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2 - XHK 31UKM.G UKLGUMA, UfcUAfcSUAi. ULlilHttK IS, 1112. 1 1 r- : , i - in I ae ...... ..eew...--..-- - - A I I -III WILSON TO KEEP UP HEW JERSEY FIGHT Governor' Declares Perpetual War on Smith - Nugent Political Machine. PLEDGE MADE TO PEOPLE Proidcnt-rlect Soys He Will Come Baok From Washington to Stump Stale .pain?-t Reactionaries if Kver "Need Arises. TRENTON". X. J.. Dec. 17. Governor TVlIson indicated In two public utter ances today that although he had been elected President of the United States he would continue to fight at eveVy turn the Smith-Nugent forces in New Jersey and other elements In the Na tion's Democracy which he considers reactionary or non-Drogresnlve. H proclaimed it as his duty to ' "stand back of the progressive forces In the Democratic party everywhere and at every Juncture," and added that the Democratic party now had arrived at a point "where It might choose whether It will be progressive or not." Activity May Be? Kmteade. Just to whatl extent Mr. Wilson's activity might extend, either In New Jersey or elsewhere, was not disclosed, hut at the Governor's office It was said that even as President. Mr. Wilson would come back from Washington and go on the. stump before the people of toe state against elements which he considered reactionary, whenever the people of the state encouraged him to think they wished his aid and counsel. His announcement of intentions was coincident with his return to his office after a month'a vacation In Bermuda, when be learned that in the recent party caucus for the speakership of the New Jersey Legislature. Leon Tay lor was elected by a majority of four votes and was supported by the 12 assemblymen from Essex County who are alleged to be controlled by the Smith-Nugent wing or me party. Taylor Nat la Dtafavar. ir wiinn's choice for speaker. Charles Heni(sy, was defeated, but the Governor declared today that he had found Mr. Taylor "always ready to lo the right thing." and personally has no objection to him. but is concerned about the forces who supported Mr. Taylor's election as opposed to Mr. Hennessy. . In the contests that are forthcoming over Important state of fices and legislation the Governor be lieves that he must concentrate every effort to reduce the strength of the opposition wing. The Governor found things exciting around the state bouse. The corridors were crowded by gossiping politicians. Early in the day he Issued his state ment announcing to the voters of the state that he' would not forsake them after he went to Washington. Wllsoa to Stay la New Jersey. Later on a delegation from Augusta. Ga- called on Mr. Wilson to urge him to take up Winter residence there. The Governor said he had received many Invitations to make his residence In the South but that his enemies in the state had begun to point to this as an evi dence of his early exit from New Jersey affairs. The Governor said he was too en grossed In the New Jersey situation to think now of any vacation and he would not leave the state while there was a fight on. He remarked that he knew that certain persons had voted for him for President, thinking it would shorten his term as Governor, but that he could continue to use as President every power in behalf of the people of the state. HARBOR FORTS ISOLATED General Schuler Says San Francisco Defenses Xectl Better Roads'. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. In time of war it would not be difficult to cut off ammunition and the necessities of life from the strongest defense to the har bor entrance at San Francisco, accord ing to the annual report of Brigadier General Schuyler, commanding the De partment of California. In a report to General Schuyler, Colonel John P. WIs er. commanding the District of San Francisco, says of the fortifications there: "Fort Barry is probably the atrong eat defense of the entrance to this mag nificent harbor the great strategic point on this coast and yet in time of war it could be supplied with ammuni tion and the necessities of life only with the greatest difficulty, due to the defect In wharf ami roads. Battery Klrby at Fort Baker also suffers un der a similar disadvantage, and should be made more easily accessible by means of a good road Just above the water level around the cliff. At pres ent It can be reached from Fort Baker proper by road over the high hill be tween.' BRITAIN'S OFFER ACCEPTED 31 r. Whitrlaw Held 'Decides to Let War-hip Convey Husband's Body. I.OXIXJN. Iec. 17. Mrs. Whitelaw Ueld decided today to accept the offer by the British government of a warship to convey the body of her late husband t.j the i'nlted States. The arrange ments will be completed between the British Foreign Office and the Ameri can State Department. Among the first wreaths to reach DurcIieMer House was one from the yiiecn Mother. Hundreds of applications have been received for seats in Westminster Ab bey for the memorial services for the late Ambassador, which is to be held on Iri.iay, . Hearty tributes were paid to the late Anibusador at a meeting today of the American Society. Many appreciative speeches were made and resolutions were adopted paying respect to his memory and expressing sympathy with his family. NEW JERSEY "MOUNTAINEERS" ACCUSED OF THREATENING LIFE OF PRESIDENT-ELECT ,--nt- t 1 L.r -, - " - : " f K 7f : K fjl-f i - LJr " i . t( .vsr - W . k V v.. - H I u- &;r, -1 h"H- f Y TP f, : : ' E f; irc k ) r ' W' a ft to Right Seeley uavenport. Jacob Dum and Warren Dunn. Tne Last Named W a- Dtschara-ed From iCna tody Ynterda? Motion to Dl.ml- Unvenpor I. Pendln. The Government Say. It Ha. . Strong Case Aa-aln.t Jacot Dunn. NEW THREAT MADE Another Letter Writer Says He Will Kill Wilson. BAILEY REMAINS SILENT Tesas Senator' Friends Believe He Is About to Ileslgn. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Senator Bailey declined today to discuss re ports that he would resign about Jan uary 1 and that the, Texas Legisla ture will elect Colonel R. M. Johnston, editor of the Houston Post, to fill out his term until March 4. inKa Ar ih Te-raji delegation In the. House dytared they believed the report was true. Representative Mor ris Sheppard was the successful con Instant in the Democratic primary .for tlm six years' term, beginning on DOZEN DETECTIVES BUSY One of Mountaineers Accused of Similar Offense Is Discharged, Another May Be; Case Against Third One Is Stronger. NEWARK. Is. J.. Dec. 17. President elect Wilson's life has oeen threatened by a letter writer. The letter was mailed In New York on December 12, received by the Governor's secretary at Trenton the next day and turned over to the postal authorities. It is now In possession of United States As sistant District Attorney Lindabury, who declines to discuss it. The receipt of the second threatening letter became known today at the ar raignment of Jacob and Warren Dunn and Seeley Davenport, of Wharton, the three so-called mountaineers, who were charged with having sent Governor Wil son on November 11 last a letter de manding J3000 under threat of death. . One Caae la Dismissed. The hearing was not concluded, but United States Commissioner Stockton dismissed the case against Warren Dunn and took under advisement a motion to make a similar ruling, in the case of Davenport. Against Jacob Dunn, alleged author of the threatening letter, the Govern ment made out a strong case. Commis sioner Stockton said. He held Dunn, pending the conclusion of the hearing tomorrow afternoon, when Joseph P. Tumulty, Governor Wilson's private secretary, will be called to testify that he received the letter. Wilson Doe. Not Attend. Governor Wilson did not attend the hearing, and it was said he would not be required to do so tomorrow, inas much as the letter never reached him, but was intercepted by Mr. Tumulty. The second letter threatening the Governor's life was unsigned and a dozen or more Secret Service men and detectives are seeking to learn the au thor. It is understood that the missive did not reach the Governor, but was Intercepted, like the first one, by Mr. Tumulty. PEACE PROCEEDINGS HALT (Continued Frnm First Pf. on possible American intervention said: "If an understanding between the Balkan states and Turkey is impos sible, notwithstanding the friendly ad vices that certainly will come from the conference of the ambassadors. I be lieve that American Intervention will be most opportune and will be received as Justifiable, because of American, in terests in the Balkans and Turkey, which are not lacking, and have suf ficient Importance to entitle Washing ton to tender its good offices for an Impartial settlement of the conflict. "The United States has colleges, com mercial firms, maritime lines and mis sionaries throughout the Balkan states and Turkey. Besides, she has with Bul garia ties of culture, many among us having been educated in the use and having brought from that land of lib erty and independence that worship of freedom which has hastened the ex plosion and our national vindication. "Our people have the same spirit of enterprise as the Americans and with a few years of resurrection we will change the face of our country. In deed, we aspire to become the Ameri cans of Europe. Word Intervention Carefully led. "I repeat, intervention by the United States, coming in case of failure by the European powers would be received with open arms. But I call it purposely Intervention, not wishing to underline any other word, as mediation might then be too little, while arbitration being too much, could not be accepted or admitted." General Danglis. aide to Crown Prince Constantino of Greece, arrived here to night, brought Important documents for Premier Veniielos, who also has re ceived an avalanche of telegrams con cerning the situation In Greece and the Greek military and naval operations. Greece alone among the Balkan states Is fighting Turkey, on four different flolrts In-the east at Salonlkf. to the north, and on the Adriatic and Aegean Tho whole Greek delegation is busy deciphering dispatches. The Greek pre mier, pointing to them tonight, ex claimed: "Now. nobody will any more say that It was an exaggeration to have my delegation composed of 32 persons." Swiss Prepare Against War. BEl'.NE, Dec. 17. The Swiss govern ment. In view of the possibility of war, is augmenting the amount of ready cash, at its command. A consignment of $5,000,000 in gold and silver arrived here today by special train from Paris and was lodged In the Swiss National Bank. The government also continues to order quantities of grain from America. WASHINGTON" HOIvDS ALOOF Officials Agree Mediation Is Task for Some European Nation. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Without any disposition to evade the obligations Im posed by treay and by the dictates of humanity to do everything possible to prevent a renewal of the war in the Balkans, officials of the State Depart ment are reported to be of one mind in holding that the complex Issues be tween the contending states should be adjusted entirely by the good ofIces of neutral European states, which are thoroughly acquainted with the prob lem. There has been no intimation from any official source that America will be called upon to play the part of mediator, and it is pointed out that the necessity for such mediation vir tually has disappeared, the present as semblage of plenipotentiaries, all charged with instructions to bring about peace, being Itself a mediating body. Article VIII of The Hague conven tion provides that In case of ar definite rupture of pacific relations, the signa tory powers are charged with the Joint task of taking advantage of any op portunity to restore peace. This has been generally understood as imposing an obligation upon a friendly neutral state not to lay down terms of peace, but to bring the principals into friendly conference with that purpose. Article IV defines the duty of a me diator to be the reconciling of oppos ing claims and appeasing the feelings of resentment which may have arisen between the states at variance. But it is felt here that, now that the hostile states have of their own volition en tered into an armistice and begun the discussion of peace conditions, they have anticipated the good offices of a mediator and that at this stage better progress towards peace can be made by direct dealing between the principals, free from the interference of third par ties. If the plenipotentiaries in London should reach an impasse and-a return to hosti-ities be seriously threatened, it would be a duty of the signatories to The Hague convention to consider what steps could be taken to prevent a resumption of the war. But that the Intervention of America In this man ner will not be required is believed to be assured. WAR MAKES MANY DESTITUTE Mrs. Rockhill Describes Misery and Relief Given by Red Cross. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The condi tion of dying men orowded around wells endeavoring to obtain water Is described by Mrs. Rockhlll, wife of the American Ambassador at ' Constanti nople, in a letter to Miss Mabel T. Boardman, of the American Red Cross. Mrs. Rockhill writes that In and about one building in San Stefano were lying 500 men in complete destitu tion as a sequence to the Balkan war. She says It is Impossible to estimate the number of the sick or dead, but that many corpses are unburied. She reports that American efforts In San Stefano have resulted in taking care of the dying and the dead who hitherto lay In helpless, hopeless misery. Through the co-operation of several members of the British Red Cross Hos pital unit, the American committee has been able to start a field hospital of 50 beds, in tents ' SERVIANS DRINK WITH FUTURE Austrian Close to Emperor Vexed by Unjust Suspicions. PARIS. Dec. 17. "The Servians are drunk with the future and forgetful of the past and perhaps of the present." according to Rudolph Sleghart. who was recently appointed governor of the Credit Foncier of Austria by Emperor Francis Joseph. Writing to the Temps today, Sieg hart, who Is one of the Austrian Em peror's intimate advisers, complains of what he calls the campaign of detrac tion and suspicion against Austrian policy current in Europe. The Austrian government, he says, has been observ ing for some time the massing of Rus sian troops on the Austrian frontier. The Austrian military measures, "he said, have been taken simply as nec essary to the protection of the coun try and they have been unwillingly taken. Mrs. John S. Newberry Dead. ' DETROIT, Dec. 17. Mrs. John S. Newberry, one of the city's most widely-known philanthropists and a leader In social circles, died suddenly here to day. She was the widow of Represen tative Newberry and the mother of Truman H. Newberry, ex-Secretary of the Navy- Picked coal. 362 Stark. $5.50 to Edlefseh. SEA FIGHT iS DRAW Greek Cruiser Battles Alone, Then Withdraws. TURKS RETURN TO ANCHOR Engagement Near Entrance to Dar danelles Is Chiefly at Long Range Smaller Vessels Keep Under Cover. SED1L-BAHR, Dardanelles, Dec; 17. Another naval battle was begun be tween the Turkish and Greek fleets this morning near the entrance to the Dardanelles. The firing was heavy. After the naval hattie off the Dardan elles, the Turkish waisnips returned to their anchorage with flags flying and bands playing amid the enthusiastic, ap plause of the crowds lining the shore: According to an eye-witness who var ifles the official report of the. engage ment, after a long range exchange of shots, the smaller Greek vessels re tired leaving the pride of the Greek navy, the cruiser Georglo Averoff, to bear the brunt of the fighting. The cruiser seemed to be using only her small caliber guns and showed signs of having been struck by three or four shells. Finally she slowly retired from the combat. The Greek torpedo boats and sub marines remained behind an island un der cover during the fighting. 'LOOK IN EYE' IS COSTLY MAN INVESTS HIS ALL WITH CN BLINKING BROKER. House and- Savings Go Into Wlsner Enterprises, on Assurance of In fallibility, Says Witness. NEW YORK.-rjec. 17. C. N. Johnson, of Rockford, 111., who described him self as a "family man," testified today for the Government and told how he had lost his life savings and the house over his head by investing in the stocks promoted by A. U Wisner & Co. A. L. Wlsner and John J. Meyers are on trial charged with using the malls to defraud. , . . ... "I first read of A. U Wisner & Co. in the Mining Herald." said the wit ness. "It was said their stocks were big dividend payers, and it was im possible tolose. I went to San Fran cisco where the main offices were, and saw John J. Meyers, their agent He looked me straight in the eye and said I could not possibly lose. After he looked me in the eye I had confi dence in him and gave him all the money I had. Urged to buy more stock. Johnson described how agents gave ilm 3400 SEE THAT iURVE (Trademark, registered.) . Everybody Wants Their Glasses Right The power of the lens must be right. so care is too great; n,o trouble too much; no test too se vere to insure the correctness of our lenses. We reject them for trifling er rors. Thompson Optical Institute 100-10-11 Corbett Bide.. Fifth and Morrison, Second Floor. in cash for his home, valued at J9000, ar.d the rest in stock. They got the house and finally induced him to in vest the ?3400. ' ' CENTENARIANS FIGHT DUEL Friends 101 nnd 103 Years Old Quarrel Over Woman of 50. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) A duel, arising out of Jealousy, has been fought in the neighborhood of St. Petersburg 'between two centenari ans. The adversaries were Kujas Sabotoff, 101 years of age, and a noble named Viarjanln Garyn, two years his senior. The two lived on terms of Intimacy, their properties adjoining one another. Recently, however, Sabotoff took ex ception' to the attentions which Garyn paid on his frequent visits to the for mer'a housekeeDer. a woman of 60. After a violent altercation a duel was decided on and duly fought with pis tols, in the presence of four military officers, who acted as seconds. When hnth veterans. bleeding from many wounds, were placed hors de combat, honor was declared satisfied. A Performance Ie Luxe. London Cor. Tho cnmnlete realization of artist's dream" is Richard Strauss' own verdict on the recent performance nf his latest opera. '"Ariadne auf Naxos," ln Stuttgart; Certainly, from ail accounts, there was nothing want ing to contribute to the perfection of the ensemble. Strauss was lutiuunie In having a delightful theater at his disposal and In having carte blanche to gather together from all points of the rnmnass the most brilliant singers, ctnrs and Instrumentalists in the wnrlfl. The orchestra in "Ariadne auf Vavos" nlaveri on instruments that al together represented a sum of 30,000 marks. There was a cello by Amatl nf rrremona. two Stradivarlus violins riuteri 172 and 1703. and also Amatl violins. The text of the opera has been written by that deft renovator of indent classic drama. Hugo von Hon mansthal. The introduction of Mo Here's "Bourgeois Gentilhomme" in the first act affords scope for some of Strauss' most characteristic comic music, while the pathos of the scenes which center round Ariadne are tre mendously Strausserian. 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