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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
GENERAL Won MENGES DEAD
Was Strong Advocate Of Big German
Navy

London March "A Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam says the death is an
nounced AT Breslau Of General Won
Menges. The general. who was seventy
years old. distinguished himself as
commander Of o reserve division.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Fifth
cA11enlle
Bus

cordine 70 international law. such yes
sells cease 10 be peaceful trading shlps.
"'On the othe- hand. the attitude
adopted by our enemies appears az q
gross breach OF the law Of nations
since they commit acts Of warfare by
the use of merchantmen which only
real men-of-war are qualified 10 com
nit >"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Losses Due TO Artillery Fire.

we lost men in those attacks. you
understand, but not half what the Ger,
mans lost Our losses were sustained
chiefly In the bombardments. We did
not even have 20 bring up supports 80
help rcpel the second assault. We
entered the battle on February ~
when. AZ midnight. we retoOk that par'
OF the Bots de pHIerhebois where the
Germans had captured our first line o.
trenches. We took siXty-three prison
err as soon as we arrived on the
ground. and they seemed very glad 20
be through with the war. There was
an officer among them who tried 20 es-
cane. 4 sentinel killed him with his
bayonet. The Bots de VHerbebois CON
sists OF a thick growth of young zap
lings with big trees scattered among
them. and behind this a simple hedge.
The German bomDardment cut down
the trees and transformed the wooi
into an shatis, behind which we had
TO organize into trenches and INTO
holes made by shells and throw up pal
isades. IL was showing heavily. and
leave you 10 imagine the kind OF q
night our men passed.
ron the night of February p the
Germans renewed the bombardment
with a precision that was trishtful,
but when il came time for their in
fantry 20 assault they couldn't gain an
inch
Worse vet was the day Of .hc 23d,
when. after another terrific cannJnade,
tie Germans sent a battalion .sainst
us. This attack. in mass. excited our
men % the highest courage. Ihey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
SLAIN CRIMSON
DOUAUMONT SNOW

lighting occurred the slaughter was
even worse. There was not enough LETT
OF those two divisions 20 Try again
with them. and a. o'clock the Ger
mans came once more with fresh
troops. Dut they were no more success
full than the Irst
81 was wounded IN the second attaet
and had 20 leave the held when the
struggle Ras over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
o,der TO Attack Every Sub
mari marine Sighted Proved
Germans Say.
OCULAR GUNNERS
ON MERCHANT SHIPS
,.,l;sb Adniralty's Secret In
.tructions Called Treacherous
and JnScrupulous.

,.,r, March by wireless to Say
~. Y YIN reply 70 the publica-
'.. ,s.t wetk by The British Admiralty
,,.,ruetisns for the use Of INA
-. a, merchantmen, says the Over
-, News Agency, the following state
=, arc made by "a competent Ger
-.r authority"
.ra- ,hree weeks England attcm );ed
s.,y the existence OF secret orders
-, pse Of armament for offensive
..o,s. But now the British Ad-
..,,l.v apparently is compelled to rec
lie the accuracy OF the German
..orandum. This refers TO the Ger
=. decree OF last month that armed
-,.,hsntnen would be treated as war
-. 70 which we've attached appen-
80, one Of which gave what was said
:. h. the text Of the British Admiral
~, Instructions
The British Admiralty states its in
..,n,.ions were issued on October 20.
,ar; But .he steamship Woodfeld.
v,,b was being used by the British
,5rirsltv as a transport ship, did not
,,,,, England lutil October PC. Never
.s.,.s she had or board instructions
800 Nay ST. 1915. The Wood cid
80. sunk in the Mediterranean by 9
c',~s,s .uDnaIll. Therefore. il is
,-.s..ar, ~ ASSUME that the so-calleu
-. ~ October 20 have only now
~ manufactured Apparently it also
,..rs advisable. for political reasons.
:. ~,le these orders more gentle OF.
:, ,1e British Admiralty said TO I'M
poe them.
Right of Resistance Denied.
-rt. authority further states II is
"a. .rre that the addition TO the Ger
r,r nri1e rules of June. 1914, comedies
r-s.. o. resistance. The paragraph
r.ierrrd 90 is. IF an armed hostile
r.-,tantman offers armed resistance
.,,rf measures regulated by prize
Ia resistance must be broken by all
-.,s'
-ti. further said that the members
o.. .ts crew are 20 be treated "a pris-
Pep. of way. This IS done IN order
.... ,e crow viii not be made &c suf-
.,..,,ss ~ obedience 20 inst actions
..,..,', ~ ..,- which are issued
,'~ors ~.e order does not touch
erosion rov 10 treat an armed
r.-t -p.rsn -f.r- employs its anna
r,-. 70 make an attack. Such pro
ee.l.. + directed against otner mer-
.r.reu. is called piracy.
new British instructions cor
t order 600 attack every .noma-
q ,n ueh attacks measure Of de-
fire e utfu Furthermore, II Is
ias~,-y 20 ask how this order is CON
N'te Nth the solemn assurance Of
ts British government that Fritlshl
rac.aimer shall not fire lf not hrec
| ,....s 9.....L AIr,;r.i.,. has
cisTsd armed merchantmen 10 attach
r'-y submarine siehtcd merely, on
s-'pcon that 'fe submarine may nave
Nz1. har roo IL forrOhOrafC0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Disorder Marks Charges.

The correspondent says there was
great disorder during the speech. which
was finally cut off peremptorlly, the
budget being passed.
\ dispatch from Basic says that
travellers from Cologne assert that
food riots broke out n the market place
there yesterday. They state that wom-
en- who regarded the prices as too high
made violent manifestations, and that
the police charged the crowd. num-
Der of persons being injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
krupp Guns Kill Germans.


lie IL quoted as follows:
"One member Of the Lubbock Senate
Is IN prison for having placed his cop
per mines az the disposal Of the Rus
SLAMS. You al know how capitalists
are internationally related. especially
a, regards the armament industry.
German soldiers have been killed by
guns supplied By the krupps.'
Dr.. Liebknecht went on 90 say. &C
cordug 20 this dispatch, that a now
department had been set up at Berlin
Police Headquarters 20 deal with peace
propagandists. He particularly crit
cised the great numbers of condcmna-
tions before military tribunals. assert
ing one person had been sentenced 70
death for poem and that one Of his
Austrian colleagues had been CON
demned 70 death for a speech made IN
December Of 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
Trenches in Hearing.

The opposing French and German
trenches, their parapetss hard frozen.
were 90 close that they were actually
within hearing of each other. Toward
dawn a rapid thaw set in and the par
apets melted and subsidized and two long
lines Of men stood up. naked. as Il
were. before each other. face to face
with only two possibilities wholesale
murder or "a temporary unofficial peace
for the making Of fresh parapets. The
situation was astounding unique in
the history Of trench warfare.
Tho French and German officers.
without comforting. turned their back
80 that they might not see officially so
unvarlike a scene. and the men on each
side rebuilt the parapcts without the
firing of single hot. This serves TO
illustrate the precariOus weather iu
which the Germans have undertaken AN
adventure IN which the elements play
such d part
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06

here has not get reached the climax
Of intensity. and that the Germans will
face even greater losses and resort 20
new expcdierts before accepting re-
pulse. Nevertheless. Lord Northcliife's
viewpoint is optimistic.
French Morale superb.
The present attack on Nerdun Is by
far the most violent incident % the
an extent that 10 cannot be organized
properly.
This information. from semi-oAicial
sources. points out that IL must be de
moralizing 90 the Germans 70 see some
10000 10 10000 cOrpses Of their com
rades lying before the French lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
FRENCH GUNS
HALT ATTACK

Continued from page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06

The British official communication.
issued tonight, says:
Grenade hghting continued last
night in the orsters northeast o. Yer
melles To-day the enemy artillery has
been active about Loos and northeast
Of Ypres.
"The situation on the Ypres-C Confines
Canal is quiet. and our troops retain
the ground gained there March ,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
British Publisher Asserts
Germans Never Will
Reach Their Goal.
GREATER DRIVE DUE
IN WEST, HE SAYS
Estimates Teuton Losses in
Three Weeks Battle al
100000 Men.
lBy Gable to The TnL4ae D

London. March g. THE Time" to-
day publishes four-column dispatch
from Lord Northciife regarding the
battle Of Verdun. Lord Northclifre
pays full tribute 20 the magnificent re
sistance and splendid efficiency Of the
French, and, while he declares the
French losses are insignificant. to esti-
mates the German casualties as re
suit Of the thirteen days lighting at
100000 men.
Analyzlng the motive OF the Germans
in undertaking this offensive, he says:
"ls it financial, in view Of the com
ing war loan? Is II dynsstic. or is il
intended 10 influence the doubling neu-
trails? From the evidence Of German
deserters. ii is known the attack orig-
nally was intended 20 take place a
month or Two hence. when the ground
would be any A premature spring
caused the Germans to accelerate their
plans. There were TWO fnal delays
owing 10 bad weather, and then came
the colossal onslaught on February 81
Germans MuddIed. Too.
.r,- c...
the faults the British made at Gailipoli
They announced that something large
was pending by closing the Swiss from
a.. ~. ri, - t..ii.. 49,
'
by their own astute intelligence De
partment. Their aeroplanes were not
idlo and II condemnation u-oro ,oodo5 :,
was give" nl ueSti'crs' "Ho' surHl'SihR
the horrors to come. crept out of the
.,.o,obo., Of ,;,,h. .,d lo,. 4o,.,, b,. ,bo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06

the ground o. mss.ed rushes OF in
fantry. -hc principle o. the defence
Was 20 search OUT heavy pieces Of the
adversary with equally heavy shells
withdraw from the demolished :irsr
line works and then, when those de
serted .ren,h webs were approached
b. attacking forces on the run. 10 catch
them with multiplied eniilading ar
til.ery and machine gun fire. A. times
this FIRE was suddenly suspended and
the attackers were engaged IN hend-to-
hand infantry clnshns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06


Dealing with situations on other sec
tIoas Of the western front. the french
DAY statement says:
"In Belgium, 20 the south Of LON
bnertzyde, trenches OF the enemy were
demolished By our artillery.
"In the Argonne. our batteries fred
a grea. number of shots against the
eremy's trenches and communicating
lines in the region OF La Eiaute Che
vauchee and at Boureuilles. whore n
fire was started"
To-nights Official communique says !:
North Of SCISSORS our batteries
nave carried out destructive fire on
the enemy works.
I'm the Argonne. our artillery has
tom barded the German organization
near the road 70 Benarville. 20 the
north OF Hsrszee and Of tiaute Che
vauchee
zone OF our aeroplsnes las, night
dropped several bombs on the railway
station at Contains. where great ac-
tivity was in violence"
'rhe Belgian official communication
reads: intermittent cannorading has
occurred along he Belgian front"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
CAN USE BALANCE
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Important Decision Given to
the State Board of Education
by Mr.. Keller

The State Department of Public
Instruction was to-day Informed in an
opinion by First Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Keller that it might utilize unex-
pended portions of the appropriation
for schools of agricultural education,
manual training, domestic science and
such other vocational and practical
education as the needs of the COM
monwealth may require" for equal
izins educational advantages in the
public high schools
Mr.. Keller's opinion will have a
wide effect in enabling the State to
assist districts which have been en-
barrassed because of lack of resources.
He says that if the State Board of
Education determines that a portion
of the million dollars unexpended
should be spent in equalizing advan-
tages in the high schools. such dis
cretion is lawfully exercised, and the
money may be expended for such pur-
poses. not exceeding, however. the
maximum sums fixed in the school
code. This discretion should not be
arbitrarily exercised, and the amount
thus expended should not exceed what
may be fairly applied to this purpose
keeping in mind the other objects set
forth in the appropriation.
The balance will amount to half a
million dollars
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
BIGGEST POSTAL
PARCEL ON HILL
License Tags Com
prise the Largest Shipment
Made From This CITY

The State Highway Department has
given the Harrisburg Post Office the
largest single shipment of mail ever
received by the government in this
city. The shipment of automobile Ii
cense plates for 1917 began this week
and the first batch sent out from the
Capitol aggregated more than $4,000
sets of plates. each set weighing two
pounds, and from six to eight thou
sand single plates for motorcycles, etc,
the total weight of the shipment,
therefore, being approximately forty
tons.
Applications for 1917 licenses are
pouring into the department by the
thousands each day and already far
exceed those received last year at the
same time. Notwithstanding this fact
ana by reason of the enormous in
crease in the number of pneumatic
and solid tired motor vehicles. the au-
tomobile division of the department
to-day issued an appeal TO motor We
hlcle owners who have not applied as
yet to hurry their applications along.
The division is priding itself on its
ability to handle the business received
and to send out license plates on the
same day that the application for
them is received.
The automobile division is working
practically continuously, the forces
being divided into shifts. Extra help
has been taken on as usual during this
period of the. year and every effort is
being made to give prompt attention
TO each application upon its receipt.
George NJ. Brustar, registrar of the
division, who has brought it to its
high state of efficiency, is greatly graf
ined with the progress of the work
The only deterrent feature encount-
cred so far this year has been a slight
delay in securing the finished license
plates from the Prison Labor Com
mission, which has the contract for
their manufacture at the Huntingdon
Reformatory. 1t is not anticipated
that this delay will prove serious, as
already more than enough tags are on
hand to fill all applications received to
date and to take care of the antici-
pated increase in applications prior
to January /.
The statement issued to-day lays
stress on the fact that il will be the
fault of the individual owner of a mo-
tor vehicle if he fails to secure his
1917 plates before the end of 1916.
As no motor vehicle will be permitted
10 operate after January ! without the
1917 plates, this warning should surfi-
cient to automobile owners who have
been tardy in sending in their appli-
cations.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
ALLER READY FOR
CITY'S CHRISTMAS
TREE CELEBRATION
Exercises Will Be Preceded by
Short Parade of Band
and Chorus

The following musical program was
announced to-day by Chairman Frank
H. Musser, of the municipal Christmas
tree celebration at Front and Markets
streets Sunday evening at 9.15 o'clock:
Cantique de Noel. Municipal band.
under the leadership of Frank Blu
rAenstein; Joy to the World" assem-
blage; three Christmas carols, Watch
man on the Walls" Far Out Across
the Hills" and Christ in Glory"
Moorhead Knitting Company choral
society, under the direction of Abner
w. Hartman: Faithful Pine" Mu-
nicipal band; while Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks," Moorhead
choral society; "Adeste Fideles." Mu-
nicipal band: America" by the as
semblage, and Yuletide Fantasia, by
the Municipal band as closing
number.
At the opening of the program the
Rev. DR.. James +. Bullitt, rector of
ST. Andrews Episcopal Church, will
oiter Christmas prayer and the Rev.
Or, George r. Hawes, pastor of Mar
ket Square Presbyterian Church, will
read the Christmas story.
The band and the choral society
VIII meet at the Board of Trade build
ing, where the members of the chorus
will don their robes and, headed by
the band. will leave the building at
O'Clock and march out Market street
TO Third, to Walnut, to Second to
Market Square, to their places in front
of the tree, the band playing as Il
march Onward. Christiln Soldiers"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22

IGNORE RELIEF
ON CAR SHORTAGE
Reading and Lehigh Valley Re-
fusal Due to Excess Equip
ment Is Report

Washington, d. G., Dec. 2e.-ln line
with its announced policy of bringing
before the bar of public opinion the
railroads which do not cooperate in
car redistribution plans, the commits
sion on car service of the American
Railway Association announced last
night that eight roads had failed to
carry out recommended redistribution
measures. The announcement ex-
presses a hope that these lines will at
once show marked Improvement in
their performance" The roads named
are:
The Boston and Albany, Maine Cen
trail. Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia and
Reading, New York Central. Michigan
Central, the Wabash and the Toledo
and Ohio Central.
1t is clearly apparent says the an
nouncement, that these companies,
having an excess of box car equipment,
have not complied with the request OF
the commission on ear service TO de-
liver a designated excess of box cars
to southern and western connections
above the number of box cars received
from such connections
Excess Car Equipment
Several other roads, il was said, APP
peared TO have been derelict in conf
plying with requests for box car re-
distribution. but the information re-
garding them was not complete. The
announcement stated also that num-
ber of roads had not shown the desired
improvement in aiding redistribution
of coal cars, but that factors other
than the good will of the roads them
selves had entered into that situation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
GOVERNOR VISITS
CAPITOL OFFICES
Wishes Everyone the Compli-
ments of the Season and Re-
ceiveS Golf Balls

Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh to-
day forgot the speakership contest and
visited all of the departments in the
big granite Capitol, wishing officials
and attaches the compliments of the
season The Governors visit was a
surprise. Accompanied by Secretary
Ball he went all through the building
and gave personal greetings.
Al number of the departments the
Governor stopped for chats with the
chiefs who accompanied him through
various offices and he was especially
cordial to Commissioner of Health
Dixon and Secretary of the Common
wealth Woods.
In the automobile license division
of the State Highway department
where the men have been working day
and night with the rush of tags the
Governor gave the force his apprecia-
ton of their efforts.
When the Governor returned to his
own department. he was invited into
the stenographers' room where a
Christmas tree was erected filled with
gifts from the executive department
force. Mr.. Ball acted as Santa Claus
and everyone received humorous
and real present. The Governor
drew a box of golf balls and made
some uncomplimentary remarks about
the weather. Mrs. Brumbaugh was
also remembered.
In most of the departments Christ
mas greetings were exchanged and
presents were handed around by per-
sonal friends.
There was not much in the way of
politics at the Capitol to-day. Sena-
tor Graft, of Blairsville. and Repre-
sentatives Sampsell. Snyder and wal
ter, Franklin, visited the Governor.
The latter was not here on the speak
ership, however.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS FLAG
TO SUSQUEHANNA
Open Air" School Leads Red
Cross Stamp Sales; Miss
Williams Hostess

Not only has the Susquehanna open
air school in the West End produced
the best Red Cross Christmas seal sales
iady-but, as a school it wins the first
prize in the school contest for greatest
number of sales per capita. So it will
be awarded the State flag.
As everybody knows by this time the
best Red Cross seal saIesgirl in Har-
risburg, is little Miss Evelyn Mair, aged
lS, one of the brightest pupils in the
Susquchanna building. She sold ZOO
of the tiny Yuletide stickers, Just nifty
less than that hustling young leader
Dickinson johnson, of the Camp Curtin.
The youth duplicated his victory OF
last year although lie went way anead
of his previous record, this year, by dis
posing of $3.50. But this tale docsnt
deal so specifically with the individual
efforts of the pupils.
Susquehanna open air" school boasts
of 4S youngsters. all under the tutelage
OF Miss Marion Williams and MIss
Martha Fox. her assistant. The AZ
youngsters used last year Just $40
worth of the Red Cross Christmas seal
trolley tickets--tickets purchased from
the seal fund for hauling the children
TO and from their homes. And during
the Red Cross Christmas seal campaign
just closed the 43 youngsters sold lust
SlOl worth of stamps.
That's little more than ESQ seals
per pupil, Hence the record for highest
sales per capita
Miss Williams Hostess
While the Susquehanna pupils are
mighty proud of their schools double
recoro, they received with becoming
modesty the nice bouquets that We're
handed out to them yesterday ut the
Dig Christmas celebration and dinner
This was held in the schoolroom when
Miss Williams discarded her job as IA
teacher for the time being and became
a regular dinner hostess.
Some time during the night Santa
slipped into the building and when the
youngsters got to their desks in the
morning they discovered gaily adorned
tree laden with gifts of dollars books,
games, necklaces, etc something for
each small boy and girl.
Some Dinner!
Ihe tree was only a feature of a
splendid decorative scheme and Won
couldn't help "oh-ing" and "ah-ing"
when you stepped into the room Dur
ing the morning their was an informal
program of victrola music. Some of
the guests remained for dinner and
made speeches. The after dinner takers
We're: the Rev. 5. Winfield Herman,
pastor of the Zion Lutheran church;
supervisor j. j. Brehm; School Directors
William a. Boil and Robert C. Enders.
Other guests We're: Mrs L. Il. Downes,
Mrs. ReNford Glaspey. Misses Mary Lam
dis and Florence Hollis
That dinner will go down in history,
BY the way. as a Christmas dinner. 1t
was a course dinner. too, mind you,
frtt to
IL was some dinner.
During the afternoon Mrs. William
Henderson. Miss. Eleanor Clark, Miss
Dora Wickersham Coe, and the Rev.
Floyd Appleton. st. Paul Episcopal
church were callers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-22

An early event for the Harrisburg
branch of the National Association fer
the Advancement of Colored People
will be an address by James Weldon
johnson, of New York city, recentls
elected field secretary. He will be in
Harrisburg early in January.
The Rev. Albert ]. Greene, recently
elected presidnt of the local branch.
is also planning for other big events
and a busy winter. He is assisted by
DR.. S. j. Lewis, who was reelected
secretary and has been prominent in
the advancement of the organization.
The local membership is increasing
rapidly.
In addition to his address James
Weldon Johnson will assist in making
the work in Harrisburg and vicinity
still more effective.
Mr.. Johnson is we'll known through
out America as contributing editor of
the New York Age, as an author of
distinction, and as prize winner in the
recent contest of the Philadelphia
Ledger for editorials on why Hughes
Should Be Elected"