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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL. VII., NO. 945. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS
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GERMAN CRISIS AND WAR TALK WORRY WILSON
KRAUSE
HEARING
DELAYED
It was announced at the court
house this afternoon that the
Krause hearing positively will
not be held tomorrow, but that
it might be held Wednesday.
Sam Kohh was called into the
district attorney's office this af
ternoon and when he left the
courthouse he told friends that
he had identified a pair of binoc
ulars found in Krause's effects
as a pair that he had given J. 0.
Plunkett last summer.
<rause "Not Worrying."
Saturday Krause asked that he be
shaved and Jack Foley, a prisoner,
was assigned to wield the razor.
While Foley was separating Krause
from a weeks' growth of beard. Mat
Miller, one of Krause's cell-mates
asked Krause If he was worrying any.
according to Foley. Krause is said
to have replied: "1 should worry; j
they've got an awful lot to prove."
Krause's statement, if such was
made. U confirmatory of the statement
published iu the Sunday Morning
Post, attributed to Kazls Krauczunas,
of counsel for Krause. that the de
fense would be a demand for the pro
duction of evidence showing that death
had taken place; legally called the
"corpus delicti."
Was Krause in Army?
If Krause goes to trial It is expect
ed that Victor von Arx of Douglas
wilt be one of the witnesses. Von
Arx has said that Krause often told
him he had been in the United States
army during the Boxer uprising.
While Krause was held in Seattle on
the technical charge of impersonating
an officer at Treadwell his identifica
tion as a deserter from the army and
a forger was made by Private William
H. East, barber of Company H. Four
teenth Infantry, now stationed at Fort
Lawton. East says Krause was a mem
ber of the Fourteenth during the
Boxe r uprising of 1900.
First Sergt. Walter Everman. of
Company H. said he believes Krause
to be a deserter from the Fourteenth,
but he is not certain.
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AMERICANS PLAN
TO GOBBLE UP
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
NEW YORK. Dec. 6. ? The New
York American says: Ambitions plans
are in embryo for buying enormous
quantities of foreign investments.
The control of numbers of profitable
South American enterprises could be
bought, it is said, at bargain prices in
terests are credited with being prom
inent in the new proposal.
Move May Be Far-Reaching.
, J. E. Gardin. vice-president of the i
National City Bank, speaking in Ne
wark. said that European investments
in foreign countries would have to be
greatly curtailed and that would fur
nish opportunity for American people
to expand In the regions that prom
ise more than fair returns on the in
vestment. "Bargains will be many and
attractive." said Mr. Gardin. "and
while economic alliances of this char
acter are to be- considered in the
main on the basis of immediate re-1
turns, these alliances will have far
reaching effect in fostering trade and
commerce between Interested coun- i
tries and the United States."
PURSER SHEPARD
OF "NORTHWESTERN"
IS A BRIDEGROOM
SEATTLE. Dec. 6.?Clem A. Shep
ird. purser of the Alaska liner North
western and Miss Frances Antrobus
were married ?here today.
LAW MUST NOT
DELAY TRAFFIC
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5? Secretary
of Commerce W. C. Redfleld has noti
fied collectors of customs that vessels
must not be detained in port on com
plaints charging non-compliance with
the language test and able seamen
requirements of the seamen's law un
less such complaints are filed at least
six hours before the sailing time of
the vessel. This order follows the
recent detention of the steamship
Mongolia at San Francisco after she
had cleared and left the dock.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.
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NEW YORK. Dec. 6. ? Alaska Gold
closed today at 24%. Chino 55%. Ray
25%. Utah 80%, Butte and Superior
73. Copper metal closed at 20.
Saturday's quotations include*
the following: Alaska Gold 25%. Butte
and Superior 70%. Chino 54%, Ray
25%. Utah Copper 79%. Copper metal
is quoted at 19%.
Alaska Gold closed Friday at 25%,
Chino 54%. Ray 25%. Utah 78% nad
Butte-Supcrior at 71%. Copper metal
was quoted at 19%.
The Empire Is growing: get in and
grow with it.
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* THE WEATHER *
?f For the past 24 hours, ending +
* 3:00p. m. today: *
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* Yesterday *
+ Maximum?43. +
+ Minimum?30. +
+ Clear. +
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+ Today ?
+ Maximum?39. *
+ Minlmum-i-34. +
?f Rainfall?.51 inch. +
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INDIAN GIRL
IS KIDNAPED
FROMjGEORGIA
That Mary Nook, a 13-year-old native
girl of Klukwan, bound for tho Shel
don Jackson school at Sitka was kid
naped from the steamer Georgia when
she touched at Killisnoo last Wodnosr
day, is the report made by Frank Tas*
cher and Gus Glllis, who were passen-'
gers on the boat, and which is con
tinued by a telegram reeclved by
Superintendent W. G. Beattle of the
natlvo schools yesterday. Tascher and
Gillls state that while the Georgia was
docked at Kllllsnto throe native men
came aboard, claiming that the girl
whs a witch, and after considerable
pow-wowlng on the deck, went to her
stateroom and took tho girl out.
There wa? no particular commotion
and at first no suspicion was aroused.
The natlvos disappeared and when the
matter was reported to the authorities
they could find no trace of them. When
the stoamer reached Sitka tho disap
pearance of the girl was again report
ed and Supt. Johns of the Sheldon
Jackson school Immediately wired to
Superintendent Beattle asking for in
formation about the girl.
Mary Nook Is a Klukwan native but
at various times has lived in the Kil
lisnoo and Juneau villages. Not long
| ago she was taken before District At
torney J. A. Smiser in an investigation
which wi}8 being made of alleged prac
ticing of witchcraft of which several
Killisnoo natives had complained,
charging that Mary's father and
grandmother were witches and that
they were using the girl as a means to
carry out the schemes of their craft.
Mary told of many exciting experienc
es she had had while bewitched.
At the cloee of that investigation,
which was the culmination of a series
of other investigations made Ini va
rious villages by Supterintendent Be
attle, Mary Nook was sent to Kluk
wan. and was brought down on the
last trip of the Georgia from there to
be sent to the school at Sitka. Mary
is a healthy and attractive native
girl, a little above the average type,
and is said to be very bright. She
speaks English easily and during the
course of the investgatlons this sum
mer often acted as an interpreter.
An effort is being made to locpte
i the men who kidnaped the girl, but
no trace of them has yet been re
ported.
BOY SAYS MAN v
ATTEMPTED TO
KIDNAP HIM
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Edward Dolan. 15, who left a note at
his home in the Casey-Shattuck addi
tion Saturday saying he was leaving,
and asking his mother to pray for him.
said today that a man had forced him
to write the note after he had admit
ted him to the house white he gave
him a drink of water. Young Dolan
was alone at the time, his mother be
ing employed at the Northern laundry.
Young Dolan said today the man was
of medium size, with a heavy, black
beard. He said he hid a pistol, and
that the man told him to walk ahead
of him and to stop when he reached
the Alaska-Juneau tram. Dolan says
he escaped the man in Wllloughby
{Avenue, and that, frightened, he ran
; to the ferry float and went to Sheep
creek, where his father. John Dolan,
! is employed. After Dolan's mother
asked the police 4o help find her son.
the latter was found at Sheep Creek.
Today the boy accompanied City Mar
shal Sliter on a search for the man
whom the boy says tried to kidnap
I him. The police say they have no rea
son to doubt Young Dolan's story.
DANGER OF STRIKE
IN COAL FIELDS
EARLY NEXT YEAR
M ?
NEW YORK. Dec. 6?A Washington
special says that serious trouble is
browing In the coal fields. In April
next the working agreement between
anthracite and bituminous operators
and the miners expires aftbr six
years' operation. A tremendous strike
Is feared. Labor unions arc in a
strong financial position.
BRADSTREETS LIABLE
FOR MISINFORMATION
NEW YORK. Dec. G.?The appellate
division of the New York Supreme
court by a vote of three Justices to
two. decided Bradstreet Is liable to
its subscribers for damages sustained
by them when misleading information
is furnished by Brads'treeL
UNION PACIFIC TO
ENTER NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.?It is reported
in Jersey City that the Union Pacific
ipvould arrange with the Erie Railroad
to use the Erie's line to New York
and that the two lines would use the
Exchange place terminal of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
AMERICA DOES NOT
UNDERSTAND JAPAN
SAYS AMBASSADOR
NEW YORK. Dec. 4.?"If America
knew Japan as Japan knows America,
the distrust which exists in this coun
try would vanish." said Japanese Am
bassador Chlnda here .yesterday even
ing. The Ambassador said that Japan
fully understands the desire of the
United States to be right and just In
all things that concern other countries
and she knows that the United States
Is cot seeking aggrandizement at the
expense of any other country against
the will of any country, and. he add
ed that Japan is actuated in all things
by the same high national purpose.
Mrs. W. H. Kerr, wife of W. H.
Karr of the Scandinavian Grocery,
who has been 111 for several days
? with a severe attack of bronchitis
' is reported as improved today
ALASKAN
REPORTED
A SUICIDE
SEATTLE, Doc. 6.?Following tho
departure for California ten days ago
of Leon Richardson, clerk in the Nomo
office of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, Mrs. Richardson Saturday night
had telephoned to her what purported
to be a telegram from Los Angeles
"Stating that Richardson had commit
ted suicide in tho fashionable Lanker
snlm Hotel in that city and requesting
that his wife be notified.
Los Angejes reports no such sui
cide nor such a telegram being re
ceived by the telegraph companies.
Mrs. Richardson Is prostrated at her
home here and the mystery has not
been explained.
Richardson is a former Chicago av
iator and at one time was auditor for
the Toledo Street Railway Co.
CHINESE REBELS
START MUTINY
PEKING, Dec. 6.?The Chinese gov
ernment announced today that It had
received from General Yang at Shang
hai a telegram stating that the crui
ser Chacho had been recaptured from
Its mutinous crew, that the rebel land
movement against the arsenal had
been repulsed and that peace had been
restored.
At Shanghai yesterday a band of 10
rebels armed with riflos and bombs at
tacked the Chapel sub-police station.
I The rebels throw four bombs, of
: which three exploded. One police
man was killed and three wounded.
A body of regular troops was brought
up quickly and the rebels disappear
ed.
Last night the crew of the Chinese
cruiser Chacho mutinied at Shanghai
and opened fire on two other warships
and the government arsenal. The Are
was returned and an engagement last
ed for an hour. Several shots were
fired in the foreign concessions.
The Chinese authorities had threat
ened to shell and sink the cruiser.
It Is said the mutinies were due to
i the reports that China was soon to
: return to a monarchical form of gov
; ernment.
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FIND NEW COMET.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Dec. 6 ?
? The discovery of a new comet.
| moving slowly north has been 1
sighted by First Astronomer
1 Taylor, stationed at the Cape of
! Good Hope. The comet appeared '
i near the Delta Orion which is '
the left hand star in Orion's !
? sword.
SEATTLE SUSTAINS
PORT COMMISSION
SEATTLE. Dec. 6T? The election
Saturday for members of the Seattle
Port Commission resulted In another
complete victory for that organiza
tion. Charles E. Remsberg. the Fre
mont banker, was re-elected to mem
bership on the commission for a per
iod of three years, and Dr. Ewald was
re-elected for the unexpired term of
Gen. Chittenden to which he was re
cently appointed. Robert Bridges, the
holdover member, has been accused
of running the old board, and as hns
been the case heretofore, the campaign
against Remsberg and Dr. Ewald was
directed at him. The votes have again
sustained Bridges.
Spencer Wins School Election.
George A. Spencer was again elect
ed to membership on the school
board for a term of three yearH.
WOODROW WILSON
ONLY CANDIDATE
LINCOLN', Neb., Dec. 6.?The name
of Woodrow Wilson will bo the only
one on the official ballot at the Ne
braska Presidential primaries as a
candidate for the Democratic party
nomination for President.
WILSON TO DRIVE
ENEMIES FROM COUNTRY
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.?President
Woodrow Wilson Saturday announced
that he would use every cfTort in his
power to rid the United States of all
foreign agents whose activities were
cosldcred harmful to the bost inter
ests of the country.
MANY MEXICANS ARE
DYING OF THE PLAGUE
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 6. ? The epi
demic of typhus fever which has been
raging in this city for some time past
seems to be increasing and for the
past several days over one hundred
rnd fifty victims have been claimed
daily by the dread disease.
BRITISH COLUMBIA TO
VOTE ON PROHIBITION
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oec. 6.?Ac
cording to a statement given out in
this city by Premier Sir Richard Mc
Bride, the question of prohibition
throughout the province of British
Columbia will be left to the people
at the next provincial election.
ELECTRIC COMPANY
CUTS WORKING HOURS
BOSTON. Doc. 4. - The Plttsfteld
branch of the Goneral Electric Com
, pany has voluntarily reduced the work
i ing hours in its plant from ten to nine
I and one-half hours, with ten hours
pay. The order affects 4,000 men.
CONGRESS
AGAIN IN
? SESSION
W^flL\%ON, Doc. 6.?The 64th'
Cpnijriesd, tipt session, convened at
12" noon It la Bald tho sesalon
will bo ob japqrtant as any one In
the history. % ^
Thirty-two jSona tors were sworn In
and many n*w fftcos appeared in the
Houes, as tf&U as old members, In
cluding fori! t-Speaker Joseph G.
Cannon of Illinois. Speaker Chomp
Clark was i imediately re-elected by
the House,
Estiiimtcs for the most elaborate
program of rpondltures ever asked
of congress In time of peace were
submitted tdday. proposing a total
outlay /)f $1.-85,867,808 or $170,853,614
more than wi a appropriated last year.
Alaska Money Sought.
Socretary l-ane asked for $8,247,620
for continuing tho work on the Alaska
rallroat) during the fiscal year ending
June 20, 1917 and requested other ap
propriations as follows:
For construction and repair work of
buildings for natives on fur seal Isl
ands $25,000.
For protection of seal $75,000.
For lighthouses and other aids to
navigation $$0,000.
For lighthouse depot for Alaska $50,
000.
For light at Cape Sponcer, Alaska
$100,000.
Mine inspection service $7,000.
Care of Insane $70,000.
NaNtlve education $215,000.
Reindeer service $5,000.
Medical relief, natives, $50,000.
For purchase of tools for natives
$25,000.
Game protection $20,000
Suppression of liquor traffic $15.
000.
HUMPHREY INTRODUCES
FOUR SEATTLE,BILLS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.?Congress
man W. E. Humphrey of Washington,
introduced bills today for the con
struction of a third drydock at Brem
erton, Wash., to coBt thrco millions of
dollars, a now poetofllce at Seattle to
cost $1,250,000 an immigration sta
tion at Seattle to cost $500,000 and a
public building at Bremerton to cost
$300,000.
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SENATOR CLARKE IS
PRESIDENT PRO-TEM
i WAOWIWITOHi l>ev #. Umntar
James P. Clarke, of Arkansas, was
elected President Pro-tem of the
United States today, receiving the
unanimous votes of tho Democrats
He was chosen for that honor Satur
day, the opposition to him disappear
ing when it was announced that he
had changed his mind about the ad
ministration ship purchase bill which
Administration Democrats had begun
a canvass of the Senators in behalf
of Senator Atlec Pomerone, of Ohio,
and continued It until it was learned
that Senator Clarke was In complete
harmony with all of the administration
measures.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
TO BE READ TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.?The Joint |
session of the United States Senate
and the House of Representatives will
occur In the House chamber tomor
row.
RURAL CREDITS BILL TO PASS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6? Senntor
Honry P. Hollls, of New Hampshire,
predicts that the rural credits legisla
tion will be passed at the coming
session of Congress.
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600 ON STRIKE.
SEATTLE, Dec. 6.?Six hun
dred riveters, drillers, chippers
and steam-fitters employed In
i the yards of tho Seattle Con
struction & Drydock Co. walked
out this morningr They address
ed a demand to the ofilclalB of
the company, for higher wages.
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WAR COSTS SWITZERLAND
$51,000,000 TO NOV. 1ST
BERNE, Dec. 6.?The cost to Swlt
erland to the end of October for
guarding: her neutrality was $51,000,
OOO. _
MRS. LINDLEY TO BE
BURIED IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. C. ? The body of
Mrs. Hervey D. Llndley, wife of a So
attle capitalist who died In Santa Bar
bara, Calif.. Saturday, will be burled
In Seattle. ^
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RIGHT
When you buy out-of-town,
you send your money to some
one who Is no way Interest
ed In you. who represent no
part In our community, and
who cannot possibly give you
the samo care and consider
ation which yon are sure to
receive from HOME MER
CHANTS. Don't forgot that
many articles look exceed
ingly attractive in pictures
which upon arrival prove to
' be inferior and unsatisfac
tory
Genuine satisfaction comes
1 from
! BUYING AT HOME
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CZAR WILL
AID SERBS
TO THE END
LONDON, Lec. 6. ? Serbia's inde
pondence will never disappear as long'
as Russia has men able to shoulder
arms. This flat promise to Serbia has
been made by Czar Nicholas of Rus
sia in a telegram. to Premier Paslt
of Serbia.
A copy of the Czar's message was
recolved hero today. It reads: "Rus
sia already has a plan to save Serbia.:
In no case will Russia tolerate the j
disappearance oi' Serbia's indepen
dence."
SAXONY CANNON
PLANT EXPLODED
WITH GREAT LOSS
LOI^DON, Dec. 6.?Destruction of a j
large ammunition factory at Halle. [
Prussian Saxony, by explosion, with a i
loss of several hundred lives, is re
ported In a message from Holding.
Denmark, to Copenhagen today. It
wacs said that the plant was under
mined.
SERBIANS AGAIN
DEFEATED. CLOSE
TO ALBANIAN BORDER
- BERLIN, Dec. 6.?Retreating Serb-j
ian troops havo been overtaken and
defeated near the Albanian border, by
the Bulgarians, the German war ofHct
announced today. It was also an
nounced that 100 cannon and ammunl- J
tion and stores were taken when the
Germans and Bulgarians occupied Mo
n astir.
SERBS RAISING
NEW ARMY OF
200,000 MEN
ROME, Deo. 6.? Advices received
here state that the Serbians are rais
ing; an entirely new army of 200,000 ,
men to Join In the war against the An
stro-German und Bulgarian invaders.
It is also stated that thousands of
Greek citizens in Macedonia and else
where in Greece are Joining the, army,
which will co-operate with the Brit
ish, French and Italian forces in south
ern Serbia and enrouto there.
The Allies have determined to atop
Teutonic activities In Serbia at nil
hazards, and never tho connection
Im<>> ?irt?lilliihr<l between the
Danube and Turkey.
ITALY LANDING TROOPS
ALONG ALBANIAN COAST
ROME. Dec. 6.?Italian troops con
tinue to land at several points along
the Albanian coast, principally at Av
ilona. They will Join the Serbians and
French, British and Italian troops that
are in Serbia in opposing the Austro
Gcrman and Bulgarian invaders of
Serbia.
Confidence in Government.
The Chamber of Deputies, after a
statement by the Premier who said
that Italian troops occupy most of
Italian Austria and that Italian troops
are being sent to the aid of distress
ed Serbia, gavo a vote of confidence
to the government. The vote wns
practically unanimous.
RUSSIANS LANDING ON
BULGARIAN COAST
LONDON', Dec. G. ? Not only arc
Russians proceeding through Ruman
ia toward Bulgaria, according to re
ports from Bucharest, but they art
continuing to land on the Bulgarian
Black sea coast
It also is reported that Austro-Gor
man troops arc moving southward in
Bulgaria to participate in a demon
stration against the Russians in Bul
garia.
RUSSIAN ARMY IS
BETTER THAN EVER
LONDON, Dec. 6.?It Is stated by 1
high authority here that the Russian
army Is In better condition now than.
at any time since the war started; ,
and that the country has plenty ot
supplies; that the army Is well fed i
and Is amply supplied with ammunt- j
tlon. It Is expected at Potrograd that
It will drive the German army In Rub
8la out o( the country or crush It.
German Lines Thinner.
Petrograd despatch says Russian
military observers are finding fre
quent indications that German linos
nre growing Increasingly thin. As an
Instance. It Is stated that In captur
ing the passage between two marsh
es the Russians found the sole de
fenders to be two Germans with ma
chine guns.
Still More Troops To Be Raised.
It is said that Russia Intends to
place millions of additional troops in
the Held, according to a notification
by Premier Goremykin to the Russian
press. The Premior Intimated the
necessity of redoubled exertions to
provide needful equipment and* mu
nitions.
ALL QUIET NOW
ON MEXICAN LINE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. ? Reports
from all sections of the Mexican bor
der are that disturbances have ceased.
Gen. Villa and the remnant of his
army have gone farther south, and the
Carranzistas are in complete control
at all points along the frontier. Gen.
Funston has returned from Arizona
to San Antonio, and his reports are
of a highly optimistic character.
It is reported that many of Villa's
soldiers have desorted. and that his
army is fast diminishing in numbers,
John NesfC former city patrolman,
left for
month's vacation.
SHIP PLYING
U. S. FLAG IS
REPORTED SUNK
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.?The Am
erican minister to Greece today par
tially confirmed report that an Am
erican steamship had been sunk in
the Mediterranean sea by a submar
ine. DctailH are lacking.
A wireless call reached Athens Sat
urday from an un-named American
ship, the message stating that she was
being attacked by an Austrian or Ger
man submarine souht of the island of
Crete.
BRITISH STEAMER
ESCAPES TORPEDO
LONDON, Doc. G. ? The British
steamer Japanese Prince was attack
ed by a German submarine yesterday
but succeeded in escaping, the admir
alty announced today.
PLOT TO CRIPPLE
"MINNESOTA" TOLD j
TO LOUIS W. HILLi
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. ?
Chemicals put in the water of
the Minnesota's boilers may have
caused the freighter's break
down, according to information
received today by C. W. Wiley,
marine superintendent of the
Great Northern Steamship Co.
Wiley says all of the sixteen '
boilers have been put out of com
mission sinco the Minnesota left j;
Seattle and stated that secret ser- j:
vice men charge W. A. Martin, a
member of the crew, did tho Job. ||
ST. FAUL, Dec. G.?Louis W. Hill. |
head of the Great Northern Company,
tho owners of the giant liner Minneso
ta, said today that Information had |
been received from British apcret ser-1
vi?o men at Seattle that at least one j
person is being held in irons aboard i
th Minnesota, charged with damaging
her machinery to such an extent as to
necessitate the abandonment of her
trip to London.
From San Diego, Calif., came news
today, picked up there by wireless
operators, that the disabled freighter
Minnesota Is wallowing in the sea,
practically helpless, about 25 miles
southwest of the Coronation Islands.
Tho radio reports received were mea
gre.
The Associated Press Sunday claim
ed that two men were in irons aboard
the ship, and that they were accused
of causing nn explosion in the freight
er's engine room.
BRITISH FAILURE
IN ASIA CAUSES
GLOOM AT LONDON j
LONDON. Dec. 6. ? Further gloom
was cast over ofllcial London and
those who follow war events closely
when it was realized that the expedi
tion against Bagdad had fatled. The i
first announcement of the failure came
with the information that Gen. Towns
hend was retiring on Krutedaraara
with his army which had been com
pelled to retreat from the superior Tur
kish forces in Mesopotamia.
For two montliB the British had ad
vanced through desert sands almost
to the gates of. Bagdad, forcing a su
perior Turkish force^before them. Be
the attack on the ancient city of Asia
Minor could be made, the Turks were
reinforced and attacked tho British
forces. While the British held their
ground, they were forced to retire,
and later it was determined to aban
don the attack.
Reports from Constantinople con
tain news of Turkish progress in Asia.
It is stated that Saturday the Turks
captured two British gunboats.
GERMANS WANT
COTTON IF SHE
SHIPS DYE8TUFFS
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BOSTON. Dec. 6.? A Washington
special says the Gorman market Is
closed to American Importers so far
as dyostults arc concerned. All ef
forts of the State Department to raise
the German embargo have failed, Ger
man government Insisting that for
every cartfo of dyestuffs shipped to
the United Suites the empire must re
ceive in return American cotton of;
oflual value. No dyestuffs of German
origin have reached this country,
since March 16. and textile and other
factories have notified the Department
of Commerce that they will be com
pelled partially?and in some cases to
tally?to suspend work."
ALTAR SOCIETY TO
HOLD FANCY WORK SALE
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The Indies Altar Society of the
Catholic church will hold its annual
fancy work ! alo al Pnrish hall Friday,
Dec. 17.
COLORADO'S RIGHT
TO ENACT DRY LAW
UPHELD BY COURT
I DENVER, Dec. 6.?Tho authority of
Colorado to enact and enforce State
wide prohibition was upheld by the
supreme court today in an unanlmdus
opinion written by Justice W. If. Gab
bert.
DIPLOMATIC RUPTURE
FEARED; TEUTONS ARE
PROVOKED BY DEMAND
Wf
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.?America's
International affairs again today are
causing President Wilson gravo con
corn and a crisis between the United
States and tbe central allies Is Immi
nent.
Germany Is deeply Irritated over
tho request by Secretary Lansing for
tho recalls of Capt. Franz Von Pa
pen and Captain Richard Boy-Ed, mil
itary and naval attaches nt the Ger
man embassy, and Austria Is grieved
over the flat charge by tho Depart
ment of Justice that her consuls are
and have been plotting against Amer
ican manufactures of munitions of
war. Another source of worry' to the
Presldont la the fact that with the
opening of Congress today the oppo
nents of Great Britain's sea policies
probably will lnitiato a campaign of
legislation which may lead to friction
with England and France.
President Wilson is expected to con
fer soon with the loaders of both tho
House and Senate and request that
thero be no doubt in either house,
touching upon the war. The Senate
most probably will projre amenable
to tho President's wishes, but mom
bors of the House are expected to ar
gue every phase of tho war, regard
less of any request
It was reported early today that
Germany has refused to recall Boy-Ed^
and von Papen unless the United
States can show good cause.
Count von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, today presented to the
State Department a communication
asking ror the reasons for the request
that Germany recall Boy-Ed and von
Papen. It was sold authoritatively,
though not in the communication, that
the ambassador would under no con
sideration ask the United Stato to get
safe conduct for attaches of the Ger
man government, which represented
as considering it Incumbent upon the
United States to return the attaches In
safety to German territory and bring
their successors here? Germany's ro
ported action Is without precedent.
Heretofore, when a diplomatic envoy
became persona non grata to tho coun
try to which he was accredited ho has
been withdrawn without parley.
Boy-Ed and von Papen hold a long
Sunday conference with von Bern
Btorff. They declined to discuss what
took placo.
MORE CHARGES
LAID AT DOOR
OF GERMANS
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. ? Five addi
tional lndlctmonts were returned to
day against Walter Scholz, Max Brelt
ung, Dr. Robert Klenzle, Paul Dasche
and Englebert Brankhorst. All are
charged with conspiracy to commit
murder, to commit assault with dead
ly weapons and to destroy ships.
"PEACE ONLY AT
TERMS OF ALLIES"
LONDON, Doc. 6.?The Post this
morning remarked editorially: "Ger- .
many can have peace as soon as she
likes, but only on the terms of the Al
lies."
BRYAN SAYS THAT
MEDIATION IN WAR
DEMANDED OF U. S.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 6.?In a state
ment Issued today W. J. Bryan sug
gests that Congress assure the Presi
dent of Its readiness to support him in
any ofTort which ho may seo flt to mako
to hasten the restoration of peace In
Europe. "An offer of mediation," ho
declared, "Is not only amply Justified,
on the ground of humanlty?lt Is de
manded."
WAR HORSES TO BE
SHIPPED FROM BOSTON
BOSTON, Dec. 6.?Because of tho
closing of the St. Lawrence river to
navigation 50,000 horses for the
French army will be shipped from the
port of Boston Instead of from Mon
treal. Tho Animals brought from Ca
nada will be kept at Salem. N. H.,
and Watertown until shipped. The
understood rate for shipping Is $60
per head.
WAR COSTS BRITAIN
$25,000,000 DAILY
OTTAWA. Dec. 6.?That the war Ih
costing Great Britain $^,000,000 a
day, and that practically half of the
worklngmcn of the nation are en
gaged In making ammunition for the
3,000,000 men now in the field and In
substance of a statement made here
the government ship yards was the
Saturday by R. H. Brand, British mu
nitions agent in Canada.
CONTRABAND PROTEST
TO TEUTON8 ALSO
WASHINGTON. Dec, 6.?America's
protest against placing nearly all ai>
tides of commerce on contraband lists
of European bclligencrcnth will go t?
Germany and Austria as well ns t?
the Allies.
GERMAN LOSSES ARE
NEARLY 3.500,000 MEN
LONDON, Dec. 6.?Total Prussian
losses reported up to Nov. 22 are 2.
178,918. In addition there have bees
issued 224 Saxon, 218 Wurtomburg and
223 Bavarian lists. These would
bring the total up to nearly 3,500.000
COLTS GET ANOTHER
BIG WAR CONTRAC1
BOSTON, Dec. 6.?It Is said thai
the Colts Arms Co. has taken a 320,
000,000 vmr order and has already re
celved a $5,000,000 deposit against tlx
contract
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