if?"v THC WEATHER FORECAST.

1rto-asj- j. nd continued cold;tm. strong wcsreny winus.d weather, malt and marine reports will be

found on page 1J.

VOL. LXXXII. NO. 107. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1G, 1914. CopurioM, 19H, by the Hun I'rintinil and I'ubHahlntf Association. PRICE TWO CENTS.

16 OUT OF 17

SUBMARINES

CANNOT DIVE

Cimiinnmlcr St iilinr Criti-

cises Navy Authoritiesfor Xck'cl.

BOX CAK rSKI) HKRH

IX 1,1 HI OF TKXDKK

" t(c IS. Criticism o,' therifsenl administration of t Navy

for It" neglect of the Ailimtlcvoiced llfurc fiesun ii ii llotllla was

Itoai.- Committee on Naval Affairs y

b its eonmMiidor. Yates Stirling, .lr.( iiun.iin1ci' Stirling further Infomed

tl, committee that It n not until afterlb- - HXploim of II" German submarinesIn 'if X'Ttli Sea tn.it ho Navy Dop.ir-m.- it

this tyi' of vessel with any

dtZitr ' fi-- i ioii'Iic"1". The witness lesti-rir- .l

ii ii Hi' Inpnttm-n- w; apparentlyInirf !loil in tlic Milimaillie, but doubtedits rifo. tivem-s- and that aooiirulngly thetno llolilas. one stationed in the Atlantic

nJ thn other in th.i Paclho. wore nog-- r

ted anil pornntli'd to rim down Intll.Mcn-- v

C.iii itatulei Stirling already I In tnobut gi.o es of Secretary Daniels anil sonmof 'ms aili's i of a caustic ri'port

tig made to the Department In

lat telatlve to the state of the.Mil t flotilla. Tin- - commander's testl-tn.i- v

iiefme the committee y Is likelyin intensify the hostile feeling againsthim in thcDcp.iiimi.iit

Drifts to rnlpitj .

! i .mi unler Stilling was Called neioreth' oinmittoe primarily to testify

the .enndllinii of the Atlantic tlo-til- l,

1'ionipted by nieiubois of the com-

mitter, hi- discussed naval strategy, naveMs opinion as to the Ideal types of battle-hi- r

and submarines, discussed theof hostile fotce landing on

American shores and commented on mill-tu- v

topics Benerally.The wlt'iess cpresel ilouht tint the

tij Ities of America would be cxioseil totli- - dancer of bombardment In th eventef war A lot of thitiss would have torii'peti first, he said, before such cities asA.I-- York would be exposed to such dan-ti- "

In the llr.it place, .iccoidltiK to Com-mind-

Stlillnc, an enemy that eoutein-Mite-

tnlilnc any of the tarse cities orMnh.irdllii; them would tlrsl tlnd it necessny to sweep the Am lean licet fiom the

,1Tile foe would not be llkelv to attackDri-- .i lu the ill st instance The

' itecy of the situation would Impel itt io I rid a mobile army at a ion-- -

oenl bise, hut the l.inillliK of such afu ce would depend upon the annihilationm the fleet. Of course, the witness sjdtt.ie Ibi t intcht he swept fiom the sens,ti lie did not resaril this as inob.ihle,

dlsciissinx tiiw subm.inii" -- i l u. t i i

' Mlantb-- Commander St rlhn; testl-- (., it only one of the sevi ntcen xe-'- -

.is able to ill'o. All the others atelr a t.ite of disrepair i:.t'i"r tnelr bat-t- f

- ire out of order ftom use, or theye iii'tlclunt In 6thrr rtsjiccts The wit-- r

1 did not say so directly before theiiam't'.e but it l known that IIIn ir ti th- - Di.utinetit he placed theimp "if 'I'lty for the of the llotllluon tl. WasMlncton authmltles.

llo Car for TimiiIim."We s'iiu'.mI from a lack of tenders,"

sa tie wi'ms". "So much so, that forthe a tir.irmei In New York harbor we)i . had to us,, ,t Ikj. car In lieu of a' ' We suiTered from lack of

In men. and we suffered becauset o'lt t 'up r s, r Ice we had was tintlit I'lit'h .applied w lib tieoess.ivbs. Nowt .0 tin war has waki'ii.d the t

t- a snj,. 0f in,, iniportauc of the sub-- J

we are Kettlni; evervthms weio - f

Tik iic up the seventeen Milwiailmn 'nth' A' aiiti- - tlotdla C'nnm.nder Stlrllm;iid Hi. i' of the four boats of type K inNi V nk harbor tiro had failed to comeui t th r eiiiitraet stipulations. Theco1 "a. 'tor .ire now making tbe necessaryei.nig. The live in the Canal Zone nrIi ir eiietg, noy, hut have an old training'hij. for a tender. Ioiir are at Norfolkb..ig ourhauk-- I'our others are gen-- "

iinritis.iinaizlng hl testimony relative to

' il"-- . l.i. the witness said that elevenn sh.iu'd In put in sh,iie for active

" ! 'en dis and then tiny would lietil . i ttii utit ' and do some go.,d work.T i s. e,,n:d tint be put In readinessIn 1'iotit ,i ive(k. The witness left theA, t iiiiiii'ssion that In case of doubleth i n.is not a submarine that would doiii ig better than mediocre work.

The Piieltle Defence,T 'Hiit!.in a to the preparcdm' " P uiiie coast for war was hioiig.it

VI1 Representative Stephenson.s ' at on the Paenie side would

' i l lis th. re wrhout reckoning withr ' 'ii sal. I. "unless It could blockJ

'I'l'iiir.i Canal. If the canal could

' ri 'ii. i , we could protect the Pacific" is' Tli. nations on the Pacific are

- n military power than the nationsf ' a A: antic side.""i the Pacific unpiotectrd?"

f''-- - M . Stephenson.vrlionuli apparently unprotected,

tb -e f'.rts at San Diego, San 1'inn-""- II'ngft Sound," said toe wit--

eneini would waul to takoth fnrt- - nnle-.- s to use the harbors, and

niHig aioiitid through the canal' "i' '." i with our land loroes would

n i.c t h. s,. lorts aga.ii."' ' : n i M lleiislev of Missoutl, a

v v ' r. brought Hie ills- -I. to siilmiarlt i s

snail siibni.iilne a greaterlb .ill i pensle di e.ldlloughtT'

1' ed I

I ,1 (illlcer answeitd In the

a die tt evir been sunk hya ii' " asked Itepresvntatlve Hob.

th" t I'pl.v. "It Is the theorypi do cannot sink a dread.

I' is never lieeoi e oiilroveiiedlli.tls.i biltlcshlp Aiiilaelouii"ii w.ev l in'.iy iv. been

'i in' winch has about twle'e.i.iw i nf a tin pi'do."

lei Si ii bug eiilisiautlnled news-- 1

li el only one submarine ini - Hi in in .siiImih rgi'd In

In ld at Norfolk In No-- j

i t ii opinion that 'he'

ii. mi. ii nc coiixti'tichoii wa." larger, t iimngi'i II

ol'iiiniii Ilial I Ii" sin lib st'I ' I he millet' .Mill tons

iv haii' lo light i

'ii-- .- he s. i ill ' W'e''I, I '., l.l.e M ee;

'I ii 1' " lllle Ollh S'll ills th v would n it

a on ohi lit I'tiyr

Rich Ex-News- ies toSel Papers Again

Fifty of Detroit's Wealthy Men

Will Heenll hist forCharity's Sake.

Detroit. Des?. 1... "Newsies" of Detroitnot the poorly clad little chaps who

sell papers on the streets hut the pros-perous business men who were "newsies"yenr ago will sell papers for charitynext Monday to aid the "Goodfellows"

It whs .lames .1. Brady, United StatesCollector of Internal Itevenue, a

If not quite one In faet, whoconceived the Idea. Mule Jlminle Itradyused to sell papers lit Fort mill III law oldstreets where now stands the Majesticllultellug. Standing there Mr.Ilraily held in his hand the newspaperwith a cartoon shoulnit n "Ooodfellon"walking down the street with the ghost ofhis former self, a little newsboy, walkingby his side) as his Inspiration.

That hits me," he said, nud at oncehe Issued a call to nil the Detroit men ofwealth mul position who once .old paperson the Uriels of Detlult to throw asidetheir years, their bulness worries andtheir dignity nnd sell papers.

I'ourteen of them have already re-

sponded, and .Mr, Itrady expressed hisopinion that half a hundred will againwear the newsboys' badge. Monday Is toho "old time new-boy- s' day." lletweenII A, At. and 1 :;I0 I'. Al. staid businessmen, many of sreat wealth, will sell news-papers to the I'hatltably inclined.

Among those who applied for baileesy were David A. Blown, head of the

People's Ice Company ; Dr. W. Ii. Johnson,Dr A. II Johnson. .1. C. Wels of the

Giiliii'-l- l ltros.'s music houe, Samuel litis-sel- l,

post olllce olllclal , .1. Han IngUin.

KAISER'S CONDITION SERIOUS,

('run ii I'rltici Will lleninln In Me-

rlin fur Present, f.cnrtii llenrs,Sprrttl '.tMe ir!xifeA to Tnr. Sis.

Paris, Doc. 15. A telegram fromOcnevn to the 7Vmp sa.s a despatchfrom llcrlln contlrnis the report that theKaiser's condition is quite serious.

The Crown Prince will remain in Mer-

lin for the present.

Favors Religionin Public Schools

)( .j,.v Invites IMsllOl) II H Ve.S" '

to einl l i'iars to H

Chiltlren.

MORE TROOPS

AND ARTILLERY

SENT TO NACO

Dt'inaiul

Mexicans

are now at Naco thirteen troops of cavalryand three butteries of field artillery.

Two hundred and fifty citizens. 'with- - It l. understood that It Is the hops ofout rctfurd to lellclous en ed, wire hosts jthe Administration that the assemhllnc oflat nlcht to the ItlKht Ilev Patrick J. Ihese forces at Naco will convince ".

Auvlliaiv Itlshop of New Yotk, loivna and Hill that the I nlted Statesin a dim er at tlie W.ildorf-Astor- means biislne-- s and result In either a

Dr. John II. Kinle. State Coinmls- - cofsatlon of their operations, which havesloner of made a notable caused so min caMi.iltles In the Arizona

after ,he t n or else e.,ue them to withdraw toaddress In which, praislm:distance from the t nlted MatesMlshop for his btiMdness and Koodnes-- .

i i i... i. ..i ,i . .l. border.Ilf .1 IIIH'Ltlll. nv ll.,., ltll,- - ,.l,,.t , nrnof him The tlrst was the assistance oftheir guest in promoting a title Ameri-ca! system of education In which everycnild shall receive a knowledge of trueAmerican Ideals.

Tlivs steond was for aid from theIllslv In bringing about a terminationof tile sisular dispute- oer educationalmatters and the third was a nquest thattlic Hlsiiop siiouni ins mars nuothe public schools to Impirt to childrenof the Itoman Catholic r.ilth instiui tl .nIr, the lelU'on of their fathers" Dr.I'lr.Iey ilecl.ued that lie believed inreligious as well as material education.

.luilge Julius J. M'lXer of the t'nitedStates I'oiirt and Itabln Joseph Silvermanwen among the (,t ier speakers.

COURT RULES ON FOX TROT. AGE.

Is I It. siijs .Indue In ('use otDnui'lnw II iinlntnil.

The age limit for "fox trotting" wasthe Issue for discussion yesterday In thoCourt of Special Sessions, Jamaica, whenGeorge Koch of Seventieth street. Hun-

ter's. Point, was arraigned on the com-plaint of his wife. Mis. Koch accuse!her husband of neglect, saying he tookall his money on piyday and spent it ondancing. Koch said he was 3!i yeaisold.

"You ate too old foi dancing," saidJustice ricmlng. "You ought to give Itni."

"I don't agree to that," said Chief.liistlio Itussi'll, "If he feels like dancing,why shouldn't he? Dlder men than hedance."

"I don't think any mm over .1." shoulddance'," s.lol Justice Moss, "espoclallvthese new dances, nomine nodded his '

assent. Sentence CIU SIISIt.,,.ln,l .1,1.1

Koch was painted in the custody of a'

piohatlon olllier.

FINED FOR NOISY AUTO MOTOR.

IliinUer Solid It Wns I'olel noilWouldn't Start Without n Itnel.e-t- .

William C. I,aneley, 32, a banker of nr,llroadway, who lives in liast Willlston,1,. I., was convicted of dlsoiilcrly conductand lined Jin by MuglMi.'ite Appletoii yes.terday In tho Yorkvllh' police court.

Patrolman George Alooie testuied thathe was summoned to II West Cifty-llft- h

street, an apartment house, by a telephonemessage' to the Hast I'lfty III st stiei't e'

station on Thuisday moinlng about:30 and found In front of the' building

a I'Vench automobile with ltn engine nic- -I,,,. iinrl emltllllir exnlosions like .e I'.mlil

hi rectlon. O.'i'lllillllts nf Hi..apartment house vveio loaning from theirwindows shouting at Air. l.anglcy

Half a dozen tenants testlllcd that thenoiso was Inces-a- for at least half anhour

.Mr. l.anglcy and William II. Sella r. alawyer who was with him on the ni--

In riucstlon, listllled tliat the engine hi'. I

cnmi' cold and I cfusiel to run easily whenstai ted, .

The line of D was paid under pin.lest.

-

CYRUS III. IN OVERALLS.

Voonu Mi'Coriiilel. Slnrts l.cnriiluu'the' llili v osier llnsliii'ss,

i 'i ii vi, 1. Dec IT, Cyius Mi Cornm k j

Id has iloiined oveialls to learn the hir-e-.- ir

machinery business from Hpgioionl up.

lie- las stnileil in al the .MadisonIn. en. h of the company

I lllilTM s HOI, III ll.Ti;si i.i Vi'intli' i'ium 'Iii' It II. .ill pointssmith ll ",i I'liunr ,'lauiMitl Bi net- .trfr.

Wilson to Knforcc

That Quit Fir-in-r

Into l S.

IMiicatlcm.'

VILL1STAS AGltEK TO

WITHDKAW. IS KKFOKT

Wasimniiton, Opc. 1... Another stpwhich may lead to decisive action forthe protection of the people of Nncofrom .Mexican bullets was taken y

with orders for thn despatch of threeregiments of Infantry nnd throe morebatteries of artillery to the scene ofdllllciilty.

This notion was decided upon nt iCabinet tneetlnc nnd orders were issuednt the War Department this afternoonfor the CNeciitlon of the details. Tlnjtroops will move toward Naco as soon a.itransportation can be arrancod. Tlictroops nro beliiK sent nt the request ofr.en. Hllss. who 'is In olmnje of theAmerican forces nt Naco. No Instruc-tions have as yet been sent to (Jen.llliss, but he has been told to awaitorders! from Washington.

The followiiiK statement was madeby Secretary Garrison In nnnounciruthis action;

In view of conditions on the bor-

der, as he sees them. Gen. llllss hasrequested that additional infantryand artillery be sent him. In com-pliance with this request the

troops lire belnu despatchedto and placed under his command.These rcenfotvetnents are bene re-

quested and . rnt as a measure ofprecaution.

The troops to be sent are threeroRlmcntf of Infantry from Galvestonor Tonus City and one battery of4.7 Btins and two Kitterles of 4.7howitzers from Tort Sill. Oklahoma.

(iro. I)nls In (imrin'.The o; panlz.itlons desisnatid are the

Klevcnth. IIIBhteenth and Twenty-secon- d

reKluients of Infantrj at Texas City, to hocommanded by HrlR.-Ge- It. I Davis,and Itatterles A, II and C ot the I

I'c1d Artillery nt I'ort still. All theforce "will carry ten days s'Jpplles and

,the Infantry I .iiii'H,r "i'i .,,,. t.fcless than four machine cutis each.

These additions to the I'niti d Statesforces at Naco will make the total mini-ibe- r

of soldiers there about 4.nno. There

. , , ',1 nt iti i rtneasuteh have never yet succeeded incotiMin ing the Mevlcans that the CnltedStates means anything and olllclals hereare pessimistic about any amelioration oftile Naco situation resulting until actualforce hae bt en employed to dear awaythe comb. it.Hits responsible for the kill-ing and wounding of persons In Naco

That the Administration Is now resolvedto MU.n f(,rci, lf casualties on(ie American sldu continue seems certain,Wlien the artillery was sent to Naco tendays, ago it was understood that the planu.iw tliat If the diplomatic measures failedthe guns would he used to throw shellsover the town of Naco, Sonora. into theAlaytorena cam

Plllll to Ue.lsl tllick.The addition of Infantrv and ma.ii.i.e

guns to the forces is taken to mean thatthis plan does not Include all that Is nowcontemplated; that Gen. Itli-- i, has lu nv.ndnot only driving Alaytorena away fromNaco, but a defence against a possibleInfantry attack from Naco u.lf. This, Itis thought, may be due to the fact thatCarranza has Informed the Cnlted Statesthat he would regard any llrlng across theborder as an unfriendly act. It ,s as.sunied that he has so Informed Gen. Hillat Naco and instructed him to act ac-

cordingly If the Cnlted States fotoes takeanv drastic action

It is now generally coneeiled that thediplomatic adjustment of the situation at-

tempted by the State Department :s bar-ren of lesnlts Sl days ago Gen. Gu-tierrez ordered Ma) loiena eithei to controlhis Hie or suspend operatlopn at N.i 'n. hatMnytoieh.i His done untiling tow ml obey-In- g

these orders, accoiding lo advicesfrom Naco.

Gep Can aura has ordeied Gen Hill, toPievent anv bullets lio.n Ills guns inningon American soli, at the same time stat- -

ing, however, that it was tin- - fault m theAnierliMlin thetnelvcs if they had been

.injilteil, that Alaytoiena was whollyfor the tiring ains--s the bordet

.i..l II, ,i li.. ee, iiil,l ,.i..i,.,l it us nil einfti, iidlv,nt should the' Cnlted Stales tit.' .i.ni'fcthe line' lu return. It Is known that Ataytn-reu- a

received his orders' eeveral days ago,but they have hiought no change' In the"disposition of the troops tinibr his e'oni-i-

mil nor a i of Hung.

MA YTORKXA GIVES IN.

tiiri'i'i lei Willed row I l'01lIS I'riiniI lie llorder, It Is Mild,

Kt, Paso, D i'. la Gov. Alayto.eua,tho Villa romni.inder who Is attackingNaco, Souoi'a, has agreed to stop light-

ing and move his lumps from the bonier,according to a report circulated here lo.night. Ills troops, howevvj, have not yetbe-o- withdrawn.

Gen Villa, following a brief May Inleft thoie this morning for thn

soiiln, according to nil vices received luJunto.! It had been reported thaiVilli was coming to .liiare. Activitieseif the ( 'iii'i .ui7.,i oops east and nearTorieou an' said to have lesullcil lu hishiitiie-i- l ii'turn south,

Villa and his secretary, Gen l!enavhle,h"ld a conl'ei-- ' ucee at Chihuahua with Gen,A vllit. Gov ei nor of the- Slate, Avila wasadvised III. u Villa was willing to go tiany leng'h lo prevent the e 'ntlnueil filing

lacioss the line at Naco, A V'M I, It Is said,was orderiil to s. nd a fmco against May-it.icl-

II the . lit' persisted 111 his atll-- 1

tilde of elcll.inco. li Is reported that iilelegal urn fiom Sonoia Is lo be setu to

Itleat with .Maytoiena.Although ll Is staled tliat tho pilnelpal

teason for tin noi t lilp of Villi wasto attempt to se'ittc tho N'.iio ill ti.i tie in, itis liiiiei.il that an active catuiiaUlllunliist Gen S. ill. il was also discussedIt H also I'opoitcd that tho Ibiieras haveagain heconir in live and that Villa wish si,. i.,.,,. ik,,,, ui',1. .... i ..r, ,.ti ,... ...a,l,. ,t,,l: 11,1,1,11 W (,, 1111,111111'

ill, Iminls,

PAISH CREDIT

PROPOSALS TO

BRITAIN OFF

Swiii",1 of Trade. Ualanec. toV. S. 3lak's ConfcnMU'd.s

Uniu-'cessan-'.

lUXKEIiS TO SETTlilO

ALL IMtOHLKMS NOW

Washimiton, Dec. 15. Ktirlherevidences that tho financial

skies are clearing Is found In tho factthat Groat Britain and tho CnltedStates liivo, by mutual consent, calledoff the tlmiticl.il conferences which wereInitiated In October with the. arrival ofSir George I'aish anil Ilasll It. ItlackcttIn Washington. The conference's) re-

sulted In the Cnltiel Stales Treasuryolllclals suggesting certain aftltlii.tlmeans of meeting and safeguarding the1

lln.'incl.il situation between the twocountries.

The representatives of both Govern-

ments have, now reached the conclusionthat such measures tiro unnecessaryand that It will bo best to leave; thesettlement of tho I'nlteel Stalevs in- -

dehtcdncss to Great Itrltaiti to theparties directly concerni'd and to theoperation of natural agencies.

I u other words, the bankers and olll-

clals of tho two countries ate satis-

fied now that the international llnanelalsituation can be trusted to adjust Itself.The trade balance has been swingingsteadily In the direct Inn of the UnitedStates since a few weeks after theoutbreak of the European war, and al-

ready there has been a very consider-able decrease In the indebtedness of theCnlted States to Gnat Itrltain, whichlast September was I'slltr.atcd at

or IiUU,Oi)ii,000.

I'nlsb Not to lletiirn,Tne irsult of these decisions w.'.I be

that Sir George I'al-- a will r.ot lx- (.cutback to the Cnlted Stat' s by lilt Govern-ment for further diMtission of the plaafoi initiated In for I'stahllsli-In- g

a 'tidit of 1110,0110.0011 in Londonwhich lould be ueel in meeting Atueiu inobligations. This plaa was formulated by

conferences nf th,' lint sh reprme ntativcswith committees eef the l'Vderal IteservcHoard ,uid New York hankers held here lie

October and Nov. mberTho prosi,al was tirst submitted to the

llrltlsh y oy cahb', but later SirGeorge w.m summoned to Iotiiloti person-ill- y

to give further d. tallK He toldnewspaper men on his arrival at Liverpoolthat he imsslbly would return tu theCnlted State's In a short time

Soon after Sir Cow's elepartute hewas followed to London by representativesof New York bankets to eonti'iue the con-

ferences In London. It had been elecideelat that stage tflat the purpose of theconference eould be' best attained throughpersonal Intiichanges of opinion betweenthe bankers of the two countries to

the olllclal meetings which hadoccurred at Washington. Such s.

It is understood, have been goingon for the last two weeks.

Sir George was sent to the CnltedStates at the .nv Station of Secretary ofthe Treasury AlcAiioo, extended thloughthe State Department. This invita-tion was lAtetided nt a time when thellnnnii.il situation between the two rutin'tiles was much less , tear than now, whencnmmefi'r between the two count! Ier, wasmore uncertain and Its probable volumeof the succi oiling months more elilllcultto estimate. It was thought then thatGreat lliltalii might demand tie- - paymentor the larger part of the maturing obliga-tions In gold.

Legislation Only Cloud.There seems to be only nun possible

cloud now over the tlnnnelal situationU'tween the Cnlted States and Ilngland,It was not realized here until y howseriously th" legislation as Is now pro-poe- d

against the exportation of contra-band to the belllgeiiiits would affect th"llnanelal relations Istween the CnltedStates and Gri'.it llrltaln,

The enactment of stKh legislation wouldresult In halting the etuoutaitliig progressnow being made In wiping out the IndoleI'dness of tip- - Cnlted State to Kuglandthiough shipments of ini'nhandlse andproduce.

Public opinion In Kngland nlready hasglve'ti ev lelence of resentment over thisproposed legislation and It was le'.irnedh.'ie y that lf any sue h bills shouldgo through Congress It might become nec-essary for Sir George P.lNli or nth. Hrlt-s- h

icpresi'ntathes to return to the CnltedStates and take up again the question ofthe settleinent of the Ameroan obliga-tions.

RENAUD WINS PROMOTION.

.Voted llarjlone, ovx- - .Ml, lo lleoomrn

iprciol tolilf lonlcA to Tun SisP.vr.is, Deo, IS, Maurice Iteti.iud, the

noted barytone, who enllstiNl. iiltliough hois ?3 years of age, s about to be promotedlo tho rani; of int lor braveryunder lite.

Itonaud recently took part In an Impro-vised concert ill a church In n Lorrainetown which had Just been evacuated hythe Geimans. Although the roof hue! beenalmost elenioyfd by shell lire the organremained x soldier pi lost olliclatrd andllousiiucl. a well known writer of revues,played the organ Itennud sang the "live-ning Slur" song fiom "Taniiliaousi-r- " withtho Clench words substituted for those- ofWagner,

Iten iuil, piohably the most popular ofall barytones who have appealed hens ingrand opeia, was In France when tho warbroke out. Ho had escaped military ser-vice at the ago of "I nil account of de-

fective eyesight, lint lost no time In enlist-ing when hostilities began. Accepted asa ptivate lie was made a lorpoial shortlyafter.

ARTHUR BRISBANE IMPROVES.

Opcrntion for X iipendlellls M .NotHo N ooossiiry,

Ati.vntv, Ga , Dec in. Ibis-hu-

slum ril so much improv eninnlilial the doctors dei'ldi'd to postpone anoperation foi appendicitis. If the Im-

provement ke eps up an operation inav notho necessary

Try a cup nf hot K(Ts ll.vtl st Hiker itllestmn'i loo llroidw-)-- . Adv.

ANOTHER MACCRACKEN TOBE A COLLEGE PRESIDENT

Henry M.. Son of Chaneelloi-Emeritu- s

of X. V. ElectedHeml of Viissnr.

Another AlarCrncleen has Joined theranks of college presidents. Prof, HenryNohle AlacCracken was elected presidentof Vassar by thn board of trustees ofthat Institution yesterday, lie succeedsto tho olllce made vacant last I'ebru tryby the resignation of Dr. James AI. Taylor.He will begin his work next February.

t'rof. AlacCracken Is n son of Dr. Henry.Mitchell AlacCrarken. ehanrollor emeritusof New York Cniversity, nnd a brother nfDr. John Henry .Mai'Crncken, who onMonday was selected president of La-

fayette College at Kaston. Pa. Theof tho two brothers as heads of

famous Itistlutlntis of learning on succes-sive elnys, combined with the positionalready hold by the father, suggests thethought that the AlaiCracken family Iscontemplating a monopoly of college presl-dituie- s.

Proud as I iuiticellor .MacCrai kon undoubtedly feels of his sonseiini'i lo.siiiuiions oi win not no

ahle to foster the monopoly, as Lafayetteand Vass.ir have exhausted the supplyof MacCracken son. It Is doubtful If

another family possees an educationalhalo equal to that of the .Mai'Crackens.

Tho now pt'e'sideiit nf Vnssar wagr.ulil.iti'd from Now Vork Cniversity inI 'bid. and for three years was Instructorin Hngllsh lu the Protestant College In

liclrut. Syria. He- - the degree ofAI. A. nt New York Cniversity In 1904anil at Harvanl In lOO.Y Harvard con-

ferred upon hint the degree of Ph. D, In190" and he was John Harvard Fellow1907-O-

Feir live ye.it" he was eounrs'ti'd withthe Knglisli department at Yale', anil Is'now in his year as professor ofnnglish at Smith.

I'rof. AlaiCra'kf ti is an active'scholar having published John Lydgatcsl

HEIRS' INCOME TAX

CAN GO UP, NOT DOWN

.Must Not Deduct a nf Value

of Securities 1'iiy if ThereIs mi lncreii.se.

INT IIKVENTK lM'LEjSAV T1IEV MADE .100,000

' ou, a a henelclury of an estat ,

sell socnr'tles i a lower price than theywere appraired as a prt or the estateyou cannot deduct th loss from yourIncome for the year lu estimating your

income tax : but If you sell the stocks ata greater price than the appraised value,why. of course, you must add the gam to

your Income in estimating tho amount nfmust Cnclo Sam. V. H.tax you p iy

iisbotn. Commlssloni" of Internal Revenue,says so. Inquirers wrote to him as foi-lo-

.

"Will you be good enough to favor us

with your ruling upon the following:"1. A beneficiary under a will receives

certain Feeurnlcs which .. o appralseel tiof date of decedent's death at. let us say,

Jt"0 a share hn sellsMust liethem a:, sav. MI."' a shaie.

the Inci eiiient of value tn his returnof taxable income'.'

"2 Suppose he sell" th'- securities at$Sn a share. Is ho entitled to deduct tho

appal rut loss'.'"3. If the appraised vnlue of the securi-

ties at decedent's death shows that they

arc worth more than he paid for themmust the increment of value be Included In

n return of the estate?"1 If on the other hand, the seeurttleje

show a loss at tho date of decedent's deatham the loss bo deducted from tho Income!

of the estate foi the year In which thedeath occurre'd"

"We presume that the general questionundei lying the foregoing il..Uires s

whether the transfet of propertv by vvi'l

constitutes, for the puipose of reckoningpast income or loss) of the decedent

.. the bene-nclar-(or loss)and filtuto incomea sale nt the appraised value of

"decedent's estate-The following reply was sent to Col.

Charles W Anderson, Collector of Inter-

nal Iteveiiuc. for his own Infoimitlon andfor the enlightenment of the uuostloiims

Mini letter received by thisolllce submitting ' vetal questions as totin value', foi income tax purposes, orstocks and other s.curltles at the tune of

their tecelpt from an estate by the bene-lleinrl-

and their sale at some subsequentdate at a greater or less value than theappraised value placed upon them In the

h ttlonient nf the estate"Vou are advised that If such securities

nro sold bv the benetlelary at a pi Ice

greater than tho value placedupon Ibetn 111 the settlement or the estate',the gain In value Is held to be Income tohim and subject to tax under the pro-

visions of the Coder ll Income lit law"If Mich securities were sold by the

lKinetlcl.il v at a price' less III amount thansuch appraised value, tho loss may not heclaimed as an allowable deduction, as It

would not be one Incurred in tiadi-- '

"However, If securities belonging to anestate ale sold pilnr to the settlement ofthe estate by the ailtnlnlstratnrs or trus.tees nt a price giealer than their costprice to the estate, the amount of gaindeilvod from the transaction Is consldeiedIncome accruing to the estate and subjectto Income tax If loss icslts from sucha sale, deduct1, on thcrofoie cannot ho

claimed In computing net Income subjectto tax, as such a loss would not l oneIncut ted ill trade,' utilesi the deceasedhad follow ed the business of a stocklooker and Mich business was being

by the administrators or trusteesof his estate nl the time the scout 1th s

troin the sale of which the loss lesultedwele sold "

I'rusl roliipiinles Told They MusiI'hj Mieolnl in.

The collector of internal revenue hasnotified the trust cniiipiinli'H lh.lt theymust pay the spec al lax on capital. Thoirusi i oini'iiineri iioi'iio in me pay-ment, or make it under protest, llllng suitlimnedlalf Iv lo have the money returned

No hnllilnv meal enmnlsts without a bottlof AMIOsTl It.x lUTTKKH, pl.ndld tout.

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ICIi'.VAI.

Henry Noble MacCracken.

"Serpent of Div, on," "The AI noi Poem"of John l.ydg'te T.ie I'o . go Chaucer,"sevoial text luniks i l.'tigi sp a'.d, lu

"An Intt odu.t ion toHe ll.le maete' COtltti-butio-

to educational publications.He Is a in. mber of the .Mode, n Lan-

guage Assoe i.itioti. the Ami rn an DialectSocietv, Ph lleta Kipp.i. the' Ll zahcthanClub and the I'm Cpsilnn hi .iter" tv I luwas uiarne'd m N.-- Y"tl. i'i June. t9U7,t.' Miss AlatJ'"-!.- ' D "Id. ,i id t ' have twocheleli en.

INDICT NEW YORKERS

FOR FAKE INSURANCE

It. It. Kenne. Fa-- I. S. Senntor,Also Chnnrcd Willi roriuiiiir

Tour Duiiiiny Coiiiiniiies-- .

Wtt.vti viitov. Del, Pec. 1", Indict-ment" clnrglng conspiracy to defraud byme- r,r the m ills by th.. sale of tire

in fake companies, chartered InDelaware, were foipel io-d- v by th"Cnlted States Grand Jury hero against

States S.-- ator lilchaid It.Kerney and Senator Daniel Al.Itielgeiey, both of Dover. Del.; Frank W.Anthony, Dorchester toad, Urooklyn ; hisson. (Hiiro Webster Anthony. 3:'n l'.ro.idway. .Now Vork: llarrv A. Woodcock. '.'William stro ,.w Vork: It, Fiedorteltrernen of I'.iookly : and llenjainm D.Jacobs, alias Uerka Dontn 11 Jacobs, 1?.'.West ininh stre-s't- . New York.

The last uatiieel Is said to be hiding InCanada. The names of Charles S At-k- i?

son, 1 Liberty stro, t, New Vork.liiaile-- ll liiadwick, Seiond N ith'tialHank Hullding. Cu cmnatl, and Mrs.Ireie Cosset, L.i Saile stt co', Chicago,were also piesetited t" the Grand Jury,but ttun bills were not found againstthem,

"The two Anthonys and Woodcock,through Kenney, thei- - u'tor-no-

formed these take companies: HomeFire Insurance Company, American FireI'lsur.iniv Company, .Mercantile Flro and.Marino Insurance Company and dilu-table Fire Insurance I'nmpuhy, The lat-ter had Its olllce here; the three othershad headiiuai'teis at Dover. Dummyolllcers and dliectors wete eleoteil," .lysthe llldlcttlli'llt. J

i'be c.isiN will bo ailed m January.Iliennen and Frank W. Anthony ate nowunder bill e. nit in New York oilthis eh.irge. The others have not beenappt.'hi tided. The pionioteis, U s slid,teall.i'd over $100,imn by their opera-tion"

.1 L. Wood, chief of the complaintbut can of th,. .Vow Vork State liisuraneoDepai ttni.nt . Deputy ltiunince Comims-slone- r

Thomas 11. Dou.ildso'i of Phila-delphia and Post (ittice Inspector Plum,tin-i- of this c.tv and Distilct AttorneyNbiiD ol Delaware worked up the cases.

Itrcniieti and thn two Anthony h, Itsaid, have served terms at Sing Singand elscwheio lor Instir.ino nml otherfraud' Ket ney was triedtwice in the IVdcral eourt here in x:7for alleged orimpllolty with William N.Hoggs, paving ot the First Nation uHank. Dovei, Dd , in the embe.h incutof sii7,naa of the bulk's funds Tinswas when Kinney was Scnat, h. ThoJury ilis.igiioil both I'tnes Wbeii thecase was called the llilnl time It wasnolle piossi-d-

It was Just two years ag.v Aloinlav n'.gluthat Fr ink W Anthonv iuh ai rested athis homo In lliooklyn after Ins Indict-ment lu Philadelphia on a charge of grandlarceny. 'Pals bull tuient set lorth thathe had ills ippeated with ?!'.'. nun eifpieinliinis as an mgaii'er and olhiei ofthe .Metropolitan File insut-.tt-.-- CnniMiiy I

of that nt The eompaiiy had gone Intothe h.inds of a receiver in t lie. precedingI til x. and Anthony and two other nllliershad been luuitlvcu from Justhe Thefrauds of the companv worn said lo aggie,gate peal Iv J:, nun, nun Anthony was ex-

tradited to PciinsylvaiiiaAnthony was niresteil and mod tn

on a swindling charge, but the jmy (is.agreed A few mouths later he was con-victed and to on,, year In prison.Ill lima he was anested on charges madeby a young gill employed lu his olllce,hut the was dismissed by Mii:ltintelllggltibotham

Anthony s home is i'vi", "i the Liook-ly- n

illroctory as S'tl I iieenne

QRII..V XT KMT spin inIN IIUTTI.KSA.NDItEV UailKI'. te CU, Klllliburgll, di.

ALLIES BEGIN

DRIVE TO CLEAR

BELGIUM OF FOE

Move East From Xicnpoit,Occupyinp: St. (icoiyos.

Lomhaorlzydo, Line.

VIMIES 0PEKATIOXSSHOW JHt. IM.OGKESS

Advance of ."iOO Meters Is He-port- ed

in Klein Zille-Itek- e

erion.

(.'EI.MAX SITf'ESS IX

ALSACE IS CHECKED

French Hold Ileirlits Doini-natin- ii'

Steinbacli. Tnlieiil,v Kaiser's Men.

MIMHV III' Till: Wilt m:w s.Tho olllclal i'otnmiinl(tii'H given out In

Paris say that the Allies on Monday andTuosilay galni'd appreciabl.v in I'latnleri,In the Argonno and in AIaco with thexception of Sti'lnluich, whoto a Gor-tnti- ti

Infantry attack was partly sue-cesft-

Advances of the Kraiforces in l'landers wo.c partlci-larl- y

noteworthy and tho mdlcatons arothat a general Offensive has boon bi-jn-

tn that region.An olllclal Merlin M.Uement ndmiin

that tho German tioops have been de-

feated at Allavva in Poland ami havnbi'on compelled to withdraw to posltlo.lspreviously held.

Austria atiniiuncos that her troops ariclearing the passes of the Carpathiansof i:usians and that in western Gallcia,many Kusslans have been I'uptutcd. The.garrison of Przemysl made a Miccos.fulsortie and captured 7u0 prisonora and alarge quantity of gun'.

An olllclal announcomen. at Nish con-ilrn- is

tlic report that Hilgrade hasboon recaptured. The only Servianpoints IkIiI by tho Atistn.ins now arasaid to he- - Sh.ib.il. and Luznitia and til-- !

Servians are moving ug.iltiM both townnin force.

Cnotliolal advices from Petrogrnd saythat the size of the victory at Allavva lgrowing and tint the danger to Warsawhas been averte-e- l by tin- - rout of 'heGerman army of tho north under Gen.von Francois. Tin- - operations againstCracow continue-- , although It is adinitteilthat the Austrian ate' more active- an I

aro attempting to relieve the city andalso to recapture Przeinysl.

The German cruiser Cormorant liesbeen interned at Guam by the Cup .JState's authorities. The German e'ttiHcrDresden left Puma Arenas m the Strutof .Magellan. The Hritisii cruiser HriMolloft also apivirotitly in putfii.t.

An olllclal inquiry into the de .tru--tio-

of the- - Hntlsh battlesliip Huhcu--nt Shei'moss mt November 2'i show.!that the vessel was blown up y anai iiilont.il explosjuii of hop magnetic.

The Sultan of Turkey, iti a s.se 'hfrom the throne, says that his e'eninti'.vwas force-e- l into tin- - war bv a lusr...mattack on the Turkish Hl.ick Sea Hoot.He declare'd that Turkey had been sul).Joctotl to religious persecution at tin-han-

of Hufsla, Franco and GreatHrltain.

ALLIES REPORT TWOIMPOR TA NT A I) 1 'A NCES

Ci eliell I'lglit tn Iti'un,' o Point l.ostIn tlftilcc,

Spend! rtite Iiet,x.w I, tn Tnr Sj -

Pviils, Dec. 1,', - The operations InFlanders recivo the most attention inthe olllc.al communique s given out to- -day, particularly the success (,f (lti eiffon- -sivo tnnvoniont from tho Hivcr Lys tothe sea. In addition the Allies pro-gressed at every point of the buttle line111 Franco and in Alsace with the ex-

ception of a reverse at Stelnhach, wherea German infantry attack was partlysuccessful, although Hie French K'.ill

hold tln blights winch dominate n

iiccupie'd by the Kaiser's torcos.The most pronounced s ngle gain In

Flanders was south of Vpres, whore anallieel attack drove the Germans back'iOO motors in the direction of Klein'.lllehekc. Further north

srinn troops puhe,i nut from Nnuportand occupied a posinon west of

to the Forme de St. George.".Thn pressnl otsluugln agnitist elie

Gi'im.i'i Inireiichnients is 'l.illany oftenslve assmneil by theHrltlsli and Helgian foice-- since Gen. vonKluek was turned on the Ais.h

It is tho result of .1 complete n.insof plan by Gens. .loft in and 1'iinch,me ins that the campaign which was ehave bi eii besun tn .lie 4 10 norunder way

Aceorilliig to information reoeivisv mnv.1 high Hrltlsli olliclal tlii. K users f.xs-D.- s.

If tllU limv tnovomeut be Miux-is-qiil- ,

should he tliroHii oack on tlnir sfs-o-

linn In llolsiuiu from Itrugis to i"xn,rti'.i.. a distiiKo of twenty miles, wivtilr.lllien .

The olllclal rotiinititiinin: tsued at s ,iiO'cJlH'k n,vs.

In Ilelg.uiii - Ffalico.lt. iglati troopsdebouchisl Inmi Nletiport and oesju-pli-

thn 'mi' wmt of Lonib,ici-tzy- d toI'.'.n I', linn ,n s; IJisirge--. Souiliof Vpres we attackisl In tir iluecilonof Klein Zlllebek.. and have gained'.Oil 1111

I' AKne wo coiitH.ue to Dot thheights witch iloni'ii iti Sti 'tili.e '1

111 tlio rist ot th- fiont 'lii-i- isnoshing to upce'Pile altciiioon ciiiiiinin.iiiiio told of th

oeeup.tloti of a utihll roteM north ofWyt..chatfi etenlay hy the II Pish