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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
PARCEL POST SERVICE
FOR FRANCE SUSPENDED
First European Mail This Week
Will Go Tomorrow by
Way Of Genoa.

Postmaster Morgan announced yester-
day the suspension OF direct transatlantic
parcel post mails for all parts OF France
because OF the risk OF capture Parcel
post deliveries to Belgium are also sus-
pended Service to Germany and Aus
tria has been at standstll since the
outbreak OF hostllities.
The suspension OF the French service
follows a change In the method OF
handling parcel posi- matter. which must
now go via Liverpool. entailing the posi-
bility of non-delivery or long delay.
The Italian route via Naples Ia still
open and mail is being relayed into
France by this method. but direct con-
nection has been suspended.
to-day. The first shipment of the week
ship Antilles will take mail for Italy and
Austria Hungary via Genoa. All other
countries must be especially addressed
Mails close at 1880 +. NJ.
The Nieuw Amsterdam will also take
mail tomorrow for the Netherlands ant
Germany via Rotterdam. Mails will cloOl
at $50 p. NJ. Mails for South anc
Central America and the West Indies will
leave at $3.50 p. NJ Monday. going by raj
to Newport News, Va. thence by steamer
Bermuda mall goes by rail to Halifa,
and thence by steamer.
The White Star liner Baltic. from Liver
pool and Queenstown. which arrived yes
terday, brought 1872 bags OF mail, some o.
which came from Germany and Belgium.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
BELGIAN PROTEST TO U. S.
Formal Charge of broken Faith IL
Made Against Germany.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Minister Have
NTH OF Belgium called at the State
Department to-day to make formal pro-
test against the violation OF Belgian
neutrality by Germany, Tho Minister said
he was taking this action in common with
all other diplomatic representatives Of
Belgium in order to place on record be-
fore the civilized world the charge against
Germany.
The Minister'S protest recited that
Prussia, France, Great Britain and
Russia all agreed TO serve as guarantors
OF the treaty OF 1889 between Belgium
and the Netherlands; that Germany had
ruthlessly invaded Belgium with her
troops against the solemn protest OF the
Belgian Government and had forced
Belgium TO fight to defend the integrity
of her soil The Minister added that
Belgium would continue 10 resist the
overrunning of tho country by Germany
until every Belgian was dead.
Reports that the Germa" military
forces had demanded tax OF S+0.OOO,OOO
from the city OF Brussels caused an i'm
preston unfavorable TO Germany here.
In the first place Germany has already
violated her obligations by sending her
forces through Belgium and no declara-
ton OF war has ever passed between the
two Governments. Furthermore. 1t Is
considered decidedly contrary to the
spirit of civilized warfare for invaders to
demand money contributions beyond the
amounts OF the regular taxes or the as
trict occupied. The German demands are
what might be expected from Mexican
reyolutionists, but not from commanders
OF German armies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
BANK CASHIER MISSING.
Fear He Wandered while Ill
Masons Help in Search.

NoRTHPoRT, l.. l.. Aug. 22.-William
A. Strawson. cashier OF the First Ma
tionai Bank here. who was prominent In
Masonic circles and former justice OF the
peace left home on August to be gone
two days and has not returned He was
last seen during the week Of his departure
at South Norwalk. Conn. A few day,
after he left here he wrote to his wife.
enclosing a check in his letter. She has
not heard from him since then.
Before leaving he complained OF severe
headaches and expressed fear that he
was going TO have a nervous breakdown.
II is feared he has been taken III some
where. He was a past master OF the
Masonic lodge and past regent OF the
ROYAL Ancanum The bank officials say
that his affairs at the bank are hawless.
Before going away he did not even draw
on his personal account and took no
baggage with him.
He 10 about 65 years Of age, weil
built and OF fair complexion. He has
one grown daughter and son. Members
Of the Masonic order began search
for him to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
PLEADS FOR RETURN OF WIFE.
Husband Sued, Biames Her Pare t.
for Breach.

An appeal to the court to persuade his
wife to return to him with their little
daughter is made by Milton Langfelder
OF 1908 Lexington avenue in an answer
filed to a suit for separation brought on
charges OF cruelty. II earnestly say TO
the court" pleaded Langfelder. shat my
wife would be unhappy and would be
unhappy II a separation were granted IN
this case"
Langfelder said he had a position In
the General Post Office at the time of
his marriage which gave promise of ad =
vancement. but his wlfes parents. who
are wealthy insisted that his Job was
beneath their daughters social standing
and compelled him to give II UP. He
failed in business enterprises, and finally
his wife's parents interfered 50 much In
his domestic affairs that he wrote to
them: please let Irene and myself work
out our own careers We are young and
II not interefered with We can Set along
happily"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
BARNARD DENOUNCES
MRS. WOOD IN SUIT
Taxicab Official Answers $780,
600 Alienation Action by
Attack on Woman.
MENTIONS OTHER MEN
Wife, He Says, Left Job in Can
ming Factory for Check
cred Career.

ptter denunciation Of a woman whose
anection he Is accused Of alternating was
made In the Supreme Court yesterday by
william II. Barnard, treasurer OF the
Mason-Seaman Transportation Company
and the International Salt Company and a
director In score Of large corporations. In
his answer to suit for s2oo.o by WILL
lam W. Wood. a Philadelphia cotton
merchant, for winning the love Of Wood s
wife. Mrs. Gertrude A. Wood.
Barnard alleges that Mrs. Wood was
born in Maine in 1874 and was the
daughter OF one Martin Costello. Early
In her youth she was employed in a can
ming factory and in a shoe factory at
Lynn. Mass, and then went to Boston
where she assumed the name Of Gertrude
l.. Carver She was waitress in Boston
restaurant when she married William A.
Archer In 1902. Not long afterward she
left Archer. and he divorced her In a
suit which she didn't defend.
Barnard alleges that the present Mrs
Wood then wandered about the country
and settled In Philadelphia, where 1t Ia
alleged she lived with Wood the Hote
Walton and elsewhere under the name OF
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer. Their relation.
| created a scandal which caused an in.
vestgation to be made by Woods par.
ents and as a result Wood married her
at Doylestown, Pa In 1904 Barnard says
1t is alleged that at that time Mrs. Wood
swore falsely that she was the daughte,
OF one Louis Archer. that she had no,
been married before and that she was "a
, lady from Back Bay Boston" Barnart
alleges that Mrs, Wood married Wood 70,
money and position. but that his famil,
/ refused TO recognize her.
The defendant says tina. as the wifi,
OF the plaintiff Mrs Wood lived beyond
/ his means and finally brought him to the
verge OF bankruptcy. Because he refused
TO supply her with sufficient money II /.
| alleged that Mrs. Wood accepted the at
I tentions OF a number OF men, amons
them member Of a prominent Phila
I delpha club and a well known resident
duct caused her husband to separate from
her in 1910.
Mr.. Barnard alleges finally that in spit,
OF the separation Wood and his wife ar,
now on such friendly terms that they ar,
still maintaining the relations OF HUSBAND
and wife and he is supplying her witt
money Barnard alleges that the suit hal
been brought as the result Of fraudulent
corrupt and illegal conspiracy between tn,
plaintiff and his said wife, whereby the,
seek to extort 100000 from the defend
| ant"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
SENATE PASSES SILVER
BILL TO ASSIST MINERS.
European War and Cutting OFF
Of Imports Given as Reason
for Large Purchase.

wAsHrNoroN. Aug. 22-The Srnoot bill
directing the Secretary OF tho Treasury
to purchase 100000 ounces Of silver
vote of 20 to II. Senators Bur-
ton Of Ohio. Norris Of Nebraska and
Weeks of Massachusetts protested. Sem
ator Burton characterized II as the worst
form Of special interest" legislation.
As introduced the bill required the
Secretary to purchase 25.o00.0oo ounces
Of the metal. The finance committee
cut tho amount to 100000 ounces.
Senators from silver producing States
insisted that the European war had made
It impossible for them to sell silver
abroad and that unless the Government
purchased the product OF the mines It
would be necessary for most Of them to
shut down. which would affect not only
the mines which produced silver but
those in which lead and copper are the
chief products and in which silver as a
by-product furnishes a necessary part
toward the expenses OF operation.
The bill provides that the Secretary
shall purchase and hold the silver bullion
for the subsidiary coinage and that he
shall buy at a price not exceeding the
average price at which silver sold between
January Is and July is OF the presen;
year.
At a conference between Secretary Nc
Adoo and Senator Smoot of Utah. author
OF the bill. Mr.. Smoot learned that the
Dutch Government had applied ~ the
Treasury Department about the purchase
OF a large quantity OF silver bullion
Secretary McAdoo referred the Dutch
Government to the American Smelling and
Refining Company.
The Senator expressed the opinion tina
many foreign countries would find 4,
necessary to coin silver in small denom,-
nations and believed the action Of the
United States Government in purchas.
ing the silver would encourage foreign
Governments to do likewise and that !,
would stimulate the silver mining in
dustry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

that a small advance In the wholesale
market Is followed by a much larger In
crease In the retail trade. The rule should
work both ways.
How many retailers will remember that
the Chicago packers have cut the whole
sale prices7 Those who forget should be
reminded by their customers that drop
has been announced In Chicago.
Butter is luxury and can De dis
pensed with to a certain extent. Potatoes
are cheap and promise to continue 90.
Consumers should buy vegetables and fruit
for preserving purposes. Patronise fresh
vegetable and fruit stores. Operators In all
food products should not get excited over
the European war. American farmers can
produce all the grain. vegetables. fruits,
butter. eggs and poultry necessary to feed
this nation"
The Mayors committee intends to write
TO DR.. Herman Briggs. State Superintend'
ent OF Health. urging thorough inspection
OF cold storage plants in order that COM
modties may be released from cold stor-
age at their specified time limits under
the provisions OF the Brennan cold storage
act II has been charged that goods are
taken out OF cold storage In certain states
at the expiration OF periods limited by
law and transferred to other States, where
they are held for more advantageous
prices.
The Hamilton (settiement) House at "a
Market street has furnished to Mr.. Harti-
gan a list of prices OF foodstuffs sold by
retailers in the neighborhood OF Catharine
and Roosevelt streets. In this section
Hour. sugar and macaroni have gone up
one cent pound and cheese three cents
a pound. Butter has increased fve cent?
a pound. and eggs are selling nine FOL
rs cents. This Is the district In which
thousands buy ten cents and hve cent,
worth at a time.
The clerk of the Mayors committee hal
received letters from fifty persons volun
I teering their services as investigators
! The creation OF the committee has un'
doubleday struck popular chord.
, Prices OF meats remained unchanged yes
| terday. Vegetables we're practically thu
same and plentiful. The wholesale pric'
| OF lettuce increased from 65 cents a crate
! Friday to 81 crate yesterday. Thu
retail price. two heads for five wal
lacked up TO three heads for 10 cents.
Sugar sold at 7 to IA cents per pound
Best tub butter was 81 cents a pound re
| tall an advance OF two cents during tn,
weeh The best candled eggs were from
| 35 to 3S cents a dozen retail. Flour cos
/ II cents for an pounds retail with n,
change in wholesale prices OF the da,
before
The Federal investigation into tn,
causes for the high price Of foodstufrs
conducted by agents OF the Depar tmen
of Justice in this city has been completed
/ A report of the findings will be sent 4
Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
DAH1GREA HOME ORDERED SOLD
Mortgage Foreclosed Following d.
vorce of Owner.

Supreme Court Justice Donnelly yester-
day ordered the sale In foreclosure OF the
residence at the southwest corner OF Madi-
son avenue and Sixty-eighth street owned
by Eric 3. Dahlgren and his former wife.
Mrs. Lucy Drexel pahlgren. The Dahl
grens occupied the house until two years
ago when Mrs. Dahlgren got a divorce
and went TO Italy with her children and
DahlKren went to the University Club
Mrs. Dahlgren removed her effects under
a writ of replevin.
Dahlgren mortsaged the property In
1911 to the County Holding Company for
$4,000 He reduced II to $4,000 and the
mortgage was then assigned to the Mutual
Life Insurance Company, which sued to
foreclose because no interest has been
paid since last September. Irving Wash
burn as referee reported that the amount
due is $7l,725.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
BRITISH PROTEST TO U. S.
Holding Up of steamer Maxa''ah
Cause of Objections.

WAsHINGToS, Aug. 22-That the BTU.
ish Government intends 10 require Oh
the United States the strictest observ-
ance OF its duties as a neutral was again
demonstrated here to-day with the dis
closure that the British Consul AT San
Francisco was responsible for the hold
ing up by United States authorities there
Of the Germa Mexican steamer Mazatlan,
which has cargo Of 500 tons OF coal
in bags.
Following the action taken by the
Federal authorities at San Francisco, the
case was brought to the attention OF
the Washington Government to-day both
from that quarter and by the British En-
bassy Colville Barclay. Charge d'Affaires
OF the British Embassy, called ana sci
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
CHANGE BIRTH RECORD SYSTEM

Hereafter all children will be admitted
to the public schools without being COM
PEELED to present certificates OF birth. The
principals vii, send to the Department Of
Health the name and date OF birth of each
child. Tho bureau OF records will then
search the records and will send a state
ment to the principal within forty-eight
hours. II the birth record cannot be found
the principal will be notified.
A card bearing the birth record will be
attached to the child's school record card
and can be used throughout the entire
school career. At the end OF child s
school days Il can also be used In obtain
ing an employment certificate,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
COMEDY ENTERS DEBATE
ON COTTON WAREHOUSES;
Senate Adjourns After Hearing
Applejack Suggested as
Money Security.

WASHINGTON. AUG. 2e.-The . Senate
considered for two hours this afternoon
tho bill by Senator Hoke Smith, known
as the ~. s. Cotton Warehouse Act"
An amendment offered by Senator Gronna
OF North Dakota was accepted to autho-.
lie the Secretary OF Agriculture to ucA----
grain warehouses as Well as optton ware
houses. Later Senator Fletcher OF Flor
Ida proposed an amendment to include
tobacco warehouses and naval stores IN
the Federal license system.
At this point considerations of the meas
ure was turned to comedy. Senator Lane
OF Oregon introduced an amendment to
extend the Federal license system to In.
clude warehouses containing oregon'l
chief product, canned salmon.
Senator MARITIME made speech sur-
sesting that PlainAeld. ". j.. produced
the best applejack in the world and that
some of 1t was stored in warehouses for
a considerable period before they s,ore'
II In the politicians. He suggested that
the Government might include applcjack
when stored in warehouses alonS with
cotton. grain, tobacco. naval stores, &C.,
in the new Federal license system so that
Coans OF money may be made or emergency
currency issued against II.
Senator MSsne proposed no amend
ment TO that effect. however. and simply
made the suggestion. Senator Lane was
persistent In urging upon the Senate his
amendment for a Federal licensing OF
warehouses containing canned salmon On
the first roll call there were II votes for
the proposed salmon currency and 81
against This disclosed the absence OF a
quorum and after three or four calls the
Senate mustered quorum.
On the second roll call Senator Lanes
ceived more than twenty votes Then the
quorum faded and after trying vainly to
bring in absent Senators the Senate
finally took an early adjournment until
Monday.
It is understood the bill will be passed
next week. and while tobacco in ware
house may be retained In the Federal
license warehouse system along with cot
ton stored. II Is considered likely that the
proposal TO license grain warehouses will
go out Of the bill in conference or In the
House
The Smith bill declares a warehouse 10
be every building, compress, ginhouse
and other structure In which any CT ton
, Is or may be stored. held for or in the
course OF interstate or foreign commerce."
Under the act the Secretary OF Agri-
culture IL authorized to investigate the
storage and warehouseing OF cotton, TO
| inspect the warehouses when applied to.
TO issue classification certificates and to
Issue licenses governing the conduct OF
| warehouses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
ROSALIE JONES BACK THINNER
The General Says Yellowstone Gey-
sers saIuted Suffrage banners.

Gen. Rosalie Jones returned yesterday
very much thinner frsm a three months
trip through the suffrage States OF the
West and left at once for Saratoga. where
she will assist In the attempt to get the
Democratic party to put suffrage recon-
mendation in its platform.
The trip through the West was splen-
did" she said. land ] made two suffrage
speeches a day. We carried suffrage ban
ners into Yellowstone Park for the first
time and even the geysers came up to
look at us. At Miles City the cowgirls
carried suffrage banners In spite of the
objections Of their brothers and sweet
hearts. And on the third day the men
came out in yellow too
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
JoBLESs JUSTICE WILL SIT.
Green, Pay Refused, Assigned to
City Court Special Term.

Although the Court of Appeals has de-
cidcd that the term of City Court Justice
Joseph I. Green expired on December 81
last and Comptroller Prendereast has
refused to give him a salary check for
July Justice Green was assigned yester-
day by Chief Justice oDwyer OF the City
Court to sit in the Special Term of the
court this week
While Justice Green is assuming the
functions OF the office his decisions and
orders are valid under the law. although
the term for which he was elected has
expired. ...-.-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
EAST SIDE PRICES SOAR.
Police Report Result of Canvass OF
All Food Dealers.

Reports on the price OF foodstuffs col.
lected by the police of the Delaney stree,
station show a big Jump in the prices OF
practically all the commodities invest
gated. including meats Ash. butter. eggs
and vegetables
Each policeman in the precinct, which
runs from the Bowery east to the river
and from Rivington street south to Grand
street and East Broadway. questioned
storekeepers and pedlers on his beat and
turned in a report to the police captain
By tomorrow reports from all the pre-.
cincts in the city will be sent to Police
Headquarters and then turned over tc
the Mayors investigating COMMITTEES
Prices on the East Side follow:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
0CEANA TO FLY U. S. FLAG.
Sails Next Saturday for Italy Under
Terms OF shipping Bill.

The Oceana, which was rebuilt and
fitted at a cost OF 100000 and Intended
for the Bermuda service this autumn. will
20 into the fore>n service make her
first trip Saturday next for Genoa
The Oceana was purchased recently by
the Delaware-Hudson ST -mship Cam
pany. which is operating the new steamer
Mandalay on the Hudson River She Is
$4,000 tons. 685 feet long. IS feet beam
and has accommodations for $50 first
cabin passengers. For many months she
has been in the Morse dry dock and has
been practically rebuilt.
Under the terms Of the new shipping
bill the owners decided to put her in the
ocean service in order to bring back the
American tourists marooned in foreign
countries. The company announced yes
terday that on Tuesday arrangements
would be made for a pier at this port.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
HORSE TRAINER SEEKS WIFE.
Judge Moore's stable Manager Al.
peaIs to Court for Address.

George Chipchase, who has had charge
of the show horses OF Judge william H.
Moore for some years. has applied in the
Supreme Court for an order compelling the
attorney for his wife. Mrs. Beatrice NJ.
Chipchase. who is suing him for a sepa-
ration. to disclose the residence Of Mrs.
Chipchase and their two children.
Mrs. Chipchase charges her husband
with cruelty. She says he compelled her
to ride vicious horses and told her he
hoped one OF the animals would break
her neck. Chipchase told the court
that he wanted to send the children to a
cottage in Massachusetts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

In an account OF a breach of promise
suit against John w. Carnrick the state
ment was made on the authority Of Sid
ney Lash. counsel for the plaintiff. Miss
Hilda ALLEN. that Mr.. Carnrlck was asso-
ciated with the firm of Feuchtwanger.
Calm & Co II was learned yesterday that
Carnrick has never been connected with
the firm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
WEEKS CUSTOMS CUT IN HALF.
Delayed Shipments and Heavy with
drawals Swell Receipts.

The customs receipts for the week ended
yesterday were little moro than half the
receipts for the week ended August 81.
1918. These receipts which include duties
on goods Withdrawn from the bonded
warehouses and duties on recent lmporta-
ttons, were S2.61456445 for the week
ended yesterday and .367.2S2.7S for the
corresponding week Of 1918.
Delay ed shipments coming into this port
and unusually large Withdrawals from the
bonded warehouses have held the Custom
House receipts for the past week to a
higher mark than they would have been
otherwise. Duties on goods being brought
to New York from day to day have fallen
of more than the bare totals would In
dicate+
Tho receipts at tho Custom House yes
terday were S222.s10.ss. OF this amount
Si0s,s7s71 was for duties on Withdrawals
from the bonded warehouses and Sl12.-
sso.s5 was for duties on recent importa-
lions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE RECORDED
Washington Gets Trace of One 200
Miles Distant,

WARRINGTON, Aug. 22.-Seismograph
instruments at Georgetown University
early to-day registered an earthquake
shock of considerable severity lasting
from l2.45 A. NJ to l :0l A. NJ.
The distance of the disturbance was
estimated to be 1900 miles away.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

ing that prices were raised by wholesale
dealers and that to protect themselves
they were compelled to charge more. Soup
meat. which is one Of the chief meats
used on the East Side, has not been
raised in price. as the butchers feared
more meat riots