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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
GERMANY SHIPS LESS
TO U. S. DURING WAR
Exports Declined S3l .JJ2. 1875
i'm Latter Part Of Last
Year.

BERLIN. Via London, Jan. %. Exports
from this country to the United states
in 1914 amounted to S159,O51,25O. q fall-
ing off. as compared with the previous
year. of al.5j2,1S5. Statistics prepared
by julius -. Lay. United states Consul
General here. show that this d'creaS,
comes entirely within the war period.
The decrease is due not 50 much to
general trade depression as to the pro
hibitlon Of the export OF art cles OF Mill
tary value Hides and leather alone
account for SIC 100000 Of the SUN. There
was not a single shipment of such Goods
iu m" last quarter of the year.
some lines Of trade show a surprising
condition. Cotton manufactures aud the
exports Of electrical goods suffered gem
orally. hut some trades actually show
gains Cotton decreases are caused 10y
ti,. fact that the supply OF raw cotton
was completely interrupted for t'me
and that copper is largely used In the
manufacture o. electrical equipment.
further falling of is looked Tor ths
wear Little new business with Amcyi-
cans is hcing contracted for aud the
present trade Is confined largely 10 filling
uncomplcted contracts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
$4,000 TONS OF FOOD
NEEDED FOR BELGIUM
Costs 1900. 900 Il Month to
Feed the LOO. 200 who
Are Destitute.

70 make up q shortage OF 5000 tons
Of food during the next three months is
the gigantic task now confronting the
Commas on for Relief ia Belgium. &C
Cordlng to announcements sent out yes
terdaN 10y Hartman Linden W.
Bates TO relief committees throughout the
United states. Twentv-o!., thousand
tons will he needed IN February. $4,000
N March aud 80 400 tons in April. There
are now 1.iOO.OOU destitute persons in
Belgium and the cost OF caring for them
is s. 500. UUU "A month
The Belgian relief Fund reported con-
tributious yesterday OF S3,OO670. making
its total SS7S. 1850.
The Vacation war Relief Committee
reported yesterday receipts OF SJ,l96.i7,
making its total S39.25y.5i
The Prince OF Wales National Relief
Fund now amounts TO si07.o62.SS, OF
which 81 .i99 was reported yesterday. OF
this amount $1,000 came as first re-
mittance from the Buffalo committee.
! The Red Cross roceipts Yesterday were
$1,000. making the societys total re-
Ceipts Tor war purposes $fi6.175.2l. The
American Ambulance Hospital Fund was
/ increased by Sis yesterday, the total
being S3l5.30715. Mrs. Whitney Warren.
treasurer OF the Secours National Fund
for women and children of France. reports
receipts OF S20.l0, making total OF
54.690.1o.
Queen Alexandra Field Force Fund Is
the tiilc or an English organization which
has come into existence. Its purpose Is
10 send comfort bags to British soldiers
The British American War Relief Fund.
Henry j. Whitehousc 200 Firth avenue.
trea surer is cooperating with the other
agency and will handle American contri-
buttons to this FUND. The British Amer
! lean Wa R,lof Fund has already sent
! to British troops almost 100000 parcels,
and announces that all cash contributions
| will he spent here.
The Committee Il Mercy Fund. now
SlOS.lO9, viii nc Increased Ivy an enter
tainmeut tu be gwen In the Berkeley
! Theatre next saturday afternoon. Il Will
| be under the patronage ~ Mrs. w. X.
| Vanderbilt. Mrs. ogden Mills, Countess
| Cgo Pelesrni. Mrs Charles II. Crane
Mrs Lird,y II Chaplin. CONSULT General
NJ Oustinon. Baron oscar Korft, Prince
and Pierre Troube;skoi
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Contmued from FUst Pogc.

with her escort steered northwest.
steaminE with one engine.
| transferred my flag to one OF
the destroyers. and subsequently to
the Princess Royal. Through dam
age to the Lions feed tank by an
unfortunate chance shot we were
undoubtedly deprived OF greater
victory.
The presence ~ the enemy'S sub.
marines subsequently, necessitated the
action being broken on.
As the result Of the action the
BlueCher was sunk and Two other
battle cruisers. very seriously atire,
were seriously damaged. German
prisoners reported also that the
Eolberg was sunk by salvoes from
our squadron.
Subsequently, the stdrboarG en-
gnes Of the Lion also developed
trouble fror. the same cause as
the port engines. The Indomt-
able took her in tow ana brought
her to port. The damage to the Lion
and Tiger Is. in neither case,
serious. as repairs can he completed
In a short time. The remainder Of
the squadron was not hit The
casualties we're very slight.
The death of Engineer Captain
Taylor whose services w,r. uvalu-
able. j. deeply regretted The be-
havior Of officers and men was only
wha; had been eNpecteD. Great
credit is due 10 the engine room
STATS for the fine steaming OF the
squadron.
The Plymouth Mercury states that
German light cruiser and two torpeC
beats we're sunk ~ last sundays hath
in addition TO the armorcd Cruis'
BlueCher.
Some Of the German prisoners "a
that an extraordinary blunder on Il
part OF German aviators who took pa
in the closing part of the battle assist'
in the destruction OF the BlueChe
when the Bluecher was already hell
less German airmen who flew fro
Helgoland mistook her for Britt
cruiser and bombarded her with bomb
fastening her end. This may eNpla
why'the German aviators reported IN
n British battle cruiser was sunk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
THOUSAND sTEvEDoREs STRIKE
share OF "Extortionate Rates De-
msnd.d In PhiIsdcIphis.

PHILAprLPHtA. Jan. 27,-one thousand
stevedorcs went or strike to-day along the
Delaware River front. The men demand
q share OF what they call the cXtortionate
rates being charged by shippers There
was no disorder. but the police are keep
ing close watch
Tic men were employees OF Charles VI.
Tayors Sons and Murphy, Cook 4 Co.
II Is feared the walout will spread. A
large fleet OF vessels would be tied up
should this happen. At present about
5000 men are engaged In the work OF
loading and unloading vessels
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
NJ ADOO BENDS FACT
SAY SHIP OPERATORS
Vessel Owners Say High Rate
Report Is "0nly OppOr-
tunist Argument.
CALLFINDINGS MISLEADING

The report on high sh.pp.ae rates sent
hy Secretary MeAdoo and Secretary Red
field to the Senate this week az an argu-
men. for the passage OF the Administra-
ton ship purchase bill aroused the strong
protest Of shipping men Yesterday a. a
misleading document Of many fallac'es
aId statements no. according to the fact.
ship operators regarded It as an oppor-
tunst argument that bent the facts as to
the causes OF the present high rates for
ship room 10 meet the need OF the ship
ping bill! for support
The argument OF the Secretaries that
;he American farmer was being injured
by the high shipping RATES was criticised
by the shin men. who said that the for
eiru consumer was tho mar paying the
bill for the transportation in the case
% the 100 per cent advlrch On cotton
shipments to Germany. the beneht going
to Americans az the only operators OF
ships.
u am amazed at some OF the state
meLtl by the two Secretaries In their
report on the shipping problem" said
Welding Ring. VINO has taken a leading
part In the Chamber Of Commerce They
are entirely misleading In no case does
the shipper or the seller OF supplies pay
the freight Every penny OF It Is paid
hv tho CON SINNER. The freight rate is
either included in the price or added to
the iGvo.ce when an open order Is sent
The statement issued OF very high
rates Is not fair one The inference
is that cxtogtionate rates are being
charged by foreign shipping. AS a matter
OF fact the highest rates are going TO
Americans owning the ships that are
carrying cotton TO Germany"
T. j. Barber OF Barber 4 c.. Inc, large
ship operators IN the European trade said
! that the high rates FOR ship room were the
result Of the Law 81 supply and demand.
There il a heavy dearth Of ships" he
/ said because Of the bottling up ~ Ger
man ard Austrian vessels and the large
acquisitions Of the British Admiralty. NJ
the same time. there IS an abnormal de-
/ mand for ship room
Elliott 7. Barrovs Of Lambert & Bar
rows, shipping agents. sad
| "One OF the weakest Of the arguments
/ OF Secretaries McAdoo ard Redheld In
! their report on shipping rates IL the In
/ stance OF LOO per cent. advance being
paid TO- freight on cotton TO Germany,
| "If shipping all over the world could
| he got cheaper than AT present rates why
! would II not be possible FOR the Norwe
gtan Government to get the benefit OF
lower fgures' AS It is the Norwegian
| Government has paid l4'as. for freight
room on grain imported from this country
| This ia the highest rate ! know Of helnl
! paid anywhere II was paid for Nor
wcRian boat and by the Norwegian Gov
crnment. which is indirectly in control o
grain buying here.
"'rhc farmers Of this country are ~
affected by the shipping rate. The torris'
consumer 70 the man who paws, and "a
fo- getting more ships. nll that can %
| in nd the EninVaT1g
tho world are up TO their limit trying L
1 ,urn out more
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
PLAN SHAFT TO LORD ROBERTS
PiISrims May Put ~ Medallion or
INST In Trinity Cburch.

At the annual meeting and luncheon Of
the Pilgrims at the Whitehall Club yes
;crday announcement VAS made Of plan
20 erect a monument in this city TO tn"
ate Lord Roberts and cooperate with the
Pilgrim organization in England for a
similar memorial there. The memorial
either n medallion or bust, will he put
up In Trinity Church, II is said,
Joseph II. Choate presided al tn
luncheon and introduced the speakers,
among whom were Mayor Mitchell, Dr.
Charles w Eliot of Harvard, Major-Gen
Leonard Wood and Chauncey NJ. Depew
resolution of sorrow for the death Of
Lord Roberts and sympathy for his widow
and family was passed ana forwarded ~
LondS. .-..-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
SAYS ITALY WILL FIGHT.
Trinity Citrate, Home Aftrr Ions
Detention, Sees Trouble Ahead.

That Italy will he involved In the great
European war within two months time
IS The prediction OF the Rev Dominicll
a Cassetta. an Episcopal Curate Of Trim
ity paris', VINO has just returned from
Italy after being detained there hye
months for military service despite the
efforts ~ the Trinity clergy to effect his
early release.
Mr. Cassetta de. cr,bed conditions in
Italy as being practically those of war
tines. He said: by this time I have
20 doubt that every man between the
ages OF rs and 80 is in the field ready
f,r military service. When ! left the
country all those mp 10 IS years had been
conmandeered and all Italian born men
Rad been detained. I expected my class
70 be put into military camps at any
moment In which case II would have
been Impossible for me to leave without
deserving the army. ~ 1t was ! was
simply detained. not enlisted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
berlin Repeats Assertion.

The statement that al the British
warsh.ps engaged in the North Sea bat
tie last Sunday returned safely to port
and that damage to the battle cruiser
Lion and the destroyer Meteor can ne
speedily repaired is again fatty contra
dicted by the German Government. In
statement issued in Berlin to-day the
German Ministry Of Marine renews the
assertion that one British battle cruiser
and two destroyers were sunk, intimateS
that the German fleet compelled the
British fleet to retreat and attacks the
credibility OF all British Admiralty re-
ports.
The Germans maintain that the truto
of their statement was ascerta not
Only H.. the big ships engaged Tut by
a torpedo boat and by aviators who re-
ported that masts and tunnels on other
british ships than the ones sent to the
bottom were shot away
The official statement not only seeks
to dlscredit the British Admiralty's re-
port concerning the North Sea battle
but gives the lie to the report on the
battle off the Falkland Islands. Tho
Germans assert that the late Nice-Aj-
mIral Won Specs fleet inflicted such
heavy damage to the ships of Nice-Ad-
miral Sturdee that several British ships
are now being repaired at Gibraltar.
The text OF the latest German state
mrnt is as follows:
In the three hours fight which cost
US the armOred cruiser Bleucher ono
British battle cruiser and two Brit
sh destroyers were sunk.
These facts not only were observed
hv our big ships but also were as
| certaincd by q German torpedo boat
which returned unhurt This torpedo
boat shot two torpedoes against
british battle cruiser, which already
was heeliug over, vhcreupon she
I Capsized and sank
This also was ascertained by
! German dirEih,e which was living
over the lighting zone. The dlrigihle
observed on other British ships fall
ing masts ana tunnels. 1t Is certain
| therefore that further cru.4ers were
| seriously damaged
| Finally the British feet withdrew
from the German squadron and he
yond the reach of their guns, There
was no question Of pursuit OF the
German ships, because the high speed
of the British vessels would have
enabled them 10 catch up with and
! destroy the German cruisers.
This time II IL possible tn verify
the British reports, which It was int
possible to do in the case of the
battle off the Falkland Islands, OF
winch details are lacking, We only
know that several British ships are
now docking at Gibraltar Ia repair
damages inflicted by the German
cruisers Scnn,uhorst and Gnelsenau
and that therefore the British official
report ON the 'attle off the Falkland
Isla Ids at least !s incomplete and
coIored in Rritish interests,
The unreliahility of the reports OF
the British Admiralty is also proved
bv the fact that the Admiralty even
now does not admit the loss of the
hnttlCsrip Audacious
The very detailed and uIcol0red state
ment issued yesterday by the British Ad
,,,,rsl,v has removed AL doubt In thu
minds Of the people and Of naval experts
as to the possibility OF greater losses Il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
THE LION IN PORT.
Al ships of BcRtty's Fleet Ac-
counted For.
SPECIAL caL'c DespafcA 10 TnF srN


EpTHBuRGH, Jan. EFF any apprehen-
sion as to the safety OF the battle cruiser
Lion had existed /, was removed at II
O'Clock this morning, when Admiral
Beatty flagship. under lWr own power
came into a home port and anchored. The
Tiger. Princess Royal New Zealand and
Indlmitable returned to port YESTERDAY
and the arrival OF the Lion completed the
list Commodore Tyrwh'tts flagship,
Arvthusa, together with the light cruiser
Laurel and other light cruisers and de-
stYoycrs that took part In the battle are
In port and all the British ships are ac-
counted Tor.
Vessels AT anchor in the estuary gave
the Lion remarka BILE reception Sirens
shrlcked and crews manned the sides
and chccrcd The story Is told to-day Of
Admiral Bcatty'S greeting when he
boarded the Princess Royal during the
huttle Sailors and stokegp greeted him
with a great shout, "Wcll done, David"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
KOLBERG A SMALL BOAT.

The KOlbcrg, the German light pro-
tected cruiser sunk IN the North Sea sun
day, was built In 1907 at Dan2ig she
was 426 feet in length and had q speed
of 25.5 knots ordinarily. hUt had made
a knot faster under forced draught
She had crew OF 37a men and
carried twelve Al Inch guns, two ma
chine guns and two rs inch torpedo
tubes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
TURK COMMANDER EXECUTED
cadcr of Eleventh Corps blamed
for BIundcrs ut karn irgnu.

NDccW CoJje DcSpatch ~ Tur ST.
'Er.oGrAu. Jan. 21.--lt ~ reported
.. that tho commando OF the Eleventh
.ssA Army Corps has been executed
order Of IIassan Izz,t Pasha, under
nuvt,Un. iron. Enver pasha, Turkish
handler IN the Caucasus.
o commander Of the corps was held
'y.sihle for Turkish blunder9 in the
go ~ Kara urgan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
More Additions to rrtncrssc Fund
Tor shipment on Satorday.

ono hundred do'lanS worth Of yarn VAS
bought yesterday by TIE SuS vita money
sent by readers FOR me Princesse dc Polk
Fund FOR wounded soldiers In France and
their destitute families II win be part
OF a shipment leaving Tor Paris next Sat
urday. \ large package Of gray yarn
was received yesterday from Mrs l.. l.,
Jarvis OF Claremont, y H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
GoyR and FL Gree" Exhibit Yields
Nearly 500 for wnr Reit-f.

The recent loan exhibition % paintings
by the Spanish artists, Gova and IL Greco,
held IN tho Kuocdlc" Galleries tor tho
benefit or the American Women War Re
lief Fund and the DeAa an Relief Fund.
Melted a little less than $500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
customs Receipts Yesterday

." t1ja. receipts for duties a, ihr
1 House Yesterday were S4il,43'.A2,
,..-h sIa5,I2I.Si was Ion merchant sd
.H.tWp from bonded warehouses and
I-o1,i for recent importations,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-28
AMNESTY FOR EX-GOVERNOR

Npcciqi Cdbic ne ypat'b Ia TuE SrN
HA"ASA. Jan. 27.---Thc House 10 day,
d. vote OF 81 to 4, passed over the veto
q President Mcnocal the bill granting
.lncsty to eN-Cov. AsbCrt OF Havana
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27
MURDER MYSTERY UNSOLVED
Mnze Of Conflicting Theories Appears
In kayRer killing.

GARY, August ga maze OF con
hicting theories tonight confronted
authorities trying to clear up the MUIR
der OF Rev. Edmund \. j. Kayscr. Of
Tollcston, a suburb OF Gary. whose
body, tightly bound with cord was
found on Tuesday in n field near his
home
Belief that kayser was slain for his
pro-German activities was conside red
by some TO be given strength by the
statement of Gary woman that she
was III the pastors home an hour he
fore he was killed and overheard him
talking in German to n prominent Gary
attorney about plans to Illustrate ship
ments OF arms TO the allies
Earlier in me day detectives, said to
be In the employ of the German ALI
ance. OF which kayser was president.
declared they had found evidence of a
conspiracy to murder him.
George Schneider. a member of the
Gary Saxon Ncrcin. was taken into
custody to-day and questioned by Pc
lice Chief Heintz. bat soon was re-
leased Schneider and Kayser were
said TO have been unfriondly.
The police s,ill are working on ,he
theory that a woman was involved in
the killing
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27

been done To make them unconauer-
able, Bres,-Litovsk was generally re-
garded in Russia the most powerful
individual stronGhold in the empire.
The capitulation means, in the opin-
ion OF military observers, that the Rus
SLAMS viii be forced 10 abandon their
second defense line which extended
northward TO the Baltic base of Riga.
The fall OF the fortress appeared in
ev!tahle several days ago, when the
Austro- German forces succeeded in
throwing troops from the left to the
right bank of the River Bug, just west
OF the Brcst- LitovSk, following which
five separate armies began terrific
onslaught on the Russian defenses. On
Tuesday the army southwestern front
succeeded in breaking through the ad
vance positions OF the fortress.
The third Russian line OF defense
upon which the defenders of Erest-
georsievsk and Grodno are compelled
to retreat runs through the middle OF
the country known as White Russia.
The line begins on the north 1T Riga,
on the Baltic. and follows the Dv!na
River 10 puenaburg, then turns south
and follows the railroad through wilma,
Ida, Baranovichi, The line then runs
through tractless swamps OF Pinsk and
the Pripet River TO Rovno. which lies
Al20 miles northeast OF the Galician
;srapitai. LENDERS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27
.FUS|ON|sTs IGNORE
OPINION OF POLLARD
Committee Assumes Control of Pri-
mary, Despite Ruling Made
by Attorney General.
POLITICAL STORM RACES
Straighouts Will Not Submit to Hav-
ing Election Judges Named by
County Committee, and Whole Mat
ter Now Headed Toward Courts.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.


NORFOLK, VA, August 26.-The
Norfolk County Democratic Committee
to-day decided to assume control of
the Senatorial primary of September
rs ana appoint judges of election under
rules laid down by II. This action was
taken despite the opinion OF Attorney
General Pollard that the primary must
be held under the state law which pro-
rides that judges shall be selected by
the electoral board. and in the face
OF opposition on the part of some of
the members of the committee
The right of the electoral board to
name the judges was not questioned
until recently, and the committees ac-
ton of to-day has raised a storm
Leaders OF the Straightout Democratic
FACTION declare that they have no idea
OF submitting to such action on the
part OF the fusion controlled COM
mittee."
MauIce Long, Straightout chair
man. said tonight that no decision
had been reached as to the probab
action that will be taken, hut stated
that the fight will be to finish. 1t
is likely that an injunction restrain
ing the committee from assuming con-
troll of the primary will DO asked of
Judge Coleman. of the Norfolk County
circuit Court, though such action
might mean that the question would
he tied up in the courts until too late
TO hold primary at all
StraiEhtout leaders do not hesitate
TO say that this is the aim of the
Fusionists. who. they say. fear test
of strength in the primary where they
can not make use of Republican and
negro votes"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27
HURT BY TRUCK
W. n. Halle Injured by Motor Ia Down.
town Accident.

w. y. Halle. 2403 East Grace Street.
was seriously injured yesterday after
noon at Fifteenth and Main Streets
when he fell beneath the wheels Of
one of the large kingan 4 co. trucks.
Halle attempted to jump on the step
Of the car when the grip broke and
allowed him to fall to the ground. The
chauffeur, realizing his danger, at once
put on his brakes and brought the
machine TO a stop after one of the rear
wheels had just started across the
mans instep.
liaiie's ankle was sprained and he
was bruised and cut In a number OF
places. Ambulance Surgeon Anderson,
who treated him, said that his con-
dition could not be definitely deter
mined for several days The surgeon
removed the injured man TO his home.
The truck under which Halle fell
weighed 1900 pounds, and was NOV
ing 5000 pounds OF Ice at the time
OF the accident.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27
Charged with Heating John Myers.

+. II. Blaska and Toney Welsh were
arrested by Policemen Ryan and Du-
bupue yesterday afternoon on a war
rant charging them with Rssaulting.
beating, kicking and wounding John
Myers. 1t is said that Myers and a
friend named Leonard had left their
automobile on the street while they
went into restaurant. Blaskn and
Welsh were seated in IL when they
returned, and refused TO get out. where
upon Myers and Leonard attempted TO
GUST them The men then made their
attack with the result that Myers suf-
fered Ia some extent. The case vii,
hc given "a hearing in The Police Court
this morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-27
GARRISON RESENTS
! COlONEl'S TRADE

: LCon'.nusa nom FlTst Fage(
Bad no means OF knowing what topic
4 ne recruits
! taternent. Dudley Field Malone, col
II ector Of Tho port OF New York. said
sto-night:
q This is novel and reasonable doc
strine. M. Roosevelt, as an ex-Presi-
tent ana knowing tho terrible respon-
seih!l!ty o: the President, he might re-
Itnain silent at least when he cannot
fbe generous or loyal enough to supper,
fhr Wilson