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The sun., 1916-12-11
DANUBE CROSSED BY
BULGARIAN FORCES
Retrcating Rumanian Army
Now in Danger Of Attack
From the Rear.
MAY CUT OFF RAILROAD
Entire Cabinet, Except Pre-
mier Bratiano, Reported
Resigned at Jassy.

LONDON. Dec. 10.-The Russians and
Rumanians r%etreating east from Bucha-
est have been placed suddenly in deadly
peril. Bulgarian troops have forced a
rev crossing of the DANUBE at a point
whence they threaten the retreating
army's hank and rear.
This new thrust Of Won Mackenscn's
has been made somewhere on the forty
mile stretch Of the Danube from Sllis-
tria to Cernavoda. His troops have been
thrown across the river from the Do
brudja. Berlin announces to-day.
III this force of Bulgars cannot be
stopped at once the least II can do Is to
cut the railroad to Fitesci, still loaded
with Rumanian supply and ammuni-
ton trains. The worst II can do Is to
strike the hardest blow the Rumanians
have yet received. doubling up their
whole d~isorganized army by cutting
across its line Of retreat.
only W circumstances are regarded
as favorable here. The German state
ment says only that the Danube has
been crossed. At any point between
Silistria and Cernavoda an army would
have not only to cross the Danube River
itself. but a belt Of marsh from Ave to
ten miles wide. and then the Borcea, the
northern arm Of the Danube, before IL
would enter the Wallachian plain. Also
Russian and not Rumanian troops are
mainly In position to oppose such a
stroke.
The sun., 1916-12-11
Germans Fail In Vosges.
The British Report.

The official report from British head
quarters In France tonight reads
In retaliation for the encmy's she'll
ing OF areas behind our front north
OF the Ancrc We bombaided heavily
various points behind his line. There
was intermittent hostile Smelling south
of the Ancre. Hostile parties were
dispersed east OF Serre and IN the
n~eighborhood of iommccourt wood.
During the past tw~enty-four hours
there has been much trench mortar
n artillery activity on both sides
in all parts OF the Ypres salien; and
in the 100 and Hulluch sectors.
The sun., 1916-12-11

1t il one OF the strange psychologist les
Of this strange war that while grim
death rushcs swiftly and surely into the
German trenches with the raiders. these
same Englisl, To'nmics or Canadian or
Australians. n few minutes later. may
he sharing their hot midnich, rations
with the very non who. by good for
tune or quick decision. escaped the fury
OF the onslaught.
There was u time when the Canadians
carried out raids In true American In
dian fashion. Small parties would creep
snakelike over NO Mans Land cut
their way through the barbed wire en-
tanglements and lie in wait Just behind
the parapets of the trenches where they
could hear all that was said and all
that was going on within. often II
would take two or three hours to Get
across NO Mans Land There have
been many instances where. after work
Of his character, hot cocoa has been
sent out to raiders lying under the Ger
man parapcts 10 warm them and refresh
them for the attack.
The sun., 1916-12-11

Few OF these raids ever gain the dis
tinction NJ mention in the official COM
munication. but in the aggregate they
represent a nocturnal Offensive which
Yields most satisfying military results.
Not only is there a cumulative effect
upon the German casualty list but many
prisoners are taken and useful Informal
ton IL obtained.
styles in trench raiding change from
tim" 10 time. Just now the popular
method seems 70 he TO lombard "A given
section of "A trench and then set up a
barrage or curtain of shells. behind
which the raiding party crosses that
perilous strip Of shell %ploughed ground
knGwu ~ mo Mans Land" The raid
erS dash into the trench. clear II of It's
defenders in any way the exigencies re-
puirc and then dash home again for
shelter from the inevitable rctaliatory
shell fire from the Germans. Many
raiders come in dragging haplcss prison.
ers behind them.
The sun., 1916-12-11
FRANCES WAR COST
NEAR 141-2 BILLIONS
This Total Is Expected In Be
Reached at the End of
March.
10 BILLIONS FOR BRITAIN
Higher Taxes on Riches Is Pro.
dictiOn Of En- Minister
RaOul Pcrct.
10 BILLIONS FOR BRITAIN

PARIS, Dec. 1o-Raoul rcrct. sor-.-
Minister OF Commerce. discussing In ,to
Chamber Of Deputies last evening 4,
behalf Of the appropriations cummi,,so
the budget for the first three months ~
1917. pointed out that France VIII nav.
incurred expenditures TO the anIorr, nj,
T2,6O0. 00O. 900 francs CsI4,52o.o ace. on6,
between tho opening OF hostili'icS ard
the end Of March next. while Grca,
Britain will in tho same period have hal
an outlay Of 10000. 900, 900 francs ,sis.
900. 600, OO0).
This statement drew cxcialna,Iors
from the Deputies to tho cfec, tina.
Great Britain Is thus proved to have
collaboratcd cordially and comp'ctcl, "
The which NJ. Ferret ru's
against the expenditures made aud Az.
thorIzed amount approximately 20 So
900. 900. 900 francs ,sl2,S0o. 0on. o0o,. "A.
follows: 0 ZOO, 900. 00o. tax receipt.
rs 100 600. 600, hort and long Torn
bonds OF France: $500. 400. ou0. loai.
from England and tho United : ne,
5000. 900. 900. advanced by tho Bank oe
France: 200. 900. 900. advanced h. ''a
Bank OF Algeria. This lcsvcs an A..
parent deficit OF 5000. 600, 600 trsnc
(H1,6o0, 900, 000).
Mig cancellations.
NJ. Peret said that this d % ro' rr..
resent the actual expenditures. hu H.
authorized outlay. and that II tho 49,.
preparations for 1914 Included In Mn,
total 700. 600. 900 a annullcd. iic odd.
ed that the cancellations for l?lI would
be rroportionatcly large. and before y
total remaining net amount was d.,
several months would clarse.
France has paid when due every dsh'
incurred" he continued. "ln -r'r ~
the apparent discrepancy between '-.
appropriations and the receipts Ve re-
have no anxiety for the future
The IA loans have added $500 nhN
600 francs. in round numbers. 20 'Ne
old interest charge OF 1900 0oo ol.
~totalling $500, 600. 900, said NJ. rcre'
The new taxes now under discussion
will realize $50. 600. 900 annually, which
with $50. 600, 900 from the increased ',N
on alcohol and 500. 00n. ouo from tho eNe.
cial tax or war profits. will produce a,
al early date more than half 'hc i-
terest charge and this does not include
the proposed personal contribution and
the tax on various places of Rmuecner,
More Taxation for Rich.
Tomorrow added NJ rcrc'. "re
shall be obliged to 70 further ard dec'c'
in the direction Of taxing the riches IN
hands that have ceased Ia produce"
Rcfuting the statement that white
France had voted 500. 000 ,o0o franc, ~
national defence II 1914. German hal
not increased her expenditure ~
armament. The former Minister pc MED
o u hat from 1910 10 1914 the GerUa'
Isv, Dtrn InI aI1.I . rnu ma nnn ,r.,
The sun., 1916-12-11
behind Advanced Line.

Berlin gives no special point for the
crossing, but I'm the forty milo arca in
dictated the most likely points are
Calarasi. across from Silistria. and
Socariciu. about midway between Silis-
tria and Ccrnavoda. Calarasl Is the end
Of a branch road coming to the Danube
from the Bucha rest Fetesci line.
Wherever the crossing was made IT.
was evidently behind the advanced line
at least of the Russian and Rumanian
retreat. To-day'S Russian statemen,
The sun., 1916-12-11

In the case of Sir Joseph Patton
Mac.ay the post OF Shipping Controller
is in experienced hands. Sir Joseph bein2
a ship owner, the mead of the firm Of
Maclay n Mcintyre. one OF the largest
private shipping firms in England.
The Cabinet In Rowland Edmund
Prothcro has a practical man as presi-
dent OF the Board OF Agriculture, he
having studied and written extensively
on farming. lie has been n member Of
The sun., 1916-12-11
LIE TRANSLOY AIM
OF BRITISH ATTACK
Strong Patrols Are Forced to
Withdraw in Raid on
SOmme Line.
ACTIVITY IN THE VOSGES
Germans Capture French Rifle
men and Machine Guns
West Of Markirch.

LONDON. Dec. 10.-Again last night
the British sent out strong patrols
toward lie Transloy. the strong German
position north of the Somm that has
thus far withstood capture. Berlin re-
ports that the patrols were beaten back.
as were Australians in the same region
on Friday night.
Observers here believe that another
attempt to storm lie Transloy Is In
preparation behind the British lines and
that the patrols pushing near the village
are trying to ascertain the strength OF
tire OF the line from Bapaumc to Pc
rome. Is protected by strong trenches
OF the old German fourth line.
whole Front Active.
Elsewhere on the front in France and
Belgium the scattered activity OF re-
cent weeks is again reported. In Cham
pacnc. IN the Nosges. on the Belgian
front artillery fire and trench raids are
reported. The German statement to-
night says:
Army group Of row Prince Rup-
precht-In the Sommc sector the ar
'illery fire increased in the evening.
Strong British patrols advancing at
night east of Gucudecourt were re-
pulsed.
Army group OF the Crown Prince
In the Champagne. south of Reponncs
IRipont) our d~etachmcnts by "a thrust
elected the French from n sap which
had been evacuated by us and then
occupied by them.
In the Vosges. west OF Markirch.
Nassau reserves. without suffering
losses. brought in several rilemen and
machine uns from a French trench.
The French statement issued tonight
follows:
At the southeastern extremity OF
the Butte de Mesnil the Germans ex-
plodcd two mines. An engagement
took place for the possession OF the
%cratcrs. which remained in our hands.
The usual cannonade occurred on
the remainder of the front.
Germans FAN In VOsses.
The French War Office issued the fol-
lowing report his afternoon:
In the Nosgcs an enemy surprise
attack upon one Of our trenches south
Of Col Saint Marie was repulsed.
There IL nothing to rcport from the
remainder Of the front.
, Aviation-On the night OF December
"-l0 "A group Of our aviators dropped a
number Of proiectiles pom stations and
military establishments at Matigny.
Sanet and Mons-en-Chaussee.
The Belgian communication reads:
At various points along the Belgian
front artillery activity Mas quite
marked. particularly in the direction OF
Dixmude and Steenstraete.
The British Report.
The sun., 1916-12-11
abinrt Resigns.

A despatch from Jassy saws the entire
RumdnIan cabinet now gathered at the
new capital has designed save Premier
Bratiano. THE formation Of a coalition
Cabinet has been forecast and also there
has been much bitterness at the defects
IA leadership shown by Rumania's re-
verses.
The despatch also says rro-Germaus
had been ODpoinrd 20 important civic
positions in bucharest when il was do
clded that tho capital must hc o,ac-I-
ated. The commander of the town was
well kno~n as a German sympathi?er
Tie appealed To the people to remain
quiet, saying the city wouhl bc surr.n-
d"rcd To the Germans without a bonn
hardmcnt Thus. as expected. tho Ru-
manian capital n its people suffered
little
\ pe'rograd despatch SAYS Russia feels
hccnlN the Rumanian disaster. especiallv
rs II constitutes n menace To the left
flank of III" whole Russian line and also
as 1t makes barely possible A drive
tow ard Odessa and the Black Sea.
Russian military writers. however. he
lcN" the Germans VIII hardly try f.,
penetrate Moldavia. Col. Shumsky.
writing in the Boursc Gazette.
that the Germans will hardly throw
away the advantage of shorter front now
gained by new operations. especially in
winter.
The German Wa Onlcc did not issue
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-08-04
AVISO A NUESTROS

aprcnde.
Fl rey.-.La poesia no Sc az .endc.
Entonces 6como has hecho
I'll poeCa.-He tecibido e. don de-
sufrimlento y asi he l!egado 4 Sc
pseta.
FL rey.-Asi pues. cI don del II
trmiento es necesario a poe:a.
FL poeTa.-Para mi fue necesari6:
Per" hay otros a quienes fue conc
d!da Ia algeria, la fe o la duda.
Fl rey.-Pareceme que ESQ deDe
ser la muerte.
FL poeta.-Es mas horrible Que Il
muerte misma son las tinieblas PC,
fundas,
T-riaue IRSEN-,
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RECOKTE listed y grGrcg es;a direction,
para que 30 las nucSt"t a sIS amigos que
SLTrcn he CallOS, mcZII.:OS. T.. Dtcs y era
nos dc Ia D!cl. con 2Ic. en- lIcrnbrcs pSsta-
les cue me rcmtt1, Les mlnGO Il vuclta de
cOrTeO, franco &c porte, una cai.ta de Po-
maGa GonZal"z La ElcjOr del inundo pcra
eSIaS Intermediates. pevUclvo ell dlneTo .
Ia persona que :: cure y no sane.
ESPII;IDIGE GONZALEZ.
7. o.. Box - LAREDO. TcIca
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TRA SSp0RTE = ALMsCENAJE.

ConlamOs con los ~IGcjOres c!cmcntos pern
'lcvar Y alrcr Ca"ga Dc las es:aCionc.. Espe.
cal tacnCi0n en- cl Gcgc:IbarGIc de mercsn-
Gas Y en- el maacjO y emDaCue de cciaf
fucrtcS. CalderaS, Ingcr:Cs. etc. Tenemo3 al
maceneS Goa cOICI.ole5 rcrrocGrr;Iera3. NE
caiHDiaT2Os casas.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER 60.
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AZ RICHES SsE REAESTRQ
So 20 L~ECC-ONES

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son iunIaiO> dc To-
lu~FafiSS originates Y
representa- IICrWuS;tS
!LllicTcS tD Pu-Iciuac>.
nlrllralrs. Los cuvta.
mos Ell SULr" r"rrJLO.
FRENCH PHOT0 co.
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MICH.
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! ' ILL
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
Delaware CONSISTORY
Takes IN 6O members

AT the final meeting of the Della
ware Consistory Of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite OF Masons. for
the Masonic year, held yesterday
afternoon and evening. class OF
sixty-eight were received into the or
der. taking the final degrees. In the
presence of a large gathering at the
New Century Club building. the TWEEN
ty-fifth degree. or Knights OF th'
Brazion Serpent, was exemplihed by
the degree team Of the Excelsior Con.
sistory Of Camden, n. J. This team
was composed OF about forty members
The th.rty-second degree or Sublime
Prince of the Royal Secret, was con-
ferred by the officers of the local con
sistory under the direction OF Com
mander-in- Chief Harry j. Guthrie.
In the evening a dinner was served
in the banquet room OF the Masonic
Temple over 400 members attended,
including members of the Delaware
Consistory and visitors from Camden
and various other cities.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
OF STATE
HOSPITAL NOW 499

At the meeting of the trustees OF the
State Hospital for the Insane at Farm
hurst, this morning, the contract for the
institutions, coal supply for the year
starting today, was awarded to Edward
r. Pusey Company, at $3.50 ton. The
superintendent submitted his monthly
report. which follows: Population May
I. 1916: Males, 27G; females, 2ls; total
494; admitted during May, . males and
> females; died during May. ; males
and , females, on parole, 10 males and
6 females; population at this time,
males. 27S; females, 22l; total, 400.
amount received from pay patients dur
ing May, s., ,lsS.4l.
It was announced by the hospital au-
thorities that the institution will be
open to visitors beginning next Satur-
day. The hospital has been closed to
visitors for several weeks because of
smallpox being prevalent in different
sections of the county.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
COLLECTORS MOVE
INTO NEW QUARTERS
Joint Building is Formally
Occupied by Officials
Today
COUNCIL IN NEW
HOME THIS MONTH

DR.. c. Sherburne Rice and John l.
Dolan. tax collectors and Colonel Wei
Ter e. Stover and H. T. Price. city
assessors, moved from their old quar-
ters to the new joint building today.
This is the first step towards occupa-
tiOn of the recently dedicated city and
county building. The delinquent col
lectors will remain at the present Of
fees in East Sixth street.
Members of the City Council are
preparing to move into their new quar-
ters in a short time although the date
has not been fixed. They hope to be
installed there by July Council
chamber on the third floor of the
new building lacks only chairs. The
furniture in the present council cham
ber will not be moved to the new
building
The question of what is to be done
with the present city hall and other
city property about Sixth and Mar
ket and King streets has not been
decided but It is understood to be the
determination to sell it as soon as pos
sible.
Thomas f. Gormley secretary OF
the Wilmington Building Commission
has declared he did not know. when
the other city offices would move as
there still remains a good deal of work
to be done in some Of the offices.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
DIAMOND ice AND Coal
co. ELECTS OFFICERS

At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the Diamond Ice and Coal
Company held this week these direc-
tors were elected George S. Ca
pelle, George A. Dunning, Ernest du-
Pont, Howard F. Hansell, Jr., John
]. Hayes, T. Allen Hilles, w Winder
Laird, f. w. Pritchett, Samuel X.
Smith, c. d. Stradley, Miller Strad-
ley, Wilmer Stradley, L. Scott Town
send anu 7. Johnson Ward. The
board organized by electing these Of
ficers Chairman of board, Miller
Stradley; president, George S. Ca
pelle; vice-president Samuel X.
Smith; secretary. John J. Hayes;
treasurer and general manager. Will
mer Stradley: assistant treasurer,
E. Walter Hall.
The only change on the board was
that Mr.. Hayes succeeds Charles II.
Ten Weeges, who recently resigned
as general manager and director 10
go into business for himself. Will
mer Stradley succeeds Mr.. Ten
Weeges, as general manager.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
MANY PERMITS ISSUED,
LIGHT fees Received

Building Inspector Preston today
issued his report for the month of
May. This showed that while the
permits issued were numerous, the
fees collected were small This was
due to the fact that permits for the
Water Department and filter plant and
improvements did not require fees
The number of permits issued was
as follows: Dwellings. 6S. valued at
S19O.41S; public garages, IA, valued at
S215O; factory. 1. valued at $4,000;
sheds. 5, valued at S1,615; gate house,
1, valued at S5,113; green house, l.,
valued at $500; filter plant, /. valued
at S1540S0; shop. 1. valued at $3.50;
additions. 33. valued at S15,336; re-
pairs. 80, valued at S15.512; private
garages. 20, valued at $2O.122. and
one platform, valued at $40. During
the month 319 inspections were made
and three walls and one chimeny were
condemned. The fees collected in the
office amounted to S430.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
BADLY wounded,
MUTLERS BLACK
HAND" knitted HIM

Muttcrmg that the "Black Hand had
stabbed him and that he knew the man
who had the knife. Joseph Pappanpo lies
in serious condition ot the Delaware
Hospital with his kidney punetured by
a knife blade. When confronted by
Pompilo Nliclc, under arrest on q charge
of assault with intent TO commit muir
der, pappanpo claimed ho was not the
staDber, but after Micle left the room
pappanpo claimed he was the one who
injured him.
That two men were together on
Sunday morning last when Pappanpo
was stabbed is known by the police,
two citizens having reported seeing
the crime committed. The stabbing
occurred at Lafayette and Jefferson
streets Pappanpo. witness says,
was walking along the street with two
other men, when suddenly he struck
one OF them In the nose. The next min
ute the other man jabbed a knife into
Pappanpos back and, drawing out the
blade, ran away with the blood
streaming from the keen edge.
Il was at first thought the stabbinl
Z OF Pappanpo was due to his activities
{ in having Mary Foley. an italian gir
OF Havre de Grace Md, returned Ia
her home. The Foley girl ran away
from home and came to Wilmington
TO live Pappanpo sent word to her
father. Michael Foley who took her
home
Micle is being held under $4,000
bail for a hearing next week, pro-
viding the condition Of Pappanpo will
warrant his removal from the hos
pital then.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
ARGUE FOR NON-SUIT
IN Insurance Case

Argument was heard in Superior
Court today on a motion for nom
suit in the case of David Cohen vs..
the Home Insurance Company. w. c.
Chestnut. of the Maryland bar, who,
with Salisbury. Morris and Rodney,
represent the defendant bases his
motion on the alleged violation Of the
iron safe clause in the insurance
policies. Cohen conducted a general
store in Greensborough, Md, and on
January 8. 1914. fire destroyed the
building and contents. The contents
were insured for $4,000.
During the taking of the testimony
in the case It was alleged that an
agent Of the insurance company
waived the iron safe clause No de-
cision was given by the court. The
Jury is summoned to appear this after
noon.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
AT THE VICTORIA.

The Victoria Theatre is again
showing for today the new Metro
wonder-play. THE Half-Million Bribe"
that gives charming Marguerite Snow
and Hamilton Revelle so many op-
portunities for some excellent screen
work. They make much OF their try
ing roles and the result Is one OF
the biggest successes ever scored by
the Metro people The story OF this
new play Is queer sort of narra-
tive. and tells how a young husband
Is accused and freed of a crime that
he never committed. all through a
district attorney accepting bribe
from prisoners wife. Final solution
OF all the trouble finds the couple
happy, but it takes many sad scene
to bring about this happy ending
and the intervening scenes TEEN
with surprises and thrills one
scene shows a replica OF the famous
court room in the New York Criml-
nal Courts Building, wherein some
OF the greatest trials OF the country
have taken place. The cast, support
ing the stars Is also very capable
one, and ably assist Miss Snow and
Mr. Revelle, to make "The Half-Mil
lion Bribe" the hit of the Metro year
thus far The added attraction, Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Drew in new
Metro Drew comedy, brought dowI
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
Mr.. NIELDS ARGUES
Church HAS RIGHT
TO Sell Cemetery

That the uses under which the
church cemetery property was con-
veyed were such as might from time
to time be decided upon and that the
use proposed by the Wilmington In
stitute Free Library comes within the
terms Of the conveyance as described.
was the contention Of John T.. Nields,
representing Arthur l.. Bailey. librar-
ian OF the Wilmington Institute Free
Library, in the United States District
Court this morning in the suit
brought against Mr.. Bailey by the
Chew heirs.
In case where land had been given
in trust for charitable purposes and
the trust had been dissolved II was
held by Mr.. Nields that the trust in
faith still continued but the land IT,
self might be conveyed as under the
original uses for which it had been
devised.
How far except as against police
power and the right of eminent do
main, the uses for which the land had
been appointed continued so as ia
form a trust. was suggested by Mr.
/ Nields as the point on which the cas-.
would turn.
Mr. Nields called attention to the
fact that in case OF grant to q so
ciety for certain uses, the grant be
came a trust under terms of the stat
ute of 1744. for an the uses which be
llonged to the society. This. he said
would cover sale for any pious uses
implied in the terms OF the origina
grant.
AS Mr. Nields completed reading hi
brief court adjourned until 2.3l
O'Clock.