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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
GERMAN TARS ORA w LOTS
TO "EXECUTE' RUSSIAN SPY
Interned Sailors Ready to Appear "A United Pee
ple" but Traitors Part Nearly Upsets Versatile
ChefPlaywrights Teutonc Vehicle.

a patriotic connection resulted. which
Kramer named "A United People" Il
is a play in three acts, tending 10 show
that all Germany IS united IN lighting
for the Fatherland.
The third act presents types OF Rus
sian military characters. And here Is
where the Russian spy entered and
nearly broke up the plot.
For the enactment Of the play the
dramstis persona were drawn from
the ranks of the crews Of the various
ships.
Everybody was enthusiastic about the
roles assigned. The rehearsal was
about 10 proceed. when Kramer discov-
cred that nobody rad been telected TO
play the part Of the Russian spy. Then
occurred q hitcn that almost wrecked
the piece Nobody wanted 70 play the
part Of the secret agent, who il dis
covered and meets the traitors death
in the last scene.
After much vain pleading 2 happy
idea came 20 Kramer lie suggested
that everybody would have fair
chance 10 escape the detested part II
lots were drawn. This was done, and
the lot fell 10 a blond, stubby lad from
Bavaria.
When the Bayarisn realized that he
was expected 70 play traitor 10 his be
loved Fatherland his grief vas pa
thotic. But he was kept 70 his prom
ises and played the role in realistic
manner.
Success marked the production Of the
play. and IL will be produced in Pohl-
MAINS Hall. in Jersey City, and in
the Turner Hall. IN this city, for. the
Ssas.1 Of the informed German sai!s!s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
AGENT MISSING,
OWNERS ANXIOUS
Faulhaber, Who Handled Many
Washington Heights Estates,
Not Seen i'm a Week.

Washington Heights property own
ers who have placed their apartment
houses in the care Of Bert G.. Faul-
haber, Of Broadway and l56th St, are
anxious TO know where he is II is said
that he has not been at his Office for a
week. Some, for whom he acted as
agent, say they haven't seen him in
two weeks.
Recently about twenty men mc' in
his Office and appointed five Of their
number 10 investigate the affairs of the
Faulhaber company This committee
met again Yesterday. il was learned,
and their report IS SAID not 20 have
been productive Of satisfaction. Many
of the property owners have already
put their houses in charge Of other
agents.
Faulhaber has been active in the
Washington Heights section and WAS
considered one of the hardest workers
in the Taxpayers Association Of that
part of the city.
His wife, it was said yesterday. is
without funds and is living in a fur
nished room house. They formerly
lived in the Plymouth apartments. 80
Fort Washington av., Of which house
he was agent. They moved on Octo-
Der /. and the house Is now in other
hands.
Ezekiel Fixman. attorney for the real
estate man. was under the doctors care
last night at his home, 23O West gath ST..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
PAGE NOTIFIED
REPLY DUE SOON
Ambassador Reports Attitude Of
British Government and
Public Friendly.

Washington, Jan. Ambassador
Walter Hines Page, in a long report
from London, received here to-day. fol-
lowing his conferences with high off,
cia,s there, describe the general atti-
tude of the British government and the
people toward the American note Of
protest concerning shipping as entirely
friendly. He said a reply had been
promised within very few days.
The ambassador detailed the British
press criticism. whose tone he regarded
as on the whole reasonable and ami
cable. In some quarters, not among off
cials, he found disposition 10 search
for q motive behind the American note.
some Encishmen suggesting that the
Washington administration had been
compelled 70 yield TO pressure from
members OF Congress representing con-
stituenoies vitality affected by the in
terruptions IN trade. This portion Of
English public opinion seemed 10 think
the American note was intended to
some extent for home consumption.
High officials Of the Washington
government pointed out tonight that
there was not the slightest foundation
Tor such a suggestion. as the note was
not originally intended for the press.
Il is understood that Ambassador
Page had anticipated such mistaken
impressions by assuring the British
government informally that the United
States was thoroughly in earnest. The
note was phrased in candid and
frank manner, he is understood to
have explained, particularly because
il was rot written with the idea Of
publication. As the synopsis leaked
out, however, the ambassador had been
instructed to arrange for the publicd-
tion Of the complete text. 10 satisfy
the desire for more information in
both countries.
Incidentally, the ambassador cabled
that the British government had cor
rected some English newspaper re-
ports which spoke OF a discourtesy IN
premature publication. Mr.. Page re
ported that Lord Haldane, in charge
OF the Foreign Office. was informed OF
the purport Of the communication be-
fore even the first intimation OF the
contents OF the note was published.
The views in q British press were
read with much interest by officials.
The argument that Great Britain was
fighting what she believed TO be life
and death struggle. 10 was pointed out,
was fully recognized in the American
note. but il was contended that some
Of the delays and detentions Of cargoes
exceeded the manifest necessity Of a
belligerent. The United States govern
ment, il is stated by officials generally.
is disposed 10 take into account the
general difficulties occasioned by the
war. but desires that some step7 be
taken 10 prevent impairment. OF trade
that is actually legitimate in every
respect. The general bel-ef in Wash,
ington is that 4 common ground will
be reached i'm future diplomatic cor
respondence whereby definite arrange
meuts will be put into effect to relieve
American exporters of uncertainty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
u. S. YIELDED TO
BRITAIN In 1862
Stopped Seizures Of Suspicious
Vessels After Earnest
British Protest.

Washington. Jan. When the United
States was engaged with rebellion Mt
home in 1862 and Great Britain, the
greatest overseas trading power, was
neutral as between the United States
and the Southern Confederacy, Great
Britain lodged protest against deten-
tions of merchant vessels, i'm almost
precisely similar circumstances as the
present. and the United States forth
with revoked orders TO its navy officers
to detain suspicious craft stopped on
the high seas pending thorough search.
As in the present case. Great Britain
pointed out in her protest against the
conduct Of the American naval au-
thoritios that such seizures might oc-
casionally be expected, and interpolated
in her protest the suggestion that only
when such seizures on suspicion be-
came Systematic" did the real ground
for protest exist.
In the present circumstances, the
British have seized and detained more
than twenty vessels conveying Amer
lean cargoes to neutral ports. Whether
or not this constitutes Systematic"
detention is the question which CON
Germs the international lawyers in
drawing an analogy between the con-
ditions existing in 1862 and in 191l-15.
When william H. Seward. Secretary
of State, notified Great Britain that
notifications i'm the oriers to naval
officers had been made Earl Russell,
then British Secretary Of State for
Foreign Affair, sent dispatch TO the
British Charge d'Afaires At Washing
ton ~ which he said:
ar these orders had been sane
toned and continued in force by the
government Of the United States they
would have called for prompt and firm
rcmonstrance on the part OF her mai
esty's government, and il will be proper
that YOU should intimate TO Mr.. Sew
ard. while expressing the satisfaction
Of her majesty's government az their
revocation, that her majesty's govern
ment are glad 10 he thereby spared
from the necessity OF stating their de
cided objections 10 their tenor.
You will say that to order vessels,
though apparently and prima facie
carrying on lawful trade TO be sys-
tematically seized on the high seas,
without any preliminary search. or
without the discovery during such
search Of any strong evidence Of sus-
picion against such vessels, would be
TO subject the mercantile marine Of
neutrals 10 system of oppression and
annoyance which no neutral Govern
ment could be expected to tolerate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
VAN DYKES STEAMER
ALLOWED TO GO ON
British Favor American Minister
and German ReserviStS
Reach Fatherland.

London, Jan. Through considera-
tion for DR.. Henry van Dyke. Ameri-
can Minister to the Netherlands, the
British government permitted the
steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, on which
DR.. van Dyke was a passenger on its
last voyage from New York 20 Rotter-
dam. 10 proceed without being
searched. notwithstanding certain sUs-
pieious circumstances. The British
Consul General at Rotterdam subse-
uuently discovered that five members
OF the crew were Germans, who worked
their way over and then proceeded
into Germany.
1t is said here that there were also
among the passengers several other
German reservists, with false passports
from neutral European countries, and
that they went from Rotterdam TO
Germany.
The Hague. Jan. via London -
Henry van DYKE, American Minister to
the Netherlands, to-day turned over TO
the Netherlands Red Cross the sum OF
81. 400. given him for this purpose by
The St. Nicholas Society, Of New York.
During the last two days Mr.. van Dyke
has caused TO be distributed thirty
seven boxes Of clothing. blankets, etc.
Given bv various American societies for
destitute Belgians in Holland.
Mr.. van Dyke has been active on the
behalf Of the importation into the
Netherlands of cottonseed oil, an
American product. which. though IN
doubtedly food, is not as yet on the
british contraband list. Mr.. van Dyke
wishes to clear the status Of cotton
seed oil in order to eliminate possible
ensuing difficulties should its importa-
ton be undertaken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
LONDON BANK SELLS COIN
More Than 100000 For
eien Money in Transaction.

London, Jan. 1.-The Bank OF Eng
land announced to-day that consign-
ment Of gl.O14,OOO (S5,O7O, 1000 foreign
coin had been sold. The destination Of
the coin was not disclosed, and it was
at first believed that the money was for
France.
II was stated tonight in banking cir
cles that the coin was not TO be export
cd. and that the transaction was, IN
effect. transfer on behalf Of the Bank
of Ottawa TO New York account.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
WOMAN CALMLY AWAITS END
AS ROGERS WEEPS OVER HER
Death Has No Tenors for Poison Victim as She Lies
in Hospital-Unaware OF Loss OF Baby
Friends Guard Her Life Secret.

serving inviolsble his own private at
fairs. IL did not seem 20 occur TO any
OF those about him that possibly hrs
mode Of life was any Of the public's
business.
Once during the afternoon Rogers,
VI. l.. Jacobs, his law partner, and a
third man, whose identity they kept in
the same secrecy they did the dying
woman's. engaged in a long converse
tiOn in the dark back portion OF the
first floor corridor
Seek TO Shield Lawyer.
Soon afterward Rogers went up
stairs and the third man. with thin,
compressed white lips and eyes thft
narrowed TO Sits, turned away and
went out of the hospital. Mr.. Jacobs,
as he was passing out few moments
later, stopped and talked 10 the re
porter. He attempted TO deny that
Rogers had been talking with him in
the shadowy corridor.
There is no other man around here
with eyes so sad as Rogers he was
told. "and tina. was he, all right"
"Do you think Rogers Is the only
man around here 20 be sad" Jacobs
shlu. no" hOohb 1hob Hoh WV yN'N
passed out?
Who was that man-was he one o.
the dying woman's brothers from the
South who had come. 20 sec his sister,
10 have her heart wrung, or was he
some one else 20 whom she was dear :
Mr.. Jacobs refused 10 give any hint
who he was. II am adamant," he ssid
Or. David Greenberg, who Is M
charge Of the case, came down long
enough 10 discuss the medical features
OF IT, lie was asked what treatment
she was Deing given.
There is no special treatment that
can be given IN these cases. he said.
"Of course, sweating is part OF tho
treatment. 10 help nature eliminate the
poison. Help nature, that D. all VIC can
do. All Of these operations that have
been attempted I'm bichloride OF mer-
curry cases have proved failure, so
we nave decided not 10 subject her 70
the shock.
"The only thing that can save vic
Tins is when their own system Will
prove strong enough 20 throw OFT the
poison. II not, they must die. There
is nothing that can be done. She shows
no signs Of sinking yet. She sleeps a.
night and is perfectly conscious al
DAY. She Is on liquid diet"
"You say she shows no sign OF weak
ness lying in bed II she got up,
would she?" Re was asked
"Ah. that is different" ne said, IL
she got up then q would show"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
IMMIGRATION VOTE NEAR
Administration Men Hope for
Delay in Conference.

Washington. Jan The fight over
the imm grafton bill will probably come
to an end in the Senate tomorrow.
when a vote will be taken. The meas
ure will, be sent 10 conference and. ~
IL expected, will be ready for submits
sion before the close Of the present
Congress-.
The vote on the amendment 20 strike
out the literacy test practically dis
posed OF tho controversy. With the
exception Of minor amendments IL is
expected the bill will be approved by
the Senate in its present form.
The way Of immigration legislation,
however. is not entirely cleared Of ob-
stacle-. Some OF the administration
leaders. sympathizinc with the prcdic-
ament in which the President will be
placed II he is confronted with the
necessity either Of vetoing or approx
ing the bill, hope 20 delay action by
the conference committee. In this, II
is predicted by the friends Of the
measure. they Will not succeed. and the
President must take a definite stand on
the immigration question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
HUMAN SHIELD WINS SUIT
Girl Whom Woman Used to
Stop Suitor's Bullets Gets Pay.

For being a human shield for Mrs
William Rothmel, Of Whaley Lake
\. Y, when a Tilted sutton opened IRE
on her, Miss Evelyn Iceberg received
Yesterday 81 800 in settlement out OF
court OF a suit 20 recover damages Tor
her injuries.
Mrs. Rothmel while IN Lakevllle iast
summer. WAS confronted by Philip Mar
rott who insisted that she marry him.
Terrified. she GRABBED Miss Iceberg and
beld her i'm front Of her. Marriott ired
four bullets, three Of which struck MISS
Ieiberg. two entering her arm and a
tbird her left side. Marriott fed ana
was never caught.
Miss Iceberg sued for $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
OSBORNE DROPS SHACKLES
Prisoners Transferred to Au-
burn Without Handouts.

Auburn, n. Y, Jan. For the FIRST
time in the prison history OF New
York a draft of prisoners from sing
Sing 70 Auburn has been made without
the use OF shsckles.
Seyenty-three prisoners were trans
ferred to-day, and between Albany and
Syracuse even the handouts were re-
moved. No attempt was made 20 es-
cape. Al Syracuse arrangements had
been made BY telegraph for coffee and
crullers, also an innovation.
Thomas NJ. Osborne, the new warden
Of Sing Sing, was thanked by the prls-
oners in round robin statement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
WHEAT FOR BELGlANS
Rockefeller Society Purchases
100000 Bushels at 81 80.

Chicago. Jan. THE Roekefellei
Foundation has bought 100000 bush
els of wheat in the Chicago marIAel
within the last month for the aid OF
inhabitants Of Belgium. -ooo
This mark was reached when 4'o'Vou
bushels OF Chicago owned gram was
sold from Portland, Ore, for. imme-
date shipment Most Of 10 brought
81 30 a bushel.
The grain will be milled IN Belgium
in order 10 give employment and 10
provide The bran and chat for liyestocA
food
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02

tinued almost altogether five or ak
years ago. and when this was done
Rogers left. -.i %
"While in the Office no question OF
his ability or financial integrity arose.
Nothing. or next to nothing, was known
of his personal affairs, though ne ala
seem 10 chum with women. Since leaV-
ing the Office Mr.. Chanler has met MN
in only the most casual way on TWO
or three occasions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF
BEING DOWN AND OUT
You Can't Get Work Without Decent Clothes, and
You Can't Get Clothes Without Work, Is
Bowery Dweer's Lament.

He was standing in corner of a
Bowery lodging house. His hands
were thrust so deeply into mis- trousers
pockets that the trousers sagged away
from his waistcoat and n strip of shirt
was visible across his stomach. His
collar was fairly clean, but his cuffs
we're dirty and ragged. Hish at and
his shoes were not so bad. but his suit
was a shapeless and shabby affair He
was shaved close and clean, and his
hair was brushed.
"Oh, but you see. couldn't posi-
bly, 90 10 a dinner anywhere he said
in a nice, decent way Of speaking. IT'S
my clothes, you know. Why. wouldn't
dare 10 think OF venturing out Of here
looking as | am
But he consented after n while, and
when he finally sat At table in a lit
Le quiet, old-fashoned hotel downtown
he was just as much at ease as if he'd
been eating in hotels for months. in
stead of dining on coffee and bean
soup at the lodging house.
DRY MARTINI COCKTAILS.
81 don't suppose you understand the
psychology OF being down and out" he
said. lingering his cocktail glass and
rolling the olive about. ITS very
interesting sociological problem, and
unfortunately, I've had quite enough
leisure 10 study il in. Now, in my
case, I'm losing confidence in myself
and getting all mixed up because |
haven't got any clothes. | had an
overcoat, and that would have covered
a multitude of sins, but man | knew
stole il.
"And it was funny how he did it,
too. had little money then, though
not much. | was living in a Brooklyn
lodging house for 81 a week, and this
man was there. too. One night he and
I went out together. II was raining
and we stopped in the lobby of an Of
flee building
LEND me your overcoat, will you,
SO ! can get some cigarettes while you
wait here he said to me. II was rain
ing, and-why, even helped him on
with the coat. OF course, ] never saw
him again. One reason | hated so TO
lose the oyercost was that ! had a
battered little copy of Omar Khayyam
In the pocket.
CONSOMME EN- TASSE.
"And. Of course. after that, things
began to get worse and worse, and |
had to pawn my other suit. It was
brown suit. with a belt in the back,
and | got SO for IT, This soups very
nice. I'm fond Of il. | think they
have it better at the St. Francis in
San Francisco than any place ever
had it, SO here | am with only this
terrible suit. And | can't go any
where to ask for the kind OF work ]
do write advertising copy-because
my clothes are so awful | cant get
past the Office boys. And I feel all
the time that everybody's looking at
my clothes Really, you have no idea
how self-conscious ] am about II. 1t
affects me constantly. It's an obses-
sion with me, because ! know haven't
got a chance to get work until ] get
decent clothes. And how can ! get
decent clothes if don't get work and
make money to buy them? ! ask you
TURKEY. WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE.
He ate Justify, heartily, saying with
no afTcctation or hesitation that II was
his first square meal in two weeks.
at seems very odd TO me to be down
and out" he meditated, especially IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
New Postal Station for Bronx

A new station OF the New York post
Office will be opened to-day az 1854 IRE
mont av.. The Bronx, near the junction
Of Boston and West Farms roads. II
will be known as the West Farms sta
ton and will be fully equipped for gen
eral postof'ice business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02

Tho woman at Lebanon Hospital VINO gi.
ia diving because she could not leSltl-
natelv call herself Mrs. Loriys EIton
Rogers law impassively for the greater
norf of the day Yesterday. she knows
She is diving. that the doctors nave no
hone of saving her by any means ~
tbeir command. but she is uncomplslh-
NO She does not even grieye lot het
'" one V is dead: the other is dying. She
.-loJ for tbem at first. But IT Is RUE
of tho hospital that children uhue'
rourteen cannot see their mothers.
Cruel as il seems, the rule was a
,,oasure of mercy 20 the dying woman
cbo does not know vet that her youhsOI
cbilJ Iorida. already has gone before
bcr as a result Of the poison admin
stored. She asked for the child. ne
,ni,, answer She got was that It was
against the rule. &. ~
"Shc is very reasonable about H.
aid DIR. David Grecnberg, the house
MUSICIAN at Lebanon, who IS attend.
mo her. "She IS very Intelligent
woman and she knows the rule Is rea'
sonable.' hos
Lorlys Elton Rogers was at the nos
.pitaI day and night Part OF the time
he snent on the second floor, where
little John, the second child, IS slowly
dying. - lin %
live ," he asked more than once as ne
turned away.
His mother has better chance TO
live" was the gentle indirection OF the
doctors answer.
Rogers Weeps Over Woman.
When he was not with his dying child
Rogers was on the third floor for the
greater part Of the time with his WE.
lie spent hours sitting beside her bed.
He is allowed to 20 and come without
Always as he turned away
from her bed the tears were flowing
afresh from his eyes. Her soft south
crn voice was growing softer ana
weaker, and each time he came 70 her
bedside he had 10 lean closer TO hear
what she had to say 70 him. what
PASSED between them IS their secret.
il the doctors knew. or II either OF
them contided anything 20 them, the
refu 5ed with calm, profes-
sional courtesy 20 comment on any
thing further than the condition OF the
woman and her living child.
l. was plainly the intention OF kog-
ers and his friends to let the woman
die a mystery as far as any action on
their part might 20 toward revealing
her identity.
Rogers stood on his rights Of pre-