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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-07
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Al the annual meeting of the New York
Telephone company OTIS H. Cutler pres
ident OF the American Brake Shoe ana
Foundry Company, and Edwin T. MAYNARD
president Of the Brooklyn Trust Company.
were elected directors to M vacancies
caused by the deaths Of William II Wool.
v"rton and Theodore f., Miller. The other
directors were reelected,
The syndicate composed OF Harris Forb, 9
& CO., White, Weld a. 90, Eastabrook a
90. and Alex Brown and Sons, H. offering
f,0OO.OOo OF Baltimore per cent bonds "a,
various maturlties to yield about ~, per
cent
Bierhals Brudorle. foreign eNchang.
brokers, ~ Pine street, will dissolve ct,
Spies viii be formed.
The solar Refining Company. a standard
on concern, has declared n semi .annual
dividend of ~ II share, payable June 20
sin months ago 81 and $50 extra was de
clared. w
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RECEIVERS FOR AUToPREss CO.
Creditor starts Insolvency Sui
Against $4,000, 900 Concern.

The Autopress Company of % Madison
avenue. "A $4,000, 900 manufacturing con-
Germ, went into the hands OF receivers
yesterday after the institution of an in
solvency fuit In the United States Dis
trict Court. Judge Mayer appointed Nor
ris ID. kopple and j. Van Vechten Olcott
to carry on the business under bonds of
$50, 900 each.
The plaintiff In the suit is Charles 4.
Ferguson. who has claim of $4,000,
The assets of the company he says. are
far In excess of the liabilities. hut the
appointment of receivers was necessary
to forestoll the beginning OF suits To col
lect Judgments against the company,
which would impair it's assets.
The liabilities. ii Is said are siS, 600
and the assets $656,494
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UPH0LDS 9TH AVE. ASSESSMEy,
Court Dismisses suit OF pro,.
Owners 10 Restrain Cu,

supreme Court Justice Grconhot,,, .
missed yesterday suit brought TN hsh.,,
or Seventh avenue property uwn,r.
have declared Invalid the scheme ~. -
Ing money to defray the cost OF o,,o,s'"'
Seventh avenue and widening w.
street on the ground that the statute, ~
der which the assessment and impro,.
ment have been made are in ylnlo,'..
of the Constitution of the United ST.
The suit also sought to restrain tho C1,,r
trOller from issuing certificates OF indsh,
edness OF the city to meet the ,Xnc,I,
lures.
The scheme OF assessment oppa-c5 no.
vided that u per cent. of the iu,prny,
ment's cost be borne by properi, h,,i,'
an immediate frontage on In. c,ii,,,'
and extended streets. 81 per con, ,o
property especially benefited but e,ct,,I
ing the IL per cent. property. 80 Dor ...,,
by the Borough OF Manhattan ~ ,
cent. by the Borough of Rrooll,u wv,
per cent by the Borough of Tho Rron,
The plaintiff objected to the plan Of a..
sessment on the ground that 1t va, +.
legal and was actuated by impfnprr CON.
siderations.
In his opinion Justice Grecnhat,o .,ii
that there is no evidence that IN, s,b,,,,
of assessment is unfair or that 20 &c..
centage assessed against property ,,r..
cially ben, fitted Is greater than should h.,
borne by 1t. or that the share as,c,.e,
against the boroughs Is unequal \. "a
the contention that the city In adopttn,
the Improvement was influenced D., III,
consideration OF being relieved OF -eciiriu,
ease ments for subway purposes the con-
said 1t was proper for the city 20 con.
slider the legitimate advantage 10 be S..
cured. The court accordingly holds tina.
the scheme OF ASSESSING Mt IS In Hll 70
spects valid and that there Is no consttu.
tional objection to the law under who.
the improvement is made.
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~ 900. 900 NEWARK DEAL

In one Of the largest real estate trans
actions ever consummated in Newark Os.
car Michael became the owner yester
day OF the department store property Of
the W. " snyder Company, located at
the northwest corner OF Broad and cedar
streets and valued at more than, 81. 900. :
600. Negotiations for the sale which
were carried on for several weeks by Abe
Feist OF Feist Il Feist, Inc. were con-
cluded yesterday. Mr. Michael formerly
was part owner of the Bee Hive, con-
Quoted by +. l.. Plaut a Co. He will,
continue to operate the property acquired
yesterday rs department store. This
property consists of 6s7 TO 7Ob Brond
street and I to II Cedar street, a pIot
fronting 1858 feet on Broad street and
2lb feet on Cedar street There Is an
l. In the rear 63x129. The building on
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DR. HARRAR TAKES IIoI -

Douglas l.. Gilman ~ Co. hH'.
for Mrs, II. W Schif for bong 70 o.
years los East SiNty-fourth -''''
four story dwelling, To 'u : =
Harrar.
Samuel H. Martin has .t-
dwelling At l5S West Si>tN-|'' -''''
for Charles + Hacklcy o. 49,. '''.'
for three years,
Joseph r. Sctz has l'is'r
lowing dwellings Ia East l''
street to Herman Fas'. -.- rN.
first street to Thomas Mht.
SiNty-tifth street To John T.
East Fifty fourth street t' liN-
t69 Lexington aVeuu" - q
brand and @ld East SNt.'..
katherine Wolf
James Kyle Il Sons htN. H''
three story and htsrm'n' 'u
East Forty-tifth street FOR NJ
TO Cecilia Corcorau for '.rH.
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DEAL FOR 25TH STREET LOFT.

The eleven story loft building at ~
and +3 West Twenty street is under
option TO a client of Goodale. Perry 4
Dwight. The building is on a plot 50x
es.9. between broadway and Sixth ave-
nue.. The John J. Mitchell Publishing
Company has long term lease on the
building. The Gray Realty and Con-
struction Company is the owner The
building is held at $4,000. II the or
ton Is exercised the prospective buyer will
give out of town property in part payment
bought the building. The Gray Company
bought the building In January. 1913.
from the Meeks estate. which acquired II
two years previous from Michael Coleman.
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nsrH STREET APARTMENT PLANS

Theodore w. Meyer filed plans yester-
day for twelve story iireproof apart
ment hotel to be erected Mt the southwest
corner Of Seventh avenue and Fifty-ninth
street for Sol Bloom as lessee. II will
have "a frontage on the avenue of 255
feet and "A depth of 100 feet on the street.
buchanan Fox. tn" architects. have
placed the cost at $4,000.
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PLAN SOTH STREET TENEMENT

Sommerfeld X Steckler have filed
plans for the construction OF IA six story
tenement house on the north side of FIT
tieth street IA feet west of Second ave-
nue. for Louis ]. Marx. as owner. 1t will
have frontage OF II feet and a depth of
ND feet and accommodations for forty
one families. The cost has been estimated
ut $4,000.
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Referees Appointed.

Supreme Court-Bv Justice Lehman
Dickinson vs. kidd Jas, II, Hyde; Dickinson
~ Dickinson. Jas, n. Hyde; Walker VS.
Hochdorf, Geo r, Weller; Stcckler w Wolf
Albert H. Lesinsky: Eneeland W. stewart
two cases, =. Merrell Banner,
Ry Justice Dlvis--conIit VS. OkuIn
Maurice Goodman; Tax Lien Co VS. Williams
Chas. H. Dana; Harding vs. Conlon. Warren
Leslie.
BY Justice Giegerich-van Hofe VS. Glas-
son, Lester Lazarus.
By Justice Rlanchard--Harper VS. Delany
Augustine II. Mcmahon: LAWYERS Mtg. 90
vs. Mills, Chas. H. Murray; LAWYERS Mtg
Co VS. Mills Ranj. Jackson: Hendricks V
Fiumefreddo, Philip j. McCook; Underhil
W.. Volk. Gilbert II. Montague: Matter Of
Simpson, Phoenix Ingraham
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COPPER RANGE EARNINGS FALL.
Net Income This Year RiOO.S30,
Against si.6o:,506 Year Previous.

Consolidated Company for the 1913 cal
endar year was Si90.53s. compared with
81 .6g2 500 in 1912 and $500. $50 in 1911
The earnings were equal to sl.25 a share.
compared TO St2? earned In 1912 and
20i In 1911
The average price for copper received
last year was 1859 cents a pound, against
1915 cents in 1912 and 1854 In 1911.
Average cost was M cents in 1918,
1851 the year before. and ga cents
in 1871.
The production from which earnings
were derived was Is 161.259 pounds. conf
pared with 2s.?7642s pounds in 1912.
a decrease Of TO- 200, o69 pounds.
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LEASE BIG WEST SIDE G>R,or

The Cross n Brown COMPANY has 'ea,r'
from the plans for a long term of -
for the John Williams Compaur l" '''
building to be erected at 'j,-t, We
Twenty sixth street. 70 cover p.'' '.f
ing a frontage OF 40 feet The '--'"
the Schwartz-Gaskell Corpor''.H' o.
Gently formed 10y Henry X. Scnw ~ ''''
merly president. and G. ". Gt>.... ,'''
mcrly assistant general manage 40 .
yellow Taxicab Company. IT,. HI
plans for which have been drawn be D. u
Caldwell. will be used as rrf .''.
garage and viii be- of firepro'' ,"'.
tipn
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TO BUILD At GREENACREs.

Scarsdale Estates. Robert T.. Farley.
president. has sold at Greenacres. West
chester. a plot 90x15O. on the west side
OF Brayton place. to William White, who
will erect a residence of the English
country house type from plans by Hutton
& Buys.
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SITE FOR WEST SIDE LOFT.

NJ 4 l.. Hess have sold for Amy U.
Boardman to the Realty Holding Com
pany 2l2 West Thirty ninth street
three story building. on lot 20.6x9sS. This
purchase gives the owners control OF
a plot 6l.6xss.9. SAG feet west OF Sew
enth avenue. The Realty Holding Com
many con,emplates the err, elton OF a mod
ern mercantile building upon this plot and
negotiations are now pending for leasing
IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-07
COUNTRY PLACES nT>iI.n.

John +. Scott has r'ut'' 'f
ME Mcc. TAYLOR l,r Duu4i'
the corner of Ocean tNtu'"
wood crossing. ccdayhutSl J
t.. Cowd'n,
Miss Henrietta Bruup '
Frank l.. BACON his cuttls'
ncr Of central avenue t'.'
Far ROcKlwdN, "a Maii.n "
Manhattan
Al Fort Washington, /.
Hird ot New Work. city Aa- lH
cottage for the summer, 'lH'
site COMPANY, Inc, and \ e NJ
l.. q. Milliit have rented 90"
tag.s at Uairsitc. l..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-07
EAST ORANGE PLACE SOLD.

william A. White & Sons have sold the
three story frame dwelling and stable. on
plot 15x13O, at % Hawthorne avenue,
East Orange. ". j.. for the A. Keyser In
vestment Company of Salt Lake City,
Utah. The purchaser Is altering the prem
Uses for his own occupancy. ID. NJ. Como
yer of East Orange was associated in
tho transaction.
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DOWNING STREET LOFT BUYER

The lakewood Construction Company.
John j. Tully president. is the buyer of
the loft building at "a to Is Downing
street The property was given In ex-
change for the fiat at 1906 Charlotte
street. kurz d Uren negotiated the deal.
Dr. Sidona Weiss. who owns 32s West
Twenty-eighth street. IL the buyer Of the
adjoining residence. 1871. sold recently for
DR.. John u. Quackenbos by Douglas l..
Gilman & Co. The house will be used
as "A sapitarum.
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TO BUILD LOFT on sIxTH AVE.

Charles r.. johnson. through his archi-
trcts. Gilicspi" Carol. has filed plans
for the construction of II four story store
and loft building on the southeast corner
or sixth avenue and Thirty -ninth street
II VIII have an avenue frontage of GA
feet and or the street q frontage of 10 feet
and will bc fireproof. The cost has been
estimated at $4,000
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THE MONTREAL MARKET.
Receivers Appointed,

supreme Court-By Justice blanchard
John Fitzgerald VS. Magnetic Mining Co.
Oh W Hall,
~ Justice Lehman--Ios. l.. Graf vs.
BonWit Alexander H. PIncus; Hy. Rruere vs.
ottn, lorcra, Lamar Hardy. Saml Seidman
W. Herman Vs. Grossman, NJ. IT, MulverhilI:
Gustav lang vs. Jacob Smallo. three cases,
Charles Lippman.
ny Justice Philbin--Alexander Robb ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-07
B. N.DUKE BUYS BIG
9TH AVE. APARTMENT
Pays More Than ST., 900, 900 for 58th St
Corner-25th St. Lofts in Deal
goth St. Loft Site Sold.

the plot Is a four story freproof brick and
stone structure erected but "A few years
ago. With this purchase Mr.. Michael
becomes owner of n total OF $1,000 square
feet In the block bounded by Broad,
Cedar. Halsey and West Park streets, his
ownership covering all but two properties
in the book.
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BUYERS on STATEN ISLAND.

Moffatt n Schwab have sold to Joseph
Johnsons Sons for Mrs. james J. Gillen
of Philadelphia, Pa, house and six lots
on Prospect street. West New Brighton,
adjoining their present place OF business:
also to James II. Swift of New Brighton
three lots on Bay View place. Bay View
Park, part Of the former Ward estate.
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The Halesito Company has sold an
acre on the shore. of Huntington Bay to
Alexander y. W. klnnan. president of
the Union Dime Savings Bank. Mr.. Kin.
nan will erect $4,000 residence. The
property adjoins the estate of John f.
Robb.
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SALE or BRONX DWELLING.

ANENCE-The Schocn West
chester Realty Company and NJ. Rlnes
have sold for Patrick oRourke lo'p
Grant avenue. three faihlI! prI'h
house, on lot 25xloo.s. near loo'h
street.
WALTON AVENUE.--Duross Company
mas sold for James 7. Bunt to A. W.
Mitchell. 24O9 Walton avenue, near
Fordham road, a three story dwelling
on lot 20Xl00
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RROkEV ACT; >oi's

Harry swanson, formrrl' 50
enbaum, strauss n 60.
with Spear a co, has r'-''
mer connection.
Maurice :. cass has ho'
membership IN the firm "'
low & Co, with Whom he n
ISOLATED for many years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-07
Court Of Appeals Calendar.

ALBANY, May Court OF Appeals cal
ondur for tomorrow. NOS. b3J, S3b, b31,
53S SAG. 54S, bii, 5i5
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II. =. supreme Court Calendar,

WASHINGTON. May The day call In
the Supreme Court for May q Numbers
7b0 3G7, 36s, 370, 3I2 ,and 373. 374.
y77 37y, ISL and 3st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29
RUSSIANS FORCE
GERMANS BACK

the railway joining StarOc, Mesto and
TurkG7
In the region along the border o.
FAST Prusria tho Germans hoped 10
sncnd the winter comfortably, and
therefore spared the houses, while
,fesliuc valuable furniture and fittings.
I'm Poland they apparently had no such
hone OF q winter residence and deyas-
tatcd the land.
This cruel ard most unwisc action
has raised cloud Of gueriIlas be-
1ind the retreating Germans. Bodies
OF guerillas under more o. less expert
guidance arc nara ssing the retreatng
Cnrr1sns ~ every vBv. One body, con
ei-+.rr Of young tors in their teens.
discovered the spot where The Ger
-.ans had buried stores of ammunition
needed for their heavy cal'bre guns.
Others have cut lines Of communica-
ton ard blown up bridges, while all
alike have ambushed isolated parties
Of the enemy and destroyed every man.
The following official communication
was issued to-day from General Head
quarters:
Gin the battle which has been in
progress for four days south OF the
Pilitzg River, in the forests Oh the line
extending from the Bialogurq Bia! To-
b~zeeiJ to GloWGcZoW, Poiczna and ia
nowiez. our troops have inflicted upon
the Austro-German forces d severe de
feat. Between the Pilitza and Glowac-
zow tho heroic work of our troops DER
nitely broke down, on October 20, the
resistance Of the Goth Corps and the
reserve guard corps Of the Germans.
ION the centre, after hgntng OF an
4 chu -
ceeded i'm establishing a firm foothold
on the border of forest IN the region
Of .le villages Of Adanott. Seve-lnoh
and Garianof.
"Ol me lcfc wing 20 captured By a
eaui. 81 defensive position established
AZ Policzna, and cLye.Opcd . portion o.
10 Austrian .rOOus near BerdZcle.
"On the night o. October 81 the on
crov's corps fell back in disorder tow
ard the line between Ediinsk- Radon
and lila. We captured both esnnone
and prisoners.
"On the right OF the Pilitza, on the
front between Iejoff and Novomissto,
the lighting continues with the same
desperation. ,
"in Galicia the battle is raging along
the whole front OF the River San. We
have taken an additional ten officers
and five hundred men.
"South of Przemysl our troops are
advancing at certain points.
an East Prussia the enemy has NO
lently bombarded our positions IN the
operations in the region Of Bakalar-
jeyo. Repeated attacks have all been
repulsed.
THE success which ue nave won 20
the south OF the Pilitze and the re-
suit Of which was the retreat Of ;he
enemy on the main front IS Of the
very greatest importance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29
BASEBALL CHEERS
UP WAR HOSPITAL
'rror rUo IMMUNE Co-0copcndeut.

'Tloa ITO Tribune Co-rcopcndeutI
LonGou. oct. 20. The American
Women's War Relief Fund Hospital at
Paignton, South Devon, Is long way
from the Polo Grounds in New York.
but no distance IS too great FOR in
tercst in baseball as Is evidenced by Il
letter received by the London Office OF
The New York Tribune after severnl
copies Of The Tribune had been sent TO
the American Red Cross unit at the
hospital The papers we're sent IN caro-
OF DR.. Howard ". Bcsl, head OF the
unit. He said:
"Thev are the first American papers
va have seen since 40 landed, and they
certainly look good to Us. We found
more war news m one Of them than We
have been able 10 get IN d week from
anything here, and We discovered tho
status OF the baseball leagues, which
Vas q pleasure % me, a. least, az bos.
ton had done 50 veil in both leagues.
4 large house 10 being specially done
over rs g residence for the American
unit. The site of the hospital IS an
ideal one. the temperature IN winter
seldom getting below the freezing
point. Tho spacious grounds about the
institution have been o. great service
10 the convalescing soldiers. Accord
ing 10 the Duchess OF Marlborough,
chairman Of the relief fund committee,
there arc two hundred patients IL the
hospital, which is rs capacity now.
Il has already won uustinted praise
from British medical authorities DC.
cause o. its exceptional equipment. AMI
the assignment of so many patients %
the institution, many o. whose injuries
are Of q serious nature. has been
gratifying 20 the American women, as
veil as 20 the American Red cross
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29

mage is paralyzing all operation Of the
Austrian troops.
Before the fall OF Leopold the Aus
TRANS shot the station master and ten
Of the highest officials OF the railway
company. II was discovered that they
mad informed the Russians about Aus
trian troops.
The Ruthenian country people we're
all armed by an invisible hand. A:
Mosciska. thirty kilometres east o.
Przemysl, q body Of Husssrs passing
was suddenly subjected 70 tempest OF
bullets which came with unabetlng
fury from windows and roofs. Peas
ants of the country we're shooting the
soldiers Of their army, which they re-
gard as foreign and hostile. The
whole command was deeimated.
Subsequently it was established that
several Slav regiments were punished
because they refused TO march against
the Russians.
Immediately after the surrender Of
Leopold the Germans demanded the
transfer TO them of the comman1 OF
Austrian units. Many Austrian officers
refused 10 accept subordinate positions
and presented their designations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29
German-A uStrian
Official Reports

Berlin. Oct. % via Amsterdam and
London The German and Austrian
troops IN Poland, according TO On OH
cisl announcement issued in Berlin TO
day, have been forced TO withdraw be-
fore fresh Russian forces advancing
from Iyangorod, Warsaw and Novo-
georgieysk after having repulsed all
former Russian attacks. Tho official
statement continued:
AT first the Russians did rot follow
and the withdrawal Of our troops took
place without difficulty. The reserve
troops will change their formation &C
cording 10 the situation"
Amsterdam (vis London. Oct. IS
General headquarters at Berlin issued
the following official communication
this morning:
"The fghting near Newport and Dix
nude is continuing. The Belelans have
received considerable achievements,
bu- our attacks are being pushed. Sl1-
teen British warsnips joined IN the
attack on our right wing, but their
bombardment was without success.
Near Yprcs the situat on as an
nounced yesterday remains unchanged
West Of Lille our attacks are being
continued with success.
"Scme of tho French trenches in the
Argon,o woods have been corried snd
the defenders captured.
"To SUN up, there has been 10 ms-
terisl change or our western .rO0'.'
Manchester. Mass, Oc, 2S.-Two o.
fciai wireless dispatches concerning
the hrhting in the eastern war zone
we're given but here tonight by the
Austro- Hungarian Embassy. The first
is the same report given out yesterday
a. Vienns and published this morning
The second dispatch says;
"Thc situation m The middle o.
Ca!ic.a is unchanged. Heavy fighting
:. roir2 or .ou,hwest o. lraugoros.
whera one o. our army corr. captured
10000 prisoners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29
GERMAN WOUNDED
CROWDINC OSTEND
Inhabitants FIee-Kaiser's
Forces There Marines
Food Now Scarce.

London Oct 2s.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam states that travellers
reaching that city from O>tcud say tha'
a~ tt" sighting between Newport and
DlNmudc increased IN violence Ostcnd
became more and more crowded with
German wounded
Nearly all the inhabitants OF Ostend
are fleeing the city and tho streets are
Choked with German troops moving 10
the front and exhausted soldiers re-
turning. IN the vicinity OF OeterG tho
German forces are almost exclusively
marines On the sea dixie the Ger
mans have posted heavy artillery which
was successful IN driving of British
Warships 10 thc vicinity.
FIrc hundred British prisoners we're
brought into Ostcn6. hut subsequently
hey were trans 'Crred 10 Client. There
are also many wounded Of the Allies IN
Osterd. and the roads 10 Client ar
TANNED with marching soldiers. A. q
point NOT far from Osteud the Ger
mans have erected an airsnip shed OF
non-iufamrablc material. Food I'm Os-
fond ~ scarce.
Amsterdam. oct. 2S.-Thc CORE
.pondou' az Slais Of the "Teiegruaf'
reports that remarkable quiet prevails
a.cng the coast of Belgium. The Ger
man Garri5onS 81 Bruges, UciSt and
knCcke, De says, are not very numer-
Gus.
The German commander at Bruges
has published e proclamation ordering
si' British subjects between the ages
or sixteen and sixty 10 leave Belgium.
As the railways are occupied with
tlc transportation Of German troops,
The exodus of The Britishors is pro-
cecding slowly.
Washington. Oct 2S. State Depart
meut officials heard to-day from Henry
Albert Johnson. Con sui at Ostvrd. Toy
the lrst time since the place wss oc-
curied by the German forces.
NJ. Johnson's message, dated Octo-
bel %, by way Of Holland, said shots
were exchanged thai day between The
German artillery on shore and British
wcrships at sea The property Of the
Hotel Majestic was destroyed and sey-
sro} people were injured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-29

former country will make a rich haul
OF German steamers, many Of which
have taken refuge in Portuguese ports
The largest number is at Lisbon.
It IS believed in shipping circles here
that there are others in Delagoa Bay
There are known 20 be thirty-five
steamers at Lisbon, some of which are
Of large tonnage and new vessels.
Among those reported there early in
October we're the Newa Jafa. Electra,
mogsdor, Lahneck, Rotterdam, Plato.
Mszagan, RhodoS, Euripos, Picedor,
Minna, Schuldt, Bulow, y los, Achlllea,
Uckermack, Maitland, Girgenti, Gslats,
Cheruskia, Enersie, Arksdia, Wdrtem-
berg, Sophie Rickmers, Lubbock, Ores
den, Westerwald, Phenicia, Naxos
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