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FRAUD 15 CHARGED
REFUSE PEACE OFFER
CHICAGO PHY8ICIAN8, INSTRUC-
TORS AND MEDICAL STU
DENTS INDICTED.
LLOYD-QEORGE 8AY8 WAR MUST
GO ON UNTIL KAISER IS
CRUSHED.
FULL REPARATION DEMANDED
BOOKED ON TWO COUNTS
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Students Said to Have Paid Money
to Alleged "Ring" for Influence In
Their Behalf that They Might Pass
Examinations.
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WmImb Kewtr Union Nw Frrlr
Chicago. Ton porsons, two of them
Chicago physicians and the romalnder
modlcal students, tholr Instructors and
othors, wero Indlctod lioro in conncc
tion with alleged fraudulent attempts
to obtain medical licenses from tho
Illinois state board of health last July.
Two indlctmonts wcro returned
against oach dofondant on tostimony
offerod by Dr. St. Clalro Drako, sec
retary of tho stato board, anil Fred
Farr, said to havo been a membor
of tho nlloged ring. One chiigos con
spiracy to oporato a confidence game
and tho othor conspiracy to obtnln
monoy under falso protensos.
Dr. Drake assorted that an Investi
gation "Is being made In Hovornl states
In connection with tho affair," men
tioning ToxaB in particular. "Illinois
ia only tho first stop in our investiga
tion " ho snld.
Tlioso Indicted wore Dr. Fred Fol
lows nnd Dr. Frank Achatz, Chicago
physicians; John Sharp, president, the
Rov. I. O. Bennett, principal, and J.
B. White, instructor of tho Davenport
colhjgo of chiropractic, Davenport, la.;
Charles Williams, a Chicago salesman
of medical appliances; Dr. A. E. Moore
and Philip Gregg, of Prlncoton, 111.;
Silas Wesley, of Chicago, and Mlsa
Artilla Judd, of Wnterloo, la., all med
ical students.
Dr. Drako charged that tho "ring"
Induced nt least forty-ono modlcal
students to pay money for a guarantee
that lnfluonco would bo used that they
might pass tho examinations required
for" a llconoo by tho Illinois Btato
hoard. Dr. , Achatz was- accused o(
supplying fraudulent modlcal diplo
mas, Dr. Drako charging that In ono
caso a diploma from Marquotto uni
versity, Mllwaukoo, was supplied a
student. Dr. Follows, ho alleges, was
tho "brains" of tho "ring."
It was said that most of tho victims
of tho alleged conspiracy wcro stu
dents nt tho Davenport school, and
that Farr, for Bums ranglngfrom $50
to $5B0, guaranteed that tboy would
pass tho examinations. Williams Is
charged with unfolding tho plans to
students at tho coIIorp, whllo tho in
dicted school authorities nro charged
with acting for tho "ring." Tho stu
dents named in tho indictments aro
said to havo paid to havo lnfluonco
exerted, and then having obtained oth
or students who also paid. Tho al
leged "ring" Is said to finvo obtalnod
about $60,000 in its operations.
Of tho forty-ono students who paid
to havo lnfluonco oxortcd, according to
Dr. Drako, thirty-six took tho exami
nation and nono of them passed.
British Premier Deolares Entente
Allies Do Not Propose to Put Their
Heads Into a Noose, With Rope's
End In Germany's Hands.
NOTE WELCOME IN BERLIN.
Wllson'o
Appeal the Chief Topic of
Interest.
Berlin. James W. Gerard, American
ambassador, had a conferonco with Dr.
Alfred Zlmmorman, forolgn secretary,
during which President Wilson's noto
was ono of tho chlof topics of dis
cussion. Tho American ambassador
waB hlso ablo to givo Horr Zimmer
man tho American standpoint, having
como to Gormany fresh from confer
ences with rrcsldont Wilson and Sec
retary of Stato Lansing.
Tho announcement of President Wil
son's poaco endeavor was accorded a
tromondous welcome In Borlin. Tho
Impression of ofllclal nnd nnwspapor
circles appeared In tho noon editions
under largo display headlines reviving
tho lutorost in tho Gorman peace over
tures which had uunk to a low polnj.
undor tho lnfluonco of tho preliminary
declarations of statesmen of tho en
lento powers.
Tho American ombasgy, tho Associ
ated Pross correspondent and tho
American chargo, Joseph Grow, wore
besieged by nowspapor men wh
sought additional Information concor:
, lng tho presidents pcaco noto.
London, Dec. 21. Prcmior Lloyd
George snld In the hotm of commons
on Tuesday that it wus felt that the
allies should know before entering on
negotiations that Germany was pnv
pared to accede to tho Only terms pos
slblo for pence to be obtained nnd
tnnlntnlncd in Uurope.
Tho premier Bald that without rep
aration pcaco would be Impossible.
Uo declnred there wcro no proposals
for peace. To enter into proposals of
which they hnd no knowledge wns to
put their heads Into a noose with the
ropo end In tho hands of Germany.
Lloyd-Georgo quoted tho words of
Abraham Lincoln: "Tho war will end
when tho object has been obtnlncd; un
der God, It never will end until wo
hnvo attained this object."
Much ns they longed for It, tho pre
mier added, tho ccntrnl powers' noto
nd the speech preceding it, afforded
unult encouragement nnd liopo for nn
honorable and lasting peace.
Tho premier snld It was proposed to
lppolnt a director of national sefvico
ind that nil Industries nnd services
tvould ho scheduled ns essential or non
essential to tho war.
He said:
"Our nnswor will be given in full ac
cord with our allies. Each of tho allies
separately and independently has nr
rlvcd at tho same conclusion. I nm
jlnd of tho first nnswer given by
Franco nnd Itussln."
Ho declared tho nlllcs would Insist
upon n complete, gunrantco 'against
I'russlnn militarism disturbing Uio
pence of Europe.
Tho formal reply of the allies, tho
prouder annouueed, will bo given In
the courso of a few days.
"Wo will nwalt until wo hear what
terms and guarantees there arc surer
lhan those which Germnny broke.
Meanwhile wo put our trust In our un
broken nrmy."
After declaring penco without rep
aration was impossible, the premier
osked whether "All tho outrages on
land and sea" had been liquidated by
"a few pious phrases about humanity."
Speaking of tho western front, Mr.
Lloyd-Georgo referred to tho growth of
tho British armies there, nnd con
tinued :
"I am convinced ultlmntc victory ta
suro If tho nation shows tho sauio
spirit of endurance und readiness to
learn ns tho mud-stalncd armies nt
tho front."
Tho premier said ho was convinced
tho Irish question was a misunder
standing, and thnt he hoped this mis
understanding would bo removed. Set
lement of tho Irish question, the pre
mier added, would bo a great war
measure. r
Tho premier analyzed tho German
chancellor's speech and then snld:
''Without reparation, pence Is Im
possible. Moreover, what guaranty la
there that subterfuges will not bo used
in futuro to overthrow any treaties of
pcaco wherelnto wo might now enter!
"Wo must keep a steadfast eye on
tho purpose for which wo entered tho
war. Wo entered It todcfend Europe
from aggressions of the Prussian mil
itary caste. Wo must Insist that thcro
bo tho most complete guaranties
against this casto over disturbing
again tho peaco of Europe.
"To accept tho proposals would ho
to put our heads Into a noose. His
toric example causes us to regard this
proposal with disquiet."
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PARI3 REPORTS CAPTURE OF 7,
500 GERMAN SOLDIERS.
Gen. Nlvelle Delivers First Stroke
Against Kaiser's ForceG Since
His Appointment
London, Dec. 18. General Nlvelle,
France's man of action, hns delivered
his first stroko against tho centrul
powers since his uppolutment to su
prwno command. DIspntches from the
Paris wur ofllco ou Friday report an
energetic offensive on the Verdun
front, with Impressive results. Berlin
admits that In tho new offensive- tho
French hnvo gained advantago on both
sides of -tho Itlver Meuse.
Purls, Dec. 18, via London. French
troops in un advance north of Douau
mont and between tho Meuse and
Woevro rivers captured more than 7,
500 prisoners nnd several heavy guns,
according to tho French ofllclal com
munication issued hero on Friday.
Berlin, Dec. 18, by wireless. French
attacks delivered on tho east bank of
tho Mouse In tho Verdun region result
ed In n gain of ground for them toward
Louvremont and llurdaumout, the war
ofllco unnounced on Friday In a supple
mentary statement.
POISON KILLS 3 CONVICTS
Prisoners at Jollet Penitentiary Ex-
tracted Wood Alcohol From
Products Used in Shops.
.Toilet, 111., Dec. 10. Warden Michael
Zlmmer of tho Jollet penitentiary said
tho six convicts who survived tho
wood alcohol debauch on Saturday,
which killed four men would recover.
It was thought three prohably would
die.
Prison "moonshlnlng," by which con
victs extract alcohol by strango chem
ical processes from drugs nnd products
used In the shops behind tho wnlls, cn
nblcd tho men to obtnln tho alcohol
from n shellac mixture.
They believed the poison to bo grain
alcohol and drank It In nn effort to
forget tho bitterness of prison life In
tho false Joys of Inebriety. The dead :
Alexonder Archer, Iroquois county,
'fifth term for robbery; Martin Ilnrrls,
Cook county, serving two years for a
serious offense; Edwnrd Williams,
Cook county, serving fifth term for
robbery; Frank Dawson, Grandy coun
ty, one to fourteen years for robbery.
Peoria, 111., Dec. 10. John P. Beck
er, ono of tho wealthiest farmers of
southern Illinois, nnd his wife havo
been murdered on their 8,000-ncro farm
near Mason City.
Bobbery was undoubtedly the mo
tive. The police know that tho couple
had Just received 53,000 rent money
which has disappeared. In addition, a
large sum, said to havo been hoarded
for years by tho couple, has disap
peared. Bloodhounds nro on tho trail
of the murderer of murderers.
The Becker lost heavily some years
ago In a bank fnlluro at Pektn nnd
sluco then It hns been known to nil
their friends that they have distrusted
banks nnd hnve been hoarding their
money on tho farm.
The murderers set fire to tho farm
house for the suppose purpose of
ninklng the crime nppcar nu accident.
But tho trick failed, for the flro went
out and tho bodies wcro found with
marks of violence.
Hundreds of farmers and many
sheriffs' deputies from tho country
side havo formed posses and aro
searching In all directions.
GREECE GRANTS ALL DEMANDS
TEUTONS HOPEFUL OF PEACE
ROUMANIAN ARMY IS IN PERIL
Athens Dispatch Says Constantlne Will
Withdraw Troops From
Thessaly.
London, Dec. 18. Tho Greek govern
ment has accepted the utllraatutn pre
sented by tho entente allies, snys a
dispatch from Athens to tho Central
News agency.
Athens (via London), Dec. 18. The
demands of tho entente allies present
ed to the Greek government were in
the nature of an ultimatum. All Greek
troops are to be withdrawn from Thes
saly, according to tho demunds, nnd
only a certain number of soldiers nro
to bo concentrated in Peloponnesus.
Tho demands for reparation for tho
events of December 1 nnd 2, when light
ing took plnco between entento binding
forces nnd Greek troops, nro to bo for
mulated luter.
The Smart Thing In Blouses
If you ask the world-famous style
designers how It hnppens thnt n cer
tain new Idea is launched by several
establishments at one and the same
time, you mny depend upon a definite
answer. They will tell you that that
particular style Idea "is in tho air."
This Is as near to an explanation ns
nnyonc can get of tho evolution of
styles. This evolution brings along
Incidental revolutions, which aro also
"in the air" and we nre left to ponder
once more tho evcrchunglng fashions.
A new blouse made Its unheralded
and unobstructlvo entry on fashion's
stage. By way of nddlng a little
something new to the familiar role of
the blouse, a short skirt was attached
to Its belt and discovered Itself wel
comed with a glad acclaim. This skirt
lengthened and featured Is meeting
with n single-hearted feminine epprov
nl and therefore tho peplum blouse, In
numberless variations, Is here hnd Is
the smnrt thing in blouses.
It is tho business of new blouses to
be original nnd they nro fastened here,
there and everywhere, or not nt nil.
Some of them slip over the head nnd
are drawn up with ties about tho
neck. In the bloubo pictured, of
georgette crepe, tho bleeves provide
the original touch with shlrrlngs that
shape them over the shoulder In the
fashion of the rnglan sleeve. Tlo
round neck Is bordered with fur, tho
seams outlined with fancy needlework.
Hand embroidery, In sefr-color, Is used
for decoration nnd tho peplum fnlls to
the thigh. It has all the earmarks
of the smart thing In blouses.
PROF. MUNSTERBERG IS DEAD
Aid Schools for Foreigners.
Chicago. Thirty Chicago newspa
pers printed In foreign languages have
donated advertising apneo valued at
$2,500 for tho purposo of advertllsng
nlftht schools to tho forolgn born popu
lation, it was announced by Harry A.
Llpsky, of tho school board.
Successor of Archbold,
Now York. A. C. Bodford was elect.
d president of tho Standard Oil Com-
i pany of Now Jorsoy to succeed tho
lato John D. Archbold. Mr. Bodford
'for oomo years has been vice presi
dent and treasurer of tho company.
Kaiser Willing to Agree to Reparation
Von Bernstorff Sees Another
Exchange of Notes.
Washington, Dec. 21. Lloyd-Georgo's i
speech leaves tho door open for pence.
This Is tho view of tho White House
and of thu state department.
It is also tho view of tho German
embussy, where tho stntement was
inndo tliat Germany woidd not bo tho
Hrst to close tho door.
With tho presentation of the nines'
answer to the German proposals, It
Is bcllovcd In ofllclal circles actual
pcaco proposuls will ho under wny.
"It looks to mo as If tho mnttei
wero not finished nnd as If there will
bo at least ono moro interchange of
notes," commented Ambassador von
Bernstorff of Germany.
Germany, It wns declured, Is ready
to discuss all of the questions brought
up by Lloyd-George. This Includes tho
question of reparation, without which,
tho premier Is quoted as saying, "peaco
is impossible."
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Feared Steamer Was Sunk.
Buenos Aires. Argontlno Btoamet
Curumalan, which snllod from Cardiff,
Walos, September 27, with a cargo
of coal, has pot arrived hero, and it 1b
reared she has boon sunk. Sho carried
a crow of twenty-nine.
Bank Robbed of $4,000.
- North Ynklma, Wash. Tho Bank ol
Blakloton, twenty mllOB south of Mnb
ton, Wash., wbb robbed of 4,U00 by
a man who rode into town on horse
back, held up tho bank and escaped.
Teutons Pursue Foes in Dobriidja
Swamp Von Mackenoen's Troops
Capture 1,150 of Foe.
Berlin. Dec. 10 (vln Snyvlllo).
Driving eastward In lloumanin, the
armies of Field Marshal von Mucken
sen have crossed tho Bubcau sector in
forco and taken enormous quantities
of material.
In the Dobrudja, tho Russo-Koumn-ulan
retreat has progressed us far as
tho swamps und forests at tho Danube
mouth.
Reporting tho lighting on this front,
the war ofllco statement Issued here on
Sunduy night says: "Army group of
Field Marshal von Mnckcnsen: Tho
Buzeu sector hns been crossed ou u
broad front. In addition to 1,150 prisoners,-
10 locomotives, about 400 rail
road cars, mostly laden, nnd Innumer
able Vehicles fell into our hands.
"In the Dobrudja tho rapid pursuit
of the enemy, who only offered local
resistance, brought our allied troops
closo to thu forest districts in the
northern part of the country.
Harvard Psychology Expert Dies
While Addressing Class Wan
Flfty-Thrce Years Old.
Boston, Dec. 10. Prof. Hugo Mun
stcrberg, professor of psychology of
Hnrvnrd college, dropped dead on Sat
urday whllo addressing u class at Bud
cllffe. Intense excitement prevnlled
among tho girls iu the classroom. Pro
fesbor Munsterbcrg was Ufty-threo
years Sid, nnd had seemingly been In
perfect health up to tho moment of
his death. Death was believed duo to
heart disease. Professor Munsterbcrg
had been working night nntl day slnco
tho wur, answering criticisms In maga
zine articles made against him; and
had been laboring under Intense nerv
ous strain.
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Slain In Brlde-Elect's Home.
Joplln, Mo., Dec. 21. Samuel a.
Dnvls of Tulsa, Oklu., wealthy dealer
In Indian lands, was shot and killed In
tho homo of Mrs. Daisy Carter, a di
vorcee to whom ho wns to have been
married. Tho nssullant escaped.
Spanish Steamer Sunk.
London, Dec. 21. Lloyd's shipping
agency announces thnt tho Spanish
steamer Aton of 2.0S0 tons gross,
built at Cadiz In 1001, was last report
ed as nrrlving nt Bordenur, on Novem
ber 25 from Ayr, Scotland. '
Austrian Emperor at Trieste.
London, Dec. 21. Emperor Charles
of Austria, accompanied by General
Borovlch, commnndor of tho Austrian
forces on tho Isonzo, visited tho troops
on trie lino of that river and luter went
to Trieste.
Ruth Law Gets $2,500 for Flight.
New York, Dec. 2t. For sotting n
new record in her flight from Chicago
to Now York, Miss ltuth Law received
u gift of ?2,G0O at a dinner given In
her honor hero by tho Civic Forum nnd
tho Aero Club of America.
Noted German Soldier Dies.
Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 20. MaJ.
Maxlmlllnn von Grebe, member of a
distinguished German fnmlly, formerly
of the Prussian nrmy and later a fight
er in tho American Civil wuri Is dead
nt his homo near this city.
Japs to Keep Land Seized.
Tokyo, Dec. 20. The German peace
proposnls wero delivered to tho Jap
anese government. Commenting ou
tho proposals, the newspapers declare
that Jupnn will never agree to hitrren
der Kino Ohou.
Allies' Losses 5,100,000.
Berlin (by wireless to Snyvllle, N.
Y.), Dec. 20. Tho losses of tho
French army to date have been 51,800.
000 and of tho British 1.300.000, ac
cording to "competent nuthorlty," says
tho Overbeus Npws agency,
When Spring and Winter Meet
Tho weurer of the springtime lint
and bag shown In the picture intends
to go south very soon. She hus been
there before nnd believes In prepared
ness; hence tho warm coat. This one
has a summery look, but is equal to
fortifying Its wenrer against a cold
spell In regions where the Inhabitants
never recall anything like It iu the
past.
The coat is n familiar typo of gray
and white striped chinchilla. It has a
big adjustable collar and flap pockots
that will keep the hands warm, and It
hus, besides these very practical prop
el ties, much stylo nnd becomlngnos,
Thore are coats in colors of the sumo
muterlnls made for tho bnmo sort of
woar.
Tho springtime turban Is of gray
llbuil brujd and a printed Japanese
silk having a gray background. The
silk forms tho crown und borders the
brim und pnves the way Into the acci
dent for thu most oriental of tassels.
It is of bends nnd silk and dangles
over the right ear. It is thu feature
that makes the hat Important.
It Is the correct thing to havo a M
to match tho hat. This turban divider,
honors with u bug of plain gray and
figured silk, cut In un approved shape
and fastened with a silk strap. It Ls
exquisitely made and Its chief glory
lies In Its finish for thereby hangs
another glorious tassel.
On New Blouses.
Bead faggoting Is seen on ome of
the new hnndkerchlof or chiffon
blounos. Tho faggoting takes tho plnco
of the seum, us, for Instance, In u ki
mono sleeve, nnd two or three &mall
eolorod beads aro strung ovury place
over the threads connecting th piucen,
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