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New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
BELGIAN REFUGEES
RUSHING TO LONDON
Many Sworn Statements
of Atrocities Made, Said
Lord Gladstone.
fgy cable 10 The Tribune J

Io,don. Oct. 8.-Thousands OF BEL
gian refugees reached London To-Day
nrincinally from Antwerp, while IL rs
sxnected that many Of the 10000 sald
70 have zone to Rotterdam VIII come
here in the near future. In an inter
view with your correspondent to-night
Lord Gladstone. who heads the Belgian
refugee committee, said:
Those who arrived to-day from Ant
werp report a very serious state OF ar
fairs there. They got out before the
bombsrdment commenced
Lord Gladstone said his committee
already had placed 1900 Belgans since
the outbreak of the war. besides assist
ING thousands Of others. When asked
il he had come across any cases or Ger
man atrocities he said:
"Sworn statements OF ati oclties have
been made by numerous refugees, ana
these have been turned over by US 10
the British authorities for inyestIga-
ton. One story which came to my at
tention was that Of the cutting of the
hands of a little child by a German
soldier. but later it was reported to
have resulted from amputation made
necessary after the child had grabbed
the sword blade with both hands,
through which it was Withdrawn by the
soldier. She received such bad lacera-
tions that the hands had to be removed.
Personally doubt the story"
Explaining why no effort was being
made to find employment for the Bel
gians, Lord Gladstone said:
THE Belgian Ambassador has asked
that such course be not pursued, be
cause the Belgian authorities fear that
if the refugees are given places to
make a comfortable living they will not
when the war is over go back home.
Another reason is that it would deprive
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
BRITISH CHAPLAIN
PRAISES GERMANS
Berlin Resident Says Eng
Iish Are Treated with
Courtesy.

Dr Henry NJ. Williams, British chap
LAIN in Berlin. throws light on the
treatment Of Englishmen IN Germany
az he has seen it in a statement pup
Iished in the War Chronicle OF the
"Nuenchener Neueste Nachrlchten' oil
September D. ,,.-,-,
According to the reports published
from time to time in the European
press" writes DR.. Williams, "a raise
impression OF the treatment OF BRITISH
subjects in Germany seems to preVail
in England. To forestafl the dissem
nation Of false reports in TINS regard
| the British chaplain in Berlin. nave
been requested By the British colony
10 publish in its name the following
statement for circulation in the Ing
lish press:
AT the outbreak Of the war 1T was
Of course. the duty of the German po-
lice officials to safeguard the interests
of the country against all suspicious
strangers who we're on German SOL.
To this purpose all strangers, includ
ing the English citizens living IN Ber'
lin or here on visit, had TO be put
under the surveillance OF the police.
"'We are of the opinion that the
German police officials sought only -
do their duty thoroughly in the carry
ING out of their task. We should also
like TO emphasize the fact that the
general attitude of the people. espe-,
cially of the middle and cultured
classes. toward the British subjects
here differs very little in frlendllness
and courtesy from their attitude III
time Of peace; in short. in this period
of trial German laws. German justice
and courtesy have proved worthy OF
the nation which stands IN the IRON,
ranL of the civilization of the world y
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
BIG GERMAN GUNS
SCATTER LITTLE
British Captain. Wounded
by BLACK Maria" Says
Their Field Is Small.
fBy Gable TO Tho Tribune !

Paris, Oct. SIT viii be satisfactory
when some indisputable authority mas
Judged the question OF the relative ei-
iicaciousness OF the Germans Dig
howitzers, their approximate range %
action, and il they do as much execu,
ton as the noise they make shouIu
warrant. The testimony OF a BRUSH
captain. who had actually observed tne
operations Of these rev guns IS OF III"
tsrest and importance. lie said:
81 was stsnd.rg with n sergeh"e
watching the German snlpers ciimoihk,
up church yteeple. Black MATHS
had been dropping around us more or
less oil morning. When one plteheu
rot yard from us, nobody saw any
more Of the sergeant. ! found mysei,
after a while, lying in the hole II nad
made about six feet in diameter ana
three or four feet deep. ! fell INTO =,
fearful state Of indescribable pam III,
over for perhaps five minutes, anu
then. suddenly, thought | was an
right again. | walked few PAGES an
tumbled into the arms OF corpora.
Since then | have not walked, naV'hg
several pieces Of shell in my leg anu
three bits in my head.
about the Black Marias, you may
take it from me and | have seen u
good deal Of shell fire and a good deai
of them that they do very little harm,
except exactly where they pitch. u
they come near men standing. or course
they blow them to bits. But you see
NV own case. After a day or two was
very little the worse but for the SPIN
ters. / should say that at thirty yards
there was no danger for men iylng
down. though, of course, standing you
might get hit. How came to be III the
hole and so little damaged canhot
iJagine. There was nothing leit o'
the sergeant at my side.
by my reckoning, these sneils COS,
about 81 900 apiece. As they can DC
fred only at the rate of about one
every quarter of an hour. it would seen
that thew are by no means so formi
dable or so practicable and buslnessliN'
as quick -firers.'
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
ROAD PAID FOR TANG0S
Woman Outwitted Central on
Communication Tickets.

Tango teas as adjuncts to the rental
of railroad commutation tickets is the
plan alleged to have been invented by
a White Plains woman to outwlt the
New York Central Railroad, and which
has resulted in an organized effort on
the part OF the railroad company to
break up the practice of transferring
commutation tickets by haling the al
legged offenders into court.
The teas furnished a means of get
ting acquainted with prospective Gus
toners, it is reported, and the woman
had forty-eight commutation tickets,
which she rented to other women. Her
profits, it is alleged, reached $50 a
month.
Photographs of residents of larry
town Mount Kisco and White Plains
who have hired tickets from scalpers
are in possession o the railroad, and
sixteen of the alleged scalpers have
been served with a court order TO APP
pear in Mount Vernon to-day.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
VAN ALIEN GIFT FOR
BENEVOLENT FUND
American Relief Committee Will
Seek 10000 Contributions
from COuntrymen.

London. Oct. S.-H. c. Hoover, chair
man of the American Relief Committee,
announced to-day a gift OF $500 by j. j.
Van Aien to the benevolent fund of the
committee. Efforts are being made by
the committee to obtain contributions
from the 10000 Americans VINO nave
registered here since the war began, for
il is believed that a permanent fund is
necessary, as Americans will straggle
in for long time.
Lady Barclay, on behalf OF the Order
of Saint John Of Jerusalem. which IS
the senior branch Of the Red Cross OF
the British Empire, appealed to-day ia
Americans to assist in the equipment OF
its ambulance department.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
TO MEND LINCOLN FIDDLE
Owner Will Have Historic Vic
lin Repaired.

Caldwell. y. j., Oct. S. Abraham
Lincoln's fiddle. which he gave TO a
neighbor. is TO be restored by its pres
ent owner, Mrs. Jesse Van Duyne. of
Roseland. Her uncle. Samuel Merry,
who lived in Springfield. ILL.,, was the
recipient of the martyred Presidents
generosity.
Samuel couldn't play the instru-
mept. so he sent it to his brother John
One day in 1878 the fiddle got smashed
at 4 picnic at Swinefield Ridge. The
Orange people who made up the party
gave John $50 TO have it fixed, but he
never had it repaired.
Later the instrument fell into the
hands Of another brother, Ross, who
left il 10 his daughter, Mrs. Van
DIVINE
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
FIRE HALTS NIGHT COURT
Companions Rescue Men Over
come by Back Draft.

Fire in a FIVE story brick building
ut l4l Sixth sy.. opposite the Jefferson
Market police court, last night devel-
oped into n spectacular blaze, which
lasted about an hour.
The sessions of the woman's night
court We're interrupted for time. Sew
eral fremen were caught in back
draft and overcome. but were res
cued by their companions.
The fire was just around the corner
from the house of Supreme Court Jus
tice Seabury and other residents OF
the Greenwich Village section. Chief
kenlon estimated the damage at $40,
000
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
FORBID ADOPTION
OF ENGLISH NAMES

London. oct. s. BY "special order
in Council" issued tonight, any Ger
mans or Austrans engaged in bust
ness here who since the outbreak
Of the war have adopted English names
will be required after October II 10
resume the use of their own names.
Until further notice, says the order.
no allen enemy" will be allowed TO
change his name without special per
nit from the Secretary of state.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
CABLE GAP TO YAP
Japanese, Now Governed by
japanese, Barred from Wires.

The Commercial Cable Company an
nounced yesterday that the cable SER
vice in the Pacific beyond Guam. by
way Of zap. to the Dutch East Indies
had been suspended. Cable messages
to zap and Menado were not accepted.
Cable messages for other places in the
Dutch East Indies can be sent only by
way of San Francisco and Hong Kong
or by the Atlantic route. Such mes
sages must be in French or English.
and will be accepted at the risk Of the
sender
zap is the German seat Of govern
ment for the Western Carolines. and
was seized Tuesday by the Japanese.
Menado is the Dutch capital OF the
Menado residency on the coast Of
Celebes.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
BIND MAN AND LOOT SAFE.
Bandits, Armed with Guns,
Make Raid on Cigar Store.

The police of the Clinton st. station
found Morris /. Rubin, manager of =
cigar store at II Delaney ST., bound
hand and foot last night, and the
store safe looted Of s2s.
Rubin told the police that three
men, who had been seen near the store
for some weeks. appeared last night.
and while making a pretense of order
ing cigars. drew revolvers, forced him
into rear room OF the store, and
there overpowered him.
Passersby later heard Rubin's cries
and notified the police.
Rubin gave description OF the
thieves to the detectives.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
RUSSIA WILL KEEP
TROOPS IN PERSIA

Paris, Oct "a Havas Agency dis
patch from Petrogrsd says:
The newspapers here say that Rus
sia has been asked by Persia to with
draw her troops from Azerbaij jan,
Northwest Persia. Russia has declined
TO acqulesce. because Russian and other
foreign interests can be assured only
by Russian occupation of the district
"in declining Russia assured Persia
that she had no desire TO appropriate
Persian territory"
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
liza OFFICERSLOST
BY BRITISH IN WAR
Serious Situation Forces
Kitchener to Raise
Men from Ranks.

London. Sept. 29.-No less than l,lil
officers of the British army have been
killed, wounded. or counted among the
missing in the fighting to date. This
is shown by the lists of casualties
among officers. already made public,
and tabulated according to regiments or
other commands. bringing the compila-
tion up to September 2S. The tabula-
ton shows the losses divided as fol-
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
Is ON TRIAL FOR
ARCHDUKE'S DEATH
Long Indictment Charging Higl,
Treason Read to Prisoners
in Vienna.

Bordeaux. Oct. S.-The "Neues
Wiener Tageblatt." a copy OF which
has reached here from Vienna. says
that an indictment alleging high trea-
son and covering thirty-seven pages
has been read to twenty-five prison
ors who are charged with having been
concerned in the murder Of the Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand. the heir ap-
parent of the Austrian throne, at Sara
Jevo.
1t is expected, according to the news
paper. that the trial will last three
weeks.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09

q certain number Of Brtons OF work
However, because Of the marked ability
Of some Belgians in the manufacture OF
arms a number OF them now are en-
ployed in the government shops.
The correspondent Of THE Times al
Rotterdam confirms the report tnat
there are 100000 fugItIyes from Ant
werp in Holland.
The Hague correspondent Of Tho
Express" says that South Holland -
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
BRITISH CASUALTY
LIST PUBLISHED

London. Oct s. A casualty list OF
British officers issued tonight reports
one officer killed. three dead from
wounds. six wounded and two missing.
A list was also issued under dates
of September l5 Is and Il. This in
cludes - non-commissioned officers
and men killed. FIVE dead from wounds.
30 wounded and 625 missing. The
missing belong chiefly TO the Con-
naught Rangers and Roval Cameron
iaps
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09

literally swsmped with refugee, f,,-
Antwerp. and describes terrible n,r.,
Of desolation and despair among u.
thousands Of Belgians on the road !.
tween Essichen and Rosendaal. so-.
walking. others riding on vege.shi.
carts. A. the Rosendaai station. "a.
correspondent says. hundreds are a..
ting weeping. having lost prac.e,ll,
everything in the rush Of leaving ,a,i,
homes.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
SAYS GERMANS WON'T
KEEP WORKS OF ART

London. Oct, SA Reuter- dispatch
from Berlin via Amsterdam says that
DR.. Wilhelm Bode. director OF the Ber-
lin Royal Museums. has announced
that neither the museums themselves
ror the German government intends to
retain works of art brought into Ger
many during the war. Such works are
moved only 10 insure their safety.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09

the lists is that Of the Royal Field Ar
tillery. of whom l6 are given as killed.
4S wounded and missing. total OF ~.
The Royal Army Medical Corps casual
ties also have been heavy, totalling 60.
of whom 43 are listed as missing. The
Coldstream Guards have had total cas-
ualties of as. 9 officers having been
killed and 80 wounded. while two are
missing.
OF individuals listed among the
killed the most notable is Brigadier
General y. d. Findlay. Of the Royal
Artillery. The names Of four colonel
are included R. c. Bond. Of the King :
Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; G. y.
Ansell. Of the Fifth Dragon Guards
Sir +. X. Bradford, Bart. of the Sea
forth Highlanders. and +. K. r. Boz
leau. of the Royal Engineers. who was
chief staff officer of the Third Divi-
sion.
The lieutenant colonies listed az
killed are c. A. II. Brett, Suffolk Regl-
ment; 4. NJ. Dykes. Royal Lancaster
Regiment; G. {. Knight. Loyal Nortn
Lancashires; l.. St q. lie Marchant'
East Lancashires; +. II. Mon;resor.
Roval Sussex: Warren. West Surreys !;
]. G.. Hogg. 4th Hussars; Grant Dun,
Black Watch: c. Dalton, Royal Army
Medical Corps. -,
The British army. il seems sure, will
come out of the present war largely. II
not completely. democratized Tradi-
tionally the officers have come from
the upper class and the ranks from the
lower. This was thought TO be neces-
sary for discipline. as the rankers were
believed to have small respect for com
manders of their own social station.
But war conditions have made il nece'-,
sary that competent men be advanced
on purely military merits. The situa-
ton is particularly serious at the front.
where. as the lists indicate, the loss o.
officers has been terrific. Here the
pick of the sergeants are already being
given shoulder straps.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
VIVIANI PLEASED
BY VISIT TO FRONT

London, Oct. :. A Reuter- dispatch
from Bssdeaux says tha, at meeting
Of the French Cabinet to-day Premier
Niviani gave an account of his visit 20
he front, just made with President
?oincare. The President and the Pre-
mier returned from Paris to-day.
The Premier expressed the complete
satisfaction which his visit TO the gen
eral headquarters OF the French and
British armie. had given him. and de-
clared that the morale Of the troops
and their endurance and bravery were
admirable
The population. who had suffered by
The German invasion, were. he said.
tearing up bravely under The fate OF
war. and Immediately after the repulse
of the enemy had confidently resumed
the lsborS in which they had been pre-
'iously engaged.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09
ALLIES IN BATTLE
FOES AS CAPTIVES

Rome, oct. S-A dispatch from
Petrograd says there have been san
culinary fights between German and
Austrian prisoners, VINO accuse each
others generals OF responsibility for
Russian victories.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09

Do YOU want to stop Tammany mis-
rule in this state: II so, you must cast
your ballot for anti.Tammany candi.
dates at election. To vote you must
register. You have a chance to-day.
New-York tribune., 1914-10-09

DO you want TO stop Tammany mis-
rule in this state? IL so, YOU must cast
your ballot for anti-Tsmmany candi-
dates at election. To vote YOU must
register. yeu have chance to-day.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11
NEW COACHES FOR
GULF COAST LINES
DURING DECEMBER

j. :. Carr. general superintendent for
the Cult Coast Lines, who spent q few
hours IN Brownsville last night after q
tour of the branch line ~ the Gulf Coast
Lines, stated here that tho new coache
for the Houston and Brownsville run are
expected 70 reach Houston about the md
de Of December. Immediately upon their
arrival They will be- Installed for -cr,ict I.
and 4 number of the day coaches nov NJ
n~e will be sent ~ the shops for general
~overhauling.
Mr.. Carr stated that W. found thc farm
err IT the Valley ~ Y more cheerful frame
~ mind 90 tins trip than on w. previous
one about three weeks ugo. H. said the
crop outlook H. excellent and that there
j. every Indication for q successful season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11
KANSAS MEN MAY
BUY BIG TRACT
NEAR CITY

Dr. T.. II. Chambers and n. VI. .Anch-
moody III Kansas tity. Mo-. prominent
land men ~ that city, arrived M Browns
willie last night with y. =. Carr. general
superintendent 81 The Gull Coast Lines.
and will remain here Tor several days
lookin. over this immediate section of the
Valley. DIR. Chambers and MIR. Auchmoudy
for several year, have been operating in
Florida lands. and they are looking To- the
Valley a. a new field.
The Kansas City men are now reported
to be- negotiating with a concern in
Brownsville for the purchase of a tract Of
land estimated at about 10000 acres. The
land j. located between Brownsville and
San Benito. and in the event ~ the pur-
chase Of the tract II will be- immediately
developed for colonization purposes. III
j. understood that the prospective pnr-
chasers have large capital behind them.
and are IN 4 position 10 undertake success
fully q large colonization plan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11

the month OF October To have been
S3,0s9.l6. The amount was made up of
the following: Taxes paid up for years to
and including 1913, 81 5000; interest and
penalties, S3l2.G6; occupation tax. s3ll
hack license. SIPS; market revenue,
S63i.G5; school tax, $7l5.03; paving as
sessment, >l93.S7.
The tax collector IN a communication "a
the council advised II 1T the trouble he
i having In collecting taxes from hacks,
autos. water cari-, etc. lie declared that
many Of these vehicle are slirst-pping
their taxes. and that -Inrr May the col
lection, from these sources have dwindled
AZ least 80 per cent. each month showing
a falling OFF. He suggested - Inv number
system. and that the police department en-
force the payment ot these licenses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11
Paying Paving Assessments.

Miss Maggie Flynn. n property owner IN
the paved district, applied to the council!
~ letter Tor permission 10 take mp her
entire indebtedness for street paving.
amounting a. Sis5.50. This brought mp
the question ~ advance payment on the
coupons. the council deciding that those
who desired a. a. - will be- gwen until
January J a. pay up their paving costs,
including those against whom suit wa
brought but who IN a previous councilmanic
order were relieved Of the payment Of at
iorncy'- costs provided they would pay
within a certain time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11
CITY PUTS TIME
LIMIT ON SALE
OF WARRANTS
Cutter, May & Co. Are Given Until Wed
nesday Night to Advance Money for
Rest of Scrip Held by the City-Action
Brought on by Scrip Holders.
CITY FATHERS HOLD LENGTHY
SESSION FOR MANY MATTERS
Lease of Portion OF City Market for Res
taurant Purposes Brings on Lengthy
Argument in Council, Some Aldermen
Claiming City is the Loser.

Upon a motion the city council y~ester-
day afternoon decided 10 give Cutter, May
& Co.. the Chicago bond concern which
recently agreed 10 buy the floating scrip
Indebtedness, until Wednesday night, or by
the opening Of business Thursday morn
Ing, TO take up the balance OF the warrants.
According 10 members Of the rouncI the
contract between the company and the
city contained no time limit for the pur-
chase Of the scrip, but the city deems that
the company has been given q sufficient
length oil time IN the matter. and J. hurry
ing il because of the fact that scrip hold
crs in the city are anxious Ia close the deal
on their original agreement accepting 90
cents on the dollar. The council, there
fore, decided To bring the matter Ia an end.
In this connection, \. IL. Cole and +. \.
Notary, representing the brownsville
Bank g. Trust company, secured an agree
ment BY the council that ii the bond ron
ccrn did not take up another large amount
81 the warrants ~ Thursday morning
that the city would turn over warrants 10
the amount ~ approximately S2O,oOu,
covering 4 similar amount ~ scrip held
by the bank. on the same basis a. the city
i selling the warrants 10 Cutter, May &
Co. With this motion there arose the
question Of whether matters would be
complicated by the bond concern holding
that the city had violated its end of the
contract by di~posing of nm amount of
warrants TO parties other than the com
pany, which agreed IN it, contract to buy
the entire floating Indebtedness of the
city amounting To something like $4,000.
However, the representatives If the bank
claimed that their portion of the scrip had
been withdrawn on or about September
p, and that the city could not, therefore,
be- construed a. violating it, contract.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11
PROPOSED
IN TARIFF ON
LIVESTOCK
(By iSSociatcd PrcSS.l

Austin. Texas. NOV. l0.-The Texas
railroad commission was ~ cuu-Ider to-
day an application M ihr Texas Cattle
Rai~rr~' a~-uriatiun. and other live stock
interests and n committee representing
Texas railroad lines. praying Tor The ap
proyal and adoption ~ the commission 81
proposed change IN and additions 90 the
tariff applying on livestock IN ear load lut..
transported by railroads between points in
Texas. These proposed changes pertain
particularly L. rates ou cattle to Texas
market point, and the question Of mini
mum weights.
The commission also was a. hear today
u petition "a require the Texas a Pacific
railroad a. maintain separate waiting
rooms Tor whites and negroes 40 Dcni~on.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-11
Want Phone Systems Combined.
(By Associated Prcss.)

Oklahoma Ciiy. Okla, Nov. l0.-The
Oklahoma corporation commission was to
hear today complaint of the citizens of
Taloga, Okla, that business men of that
place are compelled to subscribe for two
telephones whore one would be adequate
and afford better service. They ak for
an order whereby the two telephone ~y>-
tcms-Dcwey County Telephone company
and Independent Telephone company
shall maintain and operate one exchange
which will give subscribers access "a each
OF the lines and free service Ia an points
where free service y now being maintained
by either company. The decision IN tins
case. il J. believed. will affect many larger
places in Oklahoma.