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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
TROUSSEAU GONE,
ARRESTS FIANCE
Pretty Stenographer, Sus-
picious of Suicide Note,
Traps Detective"

A few weeks ago Frances Slice, a
pretty stenographer employed in the
Irving National Bank, in the Wool
worth Building, was introduced TO
Irving Meyer, who represen ed himself
as a private detective, living at the Ho-
tel .ianhattan. Last evening the young
woman had Meyer arrested for grand
larceny. The intervening chapters OF
the story, according to the police. in
clude whirlwind ccurtship, proposed
elopeme to Springfield, Mass, and a
sudden change of plans VIII the girl,
her suspicious aroused, found her bag
gage taken and her fance gone. Meyer
was arrested when he ap. AIRED for a
farewell interview with the girl at
Fifth Avenue and Forty-ffth Street.
1t was a note from Meyer which first
caused the girl to become suspicious
of him. This is what he wrote:
Dear Frances: I'm going to end il
all. There is no use in battling
against fate. Yours. IRVING"
Her plans for an elopement to-day
thus rudely jolted. the girl went to the
Grand Central Terminal to make sure
that her trunks, in which she had
packed nearly everything she owned in
preparation for the trip, were still
safe. She had given the checks to
Meyer on Tuesday. She found the
trunks had been claimed and removed,
so she decided to go 10 the Fourth
Branch Detective Bureau with her
story.
She told the officers how Meyer had
paid her constant attention since they
first met; how he had taken her on
frequent automobile rides and had
finally won her promise TO elope with
him to Springfield. He had insisted,
she said, that she pack her entire
wardrobe, including all her winter
clothes, to be ready for the long honey
moon which he proposed.
Besides giving Meyer the checks for
the trunks, which were worth more
than $780, Miss Slice said she had given
him several pieces Of jewelry to be re-
set. These, too, are missing.
When Meyer asked for a final inter
view over the telephone yesterday
morning Miss Slice consented, and ar
ranged to meet him at Fifth Avenue
and Forty-ffth Street. Then she noti-
fed the detectives. Meyer kept his ap-
pOintment, and while they were still
shaking hands he was arrested.
Meyer broke down, the police say,
and confessed having pawned part of
the girls belongings. In his letter was
found the note that was 10 have been
sent after the elopement. He also car
ried papers showing that he had been
accepted as a recruit for the army and
was to enlist to-day.
The police say that Meyer owes a bill
of $50 at the Hotel Marie Antoinette
and another of S35 at the Ansonia They
say that he is known as Roth, Robert
son, Glass and Meyer, but that the last
name is his right one. He will be ar
raigned in Yorkville Court to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
U-BOAT SANK INDIA
IN NEUTRAL WATERS

London, Aug ia Reuter- dispatch
from Christiania, Norway, says:
"The British auxiliary cruiser INDIA
was sunk by a German submarine !"
Norwegian territorial waters according
TO the contention of the Norwegian
government.
at is officially announced that JUST
as Norway previously insisted that the
West Fiord in its entirety was Norwe.
Ian territorial water. the government
has. on the occasion of the torpedolng
of the India, Informed Germany th nat
the West Fjord from time immemot ,ba
has been regarded as belonging TO tne
Wo Nc, sea territory. This was SPe-
ci6cally the case with that part OF me e
The India was torpedoed and SUNK
nv a German submarine on August O.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
READY TO ENROLL
BRITISH MILLIONS
National Registrar Sets
Tomorrow for Personal
Filling of Forms.
by Gable to The Tribune.I

London, Aug. 13-All the forms for
Britain's national registration have
row been distributed, and must be
filled out during Sunday. Bernard
Mallett, Registrar General Of Great
Britain, who carried out the entire
arrangements, save to The Tribune to-
day some new facts concerning the
workings of the scheme
1t is essential to remember that, al
though Continental countries ali have
national registration, nothing of the
kind has ever been attempted here.
The census applies only to household
ers, who must give the names of all
people staying in the house on par
ticular date. But these forms must
be filed out by every person between
the ages OF fifteen and sixty-fye.
I'VE have no government machinery
for such a task. No government de-
rartment could handle il alone. We
thought Of using the police, but they
are far too overburdened with
work, besides being mainly under
parochial control. Consequently we
have been obliged 20 set up new
machinery, and, as the act of Parla-
ment was not passed until the end Of
July, we have scarcely had time to do
the whole thing.
1--WE estimate that 25,0OO,0OO must
fill in the forms, but we distributed
3O,OOO,OOO against contingencies. More
than 100000 enumerators will be en-
ployed in the distribution, explanation
and collection of the forms, when
have been printed in numerous Ian
cuaces, including Chinese. We hope
TO have the tabulated results by the
end of next week, while expecting the
1000 local registers from whlon inc
central register will be compiled 10 De
ready a fortnight later
although the printing is enormous,
we hope to complete the register IoI
a comparatively small sum. eXpecV
the total expense not u exceed 9Z'V',,
900, but the outside limit, wnlcn ~
don't believe it possible 10 reacn, VIII
be 100000. We are &ble to DO inc
work thus cheaply because OF tne
enormous amount of voluntary heIP
placed at our disposal. 1t seems as
though every one with spare tLiHe
available has volunteered to AID us
although our time has been so
short, we have been able to estaDlisn
central instruction school a; ioI
enumerators in London. later scnding
them out through the provinces 10
give advice. BY this means we expect
TO have the register completed IN rec
ord time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
TARRED FEATHERS
GIVE EL0PER WINGS
Star BOarder Flees with In
valid'S Wife in Stolen Auto
from Villagers.
by Telegraph to The Tribune

Hartford, Conn, Aug 13.-As quick
sequel to their elopement from Enfield
on Tuesday morning came the arrest
at Ossipee. n. H.. this afternoon Of
Mrs. Emma Howe. the pretty young
wife of Robert Howe. and Cecil Ord
way. of Greenpoint. Brooklyn. known
as the star summer bosrder at the
Howe homestead.
State Police Detective Robert Hur-
ley and the chief of the TomsonvilIe
police. jeremiah Callahan. left tonight
for New Hampshire to bring the
clippers back. provided they will waive
extradition details. At any rate. the
stolen automobile will be brought back
and an extradition warrant obtained
later. If necessary.
All summer the doings at the Howe
house have been choice scandal morsels
for the Enfield summer colony, espe-
cially since Mr.. Howe is an invalid
and was unable TO compel his wife TO
eject Ordway. Last Monday night at
a dance and lawn party given at the
oNUlI-tl NUM- VI W lll4dU IL W lliNllNJ
of Brooklyn, a director of the Brook
lyn National Bank, the younger men OF
the colony laid their plans and ar
ranged a mess Of tar and feathers IN
a nearby barn. Going to the Howe
home about o'clock in the morning
they raped loudly until Mrs. Howe
opened the door. After several de-
mands Ordway was produced and given
the thrashing OF his young life, win
the invalid husband applauding and
shouting from n upper window that
Ormond Grindell, friend OF Ordway s.
was in the house and just as objection
able as the star bOarder.
While trying TO locate Grindell the
tar and feathers. party lost OTdway'
who was rescued and hidden IN an attic
by Mrs. Howe. Adjournment was taken
to the village centre 10 formulate fresh
plans, and while the next move vas
being discussed an automobile stopped
in front of the Howe home, and MS
Howe, Ordway and Grindell sped away
IN the car. which II developed later
had been stolen from the garage %
Norman +. Allen. proprietor OF a Hart
ford department store. The next IA
Howe was so pleased at the departure
OF his wife and the boarders that ne
tried 10 auction of his house and FUR
niture, but was dssuaded By friends
for the sake of his two little children
and because he is an invalid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
J GIRL BATHERS
LOST; ! SAVED
None of Trio Could SWim-Boy
Rescues Lad Who Was Drown
ing with Friends Near.

Three girls, who could not row or
swim. went out on the Shrewsbury
River in Red Bank, n. j., yesterday
afternoon, and decided to battle on
beach in front of William H. English's
estate. Two of them were drowned
and the third narrowly escaped.
Alice Green, fifteen years old, and
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Green, of 100 East 165th Street, this
city, was the first to find herself sink
ing in deep water. Mabel and Helen
Richards, aged seventeen and twenty,
daughters of Mrs. J. II. Richards, Of
- Emmett Street, Newark, tried to
save their companion. All three were
struggling to assist one another when
their cries were heard. Alice Green
and Mabel Richards sank just before
rescuers arrived.
Herbert Schneider, of Fair Haven,
jumped from his motor boat and sue
ceeded in dragging Helen Richards
ashore.
Mrs. Richards and the three girls
had been visiting William Green, un-
Gle of Alice, at his farm in Fair Ha-
ven.
A daring rescue at Greenwood Lake,
n. j., of Alvin Douglass, eleven-year-
old son of a Newark jeweller, attract
ed the attention of the summer col
ony there yesterday. Water wings at
tached to Douglass became unfastened,
and he went down. Other boys on
the wharf, thinking that he was fool
ira gave no heed to his cries TO:
help. lie had gone down twice and
was about to disappear for the last
time, when he called out, Bunny,
Bunny"
William W. Taylor. thirteen, of l5S
Walnut Street, Montclair, responded to
his nickname. Douglass was lying un-
conscious on the bottom of the lake,
under twelve feet of water. Young
Taylor touched the boy, but could not
bring him to the surface. On sec
end diving attempt he was more sue
cessful and emerged with Douglass in
tow. By turning over on his back
and using a trick he had learned a
few weeks ago, Taylor was able TO
swim toward the shore, keeping his
chum's head above water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
FIVE SHIPS SUNK;
WOMAN A VICTIM
German Submarines Continue
Operations and Torpedo
Norwegian Vessel.

London, Aug. 13.-Five vessels were
reported sunk to-day in the latest an
nouncement of German submarine op-
erations against British and neutral
shipping. A woman was among the
victims. She was the wife of the mate
of the Summerfeld, British steamer.
Her husband died with her. The chief
engineer was also lost.
The Osprey. Britis.-, and the Aura
Norwegian. have also been torpedoed,
as have two trawlers. the Thrush and
the Humfrey. The men of the Thrush
were at sea in a small boat for three
DAYS before they were picked up.
The British steamer Tacoma, OF the
Cairns line. is reported lost, with only
her captain and nine members, Of the
crew rescued. The boat sailed for
Quebec on Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
BALTIC EVADES BLOCKADE
Racing in England Dead, Says
Shipper of Thoroughbreds.

The White Star liner Baltic, which
has been running regularly through
the German submarine blockade with
big war cargoes for the Allies, ar
rvod here yesterday, with 232 pas,
sengers. Her after rails were well
banked with sand bags as a defence
against gun fire in the event of pdr-
suit by a submarine.
Among the passengers was Edward
Craven, the horse dealer, who recent
ly shipped a consignment Of thorough
breds, valued at 100000, to this coun-
try. lie said that racing in England
was dead, and, even if the war came
TO a sudden end. it would be many
years before the pastime would be re-
yiyed.
E. II. Lemar, a prominent English
organist, who is 10 give a series OF
recitsls at the Panama-Pacfic Expo
Sltlon, also arrived.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
PACIFIC MAIL
SELLS FIVE LINERS
Continued from page 1

can be used to advantage In the high
est class of passenger service"
Shipping men were unanimous last
night in attributing the transaction to
the evil results of the seamen's act. 1t
was predicted that the next six
months would see the enforced re-
tirement from business of other steam
shin companies unless the law were
repealed.
The bill which has caused the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company to leave the
seas was signed by President wilson
on March 4. 1915, after bitter strug-
gle of several years. first in the House
and then in the Senate. similar
measure which passed both legislative
bodies was vetoed during Mr. Tatts
administration.
The chief crippling factor in the law
was the provision which stated that
hereafter all vessels should employ
crews 70 per cent of which spoke Eng
lish.
In regard to this section Of the law,
W. NJ. Britain, secretary of the Amerl-
can Steamship Association, uttered
judgment which time has proved to
have been a prophecy. -.
"This means he said in 1913, while
the bill was still in the Senate, the
killing of the Pacific trade under the
American flag. Trade on the Paclhc Is
competed for by American and japan
csc ships. Six of our ships are the
largest carrying our flag. One of them
the Manchuria, is, think, the fourth
largest ship in the world.
"These ships carry Chinese firemen.
They have to, in order to meet the
competition of the coolie manned
Japanese vessels. The plan is TO have
enough of the Chinese tiremen English
speaking to transmit the orders or
the officers. This will mean no more
Chinese crews in the tireroom, and
that would mean that American shlps
on the Pacific could no longer compete
with their rivals
San F ncis o, Aug. 13.-The sale OF
the five Pacific Mail liners, announced
to-day in Few York. tax, from the
transpacifc pa senger trade to Asiatlc
ports all vessels flying the American
flag. except the Great Northern Steam
shin Company's liner Minnesota, sail
ing from Seattle, Wash.
There remain in the passenger ser
vice American steamers running TO the
Hawaiian Islands, the Philippines, Aus
tralia and other ports
Six steamers of the Pacific Mail Line
will continue to operate in the Panama
Canal trade until another purchaser
appears." it was announced to-day.
The five liners will be turned over %
the new owners at San Francisco upon
their return from present voyages which
will end on the following. dates: Korea,
September 7; Siberia, September IL,
China, September 81; Manchuria, Octo-
Der 4, and Mongolia, October %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
WANTS AVIATORS
TO AVOID CANADA
British Ambassador Objects TO
Americans Flying Across
the Border.

Albany. Aug. Ex-Governor "hit-
an received a letter to-day from the
british Ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, calling attention to the TACT 'h"'
American aviators were flying over the
international boundary, and saying
that he feared this practice might give
rise to regrettable incidents as Oah-
ada was in a state of war.
The letter stated that similar com
munication had been sent TO the Gov
ernors of all the border states.
Governor Whitman said that there
was nothing the state AUTHORITIES
could do beyond making the letter
public.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
AUTO MAGICIANS IN JAIL
Accused of Stealing Parts to
Build Machines.

Stealing automobile parts and Their
assembling machines at leisure was
shown to be the latest achievement Of
auto bandits, when four men charged
with grand larceny were brought TO
Police Headquarters last night.
Arthur Phillips, manager OF the
Overland Automobile Company office
AZ 1850 Broadway, said the men had
stolen automobile parts worth $4,000
from this company since January |.
Three completed machines represented
their efforts, he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Language Test Clause
Officially Interpreted

Washington, Aug. 13.-Regulatlons
covering the much discussed language
test provision of the new seamen's law
were approved to-day by Acting Secre-
tary Sweet, of the Department Of Com
merce. They were sent to customs
collectors and shipping commissioners
with a circular calling for information
as to what additional machinery would
be needed for their enforcement.
The law provides that vessels, except
on rivers and small inland lakes, snail
not be cleared from any port unles
thew have on board "a crew not less
than IS per cent of which in each
department thereof are able to under
stand any order given by the officers
of such vessel"
The department regulations, which
were drawn by Commissioner Chamber
lain, of the Bureau of Navigation, set
forth that the department "construes
the words able 20 understand any order
given by the officers of such vessels
20 mean the necessary orders that may
be given 70 members Of the crew IN
each department in the course OF inc
performance of their duty" Under TINS
construction, It is pointed OUT, IL "ouid
not be necessary for a deckhand to un-
derstand the orders usually given to
firemen, or vice versa.
Regulations also were issued to-day
for the enforcement Of the section OF
the law limiting the hours OF labor ana
regulating the kind of labor to be per-
formed on shipboard. This section pro-
vides for two watches for deck labor
and three for the engine room.
The Bureau of Navigation Is framing
regulations TO cover all OF the sections
of the law which are not involved IN
questions pending before the Attorney
General for legal opinion. Virtually
ali provisions relating to the inspection
of ships, so far as they apply to foreign
vessels, still are in question. and no
regulations covering them can be framed
until their legal status is fixed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
New Defeat Reported
for Zapata Forces

Galveston, Aug. 13.-Zapata forces,
which several weeks ago occupied
Mexico City, have suffered another
defeat from General Coss and have
been driven back into the State OF
Morelos, which 2apata has controlled
for several years, according 10 Con-
stitutionalist consulate messages to-
day. Operations against the Zapata
forces are being pushed vigorously
it is said
In Mexico City. it is reported, food
prices are being reduced and there Is
large daily distribution OF food TO
the poor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
FRYE NOTE GIVEN
TO THE GERMANS
Washington Answer to Berlin
on Sinking Of American
Shin Presented.

Berlin. Aug. 13.-The American note
TO Germany concerning the sinking OF
the American ship William 2. Frye by
a German commerce DESTROYER has been
received by the American Ambassador.
The note was presented TO the Ger
man Foreign ofice this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
TO TAX DANISH SHIPPERS
Government Wants Part OF
$26,0OO,0OO Profits.

London, Aug ia Reuter- dispatch
from Copenhagen says that the Danish
government has announced its lnten-
ton to place an extra war tax OF 20
per cent on the surplus earnings OF
shipping companies. which have been
amazingly large since thc outbreak Of
the war.
The Copenhagen "Politiken" COM
putes that more than 1OO,O00,000
kroner (about $26,OOO,OoO) more than
in ordinary times has been earned by
the companies. As this extra tax, it
is estimated, will produce approx
mately 25,O00000 kroner (abou, So
100000, the country will be saved the
necessity of raising a national loan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
FIRE IN ARMS PLANT
Explosion Follows Letters
Warning Conduit Company.

An investigation was begun yeJter-
day of mysterious FIRE in the pla' I OF
the National Conduit Compan", Hast
ings. which is making ammun ...on for
the Allies. Awakened by the ex-
plosion, the villagers saw flames shoot
shvward. Damage Of $500 was done.
The company has large orders for
small arms and eight-inch shells. En-
ployes say letters had been received
warning the company against supply
ing ammunition to kill German SOL
dlers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
WAR FIRST, REASONS
LATER, SAYS BERESF0R0
Lusitania Disasters Critic Re-
fuses to Amplify Charges.

London. Aug. l3.-In reply TO a re-
quest for further information regard
ing his recent letter read at The cot
ton contraband meeting, in which ne
said that if his advice had oeeh fol-
lowed the Lusitania would not have
been lost, Lord Charles Bere ioiG
writes TO The Tribune correspondent
AT present every effort possible
must be used for enGirg the war on
the terms laid down by the Prime
Minister'S statement Giving reasons
why the disasters were svoidable must
wait"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14
Negro, Refused Food" Sues.

John Kuschke, manager Of the Mer-
camille Lunch, lS7 Broadway, appeared
in the Tombs Court yesterday on the
complaint of Sumner II. Lark, a ne
gro, editor of The Eye" 1908 Fulton
Street, Brooklyn. Lark said a waiter
in the restaurant refused TO serve
him on August TO- Kuschke main
tanned that the negro had merely been
asked to move 70 a different table.
Section 514 of the Penal Code forbids
racial discrimination in restaurants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-14

%. Altmatt & On.
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for which unprecedented preparations
have been made, will be commenced
MONDAY, AUGUST 10th.
The wearing qualities of these Rugs are
unreservedly guaranteed by
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Very remarkable price advantages will
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