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The sun., 1916-11-18
10 SEPARATE PEACE FOR GEAR.
OtSsng Denial Of Rsaos Seat - All
Allied Countries.

PRr1odRAp. Nov. 1.-THE Minister Of
Foreign Affairs a sent . telegram TO
all Russian representatives In allied
countries declaring Russia's frm deter
animation not to make . separate peace
under any circumstances. according to
che ssmi-oficial news agency. The text
q the telegram 10 ~ follows:
"Rsports spread abroad recently by
the press OF certain countries OF pre-
tended secret ~pourpArlers being carried
on between Russia and Germany with
the object Of signing a separate peace,
are futile and make no impression on
the Russian Government. The I'm
psEial Government desires to declare
In the most categorical manner thai
these absurd rumors can only md force
in enemy countries.
Russia will maintain intact the in
innate union which binds her to hcr
valiant allies. and. far from thinking
Of the conclusion Of . separate peace.
will hght by their side the common
enemy without the slightest faltering
until the hour OF nnal victory. Nothing
that our enemies can do will shake in
any degree the ~irrevocabls decision of
Russia,
You ara charged to give the largest
publicity 70 tho preceding and 70 bring
the contents OF this telegram to tho
knowledge of tho Government to which
you are accredited"
The sun., 1916-11-18
LOANS FOR WAR ZONE Jews.
Fund 20 ne Established 20 Rebuild
Homes and shops.

A movement Is soon n be started for
raising o large sum OF money ~ be
loaned to the Jews Of Palestine ann Tu-
rope for the rebuilding OF their homes
and businesses wrecked by the war. Dr.
Judah T.. Magnes, who went TO Europe
as special commissioner Of the American
Central and Peoples Relief committees
announced last night that q plan to this
end Is under way after having been en-
dorscd by tho most prominent Jews Of
New York.
The amount 20 he collected Is not de-
iermined. hut Il will be all the Jews OF
America will contribute 1t will he gath
cred until the end Of the war M hen
loaned, without Interest, where II IL most
urgently needed. 1t Is to he entirely sep
arate from the fund OF SO. 900. 900 now
being collected as q free gift. The terms
OF the loan and III" security 10 be- asked
have not been decided on yet.
The sun., 1916-11-18
"STRINC" TIED TO NEW
KINGDOM OF POLAND
%Germany's Pledge Conditional
on Raising Of Army for
TeutOns.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Wireless Press
to-day gave out the following despatch
from Berne:
Before the main committee Of the
Reichstag on November . Chancellor
Won Bethn,ann-Hollweg stated that Ger
many's promise TO create a new king
dom OF Poland was only conditional,
being dependent on the success of the
plan to raise n Polish army which would
fight for Germany. II the number Of
Poles enl!stinc voluntarily should be in
sufficient. Germany would introduce
compulsion. and II the Poles resisted or
IL the projected Polish army proved an
satisfactory to the general stan. tho
Emperor would annul his promise TO
create a new kingdom.
The Chancellor made this statement
In reply to Conservatives and National
Liberals. who denounced the policy Of
creating . Polish kingdom"
The sun., 1916-11-18
GIVES UP CHILDREN
TO SAVE FORTUNE
Former Mrs. Elbridge Gerry
Snow Surrendcrs Boy and
Girl to Grandparents.

After having won a long and cos,,v
legal battle with her FIRST husband N
retain the custody OF her children. Mrs
Frances r. De Bost, divorced wife 81 n.
bridge Gerry Snow Cd. surrendered vol.
UNFAIRLY Dorothy Violet Snow and n.
bridge Gerry Snow Sd into the kcep.nr q,
their grandparents yesterday In order
that the boy and the girl nigh. no,
lose their share Of the Snow fortune.
The willingness OF Mrs. De Boat IA
make this sacrifice for her children,
welfare became known yesterday wb,n
her frst husband withdrew the arpeal
on which he had spent 100000. TO tho
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Cour,
from h decision OF the lower cour,
entrusting the care of the children IA
their mother. When his wife was
divorced from him in 1904 she was
directed by the referee TO choose which
child she would keep.
She refused to give up either OF them.
and when the matter was taken into
court the youngsters both expressed a
desire to stay with their mother, who
married Louis L. De Bost. Snow, who
had remarked. objected vigorously to
his wife's demands that he Increase tina
allowance Of $4,000 a year he paid her
because the expense OF educating the
children at boarding schools was grow.
ing.
He attacked Mrs. De Bost's suitability
as their custodian, but last year Su-
preme Court Justice Goff sustained har
and granted to her an allowance ot
$4,000 a year. During a secret hearing
Dorothy had testified that the only liquor
she eve tasted was given TO her BY
her grandmother, but though shocked BY
this statement and denying n. MIRA
Eldridge Gerry Snow. Sr.. whose hus.
band Is president OF the Home Insurance
Company. stlll preserved an affection for
her grandchild.
II was said that the srandparents'
desire TO have the girl was due 10 the
act that Dorothy. who 10 ~. would soon
be making her debut In society. and her
grandmother wished to bring her out.
The son Is II. Recently Mrs. De Bos.
was informed that unless the wishes Of
the elderly couple were met the children
would be disinherited. Accordingly she
relinquished her claims to their company.
though still remaining their guardian.
The sun., 1916-11-18
WILSON Is VEXED,
GERMANY Is TOLD
Teutons Told Presidents Pa
thence IL on the Verge
Of Exhaustion.

LoNpoN. Nov. 17.-The visit Of Baron
Burian. the Austro- Hungarian Foreign
Minister. to Berlin. 10 stated to have
been IN connection with q conference
with DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg. the
German Imperial Chancellor. regarding
the relations OF the two empires with
the United States. according to . des-
patch under . Bsrns date given out to-
day by the wtrsisss Prsss. The aues-
ton under discussion. say the despatch.
was whether the submarine campaign
should be continued in It's present form.
with III possibility Of . rupture Of rela-
tons with Washington. or whether II
should be modified.
During the past few days." adds the
despatch. 1.-THE German Government has
received q plain verbal warning that
President Wilson's patience was on the
verge Of exhaustion"
The sun., 1916-11-18
447 PASS ARMY EXAMINATION.
Only Eleven Of the s~uccessful Ones
From New York City.

WASHINGTON. Nov. I7.-In the list Of
447 successful candidates for provisional
appointments as Second Lieutenant in
the regular army which was announced
to-day by Adjt.-Gen. Mccain only eleven
are from New York city. This Is less
one-third of tho number from the
District OF Columbia.
The successful New York candidates
are: Gerald r. Brewer. 3i9 Rugby
road. Brooklyn Edward 9. Bassett, bo7
West 18Th street. Manhattan Alex W.
billiard. 1881 Dean street. Brooklyn
David r. Kerr. 2s22 Avenue X. Brook.
Ign Harold Horn Mute. SIS Park ave.
nue.. Manhattan Kenneth McCat,y. 1898
East Fifteenth street. Brooklyn: Ernest
l.. Osborne, 81 West Forty-fourth street.
Manhattan Edward Mcclure Peters. $40
East Twenty-hrst street. Brooklyn:
Jules Eugene Picard. 1898 Fulton
street. Brooklyn Truman Smith. Second
Lieutenant Twelfth ". Y. Infantry. Ne.
Allen. Texas: Charles Nash Stevens, 81
Montague street Brooklyn.
The sun., 1916-11-18
ITALIANS HOLD SALIENT.
Repulse Austrian Attacks Agaiast
Sea- Marco Positton.

LONDON. Nov. l7.-The Italian War
Ofice ISSUED to-day the following state
ment:
On tho Julian front tho enerny's
artillery was particularly active in
tho PLAYA sector. north OF Goritx. On
San Marco Height, east Of Goritx.
heavy fighting cont!nuei yesterday.
Three determined attacks against tho
salient OF Two Pines House under
cover Of darkness were repulsed. In
tho morning. after IN intense artillery
preparation. the enemy renewed his
attacks and succeeded only in taking
q trench southeast Of Two Pines
House. On the remainder OF this
part Of the front the enemy was driven
on dscdsively with heavy loss. There
was no change on tho Carso.
The sun., 1916-11-18
SEA LEGS NEEDED
IN BRITISH "TANK"
Gunner Tells Of His Experience
Inside One Of New Fight
ing Engines.
ssscts, csb,. p.,,s,eA 70 II, srs.

6eecSeS Ceote DsspAtch 70 SCN.
LONDON. Nov. 17.-The British "tanks'
continue 20 supply material for grip
ping stories Of the lighting on the somme.
The following account was written by the
man behind the machine gun in one Of
the land battleships:
AT the oficers command the crew
climbed aboard the fortress on wheels.
I installed myself In . narrow space be-
side my machine gun, whose music
pointed outside the steel plate sides Of
the tank.
Through my ioophoae I saw the I'M
duiatins hsids. which were ploushed UP
by U OF every calibrs. One needed
sea legs to avoid knocking against ne
sides Of the car case Of steel which wad-
died along over ruts and uneven places.
Our tank Stripped the soil and stuck to Il.
gliding along like 4 centipede. We moved
onward while tho cheers Of our infantry
reached our ears despite the fearful din.
As We advanced the earth IN our path
was ~ploughed up and thrown aside. Our
tank rolled down q slope and exploded
q mine breaking through That done We
went on calmly.
There WA q heavy thud and then o
fash overhead. Our tank tremh.ed from
top TO bottom n stopped In An eighth
OF a second. Thousands OF took tocks'
reechoed On the steel sides OF the tank.
sounding like myriad hai,stones beating
on window panes. The German guns had
opened on W. but their shots were
wasted. They had ~ much effect -
pellets OF bread against q wall.
AT last We were to destroy. I dis
tinSuished sandbags heapsd up and .
wall pierced with holes. Little white
fakes came from these holes. These were
the enemy's gum Our tank advanced
steadily. We cleared q ditch. scaled an
incline and passed over q heap OF rub
bish from = demolished house.
Then came the nrst barbsd wire en-
tanglements. The tank didn't even make
an effort. Everything vas broken.
! crushed. uptorn. l had the sensation OF
being In the interior Of q gigantic Iron
wedge which went cutting through
something like butter. The tanks nose
scattered the sam and cement bags.
There was another violent shock. We
went straight through the wall. Grenades
burst on our armor. We were W the
midst OF a nest Suddenly German heads
| appeared on both sides of US. Now II
was my turn. Our machine guns crackled
and bullets whistied In the 2ernan
trenches. Taken thus the Germans were
In the greatest disorder. They threw
themselves nat on their stomachs OF
raised their arms to heaven. Some tried
to run away.
Then 4 whistle sounded in the tank.
II stopped. Wild cheers came n soor
We saw the uniforms Of u boys who
were taking possession Of the nest Int
gathering everything living which 70
mained."
The sun., 1916-11-18
roIEst. Declines \pur'afrusnt.

TnrNron, y. J., Nov. l7.-Col. Austen
Colgate. who was given "A temporary ap-
rs Adjutant-Genera TO MI the
vacancy caused by the recent death OF
Wilbur +. Sadler. has declined the APP
pointment, accordins to announcement by
Gov. Fielder to-day. II Is understood
that col colgate's reasons for declin-
ing II that he cannot devote the neces-
sary time to the office. Gov. Fielder
said that he had no one else In mind for
the place.
The sun., 1916-11-18
ASKS FOOD FOR WAR VICTIMS.
Dr. Roosebooa Comes Here 70 Get
Aid for French Uader German Rule.

Aid for French Usder German Rule
DR.. M. F. Rooscboom.. representing
the French civilian population In ter
rltory occupied by Germany and secre-
tary Of the Permanent Court OF Arbi-
tratlon at The Hague. founded by An
drew Carnegie. arrived yesterday by the
Holiand-America steamship Nisuw Am
sterdam to persuade Americans TO CO.
operate In q plan to feed the French
peasants behind the German lines.
He said French men. m n chill
dren In German concentration camps
were facing starvation. and II food did
not reach them before the winter sets
In they would starys to death. Holland
was doing what 1t could to help thea AZ
ficted. Individuals adopting prisoners
and sending packages at least twice q
month containing the necessities Of life.
Mr.. RoosebooIn said Holland would
remain neutral. w shall not DO
forced or builied into war" he added,
'although We are ready to defend our
neutrality against n power that may
attack H."
The sun., 1916-11-18
French Thrill Of Victory.

The recent fiencn sucCeSSeS at Ner-
dun have been an inspiration OF victory.
No foreigner can appreciate the thrill OF
the news that France had regaincd In a
rush the ground the Germans had been
months in taking. 1t vas an immortal
victory, and every French soldier realized
II. | saw the Frenchmen who stormcd
Douaumont and the German prisoners,
and what most impressed me was that
the French seemed physically superior. !
am half inclined To think that the aver
4 F%,enchman has added another inch
to his height since the recaptule OF Dou-
aumont.'
Before leaving the front in France
Mr.. Palmer talked with Gen. Joffre and
Sir Douglas Haig, British commander
In chief. Iie said they were wonderful
men, both very much the same type.
calm, masterful and methodlc. living ac-
cordins 20 set rules. in splendid health
and absolutely confident OF victory"
Before the offensive began" he con-
tinued. "Sir Douglas warned us that II
would not break through. He said he
was Just going TO pound tho heart out OF
the Boches month after month until they
were ready TO break. That II what he
is doing"
MIR. Palmer said that all major aues-
tlons Of the var were settled by great
councils. Not man Of the big prob
lens are left 20 individual Initiative,
There have been only two strategists In
tho old sense. Hindenburg At amen
berg. and Castelnau. now Jofrrc's chief
Of stan, whose strategy won tho grea,
battle in Lorraine early In the war
They do not have the chance OF showing
their talents along the old lines. because
The war il conducted differently than IN
the past.
"Castelnau Ia n wonderful old n a
~ foil for Joffre. Every day they &c
OF for n walk In the woods. "A policeman
! along to carry their cushions for their
! 10 sit on while thcy have their most IN
| innate talks. II Ia a sight 10 SEQ then
together, Joffre massive, square shout
dcred, with his great head. ana Castci
nau lean and tall. They ore erea
friends"
The sun., 1916-11-18
HE GOES 10 BAG A ZEPPELIN.
NsteA YPeseh Airmaa on for Eng
: land t. Await Raid.
ss.etaI Cable Drspatrh TO Tnr SOY.

PAhIs. Nov. 1.-THE newspaper, here
ea- that Snb-L.'eut. Nunscsser Of the
French aviation service. hsa gone 10
England u try (" bag a Zeppelin. In
ease there are mora raids on London.
Lieut.. Nungesser has brought down
seventeen German aircraft, including
every type except a Zeppelin, He has
been excused from military service he
cause OF q wound. NO his trip TO England
70 purely voluntary, Lieut.. NungeSser Ia
ons Of the best known OF tho French air.
men.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Or, David starr Jordan. president
OF Leland Stanford University and lead
ing pacifst, WAS guest at ho Ald'ne
cub last night Of the Mex!cau-Amsri-
can League organized to promote I'M
Outstanding and friendship between the
peoples OF the two countries.
The sun., 1916-11-18
SUBMARINE CRASH
HIDDEN IN MYSTERY


valued At about 10000. II a IN
about forty fathoms. close to Race Rock.
There 10 some doubt whether the Scott
wreckins Company will attempt to raise
the tug In order TO recover the bodies.
The plan was discussed. but no decision
was reached. 1t would be q difhcult
task.
II was stated au~thoritativeiy that the
Deutschland had no gold aboard. The
cargo was valued at about $4,000, 900.
and was composed principally OF rubber
and metals to be used In making NUM-
tons When Capt. Koenig guessed"
the value OF tho cargo he brought here
on this trip ut SIC. 900. 700. 1t WAS be-
lieved no was having his little Joke. II
developed to-day that he was extremely
n ervative. that 3l0.0o0.0oo barely
covered the value Of the securities he
brought.
Reports that a U-bont, with . gun
mounted. was waiting outside to convoy
the Deutschland failed OF confirmation.
Commander Yates Stirling. In charge Of
the naval base here. said the La OF
the United States navy had been on
Block Island and was to proceed into
the Sound for tests. The weather was
thick OF the Race to-day.
Capt. Hinsch. one OF the prominent
men In the affairs Of this Eastern For
ward!ng Company. wns reported tonight
to be unconscious. He Is ut the cottage
in Neptune Park where he has been
living for several months. II developed
that his testimony 10 regarded as vital
for the reason that ne In reported "a
have been mega phoning orders to the
Deutschland when the collision occurred
Dent Twenty Inches sassre.
The sun., 1916-11-18
SHIP WITH GUN HELD.
Customs OncSsis Refuse to Clear
the Coltano.

NoRvoLK, Va. Nov. l7.--PendinE In
structions from tho Treasury Depart
mcnt. local customs officials announced
to-day that they would refuse clearance
papers to the italian steamship Col,nno.
Nl.yh arrived in the roads this morning
from Genoa in ballast for Philadelphia.
Tho steamer has a 81 m!llimeter gun
mounted on her poop deck. The COM
mander claims that the gun is for defen-
sive purposes only and that no naval or
military gunners are aboard.
The sun., 1916-11-18
0mcisl Mail on noaPd.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-omcial mall
aboard the Deutschland 10 an accumu-
lation OF three months and some OF the
material aboard 10 urgently needed In
Germany. For these reasons the Ger
man Embassy regarded tho accident TO
the Deutschland a. particularly deplor-
able.
The sun., 1916-11-18


Lord Davenport Hudson Ewbanks
Kearlc). who IL mentioned as the
probable food dictator OF Great Britain.
10 proprietor Of the International stores.
more than two hundred In number. SELL
ing groceries all over the country. He 10
4 self-made man and started as clerk
In a tea shop.
In 1875. after working for others
-four years, he started a tea firm Of his
own, doing all the work himself. In
four ear his income was $4,000 to
316.0 900 a year. In 1881 he started his
chain Of stores.
Then he went into politics. originated
the London port act and pushed II As .
member Of Parliament. On It's passage
he was made chairman Of the Port Of
London Authority. In the London dock
strike Of 1919 Ben Tiilett, q strike leader.
and a crowd of strikers prayed for Lord
Devonport's death
The sun., 1916-11-18
Fire in Chm ei Of Home for AGED.

Fire caused $1,000 damage last night
to tho basement Of he chapel OF the
Home for the Aged. Eighth hverue and
sixteenth street, Brooklyn, h chapel
il situated $50 feet In the rear OF a
building housing zoo men and women.
None OF the inmate became excited.
The sun., 1916-11-18
Mrs. Boissevain Va Better,

Los ANGELES, Cal. Nov. 17.--MrA
Inez Milholland B~oissevain was reported
to-day by her physicians to be In At
extremely critical condition. They said
probably no more blood TRANSMISSION
would be made, as apparently they dd
her no good.
The sun., 1916-11-18

Good furs are an invest.
ment!
But how are you going
to tell?
Maybe there "ain't no
SIGH animule."
That's just it. You have
to depend on your dealer.
Here, we not only call "a
rat, a rat" but there's
your money back any
time, if you want it,"
Fur outside coats.
Fur inside coats.
Quality the best, but all
fairly priced.
The sun., 1916-11-18
NEW PROTEST BY vENIZELOs.
says Greek C~ovesament violates
Promise to Eateate Powers.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Provisional
Greek Government. says q Reuter- dcs-
patch from salon,ca. has lodged n pro-
test with the Entente Powers against
tho alleged violation by the Athens Gov
eminent OF rs promise to the Entente,
Tho protest alleges that the Royalist
troops, far from evncuating Thcssally,
continued TO advance In southern Mace
donla, spreading terror everywhere ard
men the livc1 OF tho r'ilcrorts Of
the movement hrst"I iy 'ormcr Premier
Nen'1eloJ.
The sun., 1916-11-18
EGYpr's RULER CONDEMNED.
Tnsks Decree Death Penalty for
Pso-British Sultan.

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 17.--A despatch
from Beirut, Syria. says that a war
tribunal has passed q sentence OF death
on Hussein Renal Pasha, Sultan of
Egvpt, on the ground that he nj ced
p,,dcr for"irn rule cona'ituent pnr.s ~
the Turkish Umpire. Tho death rem
tence was confirmed, tine despatch says.
by an imperial decree.
The sun., 1916-11-18

In all other cases ~ armed merchant
men Federal officials have permitted thu
vessels to clear upon assurances that
their arms would be used only for de-
fsnsive purposeA
The sun., 1916-11-18

psnstrated from nfteen TO twenty miles
upon Rumanian soil.
The German invasion Of Belgium 10
euggerted by reports from this theatre Of
Var. Here, IS in Belgium. the people,
ne non-combatants, are Joining the
Sroops to nsht the invader. To-day's
German ofncial statement says: Troops
wort that the Rumanian population Ii
0Alaue part In the %nghting."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-01
BY Samuel II Lunt, Auctionecr.

Auction sale OF desirable 7 room
frame house and four lots OF ground,
at Cottage Park Addition, AlcXan-
dria County, Virginia.
BY virtue Of and pursuant TO the
terms of !, deed Of trust dated JAN
nary 18th, 1915, executed by Peter
G.. Mercer and wife, to Ross 7. Ell
lott, as Trustee, and Of record III
Deed Book No. l45, at Page SOB, Of
the Land Records OF Alexandria
county, Virginia, at the written re-
quest and direction Of the party there
by secured, default having been made
in the payment of the Indebtedness
secured. by the said deed Of trust, the
undersigned trustee will offer for sale
at public auction in front of the pre-
misses at y o'clock noon on THURS
DAY, MARCH 18th, 1916, iii those
parcels Of ground, with the improve
ments thereon, and the appurtenanccs
t thereto belonging. located in Park
Addition and Cottage Park, Alexan
dria county. Virginia, and described
IS follows, to-wit:
Being lots numbered il with i'm
provements and numbered % in Cot
tage Park subdivision as shown on
plat thereof recorded in Libcr No.
1T, Page POT. OF sad County Land
Records; also lots numbered II and
IL in Block s, in Park Addition SUBJ
division as shown on plat thereof re-
corded in Liber N, Nod. Page 23l Of |
said records, and being the same pro-
pert which was conveyed to the said
Peter G. Mercer by deed dated Janu-
Try 18th, 1915, and duly recorded III
aid Alexandria county land records. !
Terms Of sale: Cash conveyanclng
It cost Of purchaser or purchasers.
ROSS 7. ELLIOTT, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-01
AUCTION SALE
8 n. LINT. AUCTIoNEER

By virtue of deed Of trust made
by Claudia A. Harding and her nus
band to the undersigned Trustee,
bearing date 'on the 31st day Of Au-
gust, 1912, and duly of record in the
Land Records of the City Of AIexan-
dria, Virginia, in Deed Book No. 62,
page 246, and at the request OF the
party thereby secured, default having
been made in the payment of eleven
of the notes secured by the said Deed
of Trust, the undersigned Trustees
will offer for sale, at public auction
on SATURDAY, the 18th day OF
MARCH, 1916, at twelve o'clock NJ.
in front of the Royal Street entrance
TO the Market Building, in the CITY
of Alexandria, Virginia, all that lot
of ground, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, in the said CITY
Of Alexandria. and bounded as fol
lows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the west
side of Washington Street two hun
.dred and eighty-two (2S2) feet, moro
or less, north Of Pcndletor Street.
and running thence north along Wash
ington Street seventeen az feet,
more or less. to the middle Of the
partition wall between this house and
the house adjoining on the north;
thence west, parallel to Pendleton
Street, ninety 600 feet to ten (lO)
foot alley; thence south along said
alley and parallel to Washington
Street, seventeen (17) feet, more OF
less; and thence east, parallel to Pen
dleton Street, ninety 600 feet to the
point of beginning, with the use Of
and right of way over said alley in
common with others entitled thereto.
The above property will be sold
subject to the lien Of prior Deed
Of Trust TO secure the sum Of Twenty
five Hundred Dollars (S2,500).
Terms Of Sale: CASH. Cost Of con-
veyancing. at the expense Of purchaser.
JULIAN T. BURKE, IT., Trustee.