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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
GERMAN HELD IN PLOT
TO BLOW UP FACTORY
Arrested While Taking Dynamite
TO Youngstown Plant.
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Youngstown, Ohio, May 1O.-John
Swierz, a German, was arrested here
to-day because Of his alleged offer to
destroy the munitions works Of the
William Tod Company for $4,000. It
is charged that the offer was made TO
Ernest Ludwig, Austro- Hungarian Vice
Consul in Cleveland, who pretended to
accept, but notified the Federal Off
Gals and introduced Charles De
Woody, a government operative, TO
Swierz as a fellow cOnsprator
Swierz is charged with illegally
Transporting dynamite. De Woody is
trying to learn whether other persons
are implicated in the plot.
Swierz, according TO De Woody, in
vited the latter to accompany him to
Youngstown and assist in dynamiting
the plant.
"When | went to Youngstown with
him. said De Woody, che took me to
a place along the Mahoning River,
where he had twenty-five pounds of dy-
Mantle hidden. He carried the dyna-
mite TO a place near the Tod plant and
then we discussed the details at length.
To-day learned from him that he also
intended getting into the she'll factory
at night and placing nitro lycerine in
the shell machines, so that when they
were started in the morning the plant
and workmen would be destroyed"
Late this afternoon, while De Woody
and Swierz were moving the dynamite
TO a spot near the plant entrance, the
Youngstown police made the arrest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
GERMAN SALOON FOUND
IN HEART OF LONDON

London, May 10.-Discussing the
necessity for Defence of the Realm
regulations. Herbert Samuel. Secre-
tary for Home Affairs. said to-day that
within the last few weeks there had
been discovered in the heart of Lon
don a public house occupied by nat
uralized German and resort Of other
naturalized Germans where language Of
the most reasonable and anti-British
character was used. He added that 1t
might have become a most dangerous
centre.
Mr. Samuel said he doubted whether
any charge could have been formulated
under the ordinary law, but it was OBJ
viously necessary to deal with such
cases and the power in his hands en-
abled him promptly to intern all the
men concerned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
Claim Gain at lie Mort
Homme as Battle In
tenSity Lays.
CALLS GERMAN GUNS
STILL SUPERIOR
Major Moraht Says Preach Have
Massed 100000 in Ver-
dun Struggle.

London, May 10.-With the beating
hack of German attack at Hill S04
to-day there has been diminution in
the fighting west of the Mouse. The
French assert the repulse Of German
efforts at Hill SO4 and the capture of
q trench on the west slope Of lie Mort
Homme. Berlin, on the other hand,
claims the extension Of the gains at
Hill SO4.
"0n the left bank Of the Meuse,"
says the Paris statement tonight,
"after a violent bombardment the Ger
mans launched strong attack on our
positions in the neighborhood Of Hill
2s7. This attack was completely re-
pulsed. Some prisoners remained IN
our hands.
"A small offensive action carried out
by our troops on the slopes west Of lie
Mort Homme permitted us TO occupy
some parts Of a German trench. We
made sixty-two prisoners and captured
two machine guns"
Southwest of Hill 304," says the
Berlin report, advanced detachments
OF the enemy were driven further back.
One detachment was captured. The
new German positions on Hill 304 were
extended"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
ATLAS EXPLOSION MYSTERY

Investigations fail to reveal the
cause Of the explosion Tuesday at the
plant of the Atlas Powder Company,
at Hopatcong Landing, n. j., in which
five workmen were killed, score in
iured and four buildings demolished.
Superintendent Emil J. Riedeir said
Yesterday that it was impossible to de-
termine the exact origin of the eX-
plosion. County Detective Brennan and
Inspector of Mines Munson of the State
Department of Labor are still con-
Quoting an investigation. The injured
men are expected TO recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
GERMAN CONSUL
WILL SURRENDER
Baltimore Man Indicted in
Passport Case to Plead
Here Next Week.

Carl A. Luederitz. German Consul at
Baltimore, indicted on Monday for al
legged completely in a passport fraud,
has announced that he will appear in
the Federal Court next week, accord
ing to Roger Wood. Assistant United
States Attorney.
Mr.. Wood, who prepared the indict-
ment against Luederitz. said yesterday
that Consul LuederitB sent word TO the
authorities here that he would plead
some day next week.
Mr. Luderitz was indicted on the evil
dence of Horst Won der Goltz. the Ger
man spy. now a British prisoner at
Ellis Island Won der Goltz testified
before the Federal Grand Jury that
Consul Luederitz suggested that he
obtain false passport under his alias
Of Bridgeman II. Taylor. and that he
later obtained one for him from Will
lam Jennings Bryan. then Secretary
Of State.
Federal officials here expect that
lne Cldle department Will lulS Neth
make final decision on Wolf Won Igel
an attache of the German Embassy
and discriminating documents seized in
his office at 60 Wall Street When
that is done, Won Igel, who is under
two indictments, one charging him
with completely in the conspiracy to
invade Canada end destroy the Welland
Canal, and another for shipping oil to
Germany disguised as fertilizer. will
then be arraigned, if Ambassador vo1
Bernstorff's plea that Won Igel is i'm.
mune and the seized papers Embassy
documents is not sustained.
Lieutenant Robert Fay, of the Ger
man army, and his brother-in-law
Walter Scholz, who are in the Tomb:
thinking over the sentences of eigh
and four years imposed on them, die
nothing but think yesterday. so fal
as could be learned. The authorize!
are momentarily expecting confes
sion from Fay, who can, they believe
be Of valuable assistance to them il
prosecuting Teutonic conspiracies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
TOTAL GERMAN LOSSES
IN WAR 2,S22,o79 MEN

London. May l0.-An Of
fetal British estimate of Ger
man casualties in April, is
sued here to-day. places the
total at 81, l62. The number
Of German casualties since
the beginning of the wal Is
given as 2.S22,079.
The totals reported in
German official lists since the
beginning of the war, says
the statement. follow;
Killed, or died of wounds.
664,552; died of sickness,
1925; prisoners, l37,79S;
missing, l97,094; severely
wounded, 365.5l5; wound
ed. 254,627; slightly wound
ed, l,023,2I2; wounded re-
naming with units, 1885.
Total, 2,822,079.
These figures include all
German nationalities
SLAMS. Bavarians, Saxons and
Wurtembergcrs. They do
not include naval or colonial
troops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
CARS NON.RUSSIAN
SUBJECTS LOOK TO u. 5.
German Report Tells of Appeal
to President Wilson.

Berlin, May 10.--Dispatches from
Stockholm say that league OF Rus.
sian subjects Of various non-Russian
races has been formed in Sweden and
that the league has sent a message
to President Wilson asking American
assistance in the struggle for national
preservation.
The leagues committee is composed
Of representatives % the Films, Jews.
Poles, Lithusnians, Giyonians. Ukrain.
ians, natives Of the Baltic provinces.
Georgians and Mohammedans, and
among its members are Michel Lem.
pick, the we'll known Jewish leader
Davidson and the ethnologist. Michel
de Tserethl. member Of several na.
tional committees. residing in Sw:t-
lerland.
The letter 10 President Wilson. Il Is
reported. enumerates the grievances
Of the different nations against the
Russian government. Thus one para
graph reads:
ave Jews Of Russia are enthralled
as no other people on earth. We are
abandoned 70 physical and intellectual
misery. Our attendance a. schools
and universities is forbidden. We are
crammed together in the pale and are
exposed to pauperism and restitution.
In barbarous pogroms the bestial in
stincts of the mob are let loose against
US. Our dwellings are looted and
overv dav our brethren langlish in
most atrocious misery"
The letter goes on 20 cite the aboli-
ton OF. the constitution, the suppress
sion of mother tongues and the arrest
and exile to Siberia of constitutional
officers and judges OF Finland. Il also
calls attention 10 the measures OF
religious coercion against the Lithuan-
/ ians, whose Catholic churches we're
transformed into Russian orthodox
churches, the church property. eonfis-
Gated and the possession Of Lithuanian
prayer books punished By imprlson-
ment or exile 10 Siberia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
GERMAN SEA VICTORY
DENIED BY BRITAIN
Destroyer Damaged in Battle or
Belgian Coast, Berlin Asserts.

Berlin (by wireless TO Sayville, N.
", May 1O.-In an engagement OFF the
Belgian coast on Monday between Ger
man and British torpedo craft a Brit
ish destroyer was badly damaged by
artillery fire, according 20 official an
nouncement May 9 by the German Ad-
mralty.
1.-TWO German torpedo beats" says
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
FRENCH DRIVE TEUTONS
FROM GREEK VILLAGE
Mavada Bombarded, Occupied
and Evacuated in a Day.

Paris, May 1O.-A Havas dispatch
from Athens, reporting the first in
fantry action on the southern Balkan
front in many weeks,sa there was
lively fusillade during the day at three
points on the Doiran-Gievgell sector.
The Germans, after bombardlng May
ada. succeeded in occupying the village
but were forced 70 evacuate following
a French counter-attack.
The Germans, the dispatch ADDS, are
placing numerous l7-lnch guns along
.bo front
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
WATER METER BILL SIGNED
But Mayor Says 1t Does Not Increase
Commissioner Power.

Mayor Mitchell yesterday signed the
bill providing for the placing of water
meters in houses occupied by more
than one family. In a memorandum to
the Governor the Mayor said:
at was stated that the health Of the
community would be affected by the
restricted use of water. No such thing
is attempted. If the bill is signed by
the Governor the Commissioners OF
Water Supply will have no more power
10 order water meters in private resi-
denccs than ne has now. Under the
bill. before he can do such thing 1t
will be necessary for him to 30 before
the Board of Aldermen and have an
ordinance passed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
Ten Autoists Held for Theft.

New Brunswick. n. j., May l0.-Ten
New York automobilists, travelling in
one car, were arrested here this morn
ing for stealing two automobile robes
and an overcoat from students at a
Princeton garage, where they stopped
for gasolene. The prisoners were sent
back TO Princeton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
Follow Up Victories South
of Mush for Possession
of the Railway.
TURKS SINK SAILING
SHIPS IN REPRISAL
Destroy Vessels OFF Anatolian
Coast-Claim Caucasian
Successes.

Petrograd, May 1o.-Since General
Townshend's surrender at kut-ei-
Amara the Russians have made conspic-
uous progress along the difficult roads
Of the Persian mountain province which
borders Mesopotamia, have fortified
serinal-Kerind, recently captured, and
have driven the Turks from another
series of positions far to the westward
and close to their own frontier.
The main threat on Mesopotamia,
however, consists not in this isolated
Persian expedition, which is far re-
moved from the other Caucasian ar
uies hut In the concerted Russian ef-
forts 10 drive the Turks southwark from
Mush in the direction Of Diarbekr.
This direction provides the shortest
route to the Bagdad Railway, the pos
session Of which by the Russians would
be equivalent to Turkish remuneration
of Mesopotsmia.
The Russians, temporarily satisfying
themselves with answering the Turkish
attacks before Erzingan, are exertlng
their greatest pressure in this souther-
" direction, where they have driven the
Turks from an important mountain
range. and are now following up their
advantage in the direction OF Diaroekr'
The Turkish attacks before Erzingan
annarently have come to an end with
o,,t result and an immediate resunp-
tion of the offensive by the Russian
central armies is expected. According
~ ali reports large bodies Of German
troops are assisting In the TURKISH
operations.
Constantinople, May 1o.-The follow
ing statement was issued to-day py the
Turkish War Office.
Caucasus front-In local engage
ments on the right wing and IN the
centre we made a number OF prisoners
and CAPTURED booty. In the centre, an
attack by an enemy company was beat
en- back with great enemy losses.
"Owing to a surprise attack In the
sector Of Kirvaz, about forty kilo-
metres northwest Of Mush, the enemy
was thrown back in the direction OF
Kirvaz, losing fifty men and leaving
some booty in our hands.
an the centre, the forces Of two com
panies which were observed on Mt:
Bathli, five Kilometres northeast OF
Mt. Kope. were obliged to retreat after
suffering heavy losses. We made a
number of prisoners.
GAS a reprisal against the Russian
feet. which bombards open towns and
villages on the Anatolian coast and
destroys harmless sailing vesseI. ana
fishing boats. we destroyed. between
Eupatoria and Sebastopol, a ship OF
1000 tons and a number Of sailing YES
sells.
IAN enemy guardship, which appeared
west of Kouche Ada, in Smyrna waters,
was taken under fire by our artillery
One she'll was observed to explode on
board the ship, destroying the com
mander's bridge. The ship then with
drew in the direction of Samos."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11

the official statement, while recon.
NOTHING on the morning Of May mao
a brief engagement north OF Osteno
with five British torpedo boat destroy,
ers. One destroyer was badly damaged
by artillery FIRE. The German torpede
boats returned TO port unchanged
London. May 1O.-A British officia
statement issued this evening denies
the German official claim that a British
destroyer was badly damaged in a briei
artillery engagement on May 3. il
says that a few shots were exchange
between the torpedo craft and thai
the Germans then returned to theii
harhor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-11
French, in Dem0niac Joy,
MOw Dorm Foe at Hill 3O4
Three Times the German Waves Advanced, 10 BE
Broken by the Mtraileuse Sections-Wounded
Pou Describes Battle.

last they got too near us. Our artil-
lery was no longer able 10 help for fear
of firing into US.
"The boches' were within fifty yards
of our position when there was an
other long whistle from the captain;
II was the order for US TO fire all
pieces at top speed. Three hundred
bullets a minute we fired from SIX
teen mitrailleuses.
"The 'boches' gave way that time.
They fled at full speed, leaping over
the bodies of their own dead comrades.
while our bullets chased them.
"Was il the end? Were we to have
rest? No. At break Of day few
hours later, after night of constant
calls TO position, a sentry arrived
breathless with message for the cap,
tain. We were almost surrounded and
the Germans were coming again. .,
"We've got to begin again said
my corporal. There remained for each
gun ten boxes of cartridge belts
three thousand shots and besides eacn
man had a hundred and fifty cart
ridges for his rifle.
PRAY for Boches' to Charge.
Quickly but carefully we refilled
the used belts with the rifle cartridges,
while the captain sent twenty men by
different routes for supplies. OF the
twenty only three reached their desu-
nations.
"The time passed quickly in prepa-
rations. The captain went from gun
to gun encouraging the men. For eacn
he had a word to give courage II II
were needed. The 'boches' artillery
let up for few minutes and then re-
doubled in fury.
-Four Of our mitrailleuses were put
out of action. Near US our lieutenant
wept IN impotent rage. We prayed iof
the artillery to cease and the infantry
TO come on while some OF our guns
still remained intact. III,
AT last. grace a 1ieu! The artillery
ceased. Back to our pieces we wen'
and we had the faces of demons, So
happv were we to see the enemy tail
We heaped their dead in piles and al
the same time four Of our aviators
flew over us. dropping bombs on the
Germans while we fired and fired and
fired increasingly and tlrelessly.
~ felt a heavy shock and was
wounded in the thigh. ! tainted and
when I came to supports had come
TO our position and we were saved
"Not often in twenty-four hours mas
an entire mitrailleuse section burned
as much powder as did each OF our
guns in the four hours during those
two attacks.
"Our captain. lieutenant and many
others were killed, but how many Ger
mans paid for that vain attempt! Now
they are back out Of our first iine
and for all their sacrifice remain III
the cid positions"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-04
MRS. KATE DEWEY HURT.

The Goldsboro IN. c. Daily Argus Of
January 26 prints the following account
of the death and burial Of Mrs. Kate
HURT. Mrs. HURT was a regular sum
mer visitor in Middlebury and had many
friends here:
Yesterday evening, January %, at a
o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Il.
M. L. Jeffreys, with whom through the
wears since her late husbands death
she has resided as one of the family and
tenderly beloved by them as SUCH
Mrs. Kate Dewey HURT, relict of the
late Maj. d. W. HURT, entered into life
eternal, aged 72years.
"Some thirty years ago the late MAJ
and Mrs. HURT moved to this city from
New Bern, where there were married
on December %, 1882, and although
the Major, who died here some years
ago, is buried in New Bern, beside his
first wife and mother of his children,
Mrs. HURT, who h i'd no children, and
who was a native of Middlebury, VT,
where she was born January 2S, 1874,
so loved Goldsboro and felt herself SC
thoroughly of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jeffreys, that, at her own request
she will be laid to rest in their family
plot in Willow Dale cemetery here, the
funeral taking place from the home this
afternoon at o'clock, conducted by hei
pastor, Rev. j. M. Robson, rector OF
St. Stephens Episcopal church, OF
which she and her late husband were
members.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-04
DEATH OF HORTON W. JONES.

Horton w. Jones died at his home on
South street Thursday night at Hoo
O'Clock with complication of diseases.
He was 83 years old. He was born in
Shoreham May 10, 1888, and was the
son of Asa and Susan (Hemenway)
Jones. Mr.. Jones was married Septem-
Der %, 1862 to Mary Jane Nottingham
of Shoreham, to whom three children
were born, Helen A., Mary E., and
Edith H. He lived in Shoreham until
about two years ago when he moved to
Middlebury. He was one of Shoreham' S
most influential citizens and had held
many town Offices. In 1872 he repre-
scented Shoreham in the Legislature.
Mr.. Jones was also at one time an eX-
tensive sheep breeder and made many
trips through the West. He is survived
by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. b..
H. Farnham of Sudbury and Mrs. Will
liam H. Stokes of Middlebury, with
whom he lived, and sister, Mrs. Susan
Wright, also of Middlebury, his daugh-
ter, Mary, having died in 1884. The
funeral was held at his late home on
South street Sunday morning at IL
o'clock. Rev. Charles Wattee of Rich
mond, a former pastor and intimate
friend of the family conducted the SER
vices. The bearers were l.. H. Totting-
ham of Shoreham, E. H. Farnham,
Horton Farnham and Herbert Farnham
of Sudbury, Asher Burditt of Rutland
and w. H. Stokes of Middlebury. The
body was taken on the noon train to
Troy, N. Y. for cremation, accompanied
by E. H. Farnham and w. H. Stokes.
The burial was in the cemetery al
Shoreham Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-04
sutution, but will also result in substan-

stitution, but will also result In substan-
tial economy in administration.
In this day of electrical develop
ment it is passing strange that old
kerosene lamps have survived in the
cells in corrective institution, but
such has been the fact here. The
entire plant is now being wired and
all cells are lighted by electricity 1t
is also worthy of note, that forced ven
tilation will result in making the cells
entirely sanitary and as near germ
proof as possible,
One of the most important under
takings is the provision for private
water system which will supply all of
the water required in the marble work
ing department and also for feeding the
immense boilers which will provide heat
for the buildings and power for the
electrical dynamo. This one change, 1t
is estimated, will result in reducing the
annual expense to an amount between
$500 and 5000 year and will release
the water supply OF the city of Rutland
from a very heavy drain. The city
water will hereafter he utilized only for
cooking and drinking purposes. The
location of the house of correction, with
considerable stream running alongside
the grounds, makes the conditions very
favorable for the installation Of private
system at small cost.
All of the improvements including
the facilities for generating electric
current for the entire plant, are dictated
considerations of good business economy
and of efficiency and better sanitary
conditions.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-04
SOLDIER MAIL IN SWITZERLAND.
Brattleboro Reformer,

Bratteboro Reformer,
Recent dispatches from Switzerland
call attention to fact that doubtless
has been forgotten by many students
of the wars strange conditions in Eu-
rope. They show that the little repub-
lie, tightly hemmed in by big, fighting
neighbors, is carrying on a very big
work in taking care of "sodier mail. "
This consists largely of letters, pack
ages and money orders that go from
France to Germany for the French pris-
oners, and from Germany to France
for the German prisoners. And there
are many letters that have to be sent
back to their.senders bearing the little
black stamp "decede," which saddens
the home to which it goes. Switzer-
land may not be as big a country as
some, but it manages to keep itself
pretty well respected. 1t is doing q
fine work for thousands of men OF
other nations in this soldier mail
matter which costs a lot of money t.
handle and doesn't bring in cent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-04
VERMONT MILITIA.
Bennington Banner

Brattleboro is trying to fill the
ranks of its military company and is
not making much Roadway. Benning-
ton and Barre lost their companies
because of lack of interest and nearly
every company in the State is short OF
men and headed toward dissolution
unless there is a revival of interest.
In the meantime it is seriously pro-
posed at Washington to safeguard the
country by an extension of the nation
al guard system. One need not &c
outside of Vermont to know that the
plan is not feasible except at an ex'
pense that would be prohibitive. Com
pulsory military service is the only
measure that will provide genuine
preparedness in this country. Half
way measures will produce only half
way results. Compulsory service,
however can be provided in way thai
will not be burdensome, unduly ex
pensive or Extensively miitaristic.