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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-12
Official War Bulletins
WESTERN FRONT.

PARIS ISSUED at
night delivered attack banks Of the
repulsed alter hand to-hand fighting,
Agonne developed lasting
blockhOu about
We have maintained notwithstanding two German
the Mle infantry action
n Of of April9
In delivered
OF trenches.
the trenches which they had
which the
In by enemy melted
away our
aeOpnes dropped bombs the maritime
800 MD-Duing April
artillery The between the Meuse and the Moe
i confirmed
the
making trenches Several attacks have been repused
the Bots lie Pretre
number Of German machine captured
TOOK three villages which occupied by H. Begn made
nd
small engagements fifty
French
French n he Argonne
Fighting the Meuse Mosle
afternoon In the the north of the
lions everywhere the heights remained possession
resulted favor In unsuccessful attack force o
the French sustained heavy losses In battles
we took four machine Very night battles which
The leuse and
the Moe Tot yet be approximately estimated
of Regnieyle
officers and sOl and
captured German balloon which wire rope
anchored Moerchingen, where landed ~ " NV
In the Nosses sno""m prevented active fighting a large
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shin Holeer. which landed them 81
Buenos Ayres. mutt. novt ex-
,Io;t was reported on March II, when
Tho news Of the sinking Of the rrehcn
steamship Guadeloupe reached buehVSs
Avreg. The Gundeloupe, which had leIs
puonos Ayres on February IL, had DeeH
cont 10 the bottom near the lsland Oh
Fernando de Noronha, in the South AZ
Iantic. 1875 miles of tho east extremity
~ Rrazu. A neutral steamer whlcn
arrived at Bucnos Ayres on March -
rcnortod that she had seen the kron-
prirz. accompanied by n collier OFT the
island Of Fernando de Noronha on
March IL.
The last OF the cruisers exploits re-
ported we're the sinking OF me BRITISH
steamships lamar and Daleby' ne ~
latter left Galveston on February ~
and Newport News on March ! Tor
Narcotics, laden with cargo or COT
TON The destruction Of these vessels
broucht the total number Of victims
Of the Kronprinz up to fifteen, me
Of tho sbips she sank were British.
Before the Kronprinz steamed up
Uampton Roads she was believed to Dc
in the South Atlantic. She was
couipped with high power wireless
apparatus. and is thought to nave act
ed az relay station between HertnaIy
and the German warships m the SOUTH
Atlantic. until they were destroyed on
the Falkland Islands by Admiral SUR
docs' British squadron.
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Washington Looks for
Internment of Vessel

Washington, April 1.-THE arrival
Of the Kronprinz Wilhelm at Old
Point Comfort just after the Prlnz
Eite Friedrich had been disposed Of
by internment brought no JOY to Wash
ington officials. For a month they had
been disturbed with the question Of
what to do with the Eitel. and now,
lust as all was nicely fixed and the
sea raider tied up TO the navy yard
dock at Portsmouth, along comes the
Kronprnz Wilhelm to raise new com
plications.
News that the German sea raider
had slipped into Hampton Roads came
as a big surprise. for IL was thought
the British and French warships which
had been waiting for the Eitel Fried
rich to leave were IN that vicinity ] he
fact that the Kronprinz Wilhelm has
gone TO Newport News fro. the North
added to this surprise. and wonder was
expressed that at least one Of the half
dozen allied Warships along the coast
had not sighted her. The taking Of the
Kronprinz Wilhelm into Newport News
is regarded as a clever and daring
piece Of work by her captain.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew j. Peters said tonight that If
the captain Of the Kronpriuz Wilhelm
thought necessary to have repairs made
he would have to give notice Of such
desire within twenty-four hours, under
international law The matter Of giving
this notice TO Captain Thierfelder was
in the hands of Collector Hamilton, at
Norfolk, who would act without spe-
cifc instructions from Washington.
If Captain Thierfelder desires to re-
pair his ship, the course pursued with
the Eitel VIII be followed in his case.
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BRITAIN STIRRED
FOR VOLUNTEERS

London, April IA great patriotic
campaign to secure recruits for Kitch-
cner's new army was opened in London
to-day, TO be carried on for fort
night
Meetings addressed by Liberal, I'm
ionist. Labor and Irish members Of
Parliament were held in Hyde Park,
Trafalgar Square and other centres,
while recruiting sergeants distributed
pamphlets showing the pay. separation
allowances and other advantages given
to soldiers.
As the result Of the Trafalgar Square
meeting 200 recruits registered at the
chief recruiting office near by. During
the fortnights campaign 1900 meet.
ings will be held throughout the coun-
try, while troops will engage in street
marching.
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The application TO repair win be re.
ferred 20 the Navy Department which
in turn will instruct Rear Admiral
Beatty. c0mmandant Of the Norfolk
Navy Yard, % appoint q board OF sur.
vey 70 look over the ships hull and
machinery and determine the duration
Of her poss. bic stay.
It is hardly to bee expected that the
Kronprinz Wilhelm will seek a long
delay. Her irternmen- within yeU
short time is predicted.
The British and French warships
which spent three weary weeks LAY
ing for the E.tol Friedrich can Be
summoned back 20 patrol the waters
on side the Capes Of Virginia in q few
hours and the vigil restored. This en-
barrassment 20 the enemy may, 20 the
opinion OF Captain Thierfe.der warrant
application 20 the United States gov
eminent for the privilege Of repair.
Thus far Washington knows nothing Of
his intentions.
An added complication in the case
Of the krouprInz Wilhelm Is he
presence OF bor'-bcri among the crew
and prisoners. The necess So for treat
meat may make an application 70, re-
pairs uutenGbie. as O. healthy crew
might not be ready for sea When the
repairs were completed Officials O.
the Public Health Service express no
fear of the spread OF tae beu-oeTl
brought aboard the German sea raider
The Navy Department, received eary
to-day a wireless report .Iom Adligai
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U. S. RELIEF FLAG
ON T0RPEDOED SHIP
Continued from page 1

/ was 20 the water ] saw the chief
oihcer cllngiug with one hand TO an
otner hatch and supporting the cap
tam. That was the LAST saw Of
them"
Henry Iiarwood. chief engineer. made
brave attempt % save an apprentice
and cook. lie went down in tr.
wash. but on reaching the surface.
supported his TWO comrades IN the wa
ter uil he was exhausted. II was only
" men the rescue boat from the Eliza
beth had almost reached him that he
Ten them slip. At the same time ne
lost consciousness. Not until three
hours later did ne regain his senses.
HarNood said:
When / came TO the surface, cluns
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NAVAL BATTLE
EVIDENCE GROWS
German Fleet Seen in Open
Sea-LOng- Continued Fir
ing Reported.

London, April 1.-THE Morning
Posts" correspondent at Chrisuanla
states that Captain Sorenson, of the
steamship Vestlos, published in the
"Tidens Tegn" the following state
mcnt:
Sailing from Manchester to Sarps-
borg Wednesday, we observed, some
seventy miles west of Utsire, a large
squadron Of war vessels. The Nestlos
passed between two cruisers and OBJ
served distinctly the German colors on
the gait All the ships were painted
light gray. At first, they remained
stationary After half an hour they
steamed northward and passed out of
sight. We counted twelve distinctly
and observed the smoke Of two others"
Captain Soreason declared that in
lis opinion the vessels would have
been able TO reach the island of Sartor
by the time the cannonade was heard
there. The Germans, he believed, were
fully aware Of the presence Of the
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trial countries. They were never in
tended TO encourage the creation OF en-
tirely new industries in neutral states,
as, for instance, the new war industry
in the United States, which supplies
only one party Of the belligerents
ain reality, the American industry is
supplying only Germanys enemies. a
fact which is in no way modified by the
purely theoretical willingness 20 fur
nish Germany as well II II were pos
sible.
Action by Americans Asked.
"If the American people desire to OBJ
serve true neutrality they will find
means 70 stop the exclusive expectation
OF arms 70 one side. or at least to use
this export trade as a means to uphold
the legitimate trade with Germany. es-
peeially the trade I'M foodstutfs. This
spirit OF neutrality should appear the
more justified 20 the United States, As
Il has been maintained toward Mexico
According 10 she declaration OF a
Congressman. made in the House Com
mittee for Foreign Relations. Deem
Der 80, 1914, President Wilson is quoted
as having said on February 4, 1914,
when the embargo on arms for Mexico
was lifted: We should stand for gcnu-
inc neutrality, considering the sur
rounding facts Of the case.
lie then held IN that case that be
cause Carranza had u ports, while
Huerta had them and was able 70 I'M
port these materials. IL was our duty
as nation 10 treat Carranza and
Huerta upon an equality If we wished
20 observe the true spirit OF neutrality
as compared with mere paTer neu-
trality.'
This conception Of the true spirit
Of neutrality If applied 20 the present
case. would lead 20 an embargo on
arms
BernstorfT Explains.
In reply 10 reports that American
officials were Irritated az the announce
ment Of the cmbasSy's intention TO
make the German memorandum public.
Count Won Bernstorf sand tonight:
There is nothing unusual in ITS pub
LEGATION. as all the American notes that
went 20 Berlin. including that regard
ing the Frye case. have been published.
As 10 further criticisms that Germany
had in former wars taken the same at
titude as the United States IN regard TO
the sale of ammunition 20 belhgerents.
] desire 10 call attention 10 what An
drew ID. White. American Ambassador
10 Germany al the time Of the Spanish
American War. said In his autoOiogra-
phy i'm regard 20 a Spanish vessel which
was reported by the American consul al
Hamburg 20 be suspected Of being
loaded with arms for use against the
United States in Cuba Mr.. White
said:
"I fastened TO the Foreign Office
and urged that vigorous steps be taken,
with the result that the vessel which
in the meantime had left Hamburg, was
overhauled and searched at the mouth
Of the Elbc The German government
might easily have pleaded. in answer
10 my request, that the American gov
eminent had generally shown itself OPP
posed to any such interference with the
shipment Of small arms to bclhcerents,
and had coutendcd hat IL was not
obliged 10 search vessels to find such
contraband Of war, but that this duty
was incumbent upon the belligerent ma
ton concerned
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SHELLS STRAIT AGAIN
Allied Fleet flinders Repairs
to Dardanelles Forts.

London, April 1.-THE Allied feet.
according to unofficial reports has
been bombarding the Dardenelles forts
from the Gulf of Saros. This is be-
ing done, it is believed. to prevent the
Turks from repairing the forts. Tor ~
is not thought that the big attack will
be resumed until land forces arrive.
Evidently in the belief that the Oar
denellcs will be forced. the Cunard
Steamship Company to-day announced
that it is prepared to quote prospective
rates for traffic to Smyrna, CONSTANT
NOBLE. Odessa and Batum.
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DR.. SVEN HEDIN AT FRONT.
Swedish Explorer Visits Aus
trian Advanced Positions.

Washington, April IA wireless
dispatch from the Vienna Foreign Of
fee Of the Austro- Hungarian Embassy
received to-day said:
Or Sven A. Hedin, the Swedish eX-
plorer. has returned from the front
where he spent q week. lie visited the
most advanced positions Of our troops.
The celebrated explorer brought back
with him the best impressions and ex-
pressed true admiration Of the care OF
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Vestlos. though they made no effort
to hail or stop her.
The renort of Sorenson gives cred
cnce 10 the Norwegian opinion that
German feet passed the Norwegian
western coast on Thursday night.
There are reports that long-contln-
ucd firing was heard and that the dl-
rection it took seemed to point TO an
other running action, which passed
southwark 20 positiC< in the North
Sea well over $50 miles from the Ger
man coast
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EASTERN FRONT.
PETROGRAD W.


In the C1rpathians the April the following
and toward The southern slopes Of the chain
battalion with twenty-three officers and machine
capturing 0O men, twenty-five officers and four machine
In the direction OF Sry East
NNNA-n the wooded heights the of Uzsok
tnues III some Pursuing
In southeast Gaa there have been only artillery
attacks. '' '"-"
BERLIN-NeEr Mauampo Kmki on
Sk"a RUSSIAN attacks pulsed
chine ' 800 ~ fN'' anu 'ee ma
artillery F ~ ''ey
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to A boat. and managed to get hold
of the cook and haul him alongside.
Then | got an apprentice. ! held them
as long as | could, but ! was Int on
the head several times by wreckage
and had TO let go. | remembered no
more until I awakened on this snip
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wounded and sick soldiers. He report
ed the provisioning of the troops was
good. DR.. Hedin leaves again to-mor-
row for the 'front.'
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During January and February the
Kronprinz operated against British
merchantmen along the shipping
routes to South American ports. Among
her victims were the steamers Hem
isphere and Potaro and the sailing
ships Sumatra and Wilfred. The crews
we're taken aboard the cruiser and
later transferred to the German steam
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-05-18
PRESIDENT LEAVES
TO REVIEW FLEET
Mind Eased Immsasurab|y With
Dispatch Of Note TO Germany.

Washington, May 15. - President
Wilson today is on the Mayfower,
bound for New York, where he will
review the Atlantic fleet in the Hud.
son river the first of next week. The
Mayfower is scheduled to arrive in
New York Sunday evening. The pres
ident intends as far as possible to
take complete rest in the next few
days He will not return to Washing
ton until Thursday unless some un-
foreseen development necessitates
that he hurry here from New York by
train. The present plan is for the
Mayflower to leave New York Tues
day afternoon. making two-day triC
back to Washington.
With the president on the Mayflower
were his sister. Mrs. Howe; his niece,
Mrs. Cochran, with her daughter, lie
tie Anna Cochran; DR.. Cary T. Gray
son, the White House physician and
his private secretary, Mr.. Tumulty.
The presidents mind, according TO
his friends, has been eased immeas-
ur9bly with the dispatch of the note
to Germany, if for no other reason,
by the fact that the strain of prepara.
tion Of that document has been ended
and the responsibility for the next
move in this crisis placed on German
shoulders rather than the presidents
OWN.
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TO TRY
Canal Officials On A Charge
Of Graft

New York, May 15-Trial is set for
Monday in the federal court here of
John Burke, commissary of the Pan
ANA canal zone, Ricardo BermudeZ,
former governor of the province of
Colon, and Jacob l.. Salas, a promi-
nent merchant of Colon, on a charge
or conspiracy to defraud the United
States. Maj. Gen. George w. Goethals,
governor of the canal zone, will be
tile principal witness, it is expected.
A few months ago the federal grand
jury handed down a new indictment
against Budke, bringing up to s22,182
the total of drafts he is alleged to
have received in the alleged deal with
Salas to supply the commissary with
tobacco. Eleven drafts, alleged to
have been paid to Burke, and cashed
in this city, are mentioned in the new
indictment.
When the case is called on Monday,
1t Is likely the government will ask
for separate trials for the three men,
that of Salas to come first. A rumor
was spread last March that Burke
would become a government witness
against his co-defendants.
Burke was manager of the commits.
sary department at the canal until
February 8, 1914. Last May, indict-
ments were returned against Burke,
Jacob Salas, Isaac Brandon, Robert
Wilcox and others. Burke surrender.
ed at New Orleans, Salas was arrest
ed in New York, and Brandon and
Wilcox gave themselves up at Ancon.
Last fall, Pascal Canavaggio, a whole
sale liquor dealer of Colon, was in
dicted and also surrendered himself.
In addition, indictments have been
brought in against merchants and
bankers in Germany, but due to the
war. no papers have yet been served
on them.
Mr.. Bermudez was manager of the
commissary department up to nine
years ago, when he was replaced by
Henry Burnett, who, about a year
later, was succeeded by John Burke.
He has been popular in the political
and financial circles of Colon, and
was collector of revenue, a deputy OF
the National Assembly, and governor
OF the province. 1t has been rumored
he was slated to a position in the
cabinet of the Panama government.
He has done much to improve busi-
ness conditions in Colon.
After Burke was suspended as man.
ager of the commissary year ago
last February, he went back to the
1sthmus and asked Col. Goethals for
an investigation. Col. Harry A. Hodg-
es, Capt. +. o. Whitlock and Lieut..
Frederick Mears were appointed as
the committee of investigation. This
commission was known as the white.
wash committee" whether rightfully
or not. Its report was not made pub.
lie, but Mr.. Burke's friends asserted
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TO THE POINT

international cotton congress, which
was to have been held in England this
year, mas been abandoned on account
OF the war.
Five men are dead at Atlanta, Ga,
as a result of drinking wood alcohol,
which they thought was plain alcohol
and mixed 1t with sugar and water as
a beverage.
The appellate division of the New
York supreme court decided that It
would not interfere with the plan to
have Harry X, Thaw's mental status
placed before jury for determine.
ton.
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Remarkable Memories.

Thomas Fuller could write verbatim
another mans sermon after hearing 1t
only once, says the London Chronicle,
and could do the same with as many
Rs 500 words in an unknown tongue
after hearing them twice. which re-
minds one also OF Memory" Thomp-
son, who. among other remarkable
feats, could repeat from memory the
name ot every shop In the Strand In
proper order.
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EAGERLY AWAIT
GERMAN REPLY
Officials Anticipating Contents
Of Kaiser's Response.
OPEN RUPTURE NOT LIKELY

Berlin Expected to Renew Sugge stIen
That the United States Bring About
Abandonment of German Submarine
Program by Inducing Great Britain
to Give Up Her Attempt to Starve
Out Germany.
Washington. May 15.-With the
publication of the text OF the presi.
dents note to Germany, Washington
at once turned its attention to at
tempts to anticipate the contents Of
Germany's reply.
One thing seems established def.
nitely-that official Germany does not
want war with the United States.
How far the German government wilt
be disposed to go, how great are the
sacrifices she may be willing to maze
to avoid rupture between the two
governments, can not be stated. but
1t is certain that, whatever the form
OF her response to the presidents
note. its purpose will be toward that
end. 1--WE have enough war now,"
was the way it was expressed in one
German quarter this week. Germany
Is doing very well as 1t is"
There is positive indication, how
ever, That Germany will by no means
fully meet the wishes Of the United
States. What is now regarded as the
strongest probability is that the Ger
man government will draft q note
which will surpass all its previous ef.
forts in its ingenious argument.
The chief proposal expected from
Germany Is renewal OF their sug-
gestion tnat the United States bring
about an abandonment of the German
submarine program by inducing Great
Britain to give up her attempt to keep
food out of Germany. This has been
the German position for two months.
and there is reason to believe that
Berlin will regard Mr.. Wilson's note
as splendid opportunity to advertise
their position.
South American delegates to the
coming Pan-Amerlcan financial con
ference here voiced their approval of
the position taken by President VIII
son in his note to Germany. While
making it clear that what they said
was their personal opinion and not to
be taken as representative OF the at
titude of their governments. they
united in expressing conviction That
the public sentiment OF their coun-
tries would approve the course Of the
United States,
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met MURPHY BUT
ONCE IN HIS LIFE
Assertion Of Barnes, Who Un-
dergoes Cross Examination.

Syracuse, N. Y, May 15.--As one
who set himself against the howlings
OF the foolish and stood stout hearted
ly for correct principles, Mr.. Barnes
OF Albany pictured himbself ut the
libel trial here.
Turning from the friendly guidance
OF his attorney. Mr.. WINS. to an ardu-
GUS attack by Mr.. Bowers, Mr.. Barnes
principal intent seemed to be to con-
vince the jury that while he himself
could lay claim to no such monopoly
In righteousness as Colonel Roosevelt
boasted. nevertheless he had been
sufficiently upright for al, human pur,
poses.
Defending himself from the two
main accusations left in the evidence,
and which, AS Justice Andrews noti-
fed all concerned. must go to the jury
as questions of fact, Mr.. Barnes de-
clared that he had never met Charles
+. Murphy OF Tammany but once in
his life; that he never had an agree
ment or understanding with Mr.. Muir
ply to control the senatorial election
of 1911, and that Mr.. Loeb's testimony
as to an admission by him of such an
agreement was untrue.
Mr., Barnes denied having received
campaign contributions from the late
Anthony n. Brady or from other Dem.
ocrats as individuals or as representa-
tives Of corporations. He insisted
that he had never told Colonel Roose.
welt that such bipartisan contributions
were customary and necessary. He as.
serted that he did not fall out with
Colonel Roosevelt until after the
colonel made the new nationalism
speech at Ossawatomic, Kan, IN 1910.
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Arrest Of A Morrow Co. Man
On A Paternity Charge
Juvenile Officer Purcell
Breaks Up A Bad Practice
Other Items Of Interest From
The Court House

An Injunction suit has been COM
menced in the Knox county common
pleas court by A. l.. Gibbs against
Cora ID. Schaffer ct al The plaintiff
states that he leased a strip of ground
from the defendant for the purpose
OF gardening. It Is alleged that after
the crops were growing the defendant
drove the plaintiff therefrom and
threatened to deprive him of culti-
waiting his crop. The plaintiff asks
for an injunction restraining the de-
fendant from in any way interfering
with him in the care of his garden.
A temporary restraining order was
granted by Judge Blair in the court OF
common pleas on Saturday. The at
torneys for the plaintiff are Charles
ID. Hayden, William NJ Rooms and
Harry w. Koons.
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FIRED ON BY BRITISH CRUISER
American Armed Collier Has an Ad.
venture OF New York.

New York, May 15.-There was q
the warships in the Hudson river that
the U. S. S. Jupiter, an armed collier,
was fired on by British cruiser two
or three nights ago. The report had
1t that the British cruiser fred this
challenge shot at the Jupiter some.
where outside New York harbor and
then hove to until her commander
was satisfied that the Jupiter was a
United States ship and not German
vessel. 1t trsnspired tnat the officers
on Admiral Fietcher's flagship, the
Wyoming. knew Of this report Of the
Jupiter being fired on. but none Of
them would discuss II.