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The sun., 1915-10-05
PERSONAL TAX
LIST REDUCED
BY $2,591,0O0
Only 5000 Remains After
Sixty-five Citizens Make
Their Protests.
STATES SYSTEM Is
CONDEMNED BY SANE

Protests TO the Tax Commissioners
Yesterday by the advance guard of
.ccricycd citizens resulted IN s2,591,-
&c nf estimated wealth being stricken
m the personal tax lists. reduction
q, 90 % per cent. on the appraised
figures
TlN officials said they expected a
rush later on--that It was the ex-
pcricncc VI the office that persons with
legitimate protests were always first
,o oppear while the dodgers" came in
overwhelming numbers as the time
limit nearrd expiration. The same
ratio If sworn off taxes II applied to
III, Total of s3.7O4 .3O5 ,965 would leave
a total personal assessment of $12,-
sl76S555.
The present system of imposing taxes
WAS severely criticised by Martin Sake,
president of the State Tax Commits
son. at a meeting OF the joint legisla-
Nv, committee of which Senator Mills
i chairman. Unless the people did
away with the system. he said real es-
tate values in New York would decline
t. q point where the city would be un-
able to meet its obligations.
EN.Gov. Glynn issued a statement
last night in which he declared the
S,otc Treasurcr's records for the fiscal
year just ended place the response
blity for the direct tax ON Gov. Whit
man ana his colleague
The sun., 1915-10-05
LAND AT SALONICA.
&llies Have Army Ready to <d.
vance In Balkans.


LoNpoN, oct. t.-The Entente I'oAels
have landed troops at Salorica. where
they have probably already eutraincd
TO join the Serbian amy ami aid IN re-
pellIng a German or bulgarian invasion,
An Athens despatch says that tho off,
clal Government organ announces that
allied troops have been landed at
Salonica. The force Is made up for
the most part of French soldiers
Two powerful Russian squadrous are
lying off Varna, the principal bulgarian
Black Sea port, says message from
Salonca. Extensive military prcpara-
,ions are under way AT Odessa and
Seba stopol, whore transports have been
collected These movements are taken
| to indicate a Russian attempt to land
| troops at Varna as soon as tho naval
| forces have reduced the insufficient for
| titcations
| Field Marshal Won Mackonscu has ar
rived ON the Serbian frontier, says a
Bucharest despatch, 10 assume command
| of the Austro-'ierman forces about to
! press into Serbia, This news l. hot
| based on official statements but tie COT
| respondent says it comes from excel
lent authority,
! one hundred thousand German sp,-
The sun., 1915-10-05
BEGINNING OF WARS
END, SAYS TENANT
British Under Secretary De-
clarc> That Recent Events
Justify the Hope.
succ,a, cabr, Drspatcl 10 Tur sr>

SUrcdl 'dbIe Dfsp6f"h 10 THL StN
I.uNpoN, oct. 4--"The success Of the
present operations is such as to en-
courage the hope that 1t is the begin
ming of the end" said II. j. Tcnnanl
Parliamentary Under Secretary for War,
10 the correspondent of THE SU% to-
day. In reply TO question about tn"
probable duration of the war Mr. Ten
uant said;
Unlike the Germans We are not so
meticulous as TO Ak a date or TIME
table of days or hours. All We say 10
that we have set our minds and plans
TO a definite purpose and. horrihIe as
may be the loss of our sons of those we
hold dearest, We are ready to sacrih'e
even more In the accomplishment of our
purpose.
although It may be too early in the
day 10 express much. It must he patent
10 IN who have watched the progress OF
recent events that very good start
has been made to press the enemy back
and secure the eventual evacuation OF
belgium.
II am very glad to say this at the
present time and | am delighted to
send through THE SUN this message to
America I.ct me tell Americans al
once how we appreciate their sympathy
and good VIII. Let them realize that In
subscribing TO the Anglo-frcnch loan
they are not putting their money on the
The sun., 1915-10-05
GERMANS WIN REDOUBT
British Report Loss Of the HOhcn.
sOllerR Defence.

NDec'di f0his DtSpd'ch 10 THH SrN.
loNpoN. oct. i.-The official press
bureau Tonight made the following an
nounC'meut:
SIR John French reports that yester-
diy afternoon the enemy commenced =
heavy humhardmeut and delivered re-
pettrd attacks across the open field
against the trenches between the quar-
los At N,rmeiles and the lluliuCh
road. Their attacks were pressed
d"tcrmucdIy. hut all were repulsed
with severe loss to the enemy who
failed to reach the trenches.
Further to the northwest the enemy
rcyapturrd the greater portion OF the
Iionen2r,lorn redoubt. Along the re-
maiudrr of the front the situation Is
unchanged
The press bureau also announced that
Sir John French issued an order OF the
day approciatng the gallant work done
hy the aviation corps in the recent great
baltic,
The sun., 1915-10-05
SECRET REAM WILL
MAY Be KNOWN TO-DAY
Capitalist Said to Have Left
From $40. 600. 900 to $780,
600. Third to Widow.

The VII Of Norman r. Rcam. or
ganizcr of the National Biscuit Com
pany and the United states Steel Cor
poration. whirh has been kept secret
since his death last February. may at
last be made public through a confer
ence tomorrow between counsel for the
estate and representatives of the state
Comptroller. who wishes schedules and
n copy of the will in order to impose an
inheritance tax. II is believed the will
dispoees of from si000o,0o0 to $780,
OOO. 600.
The main provisions OF the wtll. how
ever are reported to be as follows : one
third Of the estate goes to Mrs. Caroline
Putnam Ream, the widow the remain
ing two-thirds are divided into six equal
parts, of which each child hnherits one
The widow gets the Ream estate at
Thompson. Conn. valued in the millions.
While the full assessed valuation IL not
known ;he Connecticut property taxable
under the inheritanc" tax law Is as
sessed AT s5.65S. .52G.Gi
The will reveals also for the first time
the fact that Louis Marshall Rcan, the
Youngest son. is divorced from El-iu'r
rendleton. a broadway beauty. They
were married in Iloboken four wears
ago. but Louis Ream never got his
fathers approval Of the match. and after
wife that will make il unnecessary ior
her to continue stage career.
The Ream will has remained mys-
terry ever since Il was taken from a
strong box in New York and admitted
to probate by Judgc Fred MuuNan IN
Thompson, conn. Although Attorney
General Denham ~ Connecticut holds
that Probate Judge must SHOW pro-
bated will on request. Judge Munyar
has refused to do So save to an heir o'
counsel
In tine state cnmptroler's office here
it was said that unless the required i'm
formation was Forthcoming this week a.
appeal would be made to Gov. Whitman
and Surrogate's Court action would be
| started. Special counsel for the Comp
trOller. however, expects to-day's con
! ference to end the trouble.
The sun., 1915-10-05
SPAIN WANTS TO MEDIATE.
Alfonso Hopes World Peace WIN
He signed at Madrid.
Special Cdbie Despatch to TuI ST 5

cpe''d Uofe DesDut'N 10 M SIN.
L,NDoN. oct. 4.--The Morning Posts
correspondent at Madrid attributes the
following statement to the Spanish
Premier:
Spain continues to observe neutrality
respecting both belligerents and places
at the disposal OF either group her
diplomatic services should they be re-
quired. This neutrality will be preserved
until the end of the war.
1T is SPANS desire to do everything
possible to promote the cause Of peace.
No other nation has greater right to
exert that role. It is my hope. shared by
the King, that the world peace will he
signed at Madrid. .an event which Is not
improbable
The sun., 1915-10-05
sLATON BACK IN GEORGIA.
Ex-GOvernor, Who COMMITTED
CruUk's sentence, Retarns iiOme.

ATLANTA, oct. 4.--Icx -Governor John
NJ Slaton. who left Georgia after
tine outbreak caused by his Communication
NJ the death sentence of Leo NJ. Frank.
returned 20 Atlanta tonight, lie has
spent the last three months on the
Pacific coast.
When Mr. Slaton stepped from the
train at 10 O'Clock he was met by several
plain clothes policemen and number or
friends. who hustled him into an auto
mobile and tool, him to his home the
general public does noi yet hho" tha'
the eX- X-CioYernOr has returned.
The sun., 1915-10-05
YALE TO TRAIN GUNNERs.
Battery VIII /" Quar-
tcred Near the Campus.

New HAVEN, Conn, oct "a caii Tor
volunteers in a Yale artillery battery
to bc composed OF lbs students IN inc
graduate and undergraduate depart
ments of the university VIII be issued
this week, AccoIding to plans announced
Tonight The university VIII contribute
$40 900 for the construction OF new par
racks ncar the campus and until then
drill will he held once week In the
Val, baseball cage. The tonnecticu'
National Guard will give sl3,,oo0 foi
guns and equipment,
Major-Gcn. Leonard Wood and Presi-
dent Hadley OF Yale are sponsors foI
the plrn. An army officer will be sta
toned here to drill the men.
The sun., 1915-10-05
FEAR IN CUBA OVER DR.. BOBO
Dcposcd President Of iiRSti and
Followers at Guantn ma mo.

HAvANA. oct 4-Dr, i'obo the de-
posed President of liayti, who has hen
at Santiago de Cuba, has gone to Guam
tanamo to meet his compatriots, many
of whom have landed there ciandes-
timely
The Guantanamo newspapers are ung-
ing the Government to increase precau-
tions against a negro uprising.
The sun., 1915-10-05
U. OF P. MAN QUITS IN HUFF.
stotesbury's stepson Resented
InstructOr's Attack ON Traction Co.

PHILADELPHIA. oct. An the midst
or the controversy over the dismissal
OF Prof. Scott Nearing by the University
of Pennsylvania comes the announce
ment tonight by James II. Il. Cromwell,
stepson OF r.. T. Stotesbury, a trustee of
the university, and chairman of the
board OF directors of the Philadelphia
Traction Company, that he has dscon-
tinued his course in economies at Penn
sylvania because the instructor de-
ciared the transit company has Phlla-
delphia by the throat and Is strangling
it."
Il think l did what was right" de-
clared Cromwell tonight. "When you
are In a classroom and hear your father
indirectly insulted wouldn't you feel you
were justified In acting"
The sun., 1915-10-05
GERMANS RETAkE POSTS
LOST IN ARTOIS DISTRICT
Recapture Important Point From French Drive British
From Hohenzollen Redoubt-Artillery
Active in Champagne.

down or The SIhlous railroad station
AT NriZ NO fewer than forty shells OF
heavy calihre, Other French aviators
nav" continued the commandments
from the air OF the railroad lines,
Junction points and railroad stations
he mind the German front.
The sun., 1915-10-05
U. s. MADE TOOL TO
BACK COTTON DEAL
Representative W. :. IIOWar1l'S :
Frank Circulated Literature
of Growers Society.
STORY TOLD IN COURT
Part Of Testimony in Hearing
Of Promoter Charged With
MisuSing Mails.

John VI. Green OF Atlanta. Ga, vice.
president of the Cotton Growers CO.
operative Society, described before
United States Commissioner Houghton
yesterday the scheme through which the
society is said to have made the Gov
ernment pay for the printing and the
mailing Of some of It's hest advertising
matter. According to the witness the
society was indebted for this aid to
William schley Howard, Representative
from the Fifth district OF Georgia.
whose frank was used in sending out
the advertising matter.
Mr.. Green testified as a witness for
Philip G. Wadsworth. one OF the found
ers of the society. who was arrested
here in August on an Indictment handed
down by the Federal Grand Jury OF At
lanta branding the societys plan for
combining the cotton growers of the
South as a fraud and charging Wads-
worth with using the mails illegally.
Congressman Howard became inter-
ested in the cooperative plan, according
to Mr.. Green. and on July 20. 1912, made
a speech in the House OF Representa-.
tiNcS calling attention to AN address de-
liv"red by Wadsworth at meeting of
representatives from the cotton grow ing
states In Washington In july. 1912. II
this way. IT is alleged. Congressman
Howard. had spread upon the govern
mental record Wadsworth's full sIeeCh
boosting the Cotton Growers Coopera- =
tive Society plan as the best solution of
the difficult problem of successfully
marketing the cotton crop of the South.
This speech, Mr.. Green said was ac-
cord'ngly printed IN the Government
printing office and sent to the society's
offices 10y the bagful and later sent out
by the society under Representative
Howafd's frank. The pamphlet, accord
ing TO Assistant United States Attorney
stanton must have been excellent ad-
Verjising, as IT set forth. apparently
under Congressional approval. all the
details of the scheme for gathering
together the cotton planters OF the
South and helping them to find a mar
ket for their crops at a staple price.
The Cotton Growers Cooperative So
oicty, according TO some of its litera-
turo. was to be a S5O.o00.0 900 corpora
tiou. 1t was To hire one superintendent
and nine supervisors for each OF the
500 counties of the cotton belt. These
men were to TAX" charge of the garner.
ing of III" crop and storing Of it in
warehouses.
The cotton planters aud the county
SuprriutendrntS ard supervisors Were
iC purchase stock in the society. which
according to the literature would some
day ulnc. 4 concentrated capital Of 81.
GOO "nn. nno AZ the disposal of planters
ihu~ freeing them from the burdens i'm
posed on them by tn. cotton mauipu-
lators.
Under the old state OF things. this
literature Of the company asserted, The
d cotton growers were being robbed oi
Sl"o. .uuu. .0uu a year. but the WadsWortl
plan. IL declared. would place them OF
their "rightful throne. put a crown OF
their heads aud ere the Christmas bells
ring again make them kings and priests
of prosperity"
The sun., 1915-10-05

The latest direct news from Sofa.
sent under date Of October 3, is that all
passenger traffic to and from sofia has
heen stopped by military orders Apart
from this there has been nothing since
September 30.
News Of the action. II any taken by
the Entente Powers in the face of the
bulgarian menace IS little more precise,
Photographed quotations from Athens
newspapers and dispatches from CORE
spondeuts in Athens certainly imply that
an allied force has been landed at Sa-
lonca, but there is nothing oihrial to
This effect That Premier Nenzelos is
formally protesting the actual or pro-
posed landing of troops is apparent, hut
il IL assumed that this protest is merely
pcrfunCtory and Is not intended to ave-
such a landing.
The Nenizelus newspapers declare thai
he Entente Powers have given most
explicit assurances that there VIII hc nn
action detrimental to Greek interests,
and the calmness with which tin" LANDING
whether it has actually occurred or "a
impending. has been received Indicate :
that the Greek Government, and rcop'
are not worrying.
The sun., 1915-10-05

D EPORTS from several sources says that large
- force of allied troops has been landed at Sa-
lonica Q) is about to be landed there to oppose
the Austro-German attack Serbia. The arrowed
lines from Salonca indicate how such force might
be distributed, the major part going north to the
Serbian frontier and other forces being sent to the
Bulgarian frontier (4) in the north and in the dis
trict of Kavaa.
The sun., 1915-10-05
TAX PROTESTS BEGIN.
Personal List Is Reduced S!.5O1..
900 by the Com i-.ioners.


Sixty-7ve persons against whom a ten
.ajive assessed valuation OF S2.600.70O
had been placed on their personal prop
eiy by the Tax Department appeared
yesterday before the Tax Commissioners.
When the first swearing or session
vas over the sum of s2,5sl GOO had been
81 Icbtu fiom the rolls, and of the orig.-
na. assessment only s9,10O remained.
Tae amount held was less than one
ta.jd Of / per cent. of the tentative iig-
uges. SNty men went away smiling,
hd,u. sworn off their entire assess
NJ ut.. ,ud only the remaining hve will
haze - pt! any taxes.
Those N,U appeared We're the advance
quad ui many hundreds, perhaps thou
81 DIS, ui lite $50 persons, estates and
vurpu.d. ..l, on the 1916 personal tax
..t', Agu feel uEgrieved over the work
OF the ttNug authorities in initiating
Ie soma. assessments ard who VIII prob
aoiy seek Wholesale reductions or ab-
sUlute cancellations. The total per-
sunh property assessment. as originally
announced, reached the stupendous hg-
u." Of 0i,3Oj,3 ,3GJ,and many persons
figured Last night that If the same
td.i" of reduction is maintained until
NOV Ncuhtr 80, when the sweating of
period viii expire, there viii remain
only Sl25i7,6:6.jJ to be taxed.
NpnoGy IN the Tax Depai ,ment be-
leIcs however, that this percantage will
ue hept up, for the reason that the early
kckcrs, As a rule. are persons who have
.Ist complaint and want TO get II out
Z. their systems Again only a com
luatNriy small number of assessment
notices have been sent out The notices
49, golu- out at the rate of 1000 or
1000 day, and in about IA week or two
It Is expected rush of kickers will
start that will keep the Commissioners
and their assistants busy. Yesterday s
sc>S ON was exceedingly tame compared
with iho>. that will be held when all the
listed ones get ois cial information as to
tnc personal property they are supposed
10 possess and folks begin to resent the
idea OF being forced to pose as million
.!es for taxing purposes.
Hainey Estate Protests.
Tn, most co,s,,icuous ,ssossmant ey
smIp.d ,,.st.,d,,. vas that nf PAM
K4.n,, iEn ,,ri'..,,, .|y,,,,,.o, and loo
lur.r NJ, I,,I,,o,. !. ;n Af,ica The
attorney nf his f,tb,,.s estate annIied
for an o>,,,,,tion n,, tho ground that
Mr. Raip.y iiy.. a., ui..issinni aud IL
tl.,.fnr. , ,, ,,,.ii,,,, M a.t,t.
tn, ,-toru,, e,id v,s I,f, to him I'm
I,nr,yl,.,ni., m. a.so.smert vas
sworn off
Tn, h,ar,prs n,.re hold hv President
l.tNS,n purIy "Reminiscences John T.
iitller,n trnda,.,,, "a shir,ev ,,harIes
I Wine and calm :, wnoiward nd and
Assistant ron,,nissinn,.r Charles T.
Arams (iarry "a uIy,tz., v,lentiue J.
The sun., 1915-10-05
WILSON STANDS FOR
Big FAST SHIPS
lie F'avOrs a Rapid Upbuilding
Over a Period Of Some
Years.
FOR BATTLE CRUISERS
Daniels Authorizes a state
mpnt That the Navy Budget
Will Exceed 101Es.
FOR BATTLE CRUISERS

wAsHiNGroX. Oct. l-rresident Will
son had conference with Secretary
Daniels and Representative Padgett,
chairman OF the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, on the naval programme
this morning. 1t was the Presidents
first discussion OF the needs of the navy
with Mr. Padgett, and an hour was
spent in listening to an expression Of
the latters views and those of the
Secretary.
The discussion was OF a preliminary
character and the Presidents visitors
did most Of the talking. There are
reasons for believing that the concu-
sions OF the President have not Yet
passed beyond the stage OF geneiaitles.
and that neither he nor the General
Board has decided on the number Of
ships of each class which should be
authorized at the next session of Con-
gress
one fact was established. however. as
result of the conference. namely that
the President will urge an appropriation
for one or more battle cruisers as a
part Of the next budget The navy now
has no vessel OF this type.
Mr.. Daniels said after the confer
ence that the report made to him by
Naval Constructor Mcbride who re-
turned from England last week after
a study OF naval development in the
present war. had convinced him that
fast warships of powerful types were
absolutely essential to a well balanced
I navy.
Daniels Fnvors six Cruisers.
II has been understood that Mr..
/ Daniels is inclined to favor the au-
/ ihorization of six cruisers to he COM
pleted by 1918 II is inproha BILE how
ever. that appropriations will actually
be made for more than two at the next
session of Congress.
Naval authorities said to-day that the
General Board will favor provisions for
. battle cruisers only with the under
standing that no sacrifice of dread
/ noughts is entailed in the building pro-
gramme.
Secretary Daniels would not disclose
| the number of submarines provided for
I in the tentative programme. He gave
| the impression. however. that he does
not intend to permit his enthusiasm for
the submarines to lead him into over
looking the Importance of the capital
ships In modern naval warfare.
some months ago" said the Secre-
tary. Everybody was talking subma-
rines. More recently the pendulum has
swung in favor Cf battleships | am
steering the middle course essential to
the building of "A well proportioned
navy"
Secretary Daniels would make no COM
mcnt on the report that he is tentatively
. committed to a programme for the cN-
penditure of S22I. .0O0. OUn on new ships.
hut he authorized the statement thar
The sun., 1915-10-05
French Force at SalOnica
Ready for Advance to
Join SerbianS
CARS THREAT NOT
TO BULGAR PEOPLE
Warming Directed Solely
Against Government
at Sofia.
$50. 900 TETTONS ON
BORDER. FOR DRIVE
Gen. Won MackenSen Re-
ported to Have Left
Russian Front.
Sp.c,a, cob,e Drspo,ch TO Tan sr>.

Sppctd' 'Jb's DFspd''H 10 Nv S' y
IoNDoN. oct. 5.-In the absence OF
official news the London newspapers
assume this morning that Bulgaria
nas ignored the ultmatum sent yes
terday by Russia and that war ia con.
sequently certain.
This imposes upon Great Britain"
says the Ddily Mail. the necessity Of
providing for and maintaining yet an.
other large army"
Further confirmation that the Ger
mans are aiding the Bugarians IN
their aggressive designs is contained
ir a late despatch from Athens which
sIys that skilled German mechanics
are being sent from Ccnstantinople TO
Bulgaria.
The same message adds that six
German aviators have arrived at
Sofa. They are to operate with the
Bulgarian flying corps.
Time Limit Uas Expired.
hours given 10 Bulgaria for an answer
20 the Russian ultimatum have elapsed.
although the exact hour at which tho
ultimatum was delivered Is not known
here II L. reported thai IN" First Score
tary of the Russian Embassy at sofia,
acting for NJ. SaViuSky, the Minister
who Is in. handed the note to Premier
Rado.lavoh at I O'Clock sunday after
noon, in which case tn" tw.uty-four
hours expired at ahou; \ NJ. Monday,
New York time.
There are now two real opinions here
respecting Bulgaria's decision--whoth her,
tnat Is, 1t was definitely communicated
To- Russia or allowed to be Inferred
through silence on Bulgtria's part. The
Times SAYS that until II is learned that
a breach has actually occurred it may
be hoped against hope tnat the Bull
gariau people will not allow King Ferd-
r.' OS.Ch AAist lead them To disaster.
II must he owned, however, that there
IL only the slenderest justification for
any hope.
opinion is equally hopeless at fetro-
grad. where the Sofia Government is re-
garded as completely dominated by Ger
many and Austria. If anything were
needed to strengthen the belief that the
bulgarian King aud Government are
pledged to the Teutons il would ne
found in unofficial information to tho
Allies recent proposals.
The sun., 1915-10-05

Continued on Fourth Pogo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-29
GREAT BRITAIN SPURNS
ANY PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
Matter Not Broached Directly or In
directly, Says David q.
Lloyd George. 4 b

LONDON. October 2s.-An emphatic
in any peace negotiations. direct or
indirect, was made by David Lloyd
George. tho minister OF munitions. in
reply to a question In tho house Of
commons.
Mr.. Lloyd George spoke for Premier
AsQuith. when the question OF which
Amman Bryce had given notice came
up. The query was as to whether un-
official exchanges of views had been
carried on between Berlin and London,
with the possible object of the con-
clusion of an early peace. and whether
inquiries of a similar nature had been
made by official representatives of any
neutral power.
Certainly not" was the reply of the
minister of munitions.
The words of the prime minister
still hold good" he added, referring
not only to the question of peace neso-
tiauons, but to the query as to whether
the premier still adhered to the decla-
ration in his Guild Hall speech that
Great Britain should not sheath her
sword until the freedom of Europe
was secured"
Mr.. Lloyd George continued:
I'VE shall not think of entering any
peace negotiations except in COM
mon with our allies, In accordance with
the agreement made in September.
1914.