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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
UNWILLING BRIDE AT IL,
NOW 81, TELLS STORY
Married by Father to Army OFF,
Ger. Court Hears.

A story In which Miss Maria z. Me-
knight Ward, oldest daughter Of the
late General John W. Ward, pictures
herself as the unwilling bride Of an
army officer at the age OF twelve was
told by her for the first time yester-
day.
Miss Ward told the story In the SD
preme Court at st. George, Staten ISL
end. which is investigating whether
she is competent to manage her own
financial affairs. The Ward estate Is
said 70 be worth 100000.
Questioned about her early life, Miss
Ward said:
ayes, ceremony was performed
when | was twelve years old, and II.
that ceremony is valid am nov mar
ried."
"To whom were you married."
"To an army officer" said Miss Ward.
"My husband still Is alive and, | be-
Geve, living in New York. | cannot.
reveal his name under any circum-
stances
Miss Ward said her father was called
away during riot in 1875. AS she
needed protection, permission was OBJ
tanned from the Bishop OF New Jersey
and che and the army officer we've mar
ried.
Miss Carolina Ward. sister o. Miss
Maria Ward. said she had heard moth
ing Of the alleged marriage until 1912.
when her sister told OF II. Dr. Ramsey
Hunt, an alienist, said he did not be
lieve Miss Ward mentally capable OF
handling financial affairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
FIND EXPLOSIVES
IN SUSPECTS ROOM
Ex.Du Pont Employe. Held for
Theft, Important Prisoner"
In Jersey.

Salem, n. j., Dec. i6.-Detectivss OF
the Du Pont Power Company arrested
to-day John Szodoba, alias DR.. Jacob
Swoboda, alias Louis Hartman. . former
employe of tho powder company. who.
according to the detectives and Salem
officials, has recently been scting IN .
suspicious manner and who, they be-
lieye, knows much about the recent ex-
plosions at the Dn P6nt plants. SEodo-
bs Is charged with stealing goods val
ued at about IS, but Magistrate Smith,
who held the prisoner N $1,000 bail
for further hearing, declared tonight
that he considered the arrest very
important one.
Szodoba was taken into custody at a
boarding house at Penn Grove, where
one Of Du Points largest plants Is stu
ated. In his room, the officials say,
they found large quantity Of gun cot
ton, nitroglycerine, dynamite and black
powder of the finest quality. The ex-
plosives, the prisoner told Magistrate
Smith, had been left in his room by
fellow boarders. Letters written In
French and German were found.
The prisoner, who IS weli educated
and who speaks both French and Ger
man, has been under suspicion for two
weeks. He was employed in the No.
plant Of the Du Pont company's plan,
at Penn Grove. When an order was
issued a few weeks ago that all en-
ployes should be photographed, Szo-
doba left This, the officials say, wat
what at first aroused their suspicious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17

he Immediately cashed IL, and then
came back 10 Mr.. Johnson's otics and
handed him $500, which he told him was
for himself. Mr. Johnson said he turned
the $500 back 70 the company.
District Attorney Perkins refused
to comment on the charges against
Wood last night. Lawyers who have
followed the case declared, however,
that SIS 1t now stands there is ample
evidence for use in the grand Jury
room. The testimony Of Johnson is the
pivotal feature. Il Is admitted that
there exists the possibility Of obtaining
moro evidence as result Of a grand
jury investigation. The strongest feat
ure of the disclosures as bearing on
such = probe, II 10 believed, is the char
scter of Johnson's testimony.
Senator Thompson and Assistant At
torney General Lewis had long con-
ference with Deputy Assistant District
Attorney Richter yesterday afternoon,
after which the chairman announced
that he had placed all the records and
testimony OF the committee at tho dis
posal Of the Distric. Attorney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Won PAPEN SEEKS
MrXTCO.
LANSING LEARNS
Scheme to Stir Border
Row to Stop Arms for
the Allies Suspected.
MYSTERIOUS MUNiTION
CARGO SENT LATELY
Shipment Eluded Examiners
England Anxious to Get Ex-
Attache Home.

According 70 persons in close touch
With the movements Of Captain Franz
Won Papen, militsy attache Of the
German Embassy. information has been
sent 20 the State Department that the
recalled German representative is en-
deavoring to get into Mexico.
A shipment of arms and ammunition
which left this city n week ago for
Mexico. too late 20 be overhauled for
examination, is one of many indica-
tons that Won Papen is endeavoring 70
ret into Mexico before the United
States has an opportunity TO embark
him with his safe conduct papers for
Germany.
Early in September, before he was
recalled, advices we're received here py
cable from Great Britain that the mill
tary sttachs had been ordered TO
Mexico and was likely to start for
Mexico City at any time.
Hardly had the news been received
when Won Papen started on hy-oy-
night trip around the United States
He left WASHINGTON suddenly and was
found in St. Louis. Later he was
missed but agents who were watohins
for him observed him In chicago
According to one Of the watchers ne
-. Lts botei nv back door at l a.
~ and was followed 10 San Francisco.
travelling violently" was the way
an. ~ the detectives described Won
Papen's movements.
Allies Wish Him in Germany.
Anticipating his eventual recall the
imperial German government IS sara
to have expected him 70 get into neA-
leo where he has right TO 70 II the
CarranEa government Ia wiling 70
Grant him asylum. Won Papen was
accredited 10 Mexico during tne
Huerta regime, and 1t 10 assumed mis-
status has not changed. -.
The allied governments. u Is salo
have long been agreed on safe c0nuuc'
FOR Won Papen and Boyd, as ooth men
in active service in Germany, with az
their knowledge Of affairs here, Would
be Of less menace 10 tnlS Coun'.
tho allied cause than they would be IN
Mexico.
That Ewsld Hecker, an army once.
now associated with the German heo
Croes Office in this city, 10 slated 70
succeed Won Papen Is now beyond tne
realm of conjecture. Hecker, VINO 10
seid to be an able business man, was
con- missioner OF Samoa when 1t was
esptured by the British forces. he
was permitted to remain on the is .sIo
on the promise that he would not tak Se
M arms against the Allies and would
not come TO this country. .,...-,.,
Won pernstorf was at the Rit7-CsIi-
ton last night he declared that the
published reports crediting Captain
Boyd with having procured Informs
Ito, Of United States naval sfairs IN.
sended for the Presidents exclusive
nayu,al to be transparent faerics-
lions Of the Allied press bureau.
pov.Ed and Won Pspen were guests
of Hans Tauscher last night at tne
Metropolitan Opera House. The three
men occupied Box "a, but often lett Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Won Bernstorff Against
Successors for Attaches

Washington, Dec. 1s.-It Is regarded
as doubtful whether the successor. OF
Captains Boyd and Won Papen. with
drawn German naval and military at
taches, will be appointed by Emperor
William until the end of the war.
Count Won Bernstorf, the German
Ambassador, Is understood to believe
that should successors be appointed
they would Immediately become the
subject Of criticism, TO their detriment
and 10 IN. impairment, perhaps, Of the
general situation. At any event sue
cessors would not be named until the
withdrawn attaches reached Germany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
during the performance Of "Di' Wal
kdre."
Boyd Says Betrayal
Story Was Fabricated

"Fabrications and inventions from
beginning to end" wss the manner In
which Captain Boyd. the recalled
German Naval Attache. characterized
yesterday stories that he became the
possessor OF confidential report on
the needs OF the United States navy
almost as soon as O copy was placed
in the hands of President Wilson.
Captain Boyd was In New York
Yesterday, registered at the German
Club. At o'clock he gave out from
his Office, at IL Broadway, the follow
ing statement:
because Of my Official relations to
the German Embassy | have hereto
fore felt constrained TO suffer ReHer-
allv In silence the many Newspaper
reflections upon me and my activities
in this country, as It Is contrary 10
diplomatic etiquette in my country 70
take note Of irresponsible and unofh-
cial statements. Being now no longer
a member Of the embassy, ! feel at
liberty TO characterize the varlons
stories in this mornings papers rs
fabrications and inventions from be-
ginning 70 end, without as much as
a vestige Of foundation in fact;
"If I correctly understand the pur-
port Of these articles, they represent
me as having in effect stolen, through
secret agents, from the very shadow OF
the White House, 9 digest or copy OF
a confidential report that was being
prepared by navy oficsrs for Presi-
dent Wilson, or Of having In some
way known of or como into possession
Of some such report
an point of fact, ! never nssra
was being compiled for the President
or for the United States government
or for anybody else.
~ know of no Americsn,7pstriotio
or otherwise, young or old. such as Is
referred TO in these articles, and have
never had any American citizen en-
nIov.d In nv Office. The patriotic
Young American referred to Is as
mythical as is the res. of the absurd
story
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
CODE BABIES DIE
OF TEUTONIC PIP
Berlin Heard Daily OF
Little Emily's, Fritz's and
Augustus Ills.
THEN u. S. FINDS OUT
3 ARE CHANGELINGS
Won Bernstorff, Shortly After,
Says Children Are Dead
Cause, Strangulation.

The late little Emily. her brother
Fritz and her sister Augusta, all chill
dren Of the Switch-Co family, said
20 be on intimate terms with Ambssss-
dor Won Bernstortf. were exhumed yes
teriay by person familiar with their
psrentage and general history TO show
that the German Embassy in Washing
ton put one over" on the United
States government several months ago
in its effort 20 transmit inside informa-
ton 10 Berlin.
These little creatures, bred OF fer
tile Teutonic mind, came into existence
about four months ago. but were put
out Of the way promptly by the State
Department when they had attained the
tender age Of three weeks. They did
not seem 10 be healthy children, and
il was decided that if the government
failed 70 operate" they might die a
natural death.
Little Emily Vas the Arst child Of
the embassy to start for Berlin on a
secret service mission. She was hrsd
across the Atlantic from the wireless
station at ssyvills to ths Imperial
Chancellor, Won Bsthmann H ollwes.
when tho State Depsrtrnen. granted q
concession TO Ambassador Won Bern
storR enabling him to send code mes
saEes to his government t+
Allowed to Send Code.
The ambassador complained tina. he
was unable to communicate with his
government In adequate fashion aud
asked to be permitted TO use code. Per-
mission was granted on condition that
he file with the government copies Of
his code messages,
All went well for thres weeks, and
tho authorities in Washington assumed
that there had been no change In the
code, but one day a United States on
cial who examined some Of the mes
sages declared that the code had been
switched. He checked up on & dozen
messages, and found that they were not
exactly according TO Hoyle.
A message about Little Emily" was
the frst ono that attracted attention.
She was not At oil we'll. and the in
formation was communicated at once
to Berlin. Just how the sad news hit
Wilhelm strAsse Is not known, - no
note Of sympathy came to the embassy
In Washington.
The message resdi Little Emily
very sick" Several days later the child
took a turn for tho better, and this
message went across: Little Emily Is
much better" ..
Fritz and Augusta meanwhile had all
sorts of trouble and their respective
temperatures were said to have huctu-
ated with surprising irregularity dur
ing an awful siege Of malaria or scar
let fever.
Neither little Fritz nor little Augusta
had any particular home. Sometimes
they were northwest and, AoBetimes
they we're northeast. Little Emily al
ways was northeast during her Illness.
Suddenly the oldest Of the triplets
died, and the sad news was conveyed
to Berlin. Whether she was burned to
death or passed away from Group was
not mentioned, but the Anal message
concerning her announced to Berlin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
WAR FEAST HELD
BY ILLUSTRATORS
Reuterdahl CriticiseS U. s. Sea
DefenceS-Others Tell OF
European Fields.

Wars and rumors Of wars, described
by American writer's under whose per
sonal supervision the present European
conflict has been conducted en!ivened
N. stag dinner Of the Society Of Illus
traitors st the Hotel Brevoort last
night.
A dozen past authors. present war
correspondents and future lecturers
were the guests Of honor Of the cref'
which explains by pencil what the
short story or novel builder tried to
convey by typewriter. All the guests
spoke, and each, with the exceptions
~ Gouyerneur Morris and Henry keu-
+sraahl. told what had happened 70 him
az N. battle front or It's environs.
Mr. Reuterdshl gave no first hand
s,Nmony because his war correspond
&c consisted, as he explained last
NIGHT. OF trench warfare against the
R1dsh Admiralty In an attempt TO gss
aboard some English warship. Al
though unsuccessful IN this endesvor.
be thought back 70 the United States
o series Of sketches and photographs
- sctions IN the North Sea, drawn
IRON, diarrams or descriptions fur
nlsbed him BIZ British officers who had
faced German shells.
These wer thrown on screen by
stereoptican last night, while the artist
OF war craft delivered running iect-
ure concerning the naval tactics OF the
Mr.. Reuterdahl criticised the inefh-
cheney of our sea dsfenses during his
talk. and entered a strong plea ior
preparedness. ,,
irwin Cobb. who was introduced by
Charlie, Dana Gibson as the man who
stopped the German drive on Paris
because ne was too thick for them TO
90 through" also dilsted upon his
oxneriences in the war zone.
"a am scarcely qualified to speak IN
This company" he announced, "for two
reasons. First, the only pictures OF
the devastation and ruin Of war which
] brought back with me were OF my
self. alfred IN a set OF slip covers
made for me by German tailor:
SECONDLY never was associated
with any one Of supreme importance,
while in Europe
Motion pictures Of the war were ALSO
disnlaved. Among the other speakers
were. will Irwin, z. Alexander Powell,
Walter Hale, and Herbert Swope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Killed by Gas in Office.

Adolph Schwartz, member OF the
firm Of Schwartz 6 Steiner, msnufae-
turers Of ornamental iron at 40 Grand
street, Williamsburg, was found dead
in the firms private Office.
lie had been asphyKiated by gas from
n defective heater Schwartz was fifty
three years old and lived az 7S5 Hewett
Place. The Bronx. lie usually left his
home early Ia the morning 10 20 20
business and vas the first to reach the
factory yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Italy Fears Ship Plots
Exported from America

Milan. Dec. 1e Via Psri0~-Ihe
"secolo" asserts that the British gov
eminent has warned Italy that German
emissarles have left United States
ports with the purpose Of committing
acts Of violence in Italy, particularly
against merchant shipping. In this con-
nection the "Secolo" calls attention TO
recent fires on steamship at Naples
and on the docks az Genoa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17

Eleventh Street. will DO the feature 4
the sixth day Of the College Sets
msnt week which Is being held tor =
benefit Of the College Settlement 4
Rivington Street. Later IN the siu'
neon there will be tes Of the sn
slumne az the home Of Mrs. John Bsis
Clark, 465 West End Avenue. NJ
week will be brought to q close to.ne1
row night by Q concert and dance !
the Hotel Aston under the suspics, 4
the Wellesley Club Of New YORK.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Recital for Settlement.

A recital by Francis Rogers this
afternoon at 8 o'clock sc the home OF
Mrs. John Willard Travell, 27 East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Johnson Explains Testimony.

Mr.. Johnson insisted on clearing up
some of the testimony relative 10 the
Sl.5OO commission which, it is alleged,
he paid 10 Wood FOR supposedly secur-
ing the Kansas City Railroad contract.
II devel oped from Mr.. Johnson's testi-
mony IN this connection that after
Wood had received the check for 81, 800
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17

that "our little Emily will be buried
tomorrow" f
The birth rate Of hyphensted war
babies became nil, it Is said, on the
death Of little Emily, and since that
time the embassy has been childless.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
Why popes Change Names.

Everyone knows that as soon as a
cardinal becomes q pope he is no
longer known by his own name, but
takes a new one. This custom origi-
mated out Of reverence for st. Peter
Piux X. for instance. was Giuseppe
Sarto-in English. Joseph Taylor-De-
fore he took up his residence in the
Vatican.
This custom, now law OF the
church. had its origin In SS4, when Pc
ter d. Porca became pope of Rome. He
held that it would be presumptuous to
style himself Peter ii. Before that
time many popes had changed their
names, but II was not obligatory for
them to 90 so. Sergius ii not only
established a precedent in this direc-
ton, but he set an example which all
pontifis have followed in that noneva
them has ever retained or assn
the name of Peter.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
w. M. s.

The inclemency of the weather did
not interfere with the meeting of the
w NJ. s. Monday afternoon. Due 10
the kindness of our pastor and his wife.
the meeting was held in the coy parlor
of their home There was much bust
ness to attend to. and many new plans
to be made for the future
The society was delighted to have
Mrs. Chas. skipper appointed to fill
the office of first vice president. With
one so well qualified in every way to
ill the place, much good work is eX-
pected.
At the close of the meeting. Mrs.
Parnel extended cordial invitation To
every member of the society to meet
with her in her home Monday, January
18th. at 2:30 in the afternoon There
will be an interesting program rem
dercd Please notify the hostess if
impossible for YOU to attend. G.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
Battle Scene.

Baroness F. who Is a devout L,e
ciple of the futurist, eubist and Gel
brist school of painting. had her POI
trait painted by It's most advanced
painter. When the portrait was fin
ished Baroness r sent for it and
had 1t exhibited on an easel in the
middle of her parlor. 1t was her day
at home. and her guests went into &c
stasies before the crazy-looking can
vas, on which, according to the folly
of the moment one could try to deoi-
pher, among strange arabesque. fam
tastic signs and Latin notices.
But suddenly the artist hastily ar
rives. fights his way through the circle
of admirers, explains to the baroness
that he was not home when she sent
for her portrait and that his servant
made a mistake in delivering it,
This canvas is not your portrait"
he explained 1T is the battle o.
Waterloo"
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
Meat FIFTY Years Old.

The eighteenyear-old joint of Eng
lish beef found recently in Leadenhall
market is mere STRIPPING to the leg
of mutton reported not long ago from
Bourne, in Lincolnshire. Over half q
century ago a visitor called at a
butchers shop there and purchased
leg OF mutton, saying he --ould take
it away later. But the customer never
returned, and year after year the joint
has awaited him, until, hanging from
one of the rafters of the quaint old
shop, it has become one of the fix
lures, and has passed with the bust
ness from one proprietor to another.
During the more than fifty years Of
waiting for it's purchaser the leg has
withered away and now is shrunk 10
the semblance of club of knotted
wood.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21

cattleman have had their traffic
bureaus thoroughly organized and
in many instances they have pur-
sued the railroad without mercy
and with the power OF organized
tonnage they have hammered the
HE out OF the rates and with un-
restrained greed they have eaten
the vitals out OF our transporta-
ton system and since we have
had railroad commissions, these
interests. with skill and cunning.
are represented at every hearing
in which their business is in
volved.
The farmer is seldom repre-
scented at rate hearings as his or
CARNATIONS have never had the
finances t. employ counsel to de-
yelop his side OF the case and as
a result, the products OF the pillow
bear an unequal burden OF the
freight expense.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
Notice..

Dermott. Arkansas. Jan. II, 1915
The assessment Of local Improvement
District No. of Dermott, Arkansas,
being Sidewalk. Curb and Gutter I'M
provement District No of the City
of Dermott, Arkansas, was filed in my
office on the l4th day Of Jan. 1918, and
the same is now subject to inspection.
st Jas. F. Delaney.
Clerk or Recorder of Dermott. Ark
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
Mule Stolen!

From the Dukes Scotland place 1
miles north Of Baxter. the night Of
Jan. J. 1918, one dark bay horse mule.
IL years old, was stolen Had foot
evil scar on right hind foot, both eyes
milky. closely sheared
A liberal reward is offered for nfor-
nation leading to recovery of mule
q W. T. LaGrone. Baxter, Ark.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
What is a Fair Rate?

We do not know what consti-
,utes a basis for rate making and
have never heard II anyone who
did claim TO know much about
1t. hut ii the prosperity OF the
farm is factor 10 be considered
and the railroad commission con-
cludco that an increase in rates
Is necessary. we would prefer
that it come TO us through ar
ticleS OF consumption on their
Journey from the factory to the
farm. We would, for example.
prefer that the rate on hogs re-
main as at present and the rate
on meat bear the increase. for any
farmer can then avoid the burden
by raising his own meat, and a
farmer who will not try TO raise
his own meat ought TO be penal
lied. We think the rate on coal
and brick can much better bear
an increase than the rate on cot
ton and flour We would prefer
that the rate on Plows remain the
same. and machinery, pianos and
such articles as the poorer farm
or cannot hope to possess bear
the burden of increase.
The increase in rates should be
SO arranged that the farmer who
lives at home will bear no part
OF the burden, but let the farm
err who boards in other states and
countries and who feeds his stock
in foreign lands, pay the price Of
his folly.
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21

For SALE: Dry oak wood. cut last
spring. at 81, so per two-horse load, de-
livered, Cash before wood is unloaded
Phone orders to Fee-Crayton Lumber
Co. Phone n. 81
The Dermott news., 1915-01-21
Rates Follow Lines of Least Re-
SlStance.

The freight rates OF the nation
have been built up along lines OF
least resistance. The merchant,
the manufacturer, the miner, the
miller, the lumberman and the