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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-26
japanese Diet Dissolved
When Army Increase Fails
Dramatic Session Ends With Exercise of Royal PerOgatye
When Peace Party After Long Debate
Kills Government War Measure


TOXIC. Dec. 25.--Emperor Yoshihito
dissolved the Imperial Diet Tonight.
The announcement was made shortly
before 10 o'clock. after the House had
carried its debate on the army increases
contained in the 1915 budget through
the day of yesterday and into the night
without being able TO compose its differ
enCcs.
The step taken ny the Emperor was
tn" last desperate remedy to save the
Ministry. AL to-day and the greater
part of the night the Parliamentary
battle ragged over the budget Of 1915.
which provided for an expenditure Of
$50 900. 600 yen s27S, 5000 .00o). while
showing a decrease in revenue of
$40. 500 900
The only victory won by the Gov
eminent was the passage of the naval
programme by majority of seven,
The army bill, providing for greatly
increased territorial force was defeated
~ a majority Of 65.
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Those SANTA Forgot.

Besides Nellie, Santa claus forgo' the
following children, who last night were IN
a fair Xav to become uuhclirvcrs: Tony
and Nicholas. seven ear-o!d twins James,
G Edward. 4 Orlando, MARJORIE, -
and Josephine. s months old the baby
didn't TAX, part in the many councils about
San:a Claus because she was too young.
Besides she was too III to care ANYHOW
SrN man called 1T tho poverty
stricken home late in the evening ana
found Mrs. Adams lowering over he.
eight children, all of whom were sleeping
snundlv on "shakcdoWn" Of mattresses
nlaced on chairs Mrs. ADAMS explained
that they didn't 20 to bed hungry because
her newspaper man caller Of the afternoon
Mad thrust 81 IN her hand before he lett.
She had bought some coal and bread, she
said but she didn't know what she N@s
going TO do In the morning as she teI;
sure she was going to be put out In the
street.
When members OF the James NJ. Power
Democratic club heard about the empty
stockings last night hey sent 50 to Mrs.
Adams.
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"COrker as Prince,
but as Chauffeur--="
''llc Doesn't Exist" Saws
French Driver. Bumped by
Heir Of King George.
,p.cla, cabl. nesrntch 10 In 81

PARIS, Dec. ?5.-Accordiug to the Crt
dc Paris the Prince Of Wales while drlv-
ing In his automobile recently met with
an accident. His automobile made an
awkward skid and ran !nto French
lorry, While the automobile was dam
aged to much greater extent than tho
lorry, the conductor and mechanic OF tho
French military truck, who were unaware
Of the Identity of the Prince, treated him
to "A choice selection OF Partisan slang
for his clumsiness,
The Prince laughed. but his ORDERLY,
who was shocked. revealed the identity OF
the English heir To the throne
The Prince gave the chauffeur 81, but
that did not quite soothe the feelings of
the Freuchman. because in telling the
story h, SAYS, as a prince he IL a
corker hut as a chauffeur he docs not
exist"
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Revolt IL Sprendiug.

There is no longer doubt that the
revolutionary movement IN Albania IS
spreading rapidly and that Austrias
jealousy of Italy il back Of the revolt.
II Is known here that Austria has been
arminG the rebels and supplying them
with funds In the hope that Italy would
be preNentcd from gaining actual con-
troll Of Albania while Austria is engaged
N WAY. Il : now very evident that
exactly the contrary has happened and
that Austria's laundering diplomacy and
characteristic" double dealing has given
To l,aly rea, excuse for seizing Avloua
and sainng footho,d In Albania.
l. is understood here that the landing
of troops in Albania will mean active
participation by Italy in the general war.
Italian statesmen say privately that AUS
tria will never tolerate the sten. without
question the Government of Austria Hun
gary will. within = few DAYS. demand from
italy an explanation o., the reasons why
sailors We're sent ashore at Avlona and
viii very likely nsis' that the force 10
withdrawn and the Italian flag lowered
II t. impossible for Italy To comply
VITA such requests. The temper OF the
people is such that there would he an en-
plosion IL the Government made a weak
reply. Moreover, reasons Of the most prac-
teal nature demand that Italy hold Az
Iona until the disorder and turmoil in AL
hauit ahatc Denied full satisfaction,
Austria II j. believed here. will either de-
clare war or formulate such phrases as
will be insulting to Italian pride and will
require Italy "a take the Initiative Just
osc iaF'or stands between Italy and war
e..
Italy ont of the strife. II il possible that
Germany will bring tremendous influence
10 bear on Austria, either 20 prevent ag-
Grcssvc demands or To accept Italy's
peaceful and Temporary" occupation OF
Avloua,
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SEE WAR IN TIBER FLOODS.
supcrstitious Romans Connect In
undntion with Coming Conflict.

NUtri1I f1b7f UFAn1FN 70 TWE SIN
ROME, Dec, 25.-The Tihcr, which has
been swollen 10y persistent rains, threatens
To overflow its banks. The lower portions
of this city are already flooded and water
has covered the bridge spans. The floods
have caused loss Of llfe In one of the
suburbs,
The superstitious Romans connect the
inundation with war. They recall the
floods Of 1870 and fear n repetition.
At Valmontone, twenty-epht miles from
this city, eight houses collapsed owing to
n subsistence OF the soil. Forty persons
were buried In the ruins. Four dead bod
les have been taken out. Twelve injured
and eight uninjured persons have been
rescued.
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$4,000 GIFT TO BELGIANS.
Christmas Donation Is Made by Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence {. Phipps.

DENVER Dec. ga Christmas glf,
of $4,000 to the Belgians has been Civ n
by Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence e. Phipps
The check was received by Belgian Con-
sui j. Mignole, yesterday and will he
VI. TO purchase flour. The letter OF Mr..
phipps reads In part;
"it IL "A great pleasure to me to be in a
position to hand YOU herewith a check
for $4,000 as donation from Mrs. Phlpps
ard myself for the purposes of the Bel
gian relief fund.
in this connection Il is only prom r
to state that Al least portion of this
money would otherwise have been used
for Christmas remembrances for our
friends. but with their approval We have
decided that the needs OF your people
We're OF much greater Importance"
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Air Battle Near London
Is Seen BY Thousands
German AerOpane Invades England-Attacked by Three
British Biplanes and Land Guns Along Thames.
Raider Makes Gallant Fight.


rear guard action showing splendid air
manship against odds Of three to one
AN the pursuers were Infinitely faster
than the German. They overlook him aud
a battle was fought while the machines
were travelling az seventy miles an houf
1000 feet above the earth. Two British
aercplanes flew above the German press
ing him down on the hail Of lead poured
up by thu blpldne beneath, "A strikinGly
big and powerful machine"
"For ave minutes Sheerness SAW a won
derful picture as the four aircraft went b,'
AT terrific speed. blazing at one another
In mortal combat The German fought
gallantly. returning shot for shot, but the
pace was too hot.
The guns below could not fire for fear
OF hitting tho English machines. The
German clearly counted on this, for.
hemmed IN on three sides h. suddenly de
cded to make u dash for IT, He circled
higher in the clouds and II seemed as II
there must be a terrible collision AT any
moment, but our men skilfully avoided
this. The enemy succeeded IN his
manpuvre and disappeared our ma
chimes returned at o'clock, safe ami
sound, but without securing their quarry.
The corresp ondent of the Ddily MAJ at
Gravesend says the attractions OF turkey
and plum pudding could not compete with
the drama of the air People rushed
into the streets and watched the move
ments OF the German machines.
one British machine was chasing the
German nOnoplaue Immediately behind,
another To- the left and another to the
right, all driving 1t toward and down
the river. suddenly one of the pursuers
swcopcd over the German machine and
as 1t passed Immediately above fired one
shrapnel shell which burst Immediately
beneath the fleeing aeroplane.
The German air machine rocked vio-
lently. fitting one wing. and 1t was
thought that the eremys mouoplane must
descend. II struggled on. however. and
eventually went out OF sight down the
river. just az two other acropllnes APP
peared from the mouth Of the Thames.
The German machine fired about a dozen
rife shots and several shells exploded
near II.
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AT the opening OF the session Baron
hiuto' the ForoyEn Minister. had APP
peHI'I to the Diet, urging that political
STRIFE be laid aside in view of the inter-
national situation. and saying that /;
WIS the Emperor's wish that the session
should not h. marked by partisan
wranghng. The Opposition, inspitc of
Baron kato's address and use Of the
name of thr Emp ror. persisted in bit
ter attacks on the army Increases.
The Opposition argued that the adding
OF Two divisions TO the army in Coreu
would be at the expense -. other depart
ments OF the Gov rnm nj, pointing To
the curtailed estimates for other depart
irents in the budget a. proof Of this.
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RUSSIANS DRIVE
AUSTRIANS AND
GERMANS BACK
Kaiser's Troops Suffer Heavy
Losses, Says PetrO-
grad Report.
IN FULL ROUT AFTER
CROSSING THE BZTR.A

pErRocRAD. Dec. 25.-The Russian
General stan in the field telegraphed to
the Ministry of War tonight "A sum-
mary of conditions In Poland and
Gal!cia which Is entirely favorable to
the Russian arms. The Germans in
front of Warsaw have been rcpulsed
with heavy losses and the Austro Ger
man force extending from the River
Pilitza In Poland to the Carpathians in
Galicia has been routed. The official
statement issued tonight was a. fol-
lows;
The Germans crossed the River
Hzura on the night ~ Decembe-
20 below SuchacZow. but were COM
plotely routed one regiment was
almost annihiIated, losing. in addi-
ton 70 killed and wounded. $50
prisoners ana five machine guns.
Other attacks in the Boimoff dis
trict were repu.sed.
There has been fierce fighting N
the pilitza region and around LODI
and How. The Germans who
crossed the Pilitza were driven back
after obstinate Combats.
Along the River Nida on Deem
her 80 and %. we took 1867 pris.
one~s The operations south Of the
NiSiull continue 10 %, successful
f'r our forces. We took 1900
prisoners.
In the Caucasus, the Turks have
been defeated in the Sarakam.sch
region ana have retreatcd after
suffering heavy losses in the Van
region.
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Special cobie Despatch 10 THE srS.

Special cobie Desoo'cs TO THE SrS.
LONDON. Dec. 25.-The war ONCE is
sued the following statement tonight:
"a hostile aeroplane was sighted
at 1873 T. NJ to-day Tying very
h gh from east 20 west over Sheer
ness. \ British aircraft went In pur-
suit and engaged IN, enemy who,
after being bit three or four times,
Was driven seward"
The Daily Maips Soutnend correspon-
dent says
AN air baltic has taken place over
the Thames. Two German airmen In a
biplanc this afternoon carried out a dar-
ing raid, trusting, no doubt. to catch the
English mapping Thanks TO the vgila ut
watch on the Thames, however. this was
defeated. and the biplane had to take 20
flight. That /, escaped the shrapnel and
aircraft guns is due solely to The mist
w:fch prevailed. The nava. air service
acted most cr-dltably, and as far as can
toe gathered tonight. ;he visitor did no
damage of any description.
at is safe 70 assume that the bpiane
left Ostend at 10 A. NJ. following the
coast TO Calais. found the mouth OF the
Thames by way of Dover and then flew
across country to SheernesS II seems IL
have flown a. vcry great heigh. above
the clouds. Ii was discovered towering
oV,. SAe.rn"ss toward / 80 =. NJ Tn
happ,i. ~ 'he enemy. the sky suddaf y
cleared a our anti-aIrcraft guns los, no
time iH getting the distance. Tho German,
bipllu" was very easily distinguished from
tine British type by i;s b'rdlikc wings and
tap'r'ng tail.
"Ther, was Intense excitement among
Tn. inhabitants when the guns oL-n ned or
the enemy at an altitude OF 600 feet and
well within rang. Six shells were fired
Eye Witnesses are convinced that the raider
was winged By the second. At all events
the machine canted. went round and headed
for the shs. Three British naval biplane.
went IN chase. In fairness to the foe. !,
must be recorded that he fought a gallant
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Rebellion Against Essad
Pasha Is Pretext for
Intervention.
INSURGENTS AIDED
BY DUAL MONARCHY
Got Arms and Ammunition
From Agents of Vienna
Government.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tus Sun.

ROME, Dec. cj--Italy took a step in
Albania to-day which can hardly fail
to !nfuriatc Austria and lead to ltaiy's
Intervention in the war.
For the protection OF Italian interests
blueiackets were landed at Avlona. d.
reCtlv across the hdratic from Otranto.
and took possession OF the city. There
was no lighting. For the present, and
possibly for all time. Avlona is as much
an Italian city - Naples.
The 1ribund declares that the landing
Of italian troops Is mo: simple
demonstration
The pretext for tho step was the
activity OF Mosem rebels who. ns:i-
gated by Austria. were massacrcing 'he
adherents of Italy's friend. Essld
Pasha. and were footing Just outside
the walls Of Avlona. An official despatch
sent from the Italian warsiiip Misurais
AT Durazzo says that the Albanian
rebels at T!rara are threatening to
move against the government Of Essad
Pasha. Essad, who was elected as pro-
visional President by the Albanian Sem
ate, left to-day for kroja. where he will
organize a campaign against the rebels,
4 rebel force * concentrating at Dibra
forty miles further into tho Interior
from KroJa. t.ssad plans to march
against the rebels with strong forca
Of trained tgoops and to crush them at
"A blow.
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TrawIer sunk by Mine In North
Sen, Eight Drowned

GRIMsBY England. via London, Dec
9th, trawlcr Ocana was sunk by n
mine to-day
Eight men were drowned. only the
second engineer being saved.
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pies at Restaurant Table.

-Four men We're leaving the restaurant
IT 2l5 Park Row last night when one Of
hem remarked that a man ut one of the
'ableS seemed unusually quiet for Christ
mas night. The silent one was dead. The
ned,
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BECAUSE she was unable to get pr'per
nourlshment the baby she Mas nursing
fell III and the last straw came with t'e
serving of the disp ssess notice. she de-
cided she couldn't stand II any longer
R,lt she did stand it until Yesterday
when the children cried for food ana she
had nothing to give them. l'ut not III
then did Mrs Adams decide 90 80" II the
police couldn't help her, and the help that
she was most ANXIOUS to get, she siid
was their influence in preventing her
furniture from being put out IN the
street.
A newspaper reporter who went 10 IN"
Adams house found he children shivHrluS
with cold and CRYING from hunger. Nellie
The little mother who took care OF me
children while Mrs. Adams went looking
for work. was doing her best to comfort
them Hanging from chairs were e'Gn'
small stockings that had been pu' n
position the night before in the hope that
santa Claus would see them All were
emptv II is very likely that the names
of The eigN small Adamses never got IN
the old Saints list or he never could nave
overlooked them. Nellie couldn't under
stand I'd at all. for her faith IN him had
been very great. and this faith she mad
communicated TO the Other children
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The scenery car was backed into a sid
Ing where 1t could be unlo3dcd a few feet
fIom the prison wall. And then in'c the
chapel-higger than most Broadway thea.
tIes--where fingered the scent OF the in
eense burned at the b,nedictlon that had
followed the mass--came Mr.. Brady ard
his actors and actresses and Simeon j.
Copper. prisoner. who IL president of the
Golden Rule Brothe. hood of Sing Sing.
In front OF the altar where mass hal
Just been said they put up the first act
set the New York apartment Of "A pretty
r.l who has a luxurious apartment be-
cause a fur coated person Is paying toI
This and other luNuries she enjoys There
were blank stretches of wall on either
s.de of the stage. wherefore President Cor
per tthe reporters asked him whether he
wanted his name used ard he said. "If
,ou want to--Im not ashamed Of ~ and
hs trusty assistants dragged out some
prison draperies ana stretched them att
'llly from the platform over to the Cath
ole confessional AZ the side walls
A. the far euj Of the room from tho
-tige Is = small rallied balcony just at tnc
OF Of the centre aisle. As President
'oiper and his gray coated assistants M
l,hef setting NJ the scene into the little
btoony came Warden Osborne and some
sJests.
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LONDON. Dec. 25,--lt j. stated that the
German aerOplanc which dropped two
bombs on Dover on December 90 fell Into
the sea.
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sick Baby In Arms.

Mrs. Adams walked Into the warm'A OF
the police station early In the afternoon
with a sick baby, eight mouths-old Jo-
scpl.ne, in her arms She said she hid
absolutely no food in the house and her
children were almos, famshed. A. she
dldn.; have n cent to buy fuel. let alone
food. they were also very cold. she said.
Nrs Adams wcpt ~ only mother IN
b.r pitiful diicma can weep and tn" polio"
gave her some money. They also told her
that everything would surely he all rirht
.,f,er her case mad been reported 10 the
ch!ldrens socir,y.
with the as cents the police kindly
pav. me" said Mrs. Adams later t. a
naysp.u.r man 81 bought mix ana
snnphet.i for my children and they mad
!, snlendid christmas dinner MY, now
tbey did eat! Even my sick baby was
able to take her share"
Mrs Adams explained that her nus
hand. Frank Adams, who had been OUT
NJ work a long time. left home two weeks
400 saving he was going to East Orange
where re expected to get job se'llhE
r,aI The little money in the house gave
nm, while he was away, but Mrs. Adams
managed t. earn something Al odd ions
TIC neirhburs were good 10 her, she sad
INT they too were very poor and cou'dh't
holm much. ON sunday last her husband
returned home, she said, ana gave her VI
all ne had made and then lie went away
"a fry again to keep the wolf from the
door She hasn't seen him since.
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You know" said "A middle aged con-
Wet sitting beside the reporter rubbing
lbs utudt nervOusly ne spoke, II al
'"tN Nus bugs on shows, and this'll he
70" urs' SHOW I've seen in almost eight
Years
So 70. o., one could sea there were next
70 M IrGs in the room Here and there
'h 'h aisle seat one saw a prisoner
guardian. trusty. sitting up with an
az % authority. But even the trusty
.'.'t- were few
Tie draw curtains rUstled sand Press
GENT orpcr Of the Golden Rule Brother
ON appeared and stepped down to the
Z, sit~.
lls' want to remark" said the pris-
''' 90 The prisoners mat you mustn't
i''l backward about applaudinE during
'.' progress of this p.uy--ulways ap-
p"udng IN the right place. of course -
~ '''f aS you do your applauding with
SoHr hands"
'''f" "t- prisoner directing the pris-
Huu they L-Ld Hlt6u'l'D. recognized
Ven tho WHT-I,n i1'ISs'lf We're
'''' ~ them. Warden Osbornc In thr
'f"'.H' -jttiup hack unobtruSively in
H'I.u'sS near the rear wall.
-.dDn' Corner withdrew and the cur.
.i'"f we're parted TO show men aud women
Continued On Eoilrlh paoa
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REAL SINNERS
SEE "SINNERS"
ONPRISONSTAGE
New William A. Brady Play
Has It's Premiere
at Sing Sing.
HAT PIT IN NEW LIGHT
AS BADGE OF FREEDOM

You've never thought for minute, have
you--malc readers are being addressed
for the monept-that your hat. your plain
Old 81 to So black DERBY hat. could be
m object Of serious, really very serious.
interest 20 anybody If you're normal
all the thought you've ever given 20 a
derby hat is that it's supcrfuously ugly.
Bu. there are hundreds OF men. so It
vls learned Yesterday. to whom a derby
hat Is much more interesting than the
human II covers when William ~ Brady
Yesterday ate noon produced for tho irst
time on any stage owen Dav.s's play
sinners In the catholic chapel at Sing
Sing for the 1900 prisoners there II was
noted by the reporter leaning against the
wall on the side lines that the prisoners
nearest him were while waiting for the
show TO begin gazing steadfastly at the
derby hat he carried.
The reporter looked to sec what was
wrong with the hat, and coud'hnd nothing
ont OF the way. Then suddenly II flashed
upon him why the hat was Of interest.
Hat y Badge OF Freedom.
The hat meant that the person carrying
Il was going out again rs = on as the
hnal curtain dropped-that after all the
festivities were over he was not going
back 10 a cell, but up the little incline
and down the hill to the station and
board train tina; would carry him to
white lights and freedom.
"Lawd. man laughed n big negro
name known but not to zoe print. d here
as he was offered a cigarette before the
play began. "Lawd. man, An do love
10 see gemmuns come along with hats.
All loves to see '"m. but Il makes me
more bluer. All don know how come
IT, but II seems like .Ahm always locked
up on Chrissmus day. When An gets
out Ah'm Goin to Try some oth"h state"
In the big Catholic chapel where the
negro spoke there had been Christmas
mace :: Few hours earll"r s"d "-"y NJ no
prisoners had receiyei communion. Thea
While they were meditating back In their
cells into Ossining rolled an early morn
.ig train with extra cars attached CON
tanning not only Mr.. Brady and his entire
sinners company but several hundred
feet Of scenery.
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Continued on Fourth Page.
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THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair to-day, preceded by sncw on the coast;
fair tomorrow.
Detailed weather. mail and marine reports will be
found on page II.