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Evening star., 1915-12-30
SPEAKS SON FINANCE
TOPAN-AMER|CANS
willard Straight Delivers Ad-
dress on "ReIation of Public
Finance to Private Credit"

Willard Straight. New York finan-
cier, who has been identified with
financing of governments in the far
east, delivered an address this after
noon entitled THE Relation of Public
Finance to Private Credit" before a
joint session of section g of the Pan
American Scientific Congress and the
American Economic Association. in
which he said the credit of certain OF
our sister republics in South and Cen
trail America is unquestioned. but the
development of some of them has been
hampered."
They have afforded fields for specu-
lation," he said, rather than for in
vestment and foreign capital has too
frequently allied itself with one po-
litical party or another for Illicit mu-
tual gain rather than to secure le-
gitimate profit for public work well
done 1t has often been urged that our
own government should in some way
guarantee or assure the safety of for
eign investments undertaken by its
nationals.
"Our State Department may use It's
of just contract entered into in good
faith. but it cannot, and should not,
act as a collecting agency. 1t is in the
interest of those who desire to borrow,
ations as well as individuals, to main
tain their credit in order that they may
secure necessary financial assistance
on rea easonable terms. To assure pubic
is to safeguard private credit Where
private credit is unqueStioned, national
borrowing power is secure.
Closer Than Ever Before.
THE European war has given to the
American republics a new bond OF mutual
dependence Politically we are closer
than ever before In our mutual neces-
sity there is need, and at the same time
an opportunity for much more intimate
commercial and financial cooperation.
You require capital. while we in turn
must try to stimulate the exchange of
products between this country and our
sister republics to the south.
"In order that we may sell our goods
to you, we must enable you to produce
more. which We. in turn. can purchase.
We are beginning to realize that we
must furnish capital to our customers
If we would market our goods. We
must maintain relationship which. in
being mutually profitable. will bring
better mutual understanding of our as
pirations and ideals.
such a relationship can be esta bliShed
If those who would secure financial as
sistance offer conditions which will at
tract our investment, and if we in turn
are willing to grant the credits which
will enable you to purchase in this
country the articles which you require
Both lender and borrower must mo-
bilize private credit, the borrower in
order that he may borrow advanta
geously for the development of his re-
sources; the lender in order that he
may lend intelligently for the extension
of his national trade. -.
private credit is the ultimate basis
of international finance, and We are
just entering upon an era where pub
lie finance will play an increasingly
important part as the most powerful
instrument of constructive domestic as
well as foreign national policy
Evening star., 1915-12-30
TO END YELLOW FEVER.
Pan. American Executive Committee
approves Plan for Eradication.

A plan for coordinate action by all
American republics looking to the
eradication of yellow fever in the
western hemisphere has been approved
by the executive committee of the pam
American congress-
The plan will be submitted to the con-
gress with the recommendation that it
be submitted to the government of each
American nation.
The plan was presented by Surgeon
General Gorgas OF the United states
Army.i a chairman OF the public health
and medical science section Of the con-
gress. -.
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WALTER C. ENGLISH, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
lnmbia. Holding Probate court.-No. 222ss
AdminstrR tion. This IN 10 give notice that the
subscribers. Of the District Of Columbia have oh
fained from the Probate Court OF the District u
Columbia letters testnmeRtary the estate OF
Azemia Shepherd. late " the District Of ColuIn-
bia. deceased. All persons having claims against
the deceased hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof. legally authen-
Heated, to the subscribers before the 2ist
day OF December. AID 1915: otherwise they may
by law be excluded from all benefit Of said es-
tate. Given under our hands this 22nd day Of
sHEPHERD. A. NJ. sHEpHERD. care WALTER
9. ENGLISH. Fendal bldg. Washington. d. c.
(eeal.) Attest: JAMES TANNER. Register u
Wflis for the District Of Columbia. 0lerk Of the
Probate Conrt, ---t-- de25ySCs3s6
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D. W. o'DoNoGHUE. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO
lnmi'ia. Holding Probate Court.-No. 2l020.
Adminisfra tiOn.-This is TO give notice that the
subscribers. Of the District of Columbia. have oh
fained from the Probate Court Of the District Of
Columbia letters testamentary the estate Of
Margaret Shugrue late OF the District of Co
iumbia. deceased. All persons having claims
agsinst the deceased hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same with the vouchers thereof legal
~ authenticated TO the subscribers on or before
the 2lst day of December. AID. 1916: otherwisc
they may by law be excluded from all henaat
Of said estate. Given under hands this 21st
day OF December. 1915. HULA V. MALONE.
Conduit road. D. C.: TIMOTHY F.. SHEGRI-E
Conduit roai D. G. tSeaI., Attest: JAMES
TANNER. Register Of Wills FOR the District OF
Columbia, Clerk OF the Proba te Court.
20 iag
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GEORGE e. HAMILToN, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF co
lumbia Holding Probate Court.-No. c1lI2, Ad-
ministra tion.-This is to give notice: That the
subscriber who by the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia granted letters testamentary
on the estate of Sarah f. Hornor. deceased. has.
with the approval Of the Supreme Court q tne
District of Columbia holding a Probate C1uS,
appointed Monday the nth day of January. 1915.
at 10 o'clock an. the time. and said court
room as the place. for making payment and dis
trbution from said estate, under the courts
direction and control. when and where all cred
iiOrs and persons entitled to dstributive shares
notified to attend. in person or by agent or at
torney duly authorized. with their claims against
the estate properly vouched. Given under my
hand this Goth day Of December. 1918. UNION
TRUST COMPANY. GEO. E. FLEMING. Second
Vice President. BY GEORGE f. HAMILTON,
Attorney. tSeal.l Attest: JAMES TANNER.
Register of Wills for the District of Columbia.
Clerk Of he probeto Court de3O jaR ~
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George L. Berry to Head Pressmen.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, December 30
The nomination of officers for the In
ternational Printing Pressmen's and
Assistants Union of North America has
was nominated by the general mem
bership without opposition, and will
be the only candidate on the ticket t
the election in February. For twenty
four months this union has not had a
strike throughout North America in a
membership of $4,000.
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Glass to Hold First Reunion.

Members of the class of 1915 of Busi-
ness High School are to mold their
first annual reunion at the school
Tuesday evening at O'Clock. Follow
ing a brief business meeting there is
to be dancing in the gymnasium. on
GERS of the class are: President. Joseph
c. McGarraghy; vice president. Miss
Marguerite NJ. Milne: secretary. Miss
Edna Colburn; treasurer. Raymond J.
Wise.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
JOHN J. BUCKLEY. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO.
Iumbia Holding Probate Court.-No c231e. Ad-
ministration is to give notice: That the
subscriber. of the District of Columbia has on
Columbia letters testamentary on the estate o.
John n. Buckley. late of the District OF Colum
bia. deceased. All persons having claims a9ains.
same. with the vouchers thereof. legally authsn-
ticated, to the subscriber, on or before the 2stn
DAY of December, AID 1915: otherwise they may
by law be excluded from all beneft Of said estate
Given under my hand this 2sth day Of Decemoer
1915 MARGARET F.. BUCKLEY, 1719 st. nv.
(Seal, Attest: JAMES TANNER. Register OF
Wills for the District of Columbia. Clerk q the
PRO fe COprf deyO, JA6 10
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COAL SHORTAGE DENIED.
Difficulty in Obtaining Anthracite
Ascribed to Freight Congestion.

cite operators today denied reports that
a shortage of anthracite coal exists, or
that wholesale prices have been ad-
vanced recently. Their statement, is
sued here. explained that any difficulty
consumers may have experienced in the
last few weeks in obtaining anthracite
has been caused entirely by the un-
precedented freight congestion on all
trunk line railroads in the east.
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. Washington. December 80.
1915. Sealed proposals. will be received at this
once. Room J09. District Building. until two
O'Clock. pm. January IA. 'lolG. for furnishing
and delivering 5000 his. more less, pig lead
for in the Water Department. this citr.
d.r1 a ana Io,in OF Prs,os may os or
800 District Building. OLIVER p. NEWMAN
LOUIS BROWNLOW. CHARLES W. KCTZ.
Commits sioners. D. G.
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not she had any brains. Somehow
she felt not at all afraid of her own
ability to dispose of the eggs. For a
long time doubt of Augustus's judg-
ment had been growing in her mind
She suspected that he always did not
get the full price for the eggs. Besides,
although Towner's was the oldest store
in the town. she had gathered enough
from what she had heard to surmise
that it was not the best.
AS she passed down Front street she
kept her eyes open. Outside Towners
was : sign: "Thirty-siX cents paid for
eggs" She passed by.
It'll just go up and look at Hawkins"
she thought.
Hawkins sign read 3s cents. Maggie
entered there.
AS she came out triumphant with her
money she met Mrs. Rocket, who
Evening star., 1915-12-30
Making Champagne of Still Wines.

Perhaps the war has done IL; but
imported still. wines are being con-
verted into sparkling champagne in
New York city. For the customs
service has provided a drawback" for
such imported wines so converted and
shipped back to whence they came or
elsewhere.
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done and what he had done. Augustus
said nothing. He said nothing even
when she showed him the lavender
gingham. The broken toe and Maggie
triumph seemed to have conquered hin:
completely.
tTHE ENDD
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31
Review Ofl0l5
Chief Subjects
Conventions, Sporting,
Fires, Weather, Va
carries and Miscel=
laneOuS Events.

Haitian vernme of President OAR
tiguenave and concluded a treaty, es-
tablishing a protectorate for ten
years.
2S. President Wilson welcomed the G. A
r. veterans in Camp Emery, Wash
ington.
CToBER
l. Captain E. r. Monfort of Ohio elect
ed commander In chief of the G. A. r.
7. United States declared the British
blockade of neutral ports illegal.
10. Yoshihito crowned emperor of Japan.
2 United States declared that German
attaches at Washington, Boy-Ed and
Won Papen, were Objectionable.
8. Sixty-fourth congress met.
g. The United States demanded of Aus
tria a disavowal of the sinking of the
Italian liner Ancona Nov. z.
10. Captains Boy-Ed and Won Papen re-
called by the German governments
II. The council of state in China de-
clared that the republic at a recent
election had voted to change the form
of government to a monarchy. The
crown was rendered to President Yuan
Shin Kai.
Is. Wedding of President Wilson and Mrs.
Edith Boiling Gait.
10. Election of deputies in Greece.
20. Admiral Dewey's 18th birthday.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31
NATURE FREAKS.

~
13. Earthquake in Italy; many cities and
towns destroyed. AvezZano being the
principal sufferer; death list POSTS;
shock recorded by seismograph in
Washington.
3. Snowstorm and 10 mile gale ragged on
the Atlanti coast.
Y. Texas swept by a rain and electrical
storm; % dead.
&c. April heat record of 81 degrees in New
York city.
Z. Frost, snow and rain in the central
west, from Texas to Montana.
%. Lassen peak, California, burst out in
eruption.
%. Earthquake in southern California
caused loss of $1,000, 900.
JULY.
Z. Tornado in the middle west. Cincin-
natl suffered most; dead upward of 40.
with many missing.
Is. Flood in Ohio caused loss of $2,000,-
900; 5 persons drowned.
AUGUST.
8. Cloudburst at Erie, Pa, caused a loss
of $1,000, 900; rs deaths.
IL. Vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli, the
Italian volcanoes, became active.
16. Tropical hurricane flooded Galveston
with waters of the gulf; other points
on the coast invaded. Loss estimated
at $50, 900, 900 and deaths upward of 800.
with many missing.
30. Frost In the middle west.
Is. Temperature IS in New York; hottest
Sept. Is on record.
20. Gulf hurricane struck Louisiana coast;
deaths estimated about $50.
Is. AZ persons killed and injured by wind
storm at Hot Springs, Ark.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31
World War
And Various
Movements on Land
and Sea With New
Nations In
Line.
WAR ON THE WATER.

U
l. British battleship Formidable sunk in
the English channel by German sub
marine or a mine; over GOO drowned.
"A. In a German naval attack on the Eng
lish coast the German cruiser Bluecher
was sunk, with about 200 of her crew.
British cruiser Lion disabled.
FEBRUARY.
4. German admiralty declared a war
zone in the English channel after Feb.
Is.
is. German wal zone decree went into eff
feet.
MARCH.
1S. British battleships Irresistible and
Ocean n French battleship Bouyet
sunk during a naval attack in the
Dardanelles.
Is. German submarine UPS torpedoed
British ships Falaba and Aguilla. in
st. Georges channel; 68 passengers
and 70 sailors lost.
APRIL.
26. French steamer Leon Gambetta tor
pedoed by an Austrian submarine in
the strait of Otranto; 800 seamen
drowned.
z. The Lusitania was torpedoed and
sunk off Kinsale, Munster coast, Ire
ldiu- OuI VI N5lOt DtISOIS OH DOdlu
1,100 were lost.
10. British battleship Goliath torpedoed in
the Dardanelles, with loss of 500 lives.
Is. British battleship Triumph torpedoed
in the Dardanelles.
q. British battleship Majestic sunk by a
torpedo in the Dardanelles.
JUNE.
II. Italian submarine Meduso torpedoed
by an Austrian submarine.
30. British admiralty steamer Armenian,
with Americans in her crew, torpe-
decd off the British coast. % Ameri-
can lost.
z. Italian cruiser Amali sunk by Aus
trian submarine in the Adriatic sea.
AUGUST.
8. British submarine sank the Turkish
battleship Barbarossa in the sea of
Marmora.
IA. British transport Royal Edward sunk
by an enemy submarine in the Aegean
sea; loss of nearly LOCO lives.
10. A German submarine ~torpedoed the
White Star liner Arabic off Cape
Clear, Ireland; @ Americans on board.
OCTOBER.
2. German cruiser Prinz Adalbert sunk
by British submarine; crew of 557
nearly all lost.
Z. Italian liner Ancona sunk by Austrian
submarine in the Mediterranean 20S
lives lost, including some Americans.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31
MINOR WAR EVENTS.


26. The German government ordered the
seizure of private stores of corn,
wheat and o
FEBRUARY.
10. Germany informed the United States
that she would insist on maintaining
the war zone in the English channel.
MARCH.
1. England her intention to
stop all ships to and from the sea-
ports of Germany.
IA. The German cruiser Dresden, which
survived the battle of Falkland is
lands. Junk in battle with a British
feet near San Juan Fernandez island,
off Chilli.
10. Great Britain issued a sweeping order
in council cutting off all outside trade
with Germany and refused to modify
the war zone blockade.
July.
s. Germany replied to note of the United
States June 1W, promising to safe
guard Americans under their own flag.
AUGUST.
4. Great Britain sent notes to the United
States UNFOLDING her blockade.
"a. Berlin informed Washington that the
killing of Americans on the Arabic
was not intentional.
1. German ambassador announced that
liners would not be sunk by subma-
rines without warning unless they re-
sisted or attempted TO escape.
s. German airships raided London, in
juring S4 persons and killing 20.
oCToBER
6. Germany disavowed the sinking of the
Arabic and agreed to pay indemnity.
10. Fifty-five killed and ia injured in
London by Zeppelin attack.
b. London recruiting offices crowded with
volunteers under the Lord Derby plan.
which was to end Dec. II.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31
Observation-Disclosures
FRANCE AND BELGIUM.

- -
JANUARY.
10. The allies began to retreat south of
the Aisne at Scissors, abandoning 9
miles of trenches.
IA. Allies withdrew south of the Aisne,
losing 5000 prisoners and many guns.
MARCH.
10. Beginning Of British attacks at Neuve
Chapelle, France.
1918. French attacks and German counter
attacks continued at Neuve Chapelle,
with heavy losses.
APRIL.
% Germans recaptured Hartmannswei-
lerkopf, in the Vosges mountains.
They repulsed an attack by allies
along the Ypres canal with asphyx-
Eating gas and crossed that barrier to
the west side.
30. German artillery at Newport, Belgium,
bombarded Dunkirk. France, at p
miles range.
q. Great drive of the allies from the
French seacoast to Verdun. Heavy
capture of guns reported and 10000 un-
wounded prisoners. German front bro
ken 6 miles in length at Loos, La Bas-
see and Souchez, and % miles in the
Champagne.
Is. Allies continued western drive.
NOVEMBER.
IS. Allies held joint war council in Paris.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31

Classified by
Affairs the World Over,
With Obituary and
Accident Record
OF the Year.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

JANUARY.
carranza's forces defeated Villas
troops at Pueblo: Villa lost 700 killed.
Cen. ROGUE Gonzales CARA chosen
~nroyisional president of Mexico by the
convention at Mexico City.
provisional President Cara and his
cabinet aDandoned mexico City as d
capital.
Mexican First Chief CarranZa reoccu-
MED Mexico City.
Cen. Cara renounced the Office of
provisional president of Mexico.
FEBRUARY.
Cen. Villa proclaimed himself presi-
dent.
Carranza, head of the Constitutional
ist party in Mexico, expelled the
Spanish minister.
APRIL.
Villas forces defeated at Jrapuato by
Gen. Obregon's army.
Villas army defeated by Obregon's
forces at Celaya.
President Wilson warned the Mexi-
can revolutionists to make peace.
Carranza troops occupied Mexico City.
Former President Huerta arrested at
Newman. N M, By United States
marshals on charge of conspiracy.
JULY.
Gen. Orozco, colleague of Gen. Huerta
and with him under bail to the United
States, jumped his bail and escaped
from Ell Paso to Mexican soil.
AUGUST.
[ Conference Of A. B. c. powers and the
United States over Mexico, met in
Washington.
Gen. Carranza resented President Will
sons attempt to restore peace in
Mexico and was officially notified that
armed Intervention in Mexico by the
United States would not be approved
by the A. B. c. powers.
/ The United States and Argentina,
Brazil, Chile. Bolivia, Uruguay and
Guatemala. Jointly, appealed to Mex
lean parties to make peace.
l. C~arranza's. generals announced that
they would support his objection to
G in a peace conference.
SEPTEMBER,
Pan-American conferees on Mexican
affairs postponed decision three weeks.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31

II. General ]. C. Black, noted lawyer and
civil war veteran. in Chieagoi aged 76-
%. John D.. Long, former secretary of
navy, at bingham. Mass. aged a..
Paul Armstrong. playwright, in New
York; aged Dc.
srpTEIBER.
0. Albert G. spalding, baseball veteran
and sporting goods manufactures. at
Point Iona. Cal; aged 60.
IA. Gen. E. II. Ripley. who led the Fed
eral advance into Richmond in 1865.
at Rutland. Vt; aged 76.
p. Anthony Comstocls, New York's moral
censor. at Summit, \. J.; aged Il.
%, DR.. Austin Flint. noted physician and
a~lienist, in New York city; aged 50.
&c. ]. Kerr Hardie, noted English Social
list, M. 2. and lecturer, in Glasgow,
Scotland.
%cToBER
30. Sir Charles Upper, Canadian states-
man, former premier, in England:
aged "a.
81. Blanche Walsh, actress, in Cleveland,
o.; aged AZ.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

JANUARY.
l. Panama-California exposition opened
at San Diego.
!. London Stock Exchange reopened.
D. United States supreme our ruled that
the Danbury hatters must pay $4,000
me for a boycott set up in 1892.
Is. Fire in R~oebling's wire plant at Tren-
ton caused a loss Of $1,500,o0o.
FEBRUARY.
Is. Frank James, last of James brothers
noted in the civil war and later as
desperate men, died near Excelsior
Springs, Mo; aged IA.
70. Panama-Pacihc International EXPOSE
ton at San Francisco formally opened.
ARC
3. Anarchists caught in an attempt to
explode bombs in st. IStriek,s cathe-
dral, New York.
s. Harry Kendall Thaw placed on trial
in New York for conspiracy to escape
the asylum at Matteawan.
10. Thaw n four alleged coaspirators
acquitted on charge of conspiracy.
Il. Lincoln Beachey, the American avn
ator, killed in flight at the Panama
Pacific exposition, in San Francisco.
ID. Bethlehem Steel jumped to 155 in the
New York Stock Exchange, where 81
300 shares were dealt in.
%. Public library of 81. Paul destroyed by
fire; loss $4,000. International peace
congress met at The Hague. Name of
Culebra cut, in the Panama canal,
changed to Gaillard cut.
80. Colon, Panama, swept by fire; loss
S3,5O0,0O0 in the business district, where
465 buildings We're destroyed.
MAY.
II. Naval fleet arrived at New York.
16. New government proclaimed by revo-
lutionists in Portugal. The new pre-
mier, Joao Chagas, shot by a senator.
IS. President Wilson protested to Ger
many in the Lusitania case. Naval
parade at New York.
JUNE.
L United Confederate veterans met at
Richmond.
& Georgia prison commission reported
against committing sentence of Frank,
alleged murderer.
10. Second United States note to Ger
many sent to Ambassador ]. w. &C.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31

ocOTe, SO, -, 0-U.
IS. Jerome d. Trayers, noted amateur,
won title of open golf championship
of the United States, defeating Nc
Namara, at Baltusrol, N. j.
Is, Yale defeated Harvard in the varsity
races at New Haven, winning all var
sity, freshman and second varsity
events
2S. Cornell won the varsity race at
P-oughkeepsie, with Leland Stanford
second: time, 20:36 80; also junior race,
in 1000 LIS, with Pennsylvania second.
Syracuse won the freshman race in
9:29 3-5. with Cornell second.
JULY.
16. Norman S. Taber of Boston made a
new worlds one mile run record at
Cambridge; time 4 minutes IL 3-5 sec
onds.
4. Amateur golf championship of the
United States won by Robert A. Gard
ner of Chicago, who defeated John G.
Anderson of Mount Vernon, N. Y, 5
up and A to play, at Detroit.
z. William NJ. Johnston won the national
tennis singles championship at Forest
Hills, N. Y, defeating Maurice E. Nc
L%oughlin with a score of 1-6, 60, 10,
10-S.
Il. Women's golf championship won by
Mrs. C. H. Vanderbeck of Philadel-
phia at Chicago, 3 up and 2 to play;
Mrs. w A. GaVin runner up.
Is. Directum l. made new worlds pacing
record of 1:55s4 for a mile without a
wind shield at Syracuse, N. Y.
20. The Philadelphia club clinched the Ma
tional league pennant at Boston by
defeating Boston 5 to 0.
30. Boston became American league cham
pion through the defeat of Detroit by
st. Louis, s to 2, at Detroit.
cToBER
9. Gil Anderson won $50 mile auto race
for the Astcr Cup at Sheepshead Bay.
Boston Americans defeated the Phila-
delphia Nationals in the fifth and de-
Gliding game of the worlds series, 5 to
4, at Philadelphia.
%. Cornell defeated Harvard 10 to 0 at
Cambridge, Mass.
Princeton defeated Dartmouth 80 to 7 at
Princeton.
6. Harvard defeated Princeton 10 to 6 at
football.
Is. Yale defeated Princeton 10 to z.
20. Harvard beat Yale Il to 0 at football.
n. Army vanquished Navy IA to 0 at foot
ball.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-12-31

rard in Berlin. pro-
testing against sub
marining o c e a n
liners.
Yaqui Indians de-
clared war on the
u d States.
Fleet ordered to
sail for Lower Cal
ifornia to protect
Americans.
Harry X. Thaw
granted a jury trial
to test his sanity.
The Arizona battle
ship, biggest United
States slner-dread-