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CAPT. FISKE KILLED
LEADING A CHARGE
Princeton Man UrgedTroops
On With Last Breath.

Capt. Newall Il. F'iske of Crawford.
n. j.. a graduate OF Princeton in the
class Of 1918. was killed at Chateau
Thierry, according to news received
yesterday by friends az the university.
Capt. Ffskt was I'm command of Com
pany Z of the Seventh Infantry, and
the letters announcing his death say
that he had been recommended for the
Distinguished Service Cross for gal
lantry in action.
Capt. Fiske met his death while
leading his men in a counter attack
through a heavy fire. When he was
hit he turned and called OUT I'm
bumped off. Now. boys, go on and get
them" He had been at the front In
France since last April. Capt. Fiske
was at the Plattsburg training camp
in 1915 and In 1916. He was COM
missioned a First Lieutenant in 1917
and received his Captains commission
last March.
Lieut.. Joseph Anthony CORNER,
wounded in the right arm and leg In
France, will soon be on his way back
to New York. so a letter received by
his family at 1647 East Twelfth street
Brooklyn, from a Red Cross nurse al
4 base hospital abroad declares. He
was working on bridge construction
at San Souplet, France. october u
when a shell burst near him and he
was thrown into the stream. Lieut.. Cor
nicr was attached to Company L OF
| the 1920 Engineers. He served on The
| Mexican border and won his commits
sion after graduating from the Off.
GERS training school at Camp Lee. He
went overseas last May.
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Three Attack Detective, Jailed.

Two sailors and a civilian were sent
to the workhouse for Ave days each by
Magistrate Mcclellan in the Nor
risania Court yesterday after they had
been found guilty OF assaulting De-
tective Patrick Sheridan of Police
Headquarters as he was on his way 10
midnight mass AZ ST. Anseim's Church.
He said they stepped out of a doorway
~ l55th street and linton avenue and
attacked him, running away as soon
as they saw his badge. The prisoners
we're Daniel Reagan, from the Charles
ton, Mass. navy yard: James Walsh.
boatswain from the Brooklyn navy
yard, and John ]. Monahan. an ex-
press driver OF 1912 Bryant avenue.
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U. S. AID GOING TO NEAR EAST.
Government Transport to Carry
Food and Supplies.

An American relief expedition car
ring physicians, nurses and supplies
will sail next month for the Near East,
is was announced yesterday by the
American Committee for Armenian and
Syrian Relief.
THE United States Government"
tire statement said, has loaned a
1000 ton transport, which will sail
with Il commission Of agricultural
experts, doctors, nurses. medical
supplies and great numbers of mod
ern American farm implements which
i will be used in increasing next years
crop"
The committee made public series
Of cablegrams received setting forth
the needs OF the people. One message,
signed by Charles p, Gates, president
OF Robert College. said the situation
was desperate" and appealed for gold
and coal. one from Port Said declared
5000 children were destitute and
asked for 100000 for Red Cross pur-
poses. Gables from Turkey said 1000
0o) deported Armenians. assembled at
various towns in hope OF returning to
their homes, were starving, and that
only 10000 OF these might survive.
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FAILURE OF U-BOAYS
PUT ON Won TIRPITZ
Capt. Perseus Says Admiral
Bluffed German People
With False Figures.
149 THE MOST IN SERVICE
Promised to Destroy British
Fleet and Then Devas-
tate England.
,49 THE MOST IN SERVICE
specioi Gable Despatch to TEE suS.
Co,,,Jobt. 1915: oil yiohts rcseyred.

Copyright 1915: all rights rcserred.
LONDON. Dec. 25.-An explanation of
che failure of Germany's submarine
campaign has been given to the Daily
Express correspondent in Berlin by
Can't. Perseus, the German naval
critic. Germany entered the war. he
saws. with twenty-seven U-boats. This
number was added to by Admiral Won
Tirpitz, who actually built flfty-four
additional boats during his regime, but
sore OF these were mine layers only.
Won Tirpitz, says Perseus, blurred
everybody by giving the boats big
numbers, making II appear that more
Vere in commission than was really
the case.
Capt Perseus says that Germany
never had more than 149 submarines at
any one time. and that only from IL to
90 per cent OF these were on duty. Ac-
cording to Perseus. unrestricted sub
marine warfare had its origin when
,he military authorities were con-
WINGED that there were U-boats enough
IN paralyze British merchant ship
ming. Won Tirpitz was sure that He
could destroy the British grand fleet
with submarines. and afterward de-
stroy England itself with the German
grand fleet. 1t was only after the U-11
and other submarines were sunk that
Won Tirpitz changed his mind.
Notwithstanding the fact that Won
Tirpitz saw the failure Of his great
scheme after a few trials, he continued
10 bluff the German people. Capt
Perseus says the real failure Of the
U-boats was due 10 the conveys, and
recites that one submarine commander
IN ninety-eight attempts TO sink mer-
chantmen during one trip got only
seven.
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MANY DINNERS AT CAMP UPTON
Special Services Also Mark Soldier
Celebration.
Special Despatch TO THE suS.

CAMP UrruN. l.. l.. Dec. 25.-The
whole camp-that Is all the officers
and men who were not away on leave
attended the Christmas exercises
held last evening ard tonight on the
plaza between the Y. NJ c. A. audi
forum and tho camp chapel. The
lights and decorations were hung by
900 men, who worked four days, and
there was an immense central tree
around which the vast audience sang,
and listened TO an address by Col
Latrobe. the camp commander. and
music by the Forty-second Infantry
Band.
Midnight mass was sung at the X.
OF G.. auditorium. All the welfare or
CARNATIONS served dinners to men who
did not eat turkey in their own bar
racks. At the base hospital Mrs. Gard
ner Crane. wife of the camp inspector,
Major Crane. and Mrs. Jacob Lift of
Bellport distributed gifts donated by
the Stage women's War Relief.
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fore noon Mrs. Dom BARRIERS canteen
girls hurried to and fro serving sue
culent turkey and cranberry sauce and
mashed potatoes and boiled onions and
pudding and coffee and ice cream and
so forth and so forth TO the hungry
lads In blue and olive drab.
Upstairs on the first and second
fioors-the canteen Is in the basement
there was music and all sorts Of
merriment. Open fires burned in the
CRATES, and those who preferred
lounged in easy chairs and read or
talked, as they do there every day;
but for those who liked to be amused
there was an entertainment, music
and sleight OF hand tricks. In the
evening there was O dance.
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Woman Killed by Automobile.

An automobile owned and driven BY
Samuel Silverstein. a real estate
broker OF so South Seventh avenue.
Mount Vernon, knocked down Mrs
Anna Rush OF 1871 Third avenue, yes
terday as she was crossing Central
Park West at Seventy-fifth street
Patrolman Beatty OF the West Sixty
eighth street station rendered first aid
before an ambulance arrived from
Roosevelt Hospital. Mrs. Rush died
soon after she reached that institu-
ton. Siverstein was arrested, charged
with homicide.
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sailor slashes Doctors.

Demetrlus' Lopez, a sailor. IS West
Fifteenth street. paid a Christmas call
yesterday on TWO physicians who have
been treating him for some time. Or
Isaac ella ssman and Or. S,,nmou Sci
kin 1872 Lexington avenue. According
To- the police the seaman began his
visit by beratlng the doctors, after
which he drew u razor and attacked
them, slashing DR.. Seikin's throat and
DR.. Glassmans right arm. They were
taken to Bellevue Hospital and Lopez
was arrested charged with felonious
assault.
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PAssAIC DOCTOR DECORATED
Lieut.. n. y. MacGume Receives
British War Cross.

Word has been received by Mrs.
Robert y. MacGuffie. a contralto
singer and Red Cross leader OF Pas
sale, y. j.. that her husband, First
Lieut.. Robert y. MacGufiie, a physi-
clan who was assigned to the Royal
Warwickshire Regiment OF the British
Army and who was wounded in both
thighs by a high explosive shell at
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skull Fractured After Party.

Patrolman George Flanagan found
steven Hollovowitsky Of 143 East
Fourth street lying in the hallway at
mat address with a fractured skull
Early Yesterday, The police learned he
mad attended a Christmas eve celebra-
Uon in the house. and a man who de-
tcr'6ed himself as Metra Beirut of the
Hm" address was arrested on a charge
o. ie!onious assault.
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Woman Die. in Kitchen. Blaze.

Mrs. Mary Harrington was cooking
her Christmas turkey at her home at
POI East Sixtieth street yesterday
when she fell asleep before the stove.
When she awoke the coal had burned
low and she poured on some kerosene
TO renew the fire. Her hair and cloth
ing were set af1re by the sudden blaze
Her screams aroused the neighbors
and an ambulance was called, but
when II arrived Mrs. Harrington was
dead
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German Eat., Then End. Life.

Otto Heller. native Of Germany.
s'' his Christmas dinner with his wife
"lsNSta in their home at $50 East
sun street, The Bronx, yesterday and
yen took poison. DIR. Carl Kennard.
>, Examiner. said he believed
i,e'.eT had swallowed hydrocyanic
oCD Mrs Heller said she knew of no
reason for mis- suicide.
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Riots in BarceIons, One Killed.
Ru ihs Assoetated Press.

BARCELONA, Dec. 25-Disorders 90
CURED here during last night between
groups representing the Autonomy
Marty and others from the Spanish
Unity party. A police lieutenant was
shot and killed.
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Salvation Army on War Basis.

An indication OF the part played by
men in uniform this Christmas was
the fact that the Salvation Army
abandoned its Christmas dinner for
the down and outs" Instead il FED
and entertained 10000 nee.y families.
mostly families OF soldiers ." sailors.
and provided 40 ooo dinners for tie
purpose. The dinners We're sent ont
in baskets from Salvation Army head
quarters and from four distributing
points. Each basket contained a tur-
key or chicken, according TO the num-
Der of Persons in the family, together
with vegetables. fruit and candy. In
vesNgators had located families in
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WOUNDED SOLDIERS
GET XMAS CHEER
$4,000 in Hospitals and Camps
Hero Receive Gifts and See
Funmakers.
-
1900 MORE ENTERTAINED
Salvation Army, Many Clubs
and Other Organizations
Are Holiday Hosts.
10000 MORE ENTERTAINED

What a real Christmas It was: who
minded the lack OF a snow carpet or
the absence OF Col. Jack Frost, with
the war over and done with and peace
come back to mankind? All through
the city and the country. too, no doubt,
there was such a spirit OF Christmas
rejoicing and Christmas merriment as
had not been felt for many a year. Tho
gloom tinged festival OF 1917 seemed
very far in the past-safely buried.
For the first time in four years peo-
pie felt that they had a right to be
happy on Christmas Day: that they
had n right to those small designations
and extravagances and all the pleas
ant foolery and sentiment that had
been put aside 10 long, and this, in
deed. was the secret of the happiness
in so many homes. But there was 4
finer. bigger side TO the Christmas
celebration Of this year. 1t had to do
with the soldiers and sailors. and es-
| pecially with the lads that are
wounded or sick. Nothing was spared,
| nothing forgotten to make theirs de-
| lightful feast. Perhaps 100000 boys
in the service were remembered IN
one way or another in and about New
| York city.
Red Cross Takes Lead.
The Red Cross. OF course. took the
lead in entertaining the boys Of the
army and the navy and in seeing to II
that every one got a present. To more
than $4,000 soldiers and sailors in hos
pitfalls and camps the greatest mother
OF them ALI brought touch Of home
cheer and home thoughtfulness
Nearly all these received a big red
Christmas stocking dt was at his COT
when he awoke yesterday filled with
candy and cigarettes and some lite
useful article or other. and before the
day was over all had had n chance &c
have one big laugh with the entertain
ers the Red Cross sent on the round
of the hospitals and camps.
At the big base hospital. up in the
Gun Hill road in The Bronx. the RED
Cross distributed 1000 red stockings
land ! 900 canes or swagger sticks, an6
at lI4lS lOSpIlfLl III liit INNS Wv
Y. NJ. c. a. gave n singing festival
the jolly songs that our fighting mer
like to sing and like to hear. To tn,
men in the debarkation hospital in thC
old Greenhut store the Red Cross gave
$500 stockings, canes and swaggel
sticks.
In at least 10000 homes soldier,
were invited guests for the enjoyment
OF the Christmas turkey and all The
good things that went with II. At thu
War Camp Community huts through
out the city another $4,000 were enter
tanned at Christmas dinner last night
al which they received presents. Las
night, too. the theatres opened theil
doors TO men in uniform, and at tt'
new Pershing Theatre. Broadway ar,
Forty-fourth street. a continuous per
Torrance was given. More than 100 ,00C
tickets were issued to soldiers anc
sailors for the various theatres.
salvation Army on War Basis.
An indication OF the part played BY
men in uniform this Christmas wa
the fact that the Salvation Army
abandoned its Christmas dinner fol
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Women. League Feeds 1000.

More than a thousand uniformed
mon had a fine turkey dinner at the
Soldiers and Sailors Club maintained
by the National League for Women's
Service IN PSI Madison avenue. for
which they were not allowed to pay.
The dinner was a continuous per-
Torrance. All day long. beginning be-
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candy ana toys. PatrOlman John
Benner was the Santa Claus. Later
the kids were entertained by police
men with a knack at singing, dancing
and story telling.
TOO Brownsville Riddles Happy.
A party much like this was held over
In Brownsville, where Fourth Deputy
Police Commissioner Wallis and Mrs.
Wallis had charge of the fun. In the
Brownsville police station about 100
children who wouldn't have had much
Of Christmas had II not been for the
good hearted police gathered to hear
the police glee club sing, to enjoy the
monkey shines and tricks performed by
volunteers from the force and to have
their hearts warmed by the radiance
OF the fine big tree. Every child re-
ceived a present, and besides there was
enough money left after the expenses
OF the party had been paid to keep
many needy families in coal this win
ter.
At the Mission OF the Immaculate
Virgin, 376 Lafayette street, 100 home
less boys were taken care Of. Sheriff
Knott gave a party for his boarders In
the Ludlow street Jail, twenty-five OF
them, and the Sheriff, a hotel man.
supplied the feast himself. II was es-
pecially good. the prisoners said.
The Volunteers OF America, very ac-
tive this year, sent baskets TO more
than 5000 families. baskets containing
the makeup OF Christmas dinner and
toys and candy for the children. The
organization sent out also more than
400 bundles OF clothing, and hundreds
OF dolls were provided for children who
never expected anything quite so good.
There were many other celebrations
OF course, so many that not all can
be chronicled; but the ones mentioned
illustrate the happiness and spirit of
the day.
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THE SUM- THURSDAY, DECEMBER g. 1918.

children got most attention. At the
East Thirty-fifth street police station
more than 1000 little folk were enter
tained yesterday and to them went a
lot Of presents. clothing. oranges,
candy and toys. Patrolman John
Benner was the Santa Claus. Later
the kids were entertained by police
men with a knack at singing. dancing
and story telling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09
Shift Work Hours
Plants,Plan
to Solue Traffic
Peak Load on Street Cars Would Thus
Be Eased; DR.. Suzzallo to Meet
With Joint Interests.

Two sets of resources will be utilized TO solve Sc.
attles transportation problems plans today outlined
by DR.. Henry Suzzalo, president of the University OF
Washington and chairman of the State Council of De-
Tense adopted by joint conference of city county,
port and private interests.
He will propose first that the hours when shifts of
workers arrive and leave the various shpyards and
other plants be arranged to distribute the transporta
ton load. Just retail stores have consented to
open at a. m during the war, certain shipyards will
than at present This will tend to distribute the flood
q car traffic that swaps facilities at certain hours
DR.. Suzzalos second resource will be the voluntary
coordination Of all facilities, namely that the harbor
erres, traction company lines, steam lines port COM
mission and city facilities should lend themselves to
program designed to give cooperative relief to the
gestion.
This program will be laid before fifteen representatives
Of all the involved interests by Dr. Henry Suzzao Thurs
day night at the county defense councils Ais County
The of this plan will depend largely upon the
spirit of cooperation which greets the program
Dr. Suzzao has been spending several days comforting
the problem He has been assured cooperation from
tn city officials
Altho Dr. Suzzao present his idea of possible steps
that be taken. he will call for other plans and
is adopted.
The meeting Thursday night will be closed.
The defense council has requested that representatives
be named to attend the conference from the following
terests Puget Sound Traction Light Power Co.; Seattle
en.on Sou1ne n port snlpyard work
sioners port commission; city utilities department. the
United States government
preliminary meeting held Tuesday night Those
who attended Chairman Harold Preston of the county
defense council r. L. Proctor president of the Central
Labor Council Frank Gates of the defense council W.
Wiley. Dr. j. E. Crichton F. " Brown, J. p Todd and
Prof. Edwin A. Start.
Committees representing the Duwamish waterway dis
with Councilman oliver Erickson relative to ransoor rna
ton for women to industries located E. Marginal way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09
FOUR FlREMEN KILLED
BY THEATRE WALL

CHICAGO. Jan. s.-Four fircmen
were killed and four others serious
ly hurt early today when they were
buried under the falling walls Of the
Chicago theatre. West side movie.
which caught fire shortly after mid.
night.
Lieut.. Chas. Anderson and Fire
men Jas. Koran. Jas. Kerr and Fred
Stoll were instantly killed Fire.
men John Ryan. Emil Hanson. Chas
Ebling and Richard Dempsey may
die.
Policemen had just driven a crowd
from the danger zone when the wall
fell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09
2O-MILE LIMIT ORDER
WON'T AFFECT SEATTLE

The war department issued an or:,
der for all camps recently. to the ef-
feet that soldiers were not to go out
side of 2o-mile radius without a
special pass.
This was a general order. intended
TO prevent congestion of passenger
traffic on trains. and will In no way
interfere with the Seattle situation.
II was stated at Camp Lewis. Sol
diers now wishing to visit Seattle
can easily obtain the necessary
passes from their company COM
manders. was the Interpretation Civ
en- the order.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09
Ritter, Spy Suspect, Mere
Boy; Stout-H Hearted, He Only
Longs for Word of Home

fore the little tar.pnper-roofcd build.
ing of the 3sIst infantry guard
house. with it's makeshift windows
of wire net. the guard was drawn up
for inspection, and inside the pris-
oners were Cabling among them
seives--all save one.
He stood gazing thru the diamond.
shaped screen and his face bore the
look OF n man who sees much and
endures much. but who says little.
The pleasant.faced officer OF tho
day Inspected the credentials and
passes and letters Of the correspond.
ent. and led the way to his office in
the guard house. He dispatched an
orderly and a moment later the door
(Continned on page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09

learned today that the official text Of
the message would be placed before
the working classes OF Russia and
the enemy powers. The committee
on public information not only sent
the address by cable to every capital
In the world, but gave orders for bill.
board display In Russia and aero
plane distribution on both fronts.
The work IN part Of tremendous
world propaganda.
Shown q United Press Pctrograd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09

He charged that gambling. boot.
Logging and vice were thriving here
with the knowledge OF high authori.
ties" but refused 10 LAY his cards
on the table" at the request of the
city council.
Impeachment Move Results
Cen Greene. who later left for
France. refused TO lift the auaran.
tine. altho various efforts were
made to get him TO withdraw the
order. Many citizens and organiza.
tons. however. Endorsed his move.
and pledged him their support.
The movement to have Mayor Gin
impeached grew out OF the auaran.
tine dispute. as did his dismissal
OF Chief Rockingham and the APP
pointment OF Chief Joe Warren.
Isolation and treatment OF i'm.
moral women was adopted by the
city
Chief Warren Immediately set out
to try to show the military men that
he would cooperate with them. and
he held conferences at Camp Lewis
Saville Satisfied
After the arrest OF Dry Squad
Sergeant Comstock. last week. Col
Saville. head OF the military police.
gave out the statement. applauding
the work of Chief Warren.
The quarantine move by Gen.
Greene was i'm line with the national
policy recommended by the Fosdick
committee. appointed to guard the
moral atmosphere Of training camps
everywhere in the u. S.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09

by billboards. giving Americas views
on the international situation. her
aims and her peace ideals.
The theatres In cities large and
small are showing motion pictures
sent over by the Creel committee.
and literature OF all kinds is being
distributed by the ton.
In Austria. aeroplanes are drop
ping educational matter over the en-
emy trenches to convince thinking
people among the soldiers fighting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09
WAR ORDER WILL KEEP
MEN AT CAMP"-CILL

Il am very glad that the ban has
been lifted for its effect on the coun.
try generally. but as far as Seattle is
concerned, | can't see that IL makes
any particular difference" said May
ar GIN. when informed by The Star
OF Gen. Foltz's order. II understand
that the men can't go over 20 miles
from the camp. anyway. and so Ia
coma will continue TO be the place
for the soldiers to so. just as IL has
heen"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09

Staff Correspondent
CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma, Jan.
9.--IIe's only a boy--thls ser.
geant major whom military and
federal sieuths declare Il n hire
ling Of the kaiser.
For tho first time since ne was
arrested. November Is. and
charged with stealing valuable
documents from the offices Of
the divisional sdjutant. and
Transmitting TO the country's en-
emies information Of grave i'm
portance, Sergt. Nal. Thomas
Helmuth Ritter WAS interviewed
yesterday.
mad just touched the horizon an
The bugles were blowing retreat. Bs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09

TO the rulers Mt the demand for dem.
ocratic government by the liberals.
In Russia the Germans have found
that the spirit of the peasant cannot
be easily dominated. and thru better
understanding of the allied position.
resulting from tho successful appeal
to President Wilson for n restate-
mcnt OF allied war aims. Russia at
last appears to be awakening to her
danger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-09
DR.. MATTHEWS REJOICES
WHEN HE HEARS NEWS

IL rejoice that the ban is lifted"
DIR. Mark A. Matthews said when In.
formed of Gen. Foltz's action by The
Star. II suppose II will stay lifted IL
we will clean up the town, Citizens
ought TO be all the more vigorous In
their efforts. in order to keep faith
with the military authorities, for l
presume the order came in response
TO promises from Chief Warren. We
must begin 10 fight all the harder"