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New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Berlin Offers indemnify to End Lusitania Case;
German Submarine Sank Persia, Note Suggest
GERMANY PLEDGES SAFETY OF LIVES
ON MERCHANTMEN IN MEDITERRANEAN

Washington Secretary Lansing issued this statement TO-
day:
Department OF state
government the following
the Mediterranean had from the oe-
ginning warfare against enemy merchant
only accordance with general principles OF nternauona law
particular Of repa applied the war zone
around the British Isles be excluded
D German submarines therefore permitted to destroy enemy
Mediterranean passenger as we" ID
freight ships they do or ofer
only passengers have been accorded safety
80 All destruction Of merchant SHIPS IN 'e
concerned
subject investigation and besides submitted to regular pe
proceedings interests concerned e
the result 10 the American gov
the Persia the circumstances should ca
- commanders of German submarines should not nave oo'
given will be punished furthermore the He
will make repaon for damage caused oy dea' Oh
or iniu 10 American citizens
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
JAPS SUSPECT U. s. POLICY
Toxic Paper Thinks This Country Is
Aiming at the Pacific.

Iif' Itlfsl hFi ITO iNr iilHht
Chicago. Jan. "A special cable to
"The Daily News by Ernest W. Glen
entS, from Toxic, says:
"The 'Nichi Nichi Shimbun' does not
believe that the proposed American
military expansion is directed with ref
ercnce TO Europe, but suspects that 1T
is aimed toward the Pacific for the
purpose OF enhancing its influence IN
the Far East. especially in China.
If such j. the case. says the news
paper, America is likely TO come into
collision with Japan, because both ma
tions are ambitious to expand their
influence Japan's policy, concludes
the 'Nichi Nichi Shimbun,' aims at pre-
serving at any cost the position II has
attained through great sacrifices, and
the people should prevent any crisis
from endangering the national well
fare"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Prayers at Deck Shrine
Calm TheSSalOniki Panic
Crew Munled to Send S O. S. Call While Passengers
Fought Gale hunger and Thirst-Nlany of the
Survivors Arrive Here Penniess

hulk that was once the IhcSsa!onISI.
Her seacocks were opened when the
crew deserted TO the Perugia Tuesday.
and by this time her heavy cargo o.
marble and tobacco has probably car
ricd her TO the bottom.
There were twenty-five women. TWEEN
tv children and five babes in arms
among the rescued passengers As the
Patris steamed up the harbor the
women stood about the decks in pa
thetic little groups. Mothers soothed
their restless chilren with a mechanical
tenderness. Men who never before had
seen works Of man riyallinG IN height
their native hills gazcd dumbly toward
the Woolworth Tower. too dazed still
TO marvel openly.
A striking figure in his long black
robes was Father Kallistretos Glavas.
Greek Orthodox priest. Passengers
told how he had gone among them
when the storm was at its height.
calming the terrified women and chill
drcn and restoring confidence. While
wave after wave swept over the lhes-
saloniki, leaving her trembling from
stem TO stern, with water pouring down
her companionways, the priest knelt IN
rraver at the little shrine on deck. His
calmness often prevented panic.
story of the Rescue.
After the Patris had been safely
docked Captain ZGgoras, her com
mander told how he had rescued the
Thessaloniki's passengers. His state
mcnt explains several Of Captain Gou-
1andris's actions which shipping men
have been ri a loss 10 understand
"We first heard the Thessslonikis
Continued on page 3, column
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
MERGER
TO GO THROUGH
S25O,OOO,OOO Corporation
VIII Include Three Prom
inent Concerns.

Negotiations which have bee going
on for more than six weeks for the
merger OF the Cambria and Lscks
wanna Steel companies and the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube Company in a
$3.50 100000 corporation the biggest
combination of steeT producers since
tho billion dollar steel Corporation
was formed will be closed early next
week. A definite statement TO that
effect was obtained yesterday from one
Of the principal parties to tho nego-
tiations
The one obstacle ir Tie way Of COM
plotting the merger is the unwilling
ness Of the Lsckawanna Steel Com
psny's stockholders TO accept the price
Of 90 offered for their stock
J. Leonard Repoglc, vice president
Of the American Yanadium Company,
whose purchase Of 100000 shares OF
Cambria Steel from the Pennsylvania
Railroad opened the way for the mer-
ger. declined 10 make any comment
Yesterday on the progress of his plans.
He had Just returned from an inspec
ton OF the Cambria plants. IL was
learned in other quarters, however, that
next week would sec the combination
completed. A compror ise between
what the merger syndicate managers
had ofeied and what the Lackawanna
stockholders considered their due, II
was intimated, will be arrived at.
The merger of the Cambria and the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube companies
has never been in doubt The Cambria
stockholders are 20 be admitted on
basis Of so for their stock ll60 per
cent Of the par yaluel; the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube shareholders on
basis of 500. Actual stock or op-
tions are in hand in sufficient number
to make the combination certain.
Explaining the unwillngness Of the
Lackawanna Steel holders TO 90 into
the merger on the terms proposed to
them. an officer Of the company said
Yesterday that there were orders on
the company books covering the first
eight months of the current year. which
would WELD s9,OOO.OOO in net earnings
II is believed by some OF the stock
holders that in the four months re
naming there will be booked at least
30 per cent more business, which brings
the expected earnings for 1916 up to
Sl3.500, 900.
4 years fixed charges. including
81 100000 for depreciation and an ar.
bitrary allowance for adjustments OF
about $500 900. would. It was explained,
make the total deductions about 3d.
500. 1000. This would leave, II optlmis-
tic expectations are realized, SlO,OOO,-
600 for the stock.
The Lackawanna Steel Company mas
outstanding S35,000,OOO common stock
Of an authorized total OF S6O,OOO, ,OOO
None of the authorized SlQOOO,OOO OF
preferred stock has been issued. ne
bonded indebtedness amounts 10 s1r-
OOO. 900.
stock outstanding OF the Cambria
Steel Company amounts TO S4o'ooo'VOV.
gives the company approximately SILL
500. 900 of bonds.
Youngstown Sheet and Tube has Slo,-
500 600 Of common stock outstanding
and $40 OO0. 900 of per cent preferred,
but only Sl,5O0.00O Of bonds.
Frank A. Vanderlip, president OF the
National City Bank. Is head OF the
syndicate Of bankers negotiating the
bic merger. Associated with him are
Drexel & Co.. of Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
WILLIE SHOOTS A SAVAGE"
Drops SiI-lear-Old "Indian" in His
Tracks, Now Christmas Gun Is Gone.

Twisted and broken lies the rife Of
Heap Big Chief" William Flynn, nine,
in the family garret on Bell Avenue,
Bayside. y. j.. to-day.
Willie got the rife from his dad on
Christmas. With a horde Of labor
igines" Willie sought the woods yester-
day. Then he lined up the "savages'
as targets As each boy heard shot
he dropped IN his tracks. When it
came the turn Of Francis Smith. six
years old. he dropped. but didn't get up.
There was wound above the little
boys eye. Scared, Wiiae ran for help,
and Francis was taken TO a physicians
Office. where the wound was dressed.
Then a policeman called at Wil!ie's
home and put his rife out of commits
sion.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
KILLS NOISY MAN UPSTAIRS
Neighbor in Flat Beneath Shoots
Girls Visitor.

Ernest Muller had protested for many
DAYS because OF the noise Joseph Kill
mer made when he visited Miss Gertie
Angelmeyer. who lives in the fat above
him at 404 East Fifty-fourth Street.
Last night he is said 10 have backed
up his verbal protest with a vigorous
kick upon Killmer's shins.
When Killmer protested. Muller drew
n revolver, thrust the muzzle into the
young mans open mouth and fired.
The top Of Killmer's head was blown
Off. Fifteen minutes later Muller
walked into the East Fifty-frst Street
station and announced that he had
killed man. lie is held pending an
investigation.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
France Orders Him Not TO stop More
American Vessels.

Washington. Jan. The state De
nartment was advised to-day by Am
b,ssador Sharp at Paris that the
French government had ordered the
captsin of the cruiser Descartes 20 act
with great care and clrcumspecuon ana
rot 10 stop any more American vessels
The cruiser recently stopped three
8, Porto Rican waters and removed
Germans who since have been released.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
JUDGE MAY LOCK UP TOWN
Lindens Accused Magistrate Has
Borough KEYS and Won't Quit.

Elizabeth. y. j., Jan. Judge Peter
Bundy. Linden's eighty-six-year young
magistrate refuses TO be ousted by
the Borough Council for alleged appro-
priation of SIS received as fines for en-
forcing the blue laws" lie has the
keys to the Borough Hall and won t
give them up. even 4 he ties up the
police. FIRE and health departments.
II is said that eX-Judgc Milton I.
Louden. ninety-one, Is feeling .spry
again and Yants his old place back
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
new HAVEN JURY
OUT ALL NIGHT
Locked Up When No
Agreement Is Reached
After Ten Hours.

Unable TO reach verdict last nieht
ton hours after they had received the
courts charge. the jurors in the New
Haven case were taken TO the Hotel
Knickerbocker about 1890 o'clock 10
sleep and were locked up for the night.
The prolonged deliberations in the
jury room obviously dampened the
spirits Of tho eleven defendants and
their counsel, as they had freely pre-
dic.ed quick verdict in their favor
At II O'Clock persons passing along
the corridor on the fourth floor Of the
Federal Building heard cheer issuing
from the jury room, and the report
spread quickly that an agreement had
been reached, and the defendants and
their counsel began to gather IN the
courtroom. The hope proved false,
however II was then reported that
the jurors had asked that a copy OF the
judges charge be sent to them.
Judge Hunt was not in the building,
and he was communicated with IN his
hotel uptown. The only way in which
the iurymen could have their memories
refreshed as to the charge was by nav
ing il read from the bench. There was
a long delay, and 1t was expected the
Judge was on his way to do this. Final
" the clerk announced that court was
adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.
Charge rlcases Defence.
The Jury was sent out at about ;3C
o'clock. after Judge Hunt had spent
two hours and a half charging H.
His charge seemed favorable TO the de-
fence. so much so that when he nm
Ished John e.. MuDuru, OF counsel TOR
the defence, rose and said that there
were no exceptions made for the de
PENDANTS. nor were any additional
charges asked for.
Ihc first heard from the jury was
after O'Clock. When request was
sent for number Of government eN-
bibits. among them the tripGrtite
agreement Of 1890. the so-callcd Cor
sair agreement, the Sound lines agree
nent. the New England Railroad map
Of 1907. showing transportation cOndl-
tions at that PERIOD. and several OF
Charles s. Melen's letters.
The documents sent for By the jury
indicated that they were making care
ful analysis Of the case from the be
ginning. and seemed TO presage long
deliberations At 6:30 o'clock the iur-
ors were taken 10 dinner.
IL was estimated that the trial has
cost upward of Sl.O00.0OO including
the expenses OF both sides. The coun-
sci fees for the defence are placed a.
S450.0OO. There are about two and
quarter million words OF testimony
taken, at cost OF $4,000 for the
stenographic transcript for the govern
ment and the eleven defendants. The
trial took itty-ive court days. govern
Continued on page 6. column
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
FINDS PROOF" ANCONA
BOATS WERE SHELLED
Italian Paper Reports Dis
cOyery of a LifebOat.

Rome. Jan. The "Giornale dItalia"
reports the finding Of one Of the life
boats on the Italian steamer Aneona,
which was sunk in the Mediterranean
by an Austrian submarine. which. IL
saws. gives clear proofs that 10 was
fred on by the Austrians while u was
full Of men, women and children
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
CARUSO CALLS FOR PRUNES
Chief of Delicacies, He Says, Searching
Waldorf Menu.

Enrico Caruso was at luncheon at the
Waldorf Astoria yesterday. lie was en-
gagged in his favoritc pastime Of sketch
ing the prettiest woman near him. The
head waiter. Frank TOsatti, approached.
The great tenor paused, pencil IN air.
Frank. impressiv turning TO the
head waiter. Il have come TO the Wal
dorf for a delicacy. There are none
better than here"
The head waiter coughed apprecia-
lively.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
CRAHAME-WHITE
IS SUED BY WIFE
New York Bride at Odds with
British Air Fleet Commander.

London. Jan. 3, Mrs. CLAUDE Gra-
hame-W White. wife Of the famous ayia-
tor. who now is fight commander OF
the Royal Naval Air Service, has fled
petition for the restitution Of her con
jugal rights. an action which ordinarily
is the prelude to suit for divorce.
Claude Grahame-Whitc and Dorothy
Caldwell Taylor. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertrand Leroy Taylor. Of Ne"
York, were married in Widford, Eng
land. in June, 1912. The couple first be
came acquainted in mid-ocean, and later
Miss Taylor became interested in avia-
ton and wac one of the regular at
tendants at Grahame-W Whites aviation
at Herndon. Before their
she made several flights with
Grahame-W White, and "a month after the
marriage flew across the English Chan
mel with her husband.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Troops Rush 10 Queil
Raging MobS at
Fast Youngstown.
nyNANITE SEIZED
TO RAZE HOUSES
Strikers Overwhelm Police
and Rifle Stores-lS
Persons Shot.
By 7,i,s-spA TO no Tribune

you-rstovn. Ohio, Jan. -Four
no., are dead. eighteen persons are
.ou75ed three. including woman'
,,-bsps fatally. and more than six city
.ro,ks have been burned, with q loss OF
;soo 600. as q result o. riotine 'n East
yog,evtovr. following battle be
.resn strike sympathizers and armed
-ssrds at the plant Of the Youngstown
,tss, and Tube Company tonight.
Rioters stole 500 pounds Of dynamite
"a have svnsmited several houses, 1t
reported The bridge from bsst
you,rs,ewn 10 Struthers wa burned
N nreyer, rioters from entering the
'ovn.
Threc Of the dead men were killed m
.,oor fights and the fourtner died Of
wounds inflicted earlier iu the even
ng. when the mob shot promiscuousiy
INTO tire crowd
There we're rumors tonight that the
mob had been melted by persons who
ssnted TO hinder the manufacture Of
munitions for the Allies. but these
-gmors we're in no way confirmed.
On request Of Sheriff J. c. Umstead'
bo declared tonight that the situation
vas beyond his control. Governor vii
lis summoned the 5th and 9Th regl-
nents and will send the 4th Regiment
IS soon IS it can he modified. The
.ocal militia companies have not been
,alled out
Two companies Of United States reg
lara from Columbus are reported 10
have been ordered 20 East Youngstown
because Of the looting and Burning Of
he postoffce. BY morning three thou
,snd troops are expected 70 be here
A, midnight reports were received
tns, rioters had started toward Youngs-
,ovn, threatening trouble. Deputy
sheriHs left a. once 20 meet them At
he city lire. According TO telephone
reports liouor-crazed men we're drink
rg stolen whiskey from buckets in the
,re-Nghted streets Of East Youngstown.
At late hour tonight East Youngs-
own was still in control Of a mob OF
5000, which surged through the streets
ooting a. will The fire In the bust
-sss section was beyond control and
he lstest reports were that the entire
business section of the suburb might be
ies'roved
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Men and Women Fall.

Zen 'he real trouble started. Re
,,'i 'eiS were produced by men in the
'o|d ana answering sbot. were sent
'eeA. The guards answered Inv fring
the crowd Men and women.
--S1ed, iell amid the rain Of bullets.
..'S@'y me crowd fell back and vented
.y. D! applying the torch TO build
lA ihe neighborhooG.
.,o,. isl place fired was the two
.ubc' once building OF the sheet and
soarirrr' r'euI While the flames were
tIl1J 'lto the air the torch was ap-
,orv - another building. a small one
IS g. - sauShed with this exhibition Of
aes. .,y. s,.. the mob turned to the busi-
.be ,sin. section. Part Of The mob entered
'sI0on Of Newman { UrCrsttso
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Big Offensive seen.

K is not yet clear whether the Rus
sian operations in this theatre herald
a big general offensive movement from
the Baltic 10 the Rumarian border or
merely indicate a diversion OF unparal-
leled magnitude designed to weaken
the pressure Of the Central Powers in
the Balkans and incidentally on the
Italian front.
The fghting has been bitter. Few
prisoners are being taken. and the IN
tantrv engagements are largely in the
nature of hand-;o-nand encounters.
The Times's" Petrograd correspond
ent says that the Russian success
threatens Pinsk with development from
the south, while in the Czernowltz re-
gion the Austrians' savage counter
attacks snatter themselves mainly
against the stone wall Of the Russian
offensive.
The lighting in the Styr region" the
corresp spohdent adds, threatens 70 IN
crease IN herceness and obstinacy as
the Russian advance develops, seeing
tnat the Austro- Germans are tenacious
ly hanging on 70 the region of Rata
lovka and Czartorysk as screen 20
hovel and a link between the Austro-
Germans in GalIcia and the northern
army"
Fighting near the Rumanian frontier
is fast growing in intensity and assum-
ing g~eat ferocity, says Havas dis
patch from Petrograd Dispatches from
Kief declare that the noise Of cannon
can be heard thirty-siN miles away and
that windows in all the intervening re-
gion have been broken by the concus-
sions. The battle is raging with par
ticular fury on the TarnOpol-
bOwla front. where mere than 800. 600
men, with 300 cannon, are incessant-
ly engaged Long Austro-German Red
Cross :raiEs are leaving this front
daily 'or more remote and thinly pop
ulated towns. where hospitals have
been organized.
Wounded Russian officers report
that consequences OF this battle al
ready are being shown in certain see
tors by the blowing In OF first line Ger
man trenches. The same officers tell
of enormous di'icultics the Russians
have had 20 surmount on this front,
where entsnglements Of barbed wire
are often laid twen;y-four deep and
charged with powerful electric cur
rents supplied from .lations especially
erected
Pull Down Wires.
As immediate approach to these en-
tanglements Is IMPOSE bic. good marks
Continued on page s. columf
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
Mob Repels Firemen.

Youngstown fremen have refused to
make any effort 20 check the flames be-
,ause Of lack Of protection. When the
.res started they went 20 the suburb
prepared 90 cxtinguish the flames. but
we're attacked by the mob and forced
70 retreat amid a shower Of bullets.
ne troops which arrived tonight over
ne Pennsylvania Railroad arc mem
'ers Of Company X. Stb Regiment.
They detrained at East Youngstown and
prepared for trouble.
sheriff Jmstead. who. with Brigadier
'ehera. speaks and other national
--ard officers went 10 East Youngs-
s"n' Was attacked by d mob Red
epper was thrown in the Shcrif's eyes
nd he was badly beaten.
Tie trouble started early in the even
's' when the day shift, among whom
we're said 20 be a number Of strike
ieaSers, left work. A mob Of more
a"A 5000 men and women had formed
lhe entrance 20 the mills and hooted
.a leered as the workers left. A
-moer Of the WORKERS were stoned and
"ca.cn.
me private police force OF the mills
',hed Up Oa a bridge across the
.r,' reading 20 the main works Of the
some one in the crowd threw
...'g'' .oV'' which struck one of the mill
',-a.. ,-a.Gs. Immediately several of the
'U Grew their revolvers and fired 20
care The crowd
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08

>a.r a. IaSt from p sca whose fury
had Kept them in terror Of their lives
for month. the IL passengers from
the abandoned Greek steamer rhesss-
loniki were landed here yesterday from
their rescue ship. the Patris. Threat
ened starvation. mutiny and the fear
of death had left their mark on every
face With joyful tears and prayers
o. Thanksgiving tho survivors greeted
the shores they had despaired Of reach
ing
Their accounts of the ffty-two days
81 sea centred around Captain Gou-
landris Of the Thessaloniki, whose de
termination on his first trip s. master
70 bring his ship 10 port unaided al
most cost them their lives. they be
lieved. They told how the captain
angrily ordered below a deputation OF
passengers who venturcd to the bridge
20 beg him TO send for help.
Driven by fear. the crew almost to
man revolted and demanded that the
captain SEND out a $ o 5 call. lie re-
fused, and Chief Officer Orlof, backed
by every man except the second officer
and tvo seamen, ordered the wireless
operator to call for help. It was this
flash that sent the Seneca on her fruit
less five days search.
Many Lost Life's Savings.
The survivors. all Greeks, saved only
the clothes in which they took TO the
boats Saturday morning when the
order came TO transfer 20 the Patris.
In their terror many forgot to take
even their money. They were allowed
10 baggage. Their possessions. for
many of them the savings Of years,
are still on the battered. water-loeged
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
RUSSIANS SEIZE
vOLHYNIA FORT
Capture CzartOrysk. on
Line to KOyel. Says
Petrograd.

London. Jan. :. Czartorysk. on the
Sarny-Kovol railway. in Volhynis. has
been captured hy the Russians, and
the Cars troops have pushed on and
captured the height a mile and a half
10 the west, says the statement issued
at Petrograd tonight,
Thus the advance. on Kovel is being
pressed, while tho offensive on the
Galician front continue kovel lies
on tho Brest-Litovsk line, and II the
Russians succeed in capturing it they
will have taken long step toward
clearing Poland. The Teuton positions
on the Bug aud i'm the Volhynisn tri-
sngle Of fortresses would be fanked.
Some idea Of The determined nature
of the Russian blow on the Bessarabisn
front is conveyed by Petrograd dis
patches to-day. which state that the
Russians for fifty hours concentrated
400 guns on the Austrian positions at
Czeruowitz "a preparation for an m
iantry attacF.
According to the declarations oi
prisoners. before the last attacks
against the armies Of Generals Plan
zer and Baltin Russian troops every
where were informed that a great bat
tie with view Of breaking through
hostile lines was imminent and would
bring the Russian army again into the
Carpathians," says the Austrian Off
cial statement.
Trustworthy estimates Of the on
emy's losses in the New Years fight
ing on the Bessarabian frontier and in
the Strpa region place them at at
least so 1000"
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08
CURBS DESCARTES CAPTAIN

you will have. sir?'
"Prunes." said CarusO.
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08

As immediate approach to these en-
is inpos- bic. good marks
Continued on page j. column
New-York tribune., 1916-01-08

Your Money Back
II You Want IL.
a.. TS0o~oi Page, column !
The Washington times., 1916-06-17
NEW SERIES OF FILMS
or FLORENCE TURNER
Pioneer Picture Stars Best
English Productions to D
Shown In Tbs Country.

Announcement 10 made By the Mutual
Film Corporation Of the release OF six
productions featuring Florence Turner
and . special cast OF players. For sew
ersl years past Miss Turner has worked
exclusively In England. These pictures
will be known ss the Florence Turner
series Of Mutual star productions. and
will include her best English nlms. all
Of which are new. The nrst will be
presented to the public June 10.
Far From The Maddlng Crowd" q
film adoption Of the famous novel by
Thomas Hardy. has been selected for
the initial release. This story 10 we'll
known to readers Of English literature.
The picture was produced by Larry
Trimble. In the cast supporting Mas
Turner are Henry Edwards, Campbell
0ullan and Malcolm Cherry OF the Roy
atty Theatre. London,
The second production is ''Doorsteps," !"
a screen version Of an English comedy
drama. The feature which is expected
to attract the most widespread atten-
tion II The Welsh Singer" which will
be sreleaseds August II.
The fourth Of the series n The First
he poem Of Win csrIsson oscn sSopp Ssp'lSn Sirl.
I, fys-.cs ,ys socioIcgic'i drama, q e the nth n
"Redeemed." which will appear Nov