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DANGER AHEAD"
May Ne Another Lusitania Dss-
sster. saws the .'Fatherland."

aster, says the "Fatherland."
The next number Of the Fotheriand
will state editorialiy that the United
states is now drifting into the gravest
crisis she will have faced since the be-
ginning Of the war because OF Germany's
declaration that armed merchantmen
will be treated as warships. Inc
Fdtheridnd says
The United States Is facing to-day
the era vest crisis that has confronted
us in the present war. When every
newspaper in the country proclaimed
that our negotiations with Germany
were at the most critical stage-with
war at arms length-thc Fotherland
declared that there was no Lusitania
crisis. Events have proved that the
Fdtheridad was right.
To-day We assert with equal en-
phasis that there liz danger ahead. The
Central Powers have declared that be
ginning with the first of March armed
merchantmen will he treated as war
ships. We may he willing to eat our
own words and 10 recant Secretary Lam
sings memorandum N the subject Of
submarine warfare. We cannot expect
Germany to do likewise.
poker is not the German national
game. The Germans are not "A nation
OF buffers. Unless our Government is
sues an immediate warning against
travel on ~belligerent vessels We shall
have to face In another couple of weeks
the serious situation that "A vessel carry
ing American passengers will be sunk
without warning because such a vessel
was armed"
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AIR SERVICE INQUIRY
DEMANDED IN SENATE
~"Contemptibly Inefficient
Is Charge That RcvrrtS to
Old Scandal.

WASHINGTuN. Feb is Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas told the senate Mill
tary committee TODAY that the arny
aviation service is "~contemptlbly inefi-
cient" and made "A demand that II he
investigated without delay. He alleged
among other things that Lieut.-Col. Sam
uel Rcber. head Of the service. IL DELHI
erate,y preventing facts from reaching
HIS superiurs tending Ia show that II is
weak. and IL making no eTort to i'm
prove conditions,
senator Chamberlain, chairman OF the
committee. said tina the committee Will
act next Monday upon senator Robin-
sons demand for An investigation, He
was OF the opinion hat the m
would order n favorable report on the
resolution calling for an inquiry.
senator Robinson presented to thu
committee photographs copies of letters
which. he declared, had passed between
INut. R.ber and Capt. Arthur : towan
commanding the San pieso aviation sta
ton, which formed part OF the evidence
adduced recently nj the court-martla
of u col. Lewis T.. GNodier. judge
advocate general Of the Western De
partmcnt who was accused with chang
ing certain charges filed 10y other officers
aeains, Capt. Cowan. II was alleged
that CoWaH drew for two years thu
81 per c-nt. extra pay OF an aviator
although he vas not able to fly.
TIL. findings OF the court are now IN
tine hands Of "a special commission ap'
pointed by the acting secretary Of War
which will lay before the President wha'
action should nc taken.
Senator Robinson. In add esslng the
committee, said Capt cowar wrote "a
JIeut -t,l Hcbcr that If the service
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Letter TO Freedman

Out Of this visit grew others and witt
respect to one of them MIR. Colby read
the following letter written to Mr.. Freed.
man by Mr.. Shonts on September ID
1870:
DEAR ANDY: Mr.. Belmont and l
spent a couple of hours with the peo-
pie on the corner yesterday. They
announced that they. the National city
and the First National banks. were
prepared to get under the INTERIOR
ough securities and put representatives
Of each institution IN our board and
become publicly identified with the
property. They are willing to now
loan us the $50, 900. 900 required for
financing the elevated improvements
and extensions and on May l next
loan US the S22. OOO. 600 required to
take up the maturing q per cent. notes
now outstanding and to sell &52.0OO.-
900 5 per cent bonds at a price To be
agreed on for a fixed commission to
themselves.
While the terms proposed for the
loan seem high. they claim the price
we will get for the bonds when sold
because OF their united backing and
influence will probably be u as to
more mar compensate for the rates
they are forced to charge IL on notes
81 'Ut RANoSht W cNs'AS H"'s' s"N
permanent advantage and protection OF
their association with US. which Will
always help the property.
Augy was rather OF the opinion that
We had better go on and trade with
the Pubic Service Commission without
making positive provision for the
money, thinking we might makea little
better settlement with these gentlemen
later on. l not only doubt the wis
dom of our closing with the Public
Service Commission until after We are
fully financed. but also doubt our abi!-
ity to mak better terms tina those
proposed, For as you know this COM
biration not only makes the strongest
financial group in this country. but
probably in the world. and ! think
they fully realize their influence and
power.
do not think it prduent To write
more than is contained in this letter.
and wish very much you could be with
US, for I believe the situation Is SUCH
~ to require the earliest and most
careful consideration.
Very truly yours,
r. +. SHoNrE.
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5 DIE AS ACID PLANT GOES UP
StN Others Hurt IN EspIo.iou Ncnr


SYRAcr ~, y. Y, Fen. lI-Five work
men were killed and a half dozen in
jured. one perhaps fatally. when "A tank
OF acid exploded tonight in a building
of the Semet Solvay Company's new
picric acid plant at Split Rock. several
miles west OF here,
The explosion % place when the
plant was in full operation. Officers
OF the company say that an aCid tank
was subjected to too much pressure.
There is no suspicion Of any outside In
Nlpnrps
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NEW U. S. DREADN0UGHT FAILS
pennsylvania Puts BACK On TrIwI
Trtp for Repnirs,

NORFOLK. Va. Feb. lS.-The hattleshin
Pennsylvania, which went to sea y~es,e,.
day on her first voyage. scheduled os
a ten days trial trip, arrived in HAMPTON
Roads unexpectedly this afternoon. II,
is reported that engine trouble developed
while the vessel was speeding up the
coast. but this was denied h, naval
officials.
II was said that the Pennsylvania
failed 10 make the required speed and
returned here to have her bottom screamed
end painted, She will go in drydock nj
the navy yard and is scheduled To sail
again sunday.
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Colby Explains.

Il viii explain said Mr.. Colby. when
MIR. Shonts objected TO the reading OF
the letter, that the record OF the testi-
mony here discloscs a rising note OF
domination on the part of J. i. Morgan
A. Co, and a crescendo of exactions on
the part OF ]. /. Morgan & Co. 1t does
not disclose a single note OF dissent 10
the demands Of j. L. Morgan h Co. on
the part of the marlborough. the only
thing intimated here being that the COM
pany was powerless TO do anything else
but accept Mr.. Morgan's aid. This let
ter indicates that this WAS not a fact
and therefore ! think 1t is my duty 10
read IT,"
III Morgan l. Co. ever had any desire
10 dominate our transactions 1t was
never manifested to me-" a Mr..
Shonts. Their attitude did not so i'm
press me. never thought they were
trying To- take advantage of our posi-
ton"
Il am sure said Mr.. Colby, that
Morgan & %. would appreciate what
YOU say. Now | will read the letter"
Mr.. Colby opened the afternoon SEES
sion with questions as to what were the
matters in the mind of Mr.. Shonts when
lie wrote this letter to Mr.. Freedman
that he did not deem II prudent to com
mt 10 paper, MI. SnoNtS sdlu ne couiu
not recall except that his reservations
did not apply TO the necessity OF treat
ing Mr.. Belmont with courtesy. He said
no representative OF the National City
Bank or of the FIRST National Bank was
put on tie lntcrborough's board, AS the
letter had suggested.
Did you know Gardiner NJ, Lane"
asked Mr.. Colby, turning suddenly to
what everybody recognized was to he the
isarNre of MIR. Shonts's testimony.
Mr.. Shonts said he had known SIR
Lane for some fifteen years before his
death. that he was a member OF Lee,
Higginson a. &c: of Boston and a mar
of the highest standing. He said he re-
signed from the board of the INTERIOR
ough OF May 10, 1914, because of poor
health. He said that William A. Read
resigned some months later and that
George w. Young failed of reelection &c
The board in September. 1913. He said
he had disagreed with Read on Il Ware
Il Cow contract n with both Read and
Lane on the third tracking and extension
improvements OF the elevated railroads
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STILL ANOTHER FOR T. R.
He Halls From I ncle joe tannoa's
COnHreas District.

CHICAGO. Feb. lS.-Another Roosevelt
delegate candidate is in the Presidents
primary contest. He filed from Joseph 9
Cannon's Congress district and Is Evere,'
4. Dyas of Dsuville. His pap.r Ven
INTO tho Secretary OF States oHiee a
Springfield, This candidacy is an sd
dition 10 the Roosevelt movement stare
by John Maynard Harland. candida :
for delegate at large.
Willard F. Dunlop of J~acksogN..,. n
who Is one OF the anti-Sullivsn leaders
also fled from .the Jacksonville di>ir -
declaring for President Wilson r .
conference OF GOV. Dunno. Senator Lev
and William l.. OConnell yesterday dC
not hring about anything tina, looks like
harmony in the Democratic camp
Is reported.
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ROOSEVELT IN WEST INDIES.
Inspect. R%rcrntIH Completed
WRter Works at ~. Jhomus.

ST THOMAS. Dutch West lid'ps. Zen
iS-Col, Theodore Eoos.vc!t A"'cf
here to-day OF the steams'.p iutaH,
The Governor was NJ -, tfulN ava -
his absence his secretary welcomed : =
Colonel.
After luncheon the Colul, -, cote
the recently completed harhor " rks art
other points of interest. He Il, nsi 80
be interviewed. sayins ~ tn" - .
rest he leaves to-nlrituN uu.u =
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U BOAT A. NOT PUT OFF
German Foreign once Denies
reinforcement to April.

BERLIN. via London, Feb. 1S.-Publi'
cation by local papers to-day OF a Ne"
York despatch to the effect that the tor
pedoing of armed merchantmen under
Gcrmany's recent memorandum to neu-
trail countries has been postponed from
February % until April elected n posi-
tive denial from the Foreign Office.
An official statement from Wtlhelm'
strasse asserted that the Foreign Once
wa. unable to explain the despatch ex-
cent on the conjecture that the Ameii'
can Government Is asking delay. II
was added that no request to that effect
has been received from Washington.
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PETERBOROUGH wha, the losses on these
deposits remaining with Morgan Il Co.
are"
N difference. except as we are a x
payers"
your status as taxpayers doesn't OBJ
scure the fact that you are also the
operators Of the subways under long
continued and advantageous terins?"
81 have always let things stand on
their own bases"
"In other words. " are not getting
500. 900 a year as president OF the tax
PAYERS"
mo | want to say. however. and
this is interesting. that he transit sys-
TEN In Manhattan pays more taxes per
mile than the whole Pennsylvania Rail
road system earns"
Did you 70 10 J. i. Morgan after
| receiving the Turner memorandum AMI
say hat YOU didn't need any money Tor
last year,"
81 have no recollection Of that mat
ter"
The upshot Of many questions as to
whether Morgan 4 Co. had ever asked
for a modification OF the financing con-
tract and as to whether or not the In
terborough had ever asked for modih-
cations was the disclosure that Morgan
& Co. did get a modification in the with
drawai Of 100000. 900 OF bonds from
the syndicate sales. these bonds to be
sold by J. r. Morgan & Co. privately
and the marlborough waving It's right
TO participate In profits above par and
accrued interest. On the other hand, the
Interborough company on December II.
1913. got a modification that permitted
It to hold back 10000. 900 of bonds
from the bankers. Mr.. Shonts said AT
the afternoon session he had learned
that as n matter OF fact no bonds were
issued to j. =. Morgan & Co. during
1915 until the ina, month OF the year.
This followed the letter of the contract.
but saved interest charges on the de-
posits that would have lain in the Nor
gan vaults.
Votes Carried ny Freedman.
Questions as to his relations with Mr..
Freedman brough, out the fact that Mr..
freedman carried some notes for Mr..
Shonts at half interest. lie said the
fact that MIR. Freedman was carrying
these had no relation TO Mr., Freedman's
opinion that MIR. Shon,s was INSULT
ciehtly remunerated when the company
gave MIN a bonus Of only Sl.5.0OO. In
answering a question as To whether any
OF MS directors sought to influence him
y. "Iat'ers mat would rebound to their
p ersoha proht Mr.. Shonts said that
~heh ne nrst came TO the PETERBOROUGH
ne noticed a disposition on the part Of
o".e directors to send their emlssaries
" I'm ~hen a contract was in prospect
ana seek TO Impress him with the recu-
Interested.
Tie said he put the matter to his board
directly saying he would be a mint II
that way Of doing business w.s cor-
'''lueu ana would get out. lie said n.
,e,erred the directors To his maxim
Prices and quality mus, be equal no.
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DO you mean TO imply that Mr.. Lam.
suspected the relations between YOU and
Mr.. Stevens?" ~
"Ihat was the impression left on my
mind ana that was the reason asked
MT. Lane to come with me into my own
oirice. where l had a conversation win
him" w."
On what was his opposition based ?'
81 don't know"
And no percentage was specified.
only between . and go per cent ."
IL true. and I'll say to you very
frankly. that the attitude Of Mr.. Lane
and Mr.. Read was a great surprise 10
me- "
They were both suspicious
Then why didn't YOU take them both
into your private room"
u had known Mr.. Lane longer and I
thought he was more likely to tell mo
the truth
Did you think that MIR Read would
not tell the truth"
NO. but Mr.. Read is a very sarcastic
man and l did not know what he would
say" ~
Were you afraid of Mr.. Reads sar.
casn:"
We'll. he Is a very sarcastic man"
Did you feel that there was any
thing In the contract 10 expose YOU 10
his whitening fire.
No. II might have been a wise
thing not TO have paid any attention to
Y, but YOU sometimes do those things
on an impulse. and said, Mr.. Lane.
come into my ROOM"
what did YOU say to Mr.. Laue in
your private Office"
II said, MIR. Lane. did YOU mean to
lnIlnAtA thlt had "A VNapSanal t...
In any suggestion I would make to this
company" | talked to him man to man
fashion. He said. NO. I always haye
had and still have absolute confidence
in your personal integrity. but | cant
say AZ much about some OF your assoc
GATES | said. 'Who is it, lie mem
toned a name. ! don't think it Is neces-
sary to mention him, lie is dead. /
told him he had done this man a great
injustice. because | had found that this
man had always had an eye single 10
the interests of The company He said,
Maybe you're right said, Does that
clear up this natter and he said. NO.
] don't like Stevens He said that Stone
a. Webster of BOSTON could clean up
that contract. I said ! don't know
them. ! do know this man. DO YOU
think that they have approached to the
skill and judgment OF Steycns?' He
'ss'' NV III Nflf ID'tlIllt WHO
could do Just az well as stevens. I told
him that was a perfectly proper qucs-
ton TO raise. He said, u don, like
stevens and I'm against his thing
defended Stevens AZ an honest and hon
orable gentleman and said knew he
wouldn't make any arrangement tina,
was not honorable 10 himself and to tho
profession which he represented. and
that 81 FAR as | was concerned had
T hni nna vnIn md tl.t uu., ,I,, 1900.
obligation or commitment into which I
entered was on he basis tina, price aud
quality must be- equal before friend
ship began, and that this was the basis
upon which this suggestion Of mine ms
Ia employing Mr., Stevens was made Ia
the directors. said. WHY should we
quarrel? You have Just ~ good n right
to stick IN for your people AS have
for mine, I'll give IN my sailing ana
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when Differences started.

When did these differences as to the
stevens contract. between YOU and Mr.,
Lane and Mr., Read, first manifest them
Selves
They manifested themselves on June
-. 1913 >
What occurred on that date"
y called the board together because
! had reserved passage on the lmperator
FOR the next day. | had heard a rumor
mat tho Public service Commission was
going 10 act on "A suggestion ! had made
to them and | wanted to acuuain, the
hoard with what ! had done in case the
'hhhr Srtvi"" Commission acted during
my absence"
What had YOU dono?'
n"n MAD" an application to the
commission that inasnuch Az Contract
NO 3-undcr tina contract they had the
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Interest ARRANGEMENTS.

Morgan & Co. had the right 10 lend
10 YOU whether YOU needed money or
not. didn'tt they
MIR, Shonts explained that a contract
governed this matter Of supplying money
to the Peterborough. lie said the ar
rangomcnt was based on estimates Of
the engineers OF the company and the
Public Service Commission az to what
money would be needed from year 70
year. lie explained that under this ar
rangcment Morgan & Co. called for so
many bonds "A year and deposited the
proceeds until the cash was needed,
paying 80 per cent, on such deposits.
you could have aved money II YOU
had been able to suit your borrowings
to your needs"
no. We received interes, on this
money ~ q per cent"
you don't get & " ont. from j. y.
Morgan & Co. "
$50 The city geo 80 per cent. and
"" get Il, the city making up the differ
cnrc."
""rh" loss on interest is shifted to the
city ="
''Thc & per cent. interest We get il
credited to the amount NJ construction
cost that is to he borne by us."
Then It makes no difference to the
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SAFETY OF ARMED SHIPS
BERLIN TOSAY

Roots speech and the repetition OF at
lacks such as that made by Senator
Lodge had caused the Administrator 10
halt In the course II was pursuing.
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The Tribune said cditorially Yesterday
morning that Mr. Orr had said some
months ago that In view 81 the Tribuu,'s
criticism Of ,;ov. Whitman's administra-
ton "it could not he expected to he
treated as a Republican newspaper in
the matter of official adver,ising."
Mr.. Orr WAS city editor of the Tribune
before he accepted the post Of secretary
to Gov. Whitman.
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wSre frankly plcased with he testimony
OF Mr.. Shonts, so far as II was allowed
is 20 Yesterday ON This particular poin,
Without forming an opinion as tn the
6nn, weight ia he given 10 tho meme
,,ndum Of Nj, younr' thev noiptod out
,I,,t its truth has boon con0rmed in
Ae,aI iunortan, r.r,icu,ar. hy Az
sbonts ua md ,d,,,,,.d tha, doc,dad
o,nosi,ior tn IN, s,cv.,s con,.ac, A.
,si,r,J a, ,ho ,,,o,,,, ~, ,ho d,r.,,o..
"a. 80 ,dr,i,,oa 80, H. ..,,a. a.. 80.
,s,do ard ,oid ,i,, ,i. raasor. Co. 90
..x a. s.", 80.
w. a5,i,,aa ,ha, w. hoa 80 n.."n
W. "o.",'',u .I'' ~ n.' USE sonne Oh
.ne Nc' """S '"''e" " '"e "e'no-
'"muu""'
u,t,tas -, was au-
"n.,.u, . "Ne'Ernor between 'he memo
anu" y, WI i'"'s anu 'hc 'cs.'fhohy
y. ".i '"oi'S as u IN: possip'e mo.
80 '"u. .lo,"'',u WI. l.aho 70 ooJec'
W ooh'.ao., ~ appeared Irofn .he
,"n'o'anuu'n tn', ,ne opJec,lons Oh MT
~. '... ~ p,opVe"s "
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ORR ANSWERS TRIBUNE"
Denies Editorial Charge vhat Tie

ALBANY. Feb. lS-Wiliiam 4. Orr
Gov. Whitman's secretary. said that the
editorial in the New York Tribune this
morning was not true as far as II APP
plies to him, lie declined to discuss il
further.
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one II ihe official reports received
states that Germany paid fancy prices
for the Turkish food supplies. The In
ference draw from ihes. statements IL
that German, Is n moro desperate
straits for an adequate foot supply than
has been supposed and that. the British
blockade ~ proving its effectiveness.
German officials here say that they
have not heard OF the purchase Of food
stuns In Turkey. hut point out that the
opening Of the route 10 cons'antinople
was expected tn result in an exchange
Of German military equipment for the
surplus food Of the Ottoman Empire.
They assert that. with the Turkish sup
ply to draw upon, Germany never will
lack food. however rigorous the British
blockade.
Some officials here believe that the
reports Of the intention Of Rumania TO
join the Allies in the spring reflect in "a
measure the recognition that all is not
going well Will the Tcutonic Power :
and their Allies in the Near Eas,.
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Of R. Y. NJ" LETTER
GETS IN BAD At NEW ORLEANS

Publication Thursday of the de-.
inate information that DR.. Paul
Rob, German consul at New Orleans
wrote the r. V. M letter, previous
ly attributed to Baron Ernest Won
Meysenbug, a resident of New Or
leans for years, aroused indignation.
Critics of DR.. Ron were unsparing
Resentment at the consul's course
was somewhat heightened by his
failure to admit earlier that he
wrote the letter. Such action would
have relieved Baron Won Meysenbug
of odium.
Petitions we're circulated among
the members of several New Orleans
clubs, it was stated, asking, that
DR.. Rob be either expelled or asked
to resign from their clubs. There
was talk to the effect that petition
addressed to the State Department,
asking that Dr.. Roh's recall be de-
manded, was beng circulated on
the New Orleans Cotton Exchanged
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administrations program of setting
a definite time for Philippine in
dependence.
President Wilson accepted the
resignation and has not selected a
successor. The President himself
probably will take personal charge
of the administrations national de.
Tense plans in Congress.
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge
also resigned as mark OF loyalty
to his chief, whose views he shares.
The President also accepted his
resignation Both take effect inn
mediately. Major General Scott,
chief of staff of the army. altomat-
ically becomes secretary of war ad
interim.
1t is known that one of Secretary
Garrisons principal reasons for his
conviction that only a federal con.
tinental army, instead of a reorgan-
lied national guard, could be the
main military dependence of the
nation, was his belief that some
day the United States may be call.
ed upon to defend the Monroe doc.
trine, and in that event he fOresaw
that the national guard might not
be available for use outside of the
United States before a declaration
OF war.
Upon that contention, on the one
hand, that the continental army or
ultimately universal service was the
nations only reliance, and the posi-.
ton on the other, that no one plan
could be enforced upon Congress
President Wilson and his secretary
of war parted official company.
Mr.. Garrison's resignation was a
complete surprise to official Wash
ington generally. He made no per.
Sonal explanation.
+ Several hours before the official
announcement he had boarded a
train with his wife for New York
and word had been passed at the
War Department that he had gone
| for an indefinite stay.
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N 'NEESE WILL JOIN
BANK|Ng INSTITUTION


Baton Rouge, La, Feb. 1O.-Ad.
jutant General Oswald McNeese will
retire as Adjutant General at the
expiration of the present admins
tration to accept the position of
treasurer of the Louisiana Bankers
Securities Company, the million
dollar rural credit association re-
Gently organized in New Orleans.
General McNeese has re-organized
the Louisiana Guard during his
term.