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the border will be augmented in a day
or so by the big new airplanes just
received at Columbus. Eight pilots are
at Columbus to handle the new machines.
according to Lieut.. Dargue. who passed
through here to-day err route to WASH
ington on sick leave. following his re-
cent accident in the mountains.
we have but twenty-threc officers In
the United States army aviation corps
II we nav killed eighteen while we
we're training this number" said Lieut..
Dargue. THE new machines accommo-
date two men. pilot and observer. We
have no large machines in the United
States army. in fact the aviation corps
of the American army In not as large
or as we'll equipped as the army OF Bel
GUM or Italy before they entered the
war. when they were OF a peace footing.
I'VE nav no bomb dropping apparatus
for our aeroplanes. nothing like the mod
ern armies of Europe have so success
fully used.'
through a letter to one Of the officers
Of the Sixth Infantry that two men
OF that regiment committed suicide
on April %. The FIRST man TO shoot
himself was a corporal of Company Il.
who borrowed tho pistol from a SER
geant.
While the corporal was dying from
a bullet wound In the head an orderly
entered the hospital tent and announced
that n private in Company A had just
shot himself through the head. The
names OF Tho men were not given in
the letter. They were buried in the
same grave near headquarters at Mani
puipa.
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GLENNORRIS ON GRILL,
BUT NOT YET PAROLED
Rhode Island Wants S3j to
Permit Search for Alleged
Grave Of Dorothy Arnold.

PROVIDENCE, r. T.. May s.-Edward c.
Glennorris In not yet out OF the state
prison. There is u mysterious hitch
over his parole. following "A four hour
conference Of the Board of Parole.
Lieut.. -Gov Sansouci received this morn
called a meeting OF the board at the
State prison for 4 o'clock. Every mem
Der responded and the board went into
an executive session.
Glennorris was sent for and for a full
hour was on the carpet. When he came
out of the chamber he was perspiring
and highly nervous. Police Lieutenant
Williams Of New York was sent for and
after he had been questioned for a while
Glennorris was again called for and was
held nearly an hour. Lieut.. williams
had another seance with the board and
the hearing was declared closed for the
day.
Everybody was reticent but Glennor-
"A parole. although he did not appear
oVer)ubilant. probably for tho reason
that Lieut.-;ov. Sansouci denied that
any action had been taken. When asked
to explain the situation the Lieutenant
Governor said
we have reached no agreement and
nav" adjourned ~ meet At the state
fi"us" At II Tomorrow morning. can
say no more and have no explanation 10
offer"
Warden Davis professed ignorance,
nut from a very worthy source
IT was learned that Glennorris was hotIv
grilled and did NOT mako a good imprcs-
SION on som" of the members. In add
ton there was a matter OF $35. the re-
mainder of his fine and costs, which
somebody must put up. otherwise the
sentence must stand. %t;lennorris hasn't
tho money and looks to Lieut.. Williams
TO produce II.
Glennorris processes great fear Of re-
manning in New York. fearing he will
he done up" lie expects to GO s.raigh.
to the house from which Dorothy Ar
mold was taken to that where her body
was buried and then to light out" a.
he expressed t..
Lieut.. Williams now hopes to take
MIN to New York tomorrow noon.
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shed and the calling OF the state troops
to the strike zone.
With The arrival of State troops to-
day big plants which had been shut
down rather than court violence an
ounce that they would reopen to-mor-
row. Among the concerns are the Edgar
Thomson Steel Works. Braddock the
Rankin and Braddock plants Of the
American Steel and Wire Company. and
the Mesta Machine Company. West
Homestead.
Ten Men Injured.
Ten men suffering from wounds re-
ceived In the rioting yesterday and who
are believed to have been ringleaders
in the moi that attacked the Edgar
Thomson guards were arrested today.
Eight Of these men. Mike Semon. Tony
Dobrish. Steve Davis. Mike Papslos.
Alex Luzuk, Patsy Delmar. John ko-
bak and Peter fryer. were found in the
Braddock Hospital suffering from gun
lot wounds.
Semon and Dobrish are said to he
fatally wounded. Two other wounded
men. r. u. RAIN and Joseph Nyscci,.
both Of Braddock. we're arrested after
they had been secreted in several DIFF
ferent places following the riot.
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10000 TAILORS IDLE.
Nsikout Of second 10000 Occurs
without Disorder.

TIE $4,000 workers employed ny the
independent cloak and suit manufacture
ers walked out OF the shops yesterday
morning at II o'clock without disorder.
There are now some $4,000 garment
workers on strike and the cloak and
sgi, industry in New York Is at a stand
etll.
From what the leaders said yester-
tsy. however. it would appear that there
NAV be an amicable settlement and
sooner than had been expected. A great
many Of the independent firms. 20 union
leaders said. nave offered to make terms,
while AZ least one of the associated firms
has made overtures to the union
Benjamin S~chlesinger. president Of the
International Ladies' Garment Workers,
said the union is ready for arbitration
II the EMPLOYERS are willing. Jacob n.
Schif. Mayor Mitchell and Dr. Felix
Adler will renew their efforts to-day or
tomorrow 10 bring the employers and
the employed together.
As for other and lesser strikes in the
cit there was none hut pleasant news
Yesterday, The carpenters. who we're
about 10 strike for more pay, have re-
oelVed overtures from the Master Car
teniers Association n n settlement
IS looked for. The painters. of whom
mere are some 1000 on strike expect
W reach an agreement with their en-
powers by the end of the week.
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STRIKE OF 10000
DOCKMEN AYERTED
Steamship Companies Grant
Wage Incrcascs-Many En-
ginpers Also Win.
PORT BUSINESS RESUMES

Partial relief from the congested harbor
conditions here caused by the walkout
Of marine engineers. fremen and others
employed In the shipping business re-
suited yesterday when settlements were
made in n number OF cases.
The threatened strike OF more than
10000 longshoremen vas aver,ed by an
agreement granting their demands. This
compact raised their pay to "a cents an
hour on weekdays. so at night and so
on holidays and Sundays. The men had
been bound by contract to a 35-5O-6o
cent scale. but John +. Riley. president
Of the district council az the Interna-
;ional Longshoremcn's Association. said
the way had been opened for Increased
pay when the International Mercantile
Marine n other big lines posted
notices on Tuesday voluntarily raising
the wages TO a +o-55-s5 scale.
Paul A. Vaccarelli. vice-president Of
the association. together with Riley and
men. conferred with steamship compa-
MES representatives at the White Star
Line offices. Q Broadway, yesterday morn
ing. After the labor leaders had argued
that the increased cost OF living made
Even the companies advance insufficient
President +. 5. Franklin OF the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine signed the
agreement for the lines concerned.
The settlement will go In effect to-
day and will expire on September !,
1917. The s.evedores. who will return
TO work under the new arrangement, in
clude among others the strikers on the
Booth, Luckenbach. Norton, Lilly & Co,
Barber, Carten & Weiss and Red Cross
docks in Brooklyn. Longshoremcn in
the coastWise trade. under a 32-tO-hp
scale, were said to he still restless. but
Vaccarelii and Riley expected to have
their case adjusted to-day.
The overseas Transportation Com
panv and the Vierows Towing Line ac-
cepted the wage scale OF tho Marine
Engineers Beneficial Association. accord
ing to the business manager, Thomas
l.. Delahunty. The crews OF the sham
rock Towing Company decided to return
at less thar the scale. The engineers OF
the New NOfk lIotn ,otiltdHs 'V'e''''
work with an increase. n officials OF
the company expected that their dock
operations would be normal by the end
of the week. with only 100 warehouse
men nov lacking.
The Robins, Morse and She~an dry
dock companies could not take tho usua'
humber Of ships In n out OF dry dock
because Of the scarcity OF VI The
Moran towing line officials with two OF
seyen tugs running said they could
handle without trouble the barges haul
ing subway earth. The Stanwood line
with three OF six said that only warm
weather would disturb the removal OF
garbage barges TO Rarren Island
Tho Espagne of he French line was
locked by four tugs after arriving yes.
terday, but for the first time on record
n single towboat. owned by the Barrett
conveyed the United States
Ryndam and Tuscania to their slips
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EIGHT YEAR TERM FOR CLARE.
l.. I, CITY Hotel Man Who Slew
Wife P%rOtested

James ]. Clare. e~x-lightweight puEi.
lis, and politician. who a convicted
of m~aus;auG!.cr IN tho first DECREE for
he killing Of his wife. Mrs. Ida Glare.
was sentenced Yesterday to not less
Than e,gh, years and three months nor
more than seventeen years imprison-
ment by Justice Van Siclen In the
Queens county Supreme Court, When
asked II he had anything to say Clare
replied: - g.,
II am innocent. God knows that
am innocent"
In messing sentence Justice Van Sic
len said that the jury might well have
found Glare guilty Of n much higher de-
gree OF crime. lie said he WAS doubt
mi II he could pronounce II sentence 20
At the crime. Immediately after III"
sentence clare was started for Sing
Sing.
clare beat his wife to death in their
hotel. Queens Boulevard and Fitting
street. Long Island city. on March ~
last.
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ASKS ABOUT MUNITIONS.
C%arransa seeks Reason for Hold
ID OF supplies.

WAsHiNGroN, May 3.--Elieeo Are
dondo. Carranza's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
sent TO the State Department to-day an
inquiry concerning the delay on the part
Of the American Government in approx
ing shipments OF arms and ammunition
consigned to the Carranza authorities
across the border.
AZ told In THE III this morning. all
such applications have been held up
since the American troops entered Mex
leo and pending the outcome OF the
Scott-Obregon conference and the de-
mand OF Carranza for withdrawal OF the
troops.
The Mexican Embassy has informa-
tion that four large shipments consigned
TO the carranza Government and consist
ing Of 10000. 900 rounds Of ammunition
and several thousand rifles have been
held up ct Laredo, Eagle Pass. FL Paso
and Nogales, Aris.
While no formal protest was made by
the embassy. the attention Of the state
Department vas called to the report
printed in THE L this morning CON
corning the reasons for the delay in APP
proving these shipments.
Later in the day Counsellor Polk
called into conference Assistant Secre-
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TAR'S STRAW HAT
UPSETS TENDERLOlN
Here From Cuba. Sailor Re-
1icves It's Summer on .
Broadway.

William Pctcrson's straw hat had a
stirring time of It around broadway
and F'orty-sccond street last night. The
hat was paraded around tho Tcndcrloin.
had Its picture taken. riskcd the dangers
OF u fight, was nearly tramplcd by 4
crowd and was finally locked up-vith
its owner-in ~ police station.
All this happened because William
Peterson thought chat stImmcr a"comit-
MED hin northward when he came hcrc
on Tuesday as n sailor on the Nutto
Castle from cuba. where straw hats
have been In season for - long time.
When Peterson left ship last night the
balmy air deceived him into thinking
hat the mosquito season was here. 50 he
took his high crowned straw hat for an
airing.
When the sailor and his hat were seen
In the white light district Other stroll
lers began 10 p~ersiirc because the hat
spoke Of summer Peterson stopped NJ
several places. whore he had something
that made him feel warmer than ever.
Then convinced that every one was
staring At him because he was ploas-
ing 20 tho eye he decided to have a
Photographic record Of the occasion
made.
So he dropped into Man Cor,cr's stu
do in Sixth avenue near I'orty-serond
street. and had his picture snapped In
various poses ceutring ahou, tho Strow
hat. In payment for the por,.aits "
mis- straw Peterson handed Coopcr 81.
hut 81 u dispute over tho price the hill
WAS ripped IN ndlf. The mons tcmp.y
ais" became ragged aud they stepped
INTO the street TO adjust the financial
difference with their fists.
Almost at the first blow Peterson nat
new from his head. lie divcd under tho
heels Of the crowd that seemed 10 htys
followed him all evening and rescued N.
Then he sinnte Cooper 50 ~icrcelv that hs
fell. Next patrolman Powers took Tctor-
son 20 tho West Forty-cighth stree, sta.
tion. charged with disordcrly conduct
and assault.
Though reterson's collar was riprcd
ana his clothes torn. his hat was vir-
tually intact. Before going To night
court Peterson said that ~ WAS good
enough To be worn during the coning
season unless the Magistrate compelled
him 10 use the Workhouse as a summer
resort
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with cranky and quarrelsome patients or
all known ailments They arc willing
10 do the hardest and most disagrceable
work that a trained nurse would take
exception TO. do not wish TO make
light 81 the professional nurse. Bless
them. FAR he IL from such. | am only
trying In my humble way to place these
gallant young women in a class by them.
selves and give them the credit that Is
justly due them. for they are young
ladies who have always had the shelter
o. a home and "A chaperon TO watch over
them.
| cauno say too much for the Rus
san surgeons. They are COOL. capable
men uho have not only had IN" adj
van;aS"s n a good eduration Ia the
Russian medical universities. hut most
of them have studied and worked IN
,lle lirg" hospitals OF either Germany
ur Austria MANY % them have at
tended clinics In Paris and London They
a." well read. speaking and reading
French and German. They must all
pass a most rigid examination by the
Government before they are licensed 10
practice their art.
The Russian Red Cross Is ny no means
idle during peace times. Il then de-
votes itself 10 tho education OF orphans.
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MINERS FIGHT AGREEMENT.
anthracite Workers OppOse RATA.
cation Of Partial RecOgutttOu,

FoTTsvlLLr. Pa, May 3.--Before the
v'-dIstrict convention Of the United
Mo Workers OF the anthracite region
PRESIDENT John r. White and the dis
wet presidents to-day Tough, one OF
'nH greatest battles in the history of
We organization for the ratification OF
NE tentative agreement adopted by the
sN''c"llmittees of the mine workers and
We anthracite operators.
There were moments when It appeared
wa the convention would be stampeded
I'r rejection of the agreement and in
'a'or of absolute recognition OF the
tAipn and the closed shop, but in such
crisis President White rose 10 the oc-
JASON and with a force and eloquence
NAT swept the opposition from its feet
''''' God the action OF hin self and
Ms '"'loagues. lie declared tina, the
.' ous non from the operators we're
s%r'tt"st by Far the Organization
tai '.v succeeded in obtaining.
As believed h agreement will be
@t''''l tomorrow.
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STATE TROOPS HELP TO END
BIG STRIKE IN PITTSBURC
Ten Men, Wounded, Are Under Arrest as Result of
Days Riotng; Two Are Reported Dying
Reign of Terror Ends.

IIrTsBuRG. May 3.-Coincident with
me appearance of state troops in the
Turtle Creek and Monongahela Valley
strike zones came the announcement to-
DAY that Patrick Giiday. chief OF the
state Bureau Of Mediation and Arbitra-
ton. has arranged with President T.. NJ.
Herr Of the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company for a meeting
with The mediation committee Of the
strikers from the allied Westinghouse
plants.
This definite action, following yester-
days reign Of terror. In which two men
were killed and a score or more seriously
injured In a clash with deputies and Coal
and Iron police at the Edgar Thomson
steel Works. B~raddock. leads to the be-
lief that a settlement is not far away.
The Governors troop from Harrisburg.
! Troop from Sunbury and II Troop OF
the First Pennsylvania Cavalry are now
patrolling the strike zone.
the sheridan Troop from Tyrone Is
expected TO arrive In East Pittsburg to-
night. The Eighteenth Regiment. which
modified to-day. will leave the Shady
side Armory here for the strike zone
at $50 o'clock tonight.
Martiai law practically prevails In the
entire strike zone tonight.
The many strikes in Allegheny county
In the last twenty days we're the direct
outgrowth OF the walkout at tho West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
company on Good Friday, April IS. Tn
striking Westinghouse employees were
also the first In this district 10 demand
the eight hour day.
II was the striking workmen from the
East Pittsburg plant OF the westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany that first essayed a campaign
against other Turtle Creek and Monon-
gahela Industrial plants and by intimi-
dalton n threats forced thousands OF
workmen to quit their places. II a
these same strikers. augmented by
several hundred steel workers, that
marched into Braddock yesterday md
led the rioting which resulted in blood
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FIJIANs FIGHT FOR ENGLAND.
Governor ~ Stands, who Ia Here
Lost a Son at Front.

Sir Bickham Sweet Escott. Governor
of the FIJI Islands, who arrived here
Yesterday by the Anchor liner Tus-
cania. on his way TO the tropical un-
clothed that he rules, said that 100
white men OF the islands had Joined the
fighting forces Of the british In France.
All Of Sir Rickham's male relatives are
at the front. ono Of his sons was
killed al i.Oos ami another Is HON.
wounded and will return 10 the field
he RECEIVERS.
The Fiji Islands have turned out 100
600 tons of sugar since the b%eginnin.
of tho war aud have shipped most ~ II,
to England. getting high prices, The
Fijians are prosperous, hut the natives
not spend their carvings in tho follies
Of dress: even the bellies wear Just beads
and plain hut generous smiles.
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The chief surgeon has charge Of the
wounded and sick. also the assistant sur
goous. nurses and soldiers who are de-
tailed so work in his hospital. The man
aeer receives all orders, handles all the
money. looks after tho food ylpply. the
horses. ambulances and the location OF
the hospital. n IL is a moving one. lie Is
always a hard working business man
who has made a success and proved hts
worth as q manager before the war,
While tho surgeon is busy. the manager
goes to the army stan and confers with
the General as 10 the a~dvisahtlity OF
moving 10 a better location. nhere to
send the ~ainhulances. how many wounded
are 10 he brought from certain places.
how near it will be safe for the ambu-
lances TO approach. and a hundred and
one other details that a, surgeon could
not attend 20 and do justice to the
wounded.
All surgeons are wise guys and
when 7 say all I mean that there are no
exceptions. They think that their ni.di-
cal education has especially fitted them
for managers. Thcv are held back TO
tn. practice Of their profession because
She rest OF the laI'I do not recognize the
fact. As managers outside OF their pro-
fcseion they have. with few exceptions.
proved u failure. Nearly every old doc
tor will tell YOU hat had he pat his
money I'm the bank AT interest instead OF
Investing he would be richer II not wiser
to-day,
There are two secretaries with each
hospital. one for the manager and one
for the chief surgeon The Wouuded are
brought 10 the surgeon in arhulanges IN
charge az tho ana The surgeon
sends p nurse or medical student with
the a,nbulances 20 look after the
wounded soldiers wants. When the
wounded have been attended to and
dressed the surgeon tells the manager
when they can ba moved.
When that time comes the manage
takes care OF their transporting He
knows when the hospital train will ar
rive at the station and has made ar
engagements for their accommodation. 80
thu there will ne places enough and no
o~Nercrowding. \ sister ,nurscb goes
with them to the station. All nurses
are called sisters In Russia Medical
students spend six months in hospitals
and six months In school each year
during the war.
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RUSSIAN RED CROSS
RICHEST IN WORLD
Young Women From Well TO
DO Families Serve rs
Nurses.
TRAINED HOSPITAL HEADS
BY nm. EUGENE uuRD.

~FErRoGRAD. April SIN Russia Is the
largest. richest and best equipped Red
Cross organization in the world. A. the
people take a great interest in the Red
Cross, not only now during the war. but
before there was any thought OF war.
For several generations the rich have
made large donations. The imperial
family always has made immense be-
quests. The government OF each province
has tried to Guido the other in it's sup
port. In all public buildings there Is a
little box fastened in a conspicuous place
labelled for the Red Cross. with a slot
In the top to drop your small coin
through; in tho post Offices. telephone
and telegraph stations, AZ the railway
stations. hotels. theatres, stores. shops.
bath houses. restaurants. cafes, mir
cars, Pullmans. everywhere.
DO you think 1t stops there No.
zach city not only maintains one or more
large hospitals AZ It's own expense. but
outfits f"ld hospitals. flying columns.
railway hospital trains. railway bath
trains. railway shops that follow the
army. and has everything to sell at a
''F' - ~ Nt"A ''i'' w. 80
TO buy, such as extra clothing, tobacco.
extras for the table. sweets. and thou
sands of other articles. Not only In this
done by each city. but each province
government does the same also many
noblemen maintain private hospitals In
their large winter homes. Besides this
they give trainloads after trairloads OF
Christmas presents to the soldiers. Each
soldier In the army received over ten
pounds OF presents this year.
There is in each province an asso-
citation Of the nobility who not only
most generously TO the Red
Cross fund. but also outfit and support
flying hospital columns. Then again in
each province the ~peasantry contribute
AMI form and support field hospitals.
The Red Cross works separately. but in
conjunction with the army.
The great secret OF their success is
that each field hospital, flying column,
railway hospital or city hospital Is un-
der the management of some successful
business man who has been chosen by
popular vote OF the town. province. no.
bili;y or peasantry who are supporting
or maintaining II.
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COP QUELLS STRIKERS.
1000 Harvester Employee In a
Riot Are Quieted.

CHICAGO. May 3.-Rioting started ~
the Mccormick tractor plant of the In
ternational Harvester Company to-day
when 1000 OF the 5000 striking en-.
ployees Of the plant descended sud
denly o tho place.
Bricks were thrown. but n lone po-
l!ceman. Edward Ginris. successfully
held the gate entrance TO the plant unit
reenforcements arrived from the Rrigh-
ton police station. Ginnis was handled
roughly by the crowd.
His clothes we're torn and his cap and
club were taken from him before he
succeeded in getting his revolver from
his pocket.
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TWO TRAIN JUMPERS SHOT.
Dctrrtivcs' Victims Iuiurrd In
UObOk On Iikely to Die.

Harry Tindell and Arthur pis'hicr
detectives employed hv he. W.s'
Shore I,a,lrosd IN Hoboken. last
night, shot and mortally wounded two
members Of n gang OF Young men that
boa rded a freight train twice Tn,
wounded men. Joseph positto. ~ years
old, and James Deposit. aged l., wer"
taken % 50 Mary's hospital in a dying
condition.
After the gang was routed AZ
Twelfth street In" troslassors climbed
tack lt Eighth street and started throw
ing of iron bars. with which the train
was loaded. Detective Tindell caught
ono marauder and was taking him to
police headquarters when the lat,ers
comrades attempted u rescue the
youth. Tindell fired az the crowd and
Dischlcr shot in aid Of Tindcll. the
gang fleeing. The dete'tivcs were ar
rested.