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done before. Up to now the City Cham
bcrlain has been regarded as political
plum, or at best job for favorlte
of the Mayor. II carries salary OF Sl2.-
900 and the work In light.
MY selection of Mr.. Bruere." said
Mr.. Mitchell. lis due to his exceptional
experience in and equipment for the work
] have in mind. For the past eight years
he n, y been closely In touch with the
administrative Improvement that has
taken place In the government Of the
city. lie is responsible In a large degree
for the advance made In budget making.
accounting. purchasing and other admin
istrative ctivities.
During the past seven years Mr.. Bruere
has continually cooperated with me in
ny public work hs ~ well a. with Presi-
dent McAneny and Comptroller Prender-
east, both of whom welcome his select ion.
I have not selected Mr.. Bruere because of
my personal relation. but because
regard him the man best qualified 10 do
this work have In mind"
Mr.. Mitchell said that Robert Adamson A.
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Park. n. v. In 1858. He was graduated
from Trinity College Hartford Conn.
in 1854 and took his LII. ID. degree
there In 1905. He was treasurer of the
New York Bank Note Company from
1891 to 1895. For the next ten years
he was secretary of the New York Tax
Reform Association.
In 1906 he was appointed president Of
the Department Of Taxes and Assess
ments. The year before that he had been
appointed secretary OF the Advisory
Commission on Taxation and Finance
He was also member OF the state
commission which inquired into the sub
ject of assessment and taxation for state
and local purposes. He was "A delegate
to the National Taxation Conference
from 1907 to 1910. lie has spoken fire.
quently and written much on subjects
of taxation.
He is member OF the National Mu-
nicipal League the American Economic
Association and the American Bar As
sociation. When Henry George ran for
Mayor no supported him in his single
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Is born of the conviction that the depart.
ment requires the direction of a technical
expert. and that adminstratively IL is
wise TO throw upon him the entire respon-
'ihility Of this work"
No Lapse of Authority.
Mr.. Mitchell saw to 1t yesterday that
The departments TO which he has not Yet
picked successors should not go along
without supervision. He asked Henry :
Thompson. Water Commissioner: DIR.
Ernst j. Lederle, Health Commissioner.
Counsel. to remain in office pending the
appointment OF their successors.
In letter to Mr.. Thompson Mr. Mitchell
expressed appreciation OF his work and
minated that he would have asked him
q, continue in service II he had not de-
cided to take up the work of new cor
poraton.
Mr.. Thompson replied that he would
gladly hold over. Similar replies came
from Mr.. Watson and Or Lederle.
The Water Commissionership was Of
'.red to William Williams. President
rafts Commissioner Of immigration. but
g, was said yesterday, that Mr.. Williams
had refused it. Or. $. S. Goldwater. SUI
perintendent OF Mount Sinai Hospital. got
IN Offer of the Health Commissionershp
out he too declined.
Mr.. Mitchell wuuld not "a" yesterday
Coudert about the Corporation Counsel's
office. 1t was suggested that Mr.. Cou-
dert may be thinking Of the Ambassa dor
ship to France.
May Have Police Head.
MIR. Mitchell regards the selection OF n
Police Commissioner as the biggest job he
still has to do. But II was strongly in
timated yesterday among Mr.. Mltchels
friends that he has found ms mani he
will only take IL. No one dared TO men
ton a name, but II was said that Col.
George w. Cocktails has made a recon-
Inensaton and that Mr. Mitchell has acted
upon II.
No sinecure tor Bruere.
Mr.. Mitchell in his comment on the APP
pointment Of Henry Bruere as city Cham
berlan gave a definite idea OF the kind
OF work that Mr.. Bruere will be eN-
peCted to do--a work which is far be-
yond what any City Chamberlain has
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WHITMAN AIDS NAMED
judge Mott 10 swear In FIFTY Assis.
tanta To-day.

District Attorney Whitman will be at
his office in the Criminal Courts Building
to-day and Judge Mott, recently elected
to the General Sessions bench. will adj
minister the oath To- nifty assistants to
the District Attorney. Auditor John j.
Buckley will swear in the exempt process
servers,
Deputy Assistant District Attorney
Charles " Flint, who Is III at his home
1T A. Bank street, will he visited by
Judge Mott for the purpose OF swearing
him ia.
Hugh j, Beirue. who has been Secretary
to Mr., Whitman for three years. retlres
to-day. His successor has not been
named
Judge Warren w. Foster who has
served on the General Sessions bench
for the past fourteen years. retired last
night, having been defeated In the last
election. The court clerks and attendants
presented to him n cane and an umbrella
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ment as they stood at noon yesterday
showed the lowest death rate In the his
tory of the city-73.901, or n rate of
1916 per thousand.
~ am proud to close my term Of office
IN A year which witnesses the lowest NOR
tality figures in the history of the city"
he said. For the past three years 1t was
my privilege to telegraph to Mayor Gaynor
At st. James a New Years greeting In
which | stated that the year just past
had been the lowest in mortality figures
that the city had ever seem"
The death rate for 1913 was .35 OF a
point lower than that of 1919.
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FEWER INCOME TAX HITCHEs.
nanLcrs sn! trrtiHcatcs Are HrinG
Made ont Correctly,

Representatives OF lHrgc tru~ compar =
IN the financial district stated yestrrtt
that large numbers of coupons for .N
January interest payments were COM.
in and that the amount already re,el'
WAS almost rs great a. last year hri..
tn" income tax Law Vd~ passed
Bankers say that people are begI.u.
10 understand how he certificates OF ovu,.
ship aud exemption must be made out a.
thal unless Inc Treasury p"purtuN
makes new m iuG- regarding the form ut .N
certificates they do not think there So .
be great deal of further trouble regar,lu
that phase ot the collect ion-
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retained as confidential inspector and
confidential stenographer respectively.
The only new appointment is that OF
Mark Reardon, Jr,, as Borough Secretary.
He has been one OF the most active work
ers in the Progressive party since its Or
GaniZaton
The position of Public Works Commits
sioner was being held by ex-Naval Officer
Frederick J. II. Kracke. who has been
appointed as Bridge Commissioner by
Mayor Mitchell. Consulting Engineer Till
son will continue to act as Public Works
Commissioner until IA permanent appoint
ment is made.
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HELD IN TRUST COMPANY FRAUD.
Graninrnhcw OF War s:OSeroOr Cur
tin Under Arrest

fHlLNrELrhlA. Dec. 3i.--Allen sheldon.
srandu"pn"W of rrnnsylvann's famous
war Governor. Andrew Curtin, was held
under na'l here to-day charged with OBJ
tainlnS s5,S5l from the West End Trust
Company under falls. prctcncca and with
larceny.
SheiduH'S mother now SIS. is dying OF
cancer In the stamford, Conn, hospital
AID his young VIII. Is left With a week old
bay at GltnUronk. near Stamford. Il is
saia that Sheldon confessed to-day to
Trtas nrer Wolborl of the West End com
pany.
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LIVES OF MITCHEL'S AIDS.
All Have Been Closely Identified
with Municipal Affairs.

with MuntctpaI Affairs.
While several OF Mr.. Mitchels cabinet
are new to official life all Of them have
been closely identified with public affairs.
Their past activities are given below:
HENRY BRUERE was born in st. Charles,
Mo. thirty-two wears ago. His brother,
Robert w. Bruere, Is president Of the
Rand School Of Social Science, a socialist
institution. Mr. Bruere took under
graduate courses at Cornell and Chicago
and studied law at Harvard. After two
years OF social work In Boston he entered
tn, employ Of the International Harvester
Company In Chicago.
In 1905 he became secretary OF the
Bureau OF City Retirement In New York
ard two years later was made a director
OF the Bureau OF Municipal Research. lie
aided Mr. Mitchell In his investigation of
Borough President Ahearn's office and
also In his investigation OF Borough
Presidents Kernel and Gresser of Queens.
He suggested the scheme OF Govern
ment now In use In Dayton. Ohio, where
they hire Mayor instead Of eiectiny him.
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CONNOLLY NAMES CABINET
Republicans Hold Two Important
Posts In Queens.

Maurice Il. Connolly will be sworn in MS
President of Queens borough by County
Judge Burt j. Humphrey of Queens county
to-day. President Connolly will reappOnt
several of the cabinet who served with
him during the past two and q half
years Republicans will hold two OF the
most important posts.
a.. Rowland Leavitt, II Republican, has
been reapponted Superintendent OF the
Bureau Of Highways At $4,000. James 4
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10 FORMOsAl
Others ~ Srl,r
ilitics

TOXIC, Doc =
ting To overthrow
musa- tlIiltsru ID
cut"d to-day d
spltacN was disco
b'r ana sentenced
after tritl ON the
llu" plot gucju(
army or too. UuG II
ll'sa etu'iSuu auJ
10 IT," Chinese
arrested for ,ulj
nave h,,n ,oitd, 4
Imprisonment
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BROOKLYN JOBS ANNOUNCED
Sheriff swascy aud President Pounds
Give Out Lists.

Sheriff Lewis NJ Swasey OF Brooklyn.
who assumes the Office to-day. an
nounced his full list of appointments yes
terday. Only four or the star lost their
Jobs. although there were several shifts.
The new appointments are Charles f.,
Murphy Republican leader In the Tenth
Assembly district. Under Sheriff, $4,000
william II. BurgeS chief clerk. S2.60o;
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SALESGIRLl
Julia Lad, l.>
VIII ID

|-ITT 7 VT-F
I,.,,. lao, 4
..,
i"''N ~ N'''h
convent of thu
liurgu. one Of
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cause she has the training, the experience
and the point OF view that desire for :he
Comm .ssioner Of Correction"
John A. kingsbury could be counted on.
he said. to help in preventing restitution.
as well as to care for those In need of
charity. Henry Moskowitz and Darwin Il.
James. Jr.. as President and member OF
the Civil Service Commission. will develop
the capacity OF employees one of the main
needs OF the city. he said.
Ledcrlc Ends Long Service.
Or Ernst j. Lederle. who has been
in the service OF the Health Department
for eighteen years, part OF the time as
Commissioner. wound up his work yes
terday. thinking that he would go on,
of office with the coming OF the new ad-
ministration. Mr.. Mitchell has asked him
TO stay few days longer however. pend
ing the appointment OF a new commits
sioner.
The records for 1913 OF the depart.
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LEXINGTON, Ky" Dec, 3l.--Col Stanley
Mllward u" years old, n Republican who
had been city Treasurer. candidate for
Mayor ana Sherlit, was killed to-day bv
a fall down an elevator shaft
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Fire Comm ssioncr would be sure to ex-
tend the preventive work OF the depart
m.nt A. tt Miss Davis. the only woman
who has ever been selected to serve New
York rs the head OF a department. Mr..
Mitchell said that he had not selected
her because she was woman. but be-
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REGISTER HOPPER'S AIDS.

-Four ReRppointmcnts Announced
Hnlpin IL Again Deputy.
Four r-appointments in the Office Of
Register We're announced yesterday 10y
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BRYCE (
AS NE)
Former Br
Waslli
ri Fl'S IS
Sir IIarOld,
Elevatcd}
nett Cd

LONDON. Jau
recently BIRTHS
ington. Is anna
peerage in the
list of which
The noted sta,
future ~ Nisc(
Sir Harold
brother of Lon
Baron. and
new Lord Child
raised to the : 4
Six new I'd
knights are crea
Courtenav Bcnn
New York. and
Punch. The ORD
Sir Archibald
Royal Society.
The recent cal
press IN favor
women. notably
bore no fruit.
The elevatlon
age is indorsed
crown 10 his lab
other fields.
Referring to
Harnsworth. &c
cliTc. proprietof
paper says:
at is presum
mistaken zeal
journalism
Lord Northolil
tive.
Douglas c. d
ernor Of Manitd
Commander of -
Sir Francois
Chief Justice 81
Quebec. was eley
Justice Horace
was created q
order.
James BrNc"
Ambassador to d
IT, p, sisiIrd on
asked 10 Toe roli
\ because OF tn"
Il liIg Years OF his
liz H. s'.N,fty-ii
Z ~. Wui' u ed
i, 'lir aul
.- l.o hook. 4
".. ~, n
f.t',..
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WED PRINCE ACCEPTS
THRONE OF ALBANIA
Decides After Making Financial
Arrangements With Aus
tria and Italy.
sr-c.l' cqlie D,spatcAe, 10 Tn s.

BERLIN. Frb. >--Prinrc William "
Wied has formally mortified tie Ambas-
sailors of the Powers that he accepts their
lr"ifer of the throne OF Albania. Tn. de-
ciS!on OF the Prince fo.!ow d the making
OF a satisfactory financial arrangement hv
Austria and LAZY. which waa sanctioned
by the Powers. T.Ie Prince started on
sunday for Vienna and Rcne 20 confer
with The Austrian and I,a'ian Govern
ments - reference TO MS future action.
When the Prince returns from this visit
he VIII receive "A Reputation OF Albtniuns
who vii. come either here or to Neuw!ed
to ask him t" accept the throne,
Go%DoN, Feb. g.---A Berlin despatch 70
Ia" Ddiy HuH says I'r..cc William OF
WED viii make his state entry Into Al
bania from J, Borden Harriman's yacht
Muhcan, wHlcn has been chartered - con-
vey MIN 10 burazZu. Almost imm,,d ia .c.y
after the Princes i-cei iua - tie i-pI:J-
t!on from Albania he viii 20 10 'r-iestt and
bpA.d the Mpn.cau. IL vi! san IRON this
port Escorted by flee; ~ International
warsh!,,s. Tho yacht viii call a. san
Govann! ii Medua ana Av.ola ~ route,
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Offer of Baron de- Forest to
Buy II Ends in Exchange
IF Hot Words.
EARL EXCEEDINGLY ANGRY
Says lie Never Agreed to Turn
Over Cash Previously Re-
allied on Property.
Ao.c.al cuji. Desparcl To Tnr sr..

LoSnuN, Feb. S.-lL- oifer of Baron Il,
Forest, NJ T.. 10 purchase the Earl ~
Derbys estate In Bovtl. Lancashire. for
$500 ooo, III. pre-" at which the Earl
said he would sell the property. has ended
In nothing more than tn. ,NcNtng- Of
= crimiuatu5y letters.
Prior TO the Launching Of chancellor OF the
i.Xrhequer Lloyd GEORGE. scheme Baron
de Forest, g" no with others complied q, ,e-
rort on land values said the !ucum" frog.
be estimated at $1,000 and tn" capital
value not be below $1,000. Uuo 20 $50
100000. The Earl in - speech at Liverpool
last Monday disputed ths valuation and
said h- would sell the estate to baron It,
Forest for s7.5OOoVo
Baron de Flores; wrote 10 the Earl of
Derby accepting this Offer bu; stipulated
that In cases where The value Of parts of
III" estate may have been already con-
verified into cash and the Increment thus
realized the present Earl should transfer
to him the equi, aleut q: such value.
II reply to tihs tn Earl OF Derby
wrote Il letter 20 the Baron N which he
charged the latter with = grotesque eva
SION Oh tEc L"I.llH ~ me EAR olleN. l ms
offer. the Earl declared. contained moth
ing which would warrant the stipulation
that he should hand over tAv money his
predecessors had received FROM sales, fines
or mortgages in the last 2oo years
To this letter Baron dc Forest sent an
answer IN which hc accused thu Earl of
Intentionally gaTbling mis- meaning by
suppressng the words IN the land values
report with the result that his (the EarlsJ
orier TO sell was puintless and irrelevant
The Baron concludes by cr!tlcls.us The
Earl for his lack of polit-uess.
y son"wn MAJ similar offer which the
Duke of Sutherland made soma time ago
20 Chancellor OF the ExchelIcr Lloyd
George also came to nothing. THO Duke
offered To sell part of his Scottish estates
at from 70 20 IS sAliings $3.50 to SG.25l
an acre. according to location. The Chan
csilor Of the EXchepuer d.d not accept the
offer.
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POWERFUL NEW POWDER.
Much safer Than "POuire H." Which
HAS Caused French Disasters.

pAEIs, Feb. S--.A report that NJ. Iie,ry
Tu-pin, the inventor of i0el!n.te, had dis
covered tr,n.tro'olurno, an evc0 nole
powerful explosive. took n reporter 70
Turin to-day to interview him. ", 1urpiu
explained that tle report was true, bu.
that the new explosive was discovered two
years ago Under various names. such o.
toltc and .Hotyl. II has been used every
where except IN France.
The new creation. the scieHtis; said, is
Il stable, sn.okeiess powder 1t does not
contain n.;.Ocrllulosc and there are no
changes VI TO a temperature OF 10 de-
grees. There is 10 danger Of spontaneous
combustion until the temperature reaches
$50 degrees 1t can be kept In maya
zines at II temperature Of from 10 to 30
degrees, whLr poudre j.. which caused
the destruction Of the hati!eship L!hert..
infiamrs at 80 degrees Its bllllstic power
is equal to that Of existing powders. II
requires only three days 70 manufacture
and it costs three times less than poudro
Il. 1t needs II someN hat larger charge,
NJ. Turpin refuses to communicate the
formula of his discovery to the French
Government lest he be robbed of the fruit
OF his labors, as hs was for me!lnite.
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BRYAN IN HOT WATER
OVER ANOTHER PLANK
Attack on Publicity Of Spon-
SOrS for Judicial Candi-
dates Planned.

WAsHiNGToN. Feb. S.---An attack upon
another plank in the Democratic plat
form adopted at Baltimore in 1912 that
may prove embarrassing to Secretary
Bryan will be made In the House OF
Representatives tomorrow.
Mr.. Bryan is already involved in q
controversy IN which the charge has been
mide that the plank commenting the
free tolls" provision of the Panama
Canal act was "smugged" into the Demo-
cratic delverance
The other plank in question is that
which Endorsed what IL known as the
Bryan proposal. assuring publicity for the
names Of all persons vino indorse or
recommend to the President candidates
for appointment TO The Federal judiciary.
In judicial bill introduced in the last
Congress when Il Republican President
was on the jolt such publicity feature
WAS Incorporated. The bill failed. but the
principle, which was iirs, advocated by
MIR. Bryan, was Endorsed by the Baltimore
convention.
Ii the present programme is carried out
the fight on the publicity plank. as APP
Piled TO judicial appointments, will be led
tomorrow ny Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer of Pennsylvania. the Adlnlnis,ra-
ton spokesman in the House
Here is the way the proposition will
come up;
Al the special session OF Congress Il
bill offered by Mr.. Palmer providing for
the appointment OF AN addit ional Judge
in the eastern district OF Pennsy lvani.
was passed. Representative Cullop of
Indiana. Il Bryan Democrat. presented AN
amendment providing that IN selecting
this Judge IN. President should give to
the public the names OF his sponsors. MIR.
Palmer fought the amendment, but with
, out avail The bill Went 10 the senate.
The Senate amended the bill by providing
for the appointment OF an additional Judge
in West Virginia In the conference on
the bill the Senate withdrew its amend
ment, but refused to agree to the Cullop
proposal.
Unless he changes his mind Mr.. Palmer
Will ask the House to rec-de from the
cullop amendment tomorrow. This will
| arouse the boyh in the Democratic party
who believe In standing by platforms
whether they are good, bad or indifferent.
Mr.. Palmer is between the devil and
the deep blue sea. lie wants the Judge
ship bill passed more than anything in a
1 IT'S sitN!NS NNH III lHS pdbIit career II
the House stands by the Cullop amend
ment that action will probably defeat the
bill. because the Seuat" has given notice
that 1t does not believe In giving publicity
TO circumstances surrounding the appoint
| neuts to Federal positions.
1t takes the position that such legisla-
tiun is an invasion of the prerogatives
of the President SO Mr.. Palmer Ii uI
agaius; II. TO get his bill enacted into
law he has to ly squarely in the face OF
one Of the pldnks OF the platform upon
which his candidate for the Presidency
was elected.
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presented Il report from the New York
delegation with certain Recommendations
as to the platform.
While majority of the Democrats are
backward about discussing the free tolls
plank, 1t Is apparent that the joker as
viewed 10y many of them consisted IN the
Tact that members of the resolutions com
inittce III accepting the plank thought that
they wcre voting IN approval Of action by
a Democratic Congress, when as n matter
of fact a majority Of more than twenty
Democrats of the House had voted against
the exemption.
1t is apparent iha; he attempt oc the
President To repeal tho canal tolls lepis-
iation will stir w u big fuss IN Congress
and that the fight will revolve about the
contention that such action viii consti-
ute violation of the platform pledge.
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PARLIAMENT FACES
HOME RULE PROBLEM
CniOnists Demand General Flee.
ton on Ulster Question
May Use Boycott.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tar sr..


LONDON, Feb. 9.--Therc 10 much ex-
element in political circles over the re
opening Of Parliament tomorrow. All
the parties recognize that the session will
he II critical one in consequence OF the
attitude Of the Ulster lnionists toward
the home rule bill.
The Crionist demand for a general cleo
ton IN order that the people may have
an opportunity TO show by their votes
how they regard the home rule measure
will be among the earliest happenings
The Unionists are credited with some un-
known plan to compel the Government to
yield on this point Among the ruInOred
probabilities Is on" to the erect that they
will boycott Parliament If their demand
IL refused.
Another story Is that the House OF
Lords w!li reject or amend the annual
army bill the failure TO pass which would
be equivalen. To terminating the existence
of tine army. Their contention in justify
ing such a step would be that the Govern
ment should not have control OF force
which could be used to enforce the policy
OF home rule. on which the nation has
not been consulted
Tho Dd,iD Graphic, which starts this
rl.nior, argues that the Lords arc more
likely To amend tlH army bill by exolud-
ing Ireland from the provisions of this
measure. This would keep the army In
existence. out would make all the solders
IN ireland civilians and would prevent
their use IN coercing Ulster.
The government papers argue that
whatever line the opposition takes II can-
not force the Governments hand or stop
the Enactment NJ home rule
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM WOLVES.
skiing Party In Austria Flights
Them All Might Long.
sDecial CqJs Despatch TO TUE suN

NIENNA, Feb. s.--A SKI party from
Lemberg was held up 10y wolves IN the
Carpathian Mountains throughout Friday
night, Their route 'ay through . forest
and darkness overlook them before they
reached their destination.
The wolves followed them al distance
during the afternoon and becoming more
bold in the darkness .ndeavored To rush
the last man IA the party The skiing
party decided that 1t would not be SAFE
20 60 an: further and halted beneath IA
high rock. Then they made fenco by
sticking their skis in the snow. The party
had revolyers and electric lanterns and
were able 20 defend themselves against
the attacks of the wolves, killing several
OF them. When daylight came they es-
capped.