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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
Hope u. S. VIII Take
Common Sense View

London, Feb. 3.-The legal aspect OF
the Appam case attracts but little at
teution here now, the general public
being content TO leave to lawyers the
interminable vista Of argument opened
mp Dy 10 for the average person and
merely asserting that II the United
States government takes a common
sense view of international law cases
chen IL will be bound TO release the
ship.
The main point agitating the coun-
try is the prevention of similar ra dcrs
passing the British Gordon under a
neutral flag. Already there are signs
Of an agitation for n stricter search
OF all vessels, an agitation which will
hardly commend itself 10 the ollicia.
mind, because il is bound 20 cause an
enormous amount Of Inconvenience ~
neutrals over and above the present
restrictions.
hose nearest the government are
undoubtedly annoyed AT the situation
and are frankly admitting that Ger
many mas scored by un.oos.ng what
probably will prove the most serious
diplomatic struggle OF the entire war
In any event, IL may be stated. that
Great Britain is certain 20 take up
the most unbending attitude toward
the incident, although it is recognized
that the German view is likely TO COM
mand considerable support in America.
The authorities here take favor
nhlo view Of the orders issued in
Washington permitting the landing of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
BERLIN REJOICES
IN MOEWE'S ACTS
Puts Cruiser on Honor
List with Emden and
Karlsruhe.

Berlin, Feb. 3-News Of the arrival
Of the Appam at Norfolk and Of the
daring raids of German cruiser in
the main lane Of sea traffic between
South Africa and Europe has aroused
"A new outburst Of enthusiasm for the
navy. The cruiser Moewe In English,
the Seagull was enrolled Immediately
c. the honor list with the Emden, the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich and the Karls-
rIhe. Her feats are characterized as
most daring, illustrative OF the fact
that the spirit which animated the men
Of the Emden is still alive and that
further pages of German history are
being written.
Admiralty officials evidently were
not surprised at the news, but Of
course decline TO give any information
about the cruiser or whence she set
out for her raids. A vessel OF the
name Moewe, given in the German navy
list as a surveying ship, was formerly
engaged in survey work on the East
African station. The raider may have
been this craft, although it seems i'm
! robable that this little steamer, Of 500
tons, with q speed of only nine knots,
could accomplish the exploits in ques-
ton.
1t may have been that some larger
steamer, assuming the name Moewe
when converted into an auxiliary
cruiser, slipped through the British
Ines precedent of this nature ex-
lists in the case of the German mer-
chairman which was converted into
tie auxiliary cruiser Meteor and which
sank the British patrol boat Ramsey
ard other British ships in the North
Sea last summer, and subsequently was
DESTROYED
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trapped In the upper rooms IN the
southwest wing
Some OF the most spectacular res
cues were made in this section OF the
building There were many employees
IN the restaurant at the time, and the
lower corridors filed with smoke so
quickly that they were unable to get
down the stairs. They made their way,
along the southwest corner ana
reached the windows looking down on
the front. They were soon noticed
there. and from hundreds arose the
cry. Don't jump. ladders are coming.
General Hughes. Minister of M'lt'A,
was IN She crowd at this point ana
helped in the work Of rescue. lie
ordered out the 18th Overseas kegi-
n.ent. which il completing training III
Ottawa. The soldiers lined the GROUNDS
and controlled the crowd.
A few minutes after the hre oroHe
out IL was found that the press room
vas cut Off. There were several cor
respondents there and they were COM
pelicd 20 climb to safety down ladders
Which fremen raised to the WINDOWS
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the former
Premier. was NJ home when the hre
broke out. He witnessed from ms
motor car the destruction of the bulIu
ing where he had fought many poiiticai
hottlcs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
Parliament Buildings
Built at S.. 900 900 Cost

Ottawa, Feb. 3.-The Canadian fhr-
lament buildings were on BLUM lou
feet high and overlooked the ottawa
River. They were erected from ls39
10 1868. and the corner stone was LAID
by the then Prince Of Wales. later
King Edward VII, in 1860. The. cost
Of construction was s5.00O.OOO. and sew
eral wings had been added since
The style of architecture was twelith
century Gothic. The Parliament build
ing was said TO be one Of the finest
examples Of Gothic architecture on the
continent. Cream-colored sandstone
lavishly buttressed, was used IN CON
struction. Lord Dalhousie, the first
Governor General of Canada. was
largely responsible for the design OF
the building.
The central building, which had two
wings. was 47O feet in length and had
81 tower 900 feet high. To the rear OF
the central building was the library
Of Parliament, "A polygonal structure
with a dome. .v
The Senate chamber was 70 the rlght
of the entrance and the House OF
Commons TO the left. Stone carvings
and paintings of prominent Canadians
embellished the halls and corridors.
The library contained more than 2OO'-
geo volumes.
The buildings covered an area o.
more than four acres on what is known
SO Parliament Hill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04

All nersons on the Appam except the
German prize crew and other persons
,vbo NAV have assisted IN nav gatlhg
the steamship into an American por'.
Annreciation il expressed also OF tne
fact that the British Vice-Consul a.
Norfolk IL allowed 10 communicate
with the passengers.
The order is construed as meaning
that the British officials Will be per
rnitted to land and thus VIII not Dc
subject TO further complications OWING
TO their official status.
The Elder-Dempster Company u ex-
Meeting a report from Captain hatrl-
son giving an official version OF Vhe
The owners OF the British steamship
Clan MacTavish. sunk by the German
eea raider which captured the Appam'
have received a report that four Lascar
members of the crew are on Doard the
AMMAN Il is believed some OF the Mac
Tavish's officers and men are on board
he Moewe, but no definite details nave
heen received. The owners are ANXIOUS
for the safety Of Captain Oliver Ve.-
Gran commander, and his crew, when
consisted Of seventy Lascars and hfteen
Europeans. .;..,.
The Daily Telegraph, CONNIE -
on the conduct of the captain OF tne
Appam, says: H.. .ro
lie told the American pilot; we
surrendered without offering any. re
sistance.' That act will jar on Britisn
ears. We DO not likeasuch incidents, put
we must not forget that n had IN ms
charge four hundred human beings
and had he decided to fight wlth. hIs
one tnree-inch gun what would nave
been the condemnation II the Appam
lad gone down The action Of Captain
Harrison may not have been heroic
after the manner of melodrama, but,
With the feelings common 70 our race
urging MIN 10 defend his ship, he may
by his very surrender have shown the
r CHEST form Of patriotism.
According to the Cape Town. CORE
spondent Of "The Daily Chronicle the
Noewe is we'll known in South Africa
where sre was used as sni' survey
hin for the German navy. She was A.
Cane Town shortly before the way ana
was on the west coast Of Africa wnen
hostlities broke out.
l. is rumorod that later she tooN
refuge In a South American port, where
,he vas internel and whence presume
big she managed 70 escape.
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divulcc. had nervously inquired ~ "
means of finding and identifying he.o
planes that had made their appear" INV
over the two places. ,so, n
81 said then. as I say now. mat ~
would be nm almost impossible fcat ~
identify such nicr II he Sounn. w
Keen his secret" said Mr.. WoodhVuSr.di
There are but five master licenses he,"
nv civilians in this country. am Ger
tein that the night flying is not DoI .'''
done by any Of them. There are ~
morous Others, however, who 90 ny
bold The licenses Who might ana pro-.
ably would take many chances oil INV
kind ,.;as con.
corn would be trying aeroplanes ou.
nj night II is equally improoap'e nm
Measure hiers would take the i'sHs
INVOLVED in flying at this time OF inc
YEAR in this weather and in the DARK
neqs' simply for the JOY of facing dah
COR That. IA "A consequence. cuts tne
Possibilities Of the situation Gown u
Il fine point. H., Oh.
"Of course, don't know what inc
plants may do, but everybody KNOWS
,hq, the way to fight an aeropiane -
"a use an aeroplane. That wouid Dc
NV solution Of the situation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
HIGHER GASOLINE
NOT DUE TO TRUST
Secretary Lane Blames Short
Supply and Increased Use.

Washington. Feb. 3.-The greatly in
creased price Of E9solcne. Secretary
Lane reported 10 the Senate to-day in
response to a resolution. IS caused by
shortage Of supply and an increase IN
corsumption The Secretary recon-
mendcd that the situation be relieved
bv the use Of heavier distillates in in
ternal combustion engines.
Secretary Lanes report asserts that
"authorities agree that the automobile
and other internal combustion engines
are primarily responsible for the in
creased consumption of gasolene,' and
adds that q kerosene carbureter would
az once 20 q long way toward relieving
the present shortage
The recent rapid increase IN me
price Of Fesolene. the report says, has
been accompanied by a rapid rise IN
market quotations Of oil company
shares. II refers 10 a 60 per cent divi-
dcnd declared by the Standard OIL Com
panv Of California. January p. 1916.
and zoe per cent dividend b. the
Imperial oil Company, Ltd, Of Canada.
The report says the increase in con
sumption of gasolene in the United
States in 1915 was % per cent over
1914. and estimates tina. there will be
= corresponding increase in 1915 Tho
production in 1915 Increased - per
cent over 1914. War exports are
heavy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
Mayor of Montreal
Tells Of Explosion

Ottawa. Feb al was on my way
from the chamber 20 my room. which
is near the library" said Mayor Mar
tin Of Montreal. in describing his ex-
pcricnces in the fire. "and had gone
through the door on the east side of
the House Of Commons chamber when
heard an explosion. Whether II was
caused by spontaneous combustion or n
sudden fire among the newspapers !
cannot say. but instantly flames shot
out from the reading room. and | re
allied that there was blaze. My
first thought was of the fire eX-
t.nguishcr. which was near by, but po-
lccmcn were then endeavoring 10 press
It into service. and ! turned, running
into the chamber.
Deputy Speaker Rhodes was in the
chair and everything there was tran
qul until ! dashed through the door
and shouted Fire-and a biz one l
turned toward my room again, but by
that time the corridor was filled with
smoke and flames were beginning TO
shoot through the chamber.
81 then cried for the members o get
out and run around by Room 10. giving
the alarm there and escaping into the
open alr saw them helping ne Of
the ministers ! think il vas Mr.. Bur
rcll-ou of his room. and later | saw
Dr. Clark. who had been burned about
the face and hands. ! escaped without
a scratch. but had come 20 the hotel
without my coat. Some one put hat
on my head as ! came out Of the build
ing
II reached the hotel about 9:l5 and
Immediately put in an order for the
Montreal fire brigade. ! realized then
that little Of the building could be
saved. but feared that other fires would
break out. These are serious times and
che unexpected has happened so often
that I wished TO have every protection
possible.
"I believe that all the members escap-
ei. There were only about fifty IN the
chamber when ran in and shouted IRE.
Flames shot along the corridors az an
awful rate and it seemed just a few
seconds until the whole place was black
with smoke. making u impossible 10 see.
There was not much confusion on the
floor of the house and 20 this many OF
the members probably owe their
escape
W. x. Bradbury was standing in n,
man tNfI4ANN " NlNf A+NN'N We ivan
mons near the Postoflice when the
first crash came
Tells Of Two Explosions
1T appeared to break out in IN in
slant" he said. Il went into Room
rs. where many of the Conservative
members were. and shouted Fire
Before reaching that room there was
another explosion q some kind which
knocked me OF my feet The members
soon came running ou- Of Room IL
end they also poured from the cham
ber / helped get David Henderson
out. 49,,
"He was not injured at all. Within
q few minutes thar section Of the hul d.
ing near the reading room was mass
Of fame. One OF the messengers tod
me that al the members had escaped
from the chamber
Major Gerald White confirmed the
statcmort Of Mr. Bradbury with regard
20 the separate explosions. He was in
Room rs when the alarm rang ou'. 1nd
was one Of the last 20 leave. assisting
others ~ the older members out Af'er
leaving the building he assisted in the
work Of reecuirg several who had been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04

body. 1t was no, pleasant suspense
either.
"And, Of course, it did not make US
any happier to think Of the threats
10 destroy the ship If the men made
any effort to take II away from them.
There never was the least chance Of
that. for the men not have a thing
to make a fight with. When they fed
us they gave US neither knife nor
fork only spoons. Even pocket knives
with blades at all large were taken
away from us. even heard that they
took the knives from one woman's
manicure set.
Really. though. it was jolly when
we saw we were coming into an Amer
lean port We knew then that we were
nearer home and that we would have
something to eat at last. Your col
lector here vas magnificent last night
when he spoke right up and SAID we
would have American protection.
Then Mrs. Smith asked for news
from Europe and If 1t were cold IN
New York.
TOO bad" she exclaimed. that we
cannot have but a few hours In that
wonderful city. But we will see the
skyscrapers, won't we?'
While Mrs. Smith was talking. Col
lector Hamilton came aboard. and
tall Enslishman asked if he could see
him for moment lie complained
that he could not get all his baggage
off the Appam.
What are they holding back on
YOU >"
"My leopard"
your WHAT"
My leopard. was taking the beast
home to England and they won't give
it to me. If can't have 1t. wish
you'd take it." -,
What do you want 70 do with ~"
"Give it to the New York Zoo II /
cannot have IT,"
"Wnere's it now1" asked the col
lector.
ain the hold. You see, the beast is
a year old. and they can't lift It out
without winches. | don't want them to
keep it,"
There's a zoo in Norfolk" suggested
the collector, remembering home insti-
tutions.
"All right" said the Englishman, and
the collectors faithful stenographer
recorded the fact that Jack Grimm, OF
the Gold Coast, bound for his home, in
Roydew, Essex. England, gave, de-
b FlStu anu DtNutdAltu bli' ltNfciNt WV
year old. 20 the Norfolk Zoo"
The leopard was the most important
of the ZOO aboard the Appam, which
included three monkeys and five cats.
None OF the monkeys will see England,
for their owners decided that they
were too much trouble.
The leopard disposed Of, Hamilton
asked II the report were true that one
OF the ships crew included an Ameri-
can. At nj. orders, a tall, thin young
fellow. who said he was Thomas +.
Baldwin. Was brought forward
American Needed the Money.
Arc you an American ," he was
asked. az 30 and you do not wish TO
20 20 England, you don't have 10 go"
81 guess III 90 to London and col
lect my pay"
Captain ]. 2. Jones. Baldwin's com
mander. offered to pay him OF then
and there, pay to close when the ship
was captured.
Nothing doing" said Baldwin. THAT
makes difference OF $3.50. and |
need the money"
Baldwi. did not need the money more
than the Appam's company. unfed since
noon. all but the few who secured their
tea, needed food Some OF the sailors
went SO far as 10 protest 10 Consul
Kenworthy, but that official could not
help them. N'thing till Norfolk they
were told
Lieutenant Berg insisted tonight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
Du Pont Agents Reported
Active - Think Jersey
Woods TcrrOr'S Lair.
FIGHT AEROS WITH
AEROS, is WARNING
Expert Gives This Advice, Say
ing Visitor Is Not lowering
Near Plants for Pleasure.

Reports Of nocturnal visits by mys-
ferrous high flying aeroplanc that has
circled over at least two big munition
plants have increased the nervous
strain Of workers turning out war ma
terials and brought about secret
search for the unknown flier.
Although reports o. the movements
or mysterious aviator. whose craft
has been described as closely r>sem-
bling a Taube, have been circulated by
victims of munition plant explosions
for weeks, il was not until yesterday
that il became definitely known that
such a hier actually had been seen and
accurately described.
Twice the monoplane has been seen
circling over the mall buildings that
make up the du Pont Powder Works
ut Carney's Point, y. J. Several times
il was reported "a flying over u rlant
that is working in double shifts urn
ing out war orders In Connecticut. On
at least one OF these instances an offi-
Ger of the Connecticut plant had sufii-
GENTLY definite knowledge to make a
hurried trip Of investigation to the
HEADQUARTERS Of the Aero Club OF
America here.
Woods May Hide Aero.
Where the mysterious hier is being
housed. what its purpose may. be, ana
how long il has been at work on IT'S
present tour Of munition plants, are
questions that secret operatives from
the munitions concerns are feverishiy
seeking to answer. II has been Jug
gcsted that the aircraft might be kept
in q hangar in the Jersey woods, near
the Delaware border. and be operated
for weeks without fear OF detection.
ANY aviator with a knowledge Of mo-
chanics could build such ii machine.
purchase his engine al distant point
and operate from country estate
without danger Of his secret becoming
known.
Il was repeatedly suggested yester-
day that the mysterious aviator might
bear a close connection with the nu-
merous explosions at the du Point plant
that have cost many lives and destroyed
tons Of munitions, thus setting back
the filing OF war orders By several
months.
In answer to tins theory it is pointed
out that the du Point plant at Carney g
Point consists OF numerous small
houses that would furnish exceedingly
difficult targets for bombs. The same
is true of practically all the other
pla'.ts that have been victims OF exp!o-
sions. The fact remains that five build
ings were destroyed. first b. blasts,
then fires. az the Carney's Point plant p
week ago. al OF the explosions occur
ring at widely separated points.
Fight Aeros with Aeros."
Henry Woodhouse, governor Of the
Aero Club Of America, yesterday ad-
nittcd that an Official Of both the du
Pont plant and the Connecticut plant
the name Of which he refused 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
u. s. ATTORNEY SEEKS
TO RAISE LAMAR'S BAIL
VIII Base Demand on Alleged
Profits from TeutOn Agents.

Convinced that David Lamar. con-
victed Of impersonating Representative
A. Mitchell Palmer. has become
wealthy man through his dealings with
Franz Rintelen, the Berlin banker and
reputet head Of the German propa-
ganda in America. United States Dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
WIDOW, WORRIED, DIES
BY LEAP III SUBWAl
Suicide Follows Trouble in Bus
ness She inherited.

Mrs. Dora Henlel, tweniy-e'ghI 2
widow OF Morris Hente. a shir''i.
manufacturer. jumped from the FA'
form a, the Grand Central subway
ton IN front Of a train about ; o.e.,.i
Yesterday afternoon. she aiel b" .
Flower hospifai o-r....
Mrs Hendcl lived ~ "- fl.n D..
Staoleton. Staten Island, WIZ PSI
father. Three years ago Asf e.
was found dead from gas re 's-
wife his entire estate ihc. -1..s
anufacturing business u 49,
business reverses recently AAl "s'''
her s,'.r,.
Traffic in the subway was ae'l ,.'
several minutes wh'.. 'fe -. 80.
Gated her body from beneath we .- W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04

ing. and are believed to have periShed
in the fire. -.
Several policemen and hrcmon nave
tocu buried by the collapse Of one ena
OF the building.
SIR Robert Borden made the follow
ing announcement at midnight
"Thc House Of Commons viii meet
ON Friday at u. m. The place Will DC
announced later" The Premier sara
that the place would be either the Rus
SCH Theatre or the government o'hccS
OF the Board OF Railway Commission
'is.
Montreal Fob. 9. Chief Trcmblay'
with company Of arcmcn. one steamer
and motor hose wagon, leu ior
Ottawa at II p. IN. on a special Grand
Trunk Railway train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04

that the German raider was the Moewe
and none other.
After the Moewe had captured and
sunk six steamers" he said, 1--WE met
on January 10 the Appam. We rec
ognized her from afar. although she
showed no colors. We ran up our en-
sign and signalled 20 stop. The cap
tain did not hcave 70 AZ once and men
in charge OF a gun on il were seen
getting ready 70 fire. Therefore. we
fred n single shot, with the effect thal
the Appam surrendered.
"The captain Of the Moewe sent
prize crew aboard. % which | became
later on the commander. with orders
TO bring her to the nearest American
port. The next day we separate from
the MGewe and heard later on the ex-
change Of shots between the Mac
lavish and the Moewe. Later we drew
near the scene of the battle and picked
up some wounded sem US in order to
get them the speediest medical treat
ment.
Upon our arrival here we were very
courteously received by the american
authorities. | am glad TO have dis
posed of the work assigned me, but !
would rather be on the Moewe."
"Was your ship the Moewe2 Are
you sure?'
Absolutely. There is no question of
that at all. state that on my honor
as gentleman"
Beyond a doubt the raider which
sank my snip and the others, and took
the Appam. was assisted by a scout
ship" declared Captain John Z. Jones.
late of the Farringford, on coming
ashore to-day.
an no other way could she have
picked up so many ships and her ac-
tons when | was on deck showed she
was being guided in some way"
Captain Robert Reid of the Ariadne
was sure his ship was caught by the
Ponga. Asked why, he replied:
"A blunder by the German COM
msnder They had told us we had been
taken by the Moewe, but when one day
We were called into the commanders
room we saw the blueprlnts OF the
ship. They were marked Ponga, Brem-
erhaven, 1914 and there could be no
mistake about their being the blue
prints of the boat we were on. Isn't
that so, gentlemen
The other captains present said It
was.
''Hellish" on MacTaylsh.
Bernard Reenell, who was in charge
OF the German prisoners en- route for
England and who are now part of the
prize crew, described conditions below
decks during the short fight between
the MaeTayish and the raider ss hell
ish."
I'VE were penned in" said he, "just
below one of the guns. Every time IL
was fired II seemed as though it were
coming through. The shock was awful
Ever get inside barrel when you were
a kiddie and somebody hit the barrel ?
Multiply that by 100000 and you have
II. Il just kicked US about. and, being
in the dark, did not help Us any When
IL was all over il was a long while be-
fore We knew what had happened"
Captain Gsunt, the British naval at
tache, left for Washington tonight
with Frederick Seston James, X. c. lie
was beaming with pleasure AS he
greeted the reporters.
Did you go aboard tbs Appam ?" he
was asked.
mot much" said he; "but was
alongside her. Her deck was no place
for me"
Lieutenant Berg was tonight in re-
ceipt Of an offer OF 1000 a night for
fifty nights on the lecture platform
Americans will go crazy over YOU"
he was told.
Yes" he answered. 'they must think
! am crazy 70 forget that am a Ger
man officer