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BALKANS.

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SOFIA, (va Amsterdam) Dec. 2s.-
BULGARIA will never restore to Serbia
conquered Macedonian territory
which properly belongs to the Bull
oars, Gar Ferdinand told parliament
today.
In a speech from the throne, the
car formally opened the parIlanen-
tary sessions with review OF 70.
aarian victories against the Serbs and
AngIo.French. Princes Boris and Cyr'i
attended the opening session.
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Endemic Of Tetanus.

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BLOOMFIELD, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-On
account Of an epidemic Of what Is be-
lieved to be tetanus in the eastern
part of the county, the Troy Consolt-
dated school, and the Shuneman and
Kinney rural schools have been
closed.
The epidemic while much like Ia
grippe, has the earmarks of the form
OF tetanus which has recently been in
evidence throughout various parts OF
neighboring states. While informa-
ton has been meagre regarding the
situation. it is learned, however. that
the pupils are under a surgeons care.
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Killed bv Gambler.

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 2s.-Dick
Wade, proprietor Of local gambling
house, shot and killed Skate" Young
and seriously wounded John Luppy
of Tulsa, Okla, when, he says, they
attempted to rob him here early to-
day.
Wade is under penitentiary SEN
tence for conducting gambling es-
tablishment. He is on freedom. pend
ing an appeal.
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Arraiqnment Postponed.

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CHICAGO Dec. 2S.-Arralgnment
Of eight officials of the steamship
companies owning or chartering the
tragedy ship Eastland, scheduled Tor
TODAY in the federal court has been
nostponed until January %, Federal
district Attorney Chas. Ciyne an
nounced today.
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Twenty Year Sentence.

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DES MONIES, Iowa. Dec. 2S.-Ed
Wegner, Valley Junction saloon man.
worth $4,000, was sentenced to
twenty years in state prison today by
District Judge Dudley. after refusing
a sensational argument for new
trial by Charles Bradshaw, Wegner's
attorney, on the ground Of improper
action by the trial jurors. Wegner
was convicted of robbing Charles
Ashworth, a wealthy farmer, after
tying him in vacant room and de-
manding that he pay $4,000 ransom
for his release. Wegner's attorneys
will appeal.
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Davenport Saloons to Fight.

DAVENPORT, Iowa. Dec. 2S.-
Local liquor dealers have at last de-
cided to make a fight on the repeal
of the mulct law and at least two
saloons will open their doors on Janu-
airy 8.
County Attorney Jebens has been
notified that liquor dealers propose a
fight on the law and Attorney Gen
eral Cosson will be in Davenport Mon
day to aid in the preliminary legal
tilt. -.a
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PARIS, Dec. 2s.-The French liner
Vile De Ia ciotat was torpedoed In
tho Mediterranean because the Ger
mans believed General Castsinau,
French chief Of staff, was aboard, ac-
cordinQ to Marseliles reports.
He recently spent few days at
saIonIka In conference with General
SaraIlle and military chiefs. He then
returned to Athens presumably en-
route to MarselIles. The latest lnfor-
nation had him at Athens,
Reports received hero today from
MarseiIles, said the liner was sunk off
the Island Of Crete and that about 200
passengers and crew were saved,
eighty perishing.
MANY GERMAN OFFICERS.
[By William Philip Slmms, United
Press Staff correspo ondent.]
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
ALSACE, Dec. 2e.-An unusually
large percentage Of German officers
have been captured by the French In
the severe fighting on Hartmann
sweiierkopf.
A French officer who escorted me
to the village where the prlsoners
were awaiting transportation to the
interior, compinented German cap
tain on that fact.
"That proves" he said, that your
officers are whore they belong, fight
ina among their men,"
Some Of the French officers, proud
Of their achievements In the Aisace
fighting, were angry because Berlin
officially denied me French. claim
that twenty-three German officers and
1850 men were captured In the Hart
mannsweiIerkopf fighting. Te dis
prove this statement they had the
German prisoners file by. There were
1868 unwounded men In line by ac-
tuaI count. II was stated chat sew.
eral who had proven refractory had
been ordered to their quarters.
There were many JaegcIs among
the plsoners. The French officers as
serted that on the whole, Germans
recently captured In AIsace have been
poorly trained, indicating that Ger
many 10 now using many men previ.
ousiy deemed unfit.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
PARIS, Dec. 2o.-violent artillery
fighting along the vosgcs front, was
reported In this afternoons com
munique, which reported no other de-
veiopments Of importance on the
western front. French gunners forced
advancing enemy troops to return to
their trenches on the southeastern
slopes Of Hartmannsweiierkopf
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German Prince Is Dead.

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LONDON, Dec. 2S-Prince Egon Zu
lohe-Schillingfurst. son of the
former German chancenor. is dead.
according to Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam.
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New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
By WILL IRWIN.

6.In Parliamentary debate held during Fobru
Opposition that members of the
order public
feats British therea
many, Of the English this the first
battle along the French border had
They
public had been fea of and about
Fande they knew that England had become
days; they
November eeged by
nation fighting defensive bate they did not Know the
of this the veil drawn by military
military brought about by
DEATH such the aeropane have confused the SITUATION
military at
realize that action separate from the rest
occurred the line between
Bassee the IN October and November of 1914
decisive acionperhaps the really decisive action of the war
Indeed history thread through the conuons and oe
the vital battle in the annals
people Benhem Waterloo seems now
more important the last the combined defensive
Allies 1t made mposseshort OF
an utter the allied further German move on
Paris or any the French the Most important to
Coinu on pa 1
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
fBv Gable to Tho Tribune. !

South Shields, March IA startling
account of an attack on a coasting
steamer by German aeroplane off the
North Foreland was given by the crew
in the Tyne to-day. The Blonde is ono
of the interned German steamers taken
over by the Admiralty and manned by a
lynne crew. She has been engaged in
local coal carrying.
She left Cowes on Sunday. When
night fell it was necessary to anchor.
The ship remained anchored all night.
Next morning she was attacked. Roach
the second mate. says:
at 1O:3O on Monday morning, when
the sky was quite clear, my attention
was called by the man at the wheel TO
an aeroplane coming toward US. Al
first took little notice, but the Taube
circled several times around our snip
at height of not more than 800 feet.
II then came down somewhat and
mannuvred about so near to us that
could hear the throb of the engine.
was able to see clearly the figure OF
the Iron Cross on the planes. Sud
denly the Germans dropped two bombs,
which fell into the sea not more than
twenty feet from the stern OF the
vessel.
Captain Milne. who was below, was
M once called on deck with all the crew,
as il was feared that the vessels might
be blown up and that we should have
to take to the boats. Both OF the
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
SUNDAY RUNS BASES
AND SWATS A HOMER
While Assistants Conduct Pray
ers Billy Takes a Turn at
PhiIlieS Park.
fEy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l

Philadelphia, March 17.-AlthouGh
he had not been on the professional
baseball field for twenty-four years
Billy Sunday to-day stood up at bat
before Zen Shibe, owner of the Ath-
letcs, on the diamond on the Phillies
grounds, knocked out "homer' the
first crack, and circled the bases IN
sixteen seconds.
"I'vc still got some of the oldtime
pep left" he said.
At Shibe's invitation. Sunday took n
whirl out to the Phillies field this
morning. while his assistants conduct
ed the routine prayer meetings IN the
tabernacle Ripping off his coat Sun
day grabbed up bat in the clubhouse
and dashed for the plate, where he
slouched into oldtime pose and waited
for Shibe to toss one over.
The first ball went straight over the
plate. Sunday made vicious swing,
caught it squarely and started.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
BARE FEET SHOCK
BOSTON'S PRIM MAYOR
Town That Rejected Bacchante
Now Puts Stockings on Its
Greek Dancers.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Boston, March It. Stockings were
worn by young society women at the
1915 dance carnival tonight at the
Cort Theatre for the benefit OF the
woman suffrage campaign fund. 1t
has been customary not TO wear stock
ings in Greek interpretive dances. but
Mayor Curley, believing that bare feet
are shocking 10 public morals. ruled
stockings must be worn.
Boston aesthetics are indignant at
the Mayors latest censorship.
Bare feet are as innocent as bare
hands or bare faces" said Lila V. Wy
man. many of whose pupils appear in
the festival. The Mayor interferes
with a work OF art and says nothing
about the nasty, suggestive jokes that
are used in musical comedies in some
of our most respectable theatres. It
is time that people began TO do some
thing TO secure free art in Boston.
THE Mayor must have been shocked" "
Mrs. Wyman added. when he read this
morning that President Wilson's niece.
Margaret Vale, danced in St. Pat
rick's Day celebration last night in
New York without stockings. She por-
trayed The Spirit OF Ireland in bare
feet. Blu. in Boston the spirit Of
Greece must 60 shod."
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
TOWER OF SPANDAU
POURS OUT ITS GOLD
Germany's War Chest Opened
After 43 YearS-British Coins
of To Taken as Proof.
[By cable 70 The Tribune ]

London, March lS.-"The Times" to-
day publishes the following:
Germany, despite the cheerful state
ments of her financial experts as to the
adequacy of her gold reserves, has ap-
parently been compelled TO open the
secret war chest, the hoard OF gold
kept for any warlike emergency, in the
strong fortress OF Spandau, near Ber-
lin.
Originally the war chest contained
S30,000,000, which was reserved from
the indemnity paid by France in 1872
after the Franco-Prussian War. When
that sum was placed in the julius
Tower at Spandau IL contained a con-
siderable proportion of gold in Eng
lish soverelgns. 4 considerable mum
Der Of these COINS have now found their
way back 70 one OF the big Joint stock
banks in London, showing that the
hoard which for forty-three years had
lain untouched has now been drawn
upon.
The original Bank of England labels
of 1872 were found on some of the bags
containing coins of 1872. Apparently
this consignment OF English gold had
lain unopened az Spandau since that
year. Bankers yesterday expressed
some surprise that no effort had been
made 70 conceal the place of origin
OF the gold by the removal of old Bank
Of England labels. as a knowledge that
the war chest was being drawn upon
might readily, when II became public,
be construed as symptomatic of Ger
many's position with regard to gold
supplies"
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
Allies Warn Japan Against
Pressing Chinese Demands;
u. s. Makes Treaty Protest
TAUBE HURLS 5 BOMBS
AT COASTING STEAMER
German Aeroplane Circles Above Vessel but All
Shells Dropped Fall Wide of Mark
One Man Dies Of Fright.

bombs which fell exploded, throwing
water up to the height of sixty or
seventy feet. While the Taube con-
tinued to circle around US we blew our
steam whistle, fastening a line TO the
funnel to keep the whistle going con-
tnuOusly TO attract attention and help.
We put the helm hard over TO star
board and kept the engines going at
full speed. The effect of this was TO
make the steamer circle round and
round and make the task Of the airmen
as difficult as possible.
Then came the second attack. Two
more bombs were dropped, and both
exploded about twenty feet from the
bow Of the ship. They did no dam
age. The airmen then came down 10
not more than three hundred feet above
the vessel, evidently with the idea OF
making sure their aim and hitting the
deck with their fifth bomb. Luckily
however, this bomb also missed US, fall
ing a considerable distance away on the
starboard side Of the ship.
apparently this bomb was the last
they had, for the machine then made
off to the south. Just before it headed
southwark the Taube nearly toppled
over. We all thought it would fall on
deck. but the airmen managed to right
it. On the following day a member OF
the crew. Henry Chiswell. of Ipswich
died, apparently from shock"
The mate of the vessel remarked il
was pity the government did not
supply the crews of such vessels as the
Blonde with service rifles. The Taube
he said, was flying so low when she
threw her last bomb that she could
have been brought down if there haC
been any arms on board.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
THROWS 2 CHILDREN
FROM FIFTH FLOOR
Father, Sued for Cruelty,
Accused-Girl Dead, Boy
Dying-Mother Hides.

While they were in sound slumbcr,
Samuel Liebman yesterday morning
picked up his two children, Sadie,
seven, and Samuel, five, carried them
TO a window of their apartment, on the
fifth floor of 73 East Ninety-eighth
Street, and, it is charged, dropped first
the girl and then the boy to the bot
tom of an airshaft, sixty feet below.
Sadie died a rcw hours later and
there is no hope held out for the boy.
Mrs. Liebman, fearing the fate Of her
children, has disappeared, and will re-
main in hiding until the police capture
her husband
Liebman, who is thirty-two years old
and A tailor, was under $500 bonds TO
appear in the Domestic Relations Court
Yesterday TO answer a charge Of cru
city TO his wife. lie mad been out Of
work for some months, and Mrs. Llcb-
maI's earnings IN shop supported the
family.
The woman arose yesterday morning
at 6 o'clock, and as she was starting
for work Liebman began TRADE be-
cause Of the court action. Mrs. Lieb-
man pleaded with him not to arouse
the ch ,ldrcn, and when he had quieted
she left.
The details of the next chapter in
the tragedy were furnished by Miss
Luba Rubeheim, who lives with her
married sister in the next house, the
windows of which open on the same
a,rshaft as those Of the Liebman house.
Miss Rubeheim was at the window
when her attention was attracted by
the opening of a window directly
across the shaft.
The young woman saw Lhebman step
back into the room. 10 reappear IN "A
second with sleeping girl in his arms.
She saws she saw the man lean far out,
noise the body of the girl and then
suddenly drop her. The body struck
the stone tagging at the bottom OF the
shaft.
Horror stricken, Miss Rubeheim
stood rooted 10 the spot, unable 10
scream, as she saw Liebman appear
again. carrying the sleeping boy, who,
she saws. was also dropped from the
window, falling by the side OF his SIS
Liebman broke the spell that held
Miss Rubeheim by closing the window
without a glance at the bottom OF the
airshaft. She screamed hysterlcally'
and in n moment both houses were
aroused. However, Lehman had
Gonned his hat and coat and before
the neighbors knew what had occurred
had walked to the street and disap-
pearcd. -. ,,o,,.
An ambulance surgeon from Mount
Sinai Hospital found that almost every
hone in both bodies had been broken.
lie rushed the children TO the institu-
ton. but Sadie died without regaining
Consciousness. Samuel is still uncon-
scjous. and the doctors say there Is
no hope. ,..L -. t
Lehman.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
DEFENDS BASEBALL
AS GODS BLESSING"
Assemblyman Makes an Impas'
stoned Plea for Bill Permit
ting Sunday Games.


Albany, March lin speech which
caused his opponents to congratulate
him. Assemblyman Martin G. M:Cue
before the Assembly Codes Committee
this afternoon defended the McElroy
bill permitting professional baseball
games on Sunday. -.
"Gol will punish you if you don't
give us this bill" he shouted. "Sun-
day baseball is one of Gods blessings
to the people in the big cities. I'd much
rather see my son on Sunday afternoon
yelling his lungs out at a ball player
irving TO stretch three-bagger into a
home run than shooting craps IN the
basement Of Third Avenue saloon.
In keeping this bill off the statute books
YOU are canning the youth of the coun-
try, and you ought to know II. The
best thing that can be done for the
rising generation is TO give them some
heal;hful, clean amusements on Sum
day.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
chill TO PROBE
DRESDEN SINKING
German Ship Blown Up
by Her Own Crew in
Neutral Waters.

Washington, March 17.-Count Bern
storff. the German Ambassador, to-day
received an official report that the
cruiser Dresden was blown up by her
own crew after having been attacked
in neutral waters of Chilli by British
warships.
The text of the official dispatch from
Valparaiso is as follows;
Wounded officers of the Dresden
make the following statement:
"Thc Dresden was lying at anchcr,
about five hundred yards from the
shore. in Cumberland Bay, Juan Fer
nandez. when she was attacked by the
Kent. Glasgow and Drama in the early
morning of he 14th. She replied with
several shots to the enemy's fire, which
had been opened at distance Of from
two TO two and half miles. An
enemy broadside damaged the Drcs-
den's stern, whereupon the Dresden
showed the flag of truce and sent out
a boat protesting against bombardment
in a neutral port.
"The British commander replied that
he had orders TO destroy the Dresden,
that the rest would have TO be settled
Lv diplomatic means, and that ne would
proceed with the bombardment unless
the commander of the Dresden blew up
his ship himself. Thereupon the ma
ioritv of the crew was landed, the cap
tain remaining on board with a small
number of men. After blowing up the
cruiser the captain and this party also
went ashore. The exact number Of
killed has not yet been determined;
it amounts to about three to ten. The
number of wounded is fifteen. A Chill
ian vessel was also damaged by pieces
of English shells. Other pieces fell
On the ground.
THE Chlian government has dis
Matched two cruisers to Juan Fernan
dez with orders to investigate tn af-
fair.
"The Dresden did not haul down her
colors. as stated in the official an
nouncement of the British Admiralty,
which does not even mention the fact
that the attack took place in neutral
harbor.'
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
JAMES W. OSBORNE
is SUED BY GIRL
LAWYER Asserts He Never
Saw Her, but Got Many
Dear Oliver Notes.

James W. Osborne, lawyer, who while
Assistant District Attorney prosecuted
in many big murder cases, was sued
Yesterday in the Supreme Court by
Miss Rae Tanzer for $4,000 for breach
of promise. Mr.. Osborne lives with his
wife at the Sherman Square Hotel.
Miss Tanner, who lived at 952 Aldus
Street, The Bronx, until last Monday
is about twenty-four years old and en-
ployed by harrington & Evans, manu-
facturers Of women's hats, at l34 west
Fourteenth Street. Her complaint has
lot yet been filed.
At the office of Osborne, Lamb &
Garvan, Of which he is senior member,
Mr.. Osborne said:
This is merely one Of many at
tennis to discredit me. ] have a son
in college and the dearest wife man
ever had. and know this will grieve
them, but / will have to stand 1t and
so will they"
At the office of Slade e. Slade. attor-
news for Miss Tanner, it was said that
Mr.. Osbornes acquaintance with the
girl began last October, when the law
Yer introduced himself at street ac-
cident uptown. A member OF SIade q
Slade said: r.-
eve didn't want to take up this case
because of our friendship for OSBORNE;
We took it because we are not AFRAID
of Jim Osborne or any one else' ana
because Miss Tanner is an orphan
working for her living and entitled TO
statement she gave US IS true. -.
Wr, Osborne said he first heard OF
Miss Tanzer last December, when he
received letter at his Office, begin
ming Dear Oliver" 1.u
"T showed it to my partner. GILBERT
D. Lamb" he said, "and we had laugh
over it, thinking some woman had got
her letters mixed up. Several weeks
later. AT the New York Athletic Club,
sound a stack of letters all TO Dear
oliver and referring to places where
sbe said she had met me. On my word
I never met the woman in my life"
lie added that when things became
,rbearable he employed detectives:
W;ss Tanzer told them that he scraped
ocouaintance with her on the street
and had taken her to motion plctures'
restaurant and TO the sherman
Sopare Hotel. The lawyer said he sent
word to her that If she could produce
anv euch letters from him as she sara
SbS SbS had he would pay her any amount
of money she demanded ...
Mr. Osborne, who is iifty-slX years
o,d coryed under five District Attor-
o's otu' beinr first appointed by Delaney
Me- WiSoiI y Ills principal murder case;
,vnre ,vavo't those Of Roland b. Molineaux and
DR. Buchanan. He was also especially
rotoined t, in the case Of the state
graft Investigations.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-18
GERMANY OFFERS
TO HOLD TRENTINO
Would Cede 1t to Italy AT.
ter the War-Austria'S
Refusal Firm.
lBy Cable to Tho Tribune J

Rome, March 17-Emperor Francis
Joseph's refusal to cede Trentino as
a compensation for Italy's neutrality
is now confirmed from a Vatican
source. Yesterday the Pope received
in audience the Austrian Ambassador,
who delivered an autograph letter from
the Emperor dealing with the negotia-
tioHs with the Italian government, and
explaining the impossibility of making
territorial concessions and reforms.
The Emperor, who often writes TO the
Pope, assured the Pontiff that il was
his ardent wish to end the war, but
that the defence Of the empires t'rrl-
torial integrity was indispensable. and
that, therefore, peace would be impos-
sible until the enemy had been driven
out of the invaded provinces. Terri
torial concessions on the western from
tier, he said, would imply a renuncia-
tion of sovereignty over the eastern
p. ovinces now held by the Russians.
After the audience the Austrian Am
b. ssador is stated 10 have observed
to members of his encourage that the
prospects of peace had diminished in
stead of having increased. and that the
war threatened to extend until no Eu-
ropean country would be left neutral.
Prince Won Buelow, despite the daily
increasing difficulties of his mission, is
determined TO continue his efforts TO
secure Italy's neutrality. As the i'm
mediate cession of Trentino is impos-
sible, he now proposes that the prov
ince be occupied by Germany and held
until after the war when it will be
ceded to Italy, provided she remains
neutral. This proposal is intended TO
guarantee Italy's neutrality throughout
the war, but will undoubtedly be re-
jected, for, even admitting that Tren-
tino is considered a sufficient compen-
sation for Italian neutrality, the gov
ernment is determined not to limit its
future freedom of action.