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New-York tribune., 1915-10-03
100000 TOYS
FOR U. S. FREED
CargOes Held at Rotter-
dam by British Will
GLADDEN. Christmas.
lFnom III. Tribune Bureau ]

Washington. Oct. 2.-The British
Embassy to-day issued an order per
mittine Santa Claus to bring over TO-,
00O,0 900 toys stamped "Made in Ger
many" 20 decorate American Christmas
trees. A telephone message TO the
State Department from the British
Embassy announced that cargoes con-
signed to the F. W. Woolworth Com
Danv. consisting chiefly Of holiday
goods. 70 the value Of S375000. might
leave Rotterdam. II was announced
also that other importers had been
similarly favored. and that permits
would be granted to all entitled TO Them
as fast as possible
The State Department sent the ap-
plications of several hundred Ameri-
can importers for the release Of car
goes lying in Rotterdam and other neu-
trail ports in Europe 20 the British
Embassy this afternoon. The embassy
has Il large force of clerks at work ex-
amlning the papers.
New-York tribune., 1915-10-03
FRENCH OFFICIAL.

Io-days French otnclai statement
was as follows:
In the Artois district the artillery
of the enemy yesterday bombarded
very violently our positions to the
east of Souchez. Nevertheless. we
made perceptible progress from
trench 10 trench on the heights OF
La Folie.
In the Champagne district the
Germans bombarded. last night. our
new lines near ST. Lagrange. and TO
the east Of the Nayarin farm our
troops CONQUERED an important see
tion of the positions ot the enemy
which constituted a salient Of the
actusl line to the north OF Mesnil.
In Lorraine German recOuno;trlnR
parties attacked two of our posts
near Moncel and near Sorneville.
They were repulsed. and pursued by
French troops back TO their own
lines. The night passed quietly on
the remainder OF the front.
Squadrons Of French a.rships have
drown down Ve.y large number
of proiectiles on the railroad stations
and the railroad lines behind the
German front. particularly at the
junction of GuignicourtA Amifontaine.
During the past night guns mount
ed on aerOplanes were successful IN
bombarding the German ines.
The statement issu"C tonight in
Paris was a. follows:
Our heavy artillery has O-operated
with the British feet in the bonn
bardment Of the German batteries at
Westende. Belgium.
In Artois the enemy directed on
our entire front between Neuville ~
Vast and the wood 20 the north Of
Souchez a violent cannOnade. TO
which we very energetlcally replied
An intense bomba-dment by both
sides has occurred 10 the north OF
Berry-au-Bac. IN the direction OF the
cholera farm, and 10 the south, IN
the direction Of Sapigneul.
On the Champagne front there has
been cannonading on all sides, IN
which the enemy has again made use
OF shells containing suifocatlng
gases.
Between the Meuse and the Mo
selle. TO the north OF Flirey. there
have been several Outbursts rom me
German artillery against our
trenches. but our batteries put stop
10 this.
In Lorraine new and strong
reconnaissance Of the enemy "as re.
pulsed and dispersed 20 the south or
the Forest OF Psrroy.
In Champagne one OF our gun sero-
planes hit hostile captive balloon,
which dropped TO the earth IN hames
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The Official statement issued in Ber-
lin to-day was as follows:
By a counter attack 'fc Englsh
Continued ON page :. column :
New-York tribune., 1915-10-03
Official Reports Disagree.

Berlin. however. negatives both these
claims with the statement that the
French attacks, both east OF Souchez
and nortn of Mcsnil were repulsed.
French penetration OF one position in
the Champagne was followed by the
virtual annihilation Of the troops that
broke through, the German ofticia!
statement asserts.
The British have attacked north OF
Loos in an effort 20 retake the terri
tory wrested from them by the Ger
mans. but failed with heavy losses
Berlin declares.
Against the Allies capture of nearly
10000 prisoners, 40 guns and innumer-
able machine guns is the Germans
claim ~ have taken 10000 men and 81
machine guns.
Temporarily the great offensive may
be considered at an end. and the ques-
tion is being asked as to where the reXt
attempt will be made to pierce the Ger
man line. That one will be made no
body here doubts. and the expectation
IL that il will not be long delayed.
New-York tribune., 1915-10-03
WEATHER

PARTLY CLOUDY TO-DAY AND TO-
MORROW.
Yesterdays Temperatures:
High IS: Low. 80.
Full report on Page 10. Part T.
New-York tribune., 1915-10-03

Continued ON page 2. column 3
New-York tribune., 1915-10-03
GUARANTEE

Your Money Back
II You Want II.
-. Editorial Page, First Column.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10
BITS OF NEWS

Battalion Chief P. J. Egan badly in
jured in fire, Public Drug Co., 26 S.
State. Caught in flames and falling
debris. Chemicals exploded. Loss
SIS, 1000.
RaIston Il. Gardner, vice president
Jas. T. Gardner's railway appliance
concern, 80 E. Jackson blvd, sued for
divorce.
F. 3. FIacI, 30, 2142 Dayton, sui
eide Gas.
School board is free from graft,
says Pres. NJ. J. Collins :
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10


Chicago Telephone Co. will not
only junk the automatic. It will add
S4,OOO,OOO to its capital account,
Higher rates to users will be neces-
sary to pay interest on this added
100000"
Walter Fisher at this point for the
first time clashed with the corpora
ton lawyers.
eff we get the state utilities COM
mission to order the inter-cOnnec-
ton, solicitors for the Automatic
Phone Co. will get more subscribers, "
he said.
Aid. Bowler Chicago Tele-
phone Co. wouldn't give automatic
subscribers the lower rate they now
have.
Fisher-They wouldn't, VOluntar-
lily.
Sam Ettelson-State utilities act
positively prohibits interconnectiOn in
this instance. Breads law.
What's that got to do with
it? l don't see where you're at. That
is not an express prohibition.
Fisher-It don't listen clear to me.
Aid Lawley said committee ought
to know what price would be paid
the city in the event it would not for
felt" Company officials may be
brought in Monday afternoon on this.
eff council adjourns for the sum-
mer without placing the forfeiture or
dinances on file, matters are left in
status quo and the city's rights not
affected" said Foster. You ask me
for my opinion on public policy in
this. I tell you it is better to go
slow than go wrong. 1t seems to me
it would be a horrible thing to junk
the Automatic plant. It would be as
bad for the city in any even to lose
control of the Automatic. It is a great
asset for Chicago. Sale of it to the
Bell interests would be a misfortune,
q handicaD. in more ways than we
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

] TO QUIZ MRS. YOUNG IN THE
SCHOOL BOARD PROBE
The legislative committee inVesti-
eating schools today will question
Sup't Ella FIagg Young regarding
the public schools system.
Yesterday Pres. Collins of the
school board was on the stand. He
replied: 81 don't know about that"
and You'll have to ask Mrs. Young
about that" to so many of the ques-
tons asked that he was accused Of
being ignorant Of the affairs of the
board, by Meyer Stein, atty for the
committee, who questioned him.
The committee is not yet through
with Mr.. Collins, but they desire to
obtain some information from Mrs.
Young before questioning him again.
Here are some Of the questions Col
Inns failed to answer:
How much does the board spend in
year?
Does the board buy text books?
By what authority are the taxes
levied?
What is the income of the board?
Is there a special bank account in
the name Of the secretary or auditor
for an entertainment fund?
If the board profits by selling books
to pupils to what fund does the mon
ey go?
At one time Collins contradicted
himself by stating that leases on
some State st. property would run
for 70 years, and later saying that the
board never signed leases for more
than 10 years.
BITS OF NEWS
Battalion Chief P. J. Egan badly in
jured in fire, Public Drug Co., 26 S.
State. Caught in flames and falling
debris. Chemicals exploded. Loss
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-10

A tourist without money is a tramp
and a tramp with money is tourist,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
SUBMARINES CLAIM
TWO MORE VICTIMS
British Ship Dixiana and Danish
Steamer SobOrg Sunk-Sub-
mersible as SailbOat.

London, May 31.-Two more steam
ships have been sunk by German sub
marines, according to reports received
here to-day.
The 4,127-ton British steamer Dixana
was torpedoed off Ushant Saturday,
while on her way from Savannah, Ga,
to Swansea, Wales.
The 1,333-ton Danish steamer Soborg
fell a victim to submarine I'm the
English Channel The members of her
crew were saved.
According to the recitals of the
Dixiana's crew, who were landed at
Dairy Dock to-day, several shells were
fired at the steamer, and this was the
only warning given. After the crew
got into their boats torpedo was sent
TO the engine room. A quantity of
wreckage fell into one of the boats
from the explosion and two of the
crew were injured.
According to the skipper Of the Dixi-
ana, the submarin which sank his YES
sci had sails hoisted when first OBJ
served. He was led by this disguise to
mistake her for a harmless sailing
craft. This is the first time that the
use of this device by German sub
nadine has been reported.
The Soborg was built at Sunderland
in 1899. She was 286 feet long. She
sailed from Baltimore on April on her
last eastern trip across the Atlantic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
FRENCH ADVANCE
FARTHER AT ARRAS
Capture German Trench
Around SOuchez-MOVe
Forward in lie Pretre.

London, May 3f.-The French have
made still further advances north of
Arras, capturing another trench around
Souchez and organizing all their newly
won positions in the neighborhood of
the fertilization known as the LADY
rinth," according to to -day's statement
from the Paris War Office. Berlin ad-
mits gains by the French at Arras, as
we'll as on the other end of the long
battle line, in the forest of lie Pretre.
The French communique says:
"On the User front there has bee an
artillery engagement. In the region TO
the north of Arras we have made new
progress.
"On the road from Souchez to Car
ency we have taken possession OF the
Malon mill and the German trenches
which extended from the mill to the
sugar refinery at Souchez. We made
about fifty prisoners.
an the region of the Labyrinth,
ffter having repulsed n German coun-
ter-attack last night, we organized the
positions gained. We took $50 pris-
oners, including four officers, here yes
terdey.
"The enemy delivered no infantry at
tack to-day; he merely bombarded ouI
| front.
| "On the outskirts Of lie Pretre Forest
/ there has been only an artillery action
/ In the course of the engagements or
May 80 we took two machine guns.
The Berlin War Office has issued
| the following statement:
AT Arras the enemy worked for
ward on the night before last by
means of sapping. An attack on oul
/ lines on the Melville Roclincourt front
was expected. since the attempt of the
enemy TO force us out of our position
, further north had failed. This attack
was made yesterday afternoon after
several hours Of artillery preparation
Owing TO the bravery of the Bavarlan
and Rhine regiments the attack ended
in complete defeat for the enemy. His
losses were extremely high.
"ln the Forest of lie Pretre the only
success gained by the French was the
penetration of a few advanced trenches
which were weakly defended. Other
wise the enemy's attack at this point
failed.
THE railway viaduct Of Dammerkirch
was again destroyed yesterday by our
artillery with a few shots. The French
succeeded only few days ago in max
ing it ready for use, after months OF
labor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01

their action would undoubtedly be due
to the convincing example set by the
United States after its great Civil war.
"War Is abominable and atrocious II
prosecuted in the ways OF highway
robbers and pirates" he declared.
"There has been no national force to
compel the observance Of accepted
rules of international law, and unless
such authority Is assured this will not
be the last great war.
"When non-combatants are used as
shields 10 men advancing to the front,
and when commercial vessels are sunk
without regard for the safety OF the
crews and innocent passengers, the offi-
GERS who give such orders and the
sailors who obey them are demoralized
and brutalized.
"War for conquest and booty has
by no means ceased. All misjudg-
ments and antipathies which war breeds
seem likely to last. Can we discrimi-
nate to-day between justfiable and
unjustifiable war? War is justifiable
if il is n defensive war The facts OF
history and the present war in Europe
uphold the statement that not all wars
are unjustifable."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
TRY TO DESTROY
GUNS IN u. S. FORT
lntruders Photographed Grounds
FirSt-All Visitors Barred
at Port Townsend.
BY Telegraph 70 The Tribune ]

Port Townsend, Wash. May 31-As
the result of an attempt to put several
big guns at Fort Flagler out of com
M sion visitors have been barred
from all the forts in this district and
extra guards have been placed on duty
g. tho various batteries. subsidiary
and searchlight stations. All who visit
tire barracks quarters are carefully
scrutinized.
-Four guns, including a big siege gun,
were found with the breech block re-
moved and the mechanism with which
the, are loaded destroyed This hap
peneG several days ago, and officers
have tried TO keep il from the public ,
The discovery followed a report that
Fort Vorden had been photographed in
detail. b. persons who had secretly en-
tered the grounds. The photographs
gave me relative locations Of the big
guns and the hidden batteries. IL is
said that the War Department, hearing
of the photographs. sent two Secret
Service men here TO investigate II is
reported they found no trouble in gain
ing O. rance to the batteries and sub
id.aI. stations connected with the de-
ences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01

much larger number of junior students
would be created to fill the supply a
little later. With a permanent in
crease in the army and navy. also. n
larger number of officers would be
needed.
Work CT the Navy.
As TO the navy the length Of time il
takes TO build battleships would rele-
gate consideration of them in the
building programme. and they might
take a second place. as compared with
the building of large feet of sub
marines and torpedo destroyers. both
of which type can be built in little less
than a year. 1t was pointed out to-
day that perhaps the most effective
aid which the United States could give
the Allies in the event Of her entering
the war would be by joining with her
torpedo destroyers in the search for
and destruction of German submarines.
England's feet of destroyers has thus
far aided in the remarkable defence
of her lane Of communication across
the English Channel 10 France. No
records Of any successful attacks on a
transport or supply ship in this lane
have been received.
l ne present meet OF DdLllcSNlps, IL
was said. might be Of great assistance
to the Allies in the Dardanelles if the
United States should go to war with
Germany and follow this by fighting
with Germany's allies. Austria and
Turkey.
The great hope among members Of
Congress. however. is that Germany
will realize the desperateness Of her
situation should the United States join
the Allies. The entry of the United
States. legislators believe. would con-
vince all the doubling Thomases in Flu
rope. including Rumania. Bulgaria.
Greece. Norway and Sweden. and per-
haps Holland. that the Allies would
certainly win in the end. and. with this
assured several of them might enter
on the Allies side. They would be
able 20 render much more effective
service in a military way against Ger
many than could the United States
vet il would be- the United States
which Influenced them 70 enter
On the other hand. the theory that
Germany might want the United States
at the council table at the end of the
war. because this country would not
see harsh terms inflicted, might fall to
the ground if the people of this coun-
try were thoroughly aroused agains.
Germany before entering the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
GERMANS PROVE
LOYALTY in SONG
"America" Puts Climax to Die
Yacht" Enthusiasm at
Festival Concert.

Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink
was the biggest drawing card In the
history of the Northeastern Ssenger-
bund of America, which held its sec
ord festival concert OF the twenty
fourth saengerfest at the Thirteenth
Reoiment Armory in Brooklyn last
RIGHT. More than $1,000 people crowd
ed the big hall and paid enthusiastic
tributes TO the offerings in German
music and song.
The ovation which the audience gave
Nine. Schumann- Heink after her arts
tir presentation Of Adriano's aria from
"Rienziv and the aria Of Andromache
from "Odysseus" was so dei onstratlve
that the singer gave an encore. Sne
selected the last stanza of the German
war song. "Die Wacht am Rhein.' She
sang in German, and when she reached
the words
"Es brausst Elm Ruff vie Donnerhall
Nit Schwertgeklirr und Wogenprall 80
the assemblage, carried away by the
electrifying music, arose to man ana
paid homage to the song. OF their
fatherland. But Nine. Heink, mindtuI
of the neutrality Of the country IN
which she has made her home for
MANY years, brought the patriotic en-
thusiasm of the crowd to fitting ell.
max by starting the English words OF
"My Country. 'Tis of Thee"
The multitude did not need any hint.
II lust went wild, and the largest hall
in the state rung with the cheers ana
the acclaim of the men and women who,
although they had come to celebrate
festival Of German song and German
music. did not forget that many among
them we're Americans, loyal and true
to their adopted country.
Hermann We'll, the barytone, sang
the prologue from "Pagliacci," and a
mass chorus of six thousand male
voices found much favor with the audi
ence by artistic presentation OF Ger
man folksongs. One hundred mu-
sicians. under the leadership Of DR..
Felix Jaeger, provided instrumental
music.
In the afternoon the first competi-
tive singing for the $4,000 Kaiser
Preis" was held in the Broadway Thea
tire. Twenty-Five hundred singers,
from fourteen singing societies, COM
peted. The decision OF the judges will
be made public Wednesday afternoon.
While the prize singing was going on
$500 school children gave concert at
the armory. DR.. Frank r. Rir, director
of music in the schools of greater New
York, was the conductor.
To-day's programme is:
10 a. m.-Convention Of the dele
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
Pan American Delegate
to Set Forth Project
for Federal Line.
COUNTRIES SOUTH
READY FOR MOVE
Pearson Says United States
Needs Line for Commercial
Struggle After War.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, May 31.-Confident that
a gigantic steamship plan will solve
the transportation problem between
North and South America. Samuel Hale
Pearson. delegate TO the PanAmerican
Financial Conference from Argentina,
suggested to-day that the combination
take in. among others. the Brazilian
Line. the Panama Railroad Company,
owned by the United States govern
ment, and the United Fruit Company.
Mr.. Pearson, a director in South
American corporations. whose capital
totals s60O.000,OO0, will confer with
Frank A. Vanderlp. president Of the
National CITY Bank. in New York. on
Thursday to discuss the steamship
project. Mr.. Vanderlip was a dele
gate to the conference. and was much
interested in the transportation COM
mittee's work.
The unanimous sentiment of the
delegates to the conference was that
better TRANSPORTATION facilities were
the prime requisite for closer business
relations between the Americas, Mr..
Pearson declared.
All depends upon what the Congress
of the United States does at the COM
ing session." he said. 81 understand
the political differences in this country
as to the merits Of government owner
ship Of steamships, and | also under
stand the fear that has existed among
political parties as to the use Of sub
sides Of steamship lines.
tine newspapers and magazines have
devoted so much attention to the Pan
American Financial Conference and its
conclusions that better transportation
between the Americas is the first essen
tial to better trade and other relations
that | think change may be brought
about in differences of opinion as 10
government ownership and subsidies.
The people themselves are likely,
think, to demand these better trans
portaton facilities, no matter under
what name they get them.
Argentina is ready at any time, and
so is Brazil. So, in fact. are all the
other countries to the South, EXCEPT
the Central American countries, which
declare that they are already pretty
we'll supplied with steamships.
But Argentina does not need ships
as much as the United States. Not
wthstanding the war in Europe, Grea'
Britain has made n point to have g
fast ship ready at Buenos Ayres every
five days to take away our cattle
wheat. etc Germany, France. Italy
and Spain have had steamship lines
fast lines. between Argentina and Eu
rope, and by the fastest of all, the
Italian line, we can be in Paris in six
teen days from Buenos Ayres.
"The English have S250,000,000 in.
vested in Argentina more than they
have invested in Australia. one OF
their own colonies and it is not con
ceivable that they will give up without
commercial struggle any of the ad
vantages they now have in the way OF
steamship lines in Argentina. After
the war the other countries will also
engage in the commercial struggle tC
place their goods in South America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01

gates of the city and county fedora
tions at Arion Hall, Arion Place, near
Broadway.
2 y. m. Prize singing of the first
and second classes Of the city fedora
tions at the armory.
3 D. m. Prize singing for the En-
peror's prize and prize singing of the
first class individual societies at the
armory.
Wednesday, the last day of the
Saengerfest, will be devoted to a pic
mic and the distribution of the various
prizes. including the Kaiser Preis'
which. owing TO its value and the un-
settled European situation. has not
been sent to this country. A duplicate
has been modelled and will be kept
by the winning society until after the
war, when the $4,000 original will be
sent over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
, LAST GERMANS CALLED UP
Final Landsturm Glasses to
Report on June 8.

Amsterdam (via London, May 81
"The Reichsanzeiger," of Berlin, has
published an order calling to the col
ors all first class members OF the land
sturm, or the final reserve forces, not
previously summoned. This order does
not apply to Bavaria.
Germans in Germany must report be-
tween June 8 and June 10; Germans
outside of Germany as soon as posi-
BILE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
SUBMARINE DRILLS
PRACTISED ON LINER
Passengers on the Orissa Take
to the Boats on
Signal.

Liverpool. June THE Pacific Steam
Navigation liner Orisso, which has ar.
rived IN Liverpool from Valparaiso
with several hundred passengers on
board, introduced an innovation during
the trip. This consisted Of frequsr,
submarine drills. in which all wer.
summoned without any previous warn.
ing to put on lifcbelts and take their
places in the boats. Thus, crew and
assengers knew exactly where 70 20
and what to do in case Of danger. Many
of he passengers praised tire iRnoys
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01

cans from Germany to Switzerland has
been taking place" says The Nom.
ing Posts" Berne correspondent.
MANY Of the arrivals have been resi-.
dents Of Germany for years Tsty
declare that the popular feeling
against Americans in some place,
makes it intolerable, il not unsafe, tor
them 20 remain"