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SKATING ON PARK LAKES.
Minimum OF is Degrees To-day II
Predicted.

The prophets came long distance
from the bulls eye in their forecast call
ing for a temperature close to zero yes
terday. The mercury got no lower than
9, thus ecuslllng the previous lowest rec
ord for the date. Skating in Central
Park lake and other waters OF the city
began officially yesterday morning and
may last some time. as freezing weather
probably will continue through the week
The ma ational forccasters predict a mini
mum temperature OF, about 15 for this
morning.
Tho upper Hudson Is freezing over.
Boats from Albany and Troy completed
their last trips for the year three days
ago.
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COSSACKS MOBILIZING.
Gen. korniIoSf Has Troops at Biel.
gorOd and sunny.

LoNroN. De-. ll-Among the forces
commanded by Gen. KornilofY who is
directing the military end OF the revolt
against the Bolshevikl, are three car
.oads Of Cossacks. who arc reported at
Bielgorod and three at Sunny. Gen.
kaledin Ii said to be disbandinE In
firtry regiments in the Don region. the
men Of which hold extremist views, and
sending them home. Not far from Pet
rograd, at Shlobin, near Mohlev, a
battalion of DEATH composed OF women
troops, met and defeated a Bolshevik
force. The Bolsheviki are reported to
have called troops from the Caucasus.
In Moscow the situation 10 said 10 be
serious. Sharp street hghting has oc-
CURED there and the Swedish Consul
has advised all Swedes to leave the
city; most of them have done So with
the cutting Off OF supplies from Siberia
starvation threatens the city.
Chinese Troops at Hsrbin.
The Soviet Of Harhin Manchuria, has
been ordered by Leninc 20 take control
Of the city. tho railway and the Russian
customs on the frontier The Chinese
Eastern Railway Employees r'nion has
protested against this action and de-
clared it will support Gen, Hervath. the
Russian military commander. Chinese
a
Chineea interests
In Petrograd the anti Bolsheviki feel.
ing among the people has found express
sion In a letter addressed to the Council
OF National Commissioners which con-
tains a threat to dynamite the Smolny
Institute, headquarters Of the Bolsheviki
, in Petrograd at noon next Thursday II
the Soldiers and Workmens Deputies
do not deprive tho Commissioners OF
II q.
the members OF the fighting orgariza.
tion.'
| \ Russian Government wireless mes
sage to-day says:
''The second sitting OF the Constituent
| Assembly was opened by person au-
! thor,zed by tho Council Of the Peoples
! Commssaries, There were present no
fewer than 400 members. LESINy"
No news OF the first sitting OF the Con-
J stltuent Assembly has ~ Yet been re-
I ccived.
zky. comm.ssary for elections to the As
sembly.' and by "Gouseff. secretary to
| the military revolutionary committee.
Appended is the following:
ITO all executive committees Of Sol
ders' and WorRmcn's Deputies and
Peasants Deputies: Telegram TO all
from Relgorod. December l0.''
German Pledge Not RindiRE.
NJ, Kamereff. chief Of the Bclshe wiki
delegates sent to negotiate an armist!ce
with the Germans. said on his return
from Erest-Ltovsk that the offic'al ses-
sions OF the delegates were followed by
n semi-ofiicial exchange Of views. NJ
! which the Germans finally agreed not "a
transfer troops TO other fronts. VI.
Kamener admitted, however. that this
was not binding.
A representative OF the British EN-
bassy called In an unofficial capacity on
Leon Trotzky. Bolshevik Foreign Minis
ter. ard attempted 10 reach an agree.
ment In regard to the situation which
has resulted from the OBTAINING Of Rus
sian extremists in England and the rs-
taliatory acton OF the Bolsheviki In re-
fusing TO permit Engl!shmen TO ieav,
this country. II was said at the British
Embassy that no definite arrangement,
had been made. y
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
PANAMA WARS on AUSTRIA
Canal xsss. Vow WHOLLY Cleared
Of Teuton Subjects.

PANAMA, Dec. li.--Panama declared
war on Austria Hungary yesterday. The
Government. In cooperation with the
Canal Zone authorities, u interning Aus
trio -HunEarians.
Tho some has now been cleared OF
Germans, and Austrianh in accordancs
with President Wilson's .ecent order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
Submarines Captive
Spoke German Tongue
BY fke AaAocfa..d Presa.

By the hssocio.td Press
A MEXICAN NAVAL BASE IN
BRITISH WATERS, Dec.
1.-THE American who was
taken prisoner by the crew of the
German submarine which tor
pedoed the United States de-
stroyer Jacob Jones spoke Ger
man. according to survivors. lie
was on a raft and when hailed by
the Germans replied to them in
their native tongue.
Thereupon several Of the men
on the U-boat lifted him into the
coming tower. Then the boat
was submerged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
POPE IN PEACE PLEA DEC. %.
Inn pOrtant PrOnuncia mcnt0 To Car
dinaIs II Expected.

CoPENHAGEN, Dec. ll.-A Geneva des-
patch to the Vossische Zeitun0 says that
on receiving the Cardinals on December
pronunciamento on the question Of peace.
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$zO. 900, 900 GIVEN BY
JOHN D. FOR WAR
Cash to Red Cross, Bslsians,
Y. M. e. A. and Loans.
s,<c.e, Dt.patcA to THs sus.

TArRrrowS, Dec. ii.-From authori-
tative sources II was learned to-day
that, In the last ten months John d.
rockefeller personally has put out S7o.-
900. 900 In war purposes.
Relief. the Lihsrty Loan. Rcd Cross and
III c. A. ~-This huge. sum has no con-
.nection With the money spent by the
Roelrefslier fOuhdetsoS.s ~ 80
III. Rockefeller 10 ready 70 stand be-
hind his country to the limit. OF his re,
sources. a friend said to-day.
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Meantime, however. such transfers are
proceeding rapidly. Ienine. 1t is re-
ported, is becoming convinced that the
revolution will be lost and the western
democraces greatly threatened unless
Russia withdraws from the ar7nistice
pourparers.
Further evidence OF the rapidly Inn.
proving feeling between Russia and tho
western allies is contained In a Copen-
hagen despatch which states that Petro-
grad positively denies a report that the
Bolsheviki have decided to Iepud.atc the
Russian foreign loans. Other dispatches
from neutral points say the Petrograd
>sov,et, or Council Of workmens and
Soldiers Delegates, has declared the
Government will not conclude an ar
mistice or peace on terms injurious
either TO Russia or to her allies.
Vienna despatch coming through
Amsterdam says II Is believed there that
tho ten day cessation OF hostilities In
Russia will give the Central Empires
time for an extensive troop movement to
the west. Berlin and Vienna are conf
dent that after this period complete
arrnistice with Russia will be concluded
and peace negotiations will begin imine-
diately with Russia and Rumania.
The Bolsheviki are indignant because
according to the arn,istice TO which the
Russian delegates agreed no troops were
10 be moved westward during the cessa-
ton Of hostjlities This pledge has been
utterly repudiatcd and the movement is
In progress. IN. =;
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Special Cable DespdtcA to THE suS from sAs
Lorfoo Times

CorgVJhf. NlI. al rtGhN reserved.
PtTRoGrAp. Dec. il.--As the revolt
against the Bo,shevik grows. attaining
greater proportions IN tho south, with
Gen. korn,loff, former comma nde@ in
chief. and Gen. Kaiedin. hetu,dn Q. the
Don Cossacks. gaining moro recruits.
large forces Of Bolshevik troops are be-
ing detached from the western Russian
front to be sent against tho new leaders.
There Is reason TO believe tha, the
hostile forces now assembled In the
southern ad eastern parts o. Russia
have caused serious concern In Bolshevik
circles here. A manifesto dealing with
the Cossack movement practically an
nounceS the outbreak OF civil war and
proclains state OF siege In the Trails,
the valley OF the Don and other districts
affected by the revolt
A serious feature of the situation lies
in the circumstance that the principal
coal supply of the country Is now con-
trolled by the Cossacks. In an interview
to-day Leon Trotxky. the Bolshevik For
etgn Minister. said that the Cossacks had
mounted quick firing guns on the roofs
or houses In Rostov-on n-Don to terrorize
! the population. Gen. Dutoff Is deseribed d
as committing various acts OF violence
| and opp essrn In the Cral region.
a telegram has been received In on
ciai quarters here stating that the Ger.
man officers at the front are Ind gnantiy
protesting against the distribution among
| tEeir troops Of revolutionary leaflets
advocating n democratic peace. There is
no disposition In official quarters here to
sympathize with this complaint. On the
contrary. it Is proposed TO continue the
revolutionary propaganda among the
! German troops during the arm!stice.
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"Sun" Fund Night
at the Claridge

DON'T forget this is SUN To-
bacco Fund night at the
Claridge. You won't when you
have read this partial list of en-
tertainers and contributors who
are to lie there: Grace La Rue,
Grace George, Vera Maxwell,
Joan Sawyer, Raymond Hitch
cock, Hazel Allen, Leonora
Hughes, Norman Trevor, Mar
jorie Vonnegut. Grace Field,
Mrs. George Giddens and Nahan
Franko and his orchestra.
Caruso has given two auto
graphed phonograph records,
which will be among many val
liable things auctioned. Read
about 1t on page s.
Vera Maxwell, by the way, has
sworn of riding In taXis. She is
walking from her home to the
Century every day now and is
! going to give the money saved to
the fund regularly each week.
This is patriotism, say we.
|, Do your Christmas haberdash-
!. cry shopping at Lou Freedmsn's,
1903 Broadway. On every day
clear up to Christmas eve the
fund is to get q share Of the
sross receipts. Freedman's 8
Keeps open at night.
WARNINGi THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connec-
tion with any other fund, erga-
nisation or publication. It en-
pleys 10 agents or solicitors.
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''Of the f,od supply OF the soldier onS
cannot speak in too high terms The FOOD
supply Ia OF sunerior quality and ample
quantity and the men like II. and full
stomachs 20 long way toward inducing
spirit of contentment with camp and
cantonment life. But nevertheless tho
clothing question is one upon which We
are not prepared to anticipate an an
ewer. and at the same time one on which
the answer will nrnbably be favorable.
But In ordnance there are questions
which must be answered, The machine
gun sections of the new National Arms
have yet to see n machine gun. Th''
may not be true of every cantonmsn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-12
GROWS
FAST IN RUSSIA
Lenine Orders Trenches
Stripped to Wage War
on the COssacks.
SERIOUS MOSCOW RIOTS
Chinese Troops at Harbin to
Prevent Seizure of Man
churian Railway.
SERIOUS MOSCOW RIOTS

patch from PetrOerad, dated Monday.
says the .Pravda." the official BOl.
shevik newspaper. announces the Grst
collision between the Ma Kim alist troops
aud from 5000 to <yOOO troops under
Gen. kOruiioR. armed With machine
guns. At TamanSvka Statioa. eighteen
mfles from BielgOrod. In the Don Cos.
sack region Of s0utheru Rassia.
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Tho Soviet Of Harhin, Manchuria, has
been ordered by Leninc 30 take control
Of the city. the railway and the Russian
customs q, the frontier The Chinese
Eastern Railway Employees r'nion has
protested against this action and de-
clared it will support Gen. Hervath. the
Russian military commander. Chinese
troops have arrived at Ilarbin TO protect
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03

n-aped fat cars tumbied an army OF
pick and siieYel men. During this hui
labaloo Appleton slipped out OF the
marsh and climbed the gravel bed in
time to see the steel cable OF the ship
tighten. carrying the drag swiftly
along the track. The endless cable
propelling the contrivance ran through
a metal block which was secured 20 a
deadhead sunk between the ties. and
up this post Dan FASTENED. He carried
a cold ehisel and hammer. but he found
no use for them. for the pnller was
roped TO the deadhead Drawing his
knife. be sawed nj the manila strands.
Men were all around him. but In their
excitement they ook no notice OF him
Not until he had nearly completed ms
task WIS he discovered. then some one
raised a shout. The next instant they
charged upon him. but his work had
beer done. With "A snap the ropes part.
ed. the cable Wen writhing and twist
ing up the track. the unwieldy appa-
ratus came TO n ston
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
CHAPTER XIII.
Dan Shocks Natalie.

~ An found himself beset by a half
dozen of the enemy who. nav
ing singled him out of the gem
eral confusion as the cause of
the disaster. came at him headlong.
But by this time O'Neil's men were
pouring out OF the darkness and over.
running the grade so rapidly that there
was little opportunity for concerted &C
ton. Appleton had intended. as soon
as he had cut the cable. to beat Il
hasty retreat into the marsh. but now.
with the firm gravel readbed under his
feet and the battle breaking before
bis eyes. he changed his mind. He car
ried a light heart. and the love OF trou-
BILE romped through his veins. He low
ward bis ASSISTANTS
The engineer dearly loved a fair fight.
even against odds. but this was entire
ly different. He was trampled. stamp
ed upon. kicked. lie felt himself being
reduced TO a pulp beneath the over
powering numbers Of those savag
heels.
They were groveling there In a tan
gle of legs and arms when Happy
Tom came down the grade. leading a
charge which swept the embankment
clean.
The boss packer had equipped his
command with pick handles and now
set q brilliant example In the use of
this. his fayorite weapon. For n
the apathetic Slater was fully reused.
He IA tremendous. irresistible. In
his capable grasp the oaken cudgel be-
came both armor and fail. In attack
II was a. active as a fencing masters
foil. In defense ~ deadly as the kick
of a mule. Beneath his formless bulk
were the muscles of n gladiator.
He was sobbing az much from n
iety rs from the violence of his exer-
lions when he tore Appleton from the
clutch of a black man and set him on
bis feet.
Arr you hurt. SOM" be gasped.
Sure. I'm-hurt quite somer' Dan
spat out a mouthful Of blood and sand
Gimme a club"
To Be .Contsor ed
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03
ENID BENNETT IN
PRINCESS OF THE DARK

Enid Bennett, engaged by Thomas
Fl. Ince during a visit he made to
New York and proclaimed by him as
a wonderful find" makes her hrst
appearance as an Ince star on the
Triangle program in Princess of the
Dark" which will be seen at the
Pijo hall.
The play tells the story Of a blind
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-03

To Be Contso ed }
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D 7: -: 4: :: ::: ! ; 8: E: /: ::. &: e: .; * !; <: : 6: G.
aral confusion a., tha auuea Of
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And the Flood Came.

The storm kept up all night. And
next day. except for about one hour.
the rain continued TO fall in torrents.
tried, wandering through the rain,
10 find berries. But there must be
bears in the Thunder Lake regions,
for there were no berries on the
bushes. By the middle of Monday
had entered the forest Sunday morn.
ing-l saw l was going to be strictly
up against it. | was beginning to get
bad cold, So. regardless of the
laughter | would cause. l decided to
give up and go back To civilization.
1T was almost dark when | stum.
bled onto Mrs. Babcocks cabin. She
took me In and undoubtedly saved me
Il terrible spell of sickness from nv
exposure. But I'm not sure | NAV not
tackle the adventure again. When
the weather clears permanently | may
Z" ont again to be Il Modern Eve
know the country better now"
The herald., 1917-10-04
About the New Blouse.

In Season when quiet colorS and
reserved designs prevail in suits and
hats and the rule is for simplicity in
dress, the new blouScS appear to be
quite independent of these ideas. EX-
cept for lingerie blouSeS and plain
shirtwaiStS, much like those of the
pioneer days in blOuScS. the new mod
els cutcr-a brilliant and vivid com
pany. in CUlorS and decorations. com
prlling the eyes. They save the day
for season that would otherwise be
too tame
Costume hlouSeS of georgette crepe,
are made in flame red. petunia orchid,
purple. gold, green Generally char
treuSe. wine, and in pale tones as well.
Bead work of American Indian inSpira-
ton and embroidery of East Indian
0riSin-sparingly used - furnish the
logical decoration for these more or
less vivid flashes of color.
Lingerie blOuSeS are of another or
der entirely. They are made of fine
wolfe or batiSte or organdie, with the
finest yoileS favored. They are not
by any means inexpensive when the
work of making and decorating them is
all done hy hand as it is in the best
examples of this kind of blouse. Mi
mute, hand-run tuckS. inlays of real
lace and embroidered applique, worked
by hand, bring prices ranging from
twelve to twenty-five dollars each. But
wolfe is SO durable and so fine that il
The herald., 1917-10-04
43 YEARS OF LIFE IN JAIL
when Old Man Returned to Home
Town in Kentucky No One
Knew Him.

OwenSbOrO, Ky.-After 43 years
spent in the Arkansas penitentiary at
Little Rock, Joseph F. Jones has re-
turned here TO pick up the thread OF
life that was broken when he was sent
to prison.
When a young man Jones went to
Arkansas TO work on a farm. He met
and loved the daughter of the farmer
who employed him. The girl had an
other admirer, who was the son of Il
wealthy farmer. He did not relish the
intrusion. quarreled with Jones and
fought a knife duel with him at the
gate of the girls home. When the
fight ended Jones' rival was dead.
After hasty trial Jones was con-
victed of murder in the first degree
and sent to prison for life After IS
years his case was laid before the
governor. A pardon was granted.
Old man Jones walked out of the
prison. The girl for whom he had
fought had never married. but she
had long since been dead. PennileSs
Jones walked from Little Rock 10
Greensboro. No one remembered him
He IS a stranger in his own home
town.
The herald., 1917-10-04
U. S. TESTS NEW AIR CAMERA
People Mile Away Are Shown Clearly
in a Studio Photo
graph.

Washington. - Government oyprri
mentors have just finished a camera
for aerial use which may be adopfrd
by all the Allied armies. and is ax.
pected to prove Of inestimable advan.
tage in the war. The DEVELOPMENT of
the proper lens was the greatest No.
compliShment.
Trial pictures taken from the for,
of the Washington monument showed
people full mile away as clearly n
if they had been sitting before a pho-
tographer's camera in scientifically
lighted room.
AS an improved "eye" for artillery,
and in locating enemy troops, the new
camera is expected to give the oI-
lies more decided advantage than
they now hold
The herald., 1917-10-04
MECHANICS WERE LOCALIZED
Titles Spread Upon Official Records
According to Early Archives of
Several States.

Mechanics are not likely to get out
If fashion 50 long as human nature re-
mains what it is. In these days. how
ever, it is not customary to spread
such titles upon official records as was
formerly the habit, according 10 the
archives Of several of our states.
In the Dutch records of lG4i we
have John Petersen. alias Friend
John In the Newton purchase from
the Indians, dated in 1906, one of the
boundaries is "by Il Dutchman's land
called Hans the BOOre" and in the
BuShwick patent, dated October IL
1861, one of the boundaries is John
the Swede'S meadow" In 1875. In the
Kings county records, man is named
living at Gowanus as "Tunis the Fish
err"
The common council of New York
in 1891 ordered fish to be brought into
the dock lover against the city hall
or the house that Long Mary formerly
lived in," and IN the same year an or
The herald., 1917-10-04
RAIN SPOILS HER
STAY IN WOODS
Michigan COED Fails in Her At
tempt at mother Eve
Stunt.
ONE NIGHT ENOUGH
Starts Out to Spend Week Unclad in
WiIds of CoIorado-HeaVy Rain
storm Makes her Change
Mind.

Denver Col.-MisS Agnes Lowe, a
beautiful coed from the University Of
Michigan, who failed in her thrilling
attempt to spend Il week i'll the Rocky
Mountains National Park, al Estes
Park. unclud and without food or Shci-
ter, told today how il feels to spend
a night in the mountains in an alti-
tudc of l1,OUO feet, with no clothing,
no fire and terrific rain and thun-
dcrStUrm raging.
My start was all right said Miss
Lowe. 1T was clear ana warm and
beautiful when | said goodbye 10 my
family and Il few friends and plunged
into the forest. The plunge consisted
OF running as fast as my bare feet
would permit until / was we'll beyond
any chance of being followed and
Spicd upon by chance tourists.
The Wild Basin country, south
west of Longs Peak, is one of the
Widest spots ! am sure, on the North
American continent. | was headed
through the worst of it-fOr the beau
III III anu illIOSl ulN lNIlCu IHull'l
Lake region. land of mammoth
primrval forests, stupcndouS peaks
AMI placid. crystal lakes. Here no
tourists We're likely To bother me.
1T was miles To Thunder Lake. ON
the way | Weaved Il pair of rough
sandals Of grass and bark. Long be-
fore ! got IL Thunder Lake it had
cLOudcd UP and started to pour rain.
II had been raining furiOuSly for Sev-
eral days through parts of that ThUn-
der Lake country. and 10 save my
life ! couldn't find any wool that was
bone dry. which was the only way
could start Il fire with my Indian
fire drill
III kept on raining and raining
and raining and | kept on hunting
and hunting and hunting. | had neg
lected all day to get anything to eat
and | was desperately hungry when
darkness came. Then the thunder
and lightning began. | couldn't take
refuge from the wet and cold under
trees because there was danger Of
being struck by lightning. So | had
To lay Hat on the open ground and
face il.
1T WAS Il bitter cold night-for you
must remember | had almost nothing
over my body. ! Shivered and shook
The herald., 1917-10-04
lndefinable, but Unmistakable.

I'm blest if l know what you WON.
en- want with dresSmakerS nowadays
cut hole for your head in a piece of
stuff and tie it in around the waist
and there you are.' SO said a smart
soldier man on leave. whose own uni.
form was immaculate. II have a good
mind to follow your directions and
take a walk in the park with you, :"
COuntercd his wife. 1t is difficult tC
see where the mOdiste'S skill comes
in, for the gowns of today lit nowhere
and disguise rather than improve the
figure. All the same, the costume
turned out by a first rate house has
Il style about it indcfinable, but unmis-
taxable. That is what we women
cheerfully pay for.
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heerfully pay for.

petunia velvet has n very narrow
dropping brim. All the draping flows
upward in graceful lines from the GEN.
ter of the crown where wing is
posed. 1t is in the color of the velvet
but in various shades and follows the
lines of the tlOwerlike drapery.
An odd shape not easily classified
appears in the third hat. 1t Laws claim
10 originality and is made of gray vel
vet on shape that turns back off the
lace. y pair of gray wings with bright
irrldeScent feathers at the front sug-
E"St scarab. and they are mounted
Hat against the turned-back brim.
In dreSSy hats as in afternoon and
evening gowns, much more attention
Is given 10 draping materials than for
many seasons and draperies that con-
form to beautiful lines, serve to set off
rich fabrics