; --fefyf s mW IlMWmFT&iZ? 16 Panes Tdday Mi
Lcal rains Sunday; Monday, cloudy., , ;,t " ' SP Hl V
WILMIXGTOKi IsF. SUKDAY MOBia; DECEKBEB 6, 1914
WHOLE NtJMBER 13,841.
IVROPEANARMIESIFORMNEW
111 UW THE
iimS IN PREPARA TION FOR A
E OF PROTEST
RENEWAL OF MIGHTY CONTEST
WHITESLAVE
VIRGINIA
PREPAREDNESS FOR
GAS
WAR
0 Material Changes in Positions
the Western or Eastern Battle
arations for New Battles
"-.v
Circumstances Manifest on Either Side.
ATTEMPT OF GERMANS TO
RUSSIAN CENTER .
Interest in the West Shifts From Flanders to Lorraine and Al
sace, Where French Are Reported as Having Made Con- ;
siderable Progress -Conditions on Belgium - " -Fighting
Line But Little Changed.
London, Dec. Ther hve bee no material changes in the positions of
flie belligerents on either the Easter n or Western fronts during the last 24
fcours. Figrhting has continued, but it-wouM seem as though on both fronts
the vast armies have been engaged largely in making preparations for new
tattles. '' ". ; y . -. " "
Here and there heavy cannonnades or. infantry attacks have occurred,
all of which, however, were more in the nature of 'feelers than a serious de
glgn on the way of an offensive" or' for the purpose of an advance.
In Poland, the Germans, whose daring stroke to penetrate the Russian
etnter apparently has failed with heavy losses, according to Petrograd, re
ports, are forming a new Hire, extending roughly from Kutno in' the north
to Craeow in the south. ' The right, or' southern wing of this ' army, which
rents on Cracow, Is commanded by General Dankl. He Is supported on the
. lorth by General Hetxendorf, whose army Is based on Csenstochowa, - while
the new army sent from the West Alls the gap between this force and Gen
. ersl MackeMen's army, which,' after extricating Itself ' from the r Russian
meshes, now Is In a new position extending from .Kutno 'southward. The
eighth East Prussian army presumably has taken up the northern part of
the line. . j'.f'.rV'" .V '.r 'S V"'''''".. '-'v
fer ike Gemansr aro-dexertnlnemt m
their territory, ine jKngnsn correspondents are cottoning themselves to ret,
ports of the previous battle around Lodz, described as the most sangninary
of the war. . . .-, . . ' .": V i;
On the Western front Interest shifts from Flanders to Lorraine and Up
per Alsace. Therej has been little fighting In that part of Belgium still held
by the Allies, and the French-have taken, some old German t trenches which
has given rise to a belief that the Germans will fall back to new positions.
Operations of more, serious import are taking place on . the borders of
Alsace-Lorraine. In Upper Alsace the French apparently ; have, made con
siderable progress and they also are making desperate efforts to sever com
munications of the German force holding .St. Mlhiel on the JMeuse. . Every
where, however, siege warfare prevails, and for the most part gains extend
iardJj more than a hundred yards." ' s . -
In the .ear East similar conditions prevail and nothing has occurred
irhich might be termed a battle. ,v . .
-aval warfare so far as 'Northern waters are concerned!, has been post
poned by reason of the weather, which has been severe.
GERJIAN PRESS STATEMENTS.
Claim Russia is Urged to Take Neutral
Island In the Baltie Sea.'
Berlin, Dec. 5. (By Wireless to Say
ville, L. I.) Among, the news- items
given to the press today by the Ger
nan official press bureau were the fol
lowing: ;7
r'Tlle Russian newspaper - Novoe
vremja demands the occupation of the
r island of Spitzbergen by Russia irre
spective of Sweden's and Norway's in
terests. "Reports from Rotterdam says that
the English war loan is in the market
.below the issue price.
"The French Socialist, Pierre Bon
der, in a letter published in the Gufre
ociale, strongly condemns the verdict
landed down by a French court mar
tial on the German military surgeons,
j-oilins and Wohlfart, who were sen
tenced to a year's imprisonment for al
leged pillage. Bonnie calls the verdict
eecl of infamy. . " - '
' "Eye witnesses of the enrtance of the
"ench and English troops into the
meruns, a German colony of west-
equatorial Africa, say that the Brit
n caused the German wpmen to be
Ptured in their apartments by' armed
.n-roeS and that they later were driv
en through the town. , - ' -tmV
great number of professors have
v'oiested agrainst the charge - that the
ie conducting a barbarous
warfare.'
OOIg BACK TO PARIS.j.
Roisters Returning and Government
p,. yiy Move Next Week.
Wet,ux' vla Par,a- Dec- Mem-
rEl. Paris. where it is expected the
ArkVr w"i.be re-established soon,
left f Br'and, minister of justice,
LoniT aris today- Alexandre Ribot,
. ana uaston uoumerge.
coinn s of flnance, the interior-and
Th
M. Sembat, Guesde, ajid
"iHSOn will rrri -K1A-,.
-N0 dat
, ----- was
nas been "announced for the
'utdprL, resident .Poineare, but it is
una,
ly nex'tJn W1H leave 'Bordeaux ear-
w eek.
cWMskr DRIVEN 'ASHORE.
In t . ' .v..
r,?fi" Gn,e Sweeping England
Lor, I se' Reported Lost.
Venul T- D,:c- 5-' The Britfsh cruiser
her vlt?". ;i Sl,ore 1n the storm -striking
a Pot.J )!,n force. Her foremast and
aav i" the bridge: was carried
ship' w.v. a" enormous sea. The -war
tout, ff "I,ins tor a port- in the
krol-,. "fclund when the . storm
,ot- victi
m of the. gale., which is
alon the coast is an tin i-
llersff "er which
' fe,.,':11 life boai
is ashore tTear
boats have gone to
assi-Unce
The V
wVr,Us is OIie f the oldeat. Btit-
of the Belligerents on Either
Fronts Other Than Prep-
and Slight Change in
...-J:'--:- - ,
-v
PENETRATE THE
HAS APPARENTLY FAILED
eofcta keu the Tlunsians tlj SOugllt inf ormatioua.S t
in 1895 and has a displacement of 5,600
tons. She carries a complement of 450
men. ,
SECOND ONLY TO JOFFRE.
General Foch- Received Order of . tne
Bath from George of England.
Paris, Dec. - 5. General Ferdinand
Foch", up6n whom Kfhg6eorge hasje
stowed the Order d. the Bath, is sec
ond only to General i,! Joffre, - as com
mander of the armies, of France. He
began as commander of the 20th
corps. He was advanced first to the
command of a field army and. then to
a group of, armies, fighting. J.n Northern
' General Foch -is a great , strategist
and his "principles of strategy" is
known throughout Europe among mil
itary students. ' ' ' '
IN THE NEAR EAST.
Russia Reports Capture of Two Towni
From Turkish Forces. -
Petrograd, Dec " 5. -The - following
communication was s issued tonight
from. the headquarters, of the army, of
the Caucasus:
"On December'2nd, our troops after
lively engagements on. the roads from
Dilman to Khol (province of Azerbai
jan, Persia) took possession .of the
towns of Zeri and KeshkaL The Turks
who 'defended desperately the-position
before these towns retreated, fleeing in
some cases towards - Van Pnarmenia,
abandoning numbers of wounded and
prisoners. At Keshkal we seized-larg-e
supplies of ' provisions and munitions
of war.'- ' ' "" '
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
In Poland Coatinnea According to Pet-
:, rograd Report. ;r. " '
- Petrograd, Dec. 5.- The following 'of
ficial communication was issued by
general eadquarters tonight:
'."Desperate engagements in front of
Lowicz and particularly in the region
bfIibdx arid alorigfthe roadi from the
west towards Piotrkow continue. ' On
December 4th, on the roadway between
Poblanico and Lask, our armored au
tomobiles, by favor of theJ darkness,
fell;upon'a large columri ot the eneity,
dispersing it with machine gun fire and
artillery, '-. causing serious lossesv - n V
"The rest of the front is without es
sential modification. :J ..
- i: LINER REPORTS DISABLED. '
-' - !':c ' - - r-:--- r-" '. - ' -- r
Signalled for Aid But Other, Vessels
' -'-.Were Sfcort of Coal. " r.---
London, Dec. .B-rThe , Booth Steam
ship Company's liner Antony, bound
ftom Iiiverpool for Para,rhas: been dis
abled by. the storm now sweeping over,
England and is in distress. i V r1
The captain of a local steamer re
ceivedtthe, r signal f "Want! assistance,"
but was unable to help the Antony, his
own vessel being, short of coal. . .
AThe Anjonyi is, of 3,7150 tons net"?eg- J
Jsteiv :m
land and Italy Object to
IJ Anti-Alien Measure.
Zmplqyment of labor
Lw Ileavlrlas That Bigrlity Per Cent
7 I " mwj m.mm.j
Person Must be American
Citlaens Strikes Snag.
Washington, Dec. 5. In the absence
f official advices', Secretary Bryan to
night refused to comment on a mes
sage from 'Governor Hunt, announcing
his decision "to postpone the proclama
tion of the Arizona new. anti-alien em
ployment law,' pending further; com
munications from ; the State Depart
ment. Formal protests against the law.
were lodged today by the British and
Italian' ambassadors and a message
was sent to Governor Hunt asking if
he had authority - to postpone action.
Mr.. Bryan listened with interest to the
governor's reply as carried in Associat
ed Press dispatches, but would not dis
cuss the matter' ' ,
The' department is not advised as to
the full scope of the law, but it is
known it requires a minimum of 80 per
cent of the employes of any person or
corporation in .the State to the citizens
of the United States. Gdvernor Hunt
also, was asked to transmit the full
text of the law.
-"The British protest attacks the law
as , In , violation of the 14th amendment
to the constitution of the United States
which provides that no state', shall
""deny to 'any person within, its juris
diction equal protection of the" laws."
The Italian Protest.
The Italian protest cites the commer
cial treaty between Italy and' the Unit
ed States, ratified in 1871, which pro
vides that citizens of -each nation resi
dent in the other shall have -liberty "to
carry; on trade, wholesale and retail,
to hire ' and occupy houses -artd ware
houses, to employ agents "of their own'
choice and 1 generally to do1 anything
incident or necessary for trade upon
the same terms as natives of; the opun
try, 'submitting the'rnseWes;e.3-tSei,lws
tnere esta oiisnen. - .-.-v' Lr"-
the exact .status of British residents in
Arizona .under, the law. It was stated
Ihiat 'British consuls : there liad sent
word that suits to test the legality of
the- act were "contemplated by British
Vesiderits; '. V- J,-.-r - -; '
-In-reply the State Department noti
fied both embassies' it had taken steps
to "obtain -complete In formation as to
the 'anti-alien act and expected, soon to
be able to furnish-the desired information.-As
soon ds , the text of the Ari
zona law is available, it will be sub
jected to study- by the department's
legal advisers who- will also look up
court decisions based on anti-alien en
actments of other, states such as Cali
fornia, Oregon and New YdrkT
.HUNT MAKES REPLY.
Will Delay Proclaiming the Law Until
Washington is Heard From.
; Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 5. Goverrior
George Hunt. Of Arizona, telegraphed
the. -State Department today that he
would delay proclaiming the law voted
at the November election .forbidding
the employment" of more tlian 20 per
cent of , foreigners in any business in
the: state.. Governor Hunt declared he
was averse to delaying the proclama
tion; but would do so pending further
advices from the State Department.
The- State Department telegraphed
Governor -Hunt that the ambassadors
of Great-Britain and Italy had protest
ed against the law ' and asked him If
there weraj not some means by which
he could suspend- operation of the
measure. The governor's telegram
read: . " -
"l am directed to Issue a proclama
tion declaring the measure a law forth
with, upon receipt from the Secretary
f State of a- certificate of the election
returns, .'Forthwith . broadly inter
preted means within the reasonable
time required to - prepare the procla
mation. I am very much averse to pro
longing the period preceding the. issu
ance of' the proclamation, but I realize
the international aspect given by the
protest of the Italian and British em
bassies and will await further advices
from the department."
LARGE AMOUNTS OF HOLLY
BEING SHIPPED FROM DUPLIN
Five to Six Car Loads a Day, Bringing
About SOO Per Car.
(Special Star Correspondence
Warsaw, N. C, Dec. 6. The ship
ments' of holly from Duplin county are
now assuming, vast proportions, and
each day . an average of five . or more
cars are shipped from this county to
the markets of the cities of the north
era and western states and Canada.
A large number of men, women and
children are employed In gathering the
evergreen,.packlng and shipping It, and
around Magnolia and Rose Hill, the
two towns from which '- the - largest
quantity 'ia shipped, the. woods are be
ing denuded of the bright green
branches and trees.varrd the people are
receiving, a large ' amount of .money in
its place.' It is-estimated that five car
loads are each - day :,tsent from these
two places; and brings about $200 a
car. Eabh - car -. holds 140 crates, and
sells for $1.10 per crate. . :
GENERAL J. W. GRAY OF
. , SOUTH CAROLINA DEAD.
One of . Leading Reconatrnctioniste and
v Member of the :Wllee House." - ,
Gifeenyille, S. C, Dec.- ,". General' J.
W. Gray died here today.' " He was one
of, the, most prominent, men .in South
Carolina! politics t in y reconstruction
days. ,He was orre -of- the few-remain-4
ing members or the famous "Wallace
house" which In .4876; withdrew from
(he state' capltol and held session on
Carolina - Hill, Cqlymbia, untiT". Presi
deht'.Hayes recpgniaed : i the, late Col.
Wade Hampton' as governor.
Worst Northeast Storm and
High Tide Since 18818.
COAST TOWNS FLOODED
Numerous Small Boats Cast Up on the
Beach and Damage Done Ship-
ping Street; in Norfolk ini
undated Two Drowned. J
Norfolk, Va.; Dec. 5. Tidewater Vir
ginia today, experienced what is sad
to have been the severest northeast
storm and highest tide since 1888. r-In
this city the windattalned a velocity
of 42 miles an hour and a number of
streets near the water front were " in
undated. In one street rowboats were
used to transport citizens.
Shipping, ' and : particularly . small
cra-ft, in Hampton Roads and lower
Chesapeake Bay suffered. The pas
senger steamer . Pennsylvania, of the
New -York, Philadelphia & Norfolk
Railroad fleet, collided with the pier
at Old Point Comfort and .. sustained
damage to her bow. However, she was
able to continue , her voyage to. Cape
Charles. Cape Henry reported .that two
unidentified barges broke away from a
tug and one of them went ashore near
Lynn Haven bay. The beach from
Hampton to Buckroe Is said, to be lit
erally strewn with small boats which
were driven ashore. ' V ; ; ;
At Fortress Monroe, the high seas
broke over the sea wall and the;;plaza
in front of ' the old part Of th6"' fort
was inundated. Some of the streets
in Hampton are reported here as. being
flooded. ' '
TWO MEN DROWNEJO. :
And Third Had Thrilling Escape When
Schooner Sank. . ,-jv .
- v Newport jNews, Va Dec. Sr-Twp men
were drowned and a third had a; thril
ling.- escape early today when the.
acha'oner Willie m Donn'ellv. of Ba.lt!
mpre, 'coal 4aden for -"Hampton,' fourth
dered fx ;Cape - Thimble Shoal ..ns CbesT
apeakfr bay.;. The sefcooner ,wsiMaAneN.
s.-1.;Krsf
ftepfiew" and one othir man. cd
cdmpdsed
the crew.' "The -vessel; pncoantef eg se
vere weather and early t"last night. be
gan "to. leak. Between 3 and 4 o'cl.ock
this morning she went down sudden
ly, befprr, those on board' had time, to
launch a boat. Capt. Phillips managed
to grasp a hatch cover as, the schooner
sank and after about slxhours he was
washed ashore near: Willoughby beacli
in Hampton Roads., He was later tak
en to. Norfolk. The .other.' two men
went down with the ''- schooner. The
Donnelly had aboard . 175- tons of an
thracite coal consigned to a Hampton
merchant.
HISTORIC OLD VESSEL
ADRIFT IN BAD STORM
" - .
Frigate Constellation in Dan
ger of Grounding.
Seven Army and Navy Tngs and a Rev
. enue Cntfer Are Standing by Old
' Timer to Prevent Her Drlft
lng Ashore In Gale. ;
Norfolk, Va., Dec. '5. To prevent the
historic frigate Constallatloh. from be
lng driven ashore In a severe gale now
sweeping the Virginia coast,., seven
army and navy tugs and the revenue
cutted Itasca are standing by the ves
sel In Chesapeake bay , off Ocean View.
The ' Constallatlon broke away from
the naval tug Ontario this morning in
a 70-mile gale, and came dangerously
near being driven on the beach. The
broken tow line became entangled In
the propeller of the Ontario- and the
fatter -craft was rendered helpless. She
sent out calls ..for assistance and the
tugs Unca8, Rocket, Alice and Wah
neta hurried from the navy yard and
the army ; tug, Reno -and -mine planter
General Ord,,'put Out"1 from Old Point
this afternoon. . .'
Two of the navy. tugs were forced to
ptit, back this afternoon but the navy
yard reports tonight th'at they succeeded-,
in reaching, -the Constellation and
are now standing by iter. . . ; ,
Efforts to hold tne Constellation with
anchors failed- this ; afternoon,: but the
naVy yard reports- tonight that one of
her anchors with 45 fathoms of cable
is holding, and the ship is -apparently
safe. '." -, . ,. .
JfJNKNOWN STEAMER- ADRIFT
; OFF viRGINIA; BEACH v
Norfolk, - Va., .. Dec. ;5. An - un
known ? vessel- believed . to be . the
tCape Charles lightship Is -adrift
and in danger of ; stranding off
Virginia kBeaeh...' She- vAs sight?
ed hy llfesavers late -tonight and
appears -to . be about -800 yards
off shore. Llfesavers from Yir- '1
giniar Reach, cape iienry ana the
DamNeck'' stations' are.b standing JL
,by.: - The , vessel i is burning red
'signals -of distress. 0 4'::'s 4
For Repulse of German Cen
. ter iii the Far East.
thousands Are killed
Charge After Charge Made by the Si-
berian - Soldiers 'Against German
1 Position With Result That
Latter Driven Back.
PetrograoV "Dec. 5, vja London The
center of the field of operations in the
Eastern war arena has moved to , the
south-of Lodz, in Russian Poland. The
German effort centers at Szczerczow, 20
miles west of Pietrkow, with that town
the objective. Heavy fighting x is re
ported also along the line from GlOwno
16 miles northeast of Lodz to the' Vis--tula
river. 7
The strength of the German forces
opposing the Russian left wing is es
timated at five corps, each corps occu
pying a front of eight to .ten miles ; in
extent. . - ; ' ' ;
There are, indications that owing to
exhaustion; of troops ;' composing the
German center; most of those regiments
hayeeen? withdrawn or are resting on
- .-. j..-.-.- - - .
their "arms, and that fresher troops are
holding the line. -
'!' News dispatches from the front-attribute
the Russian success in cruslftng
the tGerfnans near , Lodz-, chiefly to , the
endurance and' tireless aggressipn of
the Siberian troops. '
The entire wooded region from Brze
ziny to Kurpin is described as a German
grave yard. ' Here an unsupported Si-:
Vjerin battalion ' is reported to have
charged a battery Of heavy German
artillery and to have bayonettqd the
gunners. '. . - - -
Unable to Remove Weunded.' ; ;
The dead and Wounded in this dis
trict . are reported so' thick- that the
Russian hospital corps. after working,
three "days, J had not cleared the field.
Mqs.t pf . the Germans treated showed
bayonet; wounds. ' -; y '. . ' ': .'
lage bf"Kurplh;: dispatches ; front Ht
front say, are packed with' charred bod
ies of Germans who took refuge there
"from - Siberian bayonets to fall1 under
the' fire of a Russian battery,7 .
-' Dispatches from Poland say the Ger
man disaster attending.-' a march" to
reach the nWn German force from an
isolated center began with a charge of
the Siberians at Rzgow, -six miles south
of Lodz.'1 -The. Siberians - after a long
march C entered prepared trenches artd
immediately asked permission; to attack
Rzgow, where the Germans were en
trenched, i They 'deployed and attacked
the German position from two sides.
The unexpectedness of 'the' assault' sur
prised the - Germans and the first
trenches were quickly taken, - though
the Germans soon re-captured them.
Ifi the next few hours these : trenches
were: taken and re-taken three times.
TheGermans finally retreated north
ward; ' being pounded by the Russians
until the - mam ' body of Germans was
reached. " . , ,
, A rough cross surmounted by a
peaked helmet and another cross on
which, rests a Siberian capital, blood
stained and bullet holed now marks
the field where thousands of dead lie
side by side. .
CRUISER REPORTED LOST
Word From 'Berlin Says Australian
Dreadnought Cruiser Missing.
Berlin, Dec. 5 (by Wireless to Say
ville, L. I.) Information given out to
the press today by the German official
press- bureau: says that, according to-a
report received by. the Italian, news
per, Corriere -Delia Zera, the Austra
lian cruiser Australia' apparently is
missing. - . '
, The Australia is a dreadnaught cruis
er of 19,200 tons. She is 578 feet long,
78 1-2 feet beam and has a' mean draft
of 27 3-4 feet. She built at Clydeband
in 1912 and is capable of traveling 26
knots an hour.
The Australian carries eight 12-inch
guns, 16 4-inch guns, and three 21-lnch
torpedo tubes. . . m
.' The Australia was last reported in
Hawaiian waters last. September when
the Matzon Navigation Company steam
er Wilhelmtna picked up a wireless
fessage from the dreadnaught saying
that she was in full chase of; the Ger-r
man cruiser Nuernberg. v
DANIELS BEFORE HOUSE
NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Next .Wednesday: Until After When He
Will Not Answer Critics.
f Washington, Dec. 5. Secretary Dan
iels will appear before the House' Na
val; Affairs Committee Wednesday, "fie
announced today and until afterwards
will not reply to critics of navy "ma
terial -or, personnel He -Tef used today
to. comment on a published -report' that
Atlantic fleet submarines were in poor
shape - and , tat : only one- serviceable
cratt'of this type, was stationed nprth
of the canal zone. - ' , v
. Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding
the Atlantic fleet,, and "Rear .. Admiral
Radger, of the navy general board, also
Will -be heard-r by vthe . House- commit
tee '.next week; - .-. -,
. f '- 1 ' . - -". ' -. ,: .
MURDERED IN A CHURCH
Body of Le Girl, Found In Church
w Strangled to DeKth With Cord. -
Sacramento,- Cal., Dec.. 5. The -tody
4 of a -ten-year; oid girl, who had been
strangled by. means ,- or a cora, . was
found in-' a .German Lutheran ; church
heer touight. . . ; '. -
, .. z. : : :
Chicago, i Dec. S.r--Sta-te's --Attorney
Hoyne'8 crusade "against alleged police
corruption,' reached & climax , bre to
day when. Police Captain John J. Hal
pin.s Lieut.; ;John H. Tobln. a veteran
pf : the-police dftpai-tinent, - and Walt'er
Q'Rrien, ? a T former detective ; sergf ant,
eren indictediPn'; charges !brbery;
and operating ccnnQence games.
Question of American Sitjua
tion is Discussed. -
BY i CIVIC FEDERATION
Last Session ot Meeting in New York
Devoted to Hearing Speakers on
Both Sides Argue for and
Against' Prcparedneas.
New York, Dec. 5. Resolutions ad
vocating creation by. Congress of a
council of national defense were adopt
ed today by the National Civic Feder
ation after a discussion on national war
preparedness ; that occupied much of
the time of the last day of the Fed
eration's conference here. ' The duties
of the . council recommended would be
"to consider, decide and report to Con
gress; what legislation is necessary to
provide for the national defense with
out waste or unnecessary expense."
Any recommendation, of the proposed
council should, in the language of the
resolution, "aim to secure the effi
ciency of existing forces on land and
sea and a definite i policy to insure
peace."' ,, . .
Speakers today included Dr. Davis
Starr Jordan, Colonel Robert M. Thomp
son, of the Navy .League of the United
States; Franklin D. Roosevelt, "assist
ant Secretary of the Ifavy, and Samuel
Gbmpers. . DK Jordan protested against
what he called - a -"tirade, against . the
socalled inefficiency df the army or the
naVy," and ; advised ' against an agita
tion for more armament "at a time
when the nations of the earth are
crumbling each other because of their
perfect- equipment. The lesson of this
war is that preparedness - for war
brings -war," he...declajed
, - ( -v "W puld : Give Upt. Pacitlc...
Dr! " Jordan asserted there need be
n,o ." fear that', Japan ' would attack the
United States. . As for' the control of the
Pacific he" ssafd, "I 'Would rather give
up the Pacific than see this country go
to war with Japan." '
:, Mr.'. . Roosevelt , said . there should: be
.resentrnjmt HagainstHpe 4 classification
it W 'iitHtArist.":!of ' everv Person -who
netrf"5Tr05t-fF
Hegardjn'gf JHiggestion? that this coun
try shokLleaf,iti- disarming," heasked
.his hearers to. imagine "Nor
unarmed" .with" EtirOpe oh one'vslde'ahd
Asia on the ' other and then of -a posr
sible disagreement aHsing between the
United States and another great power.
Samuel Gompers spqke for peace but
advocated" ample ; means for national
protection;-' ' As", long- as other ..nations
arm themselves' to the teeth, 'we. must
be fairly and'measuraDly read"- to pro
test ourselves," he said. . "I doubt very
much' if sobri-' we will not find the need
to develop a citizen soldiery,: inot a
standing, armyl btit" trained.:. men."
WISCOHSIH Eli OS-PROBE
UTO PROBLEM OF VICE
Committee Recommends that
Drastic Laws Be Passed
Liquor Blamed for Moat ,of Degradation
While Dance HallSj Automobiles -'and
Poorly Lighted Parks
Aid -in Downfall.
Madison, , Wis., Dec. 5. Fifteen
months' study and investigation of the
vice problem in Wisconsin by the legis
lative : anti-vice committee resulted in
radical proposals for law enforcement
and better social conditions, summar
ized in an exhaustive report which was
filed rith the secretary, of state today.
The greatest cause of commercial
ized vice, the report , says, is the use
of ' intoxicatin ', liquor. - Contributory
causes are public dance halls, road
houses, poorly lighted-parks and pub
lic places,, lack of responsibility by par
ents, non-enforcement of laws by pub
lic officials, lackof "public amusement
and recreation facilities and automo-
j biles. The committee found that the
( wage question had no material rela
j tion to a girl's downfall. v
i Then, commends among other things:
f "That a morals court be established
in cities of the- first class with exclu
sive jurisdiction ; over all cases involv
ing: moral offenses.
"That -a law. similar to the -Mann Act,
j applicable between cities, villages, and
1 towns of .the state be enaciea..'.
I'That a permanent state police de
partment be established in this ; state
with power- to investigate, , immoral
practices ; and that local communities
organise, private associations to assist
officers in. the enforcement of laws. "'
"That the sale of liquor be prohibit-,
ed wrtliin or In connection with dance
halls.'- ' .; - - '.- ; .. '
"That a. liquor license may be auto
matically revoked upon a-plea uof guil
ty or conviction, . -v
"That all rhotels,, rooming and lodg
ing Jhouses : be requirid ' to secure li
censes; that they keep, permanent reg
isters of the ; names of all guests with
penalties . f or using - fictitious ; names.
- "That the; publjicity or ownership be
established by ' requiring the names of
owners on the front .of all. hotels and
rooming houses :"--a',..'. - ,
be established to be equipped wth hos- L
pital facilities ror treatment or aiseas- 1
es, wnien,.convieted-:of. immoral prac-
-'K. Minmittiul. th&ran tn. treat. I
menWnd training, i. J ...
i .i'i . it. "t'aj-is. . 1 L
classes ; special classes Of or sub-normal J
children" be established 'iris,- the vpubllc
'-: (Continueed: on Page. Sixteen!
Accuser of Millionaire in Turiif ? : u
Is Arrested
ON CHARGE OF BRIBERY
Attempted to Bribe Government Offl-
ciaia to Aid BTer to Blackmail Man ,y.
f ' Millions Wanted, to y
Split f 50,000 Pot. p
Chicago, Dec. 6. Miss Jessie E. Cop&, , ,
accuser of Colonel Charles AlexanderV; T
a "Providence, R. I., millionaire, unde X
the White Slave act,' was arrested herk
today charged with attempting to bribe
government "officials in Chicago to aid J
her to blackmail Alexander out of f60,'fi;
000. ;. Alexander, 65 years old and mar- ,H '
ried, was arrested at Protidence yestei ? i
day.' ' - -,-''.. .;"'.:: ; ' ":'; "l -
The public had its first view of the .
woman when she was arraigned before ' :
United States ; Commissioner Mason, -,.
who" held her on .the bribery "chargB1;-.
and also as a, witness against Aiexan- vft ,
der. She is 32 years old and was de- v '
scribed by one -of the government' :
agents .who resisted ihe alleged bribs " 'i- -"
offer as a "brilliant brunette beauty."
She is of medium height and weight t
and handsomely gowned. , " - 'j
' During; the investigation of, the com
plaint of Miss Cope by Federal offl- ' r '
pials at Chicago suspicion as to her
good faith in the matter, existed. ' ' y
Miss Cope had'many conferences with
government officials. Finally she made. .
the bold proposition that the govern- " .
ment officials should aid her in. ob- '
taining ?50,000-froni Colonel Alexander - i.?
for her injured innbceiy:e. r
- Made Written Agreement. ' ;.''','
-Miss Cope , went much 'Into uetalls
concerning her .offer and .finally mad? ; V
out an agreement in her own handwrit-
ing in which it is set forth that the -go.veriiment
officials should aid her, Ifi I , ,' '7
obtaining the suni mentioned from. the.
colonel .and. ip "consideration of- such-
effort; o;v their, parjshe- would: pay i.
: . Charles F. Clyhe, .United States dla-
trict -attorney i Mifchar l U, "fgoe; assist
ant district attorney; Hlnton G.;Ch;
baugh, division -superintendent; Depart'-'-ment.
of Justice, and Lucien C. Wheeled,
a fpeqiat agent of the department.
Miss Cope explained further that out
of her 2",00a sheVwbuld have to talra :
care of - her attorneys in Pr6vlden
and Los. Angeles. She stated that she
had consulted orbrninent attorneys
bothft cities before coming to Chicago
to make her complaint, t :;
ALEXANDER NOT FREE ' '
Stories From California , Thought , to
Bear' Out; Statement of Girl, j
Los Angeies, Cal., Dec. 5. Miss Jes ; ;s
sie, Cope, arrested today in Chicago,...'
charged with-attempting to bribe gov
ernment officials in connection with the ;
Alexander white, slave case, lived her .( ,-'
with her mother from last April .to ; 4;
August; it was learned today, and dur- ' :
jng those months frequently received :
Colonel ' Alexander, it was said. Mi
Cope's acquaintances said that she gav ;-,,
her friends to understand that she ex- -pected
to marry Colonel Alexander; ' ; -; :
oolonal - Alexander came often, but ('
Miss Cope always received him lnth, ; v
drawing room." said -Mrs. W2bur, pre-- , . ;
prietor of the -department nouse in, .
which Miss Cope lived. "Her mother
generally was present also. Before
leaving Miss Cope' said she expected to '
be" married." . :. ; ; V
Alexander met Miss Cope , here twt
years ago. At that time he was living '
in' Pasadena;' 'V -'.. - : ' ; : '.' 5 :V.:-
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' NOT AFTER EUROPEAN ORDERS " i
., - . -i ' -:-
American Builders Expect Increase -lia ... ;v
, Submarine Orders Here. , ; ' A f
Washington, Dec. 5. The protfcbllltjr
that ' the United ( Spates will be in the
market next year for a considerable
number ' of submarines, , is detcrrlni?
American shipbuilders from seeking
contracts among the ybelllgerents for
under water fighters. E. J. Powell. .. "
nresldeftt of the Fore River ShiphuUd-
inr Comoanv. one of. the allied Con -
cerns of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion, told Secretary Daniels today nra . . it
firm did not itnend to build submarines f:." ;
for 'any .European pofer. It is under- ? jl
stood the probability. that Congres tvll JO 4
appropriate for more than eight sdb- ? -
marines and -.possibly for 15, hasbeeri
taken Into consideration by .American, v-"';.'--
builders. -,- ' - - - '. - ; '""
A-communication has been received
by .Secretary' Bryan from Charles M. . ,
Schwab, of - the Steel Corporation, ln..;?;!
mil .n'.!tli o-overnment's recent Jri-
I aulry as to whether the corporation-? ?!
planned ' .to ' export .maxeruw . - -j,
nhin construction. Until he has pre.- ; v , V
pared a. statement of the department's
vlevfa -onneutrality auestlons involved
Mr; Bryan will not disclose the letter,-
contents. ' It is , understood; however, .,.
that no reference to, suDmarines , was
made, the letter-indicating the corpov:m
ation's, intention to ioor. aoroaa iy,r
contracts for armor plate., against e-.
portation-of which, it is Said, no obsta
cle has been railed. ' ." ,;: '
So far, it .Is ' understood. The Statb
Department, has found ho evidence that
American builders have submarine con
tracts -from belligerent powers, or any , ,
orders for other, types of nval :corv-;
Secretary Bryan . said today his de- jf ;'
partment-.hadibee.n- continuing Its '-1- ;;J
qulry-nto reports of such contract. 1 ; f;.
New Tor k Dec. B. Charles W. Morse, j
tne . mnnor, u'ai . . .
habbllitatlnk hlsjateamshlp PrPe"ie?
a a nnunCAd tOnlzht JlS WSS aDOUt I
start, a. steamship llne.tpBermuda . un-g h
v.. i.rinfn' figp : The Oceana a. 1 f,
vessel .".'.of 14.009 itons, is due - Xf v'tffx :.f
vessel of l,00itons, is -uue v .i.
lier, roaidenirjp December .? from 5 ,
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