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NEXTSTEP DEPENDS ON ANSWER OF THE ALLIES

Lloyd George-and Premier Briand Assure World of Early Reply to Proposals of Von Hollweg. ARMIES STILL INACTIVE Rain and Fog Throughout Macedonia Interfere With Military Engagements Beyond Patrol Skirmishes. Further developments In the peace movement In Europe now await the presentation of the formal reply of the entente allies to the proposals of the Central Powers. David Lloyd George, the British premier, and Premier Briand, of France, t have Indicated that this reply will speedily be forthcoming. Military operations In the European field of war are at a low ebb. The driving campaign of Field Marshal Von Mackensen in Roumania seems nearly at an end. In any event whether or not some further movement cf an Important nature is In contemplation in this war theatre, the report shows comparative quiet to be prevailing at present. On the Franco-Belgian front, also, there Is a lull, with the quieting down of the recent activity at Verdun, while latest reports from both the Russian and Austro-Italian fronts rhow little activity. In Macedonia, the reports, show rain and fog prevailing with' no military movements with the exception of patrol engagements. u i ii r --7.. - COLORED LABORERS BROUGHT TO YARDS FOR PENNSY WORK Unable to secure In Richmond a sufficient number of laborers for the Pennsylvania yard extension work in this city the contracting firm engaged on this extensive Improvement recently began the recruiting of laborers from the slum districts of the larger cities but this plan was abandoned after it had proved to be a dismal and coetly failure. The contracting company has now begun the importation of southern colored laborers as a final resort. About 1 o'clock this morning the first detachment of these colored workmen arrived in Richmond on a C. & O. train. They numbered about ninety and were soon swarming over the cen tral business district. The majority were so poorly clad that they suffered keenly from the cold. Sergeant Staubach at police headquarters at once took charge of the situation. He assembled several officers and they rounded up every member of the ragtag crew, herding them in a down town colored hotel, where they slept In the pool room. This forenoon railroad men took charge of the workmen and took them to the east Pennsylvania yards. WASP STOPS VESSEL BOSTON. Dec. 20. The Dutch nteam8hip Maartensdyk was held up 100 miles from Falmouth, England, on December 5 by a German submarine which fired a shot across her bow but later allowed her to proceed. Captain Kynlk reported when his vessel arrived here today from Rotterdam. CONSIDERS DEFENSE PARIS, Dec. 20. The chamber of deputies chose a committee today to report on the cabinet's request for authorization to settle by decree urgent questions concerning national defense. Twenty-three of the members elected are hostile to the measure and ten are favorable with qualifications. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Snow and much colder toright with a cold wave. Thursday fair and colder. Temperature Today Noon 32 Yesterday Maximum 30 Maximum 2 below zero Forecast for Wayne County by W. E. Moore Cold wave tonight or Thursday with temperatures of zero or below. Snow followed by fair and cold weather. Gtneral conditions A storm of treat size is covering the Mississippi alley causing snow over the central itates followed by severe cold weather roming from Canada. A temperature f 3d dejrees below zero is recorded it Devil's Lake, North Dakota. -

NEW PREMIER WILL MOBILIZE LABOR FOR WAR

LONDON, Dec. 20. The British public had much to reflect on this morning. The reply of Premier Lloyd George to the German peace proposals had been anticipated and passages of hie speech dealing with that question appeared in the late editions of yesterday evening's newspapers. The domestic program of the new government, however, was not published until this morning and it was too vast and too briefly indicated for the immediate crystalization of opinion. Will Mobilize Labor. The most important of these points foreshadowed by the premier was the general mobilization of labor for war and the vital industries. Mf. Lloyd George indicated he meant to begin with a voluntary plan and that If this failed he would ask parliament to give the government compulsory powers to place all the labor of the state at his services. The proposals therefore follows somewhat on the line of the Ger man mass levy. When Mr. Lloyd George invited the labor representatives to join his cabinet this scheme was put before them, but they, deferred judgment until details were given to them. While expressing the opinion that, after compulsory military service, industrial conscription is not impracticable, the labor leaders are dubious as to Its success, feeling the outcome depends entirely on how the workmen take it. If there Is hostility in the rank and file of organized labor the scheme, they believe, will fail. The task allotted to Neville Chamberlain, who has been appointed director general of national service of scheduling certain Industries as Indispensable and supplying them with the necessary muur biiu mainiai, ouu ho Bnmn time nnttiner the lndisnens-1 able industries on fixed allowances of labor, raw material and man-power, is considered a stupendous one, but Mr. Chamberlain's great experience in business is expected to carry him through. He will have a military director under him to conduct recruiting for the army and a civil director in charge of recruiting for industry. NEBRASKA TOWN , REPORTS 26 BELOW OMAHA, Dec. 20. The lowest temperatures of the season were registered throughout Nebraska today. Valentine, Neb., reported 26 degrees below zero, Norfolk, 15 below, and the Omaha weather bureau recorded 10 below. Sioux City, la., reported 15 degrees below zero and Sioux falls, S. D., 22 below. WHITE CHRISTMAS ASSURED RICHMOND It will be a white Christmas. Assurance of this fact was given this morning when Weather Forecaster Moore issued a warning which included in Its make-up the words zero weather and lots of snow. The cold snap is scheduled to be at Its prime Saturday and Sunday. The drop in temperature will begin about Thursday evening, according to Mr. Moore, who mentions a Canadian "northern" sweeping down upon the Central states. PRESIDENT CALLS ON SICK SENATOR WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. President Wilson went to visit Senator Williams at the latter's home today because he knew the Senator had some Mississippi affairs to talk about and understood he was ill. It turned out that Senator Williams was well enough to go to his office, so the President drove him there, occasions on which the President has gone to visit members of Congress are rare. HERE'S ANOTHER CHILD WANTING GOOD HOME Another Christmas morning. chance for a gift came to real light live this Probation Officer Elizabeth Candler announced that she has been asked to place a bright 12-year-old girl in a good home. The child can be highly recommended. MAJOR GENERAL DIES AMSTERDAM, (via London), Dec. 20. The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger announces the death of Major General Ernst Von Ziehen, commander of the seventeenth reserve division. General Von Zieten died at Dantzig as the result of an operation. YEAR'S SHORTEST DAY Tomorrow, Dec, 21, Is the shortest day of the year. After tomorrow the sun will start back north. It will cross the equator March 21. It crossed the equator going south Sept. 22. STRAYER 18 TOASTM ASTER Ffank Strayer will act as toast-master at a large banquet of Hokendauqua tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men, Saturday night, Dec. 30.

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PoaK. "WISH X Coui-o AMaR To CRT TftfeFAMILY SodCiMiric5oce y,, Ik THE oU "IT'S A SR6flT TIm FOR The Kt&S" BRITISH PRESS STANDS BEHIND PREMIER'S WORDS LONDON, Dec. 20. Premier Lloyd George's reply to Germany '3 peace proposal meets with a chorus of approval in the British press and the general comment is , that if Germany really wants peace she will, when the joint reply of the allies Is received, state terms which can form a basis of discussion. The Manchester Guardian says: "Premier Lloyd George has not shut the door on peace with that resounding clang for which some of his less balanced supporters in the press have been listening. It is true he insisted on the impossibility of accepting the German Invitation as it stands. la this he was ably seconded bv Mr. Asquith and will be approvd by the country The German chancellor must be both more modest and more explicit before he can expect any favorable answer to his invitation. But the real danger In the situation which his offer created wa3 that the allies, this country In particular, might be led into an abrupt and sweeping refusal, not merely of the actual Invitation but of any proposal t discuss peace terms. This snara Lloyd George has avoided." Approves Premier's Stand The Guardian says that as the speech invited Germany to be mora explicit "we do not then cast out every idea of settlement and the neutral world cannot take exception to this attitude. The Guardian notes that the speech contained no hint of the crush ing of Germany but says discussion of any matter is conditioned .on restitu tion. In the truest form, it continues, reparation is impossible, for the deepest wrongs cannot be undone. "Security we certainly require," th? Guardian continues. "The best security is the firm, unbroken front of the alliance, fortified when the war end3 by a universal league to enforce peace. In such a league America would play a great part, and her presence alono would be no small security." Expressing the opinion that Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg will admit on reflection that the proposals of the entente allies, as outlined by Mr. Lloyd George, formed a basis for discussion, the Guardian says: "There is in this as in all countries elways a great volume of opinion, too little vocal, unfortunately, in favor of a serious effort on the part of Europe's statesmen to put an end to the carnage which is destroying the whole generation of the young." SENATE PASSES MOTION WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Senator Wadsworth's resolution to authorize an increase in the amount of water diverted from Niagara Falls to increase the electric power output of plants on the American side of the river was passed today by the Senate. POWER PLANTS USE MORE OF NIAGARA WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Senate committee of foreign relations today voted to recommend passage as soon as possible of a joint resolution authorizing a temporary increase of the amount of water devoted for power use on the American side of the Niagara Falls.

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Just AHoThCR. DBHT in The P5CKCT Book." I SIM AS HOW WE LOOK AT IT. CITY NEEDS 500 WORKERS FOR BIG JOBS Where are 500 extra laborers needed next summer for public improvements in Richmond and Wayne county to come from? This question is perplexing county officials now that the granting of $365,000 worth of bridge contracts Is drawing near and that the time of opening work on the improvements next spring is only three months off. Pennsy Short on Labor The Pennsylvania railroad is scouring the city for workmen to assist in its $1,000,000 improvements and is running short of labor despite the fact that large shipments of foreign laborers are being made. The social service bureau reports that there is not an able bodied man, who wants work, without employment. Wjayne county has the most extensive improvement program of its history scheduled for next summer. National road contracts calling for expenditures of $180,000 have already been made. Appropriations amounting to $365,000 have been made for the Continued On Page Nine. TAKE FINAL BALLOT ON PROW MEASURE WASHINGTON, Dec; 20. A final vote was looked for In the senate today on the bill for prohibition in the District of Columbia, and friends of the measure expected its passage. Senator Underwood announced he would try to get another vote on his amendment providing for referendum of the prohibition question to residents of the District., Before defeating this amendment yesterday by a tie vote in the committee of the whole the senate accepted a proposal that women be permitted to vote at such a referendum. HONORS DR. FLEXNER PARIS, Dec. 20. Dr. Simon Flexner, director of the Rockefeller Institut-3 for Medical Research' of New York, has been elected foreign associate member of the Academy of Medicine. MUST PAY DOG TAX Within the next week Township Trustee , Edgerton will turn over to Prosecutor Reller the names of twenty persons who have failed to pay delinquent dog taxes. These people are liable to fine in addition to having to pay the taxes. . COUNTY PAYS SHARE Checks amounting to $78,736.29 were sent to the treasurer of state by Auditor Bowman today. This represents the fall settlement of Wayne' county with the state.

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HAVEN'T HfllF FINISHED RICH W -WKO-ouT A ust aho sem SorteTHW To KNOW- I anT BoTfttRtft WITH IT" - ftACt OH EARTH -I GOOD WILL -TMeTfiouiirroi. IF IT W00l ONLY COHETnot" COUNTY NURSE LEAVES WORK NEXTFRIDAY Miss Mary Kennedy, who has been county visiting nurse here since August, working In the schools under the general direction of County Health Officer Krueger, will leave Richmond Friday, according to members of the. Wayne County Anti-Tuberculosis soc iety by whom she was employed. As soon as County Superintendent Williams issued his order against health work In the county schools. Miss Kennedy announced her Intention of immediately cleaning up her work here, rather than remain without the full co-operation of the schools In the state experiment of having country school children engage in health organization work. She is expected to visit relatives during the holidays. Several other cities have made overture's to Miss Kennedy for her services, since reports of her work in this county have spread. One of the offers was from Chicago. STRIKE CAUSES LOSS NEW YORK, Dec. 20. A loss of $15,000,000 in broken or forfeited contracts represent the cost already to the manufacturers from the clothing strike going on here. It was declared today by Jacob Slossberg, general secretary of the strikers union. SANTA CLAUS LETTERS FLOOD MAIL SERVICE WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 Thousands of letters addressed to Santa Claus, appearing in the mails this week prompted the postoffice department today to remind all postmasters of the rule permitting the delivery of these communications to charitable institutions or reputable persons "who may desire to use them exclusively for philanthropic purpose." When letters bear no postage stamp and charitable organizations decline to pay the postage, or when no request is made for the letters, they are to be sent to the dead letter office. CONFISCATED WHISKY STOLEN FROM CITY GIRARD, Ala., Dec. 20. Approximately 500 cases of whisky, seized by state authorities in the prohibition raids here last May and June, have been stolen from a Glrard warehouse since November 1, according to a statement of the county sheriff today. He declared that the building had been without a guard since that date. . LEWIS RESIGNS POST TO BECOME DEPUTY When he assumes office as deputy prosecutor, Walter Lewis will have to resign as pauper attorney. At the beginning of the October term of court, Lewis and Paul Beckett were appointed pauper attorneys for two terms. Beckett will act during the January term unassisted, Judge Fox announced today. COUNCIL REFUSES DAMAGES City council at New Castle has refused a claim for damages filed by Dr. Frank Brandt of Hagerstown. Dr. Brandt charges that his automobile was damaged when he drove into an unguarded excavation . on the streets at New Castle.

LAST CHANCE TO SEE XMAS BENEFIT BILL

Tonight will bo yonr last chance to see the vaudeville bentflt performance at the Murray theatre, given by O. G. Murray and The Palladium to provide a merry Christmas for the children. Large houses attended the performances yesterday. Wesley Howard, the gifted young violinist of this city, Is an added attraction tonight He will play at both night performances. Howard is home from his studies at the New England Conservatory of Music at Boston. The "Revue de Vogue" which features the bill is pronounced one of the finest vaudeville attractions seen In Richmond. It is a musical number that holds attention and oleases. The rest of the bill Is made uq of singing; dancing and acrobratlc acts. MISSING DEACONESS FOUND IN CHICAGO; MYSTERY IS DEEP Word was received here today that Miss Winifred Brown, deaconess in the Deaconess hospital in Indianapolis who has been mising for several days, had been found in the Baptist Mission at Chicago by a detective who has been following clues of the young woman's disappearance from Indianapolis. Glen Brown, Modoc, brother of the young woman, who formerly resided In Richmond, is on his way to Chicago to bring the young woman to her home. The report stated that Miss Brown was In a very serious condition and that she had been 111 In the Mission ever since reaching Chicago. Melancholia which caused temporary mental aberration is believed to have caused the young women to steal away from the hospital in Indianapolis. Walter Brown, father of the beautiful young deaconess, today discouraged questions of a correspondent over long distance telephone. Mr. Brown admitted he had talked with - hi daughter this morning by telephone and denied she had been ill. but de'clined to comment on the cause for her mysterious disappearance. "We are not discussing that," he said and then concluded the conversation by saying, "I guess' that'll be all for you." The girl Is expected to reach her home at Modoc within the next three or four days. Mr. Brown said he was making an effort to get in communication with her brother. Glen Brown and, her uncle, Clarence Brown, both of whom are In Chicago searching for the young woman. He will inform them that her whereabouts has been ascertained. PLAINTIFF SCORES IN MORRIS APPEAL TO INVALIDATE WILL The tide turned in favor of the plaintiff in evidence produced in circuit court today and late yesterday afternoon in the trial of Walter Morris against Isabelle Haner to break the will of Frank Morris leaving a $35,000 estate to Mrs. Haner. Attorneys for Morris are attempting to prove that Frank Morris was insane at the time he made his will and that Walter Morris was his illegitimate son. Charles E. Potter, prominent real estate man and formerly township trustee, testified this morning that it was his belief that Frank Morris was of unsound mind during the last few years of his lift. Joseph Graham, who worked for Frank Morris two years, testified that he believed his former employer was of unsound mind at the time of his death. John Goodrich, a cousin of the governor-elect, testified yesterday afternoon that Walter Morris was the son of Frank Morris and that Frank Morris was of unsound mind at the time of his death. WHITEWATER PDPILS SING FOR SHUTINS Rays of Christmas cheer were cast into the hearts of many shut-Ins yesterday afternoon when some two hundred pupils of the Whitewater school, North Thirteenth and G streets, serenaded patients of the Reid Memorial hospital and fellow pupils confined to their homes because of illness. The children were accompanied by D. D. Ramsey, principal of the Whitewater school and instructors Misses Nora Murphy, Mabel Bollinger and Ethel Wessel. Pupils of other city school! will serenade the sick and the aged in their districts on Christmas eve. CANCEL8 ENGAGEMENT Because of illness, Mrs. Tweedy, returned missionary who was to have spoken at Chester Friday afternoon and evening, will be unable to fill her engagements, it was announced today.

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DEMOCRATS Some Leaders Urge TKai Party Refrain From Plao ing Nomine for Mayor on Next Race. lauMte.: G. 0. P. PICKS LEADER Candidates for Mayor Object to Iliff Charging Partialityi Toward Candidacy of Drj Zimmerman. ! The Republican city chairmanship In Richmond is a Job which is now apparently going begsing. Coupled with the statement of Ed gar Iliff that he was not a candidate for re-election as city chairman was the prediction made by L. S. Bowman, Republican county chairman, that it might be necessary to draft a, man for the city chairmanship. It Is hinted that if City Chairman Iliffs name is placed in nomination for re-election at the organization meeting of the city committeemen, January 2, some opposition might develop from supporters of certain men who are considering entering the contest for the Republican mayoralty nomination on the ground that Iliff has been an active supporter of Dr. W. W. Zimmerman, who Is, up to the present, the only avowed candidate for the mayoralty nomination. Want G. O. P. Nomination . Included in the list of prospective mayoralty candidates are Mayor W. J. Robblns, Alfred Bavis, president of the board, and Dr. S. G. Smelser, city, health officer. All came into office with the Progressive landslide three years ago following a campaign in which Mr. Iliff directed a bitter fight against the Progressive ticket, a fight w-hlch left wounds that have never healed. It is said that Mr. Iliff has no desire to continue as city chairman but his friends believe he would not refuse the office If it was again tendered to him. Mr. Iliff will issue a call some time this week for the organization meeting on January 2, when a new city chairman is to be selected. The three prospective opponents of Dr. Zimmerman In the city primary election contest are still marking time. Mayor Robblns has stated that he will make no decision until after the first of next month as to whether he will seek re-election on the G. O. P. ticket. May Become Independent Dr. Smelser said today that he also had reached no decision as to whether he would enter the contest. Mr. Bavis is being urged by some friends to seek the Republican mayoralty nomination, while other friends are advising him to seek the mayoralty as an independent candidate. In connection with . the movement to Induce Bavis to become an independent candidate an interesting political situation was developed today. It was learned that certain Democratic leaders in this city are advocating that no Democratic city ticket be nominated next March and that the Democratic organization give Its support to : an independent ticket headed by Bavis as the mayoralty nominee. Of course there are other Democratic leaders who have been unable to see ; any merit in such a plan. Certain Re- ' publicans who want Bavis to become ; an independent candidate give their approval to the plan proposed by Ba- ' vis' Democratic friends. TURKS FREE CAPTIVES WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. The 200 Americans, detained in Syria and Palestine by the Turkish military authorities have been granted permiss- j Ion to leave via Beirut on condition they intern at Beirut for a month to make valueless any military information they may have. The United States has repeatedly : made diplomatic efforts to free Amerl- ; cans, some of whom are missionaries. I MAY TAX FRENCH DOGS WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. New taxes proposed in France to care for increased war expenditures next, year extend in many directions, reports to the United States government show. One tax would assess mobllizable men not actually performing military duty 12 francs each and also an additional amount graded according to the income tax paid by the person assessed. Another would be a national levy on dogs. EXAMINE WITNESSES WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Hearings ; on Senator Chamberlain's . universal j military, training. bill were continued ! today by the sub-committee of the , senate military committee. Howard ' H. Gross of Chicago, president of the ; Universal Military Training league ; was on the committee's list of wit- : nesees. .