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Girl Says Hazers
Stuck Pins i'm Her
Mabel Rogers Asserts Purdue
Goods Also Painted Face
With Ink.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec ls.-M.bei
Rogers OF Shoals Ind, who has broueh hi
suit for damages growing out of a hazing
episode In the girls doiTnitory az Purdue
University, In which seven former girl
students at Purdue are defendants. came
here to-day and was subjected to an oral
examination before the attorney for the
defendants.
She said that when the seven girls en-
tered her room they suddenly began
sticking her with pins and painted her
face with red ink. Finally. she said. she
was disrobed and thrown into a bathtuD
filled with cold water
She said some of the girls who assisted
in the hazing had been friendly with her
prior to the occurrence and others had
not She went nome and has not been
"A BILE to return to the university to resume
her studies she said a. the cold bath and
other treatment had shattered her nerves
and left her in weakened physical con-
diton.
There has been considerable talk about
a compromise in the case, but thus far no
such arrangement has been made.
The defendants have not filed their an
swer TO the complaint. but II Is probable
to-day's examination will lead to the filing
of an answer. The seven defendants are
Mary CLARK. Indianapolis Ruth Cowan,
chicago; Mary Sheridan, Attlca ; Esther
Kistner. Terre Haute Agnes Phillips,
Monroeville; May Blue. star City. and
Helen Lee. oxford,
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Says Won Spec Sank
One British Cruiser
German Embassy Gets Report
Of Battle OFF Falkland
Islands.

WAsHiSGToN, Dec. 1s.-Thc engage
ment between the German and British
naval forces of the Falkland Islands was
prese nted In a new light to-day In q
statement given out BY the German En-
bassy.
According TO an account which was
received by the embassy from Chile. one
OF the British cruisers was sunk as a
result OF the lighting. while another
cruiser the Defence. which did not take
part In the engagement. is said to have
been sighted aground at Por, Stanley,
Falkland Islands.
what is represented to be n complete list
of the British vessels participating in
the engagement
The despatch is AS follows:
"Accordin. to Information received by
the German Embassy from Chile. the bat
tie OF Falkland Islands lasted from 2
4, VI. to : T. NJ On the British side the
lnvinclble. In'cSible. Csnopus, Carnarvon.
engaged. Many German officers and men
were saved. Lack OF boats prevented the
number being larger. The British cruiser
Defence did not take part and has been
seen aground at Port Stanley. Only seven
English cruisers left the scene of battle,
So that ono must have been sunk. The
others were badly damaged
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THREE ARE PINNED UNDER AUTO
woman and Man sustain Fractured
skulls rs Car Ov~rturns.

Two persons, a man and woman, re-
ceived fractured skulls and another man
was bruised when an automobile turned
over AZ l6ist street and sherman avenue,
The Bronx, last night.
The woman Is said to be Jessie Ravens
Of IS Columbia street. Meridcn. Conn.
The man Is Charles Antona. said 70 be
a shoe manufacturer OF Paterson. n. J,
The third person IL e, NJ. Campbell, an
automobile demonstration. and all are now
at the Lebanon Hospital. Campbell held
by Coroner Flynn to await the result Of
the injuries to the two others
The way In which the accident hap
pened Is not altogether clear. according
to the police Campbell says that he
was demonstrating the car for Antona
and was coming west on the avenue, on
his way back to Manhattan, The police
say they were told he was going the
other way. All are agreed that the light
car was running along the trolley tracks
and when Campbell sought tn turn out
FOR car the tires stuck in the rail
groove When he turned his wheel tho
machine went over Campbell falling rrse
but the two others were caught UNDER
meath
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Prepare TO Arm
English Women
\isc0unteSS CaStlcrcaoh Is First
Colonel Of Feminine Reserve
for Defence of Britain.

IoNuoN. Dec ld--The l.od Mayor
presided Al a meeting At the Mansion
House today. WHOM was held for tho
purpose OF aiding the mor' nont for tho
forlna''on OF an armed womNns voiun-
ter reserve, The Lord Mayor explained
that IN" ohjevt OF the movement was
TO provide a body OF women whose ser
vices can be offered 20 the state II re-
quired.
The women, according 20 the Lord
Mayor could he trained 'er signalling.
despatch riding, ,rlebrarhing, MOTORING
and camp cooking and could thus take the
places of men who could be more use
fully employed on the firing line
The Right Hon. Henry chaplin Cx-
plalned that the corps was to he employed
In the event of an armed invasion uf tho
country "hy the hovdes OF German bar
hariIns" He said Il was not proposed
20 arm women for aggression, but tur
heir own defence. -Four companies q,
the reserve have ALREADY been formed. with
NIscoun,css Castleroagh as Colonel.
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BATTLE NEAR TORREON.

e. rAso. Dec. IA strong column or
Carrtul.stas under Gen. NasqueZ. moving
on Torrcpn, clash q yesterday afternoon
VIII force of Villas men at IA point west
" san Pedro, a few miles from Torreon
IN % severe battle. The outcome Is not
NoWr Reports 10 this effect were brought
her, to-day by Americans who arrived
IRON Torreon
G"u-, 9. CiIothers. special agent OF
ior state Department with villa. reached
J.. 't-p Tonight and confirmed the re-
"-' IS lighting At Tore ON. but did not
..'o luT the battle was going.
N.'t viii take active charge OF the de,
''u'o ~ r1rrron, according to the Amer
'Ii- The CarranZa force numbers 5000
.'i ABOUT 1000 men were sent out from
l"r. "uu 10 meet them
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cesstil attack would Coon he made on tho
English coast were taken as mere boasts
From all that can be gathered from
the official news and such detailed reports
as have come from the litty mile stretch
OF coast that suffered from GERMAN shells
II would seem that tho German cruiser
squadron le't its base 1t lloguland prob
ably on Monday night since II could
hardly have made the distance between
Nclgoland and the northeast coast OF
England on Tuesday night alone. And
tho remarkable aAd alarming feature 81
their dash was that the Germans couli
ovade the scout and patrol ships Of tho
British fleet All ~ Tuesday before appcar-
ing off SrarhoroUgh and llartlcpool
The blow zen with the 4horHing uncN-
poctrdurss of an earthquake. In ties.
calm aud uHap9rrhcnsINc towns many
persons Wcrr yet IN bed when German
shells fen screhmingly in their streets.
smashing churches, hotels. private houses
and railway stations and tearing great
orators IN tho pavCmcats Others were
W. and about at their ordinary tasks or
duties
Within thirty minutes tnese neog..
realized 10 the full the suhcriug and ter
ror that they had been merely reading
about as results Of the war In Belgium,
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plan worked Before.

Gen SCOTS career has been marked
Nth unusual successes in dealing with
peooles OF "A lesser degree OF civilization.
OnlN last winter he was able solely by
reason ~ his knowledge OF their language
and wav, OF thinking TO induce a large
body OF ARIZONA Indians to dcsist from
rehellion.
on the border Gen. Scott Was equally
successful in winning the friendship and
confidence ~ Tie MeXicans of all fac-
tons Gen. Nilld came to have the warm
est regard for Gen. scott and made him
p-actically his mentor.
Though there is 10 plan that Gen. Scott
shall ronfer with Villa regarding the
Nlro situation because Of Villas sup
posed influence with Maytorena, IL would
not surprise any one here II Villa should
SOCK romYunication with Gen Scott on
ne subject. either directly or through
does not know personally either Msyto-
h, has great number OF Mexican sc-
Graiu,anres through whom he can reach
the commanders AZ Naco.
The State Department was advised to-
day that Gen. Gutierrez has stated that
no NOR. executions o; political offenders
are intended hy tho present authorities
in Mexico city. Information received hero
Indicate that between 100 and $50 McNi-
cans have been executed by the latest
authorities IN M,X.co city for political
offences alone
Secretary Bryan has asked that politi-
cal offenders he not executed, but per-
nttcd 20 leave the country.
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Santa Seekers Fail
on Riverside Drive
Two Small Boys From Connect
cut Almost Frozen When
Woman RcScues Them.

Two small heuumbed boys hugging
heater last night in the hall Of an apart
men, house at 3?S West Eighty-thrd
street. one door from Riverside Drive at
,rscted the attention of Mrs sarah
Christman, wife OF the superintendent
She took the boys inside. thaw'd them
out. and began to question them
They said they were Charles Win-
kousii, a. aud his brother. Walter H.
both Of 3lS Asylum street, Norwich
Conn. and that they had come to New
York to md Santa Claus.
I'VE had seen pictures OF SANTA 'laus
riding down Broadway SAID Charles,
land as We had never seen him We saNen
up our money and came to New YORK
We have relatives In Eaysile, L. / wo
had enough money to buy two half rare
tickets ou the steamship Chelsea ana we
got here last night
"rhcn We went out tn our relatives, nut
they said they wer" too poor 10 snow us
Santa Claus aud said We had better 60
home Wethad no money then, hut we
walked to New York. and have been walk
ing around town all day without anything
to eat. II was so cold on the drive that
We thought we'd freeze
Mrs christman tiNnd tho boys M with
n hot meal, and when assured that the
Children's Society would see that they got
homo safely, she sent them 70 tn" society s
rooms for the night
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RAIDERS MADE ESCAPE IN MIST:
LOSSES SMALL. SAYS ADMIRALTY

LONDON. Dece


LONDON, December TO-
HE Secretary to the Admiralty issued the following an,
nouncement tonight concerning the German naval raid
this morning on the east coast towns:
This morning German cruiser force made demon
stration on the Yorkshire in the of which
they shelled Hartepool. Whitby and Scarborough.
number of their fastest ships employed for this
purpose. They remained for about hour the
They were engaged by patrol vessels on the spot and
as soon the of the reported the
British patrolling squadron endeavored them of.
On being sighted by the British vessels the Germans
tired at full speed and favored by mist succeeded in
making good their escape The losses on both sides
small, but full reports have yet been received.
The Admiralty takes this opportunity of pointing
out that demonstrations of this character against unort
fled towns commercial ports though not difficult
complish provided certain amount of risk accepted
devoid of military significance They may cause
loss of life among the civil population and
damage to private property. which is much to be
GREETED but they must not in any circumstances be al
pursued
The War Office issued the following statement at 80 to-
night giving further details of the raid:
At A. M. to-day three of the enemys ships were
sighted off Hartlepool At SIs they commenced bonn
bardment The ships appeared be battle cruisers
and amoed cruiser. The land batteries replied
reported to have hit and damaged the enemy At
$3.50 the firing ceased and the enemy steamed away
None of our guns touched.
One shell fell in the Royal Engineers lines and
several in the lines of the Eighteenth Service Battalion
and the Durham Light Infantry The casualties
the troops seven killed and fourteen wounded
Some damage done to the town and the gas
works on hre.
During the bombardment especially in West Harte
pool the people crowded in the streets and approx
matey twenty-five were killed and fifty wounded.
At the time battle cruiser and an armored
cruiser appeared off Scarborough and fired about fifty
shots, which caused considerable damage. Thirteen
casualties reported.
At Whitby two battle cruisers fred some shots
damaging certain buildings. The casualties reported are
two killed and two wounded
At all three places there entire absence of
panic The demeanor of the people everything that
could be desired.
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DRESDEN TRAPPED.

VALPARAISO. Chile. Dec. IA telegram
received here from Punta Arenas says
that the German cruiser Dresden. which
took refuge there after the naval engage
ment off the Fslkland@, left on sunday
evening and that she Is suA to encounter
British ships no matter which end Of the
Strait Of Magellan she emerges from. AZ
cruisers are waiting both In the Atlantic
and the Pacific.
The German converted cruiser Pr!nz
Eitei Friedrich is reported TO be patrolling
the Chilean coast in search of the British
steamship Orcoma. which left Liverpool
in October for Callao. Peru.
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: BRITISH SHIPS FOUGHT.
Five Cruisers and Two Battl-shtp'
In Falkland EussG~m~nt.

A report received yesterday by a busi-
ness man of New York, having important
.of nec,ions in south American trade. Ia
10 the effect that the English fleet. which
demolished the German fleet In the battle
on Falkland Islands on December Q, con-
sisted OF Ave cruisers and two battle
saips.
This confirms the accounting OF the
English fleet printed in THE SUN OF yes
tcrday.
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SHELLED FORTIFIED
TOWNS" SAYS BERLIN

>prrra Cah'c nrSpa,,a Ia TIVE So.
AMSTERDAM, Dee. l6-Tho follow
ing official statement has been ISSUED
in Berlin.
Parts Il the German high seas
4 rt made an attack on the Eng
llsh east coast ana hombardcd
tho fortified towns of Sclrbor.
ough and lIartlcpo"l. Regarding
IN" further course Of the action
no information can Ice given,
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WAsHtNGToN, Dec. l6.--Havinr des-
patched large forces to deal with the
,.1atious situation at Naco. Arl2. on
the Mexican border, the .\dmristrat IN
Is now endeavornS to make Il unncces-
sary TO use them.
Pre ten. Hugh l.. Scott. Chief OF
stan of tic Army. loft tonight for Naco.
where no will cndeavor to convince con-
tending leaders just south Of the border
that II will be TO their advantage to desist
from the operations which during the last
,vo months have caused hfty-thrce cas-
u,ltics among the residents of Naco.
Ariz. There is much confidence here that
Gen. Scott will succeed in his mission
and that Maytor-na. who is attacking
Naco. sonora. will cease his firing across
the border
Secretary Garrison to-day made the
following announcement with regard TO
Gen. SCOTS mission.
Rv reason OF the personal ac-
Quaintauco with the different factions
while he was stationed "a the hor-
der Gen. Scott has been sent to Naco.
This IL done In tn" hope that he
NAV he able by reason Of the kuowl-
edge and acquaintance acquired to
induce the warning factions on the
Mexican side Of the line to desist
from imp.rilling persons and prom
erty on our side of the line. Gen.
rlSs has pointed ont to us the pos
sibility of utilizing Gen. SCOTS
knowledge and experience in this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17
CHILDREN PLAY WITH DYNAMITE
ind i,piosi,c In Shed and Throw
~ ABOUT Harlem street.

1."I rla ng near 2os East 1884
last night found cight pounds Of
1.Hu' lu % shed They throw the
.o.|'' .|o,'l the street.
... "rhy saw what they were doing
"'..'u the police, who sent for In
'''t Ifagaa Of the bureau Of
''r., Whu tuun the cN,dosiyr away
'"uug-'"rs aud asked the police
u' fils-ppi Bouiiglio and his
400 w1" said To- own tho wood
.. h' yaid and who had not come
"'"c e.. f." late hour last night.
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British Fleet That sank German
Cruisers Due IN Nontcvtdeo SUNDAY.

MoNryviDEo. Uruguay. Dec. let is
announced that the British fleet which
recently defeated the German cruisers
scharnhorst. Gneisenau. Leipzig and
Nurnberg off the Falkland Islands will
arrive here next Sunday.
The German survivors OF the battle
will not ne landed
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SCARBOROUGH, HARTLEPOOL
AND WHITLEY ARE B0MBARDED:
PURSUERS BAFFLED BY MIST
Many Women and Children Are In
cluded in List of Casualties---Soldiers
Are Among Slain in Hartlepool
Immense Property Damage.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SuN.

LONDON Dec. ia powerful German fleet slipped this
through the Gordon of naval defence which had made
Scarborough areoo and Whtby the Yorkshire coast
80 miles from Hegoand killed nearly fifty civilians and SOL
ders and wounded hundreds destroyed immense amount of
property and escaped to sea.
The squadron which sheled Hartpoo where the lombard
ment most destructive to life composed the
Admiralty of two battle cruisers and armored
while from light cruisers attacked Scarborough
and Whtby officially announced that at IIarepool alone
soldiers killed and fourteen wounded and twenty-five
civilians killed and fifty wounded At Whitby two
were killed and two wounded
At Scarborough the Admiralty reports persons
killed wounded killed here include
baby of IA months two boys of and respectively and
eight while the injured include eight girls Of
ID years of and boys TO- II and - years of age
The total casualties officially reported AZ killed and
50 wounded, MORALLY The official report takes
count Of hundreds of minor injuries
Late from Hartlepoo declares that quite fifty
were killed in that city alone and that hundreds injured
England Alarmed and Enraged.
daring successful exploit Germans
have performed in the amazing its daring and
horoughness All England alarmed and enraged because
squadron of Germanys most dangerous craft permitted
TO escape from the ke Canal and remain Undecided long
enough to give Engshmen terrible
of war that have come to Belgium and France.
There is fear that invasion will be attempted but there
believe that the devastating the first
stroke of great which Germany it positively known.
has been planning for weeka concerted rush battle
and dreadnoughs from Hegoand and the
Elbe, and attempt to run British Atlantic
before their inevitable destruction by the
The squadron that sheed the Yorkshire ESCAPED
practically unframed The organized pursuit that followed
the frantic alarms and appeals by wireless and that Eng
lands great ships from the Firth Of Forth Aberdeen from
the mouth of the Thames and from their could
catch cut off the fast steamng raiders The
their favor heavy mist which covered the made
rapid withdrawal after raining shells the
about thirty minutes-at Hartepool from s:l5 A. NJ to
8 80 A. NJ.
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JAPANESE TO FIGHT TURKS :

IpNDoN, Dec. l6.--It is reported here
that a Japanese army has been sent over
the Traus-caucasan Railway to help the
Russians and that :. number of hig Jap
Hnrsr guns are coming by sea 10 be used
IN France,
The japanese, It Is assumed. will h.
used against the Turks as II has been
announced in Toxic that Japanese ueops
would not fight In Europe.
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U,S.TROOPS TO
FIRE AT FIRST
MEXICAN SHOT
Gen. Bliss Warns Bellig-
erents at NacO That He
Is Ready to Act.
BATTLE AT TORREON:
GTADALAJARA SACKED

N>Co. Ari,.. Dee. t6.-Gov. May
,...,. commander of the villa
,rocp., aud Gen. BENJAMIN Hill, In
.b,rac Of the Cara I'M 'stH force,
were notified to-uiEbt ny Gen.
Tsskrr ". bliss. commander OF the
American border patrol forces, that
another single shot Nrcd into Amer
,c,r territory ~ouId he the sis ne. I
for = return nre from the America
forces.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.

THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE
SOUTH Ltd, Trains Daily to Florida, Cuba.
south; GAS A. NJ, a;3t, $3.50 r NJ. l2ls B'way.
ADV.
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COMPARTMENT OF COAST
CONTINUES FOR HALF HOUR

The fret shell dropped in Scarborough
at 1:56 A. NJ. and Tho hombardmcnt
continued here and at HarIiopuol and
Whitby for more than half an hour.
Instantly there was an exodus from
these towns to the interior. Shocked
and panic stricken by the almost un-
hc,Ievable daring of the Germans and
by tho failure OF the navy to anticipate
and prevent the raid. thuusa Hds fled
from tho coast. CrowdinG trains, taking
every availab,e automobile and horse
drawn conveyance. The Government at
once took measures to protect the coast.
calling every company ~ infantry and
artillery that could h" spared to man
tho trenches and forts.
In making their long expected attack
against the English coast the Germans
strck at district which has been a
historic point OF invasion and attack
Before Alfred the Greats time the Danes
landed near Scarborough. Before that
the NorShmeu raided and devastated tho
northeast coast, John Paul Jones, the
American sea- tighter. ranged the coast at
the time of the American Revolution,
sinking British merchant ships and men.
aclng the coast towns, II WAS or Flam-
borough Head. tow miles south of Scar
borough, that Jones engaged and captured
the british frigatc Scrapis, losing his own
ship. the hon Ilommo Richard,
First Invasion In Two Centuries,
But the fact that alarms and enrages
England Is that tho ioss OF Me and de
structi0n caused this morning by the Ger
mans was tho first instance since the
time OF William the Conqu, ror that Eng.
lish subjects were killed and the coast
| seriously imperiled by tho attack ar iu-
yason of a foreign enemy, In 1922 a
small force ~ French banded hut Was
puiclly dislodgod II was supposed that
/ the Admiralty was thoroughly prepared
to prevent such a raid as occurred this
morning and German threats that a sue
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GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
oc, the case of six glass s,oppered bottles
Adm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17

GREEN STRIPE sCOTCH
~ NON-REFILLAHLE BOTTLES
ANDREW USHER CO. EdInburgh-Adr,
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THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Fair to-day and Tomorrow; not much change
in temperature.
Detailed weather. mail and marine reports will be
found on page Is.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-02
BUYS BUSINESS PROPERTY
 ON MAIN STREET George Greenberser Purchases Three NStory Building Next to Norwich Savings Society.

George Greenberger has purchased from John A. Ferguson the three Story brick building at No. 162 Main street and centemplates msfzing inn provemenfs in it that will bring it up to modern business requirements. The building is next to the Norwich Saw ings Society and is at present occupied on the ground floor by James H Meyers and the Norwich Circulating library in one store and by Fagan's Smoke shop in the other store. There Is .. tailor and tenements on the two upper floors.
 MT. Greenberger has plans to put ir steel girders and a modern front fo1 the entire building with plate glass windows, arran gfng the ground floor with Q central entrance for the tive stores which it will contain. In it's fine business location he plans tt make it a. desirable and well adapted place for retail stores.
 This new piece of property makes a valuable addition to the real es- tate holdings which MT. Greenbergei has acquired in the past two years pursuing with each new piece o1 property bought progressive policy that has resulted in it's improvement.
 He also has plans to add a one story addition to the brick business block he owns at No. AT Franklin street This has a frontage of 50 feet and g depth of 50. The addition vii give him two more apartments and vii make the building three stories high.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-02
Incidents In Society

Mir. and Mrs. Huntington Lee are in Northern Maine for a fortnight.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles J. Lewis Smith Of Broad street are entertaining Mrs. Charles Smith, of Brewsters. N. I.
 Charming P. Huntington and Lin colr Wadsworth are touring the White Mountains in MT. Huntington's S car.
 Mir and Mrs. John F. Rogers of Warren-treet are entertaining MT. and Mrs. H. H. Boyden. of Garnerville, N. r.
 Edward W. Jewett has returned from a visit with his aunt, Mrs Fran els Hillhouse, at her summer home in Harwichport, Mass.
 Mir and Mrs Frank Co2eter and MT. and Mrs. c. E. Chandler have returned, after spending two weeks at Best View with MT. and Mrs. George K. CraudaM of New London.