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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
DINNER CALL ISSUED
FOR RESER We ARMY
Representative Gardner Invites
the Gallant Band Of 16
to His Home.
FUNCTION TO BE NEUTRAL

W.sutNGro%. Feb THE sixteen
men who comprise the Reserve Army or
the United states will sit down to
feast as the guests of, Representative
Gardner Of Massacnusetts, II the MEM
beers of that gallant band accept an In
vitaiion about to be extended to them
by MIR Gardner
Mr. Gardner. who stirred up the hula
baluo over the national Licences wants
% show that there are only sixteen men
in the Organization that bears the title
uf Reserve Army of the United states
and he thought that this could be Dest
done by mobilizing the army Mt a ain
nel TO be held in the dining room OF his
home.
The Reserve Army was authorized By
a provision in the army appropriation
bill OF lHl2 Tn" creation OF such a
force was proposed by the then Secrc-
tary OF War Stmson and Gen. WOOD
The hill drafted by Secretary Stimson
was emasculated by the House Com
mittce on Military Affairs, then as now
dominated by the Democrats. \ reserve
army was created on paper. but despite
all efforts TO enlarge the organization
IL is now made up Of only sixteen men.
I'nd.r the present law an honorably
discharged enlisted man may join the
reserves. lie Is not entitled to any pay
foI such service in time of peace. al
though he is to receive increased pay In
the event OF war.
Judging from the names OF the mem
beers of the Reserve Army IL is mix
ture Of uationalities. Accordingly Nj
Gardner in announcing his desire to en-
tertain the rescrvists said that the func-
ton would he neutral and that no
Carabao songs would he sung.
In Mr. GARDENERS letter to the six
teen reservists ne said
- am contemplating inviting the
members Of the United states reserve
army to he my guests at "A dinner in
Washington toward the end OF March
or the beginning OF April so as to have
the pleasure Of meeting each one In
person. and write to ask whether IL
is likely you could be present
"If your engagements are such as TO
make 1t impossible for YOU to be In
Washington AT that time ! would APP
preCiate il II YOU would send me short
sketch OF yourself and your service in
the army, together with a photograph
| hope, however. that you will be able
to he present and that the dinner maj
be made an informal little reunion OF
the reserve army
Ten OF the reservists live in New
York They are Morris klaif l41 Bris-
tol street. Brooklyn; Antonio Schettino,
1866 SEVENTEEN street, Brooklyn; John
Carlmali, 81 East Fourteenth street.
New York; lssea Sohn. 1923 Bay Four
teenth street, Brooklyn; Morris Borkin.
434 Sackman street, Brooklyn; John Q.
Kylen. blS West 164th street, New
York: William Boriskin. AT East 1920
street. New York Charles Neukert. lts
West loan street, New York Thomas
Kelly, az West Thir1y-third street,
New York. and William Schweigert,
2S2 Wallabout street, Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
ALL LONGACRE SQUARE
JOINS HUSBAND CHASE
Young Wife With Warrant and
Policeman Finally Land
Quarry.

4 bareheaded Young man dashed
through the throngs and taNicabs Of
Long Acre Square last night, casting back
npprehcnsive glances AT the gaining
crowd Of gursuers that, strung behind
like the tail ii comet, was led by the
formidable figure Of Patrolman o'Brien
nourishlng a Domestic Relations Court
warrant After the young man had
been oVcrtakeu and booked at the West
Forty-seventh street station as Lorenzo
Yates. 81, without home or occupation,
his pretty little wife, Jennie. "a, told
this story:
For the last three months Yates has
not supported her or their two smal
children, girl months and boy
. years old Two weeks ago The got
a warrant for him, charging non-support
I'm Domestic Relations Court and was
told To carry it with her aud give II 20
a policeman to serve when she saw nor
husband. Last night al Eighth avenue
and Forty-secoud street She saw MIN
and called on O'Brie.
While that fleet footed but paInstakine
on cr was decipher.ng the warrant
Yates started TO run And he certainly
can run, O'Brien viii swear to that.
over Forty second street TO I.ongacrc
SQUARE went the chase, drawing r. crowd
that shouted stop, thief slide Kelly.
slide" or whatever else the spirit moved,
When finally after n tussle the quarry
was safe in the arms Of the law O. Brien
looked about for the warrant II was
gone, torn from his grasp in The strug-
gle. aud carried away, doubtless, by
some juDlant souvenir hunter Never
theless, Yates will be arralgned In
Domestic Relations Court to-day and
l,ar 8f.4a ~ plI gig
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
AMERICAN BRIGADE IN CANADA
Army Officers Nny Become \ntur-
nIiyed 10 Obtain Comm ission>.

OTTAWA. Feb An American
brigade, composed 81 Americans living
in Canada, and commanded by officers
Of the United States army who have
complied with the formality Of becon-
INK uaturaliZcd Canadians, will prob
ajlN form part OF the reenforccments
to be- sent TO the front from Canada
following the departure OF the second
contingent
\ score of United states army off
Gers have applied to the Militia De
par,ment for commissions IN dis
tuctivcly American unit with the next
Canadian expedition II is understood
they have been Informed that they Will
receive recognition II they sign the roll
and become uaturaiized Canadians. n
is further stated that more than 1000
Americans living u Canada have vol
uutcered for active service, and II -
likely that the majority Of these will
go to form the American brigade II it
r'aterialzes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
LlEGE BREAD LINE
HAS $4,000 DAILY
Meat Cheaper There Than in
New York. but No One
Has Money.
ypcna co,,..ponacnce 10 rn. 81.

LoSpoN. Jan. 23.--Dr. =. II. Williams.
a New York surgeon. arrived here yes
,erday from Liege where for the last
month he had been directing the opera
tons ~ the American Commission for
Relief in Belgium
1T was at the suggestion OF the
Rockefeller Foundation that ! volun-
teereG my services to the commission for
relief to help in the work OF feeding
Belgium said Or Williams. MY first
Impression on arriving NJ Liegc was that
things were not so bad as ! had eN-
pected. In few days | was unde-
ccived The impressions | take away
from LieEe are wonder that people
can suffer so much in silence. and ad-
miration for the bravery that enables
them TO do IT,
In the province OF Lieg- alone there
are some 100000. out OF IA population
Of 900 600 who are absolutely destitute
and entirely dependent upou the com
mission Tor food 20 Ike - them alive. In
the principal towns -Liege, Nervicrs and
Spa-thc distress Is most acute, because
there the iron works. KUN works rubber
tire works zinc mines and other in
dustrics are closed down,
The coal mines are peing worked
three days a week 20 get coal to keep the
people from IRE zinE. Except the miners
almost every one rs idle. They hang
around the streets In Respondent groups.
talking IN low tones. facing a situation
from which there Is no escape.
"ln the country districts in Iicgc
province the farmers are tilliug the soil.
but they have no horses. ana they aI"
being compelled to sell their cattle Z
slaughter as the cattle food has all
been rcuustlonod for the cavalry. tbs
has two results FIRST. Tneat is cheaper
In LieRe than in New York second. the
supply Of milk is quickly disappearinG.
Meat and all such perishahl" uXuries
as grapes are offered "A; ridiculous
prices because no one has the money
to buy them In Liege there is no one
in the shops. | went into a big 'Bris-
s.ls' lace shop at 3 o'clock the OthHt
afternoon. Seven shop hands waited on
mo. | was their first and only Gus
toner that day
AT least 10000 pc sons once a day
line up for bread and sup at the twelve
canteens established 10y the commission
in the city of liegc. The largest of the
canteeUs is Just behind the Cathcd -'d
Belgian Garde Civique and gendarmes
marshal the uniurtuuat" people into
l!nc four abreast. with barriers t. keep
the quqcquc You see no young men
There aye old men. women children and
Cripnl's
rich and poor nave to send 70,
bread and all get the same supply TIL,
rlch-it rs q term ~ irony. but ! use
, {, comparatively 10 distinguish between
the distressed and the destitute-p1y
the Door get their bread and soup for
nothing Think ot steel mlgnatCs. uu..
ycrsity professors, wei to do women liv-
ing luXuIluusly on investments that now
hiring .u no income being obliged 10 wait
for bread. In few months ther" WI
hr no distinctions tn make Practically
every person iu Belgium viii he IN tH,
bread line because every ones priya't
means will have disappeared"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
CANADA MAY RETAIN WHEAT
Han on Exports Except to britain
aud Allies Proposed.

OTTAWA. Fob 1t is understood
that the Government has under con-
sheraton the prohibition % ,he export
OF wheat from Canada to any country
other than Great Britain, the British
colonies, France, Russia or Japan.
During tho last two weeks there has
been strong agitation throughout TIE
country looking 10 such move. aud 8,
is known that tho proposal has been the
subject OF corrospondence between the
Dominion and imperial authorities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
CARDINAL MERCER
THANKS AMERICANS
Commission saved Bclgians
From starvation. He Tells
Charles F. Scott.
STILL MUCH AID NEEDED

,.,.' ,1str D.opdich ~ rur 81.
I.lsu1N Fob Charles +. Scott.
,or.r.r Congressman from Kansas. who
g. over with the Kansas contribution
>, ... E.rau sufferers. has just com.
Melted q ',1 days inspection Of the work
o. gill. American Commission FOR Relief
IN Belgium and the north OF France.
AIR. SCOTT visited Cardinal MERCER the
a -b..uop og Malines. who. the *
C.ugre..1l,u said. obviously enjoys the
dilemma .u which ne has placed the
German Government His eyes twinklsd
a., De- told hts story IL vcry good Eng
nsh
1T BIS true said the Cardinal. that
tier. STE no mludCles on my hands. but
fo- three days ! was under restraint in
my palace.
81. scott SAID he asked the Cardinal
n ue had any message 10 send TO
America The Cardinal replied Moth
ing except 20 assure the people OF your
great country Of our gratitude We would
have starved but for the work OF your
commission. which has been very eff
Client
N-. SCOT. said Cardinal NIe-ciar IS
apparently now free to come and 20 as
p'.osos subject presumably TO the
usual restrictions imposed on Relgians
TAa cathedral at Malnes. Mr. Scott
sad Is being repaired II was terribly
shattered. but looks as II IL could he
tayed. Tho damage amounted 20 abou:
10000
NJ scott made his tour IN an auto
mobile with a German General. In his
tip south OF Rheims Mr. Scott hel, d
stories ~ suffering In the northern por-
'lsu ~ the country. "True," he said.
";hc Germans in tho Sedan region are
giving tho people small -a,ions OF army
bread 90 prevent them from dying Of
hunger but they declared Il would be
m0os Ib,c FOR them to continue this
II would he physically impossible for
them to do 50 as soon as active opera
tors were r.sumed."
Mr.. Scott estimates that twenty-five
tons ~ fooi daily will he necessary TO
give the people Of the Sedan region a
Ucagr' half ration He Is convinced
mt tho Germans are treating the Amer
i"0n commission fairly and In absolute
good faith American food Is going
ONLY to tho Belgian and French suf-
ferers Mr.. Scott continued
"Amerlc1 has done we'll In staying
famine. hut the 1000 tons OF sup
Plies shipped monthly would not keep
100000 Of the most distressed people
alive u they did not have some sup
plies OF their own. These are now be-
coming exhausted and more food than
ever s absolutely necessary"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
SAYS U. S. RADIUM COST
200 PER CENT. MORE
Private Producer Charges Fed
eral Bureau With Deceiv-
ing the Public.

WAsHINGroN, Feb. Tn statement
made public tonight Joseph NJ. Elan
merry. president Of a Pennsylvania COM
pany which produces radium. declared
that the Federal bureau Of mines has
failed to make good its promises to trun
out radium at one-third the market price
of Si2O millieram Mr. Flannery takes
occasion to critlcise DR. Joseph A.
Holmes. chief Of the bureau Of mines,
Or Holmes minated IN his testi-
mony before the Mines and Mining Com
mlttee q year ago." said Mr.. Fldnnery,
that the United States could furnish
radlum for the public at much lower
price than the present market cost. He
has not only failed to do this but he has
demonstrated through the men working
under him that n has cost the Gov
erumert at least 200 per cent. more to
produce the $1,000 worth OF radium
recently exhibited in tn House than
the present market price.
This statement OF Or Holmes that
he would furnish radium to the public
so much more cheaply has prevented
many physicians and surgeons from
purchasing radium 50 far, and conse-
ueutly has bllghted the hopes that many
cancer sufferers had for treatment from
tNeSN pnNSl'lulS dUu huIBtbllS
~ believe that public officials should
be restrained from making such utter
ances which are a hardship to the
cancer victim II is only natural for
the medical man to endeavor to secure
hts radium at lower cost II possible
~ want 10 state most emphaticallv
that the vague and unfulnlled promises
Of Or. Holmes for cheaper radiun 10
the people OF this country have kept
radium away from many sufferers for
more than a year We have fallen upon
sad days when bureaus of the Govern
ment are permitted to work such in
Justice and to increase the suffering
among the people
or. Holmes promised cheaper radium
and has been unable to produce II, lie
also promised plenty OF rodium and has
failed TO produce H. Perhaps those in
higher authority will want 10 know why
those things have been done Certainly
the public has a right to know"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
STATE POLICE BILL HELD UP
" rstchrster Objects and Treasury
Cannot stand Expense

ALHANY. Feb THE bill. providing
for a STATE cous,abuiary is not 10 ne
passed at this session OF the Logisla.
ture
The strongest opposition comes from
Westminster county, IN" HON" OF Seth
Low and Oswald Garrison Willard. the
leading advocates OF The measure. The
suggestion that there is ,awlessness M
Wcstchestor county Is resented, It being
insisted tnat there Is far more lawiess-
ness IN the interior counties, However
the immediate reason that there will be
no constabulary legislation this year IL
that the State treasury Ia not in con,
di,ion TO stand this added expense
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
BENEDICT, NEAR 81,
SAVES II AT SEA
Commodore Finds Battered
SlOOp Just Before He Cele-
brates Birthday.

Commodore T.. c. Benedict, accord
ing 20 inforr alton received here by
mail yesterday from the island OF Trin-
dad, spent a part OF the days leading
M 20 his eighty-first birthday putting
70 sea in the tropics aboard his steam
yacht oneida and saving the crew and
eleven passengers OF the dismasted
sioop Southern Cross and towing the
battered sloop back TO MOntserrat. a
British West Indian colony OF the Lee
ward Islands.
Tho oneida, which was the only one
Of several searchers to sight the South
en- Cross, came upon the sloOp when
she and her passengers were in a bad
way The sloops mast had b EN- carried
away by a West Indian storm, and al
though there was still some food aboard,
Tire last Of the drinking water was al
most exhausted
!, was while the Oneida was at 50,
k's on Monday, January IS last. ,hat
Commodore Benedict learned that the
Southern Cross. which had left Mont
s'rrtt for Antigua the day before with
Commissioner Leslie Jarvis and ton
other passengers aboard. had run into
squalj which dismlsted the vessel and
lott her drifting helplessly
The steamship Guiana was despatched
~ 'hc Administrator OF Dominica to
search for the southern Cross Com
HJdor" Bencdic. at the same time got
h.s Oneida under way FOR a volunteer
s'a"oh. on the morning of Tuesday,
January ~, the Commodore and the
skipper Of the Oneida, Capt NJ Olsen,
sighted the Southern Cross, jury rugged,
many miles TO the southwest OF Mont
tr,rlt
Tho southern Cross had had hard
time OF 1t. as her battered condition
slowed. Saving been beaten aud tossed
ABOUT hv the seas for fOrty-e!Rht hours
"N'n tn" oneida bore down upon her.
] No. oneida threw a lin ana towod the
hulk and her passeugcrs and crew
tot"ly INTO the harbor of Montserrat
Their" was rusA 20 the shore by
Ctf"ns when news dew about that the
southern Cross had been brought in.
'n.ers greeted Commodore Benedict,
capt Olsen aud the rest 81 the rescuers
aua there were more cheers for the
rescued Later the thanks Of the Ad-
W .s'rator Of Montserrat and Of Com
h's,oger Leslie Jarvis in the name OF
'.n rescued werc formally rendered
Commodore Benedict and capt Olsen,
IN tho following sunday, January
- which was Commodore Benedict's
'Ho'y first birthday, the oneida with
IN. Commodore aud party aboard
S'ylp'l dLthOr at FORT or spain, Trinl-
so, where tho birthday was quietly
observed aboard the oneida, WIFI Com
o'a"rc Benedict was the party OF
Nm'''hn guests who sailed from here
"" January ON his annual cruise In
southern waters The marry include.
'ol md Mrs ! r Finley L. $ Al
'hss Finley, Mr. and Mrs T. T Meade
r. Church, Miss Catherine Hunting
T." and nr W. u. Heating. The Com
modoro and his guests reported them
.'.'s IN good health
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
HELP RELIEF WORK.
Germans avoid Interference with
shipments. Says n Neutral.

Np'f lN' ' OOtf bcNDHf'N 70 ihI NNN.
LoNuoN. Feb. THE Daily ndH COR
respondent AT The Hague teleCraphs as
follows tonight
"A citizen II a neutral state who has
iGs, s.;G,U1a from al !-s;pc-:aa. ce!c!2!
mission In Il .gium says that II is true
that German officials scrupulously avoid
Interference with relief shipments and
sho" the most accommodating spirit
They put every facility in the way
o. the Americans engaged IN the distri-
hutton. he says. but adds that IL .s also
true they arc making such heavy leyles
q the remaining resource Of Belgium
FOR the benefit e the German troops that
he effect Of the relief work Is seriously
diminished. II is like pouring water
mo a sieve. The food intended for the
Belcians reaches them, but their own
stores Of supplies are steadily drained
TO- the benefit of the German soidlery."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
80 CANADIAN CASUALTIES.
Three Captains In Princess Phtri-
elias Rcgimrnt Killed.

OTTAWA, Feb 1.-Eighty CaU0diou
casualties, ,ua total suffered since the
FIRST dominion troops were sent 10 the
front have been announced by the De-
plrtment OF Militia ana bofence
Three commissioned officers OF the
Princess pdtricia's reGimeIt, Capls
Newton FitIgcrald and Price have been
Killed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08
M ADOO USES WIRES
TO HELP SHIP BILL
Gets Reports on Trade COngcs-
ton to Show the Need
Of Ships.
HIS ACTION Is RESENTED

WIsHtSGroN. Feb 7--Secretary Me-
Adoo issued statement tonight that
is obviously designed to cut the ground
from under the opposition to the Adj
mlnistratIon ship purchase bill The
McAdoo statement is made up Of tele-
grams from the collectors Of customs at
New York Norfolk and Baltimore de-
scribing the great congestion Of freight
for export ut those ports
The conclusion drawn from these re-
ports is that the congestion OF export
shipments is causing great loss and that
the situation would be relieved by the
passage Of the Administration bill
That the reports concerning the con-
gestion OF freight nj the ports OF Now
York. Baltimore and Norfolk were not
forwarded voluntarily is indicated in the
advice from the collector at New York
His telegram to the Department begins
thus: Replying Department telegram"
sc
Republican and Democratic Senators
who are opposed to the Administration
ship bill are disposed TO resent what APP
pears to them az AN effort on the part OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury to jam
the measure through There is good
reason TO believe that some caustic
references will he made In the Senate
this week to the latest break" of Secre-
tary McAdoo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08

ONE of the most important factors in the
~ great war is the famous rs nm. gun of
the French army. This remarkably efficient
field piece for range, accuracy and rapidity
of fire has demonstrated its superiority over
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08

Physicians NJ the Knickerbocker Hos
pital worked hard last night TO save the
life Of Mrs Mildred Glynn, %, OF 1892
Amsterdam avenue. who took two hi
chloride OF mercury tablets yesterday,
mistaling them for medicine. She is
expected to recover
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-08

the Krupp artillery of similar design and
size. The timber, which holds ~ shells, is
ingeniously constructed and when opened
for action the top becomes a cupboard rest
ing on the ground.
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The Lusitanin Incident.

II became known to-uiGAt that Ad-
ministration Senators intend to use the
l.usitania incident as al argument in
behalf Of the ship purchase bill Sona-
tor Stone Of Missouri, sponsor FOR the
ril H. the Senate, made the statement
chat tho escape of the InsitaU!a from
danger through the use of the American
flag would make a strong impression on
the people ana arouse sentiment favor
abb" TO the Administration measure
The Lus.tan.a incident demonstrates"
said Mr. stone, that American vessels
are the only craft in which the pas
sengers and cargoes can be carried with
slfcty at this junctuTe In the worlds
affairs 1t IL apparent that under pres
ent conditions shippers will Toe more
than ever reluctant To snip m urlligeIVnt
bottoms
The experience OF the Lustania
shows what can be done with vessels
aging our nag II will make a strong
Impression upon oIr people"