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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Won JagoW BlameS
Cut Cable for Delay

Berlin via London, July 9.-The
German Minister of Foreign Affairs
Got.lieb Won Jagow. asked 20 be OK
cused from commenting in advance on
the German reply 70 the United States,
but discussed the difficulties under
which the negotiations have been con
Quoted, owing to the sloWness and IN
completeness of communication between
Germany and the United States, and
"the obstruction to the free exchange
of news between the German and Amerl-
can press and public
az see" said the Minister, that the
text of the note of the imperial govern
ment, presented through Ambassador
Gerard. regarding the reopening OF the
direct cable 10 the United States was
published by the American papers on
June 10. The American public has thus
been given an opportunity TO learn OF
the proposals of the German govern
ment with reference TO this.
Germany proposed TO pay the en-
tire expense of repairing the cable and
putting it into operation, the President
Of the United States TO be entitled TO
appoint censors at the American end
Of the cable in order 10 supervise all
messages transmitted over il. You will
have noticed that Germany proposed 20
permit news 70 be sent over this cable
uncensored, so far as Il was unpreju-
dicial to the military plan of campaign.
The American public has also
learned that the British government,
for obvious reasons, has taken no no.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09

tice of these proposals. Great Britain
apparently does not want the people OK
neutral countries to be informed iu ~
impartial way on the events OF this
great war. The reasons are not far 20
seek. That is why. at the beginning
of the war, Great Britain cut the cable.
America has been misinformed about
Germany's motives. This would no..
have been the case had Germany. 10
the same way as her enemies. been able
70 present her case 90 the American
public.
The reopening OF direct cable COM
murications would be Of interest %
the relations between Germany and the
United States. IN so FAR as 10 would help
to dlssipate Misunderstanding in bo'n
countries and facilitate their inter
course in questions Of mutual concern
"ln what way" asked the CORES
pendent, have the present negotia-
lions been aampered by the absence
of cable communications ."
Think only of tho slowness Of 3,
ALL replied the Minister. "Why, ve
seem even 20 have returned TO the dass
of the middle ages, when the soyci-
eicns had TO send special ENJOYS back
and forth between the courts IN ORDER
to exchange views and keep in touch
with the wishes and attitudes OF on'
another"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09

he had barely time 10 catch Southern
Pacific train to Sacramento. The time
consumed in going from the Hartman
lodge to the little mountain railroad
station was twelve hours, on dan
gerous road.
At Sacramento the banker boarded
the Overland Limited for Chicago,
where he made close connections with
the Twentieth Century, coming over the
New York Central to this city. From
the time he left klamath Lake 70 the
time he reached New York Mr.. Lamont
travelled continuously for eighty-four
hours.
Upon his arrival at the Morgan OH
ces Yesterday Mr. Lamont was greatly
relieved to hear that the head OF the
firm had shown such marked improve
ment since Saturday. He talked with
Nh Morgan over the telephone and re-
ceived reassuring statements OF his
condition. The whole atmosphere per-
vading the Morgan Offices was more
cheerful Yesterday than 1t has been
since the banker was shot.
II was stated that Mr.. Lannon'S stay
here will depend largely on Mr.. Nor
gan's condition. He came back 70 ms
desk because he felt that he could re-
leve his partners from the added bur,
dens of work brought on by the forced
absence of the head o the firm. Be
fore his departure for the West Mr..
Lamont had boen actively engaged IN
the negotiations out of which II IS eX-
pected a loan to Great Britain Will re
sult that may amount to $500 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Merchantmen Entitled
TO Guns for Defence

London. July Merchant vessels
Of a belligerent power are entitled by
established and uninterrupted usage
of the sea to carry and use armament
in self-dafence," said Lord Robert
Cecil. Parliamentary Under Secretary
for Foreign Affairs. in reply to cues
ton put by Commander Carlyon W.
Bellairs in the house OF Commons to-
day. q,
Several neutral governments,
Lord Robert said, were communicated
with in this matter at the outbreak
of the war and several more have
been approached since as the circum-
stances suggested. The principle OF
merchant ships carrying arms for self
defence has been generally recognized,
and British ships so armed have been
trading regularly with the various
countries since an early stage Of the
war"
Commander Bellairs" question was
whether in view Of the unusual char
acter Of the German attacks on un-
armed merchant vessels the govern
ment would ask all neutral govern
ments to allow merchant vessels armed
for purposes Of defence only, with a
gun in the stern. to trade with their
ports. in spite Of the fact that they
carried a gun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Russians Take 900
Prisoners in Three Days

Petrograd (via London), July s.-Ihe
following official COMMUNICATION mas
bcon isgued by the War Office:
Between the small town OF Senno
and the village Of Josefow the enemy
ON the 7th delivered no attack. At the
same sine our troops in the direction
Of Lublin continued with success TO de-
velop the offensive which we had begun
in the sector of Urzendof and Bystri-
jitza. Our men dealt the enemy ter
rible blows, and between the 18th and
18th took about 1000 prisoners, while
they captured several dozen machine
guns and flag. In this sector the
enemy Is in retreat and we are pursu-
ing him.
"On the left bank Of the Vistula, dur
ing the night of the 9Th, the enemy,
under cover of enormous clouds of
poisonous gases, delivered attacks in
the direction Of Bolimow. On front
OF about eight miles he succeeded in
some sectors in capturing our first line
trenches, but by counter attacks next
day we dislodged him and recovered
the position, except in the sector near
the Bolmow road, where the fight still
continues.
There is no change along the Bug,
Zlota Lipa and Dniester rivers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
JERSEY CITY LANCES
FOR CARS CAVALRY
Contract for $4,000 Weapons To
Be Delivered in Three Months
Keeps Factory Busy.

Within the next three months 10000
lances will be shipped to the Russian
army from this port. The lances are
being manufactured by the Snead Iron
Works, in Pine Street. Jersey City, and
officials of The company are maintain
ing the greatest secrecy about the con-
tract.
The lances are said 70 be thirteen
and one-half feet long. They are in
two sections. and can readily be taken
apart and put together
Two hundred additional men have
been put to work on the contract. and
the men are working in three eight
hour shifts, keeping the work going
at capacity day and night The con-
tract must be completed in three
months. it was learned, and the goods
will then be turned over to Russian
agents. The Snead officials refuse TO
assume the responsibility for the safe
passage Of the weapons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Raeiopz. were unsuccessful. A

Of Racionz, were unsuccessful. Az
tempts made by our opponents 10 TAKE
away Hill Of, to the east OF Dolowatka'
which we captured yesterday, failed'
an the southeastern theatre;
"Therc Is no change in the situation
OF the German troops standing between
the Dneister and the upper Vistula'
ITO the west of the upper Vistuia
number Of enemy positions were '"Ae"
by storm" s.u
According 10 private reports from
The Russian Poland front, the Russians
have brought up fresh reserve troops
Of excellent raw material, but without
drill practice, In the region OF krasnik
and In Bessarabia and are making a
last stand, evidently covering, a gen
eral retrograde movement. Inc Rus
alan attacks invariably have been re-
pulsed. avn
directing machine gun fire upon tneir
own fleeing troops and increasing their
enormous losses. The Russian IN
fantry. it is added, often use dunn
dun bullets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
ILLUMINATE CAP
SHIP FIRE CLEW
Continued from page 1

cd his course in resigning from tne
state Department because his views Oh
neutrality were not those OF President
Wilson and the other members OF the
Cabinet. This was during the time
that Holt was Matching his terrorist
plan and before he purchased the dyha-
mite and revolvers with which ne at
TEMPTED to kill J. P. Morgan.
Early Yesterday morning the ponce
eliminated the additional 100 pounds
If dynamite the statement OF the
Etna Powder Company that II had sol q
Holt 40 per cent explosive had lea
them TO believe he had. The company
checking up its books, found the entry
should have been so per cent, and so
notified Commissioner Woods. ms
leaves 80 pounds yet to be accounted
for other than by Hollis explanation
of having burned IT. ,
At this time il appeared as tnough
the police might land one of holts &C
completes through the transaction with
the Etna Company. The report came
10 Headquarters that this purchase had
been paid for by check, and a man was
sent to find out whose check 1t was.
Holt's. the records Of the bank would
show who had introduced HIM ana
something of his money supply
was found. however, that the check was
postal money order.
New Mystery In Letter.
Yet another lead, which may or may
not be important. was SAID last nlght
IN he on its way to Headquarters from
District Attorney Lewis j. Smith OF
Nassau County. This was letter sent
from Green, q small town near Blng-
bamton. Smith made mystery OF TINS
letter. though other mlsslves sent "a
Holt were made public. For a large
part of the afternoon the New YORK
nolice were trying TO find Smith to get
= line on the contents OF the Green
letter. Last night reporters told Guy
ccull. Commissioner Woods's secretary
that il was in the mails.
This was when Scull was telling the
reporters Of the progress made IN eK'
aiming the letters and other contents
Of the box seized in Ithaca.
"All the letters we have so far ex'
amined." he said, land we have gone
through one-fourth of them, are such
letters as any college professor might
write. None antedate 1906. when Eric
Nuenter. the Harvard instructor who
kUed his wife. disappeared and FranS
Holt apparently was born. The prin-
cinal subject Of discussion in these
letters is a thesis on Goethe's 'Satyros,
which Holt seems to have written
There is some correspondence, too, on
Goethe's debt 20 Shakespeare"
The CLIPPINGS exhibited by Mr.. Soul
arc from the Boston Herald and the
"Chicago Record Herald They deal
with murders and insanity from coast
N coast The Boston clippings were
principally on the events leading up 20
the execution of Charles L. Tucker in
Boston. on June 1. 1905. One was on
the care Of the mildly insane IN new
hospital in Massachusetts,.
SONS Of the clippin1s are interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Barbed wire protected gate to John
D. Rockefeller, sr.'s, estate at Po-
cantico Hills.

Came yesterday TO Tarrytown to WOO
the favor OF John D. Rockefeller, carry
ing a large cake as a propitiatory gift
to the Oil King on his seventy-sixth
birthday, Anton Won Mings, of Chicago.
Anton says he is a blacksmith and
made the cake himself. He also added
that one of the Rockefeller girls" was
his wife, but would not specify fur
Their. lie is sixty years old, and spent
nine months in the Poughkeepsie In
sane Asylum two years ago.
The gallant Anton arrived in larry
town early in the morning and took
cab to the gate Of the Rockefeller es-
tate. where he descended, burdened by
a large suit case and a smaller hand
bag. He marched up 10 one of the
guards and demanded instant entry
After some psrley he opened the suit
case and displayed the cake, which ap-
peared to be all that one could expect,
even of the best blacksmith. II was of
three layers. heavily iced and decorated
with cupids and other appropriate de-
signs. In pink frosting on the top
was the inscription, "To John d. Rookie
Teller on his seventy-sixth birthday
81 must present this to Mr.. Rookie
Teller myself" the blacksmith-cake-
lUdhtE NolO INC Eudi VI wv - my
self and | must give it TO him person
ally"
His lips trembed when the guard
told him as tactfully as he could that
it would be impossible for him TO see
Mr. Rockefeller.
81 came all the way from Chicago to
give him this" he said piteously. Il
thought he'd see me on his birthday
Tarrytown police Swallowed Won
Mings back TO the station. When he
arrived there his grip was searched. 1t
contained only clothing. The black
smith left at the Pocantico Hills gate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Russians Begin Battle
with Many Advantages
lBy Gable to The tribune !

Petrograd, July (. The Russians
have come to halt before the Cholm-
Lubin- Ivangorod Railway, and are Of
fering a resistance that seems TO indi-
cate the beginning OF serious battle.
Certain conditions are in their favor.
They are close to their bases, have i'm
mediately in their rear two strong fort
resses, lvangorod and Brest Litovsk,
the presence Of which limits the en-
emy's range for manpuvring, and
finally, while the Russians have behind
them a fairly well developed railway
system, which enables them rapidly to
transfer troops from one part of the
front 20 the other, the German and
Austrian troops are operating in an
area almost without railways.
The battle is proceeding for the
present on the roads leading 70 Lublin.
The much bigger enterprise OF an ad-
vance on Brest Litovsk, which might
have had serious results for Warsaw,
seems TO have been either abandoned
or defeated, probably because the OBJ
stnate projection of the Russian front
into Galicia and along the middle
Dnester proved a serious bar TO any
movement in northeasterly direction.
The Russians have now held back the
main enemy advance for three days,
which is the longest stand made since
Lemberg, and they have not oriy taken
many prisoners, but have reduced the
Austrians to the defensive.
1t would be premature to say that
the big advance which began on MAY
has reached its highwater mark, but
tho fact that the Russians have now
fallen back on a strongly defended area
close TO their base and the reported
transfer Of n considerable number Of
Austrian and German troops 70 the
Western and Italian fronts suggest the
possibility that for the present the
Germans have relaxed their determine
ton to sacrifice everything in their
efforts TO secure decisive victory
over the Russians. At any rate there
is a growing feeling that the danger
of direct attack on Warsaw is far less
than il was a week ago and the popula-
ton of that war-tried city has recoy-
cred confidence and hope.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09

aboard 1000 cases of eordite, $500
cases Of loaded shrapnel shells, l,4O0
cases Of trinite tuluol, l,bAS cases or
cartridges and l75 cases Of safety cart
ridges
Among the inhammable materials
aboard were sixty-fve packages OF re
troleum, 2.990 barrels of oil and l.
cal barrels OF wax. The chemicals
included eighty-three barrels of for.
maldehyde and ninotv-hve barrels OF
boracic acid. There we're also US
cases OF automobiles, a large quantity
OF zinc and copper plates, and a large
amount Of foodstu6s.
Requisitioncd by Great Britain.
The Minnchaha had been reouisi-
toned by the British government since
the beginning of the war until Two
months ago when she was released FOR
the general freight service. Since her
release she has made two trans-At-
lantic trips. carrying each time large
general cargo. containing munitions OF
war.
of Halifax when Captain Clarent sen.
his first message 10 the line oihclals
here. Apparently she had made Hall
fax. and was on her way 20 London.
Great secrecy was observed at her
sailing from he- New York pier Sun
Csptain Clarct's first message was
given out at the Offices OF the line y
Broadway. az Q a. m. Il read;
"Minnchaha proceeding toward Hall
fax. Fire in No. 3 hold. Not serious
at present VIII keep you informed.
Position at $3.50 p. m. on the 7th inst.
Nf llnlffoN
"CLARET."
c. ". Thomas. Of the Atlantic Trans
mort Line. said last night he did not
believe the Minnehaha was in any great
danger from the fire IN her hold: lie
said all the explosives were stored well
aft and that hold No. 3 contained only
= general cargo. He said the vessel
was especially fitted for fghting fires,
and he thought there would be no dan
Ger Of the flames reaching the ammuni-
ton. The officials will be on the anX-
ions seat. however, until they hear
further from Captain Claret to-day.
Aid Ready for Liner.
The M;nnehaha was built as big
passenger carrying boat. She has four
decks and is equipped with wireless.
She was launched at the shipyards OF
Harland & Wolf. at Belfast, IN 1900.
She is COO feet long, 565 feet in width
and AS feet deep, with q speed OF
sixteen knots.
Messages from Halifax last night
stated that the Marine Department OF
the Dominion was prepared TO rush a
steamer 70 the aid Of the Minnehaha
if she should ask assistance. In the
absence of a wireless message from the
ship herself giving her course nothing
could be done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09

ing as showing the trend Of Hollis
mind Thus one clipping tells how a
clergyman "raps the care of the in
sane" another that. Truckers Mother
May Have Kissed Him For the Last
Time" another that, Tucker to Die
Tonight" The Tucker case was of
great importance in the DAYS when Mu-
enter was in Harvard. though the clip
pings are Of dates subsequent to his
leaving that place.
Other clippings tell Of stepmothers
killing stepchildren; of negroes lynched
for murder; Of men killing in defence
of women. One editorial from the
Chicago Record Herald" referring to
the number Of murders in the year
past, cheerfullv predicted there would
be more in the year to follow.
Not the least interesting however,
was the last clipping Mr.. Scull took
from the pile. It was a heading from
a Chicago paper, and read:
"Thaw Lured to Kill"
misleading Reports Of Detectives
Said to Have Caused Murder"
perkins Quits New York Life"
An interesting clipping, in'vew of
Dr. Cleghorn's declaration that Hollis
condition was due partially to over
study, was from THE Chicago Re rd-
Herald" and was headed THE Dangers
of Study" 1t went on to say: TOO
much study of a given subject may be
even more dangerous than a little
learning. An example in point is that
Of a graduate Of a college and medical
school who is reported to be an in
mate Of Denver hospital, a physical
and mental wreck, as the result of too
deep study into the ways and works
Of the criminal classes"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
FRENCH BILLS TAKEN UP
Debtors Invoking Moratorium
Less Frequently.

Paris, July S.-Paper Que to the Bank
Of France to the amount Of 2.293, OOO,-
600 francs (s446,6OO,OOO) has been taken
up voluntarily, although owing to the
moratorium debtors were not COM
PEELED to do So This fact was re-
vealed in the Chamber Of Deputies dur
ing the course Of the debate this after
noon on the bill relating to the CON
tinuance Of the moratorium. The Min
lister of Finance. NJ. RibOt, announced
that 33.OO0,00O francs lS6,600,0O0) were
paid last week.
Speaking to the bin to limit the
moratorium TO renewable quarterly pc
RODS, Deputy Dubois. Of Paris, SAID
there was no moratorium in England
because England had not been invaded,
and none IN Germany because Ger
many, already preparing for war, had
treated a war loan, the banks lending
On stocks and bonds, real estate and
personal property, and aiding commerce
and industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
T. w. LAMONT BACK
AT MORGAN OFFICES
Partner Speeds In Auto Over
Rough Western Trails on
News of Shooting.

Thomas W. Lamont, partner Of J. P.
Morgan, arrived at the firms Offices
yesterday morning after travelling con-
tinuously from the time the news Of
the shooting of Mr.. Morgan reached
him, at klamath Lake, Oregon, 1000
feet up in the Cascade Mountains,
where he went a few weeks ago for his
summer vacation. Mr.. Lamont stayed
at what is known as the old +. II. Har-
riman lodge, where the famous railroad
builder spent many of his idle hours.
Shocked at the contents of the tele-
gram which told him of the attempt on
Mr.. Morgan's life, end not knowing
then what the outcome would be, Mr.
Lamont packed his belongings in great
haste and rode at record breaking speed
by auto over the Oregon mountains,
reaching Weed about midnight, where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09

his picture and a note for "Mr. Rookie
feller's daughter" The cake was de-
stroycd and Anton is on his way back
to Chicago.
Ir. Rockefeller stayed in his house
all day. His family was not with him
and he spent the greater part Of his
birthday reading alone. Even his usual
game Of golf was omitted.
Chicago. July S.-"Von Mings is all
right" said Steiner, bartender In
Spranger's Hotel, where the maker Of
the Rockefeller birthday cake has a
room. "He has been staying here about
a week. He went away or Tuesday
with his cake, saying It was a birthday
present for John D. Rockefeller. He
made it here. and left us small one
he had made out Of the extra material.
"Toney says he's John d. Rockefel-
ler's son-in-law. and that once he saved
Rockefeller s29,O0OOO0 on business
deal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
HOLT LEFT DIARY,
SAYS PSYCHOLOGIST
Professor Muensterberg Tells OF
Reporting TO Police When
Muenter Killed Wife.

Boston, July S-The theory ad-
vanced by the Rev. O. B. Sensabaugh,
Of Dallas, Tex, that Frank Holt his
son-in-law. had a dual personality. and
that when he was Holt he had no
recollection Of his experiences as
Erich Muerter was ridiculed here to-
day by Prof. Muensterberg, the Har-
ward psychologist.
The thought that Holt was not
aware Of the deeds, including the kill
ING Of his wife and his subsequent
flight from Cambridge in 1906. when
he lived as Nuenter. is not only I'M
nrobable but utterly impossible.
While / believe that Muenter mad u
tendency towards insanity. ! am sure
he could not have possessed such a
double personality
According 10 Prof. Muensterberg'
there Is in existence somewhere a a.
arv which. when it is uncovered VIII
reveal the mysteries which now en-
velop episodes in the career OF the
suicide at the Mineola jail.
Il think such writing is hidden
somewhere" he declared. land # the
authorities find II everything VIII De
cleared up. ] believe from the way
re always analvzed his own emotions
while at Harvard that he set every
one Of his happenings down in black
and white. He was that kind Of a
man and his peculiar nature would
lead him to Just such things.
"All the time | knew him he i'm
pressed me as q man with an abnormal
tendency toward the study Of Patio
logical sexual cases
The psychologist explained that Mu-
enters pamphlet written soon after
he had left Harvard showed his keen
instincts and his love for anything that
had a touch of the uncanny.
"He was interested in anything that
was on the border line between actual
crime and mental disease. But he
never confded in me. In fact | did
not know he had a wife until / heard
she had been murdered. Then / went
TO the police and told them all l knew
Of Muenter. whom | regarded as a
pathological and perverse person"