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GARDNER ENDORSES
NAVY LEAGUE PLAN
$500. 900 200 Equipment Not
Too Much for Defence.
Says Congressman.

The $500. 600. 600 bond issue for ma
tional defence advocated bv the Navy
League in it's petition TO President VII
son vas Endorsed by Representative Au.
gustus +. Gardner in a statement to tn
New York campaign committee Of that
org nization yesterday.
THE proposal of the Navy League
that a bond issue OF $500. 600. 900 for
national defence be authorized has my
hearty approval" said Mr.. Gardner
1T seems to me that such action l. IN,
only way in which the present situation
can he met. II is urgently necessary
that action he taken AZ once to provide
the United states with n navy which
shall he capable OF maintaining our
present neutral position and UNFOLDING
our national honor and fair repute
abroad.
ITO do this properly $500. 600. 600
would be by no means TOO much. and NJ
present our national revenues are in an
unsettled conditions and no such sun
would be available. II SENS to me there
fore that the Navy Leagues plan is
the only practicable way in which We
can raise the great sur needed TO put
our navy on a proper footing.
with $500, 900, 900 the Naval Board
Of Construction could enter upon a pro-
eramme of building and unifying our
navy until IL would he in a class with
the navy Of Great Britain and far SUI
perior to that of any other Power,
ct has been proved by the recent war
game that u navy would be blind AMI
helpless in the presence of "A foreign
foe.
The first use use To be made OF IN"
$500. 0OO. 900 appropriation would be "a
llllI nm "A force of scents mat We MD
change this situation. Battle cruisers,
~destroyers, seaplanes, aeroplanes and
submarines, all In sufficient numbers,
could he built with such a sum-. and
d~readnoughts added to our erful
battle fleet until we would possess q
fully equipped navy capable of coping
with any foe likely to come against us q
The Navy League formally opened rs
new temporary headqua at 1l31
Equitable Building and began active
work in preparation for the conferon".
on national defence which is 10 he held
at the Recess Club, 60 Broadway, on
Thursday.
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MONEY PLENTIFUL
IN MAN BANKS
Enormous Quantity Of Notes
and silver and Nickel Coins
in Circulation.
LOAN FUND 4 GREAT AID
Special Cabic Despatch 10 Tnr suS.

NpeCI1f fdbiC DeSp1fcN ~ THE Sun.
LoNpoN. June s Tuesday The
neutral correspondent Of the Times who
is in Germany continues to deal with
the financial situation. lie cites much
gathering in of gold by the Government
and the issuing Of paper money. Enor-
nous masses Of notes are in circulation,
he says. and the number Of silver and
nickel coins has been largely increased.
The superficial observer gets the
idea he says. that money Is plenti-
ful. The result is n remarkable imam
cial edifce which. whatever may be its
character and destiny. is unique in the
worlds history" The writer's opinion
business Is confidence in the success of
German arms.
The gold held by the Imperial Rank
he continues, was returned as nearly
10000. 900 marks on May 81. showing.
however, that the supply ~ gold In the
country outside the bank is nearly ex-
hausted. At the same time IL is prob
able tina with the progressive economic
isolation ot Germany the outflow will de-
crease. though II must he noted that
man. foretsu ayn suts have been made
10y exporting American and other for
eign securities held In Germany.
The bank note issue of July, 1914.
was 10000 o marks, and this amount
had risen to 266 900. 900 ny May 81.
The weak points in the financial struc-
ture are b%eginnin- tn appear, although
few have yet noticed them"
The writer refers TO the wonderful
financial possibilities afforded by the
imperial loan fund since the b%eginning
OF the war TO relieve the Imperial Bank.
ON this subject he says
The holder of shares and other So
curities he cannot sell now may obtain
from the fund 4 loan up To- - per cent.
OF the price Of his stock Immediately
before the war. With this amount he
can subscribe to the Wal loan. When
the second war loan comes lc can sub
scribe 10 that ou either more favorable
terms than or the first and he may use
his holdings in the first war loan ~
security for raising from the fund the
amount of his second subscription.
There IL No reason why this operation
should not go or 80 iniiiuty, or until
defeat brings the whole structure crash
ing TO the ground"
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FRANK CASE DECISION
IS DELAYE. BY BOARD
Announcement. to Be Made
To-day or Tomorrow. said
to Favor Prisoner.

ATLANTA. June THE state Prison
Commission failed to announce It's de-
cision to-day on the plea of Leo VI.
Frank for commuiation of the death
sentence imposed on him for the murder
If Mary rhagan. II had been announced
that a decision would be rendered and
a crowd was present when the commits
SION convened.
Chairman Dawson said that the
regular routine business OF the board
would he taken up in the usual order
and that no decision on the Frank plea
would he reached before Tuesday or per-
haps Wednesday" No reason was given
for the delay.
II is reported AT the Capitol that the
board has reached a decision favorable
10 FRANC. This decision will he signed
by two commissioners and probably by
all three. They base the decision. IL Is
said, chiefly on the letter written ny the
late Judge Roam on his dcathhcd In
which ne expressed doubt about Franks
quit. The prison commission will not
ask Solicitor Hugh Dorsey TO come be-
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FIGHTING AT GRADISCA.
Austrian Forces Centred There At
tackled by Italians.

NUsftuf 'rbfF DsspGftN 10 IHE Sun.
r,ris. June italian troops are re-
ported to-day to he. pressing forward
and crossing the Isonzo In great num-
hers. The movement Is general from
Caperetto. south of the Gulf OF Trieste.
'nr'y miles away. There are no ac-
counts Of severe fighting as yet. but 1t
l. expected that a serious clash will
occur shortly.
The Austrian War Office confirms
The reported advance on this front nv
stating that Italian forces appear to he
pressing forward In great strength
gains the lsonzo. There II no mention
from Vienna however. Of the character
o. the resistance being offered by the
Austrian troops.
The Italian War Office issued the fol-
loving official statement tonight:
This mJrning an Italian destroyer
sgaiu bombarded Monfalcone. on the
Gulf Of Trieste. Three land batteries
near Castle Dunno replied to the bonn
bsrdment one OF the batteries was
s!lenced and the castle was burned.
The %destroyers withdrew without be-
Ing damaged.
Last night n diricible passed over
Tcla aeain and dropped no RIBS at
points OF military Importance.
Dispatches from Cd!ne say that the
Austrian forces are rapidly being aug
rented and hat the advancing Italian
Columns are meeting with a sitter re-
sstance with each step forward.
Il Is apparent that the Italian military
authorities are covering the movement
~ troops on this front with as great a
secrecy as possible. II is known. how
ever that large numbers OF Italian
troops have been concentrated on the
roads from Commons. Balmanovo and
CerviGnano.
The greatest Austrian forces seem.
fr the moment, to he centred at Ora
osca which is on the eastern bank vi
tie lsonzo. about fifteen miles from the
Gulf Of Trieste. Reports say that there
has been hard fighting at this place and
In the ne%.ehboring localities.
A Venice despatch says that thu
I'a!.an military authorities ha We issued
stTuctions to ships and airshlps e
snare from Injury the remains OF the
ANGUS Roman amphitheatre at Pola
no Austrian naval base on the eastern
sde of the Adr!atic. This action ha-
been taken in spite Of the assertion by
Italians that the location Is being USE
b. the Austrians for military
Milan despatch says that S!gnu,
hsnini, A Socialist member OF the Cham.
nr OF Deputies, returned to Milan from
te 'front.' to-day and described tho
morale of the Italian troops as excellent.
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FINANCES ARRANGED.
'"'y and England Complete Co,
operation Agreement.

NP'1di 'abie Dssp0tch 10 TnE Suv
LONDON. June THE Press Bureau
nas issued the following announcement
y me conclusion Of financial arrange
nent' between Italy and Great Britain /:
Inr Minister to the Italian Treasury
ne the Chancellor OF the E%xChepuer in
.Ne on June 4 and 5. Proposals for
Wv financial cooperation of the two
Ip'''S were discussed and arrange
"'0'N we're concluded on behalf Of tho
respective Governments.
I'll" conferences disclosed a complete
'Sre'iu"ni between the We Govern
mth'S. The resolution TO cooperate in
ne vs." Of their financial resources will
.t followed in the same unGrudging
rmr' "y the employment Of naval and
mint forces.
Ih" Chancellor ~ the Exchequer was
o.,~voh'tu'rd by the Governor OF the
,n'nh "' England. The Minister to the
.ta"'' Treasury was accompanied by
,e r"'ior-general and the v~ice-dircc-
"'E'n"ral of the Bank Of Italy"
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ITALIANS BEATEN OFF,
As''ri"ns Cleim successe. In Sew
eraI Small EngaEements,

Special cable Despatch to Tnr srx.
VIENNA, via Amsterdam. June =
ne war Office issued the following
toss
IN the southern theatre our frontier
troops have been successful in several
fmalI engagements. The Italian forces
appear to he pressing forward in great
strength against the Iso
n later statement said
IN the Tyrolese frontier there have
ceen successful artillery duels. ON the
Sarlnthian frontier, east OF Plocken
rass' our troops on Sunday recaptured
iteiNsfel. which has been temporarily
VI inc possession OF the enemy In
we district of krn, on n mountain
s,S"o meters high, north OF Caporetto,
nshtInH is proceeding. The Italians
nav been obliged to evacuate the
village Of Krn.
IN the lsonzo in some places the
ehemy is pushing nearer.
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Special Corr,spondenrs 10 TUE Srv.

NV" VfFfSpO'ufN 10 I'VE sun.
BERLIN, via London, May ts.-"wha.
are the Lessons of the Destruction OF
the 1.usitania" 90 is fhe heading OF an
article in yesterdays issue of the Bor-
liner TdDebidft by It's naval expert. Capt.
J.. Persius, who eulogizes the deed Of
the submarine commander whose order
Fire. :" sent the British ocean giant to
the bottom. Capt. Persius expresses
the hope that In che near future another
big passenger ship will be sunk by the
Germans. His article is in part as fol-
lows
lin bright daylight and under the
best Weather conditions "a German sub
marine torpedoed a liner which was
making is knots. This fact. nov posi-
tNeiy established. is OF great interest
to naval men. Hi,h.rto it had been be-
lieNed that only slow ships. making
about 10 knots at the most. were open
t. submarine attack. the assumption be-
Ing that the submarines themselves
could not make more than 10 knots be-
low the surface and not more than l6
above.
previously to the to%rpedoing of the
Iusitania our submarines were able to
destroy only ships OF comparatively
small size. The British press gloated
over this fact and pictured the sinking
Of large and fast steamers as an i'm
possibility.
Nov England will have changed her
mind on this point. The man1uvre of
the German submarine was at any rate
extraordinarily clever. both s~trategically
and tactically. The exact calculation
as to the time the Lusitanla would APP
proach the spot that was to become her
grave. where this spot was TO be sought
n other important things was made
I with amazing preciseness and fore
sight.
Nerves of steel Essential.
Even the layman can imagine what
phenomenal technical qualities must be
those of a submarine commander. That
nerves OF steel are indispensable in his
work which chains him constantly to
the edge OF the grave Is Known to every
: body to-day.
will our submarines b, able I'm the
future to achieve successes similar to
the sinking OF the Lusitania: This
question invites a discussion OF the
handling of the British liner and OF the
safety measures taken by the British
Admiralty. SO far as can be gathered
from the reports now at hand there ex-
isted an almost criminal neglect both
on board the Lusitania and on the part
OF the Admiralty.
Already the recognition OF this fact
is hltering through in the English and
American press discussions. OF course
Churchil IL cprre.. when he says that
not every ~mtrcnan,n-n can he conveyed
by warships. But 4 cautious and fore
sighted Government does not fail to
give proper protection. such as with tor
pedo boats, to an object OF the value of
the Lusitania. whose only equal is the
Mauritania.
1T appears that on the I.usitania
not only the passengers but the entire
crew were devoting themselves to their
siesta ut the time OF the ships des,ruc-
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DEFECTIVE WARSHIP SHAFTS.
The Louisa ma Il Fourth BattIeship
to Repor Such Damage.

NORFOLK. Va. June 7.-FOllowing the
docking of the battleship Louisiana at
the Norfolk Navy Yard to-day 1t was
reported in naval circles that there
would probably be an inquiry by a spe-
cial board to ascertain why so many
battleshlps had troubles with their pro-
peller shafts recently. The Louisiana
will have her bottom cleansed and her
propeller shaft repaired.
II was found also that one Of the
shafts Of the battleship Vermont. now
here. was cracked, The New Hampshire
came into this port several days ago
with one OF her propellers broken.
The Minnesota was Obliged to leave
the Atlantic fleet on the southern drill
grounds recently to have her propeller
shafts examined. She is now at Ihila-
delphia.
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BOY FORCED TO JOIN BRITISH.
Tague VIII Appeal to bryan ON
East boston Lads Complaint.

BOSTON. June THE alternative OF
conserving to enlist In the British army
for six months, after arriving In Liver
pool ON an English cattle boat from
Foston or beating his way home as best
II. could. was the story told to Repre-
sentative Tague to-day by James rone.
aged 10. OF East Boston. who made the
trip and. after enlisting. returned to
Boston as a stowaway on the Mem
phrian.
So convincing was Pope,s story, cou-
Piled with the fact that he had in his
p session "a uniform Of an Irish regI-
nitnt, that Representative Tague will
start for Washington tomorrow and
"a before Secretary Bryan the matter
OF enlisting under age American boys
into the British service.
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ALL ROME
'"hsiifntion Day Observed ny Pa
triotic DemOnstrn lions.

"p''H' 'Gbis B'spaf h 10 Tur SUN.
.hoMT. lIn" Constitution Day was
on.',enl'"t 'cd with unprecedented 81
Srt'"''7 ~ Gll classes Of the population.
-" 'N' was hedccked with flags and
n P""ul' were In holiday spirits, Crown
i''' NIwhrr', substituting for the
.G p" - away, distributed medals
't "''|l merit and hcroism. TIL I
sn''n on no was acclaimed and wildly
."''''1 oy a crowd OF 10000 citizens,
I"H'hg veterans, university students
snd man. 5 ldiers.
me procession, preceded by bands,
PA'aded through the city singing patri-
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ITS visit to Berlin.

Goldemeister is said 10 he the son OF
the cocrt chaplain at The Hague. He
went 20 Berlin with ~introductions from
friends in Holland and laid his ideas
with regard to mediation by the neutral
nations before the officials of the Gc:-
man Foreign once. He received the
usual letter Of introduction TO the Ger
man Ambassador In Washington. and
the German Embassy was Informed that
he htd been received at the Foreign
ONCE.
II was Gcldemcistcr's wish 10 present
his ideas To- the tinted States Govern
n.nt. He Is understood To- have made
preliminary inquiries with "A view 20
getting an interview with Secretary
.lrvau. but j Nis SAID at Nj. Br! ans
office to-day that he had not yet inter-
viewed the Secretary.
President wilson and his advisers do
not believe that the time * yet 'ipe fur
any peac. move. The President, AZ IN"
beginning Of the war. offered his ser
Vicyr 10 The helligprent nations a. y
.rediator and that offer is still standing.
II Is Mt expected here that the visit
Of Gcldcme s,er viii bo taken %scriousl'
beyond afford!ne stat. Department ON
rir's an opportunity 20 obtain his per-
Soaal views.
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TO ATTACK MORE LINERS.
DECLARES BERLIN WRITER
Naval Expert of the "Tageblatt," Glorying in Success of
Lusitania Attack, Hopes Other Big Ships
Will Be Torpedoed.

ton. Even the men on watch were
sleeping. How would II he possible
otherwise that the submarine. that Is,
its periscope, was not sighted at the
right time. considering that the sea was
80 smooth?
"When the torpedo had almost
touched the ships body one one officer
on the bridge, seeing the white foam
stripe, recognized the danger and
called: There's a torpedo"
No warning ny Outlook.
But a few seconds later the crap
pling noses OF the fatal proiectile had
bitten themselves into the hull. and the
explosion resulted. why did not n sin
gle lookout report the foam stripe.
recognizable some time before How
man lookouts were there? Did they
have glasses? Lao they been instructed
rs TO how an approaching torpedo is to
be recognized?
why did not the Lusitania Ak her
engine telegraphs at fun speed'-that
Is. twenty-five knots-and particularly
at the time when she was In the midst
OF the most dangerous sphere Of the
danger zone? WHY did she not pur-
sue n zigzag course. as had been or
dered by the Admiralty?
I'm the rescue work there was I
significant lack of organization and dis
cipline. One does not have to believe
all the stories OF passengers h told
OF the confusion among the crew. The
Cunard Line and the Admiralty spread
the Information broadcast that all res
cue measures had worked .Ncellently and
that the conduct Of the crew was fault
less. II IL only natural for them to say
so. Several passengers assert the con-
trary. One may find the truth as lying
between the two assertions. From per-
sonal experience | know that the boats
on English steamers are not always In
working condition. No honest Briton
will lenN TINT
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OPPOSED AS IRISH OFFICIAL.
Intention "a Appoint ". H.. VI
Campbell Irritntcs Nntionnu.,.,

Special 'dhie Despatch 10 Tnr Srx
LONDON. June THE reported inten-
ton 10 appoint W II. NJ Campbell Lord
Chancellor of Ireland to succeed Ig-
natius John o'Brier is reported as most
irritating to the Nationalist in the Lib
eral party
John Redmond presided over "a party
meeting today ~ which. II was reported.
a plan OF action in the event this
selection Is made was discussed After
the meeting adjourned individual Ma
]uonal.sts declared that T. MIR campbell
is appointed It Will END the present
political truce
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fore that body with the new violence he
* said TO ave.
Dorsey Viii present his evidence to
'ioy. Siatou whon the latter takes up
the commiss.p recommendation for
approval or diyapproval norscy's new
evidence. u L. said. relates to the Roam
inttor and the circumstances under
which 1t VAS procured 10y Franks law.
ycrs.
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Harry Shaner, %. of lI62 Brook ave
nue., The Bronx, who was hit by a
stone in a fight between baseball fac
tions AZ l1ith street and Crotona Park
way sunday afternoon. died yesterday
at the Fordham Hospital. Coroner
Healy held Samuel Fisher. a farmer, %
3TT6 Park avenue for the County Court.
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Comparativelv few passengers and
a great part Of the crew were saved.
True. II is easily TO he understood that
the sailors. who are familiar with the
ship, are better able TO save their lives
than unfortunate l~andlubbers, as for
instance those who were sleeping In the
cabins and found 1t hard ever to find
their way to the deck. Was there a
lifebel, ready for each passenger Did
each passenger know how to put IL on
IL IL was there? Innumerable such
questions might he asked. In court they
may perhaps find their answer.
'Tf one OF our submarines should In
the near future sim another great pas
senger ship n new howl OF fury over
German methods OF warfare will be let
loose. These outbursts are entirely un-
called for. because better safety meas
ures. especially steps for proper rescue
operations. can he taken.
1T is a matter Of course that our
submarines will continue to try To tor
pedo real big steamers. Their task j.
,madc harder and harder. However. "
trust that the good stars Of their COM
manders will know how to meet the
growing difficulties. SO that the in
visible hut very effective ring shall he
frightened more n more around the
British Isles
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LABOR MEN OPPOSE
NEW MUNITIONS BILL


, result in the establishment Of Prussian-
ism /. this country"
win Crooks Labor leader) asserted
that the House could not make n greater
blunder than to believe the country will
submit to conscript labor.
Secretary Simon replied that the bill
has no such aim. If such powers were
designed 1t would he necessary to ask
the consent of Parliament.
The bill was then advanced to second
reading.
Premier Asquith said in the House to-
day that Field Marshal Kitchener's APP
peal for 800. 900 recruits has been eatisfac-
;orily met. He said further. in response
to questions. that the Government
, policy regarding new recruiting will be
announced later. There was no hint
in his remarks hat a system OF con-
scription has been decided upon.
When the House convened all the Min
listers of the coalition Cabinet appeared
on the front bench. They were enthusi-
astically cheered and the general feel
ing seemed to he one OF accord and
confidence in the Government.
Speaking OF ltaly's intervention the
Premier said that during half a cen-
tuiy there never had been a shadow Of
discord between the two nations. He
added
We regard Italy as one Of the Gus
todians Of the free traditions Of Europe.
We warmly grasp the hand OF italy and
welcome her sailors and soldiers as fell
" comrades In the struggle on which
the liberty OF the world depends"
\ yelled a~llusion to the recent at
lacks OF Lord Northcliffe on Earl
Kitchener was made by Frederick O..
kellaway. Liberal Member for Bedford.
Has the Government the power" he
asked. 'of stopping the m~ischievous cam
paign of a group of newspapers which
endeavored to prevent men from joining
the army by refusing TO publish Lord
kitchener's appeal for more men and
violently attacking its conditions. and is
the Government aware that these at
tacks have come from the same source 49,
Har ID J. Tennan'. Parliamentary
Under Secretary FOR War. replied
THE action OF these journals has slim
ulated response To Lord kitchener's APP
peal. il Is believed the meme required
Will lie rapidly available
The response was greeted with cheers.
LoNnoS. June 1Tuesday)-The
Daily Chronicle Parliamentary corre-
/ spOudont says
THE Hous of Commons is still in
an angry and ~disgruntled mood As
guith on his arrival IN the House was
cordially greeted, hut IN the debate on
IN" second reading Of the Ministry Of
Munitions hin the questionable mood
found frequent expression. Plainly
I coalition is not loved.
! 1T is very Difficult, to eradicate sus-
/ picion and som" members thought the
hill was a subtle attempt to apply COM
pulsinn to the worklng classes in this
country. The dtbate indicated two
things TIE revival after long quies-
ccnce of tn. power of criticism and pas
Sionate feeling against the dragooninc
OF the work ng classes. II Is evideu:
hat compuls.ou 'or industrial purpose.
would shattcr what Is nov q united
| rntipr o"
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The Best Pajanlas al SI,oo
We could not sell such quantities
if then uerc not the best. Wore
Madras, cotton orepcs, n,crceri;cl
| fabrics. Striped or in solid cco,s.