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The sun., 1916-12-06
CARRANZA TROOPS
POLICE CHIHUAHUA
Villas Administration a Reign
Of Terror; Killed Eight Cit
liens, 40 Chinese.

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, Dec. s.
This city to-day Is being policed by
troops Of the de facto Government.
Houses are being searched for looted
goods. Villas administration here was
a reign Of terror. Municipal President
Holguin and eight prominent citizens
were executed. About forty Cinnamon
were slain.
Constitutionaiist cavalry IL In pur-
suit OF Villas bandits. whose exact
whereabouts Is unknown.
Eight Americans. called white
Chinamen." by Villa. were hiding In the
city. n escaped harm. Gen. Trevino
narrowly escaped death at H~orcasitas.
when a bullet passed through his hat.
Gen. Murguia Is In command here.
send Word Of safety.
Ell PAso, Texas. Dec. 6.-Foreigners
who were In chihuahua city al the
time Villa entered were t~elegraphing
relatives here to-day Of their safety.
Charles Elmendorf. the American re-
ported killed. is safe, according to a
message received from him here to-day.
His daughter. Mrs. NJ. +. Byrnes. re-
ported captured by villa. Il in Arizona
and was not taken by the bandit.
II was reported here to-day that II wa
the daughter Of Jose Bov:o. an Italian,
whom villa carried away.
NORTH Buetter. a foreigner who was
In Chihuahua city at the time Of the at.
tack, telegraphed friends he was safe
and that the foreign wholesale store OF
which he Is vas Undamaged.
Messages from Chihuahua city to-day
the killing of Emeliano En-
riquez. uncle OF former GOV. Ignacio En-.
r!Quez.
In response to a message by the Stat,
Department in behalf of the German
Embassy at Washington Gen. Trevinc
sen An answer from Chihuahua city to.
night saying that Carlos ketelsen. thu
German Vice-Consul there, n othel
German residents. owe whom apprehen'
sion has been felt. were safe and we'll II
Chihuahua.
Private messages from chihuahua
have been received here establishing tina
Chinese were the only foreigners muir
dered by the Villa bandits during thei
occupation OF the city.
The sun., 1916-12-06
TWICE ESCAPE PERIL
IN WAR ZONE SEAS
Gloucester Fishermen Who
Sailed Small Schooner to
Norway. Back.
HAD A THRILLING TRIP
First Seized by British War
ship, Then stopped by Ger
man U-BOat.

A happy Frcnchman, Leon Chiasson.
Gloucester fisherman several years but
not an American citizen. arrived yestcr-
day In the steerage Of the Norwegian
America liner B%ergensfjord with three
other hardy men OF Gloucester. who are
natives Of America. n was taken from
the vessel to Ellis Island. He was re-
leased several hours later and told why
he was gleeful.
Chiasson was one Of a small crew
under Capt. John Bonia that sailed the
little schooner Ethel Mildred out Of
Brooklyn on September 81 through
stormy seas to the port Of Aarkrahaven.
Norway. to her purchasers there. Every
man got a bonus and passage home. and
he deserved II, the French fisherman
said.
Being bound from a neutral port to
n neutral port Capt. Bon did not give
much thought to the probability OF being
held up by German submarines. His
only cargo, taken partly as ballast. was
th%irty-nve tons Of coal. which brought
a tall price at the end Of the trip. His
confidence In the protection OF his nag
got a Jolt when the schooner was about
400 miles west Of ~Stornoway. Scotland,
when a British auxiliary cruiser stopped
him and ordered him into Stornoway
for examination. Two British officers
were put aboard to see that he went
as directed.
Two days later a German submarine
bobbed up out Of the sea and the skip
per had another jolt. but not nearly so
bad as that which paralysed the Brit
ish officers. They lodged below deck
and pleaded for a place to hide In. The
skipper said the hold. which was full
of coal. was about h only spot aboard
that might furnish security. but hs
doubted II.
Leon Chiasson was more troubled
h the officers. for he knew that the
Germans would take him of to prison
as an able bodied French sailor. Other
members Of the ships company
dered IL the Germans would regard
them as part Of the crew Of a British
vessel masQuerading under the Ameri
can flag and sen her to the bottom
after shooting all hands. The German
commander of the submarine U-56 sait
he would board the Ethel Mildred. Jus
then a Swedish steamship from leblanc
for a Swedish port with a cargo o.
fish hove In sight. and the U-boat ut
terly forgot the American fisherman
n headed for the Swede.
The Ethel Mildred. urged by the fear
ful Britons. went on. Later at Storno
way. the Frenchman learned tina tn,
u-boat crew was hungry and had taker
a ton OF fish from the Swedish steam
ship and allowed her to 20 on. Sh,
also was intercepted by a British cruiser
and escorted into Stornoway.
The sun., 1916-12-06
100 NAVY YARD WORKERS QUIT.
Officials Fear Absence Will Delay
B%attIeahip Co~nstruction.

After a conference yesterday morn
ing in the navy yard 10 riveters and
hf,y caulkers and clippers decided to
quit work for the day. Whether they
will be on the job this morning Is a
matter Of worry to the yard officials,
as their absence will cause a delay In
the construction Of the battleship New
Mexico.
L, was explained at the yard that the
Navy Department fixes the seal or
wages for mechanics at the beginning
Of each year. II there Is an increase
In the pay by outside concerns OF men
in the trades OF those employed by the
Government an equitable adjustment Is
made TO conform with the salaries OF
the former.
I'VE are always leery Of these me-
chanics." said an officer yesterday. RE-
Gently there has been. an increase In
wages Of mechanics Of the trades Of
the men who took a holiday to-day. II
they had considered before they quit
they would have realized that their re-
quests would have been granted shortly.
As II II, they will be-
The sun., 1916-12-06
LIFE SENTENCE FOR sw1NpLER.
Jsdse 20 Impose FsIl Sentence ..
Fourth OFFENDER.

Convicted by a jury before County
Judge Dixie in Brooklyn las, night OF OH
tanning money under false pretenccs,
Charles Ackron will be sentenced Monday
to life Imprisonment as a fourth Of
fender. When the verdict was an
n%ounced. Ackron shouted that he was
mo swindler" and collapsed.
Witnesses testified that Ackron induced
them to buy monographs for $50. which
he assured them were worth $500. The
instruments generally broke down the
following day. An expert from a well
known photograph concern showed the
jury the difference between Ackron's
brand Of photograph and the real variety.
John Clos. for forty years on the de-
tective force of Jersey City. told how he
had arrested Ackron In Chicago thirty
six years ago for conspiracy. James l.,
Valley. retired member OF the New York
police force, related his arrests Of the
convicted man In 1895 and 1910.
The sun., 1916-12-06
IS BAY STATE CITIES
VOTE ON DRY ISSUE
Haverhill and Fall River Both
Return MajOrities for
No License.

BosroN. Dec. mo license forces
gained four new successes In the cleo
TORS held in fifteen Massachusetts, cities
to-day. Fail River. uaverhill. Leo
minister and Taunton shifted from the
wet to the dry column. The license
advocates were not successful In effect
ing any changes. Brockton. Salem.
licenses.
Haverhill shifted to the dry column
after seven years of license. and Mayor
Albert l.. Bartlett was defeated. The
no license advocates changed the margin
of 732 in favor OF license last year into
n majority against license of 9s votes.
Fall River returned a majority OF
1859 votes for no license. Mayor James
II. Kay. Republican. was reelected by a
plurality OF 3.547 over his Democratic
opponent. The vote on the liquor license
question was: Yes. $500; no. $3.50.
Last year the vote was: Yes, $3.50 no.
1895.
New Bedford reelected Charles s. Ash
ley as Mayor and voted for license. the
majority OF 3.23s last year being cut.
however. to 400. The license vote Yes.
7.lO5 :. no. $500. Last year: Yes. 7.776
no. 4.537.
Leominster went back into the no
license column by a margin OF 334 votes.
The dry forces recaptured the city by
q vote Of 1919 to 1915.
Holyoke voted license by the reduced
majority OF 4ss. The license vote stood
Yes, 1881 no. 3.SS3. The vote In 1915
was: Yes. 1871 no. 3,7al.
Springfield gave a reduced majority
for license, the vote being s.+ss in favor
and $3.50 opposed. In a warm contest
for the repeal Of the present city charter
and the substitution OF the Federal
charter plan, the voters decided strongly
TO retain the present charter.
Taunton went into the dry column
after sixteen years OF the licensed sale
Of liquor. The margin OF victory fol
the no license forces was IFS. as com
pared with the license victory OF las
year OF 27s.
The sun., 1916-12-06
URGE KIRCHWEY FOR SING SING
Prison Association Will Ask HE
Appointnent as warden.

The Prison Association OF New York
q. an executive meeting yesterday unani-
mous.y lndorsed George w. klrchwey for
the position Of warden Of Sing Sing
prison.
Il is understood that n warden will be
appointed at Sing Sing within a few days.
Warden Charles Rattigan has Just re-
signed from Auburn prison.
This Is no TIM for merely standing
sill. or for instituting at Sing VI mere
~ 4 humane administration" says the
Pr son Association in its action. A let
,cr flom the Prison Association Will De
sent to-day to Superintendent Carter urg-
Ing The appointment Of DR.. kirchwey.
The sun., 1916-12-06

Forty fourth street. 10 cents. Delivery
place at Thirty-hfth. street n First
emu
r. Henderson 4 Co.. 40 Seventh ave-
nue.. 40 cents.
q. w. Thedford Coal Company. Fifty
fourth street and North River, 3b and 40
cents. Delivery place at 43o-i36 West
Forty-irst street. =.
b. Fishmann, 1857 Goerck street. 40
cents. Delivery places At 1901 toerck
street and 1O1 Broome street.
=. G, Kemp, 7o0-2-4 Greenwich street
and 3is Hudson street. 40 cents. Deliv-
cry places at 100 Greenwich street and
3ts Hudson street. .
Bradley Mahoney CO., Inc. 2l6th
street and Harlem River. 40 cents.
NJ. l.. Bird Company, Rider avenue and
East 13sth street, 40 cents.
Bunkc & Meyer, AS East 10th street.
10 cents.
John Dobbine, Madison avenue and
East 135th street. 35 cents.
Henry Hencken. $40 West twenty
eighth street. 40 cents.
Small 4 Costello. Fifty-frst street and1
North River, 40 cents.
Biai.den Tell. Of saueese.
Walter B,aisdell. formerly head OF the
Curtis Blsisdeil Goa Company. spent =
long time with Assistant District Attor'
ney M~arkewich yesterday. Mr.. MaIke
| witch liz In charge of the District Attor.
ney's investigation into allegations tna'
certain coal dealers combined ihesahy
to raise the price Of coal. A.
According to Mr.. Markcwich. MT
Rlaisdell was doing a business t"t
yea RI ago Of 1900. 900 tons Of coal. com
petition was so strong that he hnaliS
, sold out to Burns Bros. for $3oo'ooo
This price was paid for all MS equip
ment. including his twelve YARDS. so'
horses, $50 trucks, II steam hoVels ~
coal barges. s auto trucks. &c. In tn'
list Of assets sold for this price men
toned by Mr.. Markewich nothing wal
said about the value Of good Will
Two coal dealers who say they wer'
ruined by price cutting OF rivals. bacKet
by big concerns. gave to newspaper mel
yesterday an outline OF the stories the!
will tell Mr.. Markewich or the Gran
Jury.
one OF them said that his rival pu
the price Of coal so cents lower than ~
could possibly sell 1t. Customers besa'
to fall of, and finally an agent or tn
rival visited him and suggested a sal
of his business. The value OF the equip
ment was agreed upon, and then cam
the question OF good will. The riva
refused to pay anything for hat. bu
The sale was contaminated. and immedl
ately the rival put up the price Of Goa
so that the purchasers had to pay 10
the price cutting war. The other dealer
by much the same methods, was force
to sell out for $4,000.
The sun., 1916-12-06
FILIBUSTER
Case of Ca%rtridGes. shipped In Dis
xuise, Breaks on Vera Crus wharf,

MExIco CITY. Dec. 5.-One million
cartridges for the Mexican Government.
said TO have been shipped from New
York by way OF Vera Cruz, reached
here to-day. According to Information
from Vera Cruz the cartridges were
shipped in disguised packages. and the
breaking OF a sling. which scattered the
cartridges over the wharf. exposed the
shipment.
1t was further reported that the
American Consul at Vera Cruz. W. W.
Canada. instituted an investigation Of
the matter. and the unloading Of the
steamer was delayed temporarily. This
was alluded to by Gen. Aguilar. the For
eign Minister. In a speech to the dele
gates at the Constitutional Congress. In
secret session. as IAN embarra ssing in
cldent at n CRITICAL period"
The sun., 1916-12-06
DANCE TO AID BELGIANS.
Affair At BiItmOre December 20
Has sanction Of King.

An entertainment. dance and supper
will be given December 90 at the Bit
more by the American Aid for Homeless
Belgian Children.
The affair has the sanction OF Albert.
KIM OF the Belgians. and is unde~ the
auspices of Cardinal Gibbons OF Balti-
more. Emmanuel Havenith. Belgian Min
lister to the United States, and other Bel
gian officials.
Mrs. Victor Horta. organizer OF the
work In the United States and head Of
the committee arranging the dance, said
hundreds Of thousands of Belgian or.
phans have only America TO depend upon
for help.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs.
Horta at the Biltmore.
The sun., 1916-12-06
SMALL CONSUMERS
TO GET COAL CHEAP
Twenty-Five Firms Agree to
Sell 100 Pound Lots or Less
at 81 to S8 a Ton.
MAYORS PLAN SUCCEEDS
Commissioner Wallstein Re-
ports on Bucket, Bag and
Scuttle Buying.

Mayor Mitchell announced last night
that through the cooperation Of twenty
five large dealers In New York city the
price Of coal for those who purchase by
the bucket. bag or scuttlc has been re-
duced from $13 a ton to between 81 and
IS a ton.
The arrangement with the coal deal
the price Of coal by dealers in the ron
gested sections OF the city by Leonard
NJ. Wallstein, Commissioner Of Accounts.
The investigation was made at the in
st'gation of the Mayor and was COM
pleted yesterday.
Commissioner Wallstein reported last
night that he a had agents visit the
congested districts where coal IL sold by
the bucket. bag or scuttle and discov-
cred that on this basis dealers were re-
ceiv!ng from $3.50 to 313 a ton.
while these prices are lower than
those which prevailed before November
23." said the Commissioner In his report.
at seems to me they are still too high
and without justification in view Of the
current prices at which the small dealer
can secure his supply.
Dealers Agree to Lower Crice.
Accordingly ] rave taken up with
most Of the larger dealers In the city the
question Of what" they can and will do
now to assist in reducing the present
price to small consumers. As "A result I
am able to report that twenty-five deal
crs have agreed to supply nut coal in
small quantities to consumers nj "a ton
! rate Of 81 to IS. or "a 10 90 cent, neY
50 mounds. 80 TO 40 cent. per 100
mounds. % TO % cents ner busheI meas.
ure OF 20 mounds or "a IN "a cents No,
half bushel OF a, pounds"
In order to secure the Goa, a, ,bess
rates the consumer must SUNNY his owr
recsn,ac,a and call a, ~. 80,
for his suppl,- Dealers xiI, NOT he SIM.
plied AZ these nr,ce. and a close a,a,ct
will no lion, IN SOC thu, or,v con.umar,
derive the benea, n, the rcdnc,ion
rw..r-... p,.. -,
~
The names and locations OF the TWEEN
ty-hve dealers who have agreed to re
duce the price to the small consumer.
on a basis OF 100 pounds are as follows
Thomas Stokes & Sons. 636 West Thir'
tieth street. 35 cents.
Haaren-Dart Coal Company. Inc. So:
west Twenty-fourth street. IS and A
cents.
Thedford-Eitz Coal Company. Gil
west Fifty-seventh street. 40 cents. De
livery places al Flfty-seventh street ant
NORM hiver. slxty-iourth street ant
west r'hd avenue. Eighty-hfth stree
1nu orosa"ay. Nihety.sixth street an
west End avenue ana Ninety-sevent
street ana .Nor'n RIVER
The sun., 1916-12-06
LINER BERGENsFJ0RD HERE.
Passenger Tells of BiG ExpIosion In
Harbor Of Archansel.

According to a passenger by the Nor
weR,an- America steamship ~Bergensfjord,
In Yesterday from bergen by way Of
Klrkwall, a big explosion in the harbor
OF Archangel early in November de-
stroyed several munition laden vessels.
II was said that spies working mons
the crews of some OF tho destroyed ships
we're responsible for their destruction,
Among the Berscnsftord's passengers
were Col. Andre kolpaschnikon. head Of
the First Siberian Hying column of the
Russian Sanitary Corps. here TO buy
automobiles Elena Gerhardt, German
soprano. who has been singing before
the German Empress In Berlin and tho
German soldiers on the Western front
and who will go on concert tour here
Henry Petit Of Brooklyn. who brings
S.O0o.o 900 pounds Of beet sugar seed
needed By farmers In the West.
The sun., 1916-12-06
J.. W. GERARD SAILS;
MAYOR TALK HEARD
Ambassador to Germany OF
for Berlin After Brief
Vacation Here.
T\MMANY MEN FOR HIM
Friends Say lie Won't Quit
Post Unless War Ends Be-
fore Nominations.
TAMMANY MEN FOR HIM

Wiz the sailing yesterday Of Ambss-
sador James W. Gerard on tine Scandi-
,ayi,u- lean liner Frederik VIII.
4, resume his post In Berlin after a brief
vacation in this country, the report thai
no can have the Democratic nomination
10, Mayor next year II he wants 1t wcs
revived by certain .Tammany men
frierily 20 the Amba ssador.
NJ Gerard. in view of his diplomatic
,osi,.on. naturally declined to discuss
.,c, a possibility, but one Of his close
irisnd. expressed the opinion that tn.
Anha..ador would not leave his present
rss, under any circumstances unless the
~ cnds before nominations are made.
And this 10 believed to be a remote pos
sib'ty. .
There is no doubt. however, that Dem.
ocrp.ir leaders would be pleased to ave
Ambassador Gerard head the Tammans
,iss,, next year. He would have the
,uppor, OF the Federal Administration.
nov pointed out. and he Is independent
enough 10 escape the brand Of being u
ann man. which would corrall the
Indepedent voters. they assert.
One Man to Defeat Mitchell.
T,mmany further regards Mr.. Gera rd
a. tie one candidate who could defeat
MAYOR Mitchell, II he should run on a
fs on ticket. Until the recent election
Inc wigwam chiefs believed they could
win next year with a regular" but the
big Republican vote In the county
changed this viewpoint. and the names
os Sheriff Al Smith. Senator Robert F.
Wagner and District Attorney Edward
Swami are not heard as frequently 81
with as much enthusiasm as they wee
before November Z.
Should the Republicans nominate a
straight ticket then Of course Tammany
will feel free In selecting one OF the
faithful TO make the race. As the sit
nation stands at present. however, q ma
jority of the Republican leaders appear
10 he in favor Of fusion with Mayor
Mitchell as the candidate. while the in
su-gent Republicans in Brooklyn are
making a lot OF noise in favor OF a
straight ticket. Some OF the leaders are
booming Dock Commissioner r. A. c.
smith for the nomination.
Hearst Possible Contender.
There is considerable gossip going the
rounds these days that William r.
Hearst has resurrected his political am
hilton and IL gazing with fond eyes on
the Democratic Mayoralty nomination.
Those who profess "a know what Is 60
!ng on in the inside do not hesitate to
say that should Ambassador Gerard re.
fuse TO leave his present post for the
nomination Hearst will be a strong con.
tender.
Politicians. however. are not inclined
TO take the Hearst talk seriously. They
are watching the progress Of the Fusion
The sun., 1916-12-06
81. AIphonsus Alumni TO Meet.

The next regular meeting Of the
Alumni Association Of st. Alphonsus's
school OF Brooklyn. will be held In the
Redemptorist Auditorium. Fifty-ninth
street and Sixth avenue. Brooklyn. on
Tuesday evening. December IL, at s
o'clock.
The sun., 1916-12-06
Saks Clothes
in the finer
$50 to So
Grades

Grades
g AS someone appro-
priately remarked of
our $40 suits: THEY
simply don't make
ready for service
clothes that way!-
and he was right,
THEY DON'T!
git is not that we
have a copyright on
any cuff, a patent
on any pocket, or a
lien on any lapel, for
such things are i'm
possible it is rather
that we can put more
character into a cuff,
more personality into
a pocket, more life
into a lapel, and
more style into our
finer grade clothes
AS a whole, simply
because we make
them ourselves and
give them the first
hand, skilled atten-
ton which means so
much in the styling
of clothes.
q You can pay $50
for a suit or 500 for
an overcoat in a 9Th
Avenue custom shop,
but you can do
equally we'll at Saks'
for half the money
and no six custom
shops combined can
show you a bigger
range of variety.
saks
Broadway 4. 34h S'.rctt
The sun., 1916-12-06
CoIlapses In Arms Of Guard.

She was less composed than when she
told the story the first time. and at the
end OF the morning session she fairy
collapsed in the arms OF the court guard.
Miss Mary Kelly. and was carried up
the stairs TO her room.
In the afternoon Mrs. Beutinger tod
OF tho abuse that followed the second
marriage and how she shot her husband
the morning Of July II last. Mr.. Nc
Carter brought out the fact that as
Beutinger fell his head struck the back
Of the chair by the bed. This evidently
was meant to meet the attempt of the
state to prove. by Inc blood on the
chair. that the man was shot sitting
peaceably In It.
Mr.. McCarter also paid due heed TO
| the criticism that Mrs. Beutinger might
have locked the door against her hus-
band" Questioned by the lawyer. she
said that she was afraid to lock the
| door" that she had learned that locks
were no bar to his great strength and
would only infuriate him.
Dramatic Entrance.
Fate of tho lawyers played an enec-
| tive card for the defence In bringing
Cashier Napoleon Guertin. one OF the
witnesses, to the courtroom at the psy-
| GEOLOGICAL moment. Mrs. Beutinger had
lust finished telling how. at a ball IN
Manila, her husband dragged her from
the hall by her neck because he was
angcred at finding her dancing with
man who had preferred charges against
him for misconduct In his office OF
Ouartermaster. and how as he dragged
her along through the crowd Of dancer
they met a secret service man her nus
band knew. At that instant Mr.. Guertir
came in and sat down near the witness
stand.
rs his the mani" asked Mr.. Me
Carter.
Mrs. Beutinger half rose from he
seat, then fell back. 1T Is" she an
swered, Though ! haven't seen him sine
that night, eight years ago"
Later, on the stand. the secret service
man afirmed the wife's story OF Beut
myers assault on her at the dance.
The case probably will be in the hand
Of the Jury this afternoon. The tv,
children sat through the long hours u
the %.evidence yesterday. but the mothc
in her witness chair apparently coul'
not trust herself to look at them
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13
Trade Briefs

Dealers In Bordeaux. France, are In
terested III American jewelry. eleetri-
cal appliances, motion picture films,
agricultural implements and other
staples.
firm has been started in Soura-
baya, Java, to trade in American cleo
trotechnio appliances.
Inquiries have been made by the mu-
nicipal authorities OF the town of An
nonay. France, about American fire ap-
paratus and supplies. Primitive meth
DDS for fighting fire are now employ
ed.
Much of the zinc from the Tonkin
mines. French Indo-China, which for
merly went to Germany and France is
being purchased In the United States.
All mines are running at full capacity.
There is a market for dental sup
plies in New Zealand
A young Greek has perfected a ma
chine which automatically cleans and
packs currants.
School. supplies are needed in Brazil.
There Is a market for American bot
ties in Marseilles. France, due to short
age in the local supply.