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LINDSEY ASKS FORD
FOR $1O,OOO,OOO
Would Have Him Endow q
"War Babies Home Find
ing SOcicty' in Europe.
DENIES PARTY IS SPLIT

DENVER, Jan. "a letter from Judge
Ben b.. Lindsey. who is with the Ford
peace delegation, was received to-day by
officers Of the Juvenile Court here.
Judge Lindsey discounts the reports
Of friction on board the oscar H.,
acknowledging there was a natural dif-
ference Of opinion. but declares on the
main and essential points the party was
In accord. lie also gives the first news
Of his md Mrs. Lindsey's plan TO induce
Henry Ford to endow a national home
finding society for war babies and
orphans, which might call for $40. 10000 90.
The letter. which was written on the
North Sea and dated December IL, was
in part IN follows:
mir. Ford was irresistible. We de-
cided to coine and trus; 10 luck. lie is
the most Christlike man | ever met
really a beautiful character.
Henrietta tMrs. Lindsey is trying 10
get him to let us start an international
home-fnding society for the war babies
and the war orphaned children.
Whether We can do anything for
peace, nobody knows. ] doubt IT. bu,
Mr.. Ford and Nine. SchWimmer are sure
OF It.
W hope to advance a work to help
the suffering children of Belgium and
other countries. our plan H. to heir
them out of the institutions that are bull,
all over Europe after every great wal
and get them IN family homes. in their
own countries. We want to raise So.
900. 900 10 endow such a society.
There are all sorts OF people on board
man OF them cranks on all sorts Of
subjects.
III you hear OF friction tn the peace
party. don't believe II. There we're some
differences over nonesseutials but moth
ing serious the kind OF difference in any
such party. But In the bigger mission
W" were all united. The New Yorl
papers insisted on i~nstructing their mer
to ridicule the whole thing. so something
had to be sent out.
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DEFERRED CABLES DELAYED.
Western Union suspends These
Messages for . Few Days.

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany announces that owing to a tempo
rary shortage Of facilities II will he
necessary TO suspend for a few days the
handling OF transatlantic deferred mes
sages. Every effort will be made to re-
store deferred service and cable letters
at the earliest moment. n the public
will be promptly advised as soon as con-
ditions permit the restoration OF these
services.
The company states that the necessity
for This action is greatly regretted. but
the suspension OF deferred service by
other transatlantic cable companies soms
days ago has resulted In a Mood OF de
ferred messages to Western Union cables
and It therefore becomes necessary In
order to protect the company's regular
patrons and it's own expedited service C
temporarily suspend all but the regular
full paid service
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
ITALY'S BILL 1851 900, 900.
saaI. 500 900 Expended ON War
Forces In SIX Months.

ROME, Jan. S.--The sum 81 SttI 300
o0O has been expended ny italy for her
army and navy from June I TO Novem-
Der S.
Adding $3.50. ooo. 900 spent IN May and
December. the total cost of the var 'o
Italy Is moro than $751; 900, 900. besides
the expenses of military preparation.
before the opening az hosttlities.
These expenses have been covered ny
war loans and new taxes. Besides.
economies have been introduced In all
departments except that Of education,
which in the last Ave months spent 81
600. ooo more than In the same period
last year.
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exploded a mine, but was not abb.
IN ocrupy III crater

exploded a mine, but was not abe
TO occupy tile crater.
In Champagne. the bombardn'e''
executed yesterday by u batteries
at various points OF the enemy frou'
was particularly effective to the wcs'
OF the Maisons dc Champagne farm
where some German trenches were
filled up.
The following official report FROM
British headquarters in France was IA
sued by the press bureau to-day
In addition to the raid ON the acro-
drome at Douai eleven of u aero.
planes raided the stores and depO,
at Lesars on "wednesday.
This morning our grenade throverS
dispersed a German party 10 tie
north of the Sommc.
Artillery fire was confined 81 the
east of Armentieres and 10 the sou'l.
east and northeast Of Nyres.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
GREECE ACCUSES ALLIES
state partm Gets News q
PrOtests Against Arrests.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Greece has
made its Third protest to the allied Pow
ers emphasizing the tenseness In the re-
lations between that country n Great
Britain and France.
The state Department has received
this latest protest. which Is based on ar
rests 81 Greeks made by the allied com
mander at Salonlca, The men arrested
include merchants and bankers. Arrests
were made by detachments, which went
so far as to break into houses to sc,
their men.
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GERMAN EXCHANGE SLUMPs
Mig Fails Reported From Enrich
aud demonstrating !. Frantic.
Spec,n' cabi> b>'patch 70 III

SPECIAL '1bir b~sp1fch 10 1HE So"
XrEicH. Via London. Ian s-Gcrm,
exchange was quoted ~ - IN the Iur',
Bourse Yesterday. the lowest point eve
reached.
German securities We're sold fran
tically. The rate on the Geneva Boursn
was $3.50. as compared with the norma
rate OF 1880.
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Hea Cro.. Receive. slao..e.

The uptown branch OF the American
Red Cross at SSl Fifth avenue reported
yesterday contributions Of Sl30.2s re-
ceived during the week ending January
5. The report shows Number Of cases
forwarded to Europe. 5. Mrs. Alfred
Vanderbilt. France, $40; uptown office,
France. .. $40: the Rev. S. s. Drury,
Belgium, $50: Arthur Mason Jones.
Serbia. $50.
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BULGARS TOO BUSY.
serbian Minister Doubts ~ The!
.Jotn SaIOnica Ia paiGn.

SPECIAL Cdbie Despafch 10 THE Srs.
ROME. Jan. 1.-THE Serbian Finance
Minister, VI. Markowitch. who is now
In Aressina from Athens, says that Ser
bia IL garrisoned by bulgarian soldiers
and that not more than $4,000 Aus
tr!ans are In northern Serbia, while she
number Of Austrian and German soldiers
concentrated In Macedonia does not ex-
coed $4,000 men,
NJ. Markowitch confirms reports that
an attack on Salonica is imminent. but
doubts tina Bulgaria will give efficient
cooperation. Besides aiding the Austro-
German forces the Bulgars have been
compelled TO concentrate troops on the
Rumanian frontier and on the Black
Sea ana .Fg.an coasts.
Any new Balkan enterprise, NJ. Marko-
witch points out, would be undertaken
for the exclusive benefit Of the Central
Empires and the Turks.
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PATHS AT QUARANTINE.
ThessaIOnikt's Rescued Passe ger
To Land This Morning.

The 400 passengers who were taken
from the abandoned Greek liner Thes-
saloniki reached Quarantine last night
on board the PATHS. which will dock
This morning. When the rescued pas
sengers arrive it is expected the story
OF the Thessaloniki's tumultuous and
mysterious wanderings will be told,
When the P~erugia, which took OF the
crew Of the Thessaloniki and Is due here
with them tonight. sailed away from
the derelict she was still afoat. The
coast guard cutter Seneca Is on her way
to the position in which the Thessaloniki
was given up and may be heard from to-
day,
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SATISFIED.
Greek situation O6er No Danger.
Sir T.. Grey says.

Special Gable Despdfch 10 THE Sus.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Sir Edward Grey. the
Foreign Secretary. referring in rnc
House of Commons to-day to the Greek
protest against the arrest by the Allies
commanders OF Greek citizens al Sa-
lonica on the charge that they were aid
ing the Entente Powers enemies, and OF
the Consuls OF countries not belonging
to the Entente. said
There IL no reason why the Allies
should regard the Greek situation as
other thar satisfactory
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
ARGENTINIAN DOOMED AS SPY
France COnvirts N%RturaIiscd Citi-
sen Of Dealing with Germany.

PARIS, Jan g. Maria lose de Pasi, a
0oSuralized citizen Of Argentine birth,
Is years old, has been sentenced TO
death by a Court-martial on conviction
Of sending military information from
Paris and Marseiilss to Gsrmau agents,
The charge WAS based on "A letter writ
ten BY De a last september which fell
into the hands Of the French polio" In
the letter he told of the departure Of
the French cruiser ISlcber and gave it's
destination and also described TN con-
vtruction OF a new long range gun.
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Armbes In Old Positions.

The Oversee News Agency OF Berlin
sen, out to-day the following in regard
to the situation on the eastern Galician
front:
News agency reports from FetroGrad
state that the Observation-Disclosures evac-
uated ~czernowitz. as the Russians had
occupied heights dominating the city.
Vienna press headquarters states that
this report is an invention as IL clearly
demonstrated In the .Austro- Hungarian
headquarters report OF January 5.
Vienna further states that the Rus
SLAMS have not advanced beyond the posi-
,ions they have occupied for months on
the Russian headquarters report OF Jan
nary 3 which tells OF a continuous Rus
sian advan IL untrue"
The Austrian War Office ssued the
following statement tonight
In eastern Galicia and In Resserabia
there was Intermittent enemy artillery
activity. while the infantry remained
inactive. Else where and on the north
eastern front nothing OF Importance
occurred.
The German War ONCE issued the fol-
lowing statement this afternoon
a German recommending detachment
advancing IN the forest southwark OF
~.Jacobstadt Gin the northern sectorJ on
the pwiua withdrew before an attack
by superior Russian forces,
In the region Of Czartorysk, Vol
hynia. the Germans attacked a Rus
sian advanced post and dispersed IFS
crew.
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BiIl to Aid jews In War Zone,
Passed.

WAsHISGToN. Jan. S-A resolution .r-
troduced yesterday by Senator Marine.
suggesting hat the President set arar.
a day when contributions could he uriaa
by the people OF the United States :
the relief OF destitute Jews in the Va
zones, was passed to-day in the S,DA;.
without opposition.
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LEGAL TO SEIZE SHIPS MAIL.
Right Cndoubted In Territorial
Waters, says str Edward Grey.
SprciaI Cable Deapafch 10 THE SrN.

LONDON, Jan. S.-Amplifying a pre-
vious governmental declaration that par
eel post on neutral vessels Is not i'm
mune from seizure, Sir Edward Grey.
the Foreign Secretary, said In the House
of Commons to-day that goods liable 10
seizure on neutral vessels do not ac-
quire immunity under International law
because they are sent through the post,
The Foreign Secretary explained tina,
the Government exercises IAN undoubted
right to examine such goods when ships
are in territorial waters"
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LONDON. Jan. s.-Prof. Miaiadra, to-
ernmen observer al Mount Nesuviue
has sent word that the volcano has bee.
in active eruption since Monday. accord.
Ing to an Exchange Telegraph dcsp.,t.
from Rome.
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LONDON. Jan. with hardly a dis
senting vote the Bulgarian mcut
has approved a war credit OF 500, 0o0,-
600. according 60 a despatch OF the
Times from Salonica.
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TO REDUCE ARMY AGE LIMIT.
NH Presented In French Parlia'
meut for Earser R~tirements.

PARIS. Jan. 6.-A bill was presented
in the Chamber OF Deputies to-day by
the Minister Of War providing for a re-
duction in the age limits Of Colonies and
GeneHls.
by the bill the & of retirement Of
Colonies would he reduced from 60 20
80 years. that Of Generals of rrigades
from 81 10 so years and OF Generals OF
divisions from 60 TO So.
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Ma. visit Rome.

He said there also was a possibility
tina ne might visit Rome.
The oyase Col. House said. was very
rough. the heaviest weather experienced
smashing crockery on board the Rotter-
dam. So far AS Col. House heard no one
was injured on board. Col. House re-
fused 10 discuss the sinking OF the Persia
or any controversial subjects.
Alfred r. Crion. chief counsel for the
Chicago meat packers. and Chandler +,
Anderson, former Counsellor OF the state
Department who is assistant counsel for
the packers, had not landed when Col,
House loft Falmouth They are expected
In london tonight.
Capt. Boyd. the recalled German
Military Attache. dined alone on the
Rotterdam, but mingled TO some extent
with the other passengers. The CORE
spondent OF THE SCS understands that
Cant. Roy-Ed will be "frisked' thor
oughly by the Br!tish authorities, since
the safe conduct given To him applies
only TO his body and not 70 any mail or
dispatches which ne nay be carrying.
Brand whitlock, the American Minis
ter to Belgium. who Is returning to his
post on the Rotterdam. arrived at Fall
mouth in good health.
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sp,rioi cabi, D,.ya,cb 10 THE suS.

Npr'f0f 1OtP DPsp1trN 10 " ~
IoNpoN. Jan. 6.--Despatches received
here from several sources to-day indi-
cate that the invasion of Greece by the
| armies Of the Central Powers Is about
to begin.
The report Of yesterday in the Frank
fUrtrr /ci,uno that Field Marshal Won
Mackensen had been ordered to move
against Salonica has been partially cor
roborated by statements from Athens.
Salonica and Rome.
The Bulgars have resumed their con-
centration along the Greek border within
the last forty-eight hours and the Allies
have been active In transporting ammu-
milton to their lines at the border. Anglo
French air scouts are keeping continual
watch.
Athens and Rome papers print SINH
lar reports. Athens stating that "a
squadron Of Austrian aviators has ar
rived at Monastir. The railway lead
ing southwark through Serbia has been
completely repaired and is rapidly. the
reports say. bringing up men and NUM-
tons to the Greek front.
creek soldiers Threaten.
The Athens correspondent Of the
Daily Ndii telecraphs:
German prestige has greatly declined
here in the last few days owing to the
failure Of the German armies to advance
into Macedonia, the continual arrival of
reenforcements at Sslonica and the in
creasing determination Of the Greek
army not to allow Turks and BulEars In
Greece.
Commanders of the army corps have
notified the War Office that II will he
impossible to hold the men II the Turks
and Rulgars enter. The soldiers al
kavala have mutinied. demanding to he
allowed either to fight or disband, and
the soldiers at Athens rejected all per
suasion OF the officers to vote for the
Government In the recent election. Only
seventy votes were polled.
Former Premier Rhaliis and Admira
Conduriot.s have opposed their col
leagues in the Cabinet who wished e
acc,ii, the Joint guarantee OF the kaise'
and the Emperor Franz Joseph that tn
Turkish and bulgarian armies would
depart az soon as the Entente troop
were defeated. 10th Ministers threat
enci to resign. As "A result the guar
antee was not accepted and the arm!
commanders were subsequently In
structed 10 dispose their troops so "a
to be able to oppose the Bulgars.'
why Trutons Ursitatcd.
The correspondent believes that tn
last factor explains the ailu OF tn
Teu;onic troops to advance He assert
that King Coustantine's belief In the in
vincibility of the Germans has oecom
weakened and that he is no longer con
tdent of ultimate German victory. tn
Queens sister. the Princess OF SAKE
Meiningen. having sent depressing new
10 the Queen.
The correspondent of the Daily Ma
believes that although there may b
some attack on Macedonia II will nc
be pressed and that Egypt will becoin
Germany's objective. lie adds:
The British Minister here and IN
secretaries OF the legation deny the Gel
man reports that dispatches carried b
II British official messenger captured b
the Germans contained a letter from th
Minister advocating the dethronement
King Constantine and the establishing
Of "A republic"
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Gen. Jorre is SO years Did. Gen. Pau.
81; Gen. C%sstelnau. we'll over 50, and
Gen Gallieni, who had charge OF tho
defence of Paris. In the seventies.
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HOUSE SURPRISES
AMBASSADOR PAGE
Calls Up Envoy on Telephone
in London Before Arrival
Was Expected.
MAY GO TO BERLIN SOON

SpSCtdf tdOtS DSsp0fcN 10 lHE GUN
LONDON, Jan. 6.-Amhassador Page
was surprised early this morning 70 re-
ceivc a telephone call from Col. z. NJ.
House. President Wilson's special envoy.
saying Lets have breakfast together"
Ambassador Pages Information had
been that Col. House was still aboard
the Holland-America line- Rotterdam at
Falmouth. where the liner arrived after
shutdown yesterday.
The British authorities had waived the
usual formaiities In the case Of this en-
voy OF President Wilson and Col. House.
his wife and his secretary were the only
persons permitted TO land. They were
taken ashore In a special tender.
The American Ambassador and Col.
House had breakfast together and dis.
cusscd for an hour the points OF Col.
Houses mission to Europe. which Is
simply, as was announced prior TO Col.
Houses sailing. e inform the various
American Amba ssadors of the Views OF
the Administration on various topics and
also to indicate the general sentiment
In the United states toward the great
conflict
Reasaures ambassador.
col House Va. able to assure Am.
on this side from New Fork that he VAS
he-e to instruct Ambassador Page that
the latter was not the Ambassador of
the United States to tho whole of Eu-
rope. but only to England, were entirely
u%nfounded. lie also was able 70 assure
Amba ssador Page that he WAS not here
to fix up any mythical difficulties which
were supposed to have arisen between
Ambassador Page. Ambassador Gerard
and ambassador Penficld on account OF
an objection by Mr.. Page to The pur.
chase Of apparel In London for the Der.
lin and Vienna embassies. and also OF
account OF any refusal by him to TO-.
ward through London Paris gowns
which Mrs. Gerard had ordered.
Col. House told Ambassador Page tina
they would have many talks during th'
Cuionel's ten day stay in London ant
lions which we're troubling him 80 ths'
the attitude Of the Administration Nigh
I've made clear.
Col. House expressed his personal view
that sentiment In the United States wal
decidedly against participation In TIL
war II IL could be avoided without sacri
fee OF the national honor. n that thu
struggle was regarded as a conflict en-
t!rely European. in which the United
States Is not directly concerned.
I In speaking 10 the correspondent o
THE SrN this afternoon Col. House salt
that he had not yet fully arranged HI!
itinerary. After ten days In London, n
said, he would go to Paris. Asked II n
proposed TO go to Berlin ne said, signih
cantly:
Possibly. may return to Iondo'
I direc, from Paris n then 70 home i'm
med ately wi possibly ! may 60 20 Der
lin. ! do not know definitely yet"
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RUSSIANS TAKE Big
| STRATEGIC POINT
Cemetery at Czartorysk Cap
turcd After Fierce Battle
With Austrians.
CZERNOWITZ HOLDS OUT

Special Gable Despatch 70 THE Sen.
LONDON. Jan. s.--Sxernowitz. the capt.
tai Of h Bukowina. which Is the chief
objective of the Russians in their new
drive In eastern Galicia. In stu in the
hands Of the Austrians. Vienna of,cially
denied to-day the reports OF the city's
evacuation. The Russians. however, ac-
cording TO the Petrograd War once. are
making steady Roadway northeastward
Of the city.
The battle continues with undlminished
violence along the entire front, which
stretches from Volhynia down I o tho
northwestern corner Of Bessarsbia. II
Is from this corner that the Cars forces
are launching their violent o%nslaughts
against the Teuton lines. The key to
C~zernowitz is the region sround Topo-
ROUTE, a Galician town Just within the
Rumanian border. This point Is about
nineteen miles northeast OF Czernouitz.
The heights commanding C~zernowitz'
reported by P~etrograd to be in Russian
control are six miles southwest Of Topo-
ROUTE.
Find Range Of city.
From some 81 these heights the Rus
sian heavy guns are believed to have
found the range of the city and the bonn
bardment by these guns probably led To
the reports Of the evacuation OF the
Bukowina capital.
Altogether about 5000. 900 mon are be
licved to be engaged in the Galiclan and
V~olhynian fighting. The prize Of the
furious battle now In progress is Ru-
manian Intervention. which II Is believed
will be on the side which wins victory In
this theatre Of the war.
F~etrograd announces the capture oil
the C~zartorysk cemetery. CIartorysk. In
V%olhynia. on the Kovel-Sarny sector OF
the Brest- Litovsk-kieff railway. IL AT
important strategicsl point. and liks
Czernowitz. has frequently changed
hands in the last fourteen months. The
Kovel-Sarny sector IL vital to the leu
tons for the supply and control OF thu
N%olhynian fortresses OF Dubno anC
Lutzk. both Of which would be cut on II
the north ny the capture 81 kovcl.
The official Russian statement ISSUED
tonight follows:
From the Gulf OF Riga to the Tripet
there has been infantry and artillery
cannonading The Germans are using
expanding bullets. We occupied the
! cemetery Of Czartorysk. on the Strypa
and no~rtheastward OF czernOwitz We
consolidated our captured positions.
Enemy attempts at ~ offensive Ia TIN,
region of Bojean were repulsed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-21
THEY WERE RUNDOWN

How oTIea We hear Z sad q man
or woman that '.they were rundown in
health which accountsfor theirpresent
sickness. For that reason it is impor-
tantthat when you find you tire easily,
when your nerves are Troublesome or
your work is irksome, you hould
strengthen your system Immediately
with the blaod-enriching. tissue-build-
ing food in SCOTS Emulsion which
contains pure Norwegian cod liver
oil and Is free from alcohol.
scots s Downs, Hloszaasla. n. 4 ts-@
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-21
DICKS ESCAPADE Is
OF INTEREST IN CITY

The pade or Young Matthew
HlsE 81 Chicago. who with another
Young nam skipped out from Yale coll
lese. IS OF interest to old-rme aIoIin-
ars- The tw1 young men. satisfied that
there q such thing IS 700 much eau-
cation W'Eeu ones pa has q great pile
os money. struck out into the world.
They have been found in a lumber
camp near Albert Saskatchewan.
doing real work AIoiines interest Is
u that Matthew is a grandson of the
late Adam D5ct inventor IF the nafneo-
graph He Is son of q. B. Dick. who
also lived here with other members Of
the Dick family thirty 10 thirtv-fve
wears ago. and he IS nephew of Mrs
HaII1E gf Sioux Fails. S. D., former
II 1Irs. j. "a. SA11more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-21
HOFFMAN CASE IS UP
IN THE CITY COURT

Trial OF the case of g. n EoH1mau
VS. Herman A. LIeatze was begun he-
fore Judge c. o. Die.z and jury .u
the Moline city court this morning
This is an action TO recover $500 81
which $3.50 SIS claimed as a1mmi sion
for real estate barter between tHe
defendant and Frank ~. Solo The
defendant owned gao acres iu Lyman
and Harding counties south Dakota,
and Solos land was ia Ntaalaud .ouu-
rr. North Dakota
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-21
CITIZENS ARE URGED
TO OWN THEIR HOMES

Thrift was the chief topic Of Discus
sion az a meeting Of directors of the
Moline and Homestead association last
evening The association SIS active in
the present thrift campaign and as q
part of fits program several hundred
letters telling of the advantages af
owning ones home have been mailed
out from the seeretarE's office 10 per
sons whose names have been furnished
hE fle stockholders. The directors eE-
nect good results to come af thIz plan.