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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
GEN. DAUN EX0NERATED
Zone of Silence" on the Jung
frau MAY Explain Mystery.

Geneva. Feb % strange discovery
b.. heen made 10y Professor puervain,
the we'll known Swiss explorer. of /urich.
-, tho Iuuctrau which seems Ia onei an
.xri,nation of the mystery of the AUS
,,tar General Daun. Who. In ia" S"Veh
v..-s. war. deserted" General I.aun""n
hon the lattrr was being attacked DIV
IN. army OF Frederick II nj l'"ishii|'
,hou, forty mics away. General pa"l
.,.t.d .,f,.rward that neither u" nor MS
tar heard the firing. while many mics
behind his army the boom Of cannon "aS
heard.
Workmen on the Jungfiau. III me course
.,f excavations they were making. us"h
,,.cnfN-6N. ton. ~ dynamic. ana th~i'
U.r, explosions which were distinctly
heard within q radius of thirty miles
tbeu Within a zone of the next fourteen
miles tb.r. Wa silence. hut further up
10 q concentric circle pf fftN miles IL"
,,ois.. was again heard clearly. This IN
terv.ninc zone the Swiss scientist ha~
named III zone of silence hut he
.t,tes that NJ H. unable 10 account for
the phenpmenon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
TO FIND TIME DIFFERENCE
Frenchmen Coming to Work at
Arlington Wireless Station.

paris. March THE French govern
ment mas ordered four officers Ia proceed
to the wireless station at Arlington To
work in conjunction with the American
naval officers there on the preliminary
t.sts To determine the precise difference
al longitude Letwsen Washington and
Paris. They viii sail on board La Pro
vence on March \.
Two Of tn. officers have been detailed
from the war Experimentation Gus
fave A Fertie. of the engineers corps,
who has charge of the Eirel Tower wire
logs station and Captain I.eveQue. Of the
.urtIl"rv-whllc the .ther two are from
the navy. They arc Chief Engineer Jo-
spph f. l.. Driencourt. OF the hydro
craphic Office. and Lieutenant Charles
II. \. T.. Glgnor.
The French Navy Department has been
officially informed that an American Of
nc,r is to start for France to-day with
the OF iect of studying the same problem
AZ the Einsl Tower station.
AT present the Arlington station re-
ceives messages direct from the Eirel
Tower hut none OF those sent from Ar
lingion has Yet reached Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
FRANCE MAY TAX ALIENS
Country Sees Menace in EN-
ployment of Foreign Labor.

Paris. Feb. .l-Shall tax he placed
upon the employment of foreigners in
France? This is the important question
submitted o. Parliament 10y Frenchmen
aho SEQ grave menace in the rapidly in
reaSira foreign labor. Statistics show
nat foreigners are encroachinc upon agri-
cultural France ON al nor frontiers
The Bclsiaus come from the north. the
Germans from tho east the italians cross
~ Alps and the Spanistds the ryrenoes
% End easier conditions I'm IN" riches Of
ne country IN Tire depa on all
hose frontiers tine foreign born form an
average NJ 'n per cent of the inha bitants
Americans 49, we'll as all ether foreign
'N doing business Foo France may he the
''jsct Of legislation to relieve Frenchm"n
'rom one Kind Of competition at home
MEMBERS of the chamber Of Deputies have
Hioposed law f0rbiddinc any company or
fm which ha. one or several foreign
tanagers or directors from employing
aoie than 30 per cent of its stan from
ioislgners
should this h.ll boz passed 1t would AZ
'r' some ffty American companies Of
s.nized under French Law a. French com
'nies. nut really owned and managed nv
'm''ican companies doing business In
'anes. such as the OIL agricultural. ma
'n'he and Insurance companies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
NEW STUDY OF MIRABEAU
Louis BarthOu'S Work Worthy
of Academician.

Paris. March Louis Barthou. Min
!st.r of Justice. who for several years
has made q SPECIAL study Of Mirabeau
ara who has unearthed in the govern
msnt archives many important un-
known facts sbout the great revolution
AIRY orator. publishes to-day remark
ably interesting and daring book when
deserves 10 land Rarthou in thu Fren' n
Academy.
tn work shows Mirsbeau In new
Light AZ a national hero and as grand
Precursor of the funda mental ideas 81
tin. Third Republic. which AT the outset
~ tn, presid ncy Of Raymond Pom
carI hav, meyer before been realized
with such popular sanction.
This book. developing the conceptions
of Mirabeau ana giving him halo OF
.,lor, and the foremost place among IN"
french statesmen of his time. coming
from the Min stor Of Justice. ellcns
widespread interest. lively commeht
aud energetic republican appreciation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
MUD GUARDS ON AUTOS
Paris Encourages Inventors to
Stop the Splashing.

Paris. Feb N.-Americsns who know
Paris we'll quickly Join the chorus Of
Parisians that mud splashin automobiles
aud auto buses constitute one Of the
greatest nuisances of Paris life. Hcsuti-
~ gowns have been ruined and many a
new morning coat wrecked by flying mud.
which. being mixed with motor oil. Is
81 no. Kind that never comes IN This
evil may now cease. - least in part.
A. a consequence ol the recent instruc-
lions ~ the government 20 m" police 10
prosecute The owners Of vehicles bespai-
fer.ng store windows and passersby.
omnibus aud automobile companies and
public spirited persons arranged compe-
.tlons for inventors of mud guards 81
versatile
\ track with . muddy surface was ar
aa.r.d and boatdiugs were placed at in
f.r,als slong the course. these being COW
.-ed win sheets Of white canvas, about
foir lee, high and nine feet long. sub
divided into small squs'es. The mud
spIs hes could readily be detected on th"
white suares and their number and
comparative sizes noted.
Every competing vehicle mad the mui
Guard under test fitted 90 each wheel. ana
was driven along the track al speeds vary
ing from fifteen to twenty-five miles an
hour Finally three types were selected
al,boueh none OF the fifteen ideas pre-
scented entirely prevented mud from
heing thrown on the canvas screens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
THE TRIBUNE'S FOREIGN NEWS
TO PUNISH CANNIBALISM
French Penal Code Found Equal
to the Occasion.

Paris. March French law. like
every other Gallo institution. is in
yarlab bly, logical. but the pursuit OF
pure logic may lead TO absurditv. This
reflection is forced upon one bv a de-
cison just given in one Of the most
extraordinary cases that has ever come
before "A court Of law.
In one of Inc French colonies a Euro
pean settler had the misfortune to ia II
dead by the roadside. 4 few hours
later his body was found by "A group OF
natives. who. INDUCING in the custom
of the country. forthwith ate him. The
offenders were arrested. and the
authorities were at once 'confronte ed
with knotty problem. ON what
grounds could they be punished. as the
penal code does not mention cannibal-
ism in all it's numerous paragraphs. and
the evidence clearly showed that the
cannibals had not committed murder
before taking their repast?
The matter went from court to court
without decision being arrived AT
until some gcnius-one can call him
nothing lcss-berhought himself of Ar
ticl" - Of the Penal code. which was
adiudg.d to meet the case. and the
prisoners were sentenced.
Article .,.iS prescribcs the penalties "a
be inflicted for "inhuma ton without
official authorize ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
lily cable to Tho Tribune :

London March An Europe *
burning again with war fever AMI
to those ALREADY spent on arms and
armament The last two weeks pa
tlcuiariN have seen r iormid ole
dehacle of public pessimism As usual.
all fin gers are pointed at Gcrma,N.
whence the announcement OF q possible
entente with England on the naval
question comes simultaneously win
news Of impending tremendous in
creases in the army estimates. France
and Belgium botn see direct menace
10 their boundaries in the proposed ad-
ditions to The German land forces.
The Belgian cabinet. fearing that rs
little country in case of war would n"-
come the cockpit of the belligereltS.
has taken the leaders Of the Parlia-
mentsry Opposition into its confidence
with the object OF making the pending
increases of the Belgian army non
partisan in character
Meanwhile England is resting on
tent with ler present naval superior
ity. hut j. wildly clamorous concerning
the army. and more particularly re-
gardng the proposed air fleet. Fan
tastic dreams of airship invasion con-
stantly fill the newspapers. Daily for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
TO ASSASSINATE PRINCE
Anti Austrian Feeling in Russia
Grows Acute.
From The Tribune Correspondent

From The Tribune CORES pondent.'
ST Petersburg. Feb. lS.-By the meres'
stroke Of good luck the Russian police
tended attempt upon the life Of Prince
t;ottfried Won Hohenlohe. the bearer Of the
autograph letter from the Austrian En-
peror Ia the car. The police were in
formed the evening before the arrival ~
the prince i'm 81. Petersburg that n meet
ing of the National Association ~ the
Russian People mad taken place. ar which
il WAS resol, ed To make an aggressive
assault upon the prince. as the meeting
declared that under no circumstances
would il accord with Russian interests ~
come To an understanding with Austria
Hungary
At the close Of the meeting largo
group was formed. from which a commit
tee with the title "'rhe Sharp Hundred
WAS constituted to deliberate on the man
nar of the attack upon the prince. AZ
mis- moment the police entered and ar
rested all present ON the evening or the
arrival of the prince the station was oc-
cupied bv the secret police and gendar-
merle and entry To the platform was Al
lowed only to members of the Austro-
hungarian EMBASSY. For the personal
security of the prince MY secret police
were placed on duty. who remained un-
ceasingIy in mis- neighborhood until he
took his departure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
''PARSIFAL" FOR LEIPSIC
Failure of Plan to Reserve 1t for
Beyreuth Expected.

Berlin Feb el.-lt had been generally
expected that tho movement in Germany
10 preserve WagneT's "Pdrsifal' tor Bay
reuth for ali tim. would not succeed. de-
spite the fact that tine crown Prince
headed the sencrs of IN" petition and
that ia. Emperor was believed TO favor
il but the ma jority against IT was mGch
greater than nad been looked FOR. only
Hy. members OF the thirty making up the
petition committe. al the krichstag voted
iu report iavorablN.
The strongest arguments against - spe-
cial law were that Comparatively Few per
son, would be able &" enjoy the opera
each wear. and tint il could not be pro-
t.cted la for-gn countries. The result
would he th2t 81 couio be- heard by opera
Ioyers everywhere except IN Germany.
The day following tn" committees deci-
sion Director Martcrst"ig. 81 l..ipsic. an
nounc.d that he would stag 'l'arsiial
ON January I. 1914 four days after the
coryrieht expires. otto l.ohse viii direct
The production and the principal roles VIII
Ice sung by Man Kruger and FRAU
Ruesche Endort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
TO TREAT MURDER MILDLY
French Legislator Would Re-
duce Punishment in Some Cases.

fyy cable to the Tribune.
Paris March THE increas" in the
number Of murders due To Jealousy and
p.ssion IN France has attracted the al
t.ntion of the French Legislators. and 4
bill has been drawn up by Or. PeNrouX
and other Deputies to deal with the
question.
II H. pointed out that the number OF
acuuittals In cases Of this kind IL due
to tn. fact that the iuri.s Will not con
viz, because they consider that the sem
fences which 10y law must b" passed are
ion severs pr. Peyroux proposes 10 Al
lov the term ~ imprisonment for homl-
cid. in such cases to be reduced 10 rVe
wears. II T. also proposed Ia Introduce
a law permitting the Judges 10 take part
in TN. deliberations of thu juries. with a
view 10 guiding them IN their N"rdictS-
brriug February thor" wer" thirteen
crimes 81 This nature in the Department
of me Seine alone"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
GREAT UNREST IN RUSSIA
1913 Factory Strikes Last
Year. Involving $4,000.
LOSS OF 100000 DAYS
Troubles Mostly Have Politi-
cal Origin-ConditiOns
Worst Since 1907.

Paris. Feb. 2l.-Americans interested IN
the labor problem IN the United states
have gathered here some interesting data
about Russia in connection with their
study Of the general European situation.
II appears that Russian workmen are
falling back into IN" condition of political
and industrial discomfort characteristic
of the revolutionary wears 81 l%,'. $40
and 1910. Official figures If the Board Of
Factory Inspection snow there Were l,Hl>
factory strikes I'm Russia last year. IN
Volvinc $500 workmrn and causing a
loss 81 over lc'"0 working days. a.
against ibi strikes affecting lr5.rH work
men m 1871 and 30 strikes affecting only
g. oDr W"Tkmen IN 1910 10 find year
to compare with lri2 FOR industrial de-
moralization II Is necessary to return t.
IA. strike statistics ~ 800. the last Of
the revolutionary wears. when '"."r men
were out during IN" year
About two-thirds "i the strlkes iast
year were declared Tor purely political
purposes according to the official report.
They show the in,rcasingiy successful
activity Of political agitators of the so
cial democratic ana social revolutionary
schools These conccutrtt" their efforts
largely on tho Workm"n iu IN" large
centres like 81 Petersburg. Moscow and
WsI-aV The bases ol th"s" political
strike were the shooting down OF work
men IN fh. Lena gold fields. siberia. for
which 4 general stuke Of Russian work
men Was ordered q, protest. MAJ day
Ia. I.I...
protest. against elections To- the Fourth
Duma under IA" law 81 49,. which Tho
radical parties refuse {" regard - legal.
protests against IA" Introduction Of the
vorkmeu.s sickness ana casualty law
adopted last year. ana demonstration
against the infection of the death pen
alty on mutinous sailors of the Black Sea
fleet
This rapid growth in IN" strike move
ment In 1872. when ~ times a. many
uorkmen were out - IN 1911 and almost
fifteen times - many rs in 1910. j. being
kept up In IN. current year. which started
out with widespread strike in memory
of the victims 81 bed SundaN' IN 81
Petersburg. January ,2. 1905. Fifty-hve
Thousand workmrn. according I" police nix
ures 81 com. ,-lr'. according To private
accounts. laid down their tools January
- In - Petersburg alone ~ 4 protest
against the shouting "f the followers
of Father Gdpou bN the troops eight
Years earlier. an event which IN" world
abroad has almost forgotten and which
in Russia j. rarely heard OF except on
tb, annual recurrence of the date.
The Russian police are active IN their
efforts To- check tn. agitation among IN"
workmen and arrests of aSitators ana
Vorkmen's committees ar" taking place
a. in the heyday of the revolution. Re-
pressiy" measures against Russian ne"s-
papers have also been Wig r"usly revived.
and fines and imprlsonments Of editors
of radical PAPERS aud suppression or OF
fensit. periodicals are matters 81 frequent
occurrence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
NAPOLEON SEEN IN PLAY
Drama Written by American
Woman Pleases Paris.


Paris. March IA bright clever
four-act drama. bristling with action
and comic episodes. by Mrs. Irene Os-
good. an American by birth. was sue
cessfullv produced last night at the
Theatre Molitre. This play. called
Tine Aventure du Capitainc leorun.
passes during the FIRST Empire.
There IL passing glimpse of Napo-
leon. who pinches the ear of hand
some daredevil Don Juan. Captain Lee
brun. and sends him as spy 80 Al
gers on n tragic mission.
Then comes sentimental idyl In
which the three leading characters are
a beautiful English girl. who has been
captured by corsairs, Captain Lebrun
and the Boy of AlGiers.
TN. Partisan critics speak highly ol
this crisp and lively drama, when
Was enthusiastically received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
EUROPE'S WAR FEVER
HAS ECHO IN ENGLAND
Consumption Demanded as Well as Five Mill
ion Dollar Air Fleet to Meet Danger
Of Invasion From Above

the last fortnight there have been
stories Of strange monsters Of the AR
lowering over various parts Of Ems
land. All of them have ~ last tden'
explanation n Il small fire balloon
picked mp by gamekeeper in East
Yorkshire.
Nevertheless. SI.rD,sO for building
an air feet and conscription 10 fill he
ranks 90 the army are demanded. one
wonders when these shril ciam"rers
iicicntly heavy burden OF taxation on q.
people whom they consider well paid at
20 shiIlings month.
The War Office is expcrimenting with
. new service rifle. which. if it proves
successful. will render the Lee Enfield
practically obsolete. The new rife -
automatic. hu; can hc converted into a
magazine loader or a single loader al
will. It is strong enough 10 take 4
high velocity bullet
one thousand rifles of The new : 1t
tern are now being made for the CO.,
eminent for experimental purposes. At
the same time the Birmingham Sma II
Arms Company is working on an order
for 5000 Enfield short service
rifles for the Indian army. II the new
arm is success the money now being
spent on Lee Enfelds will he throw n
away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
THREE YEARS. SERVICE
WELCOMED IN FRANCE
aisjno Wave of National Patrl-
otiC Enthusiasm Renders No
Sacrifice Too Great.
only SOCIALISTS OBJECT
lean Jaures Would Even APP
prove Sabotage to Mobili-
cation Material in
War Time.
a. cabl, 10 Tho Tribune. Q

paris March l.-Thc risinc wave of
..nopal patriotic feeling is now being
.,, IN every corner Of France. cspc-
.,suv in ,hc rural districts, where
.o,nc conscripts have in many in
..,pccs volunteered freely to perform
military service for the additional third
car Indications crop up on al sides
,royine that ,hc whole country is
s-,nly resolved to make this trcmcn-
sovs sacrifice of three years service. a
.,criicc which causes almost q revolu-
ion in the lives and careers Of Young
rrenchmen. especially among well-lo-
a. students and all of those destined
"a tho liberal professions. business and
Tho scientific walks of life.
The only political group that kicks
against tho inevitable national blood
D., is that of the Unified Socialists
ubo under their eloquent hut Ctopian
,odor. Jean Jaures. have adopted in
,bs Chamber Of Deputies violent oh
,,rpctionist tactics. such as tackinc
.,0erdmcnts on To- bills FOR military
,..,t defence proposnC Ia sub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
FOR GERMAN ARMY
Estimates Increased from 50OOOO-$5 900, 900
More Required for Air Feet-Covemment to
Call for General Levy on Property

I" the decision Of Parliament when II
deals with tho subject. are 10 be py-
empt from the levy.
The proposal II general levy il re-
garded as making the German army
increase quite as much national sacri-
flee as is the French extension Of active
service in the army from two to three
Years.
other taxation j. contemplai in or
der 10 cover the regular annual charges
brought about by the increas" Of the
forces.
The Imperial and Prussian govern
ments are about Ia borrow between
S.NVOVp and SI0pO"' for the d.
velopmcnt and extension OF their rail-
way systems. The money is IN be spent
mostly in Central and Western Ger
manN. especis in tho thriving indus
trial districts of the Rhine Valley and
In territories adjacent To- the French
Belgian and Dutch frontiers. In re-
cent times the existing lines haV"
proved unable To cope with tho heavy
trafiic deman ds. MANY new lines. with
freight and passenger stations. are f."
be built and lsre. supplies Of fresh
rolling stock are To- be provided.
Herr Kuhn. secretary of the Imperial
Treasury. j. now consulting various
state governments with regard TO the
WAYS and means of financing the army
and air fleet bills.
\ meeting Of the loan commission Of
Berlin banks WAS convened at the I'm
perial Bank la discuss the loan. " j.
stated that o considcra BILE difference Of
opinion exists both as To the terms for
This loan and ~ 4" the sdvisa bility Of
bringing II out at this Iuncture in in
iernationaI affairs The banks are
said 10 he indisposod To underwrite II
without u binding assurance from The
government that the political horizon
is devoid Of clouds.
In addition To the railway loan. which
is To bear interest at the rate Of ! per
cent. and To be issued at ~. the Prus
sian government will reissu" IN" N'"',-
600 ,sO 4 per cent Treasury certificates
Of 1908 which mature on April neN'.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
PAR|S'S NEW THEATRE
Opera House on Champs EIysees
To Be Opened Next Month.
CAPACITY TWO THOUSAND
Smaller Theatre Built Above
Foyer Has Auditorium Seat
ing Six Hundred.
From Tho Tribune Correspondent

Paris. Feb 2l.-In few weeks Paris
will have. at last modern. thoroughly
ventilated. comfortable opera house. ca
pa bic Of seating two thousand spectators
all Of whom, by means OF wide corridors
and numerous Stairways and exits can
reach the street in three minutes This
ideal PLAYHOUSE Is called the Theatre de-
Champs Elysaes. and will De opened on
April , The front elevation Of the build
ing faces the Avenue Montaigne. not far
from the Avenue des ch lmps klys6es.
Internally the structure contains two
theatres. rhe smaller one. seating six
hundred PERSONS and intended for repre-
sensations Of light comedies. H. situated
beside the opera house. and near this X a
spa cous gallery for exhibitions Of paint
ings and statuary.
The auditorium Of. the larger theatr"
Is 50 arranged that, from every seat
there are five hundred seats in the or
chestra alone--One has full Wow of
the stage There are five asles and the
spaces between the rows Of seats are
sufficient 10 enable late Corners to reach
their places without annoying those al
''"'' '"tt" vi "piis'1~ '''"' !" H'"'''
Up. large cathedral organ t. built IN
the prose- MUM. The orchestra is placed
beneath the stage. A. at Bayreuth, and
accommodates - musicians
The floor OF the orchestra "foSse." or
ditch. can he raised on lowered by ma =
chinery so as 10 suit the composers re-
Guirements. Seven large elevators con-
v.sy spectators to the na lcony and ga Her
les. There are spacious. well arranged
cloak rooms IN The corridors. and the
check for the garments deposited there
corresponds with the number of the seat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
FIRE HOSE STOPS RI0TlNG
Fourteen Persons Wounded at
Dance in Portugal.

Lisbon. Feb ls.-Four fire hose mad
Ia be brought into play at a dance near
Santa Clara this week in order 10 STOP
what threatened to become massacre
OF al the jewellers. growing out Of the
refusal OF one OF the women 10 accept
an invitation fog dance.
The ball Was an open air AFFAIR. held
in connection with the festivities IN honor
of local saint. II was attended by
some thirty men and women. and the
fight which started when a workgirl re-
fused 10 dance with her former sweet
heart. was only ended after fourteen per-
sons had been taken To The hospital Sc
tso-rtv wooded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
RUSSIA IN MONGOLIA
Native Force, Officered by Mus
covites, March to Kalgan.

London. March "A dispatch to 'The
Daily Mail from i'eking SAYS
Serious anxiety * being caused here
and At Toxic by reports Of Russian mill
iary activity In Mongolia. A force Of
Khalka Mongols. differed by Russians.
is marching from urga 20 kalean. the
Monaghan tribes are being rapidly armed
with Russian rifles.
1T is reported that the Russians are
laying narrow gauge railroad from
Verkn9insk. Eastern Siberia. on the ST.
herian Railway to the Mongoian frontier
at Kiatka. and building n large barracks