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RATTLE OF REGAIN CAR
HALTED BY COMSTOCK
SO. 900 Collected for RclGians
to Be Returned TO Ticket
Holders.

,-,-, ..u ~ ,,,sA
'"' '''N''"N '""'' "''
through tainted means AZ Anthony 'onl-
stock has anything to say about II. For
DAYS , b.r automobile Lns been standing
-. 49,, ., tho Ito 2, Observation-Disclosures.
~ Wv
with 'lSha on II I" tne 'h''t 'h't '"In'S
u, Rog1n, the proprietor. has donuel u
To be rlrllcd Oft tor the aid of the Pei
eisus
m - A. ,. ,, , .
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YOUNG ACTRESS BEGINS
AS COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Miss Eloisc Murray Taking In
the School Moneys Of
DObbs Ferry.

Miss Elosc Murray OF Dohbe rs-.v
was yesterday appointed school tax c..
loctor by the Dobbs Ferry Board Of rin.
cation. II is said that She is tho -..
woman TO hold such q position 'as' ~ me
Mississippi River William r. Mu.7.
hcr father. died two weeks aro and Nj.
MURRAY succeeds him. She y = gttdus',
Of tho Dohbs Ferry High School arl o.
a dramatic school IN New York. She I
now understudy for one OF tho part.
My Lady's Dress' and will try to AZ.
range to collect the taxes so as not -
interfere with her duties on tho starN
The appointment caused much irteres.
among the tax payers. and generally N.
action Of the board is commended NJ.
Murray began her duties Yesterday ror-.
ing in the Greenhurg Savings Rank a.
Dobbs Ferry. Her fees are por cent o.
the taxes paid in IN" first tvC''y 4 .'.
and per cent after that They w''
amount to more than $3.50 in the as
twenty days.
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DR.. w. SEWARD WEBB BETTER
Operation Postponed Cntii lie Re-
rsiu. Sufficient strength.

BURLINGTON. Vt. Nov. 24--The con-
dt,ion of DR.. w Seward Webb. who was
taken suddenly III while attending a meet
ing Of the board of Pullman directors IN
Chicago. is reported as more comfortable
tonight. He was told OF the outcome of
the suit brought against him by Henry l..
Sprague. a New York attorney. to whom
a verdict OF nearly 100000 was awarded
after the recent hearing before Referee
Odell
pr webb said he would carry the case
TO the Court Of Appeals and seemed in
no way to bc disturbed by the news. DR..
Webb has been IN poor health for some
time and when stricken at Chicago was
hurried at once 90 his home at Shelburne
Farms.
The trouble was believed to he en-
largement of the liver. but because OF his
weakened condition II was not deemed adj
visable To perform an operation AS soon
as he rcgains sufficient strength an oper-
alton will probably be performed.
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Now tho Greek has rcoccupied northern
Eplrus. and Italy, having Valona and the
approval OF the Allies for her Albanian
ambitions has interposed no objection.
These circumstances give value to the
dispatches Of this morning that the Bal
kan confederacy is about to be reconsti-
tuted. that Bulgaria, Servia, Greece and
Rumania. with Italian approval. have
completed a new distribution of terrific
ries south of the Danube If this proves
true. the effect upon the general situa-
ton will BE- great, for such confederacy
would have everything to gain by the
defeat of Austria and Turkey.
1t might also be the prelude to the APP
pearancc OF Rumania and italy as well
as the Balkan confederacy OH the side
Of the ALLIES, for Italy still desires Trieste.
the Trentno, Dalmatia. Rumania. Buko-
vina and Transvlvania, and these are to
be had only when Austria Is defeated
From TIE EVENING SUN OF yesterday.
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DANCES FOR RED CROSS.

Anna pavlowa, the dancer, gave per
Torrance at the Metropolitan opera
House last night for the Red Cross under
the direction Of the Music League Of
America The proceeds, between l2,OO0
and $4,000. will he given to the Red
Cross fund for the aid OF the war suf-
fcrere in Europe.
The auditorium was decorated with
American and X Gross i'ags \ num-
her of young women in the Hobbies sold
euir prog anmes, which added sew
eral hundred dollars to the fund Those
who gave their services besides VI Hiss
lavlowa were Mr., Christine, Mr.. Vol
nine, Miss Plaskovietzka. Miss Kuhn and
Mss SyrSkaia.
ravluwa led the dance OF the dolls In
"puppen Fec and the Walpurgs Night
scene from "Faust" was revived for the
second part OF the programme.
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this. TO grasp what Il means. Yesterday
to have had a house TO live In, to-day
TO have nothing but the rags one is wear
ing, hurrying away from the village or
fire. Old men. women and children
mothers with babies at the breast--they
hurry and hurry. they stumble and fall.
I'm the red track of war follow famine
and bitter want. The need Is very ur-
gent. VIII those give who can. Will
those help who have the means The
twin sisters sympathy and Charity have
never wandered very far from the Statue
of Liberty--they will plead for the ref
ugees in Britain and will surely not plead
In vain
Subscriptions. the representatives re-
quest. should he marked For the British
fund only"
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MRS. COCKTAILS GIVES.
sends Package of wOollcn Yarn for
Princess de Folk Fund.

Mrs George w. Goethals. wife OF the
Governor-Genersl OF the Panama Canal
Zone. headed THE suns Princesse de Polk
fund for yarn Yesterday with large
package Of woollen yarn, which was sen,
along with one from Miss J. +. Fiebag';
OF West Point. y Y. \ yarn package
was also received from Neutral"
\ buy a skein OF yarn movement was
instituted Yesterday by the Henry l..
Frankenberg Company, yarn manufac
turers nj 2lJ Fourth avenue. FOR the rrin-
cesse fund. church guilds. sewing 50
cletits and other organizations of this
city and other parts Of the country are
expected to take up the movement. Con-
tributions from this source will be for
wardcd 10 Paris through THE SUN.
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COLLEGES ASKED TO HELP.
Red Cross Appeals to students TO
Make Garments.

WAsHISGroS, Nov. 2i.--An appeal for
aid "for which there has never been such
need before In AL history was sent out
to-day by the American Red Cross 10 all
universities and colleges to help raise
funds for relief work in the European
war zone.
\ special appeal Is made TO vomen's
colleges to make garments The Red
Cross suggests such contributions as
these. \ hundred pound bale OF alb
sorhcnt cotton. SIG; n thousand bandage,.
s35 a thousand yards of eauzc, s21 a
hundr'd pounds of chloroforn, $40
Wounded by hundreds of thousands are
scattered through cities. towns and VII
lagos" the appeal says
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FASHION FETE, $l0,0o0.
Weld cut Down Rrcnusc Bcncht
Couldn't lie PROLONGED.

II was learned yesterday that the Com
mittce Of Mercy win receive about SO 900
through the success of the fashion fcte
held recently in the RITZ Carlton Hotel.
The only regret of those who had
charge of the benefit is that additional
performances were not provided for, II
is thought that the rooms could have been
nlled for four additional performances,
hu' unfortunately the ballroom had been
engaged for the days Immediately follow
ing the original dates assigned TO the
fete.
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PROPOSED BALKAN ALLIANCE
MAY AFFECT RESULT OF WAR
Confederacy Composed of Bulgaria Servia, Greece
and Rumana Would Have Everything to Gain
by the Defeat Of Austria and Turkey

The first Balkan alliance was the Gre
alton OF Russian diplomacy. II was the
answer of I'etrograd to the sreat stroke
OF Vienna i'm aunexing Bosnia -licr2ego-
vina and Joining TO this programme the
Bulgarian declaration OF Independence
France. England and Russia protested
aGaln,t the Bosnian annexation. but Ger
many not merely supported 1t diplomat
ically but with great hrusQu ness de-
Clarod that she WAS prepared to sustain
her Austrian ally by arms II necessary.
rs Russia. then but recently done with
her Manchurian war, was wholly u0-
ready for such strusgle Austrian pur-
pose prevailed.
This victory for Austria was, now
ever. fatal for the peace OF Europe. Us
first consequence was the Turko-litIdn
var for Italy had Insisted and received
from Austria ami Germany perm ~sion
t. take Tripoh ~ ,ou' tcrWr.g1i TO
Austrian ayQuls lions lH Bosnia, TINS
war demonstrated to IN world tn, weak
ness Of the ottoman Empire and sup
piled an Initiation 10 SerVia Bulgaria
ana Greece to attack the def .ucd sultan.
Meantime Russia had submitted u"
the Bosnian rebuff merely bec.,u~c su"
was unprcpar,d Tor war ON TIA" mora
ING of that humiliation ner Ministers IN
soma. IN Belgrade in Attn n, took w the
difficult task of building Balkan
coufedera,y which should, IN fact. b" a
final barrier to Austrian ambition t' id
Nauo. from tho Danube tn tho .EGctu,
nom S,mlu % Salou.ra.
The difficulties OF such an uniert Ak
ing were plan. Between ir Geo and
Bulgaria, with their rivalrie~ ccutrinG AT
salon ca. there WAS no possibility OF y e
limnary agreement. Ser"ia and l}ul-
t~la. too. w.re rivals for tho possess ION
Of Moua~;ir ir the heart Of Macedonia
between tho khodopiaus and the 'rluN,
which i'm the long past had been ScrNian
under uIshau and Bulgarian under
simon. and IN recent times has become
a no mans land Of tho comtadi's. "hau.
dts"
Vet 1t WI, plain thar d sp to ell ella M
Rulrarian lauguaE" ana ~ympt hie> had
stctdily c\t.ud.u their iunu'uca dir /
Russian diplomats WEI" ah'' %" quot
S,rvian appetite iu Mac" ioniI by hold ~,
out tho prom 50 of 'wiudoN on ih"
So" at DuraI2O for the Servants and
S,utari cur the Nputeucgrius. In dddi
ton ScrNIa was to have me S'udllk or
Sow Bazaar. recently evacuated 10y Aus
tra in obedi ruce 70 Italian ins.S'"nc'.
and also Csiuh. IN the Slav tongue
Skoplic. the ancient capital Of stephan
Dushan.
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rErnoGRAp, Nov - --h Vas announced
here to-day that special trains will leave
all cities ana centres If population, carry
ing Christmas presents for the soldiers at
the 'front.'
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Greece with BULGARIA. and s"rNin.

ON this basis aud with an agreement
to leave to the car the settlement al
any disputes arising after tho war, Ru.-
garla and Scrvi1 struck hands ard
agreed. i'm a common struggle aga INST th"
Turk. to forget tho bitterness Of Slivult2a
and the earlier war. Greece. iu ucr turn.
without written agreement but with a
prompt recognition ~ her Interests, joined
and the first Rakau war began.
The collapse 81 Turkey was an i'm
mediate disaster for Austria, First. be-
cause the couauerors OF the Osmanl We're
in fact acting under the guidance of
Russia second because the creation of
"a strong Balkan coufcdoracN, necessarily
dominated BY Serbs and llulgarlins. on
her southern frontier Threatened to cNer-
else upon the sympathies and luNaltics of
her Slavs the same influence Sandman
growth had cNerted on her italian sub
iCcts more than half "A century before.
II WAS necessary then, for Austria 20
destroy The Balkan coufederacy. Sine d.,
il by natly refusing tu permit Servia to
hold pura22o and Montenegro to take
Scutarl Europe had then to choose he
tween "A general war to sustain Scrvia
and the sacrifice of ScrNiAu homes, Natu-
rally II chose to sacrifice Scrva.
But Scrvia aud not bulgaria had taken
Macedonia, Greece and not bulgaria Sa-
lonica. Accordingly ScrNia and Greco,
agreed To support each other Servia de
cliued tn keep her bargain with Bulls lrit
pointing out that Europe had taken hci
share of the profit and In return for h'f
lahurs She was entitled to keep Mouust. r
Desperate efforts on the part of IN,
car to bring about a compromise he
tween Scrvia ana Bulgaria We're thwartcd
by tho Austrians who supported the Hui,
gar. aud under Austrian advice the Nml-
Glrians suddenly attacked both the Groe)s
and Serbs I'm Macedonia. But TO the utter
~ II
wcr" promptly and dcriSivcly beaten and
sent back over tho mountains.
Meantime Rumauia had watched the
rise of Bulgaria with III concealed anxiety
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lDr. SZektlN declared inc ROTTERDAM
trip for the first few days was nerve
trying In company with ten other ships
she left Rotterdam AT 10 o'clock Ia tn"
evening of November II. The idea was
that II one ship struck a mine the others
could stand by for rescue.
They went as far as the Hook of
Holland that night. where all anchored
and the next morning the other ships
stood away on their courses for all ports
\ British pilot appeared then and took
charge Of the ship for the trip to Dover.
From early ~ the morning of the
18th" continued Dr. Szekcly until late
that night tho big Rotterdam cr'pt at
suaiIs pace. Every passenger made NM
self or herself lookout with barely
storage way the Rotterdam wound her
way down the sct and tho Only sound
you could hear Tor hours at a time was
from the prayers Of those on deck.
1T was not until dusk when out Of
the darkness came "A binding shaft Of
light from a British warship, and when
q Lieutenant OF the Cerberus came aboard
to inspect our papers that we knew we
were safe. After that we started again
for Dover and Brighton. The Rottor-
dam was picked oct by one searchlght
after another. Then We came into the
darkness the engines throhhed louder and
tho screws spced'd up--wc were out OF
danger and IN FOR the safe Atlantic.
Last night tho passengers Of the ship
Irrespective Of nationality signed a testl-
monial L. capt. SteuPer. pra!s'ng him as
= seaman and diplomat. and they told
little Master Roget all that VAS I'm their
hearts for him
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bulgarian patriotic literature frankly
proclaimed tho purpose of Greater Bulgaria
to take Rumania's sea coast. After tho
first Balkan war Rulnauia. AS tho reward
tor her neutrality. had asked for a small
slice Of Bulgarian territory above Suis-
tria which would make her nohruia dc
feasible nut Bulgaria had stou,Iv 70.
fused. ~ tn, cuI yi.liinE SNstrit. hut
sim hagEling over tho boundary line
II Bulgaria were to defeat Scrvia and
Greece she would acquire Macedonia
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The story of how Il naXcn haired. joy
Gus, five year.old Belgian boy acted as a
peacemaker among 800 Germans, Aus
trians. Belgians. French and Poles in the
first cabin OF the Rotterdam. which landed
yesterday from Holland, was told last
night by Or. Bella Szekely. a passenger
on the big liolandAmerica liner
DIR. Szekely. a Hungarian by birth. but
an American by adoption, was at Buda-
pest when the war began. Thereafter
he acted as correspondent for THE SUN
until he left for Holland to take ship
for this country
There were about 500 of us IN the
first cabin said Dr. Szekely "and We
were of all nations. PROBABLY 90 per
cent. Of us were German speaking ana
the others were Belgians. French Dutch
and other nationalites Naturally. IT was
most embarrassing. and in all our hearts
WAS the fear Of controversy and quarrels.
Not even the nerve wearing trip
through the mine zone the day after the
voyage began, when all were in fear thar
we might lose our lives nv one OF the
hidden mines, was able to end the other
feeling OF uneasiuess Indeed we feared
that trouble had begun. despite written
request from Capt. Stenger for us not to
talk war when a young German made
Il SHttNHs IsNtlN uit IL
Son of HeIgian Refugees.
But our fears were sroundlc.s II vas
all because of that boy. ! do not know his
first name. but his last name was Roget.
He was the five car-old son Of Bel
gian couple. driven from their own coun-
try and coming to make "A home IN the
United States. He was the lightest
hearted. happiest youngster in tho world.
and to him there was no such thing as
war To him every one was a friend and
no one strangers On the first day he
started out to make friends, and II did
not matter whether II was French or
German. or Pole or Russian. he wanted
everybody TO play games with him lie
wanted to he happy.
THAT little hoy cleared away the ON
harrassment of the voyage like sun
clears away the night II seemed as II
the other passengers concentrated on
him and made Of him a common point
for meeting Germans and French would
forget war in obeying the commands of
the boy "A he spoke nothing hut French
the other nations had recourse to that
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BOY OF FIVE PRESERVES
NEUTRALITY ON BIG LINER
Little Belgian Refugee Acts as Peacemaker to 3OO
of All Nations on Trying Trip Aboard
the Rotterdam

language They pctted him, played with
him. stuffed him with candy until his
mother protested, made of him, IN fact,
a little king, who ruled all without favor
or fear.
When the young German continued
his speeches against the Allies he at
tracted little attention. When he per-
sisted word was sent to the captain VINO
sent him note asking him to keep quiet
After that he appeared IN new German
officers cap, but il did not create any III
feeling because everybody was playing
Switchboard or some other game with
the boy Before we got In yesterday
many men of many nations went up to
that little light haired chap and wished
him and his parents good luck and pros
perity in their new life here
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upon our shores.
He stated that this year, at the
present rate, 100000 immigrants will
have been received-600,0 900 more
than any former year in our history,
and that the majority of these were
illiterate and committed 81 per cent
Of the country's crime.
THE reason for our Indifference to
this mighty problem said Mr.. Mus
berger, SIS threefold: First, we do not
distinguish between the old and the
new immigration; second, we fail to
see that what affects one part of the
country affects the remainder of the
country; and third. because Of un-
bounded and hopeless national apti-
mism.''
He argued that the problem will
not solve itself; that only by careful
attention can we prevent grave harm
to our republic institutions.
Daniel Darrow of this city, repre-
senting the Agricultural college, de-
liyered a timely and courageous plea
for academic freedom the right Of
our college professors to freedom to
speak, and freedom to teach This
ts a subject with which the magazines
are dealing at the present time,
The other orations were respective
III Jamestown college on Mob Rule, =
and Wahpeton Science school on
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Four Americans Murdered in Mexico City, Report
Consul Canada yold of Reign of Terror by Refugees

in quick succession as the Mexicans.
their troop trains ready to pull out OF
the burning city, began an indiscrim"
mate fire across the international
boundary, but there was no evidence
that their shooting had been effec-
tive.
Property damage in Nuevo Laredo
will reach 100000. Among the build
ings destroyed were the United States
consulate. municipal building, post
office, theatre the flour mill, one of the
largest in this section of the south
west, the railroad shops of the Mexi-
can National railway, and other small
structures.
Kerosene and other combustibles
literally used, added to the wreckage,
which otherwise would not have been
great, owing to the abode construction
largely used.
There was no property loss in
Laredo. Both international bridges
are safe, though efforts to dynamite
them resulted in the death of two men
engaged in the undertaking. One
Mexican was shot by a sharpshooter
from the top of the water tower. The
Mexican was trying to reach the end
of the international foor and, wagon
bridge. Another was killed when he
tried to blow up the American rail-
road bridge. Americans were con-
stantly at the American side to pre-
vent such an attempt.
When the Mexican soldiers finally
departed order was quickly restored
in Laredo, butstrong guards remain
throughout the city. A serious prob
lem was furnished immigration and
city authorities by the presence here
of hundreds of refugees from the
burning city who had to be furnish
ed food and shelter.
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ton, which was given second place.
was entitled "The Educated Patriots
Attitude Toward Immigration" Mr.
Mtsberger won first place in delivery,
the mark Of one. Judge on thought and
composition being responsible for low
ering his mark to second place.
The oratorical contest held last
night in Woodworth hall at the Uni
versity Of North Dakota was one Of
the strongest in the history Of the
annual event. The representatives
were from the State Science school,
the Agricultural college, Jamestown
college, Fargo college and the uniyer-
sity. Every subject presented, except
one, dealt with a live, up-to date,
burning topic of national interest. The
contest was SO close that there was
only one-sixth Of one per cent differ
enee between the winners of first and
second places.
The subject of the winning grafton
was An Apostle of Progress" This
was a vivid portrayal of the political
services Of the late Jonathan p. Dolli-
yer OF Iowa. Mr.. Musberger, repre-
sentirlg Fargo college made a forcefui
plea fo1. a, less Indifferent attitude
toward the immigration problem. He
showed that during the last ten years
10000, 900 immigrants, mostly from
southern Europe, have been dumped
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The marines and guns Of the old
transport Prairie opened the war on
Mexico Tuesday afternoon. Under
Captain w. r. Rsush Of the battleship
Florida marines of the transport were
the first to touch Mexican soil. Later
the marines OF other warships in Vera
Cruz harbor reached the shore and
Joined in the engagement through the
streets Of Vera Cruz with the Prairie
men. E
Major Snledley Butler Of the marine
corps, who was in immediate command
of the marines, is a well known young,
officer, the son of Representative
Thomas S. Butler. He was decorated
with medal for bravery in the attack
of the allies on Pekin, in the Boxer
troubles, just after he entered the
service. He had recently come from.
the Panama canal zone, where he COM.
manded the marines now with him at
Vera Cruz. Secretary of War Garri-
son said these marines were the finest
soldiers he had ever seen.
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)
SMGOrgY tEsUTekEFea
NeAo or MARINES &c VERA Cs01

aA1exander's Vision The latter was
an optimistic view Of the immigration
problem.
The S65 gold watch presented TO the
winner is a unique prize. No similar
prize is given and no Masonic lodge
in the country shows such an interest
In educational work OF this character.
The gift is an annual one, provided for
by perpetual standing appropriation.
The original donor was the late Frank
NJ Thompson, who with Superintend-
ent Hoover and w. T.. Steckwell con-
stituted the first COMMITTEES.
THE reason for the gift, said Mr..
Stockwen in pleasing presentation
speech, lis, twofold: First. because the
Masonic lodge believes In training OF
this kind One of the best lectures
given by the order presents the gem
eral Importance OF training In the sci
5ences of the trfunlyirats grammar,
rhetoric and logic. The second reason
us that the Masonic lodgs wishes to
aid in this Fundamental Eraining for
citizenship in a Democracy"
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BAND BOYS TOOK
IN STOCK YARDS

st. Paul, Mimi, April 25.--The cadet
band of tho North Dakota Agricultur-
al college at Fargo spent pleasant
day in st. Paul yesterday. arriving
from Minneapolis in the morning.
The boys were accompanied over from
Minneapolis by officials of the Great
Northern railroad who acted as an es-
cort throughout the whole day. They
visited the stock yards in the morning
and had luncheon at the Swift Pack
ing plant.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon they
Were escorted to the capitol, where
Governor Eberhart received them and
delivered a speech to the young North
Dakota agricultural musicians. The
governors address was followed by a
concert In the capitol, attended by the
attaches OF the gubernatorial office
and other state officials
They left last night for Duluth.
where they give concerts today To-
morrow the boys viii appear in Su-
perior, Wis.