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sssssssT si i iv 0 on wi Jw 1 lilaiw pewtof I EDITION U1 Only Evening Newspaper Fort Wayne 'Receiving the Associated Press Dispatches ESTABLISHED 1833. tfHtTRSDAY, 30, 191 12 PAGES, 2 GENTS: WEATHER FORECAST FOR FORT WAYNB WND VICINITY FAIR TONiaHT AND FRIDAY. CAMPULUNG HAS FALLEN MMMAMAMAMAAAMrf iiT mm I Iff fl "B'lM' Ib'B fll Ml iiflillliliif flliHniLlil 1 1TW I TPB lf WW I I TP I I Iff VIII fTP mr Kfl.w ukwii. uiuncnu i Rumanian City is Captured by Austrb Germans With Over 12,000 MDem RUSSIAN FORCES STRIKE ON NORTH Borlin Says Their Slight Gains Are Made at Tre mendous Cost. Berlin, Not.

30.r )n tho northern Ku rnanian frontier, tho Russians Inuing their 'new offensive moveraeht. una war onice announces that they pb Important, results yoslerdav although gaining small advantages at tho cost of heavy losses. In western Rumania the troopi which are' defending the line before Bucharest were; driven baric further. The Au'stro German forces bve captured the Rumanian city of.Campuiuhg, opening the rood through to the Torz burg pass. More tlian 12,000 Rumanians captured, An attack was made by entente troops yesterday, in Belgium new 'Ypresv It is aniibuiifed officially.

The assault was carried out on a front of two miles and was repulsed by the Germans. 'Reporting military operations on the battle front in Russia, and lialicia. to iliiy's Herman official statement says: "Iront of Prince Leopold, of Bavaria: "There were no large fighting action." Near Ciolanesti more than 1500 men end ten cannon were captured. Ficlil Marshal vori Jfackensen's troops have captured nearly 2,500 Rumanians. BRITISH LOSES LOWER.

Slackening of Somme Campaign; Shown 'in November Report. Iridon, Nov; 30. (U a. British casualtieain the month of reported from all'1 were 71,050. Of tjio' total 2,351 of the.

casualties; were amohg officers and 72,299 men. 'Thews was a marked falling otT in the November losses compared, with' recent month's, pfpbubly owing to tho slowing dowu of tlio Somme campaign pu account (Continued on Daae fcoiumri BLEW PETER'S SAFE ALL OVER THE FLOOR i Nov. JO. Safo blowers, gained entrance to the office of Peter Irof, local representative of the Standard "Oil company, lust night and blew: his wife all over the floor; A 'pipe wrench was vtril the knob otf the safe hnd iiltrglyo rlh was Inserted in the hole'. Notes valunbia papers' were itbV molested.

Is In Imtlanapoila. spending Thanksgiving and It. not known liow much cash the rebbers 300 REPORTED DEAa IN INDIAN CYCLONE fidon, Nov. 3Q. The death nearly Jijrt peraorii In a.

cyclone introndleherry. India, Is reported In a Reuter dispatch from' Madras; The atqrtn caused great damage to property. FORCOUNTYGHARG ES Forty Rabbits Will Be Part of Reformed Orphanage Itepast. Jligh cost of turkey has driven the big fowl from the. tabic of.

all Allen, county instltutfone where elaborate. Thanksgiving dinners are being served Thursday. Roast chickon, steaming and rjrownj Bnd. surrounded with. ill.

tho trimmings of cranberry "aueo and dressing, are heaped high on the boards of the utty iail, coiinty orphans' home sjid county Infirmary. Virtually the same menu' prevails at tie orphanage. "The. chlldrch are glad jf it," said, one of the matrons 'at the Catholic institution, say they like chicken bet ter, WUI Eat Rabbit, Forty rabbits, fried' and atewed furnishing real purltanlo game dinner for the youngsters at the. Reformed orphanage.

There are 100. children In tlw institution. Rev. John; AMnter, in charge of tha orphanage, received si message from several of' Jits nlmrod friend In, Green, county, Wisconsin, three weeks ago, nsklng If rabbits could Jbe used for the Thanksgiving dinner at. tho orphanage.

When WJnter accepted th offer. he was wehtyt ift donated foVirte'cn. "more eot tpn (ails. CALLS ARMY CONFAB SEEJMYSTERY IN BRIDE'S FLIGHTSUITOR CLAIMS 3HE PICKED WRONG HAN. aA.tLAAXttAAi,,tAiAlAlAlAli ITTTTtTTTTttTtTTTTTTTTTtt jc a a i AAA AilV iti seilsw; ttR IsH ssssssH fl XsT ffffKfUsrsTsTfl ppks Athens, Wednesday, Nov, 29; King Copstantinc, acting in the capacity of commander Jh chief of the' army this morning called a council of the officers of the Athenian regiment at, the head quarters, of the first army, corps.

Tho king attended the conference; rremicr' Ijambros declares' situation is unchanged. Tho decision of tjie crown council yesterday, to support the government in opposing tho dcmands.of the entente allies' for 'the siirrehder of arpis' iihd iminitions; probiibfy will be formulated Inter, a' verbal note for deliv ery to. Vice Admiral. Dit Fiiirhet, 'com manaer ox mo auieu sipiaurun ib? UmiiKU ta'Ins'statenieiit tiiitt i no wouiu iusist delivery of the war material, MORETHARONEHOUR Warrington, Nv. 30.

An earthquake an. hour occurred duriiig the night and was disclosert this morningon tjio records of the fieorgetowji University peSr ku.rmlnrv. Tilt, llrst tremors began at 10t22i3() m. The maximum ahockV came betweeh I0.i3:i and and trio disturlwnce died away at 1'lrlO m. The.

center of the. disturbance was estimated t. .1,600. jnillea from It was thought it might hove been in the West Indies. I 7' REEK.

WAR MINISTER QUIT8. Xpndort.Tfov;'3(;'! si. Tlie reslgnatlph' of Drac'os, Greek minister is repo'rUd. by. Renter's Athens, correspondent.

reason lilgnett Is.tll heal.th.'.Oeheriil Dratos will Iks succeeded by Oie'age Oeneral poulVm, Ijl noW In Corfii. he returns to Athens the war portfolio will he' aitmtnlste'red by Alexander Tslos, minister of the Interior. Kansas City, 3ft. Mrs. MiU dred McDonough Stevens ran away 21 hrturs after her wedding arid returned thrco days later! Kansas i wou dering why, Airs.

Stevens is considered one ot the most beautiful bride8 Kansas City his seen in along time had two suit, ors, Earl Stevens, bank employe, and Herbert Uribblc, Kansas university graduate and orchestras leader. The day after sho. married Steven the' young bride fled to QklhpniaClty, Her parents and. husband went i in search for They looked up Oribbte, but he was hiird at work in his office. For three days Stevens.

nd JMc Donougli searched. Ilien (Jrihblo entered MeDon ough's. home and showed her 11 telegram from Mre. to lii.iu.' 1SI10 iis coming hime! "She told me she learned too late she had chosen the wrong and thai she loved me better," jiltctl suitor is said to have stated. "I don't know why' Mildred wept away," MrsV McPopotigh ''Bha seemed so liappy after, the wedding.

It Is all a. tangle tliat 1 can't SPURN TURK Slump in Prices Fails to Make ThanHsgiying Birds Move. CRUSADE ON HIGH PRICES CONTINUES NEW FRACTIONAL COIN Coinage of 24 Cent Piece is Urged by Directors of the Mint. Wilson Spends Holiday Ctuiefly at White House Washington. Nov.

30, President AVlls6n Thanksgiving Iay quietly members of his family and no part lii everal special celebraJIOns liere. to which he was invited; With frs. Vllson he attended his tegular rresbyterlari church, having declined Invitations to the pan.Anerlcftn mass St. Patrick's church and to joint eelebralloh bf Methodist. Churches.

The turkey for th 'Vhite "ilouse Thanksgiving dinner was chosen from among' many tent to the president from different part 'the Tonight i'lha president and lira. JVllsoa at tend a given for the benefit of. the Navy nellef society at the Wafhlogton navy yard. thanksgiving was obsened quietly in Washington with the annual pap Aifnerl can mpSs at pt. Patrick's church attended by many dlplomats.

and government cffl clals as the prmciparfeaturs of the day, Mont cabinet members' spent tho day here with their, families. Closing of all departments gaVe'' thousand of govern nient employes" chs nee to bold faimlly re unions or attend the Cieorgstown rJeqrge Washington. football game, Charitable: or ganlsatlons distributed Thanksgiving baskets or. free dinners to nearly. 10,000 persons.

riMl 1 Washington, p. Nov. 30, A two and a Jiaif cent piece Is demanded by the country, according to bho director of the mint, whoso annual reportrnado public today, recommends palsago of n. law' autharlzlng coins, of that denomination copper arid nickel. you cdnsldcr that wo have, na colij between tho pno Cent piece and tlio, five cent apl that rnatiy an article worth moro than a cent less than five con ts sells latter prlco because of the lack of andnter m.edtato motietao, unit cf ynJue," says tho idlrectorj "the economic lrnpoft ance of (t wllj bo readily keen.

Articles which" now sell for fifteen', cents each or'two for aquarter, would sell for 12V? cents. Popular shops such as the fiye. stores'Avouid tindotibt'odly; pliico nrtlcles now selling for prV'sale at. 2 i4 contji." Meii from Battleships Are Given Thanksgiving Shore Leave. OR THIRTY THREE "thirty three; families, of, Iort Wayne will, today enjoy rabbit for Thanksgiving dinner and represent those could not afford high priced turkeys of duckm Dr.

Hi Blosser tr. fJUy A. Emrlck, II. V. Enirick, George Llhderauth and William Knapp aro po? sponslblo or' the which these families enjoy.

They iihot their tjarne Monday and on Tuesday and. Wednesv day morning It was. delivered under dl rectlon of William Knapp of tho Baltca hotel and; George Llndemuth, captain of the g'ame; wardens DRV MAJORITY IN MONTANA. Nov. SO.

Prohibition, carried 'in Montana by a majority of 8 at the election. November 7, It was bfflcally announced, today; The', vote' was: For prohibition, 102,1761 against, 7J.890. The 'proposed amendment 'legalising boxing In the state was defeated by 4,000 Jk. New York, Nov. 30, 'Four battleships and a mlno layer anchored In? the upper .1 til dsort river added (l liava) tinge to the hbserva'hco of Thanksgiving: day here.

Tlio worships are New 'York, Texas, Connecticut and VyomlnB, and nilne Inyer Is the San PVaricisco. Many of the men were slvjm shoro ilb crty'. flnd ientto tho homes of frie.hds arid foT jllnher. Under general 6rder Issued immediately after tha vessels anchored inofte.but those "spe 'dal 'permit, wero" allowed 'aboard tho sea, lighters With tnoat of the crews otth'd vessels ashore It would be haril to tako care) of visitors. It was said.

Is. expected, that vessels will reihaln In port until pecembcr 2. whenrtfey thojCxcfc cise's with tlio Illumination ot tho statue, of liberty, BULK OF THE PROFIT Little Left for Cudahys Despite Tremendous Packing Business. Chicago, Nov. Id.

Sales of the Cudahy Packing' company In tha'fUcal year ended October 29 were compared Wlh the previous year, While net profits were 33,011,416, against 3723, 64S In the previous twelve months These figures were made public today In the annual report. A etatemept by E. A. Cudahy says that out of eycry dollar taken in SO cents, has gone to the farmer; Of the remaining 20 cent.s, cent's has been' paid (6 the wage earner cents for freight: altd 4.ients for matertai needed hi manufacturing. With the remaining; says the statement the company lias; paid Interest, Insurance; repairs and similar Items, leaving less an 3 cents per dollar of gross sales left net.

profit to tha company Louisville Latest City to Organize Fightj on Foodstuff Figures; Nov; 30. Pesplte yesterdajf's uddeii'stUmp It) the' retail and wholesale markets fewer turkeyH were served on Chicago tables today thati on any Thanksgiving 'day fof years, dealers asserted. A open this morning (juoted prices! 4 and 8 cents a pound below yesterdky'a high imjnt, the h)rt nelllng at whole sale at from 25 to 2t cents, a pound and the retail prices of sinait dealers ranging from St to 35 cents a pound, with comparatively fow buyers. Other fowl alto dropped In, price but the declines Were sharp than those on turkeys, llenorts indicated that a. number.

ef'Auf Who thlpp'ed'list Wek whe tunveys Drpugni arouna E2 ceius a pouno tho wholesalo market and whoso carload lata arrived just. the'slump et lit, were ordering their live, birds back father than sell them at tho low prices. Merchants pointed out that the crest of the demand has been reached and attributed the slump to the disinclination of dealers to carry the fowls o.yer, while many consumers aHserted that the ac tivities of the various. 'organisations' which have been, urging housewives not to purchase turkeys at the high prices were responsible, LOUISVILLE JOINS FIGHT. rouisville, NOV.

SO. rClvlc, commercial and! 'labor organizations. Individuals and in some instances' retail proiluce. dealer have' Joined isi fight begun. by the Louisville Womati Suffrage association against high prices, A.mass meeting wlii be.held Haturdiy for the or sanitation rt houseliQlders' c'omnrlltee to liayo charge of the AHhpUgli a fight against high prices for batter and rohimn 1 (Continued on Pag EHERFINAL YEARS TO RESCUE WORK Mrs.

Mary Gbode, Who Re yealed New York Police Graft, is Dead. New York, Nov. SO.Mrs. Mary Uqode, whose revelations graft were onoot. tho.

most 'startling. features of. the Investigation of pollco folldwlnff the Koschthal murder. Is deud nivd hef has' disclosed that' pli'o devoted' the last four years of her Hfo to.the tipllftlngr of fallen women; 'Once she. kept a disreputable house arid according, to her testimony, piild tcrtalnpolleemcn 50a month forfro.t H.L11UH.

01111.0 iier reiormaiiqn, 11 is aid sho spent an allowance of a.year'rpcelved from Iter famliyy In her rescue. jvijrk. alWajs rofiised'" tell her real iimej but. It said she came of a reputaijlo up state family. She; died yesterday of pnc'umonlit', con tracied a week ago after a visit to the.

worn nigh I court lr the ralm Attendance Officer Thpmas A. Wilkinson, has been for the past two weeks rnaklpK Inquiry Into the attendance of ali children ot schoSt age. He reporta that the atteridahce generally is very good. Whenever Wilkinson recelv a report of a truant of absentee undei4 16 years of age tie no.tH lies the merits of that If the child Is. absent without a good excuse and Uie uarent 'does the child to' school, then the truant bfTlcpr can prosecuto porn parent and child.

After the child is, years ot age with consent or tne nay obtain the truant officer' a card per mtttlriR him to remain otit of school to work, prpylded be of she. Is at least beyond tha fifth trade. TURKEY TOO EXPENSIVE FOR CHICAGO DIET Chicago, Nov. 30. There vas.no.

turkey, pumpkin or mince pie ot plum puadint On the Thatksglving dinner menticf the, dieting. doien of the Chicago health depattment. lti stead they were given roast chicken with dressing and giblet gravy; Other holiday extras were declared too expensive for a meal in the tempt to prove that It is possible to live well at the rate of forty cents a flay. However, cranberries, whicH have not materially increased in price since: last year, were served la a sauce. Turriips, mashed potatoes, celery, apple pie and rbffee alio wera served.

REUS HERALD Throngs at Worship During Morning Hours of Thanksgiving. J5HOPS AND BUSINESS HOUSES AltE CLOSED Feasts and Reunions Big Feature of Holiday in Fort Wayne. Dcrp tlirbated church and cathedral bells sounded through the gray mists before the first titreuks of dawn, Thursday, to announce tho pros'enco of Thanksgiving day. Thuusands of Fort citizen's wended tliolr way ta church.at various hours' of morning, for there, was a brief, pralisa' servlco. neurly all fhufchos.

p'urly opened by most Solehin tones Of the great orttuiis, sfVas observed: 'In Cathoiic, uliurche's' ot: the city. Associated' charily workers Kathv cred at tho Kmahucl Baptist, 1'lrst 11. church, RU John's Hcfohned and First Evangel toil churches at 7. o'clock. Their 'waft built Hbo'ut the.

striking text, "UJvlhff llowV Why?" uuiniui; u.f n. Andrew day FATALLY HURT IN EXPLOSION Jouis Watterson, Residing Near Wesley Chapel Dies at Hospital. WJFE ALS0HA8 NABROW ESCAPE Acetylene Lighting Plant Lets Go, With Disastrous Resultsi, hankHKlylnff this year afforded' oevn slon for doubly special services nt tlio Episcopal churches. thait 20i. people attended, the servlco' Ht 7:30.

Preakfast was served, after tho ram muhlon. I'lynioUth church and the tVeslfield church, held services at 'll o'clock, Prayer und sonif. Hcrvicfs.lti vurlojis other churches woro at lft anil 10. Kvenlnj? nieetlfiKs will held in churches Vhero rcvlvttl meetln Bs ar under way. All pirns originally "'rriadft for the day are now Hu.ro to be parried ui, for tho weather' Is Ideal.

Naturji seems to have liuilg out lior llnest liunners to greet the drty. made savred tho I'lU grim Fathers. There Is little of the usual biting chllt lato NovcmlH trm (ho early Suspended. Business is' siitpeiuled In nodrly all down town; etoros for Only dniK' stores and restaurants will remain open throughout day, Shops are. deserted.

All saloons are 'closed Th O7posthfflco i tr losed mrrt 1 0 o'clctcli; on: No. city ileliverles aro bo Thero Wro no rtiral deliveries'. The' city halt Is deserted. No oiiices. arb open, except those); In.

connection with tlio police department. Pollco court wa held as. usual. For only' two hours whs the court house, Inhabited. A part of U10 county oftVes were riot opened diiMrtg, the QHarity Is Abroad.

ThanksglvlnB the form of charity Is not wanting. Sunday' schobl classes In several of 'the chtirches are giving baskets of bod to Churches rind In a few cases, lodges of the city, have thered a list of names from the orgnnlzatlcrL of Associated Charities and distributed food Wednesday oven In and Ttiatiksglvlng mo'rniiV. No special, action Is being taken by tho Cljarltles' because of the willingness ot churches arid other organizations to carry thank offerings. Plenty of Huntsfs. Fort Wayne sent a.ri arrny of hunters across, tho fields betorp sun up.

Many local sportsmen congregated: at stores and on the 'street 'corners arid began tneir tramping search or game In bands of two an(' three. Rabbits are, plentiful this year and hundreds of the cotton' tails hayq given up their Ilyes during the past week because of accuracy pf Allen county piarksmen. Tlabbit will te the meat IContiatiad oq rag J. Cojumn, As the result of injuries received! wbem fho acetvjeno. liKhtirg blant on his farm exploded at 0 o'clock Wednesday inf, Louis Watterson, s.

farmer living iar Wesley chapel, five miles, south bt Chtirubusco; died a ft o'clock ThVuradsy morning at thO Lutheran hospital. II4 wa removed to the institution Wednesday night when it; was aeenby the attending physician, aht condition was serious, The deceased' ii forty two years of villa wife, who was with hlm.frt tha time of the ejiplosieu, had. A riilraculoim escape and' suffered ndJlnjj worse than; slight, burns about tho face. Watterson and hi family haH been, gone dtirihjf" the day and did rietj return home until lato in the eveninjj, After doin'jr the chores Ite went to tlii shied and tilled the tHnk with calcium carbide, tho eiiemical constituent of this acetylene lighting plant. He left tha cap.

off in order to give tho water air opportunity to act, on tW 'chemical. He returned to the house where, aft er waiting, a half 1'ioor, his wife snj. posted that ho retiiTii to the shed, whel'tf tlio plant was located, and turn, tho cap back on, li tho prcsuro was so low that tlio' light i' r. Ho lighted a Continued on Pao 2, Colurpn 4.) GRAND Wm lato Wednesday afternoon sufflclent; orders were recelveij for ijed Cross ri. i tfiinl up to Thla'la art cxtfeniely Brajly fyhifi.huinber and is running' far ahead, tir this sales fur tho corrcs dais last year.

Tbauksgl'vltig day was a day. of rest for the members 'of t(io. Anll Tubefcul'oiils tragiip. Tlio Huh made Wednesd.fv alteriiDfiii were: Vn.J lie Knitting Slills, K.kur.t I'nckliiK rompaliy, 10 1J off man Imls Itastettsr, 16; Ulstult $10. DEMANDSFOR CHARITY i'll'tsbiirg.

fin: nb, Despite 'ths, great, prosperity lo. this city charity organizations' wild the appeals for Willi forrrief years, fusye not decrciise The demands a groHtcr than ever before, ono' official Appeals nave rotije from hundreds of workers wftK.es hate, not been raised. to'mot thi: high' eost of living, ejclwrtdtarit. prices fofcinff. many.

farql lies to seek uftl who. liavp not done ov In many previous years. All known to be In.iioed of 'dinners today were supplied by private 1iarity, the ijalvatlori Army, und similar assoulatlons. GAPTllIft .4 i CaDtaJn John E. of Wayne, has been newly honored by uovernor Hamuet si.

Ralston, of Indl una, Wednesday evening Fort Wayne Ofllco received a raessago from, the covernOr aDtiolnllnar Mm nj mem ber of the committee ten military rep resentation ror the central celebration of admission. This Appointment cam unsolicited. The messago foilbwsi 'TToU are here by appointed a member of. the. committee on' military representation for.

the central Celebration of admission day. to be held Monday' eVerilnjr, 35e cembcr 11, 19l, at the sUte house. You will please hold yourself subject to the order of QenernJ pnHi p. Bridges, youjc chairman I 'f "1 "I Or If 5 i cf4..

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