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Debt Ten Billions
and Bankruptcy Near,
Warns German Expert
Prints Attack on Imperial Treasurer, Show
ing That $500, OOO,O 900 More Every Month Will BE
Needed After Next March.
AFTER WAR DEBT DOUBLE IMPERIAL INCOME

the cost Of them, If the German mPort
tariff remains the same. Will be art'n-
rially raised to n Ioint orsiderhp'
higher than during the war.
such a burdening Of German inuus-
try will undermine our competitive ca
Dacity. The interests of consumers ue-
,nand. therefore, the complete aboiit'oh
of those import tariffs after the war
Yet the consequence of such an hpoi-
ton will be an enormous hole IN GU!
imperial income. How. then. does VI"
Government think II Is go.uG u resu-
late the imperial finances
pr. Hr.fforich admits the question
causes him anxiety. But until now he
has failed 10 give any indication OF no"
he expects to surmount the diflcuItles
The members of the iietchftHg VINO
vote fo~ the new credit will bear the
same responsibility TO the taxpayers as
the finance minister. II Is natural tha'
those who make the debts in the name
OF the nation should also bear RESPONSE
bility Tor the mdnner In which the people
are To tie burde. ed for the interest ana
red.mytion OF these debts.
The time seems 10 have come 10Y 'he
Go,ernmont and the Rcichstag 10 an
.wer the question, What are th'hgs
eadiag to-
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Big CHRISTMAS GIFTS
MAKE WORKERS HAPPY
Harvester Co. Admits $4,000
to Partnership. Du Points
Grant Large Bonus.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-The 5000 employ
pany are TO become copartners with
their employers, according to an an
nouncement made public to-day. Each
employee will be allowed 10 purchase
profit sharing certificates OF the COM
pany, payment for which may be made
in small monthly iustalmcuts. Provision
also is made for converting these cortit-
ic,tes into stock At Il rate below market
value,
In addition to the regular annual .
Der cent. dividend declared on common
stock, the employees win participate in
any extra carnincs, Figures for 1871
show that had the plan been IN effect
for that year employees would have
benefited 10 the extent of over 10 per
cent.
CALUMET, Mich, Dec. 23.-With tn.
announcement to-day OF a 3 per cent.
bonus on the basis oil their November
nav the Mohawk ana Wolv rine Mining
COMPANIES made l,200 employees happy.
This IL the tifth bonus paid by the com
NAMES this year. Two Of the gifts were
for 10 per cent.
WuMINGToN. y l.. Dec. 23.--The Du
pont Powder Company made n suhstar-
tlnl Gift to-day 20 all of it's sallricd en-
p,oyecs throughout the country, an
nnInclug the continuance of a %
pcr cent. cash bonus for tn" coming
wear. A. originally planned, tn bunus
vas to continue only until January |
/ In a notice sent from the presidents of
nee. signed by Pierre >. du POnt
the order holds good for next year.
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AT IAN. IS.
Germans Promise I" a"h "r""c~
hen CR~k IL iDph".
>bfcifT 'Ib'. D,'I1IcI y TlW Nv

NEcCi1' 'uh'. pc'I1I'f 70 'Nh N"'
Invpav. lee, .i ,T..u .'.-N 0os-
patch ,,oro Athens say Germany has
informed Greece. mat the Gcruar troops
ta rrasu SR.uii,u ou j'il ry l".
Las .r,u "oi +" '',rlA'
,ire,k territory a. -o'r r- it ''-N - Sc
.,mu,isl,u.. according 40 'h'. .-H'ti
nh, $li,ui.a n"rc>pond"'t "' ne
Ho.i, N1.l. rl,erupn..r under "a'v ~
n"c-iu.,rr -, says
"Aesurn,us t.l' IA. -'1ort- 90. 'h' 4s-
pu.al Of tho i.rNaIt. forces ar RUE u
IL p~o.s.ul- tua' half . W.l'ou Germans,
Tur,, aud Hrlgliau- "a" aN' lo"lt Tor
an ATTACK Ola S,loui.~'.
1T Ia unu, rstood Utt Premier it'au-
slavuT ~ Bulgaria recently limited thai
a smashing blow would b" struck d.
January. Therefor" ~" period o. calm
here may be ~ho-t
"C;rn tie Castcluau mas arrived mere
unexpectedly. lie had long conferences
with Gen. Slrrail ard 'iru Mahon on
N-ccmhcr - amt visited tGo French and
british frout~. m" population of sale
iica T. aut''. treasured uN Gen. Ssr-
r.i'a statement th"t thc city 10 not In
cunscr'
Tno \tll"rs correspondent ~ the
Daly Hol. t~rlrgrtphIng under date 90
percua,- -, says
"Thr outlook Is moro satisfactory than
At any time since the Macedonian cdnl-
paigu started Con. SARAH said two
days ago mat i" WIS fully satisfied.
H~tly gun have arrived and are now Ia
position. The delay In the e,cWS's adj
vance has been Of the highest vatlc ~
tho A.il-r."
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LOSS ONLY IN SAVINGS.
sir .-or-e paish says Accumulated
wealth. Is MIN paircd.

L,o..poy. nee. cs.-Sir George IaiSh,
he financial expert. saii to-day may me
war has involved practically no 1rs'f"'-
tion Of accumulated wealth.
our los, i mainly IN the wealth. We
rau tn create he said. THAT = To say,
,p.ak.ug broadly. -" are making smells
not building houses building "arshin''
not making rdilways. our main Joss
arises from the failure to make repro
Glctive expenditure. ana IN" loss II
about f4aU,u 400. 900 tS2. 600 ,npo, Ooo) =
year.
"lt fs tr.. that we are selling Amer!-
,,u securities. but NC are huylng RUS
sim. French ANA Italian bonds, and on
th. p.lanc. there has been little redur-
t,r In our Investment since the begin
Mig Of The war.
II each one Of Us VIII live cc"nouI-
ically during the war we may not need
a. meet our great war expenses ~ Ie"'-
,zit.r uu our capital. although o. course
We -.4il TN TO save during the wa
tie usual t4"u.rIo 900 t>..30v.ooo." p")
y.,if. Of our iirlWc that We use for I"-
productive riIposcS-bI!!d:aG houses
railway. ships. factories, &
i Nr,., tie world viii lot ~ the
p.ripa OF the War save much. and con-"-
qucntly there will b. very ..t;l" ,xpdn-
s'o, 10 production. ON IN. other hand.
tie expansion " population will be- much
smaller than usual. and the economic
pressure that would otherwise cotne from
the check II p.uduc,!pu vii! thus be- min
!mia.d.
'r-mporar'ly thor, will be economic
pressure Of considerable severity a. TIL
/ ,ud ~ tu. war Tina; pressure vii ~
, caused u.ialy - tu, rcaGjIstiG,ur OF
conditions froU ny ~ peace. 81 i'ult
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BLISS ARMS PLANT
BLAST KILLS MAN
Mysterious Explosion in Brook
lyD Factory Laid to Foo
Of Allies.
5000 WORKERS IN PANIC

nyst.rious exploslor Of gas IN ore
Of the biy nroi.rtiIa making pl1uts OF the
Il " Bliss Cpnrauy OF Brooklyn ahou,
: o'clock las, night, killed one workman.
Injured ot least on. other and created a
hui'airg
Tn. hlas, occurred on the fourth floor
~ IN. pl,nr nj Tti-ty-nlnth and Forty
arst str,..t and FIRST ayenu. Brooklyn,
s,y.r.l ,nenri.s were advanced TO ex-
rlai, A, hut m. sudden app.ararco oil
,fd.,,is az tb. police and Fir. dopa-,-
wants anil Assistant District Attorney
v.t,.,. III 90 "a, boli.f t,,t tho .,-
,,o.,n, night bnv. hen din. 10 tamn.r-
a.. Inc. con. an. moi IN aymp,thy with
~, cn,fsa of IN. Allies.
rbc pIiss con,p,rv at presaut op,rates
$50. 80, nm. .nd r,,t,,ui,ton r',r-. IT,
p.,,il,, mitch .,,ru an. l.rg. ou,-tti,s
-, ,.,r .u,rl,.. ,,r ~. alIi., ,,ttons
no.. IL, ,, plv,,,,tb and Adams
- 49,, a.. ,,,o ,,,.rs p. g., c,,,h
1910, nv. h,,lIt,g 4, u,icS ,,o AZ
oV'' ,,t ~ ar. ~ ,no pn.h Tor
n.n,' ,.,,',,. stv s,o,x ,n,5.,r
'n',' - a,r Al 81
1a,. ,n, ,,,n, ,"r ~.
f'"'NS 'P'" " '
'"'', ~ W 49,. I
~" -' ~. 20. 49,.
ih" "pi'"N' 'i'.-E Wv" "'tv'
""t" on '"' '''"'" i'"'' vi '"e "''''"s
"""'" ''e S'e 'Nf,''t"'
'me corner "' '"s ",'''' WHY nv
i'"' a'iu"'' '"'h ""'u'" Dn .'''" WV
rest or th' W~''AIh''H "-''t 'l""' - U.s."
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HAS FIRST DOCTOR.
Intiru. Ills \um"nt-tiaEu~ May
Br CUT From pnrt.'s Route.
I-nui n Correspondent: oi Tue suS
.n.c.u! NM N,sp.tct 10 Tn So

C~uEIsrIh%tA, vi, London. Dec. - tdr-
lty,dh.-Tf" Fond peace part! Will leave
Chr'stiauiq for Stockholm tomorrow.
Herr. t'ord had l. doctor to-day for the
arst time in his lie, The phys clan.
Or Fr;nu,l.n Horru. head of IN" Red
CROSS hospital, pronounced him organi-
cllly sound. but greatly tatigu.d and
expressed fears OF the effects OF the
four,o"r hour tourney TO stockholm just
now.
Mr. Ford. who Il nov confined 10 his
bed. told close friends Tonight that ne
was pleased At the reception given TO
the mis- on H. Chr!S.iania.
III, 'ailnre Of Mr.. Ford 10 appear and
the seclUsion Of Mime. RoSzikn Schwiul-
nler, the Hungarian ptciilst, uudoubt-
.dly hun the cttus' of the mission here.
The Norwrs.ans We're most anxious TO
see Mr.. Ford and were disappointed
when he did not appear.
Al the N~orwegi.Us rave talked with
feel that Mr.. Ford - on n wild goose
chase undcr poor management.
Clergymcn and others called to-day
at the hotel to pay their respects TO M,
Ford. some If ,Ee delegates were en-
ter,aired ny Mtgius Anderson, who took
the Viking ship to the Worlds Column
bian Exposition AT Chicago.
There IL grra. SccrSry concerning the
Identity OF the Norwegian delegates who
" !! accompany the party on its further
travels. The Indications are that NJ
one has yet accepted the invitation
There was a mass meeting tonight
attended by 23O socialists who heard
and approved OF the peace plan. 1t will
b- recalled that the Socialists were de-
teutrd at the last elections when they
based their campaign on artt-militarlsm
\ big Christmas celebration and mass
meeting to be- held by the Peace and Al.
hitrstion League OF Stockholm already
has been announced.
1t IT. very likely that the party win no
go to n Hague, as II has been forbid
den to cross Germany. II Is prohahl,
that Il conference will be held at Copen
hagen, hut II Is very doubtful II tn,
delegates will no allowed To speak ther.
because Of the Danish law prohibiting
foreigners from discussing the war.
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"Apart irom the Items OF the annual
budget. which remain NOR" or lcs
stationary. such as postal revenue Inc
imperial income the last year before
tho war dii not attain even 2.ono oop.-
600 marks CJo0.U O0, 1000. cur after
war debt. therefore. will alone amount
20 more than double the Imperial in
conv
"But 9. - notorious hat befote thv
war our imp-rial financial cor iitiorS
caused grave d~it,,cullics. since 1906 oie
finance reform has followed another ara
ths Treasury has been constantly on III"
lookout Tor new sources of revenue.
THE 1904 tax burden was increased
a one swoop by coo ncc o0o marks
(SlSO.o00 .OoV). Even ,hsn tho ludget
did not balance. In 1918 the Govern
;rent resorted to the extraordinary
measure u a direct tax on fortunes To
raise 1000 600. 600 marks $3.50 600 oo0D
for an army incrcas". Vet even after
that the.v had 20 b. a lpar to cover
ne l'r-i'.
"Th.s ,- quite crouGa 20 enable one
10 estimate what r. ahead II - are
going To- provide for c.5ou. 600. goo marks
tS6gt. 400, "ooI moro q year than ever
Scio-n.
"H.sides Al this. the h.cal system ~
tine rup!r. will hardly be ra.ntdirto.
Among the i,ers Of reN",'u" mat de
rived from customs dues ola imports j.
IN, most, important In the gear 1919
10 j., amounted T." $4,000. "Ho marks
,slsS $50 oonl. This cam" Tor thc most
mart from taxes imposed on imported
food aAd raw or hall IN. ned product"
required 10y our iudu5tri'
"Put me pr,cne Of the-' wares In the
markets Of IN" world VIII undoubtedly
rise after the war. which vii moan that
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In response Ia inquiries put 20 him
tni. afternoon secretary Daniels said
rhat while he had taken into COusidera-
ton w. drawing his programme the
amount Of money likely 70 lc available
his pltn for "A tive dreaduoughts u year
schedule was based on tn" nuTb"r OF
,apital ships which he believed Il pcs
sible to hay, under construction at
any one time. rs Il requires three years
20 complete a d~rrnlnought his plan
would make sly the maximum number
building at any one time.
The General Board In its published re-
mort allied for the authorization Of four
hattleships Ia l9l7. two in l?ls II tw-
in 1919, thus providing that IN 1919
eight d~readnoughtS would hc under con-
struction, with the first four out of the
dry docks and being furnished with ar
mamcut,
At IN. present tine there are FIX
Yards. private ,nd Government owned.
able 10 build ~dreadnoughts, tho New
York Navy Yard, Mare Island Navy
yard, Cramps. Newport News Company,
Pore River Shipbnilding company and
the New York Shipbuildiug Company.
Tho General Ron rd, however, took
IN, p~osItion that II the United States
udppted n fixed policy Of naval cxpan-
sion the fact would encourage the TX
mansion OF present yards ana the con
s,ructiun ~ new ones To "A degree sutii'
Gent to enable the carrying OUT oi
IN. plan the board proposed.
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The reply OF the General Board a.
that time corresponds with IN" Army
War colleges statement ~ military
policy" which secretary 81 Wal Carl
son made public N he day following
the publication of his own annual re-
r-rrt. hut i was r~igeouhol~l by Sec
rc;ary Daniels,
Although the published report Of the
General BOARD ~ November . refers to
IN. Juiy report a. having se' forth tho
belief of the board that tn" American
navy 10y l:2j should equal that Of any
other country, not excepting Great Brit
ain. and As having laid down n pro-
gramn. for l?l5. The details al this
report have never been mad" known.
outside Of the General Board not
an Official ot the department besides the
Secretary was allowed to- see II. Sew
eril days ago n VAS stated that the
board ia this report recommended al
expenditure In 1917 alone Of s.Or, 0U" GOA
Further investigation to-day developed
IN. fart that some officers believe that
IN. SUN urged was $500. oVn, 400 fol
1917. or 80 much as :" rotary Daniels
recommends shall be expended In iiv,
years.
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The bankers interviewed agreed o. the
following estimates IN analysis "c tie
loau:
Tn. total al short term rreasurr 'U,'s
converted mouu' 10 1000, ""o, go"
francs ,sl, O0O. 900. uo0D. Tho louS,r
term nutee yielded 1000, eco uou tiuo,-
0ou,0u0), The cash subscribed mount
ed to between 1000 oOo 900 $500.
UO0.0oo) and 2.3oo, oou. 600 S50o,-
600. 0u0J. and the converted eutos TO
1000. 00o, 600 Eiuo.ooo. 0uOl. II is
thouGht that half OF the short term
notes Submitted will he Iebuugnt by the
same Investors IN the first f"w months
Of 1915.
Tho foreign subscriptions, 'lOse from
EuE.aud excluded, tutalltd lS5, UuO 900
francs ,$2,, ouu, "u0t. made up OF 3d.
uu" 900 lraIts Eln.uU0 ,""o) from swift
2"rl,rd. 5u.,Uo. 400 francs from Holland
aud a 'ew million francs ,rcn from
spain. tine United states and Italy, The
swiss c~Orrrsuoud"uts of Paris lAaHevS
rrport that 80 tcN German and Austrian
subscriptions have been rec we'd AT Swiss
hlui,s. II Is understood that |lNondon's
sI~nscllp,i"S are inctu ici in the official
total.
\ comparison Of the statements of the
Biuh at France ulue the dates OF De-
,emhcr y ana december Is Is taken to
indicate that the casn submitted shows,
roughly. a gam OF ZOO. 900. 600 francs
isiin.nuu .ntnD.
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Specia, catle D,sos.cA 10 rnr Sc.

. SDecth fuO!e DtSDOtch 10 lHL 81
BERLIN. via London, Dec .3.--A hnan-
cial expert contributes to V~oyvGcrts, the
Social!st organ, an article respecting
Germany's financial condition IN which
he denounccs the Imperial Treasurer,
who paints the situation In optimistic
colors. and asserts that The nation IS
on the verge Of financial b~ankruntcy.
with the latest credits ~demarde1,"
he says. the German war debt amounts
to 10000, 00O, 900 mark $4,000. 00o.-
oO0). According to Or Helterich. the
Treasurer, this sum will carr. the war
on until March. 1916. Every additional
month the war will cost at least 2.ooo,-
600. 900 marks $500. GOO. 000).
"One may be certain tina, money will
be found rs In the past by a loan. but
It IL oTually certain that a loan Will
bear 8 per cent. interest and some day
viii have 10 be redeemed.
w are already assured Of an in
teres' obligation OF 1000. 600. 600 marks
$500. 600. G0UD q year. Redemption Will
De Inevitable. as the credit of the empire
can I've maintained after the war Ia no
other way. with interest charge and
the colossal sums which will be required
FOR PENSIONS TO war survivors n thcit
dependents the empire will b. face 10
face with an expenditure OF ~ least
800. 900. 900 marks ,S62J .o"o. oon) q
year more than before the war.
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7YPHUS PLAGUE
SPREADS OVER
TEXAS BORDER
Health Service Agents
Guarding Boundary Line
Three Cases Found.
ROCKEFELLER FUND
TO AID RED CROSS

w~.-t,ScroN, Dec. o3.-Thc Mexican
,yphus plague has crossed the Rio
c-ande into Texas. Information TO this
.rc,t reached the United states Public
Health Service here to-day. Three cases
=, ,Nc disease have been located at
Laredo, Tex. where hundreds OF Next
ran refugees ave gathered.
strenuous Efforts are being made 70
maven, further spread Of the disease on
,A,s side of the line. The Public Health
Service has issued orders detailing
s,.,ial agents at all towns along the
harder and at each OF these places q
,,r,d quarantine inspection will be es-
,.bllshed. Nj persons leaving Mexico
will be subjected to careful examination
and suspects placed in detention camps.
Reports reaching the Red cross to-
asy from Mexico city, where 10000 per-
.ons are reported down with the fever.
state tina, the epidemic has spread to
the foreign quarters. Thirteen cases are
reported IN the American and English
ro,opies The British Ambassador con
,-re, to-day with Secretary Lansing
oyer the situation.
Tho Sc rotary informed him that Car
,anza has not yet replied To- the request
nj this Government that he permit agents
,f the American Red Cross II OF the
Rockefeller Foundation to take charge
d, the campaign agdinst the Fever III
Mexico city. Pueblo and Pachuca and
ysrts Of the state Of oaAaca where the
.st.ence IS raising with particular Nia-
enCe. 49,.
D. c. {. Pierce OF the Public Health
Service has been ordered tror san Fran
tsco to Laredo TO take charg" OF inc
situation there.
Tomorrow ia New York, Ut the home
Of Robert de Forest, the executive com
mite. a. the Red Cross. OF which ex'
President Taft Is chairman, VII NEE
70 discuss The extent to which th'
american Red Cross can extend al'
..,ui' Carranzl lift the nan he ha'
imposed on that orcauizatlon.
Officers OF the Public Health Service
rErr,n. tonight L. the fact that typhu'
ever was the plLEgc which killed thou
sands H. Serbia. explained that " ~ =
natural consequence 81 war and iiu'l''
t. rrrm is transmitted by body Yer
n 4-l generally appears nrS' W arm!
a.-r, rot properly guarded with sam
.s-y p-reautions. The death rate IRON
The Discus" is extremely MI ana IN
.l'as. - U: a virulent type.
70 g feared that with the jncreasini
'-e.y ,,,n Tn. United States ot the de
ia.,,5 soldiers Of villa the plague vi!
spread rapidly among the American Dor
.rr was unless drastic steps are take
10 Pr yen. w.. For this reason the Pub
lie H.. Itt service agents n other quar-
.--.na officers be,nC sent to the Hurde
sch 30. instructed 10 Wmigate the pei
ors AID clothing Of all those comln'
70 IT, side.
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British Cabinet Is
United on All Lines
Of Policy
INVASION or GREECE
EXPECTED BY JAN. Is
Commander at SalOnica
says Army Is Ready
to Meet TcutOnS.

LuNooN. Dec. 29-Thn statement Of
the Creek Premier. VI. Skouloudis, ys-
tcrdly .; Athens that Greece was willing
and ready TO help the Entente Powers
but had been foutcd and ignored by
them 10 = point hoyohd endurance
caused a lively discussion in the Housy
OF Commons to-day and more rccrim-
nations respecting the situation at tie
D~.rianellcs and the entire field Of the
Near Eat.
IL reply - the various remarks aGu
charges made, Lord Robert Cecil. Par
l!ameutary Under Secretary for the For
cigu Office. said that the keynote OF the
,~;vvernment's policy in the Balkans had
been 30 produce IN these unhappy coun-
tries Il spirit of un.ty instead Of one
OF discord. lie said Il VAS impossible
TO discuss the diplomats relations with
any y. the Balkan states because Sc
,rec,, was the essence of their success.
Lord Robert said that some OF tho
charges being made against the Foreign
Dfhc,. Indicate that the hystericai ncu-
ro;ics are unable TO stand me stress OF
wa.
"l'rtl III. resignation Of one or more
ne,rbrr~ of the cabinet Lord Robert
added, every one - hound 1" accept
the View tina 4 IL united on the main
lines Of IT, policy. AZ - the unity az
tho Allies, thcy have carried on IN" war
IN "A naLn-r which. n one considers his
tory, is - ..all. urcxaTp!cd per.urinance
, Of unity
"When things arrn', going right FOR
the moment rolnc people think the
o,ype- COURSE Is To turn ~ The men who
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MISS ADDAMS WON'T GO.


CHICAGO, Dec. 23,--Miss Jane Adj
dams has can-elled her reservation OH
the holland America line steamship
which would havc taken her to Europe
In tim. To- join the Ford peace expedition
at The hague,
Miss Adams received to-day from
Christiunit IN. following cablegram
signed by Henry Ford
AN press rumors about dissension ON
board mfounded only a few journalist
try to make stories for their papers By
investing everythiug with rich imaglna-
ton. Hope your faith In our mission
is as unshaken as ours, Norwegian pc,-
pie are splendid. Best wishes, and hurn
to See YOU join our party
\ meeting of IN" International COM
mittee Oh permanent peace, set for lanu-
AIRY ii al The Hague, has beeil post
poucd until II can DO learned when Miss
AddpGns will DO ablc~t0 attend.
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CLEAR. MILD CHRISTMAS.
No snowfall ~IndicntrH ESrep P"s'
.ibIy over Lake Region.

WAsHINaToN. Dec. 23.-It Is going TO
be a surShiny Christmas with mild tenn
r.rlture. There's no use getting the
sleigh bells down from the barn Tort
ard Willie's new sled will probably be
unused for some days.
There vii not I've any snowfall any
where In the East according to the
Weather Bureau announcement to-day,
except possibly n light fan over the
Great Lakes region, The snow and rain
1urries in Pennsylva: Ia. New York and
New England to-day viii b" over the
Atlantic Ocean by Christmas,
There is a slight rainfall Indicated for
Oh. N,rthern Pacific States for the holt
d,vs No storms or unusually cold
utmosphere areas are evident,
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A WHITMAN. GARY DINNER.
governor win E~ntrrt"in steel
Tru.t Head New Years Eve.

ALBANY. Dec. 23,-Gov, ana MT'
Whitman will entertain az dinner oh
~ Vc,,'s eve before the charity ball.
guests will include Judge and
Mrs, Ebert II. Gary, Mr., and Mrs
stuart Duncan, Mr.. and Mrs, Adolph
evyisohn and Capt, and Mrs, Lorillard
Gnercer. MIR. and Mrr. Parker Corning,
Mr. ana Mrs. Harry W. Sage, Mr.: and
Mr.. George y. Pratt. Mrs. Harry Whit
nrv McNickar of New York, Mrs. VIII
,,In Bayard Van Rensselaer,, cor nay
ward and Mr., and Mrs 'ranklin H.
Lord.
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WOODS ACT PRAISED.
prcunrcdncss Committee says Nm-
ton u Behind him.

The Conferenc" Committee on Ma
tional Preparedness say" out the fol-
low ing yesterday :
"That the determinations or Henry \.
Wise Wood, chairman Of the Conference
COMMITTEES on National Preparedness. 10
attack what he calls the thoroughly in
ADEQUATE and therefore dangerously
weak naval and military policy Of the
Administration reflects the sentiment of
the nation Is Indicated by the influx OF
messages To him to-day from all parts
Of the country communicating him on
the stand he has taken in rcsiIning from
Tho Naval Consulting Board in order
that lac may he free TO continue his
campaign for adequate preparedness.
,"rhe act of the Administration In sup
Confined Oh Last Page,