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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
Reports From "Sun's" Cor
respondents Indicate Light
Vote i'm November.
MANY COUNTY CLUBS
ORGANIZED by WOMEN
Make House to House Can
vass and Solicit Pledges
i'm Some Districts.

Next November--just n little more
than three months from now-the citi-
zens Of this State will vote on the
question of woman Suffrage.
An amendment to the Constitution
has been prepared which If passed by
majority of the voters will become
q part OF the new State Constitution.
Leaders Of both parties have agreed to
this much.
II the suffragists lose their fight this
fall they may have a harder time In
the future. A proposal is pending be-
fore the convention requiring . ma
jority Of the ballots of three-fifths of
the registered voters before an amend
ment becomes effective.
In view Of the widespread interest
in the question of votes for women"
in this State THE SUS through its
correspondents presents to-day re-
sumo of the situation as IL relates to
the success or defeat of the move
ment in the smaller upstate Communi-
| ties and to the work being done by the
advocates of suffrage
II is found that the suffra gists are
showing great activity-far more than
the "antis" Counties are divided into
districts and influential women are
conducting street corner meetings,
house 10 house canvasscs, card pledge
systems and other means
The worst handicap SO far has been
the Indifference of the ma ajority of male
voters. Then again 1t is an off year
in the election and small vote is
expected.
The leading politicians, while an
nounCing themselves a.s a rule in favor
/ of 'the cause" are not taking their
coats off tn work for II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
BRAHAM CORNELIUS. JR.,
~ and above (on the lefD, his
daughter, Amy, and Ton the
right) Loretta Adelgais.

as is known Miss Adelgais took nc
extra clothes wherever she went.
"Mr. Cornelius" said Mr., Blake, came
To us as "A bookkeeper and five or six
years ago succeeded Donald Mckay as
cashier We placed every confidence in
MIN. ! wish you would say that his dis
appearance and that of the 1000 will
not inconvenience the bank in the slight
est degree. Mr.. Cornelius was bonded
with the American surety Company for
100000
NO, we have not notified the police
because even now | believe Mr.. Cornelius
will come to his senses and return
shall turn the case over to the surety
company in the morning"
Friends of Miss Adegais describe he,
as dcmure and quiet. She was friendly
with Corneliuss daughter Amy, q
rrownup girl. Many of the young people
IN Englewood and Hackensack knew her
but seemingly all lips were sealed this
afternoon when inquiry was made abou,
her.
Cornelius Is is years old and rather
attractive IN appearance. lie formerly
lived in Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
GRAND REPUBLICS
PASSENGERS In PANIC
1000 Passengers Alarmed
When Cry Of Eight" Is In
terpreted as "Fire."

The Grand Republic. sister ship OF the
General Slocum. which burned in the
East River on June Is. 1904. when more
than 100 lives were lost. was deserted
by 900 of her passengers last night when
she arrived at Steeplechase Park, Coney
Island. They had had fright which
shook their nerve and decided them to
return TO their homes tmost of them
live In Yonkers) by railroad rather than
continue the trip on the Grand Republic
The boat was between Rockaway Point
and Manhattan Beach at o'clock last
nigh, when men on the lower after deck
shouted "hght" As II developed later.
"A quarrel between two men VINO had had
perhaps. too wet a Sunday rapidly pro-
duced blows. but the cry of fight was
misunderstood by most Of the passengers
who thought that an alarm OF fire was
being sounded. In half minute men
and women were shouting fire and
searching for life preservers.
Some OF the persons who quit the
Grand Republic when she touched at
Steeplechase Park insisted that the panic
was very serious one. and that the rush
to one side Of the boat was SO sudden
that she listed suddenly and dangerously.
They said that an officer OF the boat,
revolver In hand. drove the frightened
passengers from the lowering side In
time for the boat to right herself. They
insisted that many OF the men tried to
get lifeboats ilto the water and were
LA ~ hA nfti
GERS that the first man who tampered
with the lifeboats would be shot.
Another part OF the story. as told at
Coney Island last night by the nervous
passengers, was that one man was 80
terrified by the apparent danger that
he grabbed a life preserver and leaped
overheard. 1t was said that his body
was not recovered,
The Grand Republic touched at the
Steeplechase Park pier at 7 80 l.. NJ.
| and Immediately more than 800 persons
swarmed off the ship. Many Of them,
as glance at the deserted decks re-
vealed, left behind in their hurry many
| small personal belongings such as lunch
baskets. hats, parasols and fans. As the
| boat landed at Yonkers at 10 80 l.. NJ.
fewer than 100 persons went ashore.
Capt Edwin Carman denied that the
boat had listed, that there had been a
panic or that any person had Jumped
| overheard. lie said:
Eve were returning from Rockaway
| at 7 p. NJ. with crowd OF Yonkers
people and were within fve minutes of
Steeplechase Park when an intoxicated
man on the lower deck aft raised the
cry. Fight Many OF the persons
! thought he had shouted fire and they
took up the cry. The result was a
scramble for life preservers and a good
deal OF confusion generally. No one
was hurt and there was no damage OF
any sort caused to the boat"
| The passengers, nearly 1000 In num-
ber, made up a Sunday excursion crowd
! from Yonkers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
Abraham Cornelius and LOrct.
Ia Adelcais Missing From
EnglcwOOd.

ENGLEwoop. y. J.. Aug. abraham
Cornelius. Jr.. for many years cashier
OF the citizens National Bank. married
man with family; Miss Loretta
Adelgais. 20 years old. an attractive
young stenographer. formerly employed
I'm the bank, and $1,000 in cash from
the banks vault have been missing since
Wednesday afternoon.
There is no tangible evidence to show
that Cornelius and the girl disappeared
together. but Clinton H. Blake. presl-
dent Of the bank. and the girls mother.
widow, attach significance to the fact
that each vanished from Englewood
about the sane time
Cornelius finished work al the bank
as usual late Wednesday afternoon ana
boarded n trolley for New York. one
OF the banks directors sat in the same
seat with him and they chatted all the
way. The cashier said he intended TO
do some shopping in the city. The di-
rector thought nothing more OF the Incl
dent until Friday morning when Pres-
dent Blake made certain OF Cornelius :
disappeara and the loss OF sll, 900 OF
the banks money. II was then learned
that the cashier had not returned from
his shopping trip and that neither his
family nor friends had seen him for
several days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
SENDS TROOPS AT 2 A. NJ.
Gov. whitman Orders Out Three
Companies by Telephone.

ALBANy. " Y, Aug l.-Gov. Whit
man himself ~ telephone at O'Clock
this morning ordered out the militia tu
quell the strike disturbances at the
Aluminium Company works at Massena,
St Lawrence county. At midnight the
Governor received telegram from Sher-
If Thad Il. Day reading:
please order militia from Ogdens-
burg to come to Massena Immediately on
account of bad strike at the Aluminium
Company works. Very serious, destroy
ing property and threatening lives"
The Governor telcphoned the Sheriff
and learned that several men had
been injured and that the local
authorities could not handle the s!tu-
alton. The Governor Immediately com
municated by telephone with Cant.
Marshal! of Company X AZ Malone and
capt. Briggs of Company II. at Ogdens-
burg. OF the First National Guard in-
fantry, and they proceeded at once 10
Massena and took charge Of the situa
ton
Reports received late Tonight by
Adu. Gen. Sto,esbury, who is keeping in
close touch with the situation, Indicate
that the Sheriff expects serious trouble
when the companys works open to-mor-
row morning. The Sheriff believes tn,
the militia forces now on the scene ara
not sufficient to cope with the situation
and accordingly Gen. StOtesbury wired
Company g at Watertown to be in readi-
ness for call Within an hour after
his order this company was waiting To
be despatched TO the scene.
Lieut. Col. Charles II. Hitchcock of
Binghamton was ordered to the scene Of
the strike to-day and he will relieve
Major Rice, who has been handling the
situation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
SEES HIS FIRST PRESIDENT.
Toll Keeper shakes Hands with
Mr.. Wilson.

CORNISH, n. H., Aug. 1.-Being Presi-
dent OF the United states does not en-
title Woodrow Wilson to cross the
Cheshire toll bridge over the Connecticut
River. near Claremont, N. H.. without
paying the regular fee OF is cents. He
found that out this afternoon.
Mr.. Wilson on his vacations here has
motored across this toll bridge perhaps a
score of times and always without being
recognized by the seventy four year-o old
toll keeper. Each time he has leaned
down from his seat beside the chauffeur
and paid the Is cents from his own
pocket
This afternoon the President reached
into his pocket for the right change as
soon as the car slowed up. but he found
that at last the aged keeper had recog-
nized him as the country's Chief Execu-
tive. Instead OF the accustomed Fifteen
cents. please" Mr.. Wilson was greeted
with
"Are you the President OF the United
States"
Mr. Wilson smilingly acknowledged his
identity.
Il never saw a President before said
the keeper. "and would like TO shake
hands"
They shook hands. the keeper coll
!ected his fee and the Presidential auto
mobile speeded on back to Harlakenden,
the summer White House.
Mr.. Wilson spent quiet Sunday. He
laid work aside and rested with his
family this morning His son-in.law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis b.
Sayre. went to church.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
DESIGN FOR SIX NEW
DESTROYERS ACCEPTED
Information Made Available
ny European War Utilized
in /. s. Vessels.

WAsHINGroN. Aug. I.--The dcs,rns
for the SIX torpedo boat destrovers an
'horIzed by the last naval appropriation
act have just been completed IN the
Bureau of Construction and Ren,ir 30
the Navy Department. Bids for tho
work of constructing these vessels will
he opened by the Secretary OF the NAVY
on October 6 next.
Inc hnal design Of the projected de-
stroNcrs was developed By the Ruro,u NJ,
construction to produce certain Impor-
tant military characteristic. desired nv
the General Board
These vessels will be named for six
dead officers of the navy whose dis
tinguished services or heroic acts in
active service have entitled them 10
places on the navy's roster Of honor
In connection with the design Of these
vessels special effort has been made
TO utilize the Information available as
the result of the European war. Tho
design marks distinct departure in
many respects from that OF preceding
classes
The maximum sustained sea speed
has been made 80 knots, while "A lurp.
radius of action AT cruising speed ha,
been vaintained. Those guns located
in the waist on previous vessels haye
been mounted amidships at such a
height As to increase their efficiency
under rough water conditions materially
In addition care has been taken IN
guard, So far as possible, against the
tendency existent in most small. light
vessels to pitch and roll, and every
effort consistent with their military re-
quremrnts has been made To render
these vessels comfortable from tho
standpoint of living accommodations
The main characteristics will bc .
I.ength, $40 feet beam. 80 feet Z inches {.
drauGht, mean, feet Displacement. l,l25
tons battery four inch rapid fire guns
two | Founders. anti-aircraft guns fn,r
triple torpedo tubes; machinery, steam
turbines. oil fuel burning water tubs
boilers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
RUSSIANS GIVE WAY.
OmciaI statement Tells of Retire.
ment ndcr Pressure.
Special cable Despatch to The sux,

Special cable Despatch to THE SuS.
PrrRoGEAp. Aug. 1.-The followin,
ofic, 81 statement was given out tonight
Between ChOlm and the River Bug
our troops under pressure of numeri-
cally superior enemy forces fell back
10 the north after desperate fighting.
In Courlind we fought desperate en-
Fagement with the Germans on Friday
and saturday. After numerous fruit
less attempts the enemy at the cost of
grave losses succeeded in esta tablishing
himself on the night bank of the river
near Fern Junsferh
On Friday nightYthe enemy de-
hyercd attacks on the eastern bank
OF the PISA, near the village of Ser
walk, near the mouth of the Szkwa.
The enemy succeeded in gaining a
tootug In the latter sector on the left
bank Of the Narew. but afterward
was repulsed by vigorous counter at
tacks with the bayonet and driven
hacE toward the Bed River. on the
same night the enemy, with consider
ahle forces, developed an offensive in
mo Iozan sector against our positions
between the Narew and the orr
ryrr-, as well as along the bank of
The latter river.
- w. desperate bdlllt lolloWtu
there yesterday, the enemy using
largely asphyxiating gases. After
numerous desperate bayontt actions
~" Germans succeeded In making
l'i!e Progress along the front,
To the south of the orr River the
enemy succeeded in capturing our line
I" trenches by fierce bayonet charges.
We drove him back in this sector
toward his original position. The fight
ing Was most sangulnary, the enemy
suffering severe losses. In our counter
attacks we took 1000 prisoners. In
some sectors on the Narew tCpnt the
eE,my during the past few days has
brought fresh troops 10 the fighting
line
To the left OF the Nistula on the
Homie -Naderzyn front west of War
saw there was rifle fire. on the right
bank Of the Nistula yesterday morn
'hP we fought the Germans, who had
crossed the old MacieWowice kobyl-
nica front. In this battle both sides
alternately were the aggressors. We
tepulscd the attack near Kniowoszow.
In the lvangorod region, on the west
bank Of the Vistula.
Between the Vistula and the Bug
the enemy yesterday delivered yigor-
Gus iguitless attacks against our posi-
uons between the Wieprz and the dis
N''' station Rejow!ce, west Of Cholm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
WORK BY DISTRICTS.
Sunragists CIaim 5000 Pledges
Out of 1900 Voters.
malone, Franklin county. population
G.is7

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''I
MALONE Aus. u" Su'rap'Ns
'anlp''sn i"I 'niS ,''S'r'," NO - IL
thoroushIy o'EahlZtu anu 'hc leaders 4
are nara az "orh Inc Who!r OF FRANK
I'm county - d'NId"d INT" districts tach
OF "hiCh mas an organization "orhlhe
IN us ',s'rlt' i"' woman sur, rage.
MIS- - i"""o'h' inv ie"u!hs SUI
l'"t'>' IA '"'' ''"'I's' H'N '"'' nv,
"reah'ha''"h - III 'N''I.'n' Nn"if h,ln
'''"N ~ wv '"'' ~ '"''"''' ''"''''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
Mrs. Adrlgais's Views.

IL had ffty bullets said Mrs.
Adelgais, Il would fire them into the
body of this man, My daughter was
employed at the bank for five years as
strnographcr for Mr.. Cornelius and
now recall that -four or five TIRES Lo-
retta resigned because of Mr. Corneius's
attentions to her. Every time she re-
signed Mr., Cornelius would motor out
to our home and plead with me and
Loretta. At one time he even brought
his wife. | plainly told him our sus-
picions and Loretta asked him In my
presence. Have | ever done ANYTHING
that any good girl should be ashamed
Of and Mr. Cornelius answered NO
about "A month ago Loretta lost
her position in the bank. but Mr. CO.
melus gave her "A recommendation and
she got position with the Englewood
Board OF Trade. She said the bank
let her go because they wanted a male
stenographer. but after what has hap
pcned am inclined to believe that Mr.
Cornelius or the bank officials became
aware OF gossip and brought about the
change. 'eing TO ii that Loretta got
another position.
Loretta left home as usual Wedncs-
day morning, ! don't believe she had
any intention OF going away. hut when
| kissed her good-by something seemed
to tell me something was going to hap
pen 1t was just a mCthers premoni-
tion.
"wednesday night Loretta sent me
a telegram saying she would stay IN
Englewood with a friend over night and
on Friday President Bell OF the Board
OF Trade asked me where she was.
81 hurried to Loretta's friends home
In Englewood and found that she had
not stayed there Wednesday night. Then
| was told that Mr.. Cornelius had dis
appeared also
The last Mr.. Blake heard OF Cor
nellus, said the banker this afternoon,
was that he boarded crosstown
Twenty-third street car In Manhattan
Wednesday evening on his way to l25th
street ito do some shopping" He had
no satchel or grip with hi,' and so far
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
Slow Retreat Continues on
q, Both Banks of the
River Bug.
17O.536 OF CARS MEN
- CAPTURED IN JULY
Fifty-One Cannon and 3o8
Machine Guns Seized
as Well.

BERLiN. Via Amsterdam. Aug. 1.-The
ca2ture OF the important town of Cholm.
southeast Of Ivangorod. by the German
troops in pursuit OF the Russians was
announced officially tonight. The Off
rial statement tells of stubborn resist
ance on the part OF the Russian defend-
ers between the upper Vistula and the
River Bug.
The Germans captured on the eastern
front during July l70.j36 Russians. in
Guiding 1928 officers, 81 guns and 35S
machine guns. according TO the same
Statement, which covers the operations
between the Pllitza and the Baltic and
In the southeastern theatre.
The statement was as follows:
North of the N!eman local actions
ere reported. Northwest of Rozan we
progressed further. Counter attacks
b. the enemy were repulsed.
During July we captured between
the P.litZa and the Baltic 95.023 Rus
SLAMS, Al guns. including two heavy
pieces four mine throwing howi,zers
and ESQ machine guns.
In the southeastern theatre our
troops, advancing across the Nistula
north OF lvangorod, repulsed heavy
counter attacks by the enemy. Pursu-
ing the Russians we conquered the
heights near TodZamoze. capturing
over a thousand prisoners.
Between the upper Nistula and the
Bur River the enemy again resisted
our attacks. During the day our
t!ooNs elected the enemy from his
positions near kurow, east OF Nova
Alexandria, south of Leuczna, south
west and south OF Chila. and south
west Of Dubenska.
The enemy continued TO retreat on
both banks of the Bug and on the
front between the Bug and south OF
Leuczna. We have already passed
through Cholm in pursuit OF the
enemy.
In the southeastern theatre the
Germans captured during July 1928
Officers, 1880 men, 10 guns and l2S
machine guns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
CORNER MEETINGS.
women ExpInin SuHrng" Issue 10
shopping Crowds.


fGeneseo, Livingston county, popula'lon
2.O67
GrNEsEo, Aug THE local woman
suffrage organizations In the villages of
Livingston county and tn" surrounding
rural districts, in conjunction with III"
State body, are conducting a most ac-
tive and systematic campaign, 10 assist
in CARRYING to "A successful issue the
proposed amendment to IN" stat" con
stitution to be voted on in November.
The majority Of the towns IN this
vicinity have had active woman suf-
frage organizations for some time hold
ing regular meetings AT which the propo-
sition has been discussed and promi-
nent speakers spoke. However, they
rsaliZ.d that these meetings, attended
mostly by those IN favor Of woman suf-
fragc did not bring the issues efIectu-
ally before the public,
Some little time ago a county meeting
was held and a campaign was planned
and mapped out with view Of giving
more publicity to the cause and bring.
ing the issues involved more clearly be-
fore the people in general especially the
men.
Starting some few weeks ago, or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
sent Telegram to Mother.

Meanwhile the Englewood Board OF
Trade had been trying 10 trace the where
abouts OF Miss Adeigais. the boards
stenographer. She had been employed
by the board three weeks ago at the
solicitation Of Cornelius ON Wedncs-
day afternoon she asked t. leave the
Office early as she had an engagement
I'm New York Then she sent a telegram
TO her mother. with whom she lived
AT Rochelle rark, saying the board
would meet late Wednesday night and
she would stay in Englewood with
friends The board had no meeting
that night and the girl did not appear
at her desk on Thursday mornir-.
Since then Englewood gossips nave
had their nll of rumors, but no oh'
would youch FOR any OF the connl'tlhs
r,ports until to-day. Mrs Corn"l'us
and her daughter Amy are AT the cor
nelius bungalow, Camp Englewood' az
Greenwood Lake, while their ne" houS'
in Engl,wood is being completed. lntll
Wednesday Cornelius and ms son Na''
lace, am employee Of the Merchants Ma
,ional Bank. New York. had been stay
ing week nights at the new house gong
to the camp for week ends.
Mr.. Blake said that when he learned
Cornelius, his employee for nineteen
years, had gone he had the banks "N'
perts examine the books and count the
cash and then found that package
containing sll,0o0 was missing. lie
said he had dispensed with Miss Ade''
gais's services at the bank two months
ago In order to get male sienographer
but the girls mother, voicing her In
diynation at Cornelius In no uncertain
terms. put an entirely different con-
struction on her daughters discharge
from the bank.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
ROOT SPEECH A CALL
TO THE BULL MOOSE
Ex-senator Would Welcome
Wanderers to Republican
Fold, Is Belief.
DETAILS OF TANNER PLAN
1t Is Designed TO Show That
Old Party Has Grown
Liberal.

ALBANY, Aug. 1.-Ex-S Senator Roots
advocacy OF the Tanner plan to reor-
ganaze the State government and the
Stimson plan to save $4,000, 900 in the
retirement OF the State debts and pyo-
viding for an executive budget. both OF
which are now outlined for the first
time. followed quickly upon the visit here
Wednesday Of Theodore Douglas Robin
son, formerly state chairman OF the Pro-
eressive party. and Chauncey J. Ham
lin. an Erie county Progressive leader.
Prominent Republican delegates to the
Constitutional Convention insisted to-
night that President Roots Hatfooted es-
pousal or the reforms was prompted by a
desire to show the Progrcssives that they
would be welcomed back to the Repub-
lican party and that the Constitutional
Convention was ready to indicate that
the Republican party had determined to
become liberal.
The Tanner plan. which will be re-
ported to the convention next wednes-
day. provides for the election only Of the
Governor. observation-disclosures. Attor-
ney-General and the state Comptroller.
Thus is accomplished the reform desired
by the short ballot advocates. as the Sec
retary OF State. the State Treasurer and
State Engineer are eliminated as cleo
tive officers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-02
UPSTATE STRIKERS
ROUTED BY MILITIA
Troops Qucll Disturbance at
MasSena After Two Are
Wounded.
1000 MEN QUIT WORK
Company Officials Offer Com
promise With Increase
in Wages.

MAssENA, y. Y. Aug I.-Three COM
panies of militia arrived here to-day
to quell disturbances arising from the
strike of 2,4oo employees Of the Alumi-
mum Company of America.
Soon after the arrival OF the first
company. shortly after noon. a bridge,
behind the barri,ades OF which were in
trenched hundreds OF strikers, was
charged and the strikers were dispersed
Since that time the militia has been In
full control OF the situation.
Before the coming OF the militia two
employees Of the company were victims
Of attacks. one, who was shot In the
leg. is dying in an Ogdel sburg hospital.
The other was thrown into the power
canal at the plant.
The strike. which has con plctely tied
UP operations here at a time when the
company was enjoying great prosperity,
was the result OF refused request for
increased pay. 1t started yesterday
afternoon when employees ~ the pot
room were informed that their request
for sl.90 day had been refused and
that they We're expected to continue al
the wage of sl75 a day.