THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1915,
PARIS IS IN CENTER OF 200-MILE CAMP
AMATEUR NURSES GIVEN aTO "FUSSING"
NEWS FROM- FOREIGN CAPITALS.
ROYAL WEDDING MAY AFFECT THE WAR
ALLIES TO AWAIT KITCHENER'S ARMY
IS THE CENTER '
ROYAL WEDDING MAY ;
BIND BALKAN STATES
WRECKAGE OF ENGLISH EAST COAST TOWNSATTACKED BY GERMAN VESSELS
OF A 200 MILE CAMP
ENCIRCLING THE CITY
FIRM PEACE PACT
Army of Excavators Com
Rumor Connects . Names of
pletes Vast Intrenchment
Heir to Bulgarian Throne
and Roumanian" Princess.'
Ring 60 Miles in Diameter,
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Paris,
Jan. 9.- The army of excava
tors, who, early in September, began
to dig parla In when a ojsrman siege
waa threatened, , have completed their
work, -.j - . ' f
The General Confederation of Work
era alone aent 6000 volunteers, who
provided their own dlrlfg ioolm and
were merely recompensed by a daily
ration of food. Thousands of Belgian
refugees, hunted from their own land,
also have aaalnted in the work.
The city now Ilea In the center of
an Intrenched camp whoa diametertis
about 60 miles and whose circurafer
nce id nearly 200 mllen. This ha
surrounded by row afier row' of
trench, thoroughly covered in with
logs and turf, through which loopholes
have been left for rifle fire. All of
them communicate with each other,
and contain transverse banks of earth
to prevent them being enfiladed by in-
yond them are rifle pits and barbed
wire entanglements placed in all post
lions where an attack might originate.
-. Zflddea Ditches Are Dug-.
Still other precautions '-have been
taken in front of the advanced line of
trenches by digging deep ditches,
whose existence, is hidden by a light
VArlna if hranrliM nnrl turf mukinar
them Invisible to approaching cavalry,
infantry or artillery, and forming
veritable traps Into whioh an attack
ing force might fall a pwy to the de
fenders' machine guns arid rifles.
The approaches to the trenches from
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leriea, which permit the reliefs to be
made without any, exposure of the
men.
'. AU along this Tront posts or obser
, vat Ion have been established, each of
which is constantly occupied by at
least-three men provided with power
ful field glasses and in direct tele-
pnonic communication with neaaquar-
In the Immediate vicinity. The em-
placements oi mese pniienea are
known only- to the headquarters staff
and to 'the men who serve the guns,
all of which are buried In the earth,
only' their muzzles protruding. For
1 1 1 a It r, f 1 1 n f thm ninnra thm Tnmn
at ail nrnrrflnent o Meets' in the front
have been measured. j
1 Ballroad Buna Behind Trenches.
- Behind the lines of trenches runs a
light, railroad line for the purpose of
bringing up ammunition,! food, or rein
forcements .to any point i which might
be menaced. Further provision for the
conveyance oi reiniorcemenis is ai
hand In the large number of automo
biles of all kinds, which can make the
'journey speedily from ainy one point
to another.
The existing forts also have been
Pirsnginonea, duv bow oniy serve as
supporting points and depots for large
trench duty. j
The Parisian delights in making
,unday trips to observe the works in
tended for his defense, and, although
he ia not permitted to learn many of
the secrets of the arrangements, he
has "been able to see sufficient to in
" ; spire, him with confidence.
French People-Now
PvTionf a 'T.rvn rr War
; O-exraan Bealstance Im Changed Pub
lie Opinion as to Speedy Bnd In Ta
: ror of the Allies.
Parts. Jan. 9.-J-A very significant
. rtiintu ban mm river nnhUr- nnlnlnn
In France aa to the probable duration
of the war. Less than two months
ago it was unwise to hint at a spring
campaign. Now it is recognized on
. every band as inevitable. I
. . ..Two i things ,have contributed to I
awaken public feeling. .The first is
the vast-number of reserves Germany
is organizing to" push forward Into
me rjgnung line wnen the weather
improves. The second Is the remark-
aoie canipiugn wnicn, ii. nchon, for-
iner ; foreign . minister, waged for
urn almost single-handed in favor
of an active Japanese Intervention on
ir.e continent or icurope.
A inira consideration enters intn
tne new - calculations, the determined
resistance of the entrenched Germans,
opposed to the allies. ' The tentative
offensive steam roller, though plug-
Kins; away, nas not yet crashed into
rne commercjai neart or Germany in
BiKnu. iioptB oi seeing Kussia
threatening Berlin by the end of the
year have not been Justified. In fact,
the land campaign on( both fronts is
behind the schedule that French
timlstk fdrmed af,ter the batUe of the
Msme. i ,
Still It la well, ahead on the west-
r. Jef 8t ' wht any one
wmi dtim.rj anuwieage could nave
wiiiijiiiiro ouiing ine early, Weeks
yuguBi.
Count Witte Says
TTfV Ts for War Haw
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Busaisa XTeblemaa Denies Enmor That
Ha Is deader of raOlfio Vartv at
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Rome. Jan. 9. Reports havinc been
circulated here that Count Sergius
leaTng 'TtJtSW&iZZ
court, the count has telegraphed to
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war thinking- it was noVlneviUbl or
Indispenaable. but.slnee Ihe war ts In
progrees any discussion! regarding- It
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NURSES SAY
TO TOO
Complain That Young Wa-
men of Means and Social
Influence Storm Hospitals,
London. Jan. 9. "Too sick to be
nursed today," a placard, said to have
been placed over the bedstead of a
soldier wounded in the South African
campaign, Is much needed in British
hospitals now, according to the Na
tional Council of Trained Nurses,
which has sent to Lord Kitchener a
protect against the employment of in
competent nurses. In acknowledgment
of the resolution the secretary of war
asked the council to submit evidence
in support, of its charges, and a re-
port on the matter is expected shortly
The professional trained nurses are
complaining that young1 women of
means and social influence, attracted
by the sentimental side of nursing at
the front, have stormed the hospitals
l and have in many cases obtained posi
j Hons notwithstanding that they knew
nothing of the work. "If Lord Kitcli
alener had asked for 500,000 nurses to
I enlist for service instead of for 500.000
I men," said a trained nurse, "he would
I have had the number the next morn-
1 lnr
I Such hina- the nrrnrdlnir tn
the alegationa of the nurses' council,
the rush of amateurs has pushed aside
the competent, greatly to the misfor-
I tune of the wounded Tommy, who has
I to submit to "tusnng" ,and pettinsT-at
the hands of pretty untrained girls,
which, while sentimentally atroealiner.
do not aro very far toward minlaterina
j to his real needs. f
tent nurse Waa raised earljrtn the war.
I Kut ftnlv 1nt nnw hiv th nmnlnul
I the matter officially to the attention
I of the war office.
Irrl Kntitsford. In lutltr tn h
I Tlm rathr htimnrmistlv tatM whit
. . .
he . considers the chief objection ; to
some of the "untrained "nurses' who
have gone abroad. They would give
They
les offens, he said. If '
were not photographed
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And would wear their uniforms more
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I modestly ;
I Ana wouia taw less in public aoout
I their patients;
l and less aggressive.
KILLED BY HIS OWN BOMB
. In - BelKltim. Jan. 9 Disnatch tn
I the 1indnn Fmiit rhmnn-i-n-.
I uhamnn nn nf th mn .f.mn.
the Belgian military aviators, met a
tragic i fate. When returning from a
flight to an aerodrome near the coast
1 M aeronlano landed tnn ha11v Tl.
.r v
I inrn.utnn niMii v. -
j carrying and he was blown to pieces
I And ahnut .
TRAINED
AMATEURS
MUCH
OVER SOLDIERS
-R ulna 0f. the Coast Guard .-Signal Station at WWtbyrta
right Hole torn in wall of the Roy-1 hotel' -at Scarborough; wrecked
Boy Scout Given
Order of Leopold
QaUantry in Battle and Captors of
' Two Spies Win Acoolade for Lad of
Blgnteen Tears.
London, Jan. 9. A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from northern France
says that the youngest chevalier of the
Belgian Order of Leopold and the first
Boy Scout to be decorated for gallantry
on the field of battle. Is Joseph Ley
sin. King Albert recently pinned a
cross on his breast in the presence of
his ministers and military staff 'and
in giving- him the accolade said:
"I have the honor to deeorate you
with the Order of Leopold. Tou are
the youngest Belgian here.' I con
gratulate you and all Scouts who have
dpne service to their country."
Joseph, Who .la 18 years old, Was
working in a show at Brussels when
the war broke out. Already an enthu
siastic member , of Baden Powell's Bel
gian Boy Scouts, he at once volunteered
for any duties the military authorities
liked to set him, and was soon In the
thick of things. In the words of the
officer under whom he served he be
came the "child of the regiment."
It is difficult to get him. to talk of
his experiences, but one of his earliest
feats was the tracking down and ar
rest of two spies. '
Gun Deafness Is a
New Terror of War
British Emergency Committee Will At
tempt to rind a Way for' Checking
Effect of Great Detonations.
London, Jan. 9. The announcement
that the British government ia to ap
point an emergency committee to con
sider rneasureVk for the prevention of
gun. deafness among; soldiers and sail
ors calls attention to an added terror
of war which has been much discussed
recently in military and medical cir
ties. - . - . : -
"The ' enemy may not deprive you
of life or limb, writes a medical cor
respondent, "but It is . fairly certain
inn your own aruuery win siowiy
but surely make -you deaf.
Several officers who -recently re
turned on furlough from the French
front were called up for examination
and found to have suffered more than
a 50 'per cent impairment In hearing
owing- to the incessant ear-splitting: re
ports of their own guns. The. exact
physiological reason wag usually found
In a rupture of the drum membrane,
with occasionally a shatterins; or con
cussion of the aural labyrinth. -
Both the ; French and ; American
navies have made special provision
for the prevention of gun , deafness.
The French neve several ingenious ar
tificial contrivances, while the Amer
icans are said to use a blinkerlike
bandage of vulcanite rubber; with cel-
luloid stoppers for the ear boles. The
Japanese are also reported to have
adopted mechanical Contrivances which
lessen the shock on the eardrum.
Tunnel . Is Cut 1 n Pyrenees.
'Paris, Jan. 9. The Foix tunnel
through - the, Pyrenees has been cut
through, It is part of a new line of
railroad communication " between Paris
and Barcelona by way- of Toulouse.
The last link in this line- from Alx
les-Thermes to Rlpodli, Spain, is under
construction. -
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THINKS KAISER WILL
GET ENTIRE GERMANY
London Times Predicts Des
perate Effort to Crush Al
lies in the Spring,
London. Jan. 9."" The military ex
pert of the Times says:
'Recent information points to a
fresh development of German military :
power. It is apparently the intention.
since trained armies have failed to
provoke a decision, to call upon the
wnoie manhood or the country and set
every available Industry upon the man
ufacture of arms and equipments, and
to prepare in the spring to crush the
allied armies or perish in the at
tempt. :
""The situation briefly is this: The
active army and the youngest reserves,
On whom the; highest German hopes
were set, failed In "their mission. . The
remainder of the trained reservists
came to the line in the form of drafts
and the reserve landwehr and land
sturm formations, and Germany was
saved from invasion. . But still there
was no decision. The armies of the
allies were still unbroken and defiant.
There remained nothing but. to fall
back on , untrained men. This appar
ently is what Germany is doing and
what we should do in her place.-
The . writer examines , in great " de
tail the German resources as given in
published statistics and the probable
wastage, and reaches the conclusion
that about' 4,000,000 men are now in
training,;of whom 1,000,000 are under
20 years of age. These millions are
inferior to the German troocs now
serving in , physique and constitution
and many are old, as Warfare : goes.
The majority are married men with
out much taste for soldiering, so We
must expect, a steady deterioration in
the? quality of the troops next year.
"On the other hand the military
spirit of Germany will overcome many
difficulties, and as the Germans have
recently given Austria a million " ri
fles.: there is no lack of small arms.
Every . metallurgical industry ; is hard
at work producing; war, material, land
although the lack of copper is. serious
there is as, yet no definite sign that
the war will interfere materially with
the provision of things needed by the
German troops. Moreover,, the Aus-
tian power is to be considered"
The writer urges the entente, pow
ers to meet. and discuss the situation
and decide on measures to meet the
final and most violent Austro-German
effort at victory, i . .-- - ;
AWAIT ENGLISH INVADERS
--Berlin, Jan. 9. -The following was
contained in the information given out
by the official press bureau: Major
Moraht, military xprt of the Tage-
blatt, in an article discussing the Eng
llsh reconnolssance .at Cuxhaven. de
Clares that the landing of troops on
the Holsteln or North Hanover coast
would be extremely difficult in winter,
but says, even if it were carried out.
the invaders ? would get a warm wel
come. " ...
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shop In Prospect Road, Scarborough,
LONDON PAPER CALLS '
AMERICAN THE MOST
SENTIMENTAL PEOPLE
Daily Telegraph Comments
on Efforts Being Made in
Behalf of the Belgians.
London, - Jan. 9. The Daily Tele
graph, in an editorial referring to the
collections " being made in the United
States on behalf of the Belgian relief
fund, which is organizing in this coun
try, says:
"If there Is a generous hearted race
in either hemisphere it is the Ameri
can. They pride .themselves before
the world on being the most business
like people on earth. Perhaps they
are. but ' they are certainly, though
they sometimes affect to doubt it,
the most sentimental. They are full
of sensibility; their emotions are easily
played upon and excited. If an Idea
touches ' them in a tender - spot ' they
give in at once and they translate it
into action, with as much vigor as if
there were big money in it, when as a
matter of fact, the only money in it is
what they have to find in order to in
dulge their emotions.
"Take, for example,, the Christmas
ship Jason, which recently crossed the
Atlantic .bearing the most curious
freight which was ever packed on
board a ship of war a cargo of toys
for orphan children who have lost
their fathers in war. That good fairy
inspiration might have occurred to
Hans Anderson, but only America
could carry it out on & scale large i
enough to provide -with a Christmas
toy . every child In Great Britain.
Franca, Belgium, Germany, Austria,
Servia and Russia whose father has
been killed in the war." . .
The 'Telegraph siso -pays a high
tribute to 'The work which Americana
have done for Belgian people, and de
clares that but for the good offices of
the American minister in Brussels and
the energies of. the American relief
committee it is difficult to see how
the unfortunate Belgians who have
remained in- theiiv native land could
survive the winterT
Prince Henry May
Rule German Fleet
Called to a Xrtng Oonferaaoe With the
Kaiser; to BiscntM Beoent Bald by
British Aviators on Cunhaven,
London, Jan. .9.- A Berlin dispatch
received by the Exchange Telegraph
company by way of -Th Hague says
that the German emperor - summoned
Prfnce Henry of Prussia, to his head
quarters to confer' with ! him and Ad
miral von Tirpitz, minister. of marine,
on the British raid on Cuxhaven. The
conference lasted, several hours, the
prince returning to ,Klel by special
train.
' It is believed in Germany, the dis
patch adds, that Prince Henry Is to re
ceive' supreme command of the battle
ship lleet..
! ' ! . 4-Photogrsphs copyright by The International News Service.
where the- wife of the shopkeeper
Sees Her Husband
- With Kingls Help
Prencn Bride Wins Her Way to Xlnr
Albert's Presence and Zs Met There
by Bar Husband.
Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 9. The
Lausanne Gazette tells the story' of
Low a young Parisian woman, recently
married to a French, artillery officer;
won her way to her husband's side nt
the front in Flanders. ..She first tried
to obtain a pass of the French authorl-1
ties, i Failing In this she traveled in1
a peasant's country cart for several;
days to the Belgian headquarters. She;
met with a polite reception and a po-j
lite refusal. .- -. ;
A tall officer looked up from a map:
he was . studying and intervened.
"Madame," he said, "a Frenchwoman
could not have undertaken such a voy
age for nothing." He took up the tele-'
phone and after conversing a moment!
over the wire said: "Your husband will,
be here soon." He ordered that 16dg;
lng be found for the young woman,;
who thanked the "tall, kind orncer-;
and warmly shook both his hands.
Two hours later her ' husband,
puzzled at his recall from the trenches,
was astonished to find himself In the
embrace of his young wife. Both were
further eurprised to learn that it waa
the king of the Belgians who had ar
ranged the meeting. J" !
Makes Big Shell to '
Burn and Suffocate
John ' Hays Hammond Invents Missile
That Spreads White-Hot Holten
Steel When Zt Strikes.
Gloucester, Mass, Jau. 9. A new
type of projectile which would scatter
awhlte-hot mixture of molten steel
over the object of attack, and-at; the
same time permeate the atmosphere
with a deadly gas wlilcOi would ..make
it imposstbie for fire fighters to ap
proach, has been invented by John
Hays Hammond Jr.. according to. a
statement made ry tne inventor.
The new, missile 'may soon appear
in the European war, as some of the
belligerent nations are negotiating for
Its purchase, he said. The United
States government at present Is con
ducting experiments with the new pro
jectile at Sandy Hook, he added.
The missile is designed ror use in
siege; guns as an aid in destroying
towns and dirigible balloons.
- Mr, Hammond explained that the
projectile carries an aluminothermic
mixture which, five seconds after the
projectile is discharged, turns the steel
Inside to a , white-hot mixture at a
temperature ' of ! 5400 degrees Fahren
heit..! r -V
When the projectile hits the target,
the inventor said, it explodes, its white
hot contents setting fire to whatever
irlflammable 'material it strikes. To
avoid the possibility of anyone in the
locality quenching the v flames.! . Mr,
Hammond said, he had equipped the
projectile with a chamber filled wUh
hydrocyanic acid, the fumes of which
are deadly. , : - -r.
'..Norway's Ixian in Demand.
Christiana, Jan." 9. It is announced
that $1Q,8W.000 of the new Norwegian
I loan 5 has been subscribed, of which
$6,319,000 was raised heee. ;
was killed.
EXPERTS SAY ALLIES
PLAN TO AWAIT HELP
OF BIG BRITISH ARMY
.
With Vast Force in Field
Next Spring, Determined
Turning Move Is Expected,
London, Jan. 9.-' Milltsry critics are
beginning to doubt whether any deter
mined effort to turn the Germans cut
of France and Belgium will be made
before spring. Recently many observ
ers jumped to the conclusion, because
of isolated thrusts by General Joffre,
that the French and their allies were
beginning a grand movement forward.
The best informed students in London
rejected this view. They held that
the liveliness In the west is merely to
remind, the Germans that Immediate
advantage would be taken of any heavy
withdrawal of their troops to the east
In Competent quarters the fact ap--pears
to be accepted that the Oermtn
position in France and Belgium is too
strong to yield to a frontal attack,
however dogged. J"he Germans them
selves are regarded as having taught
this lesson by their fruitless sacrifices
tn the movement toward Calais. .,
What, then. Is the outlook? Practi
cally what it has been 'from the start
The policy Is' to hold great German
forces in the west while the Russians
develop their campaign and while Lord
Kitchener trains and- augments his
large army. - ,
With the advent of spring this army
will , take the field, and even then a
frontal attack Is not likely to be a
characteristic feature of the allies'
plan. .A frontal attack there will be,
but only coincidental ly with a'turning
movement along the . Belgian 7 coast,
made possible by the cooperation of
British warships. If Germany con
trolled the sea It would undoubtedly
have adopted such tactics long before
this In the) attempt to seize the south
ern littoral of the Straits of Dover. In
the existing circumstances all possi
billty of Germany executing a sue
cessf ul 'flank action is believed ? to
have disappeared.
Lacking this power, such effective
frontal attacks as Germany delivers
are considered here of little value,
since the part of the front thrown for
ward is at once threatened both
flanks by those - parts of tha allies'
lines which hold-firm.
RENAUD WINS PROMOTION
Paris, Jan. 9.- Maurice Renaud.' the
noted baritone- who enlisted, although
he is S3 years of . age, is about to he
promoted to the rank of sublieutenant
for .bravery under fire. Reflaud re
ently took part, in an improvised con.
cert In " a church in A Lorraine town
which had Just been evacuated by the
Germans. Although the roof had been
a lmost . destroyed by shell fire i the
organ ; remained. A soldier priest of
ficiated and Bousquet, a well known
writer of revues, played th organ.
J Renaud sang. the ."Evening Star song
I from 'Tannhauser" with tha French
words substituted for those, of Wag-
ner. - -l .
Allied Countries, Possibly Acting With
Italy, Expected to Be a Blgr '
JPactor la War.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. I (Via London,
Jan. 9). It is authentically announced .;
that the efforts of M. Radeff, the Bui-
garlan minister In Bucharest, have v
been crowned with success, : What can V;
bo stated positively at present is that
the cabinets of the two countries have ;
made a general agreement by which
the national interests of each are "
guaranteed, and that Roumanla" has ft
manifested a wonderfully conciliatory ?
spirit toward Bulgaria. -i;
The new understanding waa . due "
largely to the Initiative of Roumanla;
As already announced, Roumanla cedes
back to Bulgaria nearly the whole of .
the territory wrested from, it hy the
treaty of Bucharest after the second '
Balkan war. The news has aroused
the friendliest feeling here toward the -
Roumanians, for whom the Bulgarians 4:
have always cherished esteem and .
gratitude up to the time of the Buch
arest convention.
. Iiate Xing Opposed Invasion.
The late King Charles of Roumanla
was a staunch adherent to the Idea of
alliance between his country and Bul
garia, as he believed that such a pol
icy would be the only guaranty of the
Independence of the two. states. He
and his wife, the charming poet. Car-
men byiva, were opposed to. the last
to the invasion of Bulgaria by tho
Roumanian forces.
It is believed that f.ie late king'
nephew, Ferdinand, now king. Is Im
bued with the same idea that -the
friendship of a nation is worth more
than a nieca nf tnrrltnrtr am
remarked by the late king In a let-"
ter to Alexander II of Russia.
An alliance or even ah entente be
tween Roumanla and Bulgaria - will
prove a powerful f actorj not only ; in
the Balkans, but In all Europe. Even
today united Bulgaria and Roumanla
with the cooperation ! of Italy may
play a great role in the terrible Eu-"
ropean conflict,, and poisibly may clear '
the way for peace. Iti such an event
neither Russia nor Austria would dare
to encroach on the territory of the al
lied Balkan states.
Wedding' May Be Added Tie.
la connection with this hanov turn
of affairs it is reported that thero is 4
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a. Diivua.utiit.jf wiai iiaumuw ana .Bul
garia will be drawn into closer ties
of friendship by a royal marriage. - It
is said that Princess Elizabeth of Rou
manla, who has rejected more than one'
suitor, has formed a high opinion of
Prince Boris, heir to the Bulgarian
throne. Nothing more fortunate for
both countries than such a union
could be wished.
The return to Bulgaria of territory
taken by Roumanla aftr the send
Balkan war and the friendly senti
ments now expressed for each othr
by Roumanians and Bulgarians appiir.,
ently mark a triumph of Russian di
plomacy. Russia and Britain have
been working persistently to hold Bul
garia away from Germany and Aus
tria,' toward which countries -it was
strongly Inclined at the beginning of
the war by reason of its grievances
growing out of the second Balkan war,
for whWh It blamed Russia In large;
measureT"The intimation In tho fore
going dispatch that Roumanla and Bul
garia may presently enter the wa in
connection with Italy harmonises with
hints already thrown out from Rome
and from other quarters '
U. S- Help in War.
Pleases the Pope
Assistance Oiven to Belgians Called
the One Bedeemiag restore la tha
Contest So Tar,
Rome, Jan. 9. Pope Benedict re
peatedly has expressed the highest ad
miration for the great assistance given
by America to Belgium, and has called
it one of the few redeeming1 features of
the war. He wished publlcJy , to ex
press his gratitude, but refrained from
doing so because of the strictly neutral
attitude of the Vatican 'and also be
cause separate praise of America
might appear like a reproach to other
nations. -
The pontiff has informed Cardinal
Falcon lo, whom he considers an Amer
ican citizen, that he wishes the card I- ,
nal to convey to the Americans an ex- ?
presslon of his sentiments in this mat
ter, and that he hopes eventually to
promulgate his acknowledgments officially.-
. - . - - .
Three Messudyeh
Survivors to Die
Turks and Germans Tried for Permit
ting BritisbHaval Exploit That Ef
fected Big Battleship's Instruction, "
Iondon, Jan. .-The iJally News
nrreiiwndent at Athens telegraphs:
'Twenty Tnrkub and JJSuGerman of-'
fleers belonging THtove roris or tne
Dardanelles and the destroyers t a -tioned
in the waterway have beea
court martlaled for their responsibly ty
In permitting the destruction of the
Turkish battleship - Messudyeh by a
British submarine. .
Three of them have been sentenred
to death and 17, including some Ger
mans, ; hava been Imprisoned. . The
court was composed of high Ottoman '
and German officers." '
VISIT WOUNDED AT FRONT
London, Jan. 9. The British Red
Cross has extended Itw activity to the
financing of .trips to the. front for
relatives of men lying.. erlouly
wounded in field or advance base hos
pjtals. For the'present the privllew
I restricted to. one relative for eacti
patient and the seriousness of the pa
tient's case must be properly certified
by the army medical corps .