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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-02
FREIGHT BLOCKADE
CAUSED BY STRIKE

New York, May 2.-Thousands OF
tons Of freight are piling up ON the
wharves today, with only slight pos
sibility Of their being moved until
an agreement has been reached with
the striking tugboat hands and barge
men. Terminals OF the railroad are
checked with freight.
Freight vessels have been delayed
sailing on account Of lack OF tugs.
Much Of their freight is war NUM-
Nons for the allies. Other vessels
carry cargoes of perishable goods.
New York, May 2.--Orders calling
out every garment worker in the in
dependent shops as we'll as In those
establishments which are members OF
the Manufacturers association threat
ened complete tie-up of the cloth
ing trade today.
President Schlessinger said that
hundreds Of non-union tailors would
join in an individual. sympathetic
strike.
The longshoremen's strike is
spreading. and shipping Is greatly
affected.
Strikes Of stevedores. marine engi-
neers, 1remen, cooks. deckhands,
warehousemen and tugmen's unions
have resulted in the tie-up OF $50
harbor tugs, It Is claimed.
There is possibility that lack Of
tugs will hamper the entrance Of
four transatlantic liners tomorrow.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-02
IRISH REBELS ATTACK
POLICE AT GARRIsTOWN

Drogheda, Ireland. May "A
party OF rebels attacked the police
OF Garristown. 16 miles from Dublin.
early today. wounding four. eight
rebels were captured. The rest es-
capped. Slight disturbances occurred
In the suburbs OF Dublin and the out
lying districts.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-02
vICE-pREsIDENT RULES TO
SUPPRESS FIsKE LETTER

Washington, May 2.---on account
or It's tone, vlce-President Marshall
today ruled to suppress the letter
which Admiral F'lske wrote to the
senate, crlticizing Secretary Daniels
and answering the latter's charges
against him, Marshall sent the let
ter to the navy affairs committee.
which will decide whether to make
II public.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-02
LIVES LOST
ON BRITISH STEAMERS

London. May 2.-Thirteen persons
were lost in the sinking OF the Brit
ish steamers Aegusa and Nasturtium,
the admiralty stated today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-02
TURK TROOP SHIP SUNK
IN SEA OF MARMONA

Berlin. May "A submarine sank
the Turkish troop ship Chirketi Harie
in the Sea of Marmona. according
to dispatches today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-02

Berlin. May 2.---Fierce attacks
south OF Douaumont and Cailette
woods were completely repulsed by
the Germans after hours OF hand-to-
hand lighting. II was announced Of
fcially today. The Germans were de-
clared to have maintained all their
positions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
ROBERT HAMILTON BEARD.
First sonR Recital Here Of Amer.
team BARITONE.

Robert Hamilton. an American barry
tone. gave a first song recital in New
York yesterday afternoon at Aeol.an
Hall. His programme was unconvcn-
in arrangement. 1t began with
a group Of Brahms songs. including his
Der Nachtwandle,." followed by 'pu.
songs OF Moussoigsky. Of which three
were sung in Russian and ore IN Ter
man. Among several Yu,nSers by Rich
ard strauss We're the "Ilau.r SommeT"
and his Lied an meinen Sohn." The
closing group contained several Of Ed
ward Germans Just So Songs" and
Stanford's "Frospice."
The good musica, Judgment shown In
his choice Of songs Mr.. Hamilton also
disclosed To a certain degre. IN his per
forinancr. Nervousness Throughout pre-
vented MS doing himself iull justice
either in deliver" or ia IA. ties; of
memory Strange 10 say. h. Wa al hi.
bes, in his first group e.. songs and. In
part. in the Russian numbers. Here u.
sang with "A more. desirable ,moothnsss
Of tone and phrasing and with musical
feeling. His voice Is naturally one oi
good range and qtality and in IT.. Use
he has an average amount OF ski. The
general defects IN his work We're :, tend
ency to Inaccurate information and a lack
OF sufficient finish IN style. His euuu-
citation was clear. Nj. Hamilton IL st,l
a young singer and time may do much
for him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
PLAY SALESGIRLS
EXPECT $1,000 NET
Bellevue Workers at Gimbcl's
Bus! All Day Despite
storm.
MRS. RIDDLE TOO EARLY

one sale woman At Glmb.ls 'iepart-
terday that .uc cuuidn', get iM. aud mad
70 wait ten minutes Sh" was Mrs. Mich.
olas i3ldii.. ur, 81 the iiSty women who
are giving NJ bridge. teas. clubs and
parties this week To- work behind the
countsr 81 ,;imb-l'- for the benefit OF
the Bellevue Hospital Social Service &C.
iivitles.
M's Bddl. got there at s:l5. fifteen
m nn;es before opSnlng time. The MEM
bcrS OF lie REGULAR staff nave each .
,ard that admits tn,m at "a, bu, the
inanascm-n, had u"ri"ctrd 20 provide
Mrs. B.ol. with one
The storm rhtly th'nned cut the
thiuuy Of curiosity sreNors Yesterday.
but plenty OF buN.,~ CANE. and the thirty
amateur -ileswom.u ud we'll. one
tuiucd ia u.i Upon vita a record VI
s.uS FOR sUN huui.. and many others
sold n.aI,s ~ much Tn. h"urwalker.
Mrs. Joseph X IrG.sdal", said he exc
pe,t-d To- clean - .nni t"' the i,lieNue
Scotia. service nurk uy Saturlas. the
charity ve'> ]" ;.l cent. u. All sales,
Mrs. L.yd.y liuN' served 10 tn" mill.
h-'N d-ptrtnlrut TO-. - NAt'" though lie
Wasn't Iu.. 10 ali".tr an 'o-ddt. She
sand she Just l|ruvu'd ~ 20 get th" hang
e. 'l, iuiu. -" Viii wn'h all day
to-day Three woin'v came from
iiuhoAru. thy tra!i.. SAID. Just TO ses
Mrs. Hoyi
w" read .,hpu, her In The soy'ety
c"lumt~. and We want 20 re, q peek at
her" u. ~ ji'm Explained. NO We
cont want :" buy anything We're go.n
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
BRONX SENDS 5000
TO TEUTON BAZAAR
Borough President Mathew
son Locked Omt-Day'S
Receipts $4,000.

Everything went or an RICH, foi Bronx
night at the German bazaar in Madison
Square Garden except thai the CUES, OF
honor, Douglas Mathewson. Rorough
President Of The Bronx. who was sup
posed to start things off. arrived "A little
late and found himself locked ont in IN.
cold with several hundred others. \, an
early hour the police had ordered IN.
doors closed. as the Garden was Oiled to
capacity with BronXites and a few thou
sand others. While the Borough I'resI-
dent fused outside in the snow the com
miltes inside the Garden fused because
he had not arrived. FINALLY Mr.. Mathew
son was able to convince n policeman
81 the door that he VAS the President Of
The RronN and the door was opened wide
enough TO let him pass. The committee
welcomed him with open arms.
Besides the Borough President The
Bronx was represented by Judge George
VI :. Schulz. Commissioned John q.
BOrGsteds. who spoke "a number n,
other officials who did not speak and
about 1000 people from The Bronx. I'm.
Guiding representatives of all the der.
man and Austro-Hungaria societies and
q number Of Swiss societies. Tn. to,,I
w N"N I" u Dlit vi Inc
storm. was estimated at 80. 900, and tho
total receipts for the day, including
$4,000 which was sent in by peopl. who
could not attend, were approyimately
S23. 600.
The police las, night ordered the door,
closed AT least -four tires until the crush
In the Garden was relieved by peoplc
leaving,
To-day i scheduled as Balkan day in
honor Of the southern allies OF the Cen.
trial Powers. II among the special
guests will he Dejal Bey. the Turkish
Consul-Gencral DIR. Poulicn, attache OF
the Bulgarian Embassy at Washington
and others.
Among the musicians who have vol.
| unteered their services for the concerts
| during the remainder OF the week are
| Fritz Kreisler, Marguerite Ober. Otto
GOritz, johanna Gadski. Christ Mueller,
, Julia Kuebler. 1T Warrum. Yolanda
| Meroe, Leopold Winkler, Theodor Spierig
and Joseph Gotsch. On Sunday after
noon there will he a concert by tn" Met
| ropo,itan Opera chorus
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
o. S. FORTS RESIST ATTACK.
I'm preEnRbir. says Gen. Weaver,
After Test At Mobile.

MOBILE. Ma. March 1.-THE United
~4.'s coast for,itications are impreg-
nhtie against naval attack" declared
Zen. T.. NJ Weaver. chief of the Sea-
coast Artillery Corps. to-day, after the
tests OF the land defences at Fort Nor
gan, near Mobile.
For two days two powerful battle
sAips. the New York n the Arkansas.
with their - inch guns. hurled explo-
sIve SHELLS at ranges of 5000. 10000
and $4,000 yards against a specially
constructed target on the shore when
represented "A coast fort with a
Mounted 10 inch gun,
Stationed round tho fort were nu-
nervous figures representing coast artii-
tfvfnen. The most accurate gunners
~ m" navy, under guidance of experts.
directed the shots After $50 projec-
lies had been fired the machinery for
me operation Of the fort was not dis
'bled The war vessels were assisted
N The attack by three OF the most
powerful hSdroaerOplan es OF the navy.
Watching the tests were Gen. Will
am 'rozier. Chief OF the Bureau OF
ordnance Gen, william l.. Black.
Uhiet Of Engineers of the army Gen.
u NJ, Weaver. Chief of the SeacOast
Nrullery Corps Col. Charles q. Treat
ana thirty representatives Of the army
ana navy.
Gen. Weaver in a statement says:
The object was TO test out the ef-
"ctlveness OF certain fortiications' con-
s,ructed features when exposed to naval
gun hre Tn programme was carried
out and served to determine satisfac-
'prlN several important questions con-
ncr'ed with the construction Of coast
,otts and the degree Of efficiency OF
,S.al gun fire directed against coast
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
NOTABLES E
Representative Audience Attends
the PerfOpnsan nee At Metropolitan

Though the season of i.ent and the
call of the South may have the influence
Of depicting the social ranks somewhat
there WAS IA representative audience pres
ent last night for the operate tribute to
Shakespeare's memory.
Mrs. Ogden Gotlet had among her
guests Mr.. n Mrs. Jordan l.. Mott. and
with Mrs. william n. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
who returned recently from the South.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gifford A.. Cochran.
Mr., and Mrs. Frederic T.. Coudert were
among the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. r..
Reeve Merritt. who occupied their accus-
toned box, and Mr.. and Mrs, George
Henry Warren's guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Betts H%illhouse. Miss L.eary
had az her guests Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Rutherford. and with Mr.. and Mrs. r..
Francis Hyde vert Mr.. n Mrs. Herbert
M. Hyde.
Among others in the audience were
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Taylor Pyne, Jr.,
Miss Evelyn Witherbee. Mrs, Cyril y.
DuEmore. Mrs. Frederic Nelson. Mon.
cure Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs, Harry
Bernhard. Mr.. and Mrs, Howard Dickin-
son, Mrs. Gouverneur Kortright. Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto II. Kahn. Mr.. and Mrs. John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr., Mrs. Henry Bcadle,
Mr.. and Mrs. william A. Clark. Bertram
Winthrop. John w. Riddle, James DIV.
Cutting. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Morris. Mr..
and Mrs. william u. Thompson, Miss
Margaret Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Brown. Mr., and Mrs, Harold G.
Richard, Miss Mildred Rice. Edmund
Schneider, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clews,
Mrs. NJ. Lawrence keene and Charles T..
Sampson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
SYMPHONY SOCIETY
GIVES ITS FAREWELL
Final Concert at Carnegie
Hall Before Going on Long
Western Tour.
JOSEF NJ SOLOIST

The symphony Society's orchestra IL
strong. personally conducted by Walter
Damrosch. and with Josef HOFFMAN, as
solo player. IL departs Immediately on a
ten weeks tour to the Pacific coast.
While away Il will give seventy concerts
In sixty cities. It's farewell to New
York for the present season took place
yesterday afternoon when what may be
regarded as the first concert Of the tour
took place in Carnegie Hail.
The programme was not altogether
symmetrical. II was arranged so that
the audience nigh, hear MIR. HOFFMAN,
with and without orchestra. and this
compelled the placing of a group "
piano solos at the end. TIE concert
began with Tschaiko~sky's fifth SYM
phony. after which Mr.. Hoffman, and
the orchestra played Beethoven's r Hat
piano concerto. The final solo numbers
we're Beethoven's rondo entitled anger
Abou, "A Lost Penny Chopin's r sharp
major nocturne and I.iszt's Transcription
Of Schubert's Fri Koenig.''
Mr.. Damrosch provided u dramatic
and highly colorcd reading Of the Rus
sian composers 7: minor symphony and
demonstrated that in So far as pictorial
action was concerned he could be az tenn
peramental as any Of them. The orches-
ira played brilliantly. II Mas "A stirring
delivery Of the composition. which wears
better than some more p%retentious crca-
tons OF Tschaikowsky.
Mr.. Hofmann is in his kingdom with
B~eethoven's Emperor concerto. \
many sided piece of art. this one surely
never invites sentimental views. II is
above all things bold. masculine and
emotional In Il purely write way. with
such music Josef lIofmann is in close
sympathy. His Interpretation Of the
Emperor concerto is %grandiose. with
occasional flashes of noble tenderness.
II IL an Interpretation worthy Of the
work. Yesterday 1t seemed as IL the
great pianist scared In the last move
ment even above all his own former
flights into the region Of dra matte poetry.
IL was a splendid and uplifting reading
Of the whole work. The audience was
moved to prolonged demonstrations o.
enthusiastic approval.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
DU POINT N%OT,SEEKINC
THE PRESIDENCY, BUT.
His Friend Says Nomination
Would BE- Honor no Man
should Refuse.

c.r y, Coleman du Pow, - no, sock
d,
'ns we ''''''''' go "' WI"
to the use 81 MS name IN any state
prinor nv and has no pu.iticil ambitions,
h,,
y '''"hn :" '' unaware 'n'hni''-
tur.r said Yesterday ;Hat ii tine R'pub-
nc,, n,.t, N,r, To offer him IN, untn,.
.,, ~
'''.o" I. ' VIC" ~
IVA" 'nh, s"nn, v,sh.,.,,, ,,,,o,
"''.' .ri. = n,a,m,n. n,,'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
CAN'T GET GERMAN GOODS.
Britain RrvOk~s Permits to T.. =
ia Import Material.

loNpoN, March l3,-The british Gov
nme mas revoked a number Of per-
m!.s given TO american Importers to
ship goods from Germany which were
ordered and paid for prior to March
I, 1918,
Among the cancellations is one Of an
American firm which had ordered $780,
o0n worth of goods in Germ any before
the orders in council We're adopted.
The ground IN which the permits have
been revoked IL the discovery that let
tcrS written by American importers and
intercepted at English ports show Gin
creased orders Or agreement to pay
higher prices for tine goods.
Counsel for a number of iirrs affccte |
stated tonight that the permits had
been called in before tho buyers had
had an opportunity to present sddi-
tional proofs demanded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
OPERA SINGERS SHAKEN UP.
Delayed Two UOurs In Trtp from
philadelphia.

The principals Of the "Haeuscl und
tiret-l' company Of n" M~etrurolitan
Opera. four IN number, and thirty.nve
members ~ the ballet and chorus were
severely shaken up In an accident which
happened to tn. engine while they we're
en- route 10 New York from Philadelphia
early yesterday, A piston rod blow ont
between Philadelphia and Trenton and
the tram anne to "A sudden hall, A
delay Of more than two hours resulted.
AZ IIelel Warrum. who plays the part
OF one of the children. was boarding IL.
train At Philadelphia she tainted from,
TIN" ovcrexertion nf tine performance and
was taken into the train and revived
Among the other singers on the tain
were Albert Reiss. otto Goritz and Mari,
hatfield,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16

Rear Admiral Folgcr. retired. testified
that the i~nternational powder agree
ments had been entered INTO 10y The
German and American concerns while
h. was the chef If ordnance under the
late Gen. benjamin Tracy. then score
iary Of the Navy 1t Wa at the request
OF Gen. Tracy. the witness said that
one of the du POM family VIA sent
10 Germany To- get the formulas FOR
making brown pr.riuhtI, powder. The
contract which TIA" du Points entered
into with the isheuish WcStphal!dN mills.
he said. vas oNaUta'd and approved b
Cen. Trace. II was regarded rs mig IL
satisfactory. a" th' making of BROW
prisnatic and nitrate of ammonia pow
der had been very unsuccessful iu this
country az 10 that point.
Hudson Maxim, although admitting
that tho tinted States Government
maintained latoratorIe- for powder c>-
p.r.meuts. declared ~ to be- uutru. that
In. srok-less powder IN use now was
the result 81 experiments mad. by OIL
GERS working IA th,t" ahuraturi-s.
These officer, he said, had taken ont
Solne patents. hu' they had never h.cn
used The du Points. he said. w.r" In.
greatest puWdcr manufacturers IA IN.
world
Yes h. replied 20 81 question from
Edgar \ RYDER. dttnrnc} for r..i. Il
am ~ present az "mpiu,"r 80 ia. di
Pont compauf. but ' dor'i own IN,
stool wish ! d'd'
col. t. =. Ruoku'r. "ircpr,sii.ut ~
the du I'ont company and head of that
concerns department d"Nri"d IL me
manufacture AID al. 90 military pow
der. was put OF liz - ud l> Martin
W. I.,l'l"ton. chief ,|ot.l~s, Tor the ..-
fence. 10 r"fut. Posts ,tdrra that 70
l,a1 .N.r dam. lpN.el ftp IN .,ih.. m,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
Columbia D~bntrrs Chosen.

The debating team which Columbia
University will send to tn" Pacific coast
WAS selected yesterday. Douglas N,
Black. 'l6 James W, Danahy. ~, and
Edward NJ, Earle. ~. were chosen to
represent Columbia and uphold the neg
alive side OF the question, "Resolvcd
that the United states Mould immedi-
atsly and materially increase its army
and navy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
Green Turtles Galore.

IN tins period of lis,lessness the pro.
visions ran out n the green turtles be-
sin 70 show up Al first the Filiplnos
harpooued III" turtles. later they simply
o,erhduicl them in the ships yawl and
turned th"m on their backs and hauled
them aboard. Ira Junior and the fodder
Chsr,i. enjoyed the sport and the green
,u.'l. soup. That is why they asked
every port when they were going to
have turtle again.
From luu's Arenas. after provision
ing, ,he West sailed for Balboa. get
.'- TIER. just in tim. TO ne the last
vessel 20 20 through the Panama Canal
h"'or" n" slide came in January that
closed the great ditch 10 ma vigat!on. She
mad. more bad weather from Punta
A,o0is 20 Balboa. ani when she ar
rived at colon she needed an overhaul
'ng badly The skipper unloaded her big
r''.o rI wcU into dry dock. Then he
r'-hipr.d II, and on February rs sailed
or this port.
A. colon the skipper bought several
dozen BOTTLES Of Holland gin. sold at a
h~7rra,'. - cents a hottie. He found a
Ms FOR them when tho choon got into
I've ~la'itrio Of frost. and the Filipiros.
7.auS;Omed to the tropics and with
rtu2'. or no apparel. except a smile. he
:ir 20 SILVER. Tie ffst gave them all
80 Old clothes "" had in the slop chest.
Ten hey arrayed themselves in unn
s'.ks. but they still t,embled while
long 'A-.r trick At the wheel.
rhe skipper recalled the bargain
counter gin and went aft and applied
y ~ tie dismal looking Filipino AT the
wheel The effect. after "A prope in
'e'vll. Va, magical. Thereafter every
man o. duty at III, wheel or elsewhere
ro' a chance 70 sample the gin and AL
Fe'" quite happy.
u there j. any real green turtle soIN
20 h" htd in Manhattan the skipper Is
going % get some for those little sailor.
non that VIII try to get their land legs
hrea1uui in "A doy or SO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16

Nevertheless the opera revived last
evening after so long a silence has quail
ties which should insure II a welcome in
a repertoire - regrettably impoverished
as that of the Metropolitan Opera House
a, this day. 4 want Of success thirty
wears ago loes not necessarily signify
anything new. For m thing, THE SUNS
recorder OF musical doings remembers
quite well that the Petrnchfo OF the
American Opera Company was one Of
pond.rous and soporihc methods. That
in itself would he enough To e%xtinguish
the life Of the comedy. And taste in
opera develops. II IL by no means as
good now az Il was "a dozen or fifteen
years ago. but II may he better than 1t
was thirty years back, when people were
lust emerging from the swaddling clothes
OF the Na~plesonian nursery at the
Academy and facing the formidable
heroes and heroines OF the Wagnerian
drama.
Crue, commentators such as Malone
have thrown doubts upon the authentic
nv of The Tanning Of the Shrcw." and
fl is indeed difficult for any student
NJ shakespeare 70 believe that he wrote
much OF the cheap n empty blank
verse dialogue OF the play. But the
story has "a certain theatrical value in
thai it acts well. The English dia-
logue in the translation OF
hook sold AT the Metropolitan Is AT any
rate inconceivably worse than that OF
Shakespcare or his benehcent German
izer.
made. The author naturally eliminated
the Christopher sly episode and con-
densed the points Of progress In break
ing down KatherinP's violent obstinacy.
| TIE action OF the opera Is good. II Is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-16
DU POINTS ABSOLVED
OF TREASON CHARGE
Court Dismisscs $4,000 Libel
Suit Involving L. s. Pow
der Secrets.
JUDGE REBrKES WRITER

After hearing strong testimony for the
defence from such witnesses Az Hudson
Maxim and Rear Admiral william NJ.
Folger. former chief of ordnance Of the
United States avy Judge Julius NJ.
Mayer Of the Federal District court, yes
terday dismissed the s5O.00o libel action
brought against u. l. du Pont de Me-
mours Company by charles johnson
Post. a magazine writer.
Post was the author of several articles
published In Hdrper's Weekly in May,
1914. in which he accused the iii Pont
interests Of giving out to German powder
manufacturers secrets concerning the
manufacture of powder FOR IN" United
states Government. Thu du Pont rom.
pany sent a letter to magazine edi-
tors Throughout, the country condcinning
the articles as 'outrageously libellous'
and declaring that the editor Of the
magazine which published them had be-
come convinced of their unfairncss. Post
contended in his srir tina, the letter mad
injured him by ~prejudicing the maya
zines against his work.
In his sharp rebukr To- the plaintifl
delivered from IN. bench Judge Mayer
said that Post instead Of having been
libclled had committed libel per So
against the du Pom, interests by holding
the officials Of the company up a. trait
ors 10 their country without having first
made u fair investigation.