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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
HOLD PLOT AFFADIvIT,
Federal Officials Think Van Koolber-
gen Deposition Is Important.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 16.-The
affidavit of Johannes Henrikus Van
Koolbergen, published yesterday, in
which he states that he was employed
by Franz Bopp. German consul general
in this city, and Baron George Wilhelm
Won Brincken. an attache of the consul
late general, to destroy bridges and
tunnels in Canada, is, 1t was announced
today, in the possession of the federal
authorities here. They regard it as
of great Importance in connection with
their prosecution of Won Brincken, C. C.
Crowley. a detective in Bopp's employ,
and Mrs. Margaret Cornell. an agent
in the employ of Crowley.
Van Koolbergcn, who was a Mill VAL
ley, Cal, civil engineer, Is serving a
two-year sentence at Lethbridge, CAL
gary, for forgery. according to Cana
dian advices.
LETHBRIDGE. Alta, December 49,
Proof that J. H. Won Montford, the
German sentenced from Calgary for
one year for forgery a week ago. and
now in Jail here. is Johannes Henrikus
Won Koolbergen, wanted as witness
in the prosecution of Baron Won Brinck-
en- and C. C. Crowley in San Francisco,
is contained in letter written to him
by his wife and addressed in the name
of koolbergen, according to authorities
here. koolbergen was formerly q Ca,
madam Pacific railway employe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
A, ], DREXEL ORDERED
TO PAY WIFE ALIMONY
British Court Decides He Must Keep
Agreement and Allow Her
$4,000 a Year.

LONDON, December 16, 81 p.m.-A
judgment in favor of Margarita Arm
strong Drexel, wife of the American
banker, Anthony J. DreXel, was rem
dered today in her suit to recover
money under separation deed The
point involved was Mr.. DrexePs motion
made yesterday, to set aside the serv-
ice of a notice of writ by the wife to
recover money due under the deed on
the ground that his domicile was
France. and that therefore he was out
side the jurisdiction of the English
courts.
The husband was to allow the wife
$4,000 yearly, payable~in monthly in
stallments, beginning in February,
1913.
Mrs. Drexel deposed in an affidavit
that after 1909 her married life was
very unhappy, that her husband as
saulted her on more than one occasion
and treated her with great indfgnity.''
Mrs. Drexel was Miss Margarita
Armstrong of Baltimore.
A. J. Drexers wealth. inherited from
his father, has been estimated at $1O.-
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Explanatory to
Readers

The indulgence of The
Stars readers is asked, as
the paper has been some
what late the past two days
in reaching them, owing to
the unprecedented demand
of the merchants for space
to tell the Christmas shop
pers of Washington of the
many attractions in the
stores.
Never has there been such
activity in the shops as evil
denced by the tremendous
volume of advertising in
yesterdays Star. The total
amount of advertising was
over 16S columns, or more
than twenty-one solid pages
of advertising, which was
the greatest amount in any
daily issue in the history of
the paper.
The Stars resources have
been taxed to the utmost,
but every effort will con-
tinue to be made during the
next eight days of unusual
activity to issue the en-
larged papers containing all
the news and features as
promptly as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
300, 1000 TURKS ARE MASSED
FOR ATTACK AGAINST EGYPT
Threat of Moslems and Germans Grave.
British Report Defeat of Arabs-Per-
slams Declared Victors Over Russians.

LONDON, December 16.-The Turko-
German threat against Egypt is be-
coming more grave daily, in the belief
of military men here, according to ad-
vices received here from Rome.
The construction of a railway line
from Damascus to the Egyptian from
Ter has been pushed with extraordi-
nary speed, it is stated, and 1t is ex-
pected that it will be finished by the
1st of February. there being only fifty
miles more of track to lay before the
Sinai peninsula is reached. This rail-
way, being built under German officers,
which has double tracks, is considered
by military men to permit of con-
centration of half a million men in one
MONTH together with the necessary
supplies and ammunition, at the Egyp-
tian frontier.
800, 900 Men Concentrated.
About 100000 Ottoman troops. COM
manded and drilled by German officers.
already have been concentrated be-
tween Alessandretta, Aleppo and
Hons, it is stated. Army engineers are
laying miles of tubes for carrying
drinking water across the desert and
also are providing material for the
construction OF bridges WIFI Which ~
cross the SueZ canal.
Turko-German emissaries are said to
be urging the Senousi to attack Egypt
from the west, while an attempt also
is being made to induce the Abyssin :
ians to march into Sudan. German Of
fcers are reported to be acting as
propagandists, organizers and military
instructors. The Rome newspapers
ask If after the lesson of the balKans
the entente powers are gong 10 alio"
81 I, lro nv
Egypt.
Suggests Abyssinia Freedom.
The Paris Excelsior says the foreign
affairs committee of the chamber OF
deputies is considering proposal maze
by Gratien Candace, colored deputy
from Guadalupe, that France. In con-
junction with her allies, Immediately
consider means of obtaining the mill
tary cooperation of Abyssinia under a
guarantee of her independence
This would be a counter stroke, NJ
Candace believes, to German enores 10
incite native chiefs in the regions ad-
joining the Sudan to march on hhaf-
tum and to stir up the Mussulman
population against southern Esypl.
Defeat of Arabs Claimed.
The following British official COM
munication was issued at Cairo yester-
day.
THE force under Col. Gordon operat-
ing on the 18th. twenty-four miles
westward from Matruh tArabia). en-
countered a hostile Arab force esti-
mated at 1900 rifles and with guns
and machine guns under Gaaiar Pasha.
The enemy attacked vigorously. but
was driven back with heavy losses.
At daylight the British were oohged to
withdraw to their camp. which was
reached after dark. Col Gordon's
force returned to Matruh the 14th.
Col. Gordon is unable to estimate
the loss inflicted on the enemy. but 1t
was considerable. Our casualties were:
Killed, four British and four Indians;
wounded. five British officers and eight
cen British of other ranks and fifteen
Indians. All the dead and wounded
were brought into camp.
wounded prisoners say that In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
AUSTRIAN ADMIRALTY DEFENDS
SINKING OF STEAMER ANCONA

was danger of the Ancona escaping,
which according to his instructions was
to be prevented in all circumst tances
Hence the conduct OF the commander.
much as the loss of innocent lives
must be regretted and deplored. cannot
be disapproved
"on the contrary. II he had departed
without destroying the ,Ancona it
since the Ancona could have notified
other ships of his whereabouts. The
loss Of American lives is regrettable, as
we'll as that Americans used vessel
belonging to a nation at war with Aus
tria- Hungary"
A naval writer and expert said to the
Associated Press correspondent in a
discussion on the demands of tho
American note:
1T should be remembered that Aus
tria's feet is her favorite child. Its
honor and prestige are treasured to the
highest degree The government might
possibly yield points in a matter af-
fectinS the army, but disavowal Of an
act of an Austrian naval officer is hard
ly thinkable in any but abnormal cir
cumstances. ] am certain that II would
have to be very extreme case indeed
which could justify in the eyes of all
Austrians any humiliation of a naval
officer at the behest of foreign
power"
American Note Not Published.
THe american note relating to the
Ancona has not yet been published by
the Austrian newspapers; hence the
contents of the note are known to only
a few of the most prominent officials.
One of the leading men in Vienna has
summed up the situation for the Asso-
ciated Press as follows:
My position requires me to keep in
close touch with public sentiment, and
there is no doubt what that sentiment
is. Whether the United States breaks
off relations with Austria-Hungary
rests entirely with her.
America could not injure us much
| more as an open enemy than she has
already done. She has supplied muni-
tions OF war to our enemies and be-
yond doubt has prolonged the war.
which otherwise Would have been over
long since. Our diplomatic and con-
| sular officers there have been shame
lessly harried and prosecuted and have
been grossly insulted by the press. The
entente has recruited soldiers on Amer.
lean soil; submarines are constructed
in American shipyards. It is true that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16

| of such motivation; mentioned an ex-
change of correspondence which it mad
! with another government about an
other affair
Lacks knowledge of Notes.
! The Austro-Hungarian government
| is he less able to follow the Washing
ton csibinet in this unusual attitude, as
it in no way possesses a knowledge of
all the correspondence having refer
enee to it.
The Austro-Hungarian government
also is not Of the opinion that this
knowledge could be sufficient for the
present case, which, according to its
own Information, is materially differ
ent from the case cases to which the
| American government apparently is re-
ferring. Therefore the AuStro-Hunga-
rian government must leave it to the
Washington cabinet to draw up the in
dividual legal ma xims which the COM
mander of the submarine is alleged to
have violated when sinking the Ancona.
To Urge Own Contentious.
The American government also
thought it advisable to point out the
attitude which the Berlin cabinet in
! the before e-mentioned exchange of cor
respondence had taken. In the highly
/ esteemed note the Austro Hungarian
government finds no support for this
course. If the American government
should have intended thereby to ex-
press an opinion as If a precedent ex-
| lists for the present case. the Austro-
Hungarian government. in order to pre-
vent misunderstanding. must declare
haf
! liberty to urge it's own legal interpre-
tations during the discussion of the
Ancona case"
| The government expresses to Am
bassador Penfield full sympathy for
| the victims of the Ancona sinking, says
the correspondent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Cut Off From Ambassador.

Cut Off From Ambassador.
I'VE have not been able to communi-
cate with our ambassador in cipher,
because America forbids it, although
the American ambassador can use
cipher. Our side of the case has not
been heard, and distorted reports from
our enemies receive full credence.
Now We have received note couched
IN terms never before addressed by one
nation to another, a note couched in
terms of open insult America consid
ers us bound by a former warning de-
livered to Germany regar riding subma-
rine warfare. That note was not COM
mun1cated to us and cannot be consid-
cred binding on us. Austria Hungary
is not an appendix of Germany, but a
sovereign state.
Even if the note had been communi-
Gated to us il would have no bearing on
the Ancona case. where the steamers s
captain admittedly made an effort to
flee. We are at an utter loss to know
what impels the American government
to this course of action. 1t seems prob
able that it is due to internal politics
in America"
The general state of mind here is in
dicated by this statement and by the
comments of other prominent person
ages in Vienna.
The answer to the American note it
is said, will probably contain, among
other points, the assertion that Aus
tria is not bound by any warnings
served on Germany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Poles Take Military Training

NEW YORK, December 16.-Camps
for the military training of Poles have
been established in various centers
throughout the United States. accord
ing to Sublieut. Waclaw Stzpiniski,
who is in command of one of the camps
near Haverstraw, n. Y, short dis
tance up the Hudson river Stzpiniski
estimates that 5000 Poles have been
drilled or are now drilling at the
camps. The purpose of the drilling,
the sublieutenant says, is to prepare
the Poles in the United States to free
Poland or to defend the United States
in war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16

Room for Numerous Doubts.
''As can be easily recognized, the rep
resentation Of the circumstances con-
tained in the note allows numerous doubts
and gives not at all sufficient rea sons for
blaming the commander of the subna rine
and the Austro- Hungarian government,
even if the representation proves correct
in all points and judgment in the case is
cased on the most rigorous legal inter-
pretation.
TO indicate the persons to whose state
ments it refers and to whom it apparent
ly believes it must attribute higher de-
gree of trustworthiness than to a COM
mander of the imperial royal navy.
Names and Details Lacking.
las to the number, names and the de-
citizens, who in the critical moment were
aboard the bove- mentioned steamer, the
note does not give any explanation. But
in view OF the fact that the Washington
cabinet now has given positive declara-
ton that at the aforementioned Incl
dent subjects of the United States came
TO grief the Austro-Hungarian govern
rnent in principle is prepared to enter into
an exchange of opinion with the Amer
icau government
But in the first instance. 1t must
raise the question of why that govern
ment refrained from juridicaily motiv-
atiug the dema nds stated in its note
sith regard to the special circum
stances OF the incriminating incident
which are especially pointed out by the
American government. and. in the place
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16

VIENNA, December Il. by courier to
Berlin. via London, December 16--The
Hungarian admiralty is entire
Is opposed to any disavowal of the
course of the submarine commander
who was responsible for the sinking OF
the Italian steamer Ancona. On the
contrary. 1t approves his conduct fully.
and declares that he would have been
considered as having failed to perform
his duty II he had allowed the Ancona
TO escape
The admira1ty today stated it's case
and the attitude of the naval authori
lies as follows:
Commander Made Report.
1T is submarine commanders duty
10 make report to designated base
as soon as possible. and the com
nander who sank the Ancona did this
as soon as he was within wireless dis
tance of land. He made supple
mentary report at Pola, and accom-
panied it with his log. No examination
of the crew was held, because the COM
manders report was considered COM
piete and there was no reason to sup
pose that the crew could add anything
thereto.
taF the commander is concern
cd. his course is clear. The admiralty
has received his renort and sees no rea-
son to md any faGn with his course of
action.
If any such reason existed, that is.
IL the admiralty had found that the
commander had done anything con-
trary to his instructions. il would spon-
taneousiy institute an investigat ton
against him without waiting for any
demand to come from some foreign
government 1t can happen that a
commander. in heat of battle, deals
contrary to instructions. but nothing
OF the kind has occurred in this case
Submarine in Double Danger.
1T appears clearly from his report
that his ship was in danger, indeed in
double danger. first from the fact that
an enemy boat was approaching on a
line that threatened to cut off his re-
treat, and the enemy ship and the An
coma could have established his radius
of action and could have set q torpedo
boat dotilla on him. and. second. there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16

tight of the 11th the enemy's losses
were eighty men killed and over thirty
wounded"
Mesopotamia Situation.
j. Austen Chamberlain, secretary for
India, has received dispatches from
Gen. Sir John Nixon, commanding the
Mesopotamia expedition, and communi-
Gated their contents to the house of
commons.
Gen. Townshend. who is in charge of
the British forces which retreated from
the vicinity of Bagdad, reported to
Gen Nixon that there was a heavy
musketry fire for an hour on the Brit
ish north front December 12, but that
the Turks did not attempt an advance
heavy attack made on a village on
the right bank of the Tigris was re-
pulsed On the 18th all was quiet ac-
cording to the report.
Gen. Nixon's dispatches added that
British reinforcements continue to he
sent up the Tigris.
Russian Defeat Reported.
BERLIN. December 1s.-"Reports have
been received from nstantinople." says
the Overseas News Agency. that fol-
lowers Of the Persian Tishidad defeated
Russian troops under Gen. Samanoff be-
tween Kermanshah Tin northeastern Per-
sia) and Sine, taking 800 Cossacks pris-
oner and capturing two machine guns.
"A great meeting has taken place at
Ispahan. at which 1t was resolved to pro-
test to the whole world against Anglo
Russian treatment Of Persia, the reports
stated"
The Overseas News Agency says mer-
chants Of Persia have instituted boycott
of British and Russian goods and have
decided to establish national banks free
from Russian influence. Sugar refineries
are to be constructed to avoid the neces-
sity Of importing sugar from Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Settlers Could Be Provided.

Outlining the scope of his bill. SEN
ator Works declared a million families
could be recruited from the tenement
districts of the great cities alone and
settled on homestead tracts in the west
at less cost than is now spent in the
annua, flood wastes of the Mississippi
and with two months energetic mill
tary training provide for a reserve
force insuring preparedness against in
vasion. but also against the forces of
flood and fire.
His bill would provide that the men
should be enlisted for terms of five
years. 1: would authorize the Secre-
tary of the Interior to set aside public
lands or to purchase lands and to con-
struct water rights necessary to sup
ply such land. The bill would further
direct that these garden farms be so
located as to establish not less than an
entire regiment in any community on
adjacent homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Disabled Steamers Crew Landed.

NEW YORK. December 16.-Capt
Loughrane and the crew of eighteen of
the American steamer Lucy Neff, which
foundered yesterday off the Delaware
coast, arrived here today on the British
steamer Cha sehill. Capt. Loughrane
said he called from Falmouth, Jamaica.
December 6, with a cargo of logWoOd
intended for American dye makers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16

REV. DIR. HERBERT SCOTT SMITH.
A license for the marriage of Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Edith
Boiling Gait was issued late this aft
ernoon by Col. William A. kroll, in
charge of the marriage license bu-
reau The license was obtained by Ir-
win H. Hoover, chief of the White
House ushers.
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith of St. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church is named in
the license as the officiating clergy
man.
The age of President Wilson was
given as fifty-njne years and that of
Mrs. Gait as forty-three years. The Ii
cense clerks record shows that MIR.
Wilson has been married once before
and that his wife is dead. and that
Mrs. Gait has been married once before
and that her husband is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Contrasts "Sharpness" Of United States
Demands With an Alleged
Lack Of Details.
Declines to Recognize Negotiations With Berlin
as Establishing Precedent, and Will Insist
on Own Interpretation Of Law.

VIENNA, December via Berlin and London December
355 pm-The situation Austria Hungary and
United States considered here have become less tense
since the reply the American note dispatched.
LONDON, December I6, a.m.-The reply of the Auso-
government the United States relative
the sinking the Ancona by submarine
handed Frederic Penfed United ambassador Vienna
tuesday according dispatch from Amsterdam to Reuters Tele
graph Company The correspondent from the reply fol-
lows:
From the sharpness with which the of the United
States believed the commander of the ubma
from the rmness with which the demands addressed
to the Hungarian have been brought
forward could be expected that the American government would
clearly the actual circumstances which relics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
'Europe's Battlefront Lessons for America "
Bv Frederick Palmer

A series OF pertinent articles by writer recog-
nzed everywhere authority ."Our
Fleet Could Not Keep to the Sea in Case of War"
is the title of Mr. Palmer's first article Read it in
The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Auguste German, Author, Dies,

PARIS. December 16.-Auguste Ger
main, well known French dramatic
author, is dead. He was born in 1862.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
Sees No Danger of War.

Il do not believe we are in the
slightest danger of war with any ma
ton, in the near future at least" said
Senator Works. I'VE are probably in
less danger of such conflict now than
for many years past.
But it must be admitted that war
between nations is always possible and
may happen at any time, as do quarrels
and conflicts between men who COM
pose nations. So long as human nature
remains as it is. subject to be con-
trolled by selfish and evil passions,
men and nations will disagree and en-
deavor to settle their disputes by force
when the prospect of war is mem
toned the specter of Japan rises to
terrorize some of our worthy people"
Sena tor Works said that relations of
the United States with Japan had al
ways been friendly. but that there were
conditions that might lead to war.
There are enough Japanese in Cali
fornia now to man and destroy every
line of communication from the east,
isolating California and depriving her
of all aid in troops and ammunitions.
Mexico is open to the entry of the Jap
anese and, once there, it is but a step
across an invisible boundary into the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
VIENNA IS READY TO DISCUSS
LOSS OF AMERICANS ON ANC0NA,
BUT IT MAKES NO DlSAV0WAL

only parts are made and taken into
Canada for assembling, but the result
is the same. great number of Amer
leans are fighting with the French and
British armies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
ASKSFOR AN ARMY
Of A MILLION MEN
Senator Works Believes Pa
cific Coast at Mercy of
Asiatics.
WOULD PROVIDE HOMES
FOR SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Sees No Danger of War, But De-
clares That United States Should
Be Prepared.

Senator Works Of California told the
Senate today that a standing army of
100000 men would be necessary to
defend the United States against pos
sible invasions. and declared that the
Pacific coast was completely at the
mercy of Asiatic attack.
Senator Works spoke on the subject
Of national defense. but particularly to
propose as part of the scheme of pre-
paredness the creation of a mobile land
force and military reserve of 100000
men at the cost of $50, 100000 year for
ten years.
The proposed enlisted men in civil
and military reserve would be settled.
according to the Works bill. with their
families in comfortable five-acre tracts
provided by the government, supple
menting ten months of productive work
at reforestation. irrigation and flood
prevention with two months of military
training each year. They would be
soldier settlers under the control of
the Secretary of Interior in time of
peace and subject to orders of the war
Department in time of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-16
WEATHER.

Snow or rain tonight. IomorfoW,
rain and warmer. Lowest temperature
tonight. about 80 degrees; moderate
easterly winds
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours: Highest, SO, at pm. today;
lowest, %, at 1880 am. today.
Full report on page 21.