THE WEATHER FOREAlREFLOATING THE EMDEN. Cloudy, light snow, to-da- y ; Ho-- m

Interesting plan of Australia to salvage the fair; westerly winds.famous German sea raider described yesterday,Highest temperature

in THE SUN next Sunday. I i'all-'- weamber, mall and marine r

VOL. I ..XXXIII. NO. 93. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915. emiM, Hr sa.HwMsg Amtmtm, PRICE TWO CENTS.

FRANCE LINKED

WITH ENGLAND

INSHIPSEIZURE

I . Will Prwtnil ApiinstFormer Declaring si-vela- a

Priie.

AMKHICAN CRAFT ToBE COMMANDEERED

ST ,..;..roN. lie . I Ihe heelsK gorous protest which Use fata ry

lnalm har aenl to tin British "'against the action lit ilrent

Bnuni i'. taking steps to oomrnandserths American eteamehtps Hocking andjsneere m 'ii.. American TransatlanticMmim'Mp I'ompeny it was innici to-j- n

that the State Department has re- -ilia transcript of a Judgment ren-

dered b) iii" prise couti at Marselllee,grance, holding the steamer flolvelg oftr aanw lln to - a war prise.

T' judgment appears. 10 have beenMetered on t tie same grounds iiKnwhich iii" oihar veaaola ot the Una were 'gstgsd, namely that she waa Hermanpwr-.-

The transcript ahows that the judg-nsn- if iii" prise court) reached some

Mi1" in Movant bar, was based on twowhitened in Hi" hearing

Mint, that Hi" United mates Consulm Marseilles had written letters statingth, ihi Bolvelg was not entitled toBy ti:- American flag.

gecond, thai Kugona T. Chamberlain,Pitted states Commissioner of Navi-gatlo-

had written to the Maritime rfrn-ed- rof New York that the appll, iiilons

al iii. American Transatlantic Rteem-- ;.Company for American registry of

Norwegian and Danish veaaela pur-- luk hj ii had been held up because

n' doubt concerning the ownership ofthr company.

tnierlcan I miaul at Fanlt.

through

nuthlng

ihtormalioli

"'ompany

commieaioner

adviaa- -

tUestlons

I'ITANIA DISCUSSED.

iiiwllllngneag

Must Heed U.Lansdowne

Minister, Upheld Viscounttion Shipping Cases

ships Imposed

HOSTILITY FEARED IN

I''' gefca Si toNISIN, ration of

application tofire between

Mates

waa the of lively

launchedof proiwllliileil

Bar! Portamoueh, wttoae wasao

Umi- -

wa iiu or waamerely ttut" aa

offrom Government! liordUangdOO The

fieth'.--

declarationCounrH

However, rlear thei--lf for conaldarable iIIpcuhpIoii

aeafc" DTOadl)hinted Bngland

imioeii .lurina

Odi. oi the state Department de dispute. Ht iii- - while he was in Wash-dir.- -thai th" American Consul at Mar-- 1

St ihould not have state1 the le-r- gave Iloua" ofHolvels waa entitled lo fly the flag; Lords to understand plainly jos!- -;.i ii the application for American lively that Baron only taskrtglslty, tun tlnil registry not yet In America was that of lie

,iit...l her offlCiall in- - loan. did say. however,..... to-d- that a protest he could not tell, .ours-'- ,

with th Wrench Qovernment Baron Reading "In private eunveraatlona"Igslnsl tin- with '.'people he met" Amerira dia- -

1: ilso atated at the Department euaaed the jinie divisions thethat hoi been received there1 Dertaratton of with the ret-to

effect that the Kankakee of the dom of the BSM " aa the chief perape.--.n- :., lias Ii. en seiagft llrltlah live.

. : .mil taken to I'orf Btanley In the Regarding the arbitration doctrine'Falkland islands, where. It la aaaumed. lrd lansdowne Bgld :t. llrltlah Qovernment plans to rom- - do'trlne. o Which aane Ojtlmandrel her Jut a it hja done In esq of this country object in prln- -sues of the Hocking Oeneaee. 'iple could, bj defended on tht ground

Inclined to the belief that that It waa wr ing In the to askth haa strong and .lear gay neutral to agree ti accent In prln-s- e

against Ureal In the clple that ihe word was to lie saidHocking and caaei The pries court of belligerent power

eh has directed in matter have arlasit outMdor Page ai London to before the Bids the jurisdiction of theB Ivh Foreign Ofllce 'Its. the oom "I go further and say that In

leering of ihe two ships as contrary ases ahere there has been failure toestablished rules and of ditain satisfactory solution through

iternatlopal th law courts and where dtpiomaciprotest contends llrltlah ten unabla to arrive at an adjustmentmenl should have waited the out- - it ia right and reasonable that

th. prize court proceedings at oipls of should contemH X. and St. UlCla, Hritiah

tiee, wher.- the vessels wereheld, and should have given

to 'he owners fur an appealte ti." llrltlah Privy Council as wsll as aRl ill diplomatic channelsto t II. oelgn I XTice.

lleelnred l.arklag.i ilntod out at the Stale lie- -

' that although tie United states' hi did not hesitate during the

a commandeer blockade run- -"i- - ill trie ships ao were

be enemy owned. TheOovera!is that th.- Brltiah Oovern.

syent bad t" show that In the11 ixe court proceedings, which had Juat

t and were under way. ihe llock- -a oi lehesee was enemy owned.T Fill thus far ol,tctinH

'i liartment as ;,i the action' " the form of a complaint tiled with

Kb hard Warn r, president the 'al untie steamship Company, and

reason Ambassador Page waa Itructed lo ompany his protest with

for particulars.ling the company's Informs

town counsel of the Brltiah" - timet t H illfag and Si Lucia,': - Oil instructlona from .iiithorlllea

Lo'idon, appear. d before the Ad--at each port and served I"''l d they would move to condemn

in or. lei (hat they might bei1 for us the British Oov-me-

This notice was given, oa' le tin- prise court proceedings

ers pending,o i .Ki. cted thai tirent Britain will"'' reply that a per- -

rj tsg me stook of the Americantl la

Banna ii ...ineci.reiat") Lansing, in overruling the

Cnlted Stat.--gati Chamberlain that

sad by the company were not' ' to American registry, held that

provisions of the new slop jeg- -t,,.. Ooveri ment could not

atatement of th- - company.n uri'orated in count!

lis ogle rs were Americancltissna

M- 1.. using gave this opinionwitii ri ' l" what ine law ptioided, he

knus .. bs considering theivmgresg to amend the

of ownership couldinquired Into.

aetsuroa of these vessels will. mads the subject or

In 1,1 iter Is Indicated by the fact

. ... I,,, Pollette has taken a.il Intereal in ibj cases and

dlowlng hem ctoaaly,

CASE

eenaturfl lgavog for '

liter Talll lug.niitoN, Pao. - Following a

length! a hich In- n ol tn--s. retary of state lanstiiH cou-

rts negotiations for a ssttlo-ib- e,usltanla inintroversy, C?ounl.iff Washington thinIls is understood to have

' York.0 . itnflrm Iba fact thai t nslegit with ths Uualtanta con

neither nit.iihsiidor norI... would lomiuenl. frotn

id tin uvo men. however. It is, meeting did not far

at mi the deadllM k arisingto disavow

lie lUSllauig and her lu-ll me iueallon of liability

io Tin- Hague,

byin

sle, ' .In r.. rim ai. Dec The Decta

tondon and its tii"hanging England sad

tii" United as n result of inter-ference the British with Americanmerchantmen subjscl adebate in the House ismis todgty

The dtetttMatoti wag byseries gggPtlOM bv l.hr

of aim tohuve the Oavernmeni tell r man)worth" whether the Oeolarallon (don in force whether 11

iieaii ..p. he pat It,"ruhtrtah.'

The Karl of Portamouth succeededin eliciting i direct "confession faith"

theno. latter rame oil'

strongly for the continuation ofprlndploa and th.- - enforce meni of

a ailopteil by the Orderin

he ina.le It thatroom of

Ihe "freedom of the Hlnlthm moat uwn the

hardahlpa the preaont

i.usIngton.

s that LaMBOWne thenot and

s Reading'shad negotiating

h c Theao Allien He tbatwill be of whether

thaiJudgment. In

- I court andinformation Lomion.

byj

"That n..the could

andtill ils are order

liJVemmeniBritain last

fjeneoee protest the a.Mi l.anslig AmbaO" a which mlgl.t

lay belligerentnhes all such

o precedents alaw.

Tin that thethe prm- -

if arbitration be...

.tisll

Kvldeaoe

I?

Impressedc

takenit

of

acilien and

'

by

its large jof

Steamship

ti n tin- vea.

go

this v

.'.

-

tngresslon di-ed

t

Mltb

'tl

left

the1 the

goout

.1

i",i

1

by

ofa

a

?iok"nian.

a

a

whi- umh neutral maritime crimmeree

Mania Haadlaa'a Mission.Questioned bv the Karl o' Portsmouth

Lord Lansdowne put n definite end mthe res,rts and ruinrs that have beenafloat evel Hinee lajrd Chief JuatlOettsadlng went :o the Called Siat-- s to theeffect th:lt the latter iiad lieen entrustedby ibe Brltiah Qovernment with the taskof discussing, and poaalbly t nar. the

plates i"if that view required any confirma

tion, ii is to be found in tin- arbitrationtreaty concluded with the United stateslast year. and. having agreed to the un-reserved submission of disputes of allkinds to examination by a commission,aa set out In that treaty, it seems torne it would be Illogical to decline tolook to arbitration if there was failure

STATE INVESTIGATES j

HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE

Attoriipy-Ctpner- al Ordt'rs In-qul-

on Complaint of NewJersey Membertt.

Attomey-Oener- sl Woodbury issued or-

ders yesterday for a preliminary Inveatl-otlo- n

of the affairs of the National

Housewives League, a New York 001"-- jboratlon, "f which Mrs. Julian Heath la.the founder and president. Word to this

effect was received last evening by FrankC, MoKlnney of St Wall street, attorney

for individual members of league

branches In New Jersey and New York,

who petitioned for the inquiry.The Investigation Will take place ,ie- -

fore a PgPUty Attorney-tlenera- l In thisolty at a datu to be decided upon In aday or go, The hooka and records of

the league will be subpoenaed and It isexpected that Many witnesses will Is- -

called.The trouble In the league w.is oHst-- 1

nally sta.it,! . nyemOers .iffiiiat.si withIhe New Jeisev Housewives League fOl- -lowing a nationa, league indorsenient aaa pure fisid of a certain brand of 10 Up.Another stir was caused 0 a viall orNew Jersey women to Ihe national he.ul- -auartara, - West Korty-flft- h atruet, inthe aMenoe Of Mis. lleuth III search ofa copy of the league's constitution.

.Mis Heath at (ended last week a con-tention of the New Jersey HousewivesLeague in Newark called to considerthe adoption uf a constitution. Il waamade apparent thai the national presi-dent had as many friends as opponents.An agreement ' then mads wherebya committee of New Jerse women werep, visit Mis Heath at national heolUUarlSTS on Psoonybar I and hear herexplanation of tine working- - of the na-il, nal organisation,

ic me Atturney-Uonar- concludesfrom the testimony IO be taken thai theNational Housewives UaNMUS hag notboen uOhdUCted in the public Interest, ormat the officers have violated provisionslaid down by State laws, he may startsuit in the Supreme Oourt for revoca-tion of the IsSgUS's chart"i

Mrs. Heath describes th" Isague, whichshe founded four years ago. as "morsi,t a movement than an organisation."The movement ha spread until thereare brunches in pneatloally all statesand also in ''anada. Mia. Heath has. i. . luie.t ever since ihe attacks startedI, New Jersey "'"t the laaejui ouldwelcome any Investlgsjtlon.

GHBAT BRAH NPKINtl WATRM.Ie tbe case ot six glaae atopparaJ boMleaAtv-

S. Sea Rights, I

Tells LordsBryce, Supports Arbitra

Would Lessen Hardon Neutrals.

PRESENT PRACTICE

arrive at an adjustment reaanlliiK thedecisions ''f our priie courta."

The Karl of Portsmouth pal hi gagetiona in a auinlaarcaatlc manner.

"If the Declaration of laimton notIn force." he itKkeil. "why. In heaven-nam- e

rOUM We not fall hack on the obisea laws of our ancestors, which gavethem victory"

"Th, country wants to gel rbi of allthis rubbish the Declaration or Londonand the Hague Convention We want thatto sweep awav all judicial niceties andwin tiiiB wai by placing nrbifh In j,,,lereets ann ine mtereaia oi out Mine- - a

Unit ItelMllIrt l.n ft Nntlona. SlVlsc nint itrv',. sold that Knglai i at... neOS

th,- United stat u already had areei to tutsubmit such oucerloiui to arbitration, andthat therefore it was superfluous to in Is

nuire whether recent aseurancse if thinaort hatl been alven 11 ntetulel thatwhile Bngland waa entitled " pre to Thithe Utnioat liK.llnat lief enomtei all therta-htt- which International law K.ive herShe ooubl not lanore thti rlcht of n'U-tral-

and might easll loi RTUOtl morethan hhe could Rain by pressing herrights to the limit aa agained neutrals. 'fui

"4 mwmmt .,f tUm ae Intarnationol law baa i'i mi, alt. red he i' 'said. "The great task Of :h" futur.- will main- - iii rebuild that shattered fabric. Itwould te most unfortunate if tin.-- coun--1try we"e to go beyond what has i 'Considered to lie settled International lawand make he: own will and her ownnecessities the JtldgOB of her actions

"The plea of necessity ha- - led t mostStri adoUS crime-- , wv forwiard as in,the champions of interi atlonal rights wea'..! ihe defenders of international lawanil it would be a mlafortune if we were theto depart from that nooltlon." tie

The Marqula of CrAre said that the'paramount object was to prevent goodsfrom reading the enemy. If it fullInformed and ahaolutoly impartial trl- -bun il in perpetual session could be' andconceived, he said, a list Of articles ofcontraband ami conditional contrabandmight he drawn up, hut with the war 00conditions changing it was a hopelesstask lo attempt to draw up such alist. The Qovernment therefore, he aaid.had adapted tii,- code to the absolutenecessities of the existing situation, ro- -.maimng. as in other matters, scrupu-lously careful to inflict as little injuryas jiossilde on neutrals

i;regt Hritaln. ha said, waa entitled 'to ask neutrals not to agpsot, alinplyIn order to aave their trade from loss,that goods the possession of which must

;

prolong Hi:- - war should be allowed topi.-- to the enemy. $lie also wss en- - ihitltled, In Ins opinion, to ask neutrals t 'cnnsldei that tile straining of the intet- -national code, which might involve in- - mConvenience and pecuniary loss to

w is noi ttie sain., thing andought le t lo lie compared with Infrac-tions wha n involved srKonal sufferingand were contrary to humanity,

The Declaration of London, ooncludedin I SOt, deHnes Ihe light of search ofmerchantmen on the high seas by be-lligerent warships One of the chiefprinciples set forth in tin- declaration is: at

"Forcible resistance to the legitimateexerclae i f the rlshl of stoppage, searchand capture Involves in ail cases thecondemnation of the vessel. The cargois liable lo the same treatment as the Iscargo of an enemy veaaal tioods

t" ihe matter or owner of theVessel are Tea(e,l lis CtlttllV gOOdS."

u

GIRL WAIFS ADOPTED

BY THE E. D. GODFREYS

KhIm' Ahnniloiicfl in Londona ml Hotherlefii Boston (hilil

Now Helreite,

The adoption of two little girls, oneof thorn a laondon Waif and the otherleft motherless at the age of one month.b) I twin Dregs) Qodfrey and hla wife,.Mrs Fanny M Hoitghtnd tjodfroy. ofBin I'ark avenue, became known yester-day when order permitting Him doubleadoption were signed by BurrogaAeFowler

Mr. i odfn who . a retired memberof ths New York St leg Kxchange, Is ason of Ohariss H. Mdfrey, for many

e.ira a partner ii the ihlladalohlabanking nnn ot uregei, Morgan & Co.He Is a member of 'he Metropolitan,Kumson Country, Automobile and itac-ipi-

and Tennis clubs. gpooklng lastnight of his action In making the twolittle poor girls heiresses Mr. Uodfre)said i

"We wanted two children, and tookthis manner get them, our uctlotl,h no surprise to our rrieinis. becausewe have had one of tiie little slrls nearlythroe years and the oohar about oneyear Mrs !odfre and myself are convlnoed th.ut environment! rather thanheredity, will count ill the ease of thesetwo little girls as 111 the uaae of anyother children. We love thorn ami theyloVO us. so we adopted them."

'Pao Oldest girl. WbUSS real name isHt'etida Simpson, ia the daughter of Mrs.Kile.- Simpson of Hassiwater, UondOIIThe papers show .hat in lull Mrs Kve- -line Jackson of frumham, Hurray, Kng- -land, was sualatlng her sister, a iiuisejp one of Ihe large London hospital.--,when Brelidg glmpSOn, then only a foww eeks old. was loons' In to a clinic byliar mother.

'Pile Hint her asked permission to leavetiie child at the hospital until she couldIn,, a place for it. The mother neverreturned and Mrs. Jwclcson constitutedherself godmother Mr. mid Mrs, God-frey were In London in Fobruury, lliis,when this) heard the story of the aban-doned babe, for whom Mrs Jackson waatrying to find a suitable home.

Tiie yotmgsr girl is Core Parson.daughter of John Rolfs Parson of si 'Charles street. Huston She was IsimMarch 7. Itll, and was left motherless on Aunl -- I of thai yen?. Mr. andMrs (lodfrey s't permission fnm thefal her lo lake her to Uhslr borne a year00 litres IISS h" found himself unahls

to support the little one.

IIM.I Ml HOI K TO HAV ANA.vtlsiiih Uoaal l.l no. Florida and West In-

dian Limited All Florida resorls res. hfsi9 Trains Dally gusisrlor nuadbsd. itttgrsrsy.-.- Id.

VAHDERLIP SEES

WAR PROFITS1 END

Believes Munition (Men From.Abrnnrt Will Br-- riirtiiiiVil

In Future. j

Et'ROPE WON'T HAVE CASH

Mii.vi tndoatry Hire Should

Not iiepenfi on Conflict, btlHe Independent.

Kr.'iiik A. Vanderllp. pTOSldenl "f theNational City Banh, ioii th- - AmericanAssociation .' Woolen and Wore tedManufacturers at the Waldorl yoaterdny

w.it profit niny lo hefore the war

lorn levauKe of the inability "f Huronpay for further purclia-w- . lie Kem1'

lerlded th, notion thai Jn' hecauas acountry nee.i materials it can buy them

hOW Other Hilrteil that IiiihI- -

Is runtilne In th COgntry at fall

to and that our present problem newapeperto make ouraelvec Independent war ng .,, hjla

profits aa soon a possible. r.iltii thatWe can do that if try. he sa'd t

re - enough capital bete give trenches ;everv man a tob, if only conditions canfa,njki Ihr....,,., ui.,,1,1 ,o Inenlre enouah in- -filler. CS In Its rimers, increased pay

afterda relief to the millions if sateproduction continues ; the onl Way I

amaoor.i. tvmdltlott of the!apes ,.s t.. bring about larger ir.d

cheaper production things needed"The poeltlon, the prosperity, the ln

rluence if the Cnlted States for the nexttwenty-liv- e years." he told his hearers,

"win be tremendously Influenced, and,I I. almost detenu. t ed. by th course

lake in ihe next tneiity-flv- e months."And less o'' our rSSpotUlbllltleS ot

isiiie titan n in our dudy buslnoea,add.-d- .

signs of Reller Time." Aft 'r seeroi years of light trade and

alack industry, dormant enterpriseems '. ambition for expansion," said

Mr. Vanderllp "the husinesi world iiseeing signs of better times. It has bisoi

c id' nt fact that much of this neVproaperlty is related directly or indirectly

Ine iar"We know nothing when th" war '

will end and nothing of lew long thisspecial demand wilt continue. W e knowthat possibly before It ends foreign pur- - lchases In this market will hava to becurtailed because th" means if paymentmay lacking j

"In some quartera there Is an easy- - jgoing optimism which seems to believethat thsae enormous purchaaea will go

somehow IwoaktUM lbs , n.ef buyers imust hair the goods. On that theorysome sections af the country declined totake any share of the recent loan, made

st ib. ine the exchanges, thoughrhoee same sections weiv vitally Inter- -st.sl In the exportation of products, and

then they even indulged in criticismthose Who did participate, chiding themfor making Investments abroad, althoughevery dollar of Ihe loan was to be ex-pended in ih.s country.

"There is a cta-- s of business menwhosr concent of foreign trad.- - seemsinn to Iw broader than their rule of cash

the does. They seem to feel thatfor. Ignore must buy froni us and wehne only to fix the terms and see thatwe get cash in hand before in stiip

"Thai theory if Imperative purchaseserroneous No matter much ail

individual or B country ma) need tobuy, neither an individual nor ii countrycan buy unless th" nieuia can be found

pay. I'ayinent means something morethan merely giving mental assent to Vipurchase "

Mr. Vanderllp said that he knew ofbut three ways of paying for foreignlllll llltSeS III gold, by exchange credits

and by loans, very little can paidr in gold the rest must be managed, in

ur case, our pur, basing products orsecurities abroad or by making loans.

"When we pass baymul the useere. l.i payment must take the form oftransfer of property of some kind; butexamination shows very little propertyof a nation that can transferred ner-aea-

Lmds and structures cannot bemoved it won't to move away acountry's productive equipment, and asfor securities of foreign corporationsthey are not good as obligations for-eign flovernmenta s.nce they ure subjectto flonie taxation,

"A great stimulus t,, the Industries ofthis country has been the war," aaid !l"!banker. "The wheels have been started ,die dead inertia has been overcomeTo-da- the business machine is runningai a speed and with a power never ex-ceeded. i'ti Ihe one hand the vast for-eign trade balance in our favor hasgiven us an easy money Situation thatis unparalloledi while on the other acrop unexampled value has added tothe stimulation It seems tcasonahlyclear then that we may look forward forsome time to a tremendous volume ofbusiness. ur problem now it to getourselves Indspsndsni of the war busi-ness as quickly as possible, which withtin exercis,. or intelligence and oooperalion we can do.

Tax r'oreeil by LamaiMkera."Fortunately this Is a country A '

Widely diversified resources Ils prodUUts and Its Ind list rtSS are so wall bal-anced that they are more neailv mutU- -ally supporting than those of anv othercountry In the world When we ar.doing the amount of construction whichour national growih requires we havegisid times generated within our lan-ders with lilts-- help from abroad. Thatis a position that we want to gei intonow.

"VYa have a motto in this Oountiy,'United we aland, divided we fall Thatis just as true In Industrial and com

Imsrolal affairs as in political life Theefforts that have neen made to enforceuompetKrOn have been without allj earnfor the economic sffsot resulting, with--

join any regard for Ihe Increased costs.lawmakers in seeking to cure unfairpractices, which form but. a fraction ofa per cent, of the total business, havehampered ail business m a most cosliymanner. We have paid a tax m thistheory of enforced competition thaimight almost be comparts! to ihe coat toaoroa r the belligerent nations or tinwar. and that lax haa been laid uponall f

"No consumer of goods can escape' tand poo pis of gtnall Income suffer mostfrom II. Increased pay affords, no relief to ihe wage earning people fromihe burdens of wasteful production, forevery Increase In wages means an 11-cl'eiiSe III living costs io mo enure pop- -ulutlon. The only way to better thecondition of the millions is by more

'effectually organising the forces of pro-- Iauction so the output onti be kipraagld."

NO TRENCH STRIKE

FORD TELLS DUTCH

AlHrmod at Reports of n Run,Deniei lie win Spread

Discontent.

will he HERE TO-DA- Y

Pord Pllgrlmi to Oel Passportst Neutral Countries

Only.

Shortly after th" receipt nere or pin-- 1

Austrian Ministers Quit;War Disputes Rumored

Holders Interior, Commerce Finance PortfoliosResign Clashes Reported Concessions

Rumania German Influence.

official wivihk lhai Hoilanaiing Ministers are :diit not care to nave Het t y ford peace r.Ji Karl Helnold DttdynakV Mii.iMte- -party, which leaves Baturday aboard I of .(,,. intartoithe i ,: r n. uac ita "oi: a j ,r Rugelf Hchusler Hdlef ron Bon-foru-

Mr ford fent a cablegram to Dr. nett, Mlnlatai ..f otnmer e ;X Ixiud.m POrstgn Minister the Neth-

erlands, denying that his party Intendedto stall a strike among ths lightingsoldiers

Mr Ford wis quoted on Tueedaj bjall over ihe country as srj-hom- e

In DOtroll that h" hailon Christmas day the world

a general strike in tie

tint soldiers ail nationsdawn their ann. and go

nom never to n turn- ,,w, he elates.he said nothing of th. kind and is ana

da)of

we arottld s(to

no

of

l.e

of

of

be

of

be

bi'

of

be

do

of

of

us.

as peace

of

of

dl

ions in have lh n.uii ii Buropear "a-- 'nous understand that his party is noi ,,going a'. toad to foment a strike ol an) t.kind I ti

Mr Piwd'a cable lo roreiqn siinwirr t.Loudon was as follows

Mw-si,ni.- -- t.il.mients sa that t'.teniatioiial peace ptlgrimagl which

Intends to forcewe arc starting herea strike among the soldiers In thebelligerent countries respectfullywish to inform you that las. rumorson- unfounded, The full plan "i outpilgrimage has been submitted to bisKxcetlency Chevalier Van Kappa rd InWashington, who certainly is able i"give you all aaourance of our Inten-tions. Taking this occasion to express ourhope that your Government s well as

an- people will re.eiv the Interna- -llonal peace pllgrimags in ine amspirit in whs h it goes uiit on its mis- -Blon, 1 ait'. Reepectfull) youra,

HBNXT Poao,

The 1 he teller's Reply.etegram of explanation I utters by the Emperor at the tune of

F. f ' Van iiai" I their retirement This 1 taken to Indl-th- eMotherlands to the .

In i ply t, IIIt, Chevatle w.pard, M mst of

ulled States, came Ihe f low e1 thank you for your telegram

t m I notice with gT.'.lt satlsfatlon that you shall do nothing thatmight embarrass th Governments ofthe Luropeati neutral nations COUlUnot sxpeel otherwise after the Interest-in- g

inf irmatlon about your pl.lllR"Whi',Roelka Bcnwlmmer wns s.- - kind to giveice some days ago

Ths Norwegian Legation sent the fnllowing .

Norway takes paure In await-ing the coming of the Americansode, Mr Fords direction, I assureoil tnat they w.ll rcelvn the most

he.irtf.it welcome In Norway.th Paul Hitter, the Swiss Minister,

wired that lie had t trded Mr. Ford'smessage to the Bundearath, and said:"tlsnewed assurance "f good srlshsa foryour splendl I undertaking."

Iaiiiis r. taoohner, ss.'retan of theChlcsgo roars flociety, who speaks andSets f"i Mr. Ford In the SUtOtnjobllsmanufacturer's absence, said yeaterdaythat lie was sure one of the pein--i rma to ie inilvereally agreed ujain atthe conference at The Hague would bethe evacuation of Belgium by the iler-itian-

"1 have Information that there - astrong feeling in 'Jermany tii.it Bel-- a

inn must be evacuated," he Slid, "andof course I ktloW that the Allies WouldInsist .in that. There are many Qer-ma- n

elements that favor giving up Belglum, and as aoon as they hear Lhat thepeace COngreSS faVOrS It they Will gettogether and bring pressure on theiri lovernment."

Ford Here Ti-d-Mr Ford himself is expected at the

headquarters at the BHtmors this mim-ing at 11 O'clock, and from then onthings Will hum more than ever, nil"d in., moat Important things Mr. Fordwin do " i'i i'" io wiui vi am.i Bryan at s o'clock afternoon. Mr Bryan confirmed big teie-triii- n

ot Tuesday saving he would tryto at The Hague and would onnst l"

York mi. Brysn wired as fol-lows yesterday from Miami, Fie.!

"Shall arrive about I o'( lock Fridayafternoon for a confarsttM with Mr.Ford. I expect t ' Join jour party laterat Tin- Hague "

ThS full text of Mr. Ford s eablfurrnmto 1' ipe It. nedlcl XV. Was made nubileVest rda It Is illows r

Realising the high and holy Interestwhich you us supreme pontiff. ..f u,eOhurch have taken in ending m g,.n ige. nut l announce to you the peacemission on which ws are approachingKuropc .'

Hell, vim; tiint a world situation Inwhich International forces must co-operate exists, we have planned a con-ference of neutrals to adopt mi .ns ..faction for ending the most frightfulwar In history. For fifteen mom listin- people or the world hue saltedfor theii iioernment to act. haewaited for I hair Clovernments to bring.Kuropc out ,,f unspeakable agony andsuffering and to prevent Burupes di-stinction Meanwhile millions of nn non the battlefields ar- dead, Human-il- l

owes 11 to the millions more whoare led like cattle lo the shambles loprevent t lie slaughter.

the Ohrlatianlt) of our Uoastsdtwentieth century standsf,.i principles the great I1 luce ofpeace enunciated this bt aocom- -pllshed,

Htlone Mam I'raee.Tlierc Is no nation thai is.- - ti,,i

declared il dOOg not want this war.e believe there Is no nation that

doss i" al heart grdsntjy long furpeace. Hut waning nal Ions cannotAnd ti Neuirai nations must arrangethe way.

We therefore plan a utadlgtlng con-ference. Midi and women from Amer-ica who believe In the Ideal of inter-national disarmament are sailing onthe peace ship Oausf-- II., flcandlna- -

l.in". leaving New YorkPausmber i Thsj win proceed tofhrlstlgnls, Whsrs Norway's all intsons and daughters will Join the

In the ship's compgny w ill I"' reenfotved by ih" choice-- i

'oaf blued ml four I A 1'n.nr

of andOver

to and

despatohes

dvlllgation

i ler

i

KAISER SAID TO HAVE

neaeofca fa Tar. si n

taOMOOIt, I 'e. 1. Kmperor Kri nrlaJoseph of Austria him accepted Ihe

of three of his Ministers ami oppointed aucceeenrs to thi n The raaign

'

r

itlg

Baron Rngel on Mainfeldon, M i. ter i..of Finance. ll,

Their successors are I'safie etrvajy i 'Prince Ifohenlohe gchttllngsfiieret, toihipreeldent of ihe Bunrenn Court of Ac

countsHitter von Lath, governor oi the Poo I

t il Mat, ini-- s Banhlb r v'. gpltemueller, director t the

Kredit Anatalt,The acceptance of the three reaiana-- '

t ns is continued by an autograph lettin Kmperor puidi.- - ied to-d- by

thr 11 1. a. ton; il,, letter statesth.- Rmperor ccep resign. -upon condition thai tiie sen Ices of

three tet, ring Cabinet members arei" at his disposal ".vbeu desired."

Hotn i" iMdw.ski nun waron von AMatnreldSn nave been made members orthe upper house and Dr. Schuster hasbeep made a Huron, tlese honors being iawarded simultaneously with ths ec--cept. inces of tht .r ri signatlohg.

T its Is Hie tlrst important .bnnge in ittin- Cabinets of thai antral Kmplree alncethe war bega:,. its announcement comes

; is"!v upon tin heels or the Kaiser'svisit to Vienna, where the two rule's hadan Important conference.

This fact, coupled With ihe n ports tofrom various sources Ihet nil .a notwell ui th.- Internal affairs of thi DualMonarchy, Is commented upon tier, asdoubly Significant, In view of Ihe "in-stance that the three retiring Minis-ters tvere headf of departments con-nected with tie domestic affairs ofAuptr. , Ifnnpary.

Significance is atta bed Mso to thehonors awarded to th. Mln- -

GERMAN SOCIALISTS

ASK PEACE TERMS

Leader of F'nriv Decide t PulQneation to Chancellor

in Reiehstair.

I AGEBLAT V FAVORS PLAN

spr ktl r 'i..' I. isefcg In Tut Si vi

Lola DOSt, Dee, C. Voru'iitrfa. th- i ier-ma- nSocialist organ, announces, accord-.n- g

lo an Amsterdam despatch, that th" 'Socni Bemocrata in the Reichstag havedetermined to put the following inter,puliation ,n a body at 'in next xessloni

is me Imperial Chancelloi ready tog!c information as to the conditionsunder Which he would willing to enterInto peace t egoi lations

Us rr Bcheldemann, leaoi r ot tii" paraswill inn tii" question, and Heir Uands- -berg has been chosen to debate, a moredetailed and searching Inquiry as I" theHovernment's attitude respecting poace 'was defeated b) th. Hocial lienirs-rat- sby a vote of 6d to 13

l orn iterfs, commenting on the subject,says "What we demand Is a deilnlteexpression ot, ths gooial Democrats'peace demands and a clear answer fromt he i ,., eminent."

Togfeblntt" Favors rtn.The He rffaer rogeblotf, i newspsper

believed o represent the lews of theImperial t'hancsltor, has amte out inapproval f the plan of the Social inn- -no rats io ask Ur. Von lb hiiiiinn-lloll- -Seg under what conditions he is d

to begin peace negotiation-- ."For our pail," says the newspaper,

"we cannot see why such a quest tonshould not be directed to in. Phancellor,not why he should not answer it la ilbelieved that an answer would be re- -garded abroad as a sign of weeklies' '

The military posit Ian ol I term any andit- - allies Is so strong that it shouldnot bother us what the Entente news-papers might write. Tin- British placeno such restrictions on thsmsslvss. andcare little what constructions are phion this or that word

'Tne si nd question is ehether use anegotiations would have any prospect ofsuccess.

"in .in case, oven though one may,la- - eery sceptical about the sinveae ot., peace movement at the preaenl moment, the Herman peiuale should noi bedenied lite right. In new of Ihe uniUMIall) favorable military Situation, to iU'

the responsible leader of tin-poilcy regarding Ids Intentions

and the goal.it should 1st rsltsrated thai there i

not a irai i weakness in the Herman.should an i abroad lie foolish enoughmi i.i misconstrue th- social DemocraticInterpellation the facts will prow to hlinnow mistaken be is "

Peace III Ik siippress.-i- l

Tbe Duffy Mnil'i Rotterdam i nlion, o III m s ccnsol r.tioi isIterl'.n . on. tin. opeigitlg es- -I, id. i.. of Hie slxili war session of lb"Kelchstag do hoi contain all til' truth'Ih irresnondsnl adds

"There is an undercurrent of goclelletiintagonism not reflected in publishedreports, i'org'oerfs in yesterday's Issuicomplains RbOUl tin censorship of Ihe!Iteichslag session reports and assertsthat II" most Important facts nl'e notallowed to he printed or discussed. TheSocialist organ continues

" 'It is necessary now to discuss pos-sibilities of pence because, if peace (OtnsslaudilSbly. a storm may arlSS for which..ui., diplomats ami statssmsn can mblamsd,

"'Public opinion srtll noi lulerato a

or ita terms. Therefore, this questionmust lie introduced In the Iteiohstag atan early data.' "

EXERTED PRESSUREI

cate thai ihe resignations were nothanded In at the suggestion of the Aua- -

trian KmperotThree reasons are adduced here to

explain the change in the Austrian lain- -

Ism, Which eoatters ihi Teutonic boastihu, il.. Maelln and Vienna Cabinetsremained Intact, while those of the ICn- -

tenie t'oa. s I 1VS undergone sweepinghaliU'-s-

Tine, reasons an First, d.siigree.mem in lie Austrian Cabinet eenoorn- -

the negotiations with Humanla. theluteal development of which la said to

., offer af I lie BukOWtlUI to Huai.i., . second, internal troubles, ee--

,

peclally ncrenslng Hungarian oppositionthe domliieering attitude ofiHnnanythe direction of th" war, and. third, j

pressure from ins Herman i:misor with jin., vi-- w to bringing uiHuit slfletarand mote energetic cooperation on HMpart of AiiMiria-Hungar- y

Moreover. I hen. are persiMcio "i""and seml-ofl- l. ia Austrian admissions of

nnar.ciiii cr.sj.

GERMAN Y IXS1STEXT.

LOUdOn Tlmea" Seen 'lshthe Central Umpires.

lananost Dec. L' 'Thursday' The7,..,'s d. s. nbes the resign-,- ' Il.iti of the

list r an Ministers of the Interior, ri-- 1banes and Commerce as margins aHag" ,u the Austrn-Oerm- an negotla-- ilong which tii" Hermans ate prsss

Ins at early settlement of the wholeuuegl Ii n. mHtlcaJ and econofhlc, of the

iti i s bet geen lorn and Aus-I- n-r; The paper s a ye:

"undoubtedly ii. istended to Incl id t: . establishment of acommon policy g irding ihe future oft'.d ind, but It Is also indie ited that it is

bra- irlollli natters of thf greatestIntptN tanci ."

The Iforals p Posl publlahtaui from its Hungarian corre-

spondent leclartng lhat the time min-isterial resignations have nothing to dowith a separate peace, with foreign n

" with the War its If, but that theyhour exclualvely upon the Internal uues-llo-

The correspondent smpheslSSSAustria's vehemani oppoaitlon to tariffii ion for which i lertnany I' ptPSSglUg

keenly."

ITALY PLEDGED TO

STAND WITH ALLIES

Foreign Miniitr Shvs Comput t irttiiti Separate Peace

Hm- - Been siirni'd.

WILL HKKD A1H TO BERB8

Rums, ine I. Italy has pledged her- -self her allies not to make a eepsratSpeace. Announcement of this step was.made n Parliament to-- . lav bv BaronSidney gonnmot Mb. later for Foreign Af- -

fairs, who -- aid that Italy had a.ftlxed

her signature l" the London pact 'f e'T'tetnls-- r V 114. which was sighed origi- -nally by ttussia. pYuncc and "treat

'ltrltalnAt th.- same lime Baron ktonntno mi--

nounced that Italy would send assist at ice j

to Serbia.The members of Parliament, many in

uniform, greeted lioth ihe annesjnee-- 1

men's with great applauasPremier galandra submitted .1 com-- 1

llllinicatloll lo tne i .linni'i uos no usiii which Italy's position m the war waaclearly defined,

The following official communicationfrom ih. Italian headquarters waa -sip-- .

Yesterday our Infantry waa occupiedm the work of strengthening the in- -tions attained, under the protection 01.1, intensive fiiv from our artillery for'ne puruoes of smasMiui th" now Ilnveaof Austrlsq reeknanoe.

The usual tire from ths adversary,directed against Inhabited regions,auasd an outbreak of flames in thecic hospital at Monfaloone, which.

however, were very promptly broughtunder control.

Austrian aeruphtnes dropped bombson the villages of 1'auUto and Bemls-Inrlnl- a,

In the Carols reatlon, causingno damage In small sncounteng w hichis', nriv.i .ii different point- - on thet .... i.u.b ntwii, tKleav nelaunersind a quick firing gun.

DRIVE AT T0LMIN0.

Italians RegUtaSd H r lilgeliiM.I,lenns tnnomiees.

agsrfsf Cobis UvsgetcA ' Tss HisIsindon, in-- . i - Renewal ol the ltftl-- 1

Ian iiffenelve .igams: Toimino, the au- -Irian fortress ull fee Upper Isongo, iiboutItftseil miles north of dorltg, Is a ii -nounced ii Ihe official reixgi Issued bythe Vienna Wat Hfflcs this evening. Aie. cut Italian reiaort said that the entireMont.- Nero gone, norih ," Tolmlno,wos in the bands uf the Invaders

The Austrian atatement leii-- . of ssveci-- epai ii. attacks by i ue luillun infantryagainst tit" Tnlmlno bridgehead. Thispugitlon egiends from the outskirts oftne fortress t " a lnl below the Jutic-lio- n

ot tin Isonso and the Idrln. south ofToimino

Th.- slgtemenl Is gi followsHeven attacks ngalnsl the Tolmlno

bridgehead were repulsed. ,There a is heavy artillery firing

against the northsm Slops of MonteSan Michsle. a simultaneous .mackno the summit was repuisea.

ALL MAIL TO U. S. CENSORED.

t.niio Vt omen nt Liverpool HeadLetters Addrresed tu t merles

gseriol t'nhu iu.sp-- in Tiia rts.i..M'o, pes, I. a strict censorship

was sgtended lo ail AmerlcUn mail to- -ggy, line tnousand women have beenengaged to examine ull letters now atLiverpool and destined fo.- America.

,

TEUTONS BEGIN

NEW CAMPAIGN

IN MONTENEGRO

Austrian Army AdvancesFrom HoMiin in Envelop-

ing Movement.

SERB KIXO WITH 0KCOMPANION FLEES

BUlgAlM lPMU't ( iljltlirp Of17.(KMI TlMIl til

Priirend

ALLIED POHCE HELD

BEHIND THE CERNA

All Attempt to Reofcnity(Mil Line Failed,

Says Sofia.

gsertsl reefa fieassfril Tssl.Ntios, Dec. l With practically '

of Serbia hi t tie hands of the Ails' roOermati and Bulgarian armies. Ihe AUS-tr- o

Hungaria troops forming the rightwing of the Invading line havs begun acampaign against Montenegro, whichwith its small army has stood loyally hIts ally Serbia and lew i giving nsvlumto a part ol tin remnant of the garbluuarinv

Official 'announcement Is mad" to-d- sjby t lie Austrian W ar Ufllce that Ihe Aua- -trians are endeavoring to envelop FlevlistTaelldsa), which is thirteen inileacross tiie Montenegrin border Theoperations in ttiis region s. far haveComprised an attack on the HradliiaHeights, north of Plevlje. and theplateau between the heights and the city.The Austrian positions are now only fixmiles from PtovljS. In the same

th" .statement is made thailien, von Koevess s army captured inNovember tO.a'i'i Serbian troops ;itj26,600 civilians liable to military serVICO,

The Vienna Hrpnrl,The Austrian stolen eh! folioour troops are ena d In en-- !

veioping movement against viletin Montenegro, i inty --ttirs Illllessouthwest of Nov. Vsrosi. thincolumn attacked thi Clrndtna Heights,southeast of the Mel ilka Sattei i ins.across the Montenegrin bold. i romliosiiinli another stormed and cap- -tured ihe plateau ten kilometers ilxand a quarter mllesi north of plevlJO

I luring November the forces of Ueivon Koevess captured 10, gnu HerblanBOldlerg and Je.dOti civilians liable lomilitary service, 16'.. guns and 12 ma- -chine guns.

Details ot ths taking of Hrisrend, inthe western part of new Sethi.,, alreadyannounced, are given in the Herman andBulgarian statement- - y. Thenumber of Serbian prisoners tuken hereis variously stated In the two r r'sat from It, to 17. one. The Bulgariastatement say.- - thai the taking of Prix-ren-

with th.- captures made there,probably win end tie Serbian cumpalgn

15,0011 verbs I aulurril.The official ' lerman i tatcmei t i d iy

Successful ngagemcnta irre.icertain point! with enemy reai guardiAt Priirend Bulgarian troops to...1 ..,0011 Serbi prisoners, many mouitain guns and other war materials.

Th,. Bulgarian Hotter u I Hi ri ;srt,.tiie following statement November - '

Bulgarian troops ttfter a short an.,decisive engagement took Prisrendund made prisoner- - between 16. )and 17,000 gerbluna Tliey also cap-tured fifty Held cannon ami Imwltsers,lln, On" rltles. MS , ii imoblles ml .1large mount of a material Thenumb" of prisoner. gittnuci o ln- -urease

King Peter and the Hi.s Min- -later to Serb i. Prince Troubetskoy,on the uflerni ui of November 2s b iton horseback fOl an unknown destit.a- -tlon WlthnUI an utiier companions,

The ba'tle of Prisrend, a hej i heremnants of the Serbian srmy weremade prisonsrs, will probably end theSerb an campaignAnothei Buigsrian official report daii i

November SI saysMulgntian troops huve crossed tin

upper Corns and have taken tinbridges and nsids which lead t,, Mmastir

on the southern tnglo-Krenc- h iron-th-situation is unchanged In order

to avoid mistakes, it i.-- gtated, tileAnglo-Krenc- h operations have beegronflnad to tb Corna Valioy. silnee'he arrival of Bulgarian troops theAnglo-Fren- - h forces not only have notadvanced "he step but iiaie iei-throw-

hack foi ,i distance of aevsralkilometers

All attempts of the Anglo. Frenchtroops to advance northwest of I'lin.ihave tailed The left ban of theCerno has been completely tdeared ifthe enemy The retreating Frenchand Serbian truopg dsstruyed ill thebudges over Perns up to themouth of the Vgrdar.

instrlmis Iii Itetrent.Montenegrin for- . .. perating iti south- -

saatsrn Bosnia havs i ed the Aus-th-trlang near I'oca. on I'rin.i, ae enmiles serosa the front er, according t.-Montenegrin statement received here

and have forced tiie Austrlans toretreat along the Urine toward UoruSdk

The Montsnegrln statetrent says;our iroops on November Z'.i attgoksd

and defeated the Austrlans In tiieglon of Foca. Bosnia The enemy retned in disorder Inward Uorazde

The situation on the other fronts faunchanged

Regarding ths situation at Moi,astir adsspgti'll from SalonK.i undttl jest'.-.-day 's date says i

"Telegrnpli service is stiii open withMonastlr, but II Is feared lhat the ger-bla- n

detachmenl there win soon beThe deep alioW in tin maun

tainous country is stopping operations,Refugees oonstsnily arriving here reportternbie sufferings both among Ihcni