The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-06

St. Paul, Minn., December o-louls w.
 Hill. chairman of the Great Northern
 railway board, said tonight that informa-
 ton had been received from British se-
 cret service men at Seattle that at least
 one person is In irons aboard the Iilii lirer Minnesota, charged with damaging
 her machinery to such on extent as 10
 necessitate the abandonment of her trip to London with war supplies, The steam CT is returning to Seattle. MT Hill said he had no definite information as to the extent of the damage to the Minnesato' machinery.
 Buepos Ayres December 5.-The Musee Social of Argentina has indorsed the idea of an understanding between the Ameri-
 can nations in favor of the neutariity of
 inter-American navigation.
 McMeelxin, Fla, December 5.-Mrs. w.
 G Weeks. aged 70. and her daubhter,
 Miss Nellie Weeks, were burned to death near here yesterday. it was learned to- day. when the mothers dress caught ire
 from trash she was burning in the yard and her daughter attempted to save her.
 New York, December 5.-Tribute was paid to the memory of Peter Stuyvesant,
 seventh governor of New Amsterdam, at
 the unveiling here today in the Church
 of St. Marks, in the Bowery. on the site
 of which he was buried, of bust of the
 historic governor. The bust was pre-
 sented by the Netherlands government,
 through Minister Chevalier Van Rap
 bard. and was accepted for the congrega-
 ton of the church by Maj. Gen. Leonard
 Wood.
 Norfolk, Va, December 5,--This city
 and section experienced it's first snow of
 the season tonight the fall beginning early and continuing in increasing vol ume Snow also is reported all along the Virginia coast.
 Havana December 5.-The death is an nounced of Gen. Jesus Rabi, the last of the prominent military chiefs in the Gu ban war of independence. General Rabi died at Bayamo.
 New York, December 5.-What was said
 to be the first orthodox rabinical col
 lege in the United States was opened here
 today. It's purpose, as explained by liar
 " Fischel, chairman of the building com
 mittee, is ito educate rabbis in ortho-
 dox Judaism who will be able to de
 liver sermons in English and thus appeal
 to the hearts of the younger generation St John, December 1.-The steamship Scandinavian arrived today from England with IF Canadian soldiers who were wounded in battle or furloughed because of illness. They left for Quebec on spe- cial train.
 Buffalo, December 5.-Edward Smith, president of the Amesican Shipbuildins company, died at his home here today. He was Il years old
 Paris December 5.-"The decree increas- ing the powers of General Joffre and giv-
 ing him command in all theatres of oper- ation, suggests again the question whether there will be designated a new comman- der-in-chef of the armies on the French front" the Temps says. 'The govern | ment, in accord, with General Joffre, seems to have agreed that the title of commander-n-c n-chief of the armies of the
 mort hand east, previously given to Gen. eral Joffre, will not be re-established, General Joffre retaining supreme direction Of and responsibility for military opera tons on all fronts."
 London, December 6.--The recruiting scheme of the Earl of Derby. director of recruiting, has not been as successful as