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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31

1 distance in the first instance fired a warning shot on the steamer sighted at 11:40 in the forenoon, which he at first believed to be transport steam CT, at the same time giving a signal for the vessel to stop. As the steamer failed to stop and tried to escape the submarine gave chase and fired 16 shells, of which three were observed to hit. The steamer only stopped aft CT the third hit, whereupon the com mander ceased firing.
 Already during the flight it is de- c1ared when at full speed the steamer dropped several boats filled with peo- ple which at once capsized. After the steamer stopped the commander of the submarine observed that six boats were fully manned and they speedily rowed away from the steamer.
 Approaching nearer the commander of the submarine saw that great panic prevailed aboard the steamer and that he had before him the passenger vessel Ancona on account of which he gave those aboard more time than was necessary to leave the vessel in life boats
 At least 10 lifeboats were still aboard, which would have more than sufficed to. rescue the persons still on eae vessei siie as no other preparations were made to hoist out the boats ths commander decided, after the expira- ton of 45 minutes. to torpedo the ves- sel in such a manner that it ought to remain afloat for still longer time in crder to leave sufficient opportunity for the people still aboard to be res- cued
 FEARED AN ATTACK
 Shortly afterwards a steamer became visible, which steamed toward the sub marine. As the commander of the sub marine, who believed the steamer to be an enemy cruiser, had to reckon with an attack, he submerged at 12:35, firing a torpedo into the foremost cargo hold of the Ancona. No more boats aboard the vessel were lowered, although persons were still visible aboard.
 'The steamer sank so slowly that the submarine commander at first doubted whether the steamer would sink Only at 20 o'clock did it sink, bow first.
 During these further 45 minutes, it is averred, all the persons aboard could have easily been saved with the available beats. From the circumstance that this cid not occur the commander concluded that the crew, contrary to all the rules of the seas, accomplished their own res- cue in the first boats and left the pas sengers to themselves.
 The entire loss of life the note sets forth, cannot be attributable in the first instances to the sinking of the vessel, hut in some degree to the dropping of the first boats while the steamer was pro- ceeding at full speed and to the fact that the crew only thought of their own safety and did not rescue the passengers | '7r ~ansized boats, though also to .sta ch hit the fleeing vessel ths aeat,l of the A,ersons drowned eish tao gin ng vessel. mus.. aSove all, ascrlhea the ~culpabe behavior
 inc crew
 FOf AIKEN BY CREW
 lha Aust Tn reply then states that the
 iaef .cau te in several points is based
 fy tsnued on Page Ten,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31

Washington December 30.-Danger of break ill diplomatic relations between the Unttd States and Austria Hungary the sinking of the liner Ancona probably has been cleared away note conforms press dispatches from London saying the
 unicaton that the submarine commander who pedoed the steamer has been punished.
 The cabed press translation of the note reached Washington tonight too late to be by high officials of the government dispatch received earlier in the day from Ambassador Pened merely said the reply had been handed him and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
DISCUSS BRITISH MAIL INTERFERENCE

Washington, December 20.-British interference with first class mail pass ing from Holland to the United States was discussed today by Secretary Lansing and The Netherlands minis ter, Chevalier Van Rappard.
 The minister was informed that pending the receipt of a report from Ambassador Page at London or of more specific information that now Is in possession of the state department from other official sources. no defi- nite action would be taken by this government. Requests for information have been sent to a number of the departments agents abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31

Punishment of the submarine com mander for failure to take into account the panic aboard the Ancona before torpedoing the vessel, apparently meets the principal American demand. In effect it might be regarded as a dis avowal of the act and assurances that an incident for which an officer of the navy was punished would not happen again might be taken for granted
 The remaining demand, that repar- ation by payment of indemnity be made for the injury or loss of life by Amer jeans, would De an object for diplo- matic adjustment once the other points at issue are disposed of
 Although officials here indicated to- day that there were indications fla the controversy. there had been noth- ing in press dispatches from abroad or published official advices to suggest that Austria would admit Immediately wrongdoing on the part of her off, cer.
 The official text of the new note from Vienna is expected at the state depart- ment by tomorrow night. MT. Penfield reported that it would be cabled as soon as it could be translated and Coded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
DETAILED OF SU VL1
 AT LAS
Most Brilliant Feat 0 p0ndent, Who Sa Departure of the
 At the Dardanellt

London. December 30--The Reu ee-l spondent at British headquarte Ea' Dardanelles, under date of De
 sends the most detailed descl t1l received from any source of Afss ture of the British forces frop ae ,9' and Anzac zones. While he e' n4y sia teen permitted to send onl fnaFt general facts, the dispatch a fpasi erable to the information herek fege .sv able 2
 He emphasizes particularly the surprise which all the British authorities felt ht the complete success of their efforts to hoodwinlS the Turks.
 .sThe withdrawal was completed in the small hours of Monday morning. says the correspondent Soldiers, guns. horses, mules, transport vehicles of all kinds; the entirp reserve of ammunition, and nearly al. the stores were removed from the beaches under the eyes and under the guns of the flower of the Turkish army. which never realized that the operation had begun until some hours after the last officers of the beach parties had slipped into the picket boats and steamed away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
OSBORNE GIVES UP POST

Albany, N. r., December 30. Thomas Mott Osborne relin- quished his duties as warden of Sing Sing prison pending de- termination of the indictments charging him with neglect of duty and immoral conduct. George w. Kirchwey, former dean of Columbia law schooL was appointed acting warden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE COMMANDER WHO SUNK
 ITALIAN LINER ANCONA HAS BEEN PUNISHED
AnsUer to Second American Note Is Very Agreeably Worded and There Is EOery Indication That An1icdble Solution of Affair Is Near
THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN
 RIGHTS ARE RECOGNIZED

Austria Asserts That She Warmly Reciprocates Desire of Maintaining Existing Good Relations As Expressed By the United States -Rectes Entire Ancona Incident and of the Panic of the Passengers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
NEWS oE MISS SHELLEY

Washington, December 3o.-(Special) Following the sensational story carried Sunday morning by the Associated Press in which Douglass M. Dold ot New York, reia ted his horrible story of the mutiny of Servian troops during the storming of Nish by the Bulgarians. good news
 ,Continued on Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
NEWS RECEIVED OF MISS SHELLEY FROM
 SERVIAN WAR ZONE
Analysis Shows Number of Congressional Districts of Approximately the Size of Alabama's Baby Tenth"
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington December s0-tSpeciail Despite the fact that President Wilson has dispatched word from Hot Springs that it is his hope that Congress, after reasonable debate, will enact legislation in accordance with his scheme for "pre- paredness.' the present situation is one described by the adjective drifting /"
 There are two military biIls--one by Senator Chamberlain and another by Mir Hay. In essential respects they are dis similar The administration bill has been outlined but not put into concrete form. The situation, as q result. IS chaotic
 Mr. Hay will proceed. 1t is said. to push his measure. It is given out that he will hold open meetings of his committee, the military and hear testimony from any one who desires to testify.
 A QUIXOTIC IDEA(?)
 There is gossip that the Presidents military bHl will encounter shoals. Ger tain democrats have admitted that one of it's provisions that providing for the creation of "continentai' army, a pa triotic army of boys trained as d result of two months service each year. is hobsonesque.
 The President, in his message. admitted that the success of this project depended solely on the patriotism of the young men of the nation and their employers He took the position that it was certssm that large numbers of sounTsters i each state of the union would welcome an opportunitS to pgepare for the Servsra of their counery, and expressed an ar dent conviction that patriotic employers would willingly permit their help to play at war for two months each year.
 Congress, however, it is sald does not take such glowing view Q, 1.S ,. ism of the average crossroads merchant. It is said that Congress would listen to a suggestion that the standing army be increased to 2oO00o with provision for retirement at the conclusion of two or three years.
 ARMY OF 100000
 This idea provides that men hold them- selves amenable to the call of the gov- ernment for four years following retire. ment. This scheme would in the end give the nation 100000 men prepared for warfare.
 Congress, it Is indicated. Is convinced that it would otherwise be impossible for the nation to have standing army of the highest efficiency. Public sentiment, it is pointed out would hot permit of compulsory service save in the emer- Sency of actual war, and that efficiency through any other mathods could not be obtained, is the point made
 It is anticipated, however, that as soon as the President returns that which seems now a chaotic condition will take concrete shape and that affairs of state wilt move with that nicety and precision which characterized the Grecan hordes when Achilles came forth from the tent in which he had been sullSins
 NEWS OF MISS SHELLEY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31
AC ;OUNT
 RETREAT CT VEN OUT
f Is the Way Corres-
 itiOn, Described the From the Anzac Zone

he probability of a withdrawal had reckoned with by the British troops many weeks. Field Marshal Kitche-
 had made a careful personal exami- ton and kept his counsel, but every dy else was not so discreet and there ally was little excuse for the Turks ii'ing to realize what was in the wind. hey, Of course, counted on the difficulty md danger of the operation as likely to deter the attempt.
 LOSS WASaCALCULATED T'The figures of what proportion the loAs would he had been carefully weighed by the British higher command. That the tEing could be done without loss entered nobo0y's mind The problem was to with dra W several divisions and their euuip- ment. occupying front 20,0OO yards long, Enos terdly anywhere more than about 50o yads, and at some points nor 50 yards. from she enemy's trenches, and embark stkenl from the beaches, which nowhere were beyond field gun range of the enemy andltt many places were actually within IrifS range
 .khe Turks occupied the higher ground all around. Nearly the whole (ContInued on Page Ter)
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aptain Hobson mentioned for Presi-
 1orf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Britain's Embargo on Steel.

Writing TO its customers AZ the end
Of the week some Of its reasons for b.
ing bullish on Steel. Bsruch Brotheu
said: 1.-THE recent announcement f,vu
England that an embargo on the sI.
port of steel products was not only Dot.
sible, but highly probable. Is q fee. Ia
the steel situation which has not re-.
ceived the attention 20 which il is en-.
titled. The steel mills Of England are
undoubtedly working under tremendous
tension 20 supply the necessi.ous DE-
mands under which this great nst.oa
is struggling to-day. That the steel
capacity Of England Is insufficient TO
meet this most urgent demsnd 10 EVIL
denced by the tremendous overflow Or.
ders which are touring into Canada ard
the United States, and which have
caused the United States Steel Cor.
poration 20 operate, perhaps for the
first time since its inception, at 100
per cent capacity OF its great plants.
Should this embargo become fact, the
neutral countries Of the world will be
forced to look to the United States for
their steel supplies, and at once there
will be a steady stream Of our stesl
products pouring into every corner o.!
the world. especially South America
and large part Of this new business
will be permanent and the end Of the
war should see q number Of new and
permanent customers added TO the stet
industry OF the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

FEDERAL RESERVE DISCOUNT RATE For
paper maturing ln ten days or less. pr cent; UP
10 uiaety days. per cent.
CALL MONEY during he wees is92 per cent.
Rate. 9iz@3 per cent ~ sixty days. ZAsS per
cent ;of ninety days. 3a3'. per cent for four
months. $685., per cent i0r hse and "a months
MERCANTILE PAPER ives quiet. with an
easter tendency. Rg-ng rates. 3q5s reF cent
!or best names; bans acccptan-es q. Yer cent
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT Exchanges.
Sisi.Ots. 53s. balances. s231.5.i3l. The sub
Treasury vas creditor 20 tie extent u >..03.llb.
SUB TREASt ny. New Yoik tanks gained from
fFDERAL RESERVE DISCOUNT RATES FLSE-
WHERE - Bo. o'.. 'or ten DAY.. Pc cent. up 70
ninety days. 4. Phisaephis. for Ten days. per
cent. FOR ten - ninety days. !. Cleveland tor ten
days ~ per cent. rp 10 sixty days. a. sixty 10
rsr cent. Atlanta. w to ninety days. pr
cent: Chicaso. = nd "a pr cent; - Louis
Tor ten days. per cent. W 10 ninety days J..
Minneapolis. Z and g.. peg cent: Kansas CITY
disco Tor zen DAYS. per cent: Tor tniry days. 81
for thirty 20 ..iy days. g. Tor sixty TO ninety days
BANK CLEARNCs Baltimore. exchanges 50
o3iels. balance S.7.iel: Boston e. tnges 81
sso,7 shasr SEQ, ph is sue, en-
EXCHANGES ;iOs6s729
SILVER MANlET- silver IN London Was
Esd an advance - 1854 New York quoiet on
was iSf.c % ~. Mexican silver dollars. 3!i7 di.c
Throughout the wees Oh hr4y offerings Of CON
mere!al BILL. Tie net decline was 8 cents 81 ne
pound There was grest Hcaknes. - the close
demand sterling ter the week. ttJo is9s. Gable
aud Ssh, f..ss lonle1-ca5ie, A.sar g .i,,d
abe. S2l-io. check. ~. Gfee',-- Cable SIS:
BANKERS. ririy ds,s. ijsH. niaey days. fjs's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
TOPICS OF DAY
IN WALL STREET
Traders Eyes Focu,..1
on Tuesdays Meeting
of Steel Board.
BELIEVED DIVIDEND
WILL BE POSTpONpn
Southern Pacific's pass.,...
Earnings Principal Factor !,
September Gains.

Whatever preoccupation, ma,
gross the attention Of the ,,o.L W
ket it is always looking forv,,I
something. Just now that som.,,,.
the meeting Of the Steel dir.c,o,'
Tuesday. Professional Wall s,r.., 81
about made up rs mind tina, no A..
dend will be declared a. mex, v..,.
meeting. It's belief is not shared \,
the rank and fle Of speculation, "A.
are not able to divorce the id., A.
dividend from the rumors Of s.snNo ans
or s50,000,000 of net earning, "a 4.
shown for the quarter. But both a..
are busy framing a list Of possib;li,..
against any contingency. Ye,xrS,,
there was a disposition 10 think Tia, /,
no dividend were declared the mari,
would at first sell OF from dissrcoi,,.
ment and then recover It. loss. u.
rally 70 be the expression OF "a,
viction that a dividend three uopt,,
hence was inevitable. ard tina, the, 4
would be bolstered as never befor, 7.
make predictions in markets such =,
these, however, whose interpretatos (.
frequently beyond brokers Of lops ~.
perience, is 20 rush in wher. snsyh
fear 70 tread"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
WANT BETHLEHEM
CAPITAL CHANGED
Exchange Firm Petitions Schwab
to Cut Par Value of Shares
from S100 10 $40.

The stock Exchange firm Of II. p
Goldschmidt & Co. has addressed
petition 90 Charles VI. Schwab, presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
zion requesting that he call special
meeting Of common stockholders for
the submission 90 them Of a proposal
20 reduce the par value Of the shares
from 500 20 $40 each and thereby an
crease the total number Of shares from
10000 20 5000 The reasons
given for the request, in part, are
o. follows:
"Thc present market price Of the
shares. coupled with and as a result
Of the small number Of shares out
standing. is likely 20 encourage
manipulation by outsiders for specula-
tive purposes and 20 lead 90 wide Auct-
nations attendant upon moderate
purchases and sales. thus impairiug
the stability o. our investment and inn
rairing q wholesome widespread dis
tribution.
"As result Of the high price per
share. which we believe should be and
would De under normal conditions
much higher and which is likely 90 90
very much higher. there is no free
market Tor the shares. as the general
investing public cannot afford 10 par
ticirafc. Because Of the limited mum
her OF shares into which the common
stock Of your company is divided as
compared with its assets and earnings.
nc shares are selling 81 many times
heir par value There rs grave danger
that Ir lime Of excitement and UNI
.ottlemcnt boo the stock market the
shares would unjustiy and sympathct-
.caliv unsettlc values Of other securi-
Iire Your ,0ckholdcr are accord
ugly Handicapped from realizing the
ION market 80 which they are entitled
,oy
In connection with reports thst /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Sterling at 1863.

II il were possible 70 get the se''''
daily figures Of exports from pors .,
the Atlantic seahoard the weakne" "
sterling exchange would not need ms''
explanation. As 4, il, the export %
ures are hopelessly in arrears. ID =.
probability shipments to Europe ~
running at a much higher rate tl 80.
what is currently shown, las' la..
finds its chief support in the sIe..
number Of sterling drafts that arg v
be found in the exchange market. i.
terday they were present IN suen eusS
tity that the rate for sterling cav.
dropped 70 4.63. There was even !.
auotation of 4.62i2, but II could 90. y, y,
learned that any sales occurred a. '.s'
level. Demand for bills was slnios -
tirely lacking, those who needed ~ =
postponing their purchases IN ,ns .
iief that the rate would go muen 'oN -.
IL would not surprise some OF tns 80.
change dealers II within the mex, ~ ~,
night there was again touehea -,
$50 which marked the mlh'm n.sr,
reached since exchange dealings va, ~
organized between Great br''''"
the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Fairs Help Southern PaeiAe.

Southern Pscifc's September rpen,
made public yesterday, was onry one OF
a number of exhibits that go TO support
the stories of great business on the
railroads. With an increase OF LEES
than per cent in mileage, the road
showed gross earrings ahead OF last
years by si,340,7l9. But, contrary. 70
the experience Of many OF the BIG
Eastern roads, il was from passenger
and not freight traffic that the South
ern Pacific received its largest gains
Roughly speaking, about 81 out OF every
81 that was gained in the month vas
accounted for by freight. In the three
months ended with September the par
played by passenger earnings in me
gross increase was even larger, le"
than 81 out Of every s. coming fron
freight business. The expositions 70
California have proved a great oenen,
TO the Southern Pacific, and the iso
that thousands Of persons who ore'
narily tour Europe in the summer nave
been seeing America first this year
must have been an added contributes
10 the railroads treasury. Ne, ear,
ings in September increased NzssH
and in the three months S3,9Sl,seS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Car and Foundry's sprrt.

American Car and Foundry' ~
proach to par was rapid in the y"
hour yesterday, but in a Market WV"
the longs appeared greatly 10 ous s.,e,
her the shorts there was lutte enII ~,
of maintaining the pace. IN W. ,ss
reaction 8 Of the Z points cameo Xii,
davis trading were saved for ,ns . 's ~,
0nlv once In Is history beioFs. "a
wear did the stock sell above 80, n.
share. and that was in 1909, wnes u
Ton figure was 1914. festeras! s,r
was rot the highest price u hn 81
sold at. On o::ober i reae ar..uy
stock market friends Of the eomr "a
saw that il is not like the italIsni ..
lost on de banan'" what ne nS sr OF.
de peanut," because both It's wa nsI.
ders and its regular business sIs ,ts
ING profits for II. On October S.rJ.
day the stock made It's hlgn - he
President Eaton gave figures y. ven
company's munit.on contracts 'p hs.n ~
greatly under those which mad O1s %
norted IN Wall Street Car olu ',s he
hand. he said, were s2proA,iussnS isf
same as last year. Inc oe'"'
cars then was light
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
BRIEF WALL STREET NEWS.

The Southern Pacific Company re
ports an increase Of $l.840,7ls IN gross
operating revenues for September, total
Income amounting to Si3,2Sl,7ls. The
v..n IN net earnings after taxes. when
amounted 20 S.73307j, was Ss28sl =
compared with the same month IN lvlf.
Foster & Adams, members Of the
stock Exchange. have opened branch
Office In Schenectady, y. Y. and Thorn
son < McKinnon at La Porte, Ind. The
following branch Offices have been dis
continued: Raymond, Pynchon q Co.,
az Manchester, Vt; x. II. Fiero & Co,
in Schenectady, y. Y, and Wardwell g.
Adsms, az the Manhattan Hotel, THIS
city.
The stock Exchange house OF Glen
ent & Whitney announces that inter
est in the firm Of the late Aaron >.
Thomas has ceased.
Dudley Brothers & Co, formerly
members Of the Stock Exchange, have
dissolved partnership.
Edward c. Fielder is now at De Cop
pet & Co., 43 Exchange Place; Robert
Wilson. 1t Carlisle, Mellick & Co.. %
Exchange Place. and Colgate Hoyt &
Co.. members OF the exchange, are a.
IA Wall Street.
The National Bank Of Cuba IL ship
ping s4ss 500 Of new gold in Cuban
coinage to Havana.
A. ". Tourelle, formerly with East
man, Dillon & Co., has become associ-
ated with the firm.
Hornblower e. Weeks announce that
the Chevrolet Motor Car Company's
stock certificates will be ready for de-
livery on October 27.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
MIDVALE NOT BUYING
Report Sends Baldwin Soaring, but De
cline Follows Denial.

Reports were revived in Wall Street
yesterday that the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company, the new Rookie
TELLER. Corey combine, had obtained
control of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. The announcement was fol-
lowed by a brisk rise in the latter
company's stock, which advanced from
an opening price of 1881 to l54l2.
When the rumors were officially de-
MED the stocks decline was even more
rapid than its previous advance, and
the closing price Of 142 was points
under Fridays last sale. The Eddy
stone plants Of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works, built for turning out rifles
and other ammunition, are already
operated under lease TO the Midyale
concern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
PROTECT EXCHANGE RUNNERS
Precautionary Measures Due TO In
creased Speculation.

Among the precautionary measures
recently adopted by Stock Exchange
firms as a result of the increased spec
ulativc interest in the market has been
tho hiring Of special policemen TO &C
company their runners I'm depositing
the millions 20 sccurtics that arc car
ried 90 the banks every day as collat-
oral for loans
Brokers are also investigating more
closely the past records Of the runners
I'm their employ and are demanding
that they present testimonials CON
corning their character from men Of
known standing and integrity.