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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
MORE SHIpBUILDERS
TURN TO SUBMARINES
Two New Bidders to Enter Pro-
pOsals for Sixteen Boats.


Washington, Sept. 20. Two new bid
ders are expected 70 enter the compe-
tition for the construction OF eighteen
submarines, proposals for which will
be opened AT the Navy Department at
noon tomorrow They are the New
York Shipbuilding Company and the
Newport News Shipbuilding Company.
The Lake and Electric Boat com
panies have had the field OF submarine
construction TO themselves and were
the only ones 10 respond TO the first
call for bids on these contracts. Just
before the bids were to be opened, a
month ago, Secretary Daniels was in
formed that two new bidders wished 70
compete and postponed the date for
opening the bids.
Sixteen OF the vessels will be for coast
defence. The other two will be larger
and Of seagOing type. though not equal
In size and power TO the Schley, now
under construction. They compare.
favorably with undersea craft of for
eign powers.
A new feature Of the vessels is a
three-inch gun on deck. The useful
ness Of this device has been demon
streted By German in attacks on mer-
chant ships, which arc usually faster
than submarines and cannot be stopped
for visit and search, as required by
international Law. without guns.
The experts of the Bureau OF Ord
nance have perfected a gun mounting
that can be collapsed into the shell Of
the submarine with almost incredible
snred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
TWO DIE TN FIRE
In POWDER MILL
Eight Hundred Pounds Ignited
in Du POnt Plant at
Haskell. N. j.

Eight hundred pounds OF smokeless
powder caught fire in a drying room at
the Du Pont powder works in Haskell,
n. J. yesterday morning. OF the five
men who were working in the building
at the time, one was killed instantly
by the first fash and two others died
n few hours later in the Paterson Cen
eral Hospital. One Of the other work
men will recover and it is still doubt
full whether the fifth man will survive
his burns.
The blaze occurred in what is known
az the solvent room, frame building
25 by 40 feet, where the powder is dried
and pressed into thirty-pound blocks.
James Lynch, foreman of the works,
said that the powder was ignited by
static electricity, generated by fric-
ton. 1t was purely accidental, he said.
Although the Du Pont company is
working night and day on orders for
the Allies, there was no hint at the
plant that the fire could have been
started by German sympathizers.
The solvent room WAS totally de-
stroyed II was at the extreme south
ern end Of the works, the nearest build
ing being about four hundred feet
away. 4 OF ltlS ItdeOU the company >
fire department was able to keep the
blaze from spreading to other build
ings.
The dead are:
James Watson. Paterson, instantly
burned to death.
Edward Herring, Haskell.
Harry Williams, Haskell.
The last two men died during the
afternoon at the Paterson General Hos
pital.
The injured:
James Morrell. Pompton, severe
burns about head and body. Will prob
ably die.
Harry Norman, Pompton, burns on
arms and body. Expected to recover.
When the fire broke out the COM
pany's physician, DR.. William S. Col
fax, was summoned from his home IN
Pompton Lakes. An automobile ambu-
lance was called from the General Hos
ptal in Paterson and made the ten
mile run in record breaking time.
The Du Pont company al present en-
ploys between 5000 and 1000 men at
their Haskell plant. They work in
three shifts and the mills are kept run
ming night and day. An armed guard Of
sixty men is constantly maintained to
protect the plant from German sym
pathizers who might try to interfere
with the filing of war orders for the
Allies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
DENIES NEW DUTIES
MEAN TARIFF REFORM
War Measure Only, Says Bonar
LaW-Trade Autos EXempt.

London, Sept. 29-After discussion
in the House of Commons to-day OF
the import duties levied by the new
budget, during which the Free Traders
charged the Liberal members of the
government with going back on the
principles Of their party and with
having been Influenced By the tariff re-
formers in the Cabinet, Andrew Bonar
Law, the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, said thathe and his Unionist
colleagues had not known the inten-
tons of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer until M. McKenna informed
the Cabinet of the details of his budget
and that the taxes imposed in abnor-
NAL times would not have any effect on
the tariff controversy when the war
ended.
Josiah Wedgwood, Liberal and Single
Taxer, rotested against the duty on
motor cars. He declared that nothing
so helped to economic labor as the i'm
portation OF motor cars from America
Chancellor McKenna replied that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30

Hill No. 70. With signallers and other
men he established his quarters, &C
cOrGing TO previous arrangement, in a
house practically untouched by the
shell fire.
At this time there was very little
Smelling, as the artillery officers on
either side were afraid Of killing their
own men, and the house seemed fairly
safe for the purposed temporary sig
nal station.
But the colonel noticed with surprise
shortly after his arrival that heavy
shells began TO fall very close and
German guns obviously were aiming
directly for this particular building.
He ordered the cellars to be searched,
and three Germans were found But IL
was only after he had been in the
house for forty minutes that in the
deeper cellar, which had not been seen
before, the discovery was made of
German officer. who was actually tele-
phoning his own batteries and direct
ing their fire.
Suspecting the colonel and his COM
panions were important officers direct
ing the general operations, he had
caused the shells to fall upon the
house, knowing that lucky shot would
mean his own death as well as theirs.
In any case, he was certain to die,
and he died bravely, having made this
supreme sacrifice of courage. The
telephone apparatus is now trophy in
our hands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
HOTEL SUED FOR SUICIDE
Guests Death After Lively Poker
Game Basis of $4,000 Action.

Lexington, KY, Sept. 29.-Because
Samuel Gordon, a travelling man. COM
mitted suicide in a room at the Seel-
bach Hotel, in Louisville, almost a year
ago, the hotel company was made de-
PENDANT to-day in a suit for $4,000
damages. This was filed By House,
Grossman G. Yorhaus, of New York,
representatives there Of Judge Hal
Corbett.
The petition alleges that Gordon
was induced 10 enter certain room
at the hotel and play draw poker" It
is contended that just before his death
his companions filled him with large
draughts of liquor, and that he lost
sums Of money as we'll as many ar
ticles of jewelry.
1t continues that the travelling man
twas made i'll and sick Of body, dis
eased of mind, and that he lost all
power and control over his conduct and
actions and became insane. TheL his
suicide followed on October IA, 1914"
The action was begun by Andrew VI.
Sea, jr., as administrator Of Gordon's
estate, in the interest Of his widow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30

hiatt" telegraphs to-day from the Ger
man Army Headquarters on the west
ern front: -
with a prodigious expenditure OF
ammunition. with fourteen or hiteen
divisions. including part OF hitcnener s
army and Indian troops, the BRUSH
aserr,ed the offensive on the right
why. The preparations, whlch re-
ouired time. we're costly and thorough
bnt the results achieved were scarcely
worth mentioning .,,
l,ko drum beats on September 20, and
for four DAYS maintained a steady road
against our trenches. some sections OF
which we're perfectly curtained with
Are They prepared for the attack
from Armentieres to the Lorette
Heights. and IL commenced on Septem-
her 25 The chief blow was struck
northeast OF Fromelies. which was re-
pelled with heavy losses. An attack
was also made west OF Angres. which
partly penetrated our trenches, hut the
Germans counter attacked and ousted
the British. Similar results followed
attacks n Givenchy and Festubert
"The only results Of consequence
we're achieved south Of La Bassee Canal.
There the Germans had 70 retire INTO
their second line positions, but re,
turned TO the attack and reeaptured
part Of the trench lost. At the same
time the French aNacked from ne
Lorette Heights 20 Rivieres, south-
wards Of Arras, having prepared pre-
viously for days with a storm OF sheIIs.
"All our positions from Armentleres
to below Arras. except unimportant sec
tors, were fully held. Another attacA
near Guinchy was repulsed inns MORN
ing. Our troops arc ready.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
Private Johnson's Ears
Taken for Souvenirs,
Prisoner SWearS.
CARRANZA CHIEF
LED ATTACKERS
American Shot Five Times and
Then Mutilated-Body Thrown
Into the Rio Grande.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept 29.-Ihe
Carranza commander az Las Pelados'
Mexico, headed the attacking party Of
Mexicans who crossed the border last
Friday night and in a fight with Ameri-
can soldiers captured trooper Richard
]. Johnson, whom they shot and then
mutilated by TAXI his head and ears
FOR souvenirs, it was reported to-day
to Southern Department headquarters
by Captain Frank r. Mccoy.
Guadalupe Cuellar, a Mexican, who
said he was one Of the attacking party,
gave the details Of the fight to Captain
Mccoy in a sworn statement
Cuellar was arrested several days ago
by civil authorities and is held IN CON
nection with the investigation OF the
ProRreso fight, during which Johnson
disappeared
Unconfrmed reports said Cuellar had
made a complete confession TO the
Sherif's Office. but until Captain Nc
Cows report, made public at army
Headquarters here to-day, there was no
yerifcation. Johnson's body has not
DetU ItNONtAtp' A.,
Captain Mccoy. who commands the
border sub-district Of Mission, sum
married. the affidavit Of Cuellar, as fol-
lows:
"Under command Of the Carranza
officer stationed at Las Pelados, with
his troop. recently arrived from Mata-
moros. a crossing was made during the
night in their boats. The detachment
OF American soldiers at the crossing
was shot up and overpowered. One,
presumably Richard Johnson, was made
prisoner and taken across to the
Mexican side, where he was, without
provocation, shot five times, mis- ears
and head cut off and carried away as
souvenirs, and the remains thrown INTO
the Rio Grande.
"The horses and arms captured from
the American detachment were taken
across and held in the Quartet of the
Carranza soldiers at Las Pelados, which
Is only a quarter of mile from the
crossing and scene of the fighting"
Unconfrmed reports have told OF the
parading of the head Of the American
soldier, stuck on a pole, through the
small villages on the Mexican side Of
the Rio Grande. Johnson's home was
in Mount Morris, y. Y. He was twenty
one years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
LONE AIRMAN BESTS FOUR

Berlin, Sept 20 (by wireless to
Tuckerton, y. 1.-THE exploit of
Flight Sergeant Boehm. mentioned In
last Sundays official war report. is de-
scribed as follows By the Overseas
News Agency:
Sergeant Boehm is a member of a
Bavarian aviation corps. When four
French aeroplanes approached Fret
burg Boehm rose alone to defeat them.
Having no companion, he had to di-
rect his aeroplane and fire his gun.
"He killed the pilot Of one French
aeroplane and the observation officer
OF another Both seroplanes were
forced to land, and the surviving oc-
cupants were made prisoners.
"The Grand Duke Of Baden congratu-
lated Sergeant Boehm in the presence
of the troops, ard later, by order Of
the Emperor, decorated him with the
Iron Cross Of the First Class"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30

times were abnormal and that it was
obligatory to lessen unnecessary I'M
ports in order to secure readJustment
Of the unfavorable exchange. How
ever, In Difference to the views of ex-
perts, he proposed to exempt lorries
and vans used exclusively for trade
purposes, their parts and all motor
tires.
The Commons approved resolutions
fxing the import duties on tea, coffee
cocoa, sugar and dried fruits at the
higher :stes proposed in the budget;
Currants are excluded from the dried
fruits schedule, the government having
discovered the existence Of q treaty
with Greece which requires a years
notice before the duty can be in
creased
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
TensenesS, Prayer, Feroclty,
Grip Men as They Charge
British Soldier Wounded in Battle at Loos' ellis Oh
Suspense in Trenches-And Then How ne
Saw Red as He Leaped to Attack

inc OH top OF a tumbledown parapet'
Il was a mess Of earth, OF torn shhu
haas and pieces Of bsrbed wire. ! saw
two Germans. They seemed hesitating
whether 10 throw up their hands or
shoot go,
Then I Just wanted 70 kill a man
A chan does see red. and ] remember
vividly that impellng desire TO sla,,
one stuck with my bayonet and
pulled the trigger at the same tine
and as for the other fellow, JuSt
ba,one+od him. too. We took that
frst trench without casualty. ! he e
wasn't any fight left in the poor beg
CARS; they were all doddering.
German Guns Open Fire.
81 began to cool down bit then; and
the order came along to build ne !
cover and to hold the trench. we go
this by humping a sandbag across me
trench and putting it upon the othor
side. The Germans were now opening
fire upon US from their second lihe
with the rapid-fre rifles and machlNe
guns. We stuck il out for ten MN
utes. and then were scrambllng 1or-
ward again.
Meanwhile. during the wait, bomb
ing parties had crept forward a.. u
were giving the Germans beans. We
took all the cover we could as we crept
along the traverses and up the com
municating trenches, and then, when
we got within dozen yards, we ga
ell over again that yelling, ear-spIt-
ting charge. -.
II saw three snipers huddled around
Maxim gun they were shouting
something. | put II across the three
Of them. and just then | got hit wl'ii
a piece Of shrapnel. | went down, and
did not get up again till | was helped
back to the first aid some hours later;
but heard that our chaps who had
gone forward had captured the third
line of trenches.
"They say fighting there was way
worse than ever, because tho Germans
had managed to get up some reinforce
ments. but shall never forget the
effect Of the Lloyd George specials
on the first German trenches. We mad
to stand on the dead Germans while
we rested there and trample over them
on our charge for the second line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
BRITISH TRANSPORT
SUNK, SAYS BERLIN
Mahometan Engineer Destroyed
TroOpship-Few of Crew
Escaped, Is Report.

Berlin, Sept. 90 (by wireless TO
Sayville, n. T).-The sinking Of a
British transport, with the loss Of all
but a few members of the crew, Ii
reported in a dispatch from Constar-
tinople to the Overseas News Agency.
"A special dispatch from Constan-
tinople gives reports about Mahom-
etan troubles in India" says the news
agency. at says that a British trans
port was sunk by a Mahometan engl-
neer, who Gied with the troops. Only
a few members Of the crew escaped
Athens, Sept 29.-The Greek gov
eminent has released the Sikhs and
Gourkas, survivors of the British
transport Ramazan, which was sunk by
a submarine. They were sent imme.i-
ately to Malta. Many OF them had nc
opportunity even to obtain clothing.
There has been no previous all
nouncement Of the sinking OF the
Ramazan, steamer of 3,477 tons, al
lin, dated September 81, stated that
a large British transport from Egyri
for the Dardanelles had been sunk b.
n German submarine. This vessel
scarcely could have been the Rama
zan, however for the Frankfort paper
/ said the vessel in question was q
/ 15.0O0-ton steamer, which had been
sunk in the Mediterranean, of thu
/ island OF Crete The Ramazan evil
IDENTIFY was carrying Indian troops
either TO the Gallipoli Peninsula or to
/ France.
The dispatch from Berlin Is pos
sibly a different version of the same
/ incident.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
GREAT REVOLT STIRS
CEYLON, SAYS BERLIN
1000 Shot in Rioting, l,oOO ar
rested, Report Declares.
Rerlln. Sent. 2q IN wIreIess to Ii

Berlin, Sept 80 by wireless 20 Tuck
erton, n. j.. Private reports from
the British islanl Of Ceylon,' says the
Overseas News Agency. SAY that tho
entire island has been IN a state. OF re-
bellion since June, that oil the tea
plantations have been destroyed, ana
that more than 1000 persons have been
shot during the rioting.
at Colombo the struggle vas ter
rife one: street fighting took place
and shops were ransacked. The dam
age amounted TO more than s2.3OO'OoO'
sixty persons were shot and l'3OO ar
rests made.
"The monsoon was the worst the
island had experienced in 100 years
and supertitious Mahometans re
garded its severity rs a punishment by
Allah. A comet also has been seen.
THE English press" says the news
agency, has been informed that the
disturbances had no unusual signiil-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
-Rr cshls 70 Ii. Tntuns ]

London. Sept 20 A wounded soldier
has given THE Daily Mail" correspond
ent the following account Of the Brit
ish advance:
AT a. m. our heavy guns started
furious bombardment and our small
quick firing guns just behind -
opened point blank usillade against
the trenches opposite, fifty yards away
The FIRE literally swept the German
parapet and lasted for fifteen minutes.
The sharp, fierce barking OF our own
quick frers, blazing away just a foot
or two above our heads as we crouched
down tight into the muddy trenches,
seemed to drive us mad. ! can hardly
tell what 1t felt like. II seems now
like a nightmare. suppose was hsh
mad.
at was about ago when Stand by
was passed along. You just pass IT
along and the order flies down the line
of trenches in few seconds. ! felt all
stiff and rigid. remember fixing my
bayonet, and then some one said; Pre-
pare TO charge repeated it TO the
next chap in funny, squeaking voice.
which didn't seem like me talking.
Prayed Against Next Order.
"Then there seemed a pause. sort
of prayed that something would stop
the next order. You can't think prop
erly and you just try to pull yourself
together and call yourself damn fool.
Then suddenly, when thought it
would not happen, every one was shout
ing, Co. and we were all climbing
over the trench sandbags. We rushed
forward a few yards and fell down in
the slushy mlre. saw some dropping,
but we went on again until we were
within ten yards Of the trenches.
"'Charge! shouted the officers all
along the line, and we all yelled. 1t
was an awful din, everybody yelling
himself hoarse. remember stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
TEUTONS HASTEN
THRUST In EAST
Revive Hurricane Fire in
Effort to Reach Line
for Winter.
lR, OH. 70 The rrIhune J

Petrograd, Sept. 20 dispatch 10 The
London Daily Chronicle').-There is an
interesting detail in to-day's official
bulletin. In one day the Germans fired
at one Russian regiment 10000 large
calibre shells; that is at rate Of two
and one-half shells a man. This hap
PANIED apparently southeast of Osh-
myana, among :he right bank tribu-
tares Of the upper Niemen.
This sudden revival Of hurricane fire
seems to indicate that the Germans are
in great haste to reach the line on
which they hope to establish them
selves for the winter, and it is prob
ably legitimate to suppose that their
haste is dictated not only by the rapid
closing in Of autumn, with its road de-
stroying rains and its cherries chilling
winds, but by the sudden attack by the
Allies in the west.
The same nervous haste is observable
in the renewed Austrian attacks south
Of the Pripet marshes. The main Ger
man force is struggling on within the
new railway area marked by the juno
tons of Moldechno. Ida. Baranovichi
and Minsk. The heaviest attacks are
being levied southeast of Oshmyana
and near Baranovichi. The goal Of
the German effort is apparently the
Berezina. east of Minsk.
London, Sept. 29.-Despite the trans
fer Of troops to the west, the Germans
continue to strike hard at the Rus
eli yr.nftoa1ly Ill olnnor thar frnnt
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is de-
livering heavy strokes against Dvinsk,
while his colleague on his right is
pushing forward TO the east of Vileika
and Molodechno in an attempt to turn
the Russian position. The Germans
have now reached point to the north
of Minsk, where another army is adj
vancing from southwest.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement issued by German
Army Headquarters says:
Army group OF Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: The attack southwest OF
Dvinsk has advanced as far as the re-
gion Of Lake Swenton. South Of Lake
Drisitiata and al Postawy cavalry On
gagements continue.
After having effectively supported
the operations or General Won Elch-
horn by advancing again.t the flank
of the enemy, our cavalry left the
district near and east of Vileika. The
enemy remained inactive west OF
Vileika. A column Of the enemy
which advanced incautiously was dis
persed by our artillery. Between
Smorgon and Wischnew our troops
are advancing VIGOROUSLY.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
was issued in Vienna to-day:
In the Volhynian Fortress district
our troops dislodged the enemy from
all his rear guard positions organized
west of Putilowka. More TO the north
they stormed the stubbornly defend.
ed village of oguslaw. In Lithuanis
the day was quiet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-30
Three Shots Fired at u. S.
Patrol; 1t Returns Sixty

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 29.-Three
shots were fired to-day at a patrol of
twenty American cavalrymen near La
Fera pumping plant. about twenty-five
miles up the Rio Grande
Two shots came from the Mexican
side of the river and the other from some
one hidden in the brush on the Ameri-
can side. The troops saw no one, but
fired about sixty shots in an effort TO
beat the brush in the direction of the
concealed snipers to see whether Next
cans were gathering for an attack. No
more shots were fired by the MeXicans
and the patrol continued its rounds.