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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
FIRE HEROES, HURT,
WIN PROMOTION
One Advanced to Lieutcnancy in
Special Test Gets Medal
Captaincy for Other.

Among the fourteen firemen pro-
NOTED yesterday by Commissioner
Robert w. Adamson were two fire
heroes who were so badly injured in
the performance of duty that they
were physically unable to compete IN
the regular promotion examination and
were allowed special tests.
Seneca Larke, jr., engineer OF En-
CINE Company 294, received the Ben
nett Medal for saving iron bars which
imprisoned William Giblin, president
Of the trust company which had its
security vaults in the basement of the
building at the time of the Equitable
FIRE. He was promoted to the rank Of
lieutenant. His injuries made it inn
possible for him to take the regular
examinations.
Harry Schooner, of Engine Company
IS, fell into burning oil at fire IN
Rutgers Street, June IA, 1913, and was
badly burned. A special test resulted
in his receiving a captaincy. He head
ed the list. Other promotions were:
Captains Matthew P. Fitzpatrick
William P. Purdy and John j. Gala
han.
Lieutenants-Wa f. Twyman
William F. Kampf, Patrick j. Sulli'
van, Valentine T. Rensselaer, and Henry
L. Eichler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
AMERICANS SAY ALLIES
HIDE LOSSES TO TURKS
Australian and Irish Regi.
ments Almost Wiped Out.

Berlin July so (by wireless to Say
Vile, Long lsland).--A dispatch from
Athens TO the Overseas News Agency
says:
1.-The American cruiser North Caro-
lima has returned TO Greece from an
extended trip in the war zone. The
officers of the ship told an acquain-
lance that the real losses Of the Allies
at the Dardanelles surpassed every
thing heretofore reported. The Aus
tralian and Irish attachments were
almost annihilated.
"The attempts TO storm the rocky
steep heights on the Asiatic side Of
the Straits were termed by these Off
GERS as simply insanity. Turkish ma
chine guns, directed by German Off
GERS, moved down the storming ranks
The Turks. led by the Germans. fought
with great fury.
Wounded English officers at Alex
andria spoke with the highest admira-
ton of their antagonists. One Aus
tralian regiment of 1000 men returned
from charge siXty-seven strong.
These were wounded. Their comrades
were dead"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
DR.. BLAKE FAVORlTE
OFFRENCH WOUNDED
Fame of His Operations Has
Spread to Trenches-Pathe
Here on Film Deal.

On the French liner Chicago, which
arrived here yesterday from Bordeaux
came Emil Pathe, senior member OF
Pathe Freres motion picture company
He came here on big financial deal
in the motion picture field, but the nat
ure of the venture he would rot dis
close FOR few days.
Mr.. Pathe reiterated the theory ad-
vanced in England six months ago that
the Kaiser was anxious to drag the
United States into the European con-
nict as an enemy, that he might seek
peace on the excuse that Germany
could not fight the whole world.
Mr.. Pathe was confident that the
LOYALTY between France and England
would endure and secuted the idea that
France was dissatisfied with England's
conduct of the war. France knows,
he said, Great Britain has destroyed
all German warships on the sea and
has made ineffective the rest Of the
German navy"
DR.. Edward Marquis, of Oldtown
Me-, returned after service with the
American Hospital in France. He said
that Dr.. Joseph Blake, the American
surgeon who recently married the di-
vorced wifi Of Clarence H. Mackay
was performing operations that have
amazed the French surgeons His
work in many cases, DR.. Marquis said
was almost bloodless, and that his
fame had spread to the trenches
Wounded soldiers were content if they
could be cared for at the American
Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31

which grew out Of the boycott Of Jan.
arese in China. The Elder Statesmen
considered the adyisability Of certain
changes in the cabinet, including the
post Of Foreign Minister. believing tina.
the retirement Of Baron Kato might
case the situation in China and pacify
those who blamed him for the unta.
vorable situation in that country.
The fact that ex-Premier MARQUIS
Saionii came out of his retirement and
was in frequent consultation caused
the belief that he was returning to
power.
Tho Elder Statesmen, however, evi.
IDENTIFY did not desire 20 shoulder the
responsibility OF conducting Japans
future foreign policies, and the danger
Of a crisis was temporarily ayerted by
framing a series of measures for ap.
peasing the Chinese. who resorted 70
boycott as an answer to what they
termed Japan's aggressive political pol
icy in their country.
Premier Count Okuma made a speech
to encourage the business men Of ia
pan, some of whom are losing heavily
by the Chinese boycott. He declared
that the existing war really offered
Japan a rare opportunity 70 strengthen
her economic situation. He said that
the end of the war, which he consid.
cred still very distant, would find the
European belligerents exhausted. Js-
pans foreign trade would benefit even
Il Germany should be successful, which
was not probable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
THAW LEAVES FOR FAIR
Takes with Him Friends He
Met in WanderingS.

Pittsburgh, July 3O.-Driving tour
ing car belonging to his mother, Harry
K. Thaw left the Thaw home in Beech
wood Boulevard this morning, accom-
panied by a small party OF friends,
for the Panama-Pacifc Exposition.
Frank X. Johnston, New York at
torney. and P. +. Pendleton, of Con-
cord. y. H., accompanied them. Thaw
met Johnston, it is said, when he fed
to Canada and Pendleton during his
stay in Concord. A chauffeur COM
pleted the party He was taken along
for emergencies. as Thaw planned to
drive most of the time. At Chicago
ex-Representative c. L. Wharton will
join the party.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
MOOSE SORROWS
FOR DESERTERS
Colby Let's Robinson and Hamlin
Go Without Anger, but with
Warning.

The threatened desertion Of the Ma
tional Progressive party for the Re-
publicans by Theodore Douglas Robin
son, former chairman of the state
committee, and Chauncey Hamlin. Of
Buffalo, member of the state commit
tee, has stirred up a hornets nest
among the Bull Moosers.
cambridge Colby, Progressive can
didate for United States Senator last
fall, issued a statement yesterday, in
which he said, in part:
81 do not regard the efforts Of Mr..
Hamlin and Theodore Douglas Rob-
inson 70 feel their way back into the
Republican party as of any particular
significance. II that's where they feel
they belong, ! say let them 90, and
say il without any disposition 10 re-
sent their action or 10 criticize it. They
are both good fellows and mean well.
81 think, however, that they have an
unwarranted sense of responsibility in
endeavoring to force upon their Pro-
gressive party associates their own per-
sonal views.
There is no question but that, COM
pared with the 1912 vote, the Progress
sive party membership has shrunk de-
cidedly. On the other hand. | think
there is a very much larger number
than is commonly conceded who feel
that there is distinct need for the party
and that II has great and useful work
to do.
"As a matter of fact. l think the
conscientious voter in the approaching
Presidential election is not going TO be
very powerfully influenced by so-called
party considerations. 1t will be a ques-
lion Of what men and measures, ire
spective of party, we, as good Ameri-
cans. should support"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
Hayti Seeks Successor
to Slain President

Port-au- Prince, Hayti. July 30.--The
Haytian Chamber and Senate convened
to-day and were declared in continu-
Gus session. The two houses sent in
structions TO all the military chiefs,
calling on them to maintain order.
The Senate offered the candidacy for
the Presidency made vacant by the as
sassination of President Vilbrun GULL
aume, to NJ. Guilbaud. ex-Minister OF
Justice, who declined. G. Dartigue-
nave. President of the Senate, prob
ably will accept the candidacy, It is
stated
The majority Of the people express
disapproval of the landing Of American
marines, who were sent ashore from
the cruiser Washington after the revo-
lutionary outbreak. The city remains
calm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31

nobody All that is required by law
il that the officials Of the company
be Americans. II they are, the Amer
can registry ought 10 be issued. We
have proved TO the Department OF
Commerce and TO the Commissioners OF
Navigation that IL the officials oil tne
company are native Americans. Inc
American ship registry laws explicitly
permit foreigners to be Interested hS
Stockholders in American ship owning
corporations. II is, therefore, oDVl-
ously not Of Importance who Is man,
cially interested in the company, and
we don't purpose TO make the names o.
our stockholders public at present ,
Mr.. Wagner emphatically denied
that Secretary Lansing had warned his
company that il could not rely. on
American protection in case any oil us
ships were seized by belligerent ma
tions.
1--WE we're told that seizures might
occur" Mr.. Wagner admitted. nat
is one Of the drawbacks OF trying 10
found an American merchant marine.
We have assured the State Departme .
and the Department of Commerce that
contraband will be positively and con.
sistently barred from our cargoes. All
those stories about trying TO form a
German ship trust under American
registry are nonsensical. All we are
irving to do is TO make money IN a
legitimate way by operating Meet OF
tramp steamers between this and other
countries"
Mr.. Wagner said that the American
Transatlantic Company had been or.
ganized under the laws of the State OF
Delaware, with a capital OF S2,5O0,OOO,
but that the capital would be mate
rally increased as soon as American
registry had been granted. lie also
said that a separate company would De
formed for each Of the ships in order
to limit the liability of the company.
Before nmbarking in the shipping
business Mr.. Wagner was head of the
Wisconsin beet sugar industry, with
headquarters at Milwaukee, his native
city. He came TO New YORK several
months ago and expects to make MS
home here.
The officials of the company are
Richard G. Wagner, president ana
treasurer. and julius P. Wagner, sec
retarv MANY of the stockholders, 1t IS
said. are prosperous German-Amerl-
cans in the middle and north West
among whom Mr.. Wagner has a large
acquaintance. The names OF the ships
owned by the company could not be
obtained yesterday owing to Mr. .Wag.
ner's desire to withhold the details OF
the company's plans until his fathers
return from Washington.
when we are ready 70 sail our
ships under the Stars and Stripes we II
surely take the public into our conf
dence," he said. 1--WE cannot disclose
our plans now because we do not know
whether they will work out as we ex-
pect."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
.F0UNDSS2,5oo,ooo
SHIPPINGCONCERN
ON A WAR GUESS
r. G. Wagner, Believing
Norsemen Will Back Teu-
tons, Buys Vessels.
WON'T DENY GERMANS
ARE FURNISHING CASH
Twenty-one Steamers To BE
Placed Under u. S. Registry for
Strictly Neutral" Trade.

Because he believed that the Scan
dinavian countries would enter the
war on the side Of Germany sooner
or later, Richard G. Wagner, Of Mil
waukee, Wis, came to this city and
organized the American Transatlantic
Company with a view of buying as
many scandinavian ships as were avail
able. This was the statement made
Yesterday in the office of the newly
formed company on the twenty sixth
floor of the Whitehall Building. at II
Battery Place, by julius p. Wagner
his son. and secretary of the company.
ave have not yet been officially mott
fed that the government has granted
our application to place eleven OF our
twenty-one ships under American reg
istry," Mr.. Wagner said. MY father
is now in Washington to attend TO the
matter. II took us a long while TO
convince the authorities that we were
entitled, under our privileges as Ameri-
can citizens, TO purchase neutral ships
and transfer them 10 American reg
istry. Now the barriers seem 10 have
been removed"
Mr. Wagner insisted that the trans
atlantic business of his company would
be strictly neutral in character, and
that everything which might tend TO
involve this country in dispute with
any of the belligerent nations would
be scrupulously avoided.
Father got the idea for this com
pany, nineteen of whose ships are
Scandinavian, when he was in Den
mark last January. There he received
information, which has since been cor
roborated many times, that led him
to believe that il was only a question
of time before the Scandinavian coun-
tries would join Germany in this war.
He concluded that in such an event the
Scandinavian ships would be in much
the same fix in which the German ships
in this country are nOw-.tied up at
their piers waiting for the war to end"
The report that German capital was
behind the American Transatlantic
Company was brushed aside by Mr..
Wagner with the statements:
THAT is matter which concerns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
Japan Had Just Escaped
a Ministerial Crisis

Toxic, July 30.--Japan early this
month Just escaped ministerial crisis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
New Note Expected to
Show Efforts to Minimize
Trade Troubles.
WILL DEAL WITH
LAW OF NATIONS
Points Not Heretofore Taken Up
Discussed at Length-Note
Due Very Soon.

London, July 30.-American dis
matches 70 the London newspapers say
that the recent intimstion TO the Amer
lean government that England will send
another note soon indicates a reversal
of British policy While it is impossi-
BILE TO obtain an official description OF
the forthcoming note, 1t appears I'M
likely that there will be any radical
change in poncy.
Better information is that the new
note will describe the working Of the
British system, showing how the Brit
;sb endeavor TO cause American COM
MERGE a minimum OF inconvenience.
Washington. July 30.-The supple
mental British note regarding the
rights of neutrals at sea and within
blockade lines will be delivered TO the
embassy in London within a day or
two. Ambassador Page advised the
State Department to-day, and probably
will be released for publication early
next weef.
Whether the original note, received
here last Monday and withheld from
the press at the request of the British
Foreign Office, will be allowed TO
stand in its present form and also be
made public has not been disclosed.
1t is thought possible the entire British
argument will be covered in the new
note and the previous communication
be withdrawn.
The new Lote, it is understood, is the
most formidable in length and scope
of the entire series OF communications
exchanged by the two governments on
this subject. Ii is filled with citations,
and deals al length with intricate ques-
lions of international law. The Brit
ish attitude on at east two points not
treated ir the original note-the de-
tention of the American steamer
Neches, on the wa from Rotterdam 70
New York with cargo, and the Amer
can caveat of July II, declaring tnat
Orders in Council would not be recog-
nized by this government as substitutes
for international law-will be fully
argued. ,.L
Meanwhile. many data have been gath
to base a rejoinder, which probably
will be ready for President Wilson's
consideration before he returns to
Washington next week. The accuracy
of the figures cited in previous British
notes covering the volume Of American
expectations to Germany and Austria
by way of neutral ports is being scru-
tinted. The British contention is That
these figures show that large quantities
of American cotton and even military
supplies have reached Germany and
Austria through Sweden, Denmark and
Holland, practically breaking the Alhes'
blockade.
All OF these neutral countries now
have embargoes against the re-exporta-
ton of such goods. Efforts OF the
State Department TO ascertain to what
extent these embargoes have been vio-
lated have failed. Naturally, there are
no records o. an illicit traffic. Lack OF
these statistics may prevent the de-
partmont from challenging successfully
the British figures, which are based on
the normal consumption of American
goods by he neutral countries involved
as disclosed by ante-bellum statistics
and American export figures showing
the value of the wartime trade WITT
those countnes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
HAYTIAN REBELS
KILL U. S. JACKIES
Continued from page l

week she received an extra allowance of
$50, TO "buy herself dress"
Mrs. Gompers will send for the body
of her son. and the funeral will be held
from her home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
ENGLAND EXPELS WOMAN
Unitarian Pastor, Known IN
America, Barred Out.

London, July 3O.--The Rev. Gertrude
Won Petzold. pastor of a Unitarian
Church in Birmingham, was expelled
from England to-day by an order Of
the British Home Office. She had lived
here eighteen years.
The woman applied for naturalizs-
ton some years ago, but went 70
America, where she stayed two years,
and the application lspsed. When her
application was renewed at the 1ut-
break of the war 1t was refused by
the Home Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
PRESIDENT, INVITED
TO CLAMBAKE, DECLINES
In Absence of Golfing Partner
Wilson Goes Motoring.

Cornish, N. H., July 3o.-In the abb
sence Of DR.. Cary 7. Grayson, his
physician and golf partner. President
Wilson did not visit the links to-day,
but took a long automobile ride
through Vermont and New Hampshire,
with Mrs. Francis B. Sayre and Mrs.
Norman Gait.
The time of the Presidents return
to Washington is still indefinite. He
has recovered from the slightly de-
pressed condition resulting from the
arduous work in writing the last note
to Germany.
The President received invitations
TO visit towns in this vicinity, but was
unable to accept any of them. One
was to a clambake at Clarcmont, n. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
Cyclist Dies After Auto Crash.

Red Bank, \. J., July 3O.-In COT
lision early to-day between a motor
cycle driven by William Holman, OF
Rumson, and taxicab driven by Ed
gar Layton on the Middletown Road
Holman got a fractured skull, from
which he died in the Long Branch
Hospital. Layton says Holman was
on the wrong side of the road, and
that he had no lights. Both machines
we're wrecked, Layton escaping injury
Holman was about thirty, and leaves
a wife and daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
CABINET
RESIGNS AFTER
BRIBERY REPORT
Count Okuma Sets an Ex-
ample, Followed by
Other Ministers.
EMPEROR SUMMONS
ELDER STATESMEN
Premier May Be Asked to Retain
Office and Reconstruct Min
Surveillance Unpopular.

Toxic, July 30.-The japanese Cab
met. headed By Count Okuma as Pre-
mier, has rendered its resignation 10
Emperor Yoshihito. This action tol-
lowed the resignation yesterday OF VS.
count Kanetake Oura, Minister OF the
Interior, following an investigation Dy
the Ministry of Justice into bribery
charges resulting from the Parliamen-
tarv elections last March. Viscount
Oura's resignation was sanctioned oy
the Emperor after a report on the SIT
uation had been made TO him by count
Okuma.
Premier Okuma, believing he should
hold himself responsible for the acts
of the members of his Cabinet, was the
first to tendel his resignation. Inc
other ministers decided Immediately TO
follow his example.
After receiving Count Okuma, the
Emperor summoned the Elder States
men for conference. A Cabinet
change at this time is unpopular with
the public because of the war.
Two cases have been mentioned as
responsible for the crisis. The hrst
was the charge that 10000 yen $50. OOO)
had been offered Viscount Oura by.
candidate for the House as the price
for keeping a rival candidate out OF
the field The Minister Of the Interior
denied having accepted this bride, but
X. Hayashida, chief secretary Of the
lower House, who was arrested on
Wednesday, has been quoted as ad-
hitting receiving the money and dis
tributing it for campaign purposes.
The second case involves two repre-
sentatives charged with accepting
brides to desert the Seiyukai, or Con-
servative party, and support the gov
eminent in its campaign for an in
crease in the army.
The Elder Statesmen will meet to-
morrow, and it is thought they will
advise that Count Okuma be invited to
retain the office Of Premier and re-
construct the Cabinet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-29
NOTES ABoUT Town.

Not far from the ctty's centre there
lives a certain young lady whose ed
ucation in the art of cooking has been
rather sighted for the benefit of
higher if not more necessary accom-
plishments.
Recently, however, she decided to
improve a few spare moments by
making some biscuits. The biscuits
were made under the efficient direc-
ton of an able instructor, with much
questioning, it must be admitted, on
the par of the young lady as to the
why and wherefore of each ingre-
dent. With the biscuits at last safe
in the oven, the instructor thought
there was little further cause for
worry and decided to leave the house
for a short time. Miss G. was in
structed to watch the baking
bread With the loving eye of a.
cook she carefully opened the oven
1oor. The biscuits were brown on
ne side and white on the other. They
must be turned around The door
as opened wide and the pan given a
uick shove when slip! BangE In
tead of gracefully turning within
he oven the pan landed biscuits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-29
EASTON

The Dorcas society of the Baptist
church will be held in the hall on
Tuesday afternoon. Ms. F. S. Clark
will be hostess. The committee for
getting up the supper will be Mrs.
John Candee, Mrs. Arthur E. Wheeler
and Mrs. E. H. Williams.
The officers which were recently
elected at the CONGREGATIONAL Sunday
school were, superintendent, Miss
Hazel E. Sherwood; assistant super
intendent, Frederick Sil1iman; seccre-
tary. Miss Regina Steuseck; treasurer,
Miss Dorothy Gillette; librarian,
Tichard Turney; pianist, Miss Mary
Gillette.
Miss Hazel E. Sherwood, Leroy F.
Wheeler, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence B.
Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. viii
liams and Robert w. Marsh, attend
ed the meeting of the Fairfield Coun-
ty Pomona grange which was held in
Bethel on Wednesday, State Master
J. Arthur Sherwood installed the new
offices at the afternoon session
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-29
MASTER PAINTERS
FORM ORGANIZATION

The master painters and decorators
Of Bridgeport have banded together
for social and business purposes.
The Bridgeport Master Painters
and Decorators was formed in the
Hotel StratfeId Wednesday. An cleo
ton Of officers for the ensuing year
resulted in thes election of Neil Muir
head, president; Joseph P. CoughIin
vice president; James p ConIfn, sec
rotary and treasurer. The executive
committee are e. e. Bursey. A. f.
Hunter, Thomas Abercrombie, M. r.
Dahlfn and GUSTAV Peterson II was
indicated that about rs painters
would attend the international con
yention of painters and decorators to
be held in Washington, D. c., Febru-
airy 9-12.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-29

Mrs. Clarence B. Andrews has been
spending a few days as guest of her
friend. Mrs. Aurel Ruman. Jr., at the
centre.
Miss Martha L. Andrews and Frank
Edwards of Bridgeport. were enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon with
Miss Minnie H. Sherwood at Maple
Row Dairy Farm and in the evening
attended with Miss Sherwood and
Erwin P. Edwards the whist which
was given at the Redding Ridge
grange.
George Sti1son is spending few
days in Newtown with friends.
Mrs. John Roberts has returned to
her home having spent a few. days
with her sister, Mrs. Bouton Mobiles.
in Stepney.
John Sherwood spent Thursday out
of town.
The grange will hold a whist in
their hall on February the 26thss for
the benefit of the new hall. Whist
will be played until half past ten
when refreshments will be served
followed by dancing. The grange
orchestra will furnish the music for
dancing.
Rev. Gilbert Campbell having spent