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14 BUCKING SAFETY RAZOR GETS GREAT ST0K0VJSIU Philadelphia Orchestra Leader Carves Own Hand While Try Historical society today. ing to Shave on Speeding Train. Should Leopold Stokowskl, leader of the Philadelphia orchestra, he com pWled to lead with his left hand at iw i i i A vii ii Jieiti, niicm mo' uivjurabiu appears tonighL it can be blamed on that convenience of modern times mistakenly labelled as a "safety" rasor, for while trying to balance himself as the train between this city and Cleveland, whirled atound curv es and across tops and shave 'at, the same" time ypstertiay the "safety" bucked as "safeties" do at times and Stokowskl sliced off a chunk of his right hand. To be sure it. wasn't a very bis chunk, but it's a painful cut just the same, "When a T.

R. Reporter timidly knocked at the door of the room occupied by Stokowskl last night, mean while rapidly running over his mind 'what little he knew aboujt 'jiusio and getting all mixed up on allegretto, pianlssmo, crescendo, forte andante, in the rapid running, he; was taken off his feet when a hearty voice ibid him enter. In response to a timid inquiry as to whether the dlstinguish ed conductor would submit to an interview the reporter met with a genuine welcome, Captain Frank R. Leib, of Harris burg, made the presentation speecn of the flags of the famous Forty Eighth regiment, whichcomprised the 'soldiers who did most 'of the active work. in constructing and exploding tne Petersburg mine.

Tne 01 the Ninety Sixth' regiment were presented by John W. and G. M. Roads presented the flags of the Seventh Pennsylvania Tho Mexican war flag, which was borne aloft at the head of the Mexican war voiutneers when they left Potlsville and carried through every Vengagement of that war, was presented by George H. Kaercher.

YALE NAMES ARMSTRONG AS CREWS' HEAD COACH NEW HA VEX, Dec. 14. Capt. T. B.

Denegre, of the Tale crew, announced tonight that Richard Armstrong, Yale '95's, had been appointed head coach of the Tale crews. Guy Nickalls, of England, coach of the Leander crew, and Coach Giunnini, of the New Tork Athletic club, have Deen asked to assist Armstrong, and it is probable that they will accept. All three were here this afternoon and met the Yale rowing squad. Although Yale rowing officials would not talk. for publication tonight, it is generally agreed that the appointment of Mr.

Armstrong as head coach means the retention of the Tale graduate system of coaching. It is understood he wil Ibe paid a salary, as are the football and baseball coaches. ARBITRATION BY FORCE IS OPPOSED BY TAFT NEW HA VEX, Dec' 14. Former President William H. Taft tonight took a stand opposing compulsory arbitration of labor disputes which he said had been found useless, and advocated the appointment of a tribunal' which should refer its decision to public opinion for the settele lent of strikes.

Professor Taft gave his opinion in a short talk in which he introduced John Wesley Hill, president of the International Peace Forum, who spoke on "Industrial Peace" pt Tale. FIFTEEN HURT WHEN CARGOES OVER HILL COXNELLSVILLE, Dec. 14. Fifteen persons were injured, seriously todav when a trolley car on tlie Railway company's line got beyond control, plunged through a.bunipinsr block at the end of the line and rolled twenty feet down a sixty root embankment. The accident occurred at Dickerson Run, near here.

The flight of the car down the embankment was halted by a concrete viaduct of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad and this prevented 1 disastrous results. Six of the injured, three of them women, were brought to Hospitals here. zzr3n m. Our CreditPlan Solves Your Gift Problems 1 It solves them safely, sanely and soundly. Come to the Economy and chose practical gifts for the mem bers of your family and all your friends.

Our, prices challenge a comparison and, best of all, you can pay after the holidays on easy monthly or weekly terms. Buy the toys for the girls and boys here and charge them to your account. 316 318 Lackawanna Avenue. response to the reporter's query "Just sit right here and he will be in in one moment The reporter waited. The tele phone in the room rans.

The son tlemaa.who admitted tne only other person in the room at tho. time. answered the now insistent ring. "So this is not Mr. Stokowskl wait one minute and I will get him you," was the brief conversation held by the gentleman.

"Maestro," called Mr. Edmunds, who the reporter had by now found out to be the manager of the or chestra" your wife is calling you from Philadelphia, hurry up I am holding the line," In a few minutes a tan, blonde nairea; sinning young man of perhaps twenty seven years, hurriedly entered the room and picked up the receiver. The reporter being polite, started a conversation with Mr. Edmunds. In a few minutes, the young conductor having finished his long, distance telephone talk with his wife was introduced to the reporter.

He told about his injured hand, "but" Mr. Edmunds said, "if it comes to a show I think Maestro can use "Indeed he was tho hearty his left hand as well as 'his right." HISTORICAL SOCIETY GETS FAMOUS FLAGS War Veterans Are Moved to Tears At Schuylkill County Ceremonies. PRESENTED IN POTTSVILLE POTTSVILLE, Dec. 14 'Veterans of the Mexican and Civil wars were moved to tears when battle torn tings and guidons were presented to the Schuylkill County ABRASION FOUND ON 10NA USA'S' CHEEK Great Crowds Battle with Sol diers in Florence to View Celebrated Painting. THIEF EXPECTS FREEDOM FLORENCE, Dec 14.

A close examination of the painting "Mona Lisa" has disclosed a slglht abrasion on the cheek and a scratch on the left shoulder, which were received while the picture was in the hands of Vincenzo Perugia. The chief of police says Perugia firmly believes that. he. has rendered a service to Italy and is under the impression fftat his imprisonment was necessary to save, the face of the authorities, and that soon he will be. released and rewarded.

crowds gathered at the TTffiiH gallery today, where the "Mona Lisa" was exhibited. Although strong "cordons of carbineers were drawn 'un around the building and guarded the entrances and halls, the struralns of the multitude to get inside resulted in great disorder. Soildiers were thrust aside or knocked down: windows smashed and the people swept through, ueing lorcea out tne exits by the surging masses behind. In four hours more than 30.000 ner sons viewed the Leonards. masternier When order was partly restored 125 visitors on the average were admitted every minute LOVE AFFAIR MAY HAVE PROMPTED THEFT.

PARIS, Dec. 14'. Detective Nicaussce has made an im portant discovery among the effects of Vincenzo Perugia, which seems to throw fresh light on his theft of "Mona Lisa." The discovery tends to snow mat in taxing the picture from the Louvre, Perugia was not actuated by purely patriotic motives, as he pretended was the cause, and that the tnert was long contemplated. Among a mass of miscellaneous papers were two note books, dated December, 1910, the time when Perugia was employed by a firm of decorators which was engaged at the Louvre in placing glasses on pictures. The writing in the note books, the detective says is in the hand of Perugia.

The first book contains a list of celebrated multi millionaires, including the late J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. The second contains a list of art dealers and collectors, not only in the Italian cities of Rome, Florence and Naples, but in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfort and othely German cities. In this list appears the name of Signor Geri, the antiquary of Florence.

The police investigations have revealed the fact that Perugia was deeply in love with an exceedingly beautiful girl, the image of "Mona Lisa." Ninety three fervent love letters from the girl, signed Mathilde, were found in Perugia's roam. It appears that some years ago Mathilde was brought to a dance hall by another Italian, who quarreled with and stabbed her and then fled. Perugia witnessed the attack upon the girl and, being struck by her beauty, lifted her into a cab and took her to the home of an old Italian woman who nursed her back to health. The acquaintance thus began devel oped into an ardent love affair. The police hone to obtain from the girl information concerning Perugia which would clear up the question as to Whether he had accomplices, in the abstraction of the painting from the Louvre; They have so however, bean unable to find any trace of her.

FHAXCE TO MOT PAIVTIW BE EXHIBITED IX ROME. ROME, Dec, 14. The French ambassador to Italy, M. Barrere, has notified the Italian government that France will gladly permit the exhibition of the "Mona Lisa" in Rome. Deputy Enrico Ferri, a noted criminologist, said today that although Perugia must be condemned, he should be pardoned.

"PATRIOT'S FATHER STILL HAS FAITH IN HIS SOX. MILAN, Dec. 14. The father of Vincenzo Perugia, who resides at Lulno, was interrogated today by the authorities and expressed the deepest regret at his son's deed. He declared that he did not believe him to be a common thief.

At Dumenza, in the provinceof Como, Perugia's birthplace, carbineers today arrested his brothers, who were hiving with him in Paris when the theft of the "Mona Lisa" was committed. The brothers were suspected of being accomplices, but proved to the satisfaction of the authorities' that they were not. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES PREDICTED THIS WEEK WASHINGTON, Do. 14. No indications of a cold wave to cross the country this coming week can be seen at present, the' weather bureau said tonight in its weeklv fare cast.

Continuation, of temperatures near or aoove me seasonaDie average, is predicted with precipitation general ly light and local over most of the country. 1 "The next disturbance of Imr.nrtanno "The next disturbance of importance iu i ivao nits uvunujr, me uuuuiin Bma, "will appear in the far west Monday or Tuesday and pass along the northern border of the St. Lawrence Valley by Thursday attended bv rains and mowa yn the northern states. I II I ti ii Ml iC'Vll THE T1MBUNE UEPUJ3LICAN, MONDAY," DECEMBER 15, 1013 CURRENCY REFORM BILLY SUNDAY GETS 2,000 STKUlibUi 1U tMU Agreement to Permit Final Vote Is Expected in Senate By Saturday. TO ADJUST DIFFERENCES WASHINGTON.

Dec. 1 4. The long struggle over currency reform Is expected to come an end in the Senate next Aiturday. Administration leaders, who have been exerting every effort to enact into law before January 1 the second great plank of the Democratic platform, were confident tonight that an agree ment could be reached that would permit a final vote in the Senate by six o'clock Saturdaw. Republican Senators who have been treating across party line with the Democrat probably will come to an un derstanding with the majority leaders tomorrow.

Tne Democrats are anxious to close general debate by Thursday, and to devote the balance of the time to the consideration ot amendments to the bill. If the final vote can be taken Saturday, it is believed the differences Detween Senate and House can be adjusted and the bill sent to President Wilson for signature before Christ mas. Republican critics of the measure probably will demand some changes in it as a condition giving their consent to a definite time for a vote. It is considered doubtful whether the guarantee to deposits to which many Re publicans object, can be taken out of tho measure; but a strong enort win he made to eliminate that provision which authorizes the redemption of the proposed new treasury notes either, in gold or "lawful money." The House Mias lost sight of the cur rency bill in the press of new legislation demanding consideration. Important changes In the ra'ilroad laws, a comprehensive study of the trust question and a re opening of the fight over a literacy test for immigrants ar divided attention in that body the new economy program that was launched yesterday by the "economy conference" of House leaders.

Spurred by the increasing demands for government expenditures and the possibility, of political material in charges of congressional extravagance, the Democratic house leaders have begun a determined effort to cut the appropriation bills' wherever possible. Speaker Clark, Democratic Leader Underwood and Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appropriations committee, sponsors for this movement, have call ed a second conference for next bat urday to take another accounting of the situation and ascertain whaL progress has. been made in reducing the proposed appropriation for the year. Drastic powers over tho physical operation of railroads would be conferred upon the Interstate Commerce com mission under a bill which Representative Stephens, of New Hamshire, has prepared for introduction tomorrow. Mr.

Stephens is a Democratic member of the Interstate Commerce committee and chairman of a sub committee on safety mattefs. His bill is aimed to give the commission full control over railroad property and methods as far as they effect tht safety of employes and passengers, and follows recent state legislation and recommendations of the special train control board. POJNCARE WOULD COME IF WILSON RETURNED CALL PARIS', Dec. 14. Concerning the talk of a possible ex change of visits between President Poincare and President Wilson, the Matin says that M.

Pinchon some time ago discussed the projected visited with the then minister of foreign affairs, but in view of the doubt existing as to whether the constitution of the United States would permit President Wilson to return a visit by M. Poincare nothing definite could be decided on. The Matin adds that it is certain an exchange of visits between President Wilson and President Poincare would be received with the liveliest satisfaction by the public of both countries, and that it would strongly contribute to the maintenance and development of the close relations which for so long a time have existed between the United States and France. RETREAT OF SLAYER IS BULKHEADED OFF BINGHAM, Utah, Dec. 14.

The part of the Utah Apex mine in which Ralph Lopez, slayer of six men, is believed to be in hiding was bulkheaded off today. The sheriffs are of the opinion that Lopez is in this section of the mine and that tonight he is securely sealed up. The posses made no attempt at searching the section because the network of connecting corridors would have made it easy for fWe'desperado lp elude them. It is planned to starve Lopez out. SEPARATION CAUSES MAN TO SHOOT DOWN WIFE XEW YORK, Dec.

14. William 'Barker, a bookkeeper, out hundreds of Sunday promenaderg on upper Madison avenue, shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Adeline Barker, and then calmly stood by the body until a policeman arrived and arrested him. Baker used a cham4er revolver, and every bullet of it found lodgment In his wife's body. When taken Into custody Barker, who Is twenty eight years old, said that he and his wife separated recently and that he killed her because she declined to live with jiim again.

state: police: sib statiox. HARRISBURO, Dec. 14. Reduction of sub stations of the state police is declared by officials of the state police department to be due to necessity for economy, the funds having been drawn upon heavily because of strike and game and fish service. The stations will be re established In the Spring.

Usetful and TO HIT TRAIL AT tOHNSTOWtil JPnaS Long SOIiS Total Number of Converts Is Oyer Eleven Thousand; Two Extra Meetings to Be Held Today, Special to The Tribune Republican. JOHNSTOWN, Dec. 14., Two thousand hit the trail today at revival meetings which were conducted by Rev. "Billy" Sunday. Total converts to date number 11,459.

The col lections are very heavy and now total $16,744. SPECULATION HELD IN CHECK BY MONEY Weakness of Individual Stocks Has Sympathetic Influence Idle Freight Cars Increase. STEEL TRADE RESISTANCE NEW YORK. Dec. 14.

Speculation was held in check this week by monetary conditions. Weak ness of individual stocks had sympathetic influence, which increased In force as one issue after another fell to the lowest point in years and evi aencos of liquidation became more apparent. was gooa resistance ror a time to the effect of the slump In j.ew waven on the passing of the divl. dend, as the general market had ob viously braced iteelf to withstand the shock, but thereafter, it grew weaker. The steel trade reported resistance to further price concessions, the cost of production nearly reached and the conviction that necessary requirements were accumulating.

Steel mill operations and furnaces in blast, however, were in course of reduction. This rather than growth in new orders accounted for the smallness of thedecrease In the United States Steel Corporation's unfilled orders. The addition to the copper surplus came entirely from contraction of domestic deliveries. Idle freight cars increased rapidly in number vn the last half of November, and the decline in railroad earnings, was extended. Reduced prices and low stocks led to expectations ot an early revival of mercantile demand.

FOODSTUFFS SWELLING UNITED STATES IMPORTS 'WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Food stuffs coming in free of duty under the new tariff bill are swelling the total of imports into the United States. Increase in exports and decrease in imports, first four months of the present fiscal year as compared with the same period last year was shown in statistics made public today by the department of commerce. Kxnorts this vear have amounted In value to JS38.994.853.

against 771,041, 792 for the first four months last year. The imports figures Were $580,677,062, against $626,230,987. "There can be no inference, drawn from these har facts," said Secretary Redfleld, "that Is not both encouraging and complimentary to American industry. The flooding of our markets wtih the alleged cheap wares of Europe has not happened. On the other hand, the growth of exports is both surprising and encouraging.

Details of imports show Increases in a large proportion of these classes of foodstuffs on which the duty was removed or reduced by the new tatriff law. "It is, of course, much too soon to state any definite results under the new revenue laws," continued the secretary, "yet if it be well to open new supplies of food, that has un Questionably been a result. Of cattle which now enter free oi duty the number imported in October was 130,639, against 27,696 in October, 1912, and orTsheep, the number was 26,065, again6t Of iresn beef the imports during October were 5,677,461 pounds, against 637,095 pounds in the three months of Octo ber, November and December, 1912, the beef imports of 1912 having been shown only in quarterly periods. Of corn, which enters free of duty under the new law, the importations in 1913, were 473,259 bushels against 226,471 in October of last year. Fish shows material increases in importations, the quantities for the four classes fresh fish, cod herring and mackerel showing a total of over thirty one million pounds In October, 1913, against 24,000,000, in October 1912.

Onions, on which the rate of duty was ruduced on half, show importations of 120,487 bushels in 1913 against 86,361 bushels in October 1912; important articles of food potatoes and wheat, and its products which were transferred to the free list, remain dutiable, at a somewhat reduced rate, when imported from countries which impose a duty on 'those articles coming from the United States, this special rate of duty' being, On wheat, ten cents bushel, instead of of employment, todav In the view of itWenty five cents under the former law; per and on nour, rorty nve cents per bar rel instead of twenty five per cent, ad valorem under the former law; potatoes, ten per cent, ad valorem instead of twenty five cents per bushel under the former law. The total importations of wheat in October, 1913, were 233,217 bushels, against 62, 213 bushels in October of last year and of potatoes, 472.052 bushels, against 9,881 bushels. Of the 233, 217 bushels of wheat 231,463 bushels were from Canada, whlrh ImnnnpA a. duty on wheat from the United States duced rate above mentioned; while of the 472,052 bushels of potatoes In.pprt ed during October, 388,593 bushels were from Canada and dultable at the reduced rate, approximating 4.8 cents per bushel, against the general rate of 25 cents per bushel in October, 1912. "On the whole, it.

is unquestionably true the food supply has been broadened under the fresent law:" ivlugs Lasting Miebaelian Bros. Co; 134 paoCufingftoEu Ave. SCRANTON, PENNA. In response to the plea of Johnstown people. "Billy" Sunday will hold two extra meetings tomorrow.

The number in attendance at the sessions is exceeding all expectations and the conversions are keeping up to a high figure. GREECE ANNEXES ISLAND OF CRETE Constantino Buns Up Hellenic Flag Over Port Amid Plaudits of Country. POWERS' FLAGS LOWERED CANEA, Crete, 14. The formal annexation of the Island of Crete to Greece was carried out to day with imposing ceremonials. King Constantino personally ran up the Hellenic flag over the fort.

People flocked to the capital from all parts of the island and from Greece and tumultously greeted the king and the crown prince, Premier Venizelos and the other ministers. A Te Deum in the Cathedral was attended by the foreign consuls and subsequently the king attended an other tnanKsgivmg service in me synagogue. This Island of Crete wa finally evacuated on February 15 last by the protecting powers, Great Britain, Russia, France and Italy and tne Greek flag was hoisted. A detachment of blue jackets and marines from the British cruiser Yarmouth hauled down the flags of the powers. which had flown since 1898, as well as that of Turkey, with full military honors.

AMERICAN SHOT BY MEXICANS CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. furious Are to take away with them every locomotive and most of the dolling stock. loss to Rebels. Heavy. That the rebel loss was very great is also emphasized in the advices which added.

the buzzards which inhabit the Mexican coast and which for generations have been protected by law floated over the battlefields in numbers so great as to present the appearance of low lying black clouds. According to the Federal report 800 rebels were killed before they got out of range and this would mean many other hundreds wounded and probably left behind. May Resume Attack. It is regarde here as probable that the relief of Tampico is only tempor ary, and that before many days the rebels will resume the attack in greater numbers, although the three days battle has materially cut down their supply of ammunition. This may delay operations for a time.

Reports reaching here do not in dicate that the property loss as a re suit of the fighting has been large. Official denial was made today that President Huerta had expressed aneer at tne alleged interference of Rear Ad miral Fletcher with the Federal gun Doats; nor aia the government ever receive corroboration of the report that the American commander in chief had Issued arty order that could 'be Inter' preted as interference. VILLA IS DICTATOR AND SEIZES PROPERTY. EL, PASO, Texas. Dec.

14. Americans, Germans and Spaniards, who arrived today from Chihuahua, Mexico, report that Francisco Villa, the reoei leaaer, virtually had constituted himself dictator there and that be re They assert that the rebel leader hail seized worth of property be longing to foreigners, nad put to death about twenty Mexican civilians, Including Sergdc Sanchez, a lawyer and former state official and had com manded the American, German and British consuls to obey rebel orders. The happenings In Chihuahua since Villa occupied the city on Its evacuation by the Federal troops, as given by refugees who numbered one thousand were: Seizes Poiner's Store. Villa seized a large department store, valued at $1,500,000 and owned by French. German, English and Spanish interests, but chiefly by Spanish and placed in command of the store Gvnprai Chao, a rebel leader.

He also seized a 'brewery, a clothing factory and all the grocery and other stores owned by Spaniards, valued at $3,500,000. He called a meetine of merchants nf all nationalities and told them thev must pay him large sums of monev. aggregating several million dollars, to support the revolution. He gave orders that the so palI1 Constitutionalists money should be ac cepted as currency. Villa's expulsion of citizens of Spain, all of whom were progressive merchants, was on pain of death.

He at first informed them they must be out of the country within five days, but later, after an appeal by Harry Scobell, the British vice consul, he extended the time to ten days None of the Span lards were allowed to take anything except personal effects and they were told never to return. The capture and imprisonment of Luis Terrazas, son of a rich land owner, was after Terrazas had sought refuge in the British, vice and after the rebels informed Mr. Scobell they would break down the British 'vice consulate unless Terrazas was released. 17. S.

Consul Appealed. Marion Letcher, the United States consul, was asked by the foreigners to protect them. Mr. Letcher attempt ed to send a cipher message to the (itate department, but was Informed hv Villa that no cipher messages would permitted on tne re Del telegraph. Ilia then informed the foreign consuls in a body that they would have to obey rebel orders.

Otto Kueck, the German consul, pro tested to Villa against the exaction of tribute from Germans. Villa threatened Kueck, saying the latter would be escorted to the border If he persisted In his protest. A store in which Kueck was interested was required to pay $30,000. AH homes and property of the expelled Spaniards were appropriated to the personal uses of the. rebels.

The expulsion of nuns, and priests Was complete. AMERICAN REFUGEES AltE TRANSFERRED WITH DIFFICULTY VERA CRUZ, Dec. 14. The transfer of American refugees to the battleships during the Incessant fighting at Tampico was attended' with considerable difficulty. Rear Admiral Fletcher's temporary flagship, tha Ta coma, was run alongside the easterns, Select Your Cut Glass Now For Your Holiday Gifts Variety in stocks, beautiful patterns; some entirely new, in the biggest holiday line of Cut Glass seen in our store and in this city.

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Choice for today at 4U Jonas Long's Sons dock. The scout cruiser Chester proceeded one mile below. The admiral gave orders that all Americans should withdraw from the city. Even the German conaul abandoned his residence and went aboard the Krtfnprlnzessln Ceoile. The British admiral, Sir Christopher Cradock, took up his temporary headquarters on a merchant, steamer at the dock.

The Mexican gunboat Bravo was at the bend of the river below the city, flrint westward over the town, ine rebel general Candido Aguilar, crossed below the Bravo from Tuxpan with and gun He con trolled the mouth of the river ano attacked the Bravo from behind the gun wtvT decks with rifle Are. Shrapnel over the outskirts hanging frThetesnuf Son "became so dangerous nt. that Rear Admiral Fletcher decided to send the refugees fo lhe battleships lvlng off La Barra. 7:30 o'clocK DTioay rt V0 She Proceedea toheeo: the requests of replying got under way. acuiauves ui xoreign governments.

"itne laoomii niT refused ita nasemDiea ineiu. oy rnsis. uoin hia se; Tlll.ln the so called government of Huerta should be Judged and sentenced." LrePresentatlons have been made by the state department at Washington to insurgent officials here no comment was made on the subject. OSE MILUOS ARMBD MKS VAX CAN BE PLACED 'IKLD." MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14.

Replying to a letter sent him by the correspondent of the Frankfurter Zei tung, President Huerta said that it should become necessary he could put into eervice more than 1.00MOO armed men. This statement he explained ss follows: "Without counting the 160.00 men of the national army, the government, in agreement with various states of the republic, has organized an armed force for service, of 1,000 men for each state. Also the government, has aranged with 62,000 haciendados: (farmers) that they keen ten workmen each for their own prptec tion. Thus, then, the government counts upon the number of armed men, agi gregatlng 700 and tome thousands without taking Into consideration the reserves whioh, to the number of 300,000, could be organized if the peace of the country ahould be dis turbed." President Huerta's reply to a ques tion regarding the state at iMninn'i international relations was: 'I can" simply say that we are at peace with all the world. If it is true tht one great people has withdrawn it rnnd1 and Important friendship, it is not we wno are to blame." FIERCE BATTLE TAKES PLACE AT GUAY.WAS HERMOSILLO, Sonora, Dec.

14. A battle took place today on the outskirts of Guaymas, when a column of nearly 1000 Federals sallied into the hills noth of the town and encountered the insurgent outposts of less than 20" men. Insurgents began a hot fire from the cover of the hills, and the Federals answered with volleys from rifles and machine guns. After a few minutes of tiring the Guaymas garrison retreated. Two Federal soldiers who got lost in the hills were captured by the insur gents.

PROFESSOR DYES9 DIES. PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 14. Rev. Dr.

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