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AS the passenger list was on board
the Northern Pacific itself the figures
coming from different sources as to the
total number on board varied. The Of
fetal list given out a. the port Of en-
barkat!on Offices in Hobokcn showed that
there We're l55 officers on board, includ-
ing Two casual naval officers. and 2.3Oi
soldiers--casUals, bedridden and conVa-
descent. They were divided as follows
Fifth American Base Cemetery Sector.
II officers and 40 men. Eighty-one per
cent. Portland, Ne: Il per cent Jeffer-
son Barracks. Mo.; remainder scattering.
Eighth Trench Mortar Battery. ) off,
GERS and 1855 enlisted men. One hundred
per cent, Vancouver Barracks. Wash.
Casual officers classified as follows:
Infantry, "A; Quartermas:er. /; air ser
vice, 1t: medical . ordnance, .; ammu-
milton, ! field artillery, 8 engineers. 4:
unknown, 2. Total, AS.
Sick and wounded. ~ officers. 1871
men, classified as follows Bedridden---
Officers. enlisted men. 269. Others not
requiring special ettenuon-I3 officers,
1902 men.
Casuals-Eight men, q army field
clerks. . civilians. naval officers. l
French officer.
Total American EXpedi'ionary Force
personnel. 2.tJ9.
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Sufragist Sentinels
Burn Wilson Speeches

WASHINGTON. Jan. Cop
w les of the speeches Presi-
dent Wilson has delivered since
his arrival in Europe were burned
in an urn in Lafayette Park, OPP
posite the White House, this
afternoon by sentinels of the Ma
tional Woman's party.
After the fires died the women
unfurled a banner on which was
inscribed: president Wilson, a
False Prophet of Democracy"
AS soon as the banner was un-
furled a crowd of soldiers and
sailors surrounded the women,
tearing the banner from their
hands.
Five of the suffragists were
arrested, but they were released
later without bonds. They said
they would not appear for trial.
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Among the vessels which wont ia tho
AID Of Inc Northern Pacific was tha
poIi,c boat Patrol. but ne found 4,
heayy going and eventually. after soy-
eral narrow cscapcs from cansizirr was
forced to turn Mack. The boat SGT on,
under command of acting cant Lame.
~ .uallock after welcoming tho troora
on the incoming French liner Esparn,..
with the MAYORS Committee headed
nv Rodn,a, Warar,aker and tho stree,
CLEANING pcpartment BAND on hoard
There we're several thousand pack.
ages of cigarettes. hundreds OF news
paucrs ana a large ouartitv Of randi.s
cigars and chocolates ON the Patrol 40
hooty FOR the stranded soldiers and
Capr. Hallock about 10 o'clock made
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Final Cleanup Made.

During the war Germany and Ger
mans wcrc given every opportunity TO
use the country and harass other for
eigners. Just as soon as the Kaiser
quit the Carranzs agents realizing that
their hopes were gone - FAR as Berlin
was concerned. started to make fnal
cleanup while still in power. lmposltions
OF an absolutely unfair character were
filed on the aliens under the guse OF
fines and taxes. Every conceivable plan
has been followed to Rouge business in
terests or TO force them TO close down
their plants.
THE greatest single difficulty IN the
situation arises from the fact that Mex
leans generally have lost respect for
Americans ard other foreigners SO long
as the MeNicans realized that the dea n
and robbery Of an American meant In
slant and severe punishment fore'Grcrs
were respected. but when TIE fear was
removed all respect for Aliens faded
away.
The most remarkable phase about
arti-Amer,Can feeling is the belief en-
rendered In :he minds Of many poems
that the trited States IS a fat. helpless
giant. incapable OF defending itself
Despite the great part we played IN
the European war the average Mexican
persists in this helpf. All credi; for
Americas part IN the war is carefully
cu,led from he Mexican newspapers
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Filing Up Of Dehcit.

The city began to participate with the
3 r. 7 companies in 1913, but the
preferential Will not go into operation
rutil tho Sixtieth street tunnel is com
pleted. Six years ago. when the Centre
street loop was put into operation, the
earnings began to be pooled and a defci:
Of $1,000 600 had piled Up by the end OF
1915. The preferential will amount to
S3233.500. The outlook now is that Il
will be many wears before the earnings
OF the dual system will wipe out the
deficits already accumulated and before
the city can get any return on its In.
ves'nent. The only tHng tho city has
IS tho tit'te TO is property, the earning
mower remaining in allegiance.
The c,tv's Investment in the dual sub
way system, operated by the lnterhor-
ough company IL close TO Si30. 900. 900.
Th' preferential. which amounts to about
So 0on 600. went into effect yesterday.
Nr Shorts estimates that for the year
ended 1915 there was q deficit OF sub
way earnings Of s62O43s. and OF ele-
waited earnings OF s2,3o6S1s. compared
with the amounts the company was en-
t!tlsd to receive under its contracts
These deficits are payable out Of fl-
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advocacy OF n cent fare in Greater
New York, but II so. the conversion
came too late to save the BrooklN
company and to endangcr the financial
condition of every traction company IN
the Greater city.
Directors OF the Brooklyn company
say that no attention has been paid to
the question of reorganization, that the
-roubles are fundamental and that moth
hg can I've done until these conditions
are changed They admit that there
can be no reorganization without an
assessment on the stockholders and that
new money must be raised by receivers
certificates. II the contracts with the
city are to be carried out
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ANY receivers certincatna that may he
issued will be a prior claim against the
assets of the company. Loss and dam
age suit judgments will have to take
their allotted standing with unsecured
creditors OF the company. Next to the
receivers certificates will come some
100000 underlying bonds and then
the s57.735,000 notes, which are secured
by Ions term bonds These questions OF
reorganization will come up at later
date.
The conferences. which preceded thc
receivership. took up the question %
permitting bankruptcy at the moment or
n postponement until July !. in the hope
that higher fares would be granted The
bankers, however threw their influence
on the side of immediate action, evil
dencinS their belief that higher fares
could not be obtained in time to remedy
the companys situation. They did this
by calling the bills payable that were
outstanding to the extent of more thar
81. 900.
The receivership might have been
STAYED off for there was sufficient money
in the company's treasury 10 pay the
100000 note interest. which is due
to-day. but 400 cars at a cost OF more
than 100000 each must be obtained
within a few weeks. II was the judg-
ment OF the bankers that the roads
credit was so poor that the only way
this money could he raised was through
the sale OF receivers certificates. Henc.
the receIvership
The city. owning more than ,wc
thirds OF the property operated by rho
Brooklyn RAPID Transit Company and
having an investment therein OF more
than S120.000,o00. is affected by the
recelvership only by postponement Of
the time when any return can he Sc
cured from this investment. IT will deal
with tho receiver in place Of the Brook
iyn Rapid Transit executives. Only in
case OF lapse or contract. through rat--
ure OF the receiver to carry out it's terms.
viii the city be- able to take over op-
Grafton OF the lines. which are now
leased TO tho New York Municipal Rail
way Corporation and are now operated
oy the New York Consolidated Rail
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LEwEs, Del. Jan. 1.-The three
masted schooner Geneva Kathleen, Nor
folk for Boston. Is stranded on a bar
ten miles south southwest OF Life
Guard Station No 1856. Virginia, &C
cording to a despatch received here to-
day. The vessel is IN no immediate
danger ard the crew is still aboard.
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AZ OFFICERS, Z MEN, ARRIVE.
Transport Moccasin Held Outside
Harbor owing to Explosives.

Harbor owing to Explosives.
Forty-seven officers and seven en-
listed men OF the American forces in
France were landed yesterday at Ho-
token by naval tug that took them
from the transport Moccasin. detained
in Gravesend Bay because she Is laden
with high explosives.
The officers are from the medical chem
ical warfare and ordnance branches OF
the service. and include Major Thomas
Swami and Major Evelyn A. Harrison.
Baltimore: Major F. +. Mcintosh. PENN
sylvania. and Capt NJ. ]. Sheahan, New
Haven.
First Lieut.. C. f. Lehmberg. Missls-
sippi, medical officer who served with
the Second Cavalry, said It was the
only unit that retained its mounts at
the front
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Largest victim OF shoals.


Though scores Of vessels have come
TO grief on Fire Island they have been
mostly wooden schooners and the
Northern Pacific is the largest that was
ever bcached there. Tho British bark
llougomont grounded two miles east or
the island in a fog February 6, 1915.
All of the crew OF twenty-seven were
rescued. but Capt. John Mcdonald re-
fused TO bulge from his ship till she
was relocated Two weeks later she was
pulled off after twothirds of her chalk
cargo was thrown overheard. but be-
fore that Capt Mcdonald had to go
ashore because OF Illness.
In n fog early Vim the morning OF
May s, 1916. tho Atlantic Transport
freighter Philadelphan collided with
the Fire Island Lightship, tearing big
gap In her side below the waterline.
A lifeboat took off the lightship's crew
OF eight, and by shifting the coal the
gap in her side was brought above
the waterline so the ship could be
towed to Staten Island.
In a snowstorm December 13. 1915.
tho schooner Annie Louise went ashore
on the island. but was subsequently
pulled of By a motor boat.
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RAstE, Jan. strikes continue in
upper Silesia, Germany. according 10
reports reaching here. At lcpinc sol
dIcrs fired on crowd and several per
sons were killed or wounded.
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Wilson Not 10 visit Swiss.

BERNE, Doc, 3l.--rhc American Leca.
ton here announced to-day that Pres.-
dent Wilson regrets the pressure OF
numerous other engagements prevents
his visiting Switzerland"
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French Acquisition Designs.

Tho delay in getting down TO actual
deliberations is afording opportunity
for the capitalization OF national aspi-
rations in France and Italy along lines
not strictly in accord with the spirit OF
President Wilson's fourteen points. The
French people are now beginning a def
mite campaign for the acquisition OF the
Saar Valley. rich in coal mines, ad.oln-
ing the Br!ey iron ore fields.
Thus q movement to extend Frances
territorial acquisitions az the expense
OF Germany has been Initiated and has
caught Ike wildhre IN the French popu-
lar imagination. The euggestion that
German soldiers and fortified places
hereafter be barred from the left bank
OF the Rhine also has found instant
favor with the French.
Meanwhile the delay has served 10
cause n cabinet crisis in Italy because
certain Italian statesmen dared to ad-
here 10 principles contained in President
Wilson's peace terms which would have
guaranteed fair play TO the Jugo-SlaVs
in the Dalmat!an coastal areas. Tho
Italian people want their irteres,s IN
the form OF territorial acquisitions
served frat, and the champions Of any
other cause appear 10 be simply showed
under.
An Italian statesman who would fol-
low a course antagonistic to ltalvs ter
rltortal aims simply would be thrown
out Q: power over n!ght 1ust az the
French Premier would be dropped II he
opposed the popular will OF the French
people 20 satisfy Frances aspirations TO
the limit at the expense OF Germany.
Thus Il seems TO be plain fact that
the doctrine OF impartial justice
which President Wilson is preaching
hardly will be strong enough in its effect
on the Entente peoples 10 turn them
from their own national impulses to
get what they can from defeated and
now powerless foe, The Presidents
doctrine may help to curb modify and
harmonizs these nationll aspirations.
but II cannot dominate them. according
10 all evidence now reaching here from
abroad
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astetn so near to the Northern pac,fc
that a line was thrown and made fast.
1t was half tide when the vessel struc :
the first Of seven sand splits that par
,allel Fire Island and have made this
part of tho coast the ce.nrtc"N or maNy
marine hone. Tho wind was Their dri'-
ing out OF the southwest at 30 miles AZ
hour, which Is more than half s lie.
Trhis force and the thrust OF the waves
jagged the transport over bar afte' bar
until it stuck fast about $50 yards from
the point of first grounding. There It
stayed until tho sea lifted Il a little be-
tween 4 and ) o'clock In the afternoon
and urged il 100 yards further. That
was the end OF its bunny journey.
The ship lay broalslie to the beach.
headed west. exactly 800 yards out. The
Coast Guard knew the distance because
that is the length OF the hawser they
pulled back from the ship after line
had been cast aboard from lifeboat
which after many attempts succeeded
In reaching the wreck. The stanchion
of the hawser was anchored in the sGnd
at the waters edge.
There was a perceptihle Jar when the
vessel joted into the first OF the sand
bars Red Cross nurses and officers
went among the men reassuring them
and explaining that the weather was
such and the predictions such that per
sonal danger was not involved Capt.
Connolly sent up signal rockets and also
used the wireless until the answering
calf had been received from the Fort OF
Embarkation, Hoe oxen. the Beoo kiyn
Navy Yard. the S1vN!ll, station and
many ships in tho harbor.
From Oak Island, Fire Island and
Point OF Woods the Coast Guard dashed
along the beach with their boats and
rescuing and signalling apparatus. AT
that time they could just make out the
Northern Pacific through weighty fog.
Their practised eyes told them that the
ship was IN no immediate danger, and
their memory that a clearing northwest
wind blowing of shore and straighten-
ing out the seas kinks, would follow the
sou'wester.
The first ooat they tried TO launch wa s
topped back by the breakers. The waves
at that moment were washing over the
Northern Pacinc's decks and swapping
spray over the tunnels. After several
failures with the lifeboat the rescuers
trottc,. out their mortar and tried 10
shoot line over the transport. The line
usual, fell short. Once 1t fell fairly
over the bow. but snapped instantly.
From the west came dashing the flock
of destroyers. playing horse with the
combers that were shaping the grounded
ship viclously.
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Whole Bulk Seems Visible.

Obviously the Northern Pacific was
In shallow water, for It's whole bulk
seemed visible, not merely its blue.
green and purple cUmoufaSe stripes
that ended at tho normal water line.
Yet one of the light draft destroycrs
nuZzled in SO close that the veterans
on the beach were concerned over its
daring. The destroyers constantly
flashed their reassuring code signals
and :re transport answered them.
In the afternoon the mist was partly
chased away and wig-wagging with
Nags could be carried on from ship to
ship and from ship 10 the coas, guard
siGnaler. who stood on the lookout
peak of tho halfway house which is
the coas; guard station where the patrol
from Fire Island and Point of Woods
meet. For a time II seemed that the
how Of the Northern Pacific would he
forced in shore and the vessels back
would be broken on the sand bar. but
this did not happen. Three anchors
were holding the ship fast astern and
other hooks had fast hold OF the sand
80 port and star board.
About the middle OF the afternoon
arrived Cap'n Charles W. Baker who
has just retired from the Coast Guard
after commanding at the Point of Woods
StAtiou fo- thirty-four years. When
Cap'n Baker. who 10 a prodigy OF coastal
wisdom sized up the situation and set
Ting hack in his souwester announced
thNt the persons aboard the Northern
Pacific were in no danger 20 speak of his
word was accepted as gospel. He and
Capn Chester W. Lippincott, in charge
of the Coast Guards Of the Fourth dis
trict, said II was time to show what a
lifeboat could do.
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\ iarg" relief expedition was made W
ut embarkat.pn headquarters IN Hobo
ken. Its personnel wa9 Cpl Valentine,
tnspector-general; Col. H. : Kcrrlck.
superintendent OF water transportation
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on board looking like tho morning after
/ crowd of an extremely hilarious New
Years party.
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Women Ready to Help.

The Red Cross women OF towns from
Patchogue TO Babylon were ready to
take care OF any number Of men need
ing aid. Mrs. X, G.. Duval, East Islip;
Mrs L. Seton Lindsay. Islip; Mrs. u.
r. Brinckerhoff. Bay Shore and Mrs
A. L. Lynn of the Mayfair War Relief
Committee, New York, had hot drinks,
tobacco and chocolate at the Bay Shore
naval station. Ss-well as automobiles
and volunteered launches. They even
besieged bakeries which had closed for
the holiday and had them baking fresh
loaves.
Last night tho wind was still from the
southwest but had abated from 40
TO less than 20 miles. Tho Northern
Pacific was approaching An even keel
from her decided list OF the afternoon.
Fog continued.
y Coast Guard lifeboa. crew. COM
manded by Capt. Joe futile. who man
aged the successful line throwing
expedition OF the afternoon. was sitting
around a bonfire ready for instant ac-
ton. The naval station was kept open
as an emergency hospital and its search
light was pokiug here and there through
the fog
Coast Guards said that the trans
port struck IN comparatively safe
spot and that IL she had grounded on
other bars not far away she would
speedily have met the same fate as
the Cruiser San Diego. which was sunk
OF Fire Island last summer.
Capt. Tuttie reported that when lie
got his line aboard the Northern Pa
cifc soldiers along the rail gave him
a happy cheer. and SO far as lie could
see everything was serene aboard the
big ship
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- SO they called for ten volunteers and
ten giants manned lifeboat No 81
They drove her through the surf so fast
The ocean was helpless before them, and
for the first time were able to get close
enough to the transport TO throw a
whipline aboard
The crew of the transport paid out q
three inch havser in retprn. and with
the end OF this the lifeboat returned to
the beach. II was upset near the shore
but the men came struggling through
As the hawser was too short for the en-
ployment OF a brooches buoy 1t was
spliced TO another. which was stanch-
toned at the top OF Fire Islands tallest
ridge. 1t took zoo men to hold this
great tugging cable until Il was made
fast. Meanwhile the wigwagger aboard
ship signalled
whats the delay about"
And the Coast Guard signaller re-
piled:
Splicing the hawser. Wait No
danger. Be ready TO set your winch
Presently the screech OF the winch came
across the water and everybody knew
that 1; the worst happened a certain
number Of men could be sent ashore
IN the breeches buoy. With that the
Coast Guard built a great Are on the
beach and rested from its active iabors
They had learned through a megaphone
when lifeboat So went out that all on
the ship was as well as could be ex-
pected.
How about the men aboard? ANY
roube?' the .iceooat captain had bel
lowed. Tho answer came back from the
bridge OF the Northern Pacific:
Everything all right now. Bad night
last night though
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Lieut.. col Pierce Of the Army Medical
Corps Major Remington thirty-nve sur
cons sixty hospital men ana twenty
Red cross nurses They had a great
quantity ~ blankets, food ard medical
supplies. which were transferred at Long
Island city from tho hospital ship Shin
necock TO a special train on his return
last night col Kerrick reported to
Maior-Gen, David G. Shanks, Conman-
dant Of the port OF embarkation:
There appears TO be no cause for
undue alarm over the safety OF the
troops. and theirs Is absolutely no occa-
sion for worry at present on the part or
relatives or friends"
Similar statements were made by Rear
Admiral Usher. commandant of the Third
Naval district, at his office. ESQ Broad
way.
When the relief party reached Bay
Shore II found all the south snore Of
Long Island astir in the same good
cause. From Camp Mills to the Bay
Shore naval station had gone a train OF
motor trucks laden with 5000 blankets
and everything else that might be
needed. But all had pretty well made
up their minds by nightfal that no one
from the Northern Pachc would be
landed on Long Island. The vessel was
resting so firmly and the weather pros
poets were so agreeable that it appeared
feasible as soon as the wind had changed
to take everybody to New York on the
hospital ship Gen. O'Reily, which had
gone TO the scene from Hoboken, or on
tugs in the case of men able TO stand
rougher voyaging.
BY this method duplicate handling Of
the sick and wounded, dangerous and
distressing. could be avoided. 1t was
said officially in Hoboken last night that
all those aboard the transport would be
brought to the port OF New York.
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Country Is DisorRantIcd.

AS far as was able TO ascertain car
rama and the group OF patriots around
him staked their hopes on German VIC
tory and now that Germany has hcen
defeated they do not know which way to
turn. refer principally TO conditions
in Yucatan and on the Gulf Coast. The
representatives OF the present Govern
ment appear 20 have some mad or the
subject OF graft. Nothing is too small
and nothing too big for them TO appro-
pirate.
The entire country Is disorganized--
business. Government and all. Robbery
and blackmail are rampant. Poverty IL
general. Thousands upon thousands OF
men are without work and have been
forced by hunger TO turn thieves.
Virtually al, the Mexican business
men who were in position to do so
have closed down their properties rather
than submit to the system Of hiackmsil
to which they have been subjected by
Carranza officials number of the for
eign interests have persisted in keeping
their properties going despite the grave
dangers and forceful eAtortions OF war;
Gus sorts
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GRAFT MAD MEXICO
ON VERGE OF CHAOS
Carranza Crew, Disappointed
by Germany, Make "Clean-
up" Says Millward.
Special Despdtch 10 THr suN.

WAsHINGroS. Jan. 1.--Russell Has
tiugs Millward. the explorer. returned
to-day from Mexico with a sensational
story concerning conditions south OF the
Rio Grande. Mr.. Millward holds the
worlds record for distance travelled on
foot--2o,278 miles-and has been deco
rated by various American and European
scientific societies. 1t was Mr.. Millward
who contested Col Roosevelt's claim to
have discovered the Rio Canuman -
the River of Doubt
In the opinion OF the explorer the
Mexican situation has now reached a
point where nothing short of the most
drastic treatment can prevent CHAOS
"ln all my travels" Mr.. Miltward
said 81 have never before seen such con
ditions as exist in Mexico to-day. l was
positively shocked when saw the true
state of affairs.