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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
ATLANTIC FLEET
TO REMAIN EAST
Will Not Go Through Canal
to Panama Fair Unless
War Ends Soon.
from TIE Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, Feb. 12.--The Atlantic
heet will not be feature of the San
Francisco exposition unless the Euro
pean war terminates more suddenly
than even the most optimistic inter-
national expert expects. with the
date Of the opening Of the Panama
Canal tentatively set for early in July,
but with every chance that further
postponement may become necessary,
even 10 it's elimination from the sum-
mer's programme, the administration
is simply marking time with view
to letting conditions adjust themselves
"a a batter status than is now pre-
sented.
strategists of recognized authority
and official standing have ADVISED
strongly against the transfer OF the
soet from the Atlantic to the Pacitic.
They have suggested that with even
the remote possibility of a slide IN
Culebra Cut, which might indefinitely
delay the passage of the warshlps. IL
would be most unwise to put the meet
into Pacific waters. They assert that
the Atlantic is far more apt to re-
ouire the feet than the Pacific.
The present tentative plan OF the
administration is to have the President
visit Panama in July on a battlesnip
and hold a naval review in Gatum
LAKE After that the battleship Oregon
and the protected cruiser Olympia tor-
merly Admiral Dewey's hagship' VIII
proceed through the canal and to San
Francisco. The real first line SHIPS
will remain on the Atlantic side OF
Culebra Cut, and the President, hav.
ing already visited the exposition az
the March opening, will return TO the
United States by the same route taken
in going to Panama.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
BISHOP PLEADS POVERTY
Banker Says He Has Lost His
All, S391,215, in Two Years.

James Cunningham Bishop. formerly
Of the banking firm Of Redmond e. Co.,
testirying yesterday before a referee
on his application to reduce from slJ,-
900 year to $4,000 year the alimony
he is paying Mrs. Abigail Hancock
Bishop. who obtained divorce from
him. declared that his former property
of sSs7 900 has shrunk TO nothing
Moro than this, he is, he said. in
debt $4,000.
Sir. Bishop testified that while he
u,as defending his wife's divorce suit.
IL 1918. he spent 100000 for living
expenses. including the $4,000 alimony
Re paid Mrs. Bishop. His total loss
s.f ce Janu~ry. 1913, he said, amounted
to S3gI.2l5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
By ELEANOR BOOTH SIMMONS.

From Hankes department store. in
Cincinnati, where for twelve years she
has worked TO support her two chill
dren while her husband INDUCED his
wanderlust, Mrs. JEFF Davis came yes
terday to his Hotel de Gink But she
doesn't intend TO stay there. For with
her came her daughter and son. Cora
and Ellery, and Mrs. Davis made up
her mind before ever she saw the
Hotel de Gink that II is no place for
a little girl,
She told me so on the train, where
| met her, coming into New York.
"Jeff is a great tslker," she said,
"and don't talk enough, but here's the
time when he's got TO sit right down
and listen to me-"
Mrs. Davis is really and truly re-
marksble woman. She is good sense
good nature and cheerfulncss compact
You remember Ruth Pinch, in Dickenss s
Martin Chuzzlewit"? And Mark Tap
lev, in the same book? Mrs. Davis Is
a Ruth Pinch (only plumper), with q
strong seasoning of Mark Tspley
thrown in.
put her good nature to the test
for burst in upon her just this side
Of Albany. ct o'clock in the morning
as she was washing the dust Of the
journey from her own and her child
rens faces in the cramped dressing
room of the sleeping car and buttoning
UP the garments of lonely old lady
she had fallen in with on the trip.
"I didn'. know anything of life when
I married jeff" she said. 81 was only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
AUTO KILLS BOY;
MOTHER CRAzED
Her Little Girl Burned to
Death Only Three
Months Ago.

A parade Of the unemployed IN
Brownsville, led by squad OF children
from the Socialist Sunday School at
tracted the attention Of William ker-
.s. seven years old, Of 1875 Amboy
Street, Brownsville; his brother, LOUIS
nine years old, and lsidore hornoishy'
Eve wears old, Of 129 Amboy Street
The three boys marched along down
Sutter Avenue.
Al Vanderbilt Avenue halt was
called to allow vehicles and streetcars
TO pass through the lines. William ana
Isidore started across the street. Ju-t
a. they reached the middle car bore
down on them. From the opposite d.
rection came a department store auto
mobile truc.:, driven by Robert Pet
zoldt, of 21s Gold Street.
lhe boys turned to run to the sida-
walk and tripped each other. William
was thrown under a wheel OF the truck
ami Isidore fell down. The kerness boy
was carried to a nearby drug store,
ubere he died. Isidore was attended
bv DR. Bluhmfeld, of Trinity Hospital,
and was taken home:
-,rs. Kerness rushed up when she
heard a boy had been killed, Three
ron+bs ago her three-yesr-old daugh-
fer. Rebecca. had been turned to death
in the street. When she learned that
the injured boy was her son William
she became hysterical and, screaming
ran home. The body was taken to the
brownsville police station, where 1t lay
nnidentifed until 7 o'clock, when the
father called. " ~
For a while the crowd which gath,
cred around the automobile thIeatened
tbo chauffeur. Patrolman William
Thrum had some difficulty in keeping
:. froro violence. No arrest was made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
Sweden, Norway and Den.
mark Against Germany's
War Zone Decree.
FEAR FOR SAFETY
OF THEIR SHIPPING
No Plans Laid to Discuss
with Britain the Use of
Neutral Flags.
From The Tribun. Bureau. J

Washington, Feb. 12.-Sweden, Nor.
way and Denmark will back up the
United States note TO Germany on the
war zone decree. Before February Is
the German Imperial Foreign 0fice
notes regarding the German proclama-
tion similar in purport, although
couehcd in somewhat less positive
terms, TO the note sent to Germany by
the United States.
The Scandinavian kingdoms do not
expect to take up with Great Britain
the alleged instructions Of the British
Admiralty as to the use OF neutral flags
by British merchant vessels in the
waters likely to be infested by German
warcraft. II is their belief that the
representations made by the United
States cover the question Of the misuse
of neutral ensigns so fully that nothing
further along that line will be nece,-
sary, and utterances from the other in
volved neutrals would be redundant in
view Of the disclaimers Of Great Britain
and the fact that the use OF neutral
flags as an emergency measure is coun-
tenanced under international law.
Conferences between the monarchs OF
the three nations, informal in charae-
ter but OF the widest Importance, were
held several weeks ago. A conference
Of the Premiers of Sweden, Norway
and Denmark is under way, with the
object Of efecting coordination in ac-
tion to be taken to protect shipping.
The North Sea and the overseas com
merce Of Sweden, Norway and Denmark
with Great Britain directly and with
the United States by routes which
traverse the delimited areas is exceed
ingly heavy. Cargo boats Of two OF
the scandinavian lines carry vast guam
titles of Swedish iron ore to the United
States and take back heavy cargoes OF
American coal and American foodstufs,
Previous to the outbreak of the war
there was also daily mail express and
passenger service across the North Sea
between the three countries and the
British Isles, and this has been only
partly interrupted by the war.
The Scandinavians are disposed TO
view the German declaration as dis,
tinctly a menace to their shipping and
TO the lives of their sesmen and pas
sengers, and are frankly pleased with
the tenor Of the American Official ex-
preston on the subject.
That the Netherlands government al
ready has protested against the Ger
man declaration was announced In a
London dispatch to The Tribune to-
day, and this, with the certainty OF the
Scandinavian protests and the Ameri-
can note, completes a practically unanl-
nous protest from all Of the nations
likely to become involved if Germany
pursues her announced intention OF
taking summary action against suspect
ed ships.
At to-day's Cabinet session the notes
70 Germany and Great Britain were the
principal topic OF discussion. Dipio-
matte Washington also discussed the
notes with serious interest, but criti-
cism Of neither note was made by
neither of the embassies Of the two
nations receiving the American COM
munications.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
FANNY CROSBY DIES
in HER 95TH YEAR
World Famous BlindHymn
Writer Passes Away
at Bridgeport.

Fanny Crosby, for fifty years known
to the world as "the blind hymn
writer" died yesterday at her home ir
Bridgeport, Conn. She was in hel
rapidly continued her work almost to
the end. With her at her death were
her niece, Mrs. Henry d. Booth, and
other members of the family with
whom she had made her home for many
years.
Miss Crosby was born in East River
Putnam County, n. Y, March 25, 1920
and became totally blind at the age OF
six weeks through the negligence OF
physicians. Possibly it was her affiic-
tion that gave rise TO the deep re-
ligious feeling that dominated her life
Her most marked characteristic was
cheerfulness, and that trait stood out
clearly in her work.
William H. Doane played a promi'
nent part in the launching Of Miss
Crosby on her career as a hymn writer.
From her childhood she was a maker OF
rhymes. One day Mr.. Doane rushed
into Miss Crosby's study. He had
twenty minutes in which 10 catch a
train, and wanted some verses TO fit
some music he had composed. Miss
Crosby was able to produce them in
time, and the result of her few min
utes' work was the hymn known to all
the world, one verse of which follows:
Safe In IN. arms of Jesus
Safe on his gentle breast
There. by his love o'ershaded.
Sweetly my soul shall rest.
IIsrk. IT'S tine voice OF angels.
Borne In q song 10 me.
over the fields OF glory.
Over the Jasper sea.
The first volume Of poems published
by Miss Crosby was "A Blind Girl and
Other Poems" That was published in
1874, and among her later works are
Monterey and Other Poems" and "a
Wreath of Columbia's Flowers"
The blind girl was educated at the
Institution for the Blind, in this city,
fifteen. Afterward she became a
teacher Of rhetoric and history in the
institution. During the time spent
there she wrote the words to many
songs, some of which caught the pop
ular fancy. Among them were "Hazel
DELL" proud World, Goodby," "l'm
Going Home" "Honeysuckle Glen" and
"There's Music in the Air" "The
Flower Queen" and "The Pilgrim
Fathers" were two successful cantatas
from her pen.
Through her connection with the in
stitution Miss Crosby became known
TO many persons of prominence. and
numbered among her friends Henry
Clay, Presidents Tyler and Van Buren,
General Winfield Scott and William II
Seward. She wrote some lines on the
death Of Henry Clay's son, who was
killed in the Mexican War, and these
made deep impression on the bereaved
father.
Miss Crosby was the first woman TO
speak in the Senate Chamber in pub
lie capacity She read there one of her
poems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
CHEEKY MRS. JEFF HERE;
WON'TLIVE WITH HOBOES
Mrs Davis Rules Wanderers Inn No Place for Children
and Edict Is Law to Talkative Husband-But How
She Praises Him-Reunited Family Very Happy

sixteen, and l only realized that ! had
mother and a stepfather and a roof
over riy head and food to eat. was a
nurse girl, and one child wasn't enough
for me, wanted all the children in he
neighborhood. Then JEFF came and
just swept me of my feet"
Many Struggles In Past.
She shook her head, and a sober look
spread over her dimpled face. Mrs
Davis weighs 10 pounds. and she isn't
much moro than four feet high, so she's
what might be called heshy. Her face
is as plump as her body, and very jolly,
but II grew grave as she thought OF
the past
at hasn't been easy" she said. 81
feel better about il now. ! think it's
coming out all right in the end. But
there's been times when | didn't feel
very good about It, The neighbors
look at :. that way. I'd married JEFF
for better or worse, and there was no
getting round it, he was my husband
But he couldn't stay at home. I'd see il
coming on him when he listened TO the
railroad trains passing, and in few
days he'd be of. He didn't always
ride, though. Most always when ne
left he was broke, so he must have had
TO walk
1--WE hadn't been married but few
months when he up and went to Boston.
He didn't tell me he was going. | got
a letter telling me he was there, just
three or four words. Jef's never writ
ten letters when he was away, and
that was one thing made it so hard.
He's never written me anything about
this Hotel De Gink, and it's made me
feel awful foolish when folks asked me
about it,"
How many times" ! asked her, "do
Continued on page 5, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
AUSTRIA TO FORCE
RULER ON POLAND
Hapsburg Archduke Ste
phan Chosen and Will
Be Crowned Soon.
IRr c.hle to The tribunal

/, Petroprad, Feb. "a King Of Po-
land has been selected and will be
crowned in few days at Cracow. This
is an attempt at a political coup by
Austria and the selected aspirant TO
the non-existent throne i. Archduke
Karl Stephan. OF the House Of Hsps-
burg. The selection seems to have
been directed by the fact that the
srchduke is allied with the very ancient
Polish House Of Rsdziwill.
As a political move on the part Of
Austria this coup will prove double
edged. In the first place. II is obvi-
ously aimed against q piraticsl at
tempt credited to the Hohenzollerns
to capture yet another future throne.
but doubtless it is secondsrily intended
TO influence the Poles themselves in
favor of the failing cause of Austria.
As to what the Germanic Poles may
think Of move taken at the moment
when the Russian armies are on the
point Of sweeping into the plains Of
Hungary and with the Austrian cause
already long ago foredoomed. there is
no information here. The Russian
Poles. however. estimate at its proper
value this belated coup. Had Austria
been really generously minded toward
this important section of her Slav sub
jects. it might have been a good move
to institute q Polish King six months
ago. AZ present, say the Russian
Poles, it has the appearance of an at
tempt TO bribe Polish opinion with
paper money that will probably prove
worthless when the war is over.
Grand Duke Nicholas last August
promised the Poles unification and au-
tonomy under the sceptre of the Gar.
Between fustisn king or prince Of the
Albanian pattern and the alternative
Of Russis's offers the Poles even
now can have little difficulty in making
choice. What the Russian Poles will
welcome is the fulflment of Grand
Duke Nicholas's promises, and already
it is whispered that the form in which
they will be realized will be the crcs-
tion OF united Poland, constituting an
infinitely better offer than Austria
holds out in crowning a Hspsburg
prince nominal king Of a non-existent
Poland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
WILSON GETS CHALLENGE
Fitzgerald Ready to Meet Him
at Golf for a Job.

Washington. Feb 12.-Chairman Fltz-
eeraId of the House Committee on APP
propriations, challenged President Will
son to-day to a game of golf with 1
slice of patronage for the stakes.
Mr.. Fitzgerald was caller at the
Wbite House. where he went TO discuss
general legislation with the President
g. he was leaving Mr.. Wilson asked:
"How's your golf these days. ~
"Not very good" replied Mr.. fltz-
gerald, but I'll play you for Job any
day YOU say"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
Aeroplanes Resemble
Flock of Huge Birds

The East Coast (via Loudon), Feb.
l2.-The aircraft left the English
shores shortly after daylight. and as
they passed over the sea in a long pro-
oession they rosembled flock Of hug
sea birds. The aeroplsncs were ia
charge Of skilful and daring nayal am
military pilots and were beautifully
handled.
There was q thick. low-lying hsss
overhanging the sea close 10 the Eng
lish shores, but on the high cliff the
atmosphere was very clear. and there
was an extensive view across the water.
When the squadron Of machines start.
ed the pilots few high in order 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
R l. Favors New Haven Bill,

Providence. Feb. u. A bill 70 amend
the Rhode Island charter Of the Ne"
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad
in connection with the company's plan
for Inc financial rehabilitation Of the
road was fayorably reported by the
legislative Committee on Corporations
to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
[By III. Associated Pre,s.l

Petrograd (via London), Feb. r.
News has reached here from an ap-
parently authentic source that Ger
many and Austria have declared the in
dependence Of Poland. TO become oper-
ative February IA. when il is planned
to hold a convention at Cracow. Cali
cia. for the purpose Of choosing a King.
IL is stated that Archduke Karl
Stephan Of Austria. is favored can
didate for the throne.
The convention members are 10 be
elected by ballot by the population IN
such parts OF Poland and Calicia as
are now in the possession Of the Aus
trians and Germans, II is said. Ger
many has yielded German Silesia to
the proposed kingdom. Pending the
holding of the convention, the tempo
rary government is headed By Ignstz
Daschinsky. Socialist member OF the
Austrian Reichstag.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
K.G. C. B. DECORATION
FOR SIR J. JELLICOE

London, Feb. fixing George to-day
conferred the Grand Cross OF the Order
of the Bath on Admiral Sir John H.
Jellicce, commander Of the British
home feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
RUSSIA TO PLACE
LOAN IN LONDON
London, Feb. 1.-THE Russian gov.
eminent will issue $50 900 900 Of treas

ury pills in London, with the consent
OF the British government. The bills
will be offered on February 20 at a
fixed price OF S., and will be payable in
one year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
AMERICANS CHOOSE
u. S. BOAT ST. PAUL
Fully 900 Coming Over on Slow
Ship Rather than Sail Under
TN, British Flag.
lBy Csbs 10 The Tribune J

london, Feb. l2.--Despite The Tact
that she is a slower and smaller boat
and regardless of the reports OF heavy
weather on the Atlantic, fully zoo
Americans will sail tomorrow on the
Continued on page :, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
AMERICAN WOMAN
MUST QUIT GERMANY
Gerard Secures Re-
lease of Miss Wilson, Sus-
pected of Espionage.

Berlin (via London, Feb. l2.-miss
CAROLYN Wilson, Of Beverly, Mass, ar
rested here several days ago on sus-
picion Of espionage, was released yes
terday after the American Ambassador,
lanes W. Gerard, had interceded Wig
orously in her behalf. She came to
Berlin as the correspondent Of Chi
cago paper. and was taken into custody,
il was alleged. because she displayed
indiscreet curiosity concerning naval
affairs, gun calibres and other matters.
Miss Wilson formerly was a resident
of Berlin, and was widely known in the
American colony. Her release was
granted only upon condition that she
leave Germany Immediately.
Beverly. Mass, Feb. l2.-Miss Caro-
Iyn Wilson, the newspaper correspond
ent who was released from custody in
Berlin yesterday after being detained
on a charge Of espionage, IS a daugh-
ter OF Joseph A. Wilson. OF this city.
Miss Wilson is twenty-nine years old
and a graduate Of the local high school.
She left here a year and half ago TO
Join the staff Of n Chicago newspaper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
KINGS SON RETURNS
TO NAVAL DUTIES

London FEB. Is, Prince Albert son
Of King George, who was operated on
20. snnendicitis last September. has
hen based By the medical board and
has rcjoined his ship,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13

psch photographed. III b.~ny CIrlnliy
Bldg) Best in Photography i'i'eS "o'
eratc.~AdNt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13
WEATHER

pAnTLY CLOUDY TO-DAY. UNSET.
TIED. WITH RAIN. T0-xoRHoW.
Ysstesday's Temperaturesi
High, ~; Low, 10.
Full report on rase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-13

Continued on page S. column 3
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18

MONDAY-Indoor Horse Show for Charity, Durlands
Wedding of Miss Julia Lord Barry daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Barry Edward W. Bodman of Chicago home
brides parents Montclair. N J.
TUESDAY-Weddng of Miss Emily daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Henry E. Coe to Harley Sowel, Grace Church, p M.
Dance in aid of the German Hospital, Plaza
Observation-Disclosures of Miss Cornea De Lancey Cammann
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cammann Jr, William S.
Farchild Church of St. Mary the Virgin. p M
Wedding of Miss Narcotic A. Fas daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Fas Frank Griswold Barry, Cathedral of ST.
John the Divine p. M
Mrs. Arthur Twomby East Fiftyhh street luncheon.
Angler B. Duke farewell bachelor dinner, Dclmoncos
THURSDAY-Leure gardens for the benefit Of
Fruit and Plant Guild home of Mrs Levi p Morton, Fifth
avenue, p M.
FRIDAY-Last of Friday
Plaza
sATURDAY-Weddng of Miss M. Prehn daughter of Mr.,
Mrs Mason Prehn Eugene Duth Smith, Church
of the Heavenly Rest. p M
Meeting Colonial Lords Of Manor. shsrry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18

this city. No date has been SGT for
the wedding.
Miss Minna Gallagher gave musi-
Gale at her home. IOi Wcst Fi.htN-tifth
street, on Friday evening in honor Of
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mis-. H. Il. Webster. who recently re-
turned from Honolulu. where they have
been for the past eighteen years. The
programme included arias from Mime.
Butterfly" ia I,oheme" aud Tam
haeuser' by Miss Gallagher. who was
a.sisted 10y he Misses Nuricl Sp'ller,
Louise Fabcr. Marion Matthews, Madgc
il1rtunE. Marie Stockiugor. bora Reich.
Florence Nnthes and Edna and Violet
Brewer. Mrs. Sara Iicinemar, W.;%.,.,
Jordan, pianist. aud l. katz,' viounl-t.
also took part in the programme
The second ln the series Of three talks
on gardening by Mrs. ilcrrcIl Iiaydc
for the benefit Of the scholarship fund
of the art class Of the Ethical culture
High School. VIII hc given ON TueSdly
mo- ming at the st Regis. Mrs Iiardc
win take for her subject on Tuesday
"p.ciduous Scrubs ana Shuhh"l cS. 90
and at the last IN n" series OF talks
ON Friday "IIarmUuy iu Gardens LARGE
AMI Small will he tho topic
The talks are under the patronage ~
pr. FciiN Adler Arthur Won Brieson.
Dr. Joseph collins, Richard r.dorhcimer,
George $. IIcllman, Jonas Lie. AdoiHh
I.ewisohn. William Nelson, rrof. WILL
am II. shepherd. Prof Edwin Il. 4.
Selignan Charles Strauss. Douglas
Volk. William r. Wilcox, Leopold wal
lerstcin. Mrs. Felix Adler Mrs Roger
II. Bacon. Mrs. John Blair, Mrs. Donald