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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
AMERICAN CITIZENS
DRAFTED BY ITALY
Lack of Naturalization
Treaty Makes Dispute
Hard to Solve.
tFrom Tae Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, Oct. 14.-Serious com
plications in the relations between the
United States and Italy may be brought
about by the action Of the latter gov
eminent in drafting for military ser
vice American citizens born of Italian
parents in the United States and
Italian subjects who have become
naturalized American citizens. The
difficulty Of the situation that has
arisen is enhanced by the fact that
there is no naturalization treaty be
tween the two countries.
Numerous protests have been re-
ceived at the State Department from
American citizens of Italian birth or
parentage who, while visiting Italy,
have been detained for military service.
What will be done for their relief in
the absence of treaty is a matter Of
conjecture.
The more serious aspect of the situa-
ton IS presented by the detention Of
Americans born Of Italian parents. The
Italian government has always insisted
NV OliiJ tiidb 40 buDJtCLS cannot IrdnS-
fer their allegiancme to another gov
eminent, but has adhered to the ex-
IRENE view that the children of such
] subjects, although born in the juris-
diction of foreign government, also
owe allegiance to the country Of which
their parents were subjects.
In the absence Of naturalization
treaty the United States has tried to
solve the problem by warning natural
lied Italians that they might be re-
CURED to do military service upon re-.
turning to the jurisdiction Of Italy.
The Italian government has also evaded
the issue by granting unlimited leave
to such Italian born American citizens
without yielding in their contentious
for the principle of allegiance. In
/ cases where American citizens are born
Of naturalized Italians the United
States has held that they owe no al
leglance to Italy through their parents.
The issue Of the disagreement be-
tween the two governments on this
point has never been determined, and
IL Is this phase Of the present prob
lem which is causing the State De-
partment authorities some concern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
BRITISH PRESS
BLAMES CABINET
Says Sending of Naval
Brigade to Antwerp
Was Bad Mistake.
[By Gable to The Tribune. J

London, Oct 15.--The military cor
respondent Of "The Standard" to-day
says:
"The British government is being
very severely criticised for having
sent a force to assist in the defence
Of Antwerp, and from purely mill
tary point of view there is no answer
tc the criticism. The action taken
was belated, the force sent was not
in condition TO take the field, and the
task allotted was hopeless. The gov
eminent acted on the generous i'm
pulse that was stirring in the pulses
of the whole British race when they
sent a naval division to Antwerp, and.
bitterly as we may regret the loss
their action caused, we cannot blame
them overmuch for taking it,"
"The Morning Post" in continuing
the discussion which its editorial OF
several days ago raised, Gays:
"Since this is a grave question on
which the nation has right to be In
formed and If possible, treasured, and
since the government has made no re-
My to the comments we made two days
ago, we feel it necessary to continue.
"Our information Is that the suthori-
ties Of Antwerp decided 10 surrender
TO the inevitable, but that the visit of
Winston Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty, 30 Antwerp resulted in a
change OF view. He could only have
induced them to continue on the rep
resentstion that he would bring across
a force adequate TO defend the city.
The force he organized and dispatched
included some volunteers who had been
only a week in training. As 70 the re-
sponsibility, we do not require to be
told. The expedition could not have
been dispatched withount the consent
of his colleagues. We regret having TO
make these criticisms, because we ad-
mired Mr.. Churchills courageous and
correct attitude at the beginning of the
war, but the facts now in our hands
compel US to urge that certain Of Mr..
Churchill's characteristics make him in
his present position danger and an
anxiety to the nation"
"The Times" and The Pail Mall Ga
zette" both deprecate this attack on
winston Churchill and contend that
any criticism should be borne by the
government as a whole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
BRITAIN DENIES
PACT WITH BELGIUM
Foreign Office Replies to
Statement About
Neutrality.
tBy Gable 20 Tn. Tribune. !

London, Oct. 14.--The British For
eign Office to-day dispatched to repre-
sentatives abroad the following reply
to r statement made by the "Nord
deutsehe Allgemeine Zeitung" and
transmitted to America by wireless
from Germany:
"The story Of an alleged Anglo-Bel-
gian agreement of 1905 published in
the German press and based on docu-
ments said TO have been found at Brus-
sells is only press edition Of story
which has been reproduced in various
forms and denied on several occasions
No such agreement has ever existed, as
the Germans we'll know.
General Grierson is dead and
Colonel NOW GENERALLY Bernardiston Is
commanding the British forces before
Tsing-Tau. In 1905 General Grierson
was on the General Staff at the War
Office and Colonel Bsrnardiston was
military attache at Brussels. In view
of the solemn guarantee given by Great
Britain to protect the neutrality OF
Belgium against violations from anv
side, some academic discussions may,
through the fundamentally Of Colonel
Barnardiston, have taken place be-
tween General Grierson and the Bel
gian military authorities as to what as
sistance tho British army might be able
to afford to Belgium should one Of her
neighbors violate that neutrality
Some notes with reference to the sub
ject may exist in the archives at Brus-
sells.
at should be noted that the date
extraordinarily, 1906-was the year
following, in which Germany had, as
in 1911, adopted threatening attitude
toward France with regard to Morocco,
and in view OF the apprehensions ex-
listing of an attack on France through
Belgium it was natural that possible
eventualities should be discussed. The
impossibility of Belgium having been
a party to any agreement of the nature
indicated or TO any design for viola
tons of Belgian neutrality is already
shown by reiterated declarations that
she has made for many years past that
she would resist to the utmost any
violation of her neutrality from what
ever quarter and in whatever form
such violation might come
at is worthy of attention that thes
charges of aggressive designs on the
part Of other powers are made by Ger
many, who, since 1906, has established
an elaborate network Of strategiGal
railways leading from the Rhine to The
Belgian frontier through barren and
thinly populated tract, deliberately
constructed to permit of the sudden
attack upon Belgium, which was car
ried out two months ago"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
WelI-KnOwn Americans
Among Those Seeking
Protection.
RATES AT LLOYDS
TAKE SKYWARD LEAP
Rise of Over 800 Per Cent for
Certain Districts, Owing TO
Fear of Zeppelins.

London, Oct. 14.--Some we'll known
Americans in London are among those
who have secured insurance against
bombs, IL became known to-day. One
OF these is the Office Of the American
Society here. II was said by resident
American that several titled women OF
American birth were known 10 nave
taken out such insurance.
There was such a rush to-day for IN 70
surance against bombs that the rates
at Lloyds took decided upward leap
being the highest near the govern
ment buildings and the waterfront,
which include the vicinity OF the Par
lament buildings, Buckingham Palace,
the Mansion House, the Bank OF Eng
land, st. Pauls Cathedral and the rail-
road stations. Around such places the
rate was from five shilling to seven
shillings and six pence, and even ten
shillings in some localities, which is
a decided advance, as the rate has been
two shillings and sixpenee per cent;
ave have been swamped to-day with
requests for insuring houses against
bombs" one well known broker said to-
night. consequently the rate took a
decided jump. 1t was natural that In
certain districts it should be higher
than in others because such points are
considered the detectives of an attack,
should the Germans invade this eoun-
try"
The so-called airsbip clause of the
policies reads as follows:
This policy is TO cover risk Of loss
Of and (or) damage TO property hereby
insured directly caused by aerial craft,
hostile or otherwise, including bombs
and (or) missiles dropped or thrown
therefrom, including risk Of FIRE and
(or) explosions directly caused there
BY"
A member of one big firm in oxford
ST. said: ave have a policy for $4,000
on the premises and contents at five
shillings per cent The official of one
OF the big insurance companies here
said to-day: "A number of large insur-
anee companies have decided to write
no policies against damage by bombs.
They took such a step after considera-
bic elaboration. They are of the opin-
ion that In the event of real invasion
by the Germans there would be great
chance that it would be impossible to
pay the claims
Another question considered by the
big companies was the possibility Of
heavy loss on such policies, in view Of
which they we're unwilling TO make
other policyholders share in such re-
sponsibility. It's an i'll wind that blows
nobody good, for tho Zeppelin scare is
fattening the purses of the Lloyds un-
derwriters, who have suffered unprece-
dented sea losses in the last few years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
The Pathsscops Editor $ Daily LsHs!
10 the Boys and Girls:
To-day he tells Of the delights to be had
with Pathescope Motion Picture Machine

Thursday, October g. 1914
DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
Seeing is believing" be especially true Of the
Pathescope.
All the glowing description and all the enthusiastic talk in the
world cannot do as much to show the work OF the PheSoe
as fye-mnute demonstration.
For instance, the girls OF Number COG Manhattan had
been earnestly working for Pathescope since the contest ws
first announced Mrs Pe the principal is DESTROYS OF intro
ducng motonpcureS into their casroomS and she had bees
spreading enthusiasm for the project Really excellent Work Sn
being accomplished But last Tuesday the Pathecop itself came
to Number COG and the girls perform exhibition
1t just like touching lighted match pile of straw 30
delighted every with the Pathscope that each and every
girl determined right then and there amid tremendous enthusiasm
OF its Pathescope.
p S. Number %, Brooklyn is going to It's cause IA
along by exhibition scheduled for Friday. Miss Css
scope
When you the PaheScope YOU will believe too. 10.
will believe that il Is wonderful machinehat school VIII -
make that ii to Schoo-yery soon S
teacher about H. All she do Is telephone or w
The Trbupe to arrange the time and day. -.
you do not for your school exhibition VIZ
the splendid movie show which is given daily N W.
auditorium of the John Wanamaker The is from
O'Clock In the afternoon after school, to IL oe0
Saturday morning
Yours heartily,
I 0Te>oce'7s@ &ee.N~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
PORTUGAL SAID TO
HAVE MADE WAR
German Minister and Res
idents About to Go
to Madrid.
CONGRESS WILL BE
CALLED TOMORROW
To Vote on Mobilization OF
Troops-Martial Law Declared
In Portuguese Congo.

London. Oct. IA Central News
disnatcb from Madrid says that 1t j:
reported from Lisbon that Portugal
has declared war against Germany
The message, which lacks ofhcial con
frmation. is published in Madrid with
ALI reserve. Another Central News dis,
patch from Lisbon says 1t Is reported
that the German Minister to Portugal
and other Germans In LISBON Ar'
about to leave for Madrid
Az a result of cabinet meetings and
conferences between the leaders OF the
pnytuouese parties and the President
Of the republic, the dispatch continues
il mas been resolved TO convoke Con
CESS on Friday, October 10, IN order
70 mass q vote for the mobilization OF
Portuguese troops.
Portugal has not yet declared war
against Germany, it is asserted here
hut il was learned in official quarters
in London to-day that partial m0oin-
zation of Portuguese troops Will De
ordered Tomorrow. IL is added that
Portugal is preparing for all eventual
ties. and that if she participates IN tne
war IL will be on the side OF ureat
Britain.
The Portuguese possessions IN west
ern Africa, called the Portuguese
Congo or Portuguese West Africa au-
Join German Southwest Africa, on tne
south. on the north they are bounced
bv the French Congo and the bels ian
Congo. and on the east by Rhodesia on
Tho west they are bordered by the Az
iantic Ocean. The colony has an area
&c abont 10000 square miles and a
population of 100000. Inc mli,'ary
force Is composed Of b,OOO men, ol
whom $500 are natives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
VICTIM
OF CARELESS VALET
Forced to Buy Porter's
Necktie at EustOn Sta
tiOn-PavlOWa Sails.
rBy Cable to Tho Tribune. J


London, Oct. 14.-Joseph Medill Pat
terson, the wealthy war correspondent,
caused a sensation by arriving at Eus-
ton Station five minutes before the
Adriatic boat train left to-day without
a necktie.
"A cursed hotel valet packed all my
neckties in the bottom of trunk, and
| had no time TO get one elsewhere"
Mr.. Patterson said. Then he turned to
a porter carrying his luggage and ex-
claimed: Here's two shillings for your
tie," hastily removing it from the por-
ter's neck and placing it about his own
just as the train rolled out.
Nine. Anna Pavlowa, who is accom-
panied by a troupe Of dancers, is the
Adriatic's star guest. She said she was
going to America ITO deliver a death
blow to the tango" She added that she
would do whatever was possible to help
the Allies cause in the United States,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
NINE. VIVIANI SEEKS
SON LOST IN WAR
tBy Cable TO The Tribune. J

Geneva, Oct. 14.-Mme. Viviani, wife
OF the French Prime Minister. arrived
here to-day from Paris to seek news
Of her younger son, who has been
missing since shortly after the war
began.
She has been searching for him ever
since, and now intends to appeal to
the Swiss President to use his good
Offices to ascertain if her son is a
prisoner in Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
GERMANS ORDERED
TO KILL AND BURN
Russia Publishes Docu-
ment Found on Officer
Taken Prisoner.
ley Cable to The rrreun.. J

Petrograd, Oct lathe official gov
eminent organ publishes the following
as a literal translation Of document
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15

as she has been doing during he, !.
don visit. '' VI
+. b. Wyman, head Of the i,f..-
ton bureau Of the America -
Committee In London, also s,a. 49,
the Adriatic for New York ~.
panied by his wife. Mr.. VIVA - :,
endeavor to raise money in Ams,i.'
enable the committee 70 carr 4, /.
work as long as may be neeesssrr
Other passengers included Nrs n
Bucknall and two children, sx.s.,..'
and Mrs. William A. Clark, who -
TO Liverpool several days ago: WIN.
Clyde, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Harrison M.
and son, Captain and Mrs. D "
Falls, Mrs. Gilbert F. Heubleiu "
ian Morgan, the Very Rev. I,,.
O'Carroll and Mr.. and Mrs. { !
Ogden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
JAPAN MAY SEIZE
ANOTHER RAILWAY
Picking Thinks She Seeks
Pretext-CivilianS to
Quit Fort To-day.
icy Cable to The Tribune !

Peking, Oct. 14.-Japan intimates
that she finds it necessary to occupv
the Tientsin-Pu-Kow railway works at
Isl Man-fu. This step is regarded by
the Chinese as a prelude to finding a
pretext for the occupation of the north
ern section of this railway.
The governments reply to the re-
cent Interpolation will be made On Fri
day next.
1t is understood that the Japanese
will begin the bombardment of Tslnp.
tau next Saturday.
Toxic, Oct. 14.-It was declared Of
ficially in Toxic to-day that the Amer
lean Consul at Tsing-tao. W. r. Peck.
and number of German and Chinese
women and children are to leave Tsing-
tao tomorrow. The move is in full
flment of the arrangement recently
concluded for the removal of all re-
naming non-combatants from the Ger
man position at Kiao-chau before the
bombardment of the fortress begins.
An engagement between a German
and a japanese seroplane took place
over Tsing-tao yesterday. Neither avi-
ator was hurt. The German machine
rose TO a height Of 5000 feet and dis
appeared in the clouds.
The East and West News Bureau
last night gave out cable message
from Toxic dated October IL, saying
that the non-combstants, who are to
leave Tsing-tao to-day, will be sent to
Chinan-fu on the Shantung Railway,
now under the control Of the Japanese
army.
'"fhe Japan Peace Society,"" says the
dispatch, gave on October 10 dinner
at the Nippon Club, Toxic, in honor of
Mr.. Allen. president of the California
Peace Society. II was attended by
Baron Shibusswa, Baron Sakatani, DR..
Soyeda, Mr.. Nakano and other prom
inent men. and toast was proposed
amid cheers TO the friendly nations on
both shores Of the Pacific"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-15
TWO WOMEN NURSE
DIE ON BATTLEFIELD

Paris, Oct. 1.-Two English ns,u
have met their death on the tsH :
battle. The women were killed hy 4
exploding shell while they vsn y
duty in a field hospital behind 4,
centre of the allied armies.
News was received in Psr, h.t,
of the death of General RondOny, ,,,.
mander of the Sd Brigade Of FIRE
Colonial Infantry. He was killed vi,
leading his brigade against the s,-r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07

slipped a small cashbook into the aper-
ture and held the ponderous door open
about half an inch.
Meanwhile the python-for such 1t
was-in a paroxysm of fury, had flung
its coils twice round the safe. which
stood some distance out from the wall.
The creature drew its coils to the ut
most tension in an angry effort to
crush the iron safe.
BY an effort the desperate prisoner
collected his wits. He remembered
that a case. slightly damaged and
marked. ''to be kept in moderately
warm place." had been put in the adj
Joining room. and doubtless accounted
for his horrible visitor. But the ex-
PLANTATION, although simple, offered no
consolation. Something must be done.
The captive racked his brain sorely
until an idea struck him. Earlier in the
evening he had put one of the ledgers
in the safe with long, black eraser
inside to mark special entry.
Cramped and almost doubled as he
was, he found it no easy matter to
reach the slender weapon, the blade OF
which was as sharp as a razor. Tax
ing his courage in both hands he
plunged the knife again and again Into
the folds of the snake, where they
crossed the small aperture. There fol-
lowed a horrible. tearing sound. and
the massive safe rocked ominously for
some moments. Then suddenly the
folds seemed to relax and go writing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07

Fraud Discovered When the Grand Duk
Michael Sends Them to Jeweler
to Be Reset.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07
*
BUaT0 ON i. STEVENSON
Copyright. 1913. by Burton e. Stevenson


81 hope that have not kept you wait
ing"
Not at nlI, monsieur" Godfrey as
sured him and placed a chair for him.
81 went down the bay this morning
and met the Savoie," he said. II re-
lated to NJ. Pigot last nights occur
rences. and begged him 20 be present
ut this meeting. He was good enough
TO agree. / assure you" he added.
seeing Grady's look. that this Is NJ.
Pigot. OF the Paris detective bureau
and not Orchard"
"Oh, yes said NJ. Pigot, with a dep
recatinC shrug. II am myself-and
greatly Inundated that should have
fallen so readily into the trap which
Crochard set for me. He is a very
clever man-but some day ! shall get
him: every pitcher 10 the well goes
once too often. There IS no hope Of
finding him here in New York;"
II am afraid not" said Godfrey.
Don't be too sure of that" broke in
Grady ponderously. Il amt done yet
not by no manner of means."
Pardon me for not introducing you.
!. NJ. Pigot." said Godfrey. This gentle
man IS Mr.. Grady. who has been the
head of our detective bureau: this is
Mr.. SimmOnds, a member of his stan;
this is Mr.. Lester. an attorney and
friend of mine: and this IS Mr.. Shear
row. my personal counsel. Mr.. Grady.
Mr.. Simmonds and Mr.. Lester were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07

els-he had use for them. How or
where the substitution had been made
could only guess.
Who. 1 wondered, had bought the
Mazarin? Surely there was diamond
most difficult to sell. 1t could, OF
course. be cut up. But that would be
sacrilege One morning in the personal
column of lie Matin appeared notice,
of which this is the English:
To NJ. the Director OF the Museum Of the
Louvre:
II has been my good fortune to come
into possession of the rose diamond known
as the Mazarin. 1t is my wish to restore
IT to your collection in order that 1t may
no longer be necessary to delUde the pub
lie with an imitation of colored glass. II
will give me great pleasure to present this
brilliant TO you with my compliments pro-
vided his highness the Grand Duke Mi
chael. who preceded me in possession OF
the diamond. will Join me in the gift
should he refuse IL Will be my melancholy
duty to cIeave the diamond into num-
Der of smaller stones, as it is too large
for my use But 1 hope that he Will not
refuse. CROC11ARD,
What could the grand duke do? To
have refused. would have made him
the butt of the boulevards- Besides.
he was, after all. losing nothing which
he had not already lost. So, with
better grace than one might have ex-
pected, he consented to join in the res
toration. Two days later the direc-
tor of the Louvre discovered packet
upon his desk He opened 1t and
found within the Mazarip. When you
visit the Louvre. you will see it in the
nlaca of honor in the glass case in the
center of the gallery Of Apollo. with
an attendant on guard beside IT.
And Orchard? / do not know. Each
morning. 1 read first the news from
Paris, searching for the "invincible'
In some new incarnation.
THE END.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07
Easad His Mind.

Having suffered mental anguish, to
say nothing Of damage to my reputa-
ton as poet, from typographical dis
arrangements, transpositions and other
accidents incidental to the careless
handling of verse, I submit herewith a
form of stanza which / believe to be
proof against such vicissitudes. 1t
reads the same backward and forward,
up and down and standing on your
head:
WE SHOULD WORRY.
Should we all worry?
We should worry, all
All worry, should We?
Worry all should !,
Copyright applied for.-Henry Tyr
rell in New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-07
AN UGLY VISITOR.
His UnweIconno Call Brought About
Dramatic Situation.

His UnweIcon,e Call Brought About q
Dramatic Situation.
The London representative of an
East Indian firm was working late at
the warehouse. A large consignment
of goods. newly arrived. lay In the
room that adjoined his office. The
room was a simple affair of four chart
covered walls. There was 4 desk IN
the middle. a few chairs. and large
fireproof safe. 1t was nearly midnight.
when a sound from the next room in
duced the man to go TO the door to in
yes.igate. Nothing seemed wrong and
he returned to his work, but left the
door ajar.
Presently faint. harsh sound came
from the next room. He sprang up to
behold the head OF n snake protruding
through the doorway
When the reptile saw him it stopped
for a second. reared its head until it
was almost on level with the man ;
and began TO dart its tongue angrily
in and out of its mouth
No novelist ever imagined n more
desperate situation. The man was I'M
armed and apparently without means
Of escape. The moment he withdrew
his ewes from those OF the snake, II
Lowered its head and moved toward
him.
But he had already determined on
his course. The great safe stood open.
He sprang into il and closed the door
behind him. although he did not shut
IL completely. That would have meant
slow but certain snuocatnn- Ha