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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22

Commanding the New York National
Guard, 10000 of whose troops are
ready and waiting to be ordered to the
front.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
BRITISH WARSH|PS lombard
GERMANS HOLDING WESTENDE
Shell Extreme Western End Of Kaiser's Line
French in Alsace Attack Along
Fifty-Mile Front

by
ships seeking reported in
ohcisl communique The statement
Belgium Of Weende, he OF
violently
The Belgian has repulsed a counterattack
occupied the
already had gained direction
Klein zlebeke made percepbe
region Of st. Eloi
the region Of Arras the region Of the Aisns and
there artillery the
Of which gained distinct various points
In the Argonne there is nothing report
Woevre district repulsed German
forest of Mortmare, retained
trenches occupied by December 10
wireless London) 16 ASSOCIATED
without effect
French taken prisoners
since the before
worth mentioning
frontier s no
progressing
5000 prisoners machine taken.
fighting
gaining ground"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
M|NESEXPLODED
20 FEET FROM BOW
Of TRANSATLANTIC
Continued from First PaEs)

tanned that the ships skin had not
boon torn. Tho passengers were sent
back to their berths and the rransyl-
vania headed out on her course, MAX
Ing only an average speed OF l..4l
knots on account OF the heavy seas.
The official explanation aboard
ship was that the Transylvania had
been struck by a thunderbolt." But
Charles +. sumner. agent OF tho line
here. hurried aboard a. soon as the
Transylvanla came In and went into
a troubled conference with tho off,
Gers. InQuircrs were asked to 70
away and were told that Capt. Turner
would have no statement to Ciake.
Sir Charles Allom. a noted British
architect and a member Of the Pris-
oners OF War Health Committee, who
was among the passengers, on hear
Ing that the New York arrived safely
Saturday said: Thank God for that.
We may be wrong In the belief that
great passenger ship has been sunk;
! hope %; but the story has been
persistent abroad. There 10 no use
In denying that q collision Of two
drifting mines caused the explosions
which 30 nearly destroyed us. Eng
land will now dra& the channel. II
should have been done long age. In
the meantime II IL only right that
people should realize tho present
dangers OF oceanic travel"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
sums TEAcHER.HoTHER
GETS So week hLIMoNy
Mrs. Ford, Who Forged to Get
Food After Losing Job, Asks
Separation.

Mrs. Mary Ford, twenty.eight
years old. Of No. 500 Classon Avenue.
Brooklyn. the teacher-mother who
was forced out Of her position by the
Board Of Education when her child
was born, and who forged checks to
get money for food. to-day brought
suit for separation In the Kings
County Supreme Court against her
husband, William y. Ford.
Since County Judge Roy freed her
on IA suspended sentence, after she
had pleaded guilty to forgery. she
has been unable to support herself
and applied to Justice Clark for all
mony aud counsel fees. pending trial
of her separation suit. Tho court al
lowed her 80 a week and counsel fees.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
TypesettinE Machine
Company In Trouble.

In the Federal District Court to-day
Judge Hough named Erskine Hewitt OF
No. so Church Street receiver for the
International Typesetting Machine Com
pany. No. So Park Row. with a bond
This action was taken In suit Med
BY the International Banking Corpora
ton and the Central Trust and Savings
Company. whose total claims foot up
The international Typssetting Ma.
chine Company Is the maker Of the
"Intertype" machine: y has an author.
ixed capital OF $4,000. 000.- and has is
sued 81 10000 preferred stock and
S2,977, 500 common stock.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
GERMAN TROOPS GIVE UP
GOLD POCKET PIECES AND
PEASANTS THEIR GOLD.

BERNE. Dec. iS tvia Paris) (Asso-
ciated Press).-Ths increase In the
Imperial Bank OF Germany's gold
stock from i.253. 200. 900 marks (Ssis..
$50. Oo0) since the beginning OF the
war to 1891. 100000 marks .St97.73O.-
0o0) shown In tho last report OF the
bunk Is explained In German news
papers as being due to repressive
measures OF tho Government against
trading ~ gold as a commodity At a
premium, and by the continuous urg-
Ing OF the peasants to give up their
gold boards In exchange for notes.
have given up their gold pocket
money.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Two Oct 2O-Year Sentences.

Frank Grabowski. q weaver. twenty
six years old. beat George w. Rogers
to death with q hammer In q rooming
house. Nov. 8 last. and escaped to Sus-
quehanna. Pa. where he was captured.
ct. drabowski. indicted for murder In
the first degree. pleaded guilty In the
second degree In the Court Of General
Sessions this afternoon Judge Mott sem
years. Timothy McNaily. who shot Mar
garet O'Connor TO death Sept. IS and
tried to shoot himself. made . like plsa
and received a like sentence.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
200. 900 RUSSIAN TROOPS
RUSHED TO FRONT TO
HELP GUARD WARSAW.

WARSAW. Russian Poland. Dec. Is.
Via London ASSOCIATED Press), Further
extensive preparations have been made
To protect Warsaw against possible Ger
man attacks.
Reinforcements amounting 70 nvo
army corps. or about 200, 900 men. arc
arriving here from interior points. Many
OF these are trst limo troops. with .
full contingent Of artillery.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
TURKS SlAY GREEKS,
PlllA0E THEIR HOMES
AND ATTACK WOMEN.

ATHENS. dec. Is (United Press).
Turkish troops at Avail. Asia Minor.
In an outbreak directed against the
Greek population Of the city. killed
four persons.
Tho houses Of Greeks were entered
and piliaGed and stores wrecked and
burned. Many women and girls were
attacked.
Aivaii n on the Gulf OF Adamyti In
Asia Minor. twenty eight miles south
west Of the town Of Adsmyti.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Lawyer Admits FesGery aud viii
DE Disbarred.

william Ehrlich. . lawyer. of No a2S
East Seventy ninth street. to-day
pleaded guilty to forgery In the second
degree before Judge Grain In General
Sessions. lie had had . chsck for IS
signed with . fictitious name csshed
BY Second Avenue saloonkeeper on
Fob. ~ last. Sentence WAS suspended
and Enrich viii 70 before the Appellate
Division Of the Supreme Court and
consent 60 his dishArment.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
AID FOR little MOTHERS"
Contrib utlons Sought for Christmas
Festival.

''The Little Mothers" Aid Association
10 preparing for it, annual Christmas
festival in Murray Hill Lyceum. Thir-
ty-fourth Street near Third Avenue.
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Dec.
~. Hundreds Of little mothers are
looking forward to the coming Of Santa
Claus and efforts are being made TO
,'rm.,,.i HemsnSs ~ sh,s War.
The association maintains day nur-
series and kindergartens at No. 23s
Second Avenue. No. Sc Greenwich
Street. No. 7S8 Tenth Avenue and No.
ence Burns. President, has issued . re-
quest for contributions to be- made to
the Treasurer, +. r. Hazard. Union
Dime Savings Bank. Sixth Avenue and
FOrtieth Street.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
WILSON STILL BACKS LYNN.
Holds Recess Appointment Reject
cd by senate Holds Good.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-President
Wilson will stand behind his appoint
ment OF John d. Lynn Of Rochester a.
United States Attorney for the Western
District Of New York despite the fact
that his nomination was rejected by the
Senate at the instance OF Senator O'Gor-
man. White House officials take the
position that Mr. Lynn's recess ap-
pointmcnt will hold good until March I.
and point to court decisions to uphold
that view. Some Senators. however.
are said to differ from that position.
There are other instances OF the Pres
ident having nominated men not rec
commended by Senators, and Oficial chr
cies expect to see an Issue made OF tho
question.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

France. called on President Wilson
to-day and discussed plans for estab-
fishing at New York Q clearing house
for relief to destitute non -combatants
In Europe.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
FAVOR NICARAGUAN TREATY.
senate Committee After Months Of
DelibePstiOn Orders Report.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-After
months Of elaboration and repeated
failure TO get action the Foreign Re
iations Committee to-day ordered the
Nicaraguan Treaty reported to the
senate for ratification. The United
States would pay 100000 for q Me-
araEuan canal route and naval bases
on the Bay Of Fonseca.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
1nr ANCIENT COM AAA xpRss


his wife In HULL He announced that shells falling all
about him, but he all right
The only information given out by the Admiralty is a
Of the of the bombardment
ment that British warsips have engaged the German
cruisers and that the situation In the North Sea Is deveo
ing The text OF the Admiralty communication follows
"Oerman movements Of importance are
taking place this morning In the North Sea. Scar
borough and HartIepool have been shelled and
notiilas have at various points been engaged. The
situation 10 developing"
RAIDERS CREPT THROUGH HAZE. ...
Tho England this sol o'clock
could
who tho shore out Of curiosity
shells thrown into Scarborough.
The tho bombardd
Kl the German enemy
$40 miles q
although tho nights this climate
K tho English
all lights Apparently they timed
and they made their
minutes
pearcd the horixon
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
says lie ktllrd WOMaa Twelve
Year, A9O.

dered TO the police and declared he had
shot and killed Mrs. Matthew Mann At
Pittsburgh twelve years ago because os
unrsavltsd love fle .suSysa4ere1. he
sAid. bstause HE ecascosncs' hoshtse1
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
BERLIN AGAIN SIGHTS
AUSTRIA, REFERRING
TO SERvlAN VICTORY.

BERLIN. via Wireless 10 sayvills.
l. l.. Dec. is.--"Predictions that the
serviAns' powers Of rssistencs have
been broken have been shown false by
vienna's report that strong forccs
southeast Of ValJevo have Compelled
the Amatrisns not only TO abandon their
offensive. but 70 retreat for . new for
mntion. OF forces" declared q statement
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

The above 10 the second Instance
yiehin . wssk where Berlin statsmsntS
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

OlG0.
OTARA.-On Dec. IL. 1914, KATE
OHARA (nes Hswson). wife Of ~. J.
CHara and mother Of Mary. George.
John. Michael and Edgar o'Hars.
Funeral from J. Il. Psnasxo's funeral
>parlors. 1s6 Bisscksr ST.. on Thursday.
at 10 A. NJ: thence to Our Lady Of
Rosary Church. Blocker st.. near Down.
Ing. Intsrmsnt Calvary.
Baltimore papers please COPY.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16

Herrick Confers with Wilson.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Myron T
Hcrrick, former Ambassador tC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28

list additions will assuredly be made. There is, furthermore. one important as- pect of the situation which must not be ignored The nature of the American
 public will not be transformed by this
 war It will continue to regard dispas-
 sionately all aspirants for public honors and to measure them according to its own satisfaction in their achievements.
 'The public will not go to hear music
 except when it is presented in manner combining potency of personal magnetism with excellence of technique. This has been proved over and again. This posi- tion of the public will not change be- cause fewer European celebrities come to court favor The American performer will have to make good.' as the popu- lar expression has it. just as if the cus- tomary army of foreign stars was at hand.
 But it is within the bounds of possi- bility that the reduction in the number of artistic invaders may furnish room for the discovery of some new and bril- liant talent at home, and that this talent may, be brought to notice more speedily than 1t would in a crowded season. If such shall be the result, American music lovers will perhaps be able to give thanks that some small good has come out of such prodigious evil'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Thinks the Kaiser Will Win

Hudson Maxim, inventor of ord nance and explosives, whose opinion on the European war should be worth something, predicts that Germany will be victorious in the present strug- gle, despite the tremendous odds she faces in point of numbers. Maxim re- calls Napoleon's saying that the science of winning battles consists in being stronger than the enemy at a given point. "The steam roller is being used by the Germans" declares the inventor, and he thinks that the tactics employed by the German army, which are those which brought vic tory and fame to Frederick the Great, will again prove successful.
 Discussing the situation in Alsace and Lorraine, MT. Maxim said: Tt looks to me as though the French were making grievous mistake in divid- ing their forces to strike the Germans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Progress of the War

Desperate fighting continues on the
 French frontier. The Germans have
 proved too strong for the army of the
 allies, but on both sides officers and
 men are displaying the highest type of
 military daring.
 Congratulations for bravery seem to have been the order of the day. Gen eral Joffre, in a telegram to Field
 Marshal Sir John French, paid a glow ing tribute to the heroic qualities of
 the British in action. From the Brit ish war office in London congratula- tions were sent to the French com
 mander for the valor of his troops in a struggle against the superior numbers of the enemy. The aged Francis Jos eph, emperor of Austria, telegraphed | congratulations to Emperor William
 and the young heroes, the crown prince and Prince Ruprecht, "as well
 as the incomparably brave German army"
 Every day the German battalions are demonstrating their high state of efficiency. The German army is
 wonderful fighting machine and it's
 whirlwind action is the result of it's
 perfect discipline.
 The Germans will soon be moving
 on to Paris. The new French ministry
 is made up of men of courage and
 ability and they have already inspired
 their army with fresh hope and deter | imitation. Paris is being put in read mess for a long siege. It will be de- tended with force, spirit and despera-
 tion.
 Lord Kitchener thinks the war will last for some time. At first he said
 it would continue at least IS months. Later, in his speech in the House of Lords a few nights ago, he expressed the opinion that hostilities would last three years or more. The best chance | for the allies will be in a long drawn
 out war. Lord Kitchener's statement 1 touching the probable duration of the war is, therefore, a case of the wish | being father to the thought. That the war will last longer than
 lockers on in general said it would, is now widely believed. But it will be
 over in much less time than three years.
 The number.of killed and wounded
 in the battle now raging will not be
 known for some time. When the slain
 are counted the number will be ap-
 palling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
In the Rural Sections

"On recent trip through the western part of Alabama and eastern Mississippi I found the farmers quite blue over the cotton market situation,p said Joseph Beitman of Birmingham.
 Before the European war started the farmers of this state were remarkably buoyant. A bumper cotton crop was vir- tually in sight and prosperity was in the air.
 T was in Tuscaloosa this week and learned there that a farmer had sold his cotton at 7l1 cents. But just as soon as the farmers are assured that Uncle Sam will assist in financing the crop they will cheer up. It will be several weeks yet before much cotton is ready for market. No matter what the war situation is, the farmers will get 12 or 121a cents for cot ton, and those who hold it long enough will get more.
 There is unquestionably very large cotton crop in Alabama, probably next to the largest crop ever raised. The late corn is in fine condition, and the corn crop will total well notwithstanding tho blighting drouth in the early summer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
Birmingham's Future

Among a number of excellent ad- dresses heard at the opening of the Alabama Merchants association con- vention Wednesday, President w. w. Ogden's was at once practical and ami mating, and will have most whole some effect. John H. Frye, president of the Traders National bank, was on the programme for speech but asked to be excused. What he had in mind to say would have struck a timely note on the close relation that should exist between the people throughout the state and the city of Birmingham.
 "If we are to have great city in Alabama" said MT. Frye in conver- sation, i've must foster Birmingham spirit in the state, conviction that there can be established here one of the leading cities of the continent. We have too long relied upon the fact that we have coal and materials for making iron under better conditions than else where and we have been content to be called the Pittsburg of the South. A one product city, like one crop farmer, is not likely to attain the best develop ment; we should rather aspire to be the Philadelphia, the St. Louis or Chicago of the South. The progress of such cities is based not on iron, nor live stock nor packing houses nor shoe factories nor merchandising alone, but on these and many other lines"
 MT. Frye's view is broad and true. Birmingham has a great future, but it will be all the greater if many lines of enterprise, instead of only few leading industries, are fostered and developed. And the merchants and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28

From the New York World.
 A man who could not possibly break in the middle was sauntering slowly away from the cashiers window at the Waldorf when suddenly he caught sight of some thing blue lying on the floor. He stopped, but could not get down far enough. bellboy saw what he was after and picked up the end of piece of narrow ribbon and gave it to him.
 More than the usual number of chair warmers were sitting in the lobby at the time, and soon they and the clerks were watching the stout man. He fingered the piece of ribbon in a sort of preoccupied fashion and soon found that it led down the corridor. He did not know it, but at the other end was a young woman. As he walked the ribbon seemed to grow longer.
 Finally the stout man turned and began to roll up the ribbon. Soon he noticed where he was being led, and by the time he reached the elevator he was able to of fer handful to the woman who stood there. With very red face and hur- ried. glance down she grabbed it, and then the elevator door mercifully opened and swallowed her from the gaze of the tittering spectators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28

in Alsace and Lorraine. It may be found that it would have been bet ter judgment to have massed all of their available forces in front of the main advance of the Germans and to have left upon the Alsatian frontier only such force as would have been necessary to stay the German advance in that direction" Subsequent devel- opments which forced the retirement of the French from Alsace and Bor- raine proved that Maxim's idea was correct.
 Commenting on the fact that Aus tria has her hands full with the Rus sians, Servians and Montenegrins and Germany is opposing practically sin gle handed France, Belgium, England, Japan and the larger forces of the Russian army, Maxim says that it is not the size of armies that decides campaigns, but the power of the fly ing wedge of men and artillery upon a given point of the enemy's line.'
 The steady advance of the Germans, despite the gallant stand of Belgium, and the fact that the Kaiser seems to be using the flying wedge of men and artillery" for all it is worth forecasts the nature of the struggle and indi- cates that the allies, for all their num- bers, will not find the Germans "easy picking" but it is entirely too early yet to name the winner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
As To War New.

"The statement being circulated that States are getting all of the war news
 of Europe on account of the six hours
 difference in time is misrepresenta- tion.' said a well known business man yesterday
 Tt is very true that nearly all battles are fought in the day time. and that when 1t is o'clock in the afternon in Blrming- according to the place in question. The
 day being over, the battle had been fought, and therefore the afternoon pa-
 pers of America had a full account of 1t. This would be true if the great lines of communication were open and as un- impeded for news of a battle as they were six months ago for news of prize fight. But they are not After a battle occurs in Europe, the reports of it sent to America must pass first through yards of red tape which is commonly called cen sorship. In this process it takes dis
 patch of any importance anywhere from five to a dozen hours to get over here after 1t is started by war correspondent in Europe, and it therefore gets here any
 where from clock in the evening until or o'clock a. m. and must therefore hrst appear in a morning issue
 To clinch this argument, the files of
 the morning and afternoon newspapers
 of any city for the dates since the war
 began only need to be looked over and compared'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
LIKE M,LuKE SAYS
he Cincinnati Enquire,

From the Cincinnati Enquire.
 Before marriage he pays her attentions. After marriage he pays her bills.
 Cheer upl Maybe if you were a million aire and had all the coin you could blow in you would only wind up with lococo- tor ataxia. And being poor keeps many fellow from making a durn fool of himself.
 The result is about the same, but some men didn't know 1t was loaded and other men marry for money.
 It is the easiest thing in the world to be known as wise man. Just let the other fellows do all the talking and then agree with them.
 I don't know much. But I have been around enough to know that there ain't no such animal as good loser.
 When woman gets the idea that her husband is a necessary evil. and that she has to have some one to pay the bills. it won't be long until some divorce lawyer has the price of new runabout When mutt tells, you that the race is not always to the swift. just remind him that the lads who are betting on the tortoise to beat the hare haven't cashed but once in the past 1000 years. This would be whole lot better world if things were arranged so that when 8 man lost his temper he couldn't find Il again..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-28
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
 Unless we can find some means of stimulating the campaign against illit- eracy it is merely a matter of time when the positions of the north and the south will change places with regard to that question: The manager of the Indus trial league, with headquarters in New York, announces that the percentage of adult illiterates in that state has not de- creased in the last 20 years. The state has stood still more persistently than any other in the union in this respect Connecticut and New Jersey follow close ly upon its record According to the leagues bulletin, ''the south is far oue stripping the north in it's efforts to deal with the problem of illiteracy." While the percentage is still greater, it is be- ing cut down from a quarter to a half every decade. The south's population is more homogeneous and more responsive at least to primary educational influences.