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RUBBED WITH BURRS
PENALTY IN SCHOOL
POughkcepsie Boy Accuses
Principal of Extreme
Cruelty to Pupils.

PorGuEEEpsir Dec. AFTER hearing
charges that chester A. Moody. princ'-
nal Of school No. in this city, whipped
bows on the stage Of the school audi
,orlum in the presence OF 500 other
nuplls. that he rubbed burrs across
hov's hare back until the blood came,
kicked another boy and was otherwise
cr,,e, to boys who misbehaved in school.
a committee from tho Board of Alder
men will go before the Board Of Edu-
cation tomorrow night and demand an
Investigation.
The principal complainant Is Albert
~ K,ebes. whose ffteen-year-old son
saws he was u victim Of the burrs. The
boy. IL was explained. threw burrs about
the school,oom and some lodged In the
hair OF some girl pupils, Another boy
Young Kiebes's chum, carried Il HANDFUL
M live grasshoppers Into the school
room. Klebes told the Aldermen at an
omen meeting that the principal became
40 angered that he took handful Of
the burrs and opening the boys shirt
rubbed the burrs across the flesh until
the blood ran The boy who brought
in the grasshoppers had handful
stuffed down his back.
Klebes said that another boy who
had a sore on his leg. following an at
tack OF scarlet fever. was kicked on
the lex by the principal and that two
months treatment by surgeon was
undone thereby.
II was said tonight that Mr.. Moody
would probably meet the committee OF
Aldermen at the meeting of the Board
OF Education tomorrow night.
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BOUGHT FROM GERMANS.
Com mmunipRw's Captain and En-
ginecra Are 4. :. Citizens.

David 7. Warden manager of the for
cigu shipping department of the Stand
ard oil company OF New Jersey. said
last night that he las, heard from the
Communtpaw when Cap. Nurdstrom
notified him that the vessel had been re-
leased by the Italian Government at
Genoa ON November 30.
Mr.. Warden said that capt. Nord-
strom is a naturall2ed American and
that the four engineers also are Amer
lean citizens The men of the crew
were picked up AZ New York and might
he expected to include some Americans
I'm their number, The communipaw
carried a crew Of thrty-nue.
The vessel formerly the Deutschland
was one Of the standard oil vessels
which were transferred from German
TO American reg stry ~ the beginning
uf the European war.
The PstrOi!'e Was acquired hv the
Standard oil Company of New Jersey
from German company after the be-
ginning of the war
The cargo Of the communipaW was
consigned part to italy and part 10
Alexandria. Egypt
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OIL Company and was commissioned on
April II. 1915. At time she was at
tackled was $50 miles west OF Alex
andria and just south OF the east end
of the island OF Crete. about 120 miles
distant
Whether the vessel was flying the
American flag at the time OF the attack
or was fired on after attempting TO es-
cape. or whether she was warned. are
details not disclosed In the report That
she finally escaped is believed by naval
officers here IN view OF the fact that she
was able to communicate by wireless
with the Des Moine after jhe attack
was made. Nor Is II known whether
the Petrolite Is continuing on her way
to New York. or whether the man
wounded was an American citizen
Comment withheld.
Pending further information on all
these points Secretary Lansing. who re-
ceived copy Of the report from the
Navy Department. would make no COM
ment II Is understood that he will ask
the Navy Department to find out II pos
sib'e where the Petrol!te is now and II
she is proceeding on her journey, and
that he will await her arrival at New
York. where a full report can be Oh
,ained. Otherwise II It is learned that
she has put into another port in the
Mediterranean the state Department 4
Consul there will he instructed to obtain
details. Whether, pending this, Am
bassador Penfeld at Vienna will be
asked TO inquire Of the Austrian Gov
ernment preliminary 10 a protest Is re-
garded ~ doubtful.
II was stated AT the Department that
II the vessel was warned and tried "a
escape. as would appear from the repor,
OF her captain to Commander Blakely
or had otherwise violated the rules pre-
scribed for merchant vessels OF whatever
nationality that might be challenged by
beligerent warship, there probably
would be no ground for protest
The Pe;rolite left New York with a
cargo of 10000 barrels Of oil 20
Alexandria on November and
pa ssed Gibraltar on November 81
According to II. T. Warden. man
aeer OF foreign traffic for the company
she had reached her port and started
back for this port last sunday, the day
she was attacked No word has been
received here from her commander. Capt
Thompson. as TO the cause of the In
cident He will not he able to com.
muuicate until he gets in touch hy cabl"
The ship was of 2.36l tons and regis
tered In this country.
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LETS SECOND BABE DIE.
Dr. iiaisridcn Again Refuses To
Preserve Defective,

CHICAGO, Dec, 1.--Sciencc again has
FOLDED hey hands and allowed another
chicago baby to die. It's death was re-
ported by the German American Hos.
pltal late Tonight. br. Harry Hais"l-
len, "3o is now under summons from
;hr Chicago Medical Society for per.
mit,ing the Hollinrcr baby 10 die with.
out making an attemp, 10 save Us lifc,
was the physician in charge OF this scr-
ond case
In" baby Grdce Weri,E "A few day :
odd the child of Nj and Mrs jacob
Wrrder, WAS paraly2cd in It's legs ana
was Described hy physicians a. wat
erheaded" baby
After the parents had been told h,
Dr iiaisvlden tiit thvr- was nothing
tJat could cur" the baby they agreed
that there should Ice no attempt to con-
tinue its life a '"rouer'o Jury Will hold
an inquest over IN" baby, body lu-mor-
row.
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WOMAN COOL IN TAXI CRASH.
Caught Between Trolley Cars, sits
in Wreck Awaiting cab.

Mrs. H. NJ Bates % 2i5 West Ftfty-
first street sat calmly In n smashed taxi
cab caught between two Broadway ears
M Fifty-tirst street last night and re-
fused 10 move until another taXicab
was called TO take her the half block
to her home. She was unhurt.
As the taxcab. driven by samuel
Fuer of $50 South Fourth street Brook
lyu, was crossing broadway it was
struck first by IA northbound, then by a
southbound car. The ear vest'hules were
crushed and the tax'cab demolished ex-
ccpt Tor the seat ON which Mrs. Bates
sat steadfastly.
\ crowd OF several hundred gathered
expecting to see her carried out dead. and
traffic was held up half hour while
the Wreckage was cleared.
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IA WOMEN SuOT AS SPIES.
Lined IN aud ENrcutcd ny Villas
EIrinu squad.

Et pAsu, Tex, Dec. 7.--Fourtcen
Mexican women were executed to-day
at tasas Grandes as spies by Nillista
soldiers, Letters from Carranza off
cials, urging villa officers 10 desert,
were said Ia have been found on the
women.
The fourteen were lined up along the
wall of AN adobe hut and shot down
with one Nolley from firing squad
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Austria Sinks u. S. Ship,
Washington Hears; Second
Vessel Reported Shened
62EEK HELP TOO LATE
TO SAVE AMERICAN SHIP

Sperio, Cable Despatch TO THE SUs.
LoNpoN, Dec. THE Athens
correspondent of the Daily Neps
telegraphs:
appeals for help were received
at the wireless station at the
Pirpus yesterday (Mondny) from
an American ship. The message
suid that the ship had been tro-
pedoed by an enemy submarine.
"The Greek Government sent II
torpedo boat to the rescue, but the
latter arrived at the indicated
place too late. Only wreckagc was
found"
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Austrian Warships Sink
Supply Vessels Off AL
banian Coast.
SERIOUS DEFEAT FOR
FRENCH IN SERBIA
Forced to Yield Positions
on Vardar Held Since
Campaign Began.
ALLIES ATTACKED IN
vALANDOvO SECTOR
TeutOns Believed to Have
Joined Offensive of Fer
dinand's Forces.

Spsciri cable Despatch to THE Sun.
LoNpoN, Dec News received here
to-day from Vienna indicates that the
Italian expedition TO aid the serb'ans
Is on its way. An official statement
issued by the Austrian Admiralty says
that Ave steamers engaged IN lahdins
munitions of war on the Albanian coast
have been destroyed by Austrian war
ships.
Although the Austrian statement
makes no mention of tho nationality OK
the steamers, II is taken for granted
here that they cannot have been other
than Italian. Bearing out this view 10
the assertion In the official statement
that an armed Italian steamer was sunk
on its way from Brindisi to Durazoz oy
another Austrian tiotilla.
The Austrian official statement is az
follows:
The Austrian cruiser NoNara, with
snme destroyers. on December . sank
at San Giovanni de Medud three largo
and two small steamers and five large
and several small sailing vessels as
Ore steamer was blown up.
our Aotilla was bomharded very
heavily from land by about twenty
guns. but without success.
our waiShps destroyed the FrencN
submarine Fresuel and captured the
comma rier, the second officer and
,wenty-six men,
In the night of November % an
other tio'illa sank an Italian steamer
armed with three guns and an Italian
motor sailing vesse!. which was fully
loaded and on the way from Brndi-i
to Durazzo
The survivors of the steamer. includ-
ing four marines. We're captured Tte
crew OF the motor sailing vessel Were
released in their boats.
The Non.enegrin Consul-Geueral here
to-day received the following official
communication
on the morning of the lth ~
Austrian squadron composed Of
cruiser and seven destroyers bonn
barded san Giovanni Il! Medu1. Two
steamships. one Of which WAS an
Italian. were sunk. as well as ten
Montcnegrin sailing ships loaded with
provisions.
ualy's promises of help for Serbia
ala not come un,ll after Bulgaria en-
tered the war on the Trutons' side, IN"
p,ii,n Government having previously
dc,larcd such aid must not hc expected.
Sine, the Serbian invasion, however,
Italian promises in this direction have
been { euuent and they assumed an
otncial character when Baron Soun'n"
on December | announced IN Parliament
that Italian cooperation with the All -
in Serbia would be forthcoming shortly,
,,.sE -
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Campaign Against Ameri-
can Oil Tanks by Dual
Monarchy Suspected.
OFFICIALS RECALL
ANCONA INCIDENT
The COmmunipaw Said to
Have Been Sunk Off
Coast of TripOli.

u.e.,xo-n~, pac --I-noffcial re-
ports reaching Washington tonight OF
the sinking OF the American OIL TANKER
Communipaw on the coast OF Tripoii nave
.ro,,.a yravo anprehension I'm official
., ,,,,
circies' where '"e 'e"' ~ eNP'
Austria may have begun campaign
against the American oil ships engaged
4. g., 81, o., ,,.,rsn,,s ~ ,,,e
'' o"' mo .r
Allies operating III 'ne Dafuihe,
1t Is regarded as sishincaiI. tnaN 'n's
report should come on the heeis oi a'
oinciai despatcn to-oay !Io''i .''e 'U'. ,
inahuer OF the oniten "'n.es VI
MONIES. now al 'anea' 're'e' ttine "
the ATTACK os an Aus'''ai ,i.
on tne S'anuai" o,i 'aiN V
whi'h "as hieu Oh, wv "pi W
ESCAPED. One ileii'oer oi '"e -" -
i'etroiite fs reported " nave
"ounueu o' tiie shei .".. .
Whe.her OF rol NV w. ~, -,
par vi an VI 80, ,,, e.,
Vi Nu'." ,. ,ta, ,b.y
rHnei'ea" iue, .,, ' - ..,.,,,t, -,
49,, uhirh
VIZ ..' ,,,. ,,,aro los, iu
'~'u"ios' ~ -. -.,'.' 80. r., ooncsrn
eo'eeusu ,, " VIC a,. ,.a,,'ad ,s,a,,ons
ies""s ''v 81" .,..rJ.
oo'"'e" '''" N"''''
Coo,.ox..sr Reuewed
Details OF the TWO latest atacns "'e
awsued mere win great in''res'' io'
Is reaii1'd tha' u Aus'tIe mas 'ne" up
submarine warfare Mhe'e 'o
IL following Sie sihkihs Oh 'ne '"o.. ..,,
simply means tha' .he tH'.eu Ssu
nave the same 'rlt'ca, i".'' A..
which she was oop A'
'hS Ease vi Aus y y.,.ns cha,
oh VI" nn,,, "a C,m,,,,r,naw
o.n M Wy -. r,.r a ,,.,.n,nv 20
usS . 49,, ,,,;I, ~. ,1,,io
I-aui " Nv
| siUu"s .or pv . 49,. c.,,,,,.n,
while not confirmed AS Yet III any ON
-. ,.hic, b,s hean confusing the
ou,,i,I,, NJ N. state and Navy de-
,,a.,n,a,,,s fn ,ha las, ,u.o dnys The
So no,,r,,,ert receiy.d yest.r-
d.,' ,rn,n J'ni,at S,a,.. Minister Gar.
49,, nrnon.rs n, A,hens report
,.iiir., ~ ,b., rs,,.,,t hy the Greek
.,,..r,,na,,, of n vi,e,.ss dis,r<ss call
,,,,,,, 49,, Ana-ica,, steamer IN. name q,
,.hj,, ,,,,. ,,irt.,iiyIh,e
1 1,ha ,>,si,,or ,i,.r hv this shin Was
,o,i,nda "a d.gr..s On n,inu,as north and
! inn,i,uda .. degrees last when IN.
/ rnn7n,ander of tho pes No,nes repor, ed
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Days British Losses d5I.

NVeCi17 V0bTS VeNUdTCH 70 TITF SVN,
IoNDoN, Dec THE official casualty
list issued to-day contains the names OF
"a officers &C whom were killed, and OF
427 men, OF whom 140 were killed.
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YIORIDA-CUnA-n!RMINGMAM
Southern Pines Camden. Best service South
yda seaboard Air Lins's nne steel trains.
Resort Booklets. Information. ils< B'dway
Adv.
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Special fdh'e DtSpot"h 10 TuE SrS
LoNpoN, Dee, David Lloyd George
Minister of Munitions announced to-
day that 1913 additional establishments
had been added To the list of those con-
trolled by his department
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Luxurious Equipment SOUTHERN RAIL
WAY Limited trains, steel electric lighted
to Atlanta. birmingham, New Orleans,
Memphis and all principal cities and re.
sorts south New York office, ?N Fifth
Avenue
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Delicious D~crfOOt Farm sausage.
They cost more--try them and see why.
Made 1t the Farm, scarborough. Aasa -
An. ~
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Threatened ny a ntnk'nG movement
on the part Of the invaders 'he\ nave
heeu cnmp-,led to give up their positions
in me ,crna- salient. 1t
was in this salient that the French have
hitherto beaten back all Bulgarian a
tacks The Cerua River, m parueular.
on the southern bank OF which the
French were strongly utrenchod, proved
lu to last acCouuts an unsurph-sdhle
barrier to the Bulsaridns.
Tn, German report. while not mem
tioung German aid for the lulrAriar'
in this region, IL taken here to hear
on, the reports that the army OF Gen.
Won Gallwitz after closing the serbian
campaign marched with All speed SOUTH
ward to cooperate in 4 general BulGaro-
Teutou offensive against tho allied
troops before more rc,ntorCemcnts "ould
aid the latter, This offensive, Il Is h"-
IicVed, is now ir progress, with the odds
against the Allies hrcause "f tho "
vAdcrs' overwhelming superiority IN
numbers.
An additional report indicating ths
seriousness of the Allies position, cspc-
.riAily Of the French Nur, comes from
Salunica Via Athens, saying that IN"
Bu!Sarians have made violent at
tack on the Anglo-Frrnch front in tn"
Na,andOyo sector, and adding that an
artillery duel at pemrkapou and VAL
andovo hetwcen the Bulgaraus and N"
second French division, under Gen. Bail-
loud. is stll in progress.
To-day's German war Office statcmenr
with regard 10 the Balkan operations
follows
The city of lpek Gin Montenegro,
about hftecn miles from the Serbian
horder) has been reached, some Lao
prisoners were brought in,
ON account of a threatened enveiop-
ment of their positions in the Cerna-
karasu-Nirdar salient, the French
have been compelled to give M their
positions there,
The Austrians ar" driving the Nor.
tcnegrins further into the interior OF the
latters country and are now attacking
their main positions at Dchraue, ths
statement issued to-day hy the Austrian
War ONE shows, Both the invasion
OF Montenegro and the bulgarian sweep
into northern ALBANIA IS continuing with
unabated force.
Ths Austrian War Once issued tho
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The tone OF confidence In the outcome
of the coming national political contest
was not so apparent in the remarks Of
the speakers who presented the claims
of the three Contcstug cities for the
convention. Senator Lewis, who SUP
ported Gov. Dunno in urging the Sc
lection of Chicago as the meeting place,
called attention to the Presidents OH
servations on foreign born Americans
In his message to Congress and referred
to the diScord which has been created
among certain nationalities." Chicago.
he said, was the centre of and the city
most directly in touch with the States
In which tn" discord exists, He pleaded
that Chicago he chosen rs the dis
trihutug centre for Democratic opinion
A warning that the Democratic party
faces Il struggle was also uttered by
Speaker Clark who said:
III YOU want the eighteen electoral
votes of Missouri you had better send
the convention To St Louis"
The Speaker said that the dwindlinE
of the Democratic majority in the House
foreshadowed the bitterness of the COM
ing conflict. Hc~ consolidated the vote
cast for Taft and Roosevelt in Missouri
and pointed out the narrowness of the
Democratic majority.
On the first ballot % votes were cast
for ST Louis. II for Chicago and l3
for Dallas on the second St Louis
received Is to 10 for Chicago and for
Dallas The committee then made the
vote for ST. Louis unanimous.
Mrs Sara Bard Field Of Oregon and
Miss Frances Jolliffe of California, ennis
sa ries of the San Francisco sufrraglst
convention. urged the committeeman to
use their influence in persuading Con-
gress to take favorable action.
Mrs. Funk OF Illinois. who represented
the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association, wanted suffrage
plank In the Democratic platform. and
Miss Kate Gordon, representing the
Southern states Universal Suffrage Con
ference. asserted that the only hope OF
the women Of the South lay with the
Democratic party
Mrs. Dodge of New York and Mrs
| A. q. George of Massachusetts, repre-
sented the opponents of woman suf-
frage. Their remarks were greeted with
| misses by the suffragists. When the mild
hubbub had died down Mrs. George re-
marked;
sometimes we have evidence fur.
nished W Of the unf,ness of women tc
% into politics"
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Wilson Sentiment Dominates.

II was also obvious that the commit
tee as the iuouthpiecc OF IN" party second
to the convention itself was completely
dominated by Wilson sentiment. Even
champ Clark the Speaker. who pre-
sented the claims OF 81. Louis for con-
s!dera zion as the convention city. AL
mitted that President Wilson would
probably he the next Democratic
nominee adding. however, that II he
had mis- way there would be no
more ,oav.ntions and the Pres dental
Iominees would be selected by national
primaries. No mention was made OF the
scronl m problem.
The committee on resolutions, consist
ing Of Messrs Miles Of Arkansas, Wood
OF Michigan Howell of Georgia, Mack
of New York, Taggart of Indiana and
Brown OF Vermont, formulated the fol-
lowing report:
I'VE congratulate the country on the
splendid administration of Woodrow
Wilson Under the most trying crcum-
stances In our history he has steadfastly
worked TO- the cause of peace and has
avoided war. He has vindicated the
rights of neutrals on the sea, he has up
held the best traditions Of his high
office and has discharged his trust with
such signal fidelity. tirmness and efii-
cheney that he has won the confidence
and affection OF the American people.
Ills mastery handling Of both national
and international questions demands his
denomination and reelection as the
trusted leader of the national Democ-
racy in 1916.
I'VE heartily commend the efficient
service OF those distinguished Senator's
and Representatives in Congress who
have trclessly and successfully endeav-
ored To assist the President in the work
of his Administration
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PARTY CHIEFS
DECLARE FOR
WILSONIN 1916
National Committee Urges
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
One Term Plank.
CONVENTION CALLED
FOR ST. LOUIS. JUNE 14

WASHINGTON. Dec. THE next
Democratic national convention Will
meet in st. Louis at ~ o'clock on
Wednesday. June ~, 1916.
Decision to this effect was reached
by the Democratic National Committee
to-day after considering the claims OF
three cities. Chicago. Dallas and St
Louis-each backed by the proffer of
100000 to defray the expenses OF the
political gathering. -. Louis. however.
had the real cash, while the others were
on paper
The first campaign utterance of the
Democratic party was also made ny
the committee in the form or resolu-
ton adopted by rising vote COM
mendng the achievements OF President
Wilson. particularly in keeping the coun-
try out of the war. and proposing his
denomination as the leader OF the party
during the coming contest.
The adoption of resolution by the
committee calling on Mr.. Wilson TO run
again was a most unusual proceeding.
This IN interpreted as conclusive that the
President IL TO be candidate to sue
ceed himself 1t was demonstrated that
the Wilson men were in control I the
committee. and they probably would not
have passed the resolution without learn
ing the Presidents wishes. Usually tho
National Committee tries 10 avoid tax
ing any open stand on a candidate in
advance of the convention.
Another phase of the resolution that il
highly interesting Is that II calls upon
the President 10 do something whicn
many Democrats have cortended he Is
prevented from doing by the single term
plank of the Baltimore platform.
The belief here Tonight was that the
passage of this resolution is part of q
move to open the way for the President $
announced candidacy. The action OF the
committee will make II easier to eN-
plain away the one term plank obstacle.
The committee meeting was har-
monious. Al the outset the reported
lack Of harmony between McCombs and
certain elements in the party was de-
clared 40 be fanciful and II any desire
to oust him existed II was not disclosed
In the deliberations of the committee.
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rreatures of Passion Who
Poison the Nation Must
Be Driven Out.
MESSAGE CALLS FOR
BIG ARMY AND NAVY
Preparedness Plan Gets a
Cold Reception From
the Members.

W,suiSGroS, Dec. THE feature OF
n. Presidents annual address 10 Coh-
s.sss to-day which aroused the greatest
interest and apparently made the deep
-, ,mnressiop was his vigorous denun-
ca,lon OF the disloyalty OF many Amer
leans of foreign descent.
Both houses of Congress and the
crowded galleries hung in,en'ly upon
his words when ne came TO this force-
fl part Of his address. and finally gave
vent 10 their feelings in a hearty demon
s,ratlon of approval The applause ran
fo- fully a minute and was punctuated
now and then by the Rebel yell from
some Southerner who found himself un-
able adequately to express his satis!ac-
ton by the use of his hands alone.
The demonstration was all the more
notable inasmuch as Congress seemed TO
b. apathetic toward other portions OF
N, address. The Presidents friends had
regarded This address as the most i'm
,o-'art OF any tha; he has prepared for
Corgrsss and they had hoped for more
tr'.4s.tstic reception than was accorded
to i;
one Of the most notable features Of
the OCCASION and one that is being vari-
ous!y Interpreted in Washington tonight
WAS t7tt not a single ripple of applause
gsyelyd tive portion OF the President
address which called for large increases
T.: he army and the navy.