Daily Times
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DECEMBER 3, 1915. PRICE TEN CENTS.
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SAY DETERMINED TONIGHT TO FINISH
LONDON, Dec. 3.—The peace talk that has arisen in
various quarters of the world; and is being fostered by people
"4b several neutral countries, is far from meeting with a respon
sive chord among the British people. The speculation about
the possibilities of ending hostilities, that is coming from
Switzerland, the Vatican and America, fostered by the pro
posed peace expedition of Henry Ford is decidedly opposed to
the wishes of the people of Great Britain, who are impatient
at any suggestion of peace. The vast preponderance of senti'
ment in the empire is against peace, the people being more
determined' than ever to see the thing through, until Britain
has vindicated herself and her manhood by victory on the field
of attorney. While the peace party in Great Britain has never
been vary large, it is dwindling fast, and even the Labor
party, which heretofore has been lukewarm towards the war,
is earnestly backing recruiting.
This determination to fight to the end is not because the
English do not realize the failures that the allies have so far
made of their opportunities, but is in spite of these failures.
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The English public admits that the Dardanelles campaign has
been a tremendous disappointment, they acknowledge that a
brilliant opportunity was lost by the allied commanders when1
the British made their spectacular advance at Loos, which, if
it had been followed up properly would have more than com
pensated the allies for their loss of Serbia. The people realize;
the precarious condition of the Anglo-French troops which
have been landed at Saloniki, and hurried forward into south
mi Serbia. The attitude of Roumania and Greece is far from
satisfactory to the allies, and1 the English appreciate that it is
in a large measure due to the failure of allied diplomacy. De
spite all this showing on the wrong side of the legislature, the
English people are undismayed at the outlook, and from the
point of view of the war department of the government, the
great majority of Englishmen are looking at the conflict from
fi better {joint of view than ever before, and enlistment is rap'
idly being prosecuted at a rate which would have been thought
impossible a few months ago. The Cavell case has also had a
great deal of influence in rousing the sluggish English blood to
a proper understanding of the seriousness of this war, a id
every Zeppelin raid lias hurried recruits into the English army.
No reverse suffered so far lias shaken the deep-seated convic
tion of the people that Great Britain and her allies must, and
will, be victorious in the end. The nation is saying to the gov
eminent, we are ready to give you all the men any money you
need to complete this job, go ahead, forget past mistakes, and
do your duty as Englishmen.
NEW York, Dec. 3.—Henry Ford has completed all ar
rangements for the conduct of his business affairs during his
absence in Europe on the peace mission. Ford said today that
his plans contemplated visiting both England and Germany,
and that he would attempt to enter both countries despite the
refusal of the Department of State to issue passports for his
party. Ford has made his will, and says that lie is prepared to
meet any eventuality that may arise, and says that lit- will re
main in Europe and keep on trying to bring about the end of
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LINER DISABLED
ATLANTIC
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. — Two
steamers have left this port to go to
the relief of the Minnesota, which is
on her way back here, owing to an
accident which has disabled the ma
chinery of the vessel. The Minnesota
was on her way around Cape Horn
to the Atlantic coast with a full
cargo, and was to be placed in the
Atlantic freight service on her arri
val at New York. The boat is now
several hundred miles south of here.
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Verne Elliott, messenger at the
cable office, is on the sick list today.
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
VIENNA, Dec. 3.—Ambassador Penfield called at the for
eign office today and presented the Austrian foreign minister
with a request fro mthe United States, asking fora reply to the
American note on the sinking of the Italian liner Ancona by an
Austrian submarine. The State Department at Washington
feels that n reply should have been delivered long ago, and the
matter has occasioned considerable irritation, as several Am'
erican citizens perished on the Ancona, and the United States
is determined to find out the exact facts and proceed' in the
matter to protect her citizens.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—While nothing official has so
far been made public on the matter, it is understood that Sec
retary Lansing has informed Von Bernstoff, the German am
bassador, that Captain BovEd, the German naval attache in
this city, had become persona non grata with the Unit d
States, because of his connection with the four officials of the
Hamburg-American line, who were convicted today of a coir
spiracv to defraud the United States through false manifests.
The subject of Bov-Ed’s connection with the matter was dis
cussed at the last meeting of the cabinet, and while as a menr
jber of the diplomatic corps, he is free from prosecution, he will
undoubtedly he recalled if this government so requests.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The facts about the Boy Ed
rumor were made public late this afternoon, when the State
Department issued an official statement, announcing that the
United States had made a formal demand upon Germany
through Von Bernstoff for the immediate recall of Captain
Boy-Ed, because of his pernicious activity in certain military
and’ naval affairs of the United States. A similar request,!
based upon the same charges, has been made upon the govern
ment of Austria-Hungary, which has been requested to inline j
diately recall Captain Von Pa pen, the Austrian military (
attache.
TEXAS GOVERNOR
HIS FSIIH II
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3. — Gover
nor Ferguson, of Texas, is here, and
in conversation with officials of the
government he expresses himself as
being greatly impressed with Gen
eral Carranza, and says that he is
safe, sane, intelligent and able. The
governor recently conferred with Car
ranza and believes that ho will sat
isfactorily handle the Mexican situ
ation.
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The steamer Admiral Evans ar
rived late this afternoon from Seattle.
FRANCE TO INCREASE PENSIONS TO WIDOWS.
PARIS, Dec. 3.—'“Our pension laws will necessarily de
velop an importance equal to those of the United States after
the American Civil war,” says Deputy Pierre Masse, reporter
for tie* pensions committee of the Chamber. “Those laws,”
lie adds, “will carry such heavy appropriations as to exercise
a greater influence—social and political—than all the sociali
legislation of recent years.”
Two important reforms are proposed in pension bills that
the committee has reported favorably. The pensions of widows i
are to be increased proportionately to the number of orphans,
and pensions will be granted to mothers for the loss of sons!
who were their main support.
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STEAMSHIP OFFICIALS ARE FOUND GUILTY.
NEW YORK, Deo. 3.—The four officials of the Hamburg
" American Steamship Company, including Karl Buenz. the man
aging director of the concern, who have been on trial for the
Kst week in the federal court here, charged with conspiracy
fo defraud the United States government by making out false
manifests of cargoes of supplies sent from various shipping
points in the United States to the German warships, were
found guilty by the jury, which returned its verdict early this
morning, after being out all night. The four defendants are
subject to the maximum penalty of a ten thousand dollar fine
and two years’ imprisonment.
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^ PARIS, Dec. 3.—General .Toffre has been appointed com
mander in chief of all the French forces, thus giving him!
charge of the French expeditionary forces at the Dardanelles
and in Serbia, as well as the main army fighting in the
trenches on the western front.
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LONDON, Dec. 3.—The toll of young officers is especial
ly heavy just now, as the subalterns of Kitchener’s army are in
great part lads out of the upper schools and colleges. Recent
casualty lists show, to take on#example, that out of 182 off'r
c^rs kiiled in action, 102 were under 30 years of age, and of
these 80 were under 26 ye&rs. There were five aged 18 years,
ten aged 19, thirteen agf*d 20 and' fifteen aged 21 years. They
included the sons of lawyers, clergymen, military officers, doc
tors and members of parliament. Thirty-one of the lost were
only sons.
SALONIKI, Dec. 3.—Reports have been received here,
stating that the Russian forces are now entirely within the
Bulgarian borders, and these rumors, which have not been con"
tinned, have aroused intense-interest in the pending events in
the Balkans. The invasion of Bulgaria by the Russians will
have a tremendous effect on the internal situation in Bulgaria,
as the Bulgurs have always looked upon the Russians as their
blood brothers, the armies of the Czar having been directly re
sponsible for Bulgaria breaking away from Turkish domina
tion. The whole Balkan aspect will be seriously changed if it
is true that Russian soldiers are on Bulgarian soil as enemies.
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SALONIKI, Dec. 3.-—Monastic was occupied by the tier"
man troops yesterday. The Bulgarian flag was not raised in
the city, only the banner of Austria Hungary being flung to
l he breeze. The Bulgarian troops who took part in the ad i
ranee did not even enter the city, remaining outside and con
tinuing their operations against the retiring Serbs. The Bui j
.•arians crossed the Coma river at Novnci, and occupied the
canals southeast of Monastic.
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BERLIN, Dec. 3.—The war office issued an official bulk1'
fin this morning, stating that the Teuton armies were advanc
ing into Montenegro, in pursuit of the scattered Serbian de
tachments which were fighting into that country. A part of
the retreating Serbs made a stand against tin1 Germans in th *
region southwest of Mitrovitza, close to the Montenegrin fron
tier ,but were defeated, and forced to resume their retreat.
Twelve hundred Serbians were captured yesterday by the
Teutonic forces.
RUSSIA HAS WIRELESS STATIONS IN ARCTIC.
LONDON”, Del*. .—Wireless telegraphy has opened a polar
sea route from Central Russia to Great Britain. Wireless sta"
tions established by the Russian government in the Arctic
keep the vessels advised as to the channels freeest from ice.
Acting on their information, two large vessels chartered by a
Siberian trading company have just arrived at Grimsby with
cargoes from the Yenesei and Obi districts of Central Siberia,
valued at $1,750,000.
The Obi and Yenesei are huge rivers with a great depth
of water, taking steamers of any size. But it was not until
lately that their navigation was put in practice.
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AMERICAN PLAYS ARE POPULAR IN DENMARK.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3.—American plays are coming into
such favor in Denmark that the manager of one of the Copen
hagen theatres has announced his intention of devoting a whole
season to’ American drama, with the exception of a few Eng
lish plays. The popularity of the American plays is attested
by a number of other theatres, and as for the American mow
ing picture productions, these are being shown in hundreds of
Danish amusement houses.
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OBJECT TO PAPERS GETTING WAR NEWS FIRST.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 3.—The German newspapers have
widely reproduced an article in the Kiel Xachriehten. eonr
plaining over tin1 alleged tendency of the government to give
out news to the American papers which ought first to have ap
peared in the German press. A reply to the complaints has
now been made through the semi-official Frankfort Zeitumr.
The Kiel newspaper referred particularly to the laudatory
announcement relative to the success of the third' war loan,
which were made by Dr. Helfferieh, secretary of state for fin
since, through the medium of the American newspaper cor
respondence.
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FARM PROPERTY ABROAD REACHES HIGH PRICE.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 3.—Danish far mproperty lias in
creased in value as a result of the European war, until farms
are now being sold almost daily at a price 50 per cent higher
than what they would have brought nine to twelve months
ago. The appreciation of farm property is due, of course, to
the unprecedented profits on agricultural products.