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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25

led the line, having only eleven wound
cd and no killed.
zone hundred and twenty-three sur
vivors have been rescued from the
Blucher's crew Of SIS. and IT Is pos
sihle that others have been saved by
some of our destroycrs. No reports OF
any destroyer or light cruiser fighting
have vet been received at the Admir-
atty. though some has apparently taken
place.
Their lordships have expressed their
satisfaction TO Vice-Admiral Sir David
Beatty"
Viee-Admirsl Sir David Beatty also
commanded the same battle cruiser
squadron In the engagement OF He'll
poland Blight on August Is last. IN
which three German light cruisers and
two German torpedo boat ocstroyefs
we're sunk. The cruisers were the
Main, the Ariadno and the kocln.
Commodore Reginald y. Iyrwhitt:
who also took part M The battle on
Heligoland. commanded the light cruis-
ers and dcstroyerS which accompanied
Admiral hNal'N nANAlF fl hNNNt De
The Germans were observed some
time after dawn proceeding m the
direction OF the British coast When
thew sighted the superior British feet
,hey turned and made az full speed FOR
home waters. and 10 was only after a
stern chase that the faster British
Sims cot within range OF them. For
more than four hours tho running PAT
tie lasted. the firing being plainly
heard in North Holland, where 10 was
judged the fight took place north o.
The islands Of Ameland and Schiermon-
nik-Oog.
The Blueeher. which was slower than
the other German cruisers, Tell oehlno
and succumbed TO the httvier guns OF
the Lion. which was leading the brit-
;sh squadron The other German snlps
got within the mine and submarine
area, two Of them In a badly damaged
condition. and il was dangerous Tor
,be big British battle cruisers 10 fol-
. low.
The fact that only eleven men we're
wounded aboard the Lion, which lea
the line, indicates that the British
casualties we're light. II IS possible
that more OF the Bluecher's crew were
pickcd up BY the British destroyers.
The Rluecher was at the beginning
of the war Prince Henry OF Prussia S
flagship in the Baltic, but Il Is under
stood that at the coming Of winter nc
hauled down his flag.
None Of the units engaged in the
battle has returned, so there arc no
further particulars. Il is considered a
victory for the heavy gun ana the
swift battle cruiser, and the papers
point 10 the fact that. while Great
Britain still retains intact ten such
battle cruisers, which she had at the
opening OF the war. Germany, which
has sacrificed the Goeben 10 Turkey,
now has only four, including the Deri-
finger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
Britain and Germany's
Finest Sea Units Meet

The British battle cruiser Tiger,
rated as the finest unit i'm the British
navy, was launched in 1918 and has a
displacement Of $4,000 tons. She is
660 feet long, with a beam Of 90l2
feet and carries complement OF
about one thousand men. Her engines
devclop 100000 horsepower and her
speed is rated at IS knots. Her arma-
mcnt is as follows:
Ten 12-iuch guns, sixteen A-inch
guns. four &-pounders and five mortars
The battle cruiser Lion was launched
in 1910 and has displacement OF
26.350 tons. She is $50 feet long, with
a beam OF SSia feet, and carries a
complement of $50 men. Her engines
develop 1850 horsepower and her
speed is rated at 2S.5 knots. Her ar
mament is as follows:
Eight 13.5-inch guns, sixteen 4-inch
guns, four 3-pounders and five NOR
tars.
The battle cruiser Princess Royal
launched nearly q year after the Lion
is a sister ship Of the latter.
The battle cruiser New Zealand was
launched in 1911, and has displace-
ment of 1880 tons She is $50 feet
long. with a beam of so feet, and
carries a complement of $50 men. Her
engines develor 1894 horsepower. and
her speed is rated at 20 knots. Her
armament is the same as that OF the
Lion and the Princess Royal.
The battle cruiser Indomitable was
launched in 1907, and has displace-
ment of 1880 tons. She is $50 feet
long, with a beam of 1919 feet, and
carries 3 complement OF ESQ men. Her
engines develop al 600 horsepower. and
her speed is rated at 26 knots. Her
armament is as follows: Eight Finch
guns. sixteen 4-inch guns and five NOR
tars.
The German squadron was inferior
I'm lighting force. The best OF tho
vould-be raiders, the battle cruiser
Derffiincer. launched in 1918. with a
displacement Of $4,000 tons and speed
Of 81 knots, is about the equal OF the
7 iRer. -.
The Bluecher was launched In 1908
and had a displacement of 1880 tons
She was 400 feet long, with beam o.
sou feet, and carried a complement o
SIS men. Her engines developed 4S.SS'
horsepower. and her speed was rated
al 25.8 knots. Her armament was a.
follows:
Twelve h.Z-'nch guns clghb o''-lhCi
Guns. sixteen 3.4-inch guns.
The German battle-cruiscr Seydlit'
was launched in 1912 and has a dis
placement OF 24,6i0 tons. She is 65'
feet long. with beam Of 1914 feet, an'
carries a complement Of about ont
thousand men. -
Her engines develop loo,ooo-horse
no r and her speed is rated At ~
knots. The bsttle-cluiser Moltke q
slightly smaller.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
GERMANS CRUEL,
SAYS WHITRIDGE
Traction Man Declares Forces
of Kaiser Are Brutal as
Huns in Warfare.

Justice Martin j. keogh. of the Su-
preme Court, who founded the New
Rochelle Forum and had DR.. Bernhard
Dernburg address it on Germany two
weeks ago. had Frederick Whitridgc, OF
the Third Avenue Railway system
sneak on "The Cause of the Allies
Yesterday. The meeting, which was at
tended by 5000 persons. was presided
over by George w. Schurman, of Man
haitian.
ut appears to Americans" said Mr..
Whitrdge. that the Germans are car
rying on this war in a way which is
not only cruel but brutal and unciyil-
lied.
I'm the mailed fist speech the Kaiser
said: Give no quarter. Make your
selves as terrible as did the Huns un-
der Attila.' His people are now do
ing it,"
In touching on the apparent desire
Of Germany for colonies the speaker
said:
"The main difficulty would be with
the Germans themselves. When they
60 out into the world they want to find
q better way of living than the German
wav. One of the most curious things
TO be noted is that among all the mill
ions of Germans who have left the
Fatherland since lS4s for this country
so very few of them have ever gone
back to Germany. It is not only that
they better themselves materially, but
they get a taste Of the sort of freedom
they never got at home. feel that "
is necessary for the peace of the world
the Germans be not destroyed, but
severely whipped"
There were many German sympathiz-
ers in the audience.
After the address Mr.. Whitridge an
swered various questions.
One man asked: What on earth lid
the poor Germans ever do to Mr.. Whit
ridge ?"
Mr. Whitridge answered: They did
not blind him"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25

North Sea action as the most consider
able Of the war. 10 says:
"The German squadron was probably
Of much the same strength as that
which recently bombardec the YORK
shire coast, and had probably similar
purpose in view, but this time, 1t would
appear. a friendly mist did not arrive
10 conceal them from our watchful
cruisers. When the two forces came
together the Germans seem 10 have had
10 other thought than fight. although
the preponderance in strength was not
so great as 70 make an action hopeless
Certainly IL was not so great as was
faced without hinching By Admiral
CradocK in the South Pacific.
And this is the moral importance
OF the action. The Germans accepted
their inferiority and ran, with the re-
suit that while they suffered much our
ships suffered little. Sir David Beatty
and his brave officers and men have
once more won the gratitude Of the
British people. They have probably
saved the lives Of many innocent peo-
ple bv their fine action, and they have
TAUGHT the raiding squadron lesson
which il richly deserves and W II not
forget i'm a hurry
THE Daily Chronicle" in al. edi-
torial says:
YESTERDAY morning the baby killers
of Scarborough sailed forth 70 Kill
some more babies. They succeeded in
nearly getting over the North Sea,
with the presumable intention OF open
ING fire as before. About breakfast
time. unfortunately. their heroic
achievement was baked by the ap-
ncarance Of some British battle cruls-
cre. from which they fed homewsrd
promptly at top speed. The largest
warship yet sunk in battle lies at
the bottom Of the sea, and her part
ners have had some severe punish
mCnt.
The victory is an act OF justice, as
well as Of war. 1t is impossible 10 re-
gard 10 quite so simply as We could
regard that over the Emden or that on
the Falkland Islands. Everybody IN
England reioiced that chivslrous Cap
tain Muller was saved. Everybody re-
GREETED the drowning of brave Nd
miral Count Won Spec and his son. We
can have no such sentiment for the
baby killers, for whose crime the old
stern naval justice would have re-
served no other penalty than the yard
arm.
"The Zeppelin raiders, like their
naval compeers. began with Var
mouth. Like them, they got clean
away amid the plaudits of nation
whom war seems TO have intoxicated
past all heed or scruple for civiliza-
ton or humanity. They, too, will
doubtless try again. and for them also
there cannot be immunity forever"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
WOMAN TRAPS BURGLAR
Mrs. Klein Causes Intruder )
Capture After Struggle.

Awakened by the noise OF an IN
truder in her home yesterday. NF''
Frank Klein. Of No. l0i Anslle 81,
Williamsburg. attacked a burglar. 10
the struggle the man flung her aslas
and fed. The woman pursued, anu
her screams attracted Patrollnah
Stapf. Of the Bedford av. station VINO
captured the fugitive.
When taken back 20 the apartmein 3
the prisoner was recognized a. WI
lam Greibel, son of Frederick Grei .,,o
a top floor tenant. More than ~
worth of jewelry, the property OF N's'
Klein, was found on the accused man
On going 10 the rooms Il the DIei
bel family, the police say, they ioInu
a child's safe which had been stoie"
from the Klein apartment last 70.
yember when other articles we're $50
taken. Greibers father also was isAe"
into custody.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
GERMAN BEATEN FOR
OFFICE IN SHANGHAI
lBy cab, 10 Tie Tribune J

Shanghai, Jan. 2i.-The municipal
elcctions here have been the most eN-
citing ever held. There was record
noll Election literature was freely
distributed, urging the electors 10 vote
AGAINST he German candidate. The
rcsrlf was that the new international
rlission viii be composed OF seven
Rr.tisb members. one American aud
ono pussian. The Russian defeated the
j,psnese candidate by twenty votes.
Tho German former member was badly
defeated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
War Rumor Causes Suicide

Out Ct work since last May and un-
able 20 pay her board or send money TO
her poor parents in Russia. Miss Annie
Richman. twenty-seyen years old. a
dressmaker. killed herself Yesterday
afternoon in the home OF Mrs. Sarah
Zirin, 1881 Sterling Place, East New
York. where she boarded. The girls
distress had been added TO b. a rumor
that reached her a few days ago that
all men of her fathers age had been
forced into the Cars army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
RUSSIANS THROWN
BACK, SAYS AUSTRIA
Kirlibaba and Heights Sur
rounding Town Are
Retaken.

Vienna. Jan. "a via London An
Official communication issued to-day re-
ports that there has been no important
change on any front, but that the Aus
trian artillery fire compelled the Rus
SLAMS 10 evacuste some trenches south
Of Tarnow, Galicia.
Correspondents of the Vienna papers
telegraph from the front that the Rus
sian attempt 10 outhank the Austrian
right wing in Southern Bukowina has
been frustrated, and that the Russians
have been thrown back near Kirlibaba.
The Austrians. according 10 these
dispatches, have captured number Of
prisoners and quantities OF war ma
terial.
Washington. Jan. 24-The Vienna
Foreign Office in a dispatch TO the
Austro- Hungarian Embassy to-day
says:
I'm Poland West Galicis and the
Carpathians no essential events.
Russian attacks upon our positions
south OF Bukowins ended yesterday by
our troops reconquering Kirlibaba and
heights surrounding the town. Rus
SLAMS retreated with losses. Hostile at
tempts TO gain further progress over
pletely failed"
Berlin, Jan. "a (by wireless TO Lon
dom An official statement issued to-
day by the General Army Headquarters
said:
NO changes took place in East
Prussia or in Northern Poland. Our
attacks on the branch Of the River
Sucha, at Borzimow, were successful.
The enemy's attacks were repulsed,
with heavy losses 10 the Russians.
Russian attacks in the region to the
northwest of 0pooznO, Southern Po-
land, failed"
Berlin by wireless TO Sayville,
n. ", Jan. "a. A special dispatch to
the "Frankfurter Zeitung" from the
Austrian headquarters says:
The Russians are working with a
big force on their third line of de
fences eastward Of Gorlice (Galicia)
and surrounding it with wire entangle-
ments. Their first line is weakly
manned. which leads TO the impression
that the Russians at this important
point of our front are thinking only OF
a defensive some kilometres in front
Of our artillery line. Our we'll built
infantry positions extend TO the palace
grounds of Gorlice."
The Overseas News Agency says that
reports received from Holland are to
the effect that in consequence of the
recent sinking of the British steamer
Durward by a German submarine boat
service between Harwich, England, and
the Hook of Holland has been discon-
tinued.
This news agency says also that the
military attaches of neutral states have
arrived at Piotrkow, Russian Poland.
They are travelling over the entire
German east front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
Germans Report Progress
in the Vosges Mountains

Berlin. Jan. % BY wireless to Lon
dom The official statement issued to-
day by the German general army head
quarters said:
"In the western theatre January %
passed generally without special incl
dents. Two French attacks were re-
pulsed in the forest of Argonne with
out difficulty. We made progress in
the Vosges Mountains, on the summit
Of Hartmanns- Weilerkopf. northeast OF
Steinbach, taking fifty French noun
tain chasseurs prisoners"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25
England Cared for Itself Only.

zone needs only 10 read this speech
through carefully to learn the reason
for Englaud's Intervention in the war.
Amid all his beautiful phrases about
Euglaud's honor and Englsnd's obi
cations, we ind IL over and over again
expressed that England's interests its
own interests call for participation M
the war. for il is not in England's I'M
terests that a yictroiosu and therefore
stronger, Germany should emerge from
the war
This old principle Of English policy
20 take as the sole criterion Of its
actions iss private interests regardless
of right, reason or considerations OF
humanity expressed IN that speech
OF Gladstenc's in 1870 on Belgian neu-
trali.y. from which Sir Edward quoted.
"Nr. Gladstone then declared that
he wss unable TO subscribe to the doc
trine that the simple fact Of the oN-
istonce of guarantee Is binding on
every party thereto, irrespective alto
gcther OF the particular position IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-25

General Field Headquarters Of the
German Armies in France (vla Berlin
and London. Jan. 24.-"I am surprised
to learn tina. my phrase a scrap OF
paper,' which ! used IN my last con-
versation with the British Ambassa-
dor IN reference TO the Belgian neu-
trality treaty, should have caused such
an unfavorable impression IN the
United States The expression was
used in quite another connection and
meaning TO that implied in Sir William
Edward Goschen's report and the turn
given to it in the biassed comment OF
our enemies are undoubtedly response
bic for this impression
The speaker was DR.. Theobald Won
Bethmann-H n!,Veg, the German I'm
perial Chancellor. and the conversation
took place at the German Army Field
HEADQUARTERS, in a town of Northern
France, and IN a villa serving as the
office and dwelling for the Imperial
Chancellor, for the Foreign Minister,
Gottlieb Won Jagow, and for the mem
Zers Of the diplomatic suite accompany
ing Emperor William afeld. The
Chancellor apparently had not relished
the subject until his attention was
called to the extent which the phrase
had been used in discussion on the
responsibility of the war.
Belgian Treaty Obsolete.
He then volunteered TO give an OK
planatjon of his meaning, which I'm sub
stance was that he had spoken of the
treaty not as a scrap Of paper for Ger
many. but as an instrument which had
become obsolete through Belgium
forfeiture Of its neutrality. and that
Great Britain had quite other reasons
for entering into the war, compared
with which the neutrality treaty APP
peared to have only the value Of i
scrap of paper. 400.
"Nv conversation with Sir William
Goschen,r said the Chancellor, "oc
CURED on August 4. | had Just de-
clarcd in the Reichstsg that only dire
necessity and only the struggle for ex-
isence compelled Germany TO march
through Belgium, but that Germany
was ready 10 make compensation for
the wrong committed. When ] spoke
I already had certain indications, bu'
no absolute proof upon which 10 base
public accusation, that Belgium long
before had abandoned its neutrality
in its relations with England. Never
theless, took Germany's responsible
ity toward the neutral states so seri-
ously that | spoke frankly Of the wrong
committed by Germany.
What was the British attitude or
the same question s" asked the Chan
cellor. "The day before my converse
+ tion with Ambassador Goschen Sir Ed
ward Grey, British Secretary of state
+ for Foreign Affairs, had delivered his
we'll known speech in Parliament, m
which. while he had not stated ex-
pressly that England would take part
in the war, he had left the matter in
little doubt.
EnuIand Car.d for Itself Only
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-11
MORRIS URGES Democrats
Tries to Induce Legislators of That
Party to Support Brumbaugh in
the Local Option Fight

At the request of A. Mitchell Pal
mer, Democratic National Committee
man from Pennsylvania, who has been
asked by Governor Brumbaugh to aid
the local option cause, Democratic State
Chairman Morris came to Harrisburg
yesterday to see what he could do with
the Democratic legislators. Before
leaving for home last evening Chair
man Morris issued the following state
ment:
81 came to Harrisburg primarily to
consult with the Democratic members
of the Legislature on the attitude of
the Democratic members toward Gov
ernor Brumbaugh s local option bill.
| find that a majority'of Democratic
members will stand Loyalty by their
party pledge and vote for local option.
"There are a number of Democratic
members opposed to local option. Sew
cral of these are members who also ran
on the Personal Liberal party ticket
with Governor Brumbaugh and who,
therefore, feel obligated to support the
liquor interests. | pointed out to such
members as l talked with that the
Democratic State organization is prac-
ticdiiy unl' loi iocdi optloil, lHdJ tHe
party platform demands it, that large
majority of Democratic voters have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of it, and
that to vote against the local option
bill is simply to give aid and comfort to
the Penrose machine which, in order to
keep faith with the liquor interests,
must defeat the Brumbaugh bill.
81 realize that in the face of grow
ing popular feeling the Penrose ma
chine would be only too glad to fulfill
its contract with the liquor interests
by delivering a few Democrats in lieu
of its own Representatives. / am hope
full, however, that it will find very
few Democrats foolish enough to offer
themselves as victims to the liquor ring,
which used every effort TO defeat the
Democratic State ticket last fall"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-11
CHORUS Will meet monday
Evangehstc Singers to Make rinal
Plans for Trip to the Slough
Tabernacle

Final plans for the big excursion OF
HarriSburgers TO Lancaster Tuesday
evening, March 16, to hear DR.. Henry
W. Slough, the evangelist who, during
November and December, conducted the
revival in this city, will be completed
at a rehearsal of the Harrisburg evan
gelistic chorus Monday night in the
Ridge Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, Sixth and Herr streets.
At this meeting the special buttons
made for members of the chorus will be
distributed. Fully 1000 are expected
to go on the Lancaster trip, and all
will be permitted to wear the buttons.
Charles F. ClipEnger, director of
the big chorus, has announced that sew
eral interesting surprises are being
planned for the Monday night meeting
in addition to ..e regular routine. The
songs which will be sung at the Ian
caster tabernacle under the direction
of Professor Spooner, DIR. Slough s di-
rector, will be rehearsed Monday.
AT Lancaster members of the Ian
caster tabernacle chorus will meet the
Harrisburgers and will conduct them to
the meeting house with its familiar
scenes. Hundreds of the local people
who are planning to go on the trip hit
the ''saw dust trail'' during the cam.
paign here.
Owing to the hiring of special train
a special rate of $3.50 for adults and
10 cents for children has been procured
for the excursion by the officials of the
Harrisburg Evangelistic Chorus. Pass
privileges will be good on the speclai
excursion train.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-11
MOTORCYCLE PARADE TO
PRECEDE SHOW TONIGHT
Fifty Machinss> WIN Haul Some 200
Riders Over Long Route Through
Principal City strests-"S Society
Night at Big Exhibit

To lead the Harrisburgers who find
time hanging heavy ON their hands to
the motorcycle show in Chestnut street
hall this evening the keystone Motor
cycle Club will have a parade of motor
cycles over the principal streets of the
city starting at 7.S0 O'Clock from the
clubhouse at Thirteenth and Walnut
streets.
Fifty machines are. expected in the
lineup and 200 people will be crowded
ON the two-wheelers. Ii has been dem
onstrated that seven person can "ride"
a motorcycle and such spectacle is
promised The route to be followed Isl:
To Market, to Second, to Walnut, to
Third, to Market. to Fourth. to Sixth,
to Maclay, to Second. to Reilly, to
Third, to Market, circle Market square,
to the Chestnut street hall, where the
show is in progress.
Tonight viii be society night and if
it proves rs successful as ladies night
last night all win be we'll and good.
More than 500 attended the show, 3S7
being paid admissions, The sales of
the exhibitors were boosted slightly
yesterday.
George w. Bogar opened booth
yesterday, displaying Old Town canoes
and an Evenrude board motor, dis
play of four cups offered by Frank
Hemminger, Charles 'Uhler, Ray Heagy
and Joe Adelstine for most consistent
riding during the year was made in the
booth of the Keystone Motorcyclists
yesterday. They are handsome trophies
and will be hotly contested for.