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EITEL TO RAID
SEAS NO MORE;
She INTERNS
Captain Waits Nearly to
Time Limit for German
Warship.
REFUSES TO RISK HIS
MEN IN FINAL DASH

NORFOLK, Va. April within u few
hours OF the limit set by the United
States Government Capt. Thierichsen OF
the German sea raider Prins Eitel Fried
rich decided tonight TO intern hs ves-
sell
The captain had to intern or sail be-
fore midnight, having asked four hours
grace. He expected aid In the shape Of
a German battleship or cruiser TO draw
of the British wsrships awaiting him
at the three mile limit. Al o'clock
he got a message from the German
Ambassador.
Then with a smiling face he notified
Alabama and Collector of the Port Ham,
ilton OF his intention to intern. drew up
his crew on deck and broke the news
10 the men who had taken part with
him Ia one of the most daring sea raids
in history. In which the Eitel sen: eleven
ships to the bottom.
The Eitel IN still closely guarded to-
night by United States marines. IL IL
said that attempts have already been
made to destroy the vessel and that be-
fore the marines were sent TO guard
her n fire was discovered In one OF her
cabins.
II have decided rot TO deliver my
men and ship To fruit.ess and certain
destruction. We expected assistance and
It has not arrived in time. There Is
nothing left for us to do but 10 remain
here until the close OF the war. was
the message read out by tho captain.
The Eitel was all ready to sail. She
has full supply OF provisions and her
bunksrs are filled with coal. Up to
o'clock this afternoon the Eitel APP
peared to be making preparations TO
sail. All of her boats were hauled
up and she moved out IN the middle of
/ the slip that leads to the pier where
she is moored. Men stood at her lines
and IL looked as II Capt Th'erichsen
intended giving orders to cast on ~
an time.
But the order to intern came suddenly.
Capt. Thierchsen appeared on deck and
his crew were calle~i to attention. He
spoke TO them In German and dismissed
them with a wave OF his hand. lie told
them that there was no chance 10 es-
cape tho fleet OF enemies ships OF the
: vffgfnIs beach. The long looked for
assistance had not arrived In time to
comply with the laws OF the United
States and he would not heedless'y sacri-
hce their lives by attempting to reach
the open sea with no ship TO help him
! cope with the ships of the enemy.
The crew gathered about the shin
! In little groups and discussed the sltua'
,ion. They barred their heads when the
German naval ensign was run down and
then walked about the ship in confu'
sion.
Capt. Thierichsen ordered a man In
the pilot house to blow one blast Of
the Eitel's siren. II was a signal that
she would not attempt TO make a dasl
To the sea.
The F,i,el arrived here ON March II
after n cruise of 5000 miles from Using
tao She had 200 men. women and
F children taken from eleven merchant
vessels she sent TO the bottom Of th'
Atlantic Ocean.
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Buried i'm Pit of
His Own Digging
Well Cavcin Kills Brooklyn
Man-Will Take Days
to Recover Body.

Twenty employees 81 the Building De-
partment were still digging al late
hour last night for the body of william
Esser, a machinist, who was buried In
the cavein OF an old we'll which he MAS
deepening at Lenox road and East For
tieth street, Brooklyn. yesterday after
noon.
Esser was working in the well. which
IN situated on his property close TO his
home, with Louis Sturz of Woodhaven.
Long Island. about 80 O'Clock, when
the accident happened. Sturz left the
we'll for "A minute TO get a necessary
tool Esser was at the bottom about
twenty feet down. There was "A sudden
crash.
S,urz. turning round, saw "a gaping
hole where the Well opening had been,
into which the sandy soil was settling
from all sides. Esser had completely
disappeared.
Truck Company SO OF the Fire De
partment was first called by Patrol
man Fritz. who rushed up, hearing
Sturz's cries, and later, as II proved
unequal to the task, the Building De-
partment was asked FOR aid. A. the
sand IL continually sliding the depart
ment workers believe the work of disin-
terment will take Two or three lays.
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kaiser's Best Troops Reen-
force Army Attacking
Strategic Peak.
BELGIANS DRIVE OUT
CAPTORS OF VILLAGE
DiSlOdged Invaders Who
Occupied Village on Left
Bank of User.


81 MMARN OF THE WAR NEWS.
The French drive To sever the st
Mihiel wedge has continued with I'M
abated fury. France officially reports
important gains In this offensive
southeast ~ Nerdun on the northern
side OF the salient
The humiliation of Russian bat.
talon in Russian Poland has beer
announced by the German War Office
which also admits a retreat for stra.
tegic reasons from Drel Gratchen, q
town on the User recently captured
from the Belgians.
Austria has agreed to Cede tho Tren-
tino 10 Italy as tho price Of Italian
neutrality. according TO persistent re-
ports in Paris. The agreement has
been signed already. Fly II Italy con T.
sents to delay a military occupation
until after the war.
Rome has heard that Austria is
about 10 sue for separate peace with
Germany's consent and also that Ital,
and Servia have reached an agree
ment by which Servia is 10 get d.
razzD and Avlona. scaports on the
Adria,ic.
The Russians have taken the Va
recze Pass, through which they arr
pouring troops down the southern
slopes Of the Carpathians. accordir E
~ pntrograd deIDatchae Tho town
Of Polena, an important highway cen.
tire on tho southern slope. has been
occupied 10y the Russians
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Ounn7al7 BaffIed
by WOn7al7'S Cries
Thief Fires Three Shots. but
Is Frightened Away by
jewellers Wife.

A man about 81. rather under 5 feet
8 inches and wearing a dark gray check
suit. cap and no overcoat. entered
the Jewelry store OF Charles Geist at
the northwest corner OF Elghty-seventh
street and Amsterdam avenue at 8 :f5
last evening while Geist and his wife
we're there. The man asked to see
some watches and Geist put tray
holding eleven watches. worth $500. on
the counter. The visitor picked out
one valued at sl2 and then began to
haSslc about the price
The man suddenly ordered Geist to
move to the rear Of the store and to
hold up his hands. and as Geist did
not obey at once he produced a re-
volver. waved II in the air and re-
peated his order Geist this time
obeyed and the man fired two shots,
both OF which went wild. Geist dropped
down behind his counter and reaching
underneath showcase, grabbed the
mans legs and the thief fired third
shot. aiming under the counter.
Mrs. Geist started to scream and the
man darted out OF the store. leaving
the watches behind. Geist followed,
Moving n police whistle. The man first
started north. but seeing a policeman
turned and ran west on Eighty seventh
street Harry Allen. Il driver OF a
Wanamhker wagon. tried to stop him.
but failed. The man reached Broad
way and turned north and by this time
crowd was giving chase. He turned
into Eishty-eighth street and then into
the basement OF an apartment house
1T 211. The reserves Of the Tooth
street police station surrounded the
block and searched the houses bu,
failed to find the man. They think II
may be some one who lives In the
neiphhorhood
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>s.c,o, caor D..pnrc. 10 Tur srs.

LoNpoS. April The Ietrpef"u V"I-
respondent Of the Daily Mad announces
in a despatch taat new Russian drive
through the Carpathians hy way OF
ycrerzke Pass. he furthest south ~ the
hattie line. has given the Important
town Of Polena INFO Russian hands.
At this point hesins the hsshroad
which leads 10 the Hungarian PLAINS
and into this point the Russians aie
pouring an immense number OF men
TIL. position further north VIII be
strongly affected by this move, for the
Russians now will be In situation
which viii enable them II move north
and cut the communications OF The
Germans and the Austrians. general
,e,rea; from tho Carpathans by the
Teutoric armies Is prophesied,
within a fortnight after the fall OF
persmsyl." says the despatch. ''the AUS
TRAN army sent 20 relieve II has been
driven across the main range of the
Carpathiars. d ,esul; Unexpectedly
rapid
TT - s,und strategy when a strong
power j. relying on the assistance OF
two veake- ones to break the weaker
nrst. This is now being done When
Austria ana Turkey retire all the forces
~ tho Allies can he concentrated against
Germany,
Hitherto the Russians IN The car
pathians have been .udvancing in sep
arate columns, risky method. but the
only one suited 20 tle circumstances.
Now tho troops can move IN compact
bodies on an unbroken front. The cap
,ure Of Rostok Pass gives inc Russians
the only road across the mountains
between I.upkuw and Uzok passes, The
former has been held by the Russians
since Marc 90, and the latter Is being
threatened now by The genera advance.
The final act of the preliminary
dram, vas THE occupation AT the be-
ginning OF the week Of the railway
station at Cisna, which Is the terminus
Of IN, l'rc from Psremysl running
through Lupkow Pass,
Already Hungarian villages on the
southern slopes OF the Carpath!an> are
in Russian hands. including Polcua,
where begin tn" highrodds to the Hun
rAriau plains. The Russ.ars ar. now
pouring large forces through the pass.
which viii compel IN" AuStIlans ana
Germans on either side to fall back for
fear OF finding their communications
ENDANGERED Therefore, unless the re-
sistance Ia the Russian advance should
become miraculously effective the post
ton OF Hungary viii become in very
short time the urgent preoCcupation of
the German General stan.
Austria II begging Germany 20 add
Ia the six army corps II has already
sent Hut II is difficult to see whence
/ Germany can spare further aid 10 Aus
/ ,rla. The numbers Of Russian soldiers
/ have Increased 80 steadily Of late that
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg needs
every man he has left to resist their
pressure. II IL more likely that he will
endeavor To help save Hungary from In
vasion by planning fresh move some
I where else in Poland,
at Is Significant thai IN" official Aus
trian dispatches NJ the last few days
| nave been preparing the public for bad
+ news II il true that they only admitted
= slight rc,!rcmcn, when they had re-
treated from twelve to fifteen miles, hut
II Is clear that they feel that the ad
mission of the failure of an effort which
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PrOhibifiOniSfS
Abandon Fight
Compromise Is Expected In
England on the Drink
Problem.
special cable Despatch 10 TUE srs


LONDON, April NO announcement
the Cabinet this afternoon OF the drink
question. II was learned that decision
has not yet been reached and that the
Cabinet will take up the question again
before the House OF Commons reassem-
bies on April ~
II IL believed that the Ministers who
favor total prohibition have abandoned
the project and the adoption OF uniform
and more rigorous measures OF restric-
ton is expected.
The Government has not given any IN
dication of it's attitude on the sugges-
ton that "a prohibitive tax be placed
on spirits, but unoficially the statement
IN made that this suggestion is under
consideration.
The Daily Necs says every member
OF the Cabinet has followed the lead OF
King George and has banned alcohol
from his household.
Tho Archbishops Of Canterbury and
York, Cardinal Bourne and Compton
Rickett. president OF the Free Church
Council. have issued n joint appeal in
which they say
In view OF all that If now happening
and following the unprecedented lead
Of the King we desire to press seri-
ously upon the minds of those whom
We can influence tho duty and privi-
lege of bearing = voluntary part in the
nations seif-discipline and self-sacrI,ice
during the continuance OF the war. some
Definite act on the part of US all is
due to our brav. men. the nation and
God
A business mems petition for prohi-
bition was presented To Chancellor
Lloyd George to-day. Among those
signing the petition were Sir Walter
Muncieman. head of the Moor" line Of
cargo steamships Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. Sir Charles NIAGARA. head OF the
Rannerman mills. and many other bis
employers of labor.
The petition was accompanied by an
expression 81 regret at the trouble
which has been caused by the avalanche
Of pledges sent In response to the advcr'
tisement OF the promoters. Tho torren,
continues 20 a1w. keeping the clerks
busy.
Gossip regarding tho drink which
King George has adopted inclines to en-.
throne barley water favored with lemor
on a pinnacle as lofty a. that occupied
by Secretary Bryan's grape juice.
The Magistrates Of Epson have DO
creed a severe restriction OF the sale Of
liquors during the Epson races. The
number OF licenses viii nc greatly 70.
duced and the hours of sale limited e
from IA o'clock In the morning % ,
o'clock in the evening.
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ADVANCE CONTINUES.
Russians capture southern spars
Of Beskid Mountains.

PErRoGRAp. April Tho enormous
Russian forces concentrated on battle
line little more than 100 miles in length
are steadily descending the slopes on the
southern side OF the principal range ~
the Carpathians. According TO the tone
Of to-nghts official communication OF
the General stan the first stubborn re-
sistance seems 10 be over, The state
ment follows
In the Carpathians. despite the
counter attacks OF the enemy. who
has obtained strong reenforcements
both OF Germans and Austrians. our
offensive continues.
Between the Toplya River and
the region in the direction OF Uzok
Pass all OF the SUBMITS Of the prin-
Cipal chain Of the Beskid Noun.
tains. west 81 the village OF Ustizzki-
Gornyie. are in our hands Our troops
are capturing IN succession the
southern spurs. on April We took
$500 prisoners. three field guns and
several machine guns.
The following additional statemen,
was given out here Tonight;
There have been no German at
tacks in the region OF kosClowa and
Rosanka since March q. The oper-
atoms with view TO breaking our
front in this region were begun ny
the Germans on February |, For
eight weeks they have vainly at
tempted To- taxi our positions by as
sdult German regiments operating
there have In consequence OF their
enormous losses, due to our resist
.ucc. changed their composition
three or four times.
The abandonmon nj OF IN" German
attacks = recognition on their
part of tn, useless enormous sac
,lhrrs they have made.
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FRENCH MAKE GAINS
IN ST. MIHTEL BATTLE
bend Back Northern Line OF Ger.
man salient.


PARIS. April THE German In
forming tho northern side % the
Mihel salien, has been bent back ap-
prec'ably by the vigorous pressure e.
erted by picked French troops In the la
Two days, East and south OF EtdIn tN.r,
mas been severe iisAt.nE. as result O
which the French have captured trenches
and now occupy positions within a feO
miles OF the German frontier.
The official CommunIquG Issued TO
night noted that the Kaiser has ser
regiments o. tho Prussia1 Guard. IN
German corps d'eite. 10 reenforce III.
troops who we're driven from Har;nanns
weller Kopf after several weeks flght~-
and are now maN!ug an EFFORT 10 Ieea.'.
that height, which occupies a douiirat.ne
position al he gateway O; Alsace
Accordine 20 the Official reports o..
battle in the verdun region Is assumin.
tremendous proportions and the slruc
gle there s cont!nulne without cesss
ton day and night.
The official communicate tssued -
night 10 as follows
The weather continues 10 he vcI,
had There h,s. however. been srs,,
activity between the Aleuse and m,
Nosello. where We have rraintlired
all the ground gained and realized
fresh progress Near Pared ,east
OF NerdunI We nave tdheh t"o hhe'
OF trenches.
At Les tparGeS We made dur'nr
the might OF IuesddF 70 Netnesda,
an important advance All through
the daS me '''''l'"S nav" uc'INc ."
violent counter attacks, hu' they dio
not succeed IN regNninG any ground
Their last counter attack was par
ticulally strong, but the troops Wer
cut TO pieces ny our hr", Inc same
result wa. achieved in the Nll'
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IN CUSTODY OF U. S.
Eit.l's Machinery To he Put on Of
com mi ssiOn.

NAsHINGToS April i-Assi staut SEQ
rotary OF the Treasury Peters announced
that tho German cruiser Prluz Ei;el
Friedrich. which will intern ~ Newport
News Va, will remain IN III" custody
Of the United states until the end of the
war Her engines will be put out OF
commission aud her guns will be re-
moved.
TIE period fixed by the Government
neutrality board within which the Eitel
Friedrich should leave the territorial
waters ~ the United states unless she
was to he informed expired AZ midnight
tonight 4 o'clock Secretary Peters
received u report from Collector OF Gus
toms Hamilton at Norfolk transmitting
q communication from Capt. Thierioh-
sen Of the German ship stating his in
tention to intern.
The German captain disclosed for the
first time that he had expected assist
ancs from the other warships OF his
Government in order 10 make IL possible
for him TO dash for the open Sea with
some hope OF success.
This disclosure recalled a report pub
lished several days ago to the effect
that the Karlsruhe was on her way 20
the Virginia Capes TO facilitate the de-
parture of the Eitel.
Collector Hamilton OF Newport News
was instructed on Monday to suspend
the order for the refusal Of clearance
papers to all outward bound merchan;
ships Of the Allies.
Here Is the communication OF Capt
Thierichsen to the Collector of Customs
SIR: | inform you intend 10 IN
tern H. NJ. y. Prinz Eitel Friedrich
The relief ] expected to appear did
not arrive In time. 80 the number and
force of the enemy cruisers watch
ing the entrance OF the bay makes
to me impossible the dash for the
open sea with any hope tor success
| have decided not To deliver crew
and ship to this fruitless and cer-
tain destruction. BEING obliged for
the cOurtesics shown by all United
States authorities ! am expecting
your orders. ! have sent the same
information to Rear Admiral Helm
L. S. s. Alabama.
1t IL customary TO parole officers OF
an informed ship. They will he at llbert,
to proceed whittier they please under
promise not to engage in the war again
in any capacity, II Is not the custom
To parole members Of the crew Of an in
termed ship II Is expected, however
that the crew Of the Eitel Friedrich vii
he given all the privileges possible con
sistent with tho responsibility of tn,
United States for their taking no par
In the war,
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TWO KAISERS NET.
Emperor william Urged Austrian
20 Wake Concessions.

spec" '0oP D'tputcn 70 IHt SVN
LoSpoS. April Some OF the English
correspondents at Rotterdam assert that
they have learned on authority which
cannot be disputed that the Kaiser went
on mission to Vienna some time ago
20 try. to induce Emperor Francis Joseph
o, make territorial concese lons 10 Italy
to secure a continuance OF lta;.an neu-
tral!:y. The trip. tho correspondents
say. was managed with the utmost
secrecy.
Count Berchtold, according to the
stories favored making the concessions.
bat the Hungarians opposed them and
succeeded In multiplying the Kaisers cf-
forts This. the correspondents say. was
the cause OF Count Berchtolds resig-
nation.
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VIENNA REPORTS GAINS.
Capture Of 900 Prisoners and Much
War Material IL Reported.

NtENNA, April THE Austrian forces
continue 70 M Ike Roadway I'm The north
crn sector OF the Carpathiau battle
front. according TO the official state
ment OF the General STAN made public
tonight No decisive action is reported
in that theatre. The statement fellows
ON the Carpathian front the
lighting continues.
We captured 500 additional pris-
ouers uu a height near the LaborcZ
Valley. and also twO held guns,
1000 rifles and a quantity of Wal
material
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RUSSIANS TAKE PASS
AND POUR INTO HUNGARY
Drive Through Verecze Opening in Carpathans, Cap
ture Town of Polena and Now Threaten Austro-
German Communicatons-End Seems Near

has cost them 100000 lves out OF
total of less than 100000 men would
be dangerous II IL came as a sudden
shock.
Whatever may be The eventual fate
OF Germany nothing short OF n miracle
can row avert from the dual monarchy
the humiliation OF disastrous defeat"
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MOsLEMs TO ATTACK DURAZZ0.
10000 Insurgents Are Officered by
Germans and Turks.
Specia, Cobi, Despatch 10 rnl 81

AyLoHA. via Rome. April lit is ru-
mored that 10000 Moslem insurgents
differed by Turks and Germans are CON
centrated NJ Elbassan in preparation for
an attack on Durazzo and "A subsequent
inva sion of Servia. The insurgents are
we'll equipped and are provided with
..rtil!ls,ryS which was struggled in from
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DIR. VAN DYKE IN PEACE MOVE


LoSpoN. April THE DdtU Ndhs
Rotterdam correspondent telerraphs that
AN international committee hns been o.
tablished AZ The Hague IN sympathy
With tho Dutch ant-war council Every
nationality is represented and III the
members have undertaken to try to pro-
moe the peace movement
Henry van Dyke. American Minister
TO the Netherlands, will address the first
meeting of the committee.
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Suspected All Was Not Risht.

Inc witness Teplleu tndt ne n8u uOhDts
about the claims. He further testified
that he suspected that the money M
tended for the poor went into other
pockets
why did you draw tn. checks to
C.sary instead OF TO the claimants" ne
Supervisor was asked
Because" nc answered. u hsd ar
order directing the board OF pay tn, n. >
Il was brought out that after Basiey
ltft Office II cost the town only ar'u'
s22o0 a year to support the poor.
Deputy Lee questioned Felter about
tie different claimants for money from
the town. FelteT recalled that Joseph
Yabel had furnished goods. The super.
VISOR testified that he gave Cleary the
money and was informed that abel did
not receive IL.
Warren Basley, the Overseer. titled
that he was appointed first Overseer and
later was elected for two terms. Cleary,
he stated, was his sponsor. Basley sd.
rtted frankly he did not know anything
about keeping accounts, but Cleary, he
stated, told him not 10 worry about that
As he would take care OF the reports
To- HIM. He declared that Cleary agreed
'H make up the accounts because he was
rot capable OF doing IL. Basley further
tDSt.hed that he signed whatever Cleary
'1ld MIN to sign and stood spo- TOT for
!0dorse. In 1910 the relief book showed
that 1888 was furnished for the poor.
Are YOU aware that YOU reported 10
N" County Superintendent that Instead
~ 81 $50 the sum OF S2.3+e9T was dis
hlrsed?' Rasley was asked.
Bas'oy said he didn't know anything
about II because Cleary had made out
the report.
The overseer was asked II he did no,
know that in this year s<.79a.92 was
Withdrawn from his account in the BANK
20 relieve the poor. He did not know
ana further, could not explain where the
dtTfcnce went
IN 1911 Il was shown that Basley''
books reported that $780, had beer
spent on the poor, while his report &c
% superiutendent gave the amount "a
'-oi6.73 The sum Withdrawn IRON
Tie bank IN this year was $i.3S2.Ol.
igt,u IN 1912 Basleys books showed
am expenditure OF Sl,Gss.I4, against q
r"'or' Of s223sl3 TO the superintendent
TIE sum Withdrawn from the bank II
Us year actually WAS s3.751.ls.
J. 1913 the relief book showed an ex
e"nd,ture OF s2.il6.26, while the sum o
'-'1.j7 was Withdrawn from the bank
Htsley further declared that Clear,
'"u' his check book and presented tn
'""''s to him for his signature and III
S-auo them without question.
Comptroller Travis has not decided
Via' action ne will take regarding The
n11l.od condition of the accounts anc
u persons responsible for the state o.
afalr.. II IL likely that an indictmen
vii ne asked for.
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The sydney Leaves Rio de- JaneirO,

RIO DE JANEiRo, April THE Aus
tralian cruiser sydney sailed from this
port Yesterday after stop of less than
twenty -four hours The sydney DESTROYED
the German cruiser Linden in the Indian
Ocean last November. \ week ago she
stopped at Montevideo.