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Russian Check Has Short Life
German Drive Being. Renewed Af
ter Short Delay Bulgars Repulse
Russians on Rumanian Front
German Raids on Somme Repulsed.
LONDON', Dec. 4. Field Marshal
Von Mackensen's drive against
Bucharest from the southwest and
.fi-outli Is again in full swing. Its
'stoppaKc by the itusso-Ftiimanian of
fensive in this sector, reported yes
terday, was evidently only tempor
ary, for Petrosrad today announces
.occupation of Gradichtea by the Teu
tonic forces, Cradichtea is on the
Bucharest railroad lino directly south
of Bucharest and Its capture places
Von Mackensen's advance within a
scant 12 miles of the capital.
On the northwest the Rumanians
arc also falling back under General
Von Falkenhayn's pressure. They are
reported on the retreat in the I'ltisli-li-Kruovisa
sector imtklnK a virtual
closing In ot the drive from the
mountain passes.
Serbians Itenew Advance.
The Serbians have renewed their
successful advance in Macedonia.
k capturing a height north of Grun
' Ishto and driving the Bulgarians in
the direction of Stravlna, four miles
to the northeast, according to the
French war office statement today.
Desperate battles have been In pro
gress for some days In this region,
which lies beyond tho Cerna river,
cast of Monastlr. Ilerlln yesterday
declared that the hill positions near
Grunishte were still firmly in the
hands of the Germano-Dulgnrlun
forces,, , .
PIOTROOnAD, Dec. 4. The war
orrice announces that tho Teutonic
forces have occupied the village of
Gradlchtea, south of Bucharest. Osti
nate fighting Is proceeding between
Alexandria and Bucharest,
Gradishtea Is 12 miles south of
Bucharest.
On Hunuiniun Front.
SOFIA Dec. 3, via London, Dec.
4. Desperate fighting on the Ru
manian front in which the Bulgarians
repulsed seven attacks made by (he
Russians is reported In the official
statement Issued by the war office
today. Two tanks are said to have
been destroyed and a third to have
fallen into the hands of Turkish
troops.
PARIS, Dec. 4. Serbian troops
have captured a hill north of Grun
ishte, on the Macedonian front, east
or the Cerna river bend, the war of
fices announces.
The communication follows:
'"At a point to tho east or the Rivor
Cerna on December 3, Serbian forces
occupied a height north or Grunishte.
The enemy, was driven' back in dis
order upon Stravina.
"There has been nothing to report
from the remainder of this front."
Germans Make- lbtids.
PARIS, Dec. 4. Two German
raids on small French posts in the
gion of Barleux on the Somme front
vtYro repulsed easily last night, It
(Continued on Page Three.)
WASHINGTON', Dec. 4. The do
part men t of justice today n.-ked the
supreme court to dismiss nnti-tru-t
prosecutions instituted In-fore the
Kuropenn war n-'iiinst HritUh ami
'ermnn steam-hip lines fur nllcscd
combinations in trans-Atlantic and
South American shippimr, now dis
dved hv the wnr. New York federal
courts held that the suit; lirmiulit
n-.-ninst the Aincricnn-AMntic Steam
ship company, the Prince Line, Ltd..
1 mil F. (lerliard, Francis J. Zimuicr
'nan and others, should be lifiiisl'urm
ed hv (10 wnr "in(0 nn autopsy in-
ftciKl of a determination of live l
'iii's." The eovcriimcnt nskod the
rij-ht to renew prosecutions should
the allcired combinations be re-timed
when pence comes.
ASK DISMISSAL OF
ANTI-TRUST CASES WILSON GIVEN BIG
i RIAinniTV IM IITAU
British War Lord in House of Com
mons Implicates Constantine and
Government Situation Considered
as Grave Order Has Been Re
stored in Athens.
I.ONIION', Dec. 4.-In the house of
commons today Lord Kohcrl Cecil,
war trade mini-drr, said the l!ritih
government considered Kim; Con
stantine and his government to have
been involved in the events at Ath
ens ami Hint the British government,
in conjunction with its allies, would
tal.o immediate steps to brinr about
a radical solution of the iiicliuu
which hail arisen.
'flic situation in wreeee. said Lord
Uobert. was one of extreme gravity.
Despite formal and repeated assur
ances of til-- Greek kin-; and govern
ment that no disturbance would be
permitted, a most treacherous and
unprovoked ulinck was made on the
entente allies' detachment lauded by
the French admiral on Friday. Many
casualties had resulted, ' but a full
account had not yet been received.
The British jrovernment, Lord Rob
erts said, carried the responsibility of
the Greek kins and Great Britain was
onsiderim; in conjunction with her
allies immediate steps to secure a
radical solution of the situation
which had arisen.
The feelins against King Constan
tine, who is charged with having done
everything jiossible to embarrass the
allies, has been growing here, anil de
mands that some steps be taken to
check his activities have become more
insistent. Some circles have cri'dilcd
the foYtriimchl Willi prolecting him
because of his relation to members of
the British and Russian royal houses.
An unfavorable impression has
been created also by the report that
Kim: Constantino had recalled nil his
pro-German advisers to Athens and
while the news has been rather mea
ner, there has been a tendency to be
lieve that the allies had suffered a
rebuff.
Athens Is Quiet.
l.ON'IKIN, Dec. 4. Order has been
slorcd in Athens and all Chilians
and soldiers off duty are being dis
armed, according to a semi-official
statement issued at Alliens yesterday
afternoon. This statement, as for
warded by Heater's correspondent, is
as follows:
'Last night was perfectly nniet.
No incident occurred. Today the city
is resuming its normal aspect.
"By order of the commander of the
garrison ot Alliens, all civilians anil
soldiers off duty arc being disarmed.
The departure of the French detach
ment from the capital is following the
consent of the Hellenic government to
hand over six batteries o Vice-Admiral
Hit Foiirnet. A committee of
Greek and French olliecrs is investi
gating the reasons why Greek troops
canie In hlo'.vs with the allies, despite
direct orders to the contrary."
The first shots, which-stni-ted the
liL'hling in Athens on Friday, arc
-aid in nn Athens dispatch to the
Star to have been fired hv a reserv
ist who enrolled only on Thursday.
('recks Held Innocent.
BF.WI.IN', Dec 4. The German
eminent does not consider that
SM.T LAKE CITY. I'tah.. Dec. 4
The official canvass of votes cast In
the presidential election follows:
Wilson, democrat, St.Ui'j; Hughes
renulillcan. 51. loo.
Senate: Kins, democrat, Sfi.sfi.l;
Sutherland republican, fifi.ssj.
Governor: Bamberger, democrat.
Td.xiiS; Morris, republican. r!).u22.
Congress: First district. Milton II
Welling, democrat. 40.0:!.'.; T. C
Hovt. republican. 2 ft . f i 2 ; Daniel
Konold. socialist, 2.1:; 1 .
Second district: James II. Mays
democrat. ::H,M7: Charles R. Mabcry.
republican. S.77V Murray K. King.
soviulislli, 2,1 IU.
MH imil! Ill UIHII
Ambitious Program May Necessitate
Addition to Estimates Before Con
gress Ten Million for Army Pay
rollMillion for Protection of the
Canal Zone.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 4. Ksti-
mates for niaintniiiiug and strength-
ning the army and navy during the
fiscal year 1018 indicate that con
gress will he asked Ibis winter to pro
vide almiit ifKIIO.UUU.Om) for that pur
pose. 'I'he total of estimates already sub
mitted and made public today when
ongress enlivened is $757,"iB4,.t)t) to
cover the military activities ot both
lenarlments. Statements made by
navv officials to the house naval
ommittee. now considering that bill,
have foreshadowed, however, large
supplementary estimates to be sub
mitted later, and a similar situation
exists at the war department. The
preliminary estimate for the army is
.t:i7H,174,.'ili.''i, an increase of about
$711,1111(1,1111(1 over the amount appro
priated for 1!H7. 'I'he navy total is
$117!), l.", Till. Panama canal forti
fications will take .-ti.,:i."i8,:i00. an in
crease of about .piion.nnn.
Ten Million for 1'njToll.
More than $10,000,000 of the army
increase will go into the pnvment ot
regulars, national guardsmen and
members of the reserve. A total of
$07, 704, Oil.") is sought under the pay
item and the estimates show that the
number of privates provided, for un-
ler this section is 2."8,jil4. Of that
total, 01,270 would be in the regular
rvicc and lllllll.) in the national
guard.
Provision is also made for the
payment of 2."), 0011 -members of the
regular enlisled reserve and for full
rate pnment of these men for fif
teen days' field training during the
year, 'file provision for payment, of
reserve officers is .fl!, 151,081!, and
that for paying national guard offi
cios .f.'l,:i0li.04O.
Another $2,000,000 of the increase
will go to the aviation section.
Money for Cmml Iefense.
A separate item submitted, it is
tatcd, at the rerjiiest of the navy de
partment in the Panama canal esti
mates, i.s 2."i0,000 for the establish
ment of an aviation slation in the
zone.
For the protection of the canal it
is shown that $780,000 is to be ex-IM-nded
for armored ears and loco
motives, searchlights and other
quipment for the mobile troops
which army officials have declared
must be ready to repel an. attack In
land. In round figures, an additional
$1:1,000,000 will he spent for the
training and equipment of (he na
tional guard, and $10,000,000 more
than the 1017 appropriations for re
serve stores of ammunition, guns,
rifles and field artillery. A million
nddituMi.'tl is- asked for armored mo
tor ears, $l.."i00.000 additional for
civilian training camps, and $..,000,-
(Continued on Page Two.)
WITH MURDERIIS
E
THOMPSON KAI.I.S, Monl.. Dec.
4. ---Miss Kdilli Colby, on trial here
charged wiih the murder of A. ('.
Thomas last September, was called
to the witness stand today and testi
tied that a coat which was introduc
ed as evidence was the gannent she
wore on the day she shot Thomas.
State's witnesses had testified that
she drew the revolver from a pocket
in the coat, although the garment was
shown today to be without pockets.
The dctcn-e then announced that its
ease was complete, and B. K.
Wheeler. sM.ciiil prosecutor, began
int roibieiug testimony in rebuttal.
Mrs. .). L. llartmau, wile of -the
county sheriff, and Miss F.llen Stin
son. a nurse, testified that from their
oh-ervatinn of Miss Colby in jail
that thev considered her sane.
LONIMIN, Dec. 4. Two Belgians
who have arrived at Sluiskill, Hol
land, from Ghent reMirt that there
was a revolt in Antwerp on November
:U, in which between 200 and 'MI0 in
habitants and many Gi-nnau soldiers
are said to have been killed, accord
ing to a Renter Amsterdam dispatch
today quoting n Sluiskill correspond
ent. The reported revolt' was due to
a call upon the inhabitants for work
in Germany.
AMSTKIiPAM, Dec. 4. The news
paper Les Nouvelles says the Ger
mans are beginning to reduce eonsid
erahly their requirements 11s to the
number of unemployed to be deported
from Belgium and that the greater
part of the men who presented them
selves at I.iege last week were sent
back to their homes. Only 11 few
men were taken from the surrounding
villages.
The newspaper adds that apparent
ly the protests of neutrals have be
gun to produce some effect. Invalids
and boys of lfi years who have re
turned to Ghent, Les Nouvelles says,
report they were forced to work on
trenches in the district of Solans,
and that their food was bad and
their frealiiient harsh.
ALLEN, FIGURE IN
SEATTLE SCANDAL
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 4. Percl
yal V. Allen, sorVg a term in the
King county jail for unlawfully liv
ing with Miss Anna Dunielsou of
Iowa, who died in convulsions July 15
in Allen's apartment In Seattle, es
caped this morning, along with Harry
Gardner, who Is said by the police to
be nationally known as a pickpocket.
The men were employed as trusties.
They tore down a partition between
a store room in which they were
working and tho office formerly
used by tho county treasurer, nnd
ran away. Allen, who professes to
be a physician, met Miss Daniclson,
a wealthy woman, on a steamer voy
age from San Francisco. Soon after
ward the couple began 4lvlng together
In an apartment. After the death ot
Miss Danlelson, her relatives sought
to prosecute Allen for murder, but
Seattle officials said there was In
sufficient evidence, and Allen was
prosecuted on a minor charge. After
Allen had been convicted and begun
to serve his term of one year In the
county jail, It was found that he and
Miss Danielson had been married in
Taeoma, and steps had been taken to
prosecute Allen for bigamy, ho hav
ing been already married.
OFF CANADA COASI
HALIFAX. X. S., Dec. 4. The Do
minion naval department has ordered
all vessels in Canadian waters to
carry only such lights as are abso
lutely Indispensable to safenavlga
tlon. It was announced today. 1'nof
ficially, it was said, the precautions
were due to the reported possibility
of German submarine operations on
the Atlantic coast.
The order, which again placed this
city In comparative darkness a few
days ago stated that "a real emer
gency does not exist."
EXPECTED 10 LIVE
r.VIOXTOWX. Pa., D'-c. 4. Frank
Calvin of Indianapolis, the automo
bile driver, who was Injured In the
races at the Fniontown speed-ay
Saturday afternoon, suffered a sink
ing spell at the hospital early today
afid phisicians said he coald not live
out the day. The other Injured were
so far recovered that all were dis
charged from Ihe hospital this niorn-iiU.
Statement Laid Before Congress by
Treasury Department Calls for
$1,268,715,834 for Running Gov
ernment, Increase Due in Part to
High Cost of Living.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 4.- F.stimates
of the expense of all branches of the
overnment for the fiscal year 181S,
for w hich Hie session of congress as
sembling today, must appropriate
funds, total I.2SG.7 1 5,s:i-l.
This sum is excluclve of $:'.25,355,-
S20 to be appropriated for the postal
service, which is expected to lie re
turned to the treasury by postal
revenue and a smidug fund appro
priation of JiiO.i st.ilOD tow ard the
public debt.
The total appropriations for the
fiscal year 1917 ending next June,
exclusive of these two items, were
$I,1SI. 151,517.
The Income. of some $s4.0(lil.OOO
represents the general trend of the
constantly increased cost of govern
ment, as well ns the increased cost of
living. Increases In compeni ation
and In numbers of employes are to be
found In the estimates of all branches
of the government and to meet that
tendenry administration officials
have attempted a policy of paring
down all proposals for new projects
with the exceptions of national de
fense, expenditures to meet the
growth of the country nnd the many
burdens thrust upon the United
States by tho war.
Ktsinuilcs Before Congi-ess.
The estlinntns laid beforo Congress
today by the treasury department fol
low:
Legislative $ Kl. 52 1.379
Executive liOS.370
Slate department 0,3 1 5, S4,
Treasury department.... 165.081,233
Independent offices .... S, 130,721
Dlst. of Columbia 17,SR5,02(!
War department 421,352,1 17
Panama canal 25,145,5(12
Navy department 3S2,4fi7,537
Interior department .... 210,101,412
Postoftlce dept 1.765,760
Dept. of Agriculture .... 43,331.907
Dept. of Commerce 10 737.15R
Dept. of Labor 4,000,607
Dept. of Justice Il.555.fl9r
Total $1,2CS,715,S34
Increases in Appropriations.
The greatest increases are of
course in the estimates for carrying
out the national policy of defense.
Where the war department's appro
priations for the current year were
$381.IS2,S02 It estimates this year
for $42 1, 352,1 17. The navy appro
priation, which was $3 1 5.0 1 3,7s 1 for
the current year, would, according to
estimate, be $3X2.497,5.'!".
An estimate of $12,230,356 for the
Indian bureau represents an increase
over current appropriations of
$1,262,712. This Includes the cost of
several projected irrigation plans.
The estimates of appropriations re
quired for Hie pension buronu at
(Continued on Page Two.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 All-year
excursion fares and summer lourist
rates from Chicago to San Francisco
were ordered by the inter-stale com
merce commission loday to be the
same whether by way of Seattle or
Portland, or by way of New Orleans
or Klpaso. Tiie northern fares now
are higher than the southern. The
railroads were given until February
15 to comply with the order.
SAN FRANCISCO, Doe. 4.Trnf
fic officials of th Southern Pacific
railroad paid todny'K order of the
inter-Ktato commerce coin mihnion,
making excursion nnd tourist rate
between Chhano and San Francisco
uniform whether by northern or
.southern routes, on thn face of it.
eliminates a seven dollar differential,
it has tout seven dollars more to go
by the northern routeH. Seattle,
Portland and Taeoma chambers of
commerce innumitated the fight for
uniform rnteB.
Premier Announces Approval of Re
construction by King George Ex
pectation in House of Commons
New Cabinet to Bring More Vigor
ous Handling of War Policy.
LONDON. Dec. 4. - The expecta
tion that an explanation of the cab
inet crisis and its solution would be
t'orlhcomiii when the house of com
mons met today was not realized.
Premier Asquiih .simply announced
King George had approved his pro
posal for reconstruction of the "ov
ernment which was forced by the de
mand of War Secretary l.lovd
Geopje and other ministers for 11
smaller war council will-, powers in
dependent of the cabinet.
The premier suggest ed thai the
house adjourn after today's business,
which was non-controversial, until
Thursday.
A statement made by Sir James
Henry Dalsc'd, liberal member of Kir
cahly Burghs, that the resignations
of all the ministers have been handed
to the premier was not denied. This
was taken as an indication that de
tails of the reconstruction had not
ye! been agreed upon.
Lloyd Geoi-ge was not present dur
ing the sitting, hut all the other prom
inent figures in the crisis appeared
and were cheered by their adherents
as they entered Ihe chamber,
Asqitlth Has Resignations.
Premier Asquiih stated Ihal the re
construclion. of the government 'in
volved no depai'ii.'n' in any shae or
form of the policy pursued since the
beginning of tiie war.
lie did nol deny that the resigna
tions of all the ministers were in bis
hands.
E EXPLOSI
Ni;" YOliK. Dim-. -I. Till -imin-.-sliipf.
Icliiun up in the Ku--iaii harbor
nf A rchiinyi'l i'crnl wnhs n!ro wit li
I lie Iu:-s of m i II it hi-, ul' dollnih in munition-;
mid other war supplies were
ik'lrnyp(t liy liunili; phiceil in lln
cjii''iio of tin ?-hip-- at their pin-: ul'
the !u.i Terminal coiitpaiiy in t In.
eity, it was clliiliied todiiy at poller
Iteadipiai rers by I lie com men-ia I
auenl lie re nf t he imperial Kti-Man
embay.
Aeeoniin lo Ihe official report of
the cxplo-ion from IN-trorail, 1U1
persons were killed ami (Ui7 hurl. Ac
cording to tin- (tcrman Oveiwjw
News aL!( iicy, -even steamers were
blown up inn! 'AT stni-rlio tt-.es were
razed.
This OiTman report said thai a
(iennan r-nhiaarinc ua-. l epoiiiblr,
having torpedoed (he Meamcr l!ar'n
I'lccini, ntie id' the -hips at anchor in
tin1 harbor. The report de-cribed tin
harbor a- le-i'inblim; a "btii'iiinu vnl
cano.'' The cxploicti occurred about No
vember tti, although both the date
and the riiviim-hiiire- us cabled fl'nln
vui inti- sources wen- inde! inite.
I.OXIlON. Dec. I.- The pa--auo of
the home ni'my bill caused a panic
lliroiiL'liotit Merlin la-l v.cek vjien it
was realized that women Would be
forced into the factories, according
Co nn Amsterdam dUpa'rh to lite Kx
cbnntie TeleiMnph company. The dis
patch says (hut there was a dcmoii
s ration nf Women, mostly servants
and wive of s(,hliers outside of
Chn riot 1 cubing low n half, who pro
tested ntraiiist Hie prm i-ion-i of (ln
inca-iiir- and demanded bread nml
two days leave for ail soldiers. The
women al-o demanded peace, the dis
patch y.
Flood of Bills and Resolutions Con
fronts Legislators Supply Bills
First Item on Program Demo
crats Claim Control of House
Will Hasten Railroad Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I. Congress
assembled promptly at noon today for
the short session, which will mark
the closing of President Wilson's
first term.
Witli a crowded program of legis
lation foremost in which is tho presi
dent's plan for railroad legislation.
senators and representatives settled
down to work as Speaker Clark and
Vico President Marshall brought
down the gavels.
Today's opening was marked by
the usual Hood o! bills and resolu-
lions, many of which aro expected to
die In commiltee wllh Hie congress
itself on March 4.
The energies of the administration
leaders were at once concentrated on
the passage of the big supply bills
necessary for conduct of tho govern
ment and upon tho limited program
of general legislation.
Ih'iuori-ut.s Claim House.
Speaker Clark declared the next
house, on the basis of tho last elec
tion, would show at least 216 demo
crats without Scully or New Jersey
or lleakes of Michigan. He conceded
2 13 lo Ihe republicans. Theso fig
ures do not include tho lmlnpondeut
group of four, which with tho two in
doubt muke u total of 435.
"We Jiavo the conlrol o thn house
without any doubt," he said.
Tile senate recessed until 3 o'clock
to convene for the swearing In of
three new members, Watson of In
diana, Fernald of Malun andvKlrby of
Arkansas. Au adjournment, until
noon tomorrow' as a mark of respectful-
the late Senator Clarke of Arkan
sas was next on the program.'
ltiislt Itallioa.l Hills. 4
WASHINGTON, Dec 4. When
eonj!;rcns re-convened today President
Wilson had tho assurances of Speaker
Clark und Representative Kitchin,
majority leader, that they would try
to hasten enactment of railroad le Ha
lation desired by Ihe administration.
I tot li expressed tiie opinion In u con
ference with tho president last night
that measures to supplement th
Adamson law could he passed in thei
short session, lint they asked the
president's Influence to eliminate the
usual two weeks Christ man holiday
recess.
Four bills, designed to touch tho
high cost of food were introduced to
day by Representative Fitzgerald of
New York. Two propu.se u food eni
hargo. One would regulate transpor
tation of cold storage foods and
another would regulate tho admis
Kion of farm products and manufac
turer! rooilst tiffs to the parcel post
and reduce the rates on food.
Snininaty of Day.
Opening day, jdxty-fourth congress,
second session:
Senate: Met at noon. Senators
Kern and Oallinger appointed com
mittee to wait on President Wilson
with house committee. Recessed at
11!: 12 p. in., until :i p. tu. to swear
in Kenators-Kleet Watson, Indiana;
Fernal. Maine, and Kerhy Arkansas
and then sojourn In memory of thu
late Senator Clarke of Arkansas.
House: Met at noon. Representa
tives Kitchin, Fitzuerald mid Mann
were appointed committee to wait on
President WHmmi with senate com
mittee. Cei'tesrnta( Ive FitzRerald In
troduced four bills, two proposing
foodstuffs embamo, and one to regu
late transportation of cold storage,
foods and another to regulate admis
sion of farm prod in In and manufac
tured fooilst ufts to piircel post.
Representative T. W. Harrison of Vir
gjni:i was sworn In. Recessed at
I -: p. in., until ;i p. m.
SHIP REPORTED SUNK
BROUGHT TO PORT
LONDON, Dec. I. --Uuyd's Ship
piiiif agency numniiiccs that the Itrit-i-h
steamship lv-jes ntd. pre iou-.lv
reported iuik by a sulu,arine, lui-4
been picked tip nl sea ml boriight to
llreM ,v n yoveniiiietit lu..
The Mtiknii: of the Fygesford was
reported by IJoyds on Decumber