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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
$50 Flee St. George When
Buildings Refrigerating
Plant Blows Up.
SIX PATRONS INJURED
BY AMMONIA FUMES
Magistrate MCGUIRE, Awakened,
Learns Cause of Blast, then
Goes Back to Bed.

The Heights section Of Brooklyn was
rocked early yesterday by an explosion
in the refrigerating plant Of the ST.
George Hotel in Clarke Street. 1t prac-
tically wrecked the ten-story building
and caused the $50 patrons to tumble
from their beds. Many, clad in pa
iamas, rushed to fire exits. Due TO the
training Of employees TO handle fires
until the city apparatus arrives. the
hotel had the situation well in hand
when the firemen arrived.
Shortly after o'clock workmen in
the engine room of the refrigeratlng
plant noticed that the steam line lead
ing to the refrigerating plant was not
working properly. A Kissing sound OF
escaping steam was warning TO the
dozen men that they were in danger
Gus position.
For several minutes the steam con-
tinued to play upon the retort OF the
ice machine. Then something burst
with loud roar, shaking the neigh
borhood and arousing hundreds. Fumes
from the ammonia tanks, which gave
way, soon spread through the building
and for more than an hour the firemen
and employees of the big hotel fought
the escaping steam and ammonia.
Six persons living at the hotel were
affected by the explosion and attended
by physicians. In the afternoon the
condition Of two of them-John Cromie
and his wife, Anna-became worse, and
they were taken to the Brooklyn Hos
pital. There is was said they were sur
fering from ammonia poisoning.
The other patrons affected by the
gases are Donald McGill, an actor;
Isabelle Robertson, Frank Sullivan and
Walter Dunno, a publisher.
Fire Marshal Thomas Brophy began
an investigation of tie cause OF the
blast and to-day will make a report 10
Fire Commissioner Robert Adamson
lie is struck with the similarity OF the
explosion to the one which occurred
three weeks age in a butcher shop IN
Sumner Avenue, in which four persons
persisted. -,
Among the patrons aroused was Mag
istrate John C. Mcclure, who immedi-
ately called up Police Headquarters "a
learn whether there was another ex'
plosion in New Jersey. When he was
informed that it was in the building
from which he was talking, he made
few inquiries of the management and
went back to his bed on the ninth
floor.
Joseph Kilgour, the actor, was tum'
bled out of bed when the building
shook. W. s. Menden, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit official, and II. Schoon'
maker, secretary of the American
Bridge Company, who were asleep al
the time, were informed that the re
frigerating plant had been wrecked
They returned to their rooms after be
ing assured there was no danger.
The plant was damaged considerably
but the Hotel st. George management
would not say to what amount. Ae
cording to the police, the damage vii
amount to $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
HARLEM JITNEYS
DO BIG BUSINESS
Throngs Pay 10 Cents to
Ride in Them, Spurn-
ing Cheaper Cars.

Taxicabs and touring cars run as
iitneys, except that the price for a
ride was a dime instead Of five cents,
cut heavily into the revenues OF the
red crosstown cars in l25th Street yes
terday.
Sufficient streetcars were operated
until 6 o'clock last night to take care
cf all the Sunday traffic without trou-
BILE, but the jitneys were al owed by
the police 10 solicit business IN antlcl-
ration of an absolute tie-up OF service.
BY crowding from ten TO fourteen
persons in touring cars on the cross
town trips several men cleared from
sos TO $50 in the day. The larger cars
carried a chauffeur and conductor.
the latter clinging precariously on the
running board.
The novelty of the innovation at
tracted the people. and probably more
travelled in automobiles at ten cents
apiece than took the more economical
streetcars.
when the Eighty-sixth Street cross
town line suspended service, shortly
after 6 o'clock, there was an immediate
invasion of the street by taxicabs and
other automobiles, which were kept
busy the rest of the evening.
Motor wagons Of the New York Tele-
phone Company. with long wooden
seats along the sides, were used yes
terday in transporting employees be-
tween the exchanges and the subway
and elevated lines. II the tie-up be-
comes worse the telephone company
has arranged to import jitneys from
other cities and also TO use big sight
seeing cars for it's workers.
Several large business houses IN
lower Manhattan are planning to house
their help on the Jersey side OF the
river if the subway and elevated lines
are tied up. They do not expect q
strike among the Hudson tube men
and, if one should come, it is thought
the ferries can handle most of th'
extra traffic.
River boats which have been in com
mission only part of the time in re
cent wears will be cleaned and put or
regular schedules between 129th Stree
and the downtown piers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
Captain of Re d'Italia
Saws He Shelled Three
PurSuers.
THINKS HE SANK
ONE SUBMARINE
Periscopes Sighted 200 Miles
Out of Genoa-Americans
on Board Liner.

Officers of the Italian liner Re
dTtalia, which. with three Americans
among her passengers, reached New
York yesterday afternoon, told a SEN
sational story Of how three submarines
had pursued their vessel through the
Mediterranean for seven hours.
The ships 3-nch defence guns,
mounted aft and manned by gunners OF
the Italian navy, were turned against
the pursuing U-boats, and sent one OF
them to the bottom of the sea, Captain
Amedeo Pinceti believes. II was only
by the constant salvos of the defence
guns, he asserts, that the Re dItaiia
and her passengers were saved from
certain destruction.
No shots were fired at the Re dItalia,
he said, and all he saw Of the subma-
rines was the periscopes. They were
discovered by the lookout at $3.50 a. m.
on July 2S, when the vessel was about
200 miles from Genoa, midway between
the Balearic Islands and Corsica. They
were then one and half miles dead
astern.
Captain Pinceti ordered full speed,
about twelve knots an hour. Then he
summoned the crew of naval gunners
and took personal charge Of them.
About 9:45 the submarines were
slightly abeam on the starboard quar-
ter, travelling in a line" Captain Pin
ceti said. Seeing that they were chas-
ing US, ordered the gunners to open
fire. The third shot, | believe, took
effect, as the spout of water that fol-
lowed the falling Of the shell was
much different from that caused by
the preceding shots. 1t was much
heavier and apparently impregnated
with smoke or oil. At any rate, from
that time on only two perscopes were
to be seen.
"The chase continued until 1880 that
afternoon, the boats not getting any
closer 10 us nor showing themselves.
We kept on firing at them. in all M
teen shots, from our two 3-inch guns.
After our third shot the submarines
evidently tried TO get in position 10
launch a torpedo, but were no doubt
afraid to come TO the surface to get
better speed because of our guns. NO
flag was seen and there was no way 70
determine their nationality, but thel,
wake as seen through glasses Indicated
that they were big ones
The American passengers on the re
dItalia were L. P. Roster, OF Phila,
delphia, a veterinary surgeon; Paul
Edwards, Of Jersey City, and James
Higgins, of Cincinnati, who had gone
over in charge of consignment OF
horses.
Shots from the defence guns were
all fired by Andreni Ugo. formerly
resident Of Newark, n. j.
Captain Pinceti said he holds the
rank of lieutenant commander in the
Italian navy and has seen war service
The Re d'Italia is vessel Of 6,237
tons, owned by the Italian Lloyd
Sabaudo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07


men. while prisoners are continuing u
I como in. We took also numerous ma
1 chine guns and bomb throwers.
"In the Caucasus the fighting con
| tinues."
An earlier statement says:
South of Brody, on the banks OF the
rivers Graberka and Sereth, obstinate
fighting continued during the whole
day for the possession Of villages anc
heights. The enemy offered deter
mined resistance and made severa
counter attacks. In the streets of the
villages fierce fighting took place, and
il was necessary TO drive the enemy
out from house to house.
"Our attack was crowned with sue
cess. all counter attacks of the enemy
being repealed and his resistance bro
ken. Our troops have taken the vii
lagos of Zvyjin, Ratische, Tchistopady
Ncidzigory, Gnidava and Zalvoce and
the entire ridge Of heights between
them. One of our gallant Cossack
regiments made a cavalry attack on an
enemy infantry battery to the south
west. In these engagements ninety
five officers and more than 5000 men
were taken prisoners.
am the region of Dora, Yaremche
and Tablonitsa, on the river Pruth, to
the south of Delatyn. the enemy took
the offensive, but was brought to
standstill by our fire"
The Berlin official statement to-day
says: ,, n
Eastern front front of Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg): South of Ear
ecze ION the Stokhod) the enemy was
cleared from the position which he
still held. His counter attacks were
repulsed. Four officers and 300 men
were taken prisoners and five machine
guns captured.
"Near and northwest of zalocze the
Russians captured the west bank of the
River Sereth. 4,
"Front of Archduke Charles: Ad-
vanced actions took place before the
army of General Count Won Bothmer.
The successes of our troops IN the Car
pathians have extended.
Balkan front: There is nothing to
report"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
CLUBS MUST TELL
SOURCE OF GOLF BALLS
Bloomfield Acts After Death of
Children by Acid.

Golf clubs in Bloomfield, y. j., will
he asked TO furnish the authorities
with list Of the manufacturers fro"
whom their golf balls arc purchased. =.
This action is taken as a result 81
fatal accidents that have occurred
when acid from the cores OF balls has
been swallowed by children. 1t "a
said similar steps will be taken
throughout the state. and an efor'
made 70 discover what balls do not
contain the acid cores.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07

deeply, as he mopped his fcverish
brow.
"They tore him loose from his last
nickel" the girl said. "and we're walkin'
to the ferry. Gawd knows what well
do when we get there. and II | don't
get home by tomorrow morning, !
amt got no job"
Despite the fact the majority of the
people knew they might have to walk
home. both Midland and South beaches
had the largest crowds yesterday they
have had in month. Most of the
people walked to the beaches, too, al
though extra service was inaugurated
by the Rapid Transit lines, and hacks
and jitneys did tremendous service.
Some Cars viii Run To-Day.
The railroad operates only along the
shores and does not penetrate far into
the interior Of the island. The people
Of the interior districts must either
walk or hire a conveyance-and hack
and automobile rates on Staten Island
have hit the skies within the last forty
eight hours.
William R. Rand, vice-president and
general manager of the Richmond
Light and Railroad Company, said last
night he will attempt TO operate cars
this morning for the $4,000 commuters.
1t is understood strikebreakers will be
used Officials of the road estimated
their loss yesterday will aggregate
$4,000. The municipal ferries brought
about 100000 persons and the Eliza
beth and Port Richmond ferries about
10000 more.
The strikers declared last night
there will be trouble if the company
attempts to run cars to-day. At a
meeting yesterday afternoon it was
declared that if any cars are operated
the men at the power houses will
strike this afternoon at o'clock
Such action would leave Staten Island
in darkness as well as without trans
mort a tiOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
10000 UNION BARRIERS
PLAN GENERAL STRIKE
Metal Workers, Painters and
Shoemakers Nav Also Quit.

The 10000 union BARRIERS of New York
City are prepared to deny the fact that
n New Workers. whiskers grow the
same on Sunday as any other day ir
the week. Hence, they announced yes
terday their plan to call general
strike in the immediate future, de-
handing that they be allowed to rest
one day in seven. They will also ask
for a uniform day of twelve hours, rec,
ognition of the union. and increased
wages.
With the announcement of the pro-
posed BARRIERS strike came news from
labor leaders that 10000 metal workers,
5000 girl paperbox workers. 5000 shoe
makers and 5000 painters were like
wise preparing to walk out unless their
employers granted their demands. Tno
shoemakers' strike is TO go into effect
on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
No Cars Running, Throngs
Walk to Ferry After
Sleeping on Sands.
STRIKEBREAKERS
TO BE USED TO-DAY
Union Men Threaten to Stop the
Power Plants, Putting Rich
mond in Darkness.

Life was just one foot dragging along
day, with not trolley wheel turning
and the cars lying idle in barns and
on switches. All Richmond Borough
resounded to the painful footballs OF
the plodding and unamiable thousands.
Some even removed their shoes and
sought the less frequented highways.
/ This was fine for the shoes, but pretty
tough on hosiery and tender, city
trained feet.
! Except in the scattered districts
served by the Staten Island Rapid
( Transit Railroad, walking has been
practically a continuous performance
in Richmond since 6 o'clock Saturday
night. statistical policeman sta
toned in Stapleton said yesterday he
had written in his notebook seventeen
new ways TO express the meaning en-
bodied in the name of the foreign coun-
try so ably press-agented by the late
Mr.. Dante.
"You never heard so much honest
to-goodness cussin' in your life said
the cop, "as you'll hear if you stand
here for an hour and watch the boys
tramp by. The women don't say much
but they think plenty"
Walkers Are Peevish.
The roads yesterday morning were
lined with stragglers from Midland and
South Beaches, all of them peevish in
manner and feverish in talk. They
had huddled in anguished and disgust
ed groups on the sand all night, and
in the morning, when no cars came,
they started to ALPHABETICALLY
those from Midland Beach, for the fare
from there to St. George on the Rapid
Transit line is Is cents, and there were
hundreds at Midland Beach without
three nickels.
Many budding romance was
blasted because a dashing young Man
haitian or Jersey cavalier took his best
girl to Midland Beach Saturday. and
when the cars stopped running faced
the awful prospect of paying two iares
home. amounting TO 20 cents at least
J. DN the hAplQ INV =
total cash balance of 20 cents.
A boy and girl who had been
transformed in few hours from his
dearest friend to his bitterest enemy
sat forlornly by the side of the South
Beach road at Fort Wadsworth about
noon. The girl was dividing her atten-
ton between rubbing her blisterlng
feet and speaking her mind concerning
young gentlemen who go broke at un-
suitable times.
Romance Is Blighted.
81 bet you | been walkin' year,
exclaimed the girl. "Td have cot home
all right, though, if this guy here d
had any sense. When the cars stopped
runnin' last night he had quarter
and if he had had sense enough to
give it to me | could have walked over
to Grant City and took the train and
got home all right. But he says he'l
20 hunt crap game and get enough
dough to take US both home, and away
he went"
She paused and glared at the boy
who wriggled uncomfortably and sighed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07

Enemy counter attacks were repulsed
"To the south Of Erzingan we capt
ured two lines Of trenches, four Of
ficers, fifty Askaris and two machine
guns. The enemy suffered severe
losses. go,
ain the region west Of the village OF
Ognut we advanced several versts AND
captured two heights.
AIN the region of Mush and Bitlis
the enemy assumed the offensive, but
is being held by our hre.
an the Black Sea our torpedo boats
destroyed forty-two small sailing eraft
of Kerasun and bombarded boats. AND
storehouses at Samsun."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
DEMAND HANGING
OF THE KAISER
British Workmen Want No Peace
Until That Is Done.

London, Aug. 6.-one Of the biggest
dsmonstrations by workingmen during
the war took place in Trafalgar square,
.nNdav, The great gathering demanded
renrisals for the execution Of Captain
Frvatt. of the British steamer brus-
sells by the Germans in Belgium. .,
Sneakers urged the impounding OF al!
German property and the hanging OF
cameron william, Admiral Won Iirpitz
and Governor General Won Kissing OF
Belgium as common maletacIS9 Re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
GERMANS EXECUTE
ALSATIAN AS SPY
Accused of Landing from a
French Aeroplane.

Amsterdam, Aug 6.-According to
the "Koelnische Volkszeitung,' a court
martial at Muelhausen, Alsace, SEN
fenced to death David Bloch, an Asa,
tan but a German subject, cnargeu
with joining the French army and lahI
ING in civilian clothes from a French
aeroplane behind the German lines lot
espionage. a..
Bloch already has been executed, the
newspaper declares.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
CONSUL AT SANTIAGO HERE
Merrill Crifith Arrives on Tivives for
Short Stay In the United state.

Among the passengers on the IL
v;v.. n the United Fruit Company
whirb arrived yesterday from Cuba
~. Merrill Grifith. United States Con.
wa a. santiago. who was accompanied
Sv his wife. They are here for short
stay. . Cu..emalsn
ia hand Of eight members arr
r,v.d for a tour Of the United Sta'es'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
RUSSIANS BREAK
LINES ON SERETH

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
MRS. DOR0TY mEILIcKE
DIES At HOME OF SON

NJ. Mrs. Dorothy Meilicke died last eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock at the home of
her son, julius Meilicke, 615 Min
nesota avenue.
For several years Mrs. Meilicke has
suffered from the effects of a cancer
and has been confined to the house
for the past two years. Mrs. Nell
icke has many friends here and was
termed by all who knew here as a
"dear old lady,"
Mrs. Meilicke was born in Ger
many SO years ago. She came to this
country where she was nine years
of age. Before coming to Bemidji to
make here home with her son, she
lived in Lake Park, Glen and Moor
head, MINI.
Those living in Bemidji who sur
vive their mother are Mrs. H. G. Dan
iels, Miss Bertha Meilicke, Miss En-
ma Meilicke and Julius Meilicke,
one of the proprietors of the Peoples
Meat Market. Sons and daughters
who will arrive in the city today are
Mrs. G. J. Kunkle of College View,
Neb., Fred Meilicke of Fargo, and
Herman and William Meilicke of
Morden, Manitoba, Canada.
The body will be taken to Lake
Park, where the funeral services will
be held on Sunday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
ALBERT Brewer
DROPS DEAD At
HOME IN NYM0RE

Albert Brewer dropped dead at his
home in Nymore yesterday afternoon
at one o'clock. For the past, years
he had been suffering from Bright's
disease.
Mr.. Brewer was born in Iowa in
1868. He came to Minnesota 18
years ago and homesteaded on land
in what is now the town of Frohn.
He moved his family to Nymore last
fall.
Nine years ago he was married to
Miss Anna Heberle of Bemidji.
Mr.. Brewer was prominent in the
affairs of the town of Frohn for
many years. He was assessor of the
town for seven years and school clerk
for IA years. He also served several
terms as justice of peace.
Surviving are wife and three chill
dren, Isabel, 8, Charles, 4, and Mil
dred, 2; two brothers, Andrew and
William, and one sister, Mrs. Fred
Eickstadt of Rockford, Ill.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon from the Congregational
church in Nymore.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
n. Y. MAYOR WARNED
... BY INVESTIGATORS

New York, May 25.-Two separate
Investigations were continued yester-
day into the "wire tapping" opera
tions of the New York police. One
was by the legislative committee and
the other by District Attorney Swami.
The committee permitted Mayor
Mitchell to take the witness stand
and read into it's records conversa-
tions alleged to have been heard over
tapped wires during the Investigation
of charitable institutions after warn
ing him it considered the conversa-
tion irrelevant, and informing him
that he must assume all RESPONSE
bility for any libel charges which
might result from them.
The substance of the conversation
revealed by the mayor related chiefly
to ways and means for keeping wit
nesses and evidence away from the
charities Investigating committee.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
MONDAY IS LAST H'''s''
DAY TO FILE FOR
COUNTY OFFICES
County Commissioners and Judge Of
Probate Are the Only
Contests Up.
FOUR CANDIDATES FOR
OFFICE OF PROBATE JUDGE
Many Enter Race for County Commits
sioners in Second, Fourth and
Fifth Districts.

Next Monday will be the last day to
file for county offices for the pri-
mary election which will be held
June 10.
This is an off year in the election of
county officers and only a probate
judge and several commissioners will
be elected.
The filings to date are:
Second District County Commits
sioner-Albert Johnson of Baudette,
B. A. Arneson of Arneson, A. J. Hell
den of Baudette, V. E. Lindholm of
Spooner and Hans B. Imsdahl of
Pitt.
Fourth District County Commits
sioner-Gustave Sandell of Stanley,
B. M. Armstrong of Kelliher, E. A.
Schulke of Tenstrike, G.. O. Espe of
Shotley and William Lennon of Kel-
liher
Fifth District County Commits
sioner-J. c. Thompson of Black
duck, Nels A. Otterstadt of Turtle
River, Paul Haluptzak of Tenstrike,
Otto Simons of Puposky, H. Wesley
Wright of Turtle River township,
Sam Ellis of Blackduck.
Probate Judge-Joseph E. Harris,
M A. Clark, H. A. Simons and M. G..
Slocum, all of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
MUD LAKE FILINGS
REPORTED IN TANGLE

Thief River Falls, Mimi, May Is.
Out of $50 entries to lands in what
is commonly known as the Mud lake
bottom, about thirty-five miles north
east of here, there are only thirteen
that do not conflict and on some of
the choicest pieces there are as many
as five different entrymen claiming
prior right. In order to straighten
the tangle the land office has already
ordered nineteen hearings for the fore
part of next month before U. S. Com
missioner Michelet and Judge N. W.
Tarrant of this city and over eighty
persons have been ordered to appear
and produce evidence supporting
their claims to these lands.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-25
GERMANS CLOSING
IN UPON VERDuN
IN BLOODY FIGHT
French Evacuate the Entire Dead
Mans Hill Positions; Hundreds
Are Sacrificed.
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE IN
CHARGE OF IRISH CASE
Easement is Indicted for High Trea-
son; Preliminary Hearing
is Held.

Berlin, May 25.-The giant Ger
man nut cracker is closing in on Yer
dun in the bloodiest fighting in all
history. The French have evacuated
the entire Dead Mans Hill. They
sacrificed hundreds in attempting to
save it. Germans and French joint
ly hold Hill 3O4 which is the corner
stone of the French outer defenses.
French Advance.
Paris, May 5.-(OmciaD D-French ch
troops advanced last night along the
west bank of the Meuse.
London, May 25.-Roger Case
ment and his soldier confederate, S.
Bailey, have been indicted for high
treason in connection with the re-
cent Irish rebellion. The prelim-
mary hearing was held today.
Berlin, May Is. -(OficiaD -
French trenches south and southwest
of Douaumont were taken in last
nights fighting around Verdun.
Enemy attacks were repulsed.
London, May 25.-David Lloyd
George, minister of munitions, has
been given full charge Of the Irish
situation.