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WARMER weather on
Thursday with, fair
skies tonight and to
row, is the prediction.
VOL. XXXVI. NO. 80.
LONDON EXCITED
DY AUDACITY
OF KAISER
HAD NOT EXPECTED SO SUDDEN
AN ATTACK UPON NORTH
SEA COMMUNITIES
NEWS GOES BY UNCENSORED
OFFICIAL INFORMATION REGARD
ING,, .OPERATIONS GIVEN OUT
1 IMMEDIATELY
TURKS CONTINUE TO FIGHT
KHEDIVE HOLDS LONG CONSUL
TATION WITH THE AUTHOR
ITIES IN VIENNA
London, Dec. 16. Yne Newcastle
Evening Chronicle, according to a dis
patch reaching London this evening,
says there is a, probability of a hos
tile attack on Tynemouth, In North
umberland at the mouth of the Tyne
and about 25 miles north of Hartlepool.
The mayor of Tynemouth, a popular
resort In the north, with a population
of about 25,000 people, has Issued a
notice declaring that the local emerg
ency committee has been advised by
the military authorities to have tne
gas In Tynemouth turned off at once
for military reasons. The civil pop.
ulation hais been advised to remain in
doors, but If necessary to leave their
dwellings they are advised to go In
the direction of Newcastle, eight miles
away.
London, Dec. 16. A German fleet
made a sudden dash into the North
Sea today, shelled Scarborough, Har
tlepool, Whitby and Redcar, English
coast towns on the North Sea, and
engaged certain units of the British
fleet. Four German cruisers appeared
off Scarborough at an early hour and
began to bombard the town. It Is ap
parent that they had no difficulty in
dropping shells Into the city. Panic
seized the people, and many of them
fled from their homes. . , . -,
The residents of Hartlepool . were
aroused from their sleep by the sound
of heavy gun fire. In a few minutes
shells' from German cruisers began
dropping into Hartlepool.
The news of this naval raid was
announced by the British, admiralty
shortly before 11:10 o'clock this morn
ing, and it threw London Into the
greatest state of excitement that has
prevailed since the outbreak of the
war. , .
The preliminary announcement of
the admiralty made no mention . of
the damage to Scarborough, which is
a fashionable1 sea resort on the North
Sea, 37 miles northeast of York and
a little over 200 miles from London,
or to Hartlepool, an important ship
pine; center, about 40 miles northwest
of Scarborough.
British flotillas have been engaged
with Uie enemy at several points, and
rxo
LITTLE CHANGE REPORTED FROM
EASTERN A! WESTERN THEATERS
OF WAR; AUSTRIA IS IN DANGER
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EXCLU8IVH
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Riots Break Out in the Dual Monarchy Fol
lowing Reports ot Losses to Servians
The long expected German attack on England was made today, and for
the first time In the history of the United Kingdom hostile warships bom
barded English towns. Scarborough, Hartlepool, Red Car and Whitby, on
the shore of the North sea, were shelled by German wasnlps. The extent
of the damage was not revealed in the early reports. It seemed probable,
however, that Germany had sent a few swift cruisers on a raid of the coast
of England, largely for its moral effect and had not attempted an action
with Its main fleet or an Invasion of
It Is reported that several people
that two German cruisers were sunk.
urnciai announcements from tne British official information bureau
came through with unusual celerityi Some of these dfspatc1--:- --'
by the, pensor and transmitted to New York In about an h'J forwarding
vnn ub;j w iwv i nuur nuurs,
of war, news from Lbndon.
Although the raid on England overshadowed all other developments for
the time being, there were important
The French official statement says that some further progress had
been made by the allies in Belgium; that German attacks In Lodz and the
Woevre district had been repulsed, and British warships had again bom
barded German positions on the coast of Belgium. ,
Today's official communication from
to an advance in Belgium, saying thatan attempt of the allies to move for
ward supported by the British warships was repulsed.
Further progress has been made
ing to the Berlin statement, which
tions have, been taken and 3,000 more
jit is said, the German and Austrian
It is reported at Constantinople that the troops of northern Albania
have declared war on Servia. Albania adjoins Servia on the west and the
tribes of the north ggive allegiance to the king. The reported entrance
into the war was of particular significance because of the conditions
among the nations.
King Peter of Servia has re-entered Belgrade in triumph, and the Ser
vian general staff states that not a single Austrian remains within the bor
ders. ' "" ' '-'t
Premier Sandra again stated thatthe position of the country was one
of "watchful neutrality" and the position of the government was endorsed
by parliament.
The Khedive of Egypt is said tohave gone to Vienna to confer with
Austrian government officials. The khedive has been in Constantinople
most of the time since the outbreak of the war, and it is reported that he
will lead an- army against the British In Egypt.
at noon the situation' was described
by the admiralty as "developing."
Scarborough has a poulation of
nf,i nennle. Hartlenool. together wilh
west Hartlepool, has a population cf
about 90,000.
Yorkshire reports that two Ger
man cruisers were . sun in today's
engagement and that the British flo
tilta was damaged. Nine persons are
reported to have been killed at Hartle
pool and a number were injured.
The official press bureau this after
non made the following announce
ment with regard to the German at
tach on the North Sea coast of Eng
land. "The fortress commander at West
Hartlepool reports that German war
vessels engaged that fortress between
8 and 9 o'clock this morning.
"The enemy was driven off.
"The German war vessels also fired
on Scarborough and Whitby."
Eighteen Reported Dead
A dispatch from Scarborough pass
ed by the London censors says that
lg persons were killed at Scarborough
by the bombardment of German war-
ships. In one house four persons castle on the cliff 200 feet above the
were killed outright, and In another Cais Grand Sole and tne tower of the
house three were killed by bursting municipal amusement hall make Scar
shells, j borough an easy target. One report
Two German warships threw 30 .says that the old castle was shelled,
shells into Whitby and wrecked sev- The German vessels that conducted
"abbooiated
LAS VEGAS
England.
were killed.
London has a report
wmcn are not unusual i
- -ening.
-
occurrances In other quarters.
Berlin disputes the French claim
by German troops In the east, accord
says that several strong Russian posi
prisoners captured. In south Poland,
forces aire gaining ground.
eral houses, according to a message
irom tnis place, and ana one civilian
40,-.resident of Whitby died of a wound
sustained during the bombardment.
The sound of the German guns was
heard at towns as far inland at 20
miles, according to some reports.
People Flee by Thousands
People from Scarborough, aroused
from their sleep by the German shell?,
hurried in droves to the railroad Bta
tion and boarded the first train for
Hull, where they circulated alarmist
stories as to what was Happening on
the coast. Thousands of people wit
nessed the firing from Red Car, across
the Tees bay from. Hartlepool, ac
cording to a message from that wa
tering place. Three German ships
were engaged in the bombardment.
Red Car reports also the belief that
British ships engaged the hostile ves
sels. Scarborough was not fortified ex
cept for a small battery which is pop
ularly believed to be obsolete. Whiby
is also unfortified, but it is a large
shipping center and therefore tempt
ing to an invading fleet. The ruined
press leased
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this assault are 400 miles from the
shelter of Helgoland, and the admir
alty report which sayq that the situa
tion is developing gives the English
people the hope that the raiders wont
be rabla to escape. A! rumor has cir
culated that two of the. German cruis
ers were sunk, but it hicks confirma
tion. The government took ail telephone
lines for official business soon after
the raid occurred; consequently from
the standpoint of the public, commun
ication between London and the coast
towns was temporarily interrupted.
The reports concerning the number
of German ships engaged in the raid
differ. One says that four vessels
shelled Scarborough aucl another says
three, while a third declares that on
ly one was engaged in the operation.
Three ships were seen at Scarborough
two at Whitby according to the lat
est report.
This is the first attack on the United
Kingdom since a small French force
landed in Pembrookshlre in 170S and
was captured. ""
The outpouring of civilians from
Scarborough as the bombardment got
under way gave that port temporari'y
the appearance of some Belgian town.
The streets were crowded with hurry-
tesS?M,9 iftMyC'oss.'fl 'WYtU' vehicles
therajlw-Wee it oi
The jiexJaJad station, and the first train
away carried a number of women
and children without baggage.: As the
residents of the east coast of England
were leavhigttiany of them put into
operation plans formed in advance for
their personal: Safety in case of a Ger
man attack. The first sound'! of the
German guns was taken by many peo
pie to be thunder.
The Evening Standard publishes a
dispatch from Scarborough saying that
12 persons were killed and 100 wound
ed during the bombardment of that
town today by German cruisers.
The port of Hartlepool embraces
two tidal basins and six docks aggre
gating three acres !and timber docks
of 57 acres. The harbor course in
cludes 70 acresi and there are five
docks admitting vessels of 5")0 teet
length and 21 feet draft.
A breakwater threerouarters of a
mile long protects the harbor en
trance; there are four shipping yards
as well as rolling mills and saw mills.
Two hundred and eighty-lx steamers,
and. eight vessels wrth a tonnage of
760,00 are registered there.
West Harlepool Is a modern town
containing many handsome buildings.
Scarborough is the most popular sea
side resort on the northeast coast,
but its many hotels mostly are closed
during the winter months. Barracks
occupied by a small garrison in peace
times and a battery are on a high
promontory overlooking the sea.
Destroyers Meet Cruisers
Hartlepool, Dec. lo (via. London).
It is reported here that a flotilla of
British torpedo boat destroyers early
this morning encountered three Ger
man cruisers eight miles off the Eng
lish coast , The cruisers immediately
opened fire.
Three Cruisers Participated
London, Dec. 16. The Newcastle
Evening Chronicle places the number
of German cruisers which bombard
ed Hartlepool at 'three. It says that
these cruisers were attacked almost
immediately by four British destroy
ers. Several entire. rows of houses at
Hartlepool were destroyed, and the
gas works was seriously damaged,
this newspapers says. It is believed
seevral persons were killed or wound
ed. Operations Began at a O'clock
Scarborough, England, Dec 15 (via
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wire telegraph
Will
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ROCKEFELLER
FUND
THIS AND OTHER FOUNDATIONS
WILL BE LOOKED INTO BY
COMMISSION
SO FRANK WALSH ANNOUNCES
FRESIDENT OF INVESTIGATING
BOARD WANTS TO KNOW
REASON WHY
MAY BE CALLED MENACES
REAL OBJECT MAY BE TO PER
PETUATE WEALTH THROUGH
PRESS CORRUPTION
Denver, Dec. 1G. Frank P. Walsh,
chairman of the federal commission
on international relations, today an
nounced that the commission woumj
sM-ott JtfKln: the investigation of the
fund, all the Carnegie benevolences
and all the Rockefeller charities, in
addition to the $100,000,000 Rockefel
ler foundation. This investigation will
open in New York January 11.
In the investigation of the various
foundations, according to Chairman
Walsh, the commission will seek to
determine "how their policies are
shaped and by whom th ir relation to
high finance, the exteut to which
their charter may .o fetched under
the United States and whether they
constitute a menace or a benefit to
the nation."
Among the witnesses who " will ba .:
summoned, according to Mr. W'alsh's-;
announcement, are President Arthur
T. Hadley of Yale, Dr: Charles W,.j
Eliot, president-emeritus of HarTRrfl;
and Mr. Carnegie, John Rockefeller,
Jr., H. Morgan, Daniel Guggenheim, E.
H. Gary, T. N. Vail, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company; George W. Perkins, Frani?
A Vanderlip, president of the Nation
al City Bank of New York; T, P.
Sbonts, Jacob Schlff, John Hays Ham
mond, millionaire mine owner; Cleve
land IL Dodge, New York financier;
H. C. Frick, Seth Low, Samuel Untcr
meyer. The calling of John D. Rockefeller,
Sr., to the stand, according to Mr.
Walsh, has not been definitely decid
ed upon. Mr. Walsh said the com
mittee proposed to investigate the
charge that the creation of the Rocke
feller- and other, foundations repre
sents the commencement of "an effort
to perpetuate the present position of
predatory wealth, through the corrup
tion ot the -sources of public" informa
tion. :' ''" ''' "
Governor en Stand
Denver, Dec. ; 16. Governor E. M.
Amnions, on the stand before the fed
eral commission on industrial rela
tions in the Colorado coal miners',
strike investigation today said he I The Washington government had
favored the establishment of a state teen notified that the orders of Gov
constabulary to put dowp, civil strife, jernor Gutierrez to his commander had
He declared he intended to fight for!been dispatched. It has warned both
the introduction of such a system in
Colorado.
Governor Amnions was followed on
the stand by Attorney General Fred
Farrar.
Until he had been ordered to go to
Huerfano county to investigate vio
lence after the battle of Ludlow, the
attorney general testified, be had not
undertaken investigation of law vioia-
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service
IF FIRING AT NACO DOES NOT
CEASE, AMERICAN TROOPS WILL
FIRE ACROSS THE BORDERLINE
Reinforcements Are Sent to Assist in Carry
ing Out Order to Stop Shooting
Washington, Dec. 16. Brigadier
General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff
of the army, was today ordered by
the war department to proceed to
Naco, Ariz., to use his personal influ
ence with Mexican leaders to cease
hostilities.
Troops Leave for Border
Texas. City. Texas, Dec. 16. After
a night of bustling activity, prepara-j
Hons for the departure of the Sixth
brigade of Infantry for Naco, Ariz,
to aid in enforcing President Wilson's
demands that firing across the line by
Mexicans, cease, were virtually com
lete today. - - - ' - ' " v - .
it wa expecieu tne turee je,,
the Eleventh, Eeighteenth an Twenty-
second infantry,, under command of
Brigadier General Thomas F. Davis,
would .leave by noon at the latest
The troops will carry provisions for
ten days. One commissioned officer
and enough enlisted men to compose
a guard for the permanent camp hcr-
will be left behind.
Secretary; Garrison explained Gen
eral Scott's mission in this statement:
"By reason of the personal acquain
tances acquired with the different fac
tions while he was stationed on the
border, General Scott has been sent,
to Naco to induce tlve warring faci
Vwua- on the Mexican 'side of the lin
to der.iat. from imperiling persons and
property on our side of tho line. Gen
eral Bliss has pointed out to us the
possibility of utilizing General Scott's
campaign in this way."
General Scott will leave Washing
ton at 6:15 ;. m. today, and expects
to arrive at Naco at 2 p. m. Saturday.
It is not planned that General Scott
shall relieve or supercede General
Bliss in the active command of the '
American troops at Naco. His mission
ia purely conciliatory, to begin with
at least, though what will follow if he
fails to secure compliance by the
warring factions with the reasonable
demands of the United States govern
is not doubted.
After further warnings, if the fire
into Arizona does not stop, it will be.
returned by the American troops..
While American: reinforcements
were -ready to entrain- today for Naco,
Arizona, administration officials learn-
ed through official advices that Gov-
er Maytorena, commander of the VII-1
, . . . ' . . - In the same relative positions as tha-
la troops besieging the Mexican town
. . T . ., . . , . ,, one Installed today, except that they
of Naco, had announced he would dia- . , . ' .
. , ' , , , . , , . . , are farther west. No firing was ear
continue firing into American terrl- . . . , ,
, , ,, ... .u- - ,ried ,on today by the Mexican fac
tory. This compliance with the or-1 , ' ' . , ,
- , , , ,. . ;tipn, except an occasional shot from
ders.of Provisional President Gutier-1
ita. li waa utmuvtu iiitj. wuuu ic
Pva tnse ftitnsi.iion
.factions that unless the firing ceased.
American artillery would shell the
Mexican troops out of their positions.
The reinforcements ordered yester-
day to proceed to Naco to reinforce . ed under bonds of $2,500, in default
Brigadier General Bliss were expected Jof which they were committed to j;,ii.
to reach their destination within three j Some $8,000 of the money still is
days, and it was the general Impres- J missing, and the authorities are seok
sion here that if at the end of the pe-! Ing a Trinidad girl who was iiitimn'Et
riod firing across the border had not j with one of the accused sol-Hers Pint
ceased, the' American troops would be i who, it is Raid, disappeared soon aft'?
ordered to return the fire. The reln- the robbery.
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known sis Startleport j'
for some time Bince j;
this morning's sur- I
prise party. j
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forcements are being sent to Naco ia.
response to the requr.st o General
Bliss as a precautionary measure.
The troops are the Eleventh, Eigh
teenth and Twenty-second infantry
from Texas City and three batteries
of artillery from Foit Sill, Oklahoma.
With these reinforcements the Amer
ican forces at Naco would be brought
up to approximately 3,000 men, in
cluding 11 troops of cavalry, three
regiments of infantry and six batteries
of artillery with 24 guns.
Guadalajara Taken
The occupation of Guadalajara, sec
ond most important city in Mexico, re
ported last night In dispatches iron
u vpr confirmed today in ti
dispatch from the American consul
there. The Carranza forces evacuat
ed the city, destroying a bridge to the
eastward, delaying the entry of Villa
troops.
Battle Near Torreon
El Paso, Texasi, Dec. 16. A battte
between Carranza and Villa troops
was in progress yesterday east of Tor
reon. Each army numbered about 5,-
000. General Villa is in personal com
mand of his troops. The Carranza.
forces are commanded by Colonel L
Vasquez. ,
This information was Brought to the
border today by reliable persons. It
was not learned whether any advant-
age had been gained. It has beea
known for several days that strong'
olumns of Carranza troops were mov
ing from eastern states in an attempt
to cut Villa's communication at Tor-
( reon, which is the railrpad center of
central Mexico. The fighting begaa
near San Pedro de las Colonial Coa
juela, a few miles from Torreon.
American Batteries Placed
Naco, Ariz., Dec. 16. An America ii
battery was placed on the Bisbee
road, three miles from Naco about
two miles from the border Jn
straight line and north of Governor
Maytorena's headquarters. This bat
tery faces the front of the Villa etate
forces besieging General Hill's Carran
ra Boldtera in Naco, Sonora. It alsa
faces Hill's east trenches, The guns
are trained directly Bouth, and the
gunners are stationed beside their ar
tillery. I rVfirn mrtra AtYnarinnn Hnl1-ia fir
SOLDIERS BOUND OVER
pueblo, Colo., Dec. 16. Six Ui'itea
States cavalrymen, members of Troop.
F. stationed at Walsenburg, were ar
raigned in federal court here charged
with the theft of $15,0r& from the
Walsenburg postofflce. Each waived
preliminary hearing and all were jilaet
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