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Bryan Sought Dominican Jobs to "Re4uard
Deserving Democrats, His Letter Sho4vS
State Secretary, as Politician,
Looms Large at Sulli-
van Inquiry.
BANK DEAL DESCRIBED
AS MEAT" OF AFFAIR

w J. Bryan, politician. doomed up large
yesterday In the Presidents investigation
into the Dominican diplomatic scandal as
the man who Is keeping James Mark Sulli-
van. openly characterized as totally un-
ht." in the $4,000 a year job as Minister
to Santo Domingo Hearings laying bare
the Dominican scandal are being held here
by Special Commissioner James d. Phelan,
Senator elect.
Not only has Mr.. Bryan whitewashed
Minister sullivan. according to the testi-
mony. but the Secretary OF state has also
sought Jobs in santo Domingo with which
to reward deserving Democrats"
Witnesses said yesterday that $1,000
900 loan to the Dominican Government by
the National City Bank Of New York
(which got the loan in competition with
the Banco Naclonal organized by the In
terests which. It Is alleged. put sullivan In
as Minister) was the meat of the entire
situation. Roger L. Farnum, who handles
the Spanish American business OF the Ma
tional City Bank, will testify at the hear
ing to-day.
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FRENCH ADMIT SETBACK.
Partial Success of Germans Near
scissors Is Reported.


PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE retirement OF tho
Trench forces from their positions in
front OF Nrcgny, to the northeast of Sois-
sons. gave the Germans the better OF the
'tguncnt Yesterday
me li2htiag Ia the district north of
solssons lasted all day on small front
lawns its centre north OF Crouy with the
ghts Of Nregny on the right of the
french line. The French Maintained their
POSITIONS in the centre in the face of re-
''aied attacks, and on the left made
.'Iht progress without accomplishing any
maternal results. on the east, however.
me noodins Of the Aisne, which destroyed
r'erdl Of the French military bridges,
''eNentcd the sending of the necessary
endorsements TO the hard pressed troops
" Iont OF Nreguy, and retirement be-
came necessary.
ne German attacks were checked later
''u t"' oihclal communicates do not admit
mat the German advantage here is so
eat 40 IN indicated by the German
meal statement as received here by way
p London.
Tn" capture OF a number of prisoners
ny -.' Germans is admitted, but these
s.' described AS chiefly wounded whom
" French wrr, unlbl" TO take with them
' lI'.r retirement, and the French claim
capture OF considerable number OF
.'. Wounded Germans, The retiring
''..,' have established themselves Just
.I.h of their former positions.
trenches which the Germans have re-
,''F completed to the northwest Of
iluc'cOurl. to the north of Roye. were
"' 'oF"d by the French in a surprise
l"a last night.
10 Hihciai communique issued al 10 40
Clock tonight says;
oar troops succeeded last night in
''''InNing by a surprise attack the
l'" hos recently constructed by the
mans northwest Of Fuuqucscourt
CO., IN Of Ruyc)
The enemy's attacks in the region
Oh o. scissors have been checked.
was explained in the communicate
F"u out this morning, the rising
waters or the RIVER Aisne DESTROYED
t.f"'"l Of our pontoons o. foot
1ges This greatly impaired tho
."es Of communication of our troops
'.''iing on the first line of hills
ny the right bank and prevented us
IRON sending reeuforcements This
was the chief cause of the retirement
'' THESE troops, which had been fight
- under very difficult conditions. As
NE result Of the collapse Of part of
bridge We were compelled 10 aban-
"'h 70 few cannon, but before doing so
We rendered them useless
I1" Germans captured number Of
hEsuners, chiefly wounded, whom we
we're unahl. to take with MS In our
'''rtmout On our side we have oap-
N0'td considerable number Of no..'
&" Continued on Second Page
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Smith, II IL said. gave up his Flushing
residence and went to live at 9l5 Fox
| street. The Bronx, with his mother and
widowed sister. Mrs. Emily Torrington
whose husband. a moving picture actor
was killed AZ San Francisco on Thanksg!v.
| ing Day. lie grew repentam a short time
after the scene in the Flushing home and
made several visits 10 his wife to ask her
| to return TO him. She received him era.
| clously, but rejected every proposition &c
| live again with him.
Yesterday morning Smith called ut hi,
wife's home on West l2sth street. He
appeared TO he rational and talked with
Mrs. Ryder and his wife for some time
! He left at noon. remarking that he would
be back later In anticipation of his re
turn Mrs. Smith dressed the boy in his
| best clothes. The child was skating IN
| front of the house when his father walked
| hurriedly up to him and kissed him re-
marking "Be good boy, Eddie, and don't
come upstairs until mamma calls TO you
Then he turned and ran up to the apart
| ment.
| He found his wife sitting with hor
mother in the parlor and at once launched
| into the subject OF reconciliation. Mrs
| Ryder left the room, she told the police
| and went through the five room apa rtment
to the kitchen. She was followed in few
moments by her daughter. who said:
upil lht the lpOh IN
eyes and I'm afraid TO be in there alone
with him"
| She added, with presentimcnt OF tn,
shooting "He may kill me"
Mrs. Ryder followed her daughter into
the parlor in time to hear Smith ask
! We'll, then, you won't come back to live
with me and her daughters decided
No" She stepped into the room Just as
/ the man drew a revolver from his pocket
and. exclaiming Then you'll not live al
all Good-by!" fired two shots at his wife
Reconstruction and unable to move
though her daughter fed into the hall
way, Mrs, Ryder watched Smith walk 10
a mirror In the parlor, calmly place the
revolver into his mouth and fire two shots
and fan to the floor. carrying portieres
and mirror with him. Released from her
numbness. Mrs Ryder assisted her daugh.
ter to an apartment below and called
Patrolmen ballard and Mccormick They
went into the apartment expecting to face
a man with n revolver, not knowing OF
the suicide, and found that Smith was
dead.
DIR. DE Palma OF Harlem Hospital took
Mrs Smith to the hospital dying She did
not lose consciousness at any time.
Another chapter in the shooting of Mrs
! Smith was learned late last night, wher
Mrs, Ryder. her mother, after return.
ing from her daughters bedside in Har,
| lem HOSPITAL, announced tnat Tour days
ago Mark Ryder OF New Haven, Conn.
her brother-n-law, while on visit &C
(; this city signed papers making Mrs
! smith thu owner of some 100000.
II Is understood that MIS-. Smith prom
ised her uncle that she would never
again live with her husband.
The police think that Mrs. Smith told
her husband of this during the morning
visit and that In a rage he left tn,
house to get weapon with which &c
| Kill her.
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KING VICTOR OFF TO AID
AVEZZANO SURVIVORS

at the debris the body of child was
brought out.
Premier Salandra has personally as.
sumed charge of much of the task Of
relief. lie has established quarters In
the Home Office and has given his as.
| sistants carte blanche in the matter of
sending supplies and medical assist.
ance
Pope Benedict. as soon as Geographic
communication was restored, instructed
Mgr. Sagni, Archbishop of Aquila.
to report rs soon as possible the
extent of the disaster and the loss of
life ms well rs the best means for for.
wardlng relief Many priests are work.
ing hand In hand with the civil officials
in administering aid and rescuing
those still imperilleL.
Although the Meteorological Institute
has no record of it the declaration Is
! made Pm many quarters that another
shock was felt here'at three o'clock this
morning. 4 number of people rushed
from their homes and new panic
threatened, when the police took
hand.
For n time il seemed likely that one
of the effects of the catastrophe, be.
cause of its effect upon the minds OF
| the people, would he II change In Italy's
foreign policy. The statement was
made unotticially tonight at the For.
eign Office that such an idea is pre-.
posterouS.
Unquestionably the town of Avezzano
has virtually ceased to exist OF a
population OF nearly 1900 personG only
| 1000 are known to have escaped injury.
The number OF dead is placed at $500,
but it is thought that this figure will be
reduced as order Is restored and acrur-
ate investigation of the casualties Is
made.
In this district of the province OF the
Abruzzi the destruction parallels the
worst scenes OF Messina. Hundreds
upon hundreds OF men, women and chill
dren were crushed to death under the
falling walls OF their dwellings. scores
were swallowed into the earth and many
were killed in wild PUSHES for safety.
The towns and villages around Avez-
zano suffered in proportion. and 1t ~
thought that 10 900 were killed in that
region alone. The number of bodies
still In the ruins cannot be estimated
In almost every town the local authori-
Ties have been killed or injured and the
work of rescue il rendered the more
difficult because responsible heads to d.
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The following official statement re-
garding the earthquake disaster was
issued to-day:
The district of Sulmona Is badly
damaged and the victims are nu-
merous. Twenty persons are Killed
and many injured at Villalago.
Rescue work has been started ut
Popoli and Fentinn, where many
houses are damaged.
The damage Is extensive Mt
Apuila and Isoa Delliri and many
small towns in the province or
Rome. The village of Sora has
been razed.
Loss OF life is feared at Chieti
and other towns In the province
of the Abruzzi but 1t Is believed
that the disaster will not be so
great rs at first estimated.
This statement does not agree with n
statement made to the authorities by a
member Of the Chamber of Deputies
from Lipari. now in Rome, who says
that the disaster will equal, II not ex-
coed, that of Messna
The opening OF communication
throughout the district from Ferrara,
north of Bologna, to Naples brings
somewhat more reassuring news, but
also gives the information that. the
track Of the earthquake was greater
than was at first believed.
The Italian Red Cross has entered
actively into the relief work with the
assistance Of the military and various
branches of the Government. King VIC
tor Emmanuel left this morning in his
automobile for AveZZano, il;ty miles
east of Rome. where the greatest losses
occurred lie was urged to stay at the
Oulrinnl in view Of the serious shape Of
International relations, but declared
that his first thought must be Of his
suffering people.
The King is reported to have reached
Avezzano later in the day after having
walked part OF the way when the road
was impa ssable. He at once gave or
iers for the troops and civilians to CO.
operate and himself directed the situa-
ton for a time. At one house where
he was working with force of men
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GERMANS DRIVE
FRENCH BACK
ACROSS AISNE
Force Retirement of Allies at
One Point After Desper-
ate Fighting.
PARIS BLAMES FLOODS
FOR TROOPS RETREAT

toxoo~. Jan 1.-THE German troops,
4-Atlna under the e,cs Of the Kaiser him
an have driven the French from the
heights of Nreguy, northeast - Solssons'
according 10 the German official state
mont ssu,d ia Berlin to-day.
The ucutug In this region has been
mos, desperate since the French and their
British allies forced their way across
me Assn, ,n the first few days Of the bat
,o along that river The French have
been al a disadvantage here because the
Germans still occupied generally the com
handing heights. while the French posi-
ions were In the lowlands not far from
the river bank. Tho elevated plain known
IS the heights OF NTegny was one of the
positions ou higher ground which the
French had Won i'm the operations since
The battle of the Aisnc.
According 20 tie German official state
uent. received here by wireless from
Berlin the Germans captured fourteen
French officers ana l.13O men i'm the en-
sagement. occupy ing trench after trench.
while the Kaiser looked on. The state
nent says also that French attacks in
lorce to the east of i'erthes, although
Roadway was made at first. We're repulsed
by counter attacks with heavy loss to the
French
The text OF the German statement is as
follows.
In th, western theatre OF the war,
In th, dunes near Newport and south
west OF lpres, artillery combats are
going on. The enemy directed an eN-
trem-ly strong ire ON Westende,
which they viii soon have entirely
destroyed. Their torpedo boats dis
appeared quickly as soon as they re-
ceved our fire.
In continuation Of their activities
o. January northeast OF scissors
our troops again made an attack on
th" heights Of Nregny and cleared
this elevated plain OF the enemy. In
pouring rain and deeply sOdden clay
trench after trench WAS taken by
storm until after dark and the enemy
was driven back 70 the border OF the
elevated plain. Fourteen French
officers and 1880 men were taken
prisoners and four cannon, four ma
cains guns and searchlight we're
clptured--a brilliant feat for our
trOops-under the very eye. of their
uppermost war lord.
Northeast OF the camp OF Chalons
TIC Itll'l attacked again yesterday
In the morning and afternoon with
strong forces to the east OF Perthes.
They penetrated at certain places our
trenches, but We're repulsed by ener-
getic counter attacks and driven back
with heavy Ioss,s into their own posi-
tons. leaving 100 prisoners in our
hands
In the Arg3nne and the Vosges
nothing of Importance has occurred.
j. the eastern theatre of war Rus
san attacks 10 the southeast OF Gum
hiuuen East Prussia and TO the east
o. Loetzen have been repulsed and
many hundreds OF prisoners have been
taken
The situation il northern Poland
II the same.
oar attacks west OF the Nistula are
beng continued. Nothing OF impor-
lance has occurred on tho eastern
b1uh Of the PiitZa
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Reports of Destruction of Avezzano Frattura
and Arpno With Many Thousands of In
habitants, Is Confirmed of
Devastation o: Seventy EIGHT
Towns Is Received
SWARM OF REFUGEES IN ROME;
GOVERNMENT BEGINS RELIEF
Tales of Horror Come From Outlying Villages, Where
Many of the Civil Authorities Were Killed
and Survivors Lack Food Shelter
and Medical Care.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.


ROME JAM l4-Twenty thousand lives lost 10000 persons
towns and villages destroyed badly damaged territory 300
miles long and extending from the Arac Tyrrhenan
devastated repaceab works of runed-th
the catastrophe caused by the earthquake
Italy for thirty seconds yesterday morning
AS the hours by and communication outlying dis
rcts restored appeals aid every pouring
into Rome and being answered instantly every
the disposal of the the people clergy The
King and Premier Saandra Pope are among the
leaders the great work of relief and trains
possible with DOCTORS supplies every part
stricken
The greatest damage caused Avezzano fifty miles
tof Rome The destroyed with total loss life
than 5000 In this district the parallel those Mesna
l90S when nearly 100000 persisted The King left
Avezzano automobile this morning will
trict until the distress is alevated.
of 10000 inhabitants, miles southeast
shock this morning and the buildings
still standing crumbed The Paazzo Ros collapsed
and walls buried twenty workmen who repairing the
damage known to be dead there
$50 bodies have been recovered.
Cabinet this afternoon and adopted
lief on large scale has already appro
prated for the work will be spent needed
order in the which destroyed or
severely damaged
In Rome the damage relatively SMALL not single
life beino lost At Naples and Florence which also felt
there were no and very little material damage
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THREE LOSE LIVES
IN TENEMENT FIRE
Father and Children Found Suf-
fOcated-Steeplejack
Makes Rescue.

Three persons we're burned TO death
early this morning in a fire on the top
floor u five story tenement house at
4g5 Ninth avenue. at Thirty-eghth street.
They were a man and two children who
had been trapped in the hall on the upper
floor. As far as the police could learn
the man was named Brown. The ten
ants in the house did not Identify him
and his name IL presumed from letters in
his pockets The children are Pauline
McKnny, years old, who lived on the
second floor and an eleven-year-old boy
known as Mike. It is thought that the
to give an alarm and that the children
either followed him up or became con-
fused and lost their way
The FIRE started shortly after / o'clock.
Had II not been for the heroic work OF
several volunteer rescuers there would
have been heavy list OF fatalities
among the hundred or more living IN the
building,
Frederick Walker a steeplethck. who
lives at 400 West Thirty seventh street,
rugged up a clothes line TO support him
80 he could walk over ledge TO the
burning building and carried out three
young children. He was badly burned,
Policeman Nicholas Campo OF 467 West
Thirty-seventh street, off duty, did quick
work In cOuslng the tenants. He was
burned about the hands and face,
The building where the fire occurred
IL AN l. shaped structure. The blaze
started IN the part that runs q" Thirty
eighth street, Two alarms were turned
in, and the fire was largely confined 10 the
ton floors.
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department state Washington. 20. 1919.
lion. Walker ". Wick. r.
my DEAR Mr. acquantng
yourself with
disposal with which Whenever
desire suggestion from there
call
"lou have valuable
suitable
rewards all knowledge
Of Spanish Is
together with h salary when appointments likely
Sullivan will he down before ought
TO he able bring will
Of
him the better satisfied will
what be done. j
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BATTLESHIP KANSAS
REPORTED DAMAGED
Newport News Hears That
Storm Has Battered Her
Louisiana Goes Aground.

NEWPORT NEWS, Jan. LIT is re-
ported here that the battleship Kansas
has been seriously damaged in the re-
cent storm that swept the coast.
Details cannot he learned tonight
NORFOLK, Va. Jan. 1.-THE battleship
Louisiana stuck her nose in the mud flats
OF Berkeley In Norfolk harbor early to-
day to avoid a collision with the crowded
ferryboat Rockaway,
The Louisiana struck bottom, but OF
without any damage with the assistance
OF one tug. She is now at the Norfolk
Navy Yard
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TANNER DECLINES $4,000 JOB.

ALBANY, Jan. l4.-State Chairman
Frederick c. Tanner has declined the job
Of special attorney to appraise the os.
tate OF the late John @, Wendell of New
York city, which was offered by state
Comptroller Travis to-day
Comptroller Travis then offered the
place 10 District Attorney Francis NJ
Winslow of Westchester county, who ac.
cepted and agreed 20 devote all hls tine
to the work. The fees for this work are
estimated ~ between $4,000 and $50.
900.
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Walker Whiting Wick. formerly Amer
can receiver OF customs at Santo Doming
introduced in evidence the following lett,
from Secretary Bryan:
Department of State. Washington.
August 90. 1918.
zion. Walker W. Tick, SdHto Do.
miHgO, ID. Il.
My DEAR Mr.. WICK: Now that you
have arrived and are acqualnting
yourself with the situation. can you
have mt your disposal with which TO
reward deserving Democratsf when.
ever You desire u suggestion from me
In regard TO man for any place there
call on me.
you have had enough experience
in politics to know how valuable
workers are when the campaign Is on
and how difficult It is to find suitable
rewards for all the deserving. | do
not know to what extent a knowledge
of Spanish Is necessary for employees.
Let me know what Is required. to-
gether with the salary. and when ap-'
pointments are likely to be made.
sullivan will be down before long
and you and he together ought to be
able to bring about such reforms as
may be necessary there. You will
find sullivan a strong courageous. re-
liable fellow. The more ] have seen
Of him the better satisfied I am that
he will fit into the place there and do
what Is necessary to be done
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ALABAMA TO BE MADE DRY.
Drastic statewide Prohibition BIII
Passed ny Legislature.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. IA drastic
statewide prohibition bin was passed to-
day by the Alabama Legislature and il
now goes to Gov. O'Neal. Should the
measure be vetoed the prohibitlonists
have the votes to pass II over the veto
The prohibitionists refused to allow "A
popular vote on the measure, claiming
that the Interests would debauch and
corrupt the voters OF the tate"
The prohibition leaders also declared
war on W. H. Henderson, who succeeds
O'Neal as Governor next Monday, Hen.
derson was elected as IA local optionhN,
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as those who could give out the contract,
the letter stated.
The hearing will be continued in Room
day
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New Typhoid In Trenches.
.lrrcinI CnhIe DespatcA ID Tnr srs

PARIS, Jan. IA form of typhoid
known as paratyphoId. Ia reported to be
making its appearance among the French
troops. II is said 20 have been caught
from the German trenches, where II broke
out through the excessive consumption OF
pork.
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REALTY MAN
SHOOTS WIFE,
ENDSOWN LIFE
Edward De Forest Smith,
Spurned After Escapade,
Tries Murder.
KISSES HIS CHILD
AS HE GOES TO KILL

After his repeated attempts 90 become
reconciltd had been repulsed BY his wife
whom he had ordered from his residence,
Broadway Hills at Flushing, l.. l.. six
months ago, Edward De Forest Smith, 81,
real estate broker with offices at 233
Broadway, at Park place, shot his wife.
Elizabeth II. Smith, 80. and then COM
mitted suicide late yesterday afternoon
In the apartments OF he mother-ln-law.
Mrs. Ellen Ryder 1923 West l2Sth street
Smith died instantly. His wife was re-
moved TO Harlem Hospital where It is
said she cannot recover. two bullets hav-
ing lodged in her abdomen.
She was later transferred TO Polyclinic
Hospital. where her condition was re-
ported as very critical at 3 o'clock this
morning
The shooting ana suicide, according to
Mrs. Ryder. is the sequel 10 series OF
troubles starting when Smith yielded to
the lure o. the white lights six years ago,
when he inherited a considerable sum OF
money, and eliminating when Smith at
tempted to take another woman into his
home despite his wife's objections
smith and his wife were married nine
years ago after a short courtship and
went at once to 1--we in a modest apart
ment on Manhattan avenue
smith began 90 Linger in Gay.
Then, six years ago. when Smith re-
ccived the inheritance. the little family
moved to Flushing where they purchased
and fitted out an elaborate home known
as Broadway-on-Hills Two automobiles
added to the atmosphere OF prosperity.
About two years ago. according to the
story Mrs Ryder told yesterday. con-
began to tell on Smith.
Little Edward was sent 10 st. Mafy's
Academy FOR Boys at Hampstead two
years ago 20 be educated. and u year
ago Amy was placed I'm st. Mary's Con-
vent at Milford Conn, a suburb OF
Bridgeport, where she is at present.
AS the story was told by both the dy-
ing woman and her mother yesterday.
about eight months ago Smith told his
wife that he was going to bring another
woman tn the home to live there. Mrs.
Smith objected. but her husband was in
sistent and two months later brought
unable to remember yesterday. to the
house in his machine. When she remon-
strated Mrs. Smith says, her husband
told her to get out she left that night
and came directly TO New York to her
mothers home. She has been living there
since that time.