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WEATHER. ft Local rains Friday? colder west and antral portions with- a cold" -nrdv 11 A PAGES TODAY mm night. Saturday faIjVVcoJderwtpor- JL.V: ONE SECTION tlon. ; - i': ' I 1 VOL. XCIX-KO. 88. WIIiHlKGTOiSr, N. CM FIIIBAY DECEMBER 22, 1916 WHOIiE NUMBER 39,802 MOTE TO THE WARRING DRAFTING BILL FOR L 1: ES RUSSO-RUMANIANSIN DOBRUDJA HAVE MET BEARS NO THREAT mm SILENCE mi STATES MAZm DRA WAR WITH SOME SUCCESS 1 "" ' " ' ii. "- f , , ' , t . - -,, -' ...f .- J - " in. i , i i,,,-, i i -.. i.. .a HUM NATIONS 0 DON B THAT UNITED OFFICIAL WNINTO . . . i nWiniol IntAVMMtatiAti I Says the Present Neutral Policy Stands. jTO CHANGE CONTEMPLATED Secretary Declares His Statement, Made Earlier Yesterday, Was Widely Misconstrued ' IT CAUSED CONSTERNATION Second Statement Made After a Conference with President. Washington, Dec. 21. Presi dent Wilson's note to the belliger ents urging discussion of peace was officially interpreted today as not bearing any threat that the United States might be forced to enter the war because of the con tinued invasion of its rights by the warring powers on both sides. This interpretation was made late today by Secretary Lansing, in a formal statement issued- to overtake what were characterized as widespread misconstructions placed on one made earlier in the day, saying that because of the in creasingly critical position of the United States as a neutral it ;was entitled to know exactly what eacn belligerent seeks in order, that it might regulate its conduct for the future. .-. 1 v'. ; Lansing Galled to White Hmnev Secretary Lansing's final statement,' formally prepared and issued after he had been called ' to- the' Whit Hause for a conference with President Wilson, declared that "he had Hot intended to intimate that the : United States was considering any change in Its policy of - neutrality and that the whole tone and language of the note were . sufficient to indicate its purpose without furfheir comment on his part. Mr. Lansing's first ' statement, made orally and of which no' official ' copy was distributed, led to exaggeration of its language and purpose" throughout official Washington. .Its most striking phrases on which the widest specula tion was based were that the United States was "drawing nearer; the- verge of war" and that the sending of the note "will indicate the possibility of our being forced into the war," and that neither he nor President Wilson re garded the note "as a peace note." Sec retary Lansing's first statement was as follows: '. - The First Statement. "The reasons for the sending of the note were as follows: ' "It isn't our material interest we had in mind when the note was sent,' but more and more our own rights are be coming involved by the belligerents on both sides so that the situation is be coming increasingly critical:. "I mean by that, that we are draw .tog nearer the verge of war ourselves and therefore we are entitled to know exactly what each belligerent seeks in order that we may regulate our conduct In the future. . .... ... .. ;.. "o nation has been sounded. Nd consideration of the German Overtures r of the speech of Lloyd-George was taken into account in . the formulation f the document. The only thing' the overtures did was to delay It a few days. It was not decided to send It un til Monday. Of course,.' the. difficulties that faced the President were that ' It m'ght be construed as a movement to ;..ard peace and in aid of the German overtures. He specifically denies that tnat was the fact in the document It self.- Secretary Lansing further said: -"The- sending of this note will indi cate the possibility of our being forced mto the war. That possibility ought to rve as a restraining and sobering irce safeguarding American "rights. may also serve to force an earlier conclusion of the war. Neither the President nor myself regard this note as a Peace note: it is merely an effort to get belligerents to define the end Greatest Consternation. When word of what the Secretary o ate had said spread throughout , the capital it created the greatest conster ption in official circles, and among the 0rign diplomats, manyof whom werer calling at the State Department :toT?e e,ve their copies of the notes , -dls Patched to their capitals. , . ' 4 j -'f eq at the White House and that tnere -Vas question as to the wisdom of mak n? anv comment that might b -re-rded as an addition to the note. The hue House was concerned lest any r3 reach the foreign capitals to be nstrued as indicating that the Amer can note was anything but what it in u'cated on its fa.. ftT iAnff Sec Wilson and retnry Lansing the Mnnd i ta.t. was formally repaired-and;-dis-CContinued on Page .Tea.) '-'.'f: cz& W:.l-jTr. ill sons Note Rece J5tarUi Surp Officials, Newspapers an4 Others Wholly Unprepared for Any Such Movement Coking Prom the United States; Majority of the . . Press Commented Upon the Course with Satisfaction. - London, Dec. 21. Absolutely and startling surprise was the first feeline I in Great Britain aroused. by President" "Wilson's note. ' The government was surprised and frankly admitted so. The members of parliament were equally surprised, when . the news " spread ttirough'lsoth houses during the after noon session. ,The newspaper offices were surprised, and undoubtedly the public i will be equally surprised wh$n they read Am bassador Page's statement to the for eign office, in the morning papers. - All information "from America in the last few days, both in dispatches from, the usuaully b'est; informed "Washington correspondents, and in advices to the banking and business firms, has said that 'the President had no Intention of taking' any steps toward peace or mak ing . any. mpve in European affairs. When he transmitted Germany's note to Great Britain Without comment, it was assumed that this action repre sented; his general attitude toward the European situation. . 'Most of the newspapers commented upon this course' with satisfaction. The' tenon of -their comments tomorrow will be that Premier Lloyd-George's speech and the speeches of the Russian, French and Italian statesmen have" affirmed the Entente Allies' position and that unless the government gives notice of the. na ture of the proposals which it would BREAK ON Yesterday Was Most Exciting Day in History of the Market, . With One Exception. SALES TOTALLED 3,176,000 price Slaughtered . to Extent of Five, Ten : and Fifteen Points In- One Instance There Was a Lom t 33 Point. - New York, Dec. 21. The stock mar ket today w-ent through the most ex citing : day of its history with one ex ception... President Wilson's note to the . belligerent powers, followed by Secretary Lansing's first explanatory statement of its intent, were the occa sion of frenzied selling, which in scope and volume, fairly dwarfed all the op erations which followed on the peace proposals from Germany. - Prices were slaughtered to the ex tent of. five, ten and 15 points and In one case 33, and the day's sales amounted , to 3,176,000 shares, a total without precedent since the famous Northern Pacific corner of 1901. The decline was virtually uncheck ed, only a few nominal rallies occur ring in. the final hour. War Brides" Hit Heavy. The liquidation of the forenoon, amounting to more than 1,300,000 shares alone, was confined, as has been the case , in the recent operations, to the so-called "war brides" but . soon after the publication of Secretary Lan sing's ."statement suggesting that the Unitei: States was: "drawing nearer to the verge or war," rails also began to participate ; in the decline, selling off sharply. , with , losses of from 4 to 8 points before the close, -Brokers' offices long before the op ening 'were loaded with selling orders and when the gong on the floor of the exchange-sounded . there was a scene of excitement such as even veteran trad ers had- pot witnessed in many years. Brokers surged around the posts of the popular speculative stocks and op ening offers were so wide " apart that sales of one or two. points difference occurred sinyiltaneously. -i-s'h' Fwiu Trading Begin. The .first transactions recorded by the ticker; showed losses ranging from 2 1 to 7 points. United States Steel, which jwas at the forefront throughout the daV'flEBt appeared on the tape with a transaction .of 50,000 shares,, repre- senting a lumping together of nurher-; ous selling orders at 104 .1-2 toM05 l-2i but creating tremenaousi sensation. The trading from then on was furious and the .excitement 'through the street Intense.' Brokers' - offices were throng ed with nervous customers, many of whom had to see thelf accounts sold out fpr lack of margins . or. to watch rapidly falling prices reatch their "stop loss" orders. The private wires of. commission houses Vere choked with selling - orders f rbm ill parts of the country particyarly during the- afternoon.-- The tickers soon Tell far behind (n recording the. sales ard n one knew, at any lven-7nomettt. what the market - i(Contlnuea onjrage j-irenj;,? S ; SELLING ived With rise In London bring to a conference the Allies cannot accept the invitation' to sit around an European council table for a discussion rof its terjns. LONDON POST COMMENTS ON . THE NOTE TO BELLIGERENTS Liverpool, Dec. 22. The Post, re ferring to 'President Wilson's note sug gesting that Vthe belligerents make known their desires concerning peace, says : - ' . "President Wilson must not be sur prised if, as far as the Allies are con cerned, his intentions produce a state of mind contrary to that at which he aims. The Allies will readily give the President credit for th4 best of. inten. tions, .but they will he justified in won dering whether, from their point of view, the note is not particularly ill timed, and ill-judged. , "The President's' assurances that the recent German overtures had no prompting influence on his proposals must be accepted. At the same time it is, to say the least, somewhat malad roit, that we should be so appealed to by the United States at a moment when the Allies are at the height of their power and Germany knows her own ap parently favorable position cannot, pos sibly be maintained. t "On the other hand, there is the pos sibility that Mr. Wilson's efforts are directed toward eliciting' from Germany concrete terms of peace, which she withheld , in her extraordinary ap (Continued on Page Ten.) Liberal Member of House of Com mons Urges That They Be Al lowed to See Liffht of Day BONAR-LAW MAKES REPLY Says If . Sach Sentiment . Permeates Country, Then All Blood, and Treas ure Spent In War Would Have Been In , Vain. London, Dec. 21. There was further discussion of ; Germany's peace offer In the house, of commons tonight. Sir John A. Simon tn behalf of . himself and his group of followers, gave un qualified support to' Premier Lloyd George's speech in the house of com mons and then Hastings B. L. Smith, liberal member for Northampton, dress ed in his military uniform, sounded a new note urging that the German pro posals "be allowed to see the light of day. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer and member of the war council, promptly rose in behalf of the government and declared that if the tone of Mr. Smith's speech permeated the country then all the blood and treasure which had been' spent in the war would have been spent in vain. Mr. Smith said in part: "If the German proposals disclose an aggressive purpose then the German people will realize that they are not suffering and dying for their mere existence as they have been told. "If it were put-to a vote of the men at the front whether provided we could obtain guarantees that our hon orable obligations .would be fulfilled we should then make a serious effort to get the parties together, then I am certain such a proposition would ' be carried by virtual unanimity. "I am not prepared to. face the pros pects of a military decision which means a war of attrition unless I am convinced there is no other way out. I believe the security, scheme by which the. nations agree together . each ; to guarantee all and all guarantee each. An attempt toehold tne Central Empires down by;;a "military' decision, followed by 'economic strangulation, would mean carrying forward into peace "all hostil ities, and-hatreds of the war. It would divide T Europe into-two hostile camps and would make war more Inevitable and deadly than ever "and would fasten conscription and militarism forever on all nations.".,- p ; ' ' s . :Bonar-Lawg: Reply. . Mr. Bonar-Law said: " "If the spirit of the speech to which we hace just listened were to permeate the country, I believe that all the blood andtreasure whlchhave been spent, In the war would have been spent in vain; .,: t "..;- c. J . .'- ; ; "It it all very wfejto say: "Let us get their ter?p&fflfffeake.' Yes but can you get ''any" terms more binding than the-treaty for the prpteetion ofthe neu trality of Belgium, ? Can you come to any conclusions on paper or by prom Jses. that i wIU give us greater security than .we had before this war? . 'Not this: nation alone, but the neu tral ' nations." wlllrrhope, "understand (Continued on : Page Ten.), , ' , ; Measure Formulated by General Staff of the Army to be In- . troduced' Next Month; ' SCOTT; IS CROSS-EXAMINED Sharp Discussion Takes Place Before House Committee-Over Rational Guard System and Question 1 of Universal Service. Washington, Pec. 21. A definite ph for universal- military training- will, be laid before Congress next month in the shape of a bill formulated by the gen eral staff of the Army, accompanied, by complete estimates of cost as compared to the preesnt volunteer system. Majpr General Scotti chief ' of staff, told the House Military -committee today that the work was In' progress, and would require about a "month to complete. Charman , Dent- said the committee would be glad to seethe, bill. In response to a laughing question as to who would introduce it in the House, " Representative ' Kahn, of Cali fornia, said: . "And 'I would be glad to have the honor to introduce it." m General Scott was subject. to sharp cross examination today on hla reiter ated recommendation for a universal service measure, based in part on re sults of the volunteer system as shown in the mobilization of the National Guard for border service. Five of the 22 members of the committee took oc casion to assert their belief In the theory of universal service, while two emphatically declared against sych a system. . - . v Representative Tilson, - himself a. colonel in the National Guard, follow ing' General Scoffs repeated" assertion that the Federalization of the Nation al Guard would not meet the country's needs said: "I agree with you that voluntary mil itary service Ib jvot an adequate .system and probably would break down in time of war as It b'as.done before.. The Na- economically unwise because or the dual control over .te forces by the Fed eral government and. the state-" v T a Vine- tiri'the l-enort on ' the mobili sation :of ie National -Guard. Reprer sentatlve Tllspn ;then asked:. 'Don't;you think that in .view of the enormously greater task of the regular service as the agent "which" conduct the mobilization, the regular, arms fell down harder in proportion than the Na tional Guard." "We make " many " ferlticisms of our selves," General Scott said, adding that a report on the Army's share .' In . the mobllizatlon.&lready.has been asked for and will be presented- , . . ) ' "That is what I want to appear in this record," said Representative Til son, "because' I want "to show that no set of officers. no matter how well trained, could make this National Guard system work." . , " , The , probable nature .of the. bill now being drafted by a committee ,of the general staff was npt disclosed by Gen eral Scott," who also refused to estimate the cost of. such a system, except to say that ' proportionately . it ' would be much less than-the expense" of the volunteer method of raising troops. It is knownj however, thatthe possibility of welding into the . new project the various sec tions of the 'defense act, dealing with Industrial organization for war purpos es, the right to. take over and operate manufacturing plants, railways and other peace time agencies, Is under con sideration. " - When - General Scott said that many members of the National Guard believ ed in universal service, Representative McKeliar, of Tennessee, interrupted: "That may be because you are keep ing them on the border at police duty. I get letters, every , day indicating that many of them believe they are not fair ly treated. The great-body of the Guard want to do their duty.", ' "I think that is " so," said General Scott. : - . "Then why not give this new system a fair trial betbre you condemn it?" "We are giving it a fair trial and working in gqdd faith to get the. best results from It" "Do .. you think " we will ever get the kind' of an army .we should have as long as high officers of the regular Army refuse to. bow to thef mandates of Congress?" insisted Representative Mc Kellar. " "Do you think "it is a good thing for generals of the Army to be coming out with;, reports and newspa per and magazine articles knocking the system ?"- "I, was sent here by the President artd the Secretary of. War to present my views," replied General Scott. "How close" will this system you have proposed bring-us to militarism?" asked "Representative LIttlepage.; "Absolutely, away from It,' answered the officer. "I. do not see that, there Is anything like "militarism In it. It is a democratic system." . ? Rep'resentftive . Shallenberger asked if it was not true, that - every : attempt in history: to. send large invading -forces overseas has; failed. -: He .instanced the-1 position ,of the . Entente armies .at Sa- lonikl,. saying,, 'They have not been able- to gain a foot of ground against a small natiollJte Bulgaria." - ' J'That is because, of the trained soldiers- that face them," said General Scott. "If - we ,.liad trained soldiers we could do the sanja-things TED LEWIS AND JOHNNY ', ' ". f GRIFFITH FIGHT . TO A DRAW Cleveland,. 'Dec. zl.-r-lB. ten ;rapld-flre round "tonight, Ted Lewis, , of' England, arid Johnny Griffith,-, of, Akron, j. welter weights, fought; to.. adraw despite thes fact that.Xewls In the sixth, floored the Akronlte and had him weak and groggy in he:-seven4tbv. gresSor;.ln tbe. early rounds' and.galnetl a lead on points up tp, the sixths - - Sudden and Unexpected Receipt of President Wilson's Note Has Puzzling. Effect. WILL BE PUBLISHED TODAY It is TSot Believed the American Com munication Will Affect Reply to the Proposal - of the Central Powers. GERMAN EMPEROR MAY CALL GERARD INTO CONFERENCE t London. Dec. 21. In Berlin diplo matic circles, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from ! Amster dam, it is understood that the Ger man emperor will at an early date summon to- headquarters the Ameri can ambassador. James W; Gerard, with the view to discussing with him possible American mediation and action. London, Dec. 21. In government cir cles official silence Is observed regard ing President Wilson's note suggesting an , exchange. of views among the bel ligerents, ivbich will be given out for publication In Friday morning's newspapers.- It ts explained that this delay in publication is due in part to the ab solute surprise caused by the receipt of. the note,- which was altogether unex pected, and in part to a desire to admit of its simultaneous publication in all the Entente allied countries. While to cannot be said that the note was received with anytbing';resembling 'a feeling of resentment,. the. Associated, Press is enabled to say that its .sudden and unexpected receipt puzzled official, dom which was unprepared for it so close upon the heels of the German peace proposals. It is therefore believ ed the note will not interfere with the Allies for sending a joint reply to the German proposals which probably will -be- oie""bef ore Christmas. . ; ., - It is understood that opinion in offl fciaf circles Is that the 'speeches dellyT ered,1 within, the. last .fortnight by the spokesmen of "all the " allied . govern ments, the latest , by. .Premier Lloyd George, the most effective, replied to the proposals of Chancellor "von Bethrhann HoUweg and reaH-Staie i.the ; position of. all the Allies regarding 'any peace movement from "any' quarter. JOINT REPLY TO GERMANIC . . PEACE PROPOSALS .'liflfLIKELY London, Dec. l.--Vhile the replies of the various . Allied governments to Germany, will be made simultaneously and probably before Christmas, as in dicated last night, "yet these replies will not be textually - Identical and will, not take the form, of a joint reply. The reason for this is that while all the Entente Allies are . agreed on the general principles . of the, reply, each came into the war under, different con ditions, calling for a somewhat .differ ent statement. For example, the. defense of small (Continued on Page Twoj. SALE OF THE ISLES IS Both Houses of Parliament in Den mark Vote Favorably. Way Now Opened For Prompt Ex change of Ratifications of Treaty Under Which United 'States Will" Gain ControL Copenhagen, Dec. 21, (via London). Both 'houses of the Danish parliament now! have approved the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States The landsthing, or upper house, voted -favorably upon the proposition today 40 to 197 The bill for ratification of the treaty providing for the sale was adopted by the folkething yesterday. WAY "IS NOW OPENED FOR "', . " RATIFICATION OF TREATY Washington, Dec. 21-Approval by Denmark's parliament of the. treaty by which- the United .States will acquire the Danish West indies, opens the way for a prompt exchange of ratifications between the two governments, and con summation of negotiations that have been in progress , intermittently sinca the Civil War. The United States Sen ate -already, has given its approval and as '.soon as the formal exchanges have taken 'place, the administration will press measures in Congress appropriat ing the purchase price, $25,000,000, and providing for the institution of an Am erican , territorial government on the islands. . - - - - American naval strategists for years have regarded possession of this little archipelago,; lying fifty miles east of Porto ' Rico, is absolutely, necessary to prevent any European power from ac quiring it and moreover to. establish there a great naval base .and coaling station for, the tJnlted States fleet.. Com mercially the Islands are-regarded as of comparatively little . value- -There are three of them, -St. Thomas, St. John and gteCfrOfrtnd on. their JA2 square miles live ;.sonie& 33,000 people, , nine-tenths of DISH APPROVED GOTTONQTUILES ON SELLING WAVE Future Months on the New Orleans Market Suffer Net Loss of $5.00 Per Bale. 80 TO 100 POINTS DECLINE Trading in New York on Verge of De moralization. Caused by Lansing's Explanation of Note to Belligerents, New Orleans, Dec. 21. The price of cotton tumbled in this market for a-net loss of $5.00 a bale on the future months today on a tremendous selling wave which followed receipt of Secre tary Lansing's statement explaining the reasons for. President Wilson's note to the belligerents. . From the highest to the lowest of the day there was a fall of 115 to 147 points, almost $7.50 a bale, on the most active months. It wa one of the widest declines for a single sesison in the history of the cotton trade. . The- market : closed week, although officially termed- "unsettled," at a net loss .of. 80. to. 100 points, which was about the lowest of the day. Only the closing gong -checked the great sellin wave -and the accompanying, decline. Brokers were unable to handle the 1m mense volume of business thrust upon them- and had- their hands full of -orders when the close sounded. Many' brok erage houses prepared to work their clerks all of the . note to keep abreast on their books with the business done. v ' " ' The latter""' part" Of . the sessidh was mockery for -the bullSt . for the, marked opened strong, after three-weks of -liquidation, of lon- contracts, arid heavy short'seHirig.' The President's nbte, con strued as, a peace 'measure, appeared to J t. i i ." ' . I xL1 . v -i tit ' A I give inc ruiis coniroi 01 me maritet ai and before ri&on-the rise. was widened to 40 to 4S- points " above yesterday's close, about $2:50. a bale on the strong est months'.. 'Just when the market was quieting from the- advance and recent buyers were taking" profits moderately the report of Mr.' Lansing's statement was received. ' When it was confirmed a panicky condition set in, the advance quickly was wiped out, there were breaks of 5 to 10 points between trans actions and throughout the afternoon session practically -no support was ofr f ered. The decline4 continued uncheck ed to the market's close. SELDOM, IF EVER, HAS MARKET EXPERIENCED SUCH A CHANGE New York,' Dec. 21." Seldom, if ever, has the cotton trade 'experienced such (Continued on Page Two.) THINKS GOAL PRICES Mr. Anderson Says There Ground to Suspicion Such. is United States District Attorney Inves tigating High Prices Points Out Practices of Coal Brokers and Dealers. New Tork, Dec. 21. That there are grounds for. the suspicion that the re cent increase in the price of coal was the "result of an artificial and Illegal combination" was the statement made here today, by Geor W. Anderson, Federal district atfiqrney at Boston, who is In charge of the government's national food and fuel Inquiry. Mr. Anderson came here to confer with Special Assistant United States Attorney General Frank M. Swacker, in charge of the Federal grand Jury Investigation in this city, after having held similar conferences with the Fed--eral and local authorities in Washings ton, Philadelphia, Cleveland " and Chi cago. "When there are indications that the movement of coal has been checked not only on railroads but at terminal's' Mr. Anderson said, "there is reason to suspect that such action probably Is the result of an artificial and illegal combination designed to reap extortionate- profits through a speculative market. t ' . , ; "When you find coal, brokers and coal dealers re-consigning coal cars over and over again so as to delay de livery and thereby create a panic, you find a prima facie ;6ase.? - '.;- ."Boston," Mr. Anderson added, turn ing to the food situation, "is the only city at present suffering. It even' has a', shortage of Its favorite foodstuff-r-Jaeans -which are now selling, at. seven dollars a bushel." ' Mr. Anderson said that the Depart ments of Agriculture, "i Commerce and Fisheries,, .as Kwlt s - the Interstate Commerce Commission, are co-operatf- ins In the investigation.' ILLEGALLY BEASED Teutonic Allies Driven Prom the Heights in Hegion of Balaban- ' ica and Dachkoi. GAIN IN RUMANIA PROPER' Artillery Duels Have Been Spirit ed at Various Points Along the French Front. SUCCESS FOR BOTH SIDES Snow and Rain Have Checked Op erations in Macedonia. In the Dobrudja region of Ru mania, where the Ruseo-Ruinanian forces have turned upon the invad ers, the Teutonic allies have beeri ' driven from heights in the region of Balabanica ' and Dachkoi, anjd the Russians and Rumanians nbiv are disputing with them in a vio lent battle the possession of other positions along this line. 1 In Rumania proper the Teutons are advancing along both' sides of the Insu-Racovitseri road, but are meeting with steady, resistance from the Russians and Rumanians. Along the Pirlita-Stankuca front the Teutonic allies have pushed back the advance, guard of the de fenders. ; . v -V Capture HelgfeQ Except for the battles In Rumania, Inw the. Carpathians oitheast ot the Kimpulung-Jacobeni - railway, where the " Russians have captured several V '.t. A - - . 1 ucigiiw, ana at various DOints on tin "UOB,ttn iron wnere attacks by the Russians have been" repulsed by the Germans, little Infantry activity is be ing displayed. . . " . - . The artillery duels have been spirit ed at various points along the French front. Berlin reports a raid by Ger mans on British trenches and the cap ture of four officers-and 26 men. In another raid British troops entered German trenches near Arras, but latfer were ejected. On the Verdun front, where tHe French made a notable advance last week, the Germans have violently bombarded the Louvemont-Vaux front. Snow and rain are failing in .Mace donia and aside from an engagement in the Cerna river bend region, no in fantry (fighting has taken . place; Iti this sector Berlin reports that the Teu tonic allies have held heights east of Paralova against strong Russian at tacks. - - - J" . In Mesopotamia the British report successful bombardments of Turkish river craft and land positions in the region of Kut El-Amara. .. i TREATMENT OP PRISONERS -IN ; GERMANY AND RUSSIA MODIFIED Berlin, Dec. -21, vla Sayville)TfM following official statement was made public " today by . the bverseaWNews' Agency:. -. ; " . "The Russian government for "some time used thousands of Germin war prisoners in the construetion of the Murman railroad. It is universally known to what hardships these' prison ers were exposed and that man' of them perished as a consequence. : "As all the German protests were of no avail, 1 1,000 Russian officers 'were transported from4offlcer camps to com-v mon war prisoner camps.? The Russian government answered this measure November 15 by transporting 'all Ger man officers to common' prisoner camp's. "However, an agreement was reached between both governments through the intervention of the presidents of 'th Swedish and Danish Red "Cross, Prince Carl ; of Sweden, and Prince Waldemar of Denmark. According to a commun ication "from Emperor Nicholas no war prisoners will be in the district of the Murman railroad 'after January lj -Ifll7. The emperor has ordered that all : re prisals against German officers be stop, ped. The German emperor, therefore, ordered-the 1,000 Russian officers lm- -mediately transported ' back to "officer prisoner camps-and that they be treat ed again as officers." " ' . - i "BUCHAREST WAS ONE GOAL, -i ' BUT NOT THE FINAIi ONE Berlin, Dec. 21, (Via "London), Field . , Marshal .vofl Macfcennen, responding to a telegram of Emperor William offer- ing congratulations bn'the capture of Bucharest, says:,, , ; y r' "Bucharest was one goal, but not ' the final one.", i j . ' ' GERMAN COMMITTEE "ON WAR. " 8 SUPPLIES :.IN PIHST MEETING Berlin, Dec. ;21, (via .Sayville). The Overseas News Agency - today made public? the following Item: ; . -' , "The German reichstag committee for the examination of contracts for' wat supplies has held Its first meeting. The - vice chanceUor Dr. : Karl Helfferich, 'In' an address, said the committee wooloV have toy. determine- upon contracts un-i ' ning into . thousands . of millions t- "of ; marks whlch .was a task unheard of in .magnitude. ;.-- t -.-" .'i,wu- t " "Adylces received from Vienna report! (Continued: ox. ' Page- Tn. y - A - iri' r,: IS' - i tw In 11 I' I 3 If I? If ! if !5i I I"1 i -1 ! 'A it; fe" '8-
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