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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
W. P. SMITH, BROKER,
TO WED HIS NURSE
Member Of Union and Other
Clubs Engaged to Miss
Mary J. Ingham.

SOUTH NoRwALK. Conn. Jan 26-An-
nouncement here to-day Of the engage
ment Of Miss Mary Jane Ingham. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George w Ingham.
to William Palmer Smith. n New York
broker, tells the story Of romance in
which the mnIstrations Of nurse won
for her a husband
Miss Inghnm IL 30 years old, She
entered the Smith home in her profes-
sional capacity last summer and was
successful in coaXlng back her patients r
health. She remained there until the
family detected the attachment. In the
meantime the patient and nurse had
come to perfect understanding and last
week Mr. Smith gave her an engagement
ring.
1t is understood that the wedding will
take place in the early part of February
The couple will make their home at the
Hotel Biltmore in New York city.
Mr.. Smith Is OF the firm OF Breese 4
Smith. brokers. Of 9s Broadway He IL a
member of the Stock Exchange and OF
the Union club. the Players. the Bal.
tusrol Golf Club and st. Nicholas SO.
ciety, lie has a summer home at Plain.
| field. y. j
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
British Still Far From
Besteged Army on Ttgrls
War Office Admits Error in Locating Scene of Recent
Fighting, Saying Aymer's Force Is Not Six but
Twenty-three Miles From Kut-e-Amara.


Chamberlain mad> this statement in the
House of Commons:
"On January II | announced To the
House that the enemy had retired to
Essian. a position six miles east OF kut-
el-Amara"
Continuing. he asserted that on the
18th the Turks apparently advanced
again 10 what Is called In the telegram
the Wadi position. ON the 18TH how
ever. the Turks. according to Secretary
Chamberlain. were driven back again 10
the Essian position.
This represented a gain by the relief
force of ffty-slx miles I'm less than a
month and was hailed by the press and
public as a remarkable feat II seemed
TO some military experts almost incredi-
Bile that the Turks should have allowed
the relief force to come SO close to kut-
elAmara. as the raising OF the siege
there would mean a new drive on Bag
dad. Maps were searched vainly for
"Essian, six miles east of kut-el-
Amara."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
SNOW WRECKS TOWNS
NEAR LOS ANGELES
Train Buried. Buildings Col
lapse and People Suffer-
Temperature 30 Below.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Jan. ?6,-News
that one man was frozen TO death. tha'
an entire train was buried in snow
drifts, that scores OF buildings had COL
lapsed under the enormous weight ot
snow and that people and live STOCK
suffered In "A temperature varying from
10 10 80 degrees below zero reached
hare TODAY from owens River Valley.
,5o miles northeast of Los Angeles
The message was the first that came
through since the unprecedented snow
storm which began last Friday. isolat-
ing owens Valley for Ave days.
train on the Nevada California rail-
road was showed in for two Gays whi'e
crossing the summit OF White Noun
tains, , ~ ,.
h,s Young wife and two children awaited
hi. coming. the frozen body OF Manuei
correy. who had been sent out saturday
night to repair Owens Valleys lone eiec-
tric liRht wire, was found sunday morn
ing In a bank OF snow
The largest building In Big Pine, a
two story theatre and dance hail. col
lapsed under the weight or the snow
Many roofs were buckled'
In Bishop. a town OF l,boO inhabitahts'
the snow reached depth or nVc ieet
Here nearly a dozen two story buildings
coIis nsed under the blankets OF snow,
scores of houses also were destroyed
tho Rapt,st Church partially collapsed
under weight and to-niKht durihk
furious wind was leveiled'
pishop is the largest Of the small cities
hea rd from In the valley. Its telephone
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
BRITAIN TELLS U. s.
GERMANS MISUSE MAIL
Makes Ad Interim Reply TO
Protest Against Seizures
From Liners.
>per,ai Cdbie brspn,cs 10 Tnr sr~.

1.oNroN. Jan. % An al Interim We
ply to the American protests against
the detention ~ mails has been handed
to the American Embassy here by the
Foreign Office. The note states tina,
formal answer will be made as soon
as the French Government has slgnifled
its approval Of Great Britains att
tude.
1t Is understood that it will defend
EnGland's action, citing evidences of
G'rman abuses Of the privileges Of first
class mails, and relying on The Hague
convention for justification
French warshps are engaged IN sciz.
ing mails in cooperation with the Brit
ish. Hereafter IL is to be clearly dem
onstrated that such actions affecting
ncutrals are actions of the Allies Jointly
Hitherto England has been doing this
naval work for the Allies. receiving all
the odium of neu,rals This disfavof
is now to he shared by all the Allies.
The Foreign Office to-day made pub,
lie list OF the goods found In posta'
mail ~-gs OF the Central Powers or
board the Dutch steamships Frsia. out.
ward bound 4; Tubanta. inward bound
and Ryndam.
In the Frsia's bags we're found rolle,i
gold chains. gold earrings. bracelets
rings aud brooches, aud drugs. dives
oleoSraphs and machine needles. The Tu
ban'ia, the statement says, carried fou,
sacks OF rubber In packages ma arheC
samples without value" addressed I,
Hamburg from Brazil. and seven packet,
of wool in sample size from urugua,
to Berlin,
Although examination of the Ryr
dams bags has not been completed
the Foreign Office says that the mai
examined so far contained so per cent
newspapers, 30 per cent. propaganda
and 10 per cent. goods of enemy origir
addressed in most cases to firms witt
German names in the United States
"The above particulars" II adds
'shOw the extent 10 which the mails
are used by the enemy as means o
conveyance of goods 10 evade the mea g
urcs of restriction OF trade taken ny III,
british Government. by no possible
stretch can il be rontcnhcd that IN tn,
Majority OF the foregoing cases the ar
ticles seized arc postal correspondence
or samples, 90 which alone can he an
piled such immunity as the mails en-
joy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
TRIBESMEN DRIVEN BACK
British In Egypt InRict severe
Losses ON Scnoussi.
Special Cabs Despoich TO Tnr srv.


LONDON. Jan. 26--Details of the
British success in Egypt last sunday.
which was announced 10y the War Office
on Monday, are contained in 4 supple
mentary report received to-day from
Gen. Walla'e. The fighting in that
theatre Of war is between Gen. Wallace S
forces and Senoussi tr.besmen who,
coming from Tripoli, invaded Egypt and
intrenched themselves at Marsa Motrouh,
$50 miles west of Alexandria, The
British on Sunday broke UP Senoussl
camp. To-day's official report follows
Gen. Wallace's force. consisting Of
British. Dominion and Indian troops,
moved forward sunday morning In two
columns. \ force of $500 hostile
Senoussi with three guns and four ma
chine guns engaged Gen. WallaCes
force, attempting To- surround IL.
At noon the enemy was driven back
TO his camp and retired rapidly west
ward. An enemy camp occupied by
eighty tents and stores was burned
Ten British and Dominion soldiers and
eighteen Indians were killed and PA
were wounded. The enemys casualties
were 100 killed and 500 wounded
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
MAY SINK ARMED SHIPS.
Lansing IncIines to TcutOn View
That They Are War Craft.

WAsHINGToN Jan. 26--That Germany
does not consider herself hound by her
correspondence with the United States on
submarine warfare to refrain from at
tacking armed merchant vessels without
warning was learned tonight. and IL
understood to have an important bearing
on the intention of the state Department
to revise it's ruling with respect to the
status of armed merchantmen.
That such "A change OF ruling il i'm
mjnent was borne out by the fact that
certain diplomats have obtained the i'm
preston that this will be done in the
near future,
The German position is such that had
IL been shown "a German submarine was
responsible for the sinking OF the p. 4
q. liner Persia Germany would have re-
garded the attack as justlhable In the
light of the evidence that the Persia
mounted a a. inch gun. Both Germany
and Austria are disposed to contend
that the arnling of an enemy merchant
man makes II virtually an auxiliary
shin OF war, The state Department. It
IL believed. is almost ready to take a
similar view.
baron Zwicdinek, the Austrian Charge
d'AYaires, called on Secretary Lansing
to-day and inquired as to what attitude
the Department would take In the ease
of the Verona, an Italian liner which ar.
rived in New York several days ago with
guns aboard, Official notice OF the ar
rival OF the ship was received by the De,
partment to-day from the Treasury De.
partment. which in turn had received
word from Collector OF Customs Malone
at New York, Subsequently the Secre.
tary was unoficially advised OF the ar.
rival at New York to-day under slmlla,
circumstances Of the Italian liner Amer.
lea.
That inquiries should have been made
by Baron Hwiedinek was explained b,
tho fact that Germany. never having de.
clarcd war against Italy, has no direc,
! interest IN the sailings OF the Italian
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
President Changes His
Mind on a Tariff Board
Frankly Admits He Has Reversed His Opinion, Though
He Has Not Changed His Attitude on the
Principle of Protection


WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.-rresident Will
son made public to-day two letters writ
ten by him to Majority Leader Kitchin
explaining his views as to the need for
a tariff board.
In one OF these letters President Will
son frankly acknowledges that he has
reversed himself on this important sub
ject. He explains his change OF front
on the ground that conditions through.
out the world have changed.
The President denies. however. that
his attitude on the question Of protec-
tion has been affected
Il have had in this change Of mind"
says he. mo thought whatever OF
change OF attitude toward the so-called
protection question"
Nevertheless. Republicans in Congress
are preparing TO charge that not only
the President but also the entire Demo-
cratic party have undergone change
OF mind on the question OF protection
and that this is being reflected by pres
ent Developments These Developments
include the adoption of the idea long ad-
Nocated by Republicans in favor OF a
tariff commission. the decision to pass
| arti-dumping legislation. which was re-
jected two years ago by the Democrats
on account OF Its protectionist features,
and also the likelihood that the Demo-
Gratis will act favorsbly upon bill
granting increased duties on dyestufYs
essential to American Industries.
only one of several st~ps.
| Friends OF the President said to-day
3 that the tariff board recommendation is
! only one OF several steps he has In mind
! to recommend to Congress whereby the
/ country may more completely prepare
! itself for the untrled conditions which
will result from the war.
After a conference with the President
! to-day Representative kitchin. the
House leader. indicated that the Ad-
/ ministration's proposal for the establish
| ment OF tariff commission is meeting
with favorable consideration among
| Democratic members Mr. Kitchin at
tributed this change OF sentiment to the
growing desire Of business FOR the crea =
ton OF a non-partisan board OF this
! character.
THE statement OF the Presidents
position will be received with great sat-
isfaction by business men," said Presi-
dent Fahey of the Chamber OF Com
merce OF the United States. The serti-
ment OF business men in favor Of such
commission has been almost unant-
nous for years because Of the general
disturbance of business which has usu-
ally attended the making of our tariffs
under the system which has prevailed
until now
Mr. Fahey added that the sooner
Congress can pass a carefully drawn
measure along the lines of the rres-
dents suggestion the better the bus-
ness men OF the country will like it
The Presidcnt's Letters.
Here are the letters written by the
! President to Mr. kitchln:
In common. | dare say. with every
one who wishes 20 be thoughtful of
the future economic prosperity and
development of the country, ] have
been thinking a great deal recently
about what IL would be wise 10 do
TO provide the Government with the
necessary data 20 furnish a sound
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
U, s, REVERSES U BOAT
POLICY, BRITAIN HEARS
Intercepted Wireless lndi'
Gates Submarines Status
Will BE Raised.
Sp,c,al ,abi, Despdtch TO Tnr SuN.

I.oNpoN. Jan. 26.--The inierception or
a German wireless from New York. pur-
porting to give a change of attitude on
the part of the United States Govern
ment in regard to submarines has per
turhed official circles here
The despatch purports to express an
opinion e Secretary Lansing that the
Government contemplates raising the
status Of submarines and recognizing
them as legitimate commerce raiders.
whose hazards in encountering armed
merchantmen absolye them OF the ne
ceesity of search. provided the safety
OF crew and passengers Is insured.
The Admiralty feels that this would
Introduce an entirely new character INTO
warfare to which England could not
agree, although IT recognizes, II the re-
port is true. that the United states Gov
ernment would still be maintaining its
humanitarian principle. Hope Is ex-
pressed that the wireless will prove un-
authorized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
CHILD LABOR BILL TO PASS.
Fiitbuster ny southern IiOuse
COterie Fails Of PurpOse,

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Representa- :
tives from the Carolnss and other
Southern states who attempted n MI
buster against the child labor bill we're
routed In the House to-day and the way
was cleared for passage OF the measure.
Largely through the parliamentary ma :
nTuvres OF Minority Leader Mann the
measure was given privileged status,
which insures its passage
Representative Webb Of North Caro-
lima and Representatives Byrnes and
Ragsdale OF South Carolina. with some
aid from Representative Adamson of
Georgia, showered amendments on the
bill and otherwise sought to delay final
action. According to the rule the bill
was to have expired II not acted upon
to-day. BEFORE this was accomplished a
new lease Of life was given the bill by
the adoption Of a motion giving 1t prece-
dence over all other measures on the
calendar until n vote II taken. There is
n substantial majority back OF it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
U. S. AEROPLANE SPEEDY.
Military Tractor Files AT Rate Of
O5 Miles an Hour.

ITHACA. y. Y. Jan 26.-The new
Thomas Bros. Aeroplane Company =
military tractor aeroplane built for the
United States Government was driven at
the rate of rinety-fve miles an hour by
Aviator Frank IT, Burnside of this city
In series of flights to-day with a
slight wind at his back Burnside covered
one half mile In II t-5 seconds, Against
the wind he made one half mile in col 3
seconds. His average for a mile was
IS seconds.
In one flight he made a half mile in
III. seconds. All OF Surnsde's times
we're recorded ny the official timer of
the Aero club of America and forwarded
to New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
NO PRISON JOB FOR WOODS.
Declines RiIry's Place After
I.uucheOn With Governor.

Police Commissioner Arthur Woods
declined an offer from Gov. Whitman to
accept appointment as superintendent
OF Prisons to succeed John II. Riley, il
was learned yesterday. The Governor
lunched with Commissioner Woods on
TUESDAY and made the proffer at that
time.
Commissioner Woods would not admit
last night that the offer had been made.
but he said positively that he was not
going to quit his job as Police Commis-
sioner,
Il shall stay at the head Of the force
Just as long as Mayor Mitchell wants
me-" he said, "It is true that the Gov
matters, hut any information as To the
nature Of the discussion must come
from the Governor"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
Defends Orders in Council
Says Every Precaution
Is Being Taken.
FOREIGN OFFICE NO
DRAG ON THE NAVY
Secretary Doubts Adjacent
Countries Rcship Car
goes To Germany.
Spsc'll cobis Despatch 10 Tpp sr>.


L"NDoS, Jan. 2s-The speech Of
Sir Edwarl Grey, the Foreign Secre-
tary. in the House of Commons this
afternoon on the blockade policy OF
Great Britain dspclied NIL hopes among
those favor!nE declaration OF a formal
blockade of Germany that the Govern
ment would take such action.
He said that the policy OF the For
cgn Office in the enforcement OF the
orders in Council had been and of ne
cessity must be consistent with the rights
OF neu,rals I'VE cannot take such ac-
tton,' he said. as would make the
grass grow in the streets Of neutrals."
In return ne demanded Of neu,rals the
recognition of the right OF Great Britain
to Interfere with goods destined for bel
ligerent countries according to the rrln-
cipes recognized in the civil war
The Foreign Secretary made the fol-
lowing statement:
"A thorough Investigation by the
Government OF the situation with re.
gard to shipments 10 Germany shows
that everything possible IL being done
without causing serious troubles with
ncutrals'
II. he added. there was any policy
more pleasing to neutrsls than the one
at present In force the Government
would he pleased to examine II and II Il
I appeared equally effective to consider T..
With regard to the negotiations with
the Uni'ed States and tine Intentions OF
the Government in treating Americas
protests he said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
PRICE OF AUTOS GOING UP.
Chalmers First TO Take step and
Others May Follow.

CHICAGO. Jan. 26-Iugh Chalmers
president Of Chalmers Motor car Com
pany Of Detroit. here attending the au-
tomobile show, announced to-day an IN
crease OF 500 on the price ~ tho Six-io
model beginning March !.
The announcement created sensation
among manufacturers, and general
upward tendency in automobile prices is
predicted.
Chalmers gave as reason for increases .
the fact that prices Of raw material are
still rising and the company finds II inn
possible 10 build cars conforming to
their standard at anywhere near the
former production price.
Mr. Chalmers said the present an
nounced increase might not he the last.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
India Once's Report.

However. every succeeding day
brought new official reports from the
India Once. all speaking of attacks "on
the Turkish positions and counter at
tacks.
Although these official statements did
not specially mention "Essian" again IT
was naturally supposed that these OPP
era'ions occurred there
No word OF denial came from the War
ofhce regarding the optimistic news
paper accounts. all Of which made
"Essian' the centre OF the operations.
until this afternoon brought the revcla-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27
SAY THEY CURED CHOLERA.
Three French Physicians Riskrd
Lives to Test New serum.

PARIS. Jan. 26.-lnformation was
given out here to-day that q cure for
cholera had been discovered hy three
French physicians-Dr, Nicolls. Dr.
Conor and DR.. Conseil--attachcd 10 the
Tunis branch OF the Pasteur Institute,
The cure Is in the form of serum
The three doctors risked their lives hy
,noculating themselves with cholera
germs. They recovered after the use
OF the new serum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27

DIR. MAXWELL MADE
SCHOOL HEAD AGAIN
Writ. Mayors Choice. Gets
One Vote Only From Board
Of Education.
MISS STRACHAN ELECTED
Gillespie. Of Churchill Faction,
Expected to Succeed as
President.
MISS STRACHAN ELECTED

Dr. William u Maxwell was unanl-
mously reelected City Superintendent Of
Schools yesterday AT meeting or the
Board OF Education. In addition he re-
ceived leave OF absence with full rav
from February - to October 10 OF this
year
The election was 'on,ple,e victory for
the forces in the board opposed to the
present city government. the heads OF
which were reported to favor william
Writ. superintendent OF schools In Gary.
Ind. who has been introducing the Writ
work. study and play system in schools
here for the las, year.
Although he had denied making any
statements dlsapproving the regime Of
pr Maxwell. Mayor Mitchell was sup
posed to be opposed to his reelection and
so favor Mr. Writ. The choice Is con-
sdered by the school authorities as a
forecast of the election OF the president
OF the board at the next meeting on Feb
ruary = when George J. Gillespie. chair
man OF the special committee ON econ
omy. will oppose William q. Wilcox of
Staten Island. the Mayors candidate.
Commissioner John Whalen. reap
pointed by the Mayor this wear and be-
lieved to he one of his supporters, moved
the unanimous election OF DR.. Maxwell
by the secretary casting one ballot. This
method was opposed and a vote taken,
resulting in thirty-one votes for DR..
Maxwell. one fr Nj. Writ and seven
blank. Mr.. Whalen then proposed that
the election he made unanimous
Twenty -four votes were necessary to re-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-27

basis for the policy which shodld he
pursued IN the years Immediately
ahead of us. years which Will no
doubt he full Of many changes which
Is AZ present impossible for the
most prescient 10 forecast. and the
more ! have thought about the matter
the palmer IL has become to me that
We ought to have some such instru-
mentality as would be supplied by a
tarif board.
| am convinced. az suppose every
disinterested person must be. that 1t
would be mistake to provide for
such a board with the idea Ok serving
any particular theory of fiscal policy.
What we would need would be above
all things else u board as much as
possible free from any strong prepos.
session in favor OF any political policy
and capable OF looking at the whole
economic situation OF the country with
a dispassi ionate and interested scru-
tiny. I believe that we could obtain
such a board II the proper legislation
were enacted. and 1t is quite clear TO
me what the field OF It's inquiry and
its activities should be.
what Boar ri should DO.
If should. II seerns 10 me. investigate
the administrative and fiscal effects
of the customs laws now in force
or hereafter enacted. the relations be-
tween the rates of duty on raw ma
terials and those on finished or half
finished products the effects W ad
valorem and specific duties and OF
those which are compound OF spe-
cific and ad valorem the arrangement
of schedules Of duties and the classif-
cation of the articles In the several
schedules the provisions of law and
the rules ami regulations OF tho Treas
ury Department regarding entry. ap-
praisement. invoices and collection ;
and. In general. the working of the
customs tarrr laws IN economic effect
and administrative method
II could and should also secure facts
which would be very useful to the
administrative officers OF the Govern
nent. to the Congress and to the
public at large, through Investigations
of the revenue received from customs
duties and the articles subject To duty.
the cost OF collection thereof and the
revenue collected from customs duties
at the several ports Of entry and II
should he directed to investigate and
throw light from every possible angle
on the tariff relations between the
United states ana Foreign countries
the rates Of duty imposed on American
products In foreign countries the ex-
istence and effects Of discriminating
duties. commercial treaties and prefer
ential provisions the effects Of export
bounties and preferential transporta-
ton rates, and the effects OF any
special or discriminating duties that
may he levied by the United States
II might in this connection furnish
the State Department with very valu'
able information regarding treaty and
traiff relations between the United
States and foreign countries.
Great Aid to Industry.
II might further he of great assist
ance to the Congress and to tbs
public and TO American industry by
investigating the Industrial effects oi
proposed or existing duties on product:
which compete with products of Amer
lean industry: the conditions OF com
petition between American and foreign
CoHfinued on mira rage.
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LoNpoN, Jan. 26-The American pro-
test against the operation "f the trad
ing with the enemy act has arrived
here and was delivered at once to tho
Foreign Oftice.