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The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
PARTY GAINS AID
Four More Patronesses for
Belasco Fete.

interest in the party to be given for
the poor children of Washington Tburs-
day morning by The Washington Herald,
the management Of the BeIasco Theater
and William Fox. Inc, continues to grow.
The entertainment to be provided Begin
ming at 10 o'clock, is the Annette Kel-
lermann hlm. "A Daughter of the Gods. -
Compilation Of the list OF guests is in
the hands of the Associated Charities,
"hlch Is aiding in every way to make the
party q success
All the guests will be children who, ex-
cept for this opportunity, would have no
chance to attend a holiday entertainment.
-Four More Patronesses.
The names Of Mrs Carl Vrooman, wife
or the Assistant Secretary of AErtcul-
ture; Mrs. Ernest Knaebel. wife of the As.
s!stant Attorney General; Mrs Louis
brownlow, and Mrs. Cato Sells, have been
added to the list OF patronesses, which
already included Mrs. Thomas Watt Gre
CORY. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Miss Ag-
mes Hart Wilson, Mrs. Philander Claxton,
Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph, Mrs. Frederick
Siddons, Mrs. Seth Shepard, and Mrs.
Wesley Martin Stoner.
In beautiful play OF few years ago.
a charming and distinguished actress was
called upon to say: You do believe in
responded. Yes" without shame or
bashfulness.
"A Daughter OF the Gods is fantasy
without apology. Every mother will wish
her sons and daughters to see this pic
ture Every friend OF children will wish
to bring them to see it.
For in this picture the wonders Of Alad-
din and his magic lamp are outrivaled.
No Caliph or potentate Of Persion king
dom could have duplicated the scenes Of
this picture.
With Queen of Fairies.
Children may take the Queen Of the
Fairies by the hand and Journey into
Gnome or Elhand to play and splash with
the Little People. They will see the
smoky mysteries OF a witch's cavern,
with the Witch 'of Badness and her
broomstick riders at their sorceries They
will see the wave of a fairy wand drive
on the Spirit of Evil Beautiful mer-
maids. half girl and half Ash. will play
for them on pink coral lodges under
opaline skies and call their sisters from
the far horizon on the edge Of the world.
Joyous sprites dance in the light of tropi-
cal moonbeams silhouetted against the
Caribbean night.
beautiful girls dance and play with
their pheasants, pigeons and kittens in
the palace Of the Sultan. Hundreds of
dWarfs. mounted on donkeys, rush into
battle and are transformed by the Fairy
queen into gigantic warriors clad in suits
Of armor.
Scenes there are to make the ewes
sparkle and the breath come faster
scenes of JOY. Of beauty. of happiness and
kindliness.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Germany Will Swap
Terms with Entente

Amsterdam. Dec 25.-"If the allies are
willing TO state their terms Of peace, we
are ready TO state ours.
The manner OF communicating them 10
of secondary consideration. We will go
more than half way to bring about an
exchange. But an exchange II must be,
simultaneous and in good faith.
In no circumstance will we lay our
cards open on the table unless the en-
tente shows its hand at the same time"
Couched in the friendliest language az
the disposal OF diplomacy, that In sub
stance will be the central powers an
swer to President Wilson's note, accord
ing TO confidential advices from Berlin.
ALFRED Zimmermann. Germany's new
secretary of foreign affairs. last night
had dinner with Emperor William. II IL
understood that on this occasion, the
Kaiser gave the pilot OF his empires for
eign policies a clear outline Of what
should be the reply to President Wilson'S
''get-together message"
That reply, however, will not be Ger
many's alone. II will be the answer OF
all the central powers, though the Ger
man government may, as IN the case OF
the peace proposal. sot - she spocssmAn-
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
GOES To White HOUSE
ON own inspiration"
Max Vieweger. Socialist. Gets Chilly
Reception on Christmas Day.

Max Vieweger. who said he was a Ger
man Socialist, made a special trip from
New York to Washington yesterday per-
sonally to wish President Wilson a merry
Christmas, SO he became very Indignant
when Chief Usher ]. H. Hoover refused
to admit him to the White House,
I received a special inspiration while
In New York this morning." the man
said. land Immediately boarded a train
for Washington. I am supposed to wish
the President the seasons greetings and
make a speech to the children who are
at the White House today. I came di-
rectly here, just stopping long enough
on the way to get bowl of soup. And
say. the high cost of living is getting
to be something fierce! There was hard
ly enough of that soup to wet the bot
tom of the bowl"
Usher Hoover tried to reason with the
man. The caller was neatly dressed and
well educated. He said he is a trans
lator.
Il suppose you think am crazy he
venturedS but 1 am not" He was very
persistent and talkative.
Vieweger told the officers, who gath
cred around. he was Socialist and al
ways voted the Socialist ticket. He was
asked to go his way, but hotly replied
that the only way they could get him
away was to take him away.
"All right" said Hoover, Wen cali
the wagon"
The patrol wagon from the Fourth Pre-
cinct was called and the man was taken
to the Washington Asylum for observa-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
VILLA Wins AGAIN
Defeats Carranza Force in Co.
ahuila- Situation Acute.

CBy the international News Seryice.D
FL Paso. Tex. Dec. 3.-Villa troops de-
feated a large force Of Carranzistas near
San Pedro in CoahuiIa, according to re-
ports-received here today by the military
authorities and by mining men. The
Carrsnza army had been dispatched from
Monterey to aid the troops at Torreon
under attack by the bandit army.
Villa received word Of the advance OF
the relief force and sent out an army TO
intercept and flank the Monterey troops.
The battle was sharp and decisive and
the defeat Of the CarranzistAs was over
whelming. Further confirmation of the
latest of Villas victories came tonight in
reports to Gen. Funston's secret agents
Confirma tiOn OF recent Vlllista successes
in Southern Chihuahua coupled with un-
official information regarding further
successful activities on the part of the
bandit leader in the State OF Coahuila.
have served to render more acute the
Mexican situation as viewed from Wash
ington last night.
1t is broadly hinted here by officials OF
the government that a continuation Of
Ine victories py FRANCISCO Villa may,
within few days. result in the with
drawal of recognition OF the government
of First Chief Venustiano Carranza as
the de facto government in Mexico.
To withdraw recognition of the Car
ranzista government would carry no obli-
CATION to recognize Villa or any of his
following. but would be an Indication to
Mexico that its status as an organized
government had again been reduced to
that existing when the forces OF the So
called conventional government under
Villa. and the constitutionalists holding
allegiance to the First Chief. were bat
Ting for supremacy throughout the
northwestern sections OF the republic
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
CoMMUTER AND BUNDLE WIN.

New York. Dec. 25.-William A Scha chit.
lawyer. has won a victory over the New
York Consolidated Railroad and the
Brooklyn Rapid Transi: Company, which
should prove OF great encouragement to
the commuter who carries bundles
Schacht obtained verdict for $50
against the two hallway companies IN a
suit for S25 900 damages for false arrest
On May q. 1915, the lawyer bought some
screens for his home. When he reached
the Essex street station of the Manhat-
tan Bridge line. passage was refused
him at the turnstile. His insistence that
he be permitted to ride resulted in his
arrest
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
U. S. employees
CETXMAS HELP
Co-workers See to 1t Under
paid Workers Have.Holi-
day Cheer.

Christmas 1916 was made merry for
many government and District employees
who are working for salaries less than
5000 a year In the knowledge that Con-
gress is preparing to grant them sub
stantial increase In compensation.
President H. NJ. McLarin, Of the Fed
eral Employees Union, and other labor
union officials who are working for q
general increase for all government and
District employees. played Santa Claus
yesterday.
The union has been aocumulating In
stances Of employees whose salaries were
so small that they would not permit OF
any enjoyment on Christmas.
In many cases these employees hesitated
to accept charity because they were
working. but their real condition was
called to the attention Of union officials
by friends.
Early yesterday automobiles started out
loaded with Christmas dinners. presents
and toys, with the result that Christmas
1916 was made a merrier and a happier
one for thirty-seven families. The money
for this relief was furnished by clerks
anu ehployeS IN departments VINO were
familiar with the conditions under which
many Of the subordinate employees were
living.
And in every case 1t was pointed out
that the gifts were not offered in the
name of charity but for the purpose OF
spreading the holiday spirit by fellow
employees who were enjoying it to a
greater degree.
A delegation of Federal employees from
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Telegraph Tips

Melbourne. Dec. 5-The interest rate
on the new Australian war loan of 500.
100000 will be AZ per cent. The loan will
fall due In 1925. The daylight savings
plan will go into operation in Australia
on January /.
Paris, Dec. S.-The creation of the sum
of $15. 900 of new resources to meet the
expenses of the city of Paris resulting
from the war was proposed in the budget
report Of the municipality yesterday.
New York, Dec. S.-EpiscopaI church
membership shows a growth of 27,2S5.
according to figures made public yester-
day. This represents 21k per cent for the
last year. and slightly exceeds the in
crease in population.
Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 2S.-Albert T. Patrick.
wealthy oil man. who was sentenced
three times to die in Sing Sing prison on
a murder charge, announced here today
his engagement to Miss Mildred West,
daughter of a Tulsa oil operator They
will be married in June.
New York, Dec. 3.-The threatened
Christmas strike of restaurant cooks and
walters has been postponed. 1t is pro-
pOSeQ IOT rev ear 8, according to Fran
cois Bizet. president of the ENTERPRISE
Federation of Culinary and AIimentary
Syndicates.
New York, Dec. 25.-william Schacht,
an attorney. was handed a $500 Christmas
box by a jury before Supreme Court JUS
tice Delehanty for being arrested by an
officer of the New York Consolidated
Railroad Company. The company must
make the attorney a present of the
money.
Exeter. N. H, Dec. 25-The Exeter Cot
tage Hospital today received a check for
5000 from No. II Battery place, New
York, to be added to the Mrs. Thomas G.
Folsom .. fund. which now amounts to
SIS, 600. The giver withholds his identity,
Ottawa, Dec. 2S.-Representatives of or
ganized labor, who have protested agains;
the Canadian national service plan, have
received from Director Bennett, of the
National Service, a reply stating the pro-
posed census of Canadian manhood power
has nothing to do with conscription for
the army.
Winsted, Conn, Dec. 25-Thomas War
rem while out for a fox had a peculiar
experience. His hound "barked in a
pond and Warren thought the dog had
a fox trapped in a stone wau. Upon in
vestigation, however, he found an eel
that weighed two and half pounds.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
BIC Guns POUND
RUSSIAN FRONT
Battle Along the Sereth River
May Be Greatest Of
the War.

CBy the International News serviee.)
The battle Of the sereth Is in full blast.
Along q front Of 200 miles from the
Kasino River. in the area between the
Carpathian Countains and the Transyl-
vanian Alps, eastward to the headwaters
OF the Danube, Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen. in the early hours of Christmas
Day. opened what holds promise to be-
come the biggest and most fateful offen-
sive Of the war.
With a "drumnre' whose nerceness Is
emphasized by the Russian war once
bulletin. the big Teuton guns, emplaced
IN . huge semicircle fronting the Sereth
and the southern border Of Bessarabia,
ere battering the Russo-Rumanian de-
tense positions and paving the path for
infantry onslaughts upon whose success
or failure hangs the fate Of the entire
southern line Of the Russians from Vol
hynia down to the Transylvanian ridges
and whose ultimate goal is Odessa.
At some points the Teuton Smelling was
80 terrific that, according to official ad-
mission from Petrograd the Rumanians
and their Muscovite allies were forced
In other sectors. the invaders have al
ready sent their infantry into battle,
pushing back the defenders.
The center OF Mackensen's attacking
front faces the Focsami-Galatz-Braila
line, a powerful defense sector, fortified
years ago by the Rumanians against a
possible Russian invasion. Rimnicu-
Sarat, the rail head north of Buzeu and
Braila, are the immediate objectives OF
the center. These points captured, the
battle lines will be pushed automatically
to the south bank of the sereth.
TeutOns Close to Sereth.
Meanwhile the Teutons are menacingly
close to the Sereth at the middle course
and, with a view to crossing there, are
hurting an avalanche of steel into the
defense lines. Already their infantry has
pushed back the Rumanian troops In
some places, according to the Petrograd
statement.
Thrusting eastward against the river
from the Vranchea Mountains, and on
both banks of the Kasino River. the Teu-
tons, who on this front are probably un-
der the immediate command of Gen. Won
Falkenhayn, who has marked time for
weeks. pending the Dobrudja develop
ments, are aiming at forcing the Sereth,
thus to force the whole Russian line on
'Ht mountain lIOuI 10 WlInQraW 10 the
east, and at the same time to outfank
the bulk of the Russo -Rumanian army
defending the vital southern Sereth line.
To the south of Rakevacheni, which
lies 1I5 miles almost due west of Odessa,
the TeutCns. with the pressure of their
terrihc bOmbardment, succeeded IN cap
turing a height, Petrograd comedies.
As If to emphasize just how fierce the
shelling is. the Russian report goes on
10 say that the height was retaken in
a counter attack. but our detachment
soon abandoned it again. as the enemy
was sweeping it with shells"
The Russian war office describes the
commandment north of the Buzeu-Rim-
ricu-Sarat as particularly fierce" and
Indirectly fOreshadows the fall of Rfmni-
Cu-Sarat by stating that the firing was
extremely fierce" in the neighborhood of
Drogul a small village in the immediate
vicinity II the big rail head.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
new Clue IS FOUND
IN PEACE NEWS Leak
Fresh Evidence Develops in Probe
Started by Representative Wood.

A new line of investigation was opened
up yesterday into the reported leakage Of
Information concerning President Will
sons recent peace note.
Information reaching Representative
William R Wood. of Indiana, author of
the resolution calling for Congressional
probe Of rumors that advance informa-
ton had been secured by New York
brokers and that government officials
were involved, gave him a new lead"
which he spent a part of Christmas Day
following
The latest official whose name has
been drawn into the scandal Is said to
have had access to copies of the note
several days before it was formally made
public. This time tallies with the dis
patch of a letter to a New York broker
age firm. which is known to have had
advance information that such a note
was about to be issued by the White
House
Representative Wood commented yes
terday on the statement of Thomas W.
Lawson, who is reported to have made
fortune In the stock market break
which Immediately preceded official pub
lcation Of the note. that he had advance
information OF the White House plans,
and that another and bigger leak"
would come next week
The man brags that he was aware
through underground channels Of the
governments plans" said Mr.. Wood.
That in itself ought to be sufficient to
cause an investigation such as is pro-
vided for in my resolution"
Plans to press the resolution are being
drafted by the Indiana Representative
IF the committee fails to report the
resolution" he said today, "I can force
1t out after seven legislative days. I'm
ready to smoke them out"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
GIVES GIRL $40; KILLS HER.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. B.-After wishing
his relatives "a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year in a letter, found lat
er in his possession, Harry Brumer. 81,
Of Kittanning. went to the boarding
house OF his sweetheart, Miss Beatrice
st. Clair, &c, on East Lacock street, this
morning and after giving her so as a
Christmas present shot her dead when
she refused to marry him.
Police Commissioner P. P. Walsh ar
rested Brumer, who Is being held to
await the action of the coroner. Brumer
told Commissioner Walsh that he intend
ed to end his own life, but, after firing
the three shots, discovered that the re-
volver was empty.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
CUTS MANS THROAT IN JEST.

Philadelphia, Dec. 25.-An attempted
joke turned out seriously for William Nc
Carthy. So years old. last night. when he
received a fve-inch cut in his throat
Jacob Fritz a years old. OF rs East
Thompson street. is held to await the re-
suit of his injury.
Shortly before 6 o'clock last night Fritz
took a large bread knife and started to
cut some bread. In a spirit of play he
says, he drew the knife across McCarthy's
throat believing that he had the dull
edge turned toward the flesh. 1t proved
to be the sharp edge Of the knife, how
ever, and Mccarthy fell to the floor with
wound.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Wage Farmers Fight
For Right to Live

Developments yesterday in the
movement.for increased salaries for
government clerks:
l-Federal Union ofiieials play
Santa Claus to destitute govern
ment employees.
-Norfolk Federal employees ar
rive to aid in fight for better wages.
@statistics being prepared at
Union headquarters to help higher
pay movement for poorly paid FED.
eral employees.
+District employees confident their
request for s and 10 per cent raise
VIII be granted by Senate.
6Labor officials believe compro-
mise will be effected in Senate.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
WAR LOSSES TO DATE
TOTAL 100000 MEN
Russias "Wastage" Alone Amounts to
S.500.000 of Her Soldiers.
BY WILLIAM BAYARD HALE.


CBy the International New, Serv,c.l
Berlin, via Sayville. Dec. ga day or
two ago I submitted some data based
upon estimates given to me by a high
military authority here.
Today 1 am permitted to amplifv this
death roll. 1t makes sad Christmas read
ing, but the American public cannot be
too often reminded of the fact that over
here on a dozen battle grounds men are
numbering one another day and night
without respite sufficient to bury the
dead or harbor the wounded.
For rs weeks now this iupperpaut
has been rolling over central and south
ern Europe belching forth grenades.
shrapnels, shells, gas bombs and LIQUID
fire, setting up in luxury the manufac-
turers Of these fiendish devices which
are leaving a shameful wake.
Military statisticians here concede that
the losses up to date are fifteen and a
half millions.
Russian has given up 8,5O0.OOO France
100000, England 100000, Turkey $40 an
Serbia 100000, Rumania 100000 and Bel
GUM 100000
The German losses on the Somme alone
IN six months have been but a trife un-
der 100000. Let the reader apportion the
losses on the other fronts and add those
of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur-
key, and 1t Is reasonable to set down
100000 as the aggregate total war toll of
dead, wounded and missing up to this
Christmas day
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Vessel Flashes 5. 0. S.;
Sinking OFF Nantucket

New York, Dec. 26.-The
steamship Maryland sent out wire
less calls at 12,45 q. m. this
morning, while sixty miles south
cast of Nantucket, stating that
the vessel wns sinking rapidly.
The message was picked UP by
the steamer City of Savannah,
which flashed n wireless message
to the effect that she was going to
the assistance of the distressed
vessel
There are two steamers of the
name of Maryland. One L.
Britisher, which left Philadelphia
December q. The other Il owned
by the Atlantic Transport Line.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
-Four More Neutrals
Will Back President

Berlin Cvia Sayvillel Dec. 25.-AH OF
the three Scandinav vian countries and Hol-
land are about TO fall in line with the
United States in the effort to bring the
belligerents together at a peace confer
eHce, according to reports received to-
day from various sources.
The Berner TaEeblatt says there Is q
rumor that the three Scandinavian gov
crnments will Immediately hold con-
ference TO discuss ways and means for
furthering the peace agitation and pre-
vaiiing upon the warning powers to state
their respective conditions.
The Neueve ZuriCher Zcltung reports
from The Hague that Holland will prob
ably issue note similar TO that sent By
Holland.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
JnTED TROOPER A SUICIDE,

New York, Dec. 25.-Ezra B. NayIor, jr.,
a member Of the Seventh Regiment. was
found yesterday morning, In full uni
form, dead from gas in the kitchen of
his home at PeekskiI
In his desk was a letter he had re-
cefved the night before from his former
hancee. Miss Mildred Barger, of s12 wal
nut street. Peekskin. She wrote that.
during his absence at the border, she had
married John McCord. OF Brooklyn
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
TO CELEBRATE 1o2D BIRTHDAY

New York. Dec. 5.-Born in Baden.
Germany, December %, 1914. John Ernest
Bach Is looking forward with eager in
terest to the observance Thursday of his
102d birthday at the home of his grand
daughter, with whom he lives, at Is
Mapes avenue. Newark. There is to he a.
birthday party with goodly representa-
ton of the ancients descendants-fya
children. thirty grandchildren, seventy
four great grandchildren and one great
great grandchild-present
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
CONGRESS new YEAR
QUIET LIKE Shiloh
Facional Fights Over Speakership and
Senate Seniority Loom Up.

Political observers yesterday foresaw
some interesting politics in both Houses
in the Stxty-ffth Congress. Some House
Republicans are in revolt against James
X Mann's leadership. Representative A.
P. Gardner. of Massachusetts, assumes
to lead this movement
Progressive Republicans are fighting
the Old Guard in the Senate and the
Senate Democrats are widely split over a
successor to John W. Kern.
The election over, Republicans and
Democrats have cast aside party har-
mony and apportioned the next two
years to the payment of old scores within
their respective parties. Here is the
way the three 'isms" line up:
Representative "Gussie" Gardner. OF
Massachusetts,. Roosevelt supporter in
the last preconvention primary. is after
the scalp OF Mr. Mann, whom he accuses
Of being ''pro-German." Progressive-Re-
PUBLICAN Representatives, including Me-
dill Mccormick. of Illinois, are expected
to join the Gardner faction.
Progressive-Republica Senators have
dug up the hatchet and renewed their
old feud with the Old Guard. In the
next Congress they will have Hiram
Johnson, Senator-elect from California,
as an ally and war exceeding in fury the
1872 days is anticipated
The South and the West, which re-
elected the President, have already
broken with each other in the Senate and
are engaged ina bitter row over the cleo
ton of a successor to Senator Kern,
whose term expires March l.
The Southern Democrats want Senator
Martin. of Virginia. and the West is sup
porting Senator Walsh, of Montana. He
managed the Democratic campaign in the
West. One fly in Senator walsh's oint-
ment Is William Jennings Bryan. Sena-
tor Walsh Is unstinted in his praise of
Mr.. Bryan now, but the Nebraskan has
a long memory.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
SHE HAD EIGHT WRIST BAGS.

New York. Dec. 25.-Charged with the
theft of articles valued at so from a
Sixth avenue department store, a woman
who described herself as Mary Pauberg.
S. of Bayonne. n. J.. pleaded guilty yes
terday in Jefferson Market Court before
Magistrate Cobb. and was held in 500
bail for trial.
outside the store and when searched
eight wrist bags, four wallets, two cigar
cases, a cigarette case and a fan were
found on her person.