davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
ARREST UNCONFIRMED.
special Cobie Despatch TO TnE sly

LONDON, Jan. Neither confirmation
nor denial OF the reported arrest NJ
Cardinal MERCER can he obtained so far
from any official source here.
The Amsterdam newspapers which
started the story cotltinue 10 print de-
tails Ia dispatches dated from various
places in Belgium. The NiUucc Rot
tcrdamSchc CourdHt on the other hand
says it Is able 70 deny the story most
positively.
The Rotterdam NddSbrodo asserts that
the unl, foundation for the story ia the
statement Of a messenger who went to
Antwerp to announce that the Cardinal
would not oi'iciate at 4 certain religious
ceremony there and who added that two
sentries were at the door OF the archl-
episcopal palace
Berlin telegram received in Am
sterdam on January ., RlternRtiVoly de-
scrbed as semi official and as uon-offlCial.
purportcd to justify the arrest. An
other telegram from Berlin. unofficial.
under to-days date denied the arrest.
Rome dispatches received here say that
the Vatican has been unable TO get con-
| hrmation OF she story.
Meanwhile the story OF the arrest Is
accepted here and IN every anti-German
country as true and is received with
unmeasured reprobatlon.
Cardinal Bourne has sent an English
| translation OF Cardinal Mcrcier's pastoral
/ letter 20 the clergy Of .he diocese Of West
| minister expressing the desire that they
! circulate II or read II from the pulplts
/ Cardinal Bournes letter 10 the clergy does
/ no. mention the arrest. II saws hat the
| pastoral sets forth with Cardinal Mer-
Cer's customary Clearness those ethical
/ principles which are OF such great mpor-
! tame" for the instruction Of our own
/ people and the guidance OF our fellow
/ countrymen In these uncXampled days"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA.
Every One Is Celebrating, Though
Feasts Are CurtaiI-d.

PETRoGRAD, Jan. This Is Christmas
Day in Russia. To realize that the coun-
try IS engseed IN the greatest war In his
tory and that 1t has 100000 men on the
fighting line would require a greater inn
agination than many men possess.
In the capital OF the nation the GUS
tomary ceremonies incident to the cele-
bration Of the day have been carried out
with the usual poUp and panoply. The
only incidents lacking We're that the eat
Ing and drinking feasts were curtailed
by the desire for economy because OF the
war and by the Governments ban on the
sale OF intoxicating drinks.
The Russian Christmas really lasts
for three days. In that time business Is
suspended and the celebrnnts have rull
sway. This year the difiicul:y OF import
ing dainties and decorations for the fes-
tivities removed many Of the usua
means Of merrymakng. Last night or.
Rnges and apples were selling for q
cents apiece on the streets.
The principal thOrOughfares were
crowded all day with throngs OF peopl,
on their way to the various religious
services. Children gathered about fires
IN thu streets and sang carols while tn,
crowds exchanged Christmas greetings
One Of the features OF the day was
reception and concert given by IN,
American Hospital for the wounded
soldiers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
POPE APPEALS FOR
CARDINALS RELEASE
Kaiser Telegraphs Vatican That
Arch bishop MERCER Is
Only Watched.
AMETTE CONFIRMS ARREST
ype-tr, cas,e Despatch 70 Tur sr>

ROME, Jan. 7.-Cardiral Gasparri.
rapal Secretary Of State. had p secret
conference to-day with Prince Won Bue-
low, the German Ambassador. am In
formed that Cardinal Gasparri pleaded in
the name Of ,he Pope for the release OF
Cardinal Mcrcier. Archbishop Of Malnes
and urged Prince Won Buelow o. exert
his influence with the Kaiser for the re-
lease Of the Cardinal OUT Of Difference TO
the Pope,
The Kaiser has wired the Pope de-
nying that Cardinal MERCER has been
arrested ard saying that he Is merely
being watched. since he failed TO heed
q warning to desst from his antI-Ger-
man propaganda
simultaneously with the receipt OF the
Ger man Emperors message Cardinal
Annette wired the Pope confirming the
report of Cardinal Merciers arrest and
saying that his release had been ordered
by tho Kaiser as result OF the Pops's
solicitations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
ADVANCE IN ARGONNE
REPORTED BY BERLIN
Fighting for Trenches Near
Arras, Taken by Germans,
Continues.
NO CHANGES IN THE EAST

BERLIN. Jan. 7, by wireless TO London
hard Aghtins north Of Arras are reported
IN the official German statement ISSUED
to-day The communication was as fol
lows:
In the western arena OF the war
the English and the French continue
to destroy Belgian and French VIII
lagos beh nd our front This they
do by bombardment
North Of Arras severe lighting is
stlll going on for the possession Of
the trenches we took by storm yes
terday.
In the western part OF the forest
Of ArgOnre we made further prog
ress The attacks which were de-
lvered January Tuesday In the
eastern part of the Argonne, not far
from Courte Chaussee. advanced as
far as our trenchc., but the enemy
was driven back from our positions
all along the line with heavy losses.
our casualties were con paratiyely
slight
To the west Of Sennheim tCernay)
the French again attempted last
night to obtain possession OF the
height called "Hill AIS" Their at
tack broke down under our ire, and
the height remained in our posses
sion.
In the eastern arena Of the war
there have been no changes the con-
unuation of our operations has been
affected by the most unfayorable
weather conditions. Nevertheless.
our attacks are progressing slowly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08


through Brogo Pass for an attack on
Austria Hungary from the east and also
Tor a pari6cetory and amendatorv in
yaslon ~ Transvlvanin with its million
and a hair of Rumanlan inhabitants.
rtis r.,ornhle sf,te ~ affairs in the
o., c,st nf ia, Russion carnpairn ngalnst
-. r.,,,o.,ic ,.tiors is .rhanred nv the
$500, st.,t,,s ~ ,bc cannoipn I'm Fast
rr,,.ia ,,,hor,, p,t,,d r,ntr,l Poland
80 G,i,lT, NJ, ,aa,Lor b,s come ON
~ go g., a.. ~ 80 thc Sy,r,s troons
po'lune'' W ''e ., w.. vi ~, % ,ho Cr,rd
~ ma: Iu,llS w wv ~ a'," ,,i bts
buhe N''n"I's ~ '','"'.u =" .,.,,t,,s, IL,
troops aN" inc ''.' ''"' - ".
iarke NUMBERS u"''I must '"'''"''' W
cumstah.es. o.. ~,
virtually aH OF foI3nu ~ s.''" " po
sea OF mud ana the Germans n'N' -, -.
unable to BRING up lher neaVN artl'lvtg
10 the districts where they hNl aPpartHl.y
planned to deliver concentrated attempts
TO break through .h" Russ an 'front.' suaru-
ing warsaw and Novog""'g.cW7N
Russian aerial scouts h"Nr reported
that German artillery is st'nudcd IN sew
eral districts and that the mud is so deep
even on the principal highway that all
efforts at moving heavy gums VIII vain
until severe cold spell arrives One
concentration point Of German big guns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
SAYS AUSTRIA KEEPS
HUNGARIANS IN DARK
Deputy Asserts Revolt Is Ger
tain When Truth Of War
Is Known.

LoNpoN, Jan. S.-The Morning Post
prints an article by an unnamed Hun
garian Deputy, dated Budapest, January
I, which confirms the previous articles In
this paper from another Hungarian in
formant In reference 10 tho hatred Of that
country for Austria and Germany and
general discomfort with the war. lie says
millions OF Hungarians AZ this momen,
think OF nothing except independence.
Everybody knows that a better occasion
10 shake the Austrian yoke will never
occur"
In spite Of this declaration the cor
respondent tells nothing to indicate a
definite movement toward this end He
declares that the people generally do no,
know anything about the war except
through the censorship. which supresses
everything uufavorable 20 Austria ana
Germany. The Official reports persIsten,ly
announce victories at both fronts Even
the Deputies OF the independent parties
are not aware 90 the true situation The
Deputy saws:
THE day when :hey sec this clearly
there viii be national awakening THIS
will break with a violent explosion al
rhe bonds which for such a long time have
been opposing the country's freedom"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
SAY TURKS LOST 100000
IN SARI KAMYSH BATTLE

in the last fortnight the great in
croases in stores made by the Turks at
main points suggest that an advance il
meditated. probably about the first fort
night in February.
1T Is a fair estimate to say that the
Turks have IN Syria 10000 men, while
there are in Lebanon 1000 more bclong-
ing to the command Of the late Djemal
Pasha, The Turkish garrison at Lebanon
Is being stiffened by Germans, who are
stationed along the seacoast to prevent
any further incidents of friendly inter-
course between landing parti< from the
allied ships and the Lebanese population"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
QUIET, SAYS VIENNA.
Csrpatbisn Battles of Minor Inn
portance, Austrian. Report.

AMSTERDAM. Jan THE following
official report OF the Austrian Genera
Stan was given out to-day IN Vienna
The battles in the Carpathian for
est district. which have lasted for
several months. with alternate sue
Cesses continue These are battles
OF minor Importance and often take
place IN lonely valleys widely sepa-
rated from each other.
The enemy during the last few
days received reeuforcemcnts and
attempted 20 gain ground by attacks
In Isolated spots on the upper courses
81 the rivers West Of the Tzok
Pass and in East Beskid the situa-
ton is quiet.
on the fronts north and south of
the Nstula artillery duels continue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
USING STEEL SHIELDS.
Germans Resort 10 siege Operations
Ncnr HolimOw.

pETRooRAp. Jan THE following Off
cial statement WAS issued here to-day;
on the left bank Of the Vistula on
January there was an almost gem
eral lull along the front Of Sochaczew-
Bolimow. where only desultory hght-
ing took place.
The Germans, with view 70 ap-
preaching our positions. are cndeav-
oriug to apply the processes Of siege
warfare. In places they advanced
by sapping and are resorting to pro-
tectiug themselves with ste, shields
In the region Of the village u
SoChaczow the Germans. who on the
night of the 9Th captured part OF
our trenches were forced out of them
IN the morning by bayonet attacks.
In the course Of this fighting we cap
tured five quCkfirers and a number
OF prisoners.
In Galicia the situation Is without
impoitaW change.
In Bukowina we continue our Of
fCnsive
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
GERMANS CAN'T PLAY WITH FOE
Soldiers Forbidden TO frnternise
with Allies Troops.

BERLIN. via London, Jan. "A general
army order. forbiddinS German soldiers
from fraternizing with the enemys
troops IN the field, has been issued by the
military authorities.
The reason for the order is tnat Ger
man ana British soldiers played saus
Of football on Christmas Day and At that
time agreed. among themselyes. to SUE
pend hostilites for two days, along the
line which they were holding
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
BRITISH SHIP REPORTED
IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT
The Wellbcck Hall. From Nor
folk. i'm Distress 300 Miles
Off Fastnct.

LONDON. Jan THE British stetmship
Cheyenne, from Norfolk for Barrow, re-
ported by wireless to-day that the Brit
ish steamship Wellbeck Hail has met wl,h
a serious accident 800 miles of Fastnet.
The wellbeck Hail sailed from Balti-
more for London on December %. On
her last trip to this side, the W"lbcct
Hail. bound from Marsellles for Norfolk,
put into st Michael's on November %
with her machinery disabled. Repairs
were made and she was able to continue
10 Norfo X and Baltimore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
DIRECTS MILITIA FROM BED.

OTTAWA, Ont, Jan For the last
three days all movements Of militia
forces in Canada, the carrying or OF re-
cru.tng Cor the third Canadian contin-
gent and the COZ plete administrator q
the department Of TliUa and defence
have been directed from small room
In ST. Luke's hospital here
Confined to the institution with a
spraired kree, Major.Geu ElEhcs has
had Installed private telephones. his pri.
vate secretary and a corps II stcnoR.
raphers In his room and without le..v-
Ing his bed administers IN detail he
overcrowded NorK o! his department
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
DRESS SHOW IN VIENNA.
Models TO lie Displayed Despite the
War.

VIENNA, via London. Jan. The
Minister OF Public Works announces
through Charles DENLY. formerly Ameri-
can Consul-Genoral here. that the exhi-
bition OF models for women's costumes
and millinery will be opened in Vienna
on February Is.
Americans interested are invited to at
tend tho exhibition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
AIMS AT ENGLISH TRADITIONS.

LoNDoN. Jan Several OF ;ae old time
tradi: ons Of .he British Foreign Once
VII. he done away with q the report AZ tho
Royal Commission or Civ.l Service pub.
Usred TODAY = adopted The report
urges that the service be made more demo-
cratic
One o: Us recommendations Is that tbs
reqG.remen; that candidates fol foreign
posts ~ the d.p.oma;.c corps have a pri.
waite income OF at leas, tA0o $4,000 be
abolished,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
TO ATTACK SERBS AGAIN.
Austrin said 10 he Planning New
Offensive Against sery1a.
BY Central Ne,rs

LONDON, Jan. 7.-Despatches by wire
less from Berlin convey the informa.
ton that the Austrians are beginning
new operations against Servia. The
Austrian army along the Servian bor-
der has been reinforced and decided
effort l. 20 be made, according 20 these
reports, TO regain the prestige lost By
Austria in tho previous defeat by the
Serbs and in the unsuccessful operations
against the Russians In Galicia and Buko-
wilma.
In London II Is believed that Hungary
has again eXerted pressure upon Berlin
and Vienna to have the Russian menace
averted and also to restore such pro-Aus-
trian feeling as remains in the Balkan
States
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
DELAY CATTARO ATTACK.
French wsrships Have withdrawn,
Berlin Relieves,

BERLIN, by wireless to LorGon. Jan. a.
The official German press bureau an
nounced this afternoon that the activity
OF Austrian submarines apparently has
compelled the French fleet In the Adr.atic
to withdraw from the Strait Of Otranto
and that the French attack on Cattaro,
the Dalmatian port, appears TO have been
postponed until the spring
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
TURKEY MORE LENIENT TO JEWS
secretary bryan Reports Additional
Time Allowed for Naturalization.

with reference 10 the attitude Of the
Turkish Government toward the Russian
Jewish population OF Palestine Louis Mar.
shah, the president OF the American Jew.
ish Committee received Yesterday the fol.
lowing telegram from WNliam J. Bryan.
Secretary Of state:
Tina state pcpurtme-' has fast received
o telegram from Consta0t'7ope In which
II Is stated that the sublime Porte has
accorded am additional months time fer
foreign Jews To become naturalizei ard
has also decided - tNeuIpt ihIiFert lows
from the payment ~ the naturalization
Zee. This action VIII result IN freeing the
SHws In question from ihe need Of rgis,r g
fney but will compel them TO decide
ecNy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
TRAWLER STRIKES NINE
Grimsby ship sinks In North Sen
Nine Lost.

IoNpoN. Jan THE Grimsby grawler
Cygnus has been sunk by q mine In the
North Sea Nine OF the crew were lost.
This * the thlrty-sccond Grimshy trawler
captured or sunk since the beginning OF
the war.
The Danish steamship Michael Ontchou-
koff. which left New Orleans on December
~ for Aalborg, Denmark. sgualled on
passing Kinsalc ireland, that she had tho
crew Of the French ship Amedee aboard
She gave no further details, but ii Is sup.
posed that the Amedee has been lost
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
BELGIANS INDIGNANT.
Special cable DcsDatch 10 THr srS

PARIS, Jan THE report Of me arrest
OF Cardinal MERCER, Archbishop ~
Mal'nes, by the Germans created a sen
sation among the members Of the Belgian
Government at Havre NJ. Carton de
wharf ne Belgian Minister Of Justice.
said to-day that ne Belgian Government
had received no official confirmation OF
the report, He added that II II was true
the Germans had committed an error
worse than crime
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
CANADIANS ENLIST RAPIDLY
Recruiting for Third Contingent
Reaches Almost REQUIRED Number,

OTTAWA, Dat. Jan 7-Recruit!ng for
Canada's third coNtngen, has been so
rapid that already the required number
OF mer mas been enlisted In the ma.
jorty Of the districts where recruiting
stations were opened IN Ottawa alone
l6o men volunteered for the mounted
r.aes Gh-s'on wi;hln few DAYS and
tie recruiting station has bee. closed
IN the ives, she RESPONSE has been re-
mark1h.e, notwithstanding that the
prairie provinces fJrns.e ed the prchte,t
proportion Of the first and second cor
taccrts Tho city OF Ed~onton with a
population ~ rot more ;ha@ 5000 mas
thus tar furnished 5000 recruits AID
anolt 1900 reseTvis.s From Alberta.
me Smallest o; the provinces. 10000 men
have been accepted for active ,erviec
There has beer no o'Hc.al announce.
meHt as 10 he date for the embarka-
ton Of the second cont.aGeat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
Continued from First Page.

important Russian point OF support.
After an indecisive battle Tuesday
between Russian and Turkish fleets
tho Russians sank an Italian mer-
chant ship, although she was flying
the Italian flag.
Four thousand Russians have been
completely Vanquished near Milan
doab, losing 200 men killed, while the
Turks who were aided by Persians,
lost six men.
In fighting near Urmlah, Azerbaljan
province, Persia, two detachments OF
Russian troops were taken prisoner
and 100 men were killed. As result
OF the reverse OF Crmiah the Russian
morale has been broken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
JAPANESE CABINET CHANGHS.
Premier okuma Leaves Portfolio OF
Interior.

TOXIC, Jan Minor changes in the
japanese Cabinet were announced to-
day Count Okuma, the Premier, who
also has held the portfolio OF Minister OF
the Interior, has relinquishtd that port
folio 10 Viscount Kanetake Oura, Minis
ter OF Commerce and Agriculture Wis
count Oura has been succeeded by
Hironaka Kono "a member OF the Diet
II IL stated that the changes were made
with view TO strengthening the Ministry
before the coming elections
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
GIANT AER0PLANE FOR
ITALIAN ARMY TESTED
Carries Load Of Ton and a Half.
and One Of 3 Engines Can
Drive It 1000 Miles.
Special cable Despatch 10 Tuz sr,

ROME. Jan. "A new army aeroplane
or remarkable power has just been sue
cessfuly tried out near Milan. II is a
biplanc with wings about soventy-three
fee. from tip to tip. the invention Of an
Italian engineer. Siguor Capronl II is
equipped with three independent rotary
engines capable Of developing 300 horse
power The engines are mounted. one In
the centre OF the car and two on each
side in front, In such a way that II one or
Two are damaged in fight they can be
repaired without al,ghting
The car OF the machine has three seats
IL Ia completely armOred and carries "A
machine gun. The new hiplane Is capable
OF a speed OF about eighty miles an hour
and will carry a useful load Of a ton and
a half, besides fuel for twenty-five hours
with only one engine working Two other
types Of the same biplane' OF 500 and 900
horse power respectively are under con-
structlon.
This new Italian flying machine IL prob.
ably the most powerful aircraft ever built
According to me cabled statistics. il IL
faster and more powerful than the Amer
lea, which was built for a transatlantic
flight at the Curtiss factory at Ham
mondsport, The America as finally
planned and built was however a flying
boat, SO that Omparison between the two
IL rather strained. The America had a
wing measurement from tip to tip OF
seventy-siX feet and carried two 100
! horsepower and one 60 horse power mo-
/ tors and was capable OF deyelOplng a
| speed OF about seventy miles an hour
| With the pontoon Arrangement the Cur
! tiss transatlantic nler was capable OF car
! ryng a useful load NJ about 3 200 pounds
| and fuel for about . hours for the two
! large engines running together and allow
| ing fuel FOR the small engine starting II
/ was expected that one engine Of the Amer
| lea could maintain the flight II the other
met with an accident The America was
| expected to carry only two men. while
the Italian machine carries three, and /,
was not an armored car.
Henry Woodhouse, editor OF FLUNG. said
| last night that italian inventors expert
mcnting since 1910 with an aeroplane FOR
naval purposes had perfected a hydro.
aeroplane capable Of dlsCharRing a 75C
pound torpedo from a height Of about tive
miles, with nine chances out of ten oil
| striking the target The percentage ot
hits IN underwater torpedo gunnery I,
about sixty.
Italian engineers and inventors n,
added. are perfecting a machine which
will he able 10 operate from a liner or bat,
| tleship at sea and keep the ocean clear o
hostile surface craft within a radius Of
from SO 20 200 miles NJ Woodhouse con
sidered the advances made by the Italians
in this line a revolution IN naval arma
ment which viii make the aero gunboa
n greater terror than seacraft Of :he sa n,
type, Italy, he said, Is planning such al
aero feet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
U. S. ARMENIANS IN TIFLIS.
Volunteers Are Expected 10 Fight
with Russians.

LoNnoN. Jan 7.--Reuters correspondent
at Petrograd forwards a despatch from
Thls reporting that a detachment of Ar
monian volunteers has arrived there from
the United states
The despatch says that the volunteers,
who are expected to serve with the Rus
sian Caucasian army against Turkey.
were received with enthusiasm at Tifis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
DANISH SHIP SUNK.

CoPENHAGEN, Jan Word has been
received here Of the sinking OF she Dam
ISL stea-Hc' Ssngof IN The North Sea
after s;rk aR G,ene
Seventeen of her crew were lost.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
AMERICAN SHIP DELAYED
The Carolyn Held I'D NJ Danish Port
20 Avoid Mine Fields.

I.oNpoN. Jan. "A despatch from Es.
hierg, Denmark says that the American
ship Carolyn. Capt Mitchell from Boston.
December "A, for Bremen, with "A cargo OF
cotton. has been held up az the Danish
port through the refusal OF local pilots to
risk taking her through the mine fields
Capt Mitchell, the despatch adds, viii
take the vessel up the Lister deep channel
and try 70 pick up a pilot who will take
him into Bremen,
The Carolyn has aboard a large guam
tlty Of cotton and wool valued nj nearly
81 900 600 She arrived at Falmouth, Eng
land, on December 80 under the convoy OF
a British warshlp, but after being held by
the British authorities for short time
was allowed 10 proceed the same day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
TURKS MAY ADVANCE ON EGYPT.
Cairo Expects Movement as Result
of Concentration.

Special cable Despatch 10 TnE SrV.
LONDON, Jan. IA Cairo despatch 10
the Daily MAJ says:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
GREEN STRIPE
SCOTCH

Ask Tor the Non-rehllable
Bottle with the Green S>ripe.
tNnlLl W SHnN = co. dlnbnrgh