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ZWIBDINBK SEEKING
ANCONA AGREEMENT
Austrian Charge Confers With
Lansing to Reach Better
Understanding.
U. s. NOTE PUBLIC TO-DAY
II Second American Document
Is Milder Than First Trou-
BILE May End.

WAsHiNaroN, Dec. 21.--fnformai con-
fere ences are In progress between Secre.
tary Lansing and Baron Won Zwiedinek.
Charge d'Affaires OF the Austrian En-
bassy. with a view, II Is understood. to
paving the way toward n better under
standing In connection with the Ancona
controversy.
Although II was denied at the State
Department to-day that these confer
enccs arc similar TO the informal cCn-
versations which have been in progreSe
between Lansing and Ambassador Won
BernstorH for "a settlement OF the Lusi-
tania ISSUE" the fact that they have
been going on almost daily since the
first American Ancona note was sent
to Austria on December 6 and are adj
mitted to have reference to the Ancona
matter Is regarded as significant Of
possible effort to get together.
Interest I'm the tone Of the second
American note to Austria. which II to be
made public tomorrow. IL increased by
the report that the State Department had
been given to understand that a modifi-
cation In some Of the phraseology might
make an amicable agreement more
possible.
II Ia not improbable that while the
United States has declined In It's two in
formal notes to Austria TO disclose In
perenptory deman nds, and while Austria
In her reply 10 the first American note
appeared to stand BY her original version
OF the Ancona attack. as set forth by
her Admiralty. these informal confer
ences have resulted In an exchange OF
evidence which may have an important
bea ing on Austrta's final reply.
In German and Austrian quarters no
secret is made Of the belief that both
countries In their formal exchanges have
been playing to the public In the
same quarters II Is said confidently that
having had these formal exchanges II
may he possible for the two countries
through informal and confidential ex-
changes between Mr.. Lansing and Baron
Zwiedinek to pave the way for an under.
standing.
In this connection attention Is called
to the important part which the inf ,rmal
conversations" between the Secretary
of State and Count Won Berns. .rff r.aved
IN bringing about n satisfactory settle
m,nt OF the Arabic controvc ICY and a
discussion OF the Lusi;ania issue. It ia
p fact that although the final formal
note OF this country to Berlin OF the
submarine dispute was extremely sharp
and has never been answered the I'M
formal conversations" In Washington
have been in progress ever since.
While the nature OF the American
notes 10 Austria on the Ancona Incident
will not admit OF the same delay. It is
believed In well informed quarters that
Cut OF the conferences now going or at
the State Department favorable develop
mtnts are likely to come.
both Secretary Lansing and Baron
Zwiednek are maintaining the greatest
secrecy regarding these interviews with
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abandon Macedonia for the defence OF
their own country. This would leave
unsupported the German forces now
threatening an invasion Of Greece
The renewed shelling Of Varna has
given rise to the belief here that the
allied forces withdrawn from Gallipoli
Peninsula may be on the way TO Salo-
Mica 10 reinforce the Franco British ex-
pedition. In the event Of Russian in
vasion of Bulgaria the Allies. with their
superiority In numbers. could calmly
await a German drive on Salonca and
would at the same time satisfy the de-
mands Greece made conditional to her
cooperation with the ALLIES.
On the other hand. the force from
the Dardarelles. 1t Is believed. would
enable the Anglo-French troops at Salo-
MICA TO march northeastward into Bull
garia TO cut the Orient Railway line
simultaneously with the contemplated
Russian attack from the coast
1t was announced yesterday that Rus
sis had given up the plan to cut through
Rumania and attack Bulgaria and that
the Russian forces for some time con-
centrated In Bessarabia had been with
drawn.
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LUSITANIA CASE UP.
Lansing ana Won BernstorM TO
Resume Talks.

WASHINGTON. Dec 2l.--Secretary o!
State Lansing Is about TO resume his
Informal negotiations with Count Won
Bernstorff. the German Ambassador. for
a settlement of the Lusltania issue. AL
though the State Department denies that
the negotiations have been interrupted
or postponed by the action of this country
in demanding the recall OF Capts. Won
Papen and Boy-Ed. the Secretary and
the Ambassador have not conferred on
the subject since the der0nd was made.
With the introduction OF the Austrian
crisis into the submarine dispute and
the serving on Austria by the United
States OF peremptory demands for salts
faction the suggestion has been made
that following the settlement the contro-
versy with Germany's ally or a severance
OF diplomatic relations with Vienna the
American Government might find II
necessary TO make demands OF similar
force on Germany unless the Lusitana
controversy becomes adjusted.
According to officials OF the State DE-
partment the exchanges between the
United States and Germany regarding
the r call OF the embassy attaches were
In no way to reflect on the Lusitan.a
negotiations. which the Department con-
tends are still In progress. At the time
that the recall was demanded, hows ver
II was made plain that this action would
seriously interrupt II not Jeopardize these
negotiations, and there are indications
now that the fe ling aroused In Ger
mary is operating to make II more diff
cult for the Kaiser to yield.
The United States had dema nded u
disavowal of the attack on the Lusitanla
upon the ground that II was illegal from
the standpoint of international law.
Count Won Bernstorff has contended that
a disavowal was impossible In view OF
the fact that at the time Germany mad
ordered the attack. believing that It was
lust reprisal against Great Britain.
whose fiag the liner flew. The only
hope for a reconciliation of these op-
posing positions seemed to lie In the
possibility that Germany might give
some formal apology, which while not
technically disavowal would have all
the earmarks OF one.
II was learned to-day that Germany
was on the verge OF taking action OF that
sort when the Boy-Ed and Won Papen
incident developed. Since then the feel
Ing In Germany. II ie said. Is such as to
have deterr, d the Kaisers representa-
tives for the time being from Offering
further concessions.
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WIFE KILLED, HUSBAND
CRUSHED, In SUBWAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole Fall Be-
tween Cars in After Thea
tire Rush at Grand Central.

Mrs. Catherine Cole Of Kister court,
Coney Island, was killed and her nus
band, Edward II. Cole. one OF the as
sistant managers Of the Sheepshead BAY
Motordrome. was badly crushed when
both fell between cars Of moving
Brooklyn EXPRESS In the after theatre
rush at the Grand Central subway sta
ton at 1920 o'clock last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole had attended the
evening performance at the Hippodrome
with Arthur Chapple, the motorcycle
racer, and on leaving had taken the
subway at Times Square. At Grand
Central they left the train for an ex-
press which was just pulling in. In her
haste Mrs. Cole brushed against an iron
stanchion, lost her balance and fell be-
tween the first and second cars as the
train was brought to stop.
Mr.. Cole. who was few steps behind
his wife, u,ade a frantic grab for her as
he saw her totter on the platforms edse'
He missed. but his exertion caused him
TO lose his balance too and he reii aiteI
her. Chapple, mixed In the crowd that
nothing OF what was going on until II
was too late.
There were hundreds of passengers In
the station at the time. One or them
retained his wits sufficiently to rush TO
the street, where ne called Policeman
cullen. He with other policemen and
a few of the passengers managed to
pull Mr.. Cole and his wife from the
tracks where they lay between the cars,
hurry call was sent to Flower Hos
pital. Or. McCallum found Mrs, Colo
was dead. She had been crushed from
the hips up. Her husband. also badly
crushed, was taken to the hospital.
No arrests were made. Motorman
Harry Craig. who was driving the ex-
press train. was exonerated by wit
nes,es The body Of Mrs. Cole was
taken to the East Ffty-irst street police
station, where Chapple later Identified
H. Al Flower Hospital II was said that
MIR. Coles Injuries, while severe. Will
probably not result fatally.
Mr.. Cole. besides being interested In
The Sheepshead Bay M'tordrome. was
assoc,ated with Billy Wellman In the
Garden Athletic Club ut Madison SQUARE
Garden. and was also active In several
sporting enterprises.
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Ahc HtEt ueSpdtCn announcing the new
naval action against the Bulgarian port
came from Athens and was as follows
"A Russian cruiser and two destroy.
ers. which are conveying sixteen trans
ports filed with troops. have arrived of
the Bulgarian coast and are bombarding
varna vigorously"
later message. received by the Paris
Temps via Be1ne. said:
"A large Russian squadron Is bonn
harding the Bulgarian port OF varna."
Varna lies only q few miles south of
the Rumanian border and IL an i'm
portant railroad terminus. 1t is strongly
fortified. the Bulgarians having strength
ened the coast defence works consider
ably since the war began.
Varna has been bombarded twice by
the Russians since Bulgaria Joined the
Central Empires. About month ago
the warsh.ps which shelled the port were
said to be conveying a large contingent
Of troops.
A successful landing Of Russian troop.
and subsequent drive into the interior
OF King Ferdinand's Kingdom would com
pei the bulk. II not all. Of the Bulgarian n
forces now at the Greek frontier to
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JEWS ASK NATIONAL RIGHTS.
want 70 Eaa Mas sd Get later.
national RecOgnltl0n.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2i.--The Jews OF Amer
ica will launch fight IN Chicago New
Years eve to secure for the Jews OF the
world a separate voice In the council Of
nations which they think Is to conclude
the European war The Jews want to
present their claims not as people Of
the countries involved, but as a dis,inct
nation asking for world recognition, land
grants and International rights.
The nineteenth annual convention Of
the Knights OF z!on which opens here
December 81. will undertake the formula.
ton OF Jewish congress. One thousand
delegates and visitors are expected.
Prominent among them will be Louis
n. Brandeis OF Boston. now virtual chief
OF the world Zionist movement. and DR.
schmarya Levine. former member Of the
Russian Duma.
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cerned-and I know all our Allies are
the same--our win has never wayercd
Tor moment. while our fighting re-
sources both In men and material, be-
come every month more ample in guam
tity and better modified and organized
for the purposes OF the campaign"
He said that all of the allied nation.
hope that the measures they took re-
Gently Ia bring about coordination OF
plans VIII be successful. and that Il was
satisfactory 10 know that there is no,
one of the Allies "wNo is not AS deter.
mined as ourselves II win the war. und
to have nothing whatever to do with
separate peace. but to persist at al,
costs unti our supreme and common
Iurnose Is achieved"
The Premier said nothing regardIns .
the iigures OF the recruiting resulting
from Lord Derbys plan. but he praised
Lord Derby's campaign. and said that
one of it's chief results was to AFFORD
"a strenuous exhibition of patriotism"
Another Chance to Enlist.
He indicated that another chance would
be given those who had not vet re.
sponded. saying:
Those who have been disposed to
hang back may now seize the onuor
tunity set them by the mass OF their
fellow count iymen."
Summing w the Governments war
policy Mr.. Asqu!th said:
I'm order to win the war we want
an adequate supply OF trained men 10
reinforce and augment the army In the
field, We want next an ever growing
supply Of munitions. We want further
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Nine. BernhRrdt who Is 20 years
old. contracted u severe cold recently
when returning from the theatre. She
has been III since, but her condition was
not believed 10 be serious. Her health
has been fragile ever since she UNDER
went an operation last February when
her right leg was Rmputated. II was
replaced by an artificial leg, and az soon
an the famous tragedienne had fully re-
covered from the effects of the operation
she resumed her work. though with
great limitations.
On October 23. when Mime. Bernhartlt
celebrated her birthday. the hope was
expressed by her manager that she might
appear In the United States before the
end OF the year.
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FREKCH WINE CROP sHRNKf
Only One.thtrd a. Large NJ Tha I
Of Last Year.

PARIS, Dec. 2l.--The French wine crop
Of 1915. according to the Government Tax
Office announcement. Is only alb ut ONE
third as large AZ last year being ap-
proximately 477.000,O0O gallons,
The total Of old stocks Of wines az
reported ny the Government 10 only
ls,.o09,000 gallons.
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Russians Wreck Bulgarian
Port and Land, Big Army
for Dash Through Balkans
Varna, on Black Sea, Is Laid in Ruins by Muscovite
Warshps Preparatory to Disembarka-
ton of Large Force.
ES OF DEFENDERS ARE VERY HEAVY
Special Cobie DespatcA to TIE sus.

o m
Il have reliable the
day at Varna after bomrdment
the Bulgarian
"Th inflicted
resistance
"A
are strong enough to hold the
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600 From the Jews Of New York We
ask St.260,000, that we may send II
abroad tomorrow. Are you not ashamed
that we must pour out our hearts In
begging for our brothers across the
water? I zee before rse people sittlne
In fatness. people who want for nothing.
Shall We sit and listen complacently to
what the speakers before me had said
o: the contributions Of our people to
culture? Four Jews have given contri.
buttons Of 100000 apiece on condition
that the additional $500. 900 be raised at
once. Are there any Jews here who
like those men and women In London
will strip the Jewels from their fingers
and their ears?
There was a hong pause. Then little
woman In a faded hat walked down the
aisle. laid a dollar bill at the speaker 8
feet and turned and ned. That broke
the Ice and the pledges came quick and
fast John Simon of Is William street
began with pledge OF $1,000. Mr.. and
Mis- Israel Unterberg followed with
another $1,000. Then came the Inde-
pendent Order of Abraham with $4,000.
Abraham Erlanger gave $1,000 and then
Mrs. Sophia Beer gave $4,000. The order
OF Birth Abraham gave 5000. Jacob
Wertheim. Samuel Untemyer and Louis
Marshall gave sums OF $4,000 each.
Justice Irving Lehman. son-in-law Of
Nathan Straus. gave 5000.
Sums we're pledged from other cities
also. Philadelphia. which Mr.. Magnes
said had already guaranteed $4,000 FOR
the European sufferers. pledged an addi-
tional $4,000 last night through rhila-
delphians in the audience. Providence.
r. l.. sent $1,000. Cincinnati and Port
land. Ore. pledged $4,000 and $.6.oos
respectively.
Tempest Of Applause stirred.
From various groups Of the Business
Mems League of New York came sums
ranging all the way from $1,000, given
by.the Cloak and Suit Manufacturers. to
$10O-about S2s. 900 In all.
As the giving grew the applause
waxed louder. II was loudest Of all
when Congressman Meyer London gave
500 and again when ne pledged $1,000
for Vortcaerts. Loud clappinG welcomed
such well known names as Judge Otto
Rosalsky. who gave 5000 former Health
Commissioner s. s. Goldwater who gave
$3.50. and Rabbi Joseph Silverman, who
gave 800.
The enthusiasm was. however, un.
bounded when an unnamed man gave
$3.50 half Of his weeks salary.
A letter Of regret was sent by Mayor
Mitchell. who was unable to he present.
United States Senator William J. Stone
also was prevented from coming. but
sent his speech. which was read.
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Capt. Cheape IL we'll known in the
United States He has been member
OF four successive challenging British
teams for the International polo cup at
Meadow Brook. When the cup was
finally carried back to England Capt.
Cheape was generally credited with the
lions share In the victory
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BRITAIN CHANGES STAFF:
VOTES 100000 MORE MEN
Sir W. X. Robertson Trans
felred From France to
London Headquarters.
SIR 4. MURRAY MAY
GO TO DEFEND EGYPT

Sp.ciei Gable Despatch 10 The suN.
London. Dec. ~ tWednesdAyD.-
After m all night session the House Of
Commons at $3.50 o'clock this morning
passed the bill introduced BY Premier
Asquith authorizing the raising Of
I.OOO.OOO more men
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special cable Despa,ch 10 THE srs.

special Cable Despd,ch 10 THE Srs.
LONDON, Dec. 2l.-Premler Asquith
announced in the House Of Commons to-
ertson. chief OF the General Stan in
France. had been recalled to take tho
post OF chief Of the Imperial General
STAFF in London. succeeding Lieut.. Gen.
Sir Archibald j. Murray. who. the Pre-
mier said. 'is to receive an important
command.
No announcement has Yet been made
OF the nature of the command which
Lieut. Gen. Murray Is to receive, but
in view of the reports that the Ger
mans and Turks are preparing 10
make a great drive In an attempt TO
reach the Suez Canal the suggestion is
made In unofficial circles thar the de-
fence of Egypt may be the task to which
he will be assigned.
1t is recalled that further changes in
the General Stan In France were inti-
mated AT the time of the announcement
of the recall Of Field Marshal Sir John
French, now Niscount French.
calls for 1000, 900 Men.
"a fortnight ago said the Premier
"a most important military conference
was held In Paris, The leading strategi-
cal problems were fully discussed and
certain important conclusions reached
with absolute unanimity."
The Premier paid "A high tribute to
Viscount French In his speech to-day and
added
"Whcn the time comes the House will
not be slow to mark it's approval"
The Premier introduced a bill calling
!, 900, 900 additional troops to the colors,
making a total OF 1000. 900 Britons under
arms in the United Kingdom and at the
front.
AT the emf of sixteen months" he
said, 1--WE are fighting In the various
theatres OF war with a force OF about
! 20 o, 900 men. 1t Is necessary that this
force be augmented
The wastage In enormous. he said. and
the country must aim AT getting into
the army every man Of military age who
Il physically qualified. lie appealed to
all qualified single men who had not yet
! enlisted to follow the example In
patriotism sc, by these who had enrolled.
While a large proportion OF the wounded
| were able to return to duty. Mr. Asqu!th
continued. In addition to keeping the
present armies up to their normal
strength men were wanted for new for
nations 10 increase tile aggregate OF t'le
fighting forces.
EVERY available man." he added,
| Should be put into the field. as far as
this IL consistent with provision for
national necessities. including munitions
and the vast field Of employment upon
! the continued working of which the
national life depends"
After complimenting Viscount French
and his successor In command or tho
British forces on the western front. Gen.
Sir Douglas Haig. Premier Asquith said I:
80 far AS the war as whole goes.
It may be that at this or that moment
what may be called the superficial facts
OF the campaign seem to be against the
Allies. Hut the fundamental facts. the
facts that matter IN the long run. are
steadily and growingly on our side.
''There has been In this war an abund-
.,nce OF errors In calculation, but they
/ have not been confined to our side.
'sau, far an we in thu 0oOntpy 0rN ann
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LONDON. Dec. 2i,-The official British
casualty list issued to-day contains tho
names Of <6 officers. of whom II were
killed, and 7s2 mon. of whom 2s7 were
killed.
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CAPT. CHEAPE WOUNDED.
International Polo Player Injured
Ia Near East.

LONDON, Dec 2l.--It was announced
tonight that Capt. Leslie st. George
Cheape. the international polo player,
has been wounded In tho fighting In the
Near East.
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ST. PETERsBURG. BEJLEAlR, TAMPA,
EAST AND WEST FLORIDA REsOBTs.
Seaboard Air Lines Steel Trains via shortsst
Ado.
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MME. BERNHARDT DYING.
London Hears Actress, 70 Years
Old, Cannot Recover.

LONDON. Dec 2l.---The Daily 7eic-
graphs correspondent reports that Sarah
Bernhardt IL dying.
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Continued on Fonth rago.
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Delicious DeerfOOt Farm Sausage.
iIhey oost more--try them and see why
tsfe Al the Farm. scarborough. Mass
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-21
PROHIBITION IN
NORWAY RECEIVES
IMPETUS FROM WAR

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence.
Christiania- Norway. May 6-The
prohibition movement in Norway has
received some impetus as a result OF
the war. and while there is no clear
indication of what the effect will be,
there are a number of interesting
phases of the situation in this country.
Since the prohibition movement was
started here seventy years ago the
consumption of strong liquor is shown
statisticaIly to have diminished grad
ually in all Norway from ten quarts
of 100 per cent alcohol per capita in
lS43, to 1.56 quarts in 1890. Laws reg
ulating the manufacture and sale of
strong liquors tagvavit, brandy and
whiskey) have made it more and more
difficult to obtain these drinks, and,
according to the law Of 1894 no sale
or no saloons are allowed in the rural
districts. In the cities, the sale OF
liquor in saloons or restaurants is
done by stock companies which get
their license by municipal voting.
These companies are allowed only
five per cent interest on their capital,
the remainder Of the profits going to
the state, the city. or philanthropic
institutions. Beer and wine. in bottles.
may be sold by any grocer. The sale
of all intoxicants, however is suspend
ed everywhere during holidays.
The legislature has gradually raised
the duty on imported liquor. and has
fixed a high revenue on native distilla-
ton, and also on beer with an alco-
holic percentage of over 3 1-2.
Under these laws sobriety has gen
orally increased. The restricted sale
of liquor, however, has driven the
lower classes Of the population to the
use Of denatured alcohol, from eau de
cologne, ether and shellac, and in many
industrial centers and in dry" towns,
blind jugs" have replaced the licens-
ed sale
When the war broke out the Gov
eminent ordered a temporary suspen-
sion in liquor manufacture and sale
but this resulted in large individual
importations of whiskey and brandy
from Great Britain and Denmark
even laborers clubbing together to get
an occasional consignment The re-
strictions gradually have been raised
and with this the movement for total
prohibition has been put forward
again.
There is a bill now under consider
alton. providing for a popular ref
erendum upon bills passed or rejected
by the Legislature and if this is made
a law at the next session of Parlia-
ment, it will be left to the people to
decide the prohibition issue.