AJTERKOON, DRCEUU?SL$A, X$
TO mtmui NATIONS WHO
ABM TO HKM? BIUNO
ABOUT PBACB.
M OfUCInfCOHKDII Hlllf
(By United Pros) , :
ROME.?Germany today htxM
lb* neutral nations, whose ?enrieer
?he ha? asked In forwarding peae<
suggestions t? her enemlee. a sssled
packet containing specific terma upon
which she la willing to make peace
It 1? reported. The report also sUtea
that ths packets were sent with In
structions to be read only'la f?T-<
warding to the till?*; If the latter,
actually asked for terra a.
The same report stated that t? a
note sent \a the Pope, permission
was given htm to read a secret list
Of ths terms. No official comment on
the news Is obtainable, although th*
?reports are generally credited her?
?. Mac utbeMte.
LAST SAY FOR
? IZATO
COME ACROSS
(BT ?
{By UnitN *
the dimcultlea betwae
the Celled Bute. Uiiough peaceful
muna dependa upon what aniwer
Cviuu glYea. Today la the ;JfK
dar aet toy the peace commission far
him to ilgn the troop withdrawal
protocal. They expect to hear today
whether he agree* to the protocal. if
he ioea not aign. peace negotiation!
wfll be at an end and the troopa will
probably be kept on the border.
MM HARMED HESIERBH
Mlaa Tingle BeeavMa tke Bride ol
Held Mitchell. Bare Left oa
Krldal Trip. ' ? J
Mlaa Fannie Tingle ,aad Mr. Ka
Mitchell wear married thla morblnK
at tan o'clock at the Mcthodlat par-_
aonag* In the preaonro of a few if
tlmate friend? and rolatlrca. Re*.
V. M. Rnlpfft officiated. The couple
have left for New York and othei'
polnta on their bridal tour. Oftot
their return they irlll maka IMfsir
horae la Washington. ''A ?
Mlii Tlngla la tha daughter or +T.
afid Mra. joe Tlagle of thla city and
ll popular with all who know
Mr. Mitchell la in the employ a? I
kin * Kerry aA'l la well
STOCKINGS m km
Otct two thousand Hmu nn
praaaat ?t tm Court Hooaa Sqnr*
iMt nlf bt ?ni wltnewd tbo giorui
that ni onM out at Waahttftoa'a'
drat Comm natty Chrlatmaa 1m.
i" Ttia traa ni graatiy adalrad.!
Hundred? of rartoaa .algrad alaetrlc
Itcbta vara naed In lllVKlaattas It.
ta addition. tbara vara May othar
laeoratloaa. Including lar?. color??
bana, altrar ?traamsn, chain, ate.'. It
jpraaaatad a moat baatafnl upaar
""????a ' I?".'. | I
Promptly at ?:I0. Maud Hard
In*, ?ho acted as muter of oeratni
lea. called npon Mayor 8tewart. ?1m
made a brief addreaa of waleoaa. The
f?*C. Bra?ew do make the Chrlatmaa
inlet, the larce crowd listened at
..entirely to Jod*a Bragaw*a n?ech,
which told of the eeareh of the wise
men tor the Chriet and the trn?
rueenla* ot ChTlstmas. Several aonjca
arere also anas if ? the
hatrsof the eity.
; 4n attractive feature at the pro
gram wan thf passage of a brightly
ailed slowly thronsh the Alas aad
ben directly orer the tree. It Stop
ad.
8t* hundred stocking?, hlled with
?fult, avta and candy, were dlatrtbtft
d to the children present. It was
endeavored to ghre a stocking to ev
iry child although the crowd was ko
large that there were probably aoae
who were forced to go home disap
pointed.
The Community Christmas tree
pro-red a treat saecdss la erer* way.
(t is still standing and will probably
,he kept up for a few nigbta
AUSTRIAN DESTROYERS
i
?I""*
. (By Unltod Prw) H
BBRLJN.?Foot AaatHaa
OTI unk two patrols and route? all
tutor daatroyars of ?parlor typa
aad apaed o* Otranto, VMa dla
patchea atatad. "la tha haavy daal.
ob* of tha hoatlla daairoyara waa art
Ura. Thraa otHn vara hit at akart
range. Oar loaa n
4 oflletal raporta.
Mayor wai?n ta tk* oHy. I
Rob. L. H. Watara. mayor of
Brldgaton. N. a, and a formar raal
daot of WaahlBitoa. apaat tha holi
day? with frlaada aad relatlrea I
Mr. Watara Itatf* that Brldgaton I
snvtnc rapidly aad that a aumtt
of public lmproramanta in j
y. Ha alao aald that - C
lonnty la maniac preparations to*
*on?ldarabl? brick paring. having da
dd?d that thla torn of road waa Ik*
boat for all r rife 3
. Itfft Mr at.
W. T. BalUy. Jr.. loft tkla moat
ing far at. Loala aad Canton. OL. op
> tbo l*r*w tea?? wwoffit lut ml?kt, thar* n?
; mtaMMMu of lh. chlldru Wjo wot. dlnppoUu* M tht
Coamnalty ChrUlmu troo ul who did mot roeotr* * AmMb?
Lti" -iwSte Mow* wtWa UMIMtll-M ?jgiaL
tbo eUr_rac*ro aomo Cbrtttut gin. 4* order to ?o towT.'g-.
w??t ot*t7 child, wfco did not km aay candy. or trait. P>aU
b* ChrlMmaa. or who did wot rocolro a axwtfclnt lut nittt, to "
to tb? D.117 Now. oOeo >omi> tlmo tomorrow ud ?t U
ikHt It. Bach child, bo??Tor. mttlt h?ti a moto t 4 him
or t*r aajinx th.t tfca child did not rocattr? u #-?*
oat*. fc.
If thtro woro maj rhlldron dlaappotatod. tbo Daltr !?< ntaa
irruim to tin thorn una of tko (ood Uda*. that wafc *1.
an ??J at tbo CbrUtmmm tx? lut alckC WT^ V K
U la raQoaatad fiat all of tip ehlMrom com? to ttl oOt.
tomorrow Is ardor that It m*T- ?t aacwrtalnad bow much
fruit mud Uta tt will ba Doeeaaary to
*Ux.
PLAN IS M
FOR MILITARY MING
<By Vuttmd Pre*)
WASBBfOTON.?Plani far ^ .nol*
[riirgel BtUtvy ?> ilQi d?ipad to
. __ to *ht miu.
|-Ury CmnmlttM tod?y by Colro W?hi>
c. Bern, or Ohio. All the flu*
by tli ?lthonfb Col
DEMOCRATS PLAN -
TO MEET Mir
IN THE REVENUES
WASHINGTON.?PUos for tills?
everything from motion picture films
and phonograph records to low In
come? are being considered by Dem
ocrat? of the house ways and means
oommltteo. as the prospects of a huge
treasury deficit grows.
. Indications are the, Democrats of
the house committee, who tucve been
harassed by revenpo problems since
the outbreak of the European war,
most tarn soon after the holidays to
a tariff revision.
Congressman . John Garner, of
Baa. a Democratic member of the
committee. announces that hs will
(sponsor a plan */or a horizontal In-1
jcrease of 10 per pent in existing tariff
Ho has conferred with Secretary
McAdoo, Chairman Kitchen, of the
Ways and means committee, and a
number of his colleague? regarding
the practicability of tariff legi^dn
of thl? iort. He asserted todsy^bst
kip plan had been taken under ad-;
vlsement by Secretary IfcAdoo and
others. He declined to "say whether
Hr. McAdoo approved of tba sugges
tion.
Mr. Garner estimates that'a 10
| per eefit Increase in import duties
Will raise at least $118,000,000. This
amount, sdded to the sum realised
Ible sale of 11*0,
cannl bond?; will
? dad 76.000. The
' I? r.pldlf ?4mI*S. H*.
? "tflj wiihio k eitr "
4 of moit ImporUac* la
>**?1 ?? mm
?? -.. S
m" ico ta>
. .. . _ . . .
on?l root?, In chart* off
?dtool at Fortress Moftto?. U ln
tuth of
lllt&ry
**? UUm cam for i
rfiulMu mn of ?o tok _____
training during UirMMa^?f months
for fonr jaara. The <MUT*eslo?*l
dlstrtou would h? the t
> &rtm*T7
BRTTtSH ARE
DIFFERENTLK
Believe Ttkmt He Hinted If Ocrmaaj
Didn't Act RJgfct, America
Would Join Allies
LONDON.?British hostility to
ward President Wilson appeared
somewhat mollified today. The
chance la attributed to the lat eat In
terpretation of the motlvee that Im
pelled the American note.
It Is now regarded as having been
sent wltfi ths purpose of forcing
Oermsny to state her peace terms
and to carry implications that unless
the terms are satisfactory. America
i may enter ths war at ths aids of the
alllei.
NO J.ET-UP IN FIGHTING
ON ACCOUNT Of CHRISTMAS
L ?BBKUN.?Repeated ' repulse of
iflrgtleh patrols Is reported In. official
ittftemenU. Artillery fighting la
| tire. Increasing In some sectors or the
I Ypres front. The Qermana and Aus
| trlana. stormed at bayonet point,
| tenaciously defended the villages of
FWpsstl and Wallachla.
Active oU the Homme.
P A RIB.?Active artillery action
oosurred^ on Christmas night on th#
Romme front and in ths region of
Ubous, says'dn official statement. : I
- is I
fflftwinms 10 JOIN
U. S. a PLACE NOU
."WaSHWOTW.-: tolMrM
Joined tka United gUl*. la lb*?!!??
to brio? about ?M?Jl KuroHt-OUi
cr neairal uUoni u> .UI>H u?
?MB Hallu KU.1.*wae Intimated
in uUHlat <wkm,.M night that
gpalo would alia ?00*.( be b*trd
frpu^aad that no aurfrlae would be
ocraaloned II Holland an? tha 8eaa~
dtnavlan coantrle* aboald follow aoK.
Tha Swlu ait* waa
balllaareata t* tka I
OauartLof awe* *?mbfre, -*fcb la
approximately
t la U? United gtataa.
1 ?at* waa cent ta tka
? ?od ultimately. It l>
underatood, will ba tnao^aaM to
Mttrat CavAmmaau - M
bow ntatad officially, for ttf ?rat
time, that Prealdaat Wllaoa In nak
Ma faan mot* baa baa* aatlng
ME ON
WATER SMI
UST NIGHT
JOSH MILLS 18 HEAVY LOSER
BJCC.tl'SE OF BLAZm. BOMBS
AMD MILES BCBXED
TO DliTB.
LAUNDSY AtSO DAMAGED
Fire broke out ?t midnight Ust
night in the stables owned by Josh
Mill* on Water street, completely
gntted the place and alao did consid
erable damage In the laundry of Mr.
Cape hart, next door. Six horses and
i two mule? were burned to death In
the Are and considerable hay and
equipment was also deetroyed. It Is
reported that there was no Insurance
carried by Mr. kill*. None of the
machinery In Mr. Capehart's estab
lishment was hurt to any great ex
lent. but hla losa -will probably
amount to four or five hundred dol
lars. Mr. Capehart waa out of town
at the time the lire occurred, hut It
Is understood that he 1? /airly well
covered by Insurance.
No one apparently knows how tl^e
blase etarted. Tbe Are department
reaponded In a hurry, but by the time
the alarm was aent in, the entire
building was In flame*. A genera]
alarm was turned In and than a can
was eent In for direct preesure. The
department never worked to better
iflvantage. In aplte of the headway
fmtr9 woodan
fire from spreading tV the n&Y
building, they held the flamea in
check by skilled and efficient work.
The pressure tyaa never better and
each boso did effective work. The
different companion deserve the high
est praise for their cxcollent work.
The building waa owned by Mrs
W. L. Laughinghouae aad Mr. H. D.
8til ley.
GERARD MEETS
WITH KAISER
U (Jailed for a Special Interview,
Prottiimably to IMacusa Peace
M
(By United Press)
AMSTERDAM. ? American Am
baasador Gerard la scheduled for a.
special audienoe with tho Kaiser to
day, according to Berlin dlspatchee
It Is stated that the Emperor also
ariked the Swisa minister to go to the
palace for an audience. It la pre
sumed that peace measures will be
discussed.
10,088 SCIENTISTS
TO HOLD COHKW
(By Untt*a Pr?w)
. YOtflK.-^The Kleno? of ?v~J
?rythlng/ from e&wln* woo? to i(el
lar etnloemiinshlp. will bo ronnded
op njiil ?one over In dotall by ten
tfionaand of the world's leading
acUmttata Who wffl arrive here Mon
day fer tbe ?9th eeeeUn* of The
A?aocl*tton for the Ad
vancement of Selene? which convenes
Tueaday. Prenldenf Charlee R. Ven
^lae, president of ||ia> UnWeralty of
wleoonaln. Will preside. Twenty ???
en differ on t eodetfW will p*rtldp?te.
TENDERED BANQUET .
T9 tltS EMPLOYES
r ? '
*?* rhMinr <tm tinniiT
nlrht. i. H. HorrU tO?#*?'? M
Quot te tha MUblUhm?Dt to kta cm
ploy*? *n<l tlvwtl IBvltad r>t?V
Th? iIbIt wm thoroughly b,
?I tnMU MM -??? MB for
fourteen Tk? mrau w?? M follow?;
onttrraa h??f ttntt
?4
ITS miur WTffijf
<Bt o.rt.4 rrtm) ,
CHICAOO.?Do Ton Jp ? ?? , ?
in
. ' 1U v>
?**>? -MllM ?kMtafoiici
tka
pro/OMOr or I*oloi7 M Uw Calror
altr told tlo op??-mouth ftudenu. No
ono <ju?*tion*d h la ataUmant.
CITIZENS GIVE
$287.50 EOR
CHARITY WORK
Fund la OonHimlng to Grow R^dly.
' Mor? Money Need?! to Gurry
on the Work.
The fund for the Associated Char
ities took a big Jump today. Cltisenn
?*ho bar? not yet contributed are
urged to do eo aa eoon as possible. It
ia desired to close the fund by the
laat of thla week. The following
contributions have been received to
i date:
Prevloualy reported 1192.20
Mrs. K. L. Blount 10.00
Dr. J. O. Blount 10.00
Rer. H. B. Searlght 3.00
2.60
3.00
1.00
S.00
6.00,
3.00
1.00!
3.00 i
W. T. Hudnell
Mrs. Pauline O. Berry
J. L. Warren
F. C. Saunders
Washington Horse Ex.
J. H. Ecklin
F. E. Mayo ,
Mrs. J. C. Rodman .
^JU Um. ,Wertblngten
' Wat a k -H? Bryan ??..^-M0
' V R. Williams s? ... 2.00
F/W. Cox 2.60
Buskin & BeTry ....
Lee Davenport . ,x..
. PainUco Chemical Co,
Charlea Cowcll
Total
10.00
6.00
10.00
2.00
$289.70
TO CONTEST ELECTION
<By United Prosa)
PITTSBURGH. ? Representative
W. M. H. Coleman, Republican, to
day served notice In the courts that
he will contest the flection of M.
'.'lyde Kolly, who su< reeded him In
the thirteenth district, on account of
alleged fraud.
THE FALL OF A S \TlO.V
NEW THE Ail IE TONIGHT
"The Fall of a Nation," a drama
>f the origin and destiny of our Re
public, was presented to a packed j
house at the New Thoatrs last night
and will b6 repeated this evening. |
Thoss who witnessed the perform
ince last night were charmed and
delighted and those attending tonight |
will bo as much pleased. The story
1/ written by Thomas Dixon snd the)
music is furnished by Victor Herbert.
The story (s presented In neven reels.
ADMIRAL DEWEY IS
79 YEARS OLD TODAY
( By United Prow)
WASHrNOTON.-?Admiral 0*once
Dewey, victor over the 8panlah fleet
at the battle of Manila Bay. who ?o
long aa ha llvea will ba on the active
llat aa ranking officer of the Amer
ican navy, celebrated hli 7ft b birth?
day today. j
The Admiral !ft atttl. - hal* . and
hearty. Hla favorite MMMn 1?
tw>r**M?k lidlBE. *?lch He lastit?!
Mniont ?trry ' Xdr?l?irt .Jjwror,
wU ?0 ytarft W iii^hn on Mat t,
lin. b'o cpiftmfcndWt the yictorlou?
Asiatic m?4roc Is kUalU Ho
th^n hrid ?? rm of CflifcmoioM.
h?t >u promotM U Admlr.l Ud
[thukod br. Cttngnm tmaMdlatelr
?pon r#Mtyt <rt vari of th? r)tMrr
Ordln.rll/tti? Mlilrtl ntW'Ul
r??lf?4 in I*??i but tyapMM
*rt of OoacraM h? iru mad* "Ad
WM.M'ttM WW*" Mr Mfo. '
[;? ofctek* n* tout
? PoUtMa
?' <SWfcT'' ' . runt cat* .
*??!??. Or.?*?, Oranem. *???
Tha party ?II a JMW mo an? Mr.
WANTS TO MEET DE1JGATE8 OF
BELLIGERENT NATIONS IN
SOME NEUTRAL
COUNTRY.
HOTE GIVEN TO GERARD
(By United Press) tJ.
BERLIN.?Germany today handed
Ambassador Gerard, for transmlaaloo
to Washington, the answer to Pregl
deni Wlluons' peace note. America* ?
representatives In Soda. Vienna awj?'4
Constantinople were handed the
samo reply. * ? ?
The note propoeea for as Immedi
ate meeting of delegate? of the belli
gerent countrlea at soma neutral
place. It says that "the great work"
of preventing further wara la only_
possible.pfter the end of the present
war. It declares further th.it "when
this moment ahall have come/' Ger
many will be "ready with pleasure to
collaborate entirely In thla exalted
task."
The note ?
appropriate road to reach tbf deelr
id result would be a meeting ot dele- ;
gates from the belligerent* countries
i at some neutral place. It says: "The
(high-minded suggestions made by
President Wilson In order to create
a basis of establishing a lasting
peace, have been received, and con
sidered by the Imperial government
in the friendly spirit whlok
pressed In Mr. Wilson's conn
tlon."
The note will probably be receive*
in Washington tonight or tomoirswv.
STEAMSHIP
Ht?am?r Maryland 1m Off Hanriy Hook
in prerarlouR ConiiltWtt )f?
State.
NEW TORK.?The eteamahtp
Maryland la reported to be linking
on? hundred and fifty mile? off Sandy X
Hook, wireless messages atated to
day. Revenue cutters. AchushneC
Mohawk and Savannah have gone to
her assistance. The message* stated
that the engine rooms of
land are being flooded, fih? fyMft
large crew and aome in|<|^|t ,
aboard, v
? f
KAIKFR TO SUMMON GRR4R|) f^jj|a
AY? DISCUSS MKDl*W?t,.
LONDON.?-In Berlin fllp|MBatl*.?q!
circles, says an exchange T<
dispatch from Amsterdam?
deratood tftat the Oermaft- emperor
a* iii early date suttmfta _%pt -
headquarters the American am&aA
aador, Jame? W. Oerard. with the"'*
view to d lee wring with him poeslbl*
V??rlo?? jn?4Uton M<1 ?EtloK
Tei
tt la ?*?
TODAYS PROGRAM
?f. ' f. ivr-**?'
New Theatre
"TH? rALI. or A MttOX"
TbOB?. OlMtl
tt^Mo by Victor H?Wt
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