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22, 1917. TTTE BUOOKI.YX MET EAGLE. SATUITOXT. Justice W. J.

Kelly Named For Appellate Division WOULD BURN WOOD UP STATE TO SAYE COAL CONSUMPTION New Year's Eve CELEBRATION Hofcl ShcIburncK Beach, N.Y. Bteam Heated Garaie on Fremkea HOOVER PUT OFF BY SUGAR PROBERS; CALL BEET GROWERS RIEGELMANN QUITS MR. HYLAN'S OFFICE; TIRED BY LONG WAIT WILL HOLD MEYER AS GERMAN AGENT; HIS PAPERS SEIZED SPECIAL SUPPER, '2 TWO DANCE FLOORS Senate Committee Undecided When to Call the Food Commissioner Pratt Also Sees in His Plan, Releasing of Railroad Cars. Sidney Place Resident Furious at Arrest and Denounces U. S.

Government. After 45-Minute Delay, Borough President-Elect Comes Back to Brooklyn. njn 'i -h AS CAHARKT CONTESTS FRIZES Reserve Your Tables Now Phn Coney Inland too Special to The Kagle. Albany, December 22 Supreme Justice William J. Kelly of Brooklyn is to be designated as a of the Applellatc Division, Second Judicial Department, to succeed Justice Luke D.

Stapleton, according to an announcement made to-lay by Governor Whitman. The of Kelly to succeed stapleton was a surprise to Brooklyn who had expected the post vould go to Justice Jaycox. It was lot until today, a ffw hours before he Governor's announcement at Al AUSTRIAN ARRESTED IN E. D. STOCK YARDS MEN LEARNED OF PROBE AND SHIFTED SHARES The first ripple to disturb the peaoe-fulness of the newly elected Tammany Board of Estimate occurred today.

All it3 sessions have been executive, but according to report, the utmost harmony has heretofore dominated the spirit surrounding these preliminary conferences. And tho disturbance today wasn't a row by any means, but it did serve to break the monotony of the "loce feasts" at the headquarters of the Hylan Business Men's League, where the board has been meeting. Borough President-elect Riegelmann of Brooklyn was the principal actor. State Conservation Commissioner George D. Pratt had a conference today with State Fuel Administrator Wigg-in in the office of the United States Fuel Administration, Manhattan, and offered his eo-operatlon in relieving the fuel famine in the State.

Mr. Pratt was appointed by Mr. Wig-gin as a member of the Fuel Conservation Committee. Briefly, the plan of Mr. Pratt, as he explained it, is to have the people in the northern and western part of the State cut wood from the privately owned forest lands and use it for fuel.

There would be no violation of State lands nor would the cutting of wood on the privately owned lands mean destruction of forests. It is hoped to get the up-State towns to burn wood. The importance of the plan to this part of the State lies In the fact that the railroads need all the cars they can get to haul coal now, and the burning of bany of hiri intention, that they be-aino cognizant of Kelly's candidacy. Justice Jcnks. presiding Judge of he Appellate Division, was consulted Governor Whitman before the des-gnation of Kelly was determined, enks, it is understood, submitted hree names, those of Justices Man-Ting.

Kelly and Jaycox. Of these Kelly is the senior in point of service, 'n fact, he Is the dean of the Supreme Bench in Brooklyn, lie completes fourteen years of service on chat Bench on December 31, and was elected for another fourteen year term at the November election. Washington. December 22 Food Administrator Hoover's appearance as a witness in the Senate sugar shortage investigation was postponed today, and Western Moot sugar producers were called instead. Eleven growers were on hand to testify when the hearing started.

When Hoover will be called was not derided. Several lieet sugar growers from Western States still are too he heard and committeemen are showing a desire to speed up so that the inquiry may lie turned on the coal shortage. The time given over to the airing of troubles between the American Sugar Tiffining Company and the Federal Hugar Refining Company brought a protest yesterday from Senator Ken-yon, a Republican member of the committee, who suggested he could rot see where the inquiry was "getting anywhere." The food administration's statement of its side of the controversy, Including denial of Chairman Reed's charge that the American Company Divided 34,480 Shares on Day Federal Investigator Appeared In Chicago. The meeting today had been set for 10:30 o'clock, r.legelmann was on time promptly, but the meeting was PACKERSCONTROLRAILWAYS delayed. The new Borough President was allowed to cool his heels outside of the sanctum of Hylan's private office for three-quarters of an hour in the company of job hunters, and all the and its "allies" had been able under the food administrations to fix prices, was begun before the committee yes 5 GERMAN PLOTTERS SENT TO PRISON AND FINED HEAVILY terday by George M.

Rolph, head of the administrations sugar division. YOUR NAME should be put on the home index. When you arrive in France send your full name, your home address nnd your military address to "The Brooklyn Fugle Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon, Paris," where it will be put on flic. We can help you reach your family. We can help your family to roach you.

Mr. Rolph declared the committee had performed a public service in keeping the price down. Without regulation, he said, sugar now would fee at least la cents a pound. Kaltschmidt Gets 4 Year and $20,000 Fine-His Sister Given 3 Years. TESTS FIND TETANUS IN COURTPLASTER Detroit, December 22 C.

Kaltschmidt. who. with four Washington, December 22 Redistribution of shareholders of the Chicago Stock Yards Company was begun as soon as the managers got wind of the Federal Trade Commission's coming investigation. It was brought out in testimony before the Commission today that the same day a Federal Investigator appeared 34,480 shareH were divided into seventeen portions. Evidence to show that persons connected with all the large meat packers are represented on the board of directors of the Chicago Junction Railways Company, operating the terminal railroads of the Chicago Stock Yards, was Introduced today.

Frederick W. Croll, treasurer of Armour recalled today, testified that the influence of the packers extended to the real estate situation in Chicago. Attorney Heney said that Directors Spoor, Thayer and Fitzgerald, of the Chicago Junction Railways Company, held the central manufacturing district property, where many large firms are located, as trustees for the Chicago Junction Railways and Union Stock Yards Company. Croll was asked whether the Armour books showed all the companies In which the Arm was interested. He said they did.

Mr. Heney read a list of stock yards in which Armour Co. were interested, the list including the yards at Louisville, Denver, Fort Worth, Jacksonville, Jersey City, Pittsburg, Sioux City, St. Paul, St. Louis, Portland, and Toronto, Canada.

STEAMER REPORTED SUNK MAKES PORT SAFELY; HIT MINE-LITTLE DAMAGED or five others, was convicted in Federal Court early this morning on a onnanirnrv rhnrtre. was sentenced a other "hangers-on who crowd the rooms of the League to capacity, while the Mayor-elect sat inside, presumably talking jobs with men who seemed to have priority over the Board of Estimate meeting and the Board's members. After thirty minutes of waiting Riegelmann began to got uneasy. He said he hud other important work to do as sheriff of Kings County. A few minutes later he became impatient, and when forty-five minutes had passed he announced that he wouldn't wait any longer for any board meeting.

He wrote a note to the Mayor and sent It to him by messenger, telling him that he was tired of waiting, couldn't wait any longer and had to go Immediately to Brooklyn to attend to public business there. Then he left the league headquarters. The Board meeting was finally called to order with all the members except Reigelmann in attendance. It was devoted largely to a discussion of school matters. Following the session Mayor-elect Hylan gave out, the following statement: "We are now planning for school needs.

The result of our conferences will be sent to the Board of Education when appointed, as a basis for future action, to become effective February 1, when the new school term commences. We are endeavoring to learn where new school buildings are urgently needed and to plan for them. We are seeking to have principals make the best use of facilities now at their command to reduce the part time classes." J. F. MARTYN DIES; FORMER ALDERMAN few hours later to four years in the Federal Prison at Fort Leavenwortn, Government Tries Cultures on Mice and Kills 37 of Them.

anH tn nnv a fine of $20,000. It was the maximum sentence possible under the law for conviction on tne inree counts against him. Mrs. Ida Neef, his sister, was sentenced to three years in the local itiH fined J1 5.000: NO PREMATURE PEACE NATIONAL UNITY LEAGUE. "WE ARE IN WAR TO WIN" The League for National Unity today issued a declaration, signed by its officers and executive committee, In which all efforts toward a premature peace are condemned and the determination of continuing the war until a military victory is achieved and the autocratic power of the Imperial German Government is broken Is pledged.

"We are in this war to conquer the enemy's armies," declares the statement, "though not his territory or population. We intend to nullify the power of the Imperial German Government. We do not intend that It ehall gain, at the expense of other nations, either 'an enlargement of territory' or 'an expansion of industrial and commercial opportunities' or 'an increase of "When German military reverses obliterate past victories and the war map becomes unfavorable, no doubt pome of the German parties will begin to consider the peace principles of World democracy," the statement concludes. "But no influential German party yet sees coming defeat. There is, therefore, as yet no common ground for discussion between the partisans of might and the partisans vt right.

"The Imperial German Government, foiled and defeated in its plan to cripple the great self-governing nations of the world, first France, next England, last the United States, is seeking to achieve through its pro As a result of the widespread reports In the press regarding the intentional contamination of court-plaster with tetanus germs, and after Fritz A. Neef, her husband, and Carl Schmidt and nis wue, juunu, sentenced to two years imprisonment and fined $10,000 each. Franz Respa, 70 years old, German, was the only one of the six acquitted on all three ua nq held, however, to answer to two other indictments pend ing against mm. The trial came to an end at 3.30 ib. Hi mnmintr.

a ter a session wood instead of coal up-State wouia eliminate the long haul and provide an additional amount of cars which could be used elsewhere. Mr. Pratt said that he understood one of the chief difficulties of the fuel situation lay in the shortage of cars. The lumber companies are willing to let the people come in on the privately owned lands and cut wood at 25 cents a cord, the consumer hauling it himself. There is to be a meeting at Albany on Wednesday to take up the fuel situation, at which the lumber men will be present.

Sufficient Wood for All. Commissioner Pratt said that everywhere the State land was intermixed with privately owned land and that sufficient wood for all purposes could be cut from the privately owned land if the people would make arrangements to get it. He has already arranged with some of the largest timber land owners to permit the cutting of cord-wood on their property at a nominal sum. Commissioner Pratt said that if Adirondack communities will organize committees to have cord wood cut and brought to points convenient for distribution to consumers, he will cooperate to the fullest extent of the department's resources to find timber on the stump at proper prices. The Commissioner said that ho will be very glad to have any community or individual in the Adirondacks take up its fuel needs with the Commission without delay.

The situation is one not alone for year, but for next year as well, and if a shortage is to be avoided next wintr steps will have to be taken this winter nnd spring, while snow is still on the gYound, to lay in adequate supplies of csrd wood. Reeve Schley, Manhatsji coal administrator, said today that he was looking around for a practical coal man to head the central committee which is to be appointed; first, to determine how to use the discretionary power of stopping coal to unnecessary industries; secondly, to conduct a campaign of conservation that will take in every user of coal. It is expected that there will be no more than six on tho committee, three of them practical men. The appointment of this committee follows the telegram of yesterday from Federal Administrator Garfiola giving tho State Administrator sweeping powers. Up to this time the hands of the local administrators were tied to a certain extent by the necessity of conferring with Washington.

The acute nature of the coal situation here led Mr. Wiggin to make representations to Washington, which resulted in the order authorizing him to discriminate against industries in favor of the domestic consumer as he might determine necessary. "I shall probably announce the appointment of tho committee on Monday," said Mr. Schley. "I am looking for the practical coal men now.

I do not wish to mention any names I may have under consideration. 'T should say that the situation is better today than it has been for several days. Coal is coming into the city better and we have enough barges on hand to float the city. "For a little time we were digging Into the coal at tidewater more rapidly than it was coming in. Now the coal trains are arriving with a greater degree of frequency." The city is up against a fuel shortage which will last through the winter and probably into the summer.

Demands for coal are Increasing from all boroughs, and with another hard snowstorm the city would be in a desperate situation. A central committee which is to be appointed by Mr. Schley on Monday will have the task of cutting fuel from non-essential industries when the need is emergent. The round-uD of alien enemies in the borough, which is being carried on quietly by United States Marshal James w. Power and the police, yesterday landed- two Important prisoners, Qustave Meyer, a German, believed to be a buying agent for Germany, and John Weglarz, an Austrian, who has been cutting important map of the United States out of books of the Williamsbuig Brunch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

Meyer will be interned this afternoon; Weglars, whose career was carefully Investigated by Marshal Power, will be left in custody of the police. He Is under $1,000 bail for examination next Wednesday in the Bridge Plaza Police Court. As the charge of defacing pub-lio library books is a felony, Marshal Power decided to make no interference in the case. Meyer was arrested at 7 o'clock last night at his well-appointed bachelor apartment at 42 Sidney place. He was taken into custody by Marshal Power, who has had him under observation since a short time after war was declared.

Marshal Power was informed last May that Meyer was a German agent. At the time Meyer lived in an apartment house on Henry street, commanding a view of the Bay and the outgoing transports and supply ships. A week ago Meyer moved to the Sidney place address. Marshal Powei's deputies went there last night, burst in the lock and arrested Meyer at the point of a revolver. Memoranda were found showing that Meyer has purchased supplies of various kinds in this country and sent them to Sweden, where they ostensibly were re-shipped to Germany.

A bankbook, showing a balance of $12,000, and a code book were also found in the rooms. Meyer was furious when placed under arrest He was taken before Federal District Attorney France. Questioned, he made bitter remarks about this country and declared he would "go home in a minute" if the war were over. Mr. France telegraphed for a warrant of interment, which, up too noon, bad not arrived.

Marshal Power stated that the arrest in Williamsburg of Weglarz, who is 34 years old and lived at 74 South Eighth street, was most important. He commended Captain Gray of the Lee avenue police station for the investigation that resulted In the arrest of the Austrian. Weglarz, who is well dressed and well spoken. Joined the Willlamsburgh branch of the Public Library a month or so ago. Every day he would spend hours in the reading room.

A woman attache of the library quite accidentally discovered last Wednesday that a book used by the Austrlta had missing from it several maps of various parts of the country. She communicated with the police. Cp tain Gray had Weglarz shadowed bf detectives. They watched him Thursday and reported that they ha seta the Austrian clip from several book. Captain Gray then informed MarslMl Power, who dispatched a deputy yesterday.

The deputy saw the Austria cut a map from a book. He ffll taken before Magistrate Voorhees in the Williamsburg police court, wb held him for examination. The pea alty for defacing library book is three years imprisonment and a flne Among the effects of the Austria Marshal Power found many maps. Weglarz admitted he was a high school instructor in Germany and said he spent two years at Harvard, Ilg Is Caught in Net. Charles Ilg, 62 years old, of Green street, Richmond Hill, was arrested last night on suspicion of being implicated in the German plots to blew up shipping.

He was arrested by Detectives Barch and Jenkins- of the Army Intelligence Bureau, and taken to the Federal Building today, where he was questioned by Assistant United States Attorney Knox. Ilg is said to have advertised in a Brooklyn paper two years ago offering to give German reservists employment. The police say that the men who answered the advertisement were supplied with bombs, which were used along the riverfronts. When an Eagle representative called at his homo today nobody was in. CANT PROBATE SINGER WILL Justice Blackmar, in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, has handed down a decision, reversing the decree of the Surrogate admitting the will of Ellen Singer to probate.

Ellen Singer, the decedent, died in January last and an attorney offered the will for probate. The decedent left her husband, Paul Singer, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary Parker. They filed objections to the probate upon various grounds, the principal one of which was that the decedent did not possess testamentary capacity on the date of the alleged execution of the alleged will. A lury was demanded, and, after a trial sating two and one-half days, the Jury disagreed.

The contestants then watoed a jury the proceeding cam bo-fore the Surrogate for trial without a jury and resulted in a decision admitting the will to probate. The appeal followed. of court lasting since early Friday afternoon. The jury was out more than thirteen hours several times asking additional instructions from the Court. The counts on which Kaltschmidt nhorcrpfl the HftttinflT On foot in the United States of a military James F.

Martyn, 61 years old, former Alderman from the Sixty-fifth District of Brooklyn for two terms, died last night from Brlght's disease, after an illness of three Weeks, at his residence, East New York and Rochester avenues. His funeral will bo held on Monday morning, with a requiem mass in St. Matthew's R. C. enterprise against, lunuuu; a uuiibpu-acy to dynamite the Detroit Screw Works and a plot to destroy the St.

Clair River tunnel at Port Huron. ELKS AT UPTON GET BOXES A nnrtv of Brooklyn Elks left the posals for peace what it has been unable to obtain by arms. The Imperial German Government seeks a compromise in the irrepressible conflict between autocracy and democracy An Atlantic Port, December 22 The British steamship City of Naples, reported a few days ago to have been sunk by a submarine torpedo off the British coast while under convoy of destroyers, arrived here today. It was learned the vessel was not attacked by a U-boat, but struck a mine, and her officers, fearing she was seriously damaged, put back to a British port. There an examination of the hull proved the effect of the explosion was negligible and the ship resumed her voyage.

An American vessel which was in tho same convoy with the City of Naples brought the story of the British ship's supposed sinking. The accident occurred on December 5, when the fleet was five days out from port. eerore it snan ce too late." clubhouse at 150 South Oxford street many inquiries had been received by the United States Public Health Service, G. W. McCoy, director of the Hygienic Laboratory, with the assistance of Dr.

J. p. Leake and II. B. Corbett, sanitary bacteriologist, have made a bacteriological examination of fourteen specimens.

"We have no evidence whatever," they say in the Public Health reports, "that any specimens we examined was deliberately contaminated. Indeed, so far ns our work goes, we do not have clear evidence that the courtplaster as it leaves tho manufacturer carries the organism of tetanus; but we have proved that when the plaster reaches the user this organism may be present. Tho first specimen examined came from a State health department. It was found to contain tetanus germs Thereupon thirteen other specimens were procured from Washington pharmacies and two of them showed the presence of tetanus organisms. Broth made from veal was sterilized in Smith fermention tubes and into the tubes pieces of courtplaster from the first specimen, a centimeter square, were placed.

After incubation for three or four days the drumstick-shaped organism of tetanus was found to be present. The culture was incubated three days longer and then used to inoculate mice. Two series of mice were used for inoculation, one series having first been given a protective dose of anti-tetanus serum. A small amount of the culture was used to inoculate each. Thirty-seven of them died during the ensuing night, but it was not known whether characteristic symptoms of tetanus preceded death.

Four, however, showed distinct symptoms of tetanus in from 8 to 42 hours. Of the other thirteen specimens examined and from which mice were inoculated, two proved to contain tetanus and the death of the mice Inoculated was the result. "In order lo determine approximately the degree of contamination of courtplaster with aerobic organisms," Continues the report "fnlir Gnonlmnna this morning in automobiles to convey Christmas boxes to the members of the lodge stationed at Camp Upton. The following members made the: trip: Irving Cohen. Exalter Ruler James J.

Byrne, Thomas McCall, Walter James, J. N. Beckwith, Emil Keller, Charles Fischer, Frank K. Cooper, G. F.

Driscoll and W. H. Nederman. They were accompanied Waitor Morris. Mrs.

Fred GOT QUICK REVENGE ON GERMAN U-BOAT Reynold's, Mrs. W. H. Nederman, Miss Margaret Wilson ana miss msma Nederman, members of the Ladies Auxiliary Service League, of which Mrs. Morris is president.

1,000 KIDDIES THEIR GUESTS. Over 1,000 kiddies will be entertained Christmas morning by the employees and officials of the Robins Drydock Company, Erie Basin. There will be a big tree and music and P. S. NO.

130 HONOR ROLL Public School No. J30, Ocean Parkway and Fort Hamilton avenue, has the following men in military service: Army. Vernon Apr, Raymond Apy. Paul Anderson, Harry Beukelaer, Emit Binder, Herman Bochmer, Bernard Chrlsloffers, Arthur Cox, Cunningham, Francis Day, William Decker, Fred Soerlnar, Charles Donnelly, Harry Donnolly. Leo Dyner, Walter Ferris, Fred Fuchs, Walter Higglns, Harry Holmes, Edward Kennedy, Harry Klep, Joseph Mc Cabe, Sidney Marlow, Albert Pearce, Hobert Pearce, Rocco Padula.

George Parker, Joseph Parker. Owen Phillips. Alexander ficott, Thor Hchonhoft, James Shannon, Sidney Bkea, Frank Sposato, Theodore Stone, Charlei Thoma, William Thoma, Joseph Tucker, Donald Tickers, Herman Waacks. Alfred Wardrobe. Floyd Warfleld, Francis Wells, William Wilander, William Wood.

Fred Baldwin. Lyman Hopkins, John lledley, Fred Schneider, Cbrlstopher Carroll. Navy. Perry Andrews. Arthur Atklnaon, Harold Bowen, Edgar Brown, William K.

Cairns. Karl Cedfeldt. Cyril Cunningham, Wilfred Cunningham, Atessandro D'Aleo, Arthur Dahl, Robert Denvlr. John Esposlto. Thomas Kogarty.

LeRoy Hannlng. Carlos Haughey, Llavld Haughey, Harvey Henderson, Francis Jones, John Kenny, Thomaa Klernan, Joseph Lambert, Manuel Lambert. Christopher Laudan. Edward Leonard, Fred Luder, John McCarthy, Charles Slackinnon, Harry Maunton, Edward Meadows, William O'Brien. August Passlglla, Roy Reynolds, Frank Rosenberg, Francis Sagona, Robert Kcholz, George Schroeder, George Stout, Fred Sylvester, Leo Blourock, Edward Rellly.

William Kennelly. Aviation. Robert Aplustllde, Clarence Apply, Stanley Bonner, John Currlvan, George HiaaMlmann, Submarine That Sank French Warship Sent Down by Destroyers. BRITISH REPULSE were examined in the following man GERMAN RAIDERS ner, a single sneet or the size found in the package was shaken with 100 rnltle prntiTiiptara nP clnriln A cent, sodium chloride solution, and one cudic centimeter or the suspension plated on plain agar. Colonies AH oftn OtrnA rlair.

'Til A number of organisms per sheet was Lull in Infantry Fighting in West Continues -Gun Duel Kept Up. estimated at rrom to v.uuu, GT7NBAKGE FINISHES WORK. NOVEMBER PROFITS. Philadelphia, December 22 The Tonopah Belmont Development Com pany net profits tor November were London, December 22 The lull on 223, compared with 161,876 in October and $121,000 in November, 1916. the British front continues.

Oermai raids at several points last night are James F. Slartyn. Church, Eastern Parkway and Utica avenue, of which Mr. Martyn was an old member, and tho interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mr.

Martyn is survived by two daughters, the Misses Ann aand Lillian Martyn; four sons, Frederick, Jesse, Eugene and George; two grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Mary O'Neill. Mr. Martyn was born in Ireland, and coming to this country when a boy of 7 years, had lived almost all his lifetime tn the uptown section of Brooklyn. Ho had been In the cafe business at Rochester and East New York avenues since he was 20 years old and was a leader in Republican politics in his district for many years.

He was a member of the Twenty-third Assembly District Republican Club and had been the captain of his election district for fifteen years. LET PEOPLE PASS ON PROHIBITION-CALDER the only activities reported in today's official communication. It follows: "Hostile raiding parties were re RIGGS NOW CAPTAIN AT CAMP UPTON pulsed during the night in the neighborhood of the Bapaume-Cambrai road, east of Monchy-Le-Preux and southeast of Armentleres. There is MURDER ENDS BOYS' PRANK George Rippel, 19 years old, a machinist's helper of 350 Thirteenth avenue, Long Island City, was stabbed and killed shohtly before midnight last night, near the fruit stand kept by Joseph Netaranglo, 31 years old, and his nephew, Corido Perlo, 27, both of whom live and keep their stand at 415 Steinway avenue, Long Island City. Both are under arrest charged with homicide, and are held without bail for examination next Saturday before Magistrate Kochendorfer.

Rippel, with severa. other boys, was skylarking near the Notarangelo fruit stand last night, and pushed over a pushcart belonging to Notarangelo and Perlo and ran. The two men gave chase, overtook Rippel about 200 yards away and in the scufflle that followed Rippel was stabbed in the back, the knife going through his lungs and piercing his heart. IS MEMORY OP DR. HEGEMAN.

The Commissioner of Health, Dr. Haven Emerson, and his associates have adopted tho following: "In the death of Dr. Thomas D. Hegeman his associates in the Department of Health have suffered the loss of a friend and co-worker. His ability, zeal and unselfish devotion to his work created a standard difficult to excel." CThe Ellphalet Bliss Goes Into Winter Quarters at Grecnport Sag Harbor, L.

December 22 Gunbarge Ellphalet Bliss, of the E. W. Bliss Company, Brooklyn, torpedo experimental fleet, has completed its season's work and been towed from moorings In Noyack Bay to winter quarters at the shipyard of Basin and Construction Company, Green-port Ice in the bays, which endanger the fast torpedo towing launches has stopped all firing of torpedoes both at the Noyack Bay range and the longer course in Gardiner's Bay. Two fast 85-foot towing launches We to be built this winter at Green-port, to augment the eleven launches Which comprise the small boat fleet. JENSEN TO BE AVIATOR.

Another Bay Ridge boy has enlisted In the aviation corps. He is Robert Frank Jensen of 348 Forty-ninth street. He has been sent to l'elham Bay for training. nothing further of special interest to report." PRAISE CAMP UPTON UFA Paris, December 21 A statement of the Ministry of Marine concerning the sinking of the old French cruiser Chateau Renault says that the warship with several other vessels was attacked by a submarine in the Ionian Sea at 7:15 o'clock on the morning of December 14. Continuing, the statement says: "The torpedo struck on the starboard side in the region of the stokehold, which it flooded, and at the same time bursting steam pipes, which stopped the engines.

The captain at once manned the hand steering gear and steered so as to utilize the momentum of the ship to approach the shore, which was in sight. "Passengers' and the crew were ordered to their boat stations at the sound of the explosion. Torpedo boat daatroyers, which formed a part of the convoy, dashed in the direction from which the torpedo had come and volleyed shells at the spot where it was presumed the submarine had submerged. "While the boats were being lowered from the Chateaurenault the enemy submarine came up on her left. The orulser had sunk to her gunports, but nevertheless the gun crews remained at their posts and opened a-hot fire on the submarine, which promptly dived.

A second torpedo was fired shortly after and struck the Chateaurenault on the starboard side forward. She sank by the head a few minutes after the captain got aboard a patrol boat. All passengers were saved, but ten members of the crew are missing and are supposed to have been killed by the explosion. "The torpedo boat destroyers, overloaded with survivors, renewed the attack on the submarine under water and then on the surface, when she appeared for an instant, only to submerge again precipitately under fire of the guns of the destroyers. Two seaplanes then bombed her.

"The submarine probably had been struck by a shell so as to make it impossible for her to remain submerged, for she appeared once again and was immediately covered by a rain of shells. One of her gunners was swept overboard by a shell while in the act of aiming his piece and all the others Jumped into the sea, while the submarine sank like a stone, torn to pieces by French guns. The prisoners number twenty-two, among them the captain of the submarine and two officers." Paris, December 22 There was Lieutenant Berry Addresses Students lively artillery fighting last night in the region of Fayet, near St. Quentln, and in the Verdun region around Beaumont and Chaumes Wood, as well as in the Apremont Wood sector, the War Office announced in today's official statement. A successful raid was carried out by French troops near Moronvillers, in the Champagne.

Lnst Night's Report. The War Gllice communication issued tonight says: "Artillery activity has been Intermittent at several points on the front, but most active In the region of Cau- 4ft SAY BOYS ARE SHOPLIFTERS. Two lads, who went Christmas shipping without money yesterday afternoon, were arraigned today before Magistrate Walsh in the Adams street court, charged with shoplifting. They were Tarold Tatum of 425 Faverly avenue and Edward Taylor of 724 Nostrand avenue. The accused pleaded not guilty and were held pending a hearing on Monday in default of $300 bail.

OFFICIAL THERMOMETER. at Poly Institute. Lieutenant William J. Berry, formerly professor of mathematics at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, was greeted with tremendous applause) when he appeared before the student of the institute today and spoke oa "Life in the Army Cantonments." "When I arrived at Camp Upto last August," said Lieutenant Berry, "the outlook for the reception ot 40 000 men looked very discouraging; today the camp is complete. There is every evidence of system, order and comfort.

Tho National Army is going to be a powerful factor in the welding of our peoples Into one spirit of loyaltv and devotion." President Atkinson announced that communications from the War Department had been received to the effect that all men subject to the draft, whose marks were or higher, would bo placed in the Engineers Ke-serve Corps and allowed to complete their technical education. FIVE AMERICANS ON CANADIAN CASUALTY LIST Ottawa, December 22 The Canadian casualty list issued today includes the names of the following Americans: Killed in action M. S. Aldridh, Lerby Line, Vermont. Wounded O.

O. Anderson, New Tork City; P. M. Baxter, Yonkaia, Y.i F. Morrown, Towner, N.

Gassed F. G. Lewis, San Franekm i- United States Senator Calder today urged that a referendum be submitted to the people of New York State on the prohibition question before the Legislature took action on the Federal abmendment. "The State Legislature," said Calder, "does not have to act on the amendment this year it has five years to consider it. It seems to mo that in its consideration it should reflect so far as possible the real attitude of the people.

I believe there is no better way to ascertain that than by an appeal directly to them, and I would urge the Legislature to submit tho prohibition question in the form of a referendum at the next general election and postpone action by the Assembly and Senate until the session of l'ljg." The Senator spoko along similar line's also at tho Twelfth Assembly District Republican Club last night, where he delivered an address at the club's regular meeting. Kxecutive member John T. RiifTurty has been chosen president of the club to succeed John D. Gunthor, who was con-' vlcled of unlawfully handling electi'jn, ballots at the primaries. P.0YAI fc.T.

RIGGS 1,7 EAGLE WILL TELL FAMILY OF YOUR SAFE ARRIVAL Americans going abroad can an-nounce their safe arrival to their families through The Eagle. 1. Register your name and address with The Eagle before sailing. Register with the home office of The Eagle address or addresses to which you desire news of your safe arrival to be sent. Upon arrival abroad send the following cable: Address) Eagle Brooklyn.

of message) Safe. (Signed) John Jones. (Full name must be used.) The Eagle will at once transmit the message to the addresses which you filed before sailing. ROYAL EDWARD T. RIOXSS of 29 South Portland avenue, after receiving his commission as cantain of infantry at Pluttsburg, was rieries Vvood (Champagne), "In Alsace the Germans, who attacked our front line trenches west of Cernay, were repulsed.

At llart-mannsweller-Kopf the enemy, favored by a raid in having been able to penetrate into our first, line trendies, have been entirely ejected following an engagement in the course of which he suffered heavy losses. "One hundred and eighteen shells have been fired on Itheims. "Belgian communication During tho last two days an intense fog has prevailed during the course of which artillery activity has been less intensive. Near Dixmnde and Kippe wo repelled several enemy movements toward our batteries. "Eastern Theater, -December 20 In the course of a raid in the region of Lake Butkova, British troops captured one officer and fifty-four Bulgarian soldiers.

There is the usual artillery activity In the region of Doiran. It is quiet on the reat of the front." assigned to Camp Upton for active 1 p. duty. He Is the son of hilward (1. ILiggs, political writer of tho New Sun.

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Dr. NORMAN M. THOMAS Rev. Dr. Uriel Herbert Leventhal, Chairman Sunday Evening, 8 o'olock.

8. 84. Stone e-nd Glenmore Ave. Sods Recite! by Mr Se oraii, Tenor. 5 a.n Latin School.

vv mm loeinncr oi the law firm of Boardman, Plait Holey, Mavor McClellan appointed him Assistant Corporation Counsel. He is a member of the Lawyers, Williams, Manhattan and University club (lunther reslgnod his position as president and under the by-laws Raf-ferty was appointed to take his place am. a.m. Barometer SMS TVet bulb HI 3 i Relative humility. by the board of directors..