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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
SWAMI GETS CLEW
TO BAFF HIGHER.UPS
Zaffarono Brothers Story Con-
Sidered Key to Mystery.

Information that may soon lead 20
the arrest Of the men who instigated
the murder Of Barnet Baf, the West
Washington Market poultryman, year
and a half ago, was laid before Dis
trict Attorney Swami yesterday by
joseph ZafTarono, who. with his brother
Antonio, is awaiting trial on a charge
of having plotted the murder and acted
as wookouts" for the two gunner who
fred the shots.
Most important Of the statements
made to the District Attorney by Zaf-
farono yesterday was that when he
went down 20 the market on. the ere
hearsal' trips he saw three different
men talking earnestly with lppolito
Greco, paymsster Of the murder gang,
who was killed last summer.
The important thing about this is
that ZafFarono says he can identify
these men" said Assistant District At
torney OMaliey.
Robert II. Elder. counsel for the Zaf-
faronos. said. 81 think these men hold
the key to the situation. ] am sure
they can corroborate evidence the Dis
trict Attorney has and reveal the guilt
of cerain rivals Of Baff who were active
in raising the murder fund"
Joe Zatfarcno's story was not a con-
fession, according TO District Attorney
Swami. The prosecutor confronted the
Za'Iaronos yesterday with Robert
Hynes, from Comstock prison, who ad-
mittcd he had stolen horses for the
ZaiTaronos and even went down 20 West
Washington Market with a gun in one
Of the rehearsals 70 have a look al
Baf.
The Zafaronos identified photo
graph Of gunman who Is believed to
have helped Arichiello kill Baf. De-
tecuyes are out locking for the man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
HOUSE WAY VOTE
FOR LARGE ARMY
Agreement Made to Act
Monday on Points of
Difference with Senate.
From m. Tribune Bureau.l

Washington, May 5.-An agreement
TO vote on Monday on the three major
points Of difference between the House
and the Senate on the army reorgan-
ization bill was reached by the
House to-day. Friends of the army
have hopes that the House will yield
or at least make a generous concession,
instead Of standing firm for an army
Of 100000. The figure tentatively
agreed upon by the conferrees was
10000. The Senate voted for 100000
men.
A roll call also will be had in the
House on the volunteer army feature
Of the bill. Friends Of the state mill
tia are confident this part Of the mea-
sure will be killed.
On the nitrate plant proposal there
is much doubt. The Senate provision
is for an appropriation of sl5,O0O,OOO
for the construction of government
nitrate plant at some spot to be Sc
lected. No DOUBT exists that this spot
would be Muscle Shoals, Ala, the
choice of the army engineers. The
House, in March, defeated by a large
majority the proposal for the govern
ment to build a plant and lease it to
private interests in time Of peace.
President Wilson, however, is trying
TO line the House up for the nitrate
plant lie has told Chairman Hay OF
the Military Affairs Committee that
this provision must stay in the bill.
The Progressives Of the House, al
though they like the government own
ership and operation feature of the
Senate nitrate provision. declare that
the bill is still a grab and that 1t
would put the government at the mercy
of the dukes who own the phosphate
lands surrounding the Muscle Shoals
site, and also at the mercy of the
owners Of the patent process for the
extraction OF nitrogen from air.
Representative Lenroot, Of Wisc0n-
sin, points out that the government
viii be subject to & holdup unless the
bill is amended 20 give the government
the right of eminent domain for 'he
condemnation Of the phosphate lands
Southern Senators and Representa-
tives generally are fighting for The
nitrate provision. Senator Underwood
of Alabama, has led the fight for the
plant. Senator Smith, Of South Caro-
lima, introduced the amendment whicr
the Senate adopted providing for the
government plant and for government
operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
MRS. WYCkOFF BRINGS
ALIENATION ACTION
Asks 500, 900 of Mother.in-Law
for Loss of Husbands Love.

Greenwich, Conn, May 5.-Asking
100000 damages, Mrs. Vera +. Wyck-
Off. wife Of SpotFord T. Wyckof, Of
Stamford. has brought suit against
Mrs. Anna Mitchell, Wyckof's mother,
for alleged alienation Of affections. Real
estate owned by Mrs. Mitchell has al
ready been attached. Last December
Mrs. Wyckoff instituted suit for divorce
against her husband, asking custody Of
their child and 100000 alimony. On
December % last, while Mr.. and Mrs.
Wyckof and their son Edwin, two years
old, were living in Stamford. Judge w.
l.. Tierney. Mrs. Wyckof's counsel.
went to the house with a police escort
and took Mrs. Wyckof and the son Off
in an automobile. Mr.. WyckoR pur-
sued them and swore out an injunction,
which was subsequently vacated. His
wife does not know where Wyckoff Is
now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
Negotiations NTH Berlin
Record of Averted Breaks
New UBoat Ourages Caused Fresh Crises Just as Ques
tons Were on Point of Soution-Patience
Exhausted Said Wilson.

until July 3, and the German rejoinder
was characterized by American news
papers. not rs n note. but az an ad-
dress by Foreign Minister Won Jagow 10
the American people. II discussed
everything except the issue.
German Reply Unsatisfactory.
To that the United States replied, on
July 81, that the German note was
Every unsatisfactory" because it failed
to meet "the real differences between
tho two governments" The United
States. IL declared, was "keenly disap-
pointed" with Germany's attitude. It
declared that the United States would
continue to contend for the freedom
Of the seas "from whatever quarter
violated, without compromise and at
any cost" The American note con-
cluded with these words Of warning:
Friendship itself prompts il (the
United states Rovernment) 10 say 70
the imperial government that repeti-
tion by the commanders OF German ma
val vessels OF acts in contravention OF
those rights must be regarded by the
government OF the United States. when
they affect American citizens, as de-
liberately unfriendly"
The negotiations then came 20 such
an impasse that the controversy was
brought into the realm of informal
conversations" between Secretary
Lansing and Count Won Bernstorf.
Meanwhile the Arabic was sunk on
August 10. Coming close on the un-
successful Lusitania negotiations, 10
seemed that the United States and Ger
many had Mt last reached the point OF
a break. Then. on September I, came
the first rift in the threatening situa-
ton. Count Won Bernstorf presented
this written assurance TO Secretary
Lansing:
Liners will not be sunk by our sub
marines without warning and without
safety Of non-combatants, provided
that the liners do not try TO escape or
offer resistance"
With that. the negotiations reverted
TO the Lusitania case. Germany al
ready had agreed TO pay indemnity, but
the negotiations were delayed by a
deadlock over the words in which Ger
many should acknowledge the illegality
Of the destruction of the liner. Ger
many, unwilling to use the word all
legal substituted declaration that
"reprisals must not be directed at
others than enemy subjects"
Germany's declaration of new sub
marine policy Of sinking without warn
ing all armed merchant ships then pre-
cipltated new situation so interviewer
with the Lusltania case that President
wilson declined to close the Lusitania
settlement while the other issue was
pending, and there the whole matter
rested while German submarine war
fare was continued until the destruc-
ton Of the Sussex. President Wilson,
convinced that assurances given in the
Lusitania and Arabic cases were being
violated, dispatched another note to
Germany and went before Congress
and reviewed the entire situation. The
last United States note was dispatched
the next day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
AWAKES IN NECLIGEE
AFTER IMPROMPTU NAP
Indignant Bayonne VISITOR
Shocks Station Agent.

Bayonne, ". j.. May 6.-Twenty MIN
utes, instead of twenty years. was All
that William G.. Van Call, OF Eliza
beth, required to-day for the. purposes
OF a genuine Rip Van Wrinkle expert
ence In the New Jersey Central Kali
road station.
Van Call dropped on TO one OF me
benches to await the arrival OF ms
train. He fell asleep. Twenty minutes
later he was awakened by feeling
Of GOODNESS. His collar, tie, coat, vest
shoes and hat had disappeared. Max,
ing certain that his trousers remained
he leaped 20 his feet and toward
telephone booth, hoping that the police
might capture his fleeing clothes, or
their wearer, before they had gone
beyond the boundaries Of the state.
Then he came 10 a sudden halt.
His hands had encountered only empti-
ress in his pockets. He lacked the
nickel required 20 telephone the news
that he had been robbed. SO he de-
cided TO tell the station agent, who was
within range Of his voice.
ITS lucky you woke up when you
did or I'd have been compelled 20 ar
rest you for violating certain rules
OF decency," said that unsympathetic
individual, after listening 10 the story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06

Washington. May = Germany's
Diplomatic correspondence with the
United States on the submarine issue
has extended over nearly year, and
more than once has brought the two
countries TO a pass where the long eN-
pected break seemed unavoidable.
President Wilson has spoken pri-
marily for the inviolable rights Of
Americans and generally for the rights
OF neutrals.
Germany has been restrained by n
powerful public sentiment aroused
against curtailing the effectiveness OF
her best weapon against her enemies,
and President Wilson has been embar-
rassed first by dissension in the Cab
met ard later in Congress and By pro-
German propaganda conducted through
out the United States.
Submarine warfare did not actually
enter the realm Of diplomacy until
after the destruction Of the Lusitania'
The accumulation Of cases affecting
Americans was taken up in the first
note to Germany, which was dispatched
on May Is, 1915. 1t characterized the
attacks on the Falaba, the Cushing, the
GulAight and the Lusitania as "a series
Of events which the United States has
observed with growing concern, dis
tress and amazement."
Warning Given to Germany.
The note closed with these words:
"The imperial German government
will not expect the government of the
United States to omit any word or act
necessary to the performance OF it's
sacred duty Of maintaining the rights
of the United States and its citizens
and OF safeguarding their free exercise
and enjoyment"
On May 2s, 1915, Germany replied
with a note which covered a wide range
Of argument and was in every respect
unsatisfactory.
The note met none Of the conten-
tons Of the United States. although a
supplementary note later did ac-
knowledge that Germany was wrong in
the attacks on the Cushing and the
GulAight. expressed regret for these
two cases and promised to pay dam
ages.
While the American reply was being
framed. dissension in the Cabinet re-
suited in the resignation Of Secretary
Bryan, who contended for a policy Of
warning Americans of belligerent
ships
Secretary Lansing took Office as Mr.
Bryan's successor, and his reply 70 the
German note took issue with every
contention Germany had set up.
To that note Germany did not reply
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
WIFE, A SUICIDE, HID
HANDBOOK IN CHAIR
Husband Finds Unexpected
Fortune in Secret Places.

New London. Conn, May Mrs.
Fred II. Whitcomb. who recently COM
mitted suicide, left a considerable
amount Of wealth. which it was not
known she possessed. After her death
several bankbooks were discovered. Be-
fore she killed herself Mrs. Whitcomb,
who had been mentally unsound, told
neighbors of bankbooks which she pos
sessed, but little heed was paid 70 her.
She mentioned in particular one book,
which she said was hidden in the cush-
ion Of a Morris chair.
After her death her husband looked
at the chair cushion and discovered a
place where it had been ripped and
sewed up again. Opon opening IL he
found a handbook. He continued the
search, and in other places he found
other bankbooks all made out in tho
names OF Mrs. Whitcomb's children.
The amounts aggregated $4,000 with in
terest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
WOODS HACKERS
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
Group of Republicans Want the
General Nominated.

An active campaign 10 bring about
the nomination of Major General
Leonard Wood by the Chicago conven-
ton has been started by John s.
Stewart, Of this city. acting for a group
Of prominent Republicans. Letters have
been sent to those delegates who have
already been selected and to promi-
nent Republicans throughout the coun-
try calling attention TO General Woods
qualifications for the Office Of Chief
Executive.
Among the pungent statements in
the letter is one that Americans gem
orally recognize that he is man
who would have Mr.. Roosevelts loyal
and whole-hearted support as we'll as
that Of the leaders Of the Republican
party" II was originally intended 20
send this letter, which contains Cen
eral Woods views on the tariff and
other national issues. to delegates
only, but this plan was changed and
the letters are going out by the thou
sands TO Republicans of prominence
throughout the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
So Does Work Of SIS.
Dies SO Hours After Brother.

Ignorant of the death Of his brother,
which had occurred thirty-six hours
before in the United Hospital, Port
Chester, William Jennings died there
yesterday. Mr.. Jennings formerly
lived in Brooklyn. When his brother,
Theodore F. Jennings, died he was i'll,
and the news was kept from him, as il
was feared il might prove fatal. Will
lam Jennings was a thirty-second de-
gree Mason and member of Common
wealth Lodge, F. and A. NJ, in Brook
Ign. He leaves a wife, one daughter,
two sons and a sister,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
CUNARD GETS NEW FLEET

By an agreement announced yester-
day the Cunard Steamship Company
will take over the steamships owned
and conrolled By the Canadian North
ern Railway. which before the warNere
running from Ayonmouth and Rotter-
dam. They will maintain service be-
tween Canada and ports in the United
KINGDOM and on the Continent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06

Ny. U. PLAYS Rutgers To-Day.

New York University's baseball team
leaves this morning for its second trip
Of the season, going 20 New brunswick
to cross bats with the Rutgers College
nine. Captain Pau, Hagbloom, Woli,
Zickl, Egan, Heating, Tetelman, 1IeH-
delsohn. Connell. Draper. McCulloch,
Froitag and Mooney will represent the
Violet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
4 Question Of Neutrality.

ar the American government accepts
the note IL will mean that We are ready
to allow Germany TO continue the use
Of her submarines. provided she can
demonstrate her ability to do 30 with
discrimination. If the American gov
eminent wishes to maintain position
of honorable neutrality II will accept
the German note. II we refuse to &C
cept the note our government will
make clear that it prefers TO join Ger
many's enemies. This is a political
question which the American people
have a right TO decide.
81 believe 10 would be n very serious
matter for Germany 60 win In this war,
and ! think the United States ought TO
join the Allies rather than permit Ger
many to be victorious, but we should
make the issue clear and honest. II
we really wish 20 be neutral we have
an opportunity now. II we do not wish
70 be neutral let us join the Allies
against Germany. as we ought to have
done when Germany invaded Belgium"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-01-01

Eoeas &a UIE@,s:
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25
Village Buys Oil Machine

The street sprinkler will soon be a
relic of the past at Elbow Lake. The
village council last week bought a
street oiler and 5000 gallons of oil
and the streets will be attended to
as soon as the equipment arrives.
The oiler has a capacity of $50
gallons and cost $500. The cost of
the oil was $5.45 per hundred gallons
delivered at Elbow Lake. Those who
have investigated the matter say con-
siderable money will be saved by
using oil instead Of water to subdue
the street dust. The Elbow Lake
council have announced their willing
ness to loan the machine to any town
ship or to the county commissioners in
case these dignitaries decide to attend
to the country roads.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25

the size and number of the rat houses
have begun making their fore
casts. Alberta has one particular Did
citizen who has made a record on re-
liable forecasts but he says he will
not venture his predictions till after
Sept. Fl when the equinoxial storms
pass.
Miss Ida Jallo came over from
Odessa Monday morning to take
charge of the Alberta state bank dur
ing the absence of Banker Norby who
spent the week with his family at
Lake Minnewaska. Miss Jallo is
highly popular here and her visits
are always the signal for social &C
tivity among her friends. She is
connected with one eff the banks at
Odessa where she is in line for a
cashiers position about the first of
the wear,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25
Weinand Retires

j. A. Weinand has disposed of
his harness and shoe stocks and an
nounces that he has retired from bust
ness in Alberta. His announcement
came as a surprise and leaves the will
age without harness shop. Mr.. Vein
and is spending the week at Tintah
where his mother died recently and
where he is assisting in the settle
ment of the estate. Mr.. Weinand
and his family will remain in Alberta
for the present or till he can secure a
suitable business location elsewhere.
He feels a strong desire to GO to Mon
tana.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25
CUSTOMS IN LIBERIA.
A Land Where Mothers Teach Their
Young to Bite and Slap.

A Land Where Mothers Teach Their
Young to Bite and Slap.
An amusing incident is related by
Amanda Smith in her experiences as a
missionary in Liberia. In attempting
to gather the little children together
for a day school she made a chart Of
few of the letters Of the alphabet
and hung it upon a tree. Needing a
pointer, she picked up stick and, ap-
preaching the chart to teach, was sur
prised to see all her children running
away pellmell. They knew nothing
about the use of the pointer, but be-
ieved that the stick meant a beating.
"A stick is put into children's hands
here almost as soon as they can crawl,
and they are taught to beat instead
of to pat. The mother is pleased when
her babe learns to slap her and bite
her, and she continues the battle for
his sake. This means no disrespect
He is learning to be warrior-is
learning to be brave At times | have
been bitten hard by these warlike little
ones because they misunderstood my
European ways. But no child ever
attempted to bite me a second time.
My reception of his act was so differ
ent from that Of his parents that he
didn't care to continue the battle.
Fear often prevents a ready re-
Spouse to our efforts to carry on school
work among these children" she con-
tinues. "In one village it took three
years to persuade the people to let
their children come to school. No.
they said, our children must not learn
the white mans art, If they know
such things they will beN taken for
soldiers by the government
again, superstition holds the chill
dren back. If boy or girl who comes
to school gets sick or dies the whole
enough that our gods are angry? the
parents ask. Then the missionary
must win the children back again.
every interesting are the schools
under native teachers. Often lacking
the proper supplies. pupils have to
write their lessons on fresh banana
leaves with a whitfield stick to take
the place of pen and penholder and
the juice Of a wild tomato plant for
ink. Banana leaves shrivel up in a
day, and the lessons cannot be pre-
served unless they are constantly re-
written. A bench serves as both seat
and table. When the pupils write their
lessons they kncol on the ground and
use the bench for a desk. New York
Evening Sun
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25
Queer Story Of a BattIeship.

Graft in Russia is on such a naively
vast scale that it becomes grotesque.
Tie Russian representative of a for
eign shipbuiding concern told of a
battleShip which he personally de-
signed for the Russian government in
1905 The plans were accepted, the
steel contracted for, an army of work
ingmen assembled at Odessa and in
the course Of time it was reported that
the battleship was ready for launching.
The governor of the province person
ally broke Il champagne bottle over
her bow. and q month later she put
to sea on her trial trip Then news
came that the battleship had sunk
somewhere in the Black sea. Some one
was suspicious. An investigation was
ordered. and it developed that the
battleship had never been built at all
METROPOLITAN Magazine.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25

the home of her mother, Mrs. A. H.
Reker.
One of the Dries boys is quite i'll
at the home of Paul Scholar.
Miss Bergstrom arrived Wednesday
evening to visit her aunt, Mrs. A.
j. Nelson.
Mrs. G. Roff returned home Satur-
day after spending two weeks in the
twin cities.
Rosie Peterson came home Tuesday
after spending some time with friends
and relatives in Hancock.
Mrs. A. Cook and granddaughters
Fern Miller, went to Barry Tuesday
evening for visit with the the Will
liams family.
Mrs. AL. Williams of Barry, was
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25

Mrs. Rogers and baby, Helen, re-
turned to Chokio Friday evening after
an absence of several weeks.
Mrs. Cassidy and children returned
to their home in Minneapolis after
spending the last three weeks at the
home of E. H. Townsend.
Mrs. Pete Eohman and daughter
Lucille were Morris Wis itors Tuesday.
Ben Marty was opera ted on for ap-
pendicitis at the Grac eville hospital
Monday evening.
Miss Louise Olson returned home
the first of the week after spending
the past north at Redfeld, S. D.
Her sister, Mrs. Hugh Gilday and
baby came with her for a visit with
her parents.
a guest of friends in town Tuesday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25
PEPPERTON

Oscar Hoyer called at VIM. Bach's
Sunday.
VIM. Gausman was in Morris Mon
day on business.
Sundays rain has spoiled quite a
few Joy rides which were planned for
Sunday.
Miss Martha King of Morris, is
staying with Mrs. F. E. Andert these
days.
Rev. Hirsch left for Parshall, N.
D., after holding quarterly services
in Pepperton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Claus returned to
Minneapolis after visiting for over a
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Heick.
Frank Andert repaired the Pepper
ton company engine to have it in first
class running order when they start
threshing.
Rev. and Mrs. w. ]. Gammelien
and Rev. Hirsch and Frank Bach were
entertained at the home of VIM.
Gausman and family.
Misses Ella and Elva Causman
drove to Morris Saturday afternoon on
important business. The roads were
not very bad, they said.
The heavy rains Saturday and Sun
day delayed field work for some time.
Several planned to start threshing
the middle of the week. Moving
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25

might be little risky on soft places
for fear of getting stuck.
Luck seems to be not very good at
the Heick home lately. George has
an attack of appendicitis and Mr..
Heick is also on the sick list.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-25
A Giddx Girl.

us your daughter of a practical turn
Of mind?"
mo; she is very frivolous. Wants to
take cooking lessons instead of per-
fecttng her game of bridge" - En-
change