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MEXICO MAKES FINAL OFFER SPECIAL EXTRA THE WEATHER - Somewhat colder today and tomorrow. West and northwest winds. Sunrise, 6:48 a.m.; sunset, 4:36 p.m.; high tide at Governors Island, 3:49 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. NEW YORK JOURNAL EVENING No. 11,699 - P.M. Copyright, 1916, by Star Company Registered in U.S. Patent Office. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1916 In New York and Nearby Towns ONE CENT. ELSEWHERE TWO CENTS. SPECIAL EXTRA ALLIES CAPTURE MONASTIR U.S. Makes Half of Allies' Shells, Is German Claim BULGAR AND GERMANY PUT TO FLIGHT Gen. Serrail's Troops [[S?]] Railway to Prilip, Great Bulgar Base. Paris, Nov. 20.- Monastir, the great German Bulgarian stronghold in Macedonia has fallen. French and Serbian troops entered the city Sunday after a crushing defeat of the German and Bulgarian troops. The Germans and Bulgarians are now said to be retreating in disorder to the north. Entente troops here seized railroad leading to Prilip. [[?]] great Bulgarian base. While the Monastir battle was being won French and British artillery opened a furious bombardment of Bulgarian positions around Lake [[?]]ren and on both sides of the Va[[?]] River, in the centre of the Macedonian lines. PLAN NEW ADVANCE. In view of the brilliant victory Monastir the Entente forces in centre are believed to be preparing an important movement there. All day Saturday and Saturday night the battle for Monastir raged. Serbians on the east of the Ce[[?]] River drove forward to the village Grunishte and captured that position. In the Ceran Bend they repulsed desperate counter-attack on Hill 1,212, directly east of Monastir, near the town of Iven. So decisive was Prussian reverse that the Bulgarians fled in disorder. The Serbians drove forward all the entire line, and when they reached the summit of Hill No. 1,287, the principal Monastir barrier, the German commands evacuated the city. French column was the first to enter. The War Office Statement follows: "Troops of the Army of the Continent entered Monastir at 8 o'clock this Sunday morning, the anniversary of the taking of the town by the Serbians in 1912. "On November 18 there was great artillery activity on both sides from Lake Dolman to the [[V?]]dar River. "East of the Cerna Serbian tro[[?]] continuing their progress toward Gruishete, encircled this place, the bend of the Cerna River Serbians repulsed a new Bulgarian counter attack on hill No. 1,2[[?]]. The enemy is falling back in [[?]] order toward the north pursued by our allies, who have reached the top of Hill No. 1[[?]]. In the re[[?]] south of Monastir French and Hungarian troops made new progress toward HOleve. "In the neighborhood of Heron[[?]] English available corps bombard RUTH LAW IN RECORD FLIGHT 590 MILES WITHOUT STOP Chicago-to-New York Girl Flier Battles Head Winds in Long Trip. Binghamton, N. Y., Nov. 20.-After breaking the American non-stop record by flying from Chicago to Hornell, N.Y., Miss Ruth Law was to resume her flight to New York early to-day. She was confident that she would finish the trip easily. Driving a little army scouting plane, designed for quick jumps and short flights, Miss Law drove 590 miles without a stop, increasing the American non-stop flight record by 160 miles. Once she was in danger, and it was due to the quick climbing quality of her craft that she did not meet with disaster. Arrangements had been made to land at the Hornell Fair Grounds for gasoline. As Miss Law had never been in Hornell before the field was to have been marked with a white cross. It snowed in Hornell the night before, and so her assistants marked the ground with a black cross. But although the snow melted and the black mark on the ground was invisible from aloft, she made the landing safely. HAS NARROW ESCAPE. The fair grounds lie in the center of a bowl of hills from 600 to 1,000 feet high. In starting with her machine, carrying a full load of gasoline, Miss Law was barely able to rise above the crest of the deep, narrow bowl, and when she came to the rim, the tree tops brushed against the wings of her 'plane. "For a moment I was in danger," said she. "But the 'plane climbed quickly and the danger passed in an instant." From Hornell, Miss Law came to this city, where she landed within the training track at Willis Sharpe Kilmer's stock farm. Her day's flight of 740 miles was made at an average speed of 102 miles an hour. "I was so sure," said Miss Law, "that I could make New York by daylight that I did not carry any lights for my instruments, removing the batteries for the sake of the weight that I would eliminate. Realizing in the gathering dusk that I could not finish the flight, I paid Binghamton a visit. I'll start again early, and without mishap should reach Governor's Island soon afterward. I'll take an air line Continued on Page 2, Column 3. MISS RUTH LAW, DARING WOMAN FLYER, WHO IS DUE HERE TO-DAY [[image]] MISS RUTH LAW. N.Y. EXPORT FIGURES QUOTED Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Says U.S. Munitions Trade Is Still Growing. By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE, Special Correspondent of the International News Service. Berlin, Nov. 20 (wireless via Sayville). - Few things have made a deeper impression on German public opinion than the publication in the Lokal Anzeiger of statistics purporting to prove that the United States is now furnishing practically half the ammunition discharged by the French and English against the sons of the Fatherland. "The supply of war materials furnished by the United States to the enemies of Germany is daily taking on larger proportions and is now 50 per cent of the value of the total exports from the Port of New York, which represents half of the total exports of all American parts made up of war materials," says the newspaper. "The total of half of the New York exports, according to September customs figures, which were made in declarations, is $270,000,000. Of these explosives, hand grenades and shells amounted to $70,000,000, smokeless powder to $70,000,000 and various items of ammunition to $10,000,000, a total of $150,000,000. In addition to these items of death-edaling instruments, the invoices include military and destructive tools directed against Germany, to the value of many millions more. This statement includes statistics from Philadelphia, Boston, Newport News and Bridgeport." If these astonishing figures are incorrect, then denial should immediately be sent by some patriotic agency in America. To the mind of the average layman in Germany who is often the soldiers in the front trenches, this question of the supply of death-dealing instruments to the enemies of Germany is the crux of the whole war situation. The Teutonic mind is simple and cannot understand why a "neutral" people, declaring themselves anxious to end the war, continue to supply practically half of the instruments to enable one set of belligerents to continue the war. Calls Labor Strikes Relics of Barbarism Speaking before the Bronx Open Forum, Everett P. Wheeler, former vice president of the American Bar Association, declared that labor strikes are a relic of barbarism. Many of the differences between capital and labor, he said, already have been settled by law. Mr. Wheeler advocated tribunals to hear both sides of a dispute whose decisions would hold the same force as the verdict of a court of justice 2,128,476 Russians Lost Since June 1, Says German Agency Berlin, Nov. 20 (.Wireless via Sayville). - The semi-official Transocean News Bureau quotes the Central Identification Bureau of Kieff as stating that the number of Russian causalities since June 1 of this year had reached 100,621 officers and 2,027,853 men, a total of 2,128,476. Among the superior officers recently fallen, it is stated, were one general of a brigade, four colonels and four lieutenant-colonels, commanders of regiments. It is likewise stated that part of the Russian forces in the Caucasus have recently been transferred to the European theatre of war. 700 Dead and Wounded in Archangel Blast Stockholm, Nov. 20. - The newspaper Nya Gagligt Allehanda states that according to private reports from Archangel the damage caused there by the explosions of munitions was much greater than has officially admitted. More than 700 persons were killed and wounded. Dispatches from Christiana state that the Norwegian Post Office has announced that no parcels can be sent to Russia via Archangel, as all the stores there were destroyed by fire. Wife Tries to Die by Inhaling Gas Mrs. Charlotte Neumann, thirty-five years old, wife of a tailor living at No. 1415 Fulton avenue, the Bronx, attempted suicide by inhaling gas through a tube. She is in Lebanan Hospital to-day in a dangerous condition. Neumann had taken his wife to a physician, who found her suffering from nervousness and recommended quiet. Mrs. Neumann came to this country, less than a year ago from Russia. CRISIS IN MEXICO PARLEY AS FINAL TERMS ARE MADE Washington, Nov. 20. - An agreement by the American-Mexican Joint Commission this week, or the immediate dissolution of that body, is expected in Washington. Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican section. will present to the commissioner to-day a document which is intended to offer the only solution of the deadlock acceptable to the Mexican Government. Secretary Lane submitted to President Wilson and Secretaries Lansing and Baker the outlines of Cabrera's proposed plan. President Wilson, according to report, approved the draft in part. The plan embraces: A promise by the United States to withdraw the Pershing expedition within five weeks, and a system of border patrol to follow broadly the Scott-Obregon plan, which provided that the American and Mexican troops should come in contact only at their respective wings. NEW LIBEL ON U-LINER TO-DAY Relatives of Crew of Lost Tug to Attach Deutschland for Damages. New London, Conn., Nov. 20 - The world-famous German submarine freighter Deutschland is to-day in sole possession of a grizzled old salt now brought to fame for the first time under the plebeian cognomen of Will Whiffen. In solitary grandeur Will sits on the deck below the famous coning tower, monarch of all he surveys, deeply ruminating on the outlandish change that has overtaken navigation and shipping generally. No sea lawyer is he, yet he represents the majority of the law. Gone is the heroic figure of Captain Koenig, famous commander of the susea freighter. Gone, too, are his lieutenants and doughty crew. They will not be allowed to return to their craft until their owners have satisfied the law by depositing bonds sufficient to cover any possible recovery in the suits now filed against the submarine for the loss of the tug T.A. Scott, Jr., and her crew. HELD BY LIBEL. As Will ponderously thinks of bygone days his eyes automatically watch a piece of paper securely nailed to the wooden gratings on the deck near his feet. This paper is the official notice of libel against the ship, and its seizure by the machinery of Federal law. Will has done what the entire British navy failed to ac - Continued on Page 2, Column 2. Capture of Monastir is Great Gain for Allies In two respects the capture of Monastir is an accomplishment of inestimable value to the allies: First - For its moral effect, in ushering in, on the face of it, the reconquest of Serbia to which the Entente is pledged, and in showing what may be done next Spring. Second - As a precautionary step to strengthen the allies' front in Macedonia against any possible Winter thrusts by the Bulgaro-Teuton army. With Monastir in their hands the allies have now a straight front-line to Serea, covering a distance of 117 miles. John D. Carries His Own Herd of Cows Lakewood, NJ, Nov. 20. - The high cost of milk and cream will not affect John D. Rockefeller when he visits his estate here this week. For some time cream has been quoted in Lakewood at eighty cents a quart. Mr. Rockefeller and his staff of twenty eight employes, including stenographers, clerks, telegraph operators and house servants, were exptected [[expected]] to make large purchases of milk. When word was received at the estate that Mr. Rockefeller would arrive today it was also stated that his own herd of cows would be shipped in automobile vans. The cows will later accompany Mr. Rockefeller to the South, where he intends to spend a part of the Winter. Middletown Alarmed at Coal Famine Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 20.-The coal famine in this section has reached such an acute stage that many small places are compelled to use wood, and in this city only a few hundred pounds of coal can be had at a time. A committee of citizens headed by Homer H. Green, a well-known resident sent the following telegram to President Wilson to-night: "Mountains of fine coal stand at all the great terminals. Yet our small dealers are unable to secure any to supply the necessary requirements here. Civilians hereabout appeal to you for help" Brig.-Gen. Evans Leaves Army To-day Washington, Nov. 20.-Brigadier-General Robert K. Evans, commander of the Hawaiian Department, retires from active service to-day on account of age. His retirement concludes a continuous service of forty-five years, including the Indian campaigns, the Spanish War and the Philippine insurrection. He is a former chief of the Militia Affairs Bureau and a former assistant chief of staff. Flying Fleet Back After Seeing Game Princeton, N. J., Nov. 20.-The group of twenty airmen who visited Princeton in their aeroplanes to witness from the heights the annual tussle between the Yale Bulldog and the Tiger left Tigertown for New York. Nine of the flying machines were from the Government aviation field at Minneola, L. I., while the others were privately owned on Governors's Island. [[image]] The Only Morning Comic Page is a daily feature of the N.Y. American Villa's Important Documents Captured Washington, Nov. 20.-The capture of important documents from the Villistas by de facto forces near Santa Rosalia was reported to the Mexican Embassy to-day. These papers are believed to relate to the bandit's plan of campaign, their resources in men and supplies, and other important military and political data. It was intimated that if the documents revealed Villista association with foreign interests, the State Department may ask for them. Austrian Emperor Has Slight Fever Vienna, Nov. 20.-The royal physicians issued the following bulletin regarding the health of Emperor Francis Joseph: "The Emperor this morning has a slight temperature, resembling fever. His catarrh is unchanged. The action of his heart is good, respiration alm." Despite his sickness, the Emperor devoted all of yesterday to his work. He also had several audiences. Flees Prison in Barrel; Caught Seeking Air Baltimore, Nov. 20.-Just because he had to have air to breath, Elmer Johnson, a convict serving a ten-year sentence for murder, spoiled a clever plan to escape. Johnson is employed in the shipping department, and substituted himself for holloware in a barrel that was to be shipped. The barrel was wheeled out and put on the wagon. On the way Johnson felt the need of air and pushed up the lid to get it. A boy saw the arm and called to the driver. The latter clapped the lid on again, whipped up his horses and carried Johnson back to the penitentiary. Dies of Poison She Took by Mistake Mrs. Alice Reilly, twenty-eight years old, of No. 28 Macomb's place, is dead to-day in the St. Lawrence hospital from poison which she took accidentally. she had been ill and had been taking powders which were kept on a shelf in the bath room. She took by mistake powder for killing roaches.
