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The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
III. S. ENVOY TELLS
| OF GERMAN FORT
|Helgoland Like Gibraltar,
Richard Wackerow
Declares.
TO FORM NEW ARMIES
Two Million More Men Will Go in
: Field in FebruaryAtWill Total
100000 in September
TO FORM NEW ARMIES

New York, Dec. SIN February Ger
many will add 2OOO.O 600 men to her armies
in the feId." said Richard wackerow.
until recently United States consul at
BresIau. who arrived here from Europe
today on the Italian liner Duca d'Aosta.
Germany now has 100000 men IN the
field. BY September, 1916, Germany will
have $4,000 in her armies in the eastern
and western theaters of war.
"Earthworks have been built around
Antwerp and mountains of concrete have
been erected along the coast. The city
OF Antwerp is guarded by at least 800 Of
the big 42-centimeter guns. each of which
can shoot twenty-fOur and a half miles"
The first intimate description Of the
Notifications of Helgoland, Germany's
guarding fortress at the mouth of the
Elbe, was given by Mr.. Wackerow.
Admit 100000 Loss.
wackerow believes he Is the only for
eigner who has been allowed to land
on Helgoland since the outbreak of the
war. but admits there were many fea-
lures of the little islands defense which
were kept hidden from him.
'Helgoland is a second Gibraltar" said
Wackerow. The place is guarded by
an almost unbelievable system of defense.
Long channels have been cut in the solid
rock of the cliff facing seawsrd and in
these no less than 142 Krupp disappear
ing guns of the forty-two centimeter type
have been mounted. There are 364 guns
altogether in the islands defense.
Ten concentric rows of mines guard
the entrance to Helgoland Blight, ar
ranged at different levels TO catch sub
marines as well as surface ships A
great fleet Of submarines is assembled be-
hind HelRnlann we'll the (,nrna n
high seas fleet. l do not think IL is the
intention of the Germans to send out
their entire fleet to engage the English
until the odds against il have been
whitfield down"
wackerow said the Germans admitted
they had lost in killed alone 10000 men
since the outbreak of the war.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Allies Pushing Germans
Back in Center of Line
Principal Gain Made In Champagne District Between Rheims
and the Argonne -Kaiser's Troops Fall
= Into Trap in Battle at Ehons

Behind the Allies Left Center. Dec. .
Hopes of increased activity along thu
center are being realized with gratifying
success.
II we cannot yet ask, with Horace
Walpole, What new victory Is an
nounced today" We are coming to expect
daily advances which a short time age
would have been hailed as considerable
achievements.
The principal gain has been obtained In
the champagne region, between Rheims
and the Argonne, but the progress which
the allies are now making in the valley
of the Disc, In the Santerre district and
along the extreme lower reaches of the
Aisne, probably will be of greater ulti-
mate Importance from a strategical
standpoint.
From Lyons and ChAulnes. and Las
signy to the district OF Nampeel. which
forms roughly the apex OF a triangle
based on Jompeigne and Scissors, the
French are making a slow but sure
advance. The, fighting around Lyons.
for some time, has been particularly
severe. The German attacks here began
soon after the bloody affair at lie Quesnoy
en- Santerre. where the enemy left more
than 5000 dead and wounded on the
field.
Attack I'm Revenge.
. The first and most ambitious of these
attacks upon Lihons probably was m
tended in revenge for the loss of Quesnoy.
but IL turned out otherwise. As usual
the Germans began with heavy bonn
bardment of this desperately battered
place. The French deliberately made
only a feeble response with artillery and
soon ceased their fire altogether.
Thinking the place was in their hands
the Germans poured out along the road
from Chaulnes, only a mile and a quar-
ter away to the east
But when they came TO the outskirts
of Lihons the French infantry, which
had been carefully concealed amid the
ruined buildings, received the attackers
with fierce fire, which was followed up
with a bayonet charge.
Some quick-firers, which had been clev-
erly hidden until this moment, theh
opened fire upon the astonished Germans
their original positions.
After this fresh check the Germans
remained comparatively inactive for
some time. but the many vigorous at
lacks they are delivering on the town
show how important they regard the
possession of this position on account Of
the. railway line.
Success at Nampcel.
Another district in which important
successes have been gained is Nampcel
It is some time now since the French
captured Tracy-le-Val and Tracy-le-
Mont, but they have firmly established
themselves in their positions there and
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
SEVERAL INJURED BY FALLS.
slippery PRVements Keep HOSPITAL.
Busy Treating atIents.

\ number of persons were badly hurt
yesterday in falls upon the street
John Moncriel. thirty-four years old of
A'1E Thirteenth street southwest. had his
l"tt arm badly bruised in fall at Seven
teenth and streets northwest. He was
removed TO Emergency Hospital I'm an
ambulance.
William R. Price. forty-six Years old
OF 645 Owens street. Brightwood, ID. C.
fractured his left wrist in a fall on Sew
enth street, near New York avenue
pital.
Mrs. Charles Krause, forty years old,
Of 1913 Northf Capitol street northwest.
fell in front of 173S Oregon avenue north
west. and was cut and bruised on the
forehead. She was removed to Elmer
gency Hospital in an ambulance.
Mrs. Lydia Stevens, thirty-eight years
old. OF Cottage Hill southeast. fell at
Fifteenth and Fl streets northeast, and
was slightly hurt. She was removed in
an ambulance to Casualty Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30

are now pInhing forward and making at
lacks in all directions.
1t is slow work. of necessity, because
the Germans have dug themselves
strongly Into the country which lends
itself to protracted defense, and which,
especially at Moulin-Sous-To and at
Puiseux (sonie sever and one-half miles
north OF Attichy-sur-Aisne), Is scored
by numerous quarries and caves.
The bulk Of the work is now falling on
the artillery. The Significance of the
recent French successes at Tracy, PuIsa.
leine, and on The plateau OF Nouvron and
the forest Of st. Msrd can be seen at
glance on the map
The attacks around PuisaleIne (Which
lies to the south OF Noyan, to the east
OF Tracy-le-Val and to the west OF Namp-
ceD show that the French are push
ing their advance on the plateau border.
ing the forest OF rAiSle. The mastery OF
this district Is valuable because of the
many roads from which IL i trayersed.
The most important crossing occurs
near Nampcel on the road from yic-surr
Aisne to NOyon. This road starts as
though IL would lead to TraCy-Ie-Val
but, reaching the wood Of St Mards, Il
branches on sharply TO the north in the
direction of Carlepont and Noyon. Garlic
Ipont Is only large village but Il IL
the hub of several rOadways traversng
the valleys q the Lower Aisne and TO-
ing, for example. TO NOyon and Chauny
and again towards 81. GObain and Laon
Thus the French little by little, are
acquiring firm mastery, not only of the
Lower Aisne. but also of the Disc to-
wards NOyon and Tergnier. They already
are quite close to NOyon on the eastern
side OF the Disc and are making an ap-
preciable advance towards T"rgni,r
Feeding Inhabitants DImIcuIt.
The capture Of TergnIer would be a
decisive stroke. Tergnier is not only an
important railway center. but also the
junction at which the railroads from
Rheims and LaOn meet the great trunk
line OF the main German communications
coming from Cologne. Namur, lie Cateau
and st. Quentin.
The situation at Scissors illustrates
more clearly. perhaps. than anything else
can. how terribly difficult it is to make
an advance in this region Of The Aisne
The bombardment of Soissons began on
september u and has continued since that
day with more or less intense regularity.
Even today there are German guns es-
tablished in the grottoes of Pasly, only
three miles away, and the nearest Ger
man trenches are barely 1900 yards from
the municipal buildings Of the town.
From Pasly and other positions near
Braye and Crouy the Germans look down
uHon the town and can see any move
ment of troops or supplies
The work OF revictualIing the troops
and the ZOO or so wretchsd inhabitants
whaDcling to their shattered homes there
Tore is exceptionally difficult
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
ASKS CANADA TO PROBE
SHOOTING OF HUNTERS
United States. Through British En-,
bassy. Asks investigation-Two
Inouiries VIII Be Started.

Through the British Embassy. the Ca
madam authorities have ben requested by
the State Department to make a thor
ough investigation into the shooting Of
two American duck hunters near Fort
Erie yesterday by Canadian patrols.
A brief. report was received yesterday
from Vice Consul Curtis at Fort Erie
This report contained no details as 10
just how the men were shot The vice
consul has been. instructed to forward
all available information on the case
The impression prevails here that while
the hunters were technically defying the
Canadian patrols the circumstances war
ranted no such drastic action as their
being fired upon.
Buffalo n. Y, Dec. 29.-Two investiga-
tions to determine whoshould be held re-
sponsible for the killing of Walter Smith
and the probable fatal wounding of
Charles Dorsch, two American duck hunt
ers, on the shore of oFrt Erie, on Mon
day. will begin at Fort Erie tomorrow
afternoon.
The first will be a civil investigation.
conducted by CorOper ]. R. Mencke, Of
Bridgeburg. The second will be by Col.
Hugh A. Rose, as president of a court
Of inquiry appointed under orders from
the divisional headquarters at Toronto.
Ordering of the court of inquiry is the
first move on the part of the military
authorities to determine whether Corp
Kayl and Privates Macintosh and Kiner-
man were acting within their rights when
they fired at the Americans. The three
soldiers have been under arrest since
the shooting
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
DIRECTORS ARE NOMINATED.
Men Named to FIJI
Ten Vacancies.

Twenty-Five men were nominated as
directors OF the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday to fill ten vacancies caused by
automatic retirement of members of the
board who have served three years. The
annual election will be held January Z.
when the ten directors will be chosen
with president and two vice presidents
to be nominated from the floor
Nominations for directors are as fol-
lows: W. J. Kehoe. William F. GUIDE,
Joseph !. Weller, William NJ Dove, John
Poole, J. l. Leverton. Claude E. Miller,
Harry H. Saunders. Joseph A. Berberich
Charles r. Howser, George H. Judd,
Henry T. Offteerdinger. Louis Holmes.
W. S. Hoge, A. P. Clark, jr.; William
7. Galliher. Julius Garfinkle, A. E.
RandIe, E. B. Dean. Charles C. Stott,
Wade II. Cooper, B. F. Saul, John
Mitchell, jr.; c. ]. Owens, Fl. F. Clark,
A. F. Jorss, and Marion Butler.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
BECKER LOSES LUCKY CELL"
Principal in ROsenthal Case See,
Prize Go Elsewhere.

Ossining, N. Y, Dec. 29.-The lucky
cell' in Sing Sing death house, from
which, according to the superstition Of
the prisoners nobody goes to the chair
has been the subject of eager controversy
among occupants of the death house for
the last week.
Since Newton Tomlins, Of Stony Point
the last to occupy it, got a new trial,
Warden Osborne has received applica-
tons from most OF the condemned men
asking for the cell Charles Becker, who
once had it-before he got his second
trial-was among the applicants. Mr.. Os-
borne decided 1t should 20 to Carl Drano-
witch. convicted of a Manhattan trunk
murder, who is the Oldest inmate OF the
death house.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Alleged Housebreaker Nabbed

Ollie Davis, alias King. coIored, said
to live at 81 Fenton street northwest, is
held at the First police precinct on a
charge Of HOUSEKEEPING. Special Police
man Owe9 Humphrey, OF the Night
Watchmens' Association, covering he
beat in the vicinity Of New York ave-
nue.. Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets,
saw colored man early yesterday II,7rn-
ing coming out OF the basement Of
Patrick Welch's saloon, SIS Fourteenth
street northwest. The stranger ran up
Fourteenth street, but Pumphrey out
footed him. 1t is said Davis stole s1me
whisky and tobacco.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
New York Hotel Arrivals.

New York, Dec 29.-washingtonians al
New York hotels today are:
WaIHck- Bristol
r. T. A. Aikes J. E. Jones.
]. J. Gaynor. jr. Manhattan
7. Rogers, jr. L. r. Lang.
Murray Hill W. G. SALESMAN.
Mrs A. D. Evans. Union Square
T. ]. Leauts. Mrs. w. H. Paris
L. K. Phelps. w. H. Paris.
Park Avenue Mrs. ]. Wilson.
g. Goodman. J. Wilson.
T. S. Macarthur Grand
York J. H. seitz.
Miss B. Ingham. Darlington
Navarro o. G. Witt
Miss NJ Jerona. Gerard
R. MeIgosh. $. N. wilton.
York Union Square
G. A. Fleming. J. O. Morris.
Miss B. Fleming, Marlborough
W. P. Walsh. ]. F. Reilly.
Navarro Grand
D. l. Garvey. L. S. Schoield,
Arlington NJ. II. Caro-,
J. A Hamilton. r. NJ. Frank
Flanders Martha Wash
H. T. IseL Miss A. z. Burlin-
game.
Merchants and buy ers-J. D. Furlong,
S. Kann, Sons & Co. dry goods, etc, silks
and velvets. 215 Fourth avenue; D. Ross,
;. hann, sons & Co., dry goods, etc,
dress goods. 2l5 Fourth Avenue: Miss G.
Hagan, S. Kann, Sons & Co, dry goods,
etc, waists, house dresses, Uses and jun
iors' coats. rs Fourth Ave; ]. H Boyce,
S. Kann, Sons & Co, dry goods, etc, knit
underwear. hosiery, gloves and handker-
chiefs. 215 Fourth Avenue: Miss NJ. Kin
der. c. King & Sons, dry goods and gen
eral merchandise, ready-toLwear, in
fants' wear, etc, Cumberland: H. King,
c. King & Sons, dry goods and general
merchandise, Cumberland.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
OBITUARY..

| Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Irwin
! who died Monday at her home. 1874 +
street. aged eiGhty-three, after a resi-
! dencs of sixty-nve years IN tho District
will behold at ST. Matthews Church to-
morrow morning at O'Clock. Interment.
will take place at Mount Olivet She is
survived by one son. Thomas J. Irwin.
and three daughters. Misses Anna C.
and Gertrude Irwin and Mrs. f. l.. Bar
! bour.
Services for Miss Margaret Sweeney.
siNty-twO years OF age. who died Monday
night while on her way home from work
at the Government Printing Office. will
he held at st. Aloysius' Church at -
o'clock tomorrow morning. Interment
at Mount Olivet will follow
The funeral OF william II. MuckIes-
ton. an emplOye OF the Government
Printing Office. who died Monday. will
be held at his late residence - II street
northeast. this morning. The body will
be sent to Camden. y j. for interment
Mrs Mary l.. Tryon. who died Sunday
from burns received in a fire at ~;
Twelfth street northwest. will be buried
at Arlington National Cemetery this aft
ernOOn at o'clock. Special authority
for this privilege has been granted by
the War Department because Mrs. Tryon
was the wife of civil war veteran
Services for Mrs. Helen HALEY. wife of
James HALEY. were conducted yesterday
afternoon at her late residence 81 Sew
enth street southwest. Interment was
in Congressional Cemetery.
The funeral of Joseph Charles Pnugrr
was held at the residence OF his parents
Queen Chapel road. yesterday afternoon
Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery fol-
lowed.
Requiem mass for Annie Beatrice Dow
ney will be celebrated at St. Dominics
Church this morning. Preliminary fune-
raj services will be conducted at the resi-
dence of her adopted parents. Mr. and
Mrs. jeremiah F. DOwney. 326 G street
southwest.
Prince Colby Claflin. who died Monday,
will be buried In Rock Creek Cemetery
today following services at his late home.
iii o street northwest
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Wild
mer, wife of the late Jacob Widmer. will
be held tomorrow afternoon at the chapel
Of William Sardo & Co., 40S II street
northwest. at O'Clock. Mrs. Widmer |
died at her home in Capitol Heights, Md, |
on Monday.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
SANTA IS AT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Christmas Entertainment Held al
Second Baptist Church.

How Santa Claus Explained was the
title Of a cantata given at the Christ
mas entertainment at Second Baptist
Church. Fourth Street and Virginia
avenue southeast, last night. After the
cantata. Eric II. Carbaugh as Santa
and Miss Mabel CoOksey. as Mrs. santa
distributed gifts and candy to children
The pastor, Rev DIR. Hinson Vernon
Hewlett was presented with a book
case Robert Needs, sixteen, who walks
eight miles to church every Sunday
from beyond Silver Springs. was given
gold watch.
The cantata was under the direction,
OF X. Milton Henderson. superintendent
OF the Sunday School. Mrs. Elsie Her
vey Weaver church organist. directed
the music. Those taking part We're
Elizabeth Edelin,. Elizabeth BaiIy. AiIeen
Potter. Otis Edelin,. Dorothy Maddox.
Alice Henderson. Evelyn Goddard. Grace
Price, Ruth ClarksOn, Ruth Collins
Cara Wood, Violet Purcell. Geneva Suit
Dorothy Edelin,. Martha Adkins, EVELYN
Sanderson, Louise Price, Franklin Bur
CESS, Ivan Baily. Thomas Maddox. Will
liam Wood. John Edelin,. Edwin Nc
Kenny. Walton Sanderson. Edwin Wood
and Earl Diff.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Mrs. Andrews Alimony Sure.

New York. Dec 29.-Mrs. Norma Cliff
Andrews will collect 10000 back alimony
from her former husband, James Mont
fort Schley. jr., nephew of the late Ad-
miral Schley. according to a decision
handed down in the Supreme Court to-
day by Justice Giegerich. After her
second marriage Schley stopped paying
alimony.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Nav Build New Lodging House,

An amendment to the District appro-
priation bill providing $135.00 for the
erection Of a new municipal lodging
house and a wood and stone yard was
introduced in the Senate yesterday by
Senator Lodge. of Massachusetts,. 1t Is
possible the District bill will Be laid
before the Senate late this week.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Lad Dies from Auto Iniuries,

= From injuries received when an au-
tomobile In which he was riding with
his father overturned at North CapitoI
and W streets on December 90. John
Maschauer. ten years old. 2Ss1a Twelfth
street northwest. died at Freedmen's
Hospital yesterday. His father is George
W. Maschauer.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Bibles to Go with Canal Passage.

New York, Dec. 29.-James Wood, presi-
dent Of the American Bible Society, is
planning a Bible distributing station on
the Panama Canal. Every sailor who
posses through the canal will be given
a Bible in his own tongue free
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
BRITIsH-AMERICAN WAR
POLICIES NEW INSURANCE

London, Dec. "a premium
Of fifteen guineas per cent wa.
paid at Lloyds today on policies
Worded %TO pay q total loss In
the event of declaration OF war
between Great Britain and
America within twelve months
from date.7
The premium to insure against
war between Norway and Great
Britain within twelve months Is
now seven Euineas per cent.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
BAND CONCERT TODAY.

By the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra. John S. Al. Zimmerman
director, At Stanley Hall. Al 80 o'ciock'
Program:
Medley overture. 'Remicks Hits. No.
J y ss.-.-.s..-.-..- .IampE
Contents: Introduction, IN Do II An
Over Again; :" Mary, You're a Little
Bit Old-fashiOned;' The Rose Of the
Mountain Trail Beautiful EgEss'
.'Bingen on the RhiDe:" AT the BAN
That's An:" that wonderful DengoZi
strain. when It's Nighttime Down in
Burgundy; An Aboard 70: Dixie
Mediation. The Last Hope" (requestedJ
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Seiectlon. Aoele ....:-.-.-.:..-.... .Brisquet :.
Popular SO Its Long Way to TIP
Waltz suite. "A Summer Evening -
80. -. :. :. =.
FlhAie. Ann .-----..--.....--.-..-.--.-.P 1yor
Tho Star spangled Banner"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
LIBBEY WILL HEAD PROPHETS
Election of Several Officers Will
Take Place January is.

Edward W. Libbey was nominated as
monarch Of KallipOlis Grotto, No. Is,
Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets, at Its
annual meeting last night in the Cham
her Of Commerce rooms. Other nominal
lions were George H. Emmons, jr., and
Castleman P. Boss for chief justice; l.
5. Goldsmith, master of ceremonies;
Joseph H Curran, treasurer; Horace ].
Simmonds and Fielder l. Hunter, secre-
tary; William Schoenberger and A!exan-
der Schmid, sentinel, and Edward S
Echmid, Peter Latterner ard John H.
Shreve, trustees. Where only one nominal
ton was made the nominee virtually
was elected to the office
Election and installation Of officers Will
be held on January IS at Odd Fellows
Hall. A feature OF the meeting was the
first memorial services ever held by the
grotto for deceased members. Memorial
addresses were delivered by Rev Hugh
T. Stevenson, pastor of Bthany Baptist
Church, and Monarch T. R Pullman.
HYMNS were sung by the Grotto Glee
Club
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30
Plan Government Conference.

The National Popular Government
League will hold its second conference
at the Willard next Monday and Tues
day. Senator owen, of Oklahoma,
the president, will deliver his annual ad-
dress. and "a speech will be made by
Chairman Walsh of the Industrial Re
lations Commission. Many popular gov
eminent questions will be discussed and
scores Of prominent persons are expected
to attend. Arrangements for the confer
ence are being completed by Secretary
Judson King.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30

Pasadena. Cal. has 164 miles of streets
and alleys.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30

Prince Colby ClafIin. who died Monday
will be buried In Rock Creek Cemetery
today following services at his late home
iii street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30

Services for Mrs. Helen HALEY. wife of
James HALEY. were conducted yesterday
afternoon at her late residence 81 Sew
enth street southwest. Interment was
in Congressional Cemetery
The Washington herald., 1914-12-30

The funeral OF William II. MuCkIes-
ton. an emplOye OF the Government
Printing Office. who died Monday, will
be held at his late residence. 325 II street
northeast. this morning. The body will
be sent to Camden. y. j. for interment
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-17

Classified advertising in this paper
costs you so little for the net aver
age results that the charge is almost
negligible. Take real estate ad
for instance. A For Sale notice may
sell your property right off the bat,
You save anywhere from, say $25 to
5000 commission. Even II the ad Is
kept in many times the cost Is no.
thing. That's Just one way classified
ads pay.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-17
ROCKEFELLER ADMITS
MAKING BAD BARGAIN
Tells Tax Board Picture for Which
He Paid $4,000 Is Not
Worth $4,000

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 13-John d.
Rockefeller, in aflidavits to the Guy.
ahoga county tax board today ad.
mitted that he made o bad bargain
when at public auction in New York
in 1887 he paid sl5.25O for THE Dis
puted boundary" painting by Frs.
tein Nichol. Now. according to Mr..
Rockefeller's statements, the picture
is not worth $4,000 and possible only
$250O.
These afiidavits were filed with the
complaint board by Mr.. Rockefeller
In support of his contention that Gu
yahoga county deputy tax commits
sioners grossly exaggerated the val.
lie OF his property in putting him on
the duplicate for 1914.
Mr. Rockefeller is fighting three
valuations put on his property In
Ohio. They are the $4,000 valua.
tons on "The Disputed Boundary"
an item Of 100000 In credits" and
the 1911 100000 valuation against
his stocks and bonds.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-17

Dollar day is bargain day. Every
dollar day In the mart of classified
ads.