TITE 3ron?CI0 OREGONTAN. TUESDAY, DECE3IBEH 28. 1915.
K
FORD PEACE PARIY
FOLK CAH'T TALK
Denmark Prohibits Lecturing
ort War or Belliger
ent Powers.
state that there had beea o fighting I
btlma 11m Britten ) Anta. mrvpl !
British, tlluk oo the principal Arse
fare near Mru Main, -which war
4:Preed with trifling Iee or
troop.- according to th trilUo ver
sion. Th Turk lab ver!oa hti tha Turk
look, tha off.n.t, sad ki::d J0 Brit
ish, put tha remainder ta flight and
cap tar. 4 a quantity of booty.
GOVERNOR HANNA ILL NOW
Iw-partarr- of Mr. I'ord Mid lo !
rjrle and FUu We)
4 Anno) weed Prar Far
awe ta Flaanetl.
rrfrlt V'.rM. v London. I1. IT-
r& Laatxa s-overameat will prohibit
1 1. member o tSa 'rd paac esp-
...;.... r iMiiiit under a
rendered a.'ter tha reeeat vleiL
ar fcrttn- HJoeoaoo. toa a( ne ie
w.alaa dramatist. wh endeavored ta
a.t.r lecture en the fcuropeaa war.
r&a declelua rendered al the tlm we
tlat Bt lereaere at an 14 a permitted
to lecture oa in war or taa beliigereal
f.o.eraor U R. Haee. of Nortk Pa
tt4. a member o( taa ford peac party.
rn.d e.- today afrlag from la
liou. Ita ka a t fever.
Ta Governor araa admitted to St.
Josepa'a Itoepl'.aL Cojeahag.a. Tba
amerfc-aa l-ecati'-a ta carta for Btsa.
Tba Asserwea Minister. It. Haurtca
:. Kn. Cos. aad aieay iar.
ke visited Ika Governor or eat
t owrnr.
P li TV t'ltOKS TOtKIIOLM
I ord Promt. is lUrk IVacw Co
tilth S3. 1
WKH-)UI. r IT. Via Loodoa.
rc. :t Callable T what they
a-crt-el as their evmpetheue recap
lm la Jtaredeow tba mem.rs of taa
ll.nrr lord peace eipeditloa today
aaa.i-Wad tie eoaelbtlitv of r'laralnd
. jttokkolTk Instead 4 remaiatag at
Tha tUiw wfcea a peraeul poaca
nmmioiaa I. to ka formed.
Mvr prooriaeet cttu.na of J to h
kolm. inclu4to tha Mayor. bare ta
lent ina iiii comcuitt.o an4 tn
ar.d aa tagirbul tavitattoa to tba
;Httua to make Stockholm tba cen
r of a p4t aeaociatioae aa may
ru Tba r'ord d-l.aataa aaaouneed
t.xUr that tba plaa bad baaa ccn.id
ar4 favoraMr. but tftev would wtta
bold final decision oa It.
Tba eoeire etpeditioa. however, will
fa to Tba lta-a. aa air. ady baa baaa
a;a&:ad. At Tba IUu tbr.a or mora
d!ta from asLk country wlU oa
l.,t.4. aad tbia bodr. cooatituttnC
Mr. I'urd'a ld of a p.raoanant arb
Iratioa board, will t Ind.f Inlt.iy.
a.thr at Tba IUm or Utor hooisn.
Tour Mr. rord ast a srlrala dla
patub from tba ataara.r oa bKk ba
U buaed for Nar Tork. Ita aald ha
aa Impro.lB i b-al:b aad Uhod
mciau tor ta atvodittoa. Tba pr
nasant board, tba dlfpatcb addad.
ouid b backa4 by Mr. I'ord to tba
it. at of I :.'. If Baoaary.
On account of tb arolcomo KtaS
ha daixataa and tb boapltabla tana
of tba ewadiak sawapapara bKk to
day detd ..rl paa to tot.r
at.wa aad dMCrlptloaa of maabars of
l!to party, tba dl.ataa ay tbay ar
lacllaw ta tbink favorably of Mock
. bolm aa tba c.ot.r for tba paaco propa
CstMla. On Id.a of Mr. ord. It la aa
aounc.4. ta to flood Curopa. lacludtnf
tha bUisar.st couotrl.a. with litara
tur aakiax for tb tarmiaatloa of tb
r.
LOXDOV. Tae. SI. Tba Copaebtcaa
.rrt-ood.ot of tb tlzcbae Tala
rL Cotrpaay aaya:
"ll.nry t'ord ta r.port.d to kaia told
frianda ba axpcta to buUd a paaco pal
ate at Copgbaaao.-
FISH HATCHERY SPARED
rtOOD tKi: OLT LITTLE
to o:illk ruT.
rta KIUKm rry Ar farad) by aik.
Atmm la Raptata Poas Waako4
0 al It tab ara.
tJttla larnaa ra.aitad. but tb
r.nn.t':. fin batthary anoipmonl. to-a-th.r
wttk .i.i yoonc trout la
Karmaa cfmU atoraa raeeroolr. had
a aarroor aacap from hlb atr. ac
rordinc ta B. t Clastoa. atata aupar
lat.a4.ot of aatcbartea. who r.toroad
ta kla erTtr today afl.r aa Inapoc
tioa of tfca Hood aitoatioa. raportod
la.t rob aa artoua. .
Tba oiat.r waa three or foor foot
b.r taaa tba flood of for years
aao. b.a damaaa waa fearod.
tji.t waok'a flood uk4 out a amatt
part of tba dam. (tb minor loaa. but
IK. w.t.r auppiy aaa at a tim la
aasc.r. Mr CUntoa aaya Ma diroetod
r. pairs arbila tb.re aad bad tb powar
p .at naaio oiitbla i heure.
Te miilloa f la ll.rmaa rraak
araro ad by tba u-k act to a of the
plant aup.rtti t.nd.at. srb catbarad a
force of maa and mad temporary dam
T Kk of earth.
T fua would sot bae baaa a
tot; loaa. however, for aom batch
erto tar tboea taoae at tbta time. It
la aald. Bat th po lcy f be lionn
atllo oatbary la to Led the youac fry
aatil they ae rearhed a l.ntk of
aov.reJ tncbee. .
Mr. C'aatoa la prapaiisa to basdla
1 1.100. ).i.) rta Kit apo ti tViilaav
tta Kirar trtbutartaa lb la year.
The new from the other war front
contlana ta .bow bo Important de
velopment. Tba Rneaiaaa ar wlnnln
auccaaaa scalBat weaker enemy koa
Ula force la Tarsia: t!-- British la
Itouth f'.rala ha bad aom ear re
fishtina- w-ita tba Turka wtthout ma
l.rtally altarlnc tb situation; tb al
lies at tialoalkl contoraplat their
nearly completed f orttricatiooa with
the utmest satisfaction, and oa tb
w.at froat tber l little to record ex
ert minor artillery and bombing- operation.
Monday's War Mores
THE departure of tb I ad taa army
frees franca for 'another field of
e e 10 n - waa tba moat Important f.
tore of the day int. ao far aa the
:ritib pub:u la conera.4. Wh.th.r
the now fiiJ of actloa la Ccrpt or
V9tots-aia la aot aaaoeinced. la htb
I is. .a ta.atara tb.re are praaumably
already onidrbl bodla of ItMiiaa
troopa.
it la aaaurnarl that tbe placaa of tha
Tidtaaa ta lrsre bate baaa fii:ed by
drafts fr"w the n'w ami.. raa.d oa
the o of tha I'nttad Ktncdom.
Ta connecttoa with ta.t nlcbt's an
aoonramaaC It la worth aotinc tbe
l.ra.r n mra Important share tbe
youOful iTinca of Wat. la Uklnf la
ta bualnae of the empire. It Is e-re-td
t"it th irtti.a public, both
bjm and Colonial, will read with a
rau lar eensa of Batmnal prtd tha
Kl words to tbe Indlaa a.t.rana:
- n.f an you Loire Trance I send my
e".r. a-nlla-it so, the ITIbc of Wales,
who baa ahared with my artrl.e the
bard'hlpa of the ramratsn. lo thank
o In my Bam."
T Turkish official communication,
whi. h eUtnca 4.-ce.ea la th Kryptlaa
tbeator. called forth aa official d.nlal
from tta iifiUea preaa bitraao. which
Although yeerday was a holiday In
r.mland. th member of the ISrltUh
Cabinet raturaed hurriedly from th
eceQ.a of their Chrtstma fstltrltle
for aa Important tneetlB. at which
wer dtecuaaed lb Derby acbem and
other matters which must b thrashed
out wb.n lar:iament recoaeenea
The I'ariiamentary sltuatloa coa
tiauea fuil of neeasy rumors, aad soma
chances In th Oabloet are belnc
wld.:y talked of. Ther la a poaslbtl
Ity that tr Edward Orey- health may
compel blm to leav the Cabinet, al
thoush h attended yerterday's met
In. Tb sudd-a rctura of Wlneloa
ypeacer CburcblU to tixland and bis
likewise sudda return to his reclment
la I'ranre. la th basis of many rumors,
latlil Lloyd George, th Minister of
MuBltlons. received a sreat aeatloB
from the holiday crowd when ba ar
rived at Iwstlni street for tbe Cabi
net meetlne. Ua. too. tbraalana to
reaica.
LEAVEiSlAS FIRE
OIK VLOCK DE9TH0TX1O A.tD LOS
r.nATt:D at 3v.
CTdhla floe, faraltere Star aad
rweesffte) atwrwed O.I aad Hall
aalaewa P.meeallsed.
LCAVKXiroRTTf. Wwh . Dec. 57.
lilpeclaO Leavenworth bad a dlae
troua fir la.t alcht when th buildln
owned by tba Leavenworth Inv.elment
Company aad occupied by tbo lot of
fice, tb I'atac Clo'.binc Company and
th Laa.eaworth rurniture Company
ns aatlrely d.etroyed by fire, entail
ing" a lo estimated at from :S.00
to H J.oa.
The f!r was discovered about II
o'clock la tb basement of th Po.tof
flce. I'or a tlma It was thought th
fir was nnder control, but the smoke
was dsaee aad pretested th flrem.a
from g.ttlnc Into tha basement. Tb
flam gradually spread and soon a
vr lured the ahalt building. There wee
about !) tsaursnc oa tk.e bulkllnc.
Tb la'ac clothing atora Is wned
by I. A. Murray, who carried a stock
worth approsimately I15.). with
I'X iBsuraac.
Tb Leavenworth Furoltur Com
pany, compoeed of O. K llaya and A. CI.
McCoy, bad a stock a.timated at I .
with lli'l Insurance.
l'olniltr Hamilton ha beea ua
ab.e lo fix th amount of th loos oa
tba 1'o.toffKe. Nothing was saved la
th office, nor la any other of tb
bullae buildings burned. It will take
eome time to readjust th business of
tb Po toff ice. aa all atamp and money
orders were destroyed.
STORAGE MEATS TIED UP
tCNIUt (-o-ltiCSTTO.tf R:r-ORTl:U
IT b.W lOkK A r0 M.W JKktKV.
"Treetdeal of America a Boetely of Re
frtaeratlaa llealaeere Mr serf a
laereaa f 331 I'er Ceat.
NEW TORK. Dec. IT. A ssrloua con
geetioa of foodstuff la the eold-stor-ago
warehouse of New Tork and New
Jereey I reported by Joba . filar r.
formerly president of th American So
ciety of h.frlgeratlng llngtaeers. ta a
ttatemeBt to the Chelsea Association
of M.rcbaats. Taklr.g i.ls figures from
reports of health departments of tha
two atata. Mr. tarr aaya that le.llt.
171 pounds of fresh meat waa In cold
torag la New Tork City last Septem
ber, aa lacreas of 111 per cent over
tb amount stored her two years ago.
Ua tb sam dat New Jereey ware
house he'd 4.117.071 pound of freb
meat, aa Increase of IX per cent.
la addition. Mr. tarr reported that
thousands of ton of meats are held
la refrigerallnr car on sidetracke
awaiting unloading, lie declared tbat
:.i;T.s doicu of ec were In cold
torag her and ll.4iS.ll doiens la
New Jersey ta (September.
-The asteot of the cold .torag bu.l
B. aaid Mr. Htarr. "may b Indicat
ed by tba fact that there were ..
barrels of apple, in etorag la tb
foiled Jtte on Iec.mber I. Tbey
a. re awaiting favorable market coa
4:ttoae here and abroad and the poe.l
bility of moveroeat over tb congeeted
railr
PAVED TRAIL WANTED
C1RI tltrKCB l WHICTO TO
IRKK AfntOrkMTIC.
Jew I Wake Howl Take by fie.
aeer I Oreaaw ltlSBwy frees
llel t apltel e Otyssea.
OREGONIAX NTWjJ fiCREAf. Wash
Ington. Dec. S7 Esra Meeker, who will
celebrate hla llth birthday tomorrow.
la In lAsahlnl-ton la OfK COBgre. to
mark permanently the Or.gon Trail.
by ron.trartir.c along its enure irnaie
a ll-foot tnacadamuad road. He will
the route from Washlngtoo to Olympla.
Wa.h.. aad aio win ura.
i . k. wA a lalnl .Cale end fed-
-I .MMaalftaA. the elate to CO-OBor-
ata la ronetrurtion and maintenance.
Mr. Meeker sere be plan having- toi
road connect with tbe Columbia Klver
i ; . ! aftfl.lna tlillar laid
road, along tha line of the vregoo
Trail, such, for instance, as ins laano
ffate ICKhway from l"ocat.llo to Holaa.
it h. .... . taa trail north Iron the Co
lombia houtd run from Portland or
branch off at Tba IJaUra or tne las
rsde. Mr. Meeker would bav deter
mined by U-T.mm.ot ensln.ors.
fjnator Jon. a and llepresentatlv
Humphrey, of Washington, are expected
to introduce tbe bill authorising tbe
rvey.
Colonel K. J. AlW-a Dim at SS.
rtTTS BCRfJ. Dec t7. Colonel Ed
ward Jay Allan, aged IS. friend of
President Lincoln, member of the staff
of General Fremont during tbe Civil
War. and on of tha first settrs of
tieattle. Wash, la dead today al hla
horns bare. Ha was ths author of a
number of hooka and waa said to have
beea th only surviving member of th
One It '.in J red aad Fifty-fifth Pennsyl
vania l&faatrr.
FOUR DAYS to the Close of the Year
With Economies All Over the Store
Every Section Has Special Offerings That Command Attention
Goods Purchased Today and Balance of the Month Charged on February 1st Bills
Hair Ribbon Bows at 49c
Made of finest eight-inch fatin or UffeU hair
ribbons, each bow contains ono and two-third
Tarda of ribbon. In black, white, nvy, in every
wanted shade.
Ribbon Ends Half Price
Odds and ends of all sorU of ribbons left from
the Christmas business. First Floor.
Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shopper
$&pma?Q&) Co.
l-v t v. falM ia ni. r
c lercnancLLse cat-sii isr.. vuiy
Pacific Phone Marshall 5000
Home Phone A 6691
More New Leather Coats
This second shipment just arrived by express
the Leather Coat is the most fashionable and prac
tical garment for skating, motoring or golfing.
Shown here in green or brown in short and me
dium lengths. Lined with flannel and trimmed
with fur. We are showing five handsome models.
Prices $38.5C and $40.00
Third Floor.,
Prices Radically Reduced
Suits at $14.85424.85
Suits of such expert tailoring and exceptionally
good materials are seldom offered for so little.
The suits at $14.b5 are of broadcloth, serge and
poplins in tailored and fur -trimmed styles.
The suits at $24.85 are in novelty tailored serge
in black, navy, brown, green and plum. Fur or
braid trimmed.
COATS
$10.00, $13.95, $24.85
Coats at $10.00 of pebble cheviots, plaited and
belted, some with fur collars, others plush trimmed.
Coats at $13.95 are of wool cacacul. Iamb.
pebble cheviot and fancy mixtures, in black and
:o!ors. Featuring nearly every popular style shown
Fit season. Fur, velvet or plush trimming.
Coats at $24.85 are of broadcloth, plush, wool velour with fur
collars, chin chin and velvet collars every coat silk linedl
on Women's Suits, Coats and Dresses
MEN
$4.00 Men's
Bathrobes $2.65
Large, roomy blanket Bath
robes, made of soft flannelette
in green, blue, brown and wine
mixtures. Close rolling collar
and cord at neck and waist to
match. Shown in a large va
riety of patterns, including the
plain and bordered effects.
SUPPERS TO MATCH
Made With Felt or Leath
er Soles, 75c and $1 Pair.
Messanlne Floor.
A Four-Day Special Offer
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Sewing Machines at $15.00
Made By the Free Sewing Machine Company
This is a price never before known for a machine of this character
and made by this company. This price was sanctioned by the Free.
Sewing Machine Company in recognition of the great number of ma
chines sold by Lipman. Wolfe & Co., Pacific Coast agents. Easy terms.
Klf tk Floor
Dresses of Serge, Velvet and Silk $ 14.85
An especially interesting collection of the season's newest dresses of
fine French serge, velvets, chiffon taffeta and combinations of velvet
and charmeuse. In black and colors. Trimmings of fur. silk and braid.
Third Fleer.
350 Yards of 50c and 60c Cretonnes
To Be Sold at 29c the Yard
Because They Reoresent Discontinued Patterns
Every year one of the largest weavers of drapery materials discon
tinues a certain number of patterns; we secured all he had. making in
til exactly 350 yards of the most artistic and beautifully colored cre
tonnes; these cretonnes are shown in both floral and conventional designs
and are suitable for living-rooms as well as bedrooms and for furniture.
Firth Fleer
New Style
Aprons
As Illas-
m . r
iraiea
Regularly
85c
Sale59c
Made in en
velope style,
round neck, ki
mono sleeves,
buttons "f r om
neck to under
arm, trimmed
with rick-rack
braid, belted
all around.
Made of percale in plain pink, lav
ender, blue or fancy figures and
dainty flowered designs, in com
plete assortment.
Just as illustrated.
Foarth Floor.
Now Is the Time to Buy Envelope Chemise
While the Prices Are Deeply Reduced
75c and 85c Lace-Trimmed I r q
Longcloth Envelope Chemise J3C
Dainty garments of fine materials, trimmed with fine lace edg
ings or embroidery insertion and lace, and ribbon.
Regular ft. 00 Fine Nainsook I e-Q
New Envelope Chemise 7C
Trimmed with fine embroidery, lace, Uce insertion and or
gandie, or Swiss insets. Drawers trimmed to match.
Regular SI. 7 5 White or Flesh I e-i ir
Batiste Envelope Chemise sAeJ
Most attractive style, trimmed with smocking on front, and
beading and lace edging. Ribbon drawn.
Regular $IJS Finest Nainsook qi 1Q
Envelope Chemise, Special
Empire styles with lace insets, yokes of Van Dyke point, shadow
lace and innertions, also embroidery and lace.
Regular $2.00 Lace-Trimmed q
Nainsook Envelope Chemise Pl.o
f in nainsook, with deep yokes of shadow lace insertion com
bined with all-over embroidery. Van Dyke point lace and or
gandie. Embroidery and lace combined.
Regular $10 to $t J S Longcloth i rn
Envelope Chemise, Special fipl.UU
Several styles, of fine longcloth, with organdie insets, lace inser
tion. Van Dyke point lace trimming. Also flesholored batiste,
with fine tuckj and French satin bow. Fourth Floor.
15c and 20c
Handkerchiefs
Special 12c Each
An immense assortment of pure
linen, dimity and lawn Handker
chiefs. With hand-embroidered cor
ners, some lace trimmed, and others
in two-toned effects. First Fir.
Sale Indian Blankets
In beautiful Indian designs
and colorings, representing all
the famous Indian tribe designs.
In sizes 5 by 6 feet.
3 Indian Blankets $4.45 .
20 Indian Blankets $5.35
4 Indian Blankets $5.80
3 Indian Blankets $6.20
2 Indian Blankets $6.70
13 Indian Blankets $7J20
2 Indian Blankets $8.05
4 Indian Blankets $8.85
2 Indian Blankets $9.00
Auto, Steamer Rugs
In double-faced patterns, in
handsome colorings and fringed.
2 Rugs at $ 5.35 Each
2 Rugs at $ 6J25 Each
1 Rug at $ 6J70 Each
2 Rugs at $ 8.05 Each
4 Rugs at $ 8.85 Each
7 Rugs at $10.70 Each
4 Rugs at $13.45 Each
Fifth Floor
Second Day of the Year-End Sale
Of Linens and Domestics .
40c BATH ROBE FLANNEL 25c YD.
In about six different patterns in dark blue, tan, brown and red.
Extra heavy quality the correct weight for making robes, 28 to 30
inches wide.
WASH GOODS REMNANTS 15c TO $3.00 EACH
Hundreds of remnants in ginghams, percales, fancy wash fabrics,
white goods and linings. In lengths from 1 to 6 yards.
SLIGHTLY SOILED FANCY LINENS 15c TO $25 EACH
Doilies, scarfs, centerpieces, from the small 6-inch to the large 72
inch centerpiece, made with real Irish embroidery. Filet lace and real
Madeira embroidery. All perfect, but slightly mussed from display.
A rare opportunityto procure real hand-made linens. Second Floor.
The Most Fashionable
$3.50 and $4.00
Untrimmed Silk
Velvet and Plush
HATS 95c
At least thirty different
shapes small, medium and
laree. straight and turned up
brim you surely cannot fail to choose a becoming
midwinter hat from this immense assortment. These
smart hats are of hatters' plush, with under brims of
silk velvet, a combination which is enjoying the greatest
popularity this Winter.
The quality, the style and finish of these shapes are re
markable even at $3.50 and $4.00, and at 95c each you
will at once recognize a rare opportunity to buy a hat
that will be in style until late into the season. Third Floor
Year-End Sale of
Dinnerware
18 Choice Patterns
Including Theodore Haviland,
Limoges China, Copeland's, Spode,
English Porcelain, Keeling's Hosol
English Porcelain. Smith-Phillips
fine American Porcelain beauti
ful designs which at present are worth from one-fifth to one-third
more than our regular marked prices, and in many in
stances this dinnerware cannot be duplicated at any price
until the European war is over. Tomorrow we offer the entire stock
At One-Third Off Regular Prices
$20.95 Smith-Phillips 100-piece sets, now. . .$13.97
$ 9.90 Smith-Phillips 50-piece sets, now. . . . 6.60
$69.85 Copeland's 100-piece sets, now .45.77
$34.87 Copeland's 50-piece sets, now 23.25
$48.95 Theo. Haviland' s 100-piece sets, now 32.63
$55.00 Theo. Haviland's 100-piece sets, now 36.65
$83.30 Theo. Haviland's 100-piece sets, now 55.45
All Other of the 18 Patterns
At Corresponding Prices
Only sets of 42, 50 and 100 pieces may be selected in
this sale no odd dozens, or single pieces in the collection.
Sixth Floor.
1 ' I
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to Federal reserv I
BOARD MAY USE FORCE
.T RKVIRVC .!
(.OSK CtF-ARKO ItAS.
Attrr-Gaeral Ahe1 If 0vel
H4v It Aathorttr C
awrl Hafceetlsttoo u
WASHINGTON. P-. ST. Attorn-V-Geacral
Oresory baa beea asked for aa
opinion br the Federal Kaaerv Board
oa tha lnl of II authority to compel
rr.riub.r banka of the reserve system to
ubscrtb to the chck-clarln plan
launched by tb Board and tha reserve
banka soma montba aso.
fnder th present plao. subscription
br banks I purely voluntary, and or
t!a nearly National and stat ta
etitutlons la th system not more than
! ao (ar have subacrtbed.
Tha rlearlna function Is rraarded by
member of tba Board as one of tb
meal Important th reaerv bank s
erctre. It was designed primarily to
ava million la th cot of collectln
cherks drawn by member bank oa
a-h other. In addition. It was pointed
out ndri with th clearing system In
fall operation, mar 7 million now kept
by email bark In th vaults of city In
stitution arnica clear Xer them would
b transferred
banks.
Any Intention to Interfere with th
rlearlnc-houes of th country or to do
any large amount of clearing between
the various Federal reserv banks Is
disclaimed by official, wbo say there Is
lull likelihood that competition be
tween their reserv banks and local
cleartng-bouaes will beco.no keen. .
FRENCH FREE AMERICAN
Other Taken With William Garbe
Held Pen ding Investigation.
WASHINGTOi. Dec 57. William
Oarba. of Brooklyn, purser of the
American steamer Borlnquen, taken off
by the French cruiser Descartea In
Porto Rlcan water December IS. has
been released.
Advlcea today to th French Em
bassy say th other men taken from
American ships by th cruiser ar being
beld pending Investigation of tb-ilr lia
bility to military servlc In tb German
army.
Representation by the United States
agalnat th taklns of Germans from
American hlp now ar at tha Paris
Foreign Ofric. Garb, a German by
birth, had taken out hla first Ameri
can naturalisation papers.
The toal fort
sum,
area of Canada la is3,-
GREECE IS UNCHANGED
SKLF-PRKSF.Rv-ATION IS POLICT OF
ATHEX GOVEIWWEST.
lea Artarbeel to Enteete Allies, bat
et ta Kxteat of Pottlag Keif
la Daaaeroaa Position.
PARI?. Dec. !7. The Athens corre
spondent of the Matin sends the fol
lowing: "Having Interviewed M. Venizelos oh
tho subject of the elections and ob
tained from him an affirmation that
bis triumph was demonstrated by the
small number of votes polled, I called
upon M. Gounarls. who denied there
was any considerable number of ab
stentions, declaring that even if the
100.000 soldiers mobilized had been able
lo vote, the result would have been" the
name. I then sought to ask about the
foreign policy of Greece, but M..Gou
narls interrupted me, saying:
"Greece's policy is unchanged.
Greece is a small state which does not
want to be dragged into the war which
might Involve a cat&sthophe like those
which have befallen Belgium and Ser
bia. We are Greeks and nothing els.
1 am neither a Gerniaaophil nor
c 1.1 1- v..,t n. u f.repk. Ger-
manophiles do not exist In Greece.
"AU Greece, even under the pret-ent
circumstances. remain attached to
England. France and Russia, to which
she owes her existence and her devel
opment. But you cannot ask that the
sentiment should go so far as to lead
us, without absolute necessity, into the
conflict, and wo believe nothing now
requires us to case our neutrality.
Greece always will feel keenly what
ever happens for better or worse to
France, but we cannot do more.' '
Two Arrested for Arkansas Killing.
PINE BLUFF, Ark.. Dec. 27. T. S.
Bradbury, 27. white, and Will Martin,
21, ne?ro. are under arrest In connec-
tion with the killing last night at Sher-
rill. Ark., near here, of P. G. Jenkins,
a wealthy planter. Jenkins was shot
with his own shotpun from the kitchen
of his home while stajiding on the
back porch. Bradbury worked for
Jenkins.
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