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Evening star., 1915-12-18
PEACE IN BASE BALL
IS NOT YET ASSURED
Delegates Representing Various
Leagues Adjourn Without
Definite Action.

NEW YORK, December 1s.-The
peace meeting between organ anized and
independent base ball interests ad-
journed today, and Ban johnson an
nounced that no definite atcion had
been taken.
The committees will meet in Gin
cinnati Tuesday
Today's conference lasted nearly four
hours and while it was in progress as
well as at the close there were many
rumors that prospects for peace in the
base ball world were far from prom
Using.
The action of the conference in ad-
journing to Cincinnati gave impetus to
these rumorS.
Neither Ban johnson, president of the
American League, nor any of the other
magnates who attended the conference
would admit that serious difficulties were
encountered in the effort to amalgamate
the Federal League with the various or
ganized leagues.
One report circulated had it that as
the situation unfolded organized interests
came to realize that they had been over
eager for peace and that they were seek
ing loophole by which to escape the ten
tative agreement with the Federal
League.
Two important Federal League men
left here hurrfedly at noon and 1t was
rumored that they had instructions to
sign more players for their league.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
A[LEGEDP[0TTERS
HELD UNDER BONDS
Koenig and Leyendecker Are
Charged With Conspiracy to
Blow Up WeIIand Canal.
HEARING ON THEIR CASE
is SET FOR JANUARY IL
Bank Clerk Accused of Larceny Of
Important Documents and Act
ing as Informer.

NEW YORK, December 49,
Paul koenig, head of the bureau
OF investigation OF the Hamburg
American line, and Richard Emil
Leyendecker, a New York art
goods retailer. were held in
$4,000 and 10000 bail, re-
spectively, today by United
States Commissioner Houghton
on a charge of conspiring to blow
up the Welland canal. The hear
ing was set for January IL.
Counsel for Koenig and Leyendecker
fought hard for a reduction of the bail
asked by the government. In insisting
on the higher bond Assistant United
States Attorney Wood said:
THE amount is not too large. The
people back of these men can put up
any amount of money that is needed"
Commissioner Houghton said:
Il do not regard the amount of bail
asked by the district attorney as ex-
cessive. Countries are at one another's 8
throats. and we are trying our best to
be neutral. The government is spend
ing great deal of money to prevent
Just such actions as are complained of
here. II these men should leave the
prevent other men coming here to To-
ment plots"
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Features
Worth
Reading

ROPES BATTLEFRONT
LESSONS FOR AMERICA" Is
the general title of neU series
of articles BY FREDERICK
PALMER: the first is "OUR
FLEET COULD NOT KEEP
TO THE SEA IN CASE OF
WAR"
"MR. AND MRS. HOOVER" two
Americans ,0ho hare been doing
remarkable Uork in Belgium,
by MOLLIE BEST.
"FRANCE HAS QUICK RE-
COVERY FROM INVASION
OF GERMANS" by RICHARD
HARDING DAVIS.
SOMETHING FOR FATHER" a
Christmas. story. BY GRACE
SARTWELL MASON.
"THE RAMBLER" writes of his
to,1c shrines at Upper Marlboro,
Nd
Another i,,stdllment of the ne,o
serial "ONCE ON THE SUM
MER RANGE by FRANCIS
HILL.
"A CHRISTMAS TREE TESTI-
MONIAL TO A GOVERNMENT
EHPLOYE-'UNCLE HARRY
TOWERS"
"LETTERS MEN WRITE TO
AGTRES SSE Sd -tuo-page
spread of photographs of at
tractiue stage Domen.
"CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS AND
CELEBRATIONS AMONG THE
INDIANS OF NORTH AMER
ICA."
"HOW HAM PASSED THE
BUCK" Torchy story, by
SEWELL FORD.
"CHILDREN TODAY IN THE
LAND OF THE CHRIST
CHILD"
FRANK G. CARPENTER 1rites Of
trarcl aud transportation in
DTu-u
"cO-oPERATIoN IS ESSENTIAL
IN SOUTH RICAN
TRADE" says ROBERT f..
WILSON.
"'THE RED BAG LADY PRO-
VIDES A JOYFUL CHRIST
MAS FOR 5000 CHILDREN"
"ENGLAND IS MAKING A
FINAL EFFORT TO AVOID
CONSCRIPTION.' -..-.
In an interriew Uith JAMES B.
MORROW. SENATOR LEE 8.
OVERMAN of North Carolina
predicts A GREAT BUSINESS
BOOM.
STERLING HEILIG tells hop the
children of France and Belgium
Mill celebrate Christmas this
year.
CHARLES NJ. PEPPER ao,ites OF
notable scientific achievements
Of Latin Americdns, some of
nhom are expected to attend
the congress Of Pun-Americnn
sdudnts here.
"rHERE IS A TEND NCY
AMONG DRESSMAKERS TO
LENG THEN ME- MS
SKIRTS"
AsgMyN BROWN, in an inter-
,ae,o 1Dlth DIR. s. W. STRAIT
TON, Director of U. s. Bureau
Of standards, tells hoto UNCLE
SANS SCIENTISTS ARE La
BORING TO REPAIR EVILS
OF THE EUROPEAN WAR.
"WAsHINGTON'S NEIGHBORs-
CHARLES COUNTY. ND"
In The
Sunday Star
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Evening star., 1915-12-18
ATTACKS ON THE US.
CENSORED IN VIENNA
Expressions Apparently Omitted by
News Agency Sending Out Com
ment on American Note.

ZURICH, Switzerland. December II,
via London. December 18.-With the
arrival here Of Viennese newspapers it
has been possible to obtain at length
the views of the editorials on the
American note to Austria regarding the
Ancona and the dual monarchy's reply
thereto.
In some cases the Vienna news agency
apparently omitted sending out some
points of the editorials which attacked
the United States for ITS stand in the
Ancona case. For instance the Neue
Freie Presse after declaring that the
dual monarchy desires peace with the
United States. but that no foreign min
lister or commander of the navy has yet
been born who would punish an Aus
trian officer at the wish of foreign
power, says that ii Great Britain had
not blockaded the seas and tried to
starve out the central powers the sub
Evening star., 1915-12-18
RAILROAD STRIKE AvERTED.
Trouble With Switchmen at CHICAGO
Believed to Be Adjusted. y

CHICAGO. Ill, December 1s.-An dan
ger of a strike of switchmen on the
roads entering Chicago was believed
to have been passed today with the an
nouncement that the conference CON-
mtttee of the Railroad Managers Asso-
ciation and representatives OF the
switchmen had established a basis of
settlement OF the disputes between
them
The trainmen and sw1tchmen COM
planned that the railroads in some In
stances were not fulfilling the terms of
the contracts with their employees par
ticularly in falling to Investigate be-
fore disciplining workmen.
Evening star., 1915-12-18

At a meeting of the board of trustees
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art yester-
day, c. Powell Minnegerode, assistant
director, was elected to the position of
director of the gallery, to I'LL the
vacancy caused recently by the death
Of Frederick B. MCGUIRE. Mr.. Min
negerode also was elected secretary of
the gallery.
ilton was elected a member of the
board of trustees of the gallery to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Arthur Jeffrey Parsons. The vacancy
on the board caused by the death of
Mr.. Mcguire is to be considered at the
next meeting of the trustees. it is
stated. -
With Gallery Long Time.
Mr.. Minnegerode has been connected
with the Corcoran Gallery of Art for
more than twenty years. and has
served as assistant director for some
time. He. is not only thoroughly
familiar with the work. but exception
ally qualified to hll the position to
which he has been elected. Mr.. Min
negerode has had fattering offers in
the past from other large institutions
in the same field, but on account of
his interest in the work here. has
chosen to remain in Washington
That he was one of those selected to
serve as a member of the international
jury of award in the department of fine
arts at the Panama Pacific exposition
evidences his standing in the art world.
To his executive ability much of the
success of the Corcoran Gallery bien-
nial exhibitions of cotemporary Ameri-
can art Is credited.
Native Of st. Louis.
Mr. Minnegerode is a native of st.
Louis, having come to Washington
when still in his teens. He was six
teen years old when he received his
first position in the Corcoran Gallery
of Art as a clerk. Mr.. Minnegerode
has a wide acquaintance among the
artists of America. 1t is said that he
is personally acquainted with the ma
jority of them. He is member of
the Washington Society Of Fine Arts
and of the American Federation OF
Arts. October Is last Mr.. Minnegerode
was elected member of the board OF
trustees of the Corccran Gallery OF
| Art.
At the same meeting it was announced
that former Senator w. A. Clark has
renewed his offer of $1,000 to be dis
| tributed in prizes at the Corcoran Gal
lery's next biennial exposition of CO.
| temporary American paintings to be
| held in the latter part of the coming
year. These generous prizes had in
creased materially the interest in these
exhibitions and the repetition of the
gift assures their continued success.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Expert Safe Blower Fatally Shot.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 1s,-
Frank Smith, said by the police here
today to be known in Europe and
America as one of the most expert safe
blowers, was shot and fatally wounded
last night at the entrance to a base
ment saloon After the shooting
Smiths assailants escaped in an auto
mobile. Smith is said to have served
six penitentiary terms. and to have
broken Jail twice.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Russ Taxation to Be Increased.

LONDON, December ia Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd says the Rus
sian finance ministry has prepared a,
bill providing for general increase
in direct and indirect taxation. 1t is
expected to result in an increase In
revenues of 636,o0o.o00 rqbles an.
nually.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Given Until January 1.

The committee, under the law Great
ing it, was to make it's report by jan
uary l. Senator Chiffon this week put
through the Senate a joint resolution
extending the time to February 1. 1t
was stated at the time that the extern
sion of time was requested because the
Voluminous hearings before the COM
mlttee, making some 1000 printed
pages. had not yet been printed in form
which made it possible to use them
Yesterday afternoon Representative
Rainey of Illinois, member of the
committee. called up this joint resolu-
tion in the House. Minority Leader
Mann demanded to know why the re-
port of the committee was not ready
and Mr. Rainey explained that the com
mittee had given great deal of time
to its work. but that the hearings had
not yet been printed and the committee
was not ready to submit its report.
Congress. he said, would not be in ses-
sion January /.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
German General Is Killed.

LONDON, December 1s.-Maj. Gen.
Won stockhausen of the German army
has been killed, in action, according to
a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Gen.
tral News Agency.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Use Of Eggs and Fat Curbed.

BERLIN. December 1S.-The Reich
sanzeiger prints decree adopted by
the federal council prohibiting bakeries
from using eggs in baking cakes. or
above 100 grammes each Of fat and
sugar to 500 Gramn1eg OF -four.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Amended in the House,

Representative Page of North Caro-
lima then offered an amendment pro-
viding that the time should be extend
ed to January 10 instead of to February
1. Representative Gard of Ohio and
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
other members of the committee, spoke
in favor of the amendment, and with
out further debate the resolution was
passed. Later. when 1t reached the
Senate, Senator Chiffon asked that the
Senate concur in the amendment of the
House. and this action was taken.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
REPORT BY JANUARY 10
ON FISCAL RELATIONS
Congress Extends Time at Request
of Joint Select Com
mittee.

Congress has extended the time in
which the joint select committee on
the fiscal relations between the United
States and the District of Columbia is
to make its report to January 10. This
action was taken shortly before the
Senate and House adjourned for the
Christmas holidays last evening.
Members of 1.-THE committee today ex-
pressed the hope that they would be
able to submit their report to Con-
gress when it reassembles January 4
or within few days thereafter. That
the committeeman will work on their
report during the holidays is expected.
Senator Chiffon. chairman of the COM
mittee, will confer soon with the other
members in regard to the procedure
and also in regard to the report, it was
said.
Evening star., 1915-12-18

Despite the fighting and the shambles in
sections of the countries at war, efforts will
be made to observe their old Christmas rites
What these customs and their symbolism is
set forth in timely article in The Sunday STAR
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Gravity Not Minimized.

Except for slight variation in trans
lation, the remainder of the official text
virtually is identical with the unofhcial
version, cabled from London.
1t was agreed seemingly in official
quarters that the official text did not
minimize realization of the gravity
of the situation which was impressed
on officials by the unofficial cables. but
it also was apparent that the door 10
further negotiation was not closed.
The State Department also made
public an official text of the Austrian
admiralty itself that principal por-
lished. which admitted that the subma-
rine fired on the Ancona after the ship
had come to a stop and while pas
sengers still were aboard. 1t was upon
this official admission OF the Austrian
admiralty's statement. previously pub-
tion of the American note was based.
Close study of Austria's reply to the
American demands that there should be
a disavowal of the act OF the shpfna-
rine commander in sinking the Ancona
his punishment. reparation Tor Amerl-
can lives lost and assurances that the
incident would not be repeated did not
reduce the gravity with Whicn omcials
viewed the situation.
President Wilson while on his We'd
ding tour will keep in constant touch
with the White House, and, II neces-
sary, Secretary Lansing will go to see
him to discuss the situation
Veracity of Witness Attacked.
Baron Zwiedinek, charge OF the Aus
tro- Hungarian embassy. conferred with
Count Won Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, today and soon afterward had
a conference with Secretary Lansing.
The charge was understood to nave re-
ceiyed more instructions from his gov
ernment The veracity of at least one
of the Americans saved from the An
coma who made an affidavit is being at
tackled
Secretary Lansing'S memorandum,
sent to the President, contains excerpts
from afidavits, and that was taken to
indicate that the new note to Austria
will give some of the facts requested
by Vienna. 1t was said. however. that
there would be no long discussion of
details
Evening star., 1915-12-18
The Specific Charge.

Imprisonment and a fine of $4,000.
Frederick Metzler. employed by the
Hamburg american line, and said to
have acted as stenographer to Koenig.
who was also arrested with Koenig
and Leyendecker, will be arraigned
Monday
Assistant, United States Attorney
Sarfaty said that information in pos
most certain that numerous additional
arrests will be made throughout the
country during the next Few days. All
of these. he said. will be in connec-
ton with the Welland canal plot
Bank Clerk Arrested.
Detectives following the trail of plot
ters seeking to destroy ships bearing
ammunition to the allies today arrest
ed Frederick Schleindt, a clerk in the
National City Bank, whom they charge
with larceny of documents. cablegrams
and messages which, it is alleged, he
turned over to Representatives of the
German government.
These documents, the detectives say,
gave information as to which ships
bore ammunition across the seas.
Schieindt also is alleged to have given
information to the German representa-
tives as to what firms were manufac-
turing war supplies in this country,
and also the amounts of money placed
in certain banks to the credit of the
allies.
Schleindt, detectives said, confessed
to having obtained information regard
ing shipments of munitions and other
matters. saying he did this at the di-
rection of kOenig.
Schleindt was held in $4,000 bail for
examination Monday. when arraigned
today before a police magistrate on
short affidavit charging suspicion of
grand larceny in connection with the
from the National City
Bank of papers and documents which
the police said were valued at 100000.
Detective Barnitz testified at the ar
raiRnment that documents alleged to
have been furnished to Paul koenig by
Schleindt described in detail the cargo
in No. hold of the steamer Minnehaha.
when the fire was discovered aboard
the vessel while in midocean on a voy-
age to Europe.
Telegram in Schleindt's Possession.
Detectives said they found in the
pockets of Schleindt a telegram relat-
ing to a shipment of 100000 rifles to
the allies. The message was from the
Beige Pour rEntrangere to
New York bank.
Schleindt told of meeting koenig,
who. he said. used an alias. last May.
according to detectives, and of having
kept in touch with the German consul
mere since the opening of the war. The
declared that when he met
koenig at an uptown hotel arrange
nents were made for him to obtain
"a Diagrams and other documents at the
National City Bank. For this work,
schleindt told the police. he was re-
.eiving about $25 week
Police claim today that they found |
,mong Koenig's effects papers indi-
Eating that he had relations with |
,chleindt. The arrests of Schleindt, |
xoenig and Leyendecker. a New York |
Lntique dealer, were directly due to a |
confession made several weeks ago by |
George Fuchs of New York, relative |
" Koenig.
At the office of Frank A. vanderIip,
PRESIDENT of the National City Bank, it |
vas said that nothing was known by |
he bank officials concerning the |
harges against Schleindt. He was EN-
,loyed as a clerk in the foreign credit |
department., but no suspicion had been
ttached to him by any one at the bank
Evening star., 1915-12-18
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy and much colder to-
night. Tomorrow fair, lowest tempera-
ture tonight about 2S degrees; strong
west and northwest winds.
Temperature for the past twenty-four
hours: Highest, so. at am. today;
lowest. SO. at noon today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
j, S, AND AUSTRIA
NOW NEAR BREAK
Friendship Hinges Upon Lat
ter's Reply to Note Being
Framed Today.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
POSTPONE HONEYMOON
To Keep in Touch With Secretary
Lansing-Baron Zwiedenek
at State Department.

Friendly relations between the
United States and Austria, it was
stated authoritatively, are nearing
the breaking point, and their con-
tinuance will depend entirely
upon the reply Austria will be
asked to make Immediately to
the note being framed today.
While the word ultimatum was
not used by officials in discussing
the note, it was indicated that the
reply will state clearly the alter
native which will follow if Aus
tria's reply is unsatisfactory.
The gravity of the situation
will not, however, cause Presi-
dent Wilson to postpone his de-
parture tonight for the south on
his 1edding tour.
President Wilson expected to spend
considerable time this afternoon going
over the first draft of the answer, to
Austria in regard to the sinking of the
Ancona. The draft was written by Sec
retary Lansing last night and placed In
the Presidents hands today. Because
the answer is expected to be practically
an ultimatum to Austria the President
wants to assume responsibility himself
for the wording of the note.
The note will go to Vienna within the
next few days.
Denies Blame Is Warranted.
The official text of Austrias reply to
the American note on the Ancona, made
public here today, reveals that the
Vienna government denies that the
views presented by the United States,
even if correct, warrant the blame for
the disaster being placed upon the
comma nder of the submarine.
The reply denies also that blame can
he -pfaced upon the. ro-Hungarian
government, even If "a most rigorous
legal construction were applied to the
judgment OF the case.
4 The note also states that the Austro-
Hungarian government is unable to
determine what the United States in
the attitude which Germany had as
sumed toward submarine warfare.
1t adds that if the United States in
tended ito express an opinion to the effect
that a prejudice of whatever nature ex-
listed" with respect to judicial considera
ton" of the affair the Vienna government
declares that it reserves to itself full
freedom of maintaining it's own legal
view.
Evening star., 1915-12-18
Situation Stationary.
Situation at Saloniki.

DISPATCHES received by the. entsnts
army officers at Salonikt reg rrt the ar
Evening star., 1915-12-18

A dispatch from Athens to the Ex
change Telegraph Company states that
the newspaper Kiroi says that Premier
SkouIoudis and Minister of the Interior
Gounaris yesterday visited the German
minister and explained to him that the
entry into Greece of German and Bull
garian troops. especially the Bull
garians, would raise questions which
might we'll place Greece in a position
of difficulties.
Evening star., 1915-12-18

Last Weeks Swsrn Net Circulatisn-
Daily Average, 7B,227, sunday, Be,153.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
SAYS BOWED VIOLATED
NO LAW BY ACTION

Washington, Nov. 24.--~By acting as
fiscal agent for Germany and supply
ing funds TO At out ships TO take sup
plies 10 German cruisers. Capital 4
Boy I'D, the German naval attache,
committed no infringement of either
national or international law, accord
Ing to the State Department. A high
official declared today that the depart =
ment has not approved the action OF
ass stsnt United States Attorney Wood
in bringing his name into the cas-.
bat lad no power to control his stion-
According 10 this official the Stat =
Department Is not particularly inter
estei IN the trial OF the Hamburg
American line officers The question
invo' I'd. il Is said. is simply one Of q
violation OF municipal law by false
registry NJ clearance There has been
no proof of any charge against any
consular diplomatic agent of, the Ger
mar government that might disturb
Diplomatic relations. Certainly there
has been nothing charged, even against
CAPTAIN Boy Ed these officials say.
which would warrant asking for his
recall
Il the trial should develop proof
tina, the Hamburg American officials
had persistentiF attempted TO max .
The United States a naval base il
as international law. but even thet.
say the department officials. would not
Infr inmate Captain BoyEd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
STATE ENJOYING IT'S
HtAlTH|tSI YEAR
POSITIVE Decrease In Tuberculosis,
While Typhoid At New Low
Level,
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
ISSUES STATEMENT
Conservation of Human Life and
rrecdom Of State From Epidemic
Reasons for Genuine Gratitude In
Virginia.

"hen the people of Virginia list
the blessings for which they are TO
return thanks today, they may in
eiude among them larger immunity
from preventable disease than the
state has known in recent years. For
isi9- 10 the State BOARD of Health
announced today on the basis of full
physicians reports. has been TIL.
heaithiest year on record In Virginia.
In accordance with it's usual policy
OF Issuing at Thanksgiving a state
ment or health conditions for the
year ending September 80. the State
Board OF Health last night gave out
the following:
Until the annual report of the
board has been filed with the Gov
ernor. the exact figures cannot be
given out, but 1t can be said that pub
ne cooperation in health work gave
virginia, during the report year,
october /. 1914Septer Der so. 1915,
greater freedom from communion BILE
disease than the state has ever
krown.
Typhoid fever reached new low
level. being noticeably less than dur
ing 1894. when the precautions
taken by the people reduced the dis.
ease to less than half what it was
six years before
Tuberculosis, which has always
claimed a heavy toll in Virginia be-
cause of our large colored population,
showed positive decline during the
year
The general death rate despite
better registration Of deaths. will
probably be slightly below what 1t was
for the previous year.
No grave epidemlcs have visited
the State during the past year.
"A new city, Hopewell, of almost
2o0oo people. was built during the
year, and, though crowded with men
living under conditions that might
have spread typhoid, escaped with
virtually no filth-born disease
This saving IN human life and this
reduction In the mass Of human woe
has been achieved because the people
CT the State. aroused TO the possihili-
ties OF disease prevention, have in in
creasing numbers installed in their
homes the sanitary devices necessary
for health. The reason for the re-
auction in disease is. therefore scarce
l. less a cause for congratulation than
the reduction itself. Virginia can we'll
afford to give thanks