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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
STOP RIPPER TALK,
IS SCHOOL ORDER
New Plan to Quiet Fears
of Mothers and Pupils
Five Arrests.
MANY THREATENING
LETTERS RECEIVED
Police Baffled In Hunt for Slayer
of Child-FOur Men and
Woman Held.

The police Yesterday completed the
sixty-third day OF their investigation
into the murder Of little Lconora Cohn
and the eighth day Of their hunt FOL
the slayer. admittedly the same who
sent the Cohn girl to her death, whose
knife killed Charlie Murray. The day
work, without developing a tangible
clew. resulted in:
The school authorities making an at
tempt 10 quiet the fears Of mothers
and children. and prob biting, as far as
possible the children discussing the
ripper
The arrest OF five men and one
woman. and the detention OF four OF
the men and the woman and the DIS
charge Of one man.
The receipt BY the police and mem
berS of the Cohn and Murray iamllleS
Of numerous letters. some Of the char
acter that would naturally folio" SEN
sational murders, but the majority
from mothers from all parts OF the
greater city telling Of men who have
been annoying children.
Magistrate Levy, in the lorkville
court, had two cases before HIM. Franz
Fuzia. Of l56 Dupont Street, Brooklyn
was identified b. Helen Manning, four
teen wears old. Of 257 Avenue {, as the
man who had attacked her in the hall
way of her home last Sunday night.
Her testimony was corroborated by ner
sister Mary. thirteen years old. fuzla
testified that on Sunday night at the
time the girls say he attacked Helen
he was attending q meeting IN the Holy
Family Church. p Nassau Avenue,
brooklyn. lie was held withou: bail.
The magistrate held Emil Waldstein.
six,y-three years old, Of 3Os East
Seventy-third Street. i'm 5000 bail ailer
Ellen Hndcrbrand. thirteen-year-o old
girl. OF 1851 Fifth Avenue, had testified
that he had attempted TO Mss her.
In the West Side Court Magistrate
CorriCan had no more success than the
police to get something from Negilo
locke. who was arrested by Captain
Duggan and Detectives Leonard and
Mulligan after ne had. they say, tried
20 entice children into Central Park.
He was held in $1,000 bail
Gertrude Fetzer, an eighteen-year
old servant, gave Mrs. Mildred School
or. of q6l Simpson Street. a scare when
she left a note signed THE Ripper
stating that the two Schoolcr children
would be found in the Sound. Detec-
tives soon made the girl admit she was
the author OF the letter. She was
paroled until this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
MANENY HOST TO ADM IRAL
Acting Mayor Gives Dinner to
Fletcher and Officers.

Acting Mayor George McAneny en-
tertained Admiral FRANK +. Fletcher
and several officers Of the Atlantic fleet
at dinner at his home, 10 East Forty
seventh Street, last night.
Among the guests we're Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood. Senator James A.
O'Gorman. Rear Admiral Henry T..
Mayo, c. J. Boush and De Witt Cotfman,
Rear Admiral y. Il. Usher, COmman-
dant of the navy yard; Captain II. Mel.
7. Huse. flag caDtain Of the feet; Cap
tain Gordon Johnson, aid to General
Wood; " Butler Duncan. acting chair
man: Theodore Rousseau, secretary,
and Mortimer Schiif, treasurer. Of the
Mayors committee on entertainment of
the fleet; Commander s L. Sawyer,
Controller William A. Prendergast,
Dudley Field Malone. Collector of the
Port; Corporation Counsel Frank /.
Polk, r. A. c. Smith, Commi ;siOner Of
Docks and Ferries, and Police Commits
sioner Arthur Woods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
HUNDREDS JOIN
SECURITY LEAGUE
usitania Disaster ArOuses Vol
unteers to Help National
Defence Plat.

The loss Of American lives on the
Lusitania has caused food OF appli-
cations for membership in the Nation
al Security League. The headquar-
tiers. at 81 Pine Street, were filled
with applicants yesterday, ard many
citizens from out of town wrote IN for
information about the league.
Membership in the league. nom
partisan organization of volunteer
workers to support the programme for
national defence. is open 10 all citizens
Of the United States Their officials
point out that all who have seen ser
vice in the regular army might well
ioin the American Legion IS well. The
American Legion is recruited from past
enlisted men IN the army. nay or
militia and other special classes OF
citizens whose services would be use
full to an army actually in the held.
In answer to many inquiries re-
ceived AT headquarters, the National
Security League announces that their
dues are: Annual, 81; contributing, 50
(yearly); life, $25.
The officers Of the league are con-
sidering the advisability Of organizing
a Junior branch for boys from four
teen to sixteen years OF age. Sucn an
organization would be for the defence
of the United States in case OF shso-
Lutte necessity.
Among the contributors announced
to-day by the league are the follow
ing: Gordon Knox Bell, s25; ]. Cou-
per Lord, S25; II. l.. Satterlee. SOB; X.
II. Sayre. s25; Cornelius Vanderbilt,
$3.50; John b. Lunger, 5000; Henry ?.
Sloan. s25; W. L. Hardness, $3.50; Sid
nev c. Borg. 500; William =. Clyde,
$3.50; J. G. White, Sl25; John y. Grim
Minis. s25, W. II. Childs, 500; Arthur
Cur;iss James, $3.50; Mortimer L.
Schif. $3.50; George W. Perkins. $500;
Nicholas +. Brady, 81 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
OTTO FLEISCHMANN
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Brother Gives Blood to
Save Son of Bread
Line Founder.

Under an assumed name. Otto
Fleischmann. thirty-four wears old, son
Of the late Louis p. Fleischmann, who
started the Broadway bread line, at
tempted suicide yesterday in the HoI-
land House.
A. midnight his brothers were hastily
summoned to Bellevue Hospital. and
Raoul, the younger. submitted 20 a
TRANSMISSION operation in final EFFORT
TO save his lie.
The bullet had lodged near the heart,
and physicians decided that Il must be
found Immediately and. if possible, re
moved. Dr. John Douglas was in the
midst Of the operation when the pa
tient collapsed from loss of blood. II
was thought that death would follow
almost Immediately.
He was removed from the operating
table and heart stimulants were adj
ministered. A message was sent TO his
brothers. and both came at once. When
the situation had been briefly outlined
10 them by Dr. Douglas, RaOul FleiSch-
mann. who is twenty-nire years old.
volunteered TO take his place on a cot
beside his brothers. Working al top
speed the surgeons set about the new
operation
II was shortly after noon when the
sound Of shot brought about the dis
covery Of Mr.. Fleischmann's attempt
on his life.
I'm sick OF life" Fleischmsnn told
patrolman Squassoni. "and came
from Montreal to die want TO be
forgotten"
When he registered at the hotel in
= morning he signed the name Louis
J. Bernhard, and a note which he left
addressed TO the management contained
the same signature. II read:
Il am sorry for the trouble am
causing you. | have no relations in
this country. but distant ones in Mon
treal. There is about 5000 in my
pocket; deduct the amour: for my
room and for burial expenses.
As he reached the hospital, Fleisch
mann, in great pain, turned 10 the pa
trolman and said: 81 can't stand it. Do
something for me. Ny name is Otto
Fleischmann and live with my moth
er. sisters and brothers at I West
Seventy-Seventh Street
At the above address brother.
Charles r. Fleischmann. a lawyer OF
1882 Broadway. could give no reason
for the attempted suicide.
81 wish TO state" he said, that Mr..
Fleischmann was up to five years ago
connected with the Vienna Model Bak
cry, but retired at that time owing to
i'll health. and has not been in business
since. lie has been spending the in
tervening time in Europe, chiefly Eng
land, and his return two months ago
was caused by troubled conditions
abroad"
II had been Mr.. Fleischmann's Gus
tom to visit the Office of the Fleisch-
mann Vehicle Company. 5l8 East Eigh-
tiCh Street. about twice week. as
former president of the firm. According
TO Isadore Rothschild, the head book
keeper. he visited the Office yesterday
morning and left about 10 o'clock.
Rothschld noticed that he acted
nueerlN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Drops Dead at Lecture.

Mrs. Louise Konemann. g years old,
died last night while AZ n lecture in
the auditorium of the Morris High
School. Her husband. Adolph, caught
her in his arms a. she plunged for
ward from her chair. With the assist
ance of a friend he carried Mrs. Kone-
mann out. A physician who was
present said she had died from heart
disease. Her home was at 5S3 East
l66th Street. The Bronx. The lecture
was under the auspices Of the Nor
risania Literary Society. About 500
people were in the audience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

not even considered abandoning the re-
view of the Atlantic fleet in New York.
When last he talked with President
Wilson, Mr. Daniels added, the Pres
ident had not altered MS purpose 20
90 TO New York for the review on
May II and l8.
"Of course" said the Secretary,
"the Presidents attendance on any
function is always dependent upon the
state OF public affairs"
President Wilson intends 20 cave
here on Saturday on the Yacht May
flower He probably will make a short
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
NEEDS $4,000 TO AID GIRL
Scholarship Committee Asks
Funds to Continue Work.

The Central Committee on Scholar
ships, organized last January as part
Of the Mayors Committee on Unem-
ployment Among Women. and which
has registered more than 1000 girls
and placed third of that number, made
an appeal yesterday for $4,000 20 en-
able it to carry on the work until at
least the end Of the school term in
July.
The committee is DESTROYS of contin-
uing the classes for the unemployed
until they can be made permanent
part of the school system Of the city.
The Department Of Education has CO.
operated By assigning eleven teachers,
but the funds are exhausted, and the
work will have to be discontinued I'M
less the $1,000 are raised. The treas
urer of the committee is Mrs. Henry P.
DAWSON. OF l. West Fifty-iirst Street,
to whom contributions may be sent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
RAE TkNZER DENIES GUILT
James w. 0sborne's Accuser
Pleads to Perjury Charge.

Rae Tanner. who has said that James
". Osborne was and was not. and now
is, the mysterious Oliver Osborne. VINO
promised TO marry her, yesterday
pleaded not guilty when arraIgncd on
a federal Indictment charging her with
perjury.
= he Indictment grew out Of the girls
testimony az the trial Of Franklin u.
Stafford. the Plainfeld, y. j.. hotel
clerk who was tried and convicted on
u charge Of perjury in having identified
James W. Osborne as Oliver. She has
been under $4,000 bail on a charge 81
using the mails 10 defraud James ".
Osborne, and the same bail was oN-
tended 70 cover the perjury charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
WILSON MEANS TO COME
Intends to Review Atlantic
Fleet Here Next Week.

Washington, May II Secretary Dan
icls told inquirers to-day that he had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

address at a luncheon in his honor
New York on Monday given by 7
committee named by Mayor Nitchsl.
Police Commissioner Woods Of Ne
York was az the White House to-da'
making arrangements FOR the Pres
dents visit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
EXPECTING WAR,
ENLIST in NAVY
Rush of Recruits Increases the
Normal Average so
Per Cent.

Reports from the New York Navy
Yard indicate that agitation over the
Lusitania disaster has stimulated en-
hstmcnts in the navy TO II marked de-
gree Furthermore. Uncle Sam has
clean cut. stalwart young bluejackets
distributing recruiting handbills along
the North River floats where visitors
to the battlcships daily congregate.
"lf you want 20 make a clean. fresh
start in life, with a chance TO learn a
trade, see the world, save money and
come back home healthy, strong and
athletic. read every word Of this IS
the opening sentence addressed TO
young men. "You are given three
meals a day, well cooked and whole
some. a clothing OUTFIT worth $50 is
furnished you gratis when you enlist.
II you want a life job with humane
employer. where there are no strikes or
layofs. with constant change OF
scene, plenty Of amusement, healthy
work. call al the recruiting station and
talk 1t over with men who have been
through ~ and know"
At the Office Of Lieutenant II. II. Rit-
ter. executive officer in the navy yard
recruiting station, II was said yester-
day that the number Of applications for
enlistment was about 80 per cent above
the average for this time Of year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
nv relesraph to me rrlban, ]

Denver. May - Prospect Of active
service as the result Of sinking the
Lusitania has stimulated recruiting al
the local Offices Of the navy and marine
corps during the last few days. Since
Saturday sixty-two men have enlisted
m the navy and large number Of
men have made application for service
and are awaiting medical examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

reception for the officers at the Union
League Club at 9 p. m. and a vaudeville
and boxing bill in Madison Square Gar
den for the enlisted men. Finley J..
Shepard, chairman Of the committee
for the Garden entertainment, expects
that fifteen thousand sailors will attend.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
SALARY MUDDLE IN PHOENIX
 UNSOLVED

PHOENIX, March 22.-In an ef- fort to relieve the situation created by the non-payment of salaries caus- ed by the city managership muddle, the city commissioners in special session at 1:30 this afternoon.
 A resolution was passed directing the city clerk to sign and afix the seal of the city to warrants drawn for the payment of salaries and wages oi all city officers and employees ap- pointed prior to and including March IS, 1915, and authorizing and direct ing the city treasurer to pay these warrants.
 The resolution includes the cleo ton officers for the city election on April 6.
 The charter says the warrants must be signed by the city manager. It is not known what the treasurer will do in the matter.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
No Extra Session
 Will Be Called

WASHINGTON, March 22-It was announced today that President Will son has no intention of calling an extra session of congress before the next regular session.
 Several senators suggested that the president call an extra session of the senate in October to consider the Colombian and Nicaraguan treaties. Other suggestions were to the effect that an extra session of congress be called to consider giving the presi- dent authority to declare an embargo on the exportation of munitions ot war and of foodstuffs to European belligerents.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
By Associated Press.

LONDON, March 22. = The long investment of the Mid-Gahcian fort
 ress of Przemysl has ended. Attack
 by disease, subsisting on horsefesh and surrounded by superior force of Russians, the garrison surrendered after a defense of six months. The defensecof the garrison was Austria s noteworthy contribution to the war. Petrograd and Paris are celebrating the event in a spontaneous manner but London with grim, silent satis- faction, the Briton's way. The papers assert it is the. most important cap ture of the war, not excepting Ant werp, for it releases the Russian
 forces and opens the door to Cracow and the plains of Hungary. The nor
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
PARKER STIRRED BY A DOUBLE
 TRAGEDY

PARKER, March 22.-Search for Hubbard Fuqua, who had not been seen since last Saturday revealed a double tragedy, the bodies of the young man and a woman named Mrs. Sweeney being found in a house near the Colorado river bank today.
 Fuqua was discovered lying partly undressed, a bullet wound in the right side of his head, while in a kneeling posture, by the side of the bed was the body of the woman. A gun on the mattress and under the arm of the woman was mute evidence that she had first killed her lover and then committed suicide. It is under stood that she left a note explaining the tragedy, but it has not yet been discovered. She leaves three chil- dren.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESS ALONG
 THE LINE

LONDON, March 22-Besides the capture of Przemysl, Russia reports success on the two extremities of the eastern battle line. The Russians are advancing in Bukowina, and are TOW just east of Czernowitz. They need only to cross the Pruth river to capture the city again.
 An offensive against the German, Austrian and Turkish armies has been undertaken by the Russians from the Baltic to the Black sea In Poland there is great activity all along the front, but apparently general battle has not been begun.
 The Russian army in the Caucasus has announced a victory over the Turks in Armenia. After several months of inactivity, hostilities have keen resumed between Austria, Ser bia and Montenegro.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
PENDING IN NORTHERN
 MEXICO
VILLA AND CARRANZA ARMIES TO CLASH NEAR COAST; MARCHING ON VICTORIA

WASHINGTON, March 22.- Re ports to the state department from Mexican agencies continue to indi- cate that Villa and Carranza forces are massing near the coast in North ern Mexico for what may be the most decisive battle fought since Huerta was overthrown.
 Advices to the state department from Tampico, dated Friday, said that the 'Carranza forces are retreat ing to Victoria. an dthat Villa forces are marching on Victoria" This is thought to mean that a considerable part of the Tampico garrison march ed to join the army assembling to meet the oncoming Villa troops.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
PETROGRAD REPORT

PETROGRAD, March 22.-On the West Galician front from Gorlitze al most to the Roumanian frontier the last four days have witnessed an al most continuous series of assaults and counter assaults in which the trenches changed hands as many as four times. Although this continued activity brought no change of real importance, it afforded evidence that the Austrian artillery is still capable of real resistance.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
FIRE NEEDED ID CLEAR SERBIA
 'OF TYPHUS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 LONDON, March 22.-Sir Thomas Upton, who has just returned from Serbia, related story of the appal- ling condition in Serbia due to the epidemic of typhus. Just as 1t took fire to stop the great plague in London" he said, "so fire Is needed to clear Serbia of typhus.- The in fected houses and clothing of the people must be burned" He said the situation is beyond control of the present force and that scarcely enough people remain unstricken to dig graves for the dead, which lie exposed in cemeteries.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
Pryzensy1 Hoists White Flag Alter Six Months
 Siege By Russja11 Army

the Russian army surrendered with cut fighting, by hoisting a white flag over this fortress, which is said to have been on the point of surrender ing on a number of occasions. The surrender caused little surprise, as it was generally known to be in ter ribly weakened condition, without food or ammunition and it's endur- ance was conceded to be only a question of days.
 War office advices report that nine Austrian generals were taken and more than 300 officers and 50,0OO men. The Russian general command ing the investing army was decorated with St. Georges cross A heavy snow storm failed to check the en- thusiastic demonstrations in which the civil and military populations uni ted when the fall of Przemysl was announced.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
SIX BILLS SIGNED AND. TWO ARE
 VETOED
JOHNS BILL RELATIVE TO INSURANCE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIV- ES GOVERNORS o. K.

PHOENIX, March 22.-Two bills were vetoed and six signed by Gov crnor Hunt today. Those vetoed were senate bill No. IF and house bill No. 69, and those signed were senate bills Nos. g, 16O and AZ, and house bills Nos 90,a171tand 114
 Senate bill No. h7 was an act to regulate office hours of state depart- ments, the governors office being ex; cmpt! It sought to keep the state offices open until 5 o'clock in the afternoon instead of o'clock, the present closing time.
 House bill No. 69, intended to re- peal certain sections of the statutes prohibiting legislators from holding other public offices during their term of office.
 Of the bills signed, s. B. No. 52 is new registration act; H. B. No. 90 provides for the creation of electrical districts; H. B. No. Hl provides an appropriation for the painting of DOT traits of the president and speaker of the second. legislature; while S.. B. No. 16O relates to trustees of govern ment townsites.
 H. B. No. IA relates to fire insur- ance companies and fire departments, while s. B. No. 47 relates to the dock cting of judgments rendered in Stu perior and Federal courts.
 Two of the bills signed by the gov ernor-H. B. No. 90 and s. B. No. 47 were among those reaching him five days after the legislature ad- journed. Under an opinion from the attorney general, he could have thrown them out if he had liked be- cause of their delay in reaching his office.
 Tomorrow is the tenth and final day on which the governor can sign bills passed at the regular session of the second legislature. The bill pro viding for a state commission is still in the hands of the governor.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
RATE INEQUALITIES

CHICAGO, March 22. -F. B. Townsend, traffic manager for the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad, before the interstate commerce com mission testified that while the west ern roads were asking freight rate increases on certain commodities which he estimated would increase the revenues $1OOOO,OOO annually, the proposed schedule in the case of grain would, in some instances, re- suit in an actual reduction. He dealt particularly with the effect on traffic from South Dakota, Minneapolis and Iowa.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
NEED WAR MUNITIONS

LONDON, March 22-Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd-George placed grave emphasis upon the i'm mediate need of a tremendous out put of war material in an interview given the Daily Citizen. He discuss ed plans for the complete organiza' ton of all resources for the produc- ton of war materials.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
MURDER SUSPECT HELD

GALTSBURG, March 22-Loving Mitchell, a negro, charged with mur dering MT. and Mrs. William F. Daw son and their daughter at Monmouth September 30, 1911, with an ax, is being held under a special guard pending arrangements for his safe transportation to Warren county Mitchell was arrested in St. Louis The authorities are Investigating his possible connection with other az murders, including one at Colorado Springs.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
NEW YORK TRAGEDY

NEW YORK, March 22-Howard Boocock, treasurer of the Astor Trust Company, and prominent in New York society, shot and killed his wife tonight as she was playing the piano for his entertainment in their home. The banker then com mitted suicide. yThe cause of the tragedy is unexplained.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
BERLIN STATEMENT

BERLIN, March 22.-Today's of fcial statement says: "A fresh at. tempt to take the German position on the south slope of the Lorette heights which was made last night resulted in failure. The Russians yesterday were driven from Memel after a short engagement south of the town, followed by tenacious fighting in the streets. West of the Orzayc river near Jadorasak, northeast of Prazasnyz and northwest of Ciacha' now the Russians attacks have brok- en down under the German fire"