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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY.      DECEMBER   12,   1915.
Entered ai Wiikes-Barre,  Pa. as Second Class Mall Mutter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STRIKE MAY END SATURDAY
AMEST GERMANJVHO MADE HRE TERRORS
WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN IN SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE
Hill and Grenda of American- Australian Team Carry Off the High Honor
RIDERS ALL DAZED
GERMAN SPY CHARGED WITH AMERICAN LOSSES
Capture by British Cruiser is Closely Guarded But Facts In In¬ vestigation Seem to Point to Solution of Fires That Have Caused Destruction of Millions
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OF OFFICER'S CASE
END OF STRIKE IS NEAR; MAYOR FIRES SPECIALS
ACTIONS   TRACED   THROUGH THE LIST OF OFFENSES
New York. Dec. 11.—A British cruis-
 — jer has captured on  the high  seas off
Xew   York,   Dec   11.—Fred  Hill  and  the coast of Braiil, a German  officer
Alfred CJrenda, comprising the Ameri- Ukho the covernment believes was re-
o.in-Aufitralian  team,  won  the annual I sponsible for many of the score of mys-
x-day   bloyclo  raco which  waa  con- Nerioua  fires and  explosions  in  muni-
ilude<l at .Madison Square Garden to¬ night. A crowd which taxed the ca¬ pacity of the vaat amphitheatre saw the tlnifb.
The winning team's point-iotaJ was thlrty-nlna Reggie McNamara and Boh Pi>ears, the Kangaroo team, were .tecond with forty-four points. Thomaa :i.nd Ryan and Martin and Lawrence were tied with .seventy-five polnt.s.
The eleven teams which finished ¦were all tied at nine o'clock tonight und Instad of sprinting for one mile to de¬ cide the finishing position, whicii was the wyetem employed in the past flf- tscn sprints, eacli covering fifteen Ifipe, were held. I'oints were award¬ ed the teuoiit corresponding to the numerlciil order of the position in which they finished each sprint, and the team with the smallest point total won. This system is known as the Ber¬ lin system.
At the end of the thirteenth sprint the teams of Hill and Grenda and Mc- Namnra and t<pears were tied at twen¬ ty-live points. .\ penalty of eleven points for foul riding, however put AfcXumara and t!pears out of the run- n.'p;.-.
Riders In Collision.
.\ (• w iiiiiiutcM Hftrr llilK Madden Slid WHitliour collided on the high turn. V.lihi-r iid<T. however, was seriously hurl.
.\i the end of the laet hour of sprint- inn and the conclusion of the race tho letinis l-.ad nil covered II.TTO miles and S l:ipt< whtih liroko the former world's rci Old hy ricvf-ii miles and .six laps.
Thi- llnni w<irr:
«:rcnda   and   Hill,   an.
M'-Namara  iind  Speiir, 44.
.Mak'in Hii'l  LKiwieiicce, 7ft.
Tliom.is and  Ryan, 7I>.
y.^H .-Mid   I>upv,  H4.
K.it'«ii and >laddeii, 97.
Moran and  Wallhour, 108.
Haniilfv mid  llalslead,   117.
J)r<.it':!ch ;ind forry, 130.
.<iTrs and  Litiart,  151.
.MiMen   mid   llmi.sen,   158.
The ridlnp, from early this morning up to the tliiiil .serie.s of .sprints, was de- \oid of the lirl.sk brushes which cliar- ;»ctcrj7.ed it parly tn the week nnd V'rlday   ni>;iii
Ret«pved Strength.
The riders seemed to be reserving th%ir .-iroiii:lh for the niial dash. Some of them, however, were visibly worn hy Ih" •'primes' of Kr.day night and this morning. These riders ll.stl.ssly circled tho track in a ncrve-woin and me- chmilcal   manner.
The ^it^aln of the record breaking t«ocp which had been sustained through¬ out the week was showlni; Its effects, •ind more than once during the day the I iders iHp.sod into n momentary slate of tj ricoii.sriiiuMies.s.
There was tine sprint today, the ..nc oul.MlandlnK feature of a dull da\ ..f ridlti;.-, which ihieutened for u time to have It mohl important bearing on the iiutcome of the  race.
llTrly  in  the  morning  Victor  I.iiuirt
•f the  I'rench-lu-lKJiin team found the
r.'<t  of t6c  fipld dozing, nnd rounding
the hluh  cnhiinkniint.  embarked  on  a
wild fli.jht. .md shot out  Int.i the lead.
Piders Wer* Oozing
•     iic   oiiencd   nil  ;i   ^rap     ofclose  to  u
third of a lap on the rest of the riders
before the upro:ir    of    the    spcctator.s
'•rouiilil   thcni  t..  their senses.       I'lin-
¦ lergoiiiuni  msucd  among    the    rider.s
i;ri1 In ihe camps ;ind for a time every
(Continued   On   Page   Five.)
Buenos Ayres. The exact meihoa of the suspect's apprehension is unknown. He is believed lo liave been taken off the vessel after the Vauban left Bahai. Just what disposition will be made of him is also unknown. The United States, it is known, is anxious to get him back to this country. He will prove, the government believes an im¬ portanl   cog   in   the   bomb   and   arson
j^jjj- prosecutions.    The prisoner is said to
The story of the spy's activities ln|be a German  officer  of high  degree.
this country came into the possession | The Overmans Jiave established power
of the press today.
tion plants. The spy was taken off the I..amport and Holt Liner Vauban He is now believed to be a prisoner of Great Britain either on the cruiser which captured him or In a British Central or South   -\merican   detention
Under    a    forged i ful juntas in Brazil and the Argentine.
passport the spy escaped from this country on Nov. 13. He was -two J«n>ps" ahead of agents of the Depart¬ ment of Justice who have made dis¬ coveries which connected him with the following:
Incendiary fires in the Bethlehem Steel Co., al Bethlehem, Pa.
The lire caused $4,000,000 damage.
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co. fire; two buildings destroyed, together with patterns for the manufacture of 3,000,- 000 Lee-Infield rifles for the British government.
Roebllng Steel plant. Trenton, N. J., fire, estimated loss $1,500,000.
On the moming of Wednesday, Dec. 8. dispatches from Buenos Ayres con¬ taining this sentence were received: "It is reported that a British cruiser has captured on the high seas on board th© steamer Vauban a German offi¬ cer who. it is alleged, was involved in certain affairs In the United States, from which country he made his ea¬ cape."
Spy Instructod.
The suspect i.s ..wid to have been sent to this countr>- with orders to •cut off tho allies' flow of munitions at tho source." He came here months igo, via »paln and South America.
l.'nitod Ktates agents crossed his trail weeks ago. He was placed under surveillance, but managed to conceal his activities. Then came the sUrtllng series of aggressions of bomb and ar¬ son plotters. Most daring of these acts waa the lire in the Bethlehem steel works. Within three hours of the dls- cover>' of this flre secret service men siwaritied inio South Bethlehem.
They canvassed the town. The pres¬ ence the day before of the long sus¬ pected man was established. Em¬ ployees of the works recognized the man's description. Clovernment agents were liastened in all directions in an elTort lo trace lilm. Some went to Pittsburgh, others to Washington and New York; still others to western cities.
The trail was picked up in Philad'sl- phia. Here it was discovered that ihe suspect had gone to the Philadelphia olfice of Thomas Cook and Sons, tour¬ ist agents. He purchased a ticket for Buenos .\yres and was told that the \'auban would sail at 2 o'clocl; on the afternoon of Nov.  IS.
Then he went to Trenton  where the Hoebling works are located and after¬ ward came on to New York. Eccapad Country.
The governmetit agents did nol make their interestinp discoveries in Phil.T- delpliia until after fhe Vauban had sailed. Then action was takn which rsulted in the man's arrest.
When he sailed the suspect showed the Lamport and Holt offlcials on the dock, tpier 8. Brooklyn i a passport. The officials and the local government agents would not say today what name he used.
The Vauban beat down the coast. ITor successive ports of call are ut Bahai, Rlo Janeiro Santos. Brazil. Monteveido, Uruguay and Buenos Ay- re.'..     Its  a   three    week.s'     journey   to
Rumors of Settlement Augmented by Blanket Order for Re-
  j       lease of Men Brought From Philadelphia to Preserve Or-
American   Forts   Believed  to:       der On Streets During Period of Riot Danger Have Been Object of Inves¬ tigation by Orientals ! CONFERENCES
THOUGHT   TO   HAVE   MET   SOLUTION
WASHINGTON PROBES
Time Taken On Ancona Note and Recall of Officials Spells Worst Disaster
I'nofficial  declarations  tlial  peace  in
  the  local  street  car strike,  now   in   its
j ninth week, will come no later than Washington, Dec. 11.—The charge L^^j.^ Saturday persisted yesterday was made here tonight that Lieut. Col jafiernoon and last iiit;ht and were re- S. H. Bromwell was murdered by a i ceived with much credence in this city Japanese spy in Honolulu. It was re- ' and vicinity. Ground for the belief ported in press dispatches that he had jthat a seltiement of the trouble is .'tp- committed  suicide. ' proaching  wns  Kiven  by   several   inci-
The war department   lias  ordered  a j dents   and   circumstmices   arsiiig   from
The prisoners, it is believed waa the leading spirit in the propaganda work that was directed from south America and later transferred to New York. A Stolon Passport.
An incident that occurred on lhe Lamport and Holt line pier today may finish the explanation of the stolen passport. One ot the line's boats, the Verdi, sister ship of the Vauban, was some to  sail   for  South   .\merica.      One  of
One of the men booked in the first cabin was Prof. E. C. Green of Norfolk, Va.. Professor Green is em¬ ployed by the Depariment of Agricul¬ ture. Two years ago Prbf. Green went to Brazil at the request of the Brazilian government. He '.vis to make experi¬ ments irt cotton growing. He relum¬ ed to this country a short Ume ago on leave and Intejded to return to his ppst today. ^4,
,Just before i\ti Verdi sailed, he dis¬ covered that Ms passport Imd been mislaid or stolen. The passport was Issued during the Bryan regime before the outbreak of the war. No photo¬ graphs were required to be affixed to the document. It was pointed out to¬ day that if Prof. Green's passport had been. stolen, an.vone could have sailed for Buenos Ayres under the name of E, C. Green.
Prof Green arrived at the pier to¬ day with a variety of handbags. T-wo trunks belonging to him were in the Verdi's hold. The line olTicials re¬ quested the professor to display his paasrport. The agrlculluriet searched i his pockets and his hand luggage and
lull investigation of all the tacts sur¬ rounding Col. Bromwell'!! death.
The charge thai Col. Bromwell was aiain was made nol only by his civilian friends here, but by his associates in the war department.
His son, .Scott Bromwell, a fresh¬ man al Harvard, is convinced tliat his father met with foul play at the hands of a  .lapanese.
"There was no reason for m.v father to commit suicide," said Young Brom¬ well to a close friend of his father. •'! don't believe this .story at all. Wlien I left Honolulu he told nie that he and other officers engaged on th^ construction of the fortifications would never leave the island alive. Only those who have been out there can realize the serious situation that he was in. His .servants, moreover, were .lajMinese."
During the summer, a score or more of prominent Washington people visit¬ ed Colonel Bromwell, who became very popular in Washington society during the five years he acted as tiie TnlliuirV aide of President P.ooseveU. Among tlie guests were Richard Har¬ low, representative Shirley of Ken¬ tucky. Representative Rodgers of Mas- sachusctl.s, and Mrs. Carter Harrison and most of these who visited him de¬ clare that ho was in perfect health, happy in his marriage and with hia two  children,  a   bo.v   seventeen  and
Ithe  conferences  of the  representatives iof  both   sides   within     the     past     few days.
Officials of both the company .;nd ! lhe .•¦•triking union men refused Inst I nighl to make any siiatemeiit resaid- ing the end of the strike. On on^ hand the company Siiid that it can make no announcement thai the end is in .^ight. while the nieir.s leaders claimed that they are not in a position for a seltie¬ ment  at  a   few  haurs'   notice,
lion of .lames aiieese, chief clerk to the'
LANSING INSTRUCTS
.^^tate mediators.    He went to his home' 	
al I'hiladelphia bgl promised to return!
and be on hand for the meeting'to-mor-i^Vashington.  Dec.  ll.-Covernment  ot
row morning. Heretofore he has noti'-i'''« "^^ ''S"'^^ '""'S**^ »''"' "'*' '"•'¦ returned until Tuesday .if each week, i lations between the United Stales and Inlernat'onal I're.sident W. O. .Mahon, , ti,^. central European powers, Grrminy
and  .\ustria,  present  the m.ist critii-al
of the carmen'.s union;   Stale .Mediator'
ralrick  (Jildav.  and   several   other  out , ,.     .      •      -   „     r  _...^
j^i situation   since  the  beginning  of  Tsar.
'     .\ break in diplomatic relations with
.\ustria  appears  imminent.     State   de-
I partment .;fficial8 are not hopeful that
of town  men leinaini'd  over  to-da> order lo cause no delay when the meti ings  are  rej^unieii
Wary  Of  Statements
Much   :7X   perrtTrL.   „,,,,ikusi,iawil. accept me strong demands was a result of the attitude ot the var- !-^'he ^ A..or. _n..e _^^str. .^.Ue^
Penfield   is  consid.-red It   is   indicated   loo   in   cffi-
ioUM   reprej<enlatives   following   yester- | ' day's    conference.      Ceneral     -Manager   '*>"   Ambassador
T.   A.   Wright   when  a.«ked   concerning   o'"''"'""      "   "^    ^    ,.    .   .  o.   ,      ».in the  outl.x.k- lid   tlcu   he   c.iuld   not 1 cial circles tha,  the Lmled ^^tates w:l!
make   anv   statement     that   a     settle-! <l-nwnd   the   recall     of     Baron     Lrah
I'Zwi.ldinek.   the   .\ustrian  charge.
any   statement i.t.»>iii'«-  I nient 1 ;ui lie hoped lor llii.« week. When i' ... ,     ,.  _
f ,1,    «..il-e,s are n, „re<enrem'  I "»«"   ""•"   «•*¦•*•   approached     ^^itll . tht !     .Manifestations of di.spleasure by Ger¬ many of  '''^,«'j;'''-;^«'^;";,'";^7' ."'"-,   same   ..uestlo,,       heir     represenlative.s ! many over the demand for the recall uf dhe.s   occupations    out    ^l i They would 1 ^^aptains  Boy-Kd  and   Non  Papen.  the
could   not   produce   it.     He   was   then i his refusal of all to visit sections.
tokl that he could not sail and further, that the most stringent regulations were now in force on the pier and that the line, an English corporation, could (Continued en page 5)
One of these who discredit the sui¬ cide theory is Carl Vrooman. assistant secretory of the department of agri¬ culture, a brother-in-law of Lt. Col, Bromwell.
repre-sentalivrs of the company and the   iip^.p   ,,j_.,j   their   fellow   workers   w
girl of seven, and intensely interested I''oo" ^^ t^*'**''¦""/*'.'"*'"^f"-''^'^"^ ^"'^'^ *^'' in his work. They explained more¬ over that he was charge of building; the most important links in the chain of defensive forts In the Hawaiian is¬ land.^.
The government is determined to Ueep The details, of this construction absolutely secret and Lieutenant Colonel   Bromwell  had  been  severe  iti
ployed   at
^'"7."'    .    M.,,.««.or-.n.,,i.in,. .f lM.thi"<'t  Pr^J^V"urVenv''the  poVsibilitroT-i two embassy attaches, complicates re- Despile the unags.ur;ng clalm^ of bothj » ..,.,.     .•  .l,   'i.,ii,,iis wiili Germaiiv     Ii was leaine.l
.,      *^        !„.!,,   .... ,„  ,i,„ i„.,Ho ,.f   a   conf nuance  or a   settlement  ot   the f'''tion!. wiin oermanj.    iv Sides, people who are on the in.side or '
much of the negotiations now going on
refused   to   be   shaken   from   their   ln-
lief of an  early  resumption  of  trolley i
car traffic with the union men back at j
work.    These  people  point  to the con-,
" »  ., .   •        J „..  ...jLoccupalions   ajid   who   are   in   a   sense
ferences  of  the   past  few   days  as  ai^        ...
indication.
Reason   For  Hope.
Thesfi  conferenc^^  held   in   itie  offi*-* I rj^"".l'i'!. T,.-'"   '.".]'', V.T'..'."'"J '^i ""V'.'i^
-if  th^company  Snii  elsewhere     have
been  attended   by   r. iiresenlalives
both   -sides   to.gether   with   the   various!
~  Secretary
Lansing taid  the .\ustrian charge had
sc'uzht   the   interview    after    he    had
learned   of   the   publication   of   official
correspondence  connecting    bin    name
with a plan to obtain neutral passports
for Austrian reser\-ists.
'strike.      Thev   said  thai   before  peace i that the di.spute over lhe Lusliania h;ui
; could be r. ached in so far as running j been   deadlocked,     ll     was     inlimuted
the cars is concerned tlicv would have I that  u.iless  ihe   Cnited  states  ootiuns
to  first   Kill  in     their  men.     manv     of i from Great Britain freedom ofthe .iea»
Whom have become employed in other ! tli«Te will  lie a  re.»umpticin of Gtrm»u
.submarine   warfare.
."cattered  aliout. I     The  desire  of  the   Lnited   States  to
.\nolhfr high point in the peace pre-'give   the   Au.slrian   government   snffl-
dictions is the fact that  little or noth-{ciein  time  to answer the .*ncoua   iicac
ing  h«<s   been   ..aid   latelv   of   the  dis-I'- sa'J  i" ''^'^e delayed action lookir.jf
".po.sal ofthe original arbitration award,   to    the    recall    .1     Baron    Zwiedlnelt.
The companv nus not taken its threat-I Baron   Zwi.^dinek   atid   Secretary   I-an-
,       ened suit  in equitv to court  i,. get th..- j«'">-' !'^J a twenty mmute conference at
agencies   and   committees   working   ^or , ^.^^^^,.^ o,.lnio,i as to whether the men   the State l>epartmer.l today    ^
peace.    Kach meeting has heen a  loni;
one and at  the end  of each  the usual
announcement of  "n.^thing    new"   wa?
made.    However, reports have reached
the   outside   from   beliind     the     closed
court's opinion as to whelher the men shall   be   compelle.l   to   return   to   w.irk
; under.tbe aj;reement.
[ The point that is bothering ihe strik¬ ing men most is the niatter of the rein¬ statement of all of the men in the un¬ ion   ranks.     Som"   of  the   strikers   be-
men are showing a ''onciliatory imwd an.l that their original attitude of hos¬ tility is gradually thawing.
ho have   taken   a   prominent   part   in   the strike may    suffer    In  their    .standing with   the   company   and   they   plan   lo When yesterday's meethiK adjourned | take the proper steps to Insure against it   was  only   until  to-morrow   morning | anything of that   nature when  the  meetings   will  again  be  re- j Specials Discharged,
sumed. Instead of Roing out of town! iVace stock leaped still hiylier la.sl for the week-end as has heen their cus- : night when it became known that torn, the visiting officials of the state i Mayor .lolni \'. Kosek had packed off government and other parties int-r-I his Philadeii^hia lecruits to the local ested In the strike ai.nounced their in-[police ranks. The eighteen men who tention of remaining in Wilkes-Barre ; came lo this cirj one. week ago last until to-morrow.
.Ml of them did thi-s with the e.vcep-
COUNT SMS BAG I
[ WASTE OF WEALTH;     LABOR'S WAR FUSS
-New  York.   Dec.  11.—i:ount   .¦VIexan-1     Detroit.  .Mich.. Dec.  11.    While  lien-        ^"•'"'   Vork.   Dec.   11.—.Samuel   Goin-
,       ,„   ,       ¦¦   t.     » TTi     n        f        •\r   ¦        I rv   I'ord  and   lii« neace cnisniers  were ' pers  will arrive In   Xew   Vork wiihin a der  PInkovilch   of His  Russian   Maje.«-   "^-^   i oiu  anu  ins peace trusanis  werf  , h
I t)lls.sfully   sailing  on  the  Osc-.ir  II   t.--!day  ,ir  two.     He   will   tell   the  ledenil
lield
FAMILY SCANDAL AIRED IN HGHT OVER MORTGAGE
ty's army suffered the crowning blow to his dignity this evening. He was ar¬ rested for petty larceny. His captor wa.s a  woman,  five feet  tall.
His mllitan,- bearing attracted at¬ tention lo the count when he entered a Kifth avenue department store. The top of his .silk haf was seven feet from the floor.
Xonchalanlly the count wandered about.
Miss -\nnH t.'achina, store detective, was much impressed. She decided to follow him. .As the count was about to leave the store he parsed a counter containing leather travelling bags. His right hand became entangled in one of them and it went out with him.
On the sidewalk, by standing on her tip toes. Miss Cachlna managed to tap him on the shoulder Then she mo¬ tioned to detectives and they did the rest.
Al  the Wesi  Thirtieth  street  police
Goods
day, aconference was being Held in i srand jury all he kn.iws about tiie al- the office of Ford's personal eounsel, i'*^'nk>ls 'o f'-meiu I.Tbor trmibles in mu- Alfred    Lucking.      At    Its    conclusion   nil'""" Ia<'^'"'se.
Theodore De Lavigne. Ford's chubby | -^'i'- «:onipers will le .(uestioned par- press agent, announced that he sn.) {ti^'ii''"'.^' »"<>"' *'>«" i*"''^'><''"-'' "f ''''"'r'-* Lucking were considering means of re- natiop.il peace council. United States claiming larg» sums of Ford's money ' ^"orney .Marshall ha* charged that which were dissipated in the days of the genesis of the peace exodus at the Biltmore a fortnight ago.
De    I.<avigne    hinted    broadly    that Peace Secretary Lochner, original dis
"several hundred t imifand dollars" paifsed from Captain Francis Von Kin- teleii to Davis Lamur to be e.\pended through lhe peace council.
Mr. Marth.'.ll has r'^ceived much new
night, determined  to put a slo?> lo the
rlolini;   that  two  hundred  local  .>fficers
had   found   iinposHible  t.i  handle,   were
sent   bag  snd   baggatie   from   the  city.
Their exodus  look  place  on  the  Kl.nck
Diamond  train.     It   was  .s.nid  as  a  re-
.'sulc   that  the  mayor   believes  a   .«ettlc-
jment  is about as tood an rearite*! and
that  the officers now in uniform in this
iclty   will   be   sufficient   to   handle   aii>
;.lis.irder  that  might  ari.se.     .\.>  further
I trouble  is e.vpected.
i There was; another version to the de- I liurture of the Philarti'lphia men. It W.IS said that the eighteen men in¬ curred the wrath of .Mayor Kose;» thr.iimh the nctions of two of thelf number Friday nisht. The two men went to a .saloon on F^».; Xorthamplon streei while ofl" duty and c.mimen.'e.l heaiiin.!; abuse on the mayor, who was th; n at  his hlme.
.\mong other things the men .said tljey were anxious to leave the city, bul   the   only   way   they   c.uild   secure
bursing  agent   of  the   expedition,   had   evidence in thi.s case.    He does not be-
spent U8elessl> tens of thousands of dollars until De Lavigne arrived at the Biltmore.
NEW CHIEF OF STAFF
lieve that Rintelen may have ^jx-nt more than $5,000,000 in his labor ac¬ tivities.
L. P. Straube, secrelary oX the peace council,   will   be  another   witness.     He i will come from Chicago. mrt   r-nr-Ki/Mi   r-nrtr\r-f>\     '^'^*  grand  .jury  is  expected  als.<  to FOR   rnCNCH   rOnCcS   take up the alleged uctlviiies of Alex-
 . I ander  Von  Xuber,   .Austrian  consul   in
Dec. 11. The war office to- M***'^ York. The authorities are inter¬ ested in a letter written, it is alleged, by Baron Zwieinek, Austrian charif deaffaires, to Von Nuber. The letter hears date of .\ug. 24, 1914. On sen- lencf reads:
Perhaps   it   would   be   jio.sslble  also
ll was insistently rep.irted at tho State Deparlmenl tliat .Secretary Lan¬ sing will instruct .Ambassador I'cnfleld at \ienna, lo demand the recall of Baron Zwiedinek as soon as tha' ac¬ tion can be taken without complicat- inc the pending .Ancona tiegotiations. 'Tried  Passport  Fraud.
Secretarv l.ansiiig also discus.sed witli Baron Zwiedinek the activilies of Ale\-ander .Vuber Von Pereked, Aus¬ trian consul general at .Vew York It was lhe laiier who received the letter frcm Baron Zwiedinek containing In¬ structions lo secure neurral pa.ssport.4 ¦xt "small expense" l.i enable reservists to return home.
The Slate Department considers th!s incident as particularly grave in view of fhe fact that foreign agents who did not enjoy diplomatic immunity hnve lieen sent to prison for passport frauds.
The Briiish and French emba.ssiex toda.v n-ceived a request from Secre¬ tar.v L'msii^g for safe conduct to Ger¬ many for Captains Boy-ed and Voii Papen The reiiuesls will be cuiiimuii- i.^ated lo their home governments for action.
It wan strongly intimated at the stale deparlmenl that favorable action is ex- expecied from the allied ';.ivernments on this re<(uest. .\o acfbiT looking to¬ ward safe conduci for the successoTH of the fwo attaches will be taken until the .-late dejiarinient ha.s been given the names of the ..rtlcials uppointed i'V Cermany.
Secretar;.   Lansing  made  it   plain   to-
thelr wages  bef.>re  payday   was  t.i  Ih', day that  the  Inited  .States has no In-
discharged.     Two   local   officers   were notified and they caused  their arrest.
One of the local special officers waa discharged ye-<?lerday li.\ .Mayor Kos.»k liecause of being into.ticated. The'of- ficer was Herbert Mlnfz and he was charged with aitaciUng William Zinn of Wood street while intoxicated. (Continued  on  page   10)
tention of forcing Captains Boy-ed and \'on Papen |.> leave the country If the request f.ir iheir .safe conduct Is de- nieu. ,'
The secr.'lary said the tw.i attaches wouid retain their official slntit.ns for a reasonable lime, to complete thair work, so long as thoy refrain from fur¬ ther   unneutral   activii.v.
Paris night  made   the   following  announce¬ ment;
"On General Joffre's recommenda¬ tion. General De Catelnau has been appointed chief of staff. General De Catelnau retains the rank of comman
.Ailorney Reuben Morrish, one of tho younger members of the Luzerne Coun¬ ty bar, was arrested before Alderman 1. FYank Reinig, of 261 South Main street. Ust night «in a charge of at- sitiili and battery preferred by his aged father. Albert G". Morrish, of 80 Han¬ over slrtet. Ball was fixed in the «ium of %hOO for a hearing tomorrow morning. The defendant aaked that he bo held in bail, waiving a hearing un¬ ill  loniorrow  and lefusiug  to make a
his Son had collected )lOi; due    oa    a m.irtgage.    When the attorney return-
station the count was searched. were found to a value of $4St.
Six months ago,  he said,    he    came here to buy munitions for the Russian
government.    He lived at a fashionable      __ ^ __
hotel.     Then   he   went   to   the   fair   in   der  of a    group  of    armies.    General i'•°  procure suitable  jias.sporf..» of neu- San  Franci.sco. Jortre is in direct command of the ar-M™'  countries at  comparatively  slight
Finally his money ran out.    He had 1 mies   of  the   eaat   and   northea.st   and   ^'-'^P*""*'" to go to work.    So he got a job with a I iiolds   the   supreme   direction   of   the:-..oi/   iTftnor-'iTi <>'•>•/%r> wealthy family as a cook.   He saw but | French armies on all fronts." !UAnK  HOKSE VICTOR
he  said,   in  which  he   could I
one  way, ed home and was .-vsked by his father   get   enough   money   to   retum   home
and he tried bail.
tement   of   the   circumstances   cre¬ ating the charge against him.
The alleged aasauli occurred laat night at 6 o'clock iu lUe Morrish resi¬ lience oii Hanover street, where the iiKcd man and his son reside. Mr. Morrish. who is sixty-eig^il years of »ge. told The Sundsy Independent that
for the money he refused it is said, to  and he tried it.    He was held  in ir.QO i comply with his wishes.      Words fol¬ lowed, according to the father, and la a few minutes the son was administer- ' ing a severe beating. , LANDLORDS' WAR LOSS
Mr. Morrish said he escaped from hiu ; aa/tnr- t-ii « ii */^c fuyn f\rtn
son and  went  to the office of Alder- I MORE THAN $25,000,000
man Reining where he had a warrant ¦        / 	
is-sued and It was served al onos. j London. Dec. 11.—The Daily .M,xil Following the hearing the victim of (prints a disi>atch saying that the war the attack went to the office of Dr. i is bringing ruin to Berlin landlord.s. At William Petty on Hanover street ! a meeting of the Landl.^rd.s' Mutual where he had the burises to his lace i Protective .Association it was an- and body treated. While al the of fico! nounced that they had lo.st to date of the physician Mr. Morrish said that j more than »25.000,000 in unpaid rents, during the p.T.si four or five years his jand that in many ca.ses they could no life has been repeatedly threatened tiy j longer meet interest in their mort- his son. I gages.
IN JUAREZ CONTEST
ARMY OF FOUR MILUON MEETS BRITISH CRISIS
Tliou.saiuis    of    "last    minute    men"
,1
LOST—Black     purse,    between     Glen,
L.von and .Vanticoke or on trollev car C ^'^"- ''** • ^^- J' -<""''"« fi.im there. Return to F\iller's Barber Shop. "^^'"'^ '" '^* '""^ sixteenth, Billy Joe Market  street.  Glen  Lvon. I overhauled  the  leaders and  scored  an
easy  victory  in  the   fourth  race.    Tile
>250   FOR   RELIABLE   MAN  OR   WO-
.M.\.\;   distribute   I'.Ouo   FREE  pkg.s.
Borax   I'owder  with   Soaps',  etc..   your
town.    N'o money required.    Ward Co.,
J16  Institute,  Chicago.
London, Dec. 11--Great Briiuin soon i will have an army of 4.u00,000 men. } ,h,..^n^^ ^^^^ recruiting offices'loday. When Premier Asquith in parliament | ^3^,,^ union ..Hlcials e.rpres.s the oplr- .m Thursday passed the bill authoriz-j ;<-,„ ^hat the DerOv plan has met with ing the additiun of 1.000.000 men to the I p^^jpi^tp succe.ss
Bulgarian Succeta London.  Dec.  11.-The Bulgarians in great Strength have attacked the whole
READ THIS:    * am  offering my res¬ taurant   to   the   one  making   me   the best offer hy mohday  as other business is taking my time.    Worth invejitigat-
ing. .A.11 who are interested ai-e wel- jto 1 down to ¦> to 1. drove home to win come. Call in evening after 8 p. m. jby a n.me over SalUe O'Day, a long Orientsl.   S»   South   Main   St.,   City.        shot.
feature at Juarez this afternoon. Tho result was a complete shock to the form players. Billy Joe was practically un¬ supported. Brookfield the well played favorite, set a hot paoe. but wilted un¬ der the winner's challenge. Oakland was the only pronounced fist choice to win. In the second race the speculators ptJt a crimp in the bookmakers' bank¬ rolls   when   Fiiinegaii.   backed   from   8
3.000,000 now under arms, he will be', in possession of Lord Derby's report oii; the  latest  recruiting  campaign. }
ll  is e.xpected  that  the  new  recruits, will   be  called   out   in  relays   of  eight gi-oups.   according   to   age.   evei-y   two I monlhs.    As a result of the Derby cam¬ paign,  confidence is expressed   in  high official   circles   that   conscription   will
1-Vanco-British line north of 8al.>nika. It is stated that more than 1.000,00« .AiiBlru-Cermans and Bulgarians arn now operating in the Balkans. Tho battle continued nil day yesterday.    .Vi
not  be  necessary.     .So great  haa  been   '""  reports  the allies  were  proparlr* the rush  to the recruiting offices  thati'"^ retreat.
the   enrollment   <if   men   could   not   iut]    On the .««trumltza front, according to ended  on   ihis,  the last  scheduled day
of the campaign. As a result the timo limit was extended until midnight Sunday and a possible further exten¬ sion until  We.lnesday is contemplated.
sn Athen.t de»pat< h t.. Paris, the Bul¬ garians attacked the British wh le so¬ other Bulgarian srmy engaged th« F'rench.
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