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:a/ * ' . , , : ^ J - 4 ' - " , ' ' , • " : t ' : T ' r ' ' • ' - ' " , - • ' v • ' v f v i t m L r !• i a .?< m y Many Reasons Why New fashion Has Met With Such Geit- eralApprovai r ;-4- <*>•. ' f r - : / ' - MOW WORN WITH WARM CQAT :*,i\ Addition of Extra Qirment Removea practically Last Argument Against It--Designers Have Exhausted •v TWr Ingenuity in Devising £t»x A * - fects T|»at Will Please. * • * New York.--The one thing that ap- peals to the average woman concern- f lug the, strong incoming fashion of the . indoor gown, is that It can be made r from evening gowns that are not quite ;; la the present picture. All those who x , interested in the economics of dress have preached the loose tea -v gown for one's own home after six o'clock In the qtfternoon as a means of •Ci preserving one's other appare!; and rest assured, this Is the reason the \sk French use It, because they have no •• iU class jbo rich that it does not know thrift. j.';-- - You know by personal expedience >j, that wearing the skirt belonging to the .. tailored suit in the house after the coat has been removed, is just merely raining the suit; and dressing for din­ ner, which has become such a univer­ sal custom among nearly all classes of American life In the last six years, is too expensive a practice, for it means that one's evening gown suitable for someone else's dinner or a dance is used. A gracious compromise lies In ; the Indoor robe. Lacks Sufficient Warmth. The faflit found With It in recent •;( years has been that its flimsy quality ot V°eir nouaea, but a k«» uiot with eager approval «a this side of the water. One indoor gown Is of oxidised gray net, covered with steel paillettes, and it falls in a straight line from shoul­ ders well on \ the floor, where it folds about the feet front and back. There is a girdle at- the hips yf immense imitation rubles set In a composition that looks like old silver, with a huge crystal in front and long fringes that hang to the knees. The neck of this is cut in the difficult renaissance fash­ ion, and on each shoulder is an im­ mense imitation ruby to clasp the front and back together. Over this, purely for the sake of riotous color, is a long, full coat that might be a Doge's mantle, or ruby red chiffon velvet, the same on both sides, and bordered with dark gray fur. Oriental Effect. Another tea gown is oriental, with full trousers of silver net that are caught In at the ankles, a tunic of gauze that is girdled with old silver, an imitation1 turquoise, and a long coat of king's blue velvet lined with deep pink satin and trimmed with ermine. Still another indoor gown that has been brought over by the designers is of orange yellow chiffon, girdled high at the waist with gold and pearls, with a sweeping, imperial cape of yellow and gold brocade, ending In a long train; it is lined with pale blue Velvet and broad bands of black seal hold it down on the shoulders. The enthusiastic fashion for wear­ ing Indoor robes has brought about the introduction of brilliant bloustes that are worn to all indoor affairs and which may be concocted to pvrt in com­ bination with a separate skirt for Con­ stant usage at night in one's own house. These blouses hang limply from the shoulders, they are usually made of chiffon or panne velvet and always in a gorgeous color. The belt, which is placed at the normal waist­ line, is an extravagant affair of col­ ored crystal or bullion or any other bit of decoration that recalls the art of other days. There has been a dipping Into old Aztec designs for clothes worn in the %y*: TjT . FRENCH INDOOR ROBES, SUBSTITUTE FOR EVENING GOWNS. One--Tea gown with tunic of silver over trousers that fasten at the ankle, with blue velvet coat trimmed with bands of ermine. Two--Gown of orange yellow chiffon, with cape of yellow and gold brocade trimmed with bands of black. / makes it too chilly for all houses, al­ though overheating of American rooms Is the rule Instead of the incident. This tronble has been qffset by the new fashion which calls for a warm coat as a part of the tea gown. It is a wise procedure first to find out bow these remarkably attractive new clothes are made and then, if not able to buy them at fountain-head, to look over the evening gowns and gaudy ma­ terials that one may possess and see If one or two such' robes cannot be fashioned. The appearance of these two gowns may be divided into two parts, the medieval and the empire. They s#lrl and silnk and reveal the figure, and they glow with color. J Pictorial Gowns for the House. A fcT, t«e HifflSt original indoor ®»*vns worn • by individuals have been imported from a famous studio in Venice. Importers have searched Italy for unique creations in fifteenth century styles, and old Italian pictures have been copied in richly colored vel­ vets, furs and complex motifs.of col­ ored crystals. The addition of the warm jacket to the Indoor robe Is a French concep­ tion because of the eternal chilliness SMART TOUCHES THAT COUNT Fit of the Cuffs Is a Matter Worthy of " Attfjjtion--Appearance ©f Boots Depends on Cars. : *Ws year the fit of the cuffs has much to do with the* smartness of the costumes. The long, tight cuffs are meant to fit really snugly about the wrist. So if you buy a ready-made frock with long cuffs that do not fit, have it remodeled to fit snugly and neatly. Then fit It with buttons, hooks and eyes or snap fasteners so that the aleeves may be taken on and off. Much to milady's gratification, smart white kid boots, which are so fashion­ able today, are washable, just as the gloves she may scrub with pure white soap and war mwater. Before going to bed she puts shoe tre^i in her boots and bathes rheui, and in the morniu, presto, behold, they are spotless dki fresh as n£w. ^ The fashionable materials--georgette Chiffon, crepe de chine, pussy willow, falll# and lusterless taffeta--all are ap­ plicable, as well as hand embroidery in dy'i -fllks and dull jet beads. Mourn- •: v?. street and in the house, but the Na­ poleonic era Is also productive of much that Is desired. Typical of Blouse Styles. One such blouse gives a good idea of what all the others are. It is of brilliant green chiffon, dropped'over thin yellow satin, and hangs in loose folds to the- hips, with the immense cape collar that Is low in front and has Its edges embroidered in black. It is fastened In front with square cut jet buttons, and the belt is made of four loose strands of jet beads held In place by unusually large black and white Na­ poleonic cameos. This is worn with a black velvet skirt. If a woman wants to adopt it for the house, it will bring any black skirt into the highlight of smartness. Modeled ©B-Old-Styles All the straws show the tendency toward 1812 and 1830 in street clothes, borrowed from the men and not the women. One of Lhe smartest new bluu cheviots made for the south ftas a coat that looks like a daguerreotype, with its full peplum, its immense pockets, its tightly buttoned waist, flaring revers, and shawl collar that rises to the hair in back. (Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspa­ per Syndicate.) ing crepe appears as trimming, also much hemstitching and combinations and sheer and heavy fabrics add to the chic of many of these waists. New Neckwear. The neck line is like the waistline, no longer a stationary thing. From Paris comes a high collar of black taf­ feta tied in the back with a flaring bow which falls over a circular collar of white organdie--the whole a fetch­ ing little affair which is especially be­ coming, to the tall, slender woman. High collars are not easy to wear, bat they are smart. Chenille Fringed Negligee. Deep chenille fringe edges the large shawl collar and wide Japanese sleeves of a simple, loose-hanging neg­ ligee of French rose chiffon velvet, the fringe matching perfectly. Black Velvet and Ermine One of the newest black chiffon vel­ vet frocks is made with a high empire waist and long sleeves. Its only deco­ ration is a narrow roll of ermine to outline the round low-cut neck. TROOPS SENT HOME ILLINOIS, INDIANA, WISCONSIN, MoHENRY PI^NBEALER, McHEXRY, >5 IOWA AND MICHIGAN MtUTIA# MEN RELEASED. SENT BACK Z&i . FOR i, ' HOLIDAYS Action O? €teneral Funston Was Result •f General Order Issued by War , Department--75,000 to Re- rttain on Bortfer.. ,, _______ •' ^ " Chicago, Dec. 20^--Geheraf' on Monday designated 16,000 troops now in service on the Mexican border to be returned to the states from whleh they were sent in July. The Seventh regiment of Infantry of Illinois vvaa among the troops ordered home. The action of General Funston -*aa the result of a general order issued in the war department recently. The remainder of the troops making up the 16,000 are composed of regi­ ments from Pennsylvania. Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Maryland, Nebraska, I6wa, New York, Wisconsin, Virginia and Minnesota. It is said that all th£ designated units will have started home by January 7 at the latest. . Washington, Dec. 20.--It was official­ ly stated at the war department that •the order for the return of 16,000 Na­ tional Guardsmen for muster out of the federal service was not to be con­ strued as foreshadowing a movement out of Mexico by General Pershing's column. Officials also explained (hat a force of 75,000 guardsmen would be maintained on the border. ^^CONSCRIPTED AGAIN MANY POSTMASTERS NAMED. •malt Olflcm In Middle Wert Filled hy Wilson, But Big Places Are Untouched. Washington, Dec. 20.--President Wil­ son sent to the senate on Monday a long list of nominations for postmas­ ters in many states. Most of these ap­ pointees have been selected since the November elections. No big post office was included in the list. ̂ These postmasters were selected at mfd-West post offices: Illinois--Traverse R. Wright, Sea- ton; William F. Peterson, Browns- town; Charles P. Itegan, Capron; Po- lona S. Callaway, Tallula; Theodore J. Schweer, Beardstown; J. D. Downer, Downers Grove; Philip Ma her. Elm- wood; Hugh Hall, Litchfield; Alta A, Rose, Atwood; James H. Splker, Bush- nell; P. H. Langan, Odell; Anthony tt. Gorman, Raymond; Andrew J. Glllog- ly, Sldell. 1 , Indiana--.Jennette R. Wlnkelmann. Austin; Silas R. Chartey, Bryant; Har­ vey R. Mills, Camden; Everett M. Stroud, Carmel; George W. Stout, Hamilton; Claude L. Carpenter, Pleas­ ant Lake; Lawson Lamastfer, Sellers- burg; John D. Holland, Waveland; Lota Fern Dolan, Avilla; John A. Jen­ nings, Rome City; Mary L. Sage, Mil- roy; Frederick J. Werner, Orland; Ja­ son W« Clark, Rossville. Iowa--Harold I. Kelley, Early; Ed­ ward F. McGorrlsk, Arnold's Park; Eu­ gene Reardon, Auburn; Henry W. Pit- stick, Boyden; Enuna O. Wellermeyer, Harris; Estfcy C. Buggs, Hornlck; Harry E. Erlckson, Linn' drove; Charles E. Perdue, Plerson. Michigan--A. Thorhe Swift! Harbor Springs; Ira* D. Black, Camden ; Ger­ trude A.» Enlow, Covert; George M. Dokey, Jr., iieulah; lyscaville E. Pat; terson. Edwardsburg; Herman W. Reinecke, New Baltimore; Eva A. Wurzburg, Northport; L. Roes Adam- son, Rudyard. Wisconsin--Victor E. Layer, Adams; William A de Smidt, Cedar Grove; Theresa Helnen, Random Latfe; Mark V. Murphy, Bear Creek; J. B, Dennis, Downing. • i V:/r we m£H(nts i»l1 ADVANCE AT VERDUN PARIS REPORTS CAPTURE OF 7,500 ^ GERMANS NORTH OF FORT DOUAU ONT. U. S. DIVER WRECKED TWENTY-SIX SAILORS RESCUED FROM THE H-3. Submarine Goes Aground Near Hum­ boldt Bay, Cal.--Crew Face Death by Suffocation. Etireka, Caln Dec. 16.--Five of, the crew of the United States submarine H-3, which bad been pouqding In the surf north of here since dawn Thurs­ day, with '26 men Imprisoned lu it, were brought ashore on a breeches- buoy. A short time after the remain­ ing 21, including the two officers, were rescued by the same means. In a dense fog the H-3 struck a sand pit 300 yards off shore, just out­ side the entrance to Humboldt bay, while cruising down the coast from Puget sound on its way to the Mare island navy yard in Sah Francisco bay. It was accompanied by the U. 8. S. Cheyenne and the submarines H-l and H-2. Officers of the Cheyenne said they believed that the accident was caused by the euglnes of the H-3 becoming disabled. All day long, until the sea swept the ffall little craft farther beachward to a steadier position, the men of the H-3, bottled up In the hull, were rat­ tled around like nuts in a barrel. A line wus finally made fast to the H-3 when one of the crew crept out on deck, snatching the line aa tt tell across the bow. i* j# ^ POISON KILLS 3 CONVICTS ARCHB0L0 LEFT 5100,000,000 Widow and Tltree Children Get All Vast Estate and Are Named, as Executors. New York, Dec. 20.--The will of the late John D. Archbold, Standard Oil magnate, who died at his summer home at Tarrytown, December 4, was filed on Monday. For a document dispos­ ing of so large an estate, estimated at about $100,()00,t)00, the will is the shortest ever placed on record here. The bequests are made in 231 words. Mr. Archbold leaves the entire estate to his immediate family, consisting of his widow, two daughters and a son. He nijjde no_beQl'ests to charity. He named his wife and children as execu tors of the will. Prisoners at Joliet Penitentiary Ex­ tracted Wood Alcohol From Products Used in Shops. Joliet, 111., Dee. 1ft.--Warden Michael Zlmmer of the Jollet penitentiary said the six convicts who survived the wood alcohol debauch on Saturday,, which killed four men would recover. It was thought,'tliree probably would die, but drastic measures have counter­ acted the poison. Prlsou "moonshinfng," by which con­ victs extrfact alcohol by strange chem­ ical processes from drugs and products used In the shops behind the walls, en­ abled the men to obtain the alcohol from a shellac mixture. They believed the poison tn be grain alcohol and drunk it in an effort to forget the bitterness of prison life iu the false joys of inebriety. The dead: Alexander Archer, Iroquolse county, fifth term for robbery; Martin Harris, Cook county, serving two $Tears for a serious offense; Edward Williams, Cook county, serving fifth term for robbery; Frank Dawson, Grandy coun­ ty, oue to fourteen years for robbery. BRIAND WARNS FRANCE PREMIER COMMENTS ON PEACS PROPOSAL BY GERMANY. LOSS AD1MTTE0 fiY BERLIft Makes Address at Night Session Chamber of Deputies--Opposes Hasty Action. Parts, Dec. 15.--Premier Briand dur­ ing Wednesday night's session of the chamber of deputies delivered a speech on the German imperial chancellor's pdace prosposal. In which he warned the country to beware of France's ene­ mies. Ho added that France would not do less In the premises than the other members of the allied confer­ ence. The chamber passed a vote of cobfidence In the new government,'814 to 165. "I have the duty to place my coun­ try on guard against possible poison­ ing," said M. Rriand amid applause. "When a country arms Itself to the tealh, when it seizes meu everywhere in violation of the laws of nations and enforce^ labor upon them, I should be guilty if I did not cry out to my country, 'Look out; take care.' "I have the right, in the first place, to say to our enemies for the hun­ dredth time. The, blood is on your hands, not upon oursA Not that I doubt the clear-sightedness of my country, but in the face of these at­ tempts to spread dissension among the allies I exclaim, 'The French republic will not do less than the coAveution.'" "No one can say that I have ever been unduly optimistic," said M. Briand. "But today, however, more than ever, we must have the convic­ tion that victory is certain. "It is true that valorous Iloumanla has been forced to yield, and (t Is a sad event; but Its army, supported by that of Russi^, Will come into its own. As to the Question in the East, it Is Tar from being settled, and to­ morrow thefe will be a new front whioh will neutralize the enemies' forces." SENATE HONORS SAULSBURY Sylvia Pankhurst Is Fined. London, Dec. 20.--An outcome of the peace demonstration at the East In­ dia dock gates by Sylvia Pankhurst, the militant suffragette, and a num­ ber of her sympathizers, was the im­ position upon Miss Pankhurst • ot a sentence of 40 shilling^ fine. Wilson Celebrates Anniversary. Washington. Dec. 20.--The president and Mrs. Wilson on Monday celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a motor ride%a family dinner party and a visit to the moving pictures. It was their first visit to "the movies." 20 Injured on Trolley. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. *20.--A score of street car passengers were slightly Injured and many others were scratched and bruised when a trolley wire snapped and fell with a blinding flash on a loaded street car here. Allies' Losses 5,100,000. ^fjterlin (by wireless to Sayville, N. Y.), Dec. 20.--The losses of the French army to date have been 3.800,- 000 and of the British 1,300,000, ac­ cording to "comi>etent authority," says the Overseas News agency. Delaware Man Is Elected President Pro Tem. of the Upper Branch of Congress. Washington, Dec. 16.--Senator Wll- lard Saulsbury (Dem.) of Delaware was elected president pro tempore of the senate on Thursday, receiving 41 votes to 22 for Senator GalUnger (lit*}..) a»d 5 for Senator Clapp of Minnesota, the candidate of the Progressl ve-Republio- ans. U. S. WHEAT 639,886,000 BU. Crop Report Shows Decrease in Wheat and Increase in Com--Figures . an Other Grain* Washington, %Dec. 16.--Final esti­ mates of this year's production of the country's principal farm crops, an­ nounced by the department of agricul­ ture, are: Corn, 2,583,241,000 bushels, compared with 2,732.457,000, the 1910-14 aver­ age. Wheat 639,886.000 bushels, com­ pared with 728,225,000, the five-year average. Oats t.251,902,000 bushels, com­ pared with 1,157.961,000, the 1910-14 average. Barley 180,927,000, against 186,208,- 000. Rye, 4,383.000, against 37,568.000. General Nlvelle Delivers First Strain Against Kaiser's Foraes Since His . - Appointment to Supreme Command --Troops Advance in Waves. London, Dec. 18.--General Nivelle, Trance's man of action, has delivered his first stroke against the central powers since his appointment to su­ preme command. Dispatches from the Paris war office on Friday report an energetic offensive on the Verdun front, with impressive results. Berlin admits that in the new offensive the French have gained advantage on both sides of the River Meuse. Paris, Dec. 18, via London.--French troops in an advance north of Dounu- mont find between the Meuse and Woevre rivers captured more than 7,- 500 prisoners and several heavy guns, according to the French official com­ munication issued here on Friday. The advance was over a front, of ten kilo­ meters and to a depth of three kilo­ meters. Berlin, Dec. 18, by wireless.--French attacks delivered on the east bank of the Meuse in the Verdun region result­ ed In a gain of ground for them toward Louvremont and Hardaumont, the war office announced on Friday in a supple­ mentary statement. The engagement has not yet been concluded. The official statement reads: "On the east bank of the lleuse strong attacks by the French have been in progress. In which the enemy obtained advantage Ih the direction of Loirvremont and Hardaumont, The fighting has not yet been terminated." An earlier statement reads * "Western front, army group of the German csown prince--On the west bank of the Meuse the French tried three times In vain to regain by at­ tacks the trenches on Hill 304, south­ east of Malancourt, captured by us a short time ago. "East of the river, after strong ar­ tillery preparations extending far Into the terrain'behind the lines, they re­ peatedly launched attacks. The ad­ vance of the storming waves failed on Pepper Ridge under our defensive fire. The attack on the south slopes before Fort Hardaumont was unable to be de­ veloped under our destructive fire." GREECE GRANTS ALL DEMANDS Athens Dispatch Says Constantino Will Withdraw Troops From Thessaly. London, Dec. 18.--The Greek govern­ ment has accepted the ultimatum pre­ sented by the entente allies, says a dispatch from Athena to the Central News agency. Athens (via London), Dec. 18.--The demands of the entente allies present­ ed to the Greek government were in the uature of an ultimatum. All Greek troops are to be withdrawn from Thes­ saly, according to th# demands, and only a certain number of soldiers are to be concentrated In Poloponnesus. The demunds for reparation for the events of December 1 and 2, when fight­ ing took place between entente landing forces and Greek troops, are Jto bo for­ mulated later. WILSON APPROVES SENTENCE Cut Wires in Phone Strike. Toledo, O.. Dec. 15.--The Ohio State Telephone company announced that ejlnce the strike of its operators and linemen began three weeks ygo, 4.000 wires have ben cut by rioters, render­ ing that uumber of telephones useless. McLean Awarded Income on Estate. Washington, Dec. 19.--Edward Beale McLean will have the entire income from the estate left l>y his father and Is recognized as the sole head of two newspapers by an agreement reached out of court. Ship Eludes .Eight Submarines. New York, Dec. 19.--Eight enemy submarines, all of which were success­ fully eluded through warnings re­ ceived from patrol boats of the entente powers, imperiled the voyage of the Italian steamship Giuseppe Verdi. Mother and ChALBurrW Wayne, Mich., ec. SSl rhe bodies of Mrs. Frances Dedrosh' and her six- y«ar-old daughter Mary were taken from the smoking raiu? of t|w4r home. Mrs. Dedrosh returned tfisJifce house is jau effort to save the girl. f - Mlscha piman Hurt in Taxi. New York, Dee. 16.--Mlscha Elman, thj violinist, was inju-ed, although not seriously, when a taxicab in which he was riding collided with a street car. His scalp was cut tn two places by flying glass. , Allies Lose Many Veasels, Berlin. Dec. 16.--The destruction of the French cruiser SulTren brings the naval losses of the allies up to 192 vessel"* since the beginning of the war, it was announced through the Over­ seas News agency. President O. K.'s Punishment Given flew Mexico Militiamen for Fafl* orriir 3er#e oit Border.-- Washington, Dec. 15. -- President Wilson approved the action of army court-martial In sentencing Lewis O. Gardner of New Mexico militia to dishonorable discharge and a year in prison at hard labor, for failure to obey the federal call for border duty, but remitted the prison sentence be­ cause the case had ben pressed as a test. BUZEU CAPTURED BY TEUTONS Official Statement Says 4,000 Mora Prisoners Have Been Taken in Roumania. 1 1 I Berlin, Dec. 18.--Field Marshal von Mackensen^ army has captured the great railway center .of Buzeu, in northeastern Roumania, the German ,war office announced on Friday. Buzeu lies about sixty miles northeast of Bucharest and is considered one of the main gateways to the Roumanian prov­ ince of Moldavia. Three railroads converge there. The capture of 4,000 additional Rus- so-Roumanian prisoners by the Ninth army la reported In the official state­ ment. Pershing to Be Promoted. Washington, Dec. 18.--In acknowl­ edgement of his service In Mexico, President Wilson un Friday afternoon recommended the promotion of Brig. Gen. John Pershiny to ha * major generaL Would Reduce "Oleo" Tax. Washington, Dec. 18.--Another" high- cost-of-living measure--one to reduce the tax on oleomargarine from 10 cents a pound to 1 cent and to repeal the license tax on oleomargarine manufac­ turers--was Introduced in the house. TORPEDO BOAT GRILSE SAFE Canadian Craft. Believed Lost at Sea, Arrives at Northern Port Under Own i^ower. HaUfai, ^ t^rift^The Cana­ dian torpedo boat Grilse, formerly the American yacht Winchester, which was believed to have been lost with all hands off the coast In the storm Tues­ day night, came Into the hiirbor at Shelburne, 160 miles southeast of here, under Its own power. Six men.bers of its crew perished In the storm and a number of others were injured. The remainder. (Deluding all the officers, were reported safe. I*. BECKER AND WIFE, IfkNTS OF SOUTHERN ILLI- fcSl -'Vi* H0M§ MrED BY 'ASSASStltS Pair Distrurted Banks Since Failnra at Pekin and Kept Money Hidden fat House $3,000 Reported Missiay. P a s s e s ' o n T r a i l o f S l a y e r s * • • r - i f , Peoria, 111., Dec. 19.--John P. Beck­ er, one of the wealthiest farmers of southern Illinois, and his wife hava been murdered on their 3,000-acre fans near Mason City. Robbery was undoubtedly the mo> tive. The police know that the coupla had just received $3,000 rent money, which has disappeared. In addition, a large sum, said to have been hoaad$d for years by the couple, lias disap­ peared. Bloodhounds are on the trail of the murderer or murderers. The Beckers lost heaviiy some yeara ago in a bank failure at Pekin and since then have been known to all thl&r friends that they have distrusted banks , and have been boarding their money on the farm. The murderers set fire to the faral- house for the supposed purpose of making the crime appear an accident. But the trick failed, for the fire went out and the bodies were found with marks of violence.. Hundreds of farmers and amny sheriffs' deputies" from the country­ side have formed posses and ax# searching in all directions. fete# TEUTON PRISONERS IN tt. ---- Twenty-Five Arrive in San rinnriiji From Orient After Suffering "Ver- y ' itable Hell on Earth* ^ > Sun Francisco, Dec. 19.-- American steamship China, 27 days % J out of Hongkong, dropped anchor off Meigg's wharf before daylight, it had on board 25 Germans and Austriana who have been through what they de­ scribe as a "veritable heii on earth.* They are the Teutonic merchants of the Orient who were taken from fee China last March and held In cells and In prison camps under British officers as prisoners of war until their release was brought about by tbe American government. The leader of the party, W. V. Schuedter, president of Callowltz te Co., the great German trading firm of the Orient, told the story of their horrors as he leaned over the rail Of the ship. : Two members of the party ttfa fft* sane as a result of hardships. Tlie following message to the Ame** r lean people was given by Schuedter; f "We are deeply grateful to the ? American people for our release from 1 this hell on earth.** ROUMANIAN ARMY IS IN PERK. Teutons Pursue Foes In Dobrudf* Swamp--Von Mackeneea's Tr$op«! Capture 1,150 of Foa, Berlin, Dec. 19 (via Sayrlhe).-- Driving eastward In Roumania, the armies of Field Marshal von Macken- sen have crossed the Bubeau sector la force and taken enormous quantities of material. In the Dobrudja, the Russn-Roumft* nlan retreat has progressed as far as' the swamps and forests at the Danube mouth. Here it .is expected the fugi­ tive forces will make a stand. Reporting the fighting on this front, the war office statement issued here on Sunday idght says: "Army group of Field Marshal von Mackensen: The Buzeu sector has been crossed on a broad front. In addition to L150 pris­ oners, 10 locomotives, about 400 rail­ road ears, mostly laden, and innumer­ able vehicles fell into our hands. "In the Dobrudja the rapid pursuit of the enemy, who only offered local resistance, brought our allied troop* close to the forest ^districts In the northern part of the country. C. E. Otis Marries Actress. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 19.--Charles E. Otis, a New York lawyer and the son of the founder of the Otis Ele­ vator coin puny, and Miss Emily Aberg, an actress, known on the stage as "Babv" Robbins, were married here. Wilson and Wife Shopping. Washington, Dec. 16.--The president aud Mrs. Wilson went Christmas.shop- plug together for the first time. Dur- iug their walk they weife recognized by many shoppers and Mr. Wilson was kept busy returning greetings. Prince Weds America* Girl. Washington, Dec. 16.--Miss Cath­ erine A. Britton of this city and Prince Alfred zu Hohenlohe-Schlllinsfuerst, accredited to the Austro-Huugurlan embassy, were married hern. They will reside la San Francisos* * Australia Curbs Coal Exports. Honolulu, Dec. 19.--Advices received her by cable on Saturday from Austra­ lia state that the government, in con­ trol of outgoing curges, lias prohibited further coal shipments to the Hawaiian Islands. Railway Earnings Increase. Washington, Dec. IS.--Net earnings of 187 principal railroads of the United States during September were $107,- 910,814, the interstate coijimerce com­ mission announced.. During Septem­ ber, 1915, tliey were $97.£>i)7.783. Author of "Hot Tiaie" Is Dead. Santa Rosa, Cal.. Dec. IS.--Josepk T. Miles, author of the soug .'famous as a Spanish war chant. "There'll Be tt Hot Time it;, the Old Town Tonight." died here on Friday, fle was mrt) seventy years old." 4 PROF. MUNSTERBERG IS DEMI t Harvard Psychology Expert Dtaa While Addresaing Clasa ^ ^ Fifty-Three Yeara Old-- ^ > ? •» -- , •*'*! Boston. Dec. 19.--Prof. Hugo «,^ sterberg. professor of psychology of Harvard college, dropped dead cm Sat- ' urday while addressing a class at Rad? • clflfe.v Ihtense excitement prevailed ' ] among the girls in the classroom. Pro- * fessor Munsterberg was fifty-three years old. and had seemingly been Sft ;; | perfect health up to the moment of ^ | his death. Death was believed due to 3*^ heart disease. Professor Muristerberu tf had been working night and day sine* •*' p'-] the war. answering criticisms iu loaga- * zine articles made against him ; and . ̂ .1? had been laboring under {ntMHse narv* ous strain. Found Philanthropio Fund. New York. Dec. 19--To apply philanthropic purjMkses a cousiderabl# part «»f the $4.H¥).00'» estate of the lata Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the R*» publican couuuitt*»e. hps heirs Ines* porated the Bliss Memorial fund. "Buffalo BIIC Seriously III. > Denver. Colo., Dec. 19.--CStf. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) is seriously IQ here at the howe of his sister. Mrs. Mary Decker, a (Wording to his phys$> cia:>, Dr. J. H. Fast. He la inhering * general breakdown. White Claime Re-Electioa. ^ Indianapolis. Dec. Its.--President John P. White of the United Mia* Workers stated that unofficial return® of the election held December 12 indi­ cate his re-election over John H. Wlift* ; ker of Illinois. ^ Waco Women Start Boycott ^ Wacu. Tex* Dec. 13.--BoyeotMnf eggs, butter and turkeys, S00 Waco women at a mass meertng here laid plans for active ami immediate step® toward trying to obtain a roil**** la prices of the three srtiQlea. li?