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ALL OF BELGIUM
is STARVING
ENTIRE COUNTRY rs ONE LONG
BREAD LINE OF STARVING
MEN. WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
PitisbIe Conditions Reported BY Sec.
retary Waters OF the Christian
Herald

NEW YORK. Dec ia tragic
misery. the like of which the world
has never seen" was the term an
piled tonight 10 conditions In Bel
GUM by Theodore Waters, secretary
OF the Christian Herald. who went
10 Belgium last month TO supervise
the distribution OF the food cargo OF
tne Dutch steamer Jan Block among
the starving nOnscOmbatants. and
VINO returned today on the Transyl-
yania. Belgium, he said. is one long
bread line Of starving men, women
and children clamoring for daily
single ration OF soup and bread and
conditions cannot be surpassed by
any OF the horrors In the swamps OF
East Prussia and Galicia"
A country Of desolation. shattered
homes. new made graves and suffer-
ers.
in Antwerp he said. 'T saw over
thousand poorly clad women stand.
ing shivering In the snow, waiting for
food TO be doled out to them. on
the road to Brussels we overlook
thousands OF refugees tramping de-
1ectedly along. returning 20 villages
where there II not now food enough
TO sustain those who are already
there. In BRUSSELS we saw women
holding babies, standing on the cold
street corners. begging a centime for
food.
In Holland I found thousands OF
men. women and children refugees
from Belgium huddled in retainInr
camps and on barges. some refined
some coarse and brutalized. all sleep
INK together without partitions to In.
sure the least privacy.
"Starnati0n lies like n blight upon
beigium-stGgnatiOn OF energy. OF
nope Inc country was one huge
ruined houses we could see rravcs.
when ] was IN brussels there was
only enough food on hand To last two
weeks. Unless a growing quantity is
shipped IN from America Immediately
brussels viii be threatened with fam
Inc W hat o. true Of Brussels is true
only in n greater degree. OF an Rel.
gium
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PRESIDENTS SHIP PURCHASE BILL
FAVORABLY REPORTED TO SENATE
MOTION CARRIED IN COMMITTEE
EIGHT TO sIX-MAY BE A
MINORITY REPORT.
Bill Provides Organization OF Como.
ration With v. s. Owning Fifty
One Per Cent Of the Stock.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Tne shin
purchase bill urged by President VIII
son was favorably reported to tho
Senate for action today after several
amendments proposed by minority
members had been defeated. In com
mittee.
The vote on the motion TO report
the bill was eight 20 six, Senators
smith OF Michigan: Burton, Nelson
and Oliver. Republicans and Varda-
man. Democrat. voting against ID
some Democrats OF the committee.
however. reserved the right TO oTer
amendments In the Senate to include
coastwise shipping.
Minority members contemplafc
making q separste report The BUi
introduced i'm the house AZ the Iast
session. would provide that the TfnH-
81 states, acting through a shipping
board 10 b. created. subscribe 10 tho
capital stock Of n corporation 10 b.
oreanized for the purchase. construc-
lion and operation Of merchant shire
between the Atlantic. Gulf OF Pacific
ports Of the country and Central ana
(conenusd on Pars ssvsnD
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VICE-G0V. OF ISLAND URGES
PASSAGE OF PHILIPPINE BILL
BELIEVES DEFINITE DATE FOR
csenJLSG ssouIo s1 IH4Is5nSsMee HnnotSes6
Believes Fiiipinos Capable Of Self Gov
ernment-Taft to Appear Before
the Committee.

WASHINGTON. Dec. i6.-Prompt
passage Of the pending bill to give the
Philippine Islands a greater measure
OF self-gOvernment. the preamble OF
whic hdeclares the purpose Of this
government TO grant complete indepen.
dence when = stable government has
been erected there. was urged before
tho senate Philippines committee to-
day by Henderson s. Martin. vice gov
ernOr Of the islands
Explaining that he spoke for him
self. without seeking 10 reflect the
opinions Of the administrations in
Washington or Manila. Mr.. Martin Do.
clared he believed n definite date upon
which complete independence would
BE- granted should be- announced
Mr. Martin expressed the opinion
that the United States ought 10 leave
the ISLANDS bag aud baggage when
if goes. RE did not look With favor
upon suggestions that an international
agreement for the naturalization ~
the group be sought
u cannot understand In what way
We would lose BY granting complete IN
dependence" he explained The H..
lands are Of no value 10 us CONNER.
(contnusd on Page aevsnl
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DEMANDS RELEASE OF
BRITISH SUBJECT

DOUGLAS. Ariz. Dec i6.-J. r. r.
Paxton. British consul here. made a
demand today upon Governor Jose
MaytorCna, now before Naco. for the
immediate release of n Perry Meaker.
british subject who a. held by Nav.
torcna officers on the charge of having
aided tHrran1a partiaans % escape
INTO Sincloa. Meakcr. 10 o. stated. was
deceived BY the Mexican rancherH who
Induced him 20 furnish transportation
Tor them after they learned that a
messenger carrying their pledge Of
loyalty 20 Carranza had fallen into tho
hands of haytOrcua's YaQui Indians
Fighfing af Gina. 40 miles south. be-.
tween go ldrr1uEa troops and 4 like
number of Maytorena aoidiers. confin.
ufd today Aqua Prlcta officials re-
ported hccVT losses on both sides
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CRUISER TACOMA
SENT TO PANAMA
TO GUARD AGAINST NEUTRALITY
VIOLATIONS IN The
CANAL ZONE
Vessel Will Be Stationed at Colon
Gunboat May Be Sent to Guard
West End Of Canal.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Secretary
Daniels tonight ordered the Cruiser
Tacoma, now in San Domingo. to pro-
coed TO Colon to guard against viola
tions Of the neutrality OF the Panama
canal
A destroyer or gunboat may be sent
from the patrol on the west coast OF
Mexico TO the Pacific entrance of the
canal when fuller information as 20
conditions at the waterway is re-
ceived.
The following statement was issued
at the navy department:
Secretary Daniels stated that the
last news received from Colon was
TO the effect that no other violations
OF neutrality have been commfftad
except that by British collier whose
radio apparatus had been dismantled.
ne executive order as to the un-
neutral use OF the radio will be prompt
and efficiently enforced Though no
other violations have been reported.
Secretary Daniels. acting upon tho
suggestion OF Colonel Goethals will to-
morrow send ship 10 Panama so as
10 De IN a position TO make impossible
any violation OF the executive order
He has ordered the Tacoma. which is
now In San Domingo. 10 this duty.
Ambassador Spring-Rice of Great
britain called AZ the state department
this afternoon and stated that some OF
the English ships had sailed from
their home ports before they were ia
miliar with the Presidents proclama-
tion and requested that they be given
full information concerning IT,"
Information reaching the British en-
bassy was said to prove that no British
national vessel knowingly violated the
laws OF neutrality I'm the Panama ca
nal by improper use OF radio outfits.
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j. s. NAVAL EXPERTS
DISCUSS COMMANDMENT
CONCENSUS OF OPINION WAS
THAT ATTACK WAS FOR
MORAL EFFECT.
Invasion of England Will Come
Only After Serious Naval Action
by Major Vessels.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-OniciaI
and diplomatic Washington w a =
thrilleed today as Il seldom has been
since war began with the news of the
~ oaruinent oy German cruisers OF
thc east coast of England.
me actual attacks on British coast
towns, accomplishing even in a small
way. the long talked of descent of the
German navy ON the English coast
developed much discussion among
naval experts and tacticians.
While government officials made no
formal comment, the bOmbardment
was discussed in congressional as well
as executive quarters. as all the naval
events abroad have been. with par
ucular application To hypothetical sit
uation in which American defenses
might be involved.
The concensus OF opinion among
naval men was that the raid by Ger
man cruisers Was for moral effect and
did not screen general invasion of
England by Zepplins and German sub
marines. although. the vsnlnerability of
Great Britain to such attacks was TO
some extent emphasized BY f. On the
other hand. experts thought any sus-
tained attack on the English coast
would require many more ships than
were engaged today and by the tine
any enort was made to land an ex-
peditionary force the English fleet
could be brought into action. The
view W must hdNdi experts was sum-
mafized in the following opinion from
high American naval officer and
tactician.
Bombarded Three Towns.
As reported. there were only four
German cruisers. and they bombarded
three towns on the east coast OF
England. within a range Of about %
miles. Since no one of these towns
contains anything which is of mill.
tary value 10 the English. the thing
can be considered from all the facts
as a raid pure and simple for the
moral effect to be produced on Eng.
land.
No military value can be attached
TO the raid. in so far as invasion Is
(conenued on Page sevsn.D
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ALLIES GAIN In
NORTH FRANCE
PROGRESS HOWEVER is SLOW
AND EVERY STEP rs CON-
TESTED BY GERMANS.
In Poland New Battle Is In Prepare.
hon-Russisns Withdraw Left
Wing From Carcow.

LONDON, Dec. 16. 1910 D. M
The raid OF German warships on the
northeast coast of England and their
escape in the fog after having bonn
barded Scarborough. Hartlepool and
Whitby. where a number of persons
were killed and wounded and consider
able damage was done TO property.
completely overshadowed the opera
tions on land
These operations. however. as on
preceding days have been of the ut
most Importance. The British. French
and Belgian troops have continued
their offensive In the west and, accord
Ing to the French official reports.
nave made further slight progress.
This was not accomplished without
serious opposition ON the part of the
Germans. who Pt every point where an
advance was attempted fought against
IL foot by foot.
Along the east coast of Flanders,
where the allies are trying TO push
their lines forward from Nieuport,
they had the assistance of the British
fleet. which Violently bombarded
Westende, one of the many little coast
towns which have suffered greatly
since the commencement Of the war.
This attack. Berlin says, was with.
(Contfnued ON paVe QevenN
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BRIG. GEN. SCOTT TO USE
INFLUENCE TO STOP FIRING
LEFT LAST NIGHT FOR NACO.
ARIZ, TO ACT IN DIPLO-
MATIC CAPACITY.
Ill Efforts Fail Threat of U. S. to
Return Fire Will Be
Carried Out.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s-Rripa
uler General Hugh L. Scott chief of
stan OF the United States army Ieft
tonight for Naco. Ariz.. to endeavor
10 70 use ms personal influence with the
warring factions near Naco to sion
their firing into American territory
Itt was accompanied by Lieutenant
Noionei Robert +. l.. Mishie who wa =
on the stan OF General Scott when
the latter was at FL Paso.
should this final effort fan and the
ce.,'e. on,I oI tne American government
S1onlihunlcated to both Provisional
president Gutierrez and General 1.ar-
ranza mat force would be Dsed "
thelr subordinates did not cease a.
ing into the United States 90 m
needed II Is generally Understood tina,
aeienslve hre will be begun by the
,roons oatteries ns OF artillery. eleven
. troops OF cavalry and three regiments
a. infantry which have been ordered
Dy the Washington government 10 fhc
International line. " '"c
GENERAL Scott will not superseoa
General Bliss. who Is in Command or
,i Lne Naco situation but will act in a
uiplomatlc capacity, a role In which
he has had success in a similar sitne
tion AT III Paso and troubles amon,-
the Arizona Indians
PROVISIONAL President Gutierrez has
assured the United States eoyernrnen,
,nrough It's representatives at the
Mexican capital that none OF the eye
cutions which have occurred there 70.
Gently have been at his orders bur
were the result of The Commission
OF actual crimes" Gutierrez said !,
decree would be published TODAY or To.
morrow prohibiting the carrying out
OF summary executions and providin =
Tor the trial OF the accused by court
martial: with some one being permitted
10 conduct the defense" This cours =
was advocated by the Zapatistas. a /.
cordlng 10 state department advices
Viewed With Disfavor.
Incidentally IL was learned to-dav
that the United States government In
view OF the recent executions IN
tcontinusd ON Page sevsn.)
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PURSEGLOVE-MAHER CO., MAKES
PUBLIC OFFER To SETTLE STRIKE

Special Dispatch to the InteIligencer.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. ia
referring to your editorial OF
December fifth, there is no occa-
sion TO-. suffering among the east
ern Ohio miners at least In the
employ Of this. company. We
have been willing all the time
and now make public offer 10
open such Of our mines an we
can find trade for and pay fifty-
eight cents for lump coal and
twenty two cents for fine coal
and S2.e4 for inside labor. the
outside labor to be the same n
last year, or, we will open the
mines and pay all inside men, in
eluoing cutters and leaders S2ys4
per day OF eight hours work. N
either of these propositions Is ac-
eeptsbie we will meet our men
innedistely and arrange TO start
the mines " possible by next
Monday morning.
The Purseglove-M -Maher Co.
Joseph PursegIove, President:
Thos. X. Maher, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The above offer OF the Purseglov
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civilians and the wounded at four
teen soldiers and fifty civilians.
AZ Scarborough. where a battle
cruiser and an armored cruiser
sheiIed the town, thirteen casual
ties are reborted, while at Whitby
two were killed and two wounded.
Men, women and children Of the
civilian population were left dead
or wounded-struek without warn
ing while at breakfast or at work.
In all, the casualty list totals ITO,
according TO the official estimate
Of whom 81 are known to be dead.
Three churches were damaged;
the gas works and lumber yards
at HartIepooI were set sfire and
the abey at Whitby was struck.
The BsImoral hotel at Scarborough
received the full effects Of shell.
A number Of houses and shops
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German Cruisers Dash Across North Sea and
Bombard English Coast Towns; Darinq Fea1

LONDON, Dec. Is. to;35 o. m.-
tor the hrst time In centuries Emo
land has been struck BY a foreion
zoe. \ squadron Of swift German
eru.eers erept through the fog last
turned their guns against the
Britons.
When day broke they began the
bombardment OF three Important
towns-HartiepooI, at the mouth
OF the Tees, Whitby, IS miles
south~ard, and Scarborough,
noted az pleasure resort, IS
miles beyond.
hartiepool suffered most. There
two battle cruisers and an arm
ored cruiser were engaged and at
tnis place the greatest loss Of life
occurred. The British war office
fses the number Of dead at Hartie-
pool as seven soldiers and 22
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were shattered and partly burned
In each Of the towns.
The hostile squadron escaped
IN the mist after an encounter
with the coast guard vessels pa
trolling the neiohborhood, which
were reinforced as soon as the
presence Of the Germans was slo-
nailed.
The official account Of the at
tack, az issued by the press bu-
reau, with more complete details
from the war office follows:
Press Bureau Statement.
The following 10 the press bu-
resu's statement on the German
attack on the English coast:
This morning a German cruiser
force made a demonstration upon
the Yorkshire coast In the course
Of which they sheIled HartIepooI.
Whitby, and Scarborough.
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AT the same time q battle
cruiser and an armored cruIser
sppeared on Scarborough and
nred about so shots. which caused
eonsiderabie damage, and Is css-
ualties are reported.
"At Whltby two battle eruissrs
nred shots. doing damage 10
buildings, and the following cssu-
aities are reported:
Two killed; two wounded.
AZ ali three places there was
an entire absence Of panic and
tne osmeanor OF the people wac
anything that could be desired.
Causes Wave OF Anger.
A wave of intense anger has spress
over hngisnd because OF the attacl
and bitter denunciation IL heard ever,
where OF a policy which permits mi
tcontinnsd on Page Hins.)
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AMERICAN BATTERY IN
POSITION NEAR BORDER

NACO. Ariz.. Dec 16-An Amcri.
can battery was placed on the Bisbpr
road today ncarly three miles from
Naco but about two miles from the
border IN a straight line and directly
north OF Governor Maytorena'a head
quarters.
his battery faces the front Of the
Nnla forces boaieginF General Hiif,e
Carranza soldiers In Naro Sonora ff
also iaccs Hill's east trenches The
guns are trained directly south.
No trinr was carried on today hv
The Mexican factions except IN orrH
sional shot from iills trcnohas
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TAFT GETS SARCASTIC.

EAST ORANGE. n j.. Dec. IG.-"I
an investigation of the coast defenscs
81 this country" said former President
william "a. TAFT in an address before
investigation Is the thing needed the
least All the Information that any in
Nesugators might now want is to be
found on file In reports to congress
II you want 10 conceal any fact YOU
could not DO it better than to put Ia into
the official reports TO congress" he
added.
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DISCUSSION OF LTTERACY
TEST BEGUN IN SENATE

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ig-Discus
slon % the proposed liieracy test for
aliens. which President Wilson has
said he did not consider a fair test for
persons seeking entrance 20 America.
hegan today wnen tIe Senate re-
sumcd consideration Of the lmmlgra-
tion bin A vote D. expected t0mor-
row
Amendment submitted by Senator
Thomas. ~ Colorado. and Williams OF
Mississippi. 70 extend exemptions 20
fhe iiferacy fesf rrecirifatcd debate
which will b. continued tomorrow
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HAS THE UNITED
STATES FORGOTTEN
SWISS CHIlDREN7
lcor. Of Associated Pr.s.J

lcor. of Associated Pressl
GENEVA, Switzerland, Dee.
The Swiss papers ask why
the United States has forqot-
ter Swiss children in the dis
tribution OF Christmas Gifts in
Europe. Switzerland Is not
fighting, but its fathers, hus-
bands and brothers, TO the
number Of 25o.ooo are guard
ing tbe frontier until the end
OF the war. They will not re-
turn home before Christmas.
Their children will not have
any presents.
The Swiss army is en-
trenehed on the frontiers and
IN their Alpine forts, ready to
attack the first army which
crosses its frontier, while the
women and children are suf-
ferino.
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PART OF EMDEN'S CREW
NOW RAIDING COMMERCE

MANILA. Dec. i6-Forty mon of
the crew Of the German cruiser Em.
den. who were left on Cocos leland
Mhrn the AUSTRALIAN cruiser sydney
discovered the Emdon and forced nor
70 run ashore some time ago. have
captured a collier. mounted two Max.
Inns on her and are now raidinc com
merCe In the Pacific. according 10 a
report received here
The report came through oficers Of
the British steamer Malacca, which
not been confirmed oflciaily.
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amount Of risk 10 accepted, are
devoid OF military significance.
They' may cause some loss OF
life among the civil population,
and some damage TO private
properly, which 10 much to be re-
oretted; but they must not In any
circumstance be allowed to mod
ny the general naval policy which
70 being pursued
War once Statement.
The officisi press bureau late
tonight issued the following
statement from the war Office re-
oardina the German raid:
AT 3 a. m. today three enemy
ships were sighted OF HartlepooI
and at 9:i5 they commenced a
bombardment- These ships sp-
pesred TO be two battle cruisers
and one armored cruiser.
THE land batteries replied and
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"A number OF their fastest
ships were employed for this pur-
pose and they remained about an
hour on the coast
They were engaged by patrol
vessels on the spot. As soon az
the presence Of the enemy was
reported British patroIIino
squadron endeavored to cut them
OF: On being sighted by the
British vessels the Germans re-
tired at full speed and favored
oy the mist made their escape.
The losses on both sioes were
small but full reports have not
yet been received.
The admiralty takes the on
portunity Of pointing out that
concentrations Of this character
against unfortified towns or COM
merciai ports. though not difficult
to accomplish provided a certain
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are reported to have hit and DAM
aged the enemy.
AT $3.50 the firing ceased, and
the enemy steamed away.
None Of our guns were
touched. One shell fell In the
Royal Enoineers' lines and sew
eral In the lines Of the Eioht-
eenth Service battalion Of the
Durham Light Infantry.
THE easuaIties amono the
troops amounted to seven killed
and fourteen wounded.
Some damage was done to the
on fire.
During the bonbardment. a.
peciaiiy In West HartIepooI. the
people crowded in the streets. and
approximately 22 were killed and
50 wounded.
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LONDON. Dec fG-The official
rreaa bureau and censor office pro-
pose tO take % holiday from p O'Clock
on the afternoon Of December - 10 3
p'riOcf thriefmaa nirhf during which
period no news will ho tassed FOR
fruuau iaaIou
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SAVED sTuDEHrs

NORTH NNfrunN Mass. uer L. -
Irrrldruf Marion Leroy burton. -
smith college nralafFd urHfuru to-day
tn ruIuIuE thirty .fun FUurE women afu.
a.ufH Iruu hurufnr iirlrdinr hourr.
Nnrrr Of che efudrnts lnri 200 their be-
lourinaa
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STEAMSHIP ARRrvALs.

NTW YORK nee rf-aaiirft
steamer faulnnd. LIVERPOOL
LONDON Arrived Steamer Mime
hana Nrw Nork
GENoA oA-saued Steamer Flnfana
Mfw NOrk
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interests sorely affected by this pro-
longed strike. through the FIRST cheer
ful report sent out by this conference,
only to have them dashed to earth,
and that this would have the effect
OF turning a deplorable situation into
condition OF actual despair.
Up TO a late hour last evening no
report had been received in this city
as 10 the outcome OF the conference
OF miners and operators which was
reported to have been held in Cleve-
land yesterday. IL was said yester-
day that in all probabilities the strike
would be settled no later than today
and that the miners would still be
given their Christmas gift promised
them at the last meeting held in
Cleveland. IL was also said that the
scale most likely to be adopted would
be the 5S and % scale as that seemed
TO be the most agreeable to both
sides.
THE wEATHEH
WARRINGTON. DEC. le.--roreoast:
West Virginia. Ohio and western
Penn.yivania-fsir Thursday and prob
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The above offer of the Purseslove.