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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
ADDITIONAL SURVIVORS OF
PERSIA LAND At NAL IA
Eleven More Saved, Bringing Total
So Far as Known Up
to 100.
PROBABLY ABOUT 800 LOST
Apparently No Ground for Hone
That L. S. Consul McNcely rs.
capcd-Owncrs OF Steamer Admit
That Vessel Was Armed.

Especial Cattle TO The Times Dispatch !
LONDON. January 3.-The steamship
Persia was armed. Her owners. tho
Peninsular and Oriental Steam NavIgn
ton Company. admitted this to-day.
Eleven additional survivors have
been reported. This little band landed
at Malta. I, included Lord Mon,agu.
OF Beaulieu. and three other passen-
gers. and seven Lascars. of the ships
company.
iherc Is Il possibility that others cs-
capped In addition to the four boats
whose occupants were picked up by
mine sweeper and taken TO Alex
andria. another lifcboat was seen south
OF the scene of the wreck With good
luck, II should have landed on the
north coast OF Africa
None of the survivors saw a suh
marine before the explosion. The only
testimony to support the theory that
the Persia was torpcdoed is that OF a
snip oiiicer. who says he saw n ripple
one hundred hours after the wreck
details are unsatisfactory and rrau
mentary. Even the loss Of life re-
mains doubtful. The passenger lis,
numbered more than 200 The crew.
was between 200 and 500 The eleven
survivors landed at Malta bring the
total Of saved to li9
IL would appear, therefore, that about
200 We're lost. II may be several days
before the exact figures are obtained.
LITTLE GROUND FOR HOPE
THAT McNEELY ESCAPED
lhere appears no longer to be ground
for hope that United States Consul
Robert \. McNcely escaped Four daA $
OF silence are accepted as establishing
his loss beyond question
a dispatch from Cairo says that tn,
suite OF the Maharajah Kapat.hala were
among the Persia's passengers. They
were being awaited by the Indian
prince at Port Said They had in their
charge his jewclry. which undoubt,dly
has been lost
CAR" also reports that the explosion
which destroyed the Persia occurred
amidships. The engines blew up and
the tunnels were thrown TO The deck
Many deck boats were broken bcfor.
an attempt could he made to launch
them. Most of the passengers were at
their luncheon. They hurried without
panic to their cabins for life belts.
The list to port which followed tho
explosion made ii diticult TO launch
boats
With the flooring between decks at
a constantly increasing angle. il is
likely many of the passengers and
crew were unable TO reach deck. and
went down with the ship. This may
account for the fact that only seven
teen women out OF ninety aboard were
saved. and only two children out Of
thirty.
The Cairo dispatches assert that the
Persia turned turtle before disap-
pcarinS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
TO CONTINUE BAN ON VODKA
Hussinn Government Intends to Pro-
mote CRuSe of Sobricty After
Restoration of Peace.

lSpecia! Gable 10 The Times Dispatch |
PETROGRAD. January 3.-Russia's 5
rcnunciation of vodka is to be main
tanned after the war.
Replying TO the cXhortations of sew
cral members of the budget coInmittce
of tho Duma, Finance Minister Bark
declared that the government intends
promoting sobriety after the restora-
ton of peace. and that return to the
former state Of things would lie inn
possible.
He added that bill to restrain
drinking had been favorably considered
by the Council OF Ministers. and that
the absolute prohibition OF vodka
would be in accord with the wishes of
the hihhest authorities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
ANTON LANG NOT AT FRONT
Wife of Celebrated Christns Ia Passion
Play ut 0hcrnmmrrGau Writes That
Husband Is mt Home md Well

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch. !
LONDON, January 3.-Frau Lang.
wife Of Anton i.anE. the Christus Of
the Passion play at Obcrammcrgau
writes through II neutral country hat
her husband. who several times has
been reported killed in the fighting in
France. is we'll and at home.
lie has been trained for hospital
work. but has not yet been called to
the colorS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
DECLINE 5 PER CENT RAISE
Union Cotton MIL Operatives Through
out New England VIII Demand
10 Per Cent IncrenAe.

NASHUA. y. H.. January 3.--Union
cotton mill operatives throughout New
England Will not accept the ) per cent
wage increase which many manufac.
turcrsl announced would go into effect
to-day, according to n statement made
here today by John Golden, OF Fan
River, president of the United Textile
Workers. Union operatives. Golden
said, have for some time been consider
ing IL demand for 10 per cent in
crease, IS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
OHIO RIVER is FALLING
Danger of Flood Pnsses. According "a
Report Of Pittsburgh weather
Ilurenu.

PITTSBURGH. January a.-The Ohio
River is falling here Tonight, and
danger Of a food has passed. according
to the local Weather Bureau. The
river reached n stage OF 2O.7 feet Mt
noon. and. after remaining stationary
for severa. hours. began rcccding.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
VON MACkEN5EN CALLED
TO COMMAND AUsTR|ANs
Withdrawn From Serbia To Lead
fiarri-Pressed Troops on Bres-
Surabinn Front
VIENNA SAYS LINES HOLDING
Russian Attacks Being Made by En-
tire Divisions in Dense ForIu;,-
tions, and SO Far Reported as
Having Advanced Considerably.

Especial Gable TO The Times Dispatch ]
LONDON, January 3.-rield Marshal
Won Mackenscn has hccn hastily with
drawn from Serbia TO take command
OF the hard pressed Austrians on the
Bcssaraban front. according 20 a Pc
tr"grad dispatch TO the Times
SO far as the Vienna War Office Of
fcially reports, the Austrian lines are
holding. despite fierce attacks by great
masses Of Russians
The Russian offensive is ccntercd in
the Toporoutz district.
General Inavon is reported 10 have
more than l.5ooC0l men At his com
mand. together with vast supplies of
1cavy guns and ammunition received
from the United states. England and
Japan. The Russian attacks are being
made by entire divisions in dense
formation
Including several German divisions
withdrawn from the Balkans To meet
the now Russian drive. the Teutons are
reported in Petrograd advices 10 have
between 100000 and $500. GEO men on
the 3oo-Inile front between the pripet
and the Roumanian frontier
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04

Close Inquiries arc to he made
into the sinking uf the British
steamer Pcrsia. with the loss of Mt
lenst one American life. before
action TX tnkcn I'm this mnttcr by
the American government, which IL
represented by Washington dis
patches ns being determined to- tnke
nny step wnrruntcd by the facts
elicltcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
VIII SON HURRYING
BACK TO CAPITAL
Uneasiness Prevails Over Acute Situation
Between y. S. and Some of BelHgerents

I'm the eve OF the rcronNcning Of
~ Compress nncnS1ncss prevails
nniOnH Senators uud RcprcScntn-
lives h. rens"n Of the acute situn-
ti"n that exists between this roun-
tr. md some of the European bel
liScrcmts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04

'Thc Austrian charge d'HHaircs at
Washington hns asked the Washing
ton authorities tO withhold their
judS mcnt until mn explanation of
the sinking OF the Persia Is forth
coming. md is Suid to have given
assurances that if an Austrian sub
marine was ut fault the Austro-
hungarian government would make
amends.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
GRIPPE EPIDEMIC
ALL OVER COUNTRY
Health and School Authorities
Combine to Combat
Disease
PHYSICIANS ARE ALARMED
Reports From All Sections Show
Wide Prevalence of Influen-
"a and Pneumonia.
PHYSICIANS ARE ALARMED

chief Health officer Levy OF the
Health Department. ana Assis,an, Su
perintendent Hill. Of tho public schools.
have. in View OF a threatened epidemic
ranycnlcn;s for a series Of popular ,.c-
turcS To the school children on the
danger OF these two diseases and ON
the preventive" measures that every per-
son should take If he would avoid th.In
Addresses will bc made in most OF
tho larger schools by physicians Of ,hc
state and City Health Departments, and.
in addition. there will he distributed to
the pupils bulletin contqining a sun
mary of br. l.cvy's report on simple
precautions that every person can trhc.
without expense, to prevent the spread
Of the grippe and pneumonia infec-
ton.
As grippe is not a reportablc disease
that is 10 say, physicians are not re-
quired by law or ordinance 10 repur,
such infcctiou--thc city Health De-
partment has no means of knowing to
what extent the diseases are now prcva-
lent in Richmond. In Northern cities.
however. according to published re-
ports. grippe and pneumonia are assum-
ing epidemic proportions. and il is
the belief Of the local Health Depart
mcnt that Richmond cannot hope 10
escape being afflicted by the grippe
way" unless the people here take
the absolutely necessary precautionary
measures.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04

President Wilson has rut Shurt
his honeymoon trip In NfrSinin. In
order 1" he In tn" rnpitni when the
legislators begin to place rcsoIu-
tiOns before their respective houses
with regard to alleged inrringcmcnts
OF American rights.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
PRESENT GREAT RATTLE RESULT
OF TWO MOVES WHICH CLASH

The present great battle is said 10
have been the result of two offensive
movements which clashed The Rus
slams for weeks had been preparing for
an offensive in Bessarabia and Eastern
Galicia. and concentrated a great army
and vast stores of ammunition on "A
comparatively short front. II was their
design to threaten the Balkan opera-
tions of the .Austro German forces pv
n well-timcd smash at the front i'm
Western Russia and Eastern Galicia.
Meantime. the Austrians and Ger
mans: feeling the necessity of straight
ening and Tc-cnforcing their lines
against possible Russian offensive.
opened an offensive. The two move
mcnts collided and the present trc-
mendous struggle is the result. All
adv.ces reaching here show that the
Russians so far have made some con-
siderable advances. especially i'm the
Strypa River district.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
Possibility of Alliance of
Foreign Powers Consider
ed in Framing De-
fense Plans.
TEN YEARS is TIME LIMIT
Stratcgists Want Army and Nouy
Strong Enough to Fight for
Pan-Amcrican
Idea.

"'NSi'i'N' iON' January 'oSsihil-
ity Of a combined attack by foreign
movers To break down IN. new. Pan.
,,,,; 1,c,rt o,,, ,.
~ '"e '"'''' ''"'es an" ac-
ceptancc by South and Central Amcri-
can republics OF the Monro. Doctrine
60 o,c nj ,ho ,,,,,,,.,,,, , a.,
'''' P'''S i'' III ps
arm! and navy strategists. They be-
li.vc i, essential in the formulation OF
, ,,,in,., ,,i,i,. o,,, .,
''"!'e" 'o-"'Sh' I" PFoN'uc aEains'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04

Several more ste,mcrs have been
sunk by submarines in the Mcdi-
tcrrnhcnn Sen. but which nation II
-csponsihlc is not yet known. The
London Times reports thut the BRIT
lsh steamer Gce1onE. Of tho PENN
sulnr and Oriental Line. is the Intcst
victim.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04

II In expected thnt the submarine
warfare of Germany and Austria
and t'rcnt Britnin's Interference
with neutral commerce will bc the
subjects of particularly interesting
debates In Congress, and also that
the question OF national prepared
ness VIII cnrly bc taken UP.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
PHYSICIANS REPORT
LARGE NUMBER or CASES

Physicians engaged in private prac
number Of grippe cases. and in the
Office of one nose and throat specialist
yesterday nearly twenty people were
in the reception hall all day. waiting
10 be examined for ailments many
Of which indicated preliminary grippe
symptoms.
Because the indications are threaten
ing the Health Department has decided
upon safety-first policy, and II has
been determined. as one OF the first
measures. to enlist the aid Of the school
authorities in spreading information as
10 the danger Of grippe and pneum onia
and as 10 what steps should be taken
TO prevent continuance of the conta gion.
DR.. Levy began yesterday work on the
bulletin. which will be distributed
among the schools with the especial
request that they be taken home By
the pupils and displayed for their par
cnts' information.
superintendent j. y. G. Chandler. OF
the public schools. is detained at home
by illness, but the idea was heartily
approved by Assistant Superintendent
Hill. The lectures will be delivered
proba bly, by DR.. Levy and Medical In
spcctor Summers, of the City Health De-
school medical staM, and his two assis-
tantS, and by physicians from the State
Health Department..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
CALLS FOR REPORTS

There is practically nothing the
Federal government can do toward aid
ing in suppression OF the epidemic. II
must be dealt with by local authorities.
and they, in turn. il is alleged were
almost helpless without co-operation
from tn" public. Surgeon General Rlue
said tonight he had called for reports
from all parts Of the country. with the
hope that publicity would tend to
stimulate this cooperation.
Some of the reports We're summa riZcd
by Surgeon General Blue as follows:
New Orleans 49, Influenza prevalent.
Pneumonia not Increased.
Wilmington. y. G. .- About eighty
cases mild form.
New York-Diseasc widely spread.
Marked increase in pneumonia NOR
tality.
ChicaEo-Last week there were ffry-
seven deaths from Influenza: thirty
deaths the week before. There were
lao cases OF pneumonia i'm December.
with $50 deaths. Of which POI occurred
in the last four days.
San Erancisco-Epidcnic of inilu-
enZa widel" spread.
Memphis Estimated 1000 or 5000
cases, but outbreak declining rapidly.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
MUST III: READY no LAND FORCES
IN ANY THREATENED cot NTRY

{ Plans OF the Army War College
would be Consummatcd in six years.
The army officers take the position that
! The United St.tcs must have sufficient
troops and troop ships 10 land forces
in any threatened Pan American coun-
try 10 meet an invader.
All these preparations. i; is now
known. have been presented by STRAIT
egists 10 the administration rs essen
tiAl to the support OF the Monroe Doc
trine so that the United States may
be able TO act alone. IL necessary. L.
preserve it's ideal OF no entanglinE
alliances. Such ideals, the military
students hav" stated, impose new
duties upon the United States-duties
that require something more than
policy OF mere passive resistance.
While the administrative board has
submitted 10 Congress a definite plan
which contemplatcs an increased cX
pcnditurc OF more than $1,000. 00o. GOO
on military and naval establishments
In the next six years all other agencies
! of the government are acting to unity
and harmonic Pan-American nations.
Students OF diplomacy. the -Ameri-
can declarations of President Wilson in
his opening address to Congress, the
made TO the Pan-American Scientific
J Congress here ny Secretary Lansing
and the general effort for unity of all
the Americas on basis of friendship
and equality take on added significance
when considered in connection with the
administrations preparedness plans
4 II G AMBASSADORS TO
REPRESENT TIE UNITED STATES
The recent announcement that the
ambassadors from Argentina. Brazil
and Chile had been selected by the
United states to represent il on the
commissions provided by the peace in
vcstigation treaties with France, Great
Britain and italy. is regarded as one
Of the significant factors in this con-
nection.
Significance also is seen in the dis
closure that an effort to postpone the
Pan-American Congress on the ground
that sufficient time had not been given
to prepare an adequate scientific pro-
gram. was met by the statement that
the United States was insistcntly de
sirous of taking prompt steps to fur
ther the spirit Of Pan american ac-
cord, confidence. sympathy and mu-
tnality South American capitals uni
formly report that the congress is re-
garded there as more political than
scientific. and that appreciation of the
sentiment OF Pan-American unity is
freely expressed
What confidential information the
Army War College and the navy gen
eral board may have gathered concern
ing the intentions of any certain power
or powers is not being revealed: but
there are certain matters of general
knowledge which are known to have
entered into the study OF possibilities
upon which the theory OF n two power
attack upon the Monroe Doctrine was
based.
With the military, problem agreed
upon and defined. the two boards OF
strategists were asked what, in their
opinion, would constitute adequate ma
tional defense. Their answer was to
build n two-power navy and organize
n Federal army OF sufficient size SO
that portion OF II could be used In
any southern country against foreign
Continued on Second PngcO -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
MOST SERIOUS EPIDEMIC
Of KIND EVER KNOWN

WASHINGTON. January 3.---InNuenza
is spreading over the United States
from coast 10 coast in the most Sc
rious epidemic of its kind ever known
taking a large toll in lives and causing
economic loss by incapacitating work ers
in all walks OF life.
Reports from public Health Service
officers made public tonight by Sur
geOn-General Blue show that already
the disease has created g grave prob
lem for many OF the larger cities. and
is spreading TO the rural communities
New York. Chicago. Philadelphia.
Boston. san Francisco. Seattle. Clcvc-
land and Detroit reported the disease
widely prevalent Cleveland and De-
troit each has probably 100000 cases.
OF the larger cities. Buffalo. Pittsburgh.
baltimore, san Diego, Dallas and No.
bile reported no signs of an epidemi"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
NiGnEST MEHCIItNrSuIr
LOST SINCE TEE ARABIC

-! ihc losses reported to-day tn.
most disastrous. from d financial View
poirt, is the Gl"nEylc. she is tho big
g"st merchant vessel lost sine. th.
Arabic Her passengers and crew.
numbering altogether abou; l2o. were
saved with exception OF three Euro
poams ana seven Chinese The sur
vivors landed at Malta
Officials of rh- Glcmgylc announced
that there We're no Americans aboard
Th. Glcn~ylc was q ship OF a%G5
gross tonnage. 800 feet long &C. feet
beam ana thrty-two feet draft She
was built at Ncwcastl. In 1914 and
WAS on her SECOND cruise
Size left Shanghai on November -
and Singapore on December :. taking
the canal rout" for home official re-
ports say she is believed TO have been
sunk on sunday morning between Port
said and Malta. Ii this is verified, il
places her as resting uow not far from
where the Persia lies
+, is announced that the Glcngyle
like the Persia. had guns mounted on
her deck. The vessel carried a valu-
able cargo OF 1900 tons The steamer
was valued al f225.oG"
The ST oswald was probably sunk in
Ia" Eastern Mediterranean. Her move
ments have not been reported since
October -, ON which date she arrived
a, Mudros Island from Alexandria.
The 81. Oswald was built in 1905
She was 3Gl feet long, and 3,slO gross
tonnage.
The Kankoku Maru was sunk last
Wednesday. the day before the Persia
received her death thrust. Her crew
adj tl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
JAPANESE SHIP SUNK
Hi GERMAN SUBMARINE

Gables from Tokyo say the ships
owners nave been advised that she was
destroyed by German submarine.
, From the fact that her crew is said TO
have been landed at Cannes France, it
is inferred that she was attacked in
the Western Mediterranean. She was
under charter to II foreign company
ana sailed from Manila on November
L. with hemp for Italy and England
She was a vessel Of 2.109 tons
The kcnkoku Maru was the second
japanese ship TO fall victim to the
marine warfare in the Mcditcrrancan
The passenger liner Yasaka Maru was
torpcdocd off Port Said on December 81.
II is predicted that the activity of
the warfare against shipping in the
Mediterranean will cause a prohbitivc
increase OF insurance rates for vessels
taking the canal route. Several ship
ping firms are expected to announce
within twcnty-four hours that they
will abandon the Sue" route for the
present
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-17
TEACHERS TO MEET
STATE SUPERINTENDENT &. III.
LUGG WILL ADDRESS LAKE
COUNTY SCHOOL IN
STRUCTORS.

Some 125 teachers and officers, in
Guiding three educators from outside
the district. are expected TO be in at
tendance tomorrow at a meeting
which will be held in the auditorium
of the high school. A program of
addresses and music has been ar
ranged for the afternoon. The occa-
sion will mark the first visit to Mad
ison. in his official capacity, of Hon.
C. II. Lugg, state superintendent of
schools.
The afternoon session will open at
! O'Clock with roll call. 1t is thought
that Hon. Mr.. Lugg, who will be the
first speaker, will touch on coopera-
ton between school officers and
teachers. There will follow music
by Miss Gimme, a discussion on
Needed School Legislation" by t.
w. Stillwell, superintendent OF
schools at Wentworth; reading by
Miss DAILY, and an address by Prin-
cipal w. /. Early, of Sioux Falls.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-17
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ~, RUB.
BIER DAY At OSBORN'S
DRUG STORE.

Anything in rubber goods. hot va
ter bottles, fountain syringes. nipples.
rubber gloves. Any rubber goods
purchased this day you receive. for a
nickel extra, an equal amount in
either Penslar or bikes goods.
Nothing better than these well known
remedies, Penslar White Pine and
Spruce Cough Balsam, bikes Com
pound Syrup of White Pine and Tar.
Anything in either line, including
toilet articles. creams. talcums. etc.
Purchase the best combination hot
water bottle and fountain syringe
made at SO, and for 5 cents extra you
can get SO worth of the best rene
dies on the markef.-Osborn's Drug
and Jewelry Store.