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HOUSE BUILT IN l2 HOURS.
200 Workmen Complete strurturc
Ssift 20 a uridc

TOLEDO. Ohio. May 2-Seventy-two car
penters began to build u house from the
ground up at ta- this morning. At 4
this afternoon IL was completed in every
detail and Mrs Emma Plcssner- McCann
was serving tea in IT to Mayor Miroy
and others.
The house and lot were u wedding
gift from the Toledo Real Estate Board
and contractors. Mrs. McCann was Miss
Emma Flessner until this morning,
Mccann She was assistant secretary OF
the Real Estate Board for several years.
After the carpenter work had pro-
gressed a short time plumbers. gas fit
ters. pa!rtcrs. paper hangers. electricians
and other workmcn got busy and did
their share of the building work within
given time. More than zoo workmen
helped build the house. II is a five room
house. with bathroom. costing $4,000.
ordinarily 1t takes two or three months
to finish such "A house
Thousands watched the constructio
work. and movie men were present In
droves Three hundred gallons of but
termilk and CARLOAD Of sandwiches
were served.
In addition to the lot and house. built
IN less than twelve hours. considerable
furniture was presented by friends.
The happy couple will leave to-mor-
row morning for a wedding trip through
the East They will occupy their new
home early next week
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Fifty Ships in New York
Ilarbor Tied Up by
Marine WalkOut.
FREIGHT CONGESTION
GROWS AT WHARVES
Thirty Thousand Cloak and
suit Workers Ordered
to Quit To-day.

sharp battle was fought yesterday
at the plant of the Edgar Thomson
Steel Works in Braddock. Pa. where
the employees are on strike for an
eight hour day. Two men were killed,
four mortally hurt and many more
persons, including women. were injured.
Gov Brumbaush of Pennsylvania
has ordered large force of militia to
proceed TO the Braddock district.
woman strike leader was arrested
on the charge OF murder as a result Of
the Braddock fatalities.
The strike Of marine engineers con-
unued without "A sign of settlement.
Fifty freighters. including muntion
ships were anchored down the hay for
lack Of tugs. Forty thousand long
snoremen in Brooklyn are threatening
sympathetic strike.
The 10000 employees of the inde-
pendent garment manufacturers will
strike this morning in support Of their
10000 brethren who have been locked
out by the association manufacturers
Twelve thousand painters remained
on strike. About 1000 will return To
work to-day with increased wages.
some 1000 carpenters are still on
s'iil>e. The architectural iron workers
and bronze erectors. OF whom there are
about 1000. voted for strike yester-
DAY
\ lockout Of 10000 brass workers is
impending. If the men are locked out
$4,000 metal workers have decided 10
declare a sympathetic strike.
The strike Of 1000 sandhogs EN-.
p.ovoi in the East River tunnels was
settled through the mediation OF
Oscar :. Straus.
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BERLIN'S u BOAT REPLY
NOT READY, SAYS JAGOW;
u. S. WON'T COMPROMISE
Gerard Back From Conference With Kaiser, Is Sup.
posed to BE Sending Advices to Washington
Lansing Says U. S. Will Be Firm.

or unequal power this extraordinary fact
has emerged. that while in spite OF their
superior forces our enemies have re-
ceived most destructive blows from our
Generals they have at the same time
by their diplomacy won success after
success on the battlefield of the green
table True, Bulgaria came to our side.
1T saw an excellent opportunity for
conquest In Macedonia IN revenge for
the last Balkan war At the same time
our Ambassadors and other diplomats
did not succeed. Supported though they
were by The victory Of our arms. In
keeping Italy 20 her treaty or IN per
suading Rumania to observe her military
convention. Nor could We prevent the
gradual ostrangement In commercial
sense Of Denmark. Holland. the two
Scandinavian States and Switzerland.
which Great Britain worked for In every
conceivable way We failed to set
Greece mp to AN obstinate resistance
against the threatening masses of Eng
lish and French troops
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Peril Of war with =.

"Now to-day there stands like a
giant across our path the possibility of a
break with the United States II We
lay aside our submarine warfare. as
President Wilson. friend OF Great
Britain. demands. then We are faced with
- et.ll longer war. for England Will sc,
as she did a hundred years ago. when
she forged ever new coalitions against
France she viii never res; until she Is
completely exhatis.@l or we cannot GO any
further and are bound TO submit to
every condition.
~, on the other hand ". refuse TO
give In 10 President Wilson's demand we
must reckon. after diplomatic relations
are broken, on the active Intervention ~
the United states in the world war.
This possibility car only lead 20 an un-
necessary proiou2ation OF the strife. al
though there will be a Limit to IT IL those
w'o ask for tho unrestricted Use Of the
submarine are right In their estimate ~
- possibilities
Put whichever way We ,ook We stand
TODAY at a critical parting OF the ways
The decisions Of III 'our. as they are
favorable or uNf,vordbe In their re-
suits will be OF FAR reaching importan .
10 our whole futare"
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BERLtN. VIA London, May 2--At the
reopening of the sitting of the budget
committee of the Reichstag. Herr Won
Jagow. the Foretsn Minister. announced
that the Government has not yet come
to a decision on the answer of Germany
to President Wilson's note.
lie said that as soon ~ Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Iiolweg returned to Ber-
lin from the general military headquar-
tefs lie would give the committee def
mite information concerning the Gov
ernments attitude
He added that the Government woulo
have been willing TO make a statement
to-day concerning The important qu"s
tion. but could not because OF the rea'
son mentioned
Not only Emperor william and D.
Won Bethmann-llolwec took part IA tl.'
discussion as 30 the German answer al
general hcaduuartcrs, but also DR.. ka~
Hetferich. the Imperial Treat urer,
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DELAY EXPECTED.
Gcrmany said 10 Bc plnnning for
Time on submarine Issur.


toSpoN. May "a despatch from
Copenhagen say 'ha: according 20 re-
ports received there from. Berlin the
German reply is not expected to 20 for
ward for some time
The hoeIniSChe IoIS.eitung states
that Germanys reply VIII no' provide
for a nnal decision This. the news
paper states. depends upon President
Wilson's rcjoindey
According TO ga ENrha sgr Te.oGrapn
despatch from Amsterdam IT u believed
Ia diplomatic circles close t. German
that the German reply - the American
note on The submarine issue will be de-
l.vered ON Thursday
l. = said that the note probably viii
not pe a iiual reply, FOR Germany may
make counter proposals concerning tho
establishment OF new rules o. submarine
warfare
II is suggested IN political circles, the
despatch says, that the King of Spain
viii De asked 10 arbitrate or ,he sub
marine question between the two coun-
tries
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My answer 10 all this Mr. Asqulth
sad. lis that u thcrc have been mis-
takes or blunders. and perhaps both in
policy and strategy. our contribution. the
contribution Of the United Kingdom and
the empire 20 the common cause has
grown and is growing steadily. month by
month. and is create at this moment
and better directed than ever before.
The naval and military situation of the
Allies has never been So good AS /, is
to-day"
He stated tina, the Cabinet had de
cided tina, quick provision Of the men
included In the bill introduced last v.el,
and also 2o0.0O unditcsted married men
was essential These, Mr. Asquith said,
were unattainable by mcaas of the pres
ent machinery. but We're available, and
Therefore it was the duty OF the count-,
TO provitie these men
The speeches of mcmhe-s of the House
last week. and particularly Labor mem.
! bers. the Premier concluded. had
strengthened his belief that there was "a
general desire in the cuuntr, to s,t,l.
the matter OF compulsion once for All
He added that he hoped tha, the BIZ n
he introduced to-mo, row would cffec,
this.
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CONCILIATORi REPLY.
Berlin Reports Answer VIII satisfy
President Wilson.

Special cable Despdich 10 THL SCI
AMSTERDAM. via London. May Lat
est advices from Berlin indicate that
there will be conciliatory reply by
Germany to the American submar!n.
note. Every newspaper with Official or
semi official standing prints editorials
preparing the people for a change. argu-
ing the absurdity OF Germany involving
herself IN "A new war by cNasprIdtlns the
United States Some oiilc.al organs even
60 SO far as to suggest that Foreign
Secretary Won JLgow be made the "scape-
goat"
The Frdnkfurt.r Zo'tUno d"nounces Dr.
Won Jagow. saying his weak and feeble
hands cannot steer TIE ship of state IN
the storm other journals with official
connections point out that icImdny's
present duty j. to defeat England ann.
which they claim - to force the United
states into war with Germany.
Tie kociHiSche /cttuHG insists tnut
rance IS aiding England IN tins am
by endcavoring t. cast suspicious III
advance upon the German answer To- the
American note. The object oi these
manruvres.' the paper continues Is Oi
course clear. England and France are
yearn.ng for complications between Ger
many and America because nothing suits
theii game better. nothing is in their
opinion more valuable TO them at the
present moment than emphatic American
support.
The fact that they have as far as
possible averted saying this directly Is
PROOF OF their cumus. 1t j. not uiuu.
t"reStlug t. sor what our enemies d. sire
i On" has only tu examine their word,
carefully ana interpret them correctly
t.en one car draw Imp'rtau, inference,
from them
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FIVE ZEPPELINS RAID
NORTH ENGLISH COAST
Yorkshire and Southern Part
of Scotland Attacked: Bombs
Dropped: No Details.
>prc,0i Coble Despntch 10 Tur sr>


LONDON. May 2.---Five Zeppelins an.
peared over the northeast coast OF Eng.
land and the southeast coast of Scotland
early tonight.
II Is known that the raiders dropped
few bombs in Yorkshire. but the ex
act area covered by the aircraft and
the damage done by them hate no, been
reported.
The official announcements Of the raid
.s az follows
The commander in chief of the home
forces reports that Ave hostile air.
ships attacked the northeast coast OF
England and the southeast coast ~
Scotland tonight
a few bombs were dropped in York.
shire. No details are as yet at hand
concerning the casualties and damage
ON the nights OF Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday OF last week Zen
pelins dropped bombs on the English
coast, but according to the official re-
ports only one man was injured and
no deaths resulted from the attacks
A combined Zeppelin and German
cruiser squadron attack on Lowestoft
and Yarmouth on Tuesday morning
resulted in four deaths. No military
damage was caused In either town.
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GEORGE v. KNIGHTS CESAR.
Henson, In Costume. sum mOned to
Royal Box In Theatre.

Special cable Despofch 10 THE srN.
LoStoN. May 2.-In honor OF the ter
centenary of Shakespeare a company Of
the foremost actors and actresses pre-
sented Julius Caesar at Drury Lane
Theatre tonight After the performance
a pageant OF Shakespeares works was
given. The performers included Mary
Anderson and Ellen Terry.
King George and Queen Mary were
in the audience. which was composed of
many prominent people. More than $4,000
Sl3.o00) was realized FOR the Red Cross
fund.
King George summoned +. r. Benson.
tho actor-manager to the royal box aud
knlghted him IN the costume OF Caesar.
He has been responsible for twcnty-six
of the annual Shakespeare festivals at
Stratford-on-Avon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-03
MRS. HOLMES DOG CATCHER.
Daughter Of W. ". Ivins IL Named
nj Freehold, y. i.

FREEHOLD, y, j., May 2.-Mrs william
:. Holmes. daughter OF the late William
NJ. Ivins, is to be the official dog catcher.
The Board OF Town Commissioners ap-
pointed her last night. She will serve
without pay.
Airs. fiuim, explained .ha: she had
taken care of many homeless dogs and
when no owner appeared had them
humanely put out OF the way. She de-
sired the appointment to avoid any com
plicatio ions at law. she said.
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Extra Duties Britain Assumed.

The Premier pointed ~ tat there
We're two conditions of iii tations 10 re-
crui,ing that applied to Great Britain,
but not to other Allies-ihe mantle
nance of the supremacy ~ the seas by
means OF tine English navy and merchant
marine. and the financing OF the other
Allies.
lie minimized the military importance
Of III. capture OF Gen. Townshend = army
AZ Kut-el-Ama;a. In reply 10 the attacks
mad. on the Government on this account.
and In other connections. the Premier
requested the House to look up the
spec ch.s delivered in the House during
other national crises.
lie asserted that L would be disl 1vrrod
tina, the same ,harees had been made
charges o' procrastinat.on. indeclsiun.
half hearteIness and delay. The same
call for n savior of the country or =
combination ~ sav.ors had been ma de
MANY times before. he added
The people. according To the Premier,
at one time were told that the civilians
Ia the Cabinet had oyerrSilcd the military
and naval experts, as WAS quite wrongly
said in the case os the pardanellcs eXpe-
dIt!on. At another time, he sad. as he
believed the people would he told IN the
case Of Mesopotamia I, would be said
that the civilian members OF ii. Govern
men, were TOO subseryient tn the military
ADVISERS.
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BERLIN. April 20. via London. May q
The Prussian Minister OF the Interior.
the police and the military authorities
of berlin have issued official noriccs II
drastic measures which are impending to
nut an end to price juggling in this
rity For some time complaints have
bccn increasing that many lines OF food
stuifs reached abnorrnal prices only 10
disappear the moment the authorities
listed maximum price figures and made
II a crime to sell higher.
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IOLLEY AFTER VOLLEY
FIRED INTO THE MOB
Defenders u pulse Attacks at Ed
Rar Thomson steel Works. .

r'rrsPrEG. May Two men killed.
fc-r probably mortally wounded and a
score o. more hurt were tn. results Of
..ot at the Thirteenth street entrance
~ ;he Edgar Thomson steel Works at
Brdddo,H this afternoon. when strikers
Valleys. In trying to enlist the Thomson
employees IN the fight for an eight hour
Gay. charged the plant and fought
sneriN deputies. company guards and
Coal and Iron police. The men killed
sni INJURED we're all Of foreign birth.
owing 10 the serious situation Gov.
BlNmbaurh has ordered the Eighteenth
Infantry, National Guard: the Governors 5
Troop, sheridan Troop, Sunbury Troop
hHd II Troop OF Cavalry for immediate
OUT ~ Eiaddock and the vicinity. The
Tenth Regiment National Guard. Is or
oeled 10 hold itself in readiness for a
call
Ana Bell. IA. young woman leader OF
t1f - NInS Westinghouse employ ees.
Wa arrested tonight ON the charge OF
murder growing out of the Braddock
rott.
I| ~, face Of a ire from rifles and re-
''.H .*, the strikers. after retiring from
their lrst attack with two OF their num-
De- "ad and a half dozen injured, at
't,N'd tho plant second time and were
- I-'d after on, Of the worst battles
II. history "f Allegheny county's in
a. ual j ~turbances.
I'.'' 'id'nS Themselves behind steel
u'r'- dId IN small outhuildings ten feet
l"Sli' N" plant wall, the de puties and
dt directed yolley after volley into
la t'.bS % the strikers. and the latter
~ s,uhbprnly, Ietreated under the
No. carrying some aud leaving Other
u iyi members Of their ranks strewi
a''.' the ,.uancc to the plant.
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"srrnInn,s Duty"

The HGmbfrOcr FrcmdcubirG insists
! tnit Il Us Gemauys duty TO oppose
England : attempt {" bring about var he
tween Germany and the United states
and insists upon the Importance OF Tcu-
tone pea" with America This paper
SaN,:
| There is scarcely any serious diver.
gene" -! opinion among rs a. tu our
desire 10 keep pcaC" with America 90
far a. "a T. consistent with our honor
and our interests. The issue is some
1 thiuc more than the mere poss bility o!
coming 70 an understanding with Amer
( lea The isSu" AT stake is whether or
not to give England after twenty one
months OF war the triumph of gaining
/ over To- the side OF our enemies the
greatest neutral Power
| "W. therefore shall not formulate oir
reply to America in terms such as are
desired by England. We shall iud our
way after cool dclibrration. neither ig-
noring nor fearing the issues Of this
/ serious situation.
! England has from the first. with an
ey" 10 us. assumed an attitude con.
sciously calculated 10 strengthen those
| among us Who advocate a spirited policy
and - encourage the inexperienced and
foolish among Us with a premature sense
OF triumph
| Titus the magnitude Of German sub
/ marine successes has been enormously
exaggerated in order that We might
say What do we care abou, America
| II England has such a fe;.r for our sub
marues''
Again. the English papers which re-
ceiNe their inspiration from Downing
street never ceased repeating that moth
I iug will come out of th. !ut.rmiuabl.
exchange Of notes between GERMANY and
America, for President Wilson is irri-
tat"d by such n want Of confidence on
the part OF his patrons of London
when he launched his ultImatum
against us the English press began tell
irg us OF the numerous obstacles which
President Wilson's warlike policy was
raising In America. This too was IN
tended Ia make us arrogant"
The semi-official Bcriinsr Neue Core
sp0ndcns says:
The crucial point Of our decision lies
In the question How can We b,si and
most quickly achieve our victory over
our enemies in the case Of a compro.
mise and a subsequent weakening of a
very valuable weapon against England
and greater facilities for enemy trade
or in the case OF break with America
and the subsequent immediate support OF
all our enemies with money. arms and
munitions from Government factories
and recruitment of troops In the United
states. new strength for the inwardlN
disrupted Entente. diScoutcnt on the ma RI
OF our own allies and greater difficulties
in the way Of our economic revictualirs
from neutral countrlcs""
The trend OF German feeling is bes,
expressed IN an editorial article In the
| Duesseldorf Gcncrdidusei0cr which is re.
printed in many papers and is prom
inenuy displayed in the I0ruaeItS
The article says
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silent Prayer Appnrcnt.

How could you assume that" she re-
piled II am simply considering every
phase OF the matter Reasons and
arguments have been presented Ia me
that | never thought of before aud
cannot tell YOU Tonight what ! shall
do. ! am not keeping anything secret.
Reporters who have been here before
viii tell YOU that am free spoken.
realize that 1t is matter of tremendous
interest and importance. but ! shall not
keep the public waiting long
So whether Miss Kitching will decide
to accept the money for hcr own or some
other use one cannot tell She would
not discuss her deliberations. but il was
apparent that many silent prayer for
guidance and inspiration has gone ur
ont of that little hall room in the Bank
street house,
Charles Mcpermot,. counsel to the
Hamilton Trust Company, who did not
know yesterday whether Miss Kitching
would still refuse the estate, said that
if she persisted In her original intention
tho Surrogate would probably direct
that the money he placed on deposit for
her for about six months and then bs
turned over TO the city Chamberlain or
the State Comptroller The Surrogate
office has never had to dispose OF 50
novel question.
The claims rejected by the appraiser
were these: Long Island College Hos.
pital, 100000, brooklyn Children's Aid
society, $4,000, Brooklyn Hospital
$4,000 House of 81 Giles, the Cripple
$4,000 Annie \. Ingalls,. $4,000, and
claim OF an alleged half uncle
Charles J. Ripley" /, is Understood
that there is another claim being pre-,
parcd for 'hc Wayside Home for 81 3 900
Ripley lived an extraordinary life
Ur:!! twenty wears ago. when he retired
he was a clerk in the Bank Of New Yorl
for about forty years. and his desire tc
die rich caused him to lead II life nj
skimping and saving. lie amassed his
fortune through lending money on smal
mortgages.
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\ More Hopeful View

The situation presented slightly
more hopeful aspect to-day in view OF
press dispatches from Berlin that the
German note had been completed and
that IL WAS believed IN Berlin that IL T.
so framed d~ to avert The chances OF y
diplomatic break
Some officials We're inclined 10 inter-
pret this is meanlnG that Germany Will
at loaSt temporarily abandon her pres
cut submarine campaign against COM
mcrCc carriers in the war zone pending
further negotiations on IN" issue.
other Officials, however, wer" not So
hopeful They point out that Germany
may regard counter proposals ur u
comprom.s. ~ hopeful, whereas IL il
generally conceded here that the Pr.si-
dent Will not compromise on the main
issue.
The lull IN submarine activities in the
war zone has again caused comment hy
state department officials. Neither
Ambassador Gerard nor Count vou Bern
sturff has intimated to the STATE De
partment that German submarine COM
manders have been Instructed To refrain
from their Illegal methods while the
present negotiations are under consider
Officials here that the submarine cam
paign is not being pushed a. before
This has led To the hclicf in certain
quarter. here that Germany has issued
confidential Instructions To submarine
commanders temporarily to halt their
attacks AGAINST mcrChH!r, shlps hul IL
tOHtMpCi on So,uRd idOC
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BIBLE QUOTATION ON MINES.
"Christ IL Risen" inscribed on Ex.
plOsives In BLACK sea.
SD.cidi cable Despatch 10 THg su,

PETRoGRAp, May "A CHASTITY Easter
toke on the part Of the Bulgarians or
their allies is reported in an official
statement issued by the Russian War
Office to-day. The statement says:
I'm the Black Sea We discovered a
mine feld. The mines were inscribed
Christ is risen In Bulgarian"
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STANFORD RETIRES JORDAN.
Makcs Him cha ncrIlOr Emc ritus ~
lniversity.

rALo ALTO, cal. May 2-President
Wilbur of stanford University announced
to-day that Chancellor David Starr Jor-
dan has been retired with the title of
Chancellor emeritus.
The announcement was made a. Q
meeting of the Academic Coun,il.
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AWARD FOR EYE LOST IN PLAu.
Conn nsatiO Of worker Hurt
while SkyIarktng IL Upheld.

ALBANY, May o.-The workmen's COM
pensatlon act was broadened further
by the Court Of Appeals to-day IN a
decision holding that "A workman en-
ployed In brewery who lost his eye
while skylarking with fellow workman
was entitled to compensation. sustain
ing the verdict OF the Compensation Com
mission.
city brswery< his eye when a fellow
workman. iP-fuN threw out his arm
and mis- finger entere1 Heitz's eye, caus-
ing injury WHICH rnSTe its removal nee
Z ssary , o
The upstate Public Service Com
mission was directed to hear the appl-
cation Of the Ulster and Delaware Rail
road Company for permission to increase
its mileage book rate from two to three
cents
The court directed the appointment OF
n referee to ascertain the extent Of the
damage caused by the erection OF OBJ
structions on Midland Beach, Staten
Island. by the Midland Beach Railroad
Terminal Company upon the property OF
Sarah II. Barnes,