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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
POINTS IN u. S. PROTEST
TO BRITAIN ON SHIPPING

The chief points United States shipping protest to Great
Britain folOws
Demands definite information regarding Great Brans policy
of search and seizure the high
Demands outline attitude search of United States vessels
both for cOntraband persons o. alien enemies.
Declares inquiry friendly but time reached to speak frankly lest
silence infringement Of United States
rights.
ectes generally by classification of interference with
United States detention conveying British ports and out
right seizure with financial restituOn) of
RecOunts public criticism United States because British policy
believed directly responsible for depression of American indus
es noting copper OIL fOOdstus and dyesufs trades
especially.
Declares burden of proof Of evadng cOnraband rules
shippers, but by interfering belgeent
Demands that protection be given shipments 10
Norway Sweden Denmark accorded Italian shipments
Insists that undue delays searching and conveying vessels must
Recognizes beligeren right Search but insists American
ships conveyed begeent ports suspicion.
that foodstus be taken off cOnaband list and allowed
freedom, unless consigned time of seizure, enemy
Insists that specifically consigned ito Order when
detained be proved be intended for enemy.
general and ships
pointing hamperng delays prize
admiralty courts deterring American shipments.
until later discussion of British action making
band articles generally cOntraband.
reimbursement for because
deters American exports.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press correspondent.

CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 2S (by
mail to New York via Salonika).-
Oriental fanaticism. including self
torture of the most repulsive charac-
ter, marked the proclamation here to-
night of the holy war on behalf Of
Turkey and her allies. l saw more
than 100 men and two boys of tender
years shed their own blood at single
Persian mosque here in part as a
spectacle which for sheer brutality
carried one back to the torture days
Of the twelfth century.
Guarded by one of the brilliantly
uniformed, heavily-armed dragomen
Of the American embassy. l was es-
corted to the mosque in the very
heart of the native quarter. I had se-
cured permission to view the cere-
mony through the courtesy of one OF
Constantinople's leading Persian mer-
chants.
The mosque, decorated within in
the most remarkable fashion, out
wardly resembled q huge factory
structure. The pavilion IN the rear.
erected for the sheik, seemed more
like stable than a structure built
for religious purposes. Just as the
sun set the strains of music burst
from the crude pavilion. Then two
great horses completely covered with
rich trappings came through the cur
tanned entrance. On their backs were
two small boys. They repeated the
stanzas OF the great prophet Ma
homet. The skulls were shaven clean
80 that parts OF them shone like bone
In the wavering fire of the torches
carried alongside. The rest of their
heads and their bodies were covered
with fresh blood dripping from razor
slashes. In their right hand each car
ried long knife. With 1t they gashed
themselves anew and kept the blood
from coagulating on their wounds.
The crimson flow dripped down on
heir spotless white robes. But they sat
on their horses like statues; on
their faces contemptuous smiles. Be-
hind them came a band Of true be-
llevers Their garb was black, their
shoulders bare. They carried huge
barbed scourges with which they
lashed themselves across the back.
Bl0Od on White Cl0aks.
The rear OF the procession was
brought up by nearly 100 men. Their
skulls. like those of the two boys,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
SAY PLATT ADAMS
ISAPROFESSIONAL


Gus time numbers OF medals and cups,
which he said he was going to take to
a certain 1eweler.
A third affidavit by Max Theimer.
an employe In the office where Adams
is employed, is to the effect that
Adams told the signer that he had a
case full Of prizes which he wanted to
sell, and related some instances where
he had disposed OF prizes to advan-
tage.
At the headquarters of the Amateur
Athletic Union 1t was said that moth
ing was known as to the charges, ex-
cept what was printed today.
Platt Adams holds a number OF rec
ords and had no trouble making a
place on the Olympic team repre-
senting this country at Stockholm in
1912. He and his brother Ben repre-
sented the New York Athletic Club.
For three years Platt Adams has been
placed on the so-ealled All-American
athletic team, which was chosen by
the late James e. Sullivan, who was
secretary-treasurer of the Amateur
Athletic Union. He Is without doubt
one of the most popular athletes at
the New York Athletic Club and was
doomed for captain of the organiza-
ton.
The records of last year show the
Newarker holds the indoor record for
the standing high jump of feet 4h
inches. In the standing hop, step and
jump without weights Adams did 80
feet AZ inches at Celtic Park in 1909,
and the record still stands on the
books. In January of last year Adams
did 8 feet 41s inches in the standing
high jump.
Platt Adams and his brother Ben
have lived in Newark practically all
their lives. Both boys received their
early education and were stars In
their line at the Newark High School,
now the Barrlnger High School.
F. w. Ruben, secretary treasurer
Of the Amateur Athletic Union, said
today that the affldavits had been
brought to his attention and that he
would issue the Instructions neces-
gary to bringsabout an investigation
hy the registIE ton eommtttseA =.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Fern as Emblem
of State of Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 30.--Ferns
are the proper floral emblems for
Pennsylvania, which has one of the
richest varieties Of this beautiful
plant to be found anywhere in the
world, according to expressions made
yesterday at the meeting of the
American Fern Society, In the Acad-
emy of Natural Sciences, Nineteenth
and Race streets. The suggestion
was made by James Grimshaw Scott,
of Germantown, who read a paper
on ferns of this city, and was ap-
plauded by the members.
Students of fern life came from all
parts of this country to attend the
meeting of what 8 one Of the most
novel scientific societies In the world.
The meetings are held every five
years. Yesterday the members lis
tened to numerous papers on their
hobby, and viewed a remarkable COL
lection OF the plants.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
PRISONERS OF WAR
ENJOY REPAIRING
FRENCH HIGHWAYS
BY tbo Associated Press.

SAINT POL, France, (via Paris).
Dec. 30.--German prisoners of war
work cheerily at the side Of their
armed French guardians in repairing
the much damaged national high
ways ir this region, Just to the rear
of the colossal battle front. The
prisoners are on the best terms with
their captors, who good-naturedly
share cigarettes, whiffs from their
pipes and other Injuries with their
erstwhile foes
The prisoners remain only a short
time in this neighborhood. AS soon
es a sufficient number is taken to
fill train, the captives are dis
PATCHED to some town on the coast
or in the interior, or embarked for
Algeria.
In this region there Is much
activity from morning until night, on
account of the passage of great sup
ply conveys, interspersed with
columns of troops proceeding gaily to
take their turn in the trenches.
The soldiers march at swinging
gait toward the firing line. Without
exception they express a preference
for work in the trenches rather than
remaining idly at their billets. While
the men are held in reserve q short
AAph0hOS w llAV llGy nave nOlu-
ing to occupy their time, which drags
wearily. They say that aside from
the time when they are sleeping or
fatigue each minute seems to them
like an hour. The postal service IL
very uncertain, and they rarely r0-
ceive news from the rest of the world,
While the men are in the trenchse
sometimes only fifteen yards from the
Germans, they are always kept on the
keen edge, with every faculty alert.
Along the battle front, in the ro~
gion of Arras and st. Eloy, the posi-
tfon of the troops has scarcely varied
a foot from the zig-zag lines which
nave been occupied for three months.
The possession of Arras is of greatest
Importance to the allies, who are hold
ing 1t with remarkable tenacity, al
though opposed by great forces OF
Germans under the command of Gem
erai Count Won Arnin, commander Of
the Fourth Army Corps, and the
crown prince of Bavaria.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
CAR MAY SEIZE
GERMANS LAND
Plan on Foot to Take Property
and Pay for It by
Bonds.
Rx the Associated Prs.a.

PETROGRAD, via London, Dec 80.
The members Of the Imperial
Council, while considering at
private meeting today the question OF
the restriction of German land hold
ing in Russia, formulated a proposal
that German property be appraised
by the government and that German
Russian citizens be compelled to sur
render their land, which will be paid
for by the Russian government in
bonds paying per cent. This
measure, II approved by the govern
ment, will apply only to land ac-
duired by German settlers since 1870.
The number of Russian citizens OF
this class is not readily ascertainable,
since many of German descent and
with German names pass as Let's
and Esthonians in the Baltic
provinces and as Poles in Poland.
Therefore, the estimates vary from
four to eight millions.
The land owned by Germans frinEes
the entire Russian boundary, and Is
said to be worth 1000, ,0o0, 900 roubles
(s50o, I000). Heretofore the chief
obstacle to a purchase of the German
AdANS Was b4Ac hiidilCIdl DuTQ6n IIIl-
posed upon the Russian government
and the difficulty Of a satisfactory
appraisal.
The Germans. who have always
been antagonistic to this plan, are
obJecting to a government appraisal
now, and are more than ever op-
posed to the scheme, on the ground
that Russian bonds are marketing at
e-fourths Of their face value
Delegations of non-Germans recently
lodged a protest with the Russian
government that such a measure
would depreciate land value and
lessen productiveness, since there
would be fewer buyers and because
the Germans are agriculturally
skillful.
The contemplated step has also
evoked speculation as to who win
then replace the industrious middle
class from which the merchantmen
Is recruited and which Is almost
wanting in the Russian social sys.
tenn. .
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Denies Meat Packages Sent
Abroad Contained Copper, Too

CHICAGO, Dec. S0.-Flat denial that
packages supposed to contain only
meat destined for belligerent Euro
pean countries contained also copper
and other contraband was made here
today by Attorney Alfred r. Urion,
representative of Chicago packers in
their complaint against ship seizures
by Great Britain.
Attorney Urion admitted today that
while in Washington three days ago
he presented a strong protest to the
administration against seizure of
packers cargoes by Great Britain. He
intimated that this protest, first made
weeks ago, was one of the determ1n-
ing factors In the recent Wilson note
TO Great Britain, Shipments from
Chicago packers amounting In value
to more than $5,000,000 have been
seized by British warships.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Extra Session Needless,
Speaker Clark Tells
Wilson at Conference

WASHINGTON, Dec. s0.-Speaker
Clark discussed the legislative stu.
alton with President Wilson today
ana told him he expected the admin
istration program would be finished
without an extra session Of Congress.
The speaker told the President the
rules committee planned to bring In
special rule for considering the
proposed constitutional amendment
for woman suffrage on January I2,
and he expected a vote the same day.
Speaker Clark said he had not dis
cussed with the President recent
published reports that he would be
candidate for the presidency In
1916. He declared he was not a can
didate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
BRITISH CABINET
WEIGHS PROTEST

protests where the British govern
ment is in possession of positive in
formation that cargoes of conditional
contraband are intended finally to
reach Germany and Austria, even
though those cargoes are in neutral
bottoms and consigned to neutral
firms in neutral zones.
This Is especially the case in the
various cargoes of meat stuffs which
have been seized and which are
claimed to be owned by the big
holds true of other kinds of food
stuffs and also with the cargoes of
absolute contraband seized consigned
to Italy and certain of the Scandi-
navian countries In the opinion OF
these cabinet officials. The entire
question was threshed out at length
at the cabinet meeting today and the
outlines of England's reply were de-
cided ON
Newspapers Take Sides.
The newspapers comment at length
on the American protest today.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: 1--WE
should bear in mind that America
has never adopted the silky tone of
European diplomacy. We should not
show irritation at the brusque word
ing Of the note and should realize
that there has always been mutual
good will between the countries"
The Westminster Gazette says:
1--WE desire to do everything in our
power to mitigate the situation for
neutrals. Yet to prevent our check
ing contraband traffic would be to
intervene on the side of Germany and
we are sure that this is not the in
tention of the American note"
The Evening Standard: "It is inn
possible to think that the president
Of the United States made this pro-
test in any spirit Of hostility"
The Evening News: "The matter
IL largely one OF common sense. II
is unthinkable that two great friend
ly nations would treat 1t other than
In common sense way"
The comment In the Globe is char
acteristic of that newspapers attitude
toward American affairs.
"The American government in ef-
feet demands that we should re-
nounce in the interests of American
profits our most potent weapon
against our enemy; that we should
raise the blockade against that
contends that the American govern
ment remained silent In the face of
violation OF all the conventions
adopted at The Hague, and the "in-
defensible outrages inflicted on Bel
GUM" 1t continues:
1.-THE voice of the great neutral ma
ton which seeks to be the final
arbiter to civilization is raised for the
first time, not on any question Of
higher morality, but to express i'm
patience at the fact that the greatest
war in the history of the world has
interfered with the opportunities Of
American traders to make money out
| of the necessities OF belligerents."
The Globe concludes it's comment as
| follows:
There is only one possible answer
| to the American demand: No."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
NUGENT DENIES
HAVING DISPUTE
WITH HAUSSL|NG
City Counsel Hits Rumor That
He and Mayor Had a Fall
ing Out.

City Council James r. Nugent to-
day denied a report which had been
circulated that he and Mayor Hauss-
ling had a wordy battle in the mayors
office in the City Hall yesterday 1t
was said that the mayor and Mr..
Nugent clashed in discussing the ac-
tion of the council in passing over
the mayors veto resolution calling
for bids for the contraction of q new
Centre Market
Mr.. Nugent said today:
Mayor Haussling and I had no
quarrel Yesterday We merely dis
cussed what remains for the ad-
ministration to do until January l.
The market question and the proposed
salary increase passed by the council
last Monday were discussed by us, but
merely in a. casual way. There was
no quarrel, certainly"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
RELIEF
MISSION FAILS
Mrs. Stromberg's Physicians
Told They Were Not Want
ed in Europe.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3o.--The first
three returning members of Mrs. Gus
tave Stromberg's relief party got to
New York yesterday on the steam
ship Cameronia with deplorable tale
Of the wreck Of philanthropic hopes.
Mrs. Stromberg, who lives in New
Brunswick, N. j., and whose name is
Scandinavian, not German, decided
last fall that she wanted to send
abroad a party Of physicians and
nurses as her share toward war suf-
fering alleviation. She got together
two physicians and twelve nurses, five
Of them women, and paid their ex-
pensee to London.
Apparently the British war office
was not made properly acquainted
with the facts concerning the party.
After some hospital work in London
and Havre, one Of the men COM
planned OF the food served. Red
tape began to unwind. He had to
put his complaint in writing. Incl
dentally he revealed himself and the
others as Americans. The British
officials said they had not known
that. They added that Americans
were not wanted in the hospital
service, at the front or elsewhere,
and would the fourteen please betake
themselves back whence they came?
Some of the fourteen thought that
perhaps Mrs, Stromberg's name had
too German ring for the official
ears.
They all quit after only little more
than a months service, at a cost to
Mrs. Stromberg estimated yesterday
at about $4,000.
Mrs. Strom5erg, who is staying at
$40 Park avenue, said she was only
the director of the party of physicians
and nurses, who were really sent by
the Park Memorial Home Of New
Brunswick. She said the estimate of
$4,000 as to the cost OF the expert
ment was too high.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Hughes introduces Bill in
Senate for Third Jersey Judge

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.--A bill au-
thorizing President Wilson to appoint
tniro judge for the New Jersey ju-
dicial district has been introduced in
the Senate by Senator Hughes. The
bill is similar to one now pending in
the House which was introduced bv
representative Scully.
1t Is said United States Judges
Rellstab and Haight shortly will come
here to tell the President the crowded
condition of the court calendars in
New Jersey makes the appointment
OF q third Judge imperative.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
FANATICS SHED OWN BLOOD
PROCLAMATION OF HOLY WAR
Correspondent Describes Repue Spectacle He Witnessed in
Mosque-8oys and Men SIashed Themselves With Razors
and sarbed Scourges and Kept Their Wounds Open.

were shaven, their heads covered
with open wounds from which blood
spurted. Each clung with his left
hand to a rope bound about the man
directly In front. In each right hand
was grasped a knife with which fresh
wounds were inflicted and old ones
kept open. All wore white mantles
on which the blood stains stood out
under the light in startling contrast
Surrounded by orch-bearers, the
procession passed three times before
the little pulpit-hke structure erect
ed the pavilion for the sheik. The
third time 1t stopped directly in front
of 1t. Then the sheik, a small, thin
man whose voice seemed to pierce
the ears, read first the ritual pre-
scribed for the occasion, then the
proclamation of the holy war, a proc
lamatlon that closed with his own
personal appeal to those present not
TO take up their arms against all un-
believers, but In favor of Germany
and Austria, the protectors of Islam.
When the sheik descended the pro-
cession again moved on. The spec
tacle was half over. Half an hour
was given to the worshippers to re-
cover their strength before resuming
their ordeal. During the interval COM
panles OF infantry, fully equipped,
marched into the dark, muddy,
crowded yard Of the mosque, their
polished rifles rejecting the fiickering
light of the torches. They took posi-
tions and flanked the procession when
1t again resumed Its progress around
the yard.
Soldiers withdraw.
But after the first round the soldiers
were withdrawn, the government SIM
ply contenting itself with It's display
Of force as evidence that 1t could cope
with any outbreak. Once more the
staggering, bloody forms passed
around. Again they gathered in front
of the stand, while another sheik
mounted the platform. He, too, ap-
pealed to all present that they take
up arms in behalf Of Austria and
Germany. That they were Christian
nations he did not say. But in i'm
passioned words he appealed TO his
hearers to arm for Islam, and despite
their evident weakness the wounded
men cheered at the end of every sem
tence and brandished their long
knives as evidences that they were
ready for stern work. Finally the
sheik descended and companions aid
ed the weak, sorely wounded men to
their homes, where they were cared
for.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
SAYS i. S. COULD
PUT END To WAR
Continued from First Page,

for the others?" asked Representa-
tive Cooper
Il believe we are 'particeps crimi-
mis-. said Representative Bartholdt.
"in the manning and killing of men,
the making of widows and orphans
and the prolongation of the war;
Puts Shipments at $15O,OOO, 900.
Representative Bartholdt declared
shipments of war munitions since
The war began aggregated $3.50, 900, 900.
Il am convinced" he said in con-
clusion, that by cutting off the ex-
portation of these war supplies we
can bring the war to a close very
soon. And the cutting off of just one
month of war would mean more to
us than all the profits that the manu-
facturers Of war supplies could
make"
The committee arranged to hear
delegates from New York, CHICAGO
and Philadelphia beginning Monday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Rev. Theodore George Dead

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 30--Rev.
Theodore George. formerly professor
of moral theology and church history
in the Catholic Seminary at Leicester,
Nd, died in q hospital here today.
He was fifty-two years old and was
one of the diocesan consultors of Car
dinai Gibbons. The funeral will be
held on Saturday from st. Alphonsus
Church, Baltimore, of which Father
George was once gectoA -.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Score Hurt in Train Crash

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.-Nearly
q score of persons we're injured, one
probably seriously, today, when an in
coming Chestnut Hill local train
crashed into an empty passenger
coach in the Reading Terminal. The
local train was crowded with COM
muters. Most of those injured suf-
fered bruises or cuts from flying
Rlaazs
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
In Ten Years Rockefeller Gave
$242,S6l to Southern Schools

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The Cen
erai Education Board made public to-
day the ninth instaiment of a report
reviewing It's work in the last ten
years. In this period the board has
donated s242.8s to promote secondary
education in the South.
The report is devoted largely to
statistics Of the development of edu-
cation In Southern States.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
Archbishop of Canterbury
Urges Englishmen to Enlist
BY the United Press.

LONDON, Dec. so.-The archbishop
Of Canterbury In New Years let
ter to the laity and clergy seeks to
give impetus to recruiting by fer
vent appeal to all men qualified to
bear arms.
1.-THE very life of the empire" says
the letter. may depend upon the re-
sponse' given to the call for men. I
think we can say deliberately that
no household or home will be acting
worthily II in timidity or self-love ii
keeps back any of those who can
loyalty bear a mans part in behalf
Of the land we love-"