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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
War Office Versions
of Balkan Fighting

Berlin, Dec. 9.-TO-nights official
report says:
In Rumsnia our pursuit progresses
as planned.
In the Cerna bend, after an artillery
duel. hostile attacks developed, which
still are going on.
The day report says:
Front Of Archduke Joseph Between
the Kiribaba and Bistritza valleys the
Russians yesterday launched strong
attacks. The majority of them failed,
with neayy losses under our fire.
North OF Dorna Watra, ground that
was lost was dearly paid for by the
acrressor. Likewise in attacks south
OF the Trotus Valley, which virtually
failed; the Russians obtained only a
minor local success. while wasting
considerable forces.
Army Group OF Field Marshal Won
Mackcnsen The left wing Of the Ninth
Army routed Rumanian divisions which
tried 10 make their way toward the
southeast from the passes northeast OF
Sinaia. Several thousand men were
made prison and many cannon cap
tured. The enemy Is In retreat al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
4. includes all his modern equipment, the unsurpassed mineral White Rock

and navy service and Of other experts.
and together with them Will run TIE
war on a policy decided b. himself.
According 20 to-day's statements,
the First Lord of the Admiralty vii!
not be in the Cabinet, but ! doubt this
In any case, whether he be Lord NIL.
ner or Sir Edward Carson, his presence
will not affect my conclusions.
I'VE complained that Dir. Asquith,
as head of the old war council, Wa
too easy-going, too tolerant and 100
anxious TO coroiliate. There VIII Be
nothing of this kind about the new
chief He will be forceful and de-
cisive in all he does,
"Other members Of the government
including the four secretaries OF stats,
are apparently not 70 have formal
meetings with the Prime Minister
Each department will enjoy more free
dom than hitherto, working out the
policy laid down by the Premier.
Business Administration
"The best innovation in the new gov.
eminent is the inclusion OF several
business men Of great ability. Inc 90
feet OF Lloyd George IS 20 conduct Me
Departments OF SNdbe a a ~ WV
great business concerns, ana to con.
duct them absolutely with the view o.
organizing the nation for the war. Ne
will find difficulties in reconcil!ng n,
vast scheme of state control promise.
20 the Labor party with the deals O.
blue-blooded territorial Conserya,ve'.
If any man can combine thon' Lioyd
George will do so.
"He takes Up tie power nns
OF the greatest stress. The oldcok
the war areas is not cheerv and ~
Allies must mark time Cor tev
months. The situation AZ home has h..
reached a point when for the first time
we feel the seourge Of war. i IS a.
this critical stage that a new Lincoln
arrives TO take new heroic measures h
inspire the people 70 greater efere
and 70 obtain from them new saef''
fees. .,.s
"The nation was Heyer more unltee,
nor our people more determined I"
carry on the war with a new ylgor'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Many Employed Belgians
Among Those DepOrted

Havre. Dec. 9--The Belgian govern
ment has received lists of persons de-
ported from various localities, their oc-
cupatidns and information as TO
whether they were working or not at
the time Of the deportation, and
whether they were of Independent
means.
Some of these lists from Niveles
show that among the deported were
fOrty-two persons of position, who
owned property and who were neither
idle nor INDECENT, such as farmers,
small shop keepers, the hotel proprle-
tor. the station master and his princi-
ral assistant, students and artists.
Another list from Nivelles names
thirty-nine persons who were employed
and were making a sufficient liveli-
hood. but who were carried off TO labor
in Germany.
"The townspeople at Jemappes." says
an eyewitness account received here,
were assembled and examined as to
their strength, age and general appear
ance. much as though they were cattle.
Five hundred were picked for trans
portation. Each was asked to sign a
paper saying that he engaged volun-
tarily for work in Germany.
1.-THE men were told that If you sign,
IL will be easy to place you in Germany.
II you refuse, you will probably be sent
10 the front TO work in the trenches.
Few persons signed the paper. One man
Of forty-two who signed was overcome
BE- remorse two days later and hanged
himself"
Many narratives received by this "un-
derground railway" describe trainloads
Of deported men passing through towns
Sometimes. it is said, they were sing
ing the "Brabancoune." the Belgian ma
tional HYMN. or the "Marseillaise,' and
sometimes they were cursing Germany
and shaking their fists at the German
sentinels and shouting insults at them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

along the line before the right wing
of this army and before the rapidly
moving Danube army.
Petrogrud, Dec. 9.-To-days off
ciaI report says:
Rumanian front-To the west and
south of Putna Valley, where the
enemy was dislodged from two heights
we captured 500 prisoners, including
ten officers and six machine guns, one
cannon and two bomb mortars.
Five versts southwest of the village
of Sultaenly, by repeated attacks, the
enemy obliged us to abandon the
height which we occupied yesterday
On both banks Of the River Tchedenlch
our advance continues.
In Wallachia the Rumanian troops,
under unceasing hostile pressure, con-
tinue to retire to the eastward. In
consequence of this our troops who
are on the left flank of the Rumanlans
also are retiring.
In the wooded Carpathians the strug-
gle for the height five versts to the
south of Javornika died down. Our
troops retired to their own trenches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

that the measure should not be ap..
sled To the heads Of families, but II
was Was pointed out that it was impossible ssa.,
20 make a general rule to this erect
as fathers Of families were often the
ones on through whom restitution, in the
absence Of steady work or steady
wages. was most seriously felt, but the
Chancellor promised modiheati9n OF
the order in cases Of special hardship:
IT, third point was that employees Of
~ Roio;ar Relief Commission should
not be deported. This, of course, was
Granted. as they were not regarded as
unemployed 49,,
A further objection was lodged
AGAINST the arrest Of Belgian officials
for refusing to deliver lists of unem-
ploved. Discrimination of this was
granted. but it is now pointed out that
Complaints on that score were largely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

evaerora,od. only ono Belgian Mayor
having been arrested for this reason
while he already had been set at no
erty.
Iho request for permission LOT "
trail representatives 20 visit depoil
workmcn and for postal fachities lor
dcported men 20 correspond WIN l".
/ families was granted. and representa-
+ ,ivce az tho Spanish Embassy VIII
/ have the first opportunity 70 visit tn'
I working places. because Spain IS inc
official representative Of Belgian inter
Jsts. ,-.i.,,
! This reply left only one objection
/ remaining 10 methods Of application
unanswered the one referring 10
heads Of families.
Call Neutral View Distorted
In official quarters Germany's posi-
ton is reflected 20 the correspondent
as follows:
over and over again il has been re-
iter8ted here that the United States
and the neutral world in general seem
"a have n distorted picture Of the Bel
giar denortation question, basing their
flows on information from enemy
sources. generalizing from blunders
which are admitted 20 have occurred
ard ignoring the spirit in which, as the
Chancellor's reply contends, the Ger
man government is determined 20 APP
ply the measure. To a certain extern
~ least. il Is represented. the reasons
leading the government 20 put the
Z measure into effect have been misun-
derstood
Reference also is made TO the mill
tary aspects Of the question. Not the
least Of these considerations, 1t is said,
is the ever present possibility of an
attempt at the landing Of military
force in Belgium, in which case dan
gerous menace to tho German troops
would be presented by the presence IN
The field Of operations and the immedi-
ate rear Of the German defences OF
large assemblaCe Of able-bodied adults
who already have shown q disposition
10 make trouble. As is usually the
case in war. military reasons prevailed.
Not Put on War Work
As TO the allegation that deported
workmen would be forced 10 labor on
munitions work. it is asserted in Off
cial quarters that there Is not the
slightest foundation therefor. AS a
matter of fact, Germany is now obtain
ing all the workmen needed for this
purpose.
An official who explained the govern.
ment's position in this regard referred
repeatedly TO the earlier declarations
that deported workmen under no cir
cumstances would be employed in war
work or forced to labor against their
own country.
Furthermore. it is said that all the
earlier corners 20 Germany are salts
fed with their conditions Of employ
ment and their high pay and that Bel
gians who remain in their own country
are quoted as declaring that the meas
ure is desirable in the interests Of the
unemployed workmen and the remain
ing population.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
LLOYD GEORGE
SHIFTS POSTS
Continued from page l

show that LLOYD George has no easy
task before him. Keen political Ola,
servers who know him well say there
is 10 statesman, with the possible ex-
ccption OF Roosevelt, who is more
adept in using publicity TO further his
cause. while there is no poorer one in
this respect than his immediate prede-
cessor. Asquith not only despises
newspapermen, but ignores them.
II LLOYD George would succeed, he
must have newspaper support. II must
be stronger more virile and more CON
vincing than the kind he is now get
ting
Change, Promises Union
Robert Bonald, editor of "The Daily
Chronicle" which has supported the
Asouith government, never resort!ng
10 determinations or attacks, but when
now has thrown aside all questions OF
personalities and parties in hope OF
unity Of action and defeat Of Germany
makes the following statement for The
Tribune: ~,
"Iloyd Georges government will
Keen the nation united. The change IN
itself will give new emphasis to the
prosecution Of the war. A large sec
ton of the people demanded the
change. Lloyd George himself. IRE
ouently doing his best 70 bring it
about. was dominated, of course, by a
passionate single-mnded desire to
make the war so better.
"Curiously enough, The domestic
situation depended very largely unon
tho course of the war. Had the Ru-
manians been marching upon Budapest
instead Of being swept out of their own
country, the Asquith government would
have been still in power and the BRAND
government in France would not have
bcen challenged. although neither gov
eminent would have influenced the turn
OF events in Rumania one way or an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
SURPRISE THRUST WINS
Break into Champagne Line-Guns In
Violent Duel at Hill 30i

London, Dec. 9.-While violent ar
tillery duels were being fought in Bel,
GUM at Hill 304, near Verdun. and
on the Somme front, the French
struck a surprise blow in Champagne
to-day.
The attack was delivered against a
German salient in the region of Butte
de Mesnl. The French statement
saws: eve penetrated adversary
trenches, destroyed nine galleries and
brought back prisoners"
German artillery and mine throw
ers. theoretically counter-sheiled by
the Belgian batteries and trench guns,
violently bombarded the User Dixie
and the sector before Dixmude," the
Belgian. report says.
The British statement tells OF sue
cessful trench raids near Melville St
Vast and Souchez. Berlin asserts
that night attack by strong Aus
tralian patrols near lie Trans 10y was
repulsed in hand-to-hand fighting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
MUNITIONS EXPLOSION
KILLS 1000 IN RUSSIA
Every Worker in Factory Per-
iShed. Berlin Hears

Berlin. Dec. Q lby wireless TO Say
villeD.-An explosion in a Russian am
rtnnition plant has caused the death
If about 600 persons, according to the
Overseas News Agency to-day. quoting
the Russian newspaper, "Rech.' Inc
news agency statement says:
"The Russian newspaper 'Rech' re-
ports that a new explosion took place
in an ammunition factory on La satan
maya. The cause is unknown. Az INC
moment Of the catastrophe about 1000
persons we're working in the factory,
an of whom evidently persisted The
factor was destroyed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Promise to Do All They
Can at Home to Stop
DepOrtationS
SOCIALISTS HOPE
TO ACT IN REICHSTAG
Conference Plan Commit
fee to Reduce Needless
Hardships

The Hague. Dec. 9.-The German So
cialist leaders. Philip Scheidemann
and Friedrich Evert. attended a meet
ing here OF the Executive lnterna-
tjonalc. which was called in response
10 President Emil Vandervelde's world
wide appeal 20 the affiliated groups re-
garding the deportations IN Belgium
President Vandervelde is the Belgian
Minister of Mentions. ,
The German Socialist leaders Joined
in the executives Endorsement OF the
appeal and told their Dutch comrades
that both the majority and minority
in the German Socialist party opposed
the decorations. They discussed the
form for measures of protest in Ger
many.
Promise Vigorous Protest
They declared the, would continue to
protest to the utmost Of their powers,
although public meetings are impossi-
Bile under present conditions. and ex-
pressed cordial approval OF President
Vandervelde's appeal.
Informed by the members Of the Ex-
ecutive Internationale that unemploy-
ment i'm Belgium was due 10 the policy
Of the German government. the Ger
man Socialist leaders replied that they
would inquire into the matter and
would bring it before the government
if it were possible to raise the ques-
ton in the Reichstag:
The conference discussed the un-
necessary hardships imposed by the
belligerents generally, such as re-
prisals, bad treatment Of war prison
ers and interned civilians, the deporta-
ton Of war prisoners outside Europe,
and the hampering Of their communi-
cations with their families and similar
matters.
Want Abuses Stopped
The conference concluded that such
practices should be stopped and re-
solved. with the concurrence or the
German representatives, to establish
at The Hague a non-political suo-com-
mittee. in which the belligerent nations
would each have one representative.
The committee would keep the various
groups informed of such abuses. so
that they might take action to abolish
them.
The conference rejected the "soph-
isms" with which the German govern
ment endeavors to defend the deporta-
tons.
Camille Huysmans, secretary of the
Tn+ernationale. reports that the de-
variations are being discontinued in
the different provinces, presumably In
consequence of strong neutral action.
lie said that Governor General Won
Kissing personally was opposed to the
deportations. but that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg had urged them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

other. Rumania itself decided its own
destiny through an understanding with
Russia. Il is said that strong action
either by England or France, or both
would have shaped Rumania's policy
differently, but that depends on the
attitude Of Russia.
Takes Great Responsibilities
Lloyd George has assumed great re-
sponsibilities-as great as Llncolns'
Asquith's government was a combina-
ton, not dominated by one man alone.
The government OF Lloyd George is
practically one mans government.
at is announced that the Cabine,
will be synonymous with the war
Council, of which Lloyd George will be
the chairman, and which will consist OF
five ministers. None Of the members,
except Lloyd George, have been chosen
because of their knowledge Of the war,
because of their capacity for contrib
uting ideas about the war or TO add
greater efficiency.
"Bonar Law was placed on the old
war council because he was the leader
of the Unionists. He is on the new
war council because he is also Chan
cellor of the EXchequer. As he is TO
lead the House of Commons, he will
have little time to attend Cabinet meet
ings.
Know Nothing of War
"The Labor members of the Cabinet
have no experience whatever in the
management of the war. Lord Curzon
is mentioned as another member. His
contribution so far has been his failure
as chairman Of the Air Board. which
organized the air service His only
service on the board consisted in ac-
centuating difficulties and jealousies
} which already existed between the two
branches of the air service.
"Carson is mentioned as another
member. He was six months in the
Asquith government, during which
time he contributed little or nothing
in the way of practical assistance. He
has been nominated as member Of the
council, 4 post which Mr.. Asquith de-
clined 70 accept, because he was the
leader OF a Unionist faction against
Bonar Law and not for his fitness TO
assist in running the war.
Lloyd George 1T"
Lloyd George will therefore not only
dominate the War Cabinet, but will abb
solutely control It, He will get his own
way. unaided by any helpful sugges
tons from his colleagues and un-
checked by well-informed opposition.
In fact, he will be it He will have
the assistance Of the heads Of the army
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

Cbancellor's answers TO various points
raised by Secretary Grew at the h i,
interview regarding criticisms OF me si
DDS Of operation under the deportation
The first objection was that the
measure I'm many respects was BENG
applied unfortunately to the en-
Moved as well as the unemployed. Inc
Chancellor declared that this was con
trary to the wishes or intention OF the
oovcrnmeut: that only the really un-
cmploved would be taken; that the en-
nloyed would be left unmolested, and
hat wherever errors have occurred the
sufferers from them would be returned
20 Belgium. The wrongly deported per-
sons already have been returned or are
being returned TO their homes in Bel
rium.
1t was further suggested by Mr.. Grew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
WILL EXCHANGE CIVILIANS
British and Germans Arrange to Give
In Those Over Forty-fiye

London. Dec. Q After protracted
negotiations through the United
States. arrangements have been made
FOR the exchange Of German and Brit
ish civilian prisoners who are over
forty.fve. About 1000 Germans are
interncd in the United Kingdom and
700 British civilians in Germany.
Preparations are being made to
break up the camps for Germans on
the Isle Of Man. and those estab-
Hshed for Birth civilian prisoners in
Germany. Only 2,2O0 Of the Germans
interned in the United Kingdom
wished to return 70 Germany. Many
would prefer to 60 to America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
GERMANY Seizes italian Holdings

Berlin. Dec. (by wireless to Say
ville). announcement is made By the
Overseas News agency that the Ger
man government, in reprisal 'o'
Italian legislation, has issued an crde'
forbidding payments 20 Italy and pro
viding for receiverships for Italian
business enterprises in Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Mems Fur=lined OVerCOats
Hudson Sol or Persian lamb Collar

Of BLACK BROADCLOTH lined throughout
including sleeves, with backs (only) Of Natural
Dark Muskrat skins, Persian Lamb or Hudson
seal (dycd mUskrot collar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Mems Fur=lined OVerCOats

of OXFORD VICUNA lined through out.
including sleeves. with backs (only) of Natural
Muskrat matched skins, to harmonic with
the Oxford shell. Highest grade Beaver Collar.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-22

Snipe and WoOdcock have often been
taken with a mass of feathers on one
of the legs. This mass when exam
ined has always been found to cover
a broken bone. The feathers have been
carefully and neatly twisted round the
part where the limb WAS fractured in
such Il way rs to prove that they had
been put ON Intentionally as IA bandage
or splint, and the repairs have been
made quite us skillful as if performed
by II qualified surgeon.
A well known naturalist actually
watched Il woodcock through his
glasses drag a broken leg to the mar
gin of Il stream. There the bird took
some clay and. after working it into a
paste with its beak. Smeared it round
the leg in layer after layer, adding a
number of downy feathers which it
plucked from its own back and breast.
When the operation was finished the
bird stood still for more thar an hour.
no doubt to give the plaster time to
set.
Wounds on other parts of the body
have also been found plastered in the
same way.-London Answers.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-22
Golf Balls.

History tells us that at first golf balls
were nothing but round or nearly
round pebbles about the size of the
sphere used at present. These were
supplanted by the hand cut wooden
balls and then in turn by the feather
ball. Then came the gutta percha bail,
of which an interesting story is told.
1t is said a caddie in Scotland picked
up a discarded football shoe with a
gutta percha sole and tore off the sole.
This he soaked in water until it was
soft and then nodded it with his hands
to the size of Il golf ball. Thence it
was only a step to the nodded and
hammered gutta percha balls. which
endured until as late as 1898. when the
rubber cored ball was first brought out
in the United States.
The rubber cured ball. the foundation
of the ball of the present. was not tax
en- into England until three or four
years later, and it is interesting TO note
that in 1903 Aleck Herd. who was the
only player in the field using the ball.
won the British open championship
with it.-New York sun.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1916-01-22

the town where they worship the
golden calf.
well, about two weeks ago Mrs.
Brown stops at the door and rubbers
at me for ten minutes. I'm sitting with
my side to her. striking off some mani
fold copies of a copper mine proposition
for a nice old mar from Tonopah. But
l always see everything all around me.
When I'm hard at work | can see
things through my side combs, and |
can leave n button unbuttoned in the
back of my shirt waist and see who's
behind me. | didn't look around. be
u | make from $1S to $50 a week.
and | didn't have to.
THAT evening at knocking off TIM
she sends for me to come up to bel
apartment. | expected to have to type
write about 1000 words of notes of
hand, liens and contracts with a 10
cent tip in sight. but | went. Well,
man, | was certainly surprised. Old
Maggie Brown had turned human.
"'Child,' says she, you're the most
beautiful creature | ever saw In my
life. | want you to quit your work