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FAMINE KILLS
THOUSANDS 111
MEXICO DAILY
Bed Cross ' Representative Says at
Least Two Thousand People
Perish Erery Day from
" Hanger.
PICTURES TERRIBLE SCENES
Tells of Gaunt Women Clawing
Scrap to Eat Ont of Gar
' bage Heaps.
MEETING HELD IN CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Two
thousand people are dying every day
throughout Mexico from starvation.
This statement was made by J.
O'Connor, special representative of
the Red Cross In Mexico, at the an
nual meeting of the organisation.
Mr. O'Connor replied to those who
have charged Red Cross workers with
giving untrue reports of conditions
id Mexico, by Baying that he had data
showing that In the federal district
about Mexico City, in October, he
dally number of death due'to starva
tion was about 220. He added that
he considered It a conservative esti
mate to say that at least 2,000 were
dying every day in the whole of
Melco, from lack of food or on ac
count of dlsese attendant upon fam
ine conditions.
Clair 1st Garbaare Heaps.
"In the streets." he declared, "I often
saw gaunt .women and children clawing
In barren garbage heaps tor scraps 7. I
saw groups of pathetlo wretches waiting
hours before doors of private houses
for a cupful of soup. I saw acres of
nauDera sraves where the dead were
burled so fast that the tin name plates
required by law were not set above the
grave J.
President "Wilson and former Presi
dent Taft sat on the platform together.
They greeted each other warmly.
In a brief address President Wilson
praised the humltarian'work being done
by the American Red Cross in the Euro
pean war, saying it was the greatest
agency the United States had for gooB.
The oftice of national director was
abolished, and in its place two offices
were created director general of mili
tary relief and director general of civil
ian relief. Ernest P. BicknelL formerly
national director, was placed at the head
of the ' eimhEranch,- and Majo - Gen
eral Arthur N. Murray, retired, elected
vice chairman of central committee, was
named director general pro tern of mili
tary relief. ' ' 1
Other Officer Re-Eleeted. '
All other officers of the society were
re-elected. A resolution was adopted
thanking the- Rockefeller Foundation for
its co-operation with the Bed Cross in
relief in Serbia.
Pro.Mpnt Wilson occupied the chair,
while Dr. Strong told of the American j
Red Cross sanitary work in stamping 1
out typhus in Serbia. Dr. Strong In con
cluding his address turned toward the
have beard much ha the United
nf tha nrenarednesa of our country
for general defense. One Important prob
lem in this connection is the question of
rvrineaa of our physicians to
deal with epidemics of infectious diseases
in the new ana meir mowion.
problems relating to the hygiene of camp
life and of large bodies of troops."
Protest in Hocking
Case Bears Fruit
WASHINGTON, Dec. a Requisitioning
by the British government of the Amer
ican Trans-Atlantio steamer Hocking,
protested by the State department, has
been postponed for three weeks. Secretary
Lansing was advised today. The steamer
is at Halifax, where it was taken by a
British warship.
Ambassador Tage's presentation at
London of the American protest is be
lieved to be one cause of the postpone
ment. '
The American consul general at Halifax
has informed the State department that
the prlxe court there allowed last week
the requlsUon moved by the attorneys
for the crown. Postponement was ob
tained by the British attorney general
at tho request of colonial auinoni...
The Weather
Tmprra t are
at
Osaaaa Yesterday.
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t a. m
a. ro
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a. m
a. m
10 a. in
II a. m
12 .
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2 P. m
P. m
P- m
5 P- m
p. m
T p. m
I p. m U
(. uiuparatt va Loral Hcvorii.
1915. 1914. 1912.
.Highest yesterday
'Lowest yesterday
Minn temperature
I rtc pitaton
Temperature and
4 S3 87 28
88 28
44 So
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21 T
29 18
.00 T
depar-
precipitation
lur.'S Irorn the nurmal
Normal temivruUVt: 3i)
Kv fur tlie dav J4
:tiuI xcb klnce March 1 K
Normal pi icipualii ti 03 Inch
1 H fii iuii'y for the day 03 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1... .26.74 inches
Iffti tency since March 1 1 81 Inches
1 efii'l-icy f ir cor. period. 114.. 1 7J In. ho.
Deficiency for cor. nerlod, 1911.. 1.06 inches
He port a frosm Statluas at T P. if.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln-
of w earner. I p. ill. est. full.
Cheyenue. part cloudy. .,..60 M .00
I invriipoi't. cloudy 32 42 .00
luniT, clear M .On
) a a lines, clear 40 44 ,ul
North i'latte. clear 4 64 .
Omaha, clear 44 49 .
Kii! City, part cloudy. .38 44 .00
MierMlan. cloudy M l .
t-iou I'ity. clear 44 .00
Valentine, clear 40 but .09
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iM EM
SCENE OF JAPANESE CORONATION AND TWO NOTED GUESTS The picture shows
a view of the 'Shlshiiden,M or ceremonial hall, in Kyoto, and also Minister of Railroads
Minoura, with his wife, dressed in their offici al costumes, entering the palace grounds for
the coronation ceremonies. .
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M'ADOO WOULD TAX
SMALLER INCOMES
Secretary Estimates Billion and
Quarter Needed for Government
Budget Next Year.
FINANCES IN GOOD CONDITION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Radical
changes In the income tax to reach
thousands not now subject to its pro
visions and to improve the machin
ery of collection were suggested to
congress today In the annua1, report
of Secretary McAdoo as means by
which the greater part' of the addl-J
tional revenue needed to pay for the
administration national defense plans
can be provided. The secretary pro-"
posed to lower the exemption limits
so as to tax married persons with in
comearwi low-as $3,000. and; Single
persons with 2,000 Incomes. The
exemptions now are $4,000 and
$3,000 respectively.
Other qags-eatlons.
' Increases to the collection force, a re
quirement that returns must be made of
gross income in jplace of net Income, and
a change so that the tax shall not be
withheld at the source, were among Mr.
MoAdoo's .other suggestions. He made
no estimate of tne number of persons
who might be taxed If the amendments
were adopted nor the amount that might
be expected, but in connection with his
request for a larger collection force be
pointed out that examination of the past
personal and corporation returns showed
that 63 per cent of those inspected dis
closed that addltonal tax was due the
government. On the basis of the ex
aminations, the secretary says that ap
parently more than 14,600,000 in personal
tax and more than 20,891,0u0 In corpora
tion tax still Is duo the government.
Many Evasions of Law.
"Many Inaccurate returns are made,"
said the report, "some deliberately and
some lgnorantly, and there are without
doubt, wholesale evasions of the law
throughout the country. It is absolutely
certain that the government is losing
(Continued on Pase tour. Column Two.)
Thompson-Seaton
Dropped by Boy
Scouts of America
NEW YORK, Dec. .-The national
council of the Boy Scouts of America,
through an authorised committee, held
a special meeting today to consider a
statement Issued ' by" Ernest Thompson
Seton In which -he said that he had re
signed as chief scout.' ...
After the meeting the council issued
this statement:
Mr. Seton did not resign; he was de
liberately dropped by the national coun
cil of the Boy Scouts of America on the
question of Americanism. He is not Ian
American cltlsen. He not oi.ly . resented
suggestions and requests made by many
of his friends in the soout movement that
he become an American citizen, but went
.arther and objected to the Boy Scouts
hand book. Including a chapter on
patriotism."
Heirs of American
Lost on Arabic Sue
WASHINGTON. Doc. t The heirs of
Dr. E. F. Wood of Janesvllle, Wis., one of
the Americans lost in the Arabic dls
aster, will ask Germany to indemnify
! them for at least VAOuO. An attorney for
the estate conferred at length today with
Secretary Lansing.
The State department and. Incidentally.
German officials, have hf.efx awaiting the
filing of the first claim for an inaication
of wbat might be asked, not only for
the victims of the Arabic, but for Ameri
cans who lost their lives on the Lusi-
tanla.
HOGG ELECTED CAPTAIN
OF PRINCETON TEAM
PRINCETON. N. i., Dec. L Frank
Trevor liogg or Pittsburgh, Pa., was
today fleeted captain of the Princeton
foot ball squad for 19K. He is a Junior
In the engineering department and played
at guard on the Princeton tea'tu during
the last two seasons.
V
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KENNEDY IS HEAD
OF HOTEL CLERKS
Pay for Breakfast at Unique System
of a Cent Per Pound for
Persons' Weight. ,
ONE MAN IS STUCK $2.40
J. W. Kennedy of Omaha was
elected president of the Nebraska
Iowa Hotel Clerks' association at the
final session yesterday afternoon at
the Hotel Loyal. R. D. McFadden of
Omaha was made first vice presi
dent; Fred J. Walton of Lincoln, sec
ond vice president; J. S. Hamilton
of Omaha, third vice president, and
Joseph McCaffery of Omaha, secretary-treasurer.
1
When a mao.la paying, for himself at
a cent a pound ha is lucky if he is in tha
tlghtwdght clsss. : H.'B' Pomniers;" floTn
gate from Ottumwa. Ia.f discovered' this,
only i.e was not in the lightweight claes.
It cost him S3.40 for his breakfast in the
morning. The delegates took breakfast
at the Paxton, under thS unique system
of weighing in as prise fighters do. Only
in this case it was a matter of each
man paying 1 cent a pound on his weight
for his breakfast. That was how Som
mers of Ottumwa happened to pay $3.40
for breakfast. Right there Is where Joe
McCaffery ot Omaha got by for $1.19
cents, and , the boys accuoed him ot
starving for a month for the event.
How They Started.
During the afternoon the delegates told
how they mads their first dollar In life.
Picking berries, running errands, chasing
a messenger route, trapping and a lot
of other stunts showed up in the accounts.
but few if any made their first dollar in
the hotel business.
Charley Miller of Denver came near
missing the convention as he was unable
to get away for the first day. Neverthe
less he Jumped a train Tuesday night and
rode all night in order to attend the
meeting yesterday, and the big banquet
at the Fontenelle at night.
The lebal responsibilities of a hotel
clerk were discussed in the afternoon by
Attorney Harry C. DeLamatre of Omaha,
and the "Greater Influence On. Organisa
tion Work" was discussed in the after
noon by F. E. Zonne of Minneapolis.
The annual banquet was held at the
Fontenelle at night. The banquet was
set for 7 o'clock, and began shortly
after that hour. It was a strictly Infor
mal affair, and the delegates .turned
themselves loose with ll the pepper ..they
had left after the big celebration at the
smoker the preceding night.
Copper Companies
Increase Dividends
NEW TORK, Dec. S. The prosperous
conditions attending the copper Industry
were further Indicated today by . the
declaration of various Increased divi
dends. The Utah Copper company in
creased Its quarterly rate from SI to 11. 50,
with these increases in allied companies:
Ray Consolidated Copper company,
from 874 to 60 cents; Nevada Consolidated
Copper company, CT cents . and 121
cents extra.
Chlno Copper company Increased Its
dividend from 75 rents to II.
The Butte and (Superior Copper com
pany. In which New England Interests
are said to dominate, declared In ad
dition to its regular quarterly dividend
of TS cents an extra dividend of ti.&O, as
against the extra dividend of $3 In Sep
tember. YANKTON IS HUNTING .
ALLEGED HQRSETHiEVES
YANKTON, S. D..' Dec. S. (Special.)
Charles WUiiams and a companion, on
the court recorda here at present as John
lke, are being searched for as horsa
thieves, who stole a team at Murdo,
drove to Freeman and there to Yankton.
The men worked here a few days, hid
the stolen team, stole a su t of clothes
from an employer and a rig and harness
from Bruce Wallace and then tried to
escape toward Omaha. The loe In the
river prevented crossing here and the
men went to Springfield, were again
balked there by the condition of the river,
and went on to Runningwater. (sheriff
lllckey has traced the men moat of the
wsy aud It Is thought the men will soun
be captured, as all p j Uo outlets are
being a etched cloaa" ,
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GALLINGER AND
MANN SEE WILSON
President Told Will Not Oppose De-
fense Program if it is Not Hade
a Canons Measure.
ALL FAVOll ADEQUATE MEASURE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Senate
republicans' will - make no partisan
fight on the national defense program
If it is not framed by tho democrats
in caucus.
Senator Gallinger, the republican
leader, told President Wilson. today
that the republicans want the army!thB orman tariff system in. times of
and navy strengthened and are will
ing to co-operate with the democrats.
Later Mr. Gallinger said that Presi
dent Wilson had told blm be would
not approve of tha democratic caucus
making"' the"dcfense plans party
measures.
' "I agree with the thought In the minds
of the president and Secretary Garrison
In the preparation ot the administration
plans," said Senator Gallinger at the
Whits House, "but I have not studied
all the details Vet. The reoublicans will
not treat this matter in a partisan man- cernea wun me question or wnemer n.j
ner end so I told the president. I should have butter on their bread than
"We will honestly co-operate with the lhnt they have bread on which to spread
party In power in working out defense butter. According to reports from all
plans which will bs adequate and sane. '' criticism has been stirred up
But we will not sgreo to have the dem- among the poorer classes by the recent
mi. in r.iw ami difficulties in securing butter, oleomar-
then ask us to approve them.
Not a Party Iasae.
"The question of preparing for the de
fense of the nation is not a party one
and the republicans are ready to meet
the democrats half way it the majority
party is really willing te discuss this
question on a nonpartisan basis."
' Senator Gallinger disagreed with the
president on his plan for a merchant
marine and for laislng the money neces
sary for preparedness. When the admin
istration shipping bill is introduced Sen
ator. Gallinger said he will offer a sub
stitute. The republicans, however, he
added, favored using the merchant marina
as naval auxiliaries. -
Ga!lla-er Favors Banal lasae.
Senator Gallinger advocated ' a bond
Issue and opposed President Wilson's
program of internal taxation. He partic
ularly objected to a tax on automobiles
and gasoline, lie said, however, that
he favored lowering the income tax mini
mum and he oclleved a tax on bank
checks would do no harm. He opposed
a tax on. iron and steel.
Representative Mann, republican leader
of "the "house", wlll'dtscuss' the national
defense plans, with -the president tomor
row. SirReelsof Birth of
'Nation 'Destroyed
; at Mason City, la.
MASON CITY. Ia., 1 Dec. (.-(Special
Telegram.) Some one broke into Cecil
theater last night and destroyed sis
reels of "Birth of a Nation" films. The
crime, was committed between 12:30 and
6:80. this morning. It was discovered
when the theater was opne4. Four reels
were put into tha furnare and two mors
were' ignited' outside of the fire box, one
of which exploded, doing some dumage.
The police think the perpetrator must
have been . wounded. Duplicate
films
were rushed to this city from Minne
apolis in an automobile.
The Day V War' News
U IS PATCH Eg FROM th eaatera
Mtdlttrrastas, allfcoaah eoafllrt
lasi la suss respects, aisks It ss.
pear t4Sat th Aaterlcaa oil
steamer I'oaaaaaaloatr probably
was ot th vessel reported aaak
by a sahaaaroa off th caul of
Tripoli. . Thrr Is (archer
word frosa th Petrollte, rport4
las tee attacked by a aahatarlae,
hat which apparently raped.
PHliSISSCIS OK UsCHSfAN troop la
Milkers Serbia Bear th Oreck
froatler la aaaoaacra la Athraa
advices.
POSITION OP THH KHICMt'H forces
aloasx lh Vardar, la Mslkwtattrs
Serbia, la declared to b favor
a hi.
U. S. CALLS FOR
A DISAVOWAL OF
ANCONA ATTACK
Was"ington Sends Note to Vienna
"emandinjj ' Reparation for
American Lires Lost on
Italian Liner.
ASSURANCES ALSO REQUESTED
Austrian Government Asked to
Promise that Such Acts Will
Not Be Repeated.
NO WORD OF "RECEIPT YET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The
United States has sent a note to the
Austro-Hungarian government ask
ing for a disavowal of the subma
rine atack on the Italian liner An
cona. for reparation for American
lives lost and assurances that such
acts will not be repeated.
It became known late today that
the note was cabled to Ambassador
Penfleld yesterday. So far there has
been no word of its receipt in Vi
enna. Reichstag Radicals
Object to Efforts to
Raise Food Prices
BERLIN (Via London), cDc. .-Vigorous
and unrestrained discussion of the
problem of food regulation continues In
the budget committee of the Reichstag.
Full reports of the debate are not ap
pearing in the newspapers, but the ao
oounts published indicate that one aspect
of the discussion conalMs of controversial
attempts to lay the blame for various
alleged fallings on the shoulders of pro
ducers, dealers or consumers or repre
sentatives of different ministries.
Both the minister of the Interior, Clem
ens Del Brueck, and the Prussian min
ister of agriculture. Baron von Schorle
mer. have come under fire. ,
One radical speaker directed 'his criti
cism against producers for desiring higher
maximum prices. He pointed out that
linavo iimu ueeil uinruvcti tor jtvaib luwmru
strengthening German agriculture for its
task in war time. Farmers should, there
fore, be contented with small profits at
the present.
The regulations already put into force
for the distribution of too fredVU; ara
bTng. JtKua!s4t, JftDlOJIlBS ,tUkiSl
memoers Contend that the federal council
delayed its action too long. Two socialists
voiced th ecomplaints of their eteotors
upon this matter.
The butter problem engaged the atten
tion of most of the speakers, many peo-
!.Pl. n critl Put bln" mor oon"
garlne. lard and other substitutes than
by almost sny other governmental meas
ure. Minister Delbnieck made a short state
ment declaring that the government had
derided to permit the sale of Imported
butter at a higher price than that charged
for the home article.
Captains Boy-Ed
and Von Papen Are
Appointees of Kaiser
WASHINGTON, Dec S. Emperor Wil
liam has a personal interest In the with
drawal of Captain Karl Boy-Ed and Cap
tain Frans Von Papen, attaches of the
German embesey ' here.
SUte department officials have been
Informed that as the attaches were per.
sonally appointed by Emperor William,
he personally will probably give the or
ders for their withdrawal.
It is understood that pfflclals considered
it probable that the Berlin foreign office
was prompted to aak what caused tne
action of the United States In declaring
tho attaches persona noil grata, so that
when a report of the incident Is made to
the emperor it may be complote in every
retail.
.The belief prevailed In official circles
that Ambassador Bernstorff would not
be able to Inform Secretary Lansing that
the wishes of the United Htates would be
complied with before Saturday at the
earliest.
German Says There
is Little Wonder
, ... Teutons Are-Hated
AMSTERDAM, Dec. J.-A vigorous p-c-trst
against attack made n Girm ny
against America and Americans api ears
In sn srtlcle by Maximilian Harden, edi
tor of th Berlin newspaper. Die zuku et,
I In tho last lsu of that taper II cr
1 Harden' states that at a is ent meetnf
' of a treat corporation one of the dlr c
tors referred to the Ameri an le pli as
"that pack . of sooundrels n Ame lca"
I He sdds that co'oly prote ti ant h
i rhslrman ill not rule the remark out.
"r-'uch proceed ngs." ssys llerr Harden,
"dtngiist every rWit thinking derma 1
and dlng-rac us before the whole wotU
and before our own conad n-e. It la li.tlj
wonder that we are hated."
Peace Committee
Wiil Meet at Berne
BERNK. Switzerland. Dec. VI
Pa ls) Tho executive commute of tha
International cnn'ren-e ti study hi
basis of a dure) I p ace will meet here
Iwcrmher It April of nest year has teen
sugcis et as the time for hoi Inj hs
conf "vuc.
OIL SHIP REPORTED
SUNK ISCAPTURED
Communipaw Reported Taken to a
Port Not Named in Message
from Page.
BOAT ALSO REPORTED SATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The State
department received late today a sec
ond dispatch from Ambassador Page
at Rome stating that he had been in
formed that the Communipaw had
been captured and taken to a port
unnamed in his message. The source
of his information and the nation
ality of the captors were not men
tioned. The first official advices from Am
bassador Page reporting that an
American ship, "hold to be the Stand
ard Oil tanker Communipaw," had
been torpedoed and sunk, were re
ceived during the forenoon by the
State department. Ambassador
Page's source of information was not
divulged, but it was thought likely
that he had received the same re
port as that transmitted In press dis
patches last night from Rome.
No confirmation of the news dispatches
from London, sent sfter last night's press
cablegram from Home, reporting tha
Communlpaw's safe arrival at Alexan
dria had been received by the depart
ment. NEW YORK, Dec. S.-A dispatch from
Alexandria, Egypt, apparently confirma
tory of the report received by London
Lloyds that the oil tanker Communlptw
was safe was received today by the
Standard Oil offices. This message stated
that the Communipaw reached Alexan
dria on Bunday last and would sail for
New York Tuesday (yesterday).
Tha dispatch came from Captain Nord
strom ot tho Communipaw and was given
cut by David T. Warden, manager of
the foreign shipping department of the
Standard Oil .company ot New Jersey.
The Communipaw could make only nine
knots an hour, Mr. Warden said, and,
assuming It left Alexandria on Tuesday,
or evon Monday, it should not have gone
3SM miles to a point near Tobruk, Tripoli,
off where the original cable dispatch
from Borne said the ship had been
struck. vThls dispatch was filed at Rome
at 7:45 p. m. Tuesday, the day the
Standard Oil company had been advised
the Communipaw loft Alexandria.
"I feet sure the Communipaw is safe,"
said Mc Warden. "But we are still pus
sled -as to what,. If anything, has hap
pened to the Petrollte. We do not expect
any word from It statu K reaches Al
giers V
Vnable to Pa Wreckage. , ,.
ROME, .Dsc.. r "search by two
steamavne a Greek and Mm wtwr
Italian, at the spot pear Tobruk, Tri
poli whets 'the "Ameilcttn'Vl Steamer
Communipaw was reported sunk by a
submarine failed to reveal any eitfn of
the tank ship or -of survivors. These
steamers were sent out ss soon ss word
was received at Tobruk that a ship bad
bean sunk.
The first report of the affair came
Continued on I'age Two, Column two.)
German and French
Reports Announce
Champagne Victories
BERLIN. Dec. g-IVIa London)-Cap-ture
of a French position more than boo
yards in length on Hill No. 193, north of
Soualn In the Champagne district is an
nounced by Germany army headquarters
today.
-The official statement says:
"Western theater: Attempts by the eaomy
to contest our success east ot Auberlvs
(In the Champagne district) failed.
"To the north of Boualn, a position
in Hill No. US over a distance of about
60S maters was wrested from the French.
"Eastern theater: On the front of Field
Marshal Von Hlndenburg's forces weak
Russian attacks were repulsed.'
PARIS. Dec. S.-The French official
statement ssys:
"In Belgium our mschlne guns last
night prevented the enemy from recon
structing field works previously destroyed
by us near Hetsas.
"To the north of Arras, at a point west
of Hill No. 140, our fire put a definite
check to a German attack.
"During yesterday our artillery bom
barded and destroyed the Balnturin mill
near Roye.
"In the Champagne district we have
progressed by means ot hand grenades,
In that front trench where the enemy
secured a footing yesterday, to the south
ot Saint Souplet. To the eaat of Butte De
Boualn, our counter attacks mastered the
German attack which yesterday had been
cut in two by us. The fighting here U
still going."
Chancellor Goes .
to Consult Kaiser
' AMSTERDAM. Dec. S (Via London.)
Despatches from Berlin state that Dr.
von Bethman-Hollweg, the Oerman Im
perial chancellor, has gone to confer
with Emperor William at army head
quarters. It is said that the purpose
of his visit Is to discuss with the em-
peror the details of the chancellor's
coming speech In the Helena tag, which
j Is awaited with feverish Intereat by the
1 public
I Seldom haa there been such a demand
' for seats In the galleries of the Itelch
1 stag.
Germany's Intentions regarding the
Balkans and the possibilities of peace
are the chief topics upon which th
chancellor Is expected to give light.
ENGLISH HANDS OUT ONE
YEAR FINE FOR GUN TOTING
District Judge English, who recently
has been handing out stiff sentences
to men convicted of carrying concealed
weapons, surprised Twlnman Collins,
' when the latter pleaded guilty to "toting
a gun."
(Collins expected a fine, but was sent
enced to one year In prison.
t.
BATTLE RAGING
IN SOUTHEAST
PARTJF SERBIA
Balk of the German and Bulgarian
Armies Are Concentrated
Against the French Ex-dition.
POSITIONS REPORTED SERIOUS
Ramon that French Have Been
Compelled , to Retreat Are
Not Confirmed.
MORE FIGHTING IN MONTENEGRO
LONDON, Dec. 8. With the Ser
bian armies in retreat behind the
Albanian and Montenegrin frontiers,
it is reported the bulk ot the German
and Bulgarian armies Is being con
centrated against the allied armies
holding the southeast corner of Ser
bia. Heavy fighting has been in pro
gress there for the last few days.
There is no confirmation of hints
from various sources that the French
troops have been forced definitely to
abandon the posltlonse held by them
since the beginning of tho campaign.
The fall of Monastlr and the south
ward progress of the German and
Bulgarian forces, however, have
placed the northern wing of the
French expedition in a precarious
situation, and withdrawal from tho
angle formed by the Vardar and
Cerna rivers apparently has begun.
Arrival of Preah Forces.
Constant arrival of frsh forces and
war materials at Salonlkl give evidence
that the allies have no Intention of aban
doning their efforts In this region.
Although the Oermans have announced
the capture of Ikep, Montenegro, the
pursuing Austrian and Bulgarian armlea
evidently are confronted with a harder
task on the Montenegrin frontier than
elsewhere. Tha Montenegrins continue
to offer spirited resistance and to check
the Invaders wherever possible by sharp
counter attacks.
. In Albania the Serbians, who had been
compelled to leave behind quantities of
war materials, appear Incapaoie or or
ganised resistance. Even sn orderly re
treat is made difficult, ss the Serbians
are encumbered with large numbers of
civilians and prisoners, and, according
to some reports, have been set upon by
Albanians.
The lateat dispatches state that the
French, are bringing,, heavy guns Into
ilnn In the StruV . ..aftJM-..austng
thsgtHgwff srtif s-t .ire with heavy
losses A bkttls of tit is proportions oo
tween. the BulgiH'in rrapco-Brttlsh
troops sppears iu, V.i itaaV
: Montenegrins Take Offeaslve.
PARIS, Dee. 8. Following their recent
defeat by the Austrlans In northeastern
Montenegro the Montenegrins ssiumed
tho offensive on Monday, and it Is re
ported of riclally, threw back th;lr op
ponents to their old poM'lone. The state
ment fclvsn out here today by the Monte
ncrr n coniul genersl fo.lows:
"Our troops counter attacked the enemy
vigorously In the dl.ectlon of Jbuka
Maiarone on December 8 and succeeded
in throwing him back into his poaltlons.
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
Omaha Woman Very
Seriously Injured by
Automobile Crash
DF.S MOINBS, la.. Dee. S.A small
child crossing a street here today caused
a collision between an electric coupe and
a touring car, in which four woman were
seriously if not fatally Injured. Thay
are: Mrs.. Frank Drummond, Ann Arbor,
Mich.; Miss Frances Madden. Cincinnati,
O.; Mrs. Charles Perry, Omaha, and Mrs.
Alfred Jarvls, Des Moines.
Mrs. Jarvls was driving the coupe and
Charles Perry, whose wife was injured,
was driving the touring csr. The two
vehicles In an effort to avoid bitting the
child collided.
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