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? '* * • • j HELD HER ARMI GIRL TRICKS CAPTORS \I\ETKE\-YEAR-OLD GIRL HID *0 ADEQUATELY GUARD TERRI- ' TORIAL POSSESSIONS. > ’ DEN IN A GARAGE. SAYS CHIEF OF STAFF Phones for Police Headquarters and Central Sends Officers to Address of the Phone Message. Major General Wotherspoon Calls At tention to Our Outlying islands, Our Small Force In Alaska and the Need of Protection for the Canal— Advocates Army of 500,000. Declaring in would be impossible to defend the Panama canal and American territorial possessions against attack with present ot pro posed garrisons unless tbej? could be rapidly reinforced, Major Gen. Wpth- erspoon, retired chief of staff, in his report Wednesday recommended the increase of the regular army to a strength of 206,000 enlisted men. Gen. Wotherspoon proposed that this force be augmented through a system of reserves until there was created a mobile strength of 500,000 first line troops equipped for a six months’ campaign.. Gen. Wotherspoon Said there was, need for more forces to protect rear approaches to Ameri can coast defences and those points not covered by fortresses, and urged that the organized militia be develop ed to a strength of 300,000 men. , ‘.‘It is manifest,” Gen. Wother spoon asserted, “that the great water way of the Panama canal can not be protected against the operations of a first class military power by the pres ent or proposed garrison we contem plate placing there, without the pow- gr and ability to reinforce it rapidly o mthe United States. “That an effective defense against n enterprising enemy in the Philip- ines could be made with a deficiency *if 33 per cent." of the manning details hf the coast defences of Manilla and Subig Bay, anih with a mobile force of a little over seven thousand Amer ican troops, supplemented by less than six thousand Philippine scouts, is manifestly Impossible; that we can retain our valuable territory in ' Alaska in its isolated position against an enemy with any military power by placing there a garrison of less than 600 men verges on the ridiculous un less we have an ample force at home to occupy that territory in the very earliest stages of an impending con flict As regards the Hawaiian Is lands, all military persons will recog nise that the proposed garrison in this possession is far below what U should be to meet a serious attack Outlining his view of the army's first line requirements, Gen. Wother spoon said: "Careful consideration of our needs would Indicate the advisability and necessity for having at all times, available at home, and in addition to the necessities In our foreign posses sions in the first line of our military establishment, a mobile force of at least 600,000 thoroughly trained and thoroughly equipped fighting men. with adequate supplies for the opera tlon of this force for a period of at least six months. "This is a conclusion that seems to have been reached by all those who have given careful consideration of this question. It is also agreed that we should have a second line, a thor oughly equipped and trained force, of organized militia of not less than 330,000 men. properly proportioned as to its staff, several arms with stores and supplies necessary for its operation in the field for a like pe riod.” Gen. Wotherspoon outlined th_e plan through which he would double the strength of the regular army and create the reserve. The enlisted men woutd._serve a short terra with the Colors, then pass into the reserves for riods of five years or more, being all times under obligation to re nd in case of national need. “Assuming. ’ the report says, "the adoption of a short term of enlist ment—say three years—for the pas sage of men thoroughly trained in the school of the regular or standing army into the reserves, and that men so trained should not be held in the first reserve for a longer period than five years, it would appear that the size of the regular or standing army to be used as a school for the train ing of reservists should be about 205,000 enlisted men.” Evelyn Polatseek, a milliners’ young model, living with her parents in New York, appeared in the Coney Island/ police court and, dabbing her eyes frequently with her handker chief, told Magistrate Miller the story of an attack which she said had been made on her in a garage in Bath Beath early Monday morning. When she had finished her story, James A. Winkler, 29 yeais old, of Bath Beach, owner of the garage at Ciopsey Avenue; Christian Jaeckel, 20, of Bath Beach, a chauffeur, and Charles McGovern, 19, manager of the garage, wete held in 11,500 bail for examination Winkler was charg ed with having attacked Miss Potat- sek, and the others with having aideij and abetted him. It was about 4 o'clock in the morn ing when an operator in the Bath Beach telephone exchange answered a call from Winkler’s garage, and was alarmed at hearing a girl’s voice cry over the wire, “Oh, please con nect me with police headquarters quickly.” The receiver of the garage tele phone was hung up almost before the girl had f/'shed the sentence, how ever, and the operator, unable to get any'further information from that source, called up the Bath Beach po lice station and told of the' occur rence. Reserves hurried to the gar age and the arrest of the three men followed. It was the story of the in cidents leading up to the strange 'el- ephone call that the girl told Magis trate Miller. “I had spent the evening in New York with a friend,’ she said, “and was on my way home when I saw Mr. W'rinkler, whom I knew, in one of his automobiles at the public taxicab stand/’ut Atlantic and Flatbush Ave nues. As it was late 1 told my escort that he need nqU come home with me, but that 1 would engage Mr. Wrin- kler’s care to take me home. I said I was sure I could trust Mr. Wrin- Itler. “We had driven part of the way home, Jaeckel driving the car and Mr. Wrinkler sitting in the rear, when suddenly Mr. Wrinkley drtw a revolver and pointed it at my head. I tried desperately to fight him off for some time, and appealed to the chauf feur to help me, but the chauffeur wouldn't help me. Mr. Wrinkler finally settled back in the seat and threw the revolver out of the car. When we reached Bath Beach, in stead of taking me to my house as I had directed, the chauffeur took up to the garage, and as soon as the an tomoblle was inside all doors were locked. "McGovern then came to the as sistance of the other two men, and I was able to get away from them a short time later only on the pretext that I didn’t really mind staying out late with them, but wanted to tele phone my mother so that she would not worry about me. They let me go to the telephone, but grabbed me and pulled me away as soon as they heard me ask for police headquarters.” ATTACKS RENEWED V1NTERT WEATBER DOES NOT BALT FIfiB TING IN BELGIUM. RUSSIAN ADVANCE SLOW London Says Stability of Hasty Ger man Defense In the East Makes * * Rescult of Fighting Still Undecid ed—News From Other Zones of Warlike Activity. ASKS CLEMSON TO HELP. 8. Government Request College to IVepare Cotton Exhibit. Denial From Ecuador. Preeident Plaza of Ecuador* has made known a telegram in which the British consul said he had only words of praise for the manner in which neutrality had been observed. The South Carolina experiment sta tion at Clemson college has been ask ed by the United States department of agriculture to prepare the govern ment cbtton exhibit for the Panama- Pacific exposition at San Francisco in 1915. The cotton exhibit will be located with the government's agricultural display In the agricultural building at the exposition. "It certainly Is a high compliment to Clemson college and Prof. Harper,” said Compilsslon- er Watson of the State department of agriculture. The collection of cotton arranged by the department of agriculture will be included In the exhibit to be sent by the experiment station. Practical ly every variety of cotton has been collected by the department for the display, which Is considered one of the most nearly complete In exist ence. Work on the cotton exhibit will begin at once aifd It will be ship ped to San Francirfo by the experi ment station officials early In 1915. Glad to Have American Aid. Ambassador Bernstorff has assured the American government that the German government will be glad to welcome American assistance In re lieving the privations of the Belgians. Old Man Takes His Own IJfe. Arrested on the warrant of a flf- teen-year-old girl, H. W. Lewis, head of a society for the. rescue of way ward girls, committed suicide in a Los Angeles, Cal., park Tuesday.' IS Escapes Front Asylum. Jeff Means, a negro under, sentence of d.eath, escaped from the Sta^e Hos pital for the Insane, where he was being examined. To Cost $2,250,000,000, It Is estimated that one year of Three German Defense Lines. A Swiss officer is authority for the the present war will cost Great Brit- ?tatpnicnt that the German have pre- *in $2,250,000,000. Japanese Torpedo Boat Lost. Tokio officlaliy announc e the lost of torpedo boat 33, which was hit by • mine off the harbor of Kiao Chow. 57,000 Lost. The British casualties up'to Octo ber 31 amounted to 57,000, according statement of Premier Asquith. Losses Were Light. The Australian cru's e r lost four men and fourteen wounded In her JlcLL ngtilnsf Mw. F,under.- - ’—— Head Blown Off.v Will Moss of Pacolet had his head blown off by an accident while out hunting with Monroe GiUard. pared three Hites of defence from the North Sea to the Rhine. Subject to Capture. Premier Asnuith has announced that subjects o f hostile nations would be liable to capture If found on neu tral vessels. * ' Belgrade in Danger. Berlin reports that the occupation of Belgrade by the Austrians is im minent. , . Villa Bars Newspapers. Oen. Villa is said to have barred from entry across tie border. Denies Using N«u(ral Boats. ■Germany haa denied using neutral bo^ts to Jay mines is the North Sea. The war summary sent out from London Tuesday says: Undeterred by wintry weather and floods the Ger mans are still striving to break down the Allies’ defence^along the Frauco- ”elgian frontier. The line from the coast to Nieu- port, which has been receiving less attention since the German began trying to force the British out of Ypres, again has been subjected to a violent bombardment. South of Dlx- mude the Germans have been trying under fire from the Allies’ cannon, to build works to check the flood which compelled them to evacuate part of their trenches. 1 London says Germany’s remark ably persistent offen.sive in blizzard- swept Flanders in the west and the stability of her hasty defence along her eastern frontier were issues the outcome of which still was undecided in the great European war. In r landers the allied line refuses to yield, while in the east the Rus sians continue to push forward. The battle line in France seems for the time being forgotten, and the actions there probably Will continue to be of a sparodic nature until the allies In Flanders prove conclusively than they can not be battered or .until the Germans by some mighty effort, prove that they can. A month of futile fighting, entail ing losses the extent jof which, per haps, never will be fulVy known, has not convinced German leaders that the French coast towns are unattain able. and while snow and ralq and wind and cold have during the past few days so tried the troops as mark edly to reduce their fighting capacity, there is nothing to show that the in vaders will not try again. Paris officially reports Tuesday night: "According to the latest ad vices the enemy has renewed his at tacks to the east and to the south of Ypres, but they have not altered the situation, which remains satlsfae^iry "During the last two days we have registered progress, more or less pro nounced, everywhere we have at tacked; at Hetsas, on the Yser, be tween Armentieres and Arraa, in the region of Valily, in the Argonne and on the heights of the Meuse.” “From Nleuport to Dtxmude and in the region of Ypres the cannonad ing haa been resumed with greater violence than in the preceding days. On the canal to the south of Dtxmude the action of our artillery checked the work that the Germans were en deavoring to carry out to keea down the inundations. The enemy was pelled to evacuate a portion of his trenches which had been filled by the waters. Two attacks of German infantry, one to the south of Bixschoote and the other to the south of Ypres, re sulted in failure. On our side we have made progress between Bixschoote and the canal. “Between Armentieres and La Bassee there has been an artillery duel conducted with great spirit. "On the Alsne certain German de tachments which endeavored to cross the river in the vicinity of Valily either were driven back or destroyed. “On our positions on the right bank of the Alsne, upstream from Valily, there has been violent can nonading. This applies also to the “Rhelms region, and several shells have fallen on the city of Rheims. "In the Argonne there has not been any infantry engagements. We blew up with mines a certain number of German trenches. On the heights of the Meuse, to the south of Verdun, we have made advances at several points. "In the region of St Mlhlel we have taken possession.-of the first houses in the village of Chauvoncourt. These houses served as barracks for the St. Mlhlel garrison. This village of Chau voncourt Is the only point of support still held by the Germans on the left bank of the river Meuse in this local ity. “On the rest of the front there has been nothing of importance to re port.” ,i Berlin reports: “The situation in the western area of'the war seems almost to have been forgotten in Ber lin in view of the German victories In the east and because of the lack of fighting tn Flanders owing to bad weather. "Whether the latest German vic tories In the east have stopned the Russtan advance can not yet be fore told. but German military officials say they undoubtedly have resulted in eivtng the Germans an excellent strategic position and at the same time Increasing the difficulties of the enemy’s stuatlons. • "Near Soldau, according to repp: from the German army headnuarfers, the Russians were driven, pattf Ltpno to Flock, and the Russhfn army de feated by Gen. vpn' Hlndenbug at Wlocklawek war'rorced southward nVer KJitno Instead of back upon the Mne pf ipnidvance. The Vistula river t« now be'ween the two Russian and H Is pointed out in mtli- fary circles that the river Is likely to nrove a great harrier tn case of fur- &TT' '’V enna “otuffatly enorts that the ffcfvTun'no«H*ens at TFatlPvo and Ob- reno^as have been taken, thereby re moving anv other obstable to the Austrian march on Belgrade. Constantinople tells of a Turk tab attack on a British force at Fao, a port of Asiatic Turkey, In the Per sian glut. In which 1,000 English are said to have fallen. Petrogred reports “heavy fighting to have taken place in East Prussia in the vicinity of Neldenburg*and 8ol- dau, and the advantage la declared to be entirely with the Russians. . "The German troops now advanc ing along the lelt bank of the Vistula below Warsaw consist partly of regu lar forces which previously had been engaged in tbe advance on Warsaw, of troops from the East Prussian frontier, of men previously engaged in Belgium and finally of some Aus trians. "The German front along the Vis tula extends for 70 miles to the southwest of Flock. The advance along the right bank'of the Vistula has progressed less than 20 miles from the frontier. "In East Prussia the enemy is fall ing back along the whole front be tween Gumbinnen and Angerburg, while continuing to hold the passages in the Masurian lakes. “On the front between the Vistula and Warta rivers ( In Russian Po land) the fighting continues, taking the character of a great battle. "There are important „German forces In Gallcif.. We have reached the Austrian rear guards In the re gion of Dukia and the passage of UJok." In the Caucasus district, "the march of our advance guard In the direction of Erzerum Is ended. This march was not In consequence of any attack, but part of a plan of our ad vance guards. In this same direction one of our columns attacked part of the left wing of the Turks, which they threw back. Another of our col umns engaged In a combat near Duz- veran, which was to our advantage. SPIES IN ENOUND AOTIOIITIES THINS TO CATC1 - C0AS1 VISE SIGNALS WAR SECRETS SENT OUT New York Correspondent Gives Arti cles From London Papers Regard ing Remarkeble Activities of Ger man 8piee—Specific Cases Brought to Light. A correspondent of the New York Times, writing from London, says: With th.e recent successful raid of a German squadron Into the Nort’i sea to within firing distance of Yarmouth there hah come a renewal of the agi tation for more efficacloq) measures of protection against what is cglled thfe spy peril. I can give from per sonal knowledge an Instance of how well the German naval authorities are kept Informed of British naval movements. For some time It has been known in restricted circles in London that (and probably ■ora), tad I kavw given enough widencs against Umnb to have them shot three tlmee ever, bnt owing to their being uatarmfleed Englishmen, thj police can not do anything unless they catch then! red- handed.’ 'Lord narewood, tn The London Evening News, tells pt an Incident which occurred near File/. He say*: " ’Flashlight signals -were seen coming from a semi-deserted house on the cliff. Part of It was used as a nursing home. The building was sur rounded and the unoccupied parts were searched. Nothing was found. ‘A guard was set, and a day later ' jM two German submarines suddenly peered off Flamborough Head. The next day a man, believed to be a Ger man, dashed out of a house closn. to the one that was guarded: The sen- trie* wflw unable to prevent his es cape, and, as far as I know, he has never been captured. “ ‘I also received information that fast, motor cars weer flashing sig|ils out to sea. It seems certain that It Is the fishing boats that provide tbe link between our coast and the enemy. The Germans have used neutral trawlers for receiving signals from the shore, and It is not impossible, I am afraid, that trawlers sailing nnder' our own flag have been In the pay of the enemy.* - : . "It has already been recorded that so far the most diligent search has failed to discover the point from the British admiralty had taken cer- which signals are sent to trawlers tain measures in view of a special contingency. Not many people were supposed to be aware of the arrange ments in question. It was certainly not expected they would be known in Berlin. ■ * Well, I was talking a few days ago with an American who haW Just re turned from the German capital, night." where for objects perfectly honorable Movement of the Ottoman troops and compatible with his duties as the citizen of a neutral nation, he had and submarines at sea, and Lord HarewoOd’s information that fast motors are nsed to transport the signalers from point to point fur nishes the explanation, particularly when It Is remembered that Norfolk and Suffolk villagers have told of big cars rushing wildly through the In the Oltytchad valley is reported. Four Kurd regiments concentrated near Dejar, has been dispersed by our cavalry. Our troops operating nea Dajar, have been dispersed by our cavalry. Our troops operating beyond the ridge of Klytrhaduk and near Dhamour inflicted a complete defeat on the Ottoman forces and Trumerous bands of Kurds. Our ad vance guards dislodged the Kurds from the village of Tchabanagak south of the ridge of Tapariz. At A^gsbeldjan there Ui no change. “On the Black sek. attempted of fensive movements of-ytee Turks against our posts near Litnan failed completely. “Attacked behind and on tbe flanks by our warships, the Turks sustained serious losses. Their reserves have been annihilated.” CLASSIFIED COLUMN Big Type Du rocs Pigs for sale—$8 each. Furnish pedigree. Frank Mountain Cave Apples, direct frool grower to the consumer for cash or exchange. Satisfaction guaranteed. T. C. Bryson. Sylva, N. C. a been in touch with the German naval headquarters. In the course of conversation he mentioned the very matter which was supposed to be a Brltish'naval secret. I asked where he had learned this information, and he told the it was common knowledge at German naval headquarters. Evidently those “re- . stricted circles In London" were not i Planti^-81 per M. restricted enough to exclude a Ger-. rletles. Cash with man spy. ., The recent trial of Lody (the Ger man spy who has since been put to ‘ . - death in the Tower) showed how —Colored agents to sell easily Information could be trans- t. .v milted to Germany through Holland and Denmark. There has been more All va- order. Farm Science Institute. 253 E. Russell 8t.. Orangeburg. 8. C. Magic Shaving Powder. It shave, without a razor. Write Shaving Powder company. Savannah, Oa. WAR IN MEXICO. mystery as to how Information could ( j>e transmitted with sufficient rapid- F ® r „ brEBd new Rodgere It* to make It valuable In the case of* ®* w . complete. First |5 gets naval movements. Various suggee- Karl Lssomaan, 32 Broad St., Villa and Carranza Are Again Seeing Bloody Red. . With Villa’s seasoned veterans hur rying southward on their way to Mex ico City, and Obregon’s artillery loyal to Carranza, proceeding northward for a defensive campaign, administra tion officials had dispatches from American representatives Indicating that actual hostilities in the southern republic appeared Inevitable. Unofficial reports related that Gen. Obregoo, in a statement issued at Mexico City declared: “The north ern forces have violated every armis tice and promise made to us. 1 con sider that all efforts made to settle the preesnt trouble without resort to arms useless.” OFFICIALS KNEW. Ambassador Page Reported Destruc tion of Aadarions. The United States government has known officially for two weeks of the destruction of the British dread nought Audacious by a mine off the Irish coast, but kept the secret at the request of the British government. Ambassador Page cabled the Amer ican government of the sinking of the battleship within a dpy or two after she went down.-He said he had been officially informed of the sinking as well as of tie delay to the liner Olympic. He gave no details, how ever. but merely said the British gov ernment wished the loss kept secret for the present. Officials here scrup ulously guarded the news. Motor Trucks for Allies. More than three thousand motor trucks have been sent to the allied nations In the war zone from this country, valued at $9,000,000. Runaway Mule Kills Boy. Roy Gambrell, 7 years old, of Pen dleton, was killed Monday when a mule ran away, dragging the boy, who was holding onto the, bride, after him. Truce In Mexico. Signs of peace In Mexico are cred ited to the report that Villa and Car ranza have agreed to a truce. ChUd’s Burns Fatal John McManus, fl v. v„r, old. o. c5£? Rock Hill, was burned fo death Wed- 0 " 1 Lromer - needay. His cTotJjeb ignited while he and neighboringchildren were smok ing a pipe ^ Allies Outnumber Germans. A New Yorker returning from Lon don says that current news of the street is that the Allies in France numbbr 2,700,000, while the German force Is credited at 1,600,000. COTTON TEN CENTS PER POUND We give 10 cents per pound for cotton tn exchange for tuition. Write us today for particulars regarding this fair propo- n*' -IT v-Vf: ity of money, ewe TOead uoJ: tlons have been made within the last two days. The Dally Mall said: "A few weeks ago the Home Office assured the country that the German system of espionage In England had been effectively scotched. Since then warships have been mysteriously tor pedoed, sentries have been shot, let ters conveying information to the enemy have been seized, and a Ger man squadron has. by the poeeeeeion of secret Iqfonnatlon as to the move- , ments of our fleet, evaded the British patrols, safely paaeed through un charted passages In British mine fields, and thrown shells on the Suf folk coast. "Evidence has now come to hand disclosing the method by which In formation has been conveyed to the enemy, but the informers have not been traced. The night coast sig naling referred to in yesterday's Dally Mall has been Intended for and picked up by ‘neutral’ boats engaged In fishing or other legitimate pur suits off the British coast. The mes sage received, the boat has gone shoot, and at daylight, many miles nearer the Dutch or Danish coast, has liberated carrier pigeons with messages. On the return of the pige- oae to the home lofts their messages have been conveyed to Berlin, Kiel, or Wilhelmshaven. '’“By this means the enemy has be come possessed of vital information long before a ship could cross the seas, and has made his dispositions accordingly, hundreds of British lives paying for the treacherous use of the neutral flag. "Some of these ‘neutrals,’ with their pigeon lofts, have been captured by British patrols, and now that the North Sea ^ closed, to traffic it is be lieved that German subtimrines are making use of the pigeon post. “The bird shot at Framlingham, a short way inland from the Suffolk coast, on Tuesday has been definitely identified as a foreign pigeon, and the police are following up informa tion which has come to their hands. ‘ r It Is only little by little that the general public learns facts of which the authorities are aware. For in stance, it transpired lately that on the ni^ht preceding the German raid the main roads frqm the east coast were held In force by the military, who stopped every motor car in the fruitless search for a vehicle report ed tp have been working along the oosist with a portable wireless ' and signalling apparatus. , "This follows close .on another mysterious incident reported from a few miles south'of Cromer. In the early morning a military patrol saw i * two pigeens fly from the upper win dow of a house ptandlng in an iso lated position a short way back from the cliffs. The birds circled around and then flew off over the North sea and were quickly lost to sight. The house was surrounded, and, there be ing no one. to admit the authorities, an entrance was forced. The occu pants, like the pigeons, had flown^ "Still further proof of the spy peril, if any he required. Is provided by a naval officer. 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