Show SMOKE SIGNAL IS BEING WA TASK OF SELECTING SUCCESSOR TO POPE BENEDICT XV IS NOW UNDERWAY IN ROME crowds are in dally daily attendance to watch for thin column of vapor from chimney to denote election home the conclave ot of the sacred col college liege which la Is to choose a sor to pope benedict XV began its sit sittings thursday the fifty two car who are in rome went ment into seclusion wednesday night and when tho great oak barrier at the entrance ot of the courtyard of st damasco was closed they were rut cut IT if from com comment munt cation with the outside world until their sacred task was done tile the balloting Is not expected to consume on more than a I 1 few ew days and the n next ext pope in the con eon census cenus of co opinion pEnton in n vatican circles will come came fron from amon among the moderate section ot of the sacred college neither the in Ir econ recon cill ables nor the peace party nib which favors closer relations with the italian ital 1 11 government is understood to have a chance to elect its candidate the mod crates holdan holding the balance of power crowds gathered in st petersburg square to watch match for the telltale smoke wreaths from the chimney of the als 1 tine chapel where the con conclave claie sits A ballot Is taken on the morning and evening of each day ilie alie conclave ts is la in session and these smoke puffs are the only indication to the watchers as to the progress made when no ellec elec tion Is effected a little straw Is ii burned with the voting papers call causing the smoke to assume a dark color when a choke choice Is finally made the bal ball lots burning alone emit a thin wisp cd light smoke until the election the only communication between the approximately persons in the vati vatican and cheout the outside side Is through the zia rota or turf aing box at uie the entrance of 0 the court aard i ard ant and such communications as are arc made la in this way ire are not allowed to come to the attention of the cardinals penal ties for violation of this secrecy Is excommunication monsignor malionek Ma Isla lioney boney spiritual director of the american college has gone to naples to meet cardinal oconnell archbishop of boston ll oston who Is 13 a pas on the steamship presidents dente wilson As in 1914 when pope benediet benedict was elected cardinal oconnell dl may arrive lit in rome too late to participate in the conclave the confidence that the conclave would be ut of short duration la Is shared by cardinal aparri who iho in making for the sustenance ance of the cardinals only provided menus for foi three days others who bell believed eved tile the election would be brief pointed out that the cardinals genet generally ally were ln in favor of a continuation of the late pont pontiffs lils policy and that there was therefore nothing to do but choose a binau who would follow out that pro gram As the conclave convened it appeared that the irreconcilable headed by clerry del val and the peace party under gasparri could adi ach count on oil about twenty votes the remaining remal twelve elve tile lie enod grate section the candidate ot of merry lei del vals group was said to be car linal lafontaine l while filter cardinals gaspard halti or was said to be acceptable to those favoring a rapprochement with the quirinal car linal Lauren tl was mentioned as aa a candidate ullo nho might be put foward bov ard by the moderates and fully satisfy both factions cardinal mariej lias has influenza and hlll III be unable to attend the conclave |