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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
HUGHES CASH AT 7 TO5
ON STATE NOT TAKEN
Commissioner with $4,000 to
Bet Seeks All Day

Fred Schumm, the Brooklyn betting
commissioner, has received $4,000 with
instructions to bet it at odds of to
that Hughes will carry New York State.
All day yesterday Schumm sought in
vain for takers.
He succeeded, however, in placing
other bets-$2, 900 was wagered against
S400 that Calder would defeat Nc
Combs for United States Senator, $500
even money that Wilson would carry
Kings County and $1,000 to $1,000 that
Whitman would be the next Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

London, Oct. 2S.-In the British base
hospital in France lies a young
wounded German prisoner, who before
the war worked as a forwarding clerk
in Hamburg. He speaks good English
and wants to go to America after the
war, but he must stay in Hamburg to
support his mother.
Much nearer the front is a British
officer who knows more about the Ger
man army and the internal conditions
of that country than any man in the
British army. On recent trip to the
Western front / talked with both of
these men and got practically the same
impressions from both concerning Ger
many's military situation.
A piece Of shrapnel knocked out the
German at Courcellette. He has lost
the sight of one eye, but the British
surgeons expect to save the other. He
has tremendous respect for the
Canadians, having faced them at Ypres
and again at Courcellette, where he
was made q British prisoner. But even
that and the injuries to his eye and
hand had not broken his spirit.
Germany Not Yet Beaten
The British officer was a powerful,
red-faced Scotchman. He talked OF
German divisions as if they were chess
men on q board in front Of him. He
emphasized the fact that Germany was
not yet beaten "by long shot" He
seemed to fear that his confidence
would cause an excess of optimism,
a feeling that everything would
soon be over, that there only re-
NAMED the triumphant parade through
London and the rush of sightseers to
the battlefelds. But he impressed me
the same as the young German
prisoner; he appreciated the fact that
the spirit of the German army was still
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
u. S. Border Officials
Supine," Says Cabrera
[From IN. Tribuns Bureau ]

washington, oct. Z6.-Biame lot t1e
present chaotic conditions in Northern
Mexico and along the border was placed
squarely on the Wilson Administration
by Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexi-
can Commission TO the United States,
now conferring with the American COM
missioners at Atlantic City, in state
ment made public here to-day.
Following closely on the heels Of
Secretary Bakers charge that for po-
litical purposes "enemies of the Ad-
ministrations policy toward Mexico"
were planning an attack on Pershings
column, or a raid over the border. Mr..
Cabrera's statement asserts that the
"supineness" of the officials Of the Ai-
ministration has permitted large ship
ments of arms to go to villa, Zapata
and other bandits, from whom such an
attack might be expected
Mr.. Cabrera further asserts that
broad Interpretation Of the immigrG-
ton laws, as is the case at Ellis lsland,
would go long way toward correc--
ing the border disturbances and allay
much of the unrest which at present
pervades that region"
The Mexican delegate to the peace
conference, it was learned here to-
night. was driven to the unusual course
of making a public appeal to the people
of the South, through the press, only
after his vigorous representations at
the peace conference had been calmly
ignored by Secretary Lane and others
representing the Administration. 1t is
known that his protests voice the feel
ing of Carranza, and virtually the same
protests have been made time and again
to the State Department by Ambassador
Designate Arredondo.
Text of Cabreras Statement
Mr.. Cabrera's statement follows:
"a broad Interpretation of the Fed
eral laws of the United States dealing
with neutrality and regulating immi-
grafton, with a strict, consistent and
efficient administration Of these laws
by the executives to ON their admin
istration is delegated, would go a long
way toward correcting the border dis
turbances and allay much of the unrest
which at present pervades that region.
ain the United States are many Mexi-
cans and groups of Mexicans inimical
to the Carranza government Plottings
and schemings without end are engaged
in. not alone by the extreme conserva-
tives. who are striving to bring on in
tervention, with the hope that the Con-
stitutionalist government shall be de-
stroyed with the aid Of American
armies. but also there are groups OF
extremely radical malcontents, whose
hone is the destruction of the Carranza
goyernment, in order that license, ban
ditry and rapine may continue and mul-
tiply, until human rights and properly
rights are all destroyed.
1The conservatives. reactionaries, are
taking advantage of the situation
created by the ultra-radicals. The i'm
Continued on page 2, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
War Office Versions
OF Balkan Battles

Beeh0rest, oct. 2S-To-dav's off,
e'1l rsport soys:
N the region of Dragoslayele we
>elNr sttacked and repUlsed the en-
t@Js rignt wing and took 800 pris-
e>ntis1sa sn Ssks 4. column 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29

unOrOken, tn0t tnere WAS LremtHuous
amount of fighting still to be done
and he wanted the world to see the
situation in the same light.
l talked with a good many British
officers in France, and the higher in
rank they were the more they made
me feel that the end was a good way
off. But, unanimously, they saw only
one ending. / gained the idea that
something in the nature of decisive
battle was imminent-that everything
so far had been merely preliminary.
To meet this larger attack the Ger
mans are prepared with new instru-
ments of warfare. Of these l heard
during my visit.
The development of the machine gun
during the war has been a revelation.
Germany has recently put into the field
an instrument that commands the re-
spect of all the Allied ordnance Off
GERS because of the rapidity Of its fire.
There is no doubt that the Germans are
banking heavily on this feature for
future use.
German Bomb Improved
Another recent German innovation is
a bomb, the shape and size of an egg,
which has two advantages over the
British bombs. 1t outranges the latter
and man can carry forty Of the
bombs without inconvenience. On the
other hand, it's power of destruction Is
much less than that of the British
bomb.
The Germans are now using special
gas in their attacks which has a severe
effect on the heart, causing death II
the victims attempt any violent exer-
else Immediately after inhaling 1t, but
having no injurious effects if the VIC
tim remains quiet.
At present there are 1913 German
Continued on page 8, column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
Germans Use NeW Bomb,
Gas and Machine Gun
Spirit of the Kaisers Armies Still Unbroken and Each
Side Believes the End of the War Is
Far Ahead
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
lBy Cable to The Tribune.l

London the British base unbroen that there tremend
hospital lies amount of fighting still to be don
wounded who before and he wanted the world to
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WE ATHE E R

FAIR SUNDAY AND MoNpA6; M s6;. MOD
rRArE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
WINDS.
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
PRIEST KILLED
IN HIS CHURCH
Pastor of Polish Catholic
Church Shot Down by
Woman While at
Confessional
ASSASSIN WAS ARRESTED
Five Bullets From Revolver, One Of
Which Struck Left Eye, Brought
Almost instant
Death.
ASSASSIN WAS ARRESTED

/ limited Press Leased Wire Service
v ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 4.-While
Rev. Heaby Jajisky, pastor Of Polish
: Catholic church, was hearing confes
sions tonight, Mrs. Agnes Dudsko, pre-
tending to be a worshipper, got close
in the confessional and shot the
priest to death.
Several nuns, two boys and young
man were in the church. Their story
interpreted by Polish members of the
church, is that the woman entered
the church, knelt in a pew and ap'
peared to make the usual preparations
for confession. One Of the boys had
Just completed confession, when she
stepped up in her turn.
Just after kneeling before Father
Jajisky, the parishioners say, the
woman whipped out revolver and
shot five times. The priest died
within few minutes.
The confessional at which the
shooting occurred was an open affair,
consisting only Of kneeling bench
in the front OF the church and not q
booth in which confessions are usual
ly made.
The woman came from Minneapolis,
| police say. Parishioners of the dead
priest claim she had never worshipped
at his church and that she is q
stranger. So
Police at first thought an anarchis-
tic plot might have resulted in the
priests death.
The priests left eye was blown out
by the bullet that caused his death.
Mrs. Dudske was Immediately cap
tured by the parishioners in the
church and held until the police ar
rived. Then she was placed under ar
rest and taken to the central police
station.
Mrs Dudske was tonight identified
as the claimant in three suits against
the priest, alleging Father Jajisky as
the father Of her baby, born in 1913.
The jury disagreed in two of these
suits and acquitted the priest in the
third.
The woman, in each suit. sought
civil damages and money for the sup
port of the child All these suits
were in 1913. The priests defense
was that he was the victim of
frame-up growing out OF a factional
fight at Holy Cross church, Mime
apolis Following these suits, the
priest was transferred to ST. Paul.
Imm ediately after the shooting, thu
woman walked calmly to the altar
and was kneeling there when parish
toner's came to get her. She turned,
saying she had killed the priest and
told that the gun lying near him was
the weapon she used.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
German Troops Have Entered Douaumont
Again Where Tide of Battle Rages
Back and Forth.
PILES Of DEBRIS MARK SITE OF TOWN
France Admits Reverses, But Claims Advance
of the Crown Prince is Brought to
Almost Complete Halt.

| entered Douaumont early this morning
after three days of violent fighting,
the French war office admitted to-
night.
The struggle for possession of the
little group Of houses continued
throughout today, the official state
ment said. The French are counter
attacking with the greatest vigor. The
importance Of holding the village,
the intersecting point Of three high
ways, Is recognized by both armies
in the fierce rushes and counter
rushes, Douaumont is expected to
change hands several times.
No other important infantry fight
ing occurred on the northern front Of
verdun today. Hurricanes Of artils
lery fire swept the plains and plateaus.
holding infantry on both sides to their
trenches for the most part. The
Douaum ont plateau, broken by irregu-
lar ravines, offered screens from shell
fire that encouraged infantry strug-
giles.
The Germans unsuccessfully at
tempted sortie from the Haudou-
mont woods, east Of Pepper heights,
after artillery preparation, Paris re-
ported, but we're checked by French
machine gun and rifle fire.
In the region Of Hill No. 304 on the
left bank of the Meuse and around
Goose Hill, on the right bank, violent
cannonading continued throughout the
day.
The official statement issued at
Paris also reported minor fighting IN
Lorraine, near Thiaville, where the
French captured several German
trenches and about sixty prisoners.
Telegraphing from British head
quarters in northern France, General
Haig. British commander in chief, to-
night confirmed the Berlin statement
of a lull on the British front. He re-
ported an unimportant engagement
northeast Of Vermelles where the Ger
mans failed in an attempt to GUST the
British from mine crater positions.
Enemy forces said the French
official statement, succeeded in OBJ
tanning a foothold in the village or
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
AMERICAN NAVY So POOR
THAT WEAKNESS IS HIDDEN
BY HEADS OF GOVERNMENT

the full facts. Then only can It de-
mand of its congressman a navy that
will be of some value in defending us
from an enemy.
War talk fills the air at Wash
ington and 1t is high time the public
knew what is what
MY criticism of Daniels is not a
personal matter. But since Daniels.
as secretary Of the navy, has ruined
the efficiency Of our naval organiza-
ton, it is upon him criticism falls
Detailed. the indictment is this:
Our navy has no organization pre-
pared to act on a war footing.
ut has no tested war plan
1T has no tested mobilization plan.
TT has no general staff.
at has no national counsel of de-
fense.
TT has a small supply of ammuni-
ton. a shortage of enlisted men and
officers on practica4.y every fighting
ship.
1T has no enlisted reserves.
TT has no fast cruisers with the
exception of three that are obsolete.
"It is lacking in armed hydro
planes and the lamentable condition
of its submarine fotilla was demon
strated in the fall maneuvers.
1T has fewer torpedo destroyers in
commission than in reserve.
The battle ship fleet mum bers fif-
teen It numbered twenty-one when
Daniels entered office.
Five of the Connecticut class OF
battleships have demonstrated that
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
IRv Bond P. Geddes, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By BOND r. He0QeS, o"teu iiSo@
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Tonight
President Wilson faced an insurgent
congress. The revolt was so open. the
party ranks so widely split, that 1t
seemed doubtful he would obtain any
more satisfactory vote from the
house next Tuesday on the McLemore
warming resolution, than the ambigu-
GUS tabling vote recorded yesterday
by the senate.
With Speaker Clark. Floor Leader
Ktchin and other influential mem
bers openly flouting the president
titular leadership and challenging his
forces in the house to a vote on the
merits of the question Of whether
Americans shall be warned off armed
merchantmen. the worst parliamen-
tary snarl in the history of the house
was presented.
In the senate, Hitchcock. another
democrat, joined forces with republi-
cans in what promises to be a long
drawn out battle of oratory, on the
submarine issue. McCumber predicted
an early vote would be forced on the
actual merits of warning Americans
off armed ships. The one thing on
which all forces in the house finally
reached an agreement, was that the
house should consider the McLemore
warning resolution Tuesday But
what is to be done; how the measure
can be called up; what procedure
shall accomplish it and what will be
the final result-all were undecided
II the McLemore resolution is al
lowed to come up ON motion to table
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In the senate, dissatisfaction with
divergent Interpretation placed upon
Its vote yesterday, renewed agitation
tor passage Of a warning resolution
RancOrous debate, Introduction of
resolution after resolution to warn
Americans off armed ships, promised
to be a daily program. Senators be-
lieve the only ultimate solution is an.
other vote on the vital. underlying
dispute.
Tonight the house was resigned 10
vote Tuesday-a vote on some propo
sition or other-but a vote. What
rule or resolution would finally be
brought for the showdown insisted
upon by the president to show Ger
many and the nation that his stand Is
upheld, was still in the utmost doubt
Regardless Of what IS voted on. un
less it is directly on the merits Of a
resolution warning Americans of
armed ships and only such resolu
ton, both sides were already claim
ing victory.
House leaders tonight declared that
unless the white house consents to an.
other vote on a clean-cut, simple, bript
resolution declaring that during .penG
ing negotiations Americans should
keep off armed ships, the result OF
Tuesdays voting would leave the
same confusion and uncertainty as
the senate vote has done.
This afternoons meeting OF the
house rules committee to consider a
rule to bring McLemore's resolution
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
TURKEY

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
LONDON, March 4. - Reuters
Athens correspondent cabied tonight
that reports had reached the Greek
capital from rconstantlnople Of an at
tempt on the life of Enver Pasha,
Turkish dictator. Enver was wounded
by the would be assassin, It was stat
ed.
[Berlin dispatches today reported
Enver Pasha with Dymei Pasha, com
mander of the, fourth Turkish army,
had arrived at Jerusalem, presumably
to direct the invasion of Egypt. The
dispatches did not indicate on what
day the Turkish leader reached Jerus-
alem.
Several reports have emanated from
Athens of attempts on Enver's life
since the beginning Of the war.
Enver Pasha, who was known as
Enver Bey until his promotion to be-
come minister of war two years ago,
is only thirty-three years old but has
assumed a leadership in. Turkish af-
fairs unequaIed by any other Turk in
recent years. He was one Of the lead
ers of the young Turk movement sew
eral years ago, commanded the Turk
ish force that recaptured Adrfanople
from the Bulgarians in the last Balkan
war and led Turkish army in the
Italian war in Tripoh.1
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. I
s LONDON, March 4.-Terrific arttl
Jerry fire, sweeping all the northern ap
proaches to Verdun has now brought
the crown princes drive on that sec
tor to an almost complete halt, &C.
cording to Paris dispatches early to-
night. French air scouts, however,
report heavy nnassing Of German
troops east Of Fort De Walk and
around Fresnes. The fighting around
Douaumont village is believed only
preliminary to hard smash by the
Germans from the northeast and east.
Checked in their infantry actions,
the teutons have resumed the long
range bombardment OF the city OF
verdun itself. Several dozen heavy
siells have burst in the streets, do
ing severe property damage, but
causing no loss of life, according to
Paris reports. Only handful OF
civilians remain within the citadel
Berlin dispatches tonight claimed
that more than 10000 unwounded
French prisoners have been taken
since the Verdun fighting began. The
number Of captured field pieces and
machine guns, it was said, will exceed
the booty taken by the French in the
September offensive.
The German official claim that all
French attempts to recapture Douau-
mont village yesterday was repulsed.
was disputed in a press dispatch from
the French capital tonight. The un-
official report said the French have
re-established themselEes in a strong
position in the outskirts Of the vii
1age. Douaumont itself has been raz-
ed by raking artillery fire from both
sides and is marked now only by
piles of debris and the intersection OF
highways.
The afternoon French official state
ment reporting German mine activ-
tiles near Eparges may mark the be-
ginning Of the teuton's operations
further south in an effort to cut of
verdun For several days Paris has
noted signs of German activity around
Eparges and the Combres heights.
Germans Take Douaumont.
LONDON, March 4.-German troops
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
Congress and President at War.
Over the Policy of America

it. it will be tabled. All factions ad-
mitted this was practically certain.
But there was serious doubt expressed
whether the administration support
ers could force such a parliamentary
situation. That the vote desired by
the president-namely tabling of the
,NcLemore resolution-would only
make more confusion after the sena-
torial tangle of yesterday, was GER
tain.
The open faction strife and possibly
debate as acrimonious as that in the
senate, was assured
Sooner or later, every sign in con-
gress tonight pointed to a square,
stand-up and knock-down fight be-
tween the president and congress
over the question of keeping Ameri-
cans off armed ships.
Conviction grew that both branches
Of the government must and will set
tie by record votes-not their conf
dence in the president and record of
his sole authority to conduct diplo-
matte relationship whether he is
right or wrong in refusing to warn
Americans off armed vessels.
Powerful democratic and republican
leaders Of both senate and house wert,
willing to accept such challenge
from the president. The lineup was
non-partisan.
Leader Kitchin and others today
practically challenged the house rules
committee to bring in simple warn
ing resolution. They claimed that
the tabing OF the McI1emore resoIu-
ton would not settle, but merely be-
fog the real issue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
GERMANS AGAIN TAKE D0UAUMONT
R(|?? STA

UNITED Press ,sed Wire Service ]
PETROGRA .harch 4.-Russlan
troops have G. q. ed the Persian city
of Biiar, 12O q north Of Herman
shah, after . stIe, the war office
announced to :.
Tho victor,-Ls won by the right
wing Of the army that took herman
shah and Is advancing westward In
teh direction Of Bagdad.
Bljar has a population Of about five
thousand and lies seventy miles east
Of the Persfan-Turkish border.
BITLlS CAPTURED.
PETRCGRAD, March 4-The cap
ture Of Bitlis was announced in an
official statement Issued here tonight
Tho capture was made following
bayonet attacks In binding snow
storm.
The official announcement said
there were heavy captures In men and
materials, Including twenty krupp
guns.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
Former Secretary Won Meyer
Says it Gould Not Keep
Invaders From
Landing.
INDICTMENT IN DETAIL
Shortcomings and Needs Are
Outlined by Critic of
the Present Ad-
ministration

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK. March 4-"The ma
tional administration is concealIng
the facts that show the deplorab BILE in
emciency and disorganiZatton of the
United States navy said former Sec
retary Of the Navy George L. Won
Meyer in an interview here today.
Meyer thus supplemented his state
ment earlier in the day: IF war was
declared tomorrow morning our navy
under Josefus Daniels would be i'm
potent to check the invasion of our
coast
The navy cannot be helped by the
public until the public is educated in
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-05
AUSTRIA

Tinted Press Leased Wire Service. J
VIENNA, March 4-Repeated Rus
sian attempt to cross the lkwa river
in the region Of Dubno fortress have
been repulsed, the Austrian war office
reported tonight.
The official statement also carried
a denial Of foreign reports that the
Russians are proceeding In a new
offensive on the Dniester and near
CzernoWitz.
It was stated that the Austrian
lines on those sectors haven't been
changed for six months.
The Balkan situation Is unchanged,
it was said. Booty taken by the Aus
triars in Durazzo includes thirty-four
Italian cannon and 11,40O rifles.