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MRS. BELMONT GIVES
$1,000 TO WIN WILSON
Starts Fund for His COnver-
sion to L. s. Amend
mPnt Plan.

One thousand dollars for the purpose
OF converting President Wilson to the
Federal enfranchisement Of women is
Mrs. o. IT, T., Belmont's latest contribu-
ton To the suffrage cause. She made
this gift yesterday at Il meeting of the
Congressional Union held at Sherry's to
welcome Mrs, Sara Bard Field and Miss
Frances Jolliffe, the ENJOYS. who brought
IA petition from the Women Voters Com
ference. which will be presented to the
President on December 8.
When contributions We're called for
Mrs. Belmont was among those who re-
sponded with a gift of $1,000. A mo-
ment later she rose to her feet again
and exclaimed:
another $1,000 to convert Mr.. VIII
SON"
Mrs Belmont didn't say Just how the
money was to he used. but declared that
she was sure the Federal amendment ad-
vocates would win over the President.
She added that some Of the Southern
Congressman needed 10 have suffrage
money spent on them. especially Repre-
sentative Heffiln. whose use Of the male
mud birds devotion TO the female mud
bird az an Snti-suffrage argument reused
the ire Of the suffragists
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-27
SAW ANC0NA SUNK;
FLED FROM TORPEDO
Witnesses Of Submarine At
tack Arrive on Anchor Liner
Skipper Tchs story.
ANSWERED s q : CALL
Two shots Fired ut Italian
BOat-Fugitivc Warned
Other ships.
ANSWERED s o : CALL

Witnesses of the torpedoing and sink
ing of the Italian Line steamship Ancona
IN the Mediterranean arrived last night
at Quarantine by the Anchor liner Italia,
which caught the = O : signal NJ the
doomed ship and made an effort to assist
her.
Capt. Johnston of the Italia reported
that when he was "A day out from Pa
iermo on November 9, slowly proceeding
In thick fog. his wireless operator
brought him the call OF distress. tie
told the operator to get more particulars
instantly so he might go to the help of
the Ancona.
The wireless man Of the italian liner
told his position. and Capt. Johnston
altered his course. practically reversins
his own. and headed for the Ancona
He ran out of the fog bank and noted
the Ancona. about three miles distant,
down by tn. head, and that she was
flying no flags. He saw torpedo fired
from submarine at the Ancona, and Il
moment later the submarine came TO the
surface.
capt. Johnston says the submarine 'icw
no flag that he vas able to see. and
that from his knowledge "f vessels Of
IN. type Il. feels pretty confident that
she WAS u German boat. Il" saw
second torpedo fred which sent a geyse-
~ mingled water and wrsckag" nigh IN
the ai'
The skipper then suspected that the
submarine was making an effort 20 finish
IN" italian liner So sh. might attack the
Italia and h. steered "A cours. away from
the submarine. signalling tn the engin.
room for fun speed ahead As he
steamed away with his seven cabin and
eishty-eight steerage passengers. mostly
Italians. h" kent his wireless man busy
signalling all wireless stations and all
Italian vessels equipped with wireless
In the Mediterranean Of tn. attack and
telling the position of the Ancona and
the submarine.
capt. Johnson was fearful that the
submarine might pursue and overtake
him. as the Italia Is slow. making tai
maximum speed no, more than about
thirteen knots. SO he altered his course
at nightfall. He saw nothing Of the sub
marine thereafter.
Two hours before he got the wireless
distress call OF the -Anoona he got
similar call from the French steamship
France. not the French line lcviathan
but much smaller vessel. which did NOT
Civ. her position, SO the Italia could
not assist her II she had been willing
to do 90.
Passengers by the Italia said n; Quar-
antine last nigh, that they had heard
tnat four submarines had succeeded IN
getting uast Gibraltar on thu night Of
November .. and that one had failed.
II is supposed that this was sunk or
captured hy the British.
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SERBS DONE FOR, is
REPINGTON'S VIEW
"Times" Military Expert
Looks for Onslaught Against
Allies at Once.
.p,oil c1bie DeSpatch 70 rnK srv.

LoNrox. Nov 97.-Col Repington.
the military critic Of the Times re-
viewing the campaign in the Balkans.
says:
"Whatever the prec se situation OF the
Serbian army may be there IL no ques-
ton that the Serbian Government has
been transferred to Scutari and the Ser
bian troops have been thrown back into
the mountains of Albania and Monte
negro. They have. by the German
showing. lost most OF their guns. Ser
bsan reports show that they are short
OF food and ammunition. As the
en.ny's attack has been IN the nature
Of "A great envelopiug drive 1t is prob
able that the kossuvo plain is encum-
hered with fuC.tives and II is unlikely
that thu serbian troops can do much
NOR. than conduct partisan operations
in the hills.
1T is possible FOR the enemy to follow
the Serbs into Montenegro. attacking the
latter from tn" east ana north. The
Germans, Austrians and Buigaridns all
have troops specially orsauzed for noun
tain warfare, ana 't may prove that
Austriaus from Bosnia. Gen Won koe-
yess's army and a frN Bulgar divisions
will prosecute the remainder OF the cam
paigu OF TINS sid. while Gen Won Gall
Wits army. most oi the Bulgarian ul-
visions and Al Turkish contingent turn
upon the Allies"
col RepiuEtou thinks tnat the AUS
rr-Gcrmhn- bulgarian tactics In heading
of tn. serbs before dtta,kiur the Allies
Ar, correct
We must not take the n.itlng around
ing that l. coming az says serbia
heir-, to q large extent disposed Of AZ a
military asset. aud the pursuit rcle-
gated to a miroI fore tho German com
mtnd must Inevitably now concentrate
upon the Nll-s and bring every man to
provoke 80 decision 'n IN. south. The
Greeks abandonment OF their half eX-
pressed intention Of informing allied
troops who may cross the frontier can
uu, hr Regarded A. protection !. we
withdraw 10 the south.
When thrr" va, question IN 1870
a. French troops from Sedan retiring
into Belgium the German orders were
tLat any Fr"uch troops not informed
were Ia H. followed into Belgian terri
tory aud attacked. We shdl, b" very
La!Ne II we suppose that any different
courS, Vll Toe followed now. II oh
,.uusly is 81 hrs, Importance 10 the
enemy t. oyrrwhclu u Il he can. Lord
Kitchener doubtless has taken these con-
sidcl5t,icus into account and adopted
~ caSures accordingly
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TO ATTACK PANAMA SLIDES.


BALTIMORE. Nov. e6.--At the request
of President Wilson the National Acad-
clny OF sciences has appointed TN" not
lowing to investigate and report on no."
10 control Panama slides:
g. K. Van Iiise, University of WIS.,
cousin chairman Gen. II. l.. Abbott,
Cambridge. Mass. Or George +
Becker. United States Geological SUI
ycy. Prof. j. Z. Brauner. Leland stan
ford University; DR.. whitman cross
United states theological survey, ~
Arthur L. Day. Carnegie Institution; br.
j. L. Hayford, Northwestern fn:ver-
sity Prof Harry Fielding Reid, Johns
Hopkins University; Prof X. :. Wood
ward, Carnegie Institution; g. Car
pentcr. engineer, Ithaca. August T.
Davis. United States Reclamation Ser
vice: John r. Freeman, engineer. Prov :
d.ucr. II. J.
The committee hopes to visit Panama
in December.
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UTNEYS PUT ROAD
UNDER A RECEIVER
Atlantic City and Shore Com
pany Confronted With
Deficit Of $50. 900.

TRENTON. y. j., Nov. 26.-Attributing
It's financial difficulties to the unre-
strictcd operation Of jitneys in. Atlantic
city. the Atlantic city and Shore Rail-
road Company to-day assen'ed To the
appointment OF cx-Judge Clarence l..
Cole as receiver. The application was
made before Judge Rellstab In the
United states District Court
The receiver WAS asked for by IL. II.
Bachman Il Co. OF Philadelphia, who
have a claim of Sl2.6s2 against the rail-
road company. In addition II was
charged that the company owes the West
Jersey and Seashore Railroad $4,000
and that 1t viii he unable to pay $23,S75
due the t;irard Trust Company OF Phila-
delphia next wednesday as interest on
a bond issue Of $950.000.
Showing how its business has been
affected by the jitney traffic the COM
pany's answer set forth that during the
fye years preceding 1915 the company's
net profits aggregated 100000. all OF
which was invested In extensions and
road bettermenta, With the growth of
the jitney traffic the company's gross
receipts for the current year we're re-
duced by 100000. no instead OF closing
the year with a profit. as heretofore, II
was confronted with deficit Of $4,000.
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LIBEL COSTS BATTLE 81.
Verdict Returned In S2SO.OOO suit
of Mrs. Abigail bishop.

The jury in the supreme Cour; that
heard tn. S2j", 0O0 libel suit started by
Mrs Abigail II. Bishop. divorced wife
uf James Cunningham Bishop. against
t;eorg. Gordon Battle. tn. lawyer, re-
turned verdict yesterday for 81 Be
cause of the small amount of the yer.
diet Mrs. Bishop will be compelled TO
pay the costs NOR. than sl00.
The suit was based on statements
made by Mr battle in "A letter he wrote
10 District Attorney Whitman in 1913.
after Mrs. Bishop had sued for dl-
yorre and named Mrs. Leila Gaines
tiwathme. as correspondent. Mr.. Battle.
AS Mrs Gwathm.y's attorney. alleged
that Mrs. Bishop was "A victim Of liquor
and drugs and that she had been COM
mitted to sanitarum. seeking to show
that she had an insane delusion that
her husband had been unfaithful. The
testimony showed tina, although Mrs.
Bishop had been committed to a ro-
treat her husband permitted her to
take trip to Egypt instead.
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The RcsOiution Adopted.

The mass meeting adopted the follow
inc resolution which instructed Mrs.
Sch.Yimmer and Mrs. Snowdcn 10 lay II
before the President;
The ENJOYS sent by the Interna-
tional Congress Of Women at The
Hague ascertained from the Govern
meuts OF the belliRerent nations of
Europe that they would have no oh
,ections to the calling of a conference
of the neutral nations OF the world
looking to the possible termination OF
the war ana
The beligerent nations seem to be
unable themselves 10 take the inita-
tive to this end and
The women as well as the men OF
the nations In this war are sufferers
from it, devastation therefore
We. the members of the woman's
peace party and othe-s assembled I'm
Washington urge that the President
of the United States. the head OF one
of the principal neutral countries OF
The world, call upon the other neutral
nations to appoint representatives to
assemble in conference in constant
mediation without armistice and dedl-
Gated to finding a just settlement OF
this conflict
The President received Mrs, Schwim.
mer and Mrs. Snowden in the Blue Room
at the White House shortly before the
dinner hour Mrs. Snowden lid that hs
Continued on Third Page,
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BOY KILLED: TEACHER HELD.
Jersey CITY Woman Took Lad Her
Auto struck TO Hospital.

Miss Emily II. IIartnett. 40. Of 24a
York street Jersey city. public school
teacher was driving her own automobile
through Mercer street early last night
i'm Jersey City when the ear knocked
down and ran over John Segale :. of
4S7 Mercer street. Jersey city, Accord
ing TO the school teacher the lad ran
directly In front of tn. auto.
Miss Hartnett stopped the machine
summoned Dr. Flaherty, and then rushed
with the dying boy to the Jersey city
Uospital, but he was dead when the
automobile got there, The teacher was
arrested, charged with manslaughter
she was parolrd to appear to-day IN the
First criminal Court.
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POT SHOTS AT RICH GOLFERS
Bullets WhiH Near Players "n
huntington valley Course.

golfers on the course OF the Huntingdon
Valley Country Club were badly fright
cned to-day when during An hour and "a
half three bullets from "A high powered
rifle whizzed by the heads of club mem
bers and caddies.
The first shot entered the clubhouse
and narrowly missed the cook The
second bullet, half an hour later tore
into the ground within three feet of
]. II. bangfrheld and lIorac" Frantine
TrirtN-hye minutes later another bullet
lodged in n tree near the clubhouse
II is believed that the shots We're fred
al "A distance Of IA quarter of mile
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STEAMER BURNED; ALL SAVED.
Thrilling Rescue Ot the PnssrW-
gers by Three Other NesacIs.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.-The baltimore,
Cheeapcake and Atlantic steamer ril oil,
plying between this city and points nn
the EASTERN shore 80 Maryland. WAS
burned to the waters edge this evening
while of Thomas Point, in the Ehesa-
pcake Bay,
The steamers Florida Of the old Hay
Line and Richmond Of the Chesapeake
steamship Company, both on their Way
tu Norfolk. took OF all the passengers
while the Nantucket of tn Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company as
sisted by flashing searchlghts.
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Fortune Ia bonds.

NJ tarnegic's fortune consisted
largely If the first mortgage bonds OF
the United states Steel Corporation. The
pric. paid for the Carnegie Steel Com
pany was SI20.VOo.00 OF this Mr..
Carnegie and two relatives received
s2l3,0o0,oU0. Before the Stanley COM
mittee Mr. Carnegie testified that his
personal share of this was $201, 800, OOO
Naturally the interest on this accumu-
Rated fast IN the years before Mr.. Car
negie's largest gifts were made Most
OF these gifts to Institutions and for tn.
founding II charities have been in Steel
bonds. Apparently he has given away
nearly If MT all Of them
Mr.. Carnegie owns considerable real
estate. Besides the place on Fifth ave-
nue he owns the famous Skibo castle
with its large estate In scotland and a
place AZ Bar llarbor, The income ul
his present fortune of 10000 900 is
Sl.O00,o00 year, enough he has found
10 live on and maintain these places, but
small IN comparison with the Income of
more than Slo,0OU. 600 which he received
at one time from the Steel bonds alone.
Mr.. Carnegie has not made any large
gifts in several years His health has
not been good lately. out his friend said
yesterday that he was now much i'm
proved and happier and more cheerful
than ever In his life.
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STEAMER FROM N. Y. ABLAZE.
Hank dale Reaches BOrd~Ruv-Eir~
Vow Under Control.

PARIS. Nov. &c, word was received
to-day from Bordeaux that the British
steamer Bankdalc arrived ther. with n
fire in No hold. She left New York
November o. The flames were said 20
br under control
The Bankdale was chartered by the
French line To- carry miscellaneous
cargo to France She carried "A large
quantity Of war supplies. including cop
per and barbed wire, machinery. 1000
barrels of nitrate of ammonia, ~ casks
Of bichromate of potash and 400 horses
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Rernforcemen Dissent bari,.

British recnforccmerts are contnu-
ing to dlsembark to-day.
"Th. bulgarian press i- unanimous III
declaring that after the occupation Of
serbian Macedonia the Bllghr.dn army
will have brought It's MISSION 10 al enc.
but Bulgaria I, .u no Nay disposed
toward fresh sacrifices, the advaUtag" #
which is not apparent Bulgarian pub
lie opinion seems uNcdsy at IN" p."Scn'"
OF Turkish forces in Thrac-. Fi,c TUX
ish divisions are at Sui'i aud on" ,~ d'
Nustapha IaSha. while there l. one also
AT Narna, on the Black Sr,t. and "nr AT
Burgas.
"On the other hand the Turkish pres
states that the u,cstiou of Thrayo vi!
Ice definitely settled with the support of
ier,nany for Thracr, contrary to the
declarations made by Premier Hado.
sliyon OF bulgaria. should fan to Tur-
key"
\ correspondent of the iar~ Hds,,,
te.egraphing under date ui Nov cmurr a..
SAWS tn, situation at MouaStir Wa uu-
changed AT that dat. and thtt me Bui-
gariaus wci,, heleN ed to have sent troO,
from hefur. Monastr to rrcuiuruc T."
army attacking the Fr.ucn line to t."
northeast. s!uce the serbian uutposts
were no longer IN contact with the IiuI-
garians Tho correspondent added tn.,t
the village Of RN,l. north % kru~cy D.
which had changed hands several times
and was o,cupied 10y EIlgir,au lrrrsultrS
on Novenher i, had neru g"iaAru Toe
the Serbisns
An undated Ruchares' despatch re-
celved here by way of GENEVA says
"A strong fore "f the Al''s nss
begun big "nV.!Opn- movement
againr the Bplrar4anS from the '"rra
10 Orv~nlk tn Bulsars are retiring
l,sltf Z IL
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Days british lUs~r. :sHt.

>p'ciIl fdLie BtspItCh 10 rur So
LuNpoN, Nov. 20 Tho official british
casualty list issued to-day gives the
names Of twenty-four officers. Of whom
four were Killed, and $40 men, Of whom
l27 were killed.
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Still Hope to Effect June
ton With Allies
Forces.
ATSTRO-GERMAN ARMY
MARCHING ON USKUB
Petrograd Hears Italian
Forces Are Landing at
Albanian Port.
Special cooie Dsspofch 70 THr svS.


LONDON. Nov. 27--The French forces
holding the limo running from Krtvolak,
on the vardar. west along that river to
the Cerna, and southwest on tho right
bank OF the Rajec. have driven back the
Bulsarians who sought to cut through
the line. recovering most OF the pos.
tions lost at the beginning OF the Bull
Garian attack.
The Salonica correspondent OF ths
Daily Mail. telegraphing under date Of
November 2s. saws:
The French retook the offensive and
threw. back the Bulsarians. taking
majority OF the positions lost on the
Krivolak -Cerna-Rajec line. The Bll-
garians. with their full strength. had
tried to force the French lines and had
left in the rear no covering troops. 80
the vigorous French counter attack
forced them to withdraw hurriedly, ie"v.
ing a considerable number of dead and
wounded.
"A small squadron of French aero.
planes boplbarded the Bulgarian village
OF Strumitza yesterday with great sur-
cess and returned 10 its bts. uuinjurcG.
The Serbian army i continuing IL
retreat in new direction and has at
tackled tn. Bulgarian forces Govern :
pril.p. The nghting continues and tls
results are not known.
The Austro-,i.rman forces re
marching toward tskur.
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KAIsER's ABODE LOSES ROOF.
Authorities Need the Copper In
One Or Imperial Castles.

BASEL, Nov. 26.--The imperial castle
at Donaueeschngen. Germany. Is being
shorn Of its copper roof for use in maxi
ing war munitions.
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sists OF hs wife. who was Miss Louise
whitfield. and their daughter Margaret,
now is years old. lie has two nephe we.
Thomas Morrison and william Coleman
Carnegie. the sons of his brother Tom.
II Will be only comparatively small
inheritance which these will receive when
the one time Carnegie fortune Is taken
into consideration.
II was explained by this friend ~ Mr..
Carneeie's that not since he first started
giving away his fortune has the iron.
master attempted to make money. He
has refused. for example, to buy q
single share " stock In any corpora.
tion or TO 90 Into anything which while
promising Increased wealth for him In.
volved the hazards Of business lie
has consistently for years hept his
money In either bonds or real estate.
Dwelling with much emphasis upon
his adherence to this tenet of his creed
this friend said that in the years
that have passed. on occasions too nu-
nerous TO mention. men Of large af-
fairs had besought Mr.. Carneeie to sub
scribe for shares h important undertake
ings which promised large returns
Many were close personal friends. he
said, who had appealed on personal
grounds. He refused them all. when
| announced that ] had quit business"
this friend quoted Mr.. Carnegie as say
ing. Il meant what ] said. II | had
meant to do such things ! would have
remained in business"
Unlike Other Gtxera.
Mr.. Carnegie. ii was added. had been
81 .,.,,,,a - '.e way
.,s. ~. 'o"," now
-. .". az an" '''ue
' r ....u II. na"S felueeu Ior we
10" ne "e'ep'eu '"e
onels 'i'aut 10 MN IN 'he Iast nfteeh
sV"H' Wns stated ne couio easily
~'a,e ~ "ouo''" 'ie fortune ne hau. 10
,'"', Pe,so'"i "ppeais ne mas responded
U! 'ehu'hs money put never with the
Ioe" OF making any IL was, as TINS
friend SAID. one OF the most remarkably"
ttatures OF this remarkable record of
giving away a fortune
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Last September the Emperors palace
IN Berlin was visited by a military COM
mission demanding n list of the metals
At the court. Emperor William ordered
that all metals not in actual use he
seized. A recent report said that the
copper roofs OF the cathedral at Bre-
men were being dismantled for mill
tary use.
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EIGHT BEGUN
ON M'ADOO'S
NEW WTAXPLAN
Smoot Says Secretary Hides
Fact That Treasury Is
Bankrupt.
$500. 100000 NEEDED.
DECLARES SENATOR

V,su,xGroN. Nov. 26.--The Admins
s,s,,on's plan for raising additional reve-
,u,. for national defence and other pur-
co,.s AZ outlined by Secretary OF the
treasury McAdoo yesterday was received
..,h VARYING sentiment In the several
political quarters here.
The Republicans condemned the Nc
.Aoo statement rs gross underestimate
n, ,h. revenues that will be needed to
,n.et the deficit in the Treasury and pro-
vide for preparedness.
Senator Smoot OF Utah. a member OF
the Senate Committee on Finance. who
IA regarded as an expert on the tariff
and revenues. gave out statement
roundly attacking Secretary McAdoos
methods in dealing with the revenues
and contending that the Democrats will
need $500, ,OO0. 900 instead OF $112,000.-
no. the amount estimated by Mr.. Nc
Aioo. in new taxes.
Even among the Democrats there were
..sns OF dissension over the subject of
taxation suggested by Mr.. McAdoo for the
raising Of the necessary revenues. For
example. Senator Gore OF Oklahoma, one
81. the Democratic leaders. declined to
subscribe to the Administration suG-
res,ion OF a tax on gasol.ne or mineral
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sees Tax On lndustry.

"lt H. a tax upon industry" said Sena-
TO- gore. and will unfsyorably affect
Oklahoma aud other oil producing states.
It is not necessary 20 tax industries. for
VI can levy an inheritance tax and In
crease the tax ON beer and whiskey.
our internal tax on liquors is too low
ANYHOW. Before the European war
broke out tn. tax in England on whiskey
sas sa7i, and her tax on beer IL higher
.asu ours
-uoot
Having read with care Secretary Nc
tGau's statement. which WAS probably
p rptrcd with even more care, ] am at
'u-s To- determine whether or not !t
presa-es another change in the form Of
the IAily Treasury statement, which has
sletdy undergone So many metamor-
~ --s Certainly Mr.. McAdo"'s state
1en' ssued this morning does not cor
,r,p,nj with the daily statement OF the
United states Treasury issusd on tho
.,'- with which h. begins his tabula-
.nn>
"'rNlt is to say, the secretary declares
ma on July !. 1915. there Was credit
h'iaucr iu the general fund of sl0il1o.-
'o5 md yet the official daily statement
u th- United states Treasury bearing
into ut July and .. 1915, shows the net
balance IN the general fund 10 be- $7S,-
'''N3l. and thh latter item Is printed
100 m, lail, statement in bold type and
shows 4 Shrinkage from the previous
lays statement OF nearly $4,000. 900.
III, difference alone amounts to s2sl,-
ORR