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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
FIRES AT DUCKS. HITS WOMAN
Hunters Bullet Crosses Hudson and
Buries Itself in Her Arm.

Mrs. Gretchen Hansen. Of Southhelds.
Rockland County. was accidentally
wounded in the left arm by rife bul-
let while INCORPORATING on the Hudson
River off Stony Point yesterday.
Mrs. Hansen's boat was near he west
shore. when some one on the east shore
fred at a flock Of wild ducks. Mrs.
Hansen tainted.
Mrs Hansen's husband, Charles Han
sen, and his sister. Miss Gerda Han
sen. we're with her in the boat. They
took her home. where Or Forbes OK
tracted the bullet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Boys Body Found in East River

The police of Hsrbor Squad 7 yes
terday received the body OF Max Fink
elstein, nine years old. Of ll2 East
l06th Street, who had been drowned
while swimming in the East River at
10th Street. He was identified by MS
father, Louis Finkelstein.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
T. A. EDISON OUT
TO HELP WILSON
Praises Presidents Mex
lean and Foreign
Policies.
AGAINST CHANGE
TO UNTRIED MAN
Inventor Declares 1t Is
Man, Not Party,
That Counts.

Asserting that the times were TOO
serious to think in terms Of Republi-
canism or Democracy, and that it was
the man and not the party that count
ed. Thomas A. Edison declared yester.
day his intention OF supporting Wood
row Wilson for reelection. Nr. Edison
sent 4 statement 10 Democratic head
quarters here from Saratoga APPROX
ing Wilson's course in Mexico and
praising him for maintaining peace in
this country.
The inventor had been lifelong Re
publican until 1912, when he supported
Theodore Roosevelt, so that his change
this time is complete switch.
Not since 1860 Mr.. Edison said
has any campaign made such direct
call on simon-pure Americanism. Real
Americans must drop parties and &c;
down to big fundamental principles.
more than any other President in
my memory Wilson has been faced by a
succession of tremendous problems,
any one Of which. decided the wrong
way, would have had disastrous conse-
quences. Wilson's decisions so far
have not got Us into any serious
trouble, nor arc they likely to.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Wilson's Fault, Show n.

81 cannot see any definite philosophy
in the course Of Mr. Wilson. I have
no doubt ne is initiating Disraeli, who
inserted in his Parliamentary pro-
grammes those things he had opposed
in his preceding election. From now
on, believe the peoples attention will
be drawn more and more 20 the incon-
sistencies Of the President.
The President speech was as good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
AvIATOR'S MEDALS STOLEN

CAPTAIN Psrla. of Cuban Army, Tells
Police They Took Flight.
Newspaper accounts are all Captain
Augustin Parla. Of the aviation corps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Peace with Honor"

He mas given US peace with honor.
This talk about the United States be
ing despisod is nonsense. Neutrality
is a mighty trying policy, but back Of
il is international law, the rights Of
humanity and the future Of civiliza-
ton.
with reference TO Mexico. | think
hat the President acted wisely, justly
and couraseously. Il was right that
the United States should not have
recognized such q murderous pers nal
ity as Huerta | do not believe We
should have interviewed, nor that We
should intervene now. Mexico is a
troublesome neighbor just now, but
war and conquest are not going to make
her a better one. Both against Eng
land and against human slavery the
United States worked out its salvation
through revolution, and it was slow,
trying process.
at has been said that Wilson al first
was against preparedness. Perhaps he
was. but when convinced that intelli-
gent public opinion was overwhelmingly
in favor Of il he changed That is the
proper thing for our Presidents to do.
A President defiant Of public opinion
would be a dangerous man In our sys-
TEN OF government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Says Eighty Per Cent of
Western Moose Are
for Candidate.
PREDICTS 100000
VICTORY IN ILLINOIS
Perkins's Visitor Tells of
New Vigor Put Into
g. o. P. Campaign.

Mcdii Mccormick. vho describes
himself as the most outrageous Pro
gressive in Illinois" vas a guest Of
George ". Perkins yesterday. before
going 70 Maine 70 speak for the Re
publicans He can see nothing but
the election OF Charles r. Hughes IN
November
Eighty per cent Of the Rrogres-
sives in the Western states I have
heard from arc for Hughes said Nc
Cormics yesterday, "and in California
believe the percentage is even high
or"
Mccormick does not believe the Re-
publican managers faced cold facts at
the start o. the campo gn, but nov
that they realize they have fight on
their hands he expects 10 see new
vicor in the campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

I'VE have reached a place where
the issues are going 20 be joined he
said. and there is going = be an in
lection Of vigor The Southern
Pacific crowd tried TO sidnap Hughes
when he was in California, and il would
have hurt the Republican party II Gov
ernor Johnson had not been nomi-
mated. His nomination not only as
sures California 20 the Republicans.
however, but IT releases Johnson 10
campaign in the state. and releases
other men who would have had to be
sent there
How my own State of Illinois will
20 depends largely upon the vote Of
the women. but ] expect to see 100000
majority for Hughes. All OF the Pro-
gressives. with the exception Of one
county, are for him. and are working
in harmony with the Republicans. The
same is true OF Indiana. There Is no
fight in VI chigan that amounts 10 any
thing, and there is no difficulty n the
Dakotas
The Nebraska Progressive commit
tee mas Endorsed Hughes, and there "a
complete harmony in Kansas. Hughes
Is the Hughes OF old. despite Demo
cratic claims 10 the contrary, and is
getting hold on the people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

presentation Of tis case as ne could
make. ! cannot understand his shift OF
POSITION. lie formerly was opposed 70
child labor. tariff and Federal trade
commissions-in fact. al kinds Of com
nlissions-and only in 1914 he spoke
against the agitation for preparedness.
He speaks Of giving the same justice u
the weaker nations as 70 the strong. /
call your attention 20 Hayti, small.
weak state. There IS no government
there except that administered by -
corps OF United States marines. While
/, is With the color OF approval by the
Haytian Congress, every one knows Il
is b. United States force.
Take the present government Of
Peru. which seized the reins just as
Huerta did. There was no hesitsncy ih
recognizing the usurper. Then there
was Yuan Shih-kai. Of China. We were
the first 20 recognize that irregular eN-
ccutive. We Won dn't recognize Huerta.
but We offered equal recognition .
Villa and Carranza. This latter apostle
OF democracy last distinguished him
self by announcing he would shoot
without trial the strikers on the stree
railways Of Mexico City L they did no.
return 20 work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04
Praises Tariff Stand.

His attitude on the tariff shows an
ual opcnness Of mind. A tariff com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-04

Mccormick said he had received =
letter from a friend with one OF the
ro giucnts on the border. who told him
that. ammunition was 50 scarce that an
order had been issued on the day the
letter was written 20 kill a sick horse
with an axe instead Of shooting IT,
Il understand" he asserted. that
Tire regulars arc making trips 20 the
camps of the New York Guard 20 sec
hat mod-~n equipment looks like. |
an also Informed that If the troops
we're ordered into Mexico there would
rot De sufficient transports TO move
them"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
GARRISON WILL NOT TALK
ABOUT HIS RESIGNATION
Refer. Inuuirers to White HoWsc-in
High Spirits when lie Rcnchcs
New York.

NEW YORK, February l1-Mr.
Garrison. accompanied by Mrs: CART
son, arrived in New York ~on the Con
isrcssional Limited from WASHINGTON
~ 900 o'clock tonight
The retiring Secretary OF War WAS IN
high spirits. and lauGhingly greeted ihc
group of newspaper men hwaitinS hun.
Not Il word: absolutely noihin" +"
say" he answered to questions as 10
reasons for his sudden resignation.
You will have to get all your inlor-
nation from the white House. sup
pose there will be ahont twenty nve
reasons assigned" he added. but none
Of them will come froni me
Inquiry rs TO the reasons for the
coincidcnt resignation OF Assistant
Secretary Of War Breckenridge, Judge
Garrison replied:
MIR. Breckenridge will have t.
speak for himself. nave troubles;
enough of my own"
After posing for a fiashlight photo
graph. Mr.. end Mrs. Garrison. accom-
panied by some friends who met them,
entered 4 waiting motor car ana We're
driven away. The former Secretary
OF War declined TO say where lie was
going.
1t will I've some place where none
OF YOU can iind me for while, was
his parting shot.
1t is understood that Mr. ana Mrs
Garrison arc the guests OF George
L,ary. a personal friend, ut 1893 Fifth
Avenue. 1t was i'll tho Lcary motor
car that they left the station.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
FURTHER BREAKS OCCUR
IN ARKANSAS LEVEES
Cheek HcrcssiOn OF Inland I.nkc which
oTersprcads More Than 100000
Acres.

LITTLE ROCK. ARK, February TO-
breaks to-day in the Arkansas River
levccs. eight miles south OF Red Fork.
tonight checked the recession of the
inland lake which oversprcads more
than 100000 acres OF Eastern Arkan-
sas lowlands, but materially relieved
the situation along the AIississippi
River front, drawing sufficient water
from that section 10 keep II stationary.
In Arkansas City the mississippi wus
reported stationary tonight at "a stage
Of JG.s feet. Helena also reported tho
river stationary. but the crest OF tho
Hood Is believed to have reached that
point.
T. T. Gilbert, chairman OF tho Tcnpas
Basin Lcvcc Board, In Il dispatch from
Arkansas city, expressed the opinion
that danger OF break In the Missis-
sippi River cmbankmcn; was fast pass
Ing.
Optimistic reports were received from
number OF other towns In the flooded
area Tonight. state militia has taken
charge Of tn. situation AT Dcrnott and
supply OF tents from the arsenal here
gave shelter To several hundred per-
sons. About 200 refugees are housed
in box cars at McGehcc.
Clarendon, which Was inundated
when tho White River levee there coll
iapscd several days ago, reported tn.
food suhsidinS Tonight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
VALENTINE SOCIAL
Literary and Musical Program nj Far
sOnHgc Of Monument Methodist
Church.

y Valentine social will lie held in
the parsonage of the Monument Mctho-
dist Church, 1907 Park Avenue. to-
night at y o'clock An attractive liter
AIRY and musical program viii be one
Of the chief features of the evening.
Mrs. w. j. Maybce will rccitc Mrs.
Donahocs Valentine Party" and other
readings. ". Fred. Richardson will
render several humorous iinpcrsona-
lions. Those on the musical program
arc Allan Womble, tenor. and Miss
blanche Kidd. contralto, sololsts. with
Mrs. w. Il. Anderson, accompanies:
Misses Georgia Woodward and Louise
Goodc. pianistcs, and Master William
Mayo, violinist
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
ARTILLERY DUEL. FOLLOWED
ny INFANTRY FIGHT

Especial Cable 10 The Times Dispntcn I
LONDON. February l0.-Terrlnc in
cantry fighting in Artois and south OF
the Somme has followed the prolonged
artillery duel between the French and
Germans
As a result OF day and night OF
attacks, the Germans hold a large
trench section captured from tho French
northwest OF Nimy. while the French
have penetrated the German advanced
lines south Of the Somme. They hold
Il portion OF tho Hrst-iiuc trenches, de-
spite violent German counterattacks
The French barrier fire broke up tho
Teutons efforts TO regain the ground
lost.
Advices reaching London today state
that the German losses in the last ten
days around Viny have been fully
10000. The lighting is being waged
back and forth in n blizzard.
Tile French claim TO have made
progress In trench to- trench nshtin z
west of La Folie. They arc gaining by
ihchcs in the campaign to capture ;nc
heights which dominate Lens and DolIai,
the German concentration centers.
The French midnight official COM
munique says:
'ln Artois to-day we continued to
progress by the us" Of hand grcnadcs
in the communication trenches to the
west OF La l'olic. Two attacks on
our positions west of hill 40 were
completely rcpuiscd. North Of the road
from Neuvil!c to 'Thelus the Germans
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
exploded mine. but we occupied the

exploded mine. but we occupied the
crater.
south or the Somme detachment
of German infantry. trying to debouch
for an attack, was thrown back into
it's trenches by our barrier fire. In the
region OF Beurraignes our artillery
DESTROYED q blockhouse and shcIlcd the
German cantoninents.
I'm Champagne. q DESTRUCTIVE fire d.
rected against the German works I'm
the direction of the Butte dc Mcsnil
yielded good results. In Woevre we
subjected a salient of the German lin.
in the forest of Mortmarc to a violent
bombardrnent. which resulted in the
explosion of dcpots OF munitions.
To-day the Germans fred two morn
heavy shells in tho direction of Bel.
fort Our artillery immediately took
under it's fire the gun cmplacemcn,.
which was located yesterday. AT the
same time. VIC shellcd the German mill
tary establishments OF Dornach. south
west of Mulhousc.'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
\ MEND PROPOSED CHARTER
no MAKE CHASE CITY "DRi'

CHASE CITY. VA, February lO.-At
the regular February meeting OF the
City Council 1t was decided to amend
The proposed new charter. which IS al
ready far advanced In the General as
Sembly. To proVtGc against the ship
mont Of liquor To this city under all
circumstances. Councilman Rcamy, as
chairman OF the charter committee.
brought tn. matter to the attention or
tho city fathers, stating that he mad
been asked by - citizen 10 incorporate
this feature IN .sc new charter. and
that he would i.kr 10 have an express
sion from the Council There were
but four members OF the Council pres
cnt. and they We're unanimous III the
decision To amend the charter.
This, II 1t goes through ana the char
ter with the amendment is passed, Will
have the effect Of preventing the ship
mCnt of even the one quart u month
provided In Tie State prohibition bill
TO citizens Of this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
ENRICH The BLOOD
Hood's SnrsaparllIa, Il Spring Tonic
Medicine, is Necessary.

everybody is troubled at thfs season
Win loss Of vitality. failure Of appc-
titc, that tired feeling. or with bilious
turns. duh headaches, Indigestion and
other stomach troubles, or with pimplcs
ana other cruptions on the face and
BODY. The reason is that the blood Is
impure and Impoverished
to"ds Sarsaparilla relieves ALL these
ailments 1t is the old reliable mcdi-
cine that has stood the test OF forty
Ncars-that makes pure, rich. red blood
that strengthens every organ ana
builds M the whole system. II is the
al-the -year-round blood purifier and
healih -giVcr. IL cmbodies the careful
training. experience and skill OF Mr.
1000, Pharmacist for fifty years, In
ITS quality and power to cure.
Ask your druggist for It to-day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Disagreement OUer Continental Army Plan Cause of Break

sonal. political interest OF the members
In these circumstances II seems to me-
10 be perfectly clear that unless you
in'erpose your position as leader Of
the country on this great subject the
result Will be the lamentable one which
have just described.
III the public obtains the impression
that aIr. Hays solution IL merely an
other means OF accomplishing the same
end as your proposed policy. they will
accept the same and rest content that
their desires have been properly met
II. on the other hand. they arc clearly
and uumista kably advised that to adopt
the policy suggested by Mr.. Hay is to
make !; mockcry OF all that was worthy
and virtuous In the proposal Of a proper
military policy. and that IL is de-
fusion TO consider such Il solution as Il
real reliance or security. then there is
hope that We can obtain results COM
mcnsurate with the necessities Of the
case and with a self-rcspecting con-
sidera;ion and treatment thereof
II cannot. therefore. too strongly
urge upon YOU my view OF the impcra-
tive necessity of your seeking an SC
20 declare yourself with respect to the
clear beyond peradvcnture that moth
ing excepting national forces. raiacd
by the nation and subject to it's cx-
elusive authority. responsibility and
control, is any real settlement of this
issue.
Sincerely yours.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
Total Prussian Losses
Estimated at 2,377,378

AMSTERDAM, FEBRUARY 1O.-rhc
CourHnt STATES that the PrusnIun
casualty lists, numbSrcd 100 to 40.
show ID.a3D dcud, wounded and
missing, md PruHsInn lists number
cd 43U to t38 show 1890 dcnd.
wounded md missing. The total
PruHs1nn lOsScs Rre computed by
thls newspaper 2,3S7,37S. The
German military LOSSES Include ala0
:t35 lists of casualties of Wurttem-
berg forces, 247 Hawaiian lists. 2IS
Saxon lists, sixty navy lists and
nome lists concerning German OIL
ccrs md nOncOm misslOned officers
In the Turkish service. according to
the Cournnt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
LATE. IN tENTEBtNODS

Although Mr. Garrison frs, suggested
that ne leave the Cabinet last month
Mr.. Wilson did not formally acccp, his
resignation until late this afternoon.
when Informed that Mr.. Garrison had
left for New York, and that runors Of
his resignation were current Tho
President then dictated the letter OF
acceptance and dispatched i, immcdi-
atcly
q 1t was not until o.o;ock tonight
that formal announcement of the C;arri-
son and Brcckinridgc designations was
made al the White House.
Expressions of regret over the turn
Of affairs were general In administra-
ton circlca The President thinks
highly of Mr.. Garrison's abilities. and
ms name was seriously considered
Whon ia" Amendment OF "a succc.sor
I" Justice Lamar on the Supreme Court
bench was under consideration.
ME-. Garrison has been tho warm
friend uf most OF the other Cabinet
members. although he and former Sec
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
HAS APPENDICITIS
Ambulance Surgeon In Stricken with
Illness While on Duty-ln-
dcrEoes Operation.

Ambulance Surgeon J. T.. Porter MAS
stricken with an acute attack Of APP
pcndicitis yesterday afternoon. ana was
operated on at Virginia Hospital by
nr. Pcplc about $40 o'clock last night.
He rallied quickly after the operation.
and was reported as doing we'll carly
this morning. Or. Iden is taxing his
place on the ambulance during his i'll
ness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-11
SEVERE FIGHTING STILL
IN PROGRESS IN West
Berlin Claims Large Section OF
French Trench Captured by
Germans.
ALSO FEW PRISONERS TAKEN
Paris Reports Teutons Forced Out
of Communicating Trenches They
Had Occupied-Russians Strongly
ON Offensive In East Gnlicla,

There has been no diminution In the
severe fighting between the French
and the Germans in the Artois region
Of France. Northwest of Etmy accord
ing 10 Berlin. Il large section Of :,
FRENCH trench has been captured by
the Germans. while near Melville era
tcrs that had been previously los, 10
the French were rctaken. A few pris-
oncrs and twenty-five machine guns
also fell into the hands OF the Teutons
Paris asserts that In the district
around La Folio, to the southwest OF
Vimy, the Germans were forced out or
communicating trenches they had oc-
cupied. and also that two strong at
tacks by the Germans against the
French between Melville and LA Folie
were repuised. the Germans being abic
to hold only one mine crater
Berlin admits that the French south
OF the Sonme River entered a section
Of the German flrst-l'nc trenches There
nave been bombnrdinents on ;he re-
mainder ot the front.
In Volhynia and the East Galician
frontier, the Russians are strongly on
the offensive. North OF Tarnopol the
Russians succeeded In penetrating Aus.
tro- Hungarian trenches, but later were
c1ectcu. wniie on the BcSSarabi3n
frontier the Russians were driven from
an advanced position to their main
position. In Nolhyn!a recent nghting
resulted In the Russians defeat
ITALIANS yICTOnIOUS
N SMALL ENGAGEMENTS
In small engagements by infantry al
several points of the Austro Italian
front, come reports that the Italians
were victorious.
Premier Skooloud!s, OF Greece han In
formed the Creek Parliament that his
policy TO avoid trouble for the Greeks
has the approval OF q ma iority OF the
people. and that il would be continued
that tho forces OF the government
would bc kept intact, and used exclu-
sivcly III tia" interest az the country.
Importance is attached IN PctroErad
to the advance movement by the Rus
SLAMS in Eastern C;aiicia just north Of
the Bukowina boundary. whore they
report having effected crossing 81.
the Dniesicr. The Austro German no
sitious IN the entire district OF Ger
uowitz, capital OF Bukowina, Will be
threatened il this movcmen, Is con-
trograd military commentators
Further north. along the Oginski
Canal, in Russia. the Germans arc re-
ported 10 have hecn compelled by &
sudden thaw, which caused Hoods 20
evacuate all their sccond-line trenches
losing quantities OF ammunition.