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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
AMERICAN HOTEL
IN HOBOKEN IS
RAZED BY FLAMES
Old HosteIry Completely Des-
troyed With a Loss Of
$4,000.
Special to the Evening star.

HOBOKEN. Dec. 2s-The American
Hotel and Restaurant, at IS. so and 81
River street, owned by former Mayor
George Gonzales, was completely
gutted by fire, which broke out short
ly after 10 o'clock this morning.
The fire started in a second-fioor
bedroom occupied last night by
stranger who left before the fire was
discovered. The police believe that
he carelessly threw a lighted cigar
ette into some rubbish.
So fiercely did the flames spread to
the different floors that for q time
the entire block was threatened. The
firemen however, succeeded in keep
ing the flames confined TO this one
building, but IT was not until noon
that the flames were finally under
control.
The hotel had only recently been
remodeled at a cost of $50, 900.
Twenty persons in the upper rooms
when the fire started reached the
street safely.
The loss is estimated at about $780,
600, partly covered by insurance. This
Hotel Venice, at 70 River street, was
afso dainagsa s19,Dea by smoke and
water.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
.ONE HORSE BURNS,
EIGHT RESCUED
Police Get Out Animals and
Arouse Tenants at SIS, 900
Blaze.

One horse was burned to death and
eight were rescued by policemen in
fire early this morning in a stable at
the rear of 6S High street. The stable
Is owned by Abraham Satz, a grocer.
of 15S Eighth avenue. The flames
spread to the home Of Mrs. Sarah
Presbury, in front of the barn, and
also ignited the stable of A. Megaro,
at 81 High street. The damage to
Mrs. Presbury's house is estimated a;
SO 900. and that OF the two stables at
81 900.
The horse which was burned was
the property of Satz. The fire was
discovered by Clyde Williams. ne
gro, who notified Lieutenant Frederick
Feller, of the Second precinct, who
sent out Sergeants Van Houten. Gro
min and McNally and Patrolmen
Murphy, Haben, McDermitt, Fare
and Higgins and Plainclothesmen
Adubato, to the fire. Patrolman Muir
ply sent in an alarm
The policemen, besides rescuing thr
animals. aroused the tenants In the
house at 6S High street.
The hay in the barn gave the blaze
a good start before the arrival of the
fire apparatus. Sparks from the burn
ing structure were flying in all direc-
tions, and the rear of Mrs. Presbury's
house was soon ablaze.
Two wagons which were In the
stables were destroyed. Satz's barn
was a total loss. and Megaro's barn
was badly damaged.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28

MITROVICI, Hungary, Nov. %
correspondence of the Associated
Press).-It is stated here that the
supply department of the Servian
army has proved unable to meet the
demands made upon it, and that in
consequence the troops have suffered
the greatest hardsbips.
These assertions seemed to be
borne out in part by the condition Of
500 Servian prisoners who were
standing today about one of the three
market places of Mitrovici. 1t was a
pitiable spectacle--f1ve hundred men
in rags. unwashed, unshayen. Though
the ground was frozen a score of
them had no boots, and were pusy
trying to avoid contact with the c. Id
earth by lifting one foot after the
other.
What once had been a uniform was
now collection of rags. torn and
soiled, and in some instances sup
plemented by bags. Very few OF the
men had boots-none good ones. Most
of them worel the contrivance OF
rags and leather peculiar to the
peasants of the Balkans, and these
had become useless from long march
ing.
Want was written on every face.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
H. F. HAMMELL IS
HELD FOR HIDING
ASSETS OF FIRM
Three Other Members of Fam
lily Escape Under Suspension
of Sentence.

Three members Of the Hammell
family. who pleaded guilty to charges
of conspiracy conceal assets, were
allowed their freedom under sus-
pended sentence when brought be-
fore Judge Rellstab today in the
Newark branch of the United States
District Court. Henry E. Hammell,
described as "the brains of the plot"
was held in $4,000 bail and sentence
adjourned for two weeks.
Frederick E. Hammell, his son:
Arthur e. Hammell. and daughter
in-law. Mrs. Mary E. Hammell, were
dismissed under suspended sentence.
Congressman-electF Frederick r Lehl-
bach appeared for the defendants.
He announced that the plea of non
vult entered by the Hammells was
changed to guilty. Rev. DIR. julius
H. Wolf pastor OF the Third German
Presbyterian Church, joined with Mr..
Lehlbach in urging clemency for the
quartet.
In May. 1913. a petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against Frederick E.
Hammell & Sons, contractors and
builders, of 1rvington. Subsequent
examinations in Bankruntcy Court
revealed a scheme to withhold some
property from the trustee and the
indictments were secured. The his
tory of the case was related 10
Judge Rellstab today by Samuel
Roessler, counsel for the trustees.
Mr.. Roessler declared Henry Ham
nell was the brains and chief
manipulation of the scheme"
"Leniency is the worst thing pos
sible in some of these cases." said
+ Judge Rellstab. 1.-THE trustees of
bankrupt estates often find them
selves with schemes to withhold as
sets. so that the bankrupt may re-
cover them at later date. Estates
are dissipated in this manner, and we
3 have got to put a stop to It,"
The bail of Henry Haamell was In
) creased sfrorn. ST.. = 20 1900. pending
his sentence two weeks later. He is
the husband of Mrs. Mary E. Ham
neil, whose sentence was suspended.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
TURKS ASSERT THEY
BEAT II RUSSIAN SHIPS
WITH ONE WAR VESSEL

BY the United Press.
oONsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 2s.-
The Turkish feet sailed through
the Black Sea and returned undAnl-
aged. nm ofaciAl statement here to-
day declared.
~One Of our men-of-w~R on De-
cember "a. met = Russian squadron
consisting Of ave bsttleships. two
cruisers, ten torpedo bosts and
three mine layers the statement
asserts. "Thls meant one Turkish
shin against seventeen of the enemy.
Nevertheless the Turkish ship at
tackled and bombarded tho battle
.hip RossisIaw and sank the two
mine layers. Olega aRd Athes. Tive
ofacePs and thirty marines were
saved and made prisoners.
'At the same time other parts
Of our fleet successfully bombarded
Batum. ON December 20 two Of our
.hlp, tried to force tho Russian
feet iuts battle. but they preferred
70 nee towards sebsstopoL
"ouY army continues its victorious
advance along the Caucasian 'front.'"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
SERVIAN SOLDIERS HUNGRY AND
IN RAGS WHEN SUPPLIES FAIL

Many men were SO weak they had
to be assisted by their more robust
comrades. Contrary TO what is gen
orally fact, the younger men were
in worse physical condition than the
older ones, although all of them had
gone through the same hardships.
An Austrian officer explained this by
saying that it was his experience that
young men are more easily affected
and broken down by the want Of food
than those who have reached middle
age and whose alimentary system
does not have to provide for the de
mands of the growing habit"
Somebody handed cigarettes to the
Serbs. Expressions Of gratitude were
many and the men frightened up a
little.
TOO much war" said one Of them
through an interpreter. I'VE have
been fighting for three years now.
First the Turks"
NO conversation with those men. "
admonished an Austrian officer. "Ao-
solutely prohibited"
After q little while the sorrow
laden column of prisoners marched
off toward the railroad station, SEEM
ingly glad to get away from the
gaping crowd, and with the compara-
tive comforts of prison camp as
something to look forward to-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Hunt Newark Bay for Men
Believed Lost While Boating

JERSEY CITY, Dec. 2s.-Believed TO
have been lost while boating on
Newark bay during last weeks
storm, Peter MCGOWAN and William
Sayles, of Jersey City, are today be-
ing searched for by scores of friends
and police OF Newark and Jersey City,
The search extends over the bay, tbs
Hackensack river and the Hacken-
sack meadows. which are frozen over.
1t is feared the two men were frozen
to death.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
HENRY ROTHF FUSS,
EX-BALL PLAYER,
KILLS HIMSELF
Despondent from Illness, Leaps
to Death from City Hospi-
tai Window.

Henry L. Rothfuss, of 697 South
Eighteenth street, one OF the three
baseball players of that name, VINO
helped make the Old Ironside A. Z.
famous at Shooting Park twenty years
ago. committed suicide last night by
plunetng from a fourth-fioor window
at the City Hospital to the stone flag
ging of the driveway on the Fair-
mount avenue side. He was dead
when found and examination disclosed
a fractured skull.
Rothfuss, who was a bag maker in
recent years, suffered from cancer
Last Thursday a pint Of blood was
transfused from the veins of Joseph
Shuster. Of AZ Fair9iew avenue
healthy young man Of twenty-eight,
to those of Rothfuss, in the hope
that it might strengthen him suf-
ficiently to undergo an operation.
Rothfuss was skeptical of the sue
cess of the proposed operation and
several times mentioned the fact that
a member OF his family had beeL
operated on recently only to have the
sse,rgeuns And THAT an incorrect dag
nosis had been made and that q sec
ond operation for another ailmenf
would be necessary.
He told other patients in the hos
pital, where he was taken two weeks
ago today, that he was satisfied that
he never would got well, and that ne
would be better off dead, but none Of
them believed from his tone and man
ner that he contemplated suicide.
Last night the nurse in charge u
ward s, to which Rothfues had been
assigned, was called temporarily to
the office. No sooner had she left ths
ward than Rothfuss turned to George
Goestel. of 731 South Eleventh street,
who occupied an adjoining cot, and
said: Its too warm; I'm going TO
open n window"
Going to the window, he raised tha
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Police Asked to Look
for Two Sixteen-year
Old Girls Who Are Missing

The police OF the Sixth precinct
Have been asked to look for two six
teen-year- old girls who have been
missing from their homes since last
night. The girls are Cecilia Holiday,
of 3o6 Peshine avenue and Hattie
Jaunt, of 1886 Bergen street.
Both girls are about five feet six
inches tall and weigh liz pounds Miss
Holiday is dark complexioned. She
wore a gray dress, a black velvet hat
and black and white shoes. The
other girl is light t-complexioned and
wore q green skirt. blue sweater
and q black hat.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Successful FreehOIder
Candidates Take Oath of
Office Before Judge Osborne

August L. Lacombe, of Irvington;
Amos w. Harrison. of Livingston,
and Richard F. Malta, of this city,
took their oaths of office as freehold
ers to succeed themselves this morn
ing in the chambers of Judge Osborne
at the County Court House. County
Attorney Alfred N Dalrymple. Coun-
ty Auditor Alfred T. Guenther and
several other county officials were
present when the oath was admins
tered by Judge Osborne.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
DIR. T. F. WORL Ill
AS MOTHER DIES
Board of Health Member Suf-
fers from Grip as Parent
Expires.

Mrs. Mary C. worl died at the Con-
tinental Hotel today, while one Of hef
sons, DR.. e. E. Worl, superintendent
of the bureau of contagious diseases
of the Board of Health, is confined to
his bed at home, 271 High street, suf-
fering from. the after-effects of grip.
DR. Worl, who has been sick for g
week, was said to be slightly better
today.
Mrs worl, who was seventy-eight
years old. and has lived at the hotel
for three years, is survived by Dr.
worl and another son, Archibald c.
Cyphers. of 374 Clinton avenue, treas
urer of the American Insurance COM
pany,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
MISS MCCOY TO
CONTINUE FIGHT
AGAINST FUND
Viii Also Garry Up Suit Against
MiIbury, She An
nounces.

Miss Emma A. Mccoy, the New
Brunswick High School teacher who
has been suing Arthur w. Milbury,
of the Teachers Retirement Fund, to
regain some money which she says
she lost by taking his advice in a
stock investment and, incidentally,
has questioned the stability OF tne
Teachers Retirement Fund, has sent
another circular letter to the Evening
Star to the effect that she Is going
to take the suit to the Court of Err
rors and Appeals. She also takes
another fling at the mana cement of
the fund.
The letter to The Star is as fol-
lows: "I have just learned that Mr..
Arthur w. Milbury, promoter OF the
Teachers Retirement Fund, has been
circulating the information that h
has won the suit which l brought
against him last spring and which
l won in the County Court, but
which was decided against me in the
Supreme Court.
Mr. Milbury knows that this cas-
goes on to the Court of Errors and
Appeals, but he has been trying 10
make the teachers believe that | had
no case against him. The signing OF
the agreement is a debatable ques-
ton, which will be decided by the
courts. 1 was foolish to allow Mr..
Milbury to make me believe that that
agreement was all rigt t. l now
know that / had clear case against
MIR. Milbury before l signed that
agreement; as to whether that agree
ment Cancelled his obligation to me,
| do not know, but Judge Wood
bridge and other lawyers think not.
what are his designs in trying TO
make the teachers believe l am the
one all in the " -nng, l am sure ! do
not know. buzSf shall keep right on
: 5ghti-g him ~Ci am not the only
teacher that ne has worked in New
CONTINUED on Page go, Column 6.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Horse Attached to Service
Wagon of Fire Department
Runs Away; Soon Halted

A horse attached to one of the
alarm service wagons of the fire de-
partment, which was standing In
front of the City Hall, today ran
away up Broad street until 1t
reached Centre Market. There is
was stopped by Detective Frank
Donnelly, of police headquarters, who
was passing in an automobile.
Just what caused the animal to
run away is not known. No one was
in the service wagon at the time and
no one was hurt by the runaway,
despite the fact that It ran past the
crowded -Four Corners"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
DAMAGED
CUXHAVEN IN AIR
RAID, IS REPORT
London Hears Loss Is Consid-
erabIe, Despite Denial Made
by Berlin.
FOUR ENGLISH SEAPLANES
DESTROYED IN ATTACK
Metz and Brussels Are Also
SheIIed by Allies
Airnen.

LONDON, Dec. 2s (3:54 g. m.)-
The Daily Malls Copenhagen corre-
spondent says he learns from Ham
burg that considerable damage was
caused to the German naval base at
Cuxhaven by the British air raid.
Details OF the raid made public to-
day reveal the fact that four British
seaplanes were destroyed and that
one of the pilots lost his life.
Following this onslaught come re-
ports OF an attack on the German
military base at Metz by French
avietors, and details Of an assault on
the German hangers at Brussels by
a lone British flying machine.
The French governments official
announcement OF the raid on Metz
does not reveal how much damage
was done to German military prop
erty, whether or not any German sol
diers were killed or II any OF the
French alrmen were injured. 1t is
gathered from the tone of the an
nouncement Mat the attack was sue
cessful and that the French aviators
and machines returned undamaged to
their lines.
Battle Lasts Three Hours.
The details OF the Cuxhaven attack
show that a British light naval squad
ron engaged for three hours in bat
tie with German aircraft and sub
marines without being molested by
the big German naval vessels. These
events followed swiftly the dropping
of bombs by German aviatore on
Nancy, in France, and near Sheer
ness, in England.
The Press bureaus account OF the
Cuxhaven raid follows:
"On Friday, December 2S. the Ger
man warships lying OF Schilling
roads, off Cuxhaven, were attacked
by seven naval sea planes piloted by
Flight Commanders Oliver, Hewlett,
Boss and Kilner. Flight-Lieutenants
Hiley and Edwards, and Sub-L1eu-
tenant Blackburn.
THE attack was delivered IN day
light, starting from point N tbs
vicinity of Heligoland. The sea
Continued On Page Q. Column B.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Perkins Will Succeed
GOvernOr-eleCt Whitman
as District Attorney

NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-Governor-
elect Whitman announced today that
he had selected Charles Albert Per-
kins, an assistant district attorney,
to succeed him as district attorney
Of New York county when he be-
comes governor. Mr.. Perkins is
native of Lawrence, Mass, and 81
graduate OF Dar+rr with College. He
Is forty-six years OLD
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
CHOIR SINGER SAYS HE STOLE
$4,000 AND GAVE 1T TO POOR

NEW YORK, Dec 28.-Fred Hoyt,
choir singer in a Bowery mission,
pleaded guilty today to the theft of
81 400 in jewelry from an apartment
house. but besought the courts
elemency on the plea that he stole
only to benefit the poor, He will be
sentenced later.
Hoyt said he had stolen altogefh her
about $4,000, all of which he had
given to the poor, except barely
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Wife of PatrOlman Manning
Gives Birth to TripIetS

Mrs. James Manning, OF $50 Ridge
street, wife OF Patrolman Manning.
of the Second precinct, gave birth to
triplets. all girls, yesterday. One II
the babies died this morning. The
other two and Mrs. Manning are re-
ported as doing we'll Mr. Manning
Is a brother of John P. Manning, Of
the city law department.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Philadelphia Reserve Banks
Redisc0unt Rate of 4 l-2 OK. d

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-The Fed
eral Reserve Board approved today
rediscount rates of AZ per cent. on
maturities up to thirty days and
per cent. on maturities between thirty
and ninety days for the Philadelphia
Federal Reserve Bank.
This is the first bank to establish a
rate below per cent d
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28

enough to pay his own board He
had not benefited beyond this by
any of his thefts, he said.
The money was given out in small
sums, according to Hoyt's story,
among the Bowery's homeless men
to enable them to get food and lodg-
ing. His method of distributing it
was % stand after services at the
doorway of the mission where ha
had sung and bestow coins on the
departing worshipers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Family of Five Dies in Fire

Harry Alvey, his wife and three chill
dren were burned to death early today
when fire destroyed their home near
here.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28

FREDERICK, Nd. Dec. 2S.--Alvey
was the son of former Chief Judge
Richard II. Alvey, of the Maryland
Court of Appeals. Mrs. Alvey before
her marriage was Miss Bertha Key
ser, well known IN Baltimore society.
The Alveys went to Florida to live
about three wears ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
Russia Denies Ceding Part
of Sakhalin to Japanese

PETRoGRAD, Russia. Dec. 2s.-
The Russian government has au-
thoriged the Official News Agency to
deny in the most categorical manner
tho statement that Russia has ceded
to Japan half of the Island Of
Sakhalin in exchange for heavy ar
tillery 1t is asserted that the re-
mort is absolutely unfounded.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28

wines and Liquors Retsifed At
wholesale prices- MURRAY'S Tel. e4l4 Mkt.
Delivered FreA IN Gty.--Advertisement
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28

wines and LIQUORS Retn'Ied at
wholesale prices. MURRAY'S. Tel. 64l4 Mkt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
Hon. Charles A. Smith of Tim .

Hon. Charles A. Smith of Tim
monsville frequently spoken of
as a candidate for governor, has
sent out letters to those he has
been associated with in the
senate confirming the report
that he will be in the race this
summer. The Times editor has
been associated with Mr. Smith
most pleasantly for the past
four yours, and without COM
hitting himself as who he will
vote for in the coming primary,
he does not hesitate to say that
Mr.. Smith, if elected to the high
OF governor, will fill that posi-
tion with ability and dignity.
He is conservative, safe and
sound with the interests OF the
masses al heart.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY
TIE KI00DLE YELPS AND DoDGES.

Again comes the Columbia
Record with a 81 uice of words, a
little Moore this time than be-
fore, to bolster up its position in
the matter of making the asylum
a political issue. In one Of it's
three editorial convulsions in
issue of the 18TH, it says, the
editor of The Times ''need not
lay the aattering unction to his
soul that The Record has de-
voted the space it has to him
because of his own Importance. !"
We presume this to be intended
as a retort to the confession
made by US when we said. ''We
confess that we gave The Record
credit for more influence than it
possesses, but this was caused
by it's success in bringing on a
racket by wrongly quoting one
of the members of the House"
The Record persistently con-
tinues in its effort to make the
asylum matter political issue,
but remains as silent as an oyster
with regard to the allegation,
that, it is endeavoring to divert
attention from the Vaccinations
OF those who secured control of
the Columbia Canal. Why? The
Record is owned or controlled
by Mr.. E. W. Robertson, a son
of United States Senator Robert.
son from South Carolina in the
days of Scott, Moses. Chamber
lain. Whipper and Elliott, Sena-
tor Robertson amassed a large
fortune during the Republican
regime, his son Edward, inherit.
ed enough money from the Re-
publican Senator's estate to make
him one of the wealthy men of
this State; with some of this mon.
ey he secured control of the Co.
lumbia canal upon conditions, it
is alleged, he has never carried
out.-among the conditions it Is
alleged, the State was to be sup
Piled with lights and water for
the several institutions free OF
charge, but instead of supplying
these institutions free. the Rob
ertsoninterests have beengett.ng
from the legislature annual ap-
preparations OF many thousands
of dollars.
Every now and then some one
rises up in the General Assem-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-25
BUSINESS LOCALS.

For Sale-50 bushels of Cow Peas.
Apply to Frierson Bros, Manning, S. c..
Itch relieved in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Dickson Drug Co., druggists.
5or doses G66 will break any case
OF Chills and Fever: and if taken then
as tonic the Fever will not return.
Price 25c.
l have on hand money to lend on
mortgages of real estate. S. Oliver
O'Bryan.
Anything you war, in sheet music
S. |. Till has it, All 25c. music BE.
soc. music 25c. by mail postpaid. This
department. is in charge OF Mrs. ". I.
Ducker, phone 600 Sumter, S. G.
Money to lend on Real Estate Apply
to Charlton DuRaDt.
Ca.npbell's Dropsy Cure-Sure cure
for drOpsy. For Sale at Dickson'S
Drug Store.