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Editions Dally: TWELVE PAGES-PART ONE International News Service THE DAILY JOURNAL-GAZETTE. Year. No. 222. MATTOON, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1914.

4R Price Five Centa ERTIFICATE IF ELECTION TO HOWARD TOON MAN EXPECTED TO COVETED PAPER, FOLLOWDECLARATION OF CANVASSING BOARD. BEY'S OPINION WILL FAVOR BOARD ney General, It la Believed, Will Id That Governor Has No Die cretionary Powers in Matter Issue. national News Service. ringfeld, Dec, 15. -At the re of Governor Dunne, Attorney ral Lucey today is preparing an on on the duties of the governor suing certificates of election to the ocrats who the state canvassing late on Monday afternoon de elected to the legislature in the enth, twenty third and thirty.

districts. opinion will hold that the gov duties are ministerial and that as no discretion, but must issue lamations of election in accordwith the board's ruling. The govr, it is believed, will act in accordwith this opinion and Secretary tate Stevenson will Issue the cerates of election to the Democrats, the canvassing board holds are ted instead of to the Republicans, the tace of the returns showed elected. Report la Signed. report, unseating the Republiand seating the Democrats, was led by.

State Auditor Brady and Treasurer Ryan. Attorney GenLucey withdrew from the meeting used the believed the board had right to so behind the GOV Dunne, although required by law present has no vote on the Secretary of State Stevenson sed to sign the report. action of the canvassing board' the certificate of election to the ate to Thomas F. Byrne, Demo instead of Percival G. Bald ublican.

in the eleventh district, Joseph Strauss, Democrat, inof Henry W. Austin, Republican, the twenty third district, and elec to the house to Robert Howard, pocrat, instead of E. Walter Green, publican, of the thirty-fourth die Democrats Control Senate. his gives. the Democrata control of senate on the convening of the as ably and reduces the majority of Republicans in the house to only more than the constitutional maThe line up in the senate will Democrats, 27: Republicans, 23; gressives, 1.

In the house: Demo71; Republicans, 78: Progresand Socialista, 2. Seventya is a constitutional majority of house. CARRIES A REVOLVER: CAN'T PAY FINE: JAILED Special to Journal-Gazette. Charleston, IlL Dee. 15.

Arthur young citizen of Cooks Dilla, was placed in Sherif baugh' Seventh street boarding house Monday when he defaulted the payment of a fine of $25 and costa. sensed against him by a North Okaw township Justice of the peace. The charge the carrying of concealed weapons According to Sanders story, It seema to have been a bit of misplaced confidence in a brother-in-law. Sanders, so he. says, accompanied the brother in-law on 005 hunting trip Saturday.

While on the trip Sanders borrowed his companion's revolver to shoot rabbits On his return to Cooke Mills the comrade caused the ar rest of his relative by marriage on charges of carrying concealed weap STEAMER IS WRECKED; THIRTY FOUR OF CREW PERISH International News Service. Lisbon Dec: 15. The British steamer Silurain and a Dutch royal mail steamer have been wrecked near Oporto, according to a wireless dispatch received here today. Thirtyfour of the Dutch ship's crew were drowned. WALTER B.

KILNER BURIED HERE SUNDAY. Expense of Bringing Body to This City la Borne by Poor Farm Head, Who Was Personal Friend. The body of Walter B. Kilner, who died on last Friday in the poor house of Sangamon county, was buried on Sunday afternoon in Dodge Grove cemetery, this, the last request of the deceased, being carried out at the personal expense of Superintendent Midkit, the official bead of the poor farm home. Mr.

Midkitt refused to permit the county to share in the burial ex penses. Kilner, although an inmate of the Sangamon county poor house, was the head of its commissary department, having been by profession a druggist. He and Superintendent Midkitt had been friends for number of years, the latter extending to his ward all possible vora. did not have a long residence in this city, but he was known to many of the older Mattoon residents. A number of those who knew him would have attended the funeral services it they had been informed of the arrival time of the body.

ITALY AND TURKEY WILL SMOOTH OVER MATTER International News Service. Rome, Dee. The Turkish charge assured the Italian foreign office today that his government would make a satisfactory explanation of the recent attacks on the Italian consulate at. Hodiedah. Calling at the foreign office for the second time in fourteen hours, he said that he expected the porte's reply within a short time, and the belief la strong here that the matter will be smoothed over without war.

Miss Nelle McCafferty of Arcola was a Monday guest of her sister, Mrs. John A. Goets, Cato's Follow-up System By HERBERT KAUFMAN Author of "Do Something! Be A MAN lambasted you on the eye and away and waited a week before he repeated the performance, he wouldn't hurt you very badly. Between attacks you would have an opportunity recover from the effect of the first blow. But if he smashed you and kept mauling, each impact of his fist.

ould find you less able to stand the hammering, and a half-dozen bs would probably knock you down. Now advertising is, after all, a matter of hitting the eye of the ablic. If you allow too great an interval to elapse between inserons of copy the effect of the first advertisement will have worn way by the time you hit again. You may continue your scattered ilks over a stretch of years, but you will not derive the same benefit hat would result from a greater concentration. In other words, by ppearing in print every day, you are able to get the benefit of the mpression created the day before, and as each piece of copy makes appearance, the result of your publicity on the reader's mind is ore pronounced- -you mustn't stop short of a knock-down imression.

Persistence is the foundation of advertising success. Regularity insertion Is just as important as clever phrasing. The man who ange on is the man who wins out. Cato the Elder is an example to very merchant who uses the newspapers and should be an inspiraon to every storekeeper who does not. For twenty years he arose ally in the Roman senate and cried out for the destruction of Carthage.

In the beginning he found his conferees very unresponive. But he kept on every day, month after month and after ear, sinking into the minds of all the necessity of destroying Carthage, until he set all the senate thinking upon the subject, and the end Rome sent an army across the Mediterranean and ended he reign of the Hannibals and Hamilcars over northern Africa. The ersistent utterances of a single man did it. The history of every mercantile success is parallel. The adveriser who does not let a day slip by without having his say, is bound be heard and have his influence felt.

Every insertion of copy rings stronger returns, because it has the benefit of what has been aid before, until the public's attention is struck like an eye that has een so repeatedly struck, that the least touch of suggestion, will feel ke a blow. (Copselahea WHERE THE GAINS IN RECOUNT WERE MADE: Thirty two of the net gain of forty six votes secured by O. L. Minter OL Oakland, Republican, over W. Ed Millar, Democrat.

in the recount of the votes cast for the candidates for county superintendent of schools, came from four precincts Mattoon precinct No. Lafayette precinct No. 1: Hutton precinct No. and Ashmore precinct No. 1, according to the tabulated vote compiled by the officials who took part in the recount.

Three country precincts Ashmore No. 2, Lafayette No. 2 and North Okaw- were the only ones in the coun ty which made returns absolutely correct as to the vote for county, superin tendent of schools. In the original count, that made by the judges of the various precincts, received a total vote of 3329 votes and Minter a total vote of 3820 votes. which gave Millar plurality of nine votes.

On the recount Millar received 8292 votes and Minter 3338 votes, a plurality for Minter of 46 votes. In the recount Millar seined 22 votes and Minter gained 68 votes, the gain being in votes that the election Judges had overlooked, Millar's gains were in nine precincts, while Minter's gains were in eighteen precincts, The tabulated vote of the county for superintendent of schools follows OriginalRecount- Gain Precinct Millar. Minter Bartl't Millar Minter Bartl't Minter Charleston 1 181 157 39 182 187 41 Charleston .150 113 20 149 114 20 Charleston 143 79 18 141 81 18 Charleston 112 89 13 112 87 12 Charleston 193 144 37 198 148 37 Charleston 26 21 27 20 3 Ashmore 1 161 80 165 22 Ashmore 73 93 73 93 Hutton 86 79 19 84 Hutton 56 78 24 86 Morgan 89 35 90 10 00 Seven Hickory 177 91 10 173 92 10 Oakland 88 131 86 182 Oakland 96 143 35 97 142 Lafayette 50 50 Lafayette 80 100 12 76 104 8 Humbolt 1 83 104 82 Humbolt 67 Okaw 155 136 155 136 Pleasant Grove 84 113 114 Pleasant Grove 2 76 72 73 72 Paradise 58 102 15 58 103 Mattoon .146 126 145 127 Mattoon 91 141 90 142 Mattoon 118 189 117 187 Mattoon 125 116 124 119 Mattoon 185 35 127 185 36 Mattoon .204 169 200 173 39 Mattoon 206 138 206 141 Mattoon 8 50 66 14 51 66 13 Gains 68 Minter's net gain MRS. BALLAHDIES FROM BURNS SHE RECEIVED Funeral of Aged Woman to Be Held on Wednesday Afternoon From CenBaptist Church. Mrs.

Sophronia H. Ballah of 601 Richmond avenue, aged seventy years, died this morning at 8:30 o'clock at Memorial hospital. Her death was due to complications resultant from burns sustained on October 16, last, when her clothing became ignited by flames from the kitchen stove in her home. Mrs. Ballah's back, right shoulder, right leg right arm and hand were burned, the flesh being cooked to the depth of the bone.

There probably will be no inquest held, the attending physician having volunteered to sign death certificate. The body was removed to the Peers morgue, where it was prepared for burIt will be held at that place until 2:30 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. when funeral services will be conducted from the Central Baptist church, of which Mrs. Ballah was a member. Burial will be made in Dodge Grove cemetery.

Rev. John D. Rumsey will have charge of the rites. Mrs. Ballah was native of the state of Wisconsin, living there until after her marriage to James Ballah, the ceremony taking place in 1855.

She lived in Mattoon for over fifty years, occupying the same house continuously. She passed most of the winter of 1912-13 with a sister who resides in Kansas, and with a daughter for six weeks last June, but she always refused to make her home with relatives, preferring to pass the remainder of her life in her own home, alone. She would not permit any one to occuDy the home with her. Mrs. Ballah, at the time she sustatned her burns, was sufferer from dropsy.

She was not too ill, however, to attend to all her household duties, the accident befalling her while she was sweeping the kitchen floor. There were born to Mrs. Ballah six children, four of whom still live. They are: Mri. George Cooke of Millikin, Mrs.

N. A. Pierson of Emporia, Mrs. William Daringer of Danville and William Ballah of Highlands, Cal. There also survive a sister, Mrs.

John Tracey, living south of this city: sister. Ann Hayes, living In a western state; a brother, George Hayes, living in Sela and a brother, Marion Hayes, living in Bend, Ore. Mrs. William Patterson, who lives north west of the city, de a granddaughter, MANY CASES OF CHOLERA AMONG MOULTRIE HOGS Sullivan, Dec. 15.

A number of hogs near Sullivan have died from cholera during the last week. Super intendent Sharp of the Moultrie counpoor farm reports a number of the hogs belonging to the county as hav. ins died with this disease and says that it has kept him busy burying them the last week. Other cases have been reported from most every tion from the city. Horses also are still dying from the cornstalk disease here Red Cross 45 9 Red Cross stamps STAMPS: may be se- 5 45 45 cured at the office of The JournalGazette.

All the money received for the stamps is turned over to the National Association for Prevention of Tuberculosis, the stamps being handled by The Journal Gazette solely for the convenience of the public. 95 40,000 BUSHELS CORN, 12,000 BUSHELS WHEAT ON ONE FARM Pana, Ill, Dec. The marketing Saturday of corn yield on the John Bowman farm of 800 acres in Prairieton township, showa the largest crop of corn grown on any one farm in the state of Illinois. The land was farmed on the shares this year and the corn yield was 40,000 bushels. Bowman got half the crop, or 20,000 bushels, which he sold Saturday for $12,000.

There were also 500 acres of wheat raised on the Bowman estate the past season, which yielded A approximately 12,000 bushels. HOW TAFT'S SPEECH IS RECEIVED IN JAPAN International News Service. Tokio, Dec. President Taft's speech at Somerville, on December 9, in which he advocated the assumption by congress of authority to prevent states from violating federal treaties so as to decrease the danger of war between America and another nation, has made a most favorable impression in Japan. Commenting on the speech, the Tokio Nichi Nichi, in its issue of today, editorially says: "The United States of today is not the United States of yesterday, As her foreign relations are dally becoming more complicated, the intelligent public of America is becoming more and more convinced of the urgent necessity of adopting a uniform and efficient national policy in her dealings with other nations, so as to be capable of meeting properly and timely any emergency that may arise.

"Should such laws as the California anti-allen land law or the latest antialien labor law of Arizona come to be frequently enacted by several states, the federal government would find itself confronted by many diplomatic disputes. This will prove not only embarrassing to the national government, but a source of danger to the entire country. We cannot therefore but consider the advice of former President Taft sound and timely." MAJOR J. A. CONNOLLY DIES IN SPRINGFIELD International News Service.

Springfleld, Dec. -Major James A. Connolly died here at 7:15 o'clock this morning, aged seventy two years, following a prolonged illness as the result of a paralytic stroke. Major Connolly served two terms as United States district attorney for the southern district of Illinois, was formerly a congressman and a member of the legislature, and was distinguished for military service during the civil war. At one time he was commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, department of Illinois.

Major Connolly Known Here. Major Connolly is a former resident of Charleston, where he lived for many years before going to Spring field to make his home. He is also well known in Mattoon, especially among the members of the Grand Army post, as he has delivered speeches in this city on Decoration day and other occasions. WINTER NOT WELCOME ON PART OF FARMERS "Most farmers in the county would welcome winter but for the tact that there has been so little rainfall, and there is a possibility of this lack of water being felt before spring comes," said a well-known farmer today. "In spite of the fact that for several days it rained very little water fell, and it has made very little impression on the streams and wells.

Should it freeze up now and stay frozen the greater part of the winter many farmers and townspeople would be without water. It does not take long for the smaller streams to freeze over when there is so littie water in them, and even the larger streams will be frozen over with only a few days of cold weather, such as we had Sunday and Monday nights." 5 WEATHER. 5 WEATHER. 45 Generally fair and continued cold tonight and Wed. nesday.

McKINLEY IN INTERVIEW FORMER CONGRESSMAN SAYS NEXT CONGRESS WILL WITNESS SOLIDIFYING OF THE G. 0. P. AS TO THE PRESIDENCY Mr. McKinley Says It Is Yet Too Early to Predict, But That Party Has Much Good Material.

Special to Journal Gazette. Washington, Dec. Former Representative William B. McKinley, for several years chairman of the National Republican Congressional committee, and who has been re-elected to the next congress, is in this city on a brief visit. In an interview, Mr.

Mo Kinley said: believe that the next congress will witness the solidifying of the Republican party. Among the new congressmen elected are many able and experienced young legislators. They will And the older members who have been returned disposed to give them every opportunity to participate act ively in the work and the commitee ships. Those of us who were left at home In 1912 appreciate the leadership of Representative James R. Mann.

Under his leadership in the next congress all elements of the party and all representatives, young and old, will be treated fairly. There will be no dis position on the part of the returning older men, who are not members of the present congress, to take away any of the laurels belonging to the men who stood up and fought for the Republican party during the dark days since 1912. The attempt of the Democratic party to create an insur. gency within the Republican party because the older men are returning is doomed to failure. On the other hand, expect to see a great deal of insurgency crop out in the party.

is too early to venture a prediction as to who will be nominated for president in 1916. One thing is cer tain, there will be more favorite sons in the race than ever before. The Re publican party is rich in material, and this putting forward of "favorite sons' will have a splendid effect upon the party as an organization. When favorite son' is put forward, the Republican leaders of the state will eliminate factional fights on state officers, senatorships and congressmen, with the result that the state will be in better condition from the party standpoint than it one or two leading contestants for the presidential tion tore the state wide open at the I primaries. "Republicans are going to be sensible.

I believe that the leaders will act upon a give and take plan. Every effort should be made to bring the etficiency of the party organization up to the highest point. Every effort toward conci'lation and harmony should be made. The outlook for such a con dition was never better. Add to this the confidence which now exists in the rank and file in the Republican party to win- a thing which has been lacking for several years and it foreshadows a return of the party in 1916, provided from now on we emphasize the defects of the Democratic administration and as Republicans we advocate broad-minded policies for the benefit of the people, the restoration of a tariff commission being one.

"Since the election have been around the country great deal, and have discovered feeling among Republicans that they are going to win in 1916. It is apparent and genuine. The election has transformed the party into a confident and militant organization. The special congressional elections of 1913 resulted in a considerable depreciation of the Bull Moose vote in the various states, yet the Republicans were fearful and lacking in confidence. Now they have their courage again.

"The plans which the National Re publican Congressional committee and the various state committees are mak-1 ing to keep up the work is demonstrative of the systematic effort which the party will make for 1916. Now is the time to prepare. It is a mistake to attempt to lay down a national campaign sixty or ninety days before the elec tion. were the causes which operated against the Republican victory this year? Primarily. a lack of nerve and confidence in the ability of the party to win in the face of the receding.

Progressive, party, and secondly disinclination on the part of Republicans to attack the administration's Mexican policy hammer and tongs. In every state and district, where the Republicans hit. hard, as, for instance, New York. Connecticat, Pennaylvania, Ohio and Illinois. we won tremendous victories.

Somehow, we have acquired the habit of fighting with silk gloves. Our Democratic friends, like Champ Clark, when they fight the Re publican party. 180 sledge hammer blows. They don't use a bean shooter. Another thing Which operated: against our success were the repented statements by our own party men that it it were not for the war.

we could beat the Democrats. Also there were business men who were mighty and Lous for relief from present conditions but who could not see how it was possible to win against a combination of war, President Wilson and the Progressive party. Yet a change of five votes in each precinct in less than eighteen districts would have given us the house. is no question but that the farmers generally are disgusted with the Underwood tariff bill. There is a growing dissatisfaction among working men.

The business men of the country justly admire the splendid personality of President Wilson, but they now realize the failure of the tariff law. Added to their a troubles are a lot of annoying features incident to the a war tax and banking measures. Bustness men who during September and October were inclined to believe that the depression existing throughout the country should be attributed to the war, know better now. The falsity of this Democratic claim is shown by the monthly statement of the Bureau of Fore en and Domestic Commerce of the present administration, which sets forth tremendous increases for the ten months just ended We are not at war with Australia, or Brazil. or China.

or Canada, or Cuba, or Holland, yet the balance of trade with these countries is against us. Nor has war interfered with our business with Argentina, which is increasing its imports into this country. It stands to reason, you can't bring these imports Into this country without restricting the output of the factories, without laying off men; and for every man that you lay off you create at least five dissatisfied and complaining voters. a good Democrat man Mack is quoted as beginning to champion a protection policy as a relief for the bad times, and when men like Governor Baldwin of Connecticut urge amendments to the tariff bill, even the Wilson business men begin to admit that the Underwood tariff is responsible for the sad condition in this country, and not the war. We must keep hammering away on the tariff.

the European war has de veloped talk in this country about national defense, we should give some consideration to defending our indus tries against the results which will come upon the closing of the war. Whenever the European war ends, there is certain to be an enormous tide of immigrants to our shores, many of them skilled workmen, seeking to displace American workmen. Nature ally, the manufacturers of Germany, Austria, France and England, when peace comes, must resume their bustness on a basis which will permit them to take advantage of even cheaper foreign labor than before the war They will look to America for their market. You may look for cheaper importations after the end of the COLD WAVE IS TO STAY YET AWHILE International News Service. Chiago, Dec.

The cold wave, which developed in the Canadian rockies two days ago, has pushed on toward the Atlantic today with its icy breath, but a new area of frigidity de veloped in the far northwest, making it almost certain that below zero temperatures would continue ovor the northern half of the United States til Thursday. Temperatures of twenty degrees be low were registered in North Dakota and Winnipeg. The below zero wave extended as far east as the mountains of West Virginia. It averaged four be low in Ohio, Indiana. Michigan and Illinois At Indianapolis and Terre Haute it was six below.

At Birming ham, it was ten above and at Atlanta, twelve above. CHICAGO MARKETS. International. News Service. Chicago, Dec.

The grain and livestock markets opened this morning 88. follows: December wheat. May wheat. December corn, May corn. May oats, 52.

Hogs, 10,000, steady. Cattle, 6500, weak. Sheep, 30,000, steady, 5 YOUNG LADY ACROSS THE WAY 9 95 45 5 DRIVE BACK RUSSIANS CZAR'S FORCES FORCED BACK NEARLY FIFTY MILES IN REGION OF CRACOW. RUSS LOSING HEAVILY. British Troops Have Captured Small: Forest In Flanders, West of Wytschaete.

CIVIL WAR VETERAN OF NEOGA PASSES AWAY Reuben Strout Dies His Home There on Monday Funeral Services to Be on Wednesday, Special to Journal Gazette. Neoga, Dec. 15.4 Reuben Strout died at his home in this place Monday morning at six o'clock after a week's illness of pneumonia. Mr. Strout was civil war veteran and for the past year had been in a decline.

A greater part of his life had been spent in Neoga and for a number of years was owner of the Rackett store until compelled to give up active life few years ago. Mr. Strout was twice married, but leaves no family except the present Mrs. Strout. The funeral will be held at the home Wednesday morning at ten o'clock and will be conducted by Rev.

Pease of the Presbyterian church. The Grand Army of the Republic, of which the deceased was a member, will assist in the services and burial. Interment will take place in the Neoga cemetery. Other News Notes. Born, to Mr.

and Mrs. Everett Ew. ing on Saturday, a son. Miss Blanche Swengel returned Sunday afternoon from a several days' visit in Mattoon. Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Woods returned to Mattoon Saturday after a visit with Mrs. R. C. Wilson.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wright visIted Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright in Mattoon Sunday.

James Kuykendall, who has for the past year been maintainer for the Public Service company, left Monday evening for Nokomis to accept a simllar position. The Odd Fellow lodge la making plans to act the part of Good Fellows during the Christmas holiday to the city's unfortunate. FORMER MATTOON WOMAN FALLS AND FRACTURES HIP Decatur, Ill. Dec. 15.

Mra. G. W. Parrish, 1331 North Union street, suftered a fracture of the hip Sunday afternoon, when she slipped and fell on the sidewalk. Mrs.

Parrish was returning from the services in the Central Church of Christ and was in front of the home of Dr. Case Chenoweth, In North Edward street, when she slipped on the snow covered sidewalk. Mrs. is sixty four years old and the accident is serious on count of her advanced age. Mra.

Parrish came to Decatur from Mattoon few years ago. POSITION OF FIREMAN NOT SUITED TO WOMAN International News Service. New York, Dec. 15. -Being a fireman is no business for a woman.

This was decided by Supreme Court Justice Davis when he dented Miss Antionette von Aseck a writ of mandamus against the board of education to compel that body to keep her employed at a publio school where she has been Aring boilers. The board discharged her because it felt that woman ought to have more womanly work. She has the physique of an Amazon. International News Service Vienna, Dec. Russian forces that tried to reach Cracow from the southeast have been driven back nearly fifty.

miles, according to an official statement. issued here today, which adds that the invaders have been pursued as far as the plane of Allenthal. The Austrians are taking many prisoners and inflicting heavy losses In killed and wounded upon the enemy. The recent reverses of the Austrians in Servia, which culminated with the retaking of Belgrade by the Servians. are attributed to the withdrawal of Austrian troops, from that war zone to reenforce the western Galician forces.

The offensive will be resumed. in Servia by the Austrians as 5000 the Galician campaign is decided Rumors that Austria had attempted to arrange a separate: peace with Servia: were officially dented today. Successes by the Allies. Paris, Dec. British troops have: captured small forest in Flanders, west of Wytscuter over which sharp fighting has been in progress for sev.

eral days. This woodland has been used by the Germans to shelter their artillery, but. it is now: in the hands of English troops. This official announcement, made by the Paris war staff this afternoon, Indi cates that the offensive, being pursued by the French and British, is meeting: with success. Strength, was added to' this belter when it was further nounced that the French troops have gained ground west of Hollabeke and have held this in the taco of terrific counter attacks by the Gormans.

The French also have made some in the Argonne and have held the ground gained in the South of St. Die the Germans nave bombarded the station of St. Leonard at lone range and in Alsace the German lery is showing great notivity. In spite of this, however, tie state ment concludes With the announce: ment that all the being continually maintained Allles Take Offenalve. London, Dec.

15 Omelal announce ment was made today that the allies had taken force offensive against the Germans to crumb the latter s. efforts to make a drive to the French coast. The statement said: has commenced in portal era France. A combined attack by the allies has been made on the HollebakeWytschaete plain. Sebastopol Bombarded Constantinople, Dec, 15.0 The ish minister of marine, announced day that an Ottoman cruiser had barded Sebastopol.

The Russian fort ress on the Black sea REPLY OF EMPEROR: OVERSQUADRON'SLOSS Berlin, Dec. 15. (By wireless) In sponse to a message from the dent of the row over the loss of the squadron Admiral Graf von Spee, lam sent this reply? "May the heavy offers which we are forced to make in this battle for existence be borne by all of us single man. Supported by An shaken hope in God. our Lord, from whose gracious hand we humbly celve fortune or mistortune, day or sorrow, we will turn the most dimeult hour Into a blessing for the nation and fatherland CONVICTS TO AID THOSE WHO DEPEND ON THEM Chicago, Dec.

Convicta In the Joliet penitentiary bare put into operation a plan to raise a fund for the support of families of the serving terms in the prison, The 1336 Inmates agreed to their spare time at their turn their products over to an agent through whom anies will be All money received will go lite tund, support of wives and the prisoners. The convict call organization' the Mutual Benettt Association. was proposed by skilled mechanic, one of the most notorious in the country. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLEE FROM TURK OUTRAGES International Alexandria We observed to the young lady refugees. from across the way that the cold weather in from the was causing a great deal of by Turks against among the people and she said yes state that an deed and the chauffeurs were so fever and less about remembering to put anti the OttomAn freeze in the radiatore..