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consulted before Kloepfer's action in
the case was approved by the post
master generals office. From Kloep'
fer's letters, which were made pub
lie, it Is indicated that Assistant Post.
master General Roper approved Bur
kits dismissal.
The presidents modification over
the publicity which has resulted from
the case is strongly reflected in ad.
ministration circles. According to
letters made public, Burkitt was dis
charged by Kloepfer because Of the
alleged remarks that he believed
President Wilson Should have waited
at least a year before marrying
again"
Postmaster Threatened to Get Him,
CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-'I felt it in
my bones" exclaimed George Burkitt
today, when he was told that Presi
dent Wilson had instructed Postmast
er General Burleson to reinstate hin,
as assistant postmaster at Winnetka
Illinois, 'if the only charges against
him are that he criticized the presi
dent for his coming marriage.
A United Press representative
was talking to Burkitt over long dis
IauCe ISlepllOu6 With TIE Dull6tlu OF
dering his reinstatement reached Chi
cago, and gave Burkitt the news OF
his reinstatement. ...
"I'll be back on the job tomorrow
said Burkitt, ':for in my six years oi
service I have had only ten dement's
against me. am q 'hoId-over' from
the Taft administration and when A
N Kloepfer was appointed postmast
er, he told me he was going to get
me. On various occasions he has
called my attention to mistakes that
have been made here in the office
and accused me of being responsible
for them. I have always. except in
the instances mentioned, been able tc
show him that it was not I who had
made the mistakes. The matter has
always dropped there. Postmaster
Kloepfer never showed me these &C
cusations in writing, as the civil
service law requires. Therefore, &C
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[By William Philip simms, Un
Press Staff Correspondent


PARIS, Nov. 15.-Extermination-
not conquest of the country alone
but complete obliteration of its people
is the German, Austrian and Bulgar
aim in Serbia, Minister Vesnitch, Serb
diplomatic representative in Paris.
charged today.
"We have proof" he told me, in an
exclusive interview to the United
Press, that our enemies wish to
stamp us out"
The minister was appealing for
American aid for his people.
But it will be harder to give than
it was in Belgium" he admitted hope
lessly, "becaues in our case the in
vaders want US to perish.
"Masascres have actually been
mmantled---massacres Of hioffensive
country folk, non-combatants, women
and children The troops orders are
to kill their prisoners, to finish the
wou&led.
eve have proof of this. These or.
ders are being executed mercilessly.
Helpless women and children, the
decrepit and the old are being slaugh-
tered"
The minister wiped his eyes. moist
with tears.
"Still," he said, despite the invad-
ers' plans, I believe the presence of
neutral humanitarian Americans
would have restraining influence.
American aid is most urgently
needed, and needed Immediately If
hundreds of thousands Of lives are
not to be sacrificed.
"At least half a million hungry,
homeless fugitives ar, fleeing from
Serbia into Montenegro, Albania and
Greece.
These countries are too poor to
care for them. They are desolate and
mountainous Soon they will be as
cold as Now England in mid-winter.
"Typhus Is sure to break out, as
are other diseases caused by exposure,
privation and exhaustion. Many of
the refugees, too, are from the dis
tricts which tho recent typhus cpl
demc swept.
"The American relief commission
has generously promised to help. But
I wish the world to know our need.
Tho suffering Of the babies Is the
hardest to bear-to think how many
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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
BERLIN, Nov. is. Via sayvilIe
wirele ss. )-Austrian and Hungarian
forces have entirely cleared the west
bank of the Styr of Russian troops,
the Vienna war office announced to-
day.
The victory is regarded here as one
Of the most Important scored recently
in the eaIician war zone.
Toward the northern extremity OF
the eastern tine, the Germans under
Marshal Won Hindenburg repulsed a
Russian attack near SmorGen.
On the western front, the Germans
have wrested from the French about
500 yards Of trenches northeast of
Ecurie.
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED.
THE HAGUE, Nov. f5.-Hit by a
shot from an anti-air ship gun and set
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AUSTRIA

4 + d. - :
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
BERLIN, (via sayviIIe wireiess)
Nov. 15-T maintain all positions
just as took charge Of them when
the war began" declared the field
commander Of the Austrian forces on
the Italian front in an Interview
cahIed from headquarters and re-
ceved here today.
The third lsonzo battle can practi.
caly be considered ended, which
means that the Italians, who were the
attackers, lost It, the Vienna war Of.
flee said.
The Italian troops are given credit
in the statement for fighting very
braveIy, especial reference being
made to the courage of their unsuc-
cessful attempts to capture the Cor
itz bridgehead. A compliment is paid
also to the excellence of their artiI-
Iery.
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Would Not Leave the Serbian
Hospital Where She Was
Volunteer Nurse.
[By William G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent

[By William G. Shepherd, United
Press Staff Correspondent
MONASTIR, Nov. 14-(Delayed.)-
Lady Ralph Paget who was captured
by the Bulgarians at Uskub, made one
of the supreme sacrifices OF the world
war. Rather than desert the wounded
Serbians entrusted to her care, she
spurned an opportunity to escape and
with practically her entire hospital
staff voluntarily fell into the hands of
her country's enemies.
The story became known here to-
day with the arrival from Nish Of Ed
ward Stuart, head of the American
sanitary commission. who left the Ser
b;an capital two days before its fall.
Stuart told a dramatic story of Sir
Ralph Paget's attempt to save his
wife from the Bulgars while the Bull
garian advance guard was within a
few miles of the town.
"Sir Ralph was at Nish when he
learned that Uskub was about to fall,
said Stuart. HE obtained big auto
mobile, stocked it with some provi-
sions and made a wild dash over the
rough roads to Uskub to save Lady
Paget, who was in charge of a large
hospital there.
His car sped up to the hospital
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Rey. Potts is Peculiar.

[Unfted Press Leased Wire Service.]
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Nov. 15.-Rev.
Sherman Potts Of Loyington, ILL.,. a
Holiness preacher, held In the local
Jail because he leaped into the Mis-
sissippi river from a high bridge, ito
show his faith in Christ" today issued
statement claiming that he was the
assailant who horse-whipped Billy
Sunday at Springfield, Illinois, In 1910
because of Sundays utterances re-
garding American women. Potts is
held for observation. He stated that
after the clash with Sunday he was
confined for three months in an asy-
lum.
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ENGLAND has Flock Of Boats on Patrol Duty, Chas-
ing and Stopping Anything Which
They Feel Like.
.ANCDNA CASE IS STILL ON THE FIRE
Details Of Sinking Of Italian Liner With Am ericans
on Board, are Still Lacking at
State Department.

trails among the survivors to determine
what actually took place.
An official statement from the Ital-
ian government received here today
contradicted In nearly every detail
the statement of the Austrian admir-
atty that the submersible first warned
the Ancona and then gave passengers
and crew forty-five minutes in which
to escape. Both official statements,
it was pointed out here. failed to touch
on important points at Issue. The
Austrian admiralty did not state speci.
Hcally that the submarine was an
Austrian, though the fact that the
statement came from Vienna led to
the presumption that It was The Ital-
ian government on the other hand did
not make 1t clear whether the Ancona
attempted to escape, as alleged by the
Austrian admiralty, before she was
sunk. csslS
DR.. Cecil L. .Greil, Of New York and
Giuseppi Torrisi, the two American
survivors, are enroute to Rome to re-
port to American Ambassador Page.
Pages best information is that nine
Americans lost their lives.
A Question o. Fact.
[By Bond P. Geddes. United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Nov. ia ques-
ton of fact, with contradictory Off
cial statements from the Italian and
Austrian governments was squarely
before the United States today, re-
garding the sinking Of the Italian
liner Anccna. It was more evident to
the administration that it must OBJ
tain its own evidence in the case, re-
gardless Of Vienna and Rome.
Acceptance by the Austrian govern
ment Of responsibility for the An
cona's attack left this government no
alternative but to conduct future dip.
lomatic negotiations with Austria.
The principal fact upon which any
action by the United States must be
uredicated was still unsolved--
whether the Ancona was given PROP
er warning. The disputed question.
whether the Ancona's lifeboats We're
fired on while being lowered and tho
ship at standstill, must also be.
cleared up.
Because of the important differ
ences between the Italian and Aus
trian official statements, the admin
istration is resigned to q considerable
lapse Of time before determining IL
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Shipment of Liquor.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Of
tense Of shipping interstate intoxicat-
ing liquors in improperly marked
packages is not completed whenever
the packages are delivered for ship
ment, the supreme court held today.
1t is a continuous offense and indict-
ments may be brought in the district
where the liquor Is delivered.
The court refused to quash the In
dictment against Joe Freeman in Kan
sas, for shipping unmarked liquor
from Joplin, Mo, and the case was re-
manded for further action in the local
court.
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ITALY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, Nov. 15.-For the miss
ing boat load of passengers and salt
ora from the Italian steamship sos-
MIA, sunk late last week by a subma-
rlne flying the Austrian flag, Rome
dispatches arc still unable to account
today.
Three boat loads from the destroyed
vessel have landed. The number OF
thoae In the fourth boat has not been
given. The scene Of the attack Is
withheld, but It Is supposed It was
the Mediterranean.
The Bosnia was a 2,561 ton craft
owned by the Socleta Na1ona'e Di
Servica Marittima. Its home port was
Venice.
HELP FROM ENGLAND.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-Enslish ex-
perts may be sent to italy TO direct
the Iatters anti-u-boat campaign IN
the Mediterranean and Adriatic, it 10
coirfidentlaIIy reported this afternoon.
Not only are the British anxious to
be Of aid to their italian allies, but 1t
is to their own interest to clear the
Mediterranean Of the hostile subna
rines as insurance OF their shipping
generally and In particular OF sheir
transports on their way to and from
the near east.
Whether the suggestion was Eng
lands or Italy's, is not known, but the
italians are understood to recognize
that the British have already had
wide experience In fighting under sea
craft and have practically put an end
to their activities in the North sea.
The sinking Of the liner Bosnia fol-
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Tinted Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Recent
renewal by England Of her warship
patrol Of the United States Atlantic
coast, eliminating In the chase of the
uanish steamer Vinland into Norfoik. !.
may result in protest and demand
for withdrawal of the British cruisers.
Both the state and navy departments
we're today investigating the case Of
the Vinland.
officials pointed out that the Amer
lean steamer Hooking was seized two
weeks ago only a few miles out Of
New York harbor and taken before the
! Halifax prize court Men from an
other British cruiser boarded the
American steamer Zealandia at Pro-
greso, Mexico, The chase Of the Vim
land was deemed cumulative evidence
Of the presence of a considerable
British patrol off American harbors.
After the internment of the German
raiders Prinz Eitel Friedrich and
5 Kron Prinz Wilhelm, the last of the
German sea raiders, the British patrol
was largely withdrawn, but has now
apparently returned to American
waters.
Sharpe Sends Report.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia report
to the state department today from
American Ambassador Sharpe at Par.
Is regarding the sinking of the Ancona
gave the number OF survivors as 232.
but did not detail the circumstances
7 Of the attack.
Sharpe's report was from the French
ministry of marine which had its in
iormation from the prefect of Bizerta
where number of survivors were
landed
A bulletin issued by the French ad-
mlralty. was summarized by Sharpe.
submarine which sank the An
coma according to concorded informa-
uon, was from so to 100 meters long
snd armed with two fairly large guns
lorward and two smaller ones aft"
sald the ministry's statement.
W l6l survivors cared for at Sisi,
III Abdalla. one American woman was
rescued No information was given as
70 the submarines nationality.
Nine Americans Dead.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-Ccnfronted by
w'aeiy varying official reports on the
sinking of the Italian liner Ancona by
submarine, impartial observers here
"uay were waiting to hear from neu-
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FRANCE

Z 4.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
PARIS, Nov. 15.-"vioIent rifle and
grenade fighting ragged all night In the
vicinity Of the labyrinth in the Artois,
reports today's OFFICIAL communique.
1.-THE Germans suffered very heavy
losses.
"A German grenade attack was re-
pulsed in the neiahborhood Of Butte
Tahure, In Champagne.
"We exploded mine at Ciryea In
the Woever region, wrecking the Ger
man defenses."
WITH GAS AND FIRE.
PARIS, Nov. 15.-Attacked in tre-
mendous force. sometimes as often as
twenty tifes In one day, with every
Imaginable engine Of death, the
French nevertheless, held their lines
unbroken against the Germans In the
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subscribers Of The Daily Gate
c;ty are served the full Leased
Wire Service of the United
Press Associations.
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$500 MORE PRISONERS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hundred more
The Washington herald., 1915-03-24
GERMANS DROP BOMBS
ON BRITISH POSITIONS
Field Marshal French Explains that
Height at Which Enemy's Aircraft
Flew Prevented Much Damage.

London. March ia report by Field
Marshal Sir John French. dated March
= and made public tonight. says:
since my last cOmHuuiuuc Of the 18th
all has been quiet ON our front. and
there is nothing Of Importance to report
The encmy's artillery has occasionally
been active along individual sectors Of
our line without affecting the situation
or inflicting damage at all commensurate
pended.
On the Goth and @lst the cnemv's air
craft displayed unwnntcd activity. the
weather conditions being particularly ia
vorahle. Bombs were dropped on Lillers.
St. OmCr and EstaiTcS. The material
damage was slight. the only buildings
damaged being private property. which
was neither oc"Iri< by soldiers nor used
for military purposes. The total damage
in personnel was three women and four
civilians killed and about half dozen
civilians wounded.
These bombs were dropped from
great height. in on" case as much as 500
feet. This prevented the aIrTnan from
taking deliberate aim at any military
objective. This procedure Is ii great
tribute to the respect in which the Royal
Flying Corps is held by the enemy. as
TN. airmau increases his chances of es-
Gaping pursuit by taking advantage OF
the time required bv our aircraft to get
TO the necessary height from which to
engage him
The Washington herald., 1915-03-24
BRITAIN MAY SECURE
LARGE u. S. CREDIT
Morgan Going There to Close Deal
Whereby They and Allies Can Get
S25O,OOO. 900 in America.

Eew York. March "3-Official announce
ment of large credit to England IS ex-
pected within a week The initial grant
will probably be 500. O00.O0H. but the full
amount wanted by England and her allies
Is Understood to be $50. 90. COO Details
Will not be arranged until J. p. Morgan
aarrives in London. toward the end of
this week.
Negotiations have been begun here by
the French government for a substantial
credit. and sJoc00.0oO may be decided
upon. Details have not been settled.
Reports that London bankers are PLAN
ming to transfer to New York bankers
important loans made by london on
American securities as collateral cannot
be confirmed. The principal International
and national bankers here have So far
entered into no such arrangement. but Il
Is said efforts of this kind may yet be
made If the war promises to be pro-
loEgnd.
influential financial interests here now
are almost a unit In looking for = Sudden
collapse of hostilities within the next
few months. Italy is expected to join
the allies. and Roumania and Greece
have already been provided with funds
by Britain.
The Washington herald., 1915-03-24
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The Washington herald., 1915-03-24
MILLIONAIRE FOUND
IN GARB OF PEDDLER
H. c. Coe. Jr.. Standard Oil Man. Re-
ported to Have Been Located by
Sleuths Near Boston.

New York. March &C. - Boston dis
patches today state that Henry Clarke
Coe. jr.. the Standard Oil man of that
city. who disappeared January 90 and to
whose wife a son was born Saturday. has
been found by q detective agency in the
Northwest, travelling as a peddler.
Coe Is said to be suffering from a men,
tai collapse. due to business worry. He
was seen at Minot. N. Oak. about a
week ago. says the detective. from which
town he departed for Donnybrook. where
Coe spent several months as a boy
The missing mans course since he left
Boston has been followed. according to
the detective agency. and the fact that
he Is selling metal weather strips for
doors and windows has aided materially
In keeping track Of him.
Persons to whom Coe has sold goods
are said to have described him as acting
Queerly.
Mrs. Coe, mother OF the missing man.
lives at s West Seventy-sixth street
The Washington herald., 1915-03-24
.SLEUTH AND HIS CHIEF
KILLED BY BURGLARS
Two Officials Slain When They Go Into
EImira On. " Rooming House
TO Arrest Suspects

Elmira. y. Y. March 23.-ChIef Of
Police John J. Finnell and Detective
Sergt Harold Bradwell were shot dead
by two burglars at $50 o'clock this
afternoon in a rooming house on Bald
win street here where they went TO
arrest two men who were unler sus-
pici"u for number Of burglaries that
have been committed during the past
week
Only TWO shots were fired aud both
took effect. The shots attracted tho
attention of Police Capt. Elvin Weaver
at The police station. 100 yards away
aud he Immediately rushed TO the
scene.
he, captured one OF the men who
broke his leg jumping from an upper
story window. This man is now in
III" local Jail. He is unidentified. The
police are upon the trail of the other
murderer
The Washington herald., 1915-03-24
TURKS CONCENTRATE ON
GALLIPOLI PENINSULA
Quiet Prevails in Dardanelles, Saws
Ottoman Report-Allles Have
10000 Soldiers for Attack.
BY LUDWIG Won KLEIN

Constantinople via Berlin and Amster-
dam. March 23.-Three hundred thousand
Turkish troops have been concentrated
on Gallipoh Peninsula and the southern
side of the Dardanelles t. oppose efforts
by the allies TO take the forts along the
straits by assault.
1t Is asserted that all preparations to
meet land attacks under cover OF a bonn
bardment by the allies feet had been
perfected Three landings attempted by
English marines on Galiipon Peninsula
have been repulsed and the Turkish mill
tary authorities profess confidence that
larger forces will be no more success
ful II was officially announced today
that the hostile feet has made no effort
to renew the oombardment The next
attack is expected to be more severe
than any Of the recent ones
great force OF transports Is reported
to have Joined the allied feet of Tene-
dos These are believed 20 have on board
the 5000 soldiers that England and
France have sent here to Cooperate with
their feet