred during the war on members of
ih. Canadian expeditionary rorre for
v'slor In the field and for outstanding
1 w,r K"'K J, i ,'.l. .. i,.,
I S'ven officers .in. " ""ve
gained the coveted victoria tnw
war service
.PI lailKI.I'HIA TBAISHjf ITIinBAM V
On ecouiil of eklstlng cniillllnns It Us
,1,,,,, iieeetHr- I" w-llhrsw several .New -
! WW
W.ard Vr,er;nrceVrr- Mh
i."v. Liberty hi.. 7i". iJ. ,.. 7Jl..
1!V'7:oo:0.0!?0:.V!!! M.'.'lw'oVJn":
I v't tJrd ft. ten mlimlee arllr. except
t;;J Ngt wnicn ieat ai m.v -. .
WILSON TO BIND
LABOR TO RAIL
CONTROL PLAN
Will Meet Brotherhood
Chiefs Thursday to Get
Their Formal Consent.
NO STJiIKE DlUXfi WAll
Arbitration Hoiml Will Ad
just Witfjcs at Frequent
Intervals.
"prcftl lieipateh to Till trv
Washington. Deo. 1. President Wil
son Is to lay his plant for Uovernment
control of the r.llio.ija before the Heads
the four rallio.id brotherhoods and
their four legislative agents at a con
ference to be hold at the White Houm
Thursday afternoon. This lonferencc Is
understood to have been brought about
by the desire of the President to plate
the brotherhoods on tecord as to their
willingness to accept federal control of
the transportation system.
C.reat slgnlllcance Is een here In the
eetlng. first because It Indicates that
meeting
the 1'resMent's plan Is rapidly nearlng
lompletlon. and second because much
depend" upon the attitude which labor
officially is to assume toward the epoch
making step the Uovernment Is to take.
There weie Indications to-day that the
I'lesident Is to devote practically his
entire time during the next few days to
the railroad problem that Hie rail-
road message will be delivered to Coll'
gie-s the day after It 1 econvenct. A
visit, which CM. K. M. Iloune Is ibout
to make to the White House, Is under-
.Innil I,, lift. ,'rtiinni-lp,l ivltlt tlm r.illrnml
,lut0I1 Col House having given much
study to railroad problems in the past.
He alo got much Information on the
Hrltlsh plan of operating the railroads
on his recent trip abroad.
Senntnr KrlloKK Contnilted.
President Wilson summoned to-day to
the White Hoixse Senator Frank T. Kel-
"0KC "f -Minnesota, and Is understood to
haVr Kone.,v'r "7 r,",nroa(' lla,n ln.' s
general outline with him. Senator k -
logg Is a Itepubllcan. but President Wll-
sou is known to have a high respect ror
M" nowleAgn of the legal Intricacies of
!l,c 1r""ron" situation. Senator Kellogg
h.iyiw actPI, th,, speda1 prosecutor
for the Government In the case of the
llarrlman lines. He Is looked up to as
,ni-,,f tb" railroad legal au-
thorltles In the country.
The fact that the President called
senator Kellogg Into consultation
""T 'M nenti-Ind ' t Ion that Mr. Wil-
son Is proceeding with the greatest cau
tion Iti handling what Is admittedly the
biggest domestic problem of the war and
wants It to be legal proof The Presi
dent alo is hnprftil that when the plan
pets before f'on'gress it will have the
supporvof the conservative Republican?
In this, however, the President may be
doomed to disappointment Inasmuch as
many Kcptihllcan Senators liai- e-
pressed hostility to the Idea of the Gov-
e.rnment .inuuilng control of the rail-
r?a..,"lJhiJ!..,;"!.,Ir?rr,.,i:-
on)y nf thr rOHl programme.
That President Wilsons forthcoming
message will cover the labor phase nf
the situation as well as the llnanclal and
other points involved Is Indicated by the
fact that In tin-conference the Prcirlcnt
Is to ,-eo not onlv the chiefs of the four
brotherhoods but also the legislative
ents of their unions who are stationed
re to watch Ie rtslatloii
the brotherhoods inter-
ho are vice-president, of
unions. ,,re II. V.. Will,
cats.
These men. w
-i.!-. Au-.nM.t, a
.... . t ... ....
ni till' 1'IIKIHt.ei ,1. .1 1 C .t Illil Tit Ol I HO
firemen, W. M. Clark of the conductors
and W. M. Doak of the trainmen.
vtrir n Br Presented.
The President has had one Interview
with these men. but up to date he has
seen none of the hrotherhood chlets on
the sublect of Government control. An
Intimation of their attitude was given
, when A. M. i.arretsoii, president of the
Order of Hallway Conductors, after It
became known that the President was
contemplating such a step, left word at
tb White llouse otTices that he believed
!,hBt t,llP hrotberlioods would not oppose
the plan. Mr. Oarretson professed tn
sneak only fnr himself at that time,
Since then the brotherhood heads have
mrt "nA "" views and these will
now ht rrPS'nt,'d " President.
",p ' resilient is oeMrnus or solving
., railroad laiinr problem at (he m.
the railroad laJinr problem at the same
. . , .
"p,.,"
roB" operation
time that he settles the question of rail-
The conductors and
trainmen have presented demands for
wnai .approximately represents a hi per
cent, wage Increase and tho engineers
and firemen are about to follow suit.
At a conference which the brotherhood
leaders had with the President two
months ago tw-o of them Stone of the
engineer,, and Garrclson of the conduct-
orH opposed arbitration In any form,
With the Government taking over the -
railroads this question will assume
somewhat or a new pnase in view or the i
peculiar relations that will exist between
i the Government and railroad employees.
President Wilson has
been advised
against any plan that would conscript
workers for railroads and wants to set
tie the labor problem In n manner that
' will be rtrceptable tn both sides.
i
President' Plan.
The plan the Prddent Is believed to
have In mind Involves two leading
features :
The appolnlment of sn arbitration
board that would Investigate the ques
Hon of railroad wages and the Increased
cost of living since the war and would
be prepared to make adjustments every
three months should the cost of living
continue to Increase ; the findings nf this
SU ntfffl'rouVt rather ,ha"n by the
, mungers as heretofore,
rn"r"a'' "Tr,aurelK intemled tn,...
' .,, . ,.,,,. .. ,r .
I "f jj, brotiierhoiidi' to aVbltratlon In the '
past. They have Insisted that the roads
rollH,rlled the flndlnga of arbiters
.. ,. ,
own nurnosus. and In many
They have insisted that the roads
lo suit their own purposes, and In mnny
Instances have robbed them nf the fruits
of whteVer victory they won.
' . p-p-u..,. ii in believed
, The I resident, n is Musvcn
Is pre.
' ' n'" ?7on. ' "n V 'he
'
,
grntiml of rbe In tlie cost of living will
CoiiKiuiril on Fourth Page.
3,000,000 WORKMEN
TO EMIGRATE FROM
U. S. AT END OF WAR
t
Figures Based on Government Survey Labor Crisis
Feared Mining and Steel Industries Hardest Hit
Land Hunger the Principal Factor.
-pecnt fie'pntch to Tiir Si x. i
WAdlMNdTuN, Dec. 24. Three million
i pertons among the foreign population of
the t'nlted States are prepared to emi
grate ns soon as wnrld peaee It declared.
While this tlsure appears enormous, It Is
based on a careful Mirvey by a Govcrn
ment expert, and the threatened crisis In
labor suiiply that must result Is being
carefully eonsldetcd by Administration
otllcer!".
The total Includes wotkers only, and
not all but most all are heads of fami
lies. No account Is taken of the number
()f women and rhlldien they will carry
lu r.uiupi .urn ..imwi .nit,,.
The mining Industry anil the steel and
kindred Industries Ik; the hardest
hit by the emigration. Workers In thei-e
fields' are preparing to leavo by thou
sands. This Is particularly true of the
1'oles, tlm Ilu'-.iian national.' and other
Slavs, the Syrians and Greeks, the Uo
hemlans and other nationals of the Dual
Monarchy.
A Uovernment ofllclal here, nno of the
most widely known labor experts In the
country, has In his office safe tickets fori
- "JJ" f .h-
aliens ho have entrusted their tickets '
liiLiuoi- nun.-.. nkAhca ...
to the safe keeping of the official, who
declaics that every paFsage on all of the
big transatlantic lines, even the German
lines, ( hooked for months after peace
Is declared.
Meek 1. ii nd mid Opiorlnnltlr.
These
e mt
; Am
en are for the most part land i
d opportunity hungry. They i
hungry
hellevc that the tax burdens in their
nnllv. lanrl. l,e no greater than'thev
are In America They likewise believe I This movement will have a far reach
that thev will command re'pert and In- I Ing eff.t on the raw material Indus
fluenee 'at home in the reconstruction i tries, .Mi-nt of the miners of the country
and political adjustments expected after who are foreign born are preparing to
the war. but most of all 'bey believe I emigrate.
BOLSHEVIK SHIP
BRlfiGS IN ARMS!
Amniuiiition of Oennan Type
Found Hidden in Carpo
at Pacific Port.
PROBABLY FOB THE I.W.W,
Anthoritios Believe It. Was In
tention to Foment Further
Disorders in This Country.
A Pv:inc Port. Pec. 24 redcral of-
flclals found to-day packages of ammu-'
nltlon. several hundred rifles and a num- '
Der of bags filled with revolvers burled 1
under the cargo r hides in the Shllka.
Uus.lati freighter which arrlted here
Frldav night under control or a i.oi
3lt.v5 0-cw Dfllcl.ils said the cart
noges tounn n u.- " """""'
,"m"lmu ,
"rrnrans on the eastern rront.
. The oorndgnmrnt probably was in-
""1"' ""'"." r,.. ...... ',"','
innusiriai ""rn- ...
UM1 "f raider In the Ic.
, An invw-tlgatlon to determine tho
l'Pose of tl.oe In chargi; of the . ship
h" "'",0 ".nn.,7.Vat t
states Attorney said
"Wc know- that
' , . llrtl.li.v 11'
lnc fiiiotn i ' "n" " , '
crew huh ni'i'.niiuj -w
committee of five that took the vessel
over after the real crew mutinied a few
Havs out of the ltusslan port."
Oflielals continuing their search to-day
discovered a large quantity ot liquor
and a iiuiiib.rnf 1. W W. newspapers
Ml.nat-il. ibe announced.
If the munition, were intended for
tlm I. W. w. omciais sam, in.- riuin.
probaldy Intended to nnlosvd her rrgo
bere and then proceed to some pre-
arranged obscure spot on the coast and
p, the rltle-, revolvers nnd ammunl-
,, a,iore.
Amnnir the Federal agents working on
n, i,in were some who said they be-
i ieVed the munitions weie sent by the
Holshevikl to aid I W. W to foment
, revolutions In the United States tn fur-
ther Hnlshcv k principles,
'. , ri.l
, Cant. Boris Pogal, master of the boat
nnd members of the crew probably will
1 t.. in,,...,! nfflclal, nkserted. Search I
wm )ic continued until tho entire vessel
anrt carKO K gone over,
Unverified rumors were circulated that
vflst. carried $100,00(1 sent bv
i )h( Bolshcvllti to aid the defence of
I , w w un(jPr trial In Chicago, but no
f ,no,iey thus far has been
I ,. Jj
iounn.
1 .
BRITISH CASUALTIES DECREASE
I i,naaes Xrsrlv Half Thnae of First
,
"--
I.ONPOV, Pec. 21. The British casual
ties reported for the period, December
19 to 24 inclusive, number IS, DID, as
follows :
Killed or Died of Wounde Officers. I
inn; men, 2,711,
Wounded or Missing Offlrers, R3" ;
men, in, 100, .
A considerable decrease In the British
casualties Is shown in the latest figures.
The casualties for the week ended De
cember IS were 17.97B. for the week
ended Decemer 11, 23.3S6, nnd for the
week ended December 4, 2. 822.
TWO OF PERSHING'S MEN DIE.
Scsrlet I'l vrr nnd Pneantnnln Kill
Prlisle In France.
Wasiiinoton, Dec. 24. Gen. Pershing
to-day advl-ed the War Department of
the dealhi from natural causes of two
members of 'the Amerlcin overseas
forces .
Private Charles D, Fleka, Infantry
scarlet fever. Altlehoro. Mas.
Private. Hert C, aiders, engineers
bioncho pneumonia, Avlla,.Pa.
TIIK imoi.l, Hrnadway at nth M,
open- to-niurrow nlxht, rtotlinpfel will
run it, New YnnK', tatellfM Motion
Picture Theatre. At.
that wealth Is ahead of them at me emi
of the homeward path liecauae of the
capital and knowledge they will carry
with them from America.
(reeks am preparing to leac by (he
wholesale, but they will bo largely
guided by the terms of peace. If Asia
Minor Is oiened to trade, they will go
hack In swiiiinw. Thev dream of a re
vival of the old commercial umpires of
the southern f-ean of Kurope, with Greece
a mighty factor In this commerce as she
tin. ourlv cetitiirli'S. The Syrians
, share In this hope also. Whole com-1
liiuiuuc:. in.- ii i ,iw lit. i
United States to stand at the foreflolit i
of the miivetnent they b-llcvc inevitable
The llus-l.iti nationals, particularly
the Jewe, are going back to a free Bus
sla and Its opportunities, 1.11m the
traders or the south, they see vast de
velopment qiiportunltles that have re
mained untouched for centuries,
Bohemians In this country, according '
to fncle Sam's expert, who has been In ron0 , , reallnton that while she
tTtV' "and ' "'Bering with her encmhs In an ef- to Stake All Oil HllffO Mill
worked with them, are talking of a free , fort to conclude peace she no longer Is taVV Gamble.
Hohemla. able to wage war.
ArmrnlntiB to Itemnln Here. Following the almost complete de-
. . . ,,,llov.
... . . .... ,
"lanes nave come m ims id v
every opportunity, njnjl the.' expect a ,
that will transport all Armenia to the I
1'nlted Stater Armenians are cancel-.,
ling-return passages that have been held j
for months.
The Lithuanians and Poles from the i
mining and steel Industrie are making
grejit preparations for a return home.
Turks too are preparing to rturn In
Marge numbers.
ITALIAN LINES
'BROKEN BY FOE
Austro-German Advance
Halted Before Objective
Is Gained.
Jg
,
HEA YY
ENEMY LOSSES
' ,
(., 4l.c tlllnc .
tOHIlier ATiaCKS n AJIICS MIC-
cessfnl Aloiig- Pinve and
Other Sectors.
Paris, Pec. 24. The Autro-Oerman
offensive In Italy has been resumed upon
a vigorous scale and with some surresa
to the Invaders. A Home communique
to-day admitted that the enemy had
hrokeif through Italian nosltlon. in it..
nroaei, mrougn Italian posit Ions in the
nmiuui.il iiiiimiiiK mat.
j he was stopped at the rear positions
near nuso Monte Salbella, where coun-
i ,cr "aeKs wiin .ati!-ractory r.esult-s
, r,r rtlm,r,
Teuton force that crossed the Plave
itVPr at prtve Vecchla were driven
i ne attars near nuo evidently was
I lie attack near IlU'n evidently was
designed to clear the way to the Fren-
zela valley aim tnence to the Hrenta
valley The valleys merge at Valstagna.
Should the enemy break through the en-
tire entente fence m the Hrenta eec-
tlon would he In serious trait
in" recapture or tne Italian positions
on Monte Asolone is balled as one of
the notable achievements of the war.
Hy this feat the Austro-Oermans have
been prevented from spreading to the
.--outh. completing the isolation of Monte
i T , , 7 .1 , , ' V ' .
the invaders lost three division, at
Monte Amlotie .mil H.irrcttn. and that a
General of division and two Brigadiers
were wounded i-eritiusly
Tho Teuton authorities at fdlnc and In regard to the passage nf Holshevikl beginning of the American civil war i ""' I,llra!!el In history was ac
elsewhere lu the conquered territory of troops sent against the Hon, Ural and therefore an Important military factor if """P""'"''! by the German army I
Italy ate following out their Belgian other regions the Ukraine Government utilized effectively for which there' s ' don't ,'n'i!" 11 l! '' '"t and noting
laciic-. ien wnmrii anil cniinren aie
Men
forced to labor long bours In the field,.
sevete physical penalties being inflicted
for disobedience.
METAL WORKERS MAY STRIKE.
fan Friiiu'Uen Kmpliier nejeet
Iemanili 111,1)00 Men Involved.
8a v Fbancibi'o. Dec '."l. A strike of
10,00(1 metal tradca unionists In the San
Francisco Bay region seemed Inevitable
to-night after tnenibeis nf the two latger
employers' organizations voted unani
mously to refuse to grant the employees
demands for a 10 per cent wage In
crease In addition tn tlie 31 per cent,
advance granted recently by the Federal
Shipbuilding wage adjustment board, ac
cording to members of the executive
committees. The metr affected nrc em
ployed In .Industries other than ship
building. POPE'S MESSAGE TO AMERICA.
Christmas, He Sn, Tenehea Conr
nge nnd Selfsnrrlflre,
Rome, Dee. 24. Pope Hendlct has
given to the AsVoclaled Press till" Christ-I
mas message for the American people:
"The Holy Father sends to the people
of America Ii4s cordial greetings and
prays that they may take to heart In
thl time of strife and suffering the trim
lesson of Chrl.tmastldo tho lesson of
God's unceasing lovo for mankind, the
loNson of unfaltering courago and sacri
fice of self.
"More especially he calls upon the
llltle children, to whom this day belongs,
to pray with all their hearts to the Hobo
of Bethlehem that He may protect their
loved onen and give bark to the world
that peace which He came to bring upon
earth,"
Goelhnla to Continue In j, ,nh.
Titr.NTo.s. N, .1 , Dec, 24, Gen. George
W, Goelhnla will continue to serve New
Jersey as Stale Unglneer In an advisory
capacity, Hceordlng'ln a letter Gov, Kdge
received from him to-day. although the
General added he did" not know where hhj
now mines a iiiariermiisier-i,encrai or.
uiu .i iiij iimk'i. kiii linn
RUSSIAN NAVY
DEMORALIZED;
OFFICERS QUIT
Admiral's Flap; Withdrawn
From Baltic Fleet and Cen
trehalt Emblem Haised.
MARKS tEACE UKMOTE
Ultimatum of I'krainian Hilda
Meets With Tart lleply
Coal Supply Cut Off.
Sperinl Cnhu t)f,pnlch , Tnr. Si-n rot,, the
l.otidon Times.
Copyright, 1917, nil right referred
I'KTi'iKiRAO, Die. : I. Added to
anarchy, thrfatened civil war. Immi
nent famine and the danger of n class
revolution, which would make the vort
of the guillotine days In France Inslg
nlflrant hy comparison. Russia now lias
mornlUatlon of the army the navy has.
been disrupted. To-day., I.roUa, the
....
Minlfterlal organ, publishes an order
from j.q.ujj Ccntrebalt, or com-
mlttee of callers of the Haltlc lleet, de
daring that command of the fleet now Is
the handa of the military Hectlon of
that body and that Admiral Hazvowff
)ias jp,, rocaiied, his flag hauled down
Hnd the flag of the Centrebalt holted.
I'lcet (imcers llralgn.
In consequence .of these proceedings a
m(tii,ti, ,,e enn ,.fti..au ne nAd
adopted a resolution to' the effect that ' Vrnr' Hirlstmas speech to the (.oldlcm
these measure would result In com- In the trenches, announcing that Oer
plete disorganisation of th navy. This, many Intends to punish with "the Iron
'.i,!':,!,'!; ,a 1",P?,?J.'r,' "'i 1 tlm -hlnlng sword" the enemies
basis, as the imperialist enemy would be wn0 rc"'et r.ermany s peace terms forms aay on a msh to nm pswii ironw a.
able to dictate terms. The officers de- the most translucent contribution from 1 '"P-'?" from Ilerlln quotes the Kaiser
dine to be responsible for the new state Kal.fr ... ... mon,h. Th,v ml. tn V'- ,for h'9"''1 ani' the outlook
of things, and In consequence hae re-'. ' man5 mo",,,F Th mlt on the future of derm ny and the war
signed until the convocation of the Con-i fo rc!rt nw that the Kaiser would i as follow s :
stltuent Assembly, which they rav alone make a peace move Christmas. These "But for the calm and heroic, war-represenf-
the wilt of the nation reports were current In Germany and to I r,or" on the weR,rr" front, the enormotw
The Uventta also publishes a reply to rclr UPr" -urrent in Germany and to doplovmcnt of oerman forces ln th
the ultimatum of the Ukrainian Rada a Ie" argr' ('re',t nrl,i4,n- , eafit and In Italy never would have been
hlrh I eouehpH In ihi inrimt lanpin.. The Hrltlsh Interpretation unon the ' por&lble. The lighter in the west haa
The original document likewise did not
mince words. It pointed to the Insln-
corlty of the Petrograd Government,
which, while proposing to recognlie the
cnmulete autonomy of tlie TTkralne. was
.ndeavorlng to Interfere lu Its internal
These attempts at interference were
bs3 Justified. It is pointed out, In view of
nil ti?.
the unfortunate conditions prevailing In
the territory. Anarchy, political and
"nlc dUorder ami military violence
were suffered there, It Is asserted, and'
i the liberty won by the revolution has
teen crushed.
Certain Trnnpa nlanrmcd.
The Ukraine Government Is not dis
posed to undergo another such experi
ence. It consequently has disarmed the
Kusslnn troops displaying anarchist ten
dencies and conspiring against the con
stituted authorities. This was done, It
la asserted, to prevent the Introduction
of civil war, anarchy and unbfldled vlo-
Wrc, such as were prevailing In the
lPrrlory onlrnlled ,,y , Vcalled
Veojile's Commissioners.
The Fkralne Government recognises
the need for unity on all fronts, but as
the Petrograd Government Introduced
complete disorganization on all fronts
andas the Holshevlk troops exposed the
fatherland, leaving position all along
tho line, the Ukraine Government feels
II cannot undertake to defend the vast
u cannot undcrt.lke to defend the vast
extent of the northern and northwestern
fronts with IU own troons and therefore
has withdrawn Its men. The Ukrainian
front now, nowever, is united with the
southwestern and Hitmanlan fronts. Its
soldiers propose to defend their own
frontiers at all co,t., thu, contributing
to the maintenance nf Husla on a war
footing, so necessary to a satisfactory
peace
The Ukraine appeal, to Petrograd and
. tho Bolshevlkl to refrain from molesting
' """"' J'" ')
and not to compel action again.-! Kus-
elan divisions on It, front who are nee-
e,sary to the defence of tho whole coun-
tn"
Confintierf on Srcnml Page.
SUN Tobacco Cheers
Pershings Men's Xrnas
QHKKK UP! writes the soldiers
for whom Parental hearts are
tender this Christmas day. They
mean to keep the holidny cheer
fully anil beg- Fnthcr nnd Mother
to do the same.
Letters from abroad ucknowl
cdpinK advance Christmas gifts
dovetail like the fif-ures in mnr
quetry with letters that accom
pany checks sent in to buy more
gifts for the soldiers, and espe
cially the weed that solaces and
strcntrthons.
Read on another page (4)
how cleverly the young Military
Welfare League from Camp Up
ton handled u big ball in tho vast
rotunda of the Ansonia. These
soldiers can do anything they set
out to do and do it well. It was
for their own dependents and tho
Tobacco Fund for, as tho en
listed men say: "We will be in
France ere long, keeping a bright
eye open for THE SUN To
bacco." After plum pudding, walk out
for a breath of air and a cigar;
then take good cure to put the
coupons and certificates where
they will do the most good, in the
box marked "THE SUN Tobacco
Fund."
WARNING! THE SUN TO
BACCO FUND has no connection
with nny other fund, organiza
tion or publication. It emiilovs
i no agents or solicitors
"Eliminate Red Tape
The War Won't Wait"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. War
time efficiency is being
practised as well as preached by
the Government. President Wil
son ha sent to all the executive
departments copies of a letter re
cently addressed by Secretary
Redficld to his bureau chiefs.
"Forget how things were done
before the war, eliminate red
tape," the letter said. "Wb must
learn with the Germans that 'the
war won't wait.' Delay is the
Kaiser's ally."
Secretary Redficld has in
structed all his bureaus to install
machines for stamping on papers
the day and hour of receipt so
that delay in action may be
traced to personal responsibility.
He Is refusing to sign documents
not so stamped.
NO PEACE MOVE
EXPECTED NOW
London Relieves Knisee Ifpnilv
l ACr SiimnT CV VOfin
5lAh! SWOBT 01- I OOP
"Iron Fist" Threat Tle;arded
as Tlevcalins: Enemy's
T?enl Intentions.
Special Cable rie'pateh tn Tn Siv
fopvrlaht. 1J17, nil riohtt referred.
Irfi.snos-, Iiec. II. The Oerman Em-
speeches Is that the Kaiser, with the
backing of Field Marshal von Hlnden-
. , , ....
burB 19 aRU'"lnK a h"''l tee with his
threat to crush the western allies, hon-
, ing to gloss over t.ie fearful conditions
. j-. ... . .
m '-"many ana me increasing despair
i due to th Privations of the peple. who
mM'"s n increasing nemana ror
Pe threatening to revolt before
the end of the winter.
r ini..,. , ... ,.
Civilians In Olre Mraltn.
j The fullett confirmation of state
ments regarding the dire straits of the
1 German civilian population has been
obtained. Tn food situation In the
Internal districts is so desperate there
Is reason fo believe that the duration
of the war is limited, regardless of
the military situation. The Hrltlsh
Government nas learned that if rollef
l'oea not reuch Germany from the out-
"Id the country Is Incapable nf hold-
ic out until the next harvest, and
-dl likely reach exhaustion much
SJoner. Popular dissension Is intense
and no longer can be rcprost-cd.
The Kaiser's hneeches. therefore nr.
accepted an proof that he finally has
acquiesced in in. puns or the military
party to stake everything on tho huge
military gamble, hoping to break the
Allies before Germany breaks. Recent,' ... ' tieirnsiva
detailed Information from Germany l .
detailed Information from Germany is so
explicit nnd authoritative It makes" a dlf-
feient conclus on Iminisslhle. Thn -..,-
man people have entertained for n tm.o-
time me nope or fL-ci supijllcs from Itus
sla. but now comes the discovery n,f
Kussla Is more likely to be a burden
than a help,
I.lllle Hope In nil, sin.
ThP onIy Jlulan arca whence Ger-
manv couid hope to draw food mmnile.
, the Ukraine which i ha broken w "th
tne noi.nevmi and determined to Join
hands with Hiimaiil.i and mntlnue the
struggle The I'kralne is the richest nor-
tlon nf ltns-in with Ai.ti' .i...!
e.iii .i imiui nr ti.. iti,.,
strong reason to believe (he Allies are
talcing steps.
The only things plentiful in Germany
till- i'hrllmas are children's tnya. Ship
loads of these were manufactured befoie
August, 1314, and Intended for the Hrlt
lsh market. Heretofore Uiey have been
held back because the manufacturers
hoped for peace Now they ar being
sold throughout Germany to German
children. The latter are' delighted on
receiving miniature battleships named
Drake and Nelson and toy trains la
belled Scotch Limited and Northern Kx-
girces.
TWO BURN TO DEATH
5,000 FEET IN AIR
Unidentified Aviators Victims
at Fort Worth, Tex.
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 14. Two un
identified aviators were burned to death
S.onn feet lu the air at Hicks Field to
night. They fell to the earth with the
remnant of the airplane a ma nf
wreckage.
It Is supposed the gasolene ta-i, ex-
. .
4)loded. The bodies were biH-ned bevond
Identlllcntlon, One I, supposed to be a
Lieutenant and the other a cadet In u,i
Iloyal Flying Corps.
ASftUITH'S SON WOUNDED
Hero,
Hon
of Ks-Premler Ttrlee
rnteil for Gnlliintry.
, Special Cable Peipntrh In Tint Si s
Copyright. Wi, all nghti revert eft
I I.ONPON, Dec. 24. I.leuleiMnt-Cnm-mander
Arthur Aso,ulth of the Hoyal
Naval Reserve, third son of former Pre
mier Asiiuith, has been wounded severely
In France, suffi-rlng a compound frac
ture of the ankle
He twice h.iH been decorated for gal-
lanlry His elder hrolher, Raymond As-
miith. w:is killeil ill 1 ft 1 A A..,lt.AH
j nroinci- was wcuinucu seriouny.
KAISER WOULD ;
COMPEL PEACE
WITH 'IRON FIST"
! J n Message to Troops, Gives
Alternative if Terms
Arc Jlefuscd.
LAUDS VALOIt OF MEN)
Says Battles of 1017 Provq
"Lord J s-A vowed Ally"
of German People.
CONFIDENT OF 0UTC0MF1
Declares "Recent Victories'
Have Had Effect on Father
land and Enemy.
A M ST K no AM, Vet. 34.- The four
Tentonle Allied rower', aeeordlnr
to B.denpateh from HrrM-UlnvsIt,
hnve agreed to reply Jointly to th
Ranslaii pence prnpnM. The re
ply. It Is added, will be delivered
to-morrow.
IAMsn:nnM, Pec. 14 "If the enemy
does r.ot want po.ice, then we mint
, bring peace by battering In with th
iron list and the shining sword th
doors of thoso who will not have peace.
J The year 1.317, with Us great battle,
I has proved that the German peopla
nas In the Lord of Creation nbove an
unconditional nnd avowed ally on whom
it can absolutely rely. Without Him all
would have been In. vain"
Thin mefttigo wan deliverrd to hl
troops by Emperor William on Sattir-
expoeu noroicauy ins imiiy ao mat nin
brothers on the Pvlna and the Isonxo
might storm from victory to victory.
The fearful Kittle on the bloody hills
around Verdun were not In vain, they
' S'fV'f tl tnmanxinn" !"r xh cn'm
- - v
Prntse for Siilfllerft.
n ha, en ., year full of event for
the Oerman army and the German
i Fatherland. Powerful blows hte been
JelWered and M.ur comrades In the
eaut have been abb- to bring ahout
great decisions,
"Tficre has been no man, no officer
and no general on tlie whole eastern
front, whoever 1 ha v. spoken to them,
who his not franklv admitted that they
could not hai- accomplished what they
have If their comrades In the west liad
i no flood to a man.
I ne tactical ami strategical c ormec-
tlon between the hattliv on the Aim,
' hi the Chimpagne, Artols and Flanders
i n,,(1 nt Cambrnl and the events lu the
-nl and In Italy U ho manifest that It
lh useless to waMe word.i on It
"With a centralized direction th
Oerman army works m a centralized
" -r. " oruer mat we siiou be
., V ., "n-i-it-- umwi
f"ll Portion of the army had tn remain
, ,tB ''e',-lve- hard as this I for
.'."'. .'.' "" " 'ougnt
a a
In 131 1 Is without parallel V frac
tlon or th" (iinnnn army accepted thu
heavy task, cowring lti comrad in
the east unconditionally, and it had
nn..rmlro aukh-i-rm n army agalnt
"Knemy Una li-lilctrd Volhlng."
'In long preparation the eneinv had
cnlUctid unheard of iMclmlcal mean,
and masseii ot ammunition and gun,
III ordt r to make Ins nitty into Hru.-
-"-""."' "ni, ne t
,lol"lccs Tlu' enemy h.i nch
l,n"'
"The most gigantic fe.ii
evr no.
complls-lied by an army and one with
vhall be your reward and at the samn
time your pride. Nothing can In anv
wny place In the shade or surpa a what
you havo accomplished, liowetrr gt-.-at
and overwhelming it ir n be
"Tho year 1JI7 i, , , t.loll, hat.
tie, has provtd tint "i German pro.
ph has In tlfo Lord ..f i.-alfon nbov
' , n"1' "vowed ally on
L Z? . r", Vthm,
i-.i?.Jv " I I" v. In.
- ' ',',, ,';,' " m exerr ever
nerve to the utnioM I know that ever,
one of you In the unparalleled drumflr'n
did superhuman deeds The feeling mnj
have been freqiienth with ton 'if w
only had something behind ui. If we mill
had i-nine rollef" It came ,,s i, result
of tho blow- In the east, where It is seen
that the storm, of war ther.i are nl
present silenced I'md grant ih.it It inaj
be forever
Sncci .. Iletc Hud I'n'cft.
"Veslerday I mw and spoke to yout
comrades near Verdun, and there, pass
Ing through all mind, llko the nVnt ni
tho morning breeze wa.x Hie thought
You nrn no longer alone' The gres
successes nnd victories nf the recent pasl
tho crcut ilnvh of K-tllli' m I.'l.-ini1r,
, and before Ciimbral, where tho flrei
crushing offcnslv.i blow delivered Upei
'!,n nr"Knnt British sliowcl that desplti
threo )ear, of war and suffering or
troops still telalncl their old nftepslvi
i f-plrlt have their elTi-ct on tho entln
I'attici land and rw. tne eneni)
We do not know what Is still In stori
for II,, but we have (.ecu how In this las
nf the four years of war God's ham
haa visibly pn vnlled. punished trencher,'
and rewarded hemic persistence Fron
this we can gain llim confldmro that th.
jirri will be with n, in the future also.'
TROTZKY'S PEACH IDEA.
Wnnl, People tn Hnve night
IHii-tt- 'riiinel-i ,
; Papis, Dec :4 l-on Trotaky, On
jllolsheilk Foreign Minister, accordlni
to a note Issueil hy the Haras Agency
called on .Inwph Noulens, the FreneJ
Ambassador to i;n,l.i. and explain'
tlm II,, ltnlul.AcM.. ...l.l.a ,n ,.
me principle) of a "democratic re'','
kiiic
I'Olir
I
aft 1 J 1
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