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SAY GERMANS DESERTED
BRITISH PRISONERS IN
THE TYPHUS EPIDEMIC
Sufferers Fed Through Chutes, Many Died From
Neglect, and German Chief Medical Officer Got
Iron Cross, Asserts Official Report

England at a later date. There was no
soap forthcoming.
II was to Major rriestiey's great
powers OF organization and devoted
labors as well as To the strong persons
ality Of Capt. Vidal and. after his re.
covery. to the splendid work of Capt
Lauder that the gradual Improvement
Of conditions was due.
They were splendidy supported by
many English prisoners who volunteered
as nurses. Many of these were caught
by infection and died. On one occasion
only during the whol. course OF tho
epidemic did DR.. Aschenbach enter the
hospital, or even the camp. His visit
took place four weeks after Major
Priestleye arrival, and after some kind
OF order had been evolved. lie came
attired In complete suit of protective
clothing. including a mask and rubber
gloves. His inspection Was brief and
rapid.
For his services In combating the
epidemic the committee understands ~.
Aschenbach has been awarded the Iron
cross. With this exception no visit
was paid TO the camp during the whole
outbreak by any member of the German
medical service. The dead We're buried
in cemetery formed In the camp. What
the prisoners found hardest TO bear were
the Jeers with which the cofins were
frequently greeted by the inhabitants OF
WittenberR, who stood outs side the wire
and were permitted to insult the dead.
Sim plest Drugs Not Provided.
Yet for months the plague stricken
camp was starved of the barest neces-
saries of "Nistenc" and the simplest
drugs and was not even provided with
surgical dressings for patients with
wounds.
Capt. Vidal says that the conditions
were thoroughly realized by the German
authorities without any effort being
made by them 70 bring about an i'm
provement.
After the outbreak had spent itself
and the German guards returned TO camp
Major Iriestley and Capt. Vidal were
allowed to visit the town Of Wittenberg
under escort and found displayed there
| abundant supplies OF every requisite.
| The committee then refers to the
visits OF Ambassador Gerard and I.ith-
gov and Osborne to Wittenberg. both
of whom in their reports made mention
of the unfavorable impressions the visits
/ gave them.
! Concluding. the report says
4 The committee accordingly was
| forced 20 the conclusion that the terri
ble sufferings and privations Of the
| afflicted prisoners during the period un-
! der review were directly chargeable "a
deliberate cruelty and neglect Of the
| German officials whose elementary duty
| IL was. In the words of the Geneva Con-
vsnt!on. 10 respect and take care o'
these men. wounded and sick as the,
! We're. without distinction of nat tlonality
, hut who acted as If nrithe- that conNen.
;ion nor even the ordinary instincts Of
humanity had any place IN their scheme
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GERMAN BANKERS SCARED e
Rome Hears They Are Ira nsfcrring
Reserve. to Neutral Countries.

Specidi rcLie Despdf'h 10 THE suN.
Romr April a--Cierman bankers, ac-
cordiry to reports received in financial
circles here. are transferring their re-
serves to neutral countries without need
ing the losses incurred by the unfavorable
exchange as long as they succeed in get
tiug their money safely out Of Germany.
These steps are ascribed TO reports that
the last war loan was a failure and that
cocrciye measures are feared.
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SPAIN TO TAKE ACTION.
Will Cooperate with switxerlR nd
On T. RORt Problem.

PARIS April ?,--The Pcth Pdris,en
understands that Spain has promised
Switzerland to take common action with
the latter regarding Gcrmanys treat
ment OF neutrals,
The scmi-oiiicla Didrio Enir,rsei Of
Madrid defines the Governments atti-
tude on the recent toIedoiny ~ ves-
sells carrying Spanish subjects as fol-
lows:
"The Spanish tiag ought to offer suf
hcient guarantee Of the life and inter-
ests of Spanish subjects and the Gov
ernment will see that such is the case.
not because Spain loyalty observes her
neutrality but because International laws
give us that right absolutely"
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PROFESSORS DEATH MYSTERY.
Coroner Orders Inquiry Into Johns
Uopkins Experts Demise.

BALTIMORE. April 9.-EIarry Clary
Jones, professor OF physical chemistry
at Johns Hopkins University and one Of
the greatest authorities on the subject
in the United states. died suddenly yes
terday at his home.
according TO the Coroner. Dr. Moses
Savage. there Is "A suspicion that he may
have died from other than natural
causes. His body is now at Johns Hop
kins Hospital. n post-mortem examina-
lion having been ordered Dy the Coro-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-10
Won PAPEN IN HOLLAND.
Recalled Attache said tO ne Doing
Proppganda Work There.

LoSpoN, April 9.--The Daily ChrOni-
c,e,s Amsterdam correspondent tele-
rraphs that Capt Franz Won Papen. the
recalled German military attache to the
embassy at Washington. after a sojourn
in Berlin. is now in Holland doing work
similar TO that which he did in America.
The corr iespondent adds. however. that
,h. Captain's present activities are car
ried on along more discreet lines
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OssrNING. y. ". April 9,--tiovanni
Pasino. 80. IA murderer, dropped dead on
one OF the tiers OF the Sing Sing prison
cell block to-day after returning from
exercise in the prison yard Death was
due TO heart disease. Pasino had been
In prison for seven years He got u
life sentence for u murder committed In
New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-10
TO PRESERVE BOMB HOLE.
Paris VIII Convert One Into a
subway Vent'latOr.
specioi Cable Despatch 10 THE sr>

>Decioi Gable Despatch TO THE STU.
PARIS, April ?.-The Municipal Couu-
Gil has decided not to I'LL up the hole In
the city subway roof caused by a bomb
dropped from Zeppelin in the last raid.
The Council intends. instead. to con-
vert It into an air hole for the subway,
thus also keeping souvenir Of the
visit,
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The Food Ration.

During the first month the food ration
for each patient was half a petit pain
and half cup OF milk each. daily.
The only soup TO he got was from
the camp kitchen. but that came up
IN wooden tub without cover ana
on its arrival at the hospital was full
OF dust and dirt II was hopeless
die, for patients in fever. II was not
even possible to give patients warm
water with the milk.
The camp conditions were too much
FOR the medical officers. Two OF them.
Major Fry and Capt Sutclffe. sckencd
about month after their arrival.
--- was attacked later by the disease
and also died. There ~ no doubt in the
minds OF the committee that the vondi-
tions To which the camp authorities have
reduced the camp and the prisoners they
had abandoned were directly responsible
for the deaths oF these devoted men.
Capt Lauder finally was stricken with
the disease. after having. for three days
with high temperature due to typhus.
stuck 20 his work. there being no one
then to take his place. lie alone of the
officers attacked finally recovered. When
ne was convalescent he bravcly resumed
his duty.
ION March Major priestley and Capt.
Vidal who were ordered elsewhere, were
directed TO return to the main camp
1.-TWO Russian medical generals were
i'm command in the hospital. There then
were about 1000 cases of typhus in
camp and fresh cases were coming in
at the rate OF about fifty daily. There
we're about $50 British cases. The
British sick were lying scattered among
! the French and Russians. They were
living in their clothes on the floor or on
straw mattresses.
Major Pricstloy saw delirious men
waving their arms alive with vermin
| In the half light he attempted To brush
| what he took to be an accumulation OF
! aus. from tho folds NJ patients clothes
and discovered 1t to he IA moving mass
! of lice.
"In one room the patients lay So close
10 one another on the floor that he hao
TO stand straddle legged across them Il
examine them"
| Capt. Vidals description was ever
more appalling. The difficulty in thu
way OF obtaining sufficient drugs ant
dressings was for long time extreme
pay after day a list of medical requisites
| would he sent out and only third %
the things requested would be supplied
In the earlier stages Of the epidemic
there was practically no hospital cloth
ing available for the British prisoners,
As regards the washing Of the patient
In the hospital. this was entirely out a
the question until a supply Of soap wa
obtained by Capt. Nidars efforts from
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Gain Footing at One Point,
but Are DislOdgcd by
Counter Attack.
TEUTONS LOSE TRENCH
SOUTH OF DOUAUMONT
lG4 Yards Taken by French
Fighting Along Whole
Vprdun Front. o.
>Dsc,ut ,abis Despatch 10 TBu Stv.

>Dsc,rt ,dbis DsSp0trh 10 1Ht StN
PARIS. April 9-The Village of Bethin.
court. forming the apex of the salient on
the western bank of the Meuse, againss
which the Germans have been pounding
for days with heavy artillery and with
frequent infantry attacks. was evacuated
by the French last night. To-day the
new line withstood the most furious as
saults which have been made by the
Crown Princes army in many days.
As now established. the French line in
this sector runs from the .Avocourt re-
doubt along the wooded slopes to the
west OF Hlll 30i. follows the ForgeS
creek to the northeast of Haucourt and
Joins the positions already held tn the
south of the crossing Of the Bethincour,-
Esnes and Bethincourt- -Chatta ncourr
roads.
The evacuation OF BeAhincourt, in its
the effect of fiattenng the point Of tie
salient. although the successful holding
BY the French of the line on the Forges
creek TO the west OF Bethincourt and the
line just south of the village leaves a
! still very pronounced salient projecting
: into the German lines. with the two very
important hills. 30i. east of Naucuurt,
and l.e Mort Homme, southeast of Beta.
/ IL court. within ii.
Bethincoirt lies IN the torgCS Valley
At It's junction with a valley running
/ into the Forg.s Valley from tnc s",,tn
and was al the merry of tho German,
guns on the hills AT three sides. Tho
new French line skirts the higher ground
to the south.
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From, the incomplete information now
available II seems probable that the
violent German attack on the western
side OF the river to-day. ma.lc stimuli
taneouslr with two extremely heavy
assaults on the eastern bank, thus prac-
tically covering the whole Nrr,iun front.
was undertaken by the Gcrmaus as soon
as they learned Of the withdrawal frou
Bethincourt in the hope ~ 'iudtug the
new French lin" in this sector not Vel
strong enough to resist them.
TIL. evacuation of Bethiucnurt Las
been regarded by military cNpcr,s Co..
Siine days military Uecessity
sine" II was evident that the group OF
runs representing the Nillag. WAS so
situated as 10 make it practically un-
tentble under the protracted fire of the
G' ~rran heavy artillery. The German
commanders. anticipating the with
draWal. appear to have timed their
attack, which might almost he called
general assault on the Nerdun front,
TO coincide with the evacuation. But
the evacuation had been safely con-
peted in the night and the troops were
waiting in the new trenches at the rear
when the attack finally was made
The attack was centred against two
sectors on the western bank VI the river,
one extending from the BoiS d'AVocour,
10 the ForgeS Greek and the other from
l." Mort IIomme To Cumleles.
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R-scurrs Aid Families Of susscx
Victims.

>PFcidt fdbie bespdich 10 THt si-
PARIS, April 9.--The crew OF the
steamship Marie Thercse. which saved
the victims OF the Channel packet Sus-
sex. has subscribed 472 francs (39t&0)
for tho families Of the poorest OF the
victims.
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GERMAN LOSSES 2,730,9l7.
UsI, ,ta7 Estimated as Killed ~ 70
End Of March.
speoai cable Despdtch to THk su>

LoNpoH. April 9.-Local Newspapers
6pure from the German official lists
thai the German losses up to the end
~ March amounted to 2,73O,9l7, OF
whom 6sl437 were killed.
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NeW Line Holds Firm.

"Details of the fighting have not Vet
been received. but the official announce
mcnt indicates that it WAS OF II urust
violent character, At one point, on the
southern edge OF the Rois d'Avocnuri,
y German assaultng column gained "a
temporary footing III French position.
but Was Immediately driven out b. a
counter attack.
This single position appears To be th.
only point on the whole Ncrdun from,
where the extensive German attack. re-
peatod time after time and lasting prac-
tically all day. Iincd even . tenn
porary advantage.
Dense formations, whi,ri had been
abandoned by the Germans in their re
cent attacks In favor OF a more open
order and the employment OF five SEN
arate waves Of rneu. were used again
to-day IN the assault "n the front he
tween lie Mort lIomme and tumicres.
The Germans, debouch!ng from the
positions in the Cumiercs woJd. ad
Nauced IN masses under the Conceu-
trated fire OF the French sIs and M
tra.lcuses The French fire broNc up
the formations and the Germans hnals
W .thdrew, leaving hundreds Of dead on
the field. Repeated assaults were made
on I.c Mort Homme and here again the
Germans lost heavily.
I'm the eastern hank OF tho rNor ;A-
attack did not get beyond tn" stage Of
artillery preparation. the German troops
NOT being able 10 leave their pos Ions
The Cote du roiyre and the pouau-
mont -NauN sector were the portions OF
tu- r',ru,i, iur against wh,S, the i.,.-
nan artillery detected rs most N'ol,ut
five uu ine eastern bank, the French
second lines being shvicd with particular
t.orougui.sss French guns rcplicd u,
AttA Ia, - ftN.lN
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Grrmn" Trench st"rmrd.

Uaavy ltc',l artillery concentrated
IT'S tire on ure~ of communication in the
Arg ,ulir. lu ihc northwest of Nulau.
court. whlc German rocnforremcnts
Wei. hcus hlouSht up
Tn, official rommunGu" ssurd b! the
French War once tonight follows.
In the Arg sbnnr our artillery
executed a concentrated fire on enemy
l.nc, of communication Our heavy
batteries cannonaded during opera
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=. ,s ,s ra,, ,,,d h, ,,. r.ror,
ne vam,p .',.,,n, - S,Taran, cnrnnmnd.
eI,. ~, a,,a,ho,in sI,onca
IT, ro,,,. r.ar. un,ivh,.d tho man .in-
Ane 'oon: NJ "a 49, s.>,,a i,..
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"s VI. w., ,,,a,. 90, ir,o ,he onen
Wy, r.. ,,rnto -, rho borr,r
-. 80 ,,,o,e ,h,r no co,,lJ hear for
~, u. ~ "as ~ '''''
Nf.ior Er, ,..nts If. and Field,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-10
AUTO MAN COLLIDES
WITH FOOL LAWS"
r. II. Johnston, Head Of Deal
prs' Association, Writes
Complaint to Mayor.
HITS At LICENSING BILL
Says 10000 Motorists Back
His Views in Telling About
Bunch Of Troubles.

4 Mayor of Manhattan and environs.
particularly a Mayor elected on a fusion
ticket. may boast that SO many kinds
Of troubles ease their way into the city
Hall and then lean upon his Honor's
shoulders for the rest OF the day that
there are no troubles left to bother any
one else. Hut Mayor Mitchell may take
II from n. ~. Johnston. president OF the
Automobile Dealers Association, that
there are others.
MIR Johnston while sorting out some
OF his favorite troubles recently came
upon 50 many which especially appealed
to him that he decided to bunch them
together under the general title OF "A
Business Mans Quiet Afternoon ~ New
York and mail them 80 Mayor Mitchell
Accompanying the list OF Mr.. Johnston's
pet troubles for 4 given afternoon was
a letter of protest in which the presl-
dent OF the dealers association said that
he voiced the views of a rltyful OF mo-
torists who can't start their cars with
out colld!ng with lot Of fool laws.
The particular afternoon which Mr..
Johnston complains to the Mayor was
Just one darn thing after another was
last Friday. The automobile man
might have assembled his mlshaps and
mailed them to Mayor Mitchell a day or
So earlier than he did if II weren't for
the fact that he was so busy being
troubled on Friday he didn't have time
for anything else until some time Satur-
day
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y. s. COMPACT WITH
CARRANZA REPORTED
villa MrRWW hiie to- Get Aid Of
Zapata's 10000 Men.

CHlc,Go, April ?.--Thc Tribune to-
morrow, under an III Paso date. will
print the following
Francisco Villa has escaped any
chance OF being captured by the Ameri-
can punitive expedition. tie has crossed
4 dead line that was established by
agreements between President Wilson
AMI President Carranza of Mexico.
This information came out Tor the
Arst time to-night. II was soi6 by Con.
su Andreas Garcia and other high Car
RAMA officials exclusively to the repre-
~utati,e Of the Chicago Tribune.
Tius means that the American troops
will be Withdrawn. Rumors have been
IRrert on the border for several days
81, Washington would recall the troo,s
from Mexico. This il the first authori-
taiy" iufnrma ton that backs w these
rumors
When tr" American soldiers went into
Mexico there was 81 secret agreement be-
'Nr'r Washington and ,rrdnza that
49, should go no further south than tha
hrfl"" lin" between the states of Chit
hurhV. iud Durango. Tho dead line
wh'h the American troops were not to
cr"'s lies h"twccn the towns Of Babori-
etu" aud C.hallos. extending east and
~ ,.ross q very large part OF Mexico.
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TrOu blca Pile Up.


quiet afternoon" caption:
go +. M.-Whllc returning up town In
a small limousine owned bv one OF the
other members of our association our
driver was served with summons to
appear In court on a charge or running
over the planking on Park avenue be-
tween Fory-frst and Forty-second
streets at Il speed in excess OF eight
miles an hour.
"a :O2 r. M.-We asked the official
making the arrest under what law or
ordinance our rate was Illegal. II" re-
piled that 1t was "a police regulation
"2:O3 l.. N.--Wc suggested TO the
traffic officer that II the real purpose was
to reduce the speed OF vehicles OH the
thanking 1t would seem that the more
economical and efficient way TO do SO
would he to station AN unski'led laborer
there with flag instead Of stationng
tw, members OF the police force dis
guised as civilians and armed with stop
watches.
".;l5 =. M.-While proceeding up
Fifth avenue our driver was reprimanded
by the traffic officer for not driving fast
enough when the officer blew his whistle
80 i. M.--Returned to my office and
received a telephone message from one
of our customers 10 whom We had
10. led one OF our demonstrating cars 10
the effect that he had been arrested for
driving u car with manufacturer s
license plate.
20 80 +. M-Receiyed a telephone
message from the architect OF our new
service building advising me that the
Fire Department had refused to approve
IT,, plans because of the wooden floors. "
Only One story High.
Here Mr.. Johnston explained at length
that his architect had called the fire
folks attention TO the fact that the
building was only one story high, of fire.
proof construction throughout, that there
was no basement under 1t, that there was
An eight inch concrete floor, but that.
merely as II sanitary measure, layer
OF wood had been placed over the con-
crete because It would be dangerous IA
the workers TO labor all day standing
directly on the concrete floor.
"a T. NJ" resumed Mr.. Johnston
"Received a summons from tine Depart
ment OF Labor to appear in court in
answer TO the charge OF violating one
of the sections OF the labor law. Have
not had time to investigate the COM
pIaint, but am Informed that the
charge Is that we have failed to pro-
vide separate toilet facilities for female
employees in the building. in which there
never have been female employees.
II was growing late tSen and seemed
TO he time FOR the various officials tC
null down tho shades and call II ar
afternoon. Bu, no; q. o'clock the tel
ephone rang again This time Mr.
| Johnston received. he said. telephone
! message from the boss OF the aSsocia
tlon's present service building to The
effect that Fire Department inspector
had Just dropped In with the news tina
a permit would have to be refused fol
the reason that the repair shop wa'
more than 10000 square feet In area.
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Before getting down to the details or
his quiet afternoon Mr. Johnston be-
kan by telling Mayor Mitchell that about
10000 or 10000 motorists here who do
not employ chauffeurs are on. with the
Automobile Dealers Association In op-
posing "A bill now pending az Albany
which feQuires the licensing OF all OPP
orators of motor cars. The letter con-
tinues In part:
I'VE believe that there are already 50
many laws and ordinances that no citl-
zen can possibly keep track OF them.
We know that every bill which increases
the powers Of any department is quickly
followed by an increase in the number
Of employees of that department.
whatever troubles boiled and buhh'ed
anpund Air. Johnston during the fore-
noon Ia Friday he passed them up In
his letter and started in with the stroke
Of 1: O'Clock noon. At that hour. so
ne wrote Mayor Mitchell. he had to be
In the Appellate Division of the supreme
Court TO hear an argument in the "oll
separator case in which his association
,s Interested. JUSTICE Philbin had or
dercd that the meriS, ot the automobil.
mems contentious about the worthlessncsS \
OF the "oii separator he tried in open
court. An appeal by the city had
blocked things just long enough 10 Keen
Mr. Johnston in court until o'clocl,
i. NJ. or the right hour ~ have sum-
mons served on his driver az he motored
up town.
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Villa D"Jg-d Ia Meet Aid.

'- upW thought that villa was con
VI 'I that the American Government
would sine IN" Mexican Central Rail
Va. II This had taken place the Amer
du Government could have thrown
'p"ps ujo the rag.al district without
'"u'.o. The Mexican Central has a
5r1n.h lIue from Jimcnez tn Parral
Jr'Hcz is 80 miles from the border.
N.Ur lodged Parral, going 10 the west,
ava made his way TO Rosario. where ne
m" con. Juan Banderas, This Zapa-
'-''' loader mad" his way north from
'ErfHa","a through network of Car
f''@r troops to meet villa. He came
unattended.
IJrd"rHS q. one Of the most noted Of
'N' Iapa'a fighters, lie first met Villa
y Ntrlu" city eighteen months ago.
N.DH Iupafa and villa promised alle-
-.t'.' Zee tn" convention government
'st" 'Hrrauzd. u IL not generally
F0"'H hat villa and Iapata are friends.
H""aa those nosnizant Of intimate Mex
'at affairs tins "a known to he true.
>Iiinnc- win Znpatn.
" 0n both leaders were in Mexico
g. POI Dor,uhrr, 1874. Gen. Randeras
Nl' 'u' gu.betwecn for villa and Xapata
'.a 20 ino one of the closest friends o'
'' Uu.'hcrl leader. Emil!ano Iapata
'.'uY"r.diy sent him north To help villa
." p from "th" gringos.'
.'" ,rd Pludcras met in Rosario
'". '." said TO have had four hour
conference IN fonda In that village
t." ''.u.' ~ this conference is said tt
'S.' Hnu ipai villa aud Iapata agreed
'' t.'" tpf,ts.
|'nni' ljas 10000 men under his com
udUG aud la. ,,fmolitc control of Tho