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? " «v< • * V ' . - * - . ,r<)^ * r^v, V- > • >'„• ' >* <v ,-; : v ••u* •»*'*»»»»»» U-m»r»v r ' > ' '-J ' "if- k&«1 m 80 DIE ON BIO LINER FRENCH STEAMER VILLE DE LA CIOTAT TORPEDOED .WITH- 1 OUT WARNING. NO AMERICANS ON BOARD Nationality of Submarine Unknown- Many Passengers Saved by Brit­ ish Ship--Four Other Ves­ sels Destroyed. Paris, Dec. 29.--As a climax to the most serious revival of submarine war­ fare since Germany ceased active op­ erations on this line in the north, 80 persons lost their lives when the French liner Ville de la Ciotat was tor­ pedoed by an unidentified submarine in the Mediterranean on December 24, according to the latest reports received here on Monday. These reports say there were no Americans on the ves­ sel. A British steamer of the Moss line rescued all the passengers and mem­ bers of the crew who had been able to escape in the ship's boats. Official announcement of tha attack upon the liner was made here. It de­ clared the vessel was attacked with­ out warning, and as only the periscope of the submarine was seen, it was im­ possible to determine the nationality of the war vessel. The liner sank in 15 minutes after the torpedo struck, and many of the passengers and crew went down with the stricken vessel. The Ville de la Ciotat was onfe of the largest vessels sunk in the Med­ iterranean by submarine attack. She was of 6,390 tons. The vessel was on her way from Japanese ports to Mar­ seilles. The deaths so far reported include one woman, a first cabin pas­ senger, a stewardess and two chil­ dren. The Italian liner Port Said was sunk by an Austrian submarine with tha loss of six passengers and one of the crew. The British steamship Yeddo, from Calcutta to Boston and New York, was sunk in the Mediterranean with a loss estimated at $2,000,000. Her crew is reported saved and she is believed to have carried no passen­ gers. The Yeddo was of 4,500 tons. Sinking of the Belgian steamer Min- lstre Beernaert, 4,200 tons, la an­ nounced. The crew was saved. The British steamer Cottingham of 513 tons has been sunk. The crew was myori The British steamship Hadley, 1,777 tons gross, has been sunk. The crew was rescued. New York, Dec. 29.--News of the sinking on December 10 of the big British liner Arianza off the Russian port of Archangel reached here. Excepting the Lusitania and Arabic the Arianza is the largest merchant­ man reported sunk since the war be­ gan. She was only slightly smaller than the Arabic, displacing 12,540 tons. She was built in 1942 for the Royal Mail Steam Packet company and was commandeered by the British government. ? LLOYD-GEORGE MAY QUIT Demands That British Premier Make Unmarried "Slackers" Enlist--Grey Expected to Resign. .London, Dec. 29.--The Daily Mail understands that David Lloyd-George threatens to resign from the cabinet unless Premier Asquith strictly ad­ heres to his pledge to apply compul­ sion to unmarried "slackers" if they failed to present themselves for at­ testation under Lord Derby's recruit­ ing scheme. In the midst of the British cabinet crisis the sudden return to England of Winston Speficer Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, from the front in France was the basis of many rumors. Sir Edward Grey, foreign minister, may be compelled to retire from the cabinet because of ill health. The failure of the government to an­ nounce the results of Lord Derby's re­ cruiting campaign is taken to mean that the number of men obtained fell far short of the number needed. BRYAN HALTS PEACE TRIP U. 5. UN ON LINER YTCSAKA MARU, TORPEDOED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, HAD $5,000,000 CARGO. ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING All on Board Vessel Saved--National­ ity of Submarine Not Known-- French Gunboat Rescues Passengers and Crew at Midn^jht. London, Dec. 27.--The new Japanese liner Yasaka Maru, which was sunk in the eastern Mediterranean Tuesday by a submarine while the steamer was on its way from London to Japan with 120 passengers and a crew of 160 aboard, was sent to the bottom with­ out warning, according to a report re­ ceived from Port Said from.the agents of the owners. All of thosa on board the ship. In­ cluding one American passenger, W. J. Leigh, were saved. The nationality of the submarine is not mentioned by tha agents, and previous reports re­ ferred to the sinking of the ship as done by either an Austria., or a Ger^ mac submersible. W. J. Leigh is an American citizen, although born in China. His father was a Californian. Mr. Leigh was returning to China on the Yasaka Maru to take a posi­ tion with a business house. A French gunboat picked up the passengers and crew at midnight and landed them at Port Said Wednesday morning. The company provided ho­ tel accommodations for them and is arranging to forward them to their destinations. On the passenger list were 51 men, 54 women and 15 chil­ dren. most of wtom were British su> jects. The Daily Telegraph states that the sinking of the Yasaka Maru has re­ sulted in the biggest war loss that has fallen on the market since the war began. The paper expressed the belief that $5,000,000 is a likely esti­ mate of the value of the ship and its cargo. Trjife frcnRyitT1 fcL. ENGLISHMEN OBJECT TO CONSCRIPTION LYDST0N WINS A. M. A. SUIT Supreme Court Upholds Chicago Phy­ sician in Long Fight to Oust As­ sociation Directors. Chicago, Dec. 23.--Dr. G. Frank Lvdston won his flvA-vpar IaitaI bat­ tle against the American Medical as­ sociation when the supreme court up­ held the decision of the appellate court and ordered the removal of the present board of directors. A complete reorganization of the as­ sociation. a national body composed of more than 40,000 members, probably will follow. Under the supreme court's ruling the members of the present board of directors were elected ille­ gally, inasmuch as the association was incorporated under a charter from Illinois, and therefore must hold itb annual meetings in this state. The warfare between Doctor Lyd- ston aad the association began when the physician attempted to prevent Dr. George H. Simmons, then secre­ tary, from holding three offices at once. He claimed the affairs of the association were controlled by an oli­ garchy. "In view of this decision," he said, "it will remain for the officers of the association to explain why they have been spending the association's monej for five years to prevent a legitimate inquiry into the operation of the a» sociati^n. "It is probable now that the ranlf and file will have something to say about the operation of the society- will gain the ballot--and that the po> litical operation of the association will be taken out of the hands of the self elected few." ^ j W t < ' & J * INDICTS ALLEGED PLOTTERS Reservations on the Liner Rotterdam , Canceled Because of Ford's Return. New York, Dec. 29.--Because of Henry Ford's return to the United States, William J. Bryan, who had planned to sail for Europe on Tuesday on the Rotterdam, has postponed his peace trip indefinitely. Passage which had been reserved for himself and Mrs. Bryan was canceled by Mr. Bryan. Mr. Ford is only slightly ill says a cable received here from Stockholm. Gov. L. B. Hanna of North Dakota Is suffering from influenza and is now in a hospital in Copenhagen, according to a cablegram from members of the party. Koenig and Aids Charged With Ille­ gal Acts--Freed on $100,000 Bonds. New York, Dec. 27.--Three indict­ ments against alleged German plot­ ters were returned on Thursday by the federal grand Jury. Paul Koenig, chief detective of the Hamburg-Amer- ican line, and Richard Leyendecker, an antique dealer, are charged with conspiring to dynamite the Welland canal Edmund Justice, a Hamburg- American line watchman, is charged with conspiring in the United States to secure military information regard­ ing Canadian munitions for tl\e Ger­ man government. Koenig also is named in the Justice charge. Koenig, Leyendecker and Justice were held in bonds of $50,000. $30,000 and $20,000 respectively. The bail was furnished by the Hamburg-American line through a surety company. The pris­ oners were released. The maximum penalty for the charge is three years' imprisonment and $3,000 fine. Canada to Ask $300,000,000. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 29-- Sir George Poster, minister of trade and com­ merce, intimated in an address at the People's forum that a Canadian do­ mestic loan of $300,000,000 might soon follow the recent issue of $100,000,000. • r : - k Take No Action AQainst Slayer. Woodbury, Ga„ Dec. 29--The au­ thorities decided to make no arrests for the killing of Lovic Stribbling. 8tribbling, after a quarrel with his sweetheart, attacked the father of the m. who shot and killed him. •>»-, Body of Missing Man Found. Savannah, Ga.r Dec. 29.--The skele­ ton of Durus Copeland, thirty-nine, a prominent insurance man, who disap­ peared three months ago, was found in the woods near here. It is believed Copeland committed suicide. Cousin of Yuan Is Killed. San Francisco, Dec. 28.--Wong Yuen Yung, a cousin of President Yuan Shi-kai of China, was shot and killed in the Chinese quarter. Yung bad been on a secret mission here. His assailant escaped. Britain Upbuilding Navy. Washington, Dec. 28.--Since the Eu­ ropean war began Great Britain has built as many ships of war of ail classes as the United States now pos­ sesses. This information has reached the navy department. Sdn of Mrs. Eddy Dies. Lead, 8. D., Dec. 29.--George W. Glover, only son of the late Christian Science leader, Mary Baker Glover Xiddy, died at his home here on Mon- day of peritonitis, aged seventy-six, jtl*r a short illness. Krupp Works Blown Up. Copenhagen. Dec. 24.--The National Tldende prints a 'statement of a Dane from Constantinople that the Krupp works outside Constantinople have been destroyed by bombs dropped by the British airmen. A scene at a meeting at the Smithfleld market, London, where a great throng gathered several days ago and vehemently expressed their sentiments against conscription and against the proposal of the government for the early closing of saloons. The photograph was taken when the speaker, who, making use of a carriage as a plat­ form, asked all those against the proposals to put their hands up. WINTER REIGNS ON FIGHTING FRONT 1 Winter has come again to most of the fighting millions of Europe and their problems are tremendously in­ creased. Transportation becomes especially difficult. The photograph shows part of a long line of motor trucks in France laboring toward the front. AUSTRALIANS EAGER TO FIGHT FOR THE EMPIRE % * IF=fI A very interesting story is told in this picture. The enthusiasm of the Australians for the allied cause is un­ bounded, and this incident furnishes proof thereof. Thirty men of the town of Gilgandra, in the interior of Australia, organized themselves into a band of volunteers, and decided to march to Sydney, a distance of 320 miles, to offer their services. Residents of Gilgandra contributed nearly $1,000 towards the expenses of the march. All along the route the men were cheered and lavishly treated by the patriotic Australians, while new recruits fell In line by the score. PRETTY WASHINGTON BUD AMERICAN DOCTORS RETURNING TO RUSSIA :&•> x /• • '/£* "<A * * Miss Anita Kite, daughter of Sur­ geon I. W. Kite, U. S. N., retired, and Mrs. Kite, has just been presented to Washington society. She is one of the prettiect of the season's buds, and as popular as she is pretty. .•M'S Drs. A. M. and P. H. Zinkhan of Washington are shown here in the uniforms of lieutenant colonels of the Russian army, the rank conferred on them for life by the czar for their work in the Russian war hospitals. The; have left Washington to sail for Russia on the expiration of their furlough Pittsburgh'Bank 14 Closed. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 24.--The Pitts- burgh Bank for Savings, one of the best-known institutions in the city, failed to open for business on Tues­ day. Deposits on September 15. 1916, were $10,945,713. Cautious Attitude. "I hope your constituents appreci­ ate the value, of your patriotic serv­ ices," said the prominent citizen. "I don't know that I care to make it a question of actual value," replied Senator Sorghum. "The market for patriotic services is terribly fluctuat­ ing." No Time to Listen. The experience^ of many of us is that when we want to ring up and talk to tie ^orld, the line is busy.-- i Puck. INTERESTING FACTS Osmium is one of the most valu­ able' metals. It is worth $60 a pound. Only 39 per cent of the total gradu­ ates from the six principal women's colleges in the United States have married. It has been estimated that Holland contains about 100,000,000 tons or peat suitable for fuel, equal in heating value to 75,000,000 tons of the best English steam coal. A new electric Insulating material the invention of a New York man. is made of an aluminum silicate fused with boron at high temperature and then shaped into the desired forms. A Spanish adventurer, returning from highly lucrative wanderings in the early-day Americas, is said to have given away $600,000 in alms on the occasion of his marriage at Bar­ celona. Another stood In a Madrid window and threw handfuls of silver colgs into the crowd until he had emp tied two barrsls. GALE SWEEPS EAST a ^ m •• SIX PERSONS LOSE LIVES IN NEW YORK DURING FREAK STORM. HEAVY DAMAGE IS REPORTED Railroad Traffic Crippled, Wires Down, Big Property Damage--Many Per­ sons Rescutd From Ships by the Coast Guard Crew. New York, Dec. 28.--One of the weirdest storms the East has seen in many years--rain, hail and snow ac­ companied by thunder and lightning and a gale that reached a maximum velocity of 90 miles an hour--descend- «d from the northwest. It indirectly caused six deaths in this city, carried down telegraph wires, damaged shipping, crippled traf­ fic and caused considerable property damage. The gale continued throughout the day, blowing in hundreds of plate glass windows, hurling signs to the street and demolishing several partly- built structures. Seven barges loaded with automo­ biles sank in the East river here. ^ Twenty-five persons aboard 15 canal boats, driven ashore off Sandy Hook, were rescued by the coast guard crew at that point The captain of one of the boats was knocked into the sea by a flying board and drowned. Scores of persons were more or less seriously injured. A crowded tenement house in Pas­ saic, N. J., was unroofed, as was a church in Brooklyn just before the morning service began. A barge in tow of the tug Seneca from Norfolk for New England ports sprang a leak and Hank 12 miles east of Ambrose lightship. FIND $750,000 MAIL LOOT Postal Officials Get -Stole.) Stocks and Bonds in Wilmington^ Del.-- Two Negroes Held. Wilmington, Dec. 28.--Stock certifi­ cates of the Dupont, Atlas and Her­ cules Powder company and General Motors company, and onupon railroad bonds of $750,000 wera stolen from a registered mail pouch here shortly be­ fore midnight Friday while it was be­ ing transferred from the Wilmington road station. Government officials *nd city detectives discovered in an old stove at 214 Orange street, the home of the two drivers of the mail wagon, $350,000 worth of Dupont Powder com­ pany bonds and three checks for a total of $150,0(10. Practically all the stolen securities have now teen re­ covered. Albert Johnson and Earl Johnson, negroes, drivers of the wagon, were arrested. TELEGRAPHIC NOTES Amsterdam, Dec. 23.--Thirty thou­ sand Turkish soldiers are reported to have arrived lq, Belgium to tight with the Germans. London, Dec. 24.--Three hundred of 600 women employed in the powder factory at Muenster, Westphalia, were killed in an explosion at the plant, according to advices to the Amster­ dam Telegraf, forwarded on Wednes­ day by Reuter's correspondent. Great damage was done to the town. Berlin, Dec. 23.--The Cologne Ga­ zette reports that British troops which have been stationed on islands in the eastern Mediterranean have be«n sent to Saloniki. London. Dec. 24.--Emperor William has been compelled to postpone bis trip to the western front bncause of a slight inflammation of th* cellular system. His indisposition is slight. The kaiser's illness is described in an official message from Berlin as "Zell- gewebentzuendung." more frequently called "bindegewebentzuendung." His physicians'have ordered him to remain indoors. FORD RETURNING TO U. S.? Illness Forces Chief to Quit Peace Party for America, Message Says. Copenhagen, via London, Dec. 27.-- A dispatch to the National Tidende from Christiania says that Henry Ford left Christiania on Thursday secretly for Bergen, where he expected to board the Norwegian-American line steamer Bergenhus to return to the United States. The reason for Mr. Ford's sudden departure, the dispatch reports, was said to be that his doctor had ordered him to rest his tired and over-worked jierves. The remainder of the expedition, ignorant of Mr. Ford's departure, left for Stockholm during the day. Forbid Fancy Baking In Vienna. Vienna. Dec. 27.--A ministerial de­ cree has been issued forbiddihg the baking of rolls, biscuits and other fancy breads and permitting only the making of loaves of ordinary bread by bakeries. Dr. Elliot, Zoologist, Die*. New York. Dec. 27.--Dr. Daniel Oi- raud Elliot, zoologist and writer on natural history, died of pneumonia at his home here on Thursday afternoon. He was born in this city eighty year* Mo. Swiss Open Wilson Home. Berne. Dec. 24.--The dedication o! the Woodrow Wilson Soldiers' home here was marked by the presence of Americans. Colonel Wildbolz ex­ pressed the thanks of the Swiss army for the gift of the home. Jap Ship Sunk. Paris, Dec. 24.--A dispatch from Malta announces that the Japanese steamer Sako Naru was sunk Tuesday by a German submarine in the Medi terranean. The fate tf the captain and crew is unknown. FROM ONE ran CROP i E PI FOR HIS UNO J IN WESTERN CANADA Remarkable as are the reports of the yields of wheat in Western Canada, the marketing of which is now under way, they are none the more interest* ing than are those that are vouched for as to the value of this grain crop to the farmers of that country. Some months ago the Department of the Interior, at Ottawa, Canada, wrote to those in the United States who were owners of land in Western Canada that was not producing, ad- vising that it be put under crop. Tho high prices of grain and their probable continuance for some years should be taken advantage of. Cattle and all the produce of the farm commanded good figures, and the opportunity to feed the world was great, while the profits were simply alarming. The Department suggested that money could be made out of the idle lands, lands that could produce anywhere from 25 to 65 bushels of wheat per acre. A number took advantage of the suggestion. One of these was an Illinois farmer. He owned a large quantity of land near Culross, Mani­ toba. He decided to put one thousand acres of it under wheat. His own story, written to Mr. C. J. Broughton, Canadian Government Agent at Chi­ cago, is interesting. "I had 1,000 acres in wheat near Culross, Manitoba. I threshed 34,000 bushels, being an average of 34 bush- els^to the acre. Last Spring I sold my foreman, Mr. F. L. Hill, 240 acres of land for $9,000, or $37.50 per acre. He had saved up about $1,000, which he could buy seed with, and have the land harrowed, drilled and harvested, and put in stook or shock. "As a first payment I was to take all the crops raised. When he threshed he had 8,300 bushels of wheat, which Is worth in all $1.00 per bushel, thereby paying for all the land that was in wheat and more, too, there being only 200 acres In crop. If the 240 acres had all been in wheat he could have paid for it all and had money, left." That is a story that will need no corroboration in this yeai;, when no matter which way you turn, you learn of farmers who had even higher yields than these. G. E. Davidson of Manitou, Manito­ ba, iiuu oo aci eB ul - breaking niiu ii acres of older land. He got 2,186 bush­ els of wheat, over 43 bushels per acre. Walter Tukner of Darllngford, Man­ itoba, had 3,514 bushels off a 60 acre field, or over 58% bushels per acre. Forty acres was breaking and 20 acres summer fallow. Wm. Sharp, formerly Member of Parliament for Lisgar, Manitoba, had 80 acres of wheat on his farm near Manitou, Manitoba, that went 53 bush­ els per acre. One of tho most remarkable yields in this old settled portion of Manitoba was that of P. Scharf of Manitou, who threshed from 15 acres the phenom­ enal yield of 73 bushels per acre. These reports are but from one dis­ trict, and when It is known that from' almost any district in a grain belt of 30,000 square miles, yields while not as large generally as these quoted, but in many cases as good, is it any wonder that Canada is holding its head high in the ^ir in its conquering career as the high wheat yielder of the continent? When it is pointed out that there are millions of acres of the same quality of land that has pro­ duced these yields, yet unbroken, and may be had for filing upon them as a homestead, or in some cases may be purchased at from $12 to $30 an acre from railway companies or private land companies, it is felt that the op­ portunity to take part in this marvel­ ous production should be taken ad­ vantage of by those living on land much higher in price, and yielding infinitely less.--Advertisement. The Fitting Hour. "Mary!" Father's voice rolle^ down the stairs and into the.dim and Silent parlor. "Yes, papa,sdear." "Ask that young man If he has the time." .f • A moment of silence. "Yes, George has his watch with him." "Then ask him what is the time." "He says it is 11:48, papa." "Then ask him if he doesn't think » it about bedtime." - I Another moment of silence. | "He says, papa," the silvery * announced impersonally, "he says that he rarely goes to bed before one. but it seems to him that it is a matter of personal preference merely, and that if he were in your place he would go now If he felt sleepy."--Harper's Ba­ zar. Holland Fish Kitchens. Fish kitchens are the latest concern of the Dutch government, which, to promote the consumption of fish and encourage the native fishing indus­ tries, Is maintaining public kitchens, where fried fish Is sold at very low prices. Public demonstrators have been appointed to teach the women how to cook fish properly. During June and July the government sold 1,000,000 pounds of cooked fish. La Polltesse. The 'Fair One--Oh, I wish I had lived a hundred years ago! The Other One--But then you would be a long time dead, and would not be sitting here happily by my side*. The Fair One--True! true! 3o I couldn't! Forgive me, dearest. The Selection. "Did yon see where a western wom­ an has a graphophone going in the barns at milking time?" "Well, I hope they don't play tho tune the old cow died on." Just It. "All I have to say is the fate of this experiment hangs on a hair.1* "What a bald statement!"