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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
CITY Tits IN COLD WEATHER
CIeveIand's Area Affected by Extra
weight of Lake Erie.

CLEVELAND, Jan. "A scientific ex-
PLANTATION of a mysterious fitting OF tho
earth's crust along this shore OF Lake
Erie, which affected delicate Astronomical
and surveyors Instruments, was dscov-
cred to-day by Father Frederick Oden-
bach, astronomer NJ ST. lgnatius Col
lege The ileaning," which Ia a regu-
lar thing, according to the local savant,
Is caused by nothing more serious than
an increase In the weight of Lake Erie.
Father Odenbach learned that the area
Of Lake Erie is 10000 square miles and
It's moan depth ninety feet Therefore
the number OF cubic feet of water In Lake
Erie he figured. Is $4,000. $50, 00O, zoe, 600
The astronomer found the mean high
temperature OF the water In August to be
~ degrees and the mean low temperature
I'm February SO degrees,
Father OdenbaCh took 80 degrees rs
a mean low temperature and 6s degrees
as a mean high. The weight of cubic
| foot of water at the former temperature
would he 62449 pounds: at the latter
/ temperature. 80 1913 pounds. He figured
! that the difference between tho weigh
! of n cubic foot of water in summer anC
! In winter Is therefore but no pound.
Multiplying the cubic feet by 40 gav'
| 97bg, gGl, coo. 100000 pounds, or lSIS.
| $50, 500 tons az Lake Erle's weight II
February in excess of that In August.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
SAY THEY HAVE BLACKMAILER
Chicago Police Get "Meiton," Ac-
cused of Threatening II. 4. Guess.

Information came from Chicago last
night that the police there had arrested j..
X Melton. The name - X. Melton"
was signed 10 q letter which II. A. Guess,
consulting engineer for the American
Smelling and Refining Company, got the
middle Of last month stating that unless
Mr.. Guess sent him $3.50 by letter he
and his family would be murdered.
The man who wrote the letter had II
sent to Mr. Guesss house in Kew Gar
dens. Richmond Hin, by messenger.
II said the writer had been forced out
II work by Mr. Guess and that the money
he demanded was simply the amount
he had thus lost.
Mr.. Guess took the letter TO Police
Headquarters and there Inspector Fauro
planned a trap. \ letter containing So
was mailed as Melton" had asked for
and "A man who called at the general de
livery window Of the General Post once
next day was arrested. The man said M
was stanley Wicker of san Francisco an'
that a stranger had given him 80 cents Il
call for mail in the name Of J. *. Melton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
BLAMES EXPORTERS.
HrI,i.h View Is That shippers Here
Caused Trouble.

wAsItiNGroN. Jan. 3.--Developments
hero to-day indicate pretty clearly that
Great Britain intends to assert firmly
what she regards as her rights in the
shipplng controversy and other questions
affecting tho commerce of the United
states.
ono OF the questions which have been
Worrying American manufacturers Is the
british embargo on rubber, Complaint
has been made that the employment OF
100000 workmen in tho United states Is
icopardlzrd and they are confronted VIII
the probability OF famine prices for rub
her goods Great Britain's answer o.
these complaints was contained in "A
statement issued by the British EN-
bassy here tonight. This statement said .
"Negotlatlons are proceeding IN Lon
dan with a view TO removing the embargo
on rubber against a pledge similar Ia
hat arranged with regard 70 German
anilinc dyes, The negotiations have been
retarded by the discovery OF shipments
of rubber from THIS country 10 Europe
under disguise"
In other words Great Britain practically
saws to persons making complaints IN th'
United States: IT'S your own fault n
there has been unnecessary delay In THIS
matter. shipments have been made un'
der disguise by your exporters
The statement issued by the BRITISH
Embassy tonight also contains the an
4 nouncem,n that "turpentine and ruslf
shipped before the publication OF the ordei
placing them on the contraoand list vii
/ bc paid for
In regard to copper the British EN-
bassy ann unced;
An copper shipped before the dec!ara
ton that copper was contraband has beer
/ Maid for or released,
NO cargoes for Italy have been helf
up at Gibraltar since December 4. Italian
shlps carrying cargoes of commodities %
which export from Italy is prohibited arr
not interfered with unless there is clea
evidence OF fraudulent intention on tb'
part of the shippers
Here again the London Government ap
parcnt,y seeks to lay any blame for della!
upon the exporters themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
Has Boy Lead Her
To Brink--PIungeS
Smiling to Death
Body of Mrs. Cooper Is Found
l15 Feet Below Pater-
son Monument.

PATERSON. n. j.. Jan. "A woman
went up to fourteen-yearold Henry Hay
wood at Totowa avenue and Marion street
to-day and asked him to show her the
Soldiers Monument
II have lost my little boy" she said.
and he must be somewhere around
there"
The boy took her to the monument. four
blocks away, and she stood for n momen,
near il looking down into the Valley Of
the Rocks. the Jagged bed OF the Passaic
River, li5 feet below Finally she turned
smiled and said. IAN right. good-by!' and
Jumped OF.
The boy ran 70 his home. 37+ Totowa
avenue, and told his father. who called W
the police The woman's body was found
lying across an outstanding piece OF rock
Just below the falls She had been Killed
instantly.
ON her clothing was pinned piece Of
paper with the name Mrs a. y. Cooper
IA Centre street. Nutley, n. ]. Her son
Andrew II. Cooper. 90. Identified the body
lie said that his mother had been de
spondert since his father was taken to d
snnitarium broken in health.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
Husbands Illness Is supposed q"
Have Driven woman TO XIII Herself.

NUTl.EV, \. j.. Jan 3.--Mrs. Cooper
was the wife OF Andrew y. Cooper, who
Is now In the Morris Plains Asylum suf-
fering from a nervous breakdown. He
was connected with the Y. NJ c. a. In New
York. AJout two months ago he tried TO
burn down the house by setting FIR" &c the
mattress upon his own bed. Later that
same day he tried TO drown himself In a
small creek near his home.
\ month ago ne was taken to bellevue
Hospital at the request Of the Y ". 6. \.
officials in New York. He was sent from
Bellevue to Wards Island and from there
was taken to Morris Plains
Ms Cooper left her home about 10
o'clock this morning To so TO church.
Sae stopped at the home Of neighhor to
wait for her SON. who Is 81 years Of age.
and when ne failed 10 come along she
left the house alone. She did not go TO
church
Mrs Cooper. who VAS about so years
Of age, had been n resident OF this placs
about eight years She and her family
came here from New York, They bought
their own house and seemed 10 be IN
comfortable circumstances.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
SURVIVORS TELL
OF BATTLE WITH SEA
Men Of FOrmidable'S Crew Eigh-
teen Hours in Crippled
Boat in Storm.
,p.eial cnhl. n,.,n,ch 70 rnr srv.


r.o,;noN Jan. Additional details Oh
tained from survivors ot the British
battiesh!p Formidable. which vas sunk
off the coast Of Devonshire Friday, en-
nance the horror Of the disaster and tho
privat!ons suffered by the crew.
The launching Of the boat in which tho
survivors left the vessel was accomplished
with the utmost difficulty The heavy
seas rocked the battleship constantly and
one boat was smashed against the bridge
Immediately after the launching the
officer in charge shouted 20 the men &c
make tor two liners whose lights were
just visible seven miles away, but they
were unable TO reach the liners. II was
a terrible task to keep the boats head
to the wind. Heavy seas were constantly
breaking over her and during the launch
ing her stern had been stove In.
The crew was without food or water
majority Of tho men were dressed only
In their night clothes. a few blankets
Christmas Sits from Lady Jelicoe. wife
Of the commander Oc the feet, wer'
pushed into the hole In the boat and th'
men took turns at bailing with sea boots
of which they had TWO. One was lost
after which the men worked hour afte
hour with the other.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
BARON WIMBORNE GETS
HIGHEST POST nv IRELAND
Polo Patron, Whose Team
Won Cup, Is Lord
Lieutenant.
,p,r,a, cable p,spatch to TuE sux.


LONDON, Jan. Barron Wimborno'
formerly lord Ashby It. I,edgers, has
been appointed Lord Lieutenant Of Ire
land. TO succeed the Earl Of Aberdeen.
who resigned some time ago.
The Earl Of Aberdeen was elevated to a
marquisate In the New Years donors
Baron wlmborne is pest known in the
United states because OF his achieve
ment In bringing the birmingham team
here last summer and capturing the intei o.
national polo cup after several other
English teams had been beaten In previ-
GUS years
Lord Wimborne took up the task or re-
covering the cup after the Duke OF west
minister met with failure N 1918. HIS
organization Included an extensive tram
ing season In spain. but IN spite Of this
the English ari;.cs threw sold water IN
his Efforts when he returned 20 Eng
land and tho team he had trained vas
beaten "a practice matches. There Vas
Considcra bic talk Of abandoning tho proj-
eCt, but pressure u public opinion finally
induced Cap. Leslie ~. George Chcdpe
and others TO join the invaders
Baron WimbOrue stuck 10 his Guns
against al opposition, but met with
euothcr setback when Capt. Cheape wa
injured In practice shortly after arrlv'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
Russians Take 1000 Prison
ers Near Colujok, Says
Official Report.
GERMANS FIGHT
TO CROSS NISTULA
Army in Poland Seeks New
Position for Fresh War
saw Advance.
SUMMARY or THE wan VIEWS.

The Russian General staff reports
that the Austrian retreat In Fouthern
Callcia has developed mo e rout, that
the Austrian = are also being beaten In
western Galicis thai al German attacks
or the Rsurn- Rnvka front have hren
repvlsed and that he Germans have
undergone eevcre reverse In lighting
nifty N les north Of Lracow.
Tho German General STAFF reports
the repuls-o Of French attack In tho
Argonne. II announces that the Rus
SLAMS have been badly beaten west OF
the Vistula, that the attacks in the
Ravka region are proceeding and that
reports OF Russian successes in Poland
are pure inventions.
The French war Office reports the
success Of operations in Alsace aud
announces that the slacken.ng of the
allied offensive noticed recently has
been caused by the incessant rains a.
along the front.
The Belgian Legation in Washington
has given only report from the Official
, commission of inquiry named to inves-
tigate charges of unmilitary conduct
against the Germans in Belgium. No
tices threatening the inhabitants viii
severe penalties and attributed TO Ger
man officers are included in the docu.
ment
Italy has despatched warship &c
protect her interests In Durazzo. the
ALBANIAN port, but bluejackets have moi
heen landed vet. A rebel force Is re.
ported marching toward Durazzo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
WIFE KILLED; HUSBAND HELD.
Mrs. Collins shot After Quarrel In
Lexington Ave. Home, Police say.

Alrs. Frances Collins the wife OF Will
lam Collins. was shot and killed carly this
morning az her home, 67l Lexington ave
nue.. The police report says the shooting
followed a quarrel between Mr.. and Mrs,
Collins. There was no explanation OF 'ts
cause
Collins was arrested and taken TO the
East Fifty-nrst street station.
Mrs. Collins was pronounced dead by
Or Huckmaster Of Flower Hospital The
body remained IN the Lexington avenue
home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
EDWIN GOULD TURNS AIRMAN.
New Yorker VIII Fly From JekyI
Island Every Day.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Jan. Am airship OF
the light, swift build will lit Itself to-
morrow morning from Jekyl Island and
with Edwin Gould FOR "A pilot will try
ts wings over tho bay to the mainland.
Mr. Gould plans to make daily trips In
his aeroplane, starting on Jekyl Island
aud touching no; oa!y at Brunswick but
at various other nearby points lie has
arrourced his burmese of visiting Rruns-
wick In his new craft every morning be-
fore breakfast. Other members OF the
JelSyl Island colony will accompany him
on many Of his jaunts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04

ing here. The first match was postponed
for lew days and after close contests
the English team won the cup. Though
an excellent player. Baron Wimborne
was not q member Of the team. bu; prdc-
tscd with the others and wa ready 20
20 IN as substitute
Baron w.mborne succeeded his father,
the first Bdron. last year.
Lady Wimborrc who Is a daughter or
the second Baron Ebury. ~ sa.d 70 own
tho hues; rubic- H. the world. including
the famous Hope rubics, which are
valued at S250,OOO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
Died Smoking n Cigarette.

The discipline was splendid" snid one
survivor Tho last | saw of Capt Loxlcy
ne was on the bridge calmly smoking
cigarette. Lieut.. Smmnnds was suporin-
tending the launching Of the boats. As
n got away ] heard the Captain say !:
You have done well. Simmonds
The s.okerS must have done mngnf-
Gently, rs they drew All the fires. The
steam was shut off and there was no boiler
nNp os,ol when ;he Formidable sank.
Capt. LoXlev went down with the ship
Another survivor told how he came on
deck borrowed q cigarette from ono OF
his comrades ana light from another
and then went down below 20 get more
cigarettes and came back adding:
Capt. LoNley gave orders calmly, Just
as though the ship was riding in hirbor
with her anchors down. ] thought there
was nothing amiss Tie last words
heard the Captain say were:
"'Steady men, rs all right; keep cool.
men and don't get into a panic be Brit
18Th there Is me-. left Ina the old sN'r '"t %
Another survivor said that after the eS-
ploson the Formidable rom med ,tl.c'
for almost an hour and a half, She sank
I about . y. VI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
NEW FACTSLINK
IDA ROGERS WITH
A MRS. WALTERS
Information Suggests Poi
sOned Woman Was Married
Nine Years Ago.
BABY STILL LINGERS
ar BRINK OF DEATH

More details concerning a woman with
whom Loriys Elton Rogers vas associ-
lted were obtained yesterday. They NJ
in strlkingiy with what Ettle ts known
about Mrs. ida Rogers" ,he so-called
common law wife NJ Rogers. now dying
OF poison In Lebanon Hospital. Rogers
,s the lawyer OF rs Park Row who
maintained two households while cortinu-
Ing on friendly terms with Eis divorced
first VIE
The facts gathered yesterday suggest
strongly that Mrs. Rogers, whose maiden
name - given as SrifteH. vas married
eight or rlre years ago 20 young man
named arthur NJ Walters and lived with
hip, 1t 2Oi Vest Eighty-fourth street.
Information was obtained 70 show that
Rogers was friendly with ;he Walterses
invited ,her, 10 his country place in Suf'
fern and that n, requested their helr
in buying the furniture tor his luxuri-
Gus apartment IN the Madrid. 652 River
side Drive.
Il was learned during the day that
Walters ard his wife separated thai
Mrs. Walters went 20 NvAck and. "a ha'
been asserted previously, that when Mrs
Ida Rogers moved to l43i University ave
nue., tho Bronx. 20 live with Rogers. sh'
had trunk barring the name Of I'd.
Walters"
Whether this Mrs Walters ~ the Mrs
Ida Rogers In the hospital cannot be IS
tnhished with legal certainty, because
efforts to find Walters. who s said Z,
live in Newark. y. j.. proved fruitlcss
Meantime, however. II was asserted tina
the woman in the hospital has caused re-
! quests to be- sent out 20 persons who ar
assumed to know Waters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
BRITISH IN METZ AIR RAID.
TWO of Their Filters and -Four
French sheIIrd Town.

LoNpoN, Jan. "A correspondent OF
the Daily Mail In the north Of France
in telling OF the bOmbardmcnt OF Metz
on Friday. which was mentioned In the
French official commune OF that day,
says four French and two British ma
chimes took part in the attack, which was
made In the dark. The bombs dropped
d, the ayiatOTs caused considerable dam
age 10 various military positions,
All the aeroplanea returned safely 70
the Allies lines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
sTuLMAN GIVES 100000 MORE.
unIf Is for Paris Sufferers Because
Of the War.

TAWs, Jam 3.--JAmes StlIman. the
New York banker. has given 10000
francs CSlOO, OOO) to the American relief
clearing house This Is in addition to
his previous contribution through NJ. JUS
serand, the French Ambassador at Wash
inpton. The money IL to he used for the
relief OF victims OF the war. One-half
goes to the sufferers in Paris and the
other half to those IN northern France.
The Government has asked NJ JUS
sernnd to transmit ~ thanks 20 Mr., SIM
man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
Use Blanket ~ a Sail.

\ part of one of the blankets was
ripped off and fixed to an oar and was
used as Il distress signal This act ID
too As a semi sail.
But for .hrcc pc;ty officers the men
would all aave persisted. They kept
urging the crew 10 keep awake, for as
soon as a man dropped az cop the ex-
posuro Killed him. Not for eighteen
hours did the men see q light ashore.
The courage OF tho crew was stimulated
by petty officer who kept shouting
cheerfully Where there's life there .
hope Pull, PUN :" rho men responded
by cheering and singing.
The rescue boat contained sixty-slx men
when II left the Formidable. Twelve, who
died from exposure, were buried Mt sea.
Six others were found dead at tho bot
tom of the boat at the end Of the voy.
age and three have died since landing.
Other survivors of the Formidable who
arrived At BriNham say that the hour OF
the explosion was dramatic. \ short time
before that the practical jOkers OF the
ship mad ratified tin cans down the ladders
10 announce that the new ycnr had como
and sixteen bells heralded the first morn
Of 1915. \ fierce tempest was raging AT
the time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
FIGHTING PROCEEDS
IN WESTERN GALICIA
Austro-nus-Ian Battle RACES Near
GOrIice.
Special Cobie Despatch 70 Tur srv

LONDON. Jan. 3.-The thorough rout
Of the Austr.a ans in the southern part
OF Cia,icia and the increasing pressure
Of the Russians on the forces defending
the Cracow front have apparently
caused a change of plan in the German
operations.
1t is reported from Petrograd that
German troops have been sent south
to relieve the hard pushed Austrian
armies and that in Poland Marshal Won
Hindenburg 5 attempting franticIlly TO
create diversion which will compel
the Grand Duke Nicholas to turn his
attention again TO the defence Of War
saw.
The only gain which the Germans
have made is the capture of Bolmow,
on the eft bank Of the Raviia just east
of Lowicz. This was announced to-day
{ by the German Genera. staff Mill
tary experts here point out that this
/ advance will not avail the Germans
anything unless they can get across
the river.
The official statement issued in Petru-
grad this afternoon by the Russian
General STAFF says that the Austrian
retreat in the province Of Bukowina
has taken on the character Of a great
ruut and that the Russians are giving
the broken and exhausted Austrian
columns no rest. In western Gal!Cla
also the Austrians are being pun shed
severely, especially In the region oc
Gorllce. east OF Cracow. The fighting
at that point is still undecided, but
the Russians are said to have the ads
vantage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04
CORONERS MUST
GO, 'WALLSTElN
TELLS MAYOR
Work Deprives Community
of Necessary Crime Deter
rent, He Reports.
COMMISSIONERS URGES
A MEDICAL EXAMINER

C'oroners must 20 Gays Commissioner %
Accounts Leonard VI. wallsteln in a re-
port to Mayor Mitchell which Will
be made public to-day Graft and
protected crime 30 strongly indicated
that the testimony taken ~ Mr.
wallstc.n has been forwarded % the Dis
,ric; Attorney shadow almost every page
OF the report. which Il founded Oh siN
months Investigation IN which 800 ger
sons testified under oath
The Coroner must De succeeded ~ A
trained patAoIogist appointed rs the city's
medical examiner. the Commissioner %
Accounts holds The Coroner's share In
detecting crime must be turned over 70 the
District Attorney his work as Judge must
be done by a CITY Magistrate.
"rhe incompetent medical work 81 the
Coroners physicians IN criminal deaths
depriv,s the community Of An absolutely
necessary deterrent 70 crime summarizes
Commissioner Wallstein. Mum, rous homl'
cldes have undoubtedly fsIl,d OF detection
by reason OF th!s fact
SO FAR rs the actirity % the CoroneTS
Office I'm New York city IS concerned IN
fanticidc and gkiltul poisoning can ot
carried on almost with IMMUNITY
The system OF Coroners' juries make'
tho administration Of Justice ia the Cor
onrrs court a scandal and . farce. These
jurles have been packed with friends o.
defendants before them. They oHer q
ready means of petty cX,ortion.'
In order - do the Corouers' work prop
erlv IN, District Attorneys OF Manhattan
and E-uoklyu have had 10 establish huml
eide bureaus. the work Of which II soin'
times impeded by the bunglins Interior
euce OF the Coroner
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04

The otfiC al statement says.
on tho Bzura and Ravka rivers
we are continuing the successful re-
pulse OF German attacks, in spite OF
the euemy's heavy artillery fire and
bomb THROWING.
on the road to Wlosczowa. In .as
Kielce region OF western Galicla, ~
the villaEe OF Lopus2nO on Decemocr
81 German troops after Stubborn
battle, took possession OF portion
OF our trenches but later cbulypr
attack by cur troops forced the
enemy to abandon all the ground
previously occupied. During this eu-
gagement we captured several hum
dred prisoners and nine machine
guns.
tinues in the region Of Gorlce Near
Colutok we occupied Austrian
trenches, where We took thousand
prisoners, ,
The Austrian retreat IN Bukowina
before the drive OF our troops has
taken the character OF great rOut.
The Austrian and German armies Al
believed to have Joined their lines to q
northeast OF ,racow, The Germans al
defending the roads to u
north and the Austrians to be guardlr
the approach from the northeast NJ
east. I.opuszno II only fifty m, les mort
NJ Cracow and as the Russians Ia
reached that point on THURSDAY
supposed that they are now much near
to tn, Silesian gateway.
A correspondent OF the Ddtlp MdH
telegraphs tonight
Two fresh developments nave ~
peared in the German plan OF eampa'g
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-04

Seaboard Florida Limited, eiOa y. ".
Rest equipped train via shortest route 10
lorlda. Inquire ASA Br0adwGy.--A0v,