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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
GERMAN PLOTS
ALARM SENATE
Continued from page I

would sanction a costly waste Of blood
and treasure in an attempt 10 prevent
an European or Aslatlc nation from
gaining a foothold IN some remote part
of South America, for example. They
argue from this viewpoint that navy
and army OF sufficient size 10 defend
the United states and its possessions
are all that is necessary.
Official reports disclose the extent Of
the hold Germany has obtained upon
Paraguay. which, although minor re-
public of South America, IS rapidly de-
vcloDng IN Importance. The United
states recently established an indie
pendent legation IN Paraguay and sent
as the first minister Daniel +. Mooney,
Of Ohio.
Il appears that the ParaPusyan army
has been organized and trained By ten
German army officers who were as
signed by the German military stat
under an agreement with the South
American republic and placed on the
payroll Of Paraguay a. a salary OF 3d.
600 each German commercial exDan-
sion in Paraguay followed the advent
Of the German army officers.
When the European war broke GU
Germany withdrew the officers from
Paraguay. but not until arrangements
had been made 70 return them when
peace snail be restored. The sscen-
dancy of Germany in the councils of
the government of Paraguay IS such
that. at the behest OF Berlin, contract
for the supply OF millions OF dollars
worth of Paraguayan products 10 the
Entente Allies were cancelled only a
few months ago.
II also transpired that the army OF
Chilli has been trained by German Of.
fcers. who obtained the adoption OF
the German war helmet and a German
type of military uniform. The CHILEAN
army also adopted the German goose
step" Il is expected that the Senate
will be in possession OF detailed re-
port Of German operations IN Chill
within few weeks
The memorandum upon German ac-
tivitics on the island Of St. Thomas. m
the Danish West Indies. says IN part:
They have a great part Of the island
under lease from the Danish govern
ment. They have built tremendous
vharves al ST. Thomas. and at the be
ginning of the war were IN a position
10 establish a coaling base there that
would supply n large fleet Of warships.
The excuse that they gave was that
they wanted 10 establish a coallng sta
ton for merchant vessels that had
passed through the Panama Canal. The
fact that st. Thomas is out OF the route
OF vessels TO and from the canal and
that such vessels would quite naturally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14

ton account Of the marlborough Rapid
Transit Company In the nature OF
bonuses and other items, which can
only have the effect of depicting the
sum II will pay for construction. there
by increasing the sum the city will
have to pay. The total amount SO
charged is s327.405. representing out
lays by that company prior to the
signing OF the contracts.
Nothing More Can BE Charged.
Nothing more OF this character can
BE- charged under the contract, because
the time in which the company could
make a claim or fle an appeal from the
decision Of the Public Service Commits
sion has now passed. Under the con
tracts. which were well and carefully
drawn 30 cover provision for just such
items. the Public Service Commission
has exclusive authority in determining
what amount shall be charged. and the
company or the city lthe Public Ser
vice Commission) can appeal from such
determination and send the matter 10
arbitration
This amount Of 1927 .405 consists OF
- -Sfffp Apt q = ll4ftiils hiA Fufti lu
tendence, every item Of which has been
fully checked over by the Public Ser
vice Commission; $4,000 the partial
compensation OF the auditor Of tho rail-
road; $4,000, legal expenses, and sl25,-
600 for administration.
when the application for this last
allowance was made 70 the Public Ser
vice Commission IL WAS 10 cover the
salaries and incidental expenses Of the
general officers, together with the sal
aries and incidental expenses Of their
stats. amounting TO 81 ,532 900 On this
last large figure the only allowance
made was Sl25,00O. Whether this
Sl25.O00 has been used 70 pay the bonus
10 Mr.. Shonts the Public Service Com
mission does not know. II 10 were so
used ! would regard IL as an improper
allowance. but If the sl25,000 is an al
'owance on account OF the expenses o.
the executive officers and their stats
during the period Of four years while
he subway negotiations were pending
can see no objection whatever to il.
"ln the case Of the Brooklyn Rapid
transit the city allowed the company
.217I14. and has charged against its
.wn construction account for roads 20
,e operated by the Brooklyn company
z. 6,30l. or nearly ten times ss much.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
Later in the 1vcning John returned

Later in the Svcnins John returned
alone"
Small Girl Talks.
Little Louise Lcgno. seven years old
talked innoccntly with tho detectives
and newspaper men. She said thHu
Crones and Allcgrini were both tnerV
for Sunday dinner. and that they TAXED
together al one end OF the table IN
low voice. They talked in French she
said, but she did not know what theS
said. After dinner, Louise declared
they left together, "to 60 TO the movie
theatre" She said she had not seen
Crones since.
High lights in Croncs's actions dur
ing the few days just prior TO MS "lS-
appearance stand out as follows;
Sunday. Feb. 6.-Crones appears AT
Lcgno home in afternoon during ON
ner and later goes out with Allegrini.
In the evening both appear at the nome
Of Mrs. May Zeigentus, where Crones
has room. They so up TO the ROOM
according TO Mrs. Zeigenfus, who -
also known as Mrs. Howard, and re-
main there for about fifteen minutes.
Then Allegrini leaves.
Wednesday, Feb. 9.-Crones appears
nervous He goes 10 work at the UNI
versity Club, where ne prepares stock
for soup which is TO be served at the
banquet the following night.
He leaves al s:l3 o'clock in the even
ing. according 20 employees. Since then
he has not been recognized.
On the Day of the Crime.
Thursday. Feb. l0--Jules Chanay,
head chef at the club, calls up Mrs.
Legno in the morning and asks for
Crones, who used 20 room there. he is
told that Crones left in December "be
cause II was too cold" and then the
chef asks Mrs. Legno 10 go TO the Zie-
genius house and see if the missing
man is there.
Mrs. Legno goes. and finds Crones
has not been seen since the preceding
evening. She reports this 70 Chanay
Thursday night the soup is served and
the guests are poisoned.
Friday. Feb. 1l.-Nothing is seen OF
Crones, but in the afternoon the tele-
phone in the kitchen rings and a voice,
believed TO be that Of the missing man,
says that Crones is i'll and unable TO
work. Friday night Harry J.Doherty,
OF the University Club. with private
detectives, raids Crones's room. discov-
ering laboratory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
DEFENDS CITY'S
SUBWAY DEALS

work represented In the dual subway
contracts.
eve have right 70 insist and
FOR ono intend TO DO 30 hat il the
Thompson committee wishes 20 60 into
the details Of the dual subway system
tho discussion should be upon the ex-
act provisions of the contracts and
not upon unrelated correspondence and
financial transactions dating back a
number Of years before tho contracts
were signed. The thing that binds the
city and the companies IS the contracts,
not conversations that took place be
tween railroad officials and bankers
several years before these contrarts
were made and also believe that the
committee should call 90 the stand
those VINO made these contracts and
who arc familiar with their provisions.
Big Deficits Expected.
ut was never contended that the re
ceipts of the new So TEN would be suf-
ncient within the frs. few years Of
operation TO pay the railroads and the
Citys charges upon the new invest
ment The tables Of figures upon
which the contracts were predicate
showed conclusively that, making cal
culations based upon the most conser-
favorable assumptions, there
would be deficits IN the interest and
carrying charges upon the railroads
money, and that 10 you'd be some
seven or eight years before this dcncit
rould be entirely wiped out, and that
following this 10 would be a number
# year before tho receipts Of the sys-
en- would be- sufficient 10 pay up al
he deficits that had accumulated upon
he c.ty's account for new investment.
"Thc contracts ere made with this
~ view. There was no lsapprehen-
ION. 10 misunderstanding. no igno-
ance of this big fact. and all Of this
vas the subject OF tho most earnest +
ublic discussion before the contracts .
we're signed.
at is said nat huge amounts are .
'eing charged 10 the subway construc- |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14

imaginable may suffice TO scratch one
more from the list q the missing
But all tho work OF the department
ia not grewsomc. Many runaway glrls
arc returned TO their parents lew
hours after they have been reported
lost. others have been put IN good
homes when their own have proved on
investigation to he unworthy, and many
a romance of youthful clopement
leads under the chsperonage OF the
police 10 the marriage license bureau
nj CITY Hall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
Fight Proposed Garbage Plant.

Declaring that the propoed S2.5OO,O 600
garbage disposal plant on Riker's ISL
and would menace health and ruin real
estate values. IL was announced yester-
day that all the civic organizations Of
the Borough Of Queens would combine
10 fight the proposition. The organiza-
tons contend that even If the plant is
odorless, there is no provision made 10
Kill the odors arising from the floats
carrying the refuse 10 the plant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
History Talk for Sufragists.

The Political Equality Association,
Of which Mrs. o. n. p. Belmont rs pres o.
dent, will hold a meeting at headqusr-
ters. Is East Forty-hrst Street, tonight
at s o'clock Henry jaeger will speak
on "The Economic Interpretation Of
History" The public IS invited.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14

Place your order now for your Thanksgiving flowers. Winter e Pond Phone ~. Nl4.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
CHARGES MADE BY GERMANS THAT ALLIES ARE MS TREATING THOSE
 IN PRISON GAMPS FOOD SHORT AGE

is pitiful. We have heart rending reports from one camp on the Mu. rom railroad. where in D small shed with room for DO persons, 15O to 200 war prisoners were housed. half naked end forced to do heavy la- bor, In consequence of this barbar- ious treatment some have died and others have declared that they were unable 10 stay in the same house with the corpses. but the command CT declined to bury the dead"
 Herr won Boehn. Conservative member, stated that a while ago de- renseless German war prisoners were shot by French under the command of French officers
 Major General Freidrich stated that the German authorities gladly would close the camp where British civil prisoners are interned and would release them ar provided England would accept the German proposal and exchange an civil pris. oners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
NOTICE
Department of the Interior )
 Jnitcd States Land Office )

Department of the Interior ) United States Land Office )
 Juneau, Alaska, October 2S, 1916.
 Notice is hereby given that Simon | c. Stevenson of Juneau, Alaska, who on October 2, 1914. filed homestead application No. O1725 for the land em- braced in U. S. Survey No. 1OS2, has filed notice of his intention to submit proof to establish his claim to said land beforo U S. Commits sioner R. W. DeArmond at his of- flee at Sitka. Alaska, where said applicant will appear as principal and witness, on January 31, 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m, and on the same day before the Register and Receiv- CT at Juneau, Alaska, at 10 o'clock a. m., where two Of the following named witnesses will appear to sub- init testimony to.wit:
 Thomas Knudsen, Henry Hansen, Thomas Thorsen and Andrew Brown, all of Juneau, Alacka.
 Said survey, containing 51.30 acres is located about 5la miles northwest of Juneau Alaska, on the northerly portion of Douglas Island 0nd on Gas tineau Channel, more particularly de. scribed as follows, to-wis:
 Beginning at Cor. No. NJ. c. on limo of ordinary high tide Gastineau Channel, W. c. due south 224 chs whence U. S. I. M No. 381 bears N. 59' 6 E. 129.74 chss thence due g. 27O5 chs, to Cor. Mo- 2, thence due w. 1437 chs, to Cor No. M. C.. on said line Of ordinary high tide, thence N. 26.95 chs. to Cor N 4. M C. on said line, thence meanderng said line. CD N. 99e 3O' E. 3.6O chs. @ N. 1So 45' E. 5.76 chains; (3) N 1O' 15' W. PFC chains; (O s. 61' SO' S.O4 chains; (5) s. S5o 45' F. 719 chains; (6) N. 6Go 3o' D. 3.S2 chains; CD s. 15o 45' E. POS chains; (S) S. 24o 15' W 3.11 chains; (9) S. 47' 15' w. 191 chains; QO) s. 84' 45' F.. I.7l chai.s; GID s. gro 8O' w. 3.1S chains; to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning. Mag. Var 31' E.
 c. B. WALKER, Register. First publication. Oct, 2i. 1916. Last publication. Jan. 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
VACANCY CHARGES PLACED
 AGAINST THREE PERSONS

Three persons in Juneau were ar. rested last night on A charge of be- tug yagrants and will be tried in the city police. court. At present all three are out on bonds Ed Hardy who has been around Juneau for several years, J. A. Barry and Camille Raymond, are the three ar rested.
 Chief Harding stated today that with the winter months coming on there is always a large number Of yagrants in Juneau and that a viz orous campaign will be started at once to clean up the town. Others who have no visible means of sup. port will be brought up within a short time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
Personal Mention

Al. shyman, the we'll known rep Iresenntive of the Sehwabacher Hardware Company arrived from the westward on the Alameda and is at the Alaskan.
 A. Greenbaum, owner of the Par. isian. has returned from a business trip to Cordova and other westward cities.
 Herb C. Conway formerly one of the owners of the Mecca Bar re. turned from the westward on the Alameda. He had been in business at Mccarthy during the summer.
 R. O. Buack. of Champaign. mi. nois. who left Juneau recently bound for Nome over the trail from Cordo- va and through the Interior, was forced 10 return on account of the impossible condition of the trail aud arrived here on the Alameda. He is at the Gastineau.
 w. R. Smpman, of Cordoya, ar- rived yesterday on the Alameda and is at the Gastineau Hotel
 4. B. Cooper, connected with the post office at Cordova, is in the city. having arrived yesterday on the Alameda. He is at the Gastineau and expects to leave tonight on the Prince Of Wales for soiourn at the Sitka Hot Springs.
 Rev. Guy D. Christian and Mrs. Christian are returning to Juneau on the steamer Humboldt. Rev. Chris tian has been attending the Episco- pal conclave o St. Louis while Mrs. Christian has been visiting in the East
 Charles H. Thielhe. formerly em- ployed at Treadwen but for the past year a member of the Alaska-Juneau force. left on the Prince Rupert last night for the south where he will spent a vacation.
 Gerald J. Dermoly, captain of the baseball team at Perseverance last season. left on the Prince Rupert for a visit to the States
 R. C. Wilcox, known as Babe" by his fellow workers at Perseyer- ance left for the south on the Prince Rupert last night.
 A. C. Ingram, former cashier Of the Alaska Electric Light 6 Power company. left for the south on the Prince Rupert. He recently re. signed from his position with the Light company and will settle in Los Angeles.
 Mrs. w. D. Kesselring, wife Of ;he foreman of the Juneau Street Department left for the south on the Prince Rupert
 J. D. Wenstein. of the Alaska Fur niture Company left on the Prince Rupert for the south on business.
 Mrs. Pct Lynch, wife of the dia- moud drill contractor, returned on the Alameda from Latouche where she has been with her husband who has charge Of a large crew of drill CTS there
 Mrs. b. F. Burbach, wife of Man ager Burbach Of the Alaskan Hotel, left for the south on the Alameda for a visit to friends and relatives
 F D. Labbe. representing the Mar. sholl-Wells Hardware Company, who has been making a business trip Gel fhp Westward returned on inc Ala. meda.
 Charles Johns, of TacomaS"~leputy collector of internal revenue. return
 - "
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14

ed from Che westward on the Ala meda
 Jack Groover and wife, of Los An- geles, are in the city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
NATIVE ARRESTED FOR
 DESERVING HIS FAMILY

Charlie Williams, a Native, has been arrested by the Federal off cers on the charge of deserting his family at Taku Harbor recently and leaving them In a destitute condition and with no means of support.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14

EMPIRE ads have thousands Of readers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
Russians Are Accused of Brutal Treatment of Prisoners Fallen
 in Their Hands.
CASES CITED
French Camps Are Also Involved - Prisoners
 Reported to Have
 Been Shot Down.

BERLIN, Nov 14.-The Reichstai is discussing the treatment of war prisoners. Prince von Shoenaich, of the National Liberty party. says the Overseas News Agency made a report on the proceedings of the committee which considered that question as follows:
 With great sadness and profound indignation the committee took no- tice of the great sufferngs of Ger mans made prisoners. This is es- peciany true of Russia, where nu- merous cases of brutal treatment have been proven, and also in Brit ish camps, from which there are nu- mcrous complaints The prisoners often are forced to work under de- grading conditions and are forced to labor in 40 degrees of cold or under burnish hot sun, and often physical brutality is added to this. The food in many places is most scanty. deficient and badly pre- pared"
 Prince von Schoenaick acknowledg- ed the kind eXertions of the Holy See to improve the fate of the pris- oners. continues the news agency. Matthias Erzberger, leader of the Clerical Center expressed thanks to the Pope and the population of Switz- erlond for humane actions toward war prisoners.
 The whole House agreed, said the agency. when it was stated that be- yond any doubt Germans would be- glad if their coutrymen made pris- oner Were treated everywhere as well as war prisoners were treated in Germany
 Joseph Emmel. Socialist member. from Alsace, said the French govern ment had failed Co execute loyaly it's agreement for the release ot hostag- es from Alsace and that the action of the German government in deter mining on retaliation by sending 200 French men and women Of repre- sentative families from occupied French districts to Germany was. therefore. justified.
 Herr Bruckhol, a Radical mem Der, stated that Germans who were staying in France at the outbreak of the war all were informed and that this was absolutely in violaoitn of the law or nations. He added "Thc situation of our countrymen made prisoners in foreign lands Isl bad. partly very bad. recall only the treatment Of our brave submar inc crews in England and the con ditions in the French camps some of which are horrible Great indigna. t,on was aroused because our coun- trymen made prisoners were sent tol Northern Africa and directly in the tropical districts. The treatment of those in tropical camps, especially was incredible. The German gov einmcnt deserves high praise for the aiI which its uninterrupted eX estions has given them. The worst camps HOW are evacuated.
 "Stm worse conditions prevail in Russia. especially in Siberia where the food is absolutely insufficient ! where prisoners lack even clothing l and where the sanitary organization !
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-14
WORKiNGMEN

Have you tried the a Ia Graf Grocery. lt's different. The priees are right. Opposite City Dock tf
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01
Closed All Day Today


Temperance Union will give a public
reception at headquarters, 522 Sixth
street northwest, today from to 8
p. m. The committee in charge is COM
posed of Mrs. Francis A. St Clair,
chairman; Mrs. Bella NJ TRULY, Mrs.
Mark Tyndall, Mrs. A. A. Arthur, Mrs.
Alvin Day. Mrs. W. W. Howard. Mrs
Edna Proctor. Mrs. Florence Fear
now, Miss Gussie Nichols, Mrs. S. A.
King. Mrs Woodbury. Pulslfer, and
Mrs. B. B. Whalen. The State officers
also will receive and will be assisted
by Mrs. Court Wood, Mrs. Ellis Logan.
Mrs. W. E Andrews, and Mrs. John
n. SpeeI.
Charles A. McGhan, president OF the
Junior Roosevelt Club, will give q re-
ception this noon to the members Of
the organization at his residence, s&2
sixth street northeast The boys viii
send a card of New Year greetings to
Col. Theodore Roosevelt -, -
The Young Woman's Christian Asso-
citation will keep open house at head
quarters. sls Fourteenth street north
west from 5 to 3 O'Clock today. The
reception will be entirely informal.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-01
BARRETT URGES
MILITARY union
Scientists Told This Hemis-
phere Is in Danger of
Foreign Aggression.
SHOULD STAND TOGETHER
Speaker Declares Europe Will Have
No Love for Pan-America When
i .... Present War Ends.

A frank declaration that the United
States may be in danger of aggression
from abroad at the close of the European
war, and that to safeguard their own
integrity in such an event II would be
essential that the Latin-American states
ally their physical and moral forces with
those OF the United States. featured the
address OF John Barrett, director general
OF the Pan-AmeriCan Union. before the
educational conference OF the Pan
American Scientific Congress yesterday.
In his official capacity Mr.. Barrett
voiced more frankly than have any other
speakers the underlying thought and
motif Of the big gathering here and the
hope that 1t would eventually play an
important part in bringing about a de-
fensive alliance of the western world
This Pan-American Congress may
prove to be the most important pan
American gathering that has ever been
held in the history of the American re-
publics." declared Mr.. Barrett. 1T has
ccme at a critical time in world develop
ment. and the eventual practical results
which should follow its deliberations and
conclusions, may determine the integrity
and actual life OF all the American re,
publics.
Pan-Amerfca Would Rejoice.
Whatever way this war results. there
States and the other nations which
form panAmerica.
In the light of this terrible. though
regrettable possibility, one supreme
thought stands out, and that is: II a
foreign foe were to succeed in destroy
ing the sovereignty of the United
States, 1t would be only a question of
time when that foe would destroy the
sovereignty OF every other American
republic. In turn, there is no doubt
that if any foreign foe succeeded in
extending its, dominion over any con-
siderable part of Latin-America, IL
would inevitably follow that the United
States would meet the same fate, be-
cause no foreign foe could achieve such
a result except by victory over the
United States.
"All pan-America will therefore re-
joice if this conference shall give the
Inspiration for the actual evolution of
the Monroe doctrine into a pan-Ameri-
can doctrine which will mean that the
Latin-American republics, in the event
that the United States were attacke I'd
by a foreign foe. would. with all their
physical and moral force. stand for the
protection and sovereignty OF the
United States just as quickly as the
United States would stand for their
sovereignty and integrity"