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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
DEATH ON LAST LAP
OF 3O-YEAR RUN
Veteran Engineer Killed by
Train as He Chances from Cab
of KniCkerbOCker Express.

Charles McConville ended thirty
years service on the New Haven Rail-
road yesterday at the controller of the
electric locomotive which was hauling
the Knickerbocker Express on its last
lap from Boston TO New York. He
carelessly stuck his head out just as
an outward bound train passed and was
killed instantly.
His assistant, Henry Greszer, heard
the body drop to the floor and dashed
to the controller. He stopped the train
and efforts were made to revive the
engineer. After twenty minutes the
train proceeded to the Grand Central
Terminal. where McConv lies body was
taken to the emergency hospital there
The express, consisting Of seven par
lor cars. was due in this city at 6:lO.
Shortly before $3.50 o'clock the train
was between Woodlawn and Williams
bridge, running at about ten miles an
hour. The other train was gong al
about the same rate, but the blow was
sufficient to snuff McConville's life out;
He was forty-eight years old. married
and the father of three children. lie
lived in New Haven, which is also the
home of GresZer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Captive British Officers
Will Be Treated as Are
Submarine Crews.
2 BOATS DESTROYED
FLY NEUTRAL FLAG
Dutch Vessel Loses One Killed
and Seven Missing-Norwegian
Gets Explanatory Note.

The Germans hare destroyed
sir more undrmed Uessels, one
Dutch, one Norwegian and four
British. Fire were Uictints Of
submarines, one possibly Of a
mine. One man Wds killed on
the Dutch steamer, and seven Of
the creU are missing.
While dispatches recounting
these disasters aCere coming in
the British Foreign Office an
nounced that a note from Ger
many had been received threat
ing reprisals on a British officer
for each captive member Of
German submarine crew treated
otherwise than other prisoners
of war. The British reply Of
fered no compromise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
NAVY WATCHING
GERMAN LINERS
IN
Rumor of Impending Dash
Is Denied, but Patrol
Shows Activity.

Orders were received last night by
the Parker, one of the two United
States torpedo boats stationed off
Quarantine, to proceed up the North
River The destination of the vessel
could not be learned. She left her
anchorage soon after midnight and
started up the bay. According to a
rumor along the waterfront, she was
to take up station near the docks of
the German steamship lines, it being
feared that some of the large mer-
chantmen tied up there might take ad-
vantage of an apparent opportunity to
slip out to sea.
From Newport News came word that
the Prinz Eitel Friedrich was ready to
put to sea. The guard of allied cruisers
that has been maintained about the en-
trance to New York Harbor since the
beginning of the war was believed to
be relaxed. Dudley Field Malone, Col
lector Of the Port, was taking no
chances.
All seemed quiet at the Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd
Line piers. A tug of the Hamburg.
American Line, stationed off the end
of pier played the rays of a search.
light upon the steamships stationed
there. The sea giant Vaterland vas
the centre of the lamps bullseye. This
watch. with a searchlight, has been
kept up since the vessels were IN
termed. On the piers all was darkness.
Not a sign of activity indicated tnst
the fears of the authorities OF the port
were founded on anything more than
imagination.
Rumors that German merchant ves-
sells interned in the waters about New
York we're about to make dash for
sea with coal for cruisers were laughed
at yesterday at the Custom House. NOT
one of them would have a ghost OF
chance of passing the neutrality patroi
that is guarding all exits from the mar
Dor, il was asserted
Down toward the Narrows, lying on
Tompkinsville, are the torpedo boat
destroyers MacDougal and Parker. The
gunboat Dolphin is also watching every
steamer that passes out TO sea. In the
Sound, )fr Whitestone, the torpedo poat
DESTROYER Drayton is lying.
The fastest German vessel IN port,
the Vaterland, has speed, when
forced, Of not more than 26 knots. The
others run from 20 knots down to Ia.
1t was pointed out that their chances
of eiuding pursuers and violating. the
customs laws by leaving port without
clearance papers we're small when the
relative speeds OF the torpedo boat de-
stroyers was considered. The Drayton
can do 3O.S3 knots, the McDougall 1880
knots. and the Parker 2955 knots an
hour. Several navy yard tugs are as
sisting in the lookout.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03

Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman' "'le
of DIR. Edwin Carman, OF Freepor'' Will
bo called again to answer for the mur-
der of Mrs. Louisa Bailey. LOUIS D.
Smith. District Attorney OF Nassau
Comfy. announced yesterday that ne
had moved the case for trial for May .
had asked the Appellate DIVISION
of the Supreme Court to convene an az
extraordinary session. Justice Abel NJ
BIackmar in all probability Will pre-
side at the second trial.
While the application remains to be
signed. Mr.. Smith said there is no doubt
of his request for second trial being
granted.
Mrs. Carman did not know that she
would be summoned for second time
to face a jury IN connection with the
shooting of Mrs. Bailey in DR.. Carman's S
Office at Freeport on the night OF June
70. 1914, until she returned to her home
last night after an automobile tour on
Long island. She had been out with
DIR. Carman all day, returning to their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
U. S. NOTE ARGUES
WITH BRITAIN, BUT
MAKES NO THREATS
RYE BREAD FAD LIFTS
GERMAN FLOUR BAN

London, April 2.-Some OF the re-
strictiors against the use Of wheat
-four in Germany for making bread
and pastry have been removed, says
a Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam.
This step has been taken because OF
the increased consumption Of rye
bread, which resulted in the use OF
an undue proportion of that grain
rather than wheat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03

BY CaDle 10 Inc IriOune
London, April News of the sink
ing of six more unarmed vessels. two
Of them flying flags of neutral nations
and four British, by the Germans
reached London to-day. Loss of life
was confined to the Dutch steamer
Schieland, on which one of the crew
was killed by the explosion, and seven
of whose crew who embarked in a
lifeboat are missing. There is a pos
sibility that the Schieland struck a
mine, though all the others are known
to have been destroyed by submarines.
Both of the foreign boats and three Of
the British were sunk in the North Sea.
The three British craft destroyed in
this area were the trawlers Gloxiana.
Jason and Nellie. They were victims
of the German U-10. The second neu-
trail ship was the Norwegian bark Nor,
which was sent to the bottom by the
U-20.
Sunk by the U-2S.
The sixth vessel lost, the British
steamer Eston, until recently known as
the Southpoint, was sunk off Cape
Finisterre, at the western end Of the
English Channel, by the U-2S.
The Dutch steamer Schieland was
blown up yesterday morning at point
twenty-four miles from Spur Head. on
the east coast of England. at the en-
trance TO the Humber. The report Of
the killing of one of the vessels crew
was brought to Hull by the captai and
seven other members of the crew. who
fear that the ships other lifeboat, with
seven sailors, is lost.
The Schieland was a vessel of 653 net
tonnage and was built in 1909. She
was 22l feet long, 33 feet beam and IL
feet deep. Her home port was Rot
terdam.
German Gives Credentials.
The eleven men of the crew Of the
Norwegian bark Nor, torpedoed yes
terday northwest of the Dogger Bank,
were landed to-day by the steamer
Unita at the Hook of Holland.
They reported that the German sub
marine burned their ship and that the
captain gave them a certificate stating
that it had been done under the pro-
visions of the Declaration of London.
Captain Simensen Of the Nor, accord
ing to a dispatch from Rotterdam,
said:
"As soon as | sighted the subma-
rine she signalled me to stop. | was
ordered aboard the submarine with the
ships papers. went and was told
that my cargo was contraband, that
the ship would be destroyed and that
| and the crew must go IN boats TO the
steamer Unita, which had been ordered
to stand by. Her cargo already had
been examined and declared all right,
but the captain had been told that, in
stead of going to Hull, where he was
bound, he must go to Rotterdam and
land me and the crew.
THE commander of the submarine
took possession of one of my boats, in
which he sent two of his crew aboard
the Nor, which he told me was to be
destroyed. The ship was still afoat
when | left in the Units, but have
been informed that she was set on fire.
The Germans could not well sink her
because she carried a cargo Of seasoned
wood"
Before Captain Simensen left the
submarine the commander gave him a
document containing the following:
al have this day, March 81, ordered
the captain and crew Of the Norwegian
sailing ship Nor TO leave their vessel
Continued on page 2, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
FOR SUNOAY-RAlN
Weather Man Takes Joy Away
from Easter Paraders.

"For Sundsy-RAlN."
Thus does the heartless weather man
take the Joy out of the lives Of thou
sands of maidens fair-and some males,
also-who for months have been pre-
pairing the hats and gowns that 90 so
far to make up the gorgeous effects OF
the Easter parade. Thus does-but
wait! A ray OF hope appears. His
report continues:
Later in the day, clear
The sigh of relief is useless. It will
be no weather. apparently, for light
Easter wear, for he adds:
with fresh essterly GALES"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
IF We Can Fool the Enemy
for Just Two Hours He
Will Never Get U.s." Says
German Raiders Officer.

fFrom q STAFF Correspondent, OF The Tribune
Newport News, Va, April 2.-The
big day or the big night, whichever it
may be, on which the German convert
ed cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich will
start for the open sea is not far off
She is ready. Only the word of her
captain or some one higher up in the
imperial German navy is necessary
now to send her out for further con-
quest or a final resting place some
where on the fringe Of that stingy bor-
der called the limit of three miles.
An officer high in authority on board
the merchant raider and close in touch
with Commander Thierichens said to-
day that the Eitel positively would try
conclusions with the British watchers
beyond the Capes.
Strict orders were issued to allow no
one on board the vessel without spe-
cial permission from her master, and
the few visitors who did get aboard
were known to him. The skipper sent
word ashore that Tribune representa-
tive would be most welcome to the
Eitel, but explained that, as he had an
urgent appointment with dentist, he
could not remain on the ship to re-
ceive him. 1t was the finishing touch
to a three days dental job that had to
be done on the square set, Teutonic
Jaw before giving battle to the British,
and. like his ship, Captain Thierichens
did not want to meet the enemy unpre-
pared.
an Bremen by Summer"
The officer. who received for the
skipper is tall, we'll upholstered speci-
men OF the German sea fighter. His
smooth shaven, plump face, colored
like a peach, broke into q wonderful
smile when the blunt question, "Are
you going to get out?" was flung gently
at him. His large white teeth, even as
the row of rifles that hung in racks be-
side him, clicked as ne answered with
half-disdainful but awfully human
tone: "Yes. We will be in Bremen by
summer"
81 suppose you know that there are
four of them outside waiting for you "
he was asked.
what of that?" he answered. at
would make no difference if there were
seven. 1t was harder to get in here
than il will be to get out. We heard
seven Of them in one day, and we
were not caught. What more need be
said"
asked IL he did not realize that he
W outnumbered by the enemy, the
officer replied by pounding his fist
good naturedly on the teak rail and
laughing heartily.
"The great big British navy has done
Continued on page 2. column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
hawaiian Banker a Suicide.

honolulu, April Mark P. Robin
sn' ~ capitalist and vice-president Of the
,ra ms' National Bank of Hawaii, shot
nos. nat Killed himself here to-day. In a
s,M ne indicated that his act was
i,s.d Used by nervous condition due to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Setting the Stage in Paterson
for Billy Sunday

His meetings do not just happen. They prepared
carefully staged and worked up beforehand The whole
astonishing story in The Sunday Tribune tomorrow.
Another Beautiful NumJer Of the BrOwn
and G,een Graphic Section wih THE SUN
DAY TRIBUNE No additional Charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Swoboda's Friends Surprised.

The announcement in The Tribune
Yesterday that it was in the home OF
the Poillon sisters that Swobods spent
his first days in New York was stag
gering surprise TO the men who had
heen associated with him here. II
never occurred TO them to ask where
he was stopping. And none Of them
would hazard a guess as to how ne
came in contact with them. According
TO the story he told them he was stay
ing with some friends he knew in
Paris"
Charlotte Poillon said yesterday that
she knew all about Swoboda. For once
in the career of the sisters here they
objected to publicity and were particu-
larly indignant that any one would
describe their apartment as a fiat, or
that "any one would be boob enough to
think we'd live in a lodging house"
"Yes," said the larger of the two sis
ters, ~ know all about this man. I've
got his photograph and I've got bunch
of letters he wrote me after we left
Europe. know all about how he feels
about the war and the nations at war.
I'm going to protect him. I'm going to
give them to Secretary of State Will
lam Jennings Bryan after l see my
lawyer.
"Never mind the Poillon sisters. We
can take care of ourselves. / don't like
this being called Charlotte. 1t amt
refined enough. am Miss Poillon. |
don't see what-you mean by referring
TO this beautiful apartment OF ours as
a fiat. We have three baths and sew
eral servants. I've got my motor car
and Katherine has hers, too.
"And don't forget that we went to
Europe three times last year"
Seek Passport Evidence.
AGENTS of the Department of Justice
who began an inquiry yesterday into
the manner of Swoboda's securing a
tasspcrt in New York are expected to
call on the Poillon sisters to-day for
such information as they may possess.
The officials are particularly deslrous
NJ learning what basis the women have
70, declaring that Swoboda is not an
To friends of Swoboda who tele-
Continued on page 4. column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Charlotte Says He Warned
Them of War and Helped
Both Quit Europe.
mo SPY; I'LL RIGHT
HIM." SHE DECLARES
Secret Service Men Begin Their
Investigation of Pass
port Issuance.

Charlotte Poillon. in whose home at
223 Riverside Drive Raymond Ralph
Swoboda lived when he first came to
New York, announced yesterday that
she had letters which will clear the
prisoner of Paris Of the charge Of being
French spy. These, she declared, she
would turn over to Secretary of State
Bryan as soon as she could consult with
her lawyer.
About the same time a woman who
said she was a Mrs. Andrews 'phoned
to William Hooper, the Canadian back
er of and sponsor for Swoboda, that she
had friend who possessed letters that
would set Swoboda right with the
world.
Miss Poillon repeated her offer to
furnish letters that would set Swoboda
free to Mr.. Hooper in the afternoon,
making an appointment for him to call
at her fat last evening. On mature
consideration and after advising with
friends, Mr.. Hooper did not make the
call.
However, Secretary Bryan will not
have the pleasure of reading the let
ters in the original And Mr.. Hooper
will not oe deprived of the knowledge
Of the material contained in the letters
longer than breakfast time, for, after
he failed to call, Charlotte offered the
documents to several newspapers and
finally found buyer at reduced rates.
The letters are important only as
corroborating her story that she knew
Swoboda and had letters from him and
that he was having a hard time of it
in Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
WEATHER

CLOUDY. WITH vsIN TO-DAY. RAIN
TOMORROW.
Yesterdays Temperatures;
High, 20; Low. 81.
Full report on Page a..
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Continued on page I. column 4
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22

railroads. they were set free Mos.
or them brought funds with them. bur
rs the Russian government provide;
neither lodging or food for the detained
civilians the funds socu became. az
hausted. When they tried to draw
more credit from their accounts M
Vladicostock. they found that Russia
had issued orders for the imrnoh,lizu-
ton OF all accounts of civilians of tho
enemy countries.
In many eases these detained pconle.
nave spent the winter where the ther-
moncter fell to 81 degrees below, zero
Fahrenheit. Dropped into villages
without means Of livelihood. many be-
gan to Try to earn their living Some
turned themselves into bakers. others
Shoemakcrs, still others clerks and gcr
crai lahofcrs. But this was not SUI
iicient TO care for all. and there was
indication OF great misery until tho
German government, with the consent
or Russia. made an arrangement With
whereby German funds are forwarded
10 the abandoned civilians. For the
NladiVostock district this distribution
wh'ch takes the form of monthly NJ
iowances is being carried out effective
~ through the American consul Tohu
Is. Caldwell. who before his appolnt
ment here was one of the .Tapancse-
speaking secretaries OF tho american
embassy at Tokyo. In n number OF
cases the civilians are accompaniat b,-
their wives, who insisted in partici-
pating In the punishment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22
CALOMEL SELDOM
SOLD HERE NOW
Nasty drug salivates, makes
you sick and you lose
n days work.

Every druggist In town-your drug
gist and everybody's druggist has no
ticed great falling off in the sale of
calomel. They all give the same rea-
son. Dodsons Liver Tone Is taking it's
place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know 1t. while Dodson's Liver Tone Is
perfectly safe and gives better results"
said prominent local druggist. Dod-
sons Liver Tone is personally guaran-
teed by every druggist who sells it. a
large bottle costs so cents. and II 1t
fails to give easy relief in every case
of liver sluggishness and constipa tion
you have only TO ask for your money
back.
Dodson's Liver Tune Is n pleasant
tasting. purely vegetable remedy
harmless to both children and adults.
Take n spoonful ut night and wake up
feeling fine; no biliousness. sick head
ache, acid stomach or constipated bow
els. 1t doesn't gripe or cause incon-
venience all tho next day like violent
calomel. Take a dose of calomel to-
day and tomorrow you will feel weak.
sick and nauseated. Don't lose n days
work! Take Dodson's Liver Tone In
stead and feel fine. full of vigor and
ambition.-Advertisem
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22
SWISS ORGANIZATION
Is WORKING FOR PEACE;

ZURICH. SWITZERLAND. July 2l.-
IN organization which hopes to bring
bout n reconciliation between France
and Germany has just opened Offices
nero. II bears the imposing title of
"Stimnlen i'm S;urm aus der Deutschen
Schweiz"-Voices in the Storm from
German Switzerland.
Tho organization. according to the
Zurich Post intends by means of
pamphlets and personal propaganda to
establish n frendlicr understanding
through Switzerland between France
and Germany. The first OF the associa-
lions publications is entitled "SwitZcr-
land as Reconciler and Mediator Re
tween Franco and Germany" a long
review OF the present peace prospects
by Pastor Eduard Blocher. chaplain Of
tho cantonal hospital In Zurich. a
second pamphlet is by :he Rev. Dr.
Baur of Basic, and Describes n trip
which he recently made through Ger
many. where he found tho sentiment
among tho people generally favorable
to peace.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22
TWO RUSSIAN A.YIATORS
DISGUISE AS PEASANT WOMEN

PETROGRAD. July 21.-How two
Russian aviators made their way
through the German lines disguised as
peasant women, is told in a dispatch
from the Nicmcn front.
The two aviatOrs had gone up to
rcconnoiter n distant section of tho
German lines. After scouting for sew
cral hours their engine failed, and they
were compelled to descend behind the
German trenches In n small Lithuanian
village. The peasant women helped
them to destroy their acroplanc and
gave them hlouscs. skirts and hand
kerchiefs. These they put on and,
carrying market baskets. they tray
crscd the German lines for long
distance among the German speaking
peasants.
Reaching the Niemcn. they doffed
their skirts and divcd into the river.
This was observed, and the Germans.
realizing that they had been trickcd,
started firing on them. However. they
safely reached the Russian bank and
re1oined their comrades, half clad in
dripping blouses and handkorchiefs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-22
ALCOHOL AND BUSINESS
OF WAR WILL NOT MIX
Vladivostock Solves Problem by Pro
hibiting Use OF Intoxicating
Liquor.
People Have Found They Can Get
Along Without Their Favorite
Triple, and Now All Drink Old
Fashioned Temperance "Kvass."

VLADIVOSTOCK, July 2l.-with this
city burdcned with the business OF
war-it is n great shipping center
now of vast supplies for the Russian
armies-with practically the whole
population devoted to 1t. not drop Of
Intoxicating liquor can be bought in
Vladivostock. with speed and eHi-
cheney II prime necessity in getting
the supplies off to the front. alcoho oil
and the business of war would not mix
well here. Hence the law against the
sale OF vodka. wines. whisky, and even
beer is strictly enforced.
But 1t is q wonderful thing how the
people have gone along without drink
Ing. They have demonstrated this and
shown that they can have good time
cafe concerts find other amuse-
ments to relieve the heavy burden of
the days work. To be sure. tho con-
ccrts close at 1 instead OF in tho
morning, but everybody wants to go
bed earlier and get up earlier. The
feeling of the people that they must
drink something besides water Undue
shrewd officers of the army commits
sariat to revive n Russian temperance
drink that really was discovered 1000
years ago, the old Russian "kvass."
1t resembles American root beer and it
is made of Russian black bread and
yeast. An alluring and deceptive foam
results from the fermentation Of the
yeast. 1t is now drunk everywhere.
The women conductors on the tram
ways also give new note to the city.
At first they were pleasantly leased
and joked about.' but everybody Is used
to, them now and likes them as agree
able and capable. And in very gen
eral way the Russian women in Fladi-
vostock are proving themselves gen
uinc heroines Almost all have hus-
bands. sons, borthers at the front. They
have taken up the work at home stole
ally and enthusiastically. Out back In
the Siberian plains 1t is the same. The
women have taken hold for the Father
land
When war broke out between Russia
and Germany Austria, the German and
Austrian civil population at N!adivo-
stock was given twenty-four hours to
leave. MANY Germans. mostly comfort
able merchants and bankers. did not
go They thought the regulation would
not be strictly lived up to. They were
mistaken. At the expiration of the
day they were taken into custody and
sent off TO remote parts of Siberia an
der guard. There in inaccessible cities
in some cases hundreds of miles from