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New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
StefanSSOn at Home
with Blond ESquimauS
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More than two years ago, on May %.
1918, Vilhjalmur Stefansson left New
York, expecting to make important dis
coveries in the Arctic and return to
this city within three years. Direct
word was received from him until April
II, 1914. Since that time there have
come indirect reports of his travels in
the north, supplemented By numerous
conjectures as to whether he was still
alive.
An authority on the scientific staff
of the American Museum of Natural
History who is intimately acquainted
with the explorer said yesterday that
in his opinion StefanssOn experienced
no particular hardships during the last
winter. because he was among the
blond Esquimaus.
81 know" he said, that Stefansson
could live by himself in the Arctic re-
gions if he had only a shotgun and
cartridges. He is thoroughly at home
with the Esquimaus. II is possible that
he experienced difficulty last winter.
though. | believe he is now on the
south shore of Banks Land, for it is
really an island, and think Ander-
sons party will meet him there"
This man thought it likely that Stef-
ansson, although he said he was going
north. might have gone in a southeast
erly direction after he left the Mac
kenzie River. Here there was a ter
riffs ice foe, drifting toward the west,
which might have hampered the ex-
plorer
1t was a dispatch from Deputy
United States Marshal Hugh J. Lee. at
St. Mchae's, Alaska, to Herbert l..
Bridgman, of Brooklyn, that told of the
wreck of Stefansson's ship. the Kar
lax, which had been crushed in the ice.
This was received here in May, 1914.
and yesterday another message from
Mr.. Lee reached this city.
"Stefansson wintered Banks Land.
Party all o. K" this message said.
Frequent searches of the Arctic
waters have been made for the ex-
plorer, whose life was often despaired
of. but without success. 1t was known
that he was with Ole Anderson and
Storker Storkerson. two strong men.
aid that the party was well equipped.
He had sent back the rest of his party
in April, 1914, leaving Camp Separa-
tion and proceeding toward Banks
Land.
Captain Bartlett, who had command
ed the Karluk, reported in July, 1914.
that he thought eight members of the
party were lost. after a previous ad
vice had stated that they had been
saved. The ice-breaking steamer Kit.
which was sent to rescue them, failed
to reach the men, but the coast guard
cutter Bear saved eight men, taking
them from Wrangell Island. Those who
returned on this ship stated that three
men of the party were dead and eight
missing.
Captain Bernard, just back from the
Arctic last January. brought much hope
10 the explorers trends when he as
serted that he believed he was safe
aid probably drifting upon an ice field.
In the same month Nurt NJ. Mcconnell,
meteorologist Of the party, who was
one Of the survivors TO return. planned
TO hunt for StefanssoH by hydro-aero-
planes.
Hope for the explorer was given up
recently by the Hon. J. d. HaZen. Ca
madam Minister of Naval Affairs. al
though he insisted the government
was doing all it could to rescue him.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
CALLS HUSBANDS
STROLLSCRUELTY
Importers Wife, Suing,
Objects to His Jaunts
Into Park.

"Tbey are still living in the same
house and there is absolutely no occa-
sion for any almony pending the trial
of her suit for separation" declared
the attorney for Arthur C. Mendelsohn'
a wealthy importer Of hosiery and un-
derwear, yesterday in the Supreme
Court. where Mrs. Mendclsohn is SUNG
"The real trouble between this cou-
p,c. your honor" said c. b. Plante'
counsel for the husband, to justice
Cohalan. "is that Mrs. Mendelsohn does
not want any more children. lney
have one child now there was anotneI'
but il died and Mrs. Mendelsohn,s S
mother. who has an antipathy to emil
Jren. has advised her daughter against
them. A..
Under her mothers influence Mrs.
NonIdsohn compels her husband to
have Separate apartments. One cannot
blamc him if he strolls about the neigh
borhood by himself. He has lavished
everything loving husband with
means could upon his wife, but this
;nsurmountable obstacle remains be-
tween them"
Max d. Steuer, attorney for Mrs.
Mendelsohn, declared his client suf-
fered great anguish because of the
"mental cruelty" practised by Mr. Men
delsohn. who went walking or was
driven about the park in the cool of the
evening. while she languished alone IN
the apartment at POI West ll5th
Street.
Liberal alimony and counsel fees for
the wife were asked by Mr.. Steuer.
Mendelsohn, he stated, received an an
rual income of 100000, and did not
spend anywhere near all of it on his
wife.
Justice Cohalan, who is the father
Of six children, reserved decision.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18

$3.50. 900, 900. Officials here admit that
the United States, by insisting that Eu-
ropean nations keep their hands on
Mexico. has assumed a moral respon-
sibility for the payment Of these
claims.
The Spanish government is believed
to be the most deeply interested in
Mexico, and has claims to present
which, it is believed. will total $780,
100000 Great Britain also will de-
mand large indemnities. and France has
a substantial bill for damages.
Carranza's attitude toward these
claims is one Of the most important
points to be discussed at the projected
conference between Carranza's dele
gates and the Pan-American powers.
While the First Chief has shown no
great willingness to hold himself re-
sponsible for indemnities to foreign
powers, il is believed he would declare
his readiness 10 assume responsibility
II he felt his chances Of recognition de-
pended on it.
Carranza will be the main topic of
discussion at the Pan-American con-
ference in New York tomorrow. While
il is stated by officials that the matter
of recognition will not be definitely
decided. II is practically certain that
Carranza will be asked TO send dele
gates 20 Washington 20 confer with
this government and the L6tin-Amerl-
can powers concerning the justice Of
his claims 70 recognition. At the same
time Villa and Zapata probably will be
invited to present their side of the
case.
The present policy Of the govern
ment is TO extend recognition 70 the
faction that controls the military sit
uation, with the understanding that
Carranzs is considered TO have this
advantage now.
There is no fixed programme for the
Pan-American conference tomorrow,
bat all the delegates are convinced
that the peace plan adopted at the pre-
viOuS sessions is failure. that the
Mexican factions must be allowed to
settle the problem in their own way,
and that the strongest faction must be
accorded recognition.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
Gives Washington Com
pIete Control of Customs
and Finances.
PUTS POLICE UNDER
AMERICAN OFFICERS
Republics Offer of Mole HarbCr
as Naval Base Rejected
as Unnecessary.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

Washington, sept. 1.-THE treaty
between the United States and Hayti
under which this government will take
complete control Of the customs and
finances of the island republic has been
signed by representatives Of both gov
ernments, according to sdvices received
here to-day from Port-au-Prince. The
convention wiS>have to be ratified by
the United States Senate and by the
Haytian Parliament. The latter is ex-
pected to take action in the next day
or two.
The treaty is the most farreaching,
from a protcctorste point of view, that
this government has yet made. Il goes
much further and is much more drastic
than the compact between the United
States and Ilayti's neighbor Santo Do
mingo in that it provides for the or.
ganzation Of police force under
United States army officers. The sup
posed purpose of this force is TO pro-
tect the customs revenues. but il is be
heved here that its real purpose is TO
organize a well drilled force that will
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
Peary Credits StefanssOn
with Great Achievement

Portland. Me, Sept. 17.-Rear Admi-
raj Robert E. Peary said tonight that
the news of the safety of Vilhjslmar
Stefansson confirmed what he and 9TH
ers familiar with Arctic conditions had
believed when the explorer was re-
ported between Banks Land and the
mouth OF the Mackenzie that if he and
his associates reached land they would
be able to subsist indefinitely and
would return.
"If it is true as reported that Ste
fansson has discovered new land in
the vicinity of Banks Land and Pat
rick's Land" said Rear Admiral Peary,
"it is a great achievement"
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
AUTO HITS TWO CHILDREN
One Dies on Way to Hospital-Tailoi
Also Killed BY Motor Car.

Holding each others hands, TWO
three-year-old boys were struck by an
automobile yesterday afternoon as they
were crossing Broadway at Eighth Ave
nue.. Astoria. One, Patrick McNally, OF
257 Eighth Avenue, Astoria, died on the
way to ST. Johns Hospital. The other,
John oCnehan, has fractured Jaw ana
skull
The car, owned by the Private Auto
Rental Service, and driven by William
Daily, of II Wellington Street, Astoria,
could not be stopped on the wet pave,
ment, it was asserted. Daily was held
on a charge of homicide.
Jacob Field, twenty-six, a tailor, OF
TT Park Place, Brooklyn, was run over
on Eastern Parkway last night by an
automobile driven by Mrs. William
Stanley Miller, wife of lawyer, of 10
St. Francis Place. Field died in an
ambulance on the way to st. Mary's
Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
Kill One Man and Wound
a Score in Two Clashes
on the Border.
NO AMERICANS
HIT BY BULLETS
Parties of Bandits Still Trying
TO Operate on This Side
of the Boundary.

Rrownsville. Tex, Sept. l7.-Ameri-
can eavalrymen had two fights with
Mexicans across the Rio Grande to-day,
one just outside the city limits and one
near Donna, about sixty miles up the
river. In both clashes the American
soldiers were fred on and returned the
FIRE without suffering any casualties.
Ten American cavalrymcn in the Donna
fight, which lasted two hours and half
this afternoon, reported they were fred
on By about zoe MeXicans, and believed
that they had hit seventeen Mexicans.
In the first clash American cavalry
men and Carranza soldiers had NJ
teen-minute battle across the river.
Soldiers report that they killed one
Mexican and hit FIVE other men. Ihey
saw about fifteen CSrranza soldiers IN
two groups None Of the Americans
was hit.
The fight was stopped ny Carranzs9
officer. who rushed up 70 has men ana
reprimanded them in strong language
lie then shouted across the river 10
the Americans that the Carranza troops
VINO IrtA Ldu ANAatAA " ttif|e- ~
This officer was seen 10 beat some OF
the soldiers with his sword TO stop the
firing. The Mexicans withdrew.
Fighting started when about thirty
men Of Troop {. Sd Cavalry, under
Lieutenant J.. y. Glass. was sent to IN
vestigate the killing of horse and the
shooting into house on the American
side of the river by Mexicans on the
Mexican side Lieutenant Glass Sa"
two bands Of MeXicans on the opposite
side Of the river behind bitches. These
men opened FIRE on the cavalrymeh'
who took positions IN an irrigation
ditch and replied 20 the attack
According TO the Mexican officer who
stopped the fight. an irresponsible band
Of soldiers broke discipline and started
10 "shoot up" the American shore.
Near Sebastian last night four or ave
men Of the 26th Infantry saw an equal
number Of Mcxicans through the open
spaces i'm the brush. The Americans
opened fire and advanced on the MeX-
cans This exposed the soldiers TO d.
rect fire from the partly concealed op-
ponents. The MeXicans ran and es-
caped in the darkness when they saw
the soldiers were determined
That several parties OF bandits still
are trying TO operate in this section
was discovered twice yesterday Dy men
OF the Goth Infantry. The other en-
counter was brush with MeXicans
near Los Frcsnos. in which 1t is be-
lieved that at least one Of the Mexi-
cans was wounded.
The town Of San Jose, twenty-five
miles up the Rio Grande from here,
composed exclusively of Mexicans, ap-
pealed to-day for the protection Of
American soldiers. Colonel Bullard or
dered a guard to the town at once. San
Jose men say they are all good
Mexicans" there and need protection as
much as or more than Americans.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
Three Would Be Ohio Senator

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. Hilary N.
Daugherty, Of this city, ex-ehairman Of
the Republican State Executive Com.
mittee, formally announced tonight
his candidacy for the Republican nom.
ination for United States Senator in
1916. D. D. Woodmansee. Of Cincin.
matt, and ex-senator Charles Dick, OF
Akron, are the other candidates.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18

reached the lead separating the foe
from the shore ice strong ofshore
wind srrang up, carrying the ice far
10 sea. The ice was moving steadily
southwest. and. unless the wind shifted.
must naye touched Wrangell Island
where food caches were left last sum
mer by the party who rescued the sur
vivors of the Karluk.
With Stefansson when he left Martin
Point late in March. 1914. were Ole
Anderson and Storker Storkersen. meG
said TO be as strong and resourceful as
Stefansson himself They had rifles. a
sledge that could be used as boat
abundance of food, and other supplies.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18

explained thnt the number Of persons
under his care had FAR exceeded tnS
estimates and that the expenditure OF
the money in his opinion was ncceS-
sary, the MAYOR asked that the oiiis De
paid. The Controller reporter 70 thc
Board Of Estimate Yesterday that ne
had certified the bills because, althougn
the bills were illegal and Invalid, they
were in his judgment equitable and II
was proper for the city to pay.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
LANSING, HERE, IS MUM
Refuses to Discuss Recognition OF
Carranza or German Situation.

Secretary of State Lansing, following
the announcement that he would not
discuss the German situation for a
week. arrived in this city last night.
lie was accompanied by Mrs. Lansing,
and from the Pennsylvania Terminal
went directly to the Biltmore.
When asked about the conference to
he held to-day with the Central and
South American diplomats regarding
the recognition Of Carranza as leader
in Mexico, he replied: "Not word. |
have nothing to say until after the
conference"
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
ENDS KINGSBURY BILL SNARL
Controller o KS 100000 Claims for
Goods Bought in Violation Of Charter.

Merchants who threatened to sue
Commissioner Kingsbury, of the De
paEtment of Charities, for 100000 due
them for goods bought in excess OF his
appropriation for 1914 and in violation
of the city charter are to be paid. Con-
troller Prendergast for some time re-
fused to certify the extra bills. Under
the charter the merchants had no claim
AGAINST the city, and they threatened
to bring a personal suit against the
Commissioner.
After Commissioner Kingsbury had
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
Difficulty of Navigation.

Baillie Islands, from which Stefans-
sons message is dated, are east OF the
mouth of the Mackenzie River, toward
Banks Island, and lie in latitude 10
north, longit Ide 1877 west.
The coasts of Baillie Islands, which
are separated from Cape Bathurst by
narrow channel, are so fiat that the
few boats that have reached there have
had TO anchor nearly a mile from the
beach. Captain Pullen camped on the
larger island in 1850, trying to get
around Cape Bathurst, but he was un-
able to do so on account OF the ice
which was piled up in the channel.
The receipt of the message was the
first direct tidings of the explorer for
year and half No news of the
explorer and his two companions had
been received since their supporting
party turned back, April II. 1914. from
Camp Separation. on the north coast
of Alaska.
At that time he expected to reach
Banks Land on the drifting ice, but
the strong current from the Mackenzie
River and unfavorable winds drove
the ice to the westward. This drift,
il was hoped by Stefansson's friends,
would carry the explorer and his com
this belief trading schOoners and whsl
crs plying the Arctic this summer were
asked TO keep a sharp lookout for the
explorers. Last month vessels arrived
at Nome. Alaska. after trading along
the Alaskan and Siberian shores Of the
Arctic and reported that no trace of
Stefansson had been found.
There still remained the hope that
he had found refuge on Wrangeli
Island, where the survivors of the
Stefansson exploration ship Karluk
sought safety after that vessel was
crushed in the ice eighteen months
ago. This hope was buoyed up by a
rircumstantial account received at
Nome last April that natives hunting
seal last winter near Icy Cape. on the
Arctic coast of Alaska. reported that
they saw a white man marooned on ar
zee foe. which was drifting in a south
orly direction toward Wrangell Island.
This news was brought to Nome by q
carrier from Point Barrow. The in
formation did not give the date on
which the natives saw the man. but il is
presumed TO have been late in January
or early in February this year.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
u. S. Held Responsible
for Claims on Mexico

IRON The Tribune Bureaul
Washington, Sept. =. - Foreign
claims arising from the Mexican revo-
luton are estimated at approximately
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18

act as damper on any further revoiu-
tions in the Black Republic.
Following the signing of the treaty
Rear Admiral Caperton. commanding
the American forces in Hayti, was ad
yised by Charge d'Afaires DAVIS una.
the present Hsytian government ma
been recognized by the United states,
and he ordered a national salute OF
twenty-one guns fired by the cruiser
Washington. with the Haytian flag at
.hc mainmast. The salute was re-
turned. gun for gun, by the haytan
shore battery.
Rear Admiral Caperton reports that
after the exchange of Salutes thls
morning he went ashore with his stan
and paid a visit Of compliment TO fresi-
dent Dartiguenavs
Charge c'Afaires Davis signed the
treaty on behalf of the United states.
Mr.. Davis had orders from the state
Department to notify the Haytlsn gov
ernment as soon as the treaty was
sirned that il had been recognized bV
the United States. II is hoped mere
that the HSytian Parliament VIII ratliy
the treaty before it adjOurns to-mor-
row night. ,.
While the State Department would
not divulge the details OF the treaty
to-day. it is learned that 1t differs IN
few particulars from the outlines ai-
ready given out. The text OF the doc
umcnt. il IS stated, will not be mace
public until it is presented TO the Sen
ate for ratification.
Provision is made for "hnancial
protectorate" over Hayti. exercised oy
this government for ten years, at the
end Of which time the treaty may De
continued in force at the request OF
either party. The United States is 10
supervise the collection Of customs
duties. supcrintend the distribution OF
funds for the payment of foreign deots.
and control expenditures for domestic
purposes.
American Officers for Police.
For the enforcement Of these terms
the United States government Is au-
thorized to organize a police force OF
natives under American officers. ms
constabulary will be charged with the
supervision Of the customs collections
The appointment of an American
fiscal agent is also provided for. lie
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
American Officers for Police.

Banks Island coast last spring, we shall
drst 20 about $50 miles, If conditions
hermit. to Lands End on Prince Pat
rick Island, by way of Cape Mcclure
and Mcclure Straits, and from there we
nlan to strike northwest. We hope to
be back in Banks Island by June 10. or
in q little over 100 days, If conditions
are favorable. II is not unlikely that
we shall, after reaching point fur-
tbest northwest of Lands End, by
route north of Prince Patrick Island
and then south across Melville Island
and Melville Sound, if no misfortune
overtakes us. continue the work OF sea
exploration by sled in the spring OF
1916.
Ottawa. Ont, Sept. 17.-First def,
mite tidinCs that the world has received
from Vilhjalmar Stefansson, the Arctic
explorer, for year and half, were
received to-day, by the Naval Depart
ment. which sent him and his compan-
ions on their perilous trip to the fro
zen north. The advices from the ex-
plorer were meagre, but sufficient to
show that he and his companions are
safe.
Stefansson's advices came from
Nome, Alaska, in the form Of mes,
sage, signed by himself and dispatched
from Ballie Islands, on August 81.
The message follows: :,
"As unavoidable delays threatened
and the running cost of charterlng
Polar Bear was high, | purchased her
and engaged her on terms similar to
the Karluk. Engaged Hoff, engineer
of schooner Ruby, to take place OF
Blue, of Alaska. Engaged five extra
helpers for southern parts who have
ample outfit for one year, and Polar
Bear for two years. Plan continue
northern explorations to hundred and
forty five west and eighty-two north
if northerly course is secured
Stefansson's determination to pro
ceed with his explorations, despite the
loss of the Karluk, the chief vessel in
his original expedition, shows the cali
bre of the man, and this news was re-
ceived with qualification by officials
here. The Polar Bear, engaged by him
in place of the Karluk, is well known
and tried Arctic vessel, and he seems
to have gathered supplies for fur
ther stop Of two years in the Arctic
zopa
New-York tribune., 1915-09-18
Whereabouts Long Unknown.

When the natives first saw the man
he was on a large ice pack separated
from them and the shore by a wide
stretch of water The hunters imme-
Giately hurried out upon the ice to
attempt rescue. but before they
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-06-09
THE RED TIDE OF WAR

ITALY is the eleventh Euro
pean state to enter the war.
= Presently, if indeed it is not
so when theselines are published,
it's troops and the troops of the
Teutohic allies will be in a death
grapple in the difficult ground of
the Alps, and it's vessels of war
will be engaged in the Adriatic.
A map of Europe with the
war districts marked black and
the peace districts in white
would be tragic spectacle.
In the north are Norway,
Sweden and Denmark with TO-
100000 people.
In the west are Holland, with
100000 people, and, safely be-
yond the Pyrenees, Spain and
Portugal with 25,100,000 more;
though Portugal is rocked with
revolution. In the center, her
Alpine Businesses a tiny isle of
peace in a vast ocean of war, is
Switzerland with 100000 peo-
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pie. In the east are Rumania,
Bulgaria and Greece with 49,
100000 people, though all three
are quivering on the verge of
participation. Save for these
relatively small spots, the map
of Europe is a war map.
Eleven nations, including the
mightiest of Europe, are at war.
Millions upon millions of men
are engaged. Millions have been
slaughtered. The rivers of Eu-
rope run red with blood, and the
end is not yet.
To those who do not care how
the war ends so it ends soon,
there is some slight comfort in
the newest development. 1t in
creases vastly the gigantic prob
lem that confronts Germany and
Austria. 1t diminishes material
ly their hope Of success. 1t adds
a million men at once to their
enemies, with more to follow. It
materially decreases Austria's
capacity to help Germany, it's
leader. It cuts off an important
source of Germany and Austrian
supplies.
The war must reach it's dead
lest before it can end. That
darkest hour before the dawn
must precede the benefcent COM
ing of peace. The war has not
yet reached it's deadliest. The
darkest hour has yet not come.
The cup is bitter, but it's dregs
are bitterer still; and the dregs
have yet to be drunk Duluth
Herald.
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the theater ticket agent, or the
orchestra leader in a restaurant,
or an aviator, a senator, a Grim
inal, a policeman, or any other
of the spot-lighters?
And yet I do confess to a GER
tain awe in me when a friend
with me speaks Familiarity to one
of these herders of the human
crowd. For | know none of
them. | am one of the cattle. I
step lively when the guard on
the subway yells at me. When
the head waiter holds up his
finger, | follow it hypnotized, to
the darkest corner of the din
ing room.-Frank Crane.