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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
By REAMER.

@EHTA1NLY The Heart of We.
tona," which David Belasco
produced with success at the
Cyceum Theatre. u nothing but thea
To: but who would quarrel with
theatre IN such fne estate. especially
VIXEN the spurious article Is so album
dant as It Is at the present time?
When there arc scenic artists suGro-
eating tho life out Of authors and
players and long stretches Of d,a-
:ogUc offered az drama, It Is not DIFF
;icu,t 10 return with enjoyment to
such ~.eact.onary pieces as "The Heart
G. Wctona."
David Belasco possesses in a high
decree the eternal freshness OF per-
cci,.on. Most men Of the theatre un-
less they are careful. or unless they
are gifted by nature as Mr.. Belasco
"a with tho ability to SEQ the theatre
with the eyes Of youth. loon lose per-
spect.ve. Constant critics OF the play
have the same experience. They see
too muck to tell what may appeal to
the taste Of those who : not con-
SANITY in the theatre world.
Managers peevishly wonder after q
vh..e why it is that they make one
unsuccessful attempt after another 70
Please the public taste. Critics see
one play which seemed to them banal
and oh!ldish-as banal and childish
TO- instance as peg o. My Heart" OF
Daddy Long-Legs"-after another
meet with the continuing approval OF
the public. The fault here Is with the
TO- experienced observer who does no,
maxi allowance for the qualities which
appeal 20 those who arc not in the
ka5.. OF visiting the theatre SO fire.
quent,y as those drawn there by theil
du,.es rather than their pleasure.
!, is TO the great glory Of Mr.. Be-
lasro that he has never allowed him
se'f 20 grow stale. It IS the atmos'
rhcre OF youth that has made 1.-THE
~N,omerans'' the enduring success o.
'3c winter. II is the appeal OF young
love that adds ITS force TO the
Indian play. Here there Is continuing
perl 10 the young man whom TN
lndian maiden loves. the man Shit
Subsequently grew to love in reality
sHl then 10 her so long as her chief
ian father threatened punishment 10
r. step aside. There is not a minute
3 IN The Heart Of Wetona" in which
there is 10 peril impending closely
And tie audience responds sympa
thct.cally to every suggestion Of grow
Ing danger OF nearing safety.
After al, It Is illusion which tn
stage is meant 10 create. That Is NOR
than half the battle. Once illusion !
established, children OF every age fal
under It's spell. And there is no pro
Queer Of the stage to-day who may b.
relied upon TO establish 1t SO fully a
Mr.. Belasco. Then there should b
10 quarrel with the Indian melodram'
merely because 1t Is not as drab an
dull as lbsen in some OF his mani
fes,at!ons. Strindberg in more an
Calswor,hy on most occasions.
Unlike so many theatre managers
David Be!asco has continued to be
frequent theatregoer. He does nc
t1uane himself 10 seeing his " pro
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
A Play a Week Here.

Renee Kelly makes a very
charming heroine for "Daddy
Long-Legs," which will be seen
tomorrow night at the Standard
Theatre. Jean Webster's popular
play is one of the few strong
enough to live without the vogue
Of the first actress to create the
leading role. Those who have
seen Miss Kelly in the role. how
ever, are said to understand fully
the great success Of the piece.
Julia Arthur, who was well
coined back to the stage with such
cordiality when she emerged from
retirement, will be seen this week
A. the heroine of "The Eternal
Magdalcn," at the Bronx Opera
House. This is the play by Rob-
ert Mclaughlin which was acted
at the Forty-eighth Street Thea
sre a few months ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
A SINGER IN WAR TINE.
Mars ucritc Namarn Tells Of the
LARRY Days Wear Paris.

Marguerite N,undra. prima donna in
"Alone at Last" at the Shubcrt Thea
tire, is an enthusiastic advocate Of pre-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

The Theatre Francois. which has
had some competent actors this year
and has produced many interesting
plays, will now have ample funds In
IL. control through the generosity OF
the gsntlemsn who aavs formed ~,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05

Unlike 81 many theatre managers
David Be!asco has continued to be a
frequent theatregoer. lie does not
,ouane himself TO seeing his own pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
BEATS THE HUMAN HAND
German Scientist invents Device to
Take Its Place.

Berlin, Jan. l1.-After years OF ex-
pertinent Director Klingenberg, OF the
General Electric Company, has an
nounced the perfection OF an electro
magnetic hand" with which it is pos
sible to grasp even the heaviest metal
objects and work with them advantage
ously as with human hands.
DR.. Klngcnberg has evolved an un-
usually powerful battery which can be
carried by the operator, making II IN
necessary for him to be near an cleo
trio current i'm order to magnetic tho
"hand" The invention. It Is said, can
perform all the functions Of the human
hand. and others besides. The current
is regulated by a switch operated by
hand or foot.
II is hoped that the invention will
solve the problem of livelihood for
many crippled soldiers. enabling them
TO engage even i'm trades requiring con-
siderable manual dexterity, such "a
carpentry. BY its use the manipula-
ton of knife and fork and similar in
struments is a bagatelle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

the greatest milk shortages IN history.
Germany has excellently well kept
dairies," reads the announcement, "but
the complete cessation Of the Amer
can cottonseed meal export and the
necessity Of reserying for human con
sumption large quantities OF gram, tof-
merly fed 20 the cattle, has resulted IN
a milk shortage. which IN certain To-
calities threatens the lives OF tine
babies and nursing mothers, and en-
dangers the health OF all the children
and invslids.
at is estimated that in Berlin there
is sufficient milk 20 supply children
only Up 70 four years OF age. In ordi-
nary times. milk supplied to children
I'D 20 nine years of age, and 70 IN
yalds. is half Of all the milk used
Milk tickets are being issued IN lem
plehof. Schoenberg. Steglitz, Strass-
burg, Wattenschield and hundreds o.
other cities, towns and villages. ~
Vienna the consumption of milk ~ re-
ulatcd In an attempt 10 save the lives
of babies, nursing mothers and IN
valids. By n Cabinet order.
"To ship milk by letter mail, rex
istered. as the committee has done
twice December II, 1915, and Jan
uary I, l9i6-is too expensive.
"The Washington government, tnere-
fore. has been asked TO secure unham-
pered transit for the committees miiS
Shipments by freight. Mr.. Lansing has
taken the matter up with the American
Ambassadors in Paris and London, ana
there is-some newspaper stories nov.
no reason 70 DOUBT
eventual success. especially since the
President himself has expressed deep
concern with the suffering babies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
TEUTONS EVACUATE
GALICIAN BASES
Hastily Moving Stores Ac-
cumulated for Spring Drive,
Saws Correspondent.

London. Jan. -. The Austro-Gcr-
mans appear 20 have abandoned nope
of the recapture OF the territory lost
i'm the recent fighting, according 70
"The Morning Posts" Petrograd CORE
spondent, and as a result OF Russian
pressure a general evacuation of the
forward bases by both Germans and
Austrians is proceeding vigorously.
For months past" adds the CORE
spOndent, they have been accumulat-
ing immense stores for spring ad-
vance. Nladimir-N olynskyi was the
forward base Of the Austrian armies,
Kovcl Of the German armies. A. both
places enormous storehouses of beams
and corrugated iron have been butt
and when the Russian advance began
they were filed from floor to roof with
military stores.
"Thc Kovel magazines are being
hastily evacuated to Chelm. and the
Vladimir-N olynskyi magazines to SoSal.
These removals have been seriously
hampered By the simultaneous removal
Of tens OF thousands of wounded in the
recent fighting.
"The Bourse Gazette's" Dvinsk cor
respondent reports that the Germans
have also begun the evacuation OF
Poniewesch. in the Baltic provinces,
from which everything valuable IS
being loaded into motor lorries and
hurriedIy conveyed to Shawl. Llbau
and the interior of Germany. The Yep
pelin sheds near the town have also
been dismantled."
"The Times" CORES pondent at Rus
sian Headquarters describes Russla's
wonderful recuperative power a. IN a
large measure being due to the fact
that three or four million inhabitants
Of Gnlicia migrated eastward before
and during he Russian retreat.
THE population of Lemberg, says
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Citizens Committee Con
tinues Campaign for
TeutOn Babies.
WASHINGTON VIEW
EXPECTED TO CHANGE
Government Asked TO Secure
Unhampered Transit for Ship.
ments by Freight.

Despite the report that the State De-
partment will not ask Britain's consent
to ship canned milk 70 Teuton babies
DR.. Edmund Won Mach and his asso-
ciates on the Citizens Committee for
Food Shipments hope that within a few
days a different view will be taken By
Washington.
The department based its refusal 70
intercede on the ground that as II has
not recognized the British blockade it
cannot ask the British government TO
make exceptions in its administration.
Sending shipments by first class
mail Is altogether too prohibitive," said
Carl L. Schurz, treasurer Of the com
mittee. last night. 1--WE believe that the
next few days will bring about results
entirely favorable TO our work. What
those details are we are not in a posi-
ton at present to reveal"
In accordance with the statement that
the committee plans 20 fight for freight
shipments Of milk 10 Germany, Austria
and Russian Poland, circular was is
sued yesterday describing the absolute
want in which 100000 babies have
been placed by the lack OF milk.
"Will you send some milk to BABY
is the query that greets the reader
What 81 will do: IL will supply milk
20 a baby for a week. What 81 900 will
do: Il will establish and operate a
good-sized milk depot in some town in
the central empires and keep 100 babies
alive and we'll for ten weeks"
The circular points out that there are
al least 100000 babies in Germany
and Austria Hungary facing one "oi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

Countcr-attacks and hand grenade
fighting by cur men during the past
night drove the enemy from the outpost
position he had occupied, with the eN-
ccNtion of small rcctanRlc "a the
west Of Maisous de Champagne. where
his small forces are maintaining them
selves with difficulty. Our general fire.
and IN particular our artillery fire, in
hictod very heavy losscS on the Ger
mans.
"Threc Of our acroplancs, equipped
with guns. engaged yesterday IN sew
ersl tights, above 'ho German lines.
near DiXmudc. with enemy scouting
acroplanes Of the Fokkcr type. One Of
our machines. attacked by a Fokkcr
machine, had TO descend, but an enemy
aoroplane. attacked in turn by one of
ours. which fred on il with machine
gun from & distance Of twenty-five
metres. was brought dowp. \ third
French machine also attacked another
Fokker. which fell in the forest OF
Houthulst, to the southeast of Dix
nude"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Vienna Admits Her U-BOat
Sank the Porto Said

Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville,
L. I.,) Jan. IA statement given out
to-day By the semi-oi'icial Overseas
News Agency establishes the fact that
II was an Austrian submarine which
sank the Italian liner Porto Said IN
the Mediterranean last month, causing
the death of six passengers and one
member Of the crew. IL is asserted
IN steamship attempted TO ram the
submarine The statement follows:
I'm reference to the sinking OF the
Italian steamship Porto Said, by an
Austro- Hungarian submarine:
vienna reports that the submarine
ordered the steamship TO stop. The
Porto Said first attempted 20 escape,
then ran up a white flag and halted.
when the submarine approached
the steamer, the latter suddenly
steered at the submarine in order 70
ram her. At that juncture the sub
marine opened fire and hit the steam
ship. which again came TO halt and
lowered boats.
The submarine ceased firing, drew
ND 10 the steamship and observed that
tho persons In the boats, which had
put off from the Porto Said. were max
ing for the coast without, attempting
TO rescue those swimming in the sea.
The submarine halted the boat contain
ing the captain Of the Porto Said. The
captain was told that he would be
shot if he did not save those strug-
Cling in the water.
ION the steamship were found two
persons. one Of whom was wounded.
They were taken off in q boat from the
submarine, and after the wounded per-
sons had been bandaged, both were
handed over 70 the captains boat.
at was not until after this had been
done that the Porto Said was tor
pedoed. Meanwhile the submarine,
while still giving assistance, was
shellod by a hostile torpedo boat and
a ,ach. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
BOOK TO PICTURE
RUSSIAN CRUELTIES
Publication VIII BE a Plea 10
American Opinion for Civil
Rights for Jews.

The BLACK Book, a story OF atroc!-
ties committed against Jews in Russia
told by afidavits. viii be published
shortly by the National Jewish Work
mems Committee in the hope Of secur
ing full civil rights for their race in the
treaties at the end of the war.
Or. Henry Moskowitz. who is aiding
in its preparation. said the book would
contain full documentary evidence from
high Russian officials and would be SIM
liar 10 the findings of the Bryce COM
mission i'm Belgium Its object was TO
awaken American public opinion and
direct il on the Congress of Nations
which will meet after the war.
Gifts of 500 ,3OO52 in cash and Sl9l.-
4S6.4O I'm pledges ND TO January II were
announced yesterday by the American
Jewish Relief Committee. Felix War
burg. treasurer. reported the following
allotment of funds controlled by the
Joint distribution committee:
For Russia General relief, 100000;
for GaliCian prisoners and sufferers,
$4,000.
For Austria-HunRary, including Cali
cha. S125.000.
For German Poland. s175,0O0
For Jewish students IN Swiss univer-
sites. $500.
For refugees in Alexandria, 81 900 a
month for four months.
Among recent contributors TO the
special miIlion-dollar fund are:
&c. s. Lemsn. $1,000 Samur. Warht So. J..
A.,e. $1,000. Wichita Falls Community ~
Shapiro HeumS. 500. Marcus $ EN-. 500
I.1a4-l ~.hate-. 500, u. Voc >-HNt LlN'1I
H.. r-e,t Suse. 500. C.a-ic, " S,hsfr. 500.
Nrw Castle Leather COMPANY. $50. sli q
sudeajs 800. stu Sdrt COMPANY, 500 Freud.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
French Troops Beaten Back
in Champagne. Says Berlin

Berlin, Jan Ii (By wireless to Say
willie. \. y. The War Office statcmen.
OF to-day says that French troops an
the Champagne were defeated in an
effort 10 rccapturc the trenches north
cast Of Nassiges taken by the Germans
I'M the offensive movement reported yes
terday. The number Of prisoners taken
by the Germans has been increased TO
$50.
A French battle aeroplane armed
with SIS centimetre guns was compelled
by German fire 20 land near Woumen.
south OF DiNmude i'm Belgium The
aoropisue and ITS occupants. uninjured,
are iu German hands \ British hi
plane was shot down i'm an aerial en-
counter near Tournai. Belgium.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
MARBURG LOSES LEG
Limb of Baltimore Man Injured in
Battle.
.By Telegraph TO Tie Tribune J


Baltimore. Jan. IL Theodore Mar
burg, jr.. second lieutenant in the Roy
al Flying Corps Of the British army,
has lost leg as a result OF the in
iuries he received while on the firing
line in France early in December, &C
cording TO a telegram received to-day
from his father.
Marburg is in military hospital AT
s. Omer. Pas de Calais, France. His
father. former Minister to Belgium,
has been at his bedside since Decem-
Der u.
Lieutenant Marburg, who is twenty.
two years old, is the eldest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Marburg. He was stu
dent at oxford University when the
war began, and was in active service
about month when injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Overwhelmed by Numbers.


ate Bcrnnc.
Overwhelmed by Numbers.
Austrian attempts at Rugoya and
Moikovac failed BY q countsr attack
we rctool Touriak. but the enemy hay-
ing received rcinforcements we fell
back on the left bank of the Lin.
an the neighborhood OF Gatzko
strong enemy forces succeeded, after
furious lighting in taking several OF
our positions. part of which we recapt-
ured later.
For the last four days the Austrians
have been delivering furious attacks on
our Mount Lovcen front. Supported by
a hurricane of uninterrupted ire from
warships and the forts of Cattaro, the
enemy advanced as far as our first line
defences. Our troops repulsed nm tlme
after time. inficting enormous losses,
but at night. "a the result OF Il des-
perate struggle. in which the enemy re-
sorted to asphyXiating gases, the Aus
TRANS were enabled 10 occupy our posi-
tious at Kouk and Retatz.
"The morale OF our troops Is excel
lent. Notwithstanding privatlons o. all
sorts. The fighting continues.
Prove Consuls Were Spies.
Numerous extracts from documents
seized at Salonica when the consuls OF
the Teutonic Allies were arrested there
recently were printed in this morning S
newspapers. Among the papers, accord
in 10 the published statements, were
copies Of daily reports telegraphed 10
Vienna by the Austrian Consul General
giving the numbers and description OF
Allied troops that were landing AT ga
lonica: reports of spies on the move
ments Of Allied forces into the INTERIOR
and records Of payments TO these spies
and 20 local ewspapers.
The system Of espionage me aO-
courts state. was also extended 10
Greece. and among the published pa
pers there are what purport 20 DC
copies of reports made by agents at
Greek military centres and by. port
functionaries "A good friend OF Ter
many and can be trusted" IS a SEN
tence printed as being taken from one
of the reports made regarding GER
tain project, while certain oihcer was
classed as doubtful.
One secret agent is declared 20 have
written on December 30 that Greeh
troops which were supposed 70 be
leaving the city marched out on one
side and came back on the other. Herr
Hollehmer. secretary of the German
Legation. is represented as reporting
that he was endeavoring to establish
communication by spies with Monastir'
"A squadron OF twelve German aero
planes on Friday dropped seyeniy-eignt
bombs on Salonica.' says Reuter- as
patch from Sofia dated Monday de
voting special attention to the camps
Of the French and English, among
which twenty hits were scored. causing
an outbreak OF fire. Two enemy aero
planes were shot down. The Germah
squadron returned without loss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

the correspondent. "fell from 100000
to 10000. Millions OF Galicians were
safely sent through the southwestern
armies, thanks to General lyanoh
care and forethought, and have added
about 100000 workingmen and farm
hands to Russia. not counting the
prisoners Of war. Due TO them Russian
industries are thriving and agriculture
is prosperous."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Clan MaCfarlane TOrpe-
dOed in Mediterranean
Report 10 Dead.
AUSTRIA ADMITS
SINKING OF LINER
Says Porto Said, Italian Ship,
Tried to Ram U-BOat
Six Persons Lost

London. Jan. 1.-THE British steamer
Clan Macfarlane. OF 1923 tons, has
been sunk in the Mediterranean. She
was sent to the bottom on December 30.
Six officers and eighteen Lascars have
been landed Mt Malta. Thirteen Las
cars, some reports say, died in the life
boats.
The Clan Macfarlane left Liverpool
on December l6 for Bombay. She was
100 feet long, 80 feet beam and y feet
in depth. She was built in Sunderland
in 1898 ana was owned by Cayser, lr-
vine & Co., Ltd, OF Glasgow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
GalIipOli and Serb Defeats
Due to Lack of Men,
He Asserts.
REDMOND'S PARTY
WON'T FIGHT BILL
Opposition to Asquith Plan
DwindlcS-Labor, Too,
May Yield.

London. Jan. II. Opposition to the
governments compulsion bill dwin-
died TO a mcagre handful in Parlia-
mcnt to-day. and predictions in the
lobby Of the House Of Commons to-
night were that the vote on the second
reading tomorrow would find little
more than twenty or thirty in opposi-
ton. as contrasted with 1o5 on the
first reading.
The Irish Nationalsts announced to-
day the abandonment of their opposi-
tion In view of the fact that the bill
does not apply TO Ireland. John Red
mond, the veteran Home Rule leader.
who made this announcement. shared
the most prominent position In the
days debate with his old enemy, Sir
Edward Carson. who, in a fiery speech,
pleaded that ireland ought TO be in
cluded in the bill. Sir Edward rose
10 speak as soon as Mr. Redmond
ceased.
IL welcome the announcement when
has just been made" said Sir Edward.
referring 10 MIR. Redmond's withdraw
al of the Irish Nationalist opposition,
but | regret that the honorable gen
tleman should not have gone step
further and led his party in the House
IN favor of the bill. 1t would have
been even better if the honorable gen
tleman had allowed Ireland to be in
cluded. He and ] are old opponents,
but | can assure him from the bottom
of my heart that nothing would be
more likely 10 bring us together on a
common platform than that we should
find Ireland. together with England.
Scotland and Wales. absolutely unan-
imous in what We believe necessary for
winning the war.
Hits Coalitions Failure.
Il am profoundly disappointed with
the way the coalition government has
dealt with the matter of ireland. Is
ireland less concerned with the result
Of the war than Great Britain? You
may 80 on making sacrifices, and we
will be prepared TO rejoice In and share
the result. Az an Irishman. ] say that
ireland should be ashamed to be open
to such reproach.
"lIas ireland done better than Great
Britain i'm recruiting? She has not
done half as well. and il is great
mistake to 90 on buttering her up. tell
ing her she has done splendidly. when
she has not.
81 make one more appeal 90 Mr.. Red
mond. II is that he consider whether
Ireland cannot even now be included IN
the bill
an my heart believe that when the
hour Of victory comes. as Il certainly
will come. we who are Irishmen will
feel the deepest shame TO remember
that we expected others to make sacri-
fees from which we provided our own
exclusion"
Reviewing the history of the war, Sir
Edward declared that lack Of men had
been the chief reason for failure in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
DESCHANEL IS REELECTED
Will Heed French Chamber Of Depu-
ties Again-Session Opens.

Paris, Jan. 1.-THE 1916 session Of
Parliament opened this afternoon in
the Chamber OF Deputies, with Baron
de Mackau, dean Of the Chamber, pre-
siding.
Paul Deschanel was reelected Presi-
dent OF tho Chamber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

Washington. Jan. Ambassador
Page az London advised the State De
partment TO-DAY that he had delivered
10 the British Foreign Office the
American note regarding the detention
and censoring by the British author
tics Of mail from the United States 20
European neutral countries. The text
Of the communication probably will
not be eiven out until arrangements
have been made for its publication
simultaneously in this country and
Great Britain.
II is understood that the Entente
Powers are acting in conformity with
a general policy in regard 10 the treat
ment Of the mails on the high seas.
and IL is inferred that the British gov
crnment will confer with the French.
Russian and Italian foreign Offices
before answering the American pro-
Fpsf