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The sun., 1916-09-17
GUARD HAS RUMOR
OF RELIEF TROOPS
Report That First and Tenth
Infantry Will BE Sent to
Mexican Border.

HEADQUARTERS NEW York DIVISION,
McALLEN. Tex. Sept. 1s.--word reached
division headquarters to-day that the
Third New York Field Artillery theavy)
at Camp Whitman was now equipped
and In good shape and anxious to no
sent to the Mexican border. From this
Information the rumor spread that the
First and Tenth Infantry regiments
were also to be sent to Texas. reliev-
ing two regiments now here. but Division
Headquarters had no knowledge OF this.
II was not known at headquarters
whether the Third Field Artillery IL to
come South either. although II has been
expected here TO complete the artillery
brigade As soon as II was ready.
Target practice for the artillery Of
the new La Gloria range probably will
not start for another week. owing TO the
collapse OF a water tank at Sterling's
ranch. where the regiments will camp.
As soon as this can be repaired by the
engineers the First Field Artillery will
he sen; to SterlinE's and will march
Ave mile each day to La Gloria to the
ranges. Brig Gen. william 8. McNair
Of the field artillery brigade believes
there Is an advantage in this. since the
problem of approach and finding posi-
ton Ia almost as important to a battery
as its markSmanship. The marksman-
ship In Itself would be less credi,able IL
the battery remained all week at the
same distance from the targets. The
ranges will be Of $500 and 5000 yards
and both shrapnel and ordinary shells
will be used.
The Southern Departments hospital
train cleared the McAllen hospital to-
day Of all cases which could be trans
ferred to San Antonio. There were fort!
six Of these, most OF them convaiescents
None was serious. About an equal nun
Der OF cases remain In the canp hos
pital. but none OF these II serious except
that OF Private Peter NJ. Reilly OF Troor
b. First Cavalry. who is sufferinG from
d~ysentery.
Private Joseph Cohn OF Company Il
Twelfth Infantry. died at the camp hos
pital this mornfng rorowinE an opera
ton for intestinal obstruction. He was
81 years old and lived at 10 Boyd street
Newark. Born in Rumania. he wa ar
interpreter In law courts in Manhattan
and he also had had considerable ex'
p%erience as a ~ Professional boxer. III
took part In a bout at the First Field
Artillery arena on last Tuesday night
and there was a report that his deaf
had resulted from blows he received II
the match. but division surReon WHO
operated upon him said such was no
the case. They found evidence OF q
Ions standing complaint.
The sun., 1916-09-17
u. s. WARSHIPS SENT
TO AWE NICARAGUA
POpulace Threatens Uprising
Against President Diaz at
Election on Oct. /.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-ro auell
and to prevent popular Indignation from
expressing itself against President Diaz
of Nicaragua. on October /. when the
national election is held. the United
has despatched two warships to
Fonscca Bay. They are the cruiser San
Diego, commanded by Rear Admiral
Caperton. and the cruiser CHATTANOOGA.
officially to-day.
The State Department explains the
sending of American warships TO this
scene Of dispute between Salvador. Hon.
duras and Nicaragua on the ground that
the ships are to make ~soundings OF Fon-
SEGA Bay with a view to the tablis
ment Of IN American coaling station.
There in addition. 1t Is said. the
presence of these vessels will protect
President Diaz in the coming elections
against threats of revolution, which have
been made. and will also hold the Gov
ernments Of Salvador and Honduras In
check In case the threatened war cloud
overshadowing Nicaragua develops.
A. the Navy Department. it Is said
1000 American marines are being held
in readiness to land In Nicaragua or,
perhaps. in Salvador or Honduras. The
treaty with Nicaragua authorizes this
Government. it is explained. TO prevent
disorders by landing troops.
Indignation among Latin American
diplomats il more pronounced to-day
than II has been for months. Repudia-
tiou Of the Central American courts de-
cision by the United States. after that
court decided this Government and
Nicaragua had no right to consuinmate
the Fonseca Bay deal. has aroused tho
suspicious of the Central American rep
resentatives. but the news that this Gov
ernment will try to dominate Salvador
and Honduras 10y the uns OF the Amer
lean warships Is regarded as n most fla
grant violation OF the sovereign rights
Of these states.
Read Admiral Caperton enforced thu
will Of the United States on the people
Of Hayti and San Domingo Mt the direc'
ton of the Administration
II Is necessary to the Interests of the
United States that Diaz he reelected
Otherwise the opposition, which is un'
derstood to he backed by more than 81
per cent. of the Nicaraguan people. will
use It's influence to prevent the carry
ing out of the provisions Of the treaty
which Is regarded as a money making
scheme on the part OF certain politicians
The sun., 1916-09-17
xuNsrERBERa STAYS AWAY.


Refrains FrsA Attending Fansral
= Services for Prof. Royce.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Sept. 1s.-Prof.
Hugo Munsterberg was conspicuous by
his absence from the funeral to-day Of
Prof. Josiah Royce. his associate In the
department Of philosophy at Harvard.
Prof. Royce was vigorously pro-ally
In his s%ympathies. At . public meeting
on the anniversary Of the sinking Of the
Lusitania he referred TO the spirit Of
the Germans as having the primal curse
upon ia brothers murder" and said
in conclusion: 1.-THE mark Of Cain lasts
while Gain lives"
Prof. Munsterberg issued q statement
saying that he had lost in Royce his
dearest friend. but that he believed II
was his duty not to attend the funeral
because 1t might appear tactiess or EN-.
barrass some one"
II Is announced that the chair made
vacant by the death Of Prof. Royce will
be filled by Bertrand Russell. an Eng
FISH paciist. who severed his connection
with Cambridge because Of objections to
conscription.
The sun., 1916-09-17
DIAMOND Ring EVIL
GENIE OF 3 PERSONS
1t Causes Merchant Bad Hour,
a Small Boys Tears and
Puts Man in Cell.

Undoubtedly IL was the fault Of TIN
ring. Everybody knows some gems
have a m~alevolent character n Sam.
uel Feldman'e diamond Ia more than
malevolent. II il Just plain ornery. !;
caused Feldman a had hour in his lew
elry store at SOC Fulton street. Brook
lyn il brought a small boy to the
verge Of tears. and IL landed Charles
Homeyer of 1495 St. Johns place
Brooklyn. in the Adams street police
station.
Such an innocent looking piece OF
crystallized carbon. too-not more than
a karat. with a plain setting. Homeyel
entered Feldman's shop and aSked to see
diamond rings valued At something Xix
500. Feldman produced four for in
spection, the trick ring among the quar-
tet. Homeyer slipped the o on the
little finger Of his left hand and walked
to the window to compare them.
He returned and Invested his finger OF
jewelry. laying three rings on the show.
case.
where's the other one 80 asked Field
man.
Were there FOUR" asked Homeyer.
There WERE" said Feldman. Ensued
an awkward pause In the conversation
broken when Homeyer suggested that H.
might have dropped 4 on the ioor A
boy was sweeping n had put much Of
the refuse In a waste basket. Search was
instituted. The moor VAS gon over al
most inicroscopically. The waste wa!
examined. The boy sweeper was cross
examined mercilessiy. Blu despite thu
earnest help Of HOmeyer the ring could
moi be found.
, Another jeweller. a friend of Feldnan
dropped In. He recognized Hoineyer al
H. -,.- ..n- A.l , -trt
The sun., 1916-09-17
NEW AERIAL TORPEDO
MOST DEADLY KNOWN
Tests at Hampstead Plains Of
Bomb That Bursts Just Be-
fore Striking Earth.

MiNsoLA. L. l.. Sept. 1s.-Ohicers Of
the First Aerial Company have been ex-
perimenting in the last few days with
an aerial torpedo. The te6ts have been
conducted on the Hampstead Plains avi.
alton field, and It wal reported tonight
that the Government will accept the de-
vice.
Tho TORPEDO Ia described a. being six
feet In length and 20 built a. TO be dis
charged from An asroplane or sent up
and wings. Its inventor asserts Il will
burst just above the ground. and instead
OF spending most Of Its energy In dig
ging up the suface Of the earth viii
scatter Its charge over q wide area. II
In planned TO have The torpedo loaded
with poisonous gases ~ well As nigh ex.
p~losives.
Although they declined to discuss the
particulars Of the invention. the officers
OF the First Aerial Company said that
F. II. Barlow Of the Frankford Arsenal
originated 1t. Barlow has experimental
with many forms Of aerial bombs. both
here and In Mexico. The aerial torpedo
is believed by the oficers 10 be far in
advance Of any weapon yet devised for
the use Of aeronauts. They say that |,
stood the experiments we'll and tina,
the explosion took place At the right
distance from the ground.
Many different kinds Of bombs have
been used here In the last few days by
the officers. and q thorough study made
OF aerial commandments,
The sun., 1916-09-17
Alec Graham McAnnster.

Alec Graham Mc.Allister. principal OF
the Eastern District High School and OF
Public School 40 in Brooklyn. dIea on
Friday at his home. 1854 Bergen street.
Mr.. McAliister was born in Boston on
October II, ls&e. After being gradu-
ated from Tufts College in 1871 he
served as principal In several New Eng
land high schools. For \ time he
worked on the New York Illustrated
News. but Was forced to quit the news
paper field because OF weakness OF the
Eyes. Until 1898 he was principal OF
the Boys High school in Brooklyn. be-
ing the first head OF that institution. Mr..
Nc Allister was n member Of the old OK
ford club. now the University Club, and
the Tufts chapter of the Theta Delta
chi fraternity. His widow n one son
survive him.
The sun., 1916-09-17
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

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K. Hood. Phiiadeiphia; II e. Turner. Day
ton: ohio: Alber, T, bacon. Chicago
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r. %,FIansEan.. BOSTON: Mr. and Mr..
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Mnnhn,ian-G. H"ssel, semen,; rhMa-
G Hs,nHiaA; r. T a"S Mr.. E + PenTs .ns .vl h hsnSsa,
England; stanley Williams, San FRAN
eEco; VA. Ro:.. Detroit; r 9 Wood
Gr!dse. Wilmington. Del; $ McAlister,
vanderbit-w. +. Grove. Boston; c. r.
HEinnai! and II 4 Holland, 81, Louis; J.
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L. MsA'r Mas. Franz ana MR., v II. hS,'aH a:
seie-. Cal; II. T.. and Mrs. Turner, Bur
,inston; "; ; b DIETRICH Cincinnati;
c'sridss-chariss u. Thompson, Detroit:
Work city: 4: a, F:stin;; seattle. Wash;
Halliday and NJ. r keddinx,on. St Louis.
u. A,."s,-Mr' ~ an R,y Mr., Massn. E, Vnrss':
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Brenhsm. Honolulu: Mr.. and Mrs. Fede-
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New London, Conn; J. Wanamaker. Jr.,
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Charles wiiliam Black. Liverpool. Eng
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Pa. Mark L. Robinson. Chattanooga.
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The sun., 1916-09-17
TOWNSEND JONES.
Dies At Long Island Home Follow
tng Stroke Of P%aralysis.

CoLpsPRIN0 HARRoR. l.. l., Sept. rs
Townsend Jones. a member of tire law
Arm OF Jones, Bleecker q Puckertnan ~
81 broadway, Manhattan. died at ms
home here yesterday, following a stroke
OF paralysis. Funeral services VIII No
held Sunday afternoon at 81, john
Protestant Episcopal Church. this FAC"
Mr., Jones was a membe Of the 80
Jones family If Long Island. II" WA5 a
soN OF Townsend and Mary lle"l'''
Jones and was born May ~. 1891, .u ~"
old family homestead, in which n" c'f'''
his days. His wife and three daus,N".'
surN we. They are Mrs, 'l''t'..
howard Jones. Mrs, M,c\llrStc. No."
Miss Elsie Howard Jones and Mr. J'
sic Knight, For many years NJ :
acted as senior warden Of = 7 pc
Church. lntcrmcnt will take u'l'" #
the Memorial Cemetery he,c.
The sun., 1916-09-17
Mrs. sarah MaudeP.

R~rrHEFroEp. y. j.. Sept. l6,-Mrs,
Sarah Mander. 46, widow Of Albert II.
Mander. we'll nov in Bergen county
church and society circles, died yestcr-
day at the home Of her sister, Mrs. II.
G. McCartin. 27s Carmita avenue. after
an illness Of several weeks. Mrs. Man
der caIne here two years 4 20 from Leo
MIA, ". j.. where she had been a leader
for many years in society and In All
Saints Church. where she was n con-
traito singer. She was an accomplished
musician and composed much music.
She II survived by a daughter.
The sun., 1916-09-17
TROOPS OF SOUTH on JuNKEr.
North Carolina National Guard
sent to Border for short stay.

~S~H
sent to Dsrder for short stay.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. A further
refutation Of the charge Of Senator
Lodge that troops from the solid
South mad not been sent with the others
to the Mexican border was announced
to-day when Secretary Baker ordered
the North Carolina National Guard to
report to Gen. Funston. Thirty-one hun
dred hundred men. including three reg,-
ments Of infantry. " troops Of cavalry.
one field hospital and one ambulance
corps. will make the round trip. II will
be more in the nature Of a junket at
Uncle Sans expense-$5O0, 900 will
cover it-and the troops are assured
that they will be back in time to vote at
the November elections.
General star officers are offended
when asked II there Is any possible mill
tary Significance or national need in this
movement. ASK J%osephus," Nhey say.
1T is his home State and he Is man.
aging II. We understand he is going TO
review the boys when they come back TO
North Carolina"
Gen. Funston's recommendation that
troops on he border be withdrawn In
stead Of more being sent to him has been
definitely overruled for the present by
the Administration
The sun., 1916-09-17
GERMAN BAN ON
LOAN TO BELGIUM
Bernstorff Says Berlin Will
Consider It Null Unless
Kaiser Agrees.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-Count Won
B%ernstorf. the German Ambassador. has
informed Secretary Lansing that the
German Government will refuse to sane
ton q Belgian loan contracted in the
United States by means OF pledging the
Belgian state railroads as security.
OmcIal announcement to this erect
was made by the State Department here
to-day. Ambassador Won Bernstorf says
that "any such arrangement made dur
Ing the German occupation and without
previous consent Of the German Gov
m will be considered null and void
by Germany"
The communication Ia REGARDED by
officials as indicating tina Germany eS-
pected this Government to inform Amer
lean bankers interested In h prospec-
tive Belgian loan that they must at c
cease these negotiations or maxi the
terms Of the loan satisfactory TO Berlin.
The United States will act In accord
ance with The suggestion from the Ber-
lin Government. The American bankers
will be informed that Belgian need oi
money must not he made to embarrass
the diplomatic relations Of the United
States.
II is stated, however. that the United
states may seek to TAX the matter ur
with Berlin and ask permission to con-
duct the loan negotiations In a form
that will not be distasteful to Germany.
The bankers are understood to take the
position that Belgium Is still "a sovereign
state and that consequently they are
empowered to enter into financial agree
ments with the Government Of Belgium
and not he Obliged to deal with Ger
many.
But Gernany's "verboten' sign TO-
day has caused the Administration "a
feel that any recognition or attempted
recognition of Belgium's sovereisn
rights along these lines should not De
preSsed
The sun., 1916-09-17
BRITISH WORKERS THREATEN
viii Ask for More Wages Unless
Food Cost Ii Lowered.

LONDON. Sept. l6.-Unless the Parlia-
mentary Committee OF the Trades Union
Congress obtains from the Government
at an early date the assurance that steps
have been taken either TO control food
supplies or to hx maximum prices. a
large body OF trades unionists will pre-
ssnt TO the Government a request for IA
uniform advance In wages. says the
Central News Agency,
The movement Is said to have the sup
port OF 100000 workers outside OF
those whose wages are regulated o.
have been adjusted recently to meet the
high cost Of living.
The sun., 1916-09-17
TO TRANSFER ARMY CRITIC.
WASHING ton Hears Col. Davis IL -
Re Sent to Coat.

WAsHINGToS. Sept. l6.-lt is reported
in army circles to-day that Col. Rich
mond y. Davis. assistant TO GeU. Weaver
OF the Coast Artillery. is to be relieved
Of duty here and sent to San Francisco
because he criticised. the Administra-
ton and particularly the Administra-
ton army bill in letters TO Senate,
Chamberlain. The War Department. it
is understood. contemplated the transfer
OF this officer as a warning.
There are a score OF other officers
who are in the same boat with Col. Davis
and they are disturbed by Secretary
Bakers reported determination 10 punish
unfavorable by transferring
the guilty officers away from the ma
,lonal capital. where Congress is likely
to be influenced by criticism Of the mill
ta.y regime.
The sun., 1916-09-17
TRICKED BY RoFRAN0 WITNESS
PatPelman Kilgannon Inints atm
1uence In Swann's Office.

Patrolman Kilgannon. who had charge
Of Salvatore Zuriko. a witness In the
0aimari murder case. who escaped Fri
day night. went to the District Attor-
ney's once yesterday and confessed that
he was to blame.
'Zuriko told me he wanted a drink"
said Kilgannon. and III the strength Of
the request of a nan in the District At
torney's ONCE I allowed him to 90 In the
saloon. When he did not come out ! went
In And found he had disappeared"
Kilgannon said the reason he himself
aid not accompany Zuriko n the saloon
was that he was in uniform. The pris-
oner HAD been brought to the District
Attorneys once from the West Side
prison because District Attorney Swami
wanted to examine him in reference to
the charge against Rofrano.
The sun., 1916-09-17
George W.. Cobb.

George W. Cobb. we'll known interior
decorator. died or Friday in Havana.
Cuba. News Of his death was received
yesterday by his widow at her home. 76s
Ocean avenue. Brooklyn. Mr.. Cobb had
the contracts for furnishing the New
York Public Library. the College Of the
City OF New York. the Equitable Life
Assurance Society and the Chemical
Bank In this city. Other contracts
included the new library building at Al.
bany. the court house in New Haven,
Conn. and bank buildinGs at Rich
mond, Va. and Cincinnati. Ohio. Mr..
Cobb belonged to Montauk Lodge, +,
and A, NJ. the Wildwood and Montauk
clubs n wal charter member of New
burg Lodge, b. r. o. E.. He IL survived
by his widow and two daughters.
The sun., 1916-09-17
Arthur Hoops.

Arthur Hoops. &6 years. a moving
picture actor. OF 3Ol West Forty-eishth
street, Manhattan. died suddenly OF
heart trouble yesterday afternoon in
Long Island City, lie was on the way
TO Bayslde In a touring car driven by
his chauffeur n was taken i'll when
passing over the greensboro Bridge,
lie was driven to st. Johns Hospital,
Long Island City. h%urriedly. but when
the automobile arrived there Hoops was
discovered to be dead by a physician.
The sun., 1916-09-17
John Jackson.

John jackson. SO, for many year.
connected with Tiffany & Co, died
Friday at his home. sc Rodney street.
Brooklyn. Born in England. ne came
to this country thirty-fve years ago and
has lived in the Eastern District section
Of Brooklyn. His daughter. Fannie
Louise, is the wife Of the Rev. William
$. Chase. rector Of the Christ Episcopal
Church. Besides Mrs. Chase his wife
and a son survive him.
The sun., 1916-09-17
SHIP MUTMY FOR BETTER PAY.
Omcers Of American Tanker Gar.
l. goyle Report Conaict Aboard.

A mutiny which amounted to a strike
for higher wages was reported by off,
GERS OF the American tank steamer
Gargoyle. which arrived early yesterday
from Alexandria. On August ~, dur
ing the outward voyage. nine firemen
and three coal passcrs quit work, one
OF the fremen attacking the chief engi-
neer with "A shovel.
lie was put in irons but was released
when all the members Of the crew
asked that he he set free. Their de-
mand for higher pay was granted, but
the men were discharged on arrival at
Alexandria.
The sun., 1916-09-17
GERMANS URGE REPoPULATIoN.


BERLIN. Sept. - (vla London The
Ministers OF Education OF ali the larger
German states have heen petitioned to
place ofic!ally on the programmes of
all approaching teachers conferences the
matter OF the increase OF population. with
q view to determining whether some nee
essary courses cannot he added to the
school currlcu'um.
The petitions. which are being pre-
scented by the Association for Questions
Concerning the Increase OF Population
and many evangelical church authorities.
point out the huge moral and national
importance" OF the question.
The sun., 1916-09-17
MEXICAN DELEGATES REJOICE.
Celebrate Independence Day O.
Their Republic At McAlpin.

Luis Cabrera. Mexican Minister OF
Finance. and his confreres In the Joint
commission seeking to solve the border
diniculties were at the Hotel McAlpin
yesterday n observed privately the
Mexican Independence day. To this end
the Mexican members Of the commission
and their families gathered at a special
luncheon on the second mesxanine floor
of the hotel,
In observing the day the delegates
denied themselves to all callers and
avoided all interviews.
The sun., 1916-09-17
ROYAL ADVISER CHALLENGED.
KiaS Ceasta.tise's Counsellor IL
Asked to Fight . DueI.

ATHENS. Friday. Sept. Is (via Lon
don, Sept. 16).-George STREET. King
C~onstantine's most Intimate counsellor.
who lately has been acting Al the
sovereisn's personal agent in endeavor-
Ing TO form a Cabinet, was challenged
to . duel to-day by George Melas. for
merry the Kings private secretary.
n. Melas. who lost hts position on
accoun Of his sympathies for former
Premier Venizelos. In an open letter to
II. On cit charges him with being re-
spoysibie for the disastrous results OF
tho 0srmanophile policy Of Greece"
u. STREET. WAS Foreign Minister at the
outbreak of the war.
The sun., 1916-09-17
Two Taken for Looti.s Apartment,

Clothing and silverware were stolen
from the apartments Of Joseph Ullman
of as West 1eSth street while his family
was at Far Rockaway. Detectives say
they found much Of the material in the
rooms Of Edward McIzer of 1876 East
l25th street and Edward Kelly Of 246
East l2Oth street. who consequently were
arrested yesterday and charged with
burglary.
The sun., 1916-09-17
BANK CLERKS WORRY,
Ask General Directorate to RECON-
mend Higher Salaries.

BERLIN via London. Sept. l6-The
employees OF all the big German ba
held a special meeting to-day to dis
cuss the cost Of living,
They adopted unanimously IA rcsolu-
ton asking the general directorate OF
the Association Of German Bank on
Gals to request the directors of all
Berlin banks to grant an appreciable
Increase In salaries In ordsr that the
employees may be able to make both
ends meet.
The sun., 1916-09-17
james v. Short.

James Vincent Short, for twenty-five
years warrant officer In the Brooklyn
Department OF Charities previous to his
retirement three years ago, died yester-
day. In his ffty-sixth year. at his home,
l52 North Seventh street. williamsburg.
He was active In Democratic politics.