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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
CARUSO, SUED. SHUNS LAWYER.
Tenor Says Hiring of Attorney
Might Mean Double Loss.

Enrico Caruso, tenor OF the Metropoli-
tan opera company. was served with n
summons yesterday In suit for breach
OF contract brought by Nittoro Franco.
chauffeur, TO recover $1,000. Franco
alleges that he was promised IA position
as the tenor's chauffeur this year, having
worked for him last year. When he
approached Caruso this fau with a re-
minder he alleges the tenor said II am
getting too fat and I'm going to walk
this year. so ] won't need you"
Frances suit Is scheduled to come up
to-day I'm the City Court.
The tenor explaining the suit last
night In his dressing room between the
acts of the opera, admitted that he hired
Franco last year. but denied that he had
promised him n JOB this season. Mr..
Caruso said he would be In court this
morning. but had refused to retain
counsel because, as he said. I'D lose the
1000 anyway I'm fees and II ] lost the
suit too. then I'd he out $4,000"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
SUNK BY RUSSIAN NINE.
British steamer Arlsnsa's Loss
Suppress~d by Censor.

The British steamer Arlanza was sunk
on December 10 by r floating mine Off
the Russian port OF Archangel. accord
ing to Information which reached ship
ping circles In this city yesterday.
The news was suppressed by the
British censor. according to present In
formation. for fear the neutral ship
owners would become alarmed at the
dangers to navigation In Russian waterA
The Arlanza was owned by the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company and had a
displacement OF 1904 tons. being only
slightly smaller than the Arabic. She
was $40 feet long. with a sixty-five
foot beam. She was built In 1912 and 1t
II believed that the British Government
commandeered hcr at the outbreak OF
the war.
The British censor allowed word TO
come through on December 10 that three
steamships had been sunk by sub
marines, but there was no word Of the
loss Of the Arlanza-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
BELGIAN SHIP SUNK.
Two British steam mers Also Lost
One Beached, AAre.

LONDON. Dec. 27.--The sinking OF 4
Belgian steamship and two British
steamships was announced here to-day.
The Belgian steamship Ministre Beer
naert was sunk and the crew got away
In boats. two OF which are missing
Boats containing thirty OF the crew have
reached port.
The British steamships Cottingham
5l3 tons. and the Hadley. l.777 tons
gross, have been sunk and the crews OF
both saved.
The British steamship Enbla, 1,iT2
tons, has been beached at the mouth OF
the Thames atlre forward.
The Ministre Beernnert, OF 4,2l5 tons
gross. was built at Newcastle in 1907
and owned in Anvers by the Royal
Belgo- Argentine Company. She was
last reported as having reached London
from La Plata or November 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
Wants Compulsion Limited
to Single Men Who Re.
fuse to Enlist.
DERBY PLAN FAILS
TO RAISE ENOUGH MEN
Vast Number of Unmarried
Refuse to Fight for
Country.
MINISTER'S CANNOT
REACH AGREEMENT
After Stormy Session De-
eide to Resume Discus
sion This Morning.
ASQUITH'S PLECCE
ON CCNSCRIPTION

Premier Asqu!th's pledge on the
conscription Issue in England was
made plain in "a published state
ment from the official press bu-
reau on November IL last. That
statement was as follows:
The Premier pledged not only
himself but the Government when
he stated that II the young men
did not under the stress Of ma
tional duty come forward volun-
tarily othen and compulsory
means would be taken before
married men were called upon
TO fulfil their engagement to
serve.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
British Deny Report.

Special Cable Despatch 10 Tar SuS.
LoNDoN, Dec. 27.--The press bureau
officially denied to-day assertions made
in Turkish official statement that
Turks had been victorious In the tlght-
ing on the western frontier OF Eg, pt.
The press bureau statement says:
There was no lighting from Deem
Der II 10 December "a between Arabs
and British on the western frontier OF
Egypt.
on December 25 the principal Arab
force. which was located eight miles
from Samatru, was attacked and dis
persed. The British losses were trifins.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
2 LOST ON PORTO SAID.
$50 saved From Torpedoed Ital-
Ian Liner.

PARIS. Dec 27.-A Milan despatch
says that six passengers and one OF tho
crew OF the italian liner Porto Said
were lost when that vessel was sunk In
the Mediterranean by an Austrian sub
marine. Other passengers and members
OF the crew. $50 In all. were saved.
An Italian destroyer answered the
liners call for aid and pursued the suh-
marine several miles. iNt the Aust rlan
craft escaped by diving. The destroyer
after rescuing the Porto Saids passen-
gers and crew took into port At Derna
a Greek steamer that had watched the
sinking OF the liner In the belief that
She shielded the submarines approach.
Tho Porto Said displaced b.30l tons
and was owned by the italian Maritime
Society of Genoa. london dispatches
ten days ago reported she had been sunk
In the Mediterranean. hut gave no other
particulars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28

The British forces at Kut-el-Amara
are more than division" but exactly
how much more has never been an
nounced. Since the British were driven
out of Ctesiphon. twenty-five miles be-
low Bagdad. and began the retreat
which has now brought them to kut-el-
Amara, there was much criticism OF the
War Office In the House of Commons
because. as WAS said then. not more than
one division (about $4,000 men) had
been sent on 80 important an expedition.
Harold J. Tenant. Parliamentary
Under Secretary for the War Office. said
that there was Considerably more
than one division" In that field,
The Turkish ofYicial report on the
fighting at Kut-el-Amara, issued on
Saturday last. said that the "encircling
movement against the British Is pro-
crossing favorably.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
NEW WILSON SLOGAN FRAMED.
II IL "Peace and Prosperity," with
Records to Back II.

tiny Of reports from every section OF the
country regarding business conditions
the last week has convinced officials
here that the volume OF Christmas shop.
ping was larger than for any recent
year. Friends Of the President regard
this as conclusive evidence OF the com.
prchensive character OF the prosperity
which has set In
Tho Presidents friends say that the
combination OF peace and prosperity
through his leadership constitutes an ir-
resistible slogan for the next campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
20 REPORTED LOST.
washinston Hesrs No Americans
Were Aboard Liner.

wAsHISGrpN. Dec. 27.--Seventy mine
persons were drowned In the sinking Of
the French Liner Vile de la Ciotat, ac-
cordins TO a report from the American
Consul at Malta. received to-day at the
State Department. No Americans were
aboard.
The ship was torpedoed without warn
ing at 1915 o'clock on December "a,
and sank within fifteen minutes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
ALL FORD TALK BARRED,
DE nmnrk Won't Let Pilsrims Meet
Either Publicly or Privately.

LONDON, Dec. 27.--A Copenhagen des-
spatch to the DaNy Mail says that the
Danish Government has forbidden tho
Ford party to hold meetings IN Denmark
either public or private.
The peace pilgrims are due at Copen-
hagen on the morning OF December 80.
A majority of them will probably start
able steamer.
On arriving In Copenhagen to-day
Gov. Hanna OF North Dakota, recently
a member OF the Ford party. was ad-
mitted to a hospital to be treated for
influenza.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
specla, Cdoia Despatch to The SrS.

lIoNpoN. Dec c7.-The British army
on the Tigris is bottled up at Kut-el-
Amara and is making a desperate last
stand against large Turkish force.
This Is apparent from an official an
nouncement given out here to-day lndi-
eating that the British Mesopotamia
force. which has been in retreat before
the Turks. after the defeat below Bag
dad. is In a precarious position. There is
grave fear that II has been surrounded
and tina. its communications with the
base at Bassorah have been cut.
Gen. Townshend. who is IN command
OF the British army, which Is estimated
at 10000, reported to-day that a fierce
battle ragged ON Friday and Christmas
Day. apparently with an entire Turkish
division engaged, A breach was made by
the Turks in the fort defences and
body OF them managed TO enter. Later,
however, they were driven out. leaving
200 dead behind.
Later severe lighting for possession
of the for, occurred. and the Turks man.
aged to capture the northern bastion
On Christmas morning they were forced
10 retire from this bastion. however. and,
having suffered heavy losses. did not
return to the attack.
The report from Gen. Townshend Is as
follows:
The enemy fred heavily on Thurs
day night. but did not attack. In the
was heavily shelied and the enemy ef-
fected a breach in the fort and forced
an entr,.nce. He was driven out. leav-
ing 200 dead inside the fort.
The fort Is the work on the right
flank OF the enemy's landward position
on the north sido Of the kut Penin-
sula.
On Friday at midnight there was
flcrce fighting Tor possession OF the
fort. The enemy effected lodKment
in the northern bastion. but was
elected. He attacked again and oc-
cupied the bastion. The garrison OF
oxford Light Infantry and the 1880
Pioneers held the intrenchnent and
when they were reinforced by the
Norfolks and the l0ith Pioneers the
enemy vacated the bastion.
on Saturday morning the enemy re-
tired to his trenches 400 to 800 yards
TO the rear. although the attack had
been made from trenches 100 yards
day was quiet
The garrison is in excellent spirits
and has reoccuped the bastion, The
enemy's casualties are estimated at
700. while ours are 100 killed and
wounded.
A whole Turkish division appears to
be engaged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
Won BUEL0W AT LUCERNE.
Ex-German Chancellor Has Not
Left Switzerland. a. Reported,

BERNE, Switzerland. via Paris. Dec. ~.
prince Won Buelow. the former Ger
man Chancellor. has returned to Lp-
cerne and resumed his quiet life at a
hotel there. " was reported that he had
left Berne tor Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28

No one fails to realize tie serious
ness of the present crisis. If Premier
Asquith fails to make good his pledge
that conscrlption would follow fail
ure Of Lord Dcrby's enlistment cam
paign his own position. in the opinion
of many. will be n very precarious one.
Again to-day Lloyd George is men,
toned as his successor In the new
Cabinet which many proph&y will
soon be formed.
The Times, commenting editorally on
the situation. speaks OF n very grave
crisis and expresses confidence In the
expectation that Premier Asquith will
fulfil his pledge rs the Northcliffe papers
interpret il.
Other morning papers are also conf.
dent that the pledge will be fulfilled. buc
the Chronicle. "a Liberal paper. voices
the view that keeping the pledge does
not mean an instant inauguration OF
cQmpuson, which. this paper says, iS
Merely the Interpretation put upon tn"
pledge by the conscrlptionists, who want
compulsion for its own sake.
The Nor,hcliffe papers have from the
hrst interpreted the Prime Minister
ms meaning that II considerable mum
ber OF single men did not attest them
selves compulsion would immediately he
applied. ON the other hand, the anti
onscrlptionis,s say the ple.ige merely
means that married men will not be
called upon before single men and that
the response 10 Lord Derbys recruiting
campaign has been such that many
weeks must elapse before there Is even
possibility of calling on married men.
"NOst Critical Hour Of War;"
The Daily Telegraph is the only paper
| that does not refer to tn, Cabinet being
| involved in Il crisis. This paper ex-
presses alarm lest further extension OF
time will be granted for measures 10
keep the strength of the army up TO re-
Qurements, 4
The paper thinks that the present II D.
is Ia some ways the most critical one,
since the historic Cabinet councils whom
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
LLOYD GEORGE THREATENS
OLEAVE CABINET UNLESS
'CONSCRLPTION IS ORDERED

HE accompanying diagram the operations the battle
Of KuteAmara, September 272s in which the Turks
badly defeated by British the
Tgrs toward Bagdd The battle interesting
this the of the land
KuteAmara and likely parallel
present battle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
100000 FUND Is RAISED.
Jewish Relief COmmittee Succeeds
n Great Public Collection,

The efforts of the Jewish Relief Com
mittee to collect a special fund of ST.
OOO.0 900 by to-day have been accom-
plished.
About 400 persons and committees
sent checks and money In the mail that
arrived yesterday. These totalled S9s..
eli. 90 with the S902. 900 already col
lectcd the special fund was reached.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
REPORT BRITISH DEFEAT.
Turks Say Commander ana 800
Men Were KILLED In Egypt.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, via Berlin. Dec. ~.
The Turkish War Office to-day re-
ports the defeat Of British forces on
the western frontier of Egypt, among
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28

neutrality-suspicious. SERVICE via
Atlantic Coast Line: ~, y. a Florida sps-
athsr Limited Trains Daily 1lss Bway.--
Adv,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
American Family of Nations.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28
Where Uncle Sam Shovels Gold.

Remarkable conditions in the New Yori
Assay Office caused by the war
pictured and described
IN NEXT SUNDAYS SUN,
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-06-11

Mrs. Hobart Stewart, of Thetford,
was the guest OF Mrs. A. A. Williams
pne day last week.
A small sum of money was found
by B. +. Yerden, one day this week,
which he will return TO the owner upon
proper identification.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Lewis are
visiting friends and relatives in Carl
ton and Morenci They expect to re-
main several weeks.
The Messenger once again would
acknowledge with sincere thankfulness
the kindness of the ladies of the w. c.
T. L. for beautiful bouquet of flow
erS.
Mrs. Benz. T. Goodfellow went to
Thetford, Ont, the first of the week,
in response to a message announcing
the death of her grandmother Mrs. T..
5. Southworth.
The Masonic Temple is being inn
proved by being painted. When the
work is completed the building will
be very handsome, a distinct addition
to the attractiveness of Clio.
Mrs. d. B. Soper and daughter, Mrs.
d. a. Hulsart, and the latter's children,
started for their home in Knoxville,
Tenn, last week Friday They ex-
pected to visit few days with friends
in Adrian before proceeding to their
home.
James A. Edsall and wife, of Green
vile. are spending a few days with
the formers sister, Mrs. Ada Wisner.
On Tuesday Mrs. Wisner also enter
tainer at dinner for Chas. Pennoyer
an old friend who resides in Flint. A
very remarkable circumstance of the
| dinner party was that the combined
ages of Mrs. Wisner, her brother. and
Mr. Pennoyer is 251 years. each OF
them being more than eighty years OF
| age.
| The S. & +. Ry. is doing very
creditable piece of work in having the
premises of the old hotel property
neatly cleaned up The dead trees
have been sawed down and all the
rubbish either burned up or taken
away This spot has been an eyesore
for more than a year and the improve
ment is, therefore, all the more marked
We have been unable to learn
when the S. & +. will start building
! operations on the premises,
John Bush and little daughter had a
very exciting experience, as well as a
narrow escape from serious injury
last Friday, when horse attached to
a carriage in which they were riding
became frightened by a part of the
harness becoming disarranged and rar
away. The horse started to run near
the Newton farm and the carriage was
quickly overturned, Mr.. Bush and his
daughter being caught in the top. They
were dragged in this manner nearly to
the railroad track. when Mr. Bush
managed to get hold of the little girl
and threw her out, after which he man
aged to get clear of the wreck himself
Almost miraculously, the only injury
to either of the occupants Of the car
riage was a few minor bruises, but the
rig was quite badly wrecked and the
horse was somewhat cut about the feet
and legs. The horse is the same one
that ran away on Vienna St. week
or so ago. dragging a dog that was
hitched to the rig by the neck.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-06-11

A striking example of the truthful
ness of the saying that 'misfortunes
never come singly," is illustrated in
the case of Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Eagan, whose little son underwent a
serious operation in Detroit hospital
week ago last Saturday. The little
bay was making satisfactory progress
until last Monday when Mr.. Eagan
was informed that he had contracted
diphtheria and his present condition is,
therefore, precarious.
Leter-on Thursday Mr.. Eagan re-
ceived telegram announcing that the
baby was very low and Immediately
left for Detroit. One day last week,
during Mr.. Eagan S absence, thieves
entered his home and took three or
four dollars in change from the baby's
bank.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-06-11
A compromise Promise.

A Compromise Promise.
Father-Will you promise never TO
he such naughty boy again IL do
not punish you?
Son-Yes. father, II you will promise
not to punish me If / am.-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-06-11

THE LOVING WORD.
Did you hear die loving worda
Pass il on.
Like the singing Of bndp
Pass il on.
Let its music live and grow;
Let it cheer anothers woe.
You have reaped what others SOW.
Pass It on.-Fieny Burton.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
Got Them Mixed.

1t happens that my stories ere read
in the family of well-known probate
Judge up in Danbury. Conn. writes
Irwin S. Cobb. Otherwise the judges
household is above reproach. Not
the least important member of
the family is the queen OF the kitchen,
the old colored cook, and she has her
fling at the magazine every week as
soon as the new one arrives.
The Judge is a keen follower OF all
the war stories by different writer's
in the magazine, and he knew that the
old nanny had been looking over
some of the stuff herself, as she had
expressed her opinions about the Ger
mans and alleys" on several occa-
sions.
One day soon after the story OF my in
terview with Lord Kitchener was pub
lished. the Judge casually asked mann
my how the war was going along, and
II she thought they'd ever stop fight
ing
'Jedge," she said, dat wah gonna
last jes three years"
How'd you find that out?" asked
the Judge.
de king o Europe done told Ty
Cobb"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09

But now comes a scientist who sug-
gests that the future evolution of the
human race may develop lips like the
bill of a pelican A circumstance that
suggests this change is the use of
these bubbling fountains by the chill
dren, which has tendency to pro-
duce protruding lips. What else goes
with these protruding lips the scien-
list does not say, but II they add TO
his fishing efficiency he must have
wings for that, and wings we would
all like to have.--Ohio State Journal
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
eermans Expel Plnehot.

The Hague clifford Pinchot, ex
chief forester of the United States
who, it is understood, has been act
ing as special agent for the state de
partment at Washington in the Euro
pean war zone, has been expelled from
Belgium by the German authorities.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
Making II Right.

81 am going to sell kisses at the
church fair"
"Are your"
you should have said you'd buy
some"
Il could not well say that until |
knew II they are to be your own kisses
or are TO be furnished by your cook.
! don't care for confectionery"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
priest Sentenced TO Death.

Beirut, SYRIA Catholic priest
named Yusef Elhait has been SEN
fenced to death by hanging for send
. sng a letter to the president OF the
French chamber OF deputies regard
,re the situation in Labanon.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
General Wood at Panama.

Panama. Gen. Leonard Wood,
commander OF the department OF the
east, arrived in Panama Sunday
morning. Monday he began an inspec-
tion of the Pacific Notifications OF
the canal
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
The Future Man.

When one goes way back to the
cave man or beyond him TO the time
when man walked on all tours and
slept In tree. and then reflects upon
what man Is now, he Is wont to i'm
agine what sort OF creature he will
be hundreds of centuries hence. Some
of us who believe in the ascent of
man are inclined to accord to him an
angelic form aud grace, as far ahead
OF the present man as he is ahead OF
his prehistoric progenitors.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09
Legislator Charged with Assault.

Denver, Colo--A. p. Ardourel. mem
Der OF the Colorado legislature. was
arrested Monday on charge OF as
sault and battery sworn to by C. II
Newell. editor OF the Denver Express
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09

Genoa. ltaly.-A German submarine
has sunk the Italian steamer Luigi Pa
rodi which left Baltimore January 22
with cargo of coal for Genoa, &C
cording TO word received here Mon
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-04-09

Bob" Gordon, sergeant at arms of
the house of representatives Is here
shown holding the mace of the house,
which has been sent to New York TO
be repaired. The, Job must be done
quickly. for congress could not assem-
BILE If the mace were not in its place.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-09
LINEN WINGS PROVED BEST
Most Effective Material for Use on
Aeropianes, When 1t Has Been
Properly Treated.

Many different materials have been
tried for covering the wings of aero
planes, including linen, silk, cotton,
celluloid films and aluminium foil. To
the lay mind silk would seem the best
fitted for the purpose on account of
its lightness and strength, but it has
been found not to Withstand exposure
to sun and rain as we'll as could be
desired, and 1t does not lend itself to
the application Of the dressing com-
pounds intended to shrink the cover
ing faulty owe the frames. and render
the fabric proof against the weather.
As the result of experience 1t has
been found that linen is the best ma
terial thus far used, for, after 1t has
received several coats of a solution Of
casein-the substance generally used
for the purpose-the fabric is found
to be stretched as tightly as a drum
head, making a very smooth surface.
which is of great advantage in fast
flights.
The coating also increases the
strength of the linen and renders 1t
more enduring under varying weather
conditions. 1t is estimated that such
a coating increases the strength Of
the linen at least 5 per cent.