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MOYE TO PUT "DRY"
AMENDMENT UP TO
STATE MEETS LOST
jlsnn's Proposal to Submit Resolu
tion to Conventions Called for
i Purpose Beaten.
(USING VOTE OF 193 TO- 137
Minority Leader Declares This Ques
tion an Attack on Principles
of Government.
pi NOT TEMPERANCE MATTER
lobson Leads Off Debate in Favor of
Prohibition Plan
fORTRAYS EVILS OF LIQUOR
tlnderweod Sara He Cannot Commit
. Iltmeeif to (rhrnif! to Ron Ia-
sM'vldnnl Commonweal of
1 Police Powers.
BACK TO THE FIRING LINE AFTER A PARADE British troops returning to the trenches in Belgium, after having
passed in review before King George, on the occasion of his recent visit to the front.
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Bl LLKTIX.
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-An amend- j
ient by Representative Mann to submit
ha prohibition amendment to state eon
Mentions, called for the purpose, wae de
feated od a rising vote, 137 to 193. This
tras tha first vote of the night. Mr.
statin demanded a yea and nay vote,
but a long- roll call began.
The Mann amendment was defeated
rn the roll call by a vote of 210 to 175,
the advocates of the Hobson resolution
fenerally lining up against It
WASHINGTON, Dec. K.-Under a spe
flal rule, which was adopted without a
Toll rail, the house began just after noon
May an eight-hour debate on the Hob
son resolution to submit to the states a
constitutional amendment for national
prohibition. An aye and no vote will be
Reached tonight. ...
The passage of the rule was precede!
by a statement by Democratic Leader
Underwood and scattering debate on both
sides. Mr. Underwood made It clear that
the democratic leadership in the house
aas In favor of meeting the issue with a
rote.
Not Temperance Qnestlon. . .
"This Is not a temperance question,"
e eaid. "It never has been, Prohibition
as not produced temperance In the lands
Where it has been "triel. I regard this
BRYAN INTERESTED,
BUT NOTHING MORE
Secretary Has Nothing to Suggest
About Choice of Byrnes for
Revenue Collector.
SHALLENBERGER AT CAPITAL
Senator lllteheoek Torn,
Whole Patronaare Muddle,
Fifth DUtrlet to lnoom
liK Officer
Over
In
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Deo. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) "You Interest me," said Secre
tary Bryan today when he was informed
Senator Hitchcock had recommended the
appointment of John C. Byrnes of Colum
bus for the uosltlon of collector of In-
puestion as an attack on the fundamental Xfmai veVenue. "You may say that I am
principle of our government. 1 It If 1 , interested; but that eo far as any com
llrwed to go on without being met K ment on the recommendation Is concerned
win nusieaa many oi me people, u ai- . niease nay that Mr. Brs an bus nothlnn to
lowed to proceed without being ccnibated,
the day may come when It may be a
serious menace to the principles of gov
ernment which' vou and t believe in.
When tin time comes to .face a great
suggest."
Here Is written another effort to get the
democrats of Nebraska together, but
seemingly Without avail.
There Is a story current that Senator
Question there Is but one way to face It. i Hitchcock wrote a letter to President
That Is In the open. You cannot puah it
aside.
"If you are right,' you should have the
Dturag of yowr convt?tfohB nd ; stand
lor the right. Therefore. I say to the
Wilson, -detailing how he had tried to
bring about peace with Secretary Bryaa
pvsr, fedi-ra'v patronage , affecting Ne
braska, but the premier had turned down
l.h reeoninif ndntk.M Until. now tired
Sixteen Hundred Hebrews Are
Driven from Jaffa by Turks
CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-The expululon of
Hebrews from Jaffa was accompanied by
many acts of barbarism and robbery, ac
cording to a special cablegram from Cairo.
Egypt, to the Chicago Dally News today.
The story says that 6u0 refugee Hebrews
from Jaffa have Just arrived at Alexan-
drla on the Italian steamer V :cenclo
Klorlo, and adds:
"Thursday afternoon Bedouin police
raided the ghetto, at Jaffa, arrested 1.600
persons and drove them at the point of
the bayonet to the quay. Here the Klorlo
was forced to receive as many of them as
could be crowded aboard. Scenes attend
ing this operation were heartrending.
"It was after ntghtfall and harbor
police and boatmen stole all the watches
and money refugees were carrying. They
tore rings from the fingers and even ear
rings from the ears of women and girls
and the air rang with shrieks and frantic
erles. Children were separated from
parents and husbands from wives.
"Several of the men, resenting the
brutalities to ' their wives, were thrown
overboard by boatmen and drowned bo
fore the eyes of the women.
"The old hotel Metropole at Alexandria
and other hotels have been hired for the
refugees by several wealthy Jew of all
nationalities.
"Many of the refugees are nearly mad
with 'apprehension for the fate of thou
sands 'nt relatives and friends for
whom,! there was no room aboard the
Florid ft Is feared that this Is only the
beginning' of Turkish atrocities. There
are SS.OOO or more peaceful Russian Jews
In Talesflne."'
fnember. -who, lic' myselfr are- opposed of fishtlngrToTfaiToffered another com
to this resolution. It Is not only your
fight, but your duty to fare this question
In the open and give the reasons why we
believe It should not he written into the
fundamental law of he land."
Itobaon Opens fieneral Debate.
The debate on the rule had been a
running desultory flic, but with con
sideration of the resolution Itself the real
heavy artillery was unllmbered.
.Mr. Hobson led off with an oarnest and
flramatlc demnnd for Its pnsssru. He de
clared a state had n light to be "dry;"
that the liquor business wss an "Inter-
stale nuisance," and that there
never been a serious conflict between
federal and state laws for protection of
the morals of the people. He portrayed
the devastating effect of liquor, "a habit
forming drug whose shack4ed victims."
he said, today numbered 5,000.009 people.
"It bliorteiis life and blights the off
Spring," he said, "and brings hundreds
of thousands of people, to drunkards'
ftraves each year. It blights the lives of
people before they are born."
Representative Hobson referred to the
graphic charts portraying the evils of
the liquor traffic and after speaking only
ten minutes himself began to yield time
to other mf mlwri who spoke In support
of his resolution.
Representatives Decker, Trlbble, Lang
ley, Logue and Bell California) made
brief speeches In favor of the amend
ment. t'merwood Opposes Amend men t.
promise to the secretary of the treasury
that ho transmit the ham of John C.
Byrnes. for collector of . Internal revenue
to tlie president for nomination - to the
senate.
When Senator Hitchcock suggested a
compromise for collet tor of Internal reve
nue he had In his possession a letter from
his friend, Chris Gruenther, stating that
any Volution of the patronage problem
would be acceptable, and accordingly
made the recommendation In favor of
John C. Byrnes.
I.uke many things In this administration
had j you have got to go along with It or "you
don't get next."
Bhllentr.rBTer Looks C-roand Over
Ueptescntatlvc-ele'.t A. C. Shallen
bercer. ex-governor and ex-congressman,
came into Washington today from a
Chautauqua tour to ascertain lust how
the land lies in relation to the Incoming
rcngretis. He a!so filed on a room In the
house office building.
Senator Hitchcock, who has had his
j'own troubles over his recommendations
for postmatera In the Fifth district, in
formed Governor Shatlenberger that he
would be expected to consider appoint
ments nt Harvard, Arapahoe, Trenton,
Curtis. IHistis, Hardy. Axtell, Grand Isl
land and Holbrook, all of which are due
within the next ninety days and some of
them right now.
Another Bryan Hitch.
The senator also told Mr. Shallenberger
that he had recommended on his own
ENGINEER KILLED
IN WRECK ON U. P.
Passenger Train Runs Head-On Into
Wreck of Freight Train Which
Had Just Been Derailed. .
FIREMAN ALSO IS INJURED1
iltsesgk Three Cars of Pnssenfjer
Train Into the. Ditch at ,
Rock Springs None of Oo
capaats Are Injared. ,
.Mr. t nderwood then, speaking on the , request A. S. Campbell for postmaster at
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.) I"U-er!ol In Jure of 1913, but which had
I been held up in the Postoff ice depart
ment, presumably upon the ' request of
The Weather
Temperature si
For Omaha. Council Bluffs and. Vicinity
-Fair wanner.
omann Yesterday.
Hour,
i a. m
a. m
7 a. in
W. J. Bryan. In September of the pres
ent year he had recommended Samuel
M. Krvlng for postmaster at Penkelman,
but nothing has resulted from such rec
ommendation, so he wanted to turn over
to ex-Governor, ex-Representative and
11?
Deg. now Itepresenlatlve-elct A. O. Bhallen
" 11 berger the whole postoff ice situation for
" J; ' the Fifth district. -
10 And there are those who say that Sen-
SANTA SHIP LOAD FOR
HUNGARIANS AT BUDAPEST !
1'amparatlr
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11 a. m
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2 p. ni
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4 p. in
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I.oea Iteord. if hrttmas gifts from the children of the
1U. 19 )Sli. 1911. I foiled States which 1 to go to Hun-
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17-21 S) i terday. The glfU were placed on flty-
J j ator Hitchcock Is selfish.
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-Jj j BKRLIN, Dec. 22 (by wireless to In
21 i don).-The 'portion cf the shipload of
At a point three miles east of Rock
Springs, Wyo., at 2 Tuesday morning,
passenger train No. 1. weatbounl. ran
into the wreckage of rretgnt train No.
256. Engineer Hogan of No. 19 was In
stantly killed and Fireman Roelle In
jured. Both men were residents of Raw
lins. Three ot the tourist cars, the mall
and dynamo cars of the passenger train
went into the ditch, but none of the oc
cupants was Injured, is the report that
comes to headquarters.
According to the report received by
Union Pacific officers here the left side
rod of the engine of the freight train had
broken and this had resulted la derailing
several of the freight cars, throwing: them
over onto the second track. The paa
sengsr train was due to pass the point
where the wreck occurred at almost the
minute that the wrecked cara went onto
the second track. The engineer of No.
H is supposed to have seen the wrecking
of the freight, for according to what
Fireman Roelle said the engine was re
versed and the emergency brakes ap
plied, but not In time to prevent the col
lision head-on Into the wreckage of the
freight.
When tho wreck to tha freight occurred
the passenger train engine was not more
than 100 feet away.
SEND WILD ENGINE
IN GARRANZA TRAIN
Zapata Troops Turn Loose Runaway
Locomotive Against Special of
the "First ; Chief.'! .
GENERAL'; ON ' WAY : TO ISTHMUS
Neither Me Kor Aar of Hla Party
Hart, .Aeroi-alaa; PrtTat DIs- .
patch from Paint an I.I no
. to. Washlsgtss, 1
FRANCE THUNDERS
DEFIANCE AT FOE
Republic Will Never Quit Till Rav
ished Provinces Restored and
Prussia Laid Low.
Serious Fire in
Spanish Theater
PARIS, Dec. n. The Havas agency
has received a dispatch . from Bilbao.
Spain, saying that a serious fire -has
broken out In tha Arrlaga theater. There
appears to have been some casualties,
but the number ot the victims Is not yet
known.
! BRITAIN PROTESTANTS
W WANT NO ENVOY TO POPE
.U0 .00
de par-
High yesterday
Ixiwest yesterday...
Mean temperature..
Precipitation 00 .00
Temperature and precipitation
t ures from the normal:
Normal temperature
Deficiency for the lnv
Total excess since March 1.
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the day
Total rainfall since Msrch 1.
Deficiency since March 1
ieficieacy for cor. period, 1913. i.Xi Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. IM2. 4.UG Inches
Reports from stations at T P. If.
Station and Bute Temp. High- Rala
of Weather. Id. m. est fu
neyenne. clear ii
Tavenport. clear 14
J)enver, clear 2
es Moines, clear t Z3
Dodre CHy, clear U
lander. cloudy 1H
Omaha, eloer 22
Pueblo, clear M
Rapid City, clear i'
Fait Uike City, clear....
ranta Fe, cloudy M0
Sheridan, cloudy 22
btoux City, clear tt
Valentine, clear U
two wagons and transported to a cen
tral station for assortment and dlstrtbu-
s i tlon. This work will be performod by a
8 I committee of which the Hungarian
""m i""h3' premier. Count Stephen Tisza, Is a raem
.ffltnoli 'her. It Is hoped that the present will
25. 7? inches ! be placed In the hands of the children
on ChrUrtrr.aa evs. .
IiONIK).V, Dec. 2J. The appointment of
Sir Henry Howard as a special minister
to tne Vatican nas canea rortn a pro
test from the Protestant alliance, which
denounces the appointment as Illegal.'
The northern church council of the
church association at Its meeting In Man
chester hss framed an appeal to the
ktltgSs minlstcrs'ln which It Is stated that
diplomatic relations between Kngland and
the Vatican have been discontinued for
400 years, and asking for the withdrawal
of the present mission, - which. K says,
"cannot but give grave offense to a vast
majority of Englishmen."
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The trip ot
General Carranxa from Vera Cms to tha
Isthmus of Tehuantepeo was Interrupted
by Zapata forces, who captured Boledad
and from there sent a wild looomottvo
into his approaching train. . Neither Car
ranxa nor any of his party waa Injured.
These facts were reported tonight In a
private dispatch from a point on the rail
road on which Carranxa was traveling.
Officials of the Washington government
placed full credence In the report, but
declined to comment on It beyond saying
that they had consular advices telling of
Carranza'a departure for the Isthmus.
General Carranxa, according to the pri
vate dispatch, returned to Vera Crua after
the Incident at Boledad, and baa now
gone to Cordoba to Inspect his troops.
From Cordoba some of his officers say
he will continue his Journey to the
Isthmus, after which he will go to Mertda,
In the state of Yucatan.
Carranxa officials here deny emphati
cally auggestlons which have been cur
rent In Mexico City that Carranxa, in
tended to flee to the Central American
country. They say the first chief planned
his trip to the Isthmus shortly arter tna
railway to that part of Mexico was token
over by the Carranxa faction.
The Day's
War News
In the opinion of the French
military authorttlwt. th Germans
are beginning; to loso their grip on
France and nelglutn. An official
summary of the results achieved
by the allies in their offensive
movement recounts progress at
many points which "seems to have
dlMurbed the enemy." It Is -terted
that the Germans are now
fearful of attacks and are every
where on the defensive. The lat
est communication from Herlln,
however, tell of spirited offensive
movements, with resulting gains,
and make it appear that Ihe Ger
man armies are firmly holding
the conquered ground.
There Is a similar conflict of
statements concerning the cam
paign In the east. The Russian
War orflce challenges recent ac
ton nts of a great German victory
In 1'oland by denying "malevolent
reports" of the last few days.
While it Is admitted t Petrograd
that the recent retirement of the
Russian forces to new positions
was not entirely voluntary, the
claim is made that the armies are
now In safer and stronger posi
tions. David Lloyd George, British
chancellor of the exchequer, Is
quoted as saying that before
spring Great Britain will have
COO, 000 more men at the front.
RUSSIAN CENTER
IS HOLDING LINE
ON BZURA RIVER
Czar's Troops Defending Warsaw
Have Been Reinforced and Are
Making Stand.
ULTIMATE RESULT IS IN DOUBT
Final Battle to Decide Campaign for
Possession of Polish Capital
to Be Fought.
GENERAL OUTLOOK UNCHANGED
Russ Reports Say Advance of Aus
trian Troops Through Carpa
thians is Checked.
STATE OF SIEGE IN THE VrEST
Kaiser and Staff Said to Have Gone
to Belgian Front.
Scores Are Injured
Sleet in St. Louis
BT. DOUIS, Mo., Dec. B. -Several score
persons were Injured, many of .' them
seriously, more than a ' score of - horses
were killed and trarnc was demoralised
In all sections -of the city - last night as
the result of the slippery condition' of
the streets following yesterday's sleet
storm. In ' East St.- Iouls, IlC'
collided with a fire engine and Its oc
cupants narrowly escaped death. ' Tho
hospitals were . busy mendlnaT ' broken
arms, legs and skulls. "'
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Forecaster.
STEEL TRUST NOT TO MAKE
GENERAL CUT IN WAGES
NEW YORK. Z?-. 22 There will be no
loo l general reduction In wages by the United
States Steel corporation at the present
time, according to an announcement
made tods by Judge Elbert IL Clary,
chairman of the corporation, after a
meeting of the corporation's finance
committee. There will, however, be some
readjustment la the pay of "skilled labor
and place work" oa a lower basis.
FORMER SENATOR WEST OF
GEORGIA DIES SUDDENLY
VAI.DOSTA. Ga., Den. 22. Former
United BtsUs Senator William West was
fuand dead In bed at his home here early
today. He had retired apparently In good
health.
Physicians stated that death appar
ently was due to apoplexy. Mr. West was
appointed to the senate March t. 1914, to
fill the vacancy cauaed by the death of
Senator A. O. Bacon. His term expired
last November, when Thomas W. Har4
wtck anas elected.
The National Capital
Taoodayt December SI, 114.
' 'The aesMit.'"
Met at noerr and after- brief transaction
of routine business went Into an-oaecutlve
session.
A proposal to rescind the recent rati
fication of the Ixndon safety at sea con
vention was beaten.
Senator Works introduced a bill to ap
propriate 840.(no for- an aviation coroa
training station St han iMegu boy.
Senator Lodge Introduced a bill to an
nul contract labor law provisions whl h
might prevent (irlgluns taking up Amer
ican farm lands or imrolsratlng with the
intontlon of becoming citiaens. .
Hearings were continued on the water
power site land leasing bill.
r'enator Pornerene introduced a bill
authorUln the governor of Ohio to give
unserviceable clothing of the National
guard to destitute striking miners.
The national forest conservation com
mUnlon asked that its work be x tended
until mJO at the rat of fc!.ou0,X a year.
Adjourned at I to o'clock o noon
Wednesday.
The Hooee.
Met at 10 a. m., and after passing a rule
r consideration of the Itobsun renolu-
tlon for a constitutional smondment for
national prohibition procedvd to eight
hours' debate, with prospect of as aye
n4 oar vote tonight
BELGIUM MUST HAVE OWN
Premier Derlnree Sword Will ot Be
Sheathed I'ntll After Venaennee
Taken from Ootrsard
Rleht.
PARIS, Dec. 22. Premier Vivianl. stat
ing the views of the government con
cerning the war to the Chamber of Depu
tiea, said:
"France, acting In accord with its al
lies, will not sheathe Its arms until after
taking vengeance for -outraged right;
until It has united for all time to the
French fatherland the provinces ravished
from It by force; restored heroic Bel
glum to the fullness of Its material life
and Its political Independence, and until
Prussian militarism has been crushed to
the end that it be possible to reconstruct
oa a basis of Justice, a Europe regener
ated." .. .
Fate of World at Stake
"If this contest la the most gigantic
evet-. recorded in history, Is not because
ih,e people s.Te; hurling thefnselyel Into
warfare to ronqucr territory, to win .en
largement of material life and economic
and political advantages, but because
they are struggling to determine the fate
of tho world,"- The premier continued:, j
"Nothing- greater has appeared before
the vision of man. "
"Against' barbarity and - depotlsm;
against the system of provocation and
methodloal menaces which Germany
called peace; against the system of murder-
and plUage which Germany called
war; against the Insolent hegemony of a
military caste which loosed the scourge,
France the emancipator, France the
vengeful, at the side of Its allies, arose
and davanced to tho fray.
(renter Than Lives.
"That Is the stake. It is greater than our
Uvea. Let us continue then to have but
one united soul and tomorrow In the peace
of victory wo shall recall with pride the
daya of tragedy for thoy will have made
of ua more valorous and better men."
Several places la the chamber were va
cant when tho historic war session
opened. Some of these were because of
deaths on tho battlefield and othera be
cause the soldier deputies have refused
to leave their posts In the ranks at the
battle front.
None of the members wss In uniform.
General Joffre has issued instructions
permitting the wearing of civilian attire
under certain circumstances and to ap
pear lit the Chamber of Deputies In civ
ilian clothes was regarded as more In
accord with republican Ideas. Nearly 200
deputies have Joined the colors. Some
are serving as mere privates, others
have high rank, while still others are
doing duty In different military depart
ments.
Membeirs aa Hostages.
Several members of the chamber were
la their constituencies In the north at
the time the Germans began their re
markable dash to the nouthward at the
beginning of the war. Some of these men
were able to make their way through the
lines of the German troops, but others
could not and were detained aa hostages,
i Representatives of all political groups,
from the socialists to - tho extreme con
servatives, had assembled in the lobbies
Of the chamber before M. Paul Desrhenel
speaker of the house, rang his bell call
ing order.
. Tho discussion among them were cony
ducted with a great degree of animation.
Nevertheless, it was easy to discern the
new national spirit which' has been evi
dent -since, the beginning of hostilities.
It pervaded the entire assemblsge and the
members of the chamber generally ex
pressed their determination to show con
fide noe in tho administration by supports
lng the gavernment proposals without ar
gument. Wreaths in .Vacant Beats.
On the . throe seats belonging to the
deputies . who have lost their lives on
the field of battle there had been placed
wreaths of evergreens, tied with the dead
man's tri-oolor sash.
M. Deschanol took the chair exactly at
S o'clock. Facing him In tha diplomatic
gallery were William G. Sharp, the Amer
ican ambassador, together with diplo
matic representatives from Japan and
Italy.
When the Abbe Leintre entered the
chamber he was tho center of hearty
congratulations for his patriotlo conduct
as mayor of the town of llasabrouck, a
locality which had been devastated by the
Germans.
A stirring and patriotic address by M.
Descbanel roused tho members ot the
chamber to enthusiastic cheering.
FRENCH TAKE BACK
THEIRTOSITIONS
German Report Says Attacks of the
Allied Forces Were Most Gen
erally Repulsed.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN THE EAST
Sltantlon la Bast an West Prus
sia Is Reported Officially to Be,
I'sehssgel by the More
Recent Ftahtlnc.
niQRLJN. Dec. B. (By Wireless to
London) The Oerman official report
given out this afternoon reads aa follows:
"At Nleuport and in the region around
Tpres the situation yesterday was gener
ally quiet.
"In order to recapture the positions lost
by -them December 20 at S. Hubert and
Qlvenchy, ths Riigllsh forges, rstntoroec.
by "French territorials, made desperate
attacks during the-day f yestm-dakr-eard
last night, all of which, however, wtre
repulsed. In the regloa around Rlche
bourr the enemy succeeded In obtaining
a firm foot hold la hla old positions.
French attacks yesterday In tho neigh
borhood of Albert to the northeast of
Com pie sue, at Boualn and at Perthes
were repulsed with heavy losses to the
French.
In ths western part of the Argoane
district we raptured a few trenches. In
the eastern Argonne, to tho north and
northwest of Verdun, French attacks
were repulsed with heavy losses to the
French.
The situation In East and West Prus
sla Is unchanged. In Poland our troops
engaged in a fierce battle for possession
of brsnches of the Bxura and Rawka
rivers. In many Instances they croased
over the tributaries already In their pos
session.
On the right bsnk of the river Plllca
the fighting by the Germanic allies con
tinues.
'Unfortunately, it was discovered yes
terday after the publication of the army
order of General Joffre addressed to his
troops that this communication contained
the following appendix:
This order must be made known to
all our troops this evening; Its publica
tion In the press must be prevented."
COMMENT ON JOFFRE ORDER
London Papers Do ot Believe Henl
Campaign to Drive Germans
Ont of Prnnee Will Brain
for ltrl Weeks.
BULLETIN.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 22. (Via
London) The heavy Oerman col
umn which has been driven across
the East Prussian frontier from
Mlawa, Russian Poland, by the Rus
sians Is spreading out to the east and
west, . according to reports received
here from the front. The purpose of
the German movement la to debouch
to the right of the entrenched Mazur
lake position and to reinforce the
troops In the vicinity of Thorn for
protection against the continued
Russian advance on the Thorn-AUen-
ateln-Insterburg railroad, which Is
the main strategic line paralleling
the North Poland frontier.
LONDON, Dee, 22. It la only at
the northern and southern extremi
ties of the line ot battle In the east
ern arena ot the war that any
marked change la to be noted today;
in the western theater alege warfare
ot a most stubborn and laborious
kind persists. This briefly sums up
the situation both In the east and In
the west today, so far as has been
disclosed by the official statement.
The ultimate outcome of the Ger
man advance upon Warsaw Is still
problematical, as a decisive conflict
has yet to be fought. Although the
Russian center has retired, it now
has been reinforced and it is holding
a line on the Bsura from Its Junction
with the Vlstua.
North of the Vistula, If the reports from
Petrograd may be bellved, the Germans
(Continued on Pago Two, Column Four.)
Austria to Suspend
Interest Payments
to Alien Enemies
NEW TOHK, Deo. 21-Austria-Hun-
gary will pay no money, for the present,
at least, to alien enemies who hold its
i notes due January 1, next, according
to announcement made hero today by Dr.
Constsntln Dumbs, Austro-Hungarlaa
ambassador to the United States. Dr.
Dumbs said the redemption of notes held
by cltlxens of countries at war with Aus
tria-Hungary "will be temporarily sus
pended."
Other holders of such notes. It was an
nounced, must accompany the notes by
affidavits assuring tho government that
no alien enemies have any Interest In
the securities to be redeemed. The offi
cial statement declares
"The Urltlsh and French governments
having, after the outbreak of tho war
with Austria-Hungary, discriminated
against Austrian and Hungarian citl-
France Objects to
Sending of Japanese
Army to Europe
PARIS, Dec. 22. Gabriel Ilanotaux, for
mer foreign minister, expresses tn the
Figaro today what appears to be the pre
vailing view in Franco concerning the
proposal that Japan send an army to the
battle fields of Europe.
M. Ilanotaux taks tho view that even
though Japan send no more than 250,000
men, a force which would hardly be large
enough to exert a decisive influence, it
would always consideY, in the event of a
victory for the allies, that ft had played
an Important part tn settling the war.
Although M. Ilanotaux makes no al
lusion to the United States, It may be
stated that tho American viewpoint has
been taken into consideration by the gov
ernment. .
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BERLIN. Dec. tt.-(Vla Wireless to
Sayvtlle, U I.) The official preas bureau
aays: 'The German aviator. Lieutenant
fHephen von Proitdsynakl, flew over
Dover, threw bombs and reoonnoltered the
position of the Urltlsh fleet.
"Russian court-martials In Poland have
hanged numerous Jews.
"At Sunderland (England) the populace
destroyed German shops. The police made
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"Lisbon reports that twenty-five mem
bers of the Portuguese unionist party
have given up their seats as a protest
against the war."