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MEXICANS SHOTFOR AMERICANRANGHER'SDEATH

Two Brothers Face FiringSquad for Killing Bert

Akers.

EXECUTED IN CEMETERY

Bernardo and Federico DuranCurse People of U. S. with

Ust Breath.

BLAME ON PUBLIC OPINION

Slayers Declare They Are Sacrifice»to Popular Clamor North

of Bor-der.

ft-prei*] tn Tbe Y-Cufc rngtao Herald.EI Paso. Jan. 23..With a curae upon

their lì;» against the. American people,two young Mexican«.brother».were shot

to death by a Carranza firing squad tn

th« Juarez Cemetery at *:07 this morningfor the murder on Friday »afternoon of

»Bert L. Akers, an American rancher of|Ysleta, Tex. Bernardo and KredertcoDuran, the executed men, went to theirdeath standing shoulder to shoulder

against the whitewashed adobe wall ofthe cemetery. They faced the firings*.**iad with undaunted bravery, refusedto be blindfolded ana" fell together at the

first volley.»¦Vlmost their laat words was this chal¬

lenge, flung at the í-mall group of Ameri¬can newspaper men and friends of the

murdered Akers:.Watch and see how Mexicans die, you

Americans."The only plea of any sort was made by

?? ? imi il 11 Duran, the elder brother, a few

minute« before the end.

D>i*a tmr America·**."

Standing beside the cemetery gate, heM his own tongue:

We are dying for you Americans. Tellit· «rorld that. I shot the A/nerican be-t '..j«> he was trying to force entrance to

u> hum*. I wu ri»-fendiae m> rights,? inv*TTtmn wouldTiave done.

other here is entirely tnnocent.didn't flre a shot, but they are going.ii him. too. Tell me-la this Justice?

lie is frying sacrificed to your Americanpinion. We are not afraid to die.

Mît why «hould an innocent man bekilled? He ia only 22 years old. I am 24.s- me day we will be avenged."The Juarex cemetery is a mile and a

half from the jail, where the condemnedmen spent their last night.The mcrning air was cold, but they

wore no coats when they emerged at 0:30». m. from the prison and took their[-lace» between six silent guards and set·.. .*. afoot, for the place of death.siowiy the Uttle procession approached

ih-r- gate at tht cemetery, which standsat the crest of a gentle rise. The littleero jp marched toward the "death house"? the center of the graveyard.I* waa nearly daylight now. The moon.,uc low in the mmMt. struck full upon

w« st wall of the death house, againstwhich the prisoners took their stand.Twenty feet in front of them stood fiveao-Mi-trs with ri3es ready.

D lira rein ? ye Cover.1' nai »> o'clock. The church tolled in1'aso and reverberated over the plains.

Kaftntty then, but clear, came the aoundf>f r*'\eille bugles in the camps of Ameri¬can regiments along the border and atFort Fli-s. Suddenly the dawn broke.«apt Ortiz advanced and placed a soil-

ed handkerchief over the younger man«eyes, but as soon as the officer steppedaway he «lipped it to hie forehead andmuttered:

I will die like Bernardo, with my eyes"pen.Bernardo, who had »tood quietly until

now. broke out into a torrent of abusedirected at the American spectator«.

>h. for a carbine now In my hands,"t- o ited. "I'd show you Americana

something. Our death will not go un-

avng-d. Ah.watch and see how Mexi¬cans die. you American-."A Mexican officer who had accom¬

panied the Americans to the cemeterywalked to the prisoners and said a wordor two. The younger handed him a

cheap little picture of himself and askedthat it be sent to his parents tn SantaKita. ?. M.The elder gave him his hat as a pres¬

ent.

Pire as Belle < hl-te.Then the policeman embraced them

both and Bernardo said, "por la causa"."for the cause."The brothers spoke softly to each other

as they turned -and embraced."Ready." said the captain."Take aim."«'hurch bells In the ancient cathedral

of Juarez l>egan tolling to early mass.Flre:"

The brothers crumpled to the ground.Bernardo's arm. even In his deathagony, lay across his brother's breast,as though trying to protect him.A groan came from the writhing figure

of the elder. With his dying breath hesaid clearly."O God. wait a minute."Capt. Oritz drew his revolver and ad-

\ anced to the fallen men Quickly hesent a bullet Into the brain of each.themercy shot

British Ship Sinks;Her Crew Is Saved

Spca-ial tr, The Waanitiflon Herald.

Halifax, Jan. 23..After a bat¬tle with the elementi lattine more

than a week, the British steam¬

ship Pollentia sand in midoceantonight. All on board were saved.News of her loss was flashedhere by wireless from the Italianliner Guiseppi Verdi, which res¬

cued the crew.Calls for help were first sent out

from the Pollentia last Wednes¬day. They reported she was leak¬ing badly. Her pumps were un¬

able to keep in check the inrush-ing waters. She had then beenleaking for three days.A high sea was· running and

the men manning the Verdi'sboats were able to reach theBritisher only after a hard strug¬gleWhen all were safely aboard

the Verdi, the Pollentia, whichhad been wallowing in thetrough of the sea, was seen to

give a violent lurch and disap¬pear beneath the waves.

RUSSIA GAINSIN CAUCASUS

Turks Sabered by Cossacks inDefending Villages.Whole

Companies Slain.

WEATHER HALTS BRITISH INDRIVE TOWARD KUT-EL-AMARA

Allied Battleship Bombards Sedd-ul-Bahr in Dardanelles, Says Con¬

stantinople Report.Special Call? to Tb· Waafainrtoo Herald.

London, Jan. 13..The rout of the Turkstn the Caucasus continued, according to

the official report issued at Petrograd to-

nght.In the Dardanelles, an allied battle¬

ship has bombarded Sedd. ul Bahr.In the Caucasus, in one place, half a

*-.,usdr*-n ©f Turkfah cavalry and threecompañía* ot foot troops were eitherkilled or captured, while in another a

strong Turkish detachment was an¬

nihilated.Attack TarLUb Poaltlnn.

Bad weather alone has halted the Brit-Ish drive to the relief of the beleagueredgarrison of ? ft el Amara, according to

the India office report. Heavy attackswere launched hy the relief column mn

the Turkish positions at Kssian, be ?en

miles from Kut el Amara, on Friday.The British admit considerable losses butthe report of Gen. Sir Percy «Uake. thenew commander-in-chief of Mesopotnmlaoperations, states that the Turks alsosuffered heavily. ? torrential rain, mak¬ing troop movement next to impossible,has put a temporary halt to operations.The British have taken up a positionwithin 1.300 yards of the Turks.The Russian ret>ort on the Caucasus

drive says:"The precipitate retreat of the Turks

in the Krerzum district continues. Inmany places we are still taking artillery,ammunition, provisions and other ma¬

terial. Our force.·* are advancing on roadsstrewn with the frozen bodies of Askarls.At »»ach village and town we have takenmany prisoners.

Dfff ndfn BalteM-4·"One of our detachments. Just arrived

from Manchuria, charged half a squadronand Ihre*» companies of Aswarts, who

were .defending a village. Part of thedefenders were sabered and the rest cap¬tured."South of the Charianson we annihi¬

lated a strong Kufd detachment. TowardMelazghert our cavalry took T«o head ofcattle in an engagement with a largeKurd force."Bombardment of Sedd ul Bahr is re¬

ported in the following official reportfrom Constantinople:"A Turkish hydroplane has successfully

bombarded the aeroplane sheds and campat Tenedoa."An enemy battleship shelled Sedd ul

Bahr."

LANES IN RUNAWAY;SAVED BY COACHMAN

Driver Pulls Frightened Horses AgainstLamp Post and Occupants of Car¬

riage Scramble Out.Secretary of the Interior and Mr»,

lame were «averi from being Injured hythe ctever horsemanship of their coa«-h-m»n yesterday, when their drivinghorse» frightened and became unman¬

ageable.Mr. and Mr». Une, out for an after¬

noon drive, were ln Nineteenth »treet.»ear W atreet. a few blocks from theirhbme. lsee Wyoming avenue, »hen thectachman, Robert Ware, lost control ofth* team. Ae the horses started «to run,W»re pulled them sharply to the rightam. against a lamp poet. The Impactserved to check them long enough forWaie to run to their heads and for Mr.and Mrs. Ijine to clamber from theirenrraAK*. With his hand on the bridlesWar« had the management of the horsesand .they were quieted.Although severely shaken about when

one Vi''**·'«' °f the carriage ran over th«bliig. Mr. and Mrs. Lane were not oth-is* harmed.

Icurberwt

!

TÜRKEY ADMITSSINKING PERSIA,SAYS A REPORT

Ottoman Submarine Torpe¬doed P. & 0. Liner, Accord¬ing to Unofficial Statement.

MAY DEMAND DISAVOWAL

United States Probably WillSend Sharp Note to

Constantinople.REPORT IS FROM AMSTERDAM

State Department Without Confirma¬tion.Government Has No Proof

that Ship Was Victim of Sub.

Turkey, according to an unofficial re¬

port which reached here last night fromAmsterdam, has admitted that a Turkishsubmarine was responsible for the sink¬ing of the Peninsula and Oriental linerPersia, in the Mediterranean last month.Although officials of the State Depart¬

ment and members of the Turkish andTeutonic embassy staffs were withoutany conflrmatfon of the report, it createda profound sensation.Should it prove to be correct, it was·

stated, the United States governmentwill undoubtedly send to the Ottomangovernment one of the sharpest notesdispatched from Washington to a foreignpower since the Kuropean war began.In the opinion of many persons, It wouldbe to all Intents and purposes an ultama-tum, demanding of Turkey, under threatof an immediate severance of diplomaticrelations, a prompt disavowal, punish¬ment of the commander responsible,reparation and assurances for the fu¬ture.The sink in c of the Persia, coming or»

the heels of the destruction of the Italianliner Ancona, aroused widespread indig¬nation in American government circles,for among the victims of the tragedywere Robert N. McNeely, a newly ap¬pointed l'nited States consul, en routefor his post at Aden, aod an Ameriranmissionary.

Report InpiMafiThe report from Amsterdam^ is particu¬

larly surprising In view of the fact that,up to the present time, the l'nited Stateahas been without a shred of evidence to

prove that the Persia was attacked by a

submarine, ami for that reason the Amer¬ican government, though chafing under Itshelplessness, had practically resigneditself to the prospect that the t ragedywould go down into history as one of themysteries of the war.

From the affidavits in possession of theState Department, there was nothing toshow whether the liner was attacked by a

submarine, struck a mine, or blew upfrom an internal explosion.nothing butthe Indefinite statement of Second OfficerBromley that he had seen the wake of a

torpedo. There is nothing in the evidence,definite or indefinite, to show that any¬one on the ill-fated steamer saw a sub¬marine, much less to Indicate its nation¬ality.

It for the very reason that none on

board saw a submarine that the UnitedStates. If Turkey admits responsibility,will go the limit In pressing for imme¬diate satisfaction: for, as officials Indi¬cated last night. If no submarine were

visible, obviously the commander attack¬ed without slightest warning and in defi¬ance of every principle of Internationallaw.

Will Pnhllnh trtmUalnn.

landon, Jan. 23..An Exchange Tele¬graph dispatch from Amsterdam tonightstates, according to a Berlin report, theTurkish minister of marine Is about topublish a statement to the effect that a

Turkish submarine sank the steamshipPersia. The dispatch adds that the state¬ment will he pull-shed simultaneously bythe German and Austrian admiralties inthe hope that the declaration will settlethe controversy over the Persia. No con¬

firmation of the Exchange Telegraphdispatch has been received from other.«ources.

FIRE TAKES TREMONT THEATERII».?»»»» . Pansons Plnyhnnsf Bnrns.

I.oh» I» * nn.oui».

Boston, Jsn. 23..The Tremont Theater,Boston's most famous playhouse, was de¬stroyed by flre this afternoon with a

loss of »100,000.Firemen worked desperately for sev¬

eral hours in confining the flames to theCheater.Ruth Chatterton, In "Daddy Ixing

Legs," was playing an engagement atthe Tremont. The origin of the flre isunknown.

Women to Work in British Plants.London, Jan. 3.The official press Do-

reau states tonight that, following Pre¬mier Asqulth's announcement In thehouse of commons relative to the neces¬

sity for Introduction of woman labor Inindustrial plants, the government has ap¬pointed a board of commissioners to visitthe Clyde and Tyne districts to apply thepolicy immediately.

Fench Airmen Bombard Bulgare.Saloniki. Jan. **3..French airmen have

j successfully ??-mbarded the Bulgarians[at lionastir, Guevghell «nd Pefrlch.

Hungarians Demand Peace;Openly Threaten Secession;Riots Occur Daily in Capital-

Country's Object Achieved in Punishing Serbia.Independ¬ence Party Leader Says, "We Have Proved Physical

Courage, Let Us Show Moral Courage."By JOHN I». IMI l>l.ltsTn\

»Copyright, me.)I»«ndon, Jan. 8..The movement for

peace has gathered more headway InHungary than anywhere else In Europe.This fact, rumored for some time, hasbeen confirmed by a prominent Americanbusiness man who has Just reached herefrom Budapest, where he spent «tourmonths, and met many of the leadersof the Hungarian Parliament.I'nlike the recent peace agitation in the

Reichstag, of which the outside worldobtained more or less accurate rarttcu-lars. a demand for peace made in theHungarian Parliament at the opening ofthe a*-sHlon was suppressed by the lm-

perlai censors. No accounts of what tookplace were published In the local press,and all dispatches destined for Viennaand abroad which dealt with the situa¬tion were destroyed.And yet the Hungarian peace discu%-

sion was of much more Importance thanthe one In Berlin, because it was notsocialistic In character. Count MichaelKarolyl, leader of the Hungarian Inde¬pendence party, demanded In the house,amid the cheers of his one hundred endtwenty-five followers, that the govern¬ment msk.' peace or get out. "We havegiven proof of our physical equrage; nowlet us show our moral courage," aaid

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Germans Capture First LineTrenches on Road to Lens

Follow Mine Explosions with Attack in Force.French Re¬capture Part of Trenches by Counter Attack.Germans

Hold Two Hundred Meters of Advanced Trench.Aeroplanes Bombard Metz.

Srrcial Cab!· te Tlir Wa-Aloftod Mn-iVt.

Ixmdon, Jan. 23..The Germans, attack¬ing heavily a French advanced positionon the road between Arras and Lena,today captured the first-line trench on

front of several hundred meters.The attack wm made by strong Ger-

man forces and was preceded by mine

explosions and a violent bombardment.By counter attacks, whu-h were launch-

ed immediately, the French recaptureda portion of the trench. At the close ofthe day's fighting the Germana still occu¬

pied J00 meters of the captured line.The official statement issued in Pahs

tonlRht saya:"This morning, following a mine «·?·<

plosion and a violent bomb«rdment, theGermans carried out at attack on a partof our front to the west of the road from

Arras to I^ns in the region of Neuville-St. Vaast."The Germans were ab.e ta penetrate

our first-line trenches on a front of sev-

eral hundred metres, reaching as far as

the communication trench."Our counter-attacks, which were de¬

livered immediately, broke up the Germaneffort and dislodged the enemy from thecaptured ground. The Germans this aft¬ernoon occupied only about 200 metres ofthe advanced trench, forming a salient Inour lines. Our curtain of flre inflictedsevere lovs**-» on the Germans."During S in.day tao of our ae-oplan*

tìttachments. numbering Î1 machines Innil, bombai ded the railway etat'on andbarrack« at Metz. Ono hundred and

thirty shells were dro|.p< i upon intendedobjectives. The hoin^irdtng aetoplar.efwere escorted by two pro-Tec:In ? squad¬rons, the pilots of wh'ch. during the voy¬age wig-aged in ten encounter··, with Ger¬man aeroplanes of »h* Fokktr and Avi¬ate k type."Our machines re.urnrd In safety, with

the f xccptton of on\ whi "h was com¬

pelled to land to the southeast of Metz.'

Sweden May Enter War With. Teutons, Senator Fall Hears

Advices Say Scandinavian Nation May Declare War on

Russia and Great Britain Within One Week.Norway and Denmark May Follow.

.Sweden may join the list of smallernations fighting on the side of the cen¬

tral empires within a week, accordingto information which reached Senator'Fall, of New Mexico, last night throughPrivate sources.

Declaration of war will be made upon

Great Britain and on Russia. SenatorKail's advices state. Actual hostilities.It Is understood, will be begun with an

attack on Russia through Finland."The real cause of Sweden's declaring

war." explained Senator Fall, "will be

found to He in the r« ideated efforts ofGreat Britain to force Sweden to do this

very thing. However, great bittern esu

against Russia may be in Sweden, re¬

cent developments ln the British block¬ade of Sweden have aroused the Swedes

to an even more bitter hostility againstEngland. From the outbreak of the war

Sweden has been favorable to Germanyand has done everything In her powerto aid Germany."With war existing between the two

countries. Great Britain could announce

and mnke effective a blockade of Swedenwhich would in effect close the Balticand make it an inland sea. The Skager

Rack is territorial a aters, being lessthan six miles in width. Danish territoryextends out from shore three miles onone side and Swedish territory for threemiles on the other. An English blockadeof Sweden would thus automatically sealthe entrance to the Baiti«·."My information that war is imminent

comes from a reliable source, »nd all thefacts seem to make it more than proba¬ble."

Copenhagen, Jan. 23..A conference ofthe foreign ministers of all the Scandi¬navian countries is to be held ht Stock¬holm In February, according to the Ber¬liner Tageblatt.The conference is called to lisct-ss the

new blockade measures expected soon to

l>e taken by Great Britain and allies. Itwill deal as well with the increasinglyvexatious manner of enforcement of theBritish orders-in-councit.Thia conference is a sequel to the con¬

clave of the three Scandinavian kingsheld earlier in the war at Melmoe, Sweden.It is believed that events, recent andprospective, now make it necessary forthe Scandinavian kingdoms to protecttheir neutral rights.

Mrs. Mohr May Go Free SoonEven if She Is Found Guiltv

Nobody Convicted of Murder in Rhode Island Has Ever Diedin Prison.Her Leading Counsel May Be Democratic

Candidate for Governor of that State.By SOPHIE TREADWELL

Providence. Jan. 23..What Is to be-come of Mis. Mohr, accused of hiringtwo negroes to murder her husband.Dr. C Franklin Mohr? What is tobecome of her.guilty or not guilty.jwhen the trial is over?The answer is a curious one.

If the verdict Is "Not guilty," she,of course, will go free. But if theverdict is "Guilty." phe probably alsowill go free.eventually."There never has been any one con¬

victed of murder in Rhode Island whohas died In jail," was the way a prom¬inent Providence attorney explainedtbe situation today.There la but one sentence Mrs. Mohr

can receive.if the jury returns a ^eGdictof guilty.and that is "life imprison¬ment.'* Within a year she can be par¬doned by the governor.Attorney John J. Fltz/erald, leading

counsel for Mrs. Mohr, U acknowledgedto be the Democratic candidate for gov¬ernor of Rhode Island. The election lanext fall. Whitman, who convictedCharlea Becker, afterward be« ame thegovernoi ¿nd refused to pardon him.Mrs. Mohr spent today in conference

w ith her attorneys, Arthur C'ushing and·"John J. Fitzgerald. She vent over withthem the main points In the testimonyin her own defense that she is to givethla week. '

The State will probably rest its case to¬morrow.

AUSTRIA TAKESTWO SEAPORTSOF MONTENEGRO

Teutons Slowly Encircling theRemnants of King Nich¬

olas* Army.PRIZES ARE IMPORTANT

Antivari and Dülcigno NearScutari, Captured by Invad¬ers.Rated as Chief Ports.

FACTS IN OFFICIAL PAPER

Statement Says Montenegrins "Con¬tinue to Lay Down Arms".1300Serbians Surrender, Says Report.

s recul Cibi« to The Wa.shinfff.-ti ?- ratd

Taris. Jan. 23..The Austrians in theirencircling movement on'the remnant ofthe Montenegrin army hsve occupied theseaport.·* of Antivari «nd Uulclgno.These are Montenegro's two seaport

on the Adriatic. Antivari being fourteenmiles northwest of Scutsrl and Dulcinee.crowning the rocky peninsula of Kudilie.twelve miles southwest of Scutari.The Austrian official statement which

publishes this information in Vienna to-

nlght also states that the Montenegrins.'continue to lay down their arras" at nu¬

merous pieces and that "on the north¬eastern front of Montenegro more than1.500 Serbians have surrendered duringthe last few days "

Meanwhile a report from Rome statesthat a fierce battle lietween the Montene¬grins snd Austrians has been In progressfor three days to the south of Scutari.Prince Mirko ls leading the Montenegrin»under tragic conditions, says the TribunaHis army. In immediate danger of beingsurrounded, is making desperate effortsto Join the advancing force of .Serbian«from the south.If the Montenegrins do not succeed in

holding back the Austrians they will at-

'tempt tn escape io th* mountains sa>¦tha Tribuna, and then continue to guer¬

rilla war In the hsfee that aid from theallies will at least come to them fromthe sea.

A Vienna dispatch, by way of Zurich,contains fl rst admission from Teutonicsources that the fighting has been re¬

sumed in Montenegro snd at the same

time points out the hopelessness of theMontenegrin situation."Even the withdrawal of the King's un¬

conditional surrender." says the dispatch,"would not change the condition of affairsbecause the Montenegrin army is no

longer able to offer resistance. Nine-tenths of its artillery is now in the handsof the Austro-Huncarian troops. TheImportstion of ammunition and foodstuffsrIso is now impossible because of the oc-

( u pat ion by the Austrians of Antivarl."

CONFIRMS SECESSIONOF STATE OF OAXACA

Letter to Senator Ball States that Gov¬ernment independent oí Carran-

za's Has Been Established.Senator Albert B. Fall, of New Mexico,

received last night confirmatory Informa¬tion of the secession of the state ofOaxaca. and of the establishment thereof a government Independent of Car-ranxa's. The news came in a letter from*i. W. Knoblauch, former partner of JohnB. McManus, who was shot and killedIn his house in Mexico City last March.The letter reads as follows:"Regarding Carranxa's ability to handle

the situation, it is interesting to learnthat the state of Oaxaca has secd »-etThis is probably no news to you, ina»much as the secession took piace on June2 of last year. The incident leading upto this act was an attempt on the partof one of Carranxa's officers, Ktsuero byname, to capture the state congre.se ofOaxaca."Kigueroa himself was killed After

that, Oaxaca seced«*d."It ls claimed that the separation is

provisional only, and that on the estab¬lishment of a stable government thestate will return to the Mexkan federa¬tion, but my Informant doubts if Oaxacawill ever go back. It Is Intensely hos¬tile to Northern Mexl'-o, and has at

present an army of 1R.000 men." .

FIEE EMPTIES APABTMENTS.Tss Kamille» Orlsesi l»«o H *.|reet

by rsmoke.

F1rc In the basement of 1731 H streetnorthwest early this morning routed tenfamilies from their »pertinents at. 17»,1731 and 1733 and ilk) damage estimatedbetween Z*n and OuO.The flames were discovered about 1

¡o'clock, and by the time flre apparatushad reached the blindine the Inmates»

î were ninnine for tlie atreet.Although dense smoke filled the three

apartment buildings while the roomers

were sleeping, no ore,was overeóme.

It Is believed the Are originated tn a

Pile of tras-h near a fumace in the basement.

Auitrian Emperor Reported 111.London, Jan. Zi.A Central News dis¬

patch from Rom»* states th-it EmperorKranz Josef of Austria I·» suffering froman attack of bronchiti*.

Italian King D-nesMontene-irnn Ruler

«spst-ial OaH? tn Tt»· Wiaktaito» HcraM.

Rome. Jan 23.King Nicholas,of Montenegro,· accompanied pyPrince Peter, arrived in Romethis morning at II o'clock. KingVictor Emmanuel met them on

arrival and took them in hismotor car to the royal residence,where a great crowd waited infront of t-he palace and cheeredthe two monarchs lustily.The meeting of the two rulers

was most affectionate. Luncheonwas served at the royal palace,after which King Nicholas andPrince Peter proceeded towardLyons, the new capital, in France,where Queen Milena and theroyal princesses await their ar¬

rival.

HOLLAND MAYENTER STRIFE

British Could Put Troops on

Dutch Border if BelgiansMake Peace.

NEUTRAL ENVOYS DIVIDEDOVER ALBERT'S ATTITUDE

Allied Countries Intend to Fight OnUntil Germany Is Crushed. De¬

clare Their Diplomats.Diplomati· circle* in Washington ye

terday centered discussion on the news

that Germany is considering making an

offer of separate peace to Belgium Inneutral circlea speculation aa to whether

King Albert would consent to acceptevacuation of his country and paymentfor property damage done aa paymentin full for the sufferings of hia people was

about .»?enly dividedDiplomat« representing the British gov¬

ernment condemned the plan offhand anddeclared un waver ng confidence in KingAlbert's continuing hts resolution never

to "desert" the alheiFrom th* German Kmbany came an j

expression of opinion In the form of an ]interrogatory:"How can the allies object to the raa-

toration of Belgium, inasmuch as it waa

over this question that ttke chief of th*allied powers went to war?"

Perw* "Made ia (.rrmir'

Whatever may prove th*· atttiude ofKing Albert, the attitude of officiais con-

nected with the Belgian legation wa»clesr-cut. The reported proi»osal of a

separate peace is regarded in this quarteras merely 'another attempt to bringabout an a-ivsntageous peace, "made inGermany.' "

If Belgium has en opportunity to re-

occupy her Invaded territory and graspsIt. the German plan to transfer to thenear east the million troops in Flandersmay still be thwarted, according to a

neutral in cloae touch with Kngland'swar plans. He aays pressure would he

brought to b*ar on Holland to have h»*r¡enter the war. and t*e G..7-\0«· BritonsIn the Flanders trenchea could be trans¬

ferred to the Hutch border to fight Ger¬many on her own soil.

In British circlea the proposal waa

Itaken aa being another "feeler' on the

J part of a weakening Germany lookingtoward a general peace. In moet positiveterms the declaration is made that th**rewill be no peace talk until German} lecrushed.

Submarines AreLying in Wait

VÄ hite Star Liner Cymric Re¬ports German Undersea

Craft Off Iceland.gpraafal In Th« « «shintr··»! HmllNew York. Jan. 2S..German submarin«««

. G* »«»«? »ctlve oft the >oiilh«Mi >««of Ireland. Thi» report wa» brought tntoday by th» Whit» Star liner Cymric.The mornlnc after leaving LJverpool th*

Cymric received · wireless from the ad¬miralty warning her to look out for sub¬marines. An hour later thiaaBgof th« new-"eet British patrol boat» hove In light »ndconvoyed th< liner to · point fifty mile·west of Fmstnet.The Cymric encountered tempestnou·

weather throughout th· voyage ln herstrong box she brought Ce,l"«0.t)Os In Amer¬ican securities Ther» also w·· a (mallconsignment of gold.Among the passenger· wa· F t'urli·,

an American aviator, who ha· been eerv-

Ing with the French »rmy. Philip E.Hubbard. a Canadian officer, wounded at

the front, and Julio A Ttgeno. a Peru¬vian diplomat.

Michael J Mark Di«.New York. Jan *3-Michael J. Haca.,

. former city »urveyor of New York,dropped dead tbi» morning while waitingfor a »treet car He «¦-»» « year· old

Montene*»Tin. in Fierce Battle.Rome. Jan. 23 .A nerarr* battle ha» b«aen

In progresa for thre· days at Mount

Turabosh. according to à diepatch to th·

Mesaagero Prince Mirko is leading ih.

? defending force» of Montenagrlna

GERMAN PLANESIN TWO RAIDSOVER ENGLAND

Three Aeros Driven Off KentCoast by British

Fire.

ONE MAN IS KILLED

Two Women and Three Chil¬dren Injured by Fall¬

ing Bombs.SEVERAL FIRES ARE STARTED

Flam·» Soon Eitinfuitked. Sgyi Oft-oal SutemeQt.Raid lt Fir·»

Since October 13.

iisnsl < »ble to IW WssMagtoa sVrsU1-ondon. Jan 21..Qcrnun aircraft

paid two vlelu to the Ka-nttsh rooms

today The flrst raid occurred at 1o'clock this meming. while the «eo-

ond rame shortly after noon On*»man was killed la th· flrst attack.The material damas« waa Insignificant.The war office issued ths folio·« M

report this evening. m

"Following an aerial attack on thaeaat coast of Kent In the early hour«of the morning, two hostile aeroplanesmade a aecond attack In the »ame lo¬cality shortly after noon today

"After connina under a heavy tirothe raiders disappeared, pursued byour naval and military machinée

The enemy effected no damane Hocasualties are reportad "

* t lark by m ... . »,

An official statement Issued aarllarIn the day said

¦Taking advantage of the moon·

light a hostile aeroplane visited tbeeast coast of Kei.l at 1 o'clock thtamorning.

"After dropping nine ineefed »arybomba in rapid »un «aaii.ii the aero

piene d?aappee ed ossi over the <·*··*·"·*>>met

"Mo nasal or military tmmiagt west

done, bat prl-yate property fiftTS'edThe Int-endiary bomb* caaes o »e*"*«r«lAres, all of which were extlaffulkhcdby 2 a m

"Accordine to reports m4i afterthe raid, the following civilian casual'ties ocenrred:"One man was killed and one Tesan.

two women, and three children slight¬ly injured."

Itm* Raid la Oeleker.

This ls the first Germen aerial raid on

British soil reported officially for threemonths lt has been clatin»id that thaBritish defenses against hostile air craftwere an improves! that the enemy hadpractically given up such ralda Recentlythere has been some anxious dleeuMlonconcerning the new German Praad-nourht. which. It is reported, surpasse«an» thing the allies can send out.Kent isa county in Knxland formina; tha

southeast extremity of Great Britain andadjoining the counties of Eaaex. Mido··»»«¦ » Barre, and Puss»· it is boundedon the southeaat by the Pirati of DoearThe last German air raid on F.nrland

was against lx»ndon on October H. when|ß persons were killed and 114 Injured.Full reports of the property dama«* war·never made officially, hut returning trav¬elers» told of a wild panic In tin ?? III»»,capital wlen the isimlis bagna manmgdown and starting tires in tke boari afthe cit>

Burns to DeathIn His Houseboat

Aunt Finds Lifeless Body mRobert P. Main in Smoul- -,

denng ^shes of His Bed.Rnbert f Main was buriwd ?

death la Ma kuu*-i»si at the foot ofThlrts-enth-and-a-l ¦· ' street aouthweety***ster»-lay while he slept HI» Itfetcesbody. In ths imatmi ? ashes of hi«bed. «as ril»w-over»Hl » an aunt. Mrs.Delia Newm»n. "M y ,ard «venue«outhwen.. when «ha gall, d with foodfor Ills breakfastMain a barhek·- empteye in the plant

·' th» "? ««hingt.··. Ote») ^_? Orda««***·.»»?«»,· >' üleahorc Point. I

at «H Virginie av-anue «out.» »i h tspe» r»»»-et h» leisure ta ht,b.<. lit »em »h.re «.Ionia»aloneMra Neornoan. h.« aunt tilled at

boat «boat I» o'clock reatmrAor mamIn« with food foe hi« breakf«ather nephew s body In a « urneimoned Pollc«**mar Smith of theprecinct, who examined the h»sdy.It la presumed Main had been

and had thrown away the burning to¬bacco, which OH flre to the bed -letheawhile he «tap«.A certificete of acctdnnta. n»«'Ji wag

ajeen in the caae by . a r.» Nevttx

he tmmM\.oés ?

Bntiih Attack Turk»I.ondon. Jan Ä.Aocordlng to a prom

bai eau announcamesii. Gan Aylmer.leadla« the relief .specittor tr Kut «IAmara, ir» Mcompili«.la. «kltacaaé th·Turkish poslttoa at Beat« on th« 21«tThere was nerve fighting daring the »saywith varyln*" aacceaa The *were very haary or bolli «Mrs