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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

the conferences end. The managers
meanwhile had held caucus early in
the afternoon. preparatory to their
meeting with the President at 3
o'clock The President had prepared
his case. too. Again he listened TO the
familiar remarks. Then he proposed
this:
These railway men are seeking only
better working conditions. Is there
not some way of meeting the spirit OF
their demand?
Lee Points to Great Cost.
Elisha Lee, chairman and spokesman
Of the conference committee of manag-
ors. hesitated. il is said. Then he
pointed out the change from the
present ten hour schedule and pro rata
pay for overtime TO an eight hour
basis day. and time and half pay for
overtime would mean Sl00,000,OOO add
tional expense to the 237 railroad
systems involved in the demands Of
the 100000 brotherhood trainmen.
The President argued that the men
would probably be willing to submit
the punitive compensation proposal 10
arbitration.
According to The Tribune's in
formant. it was suggested in this con-
tingency that some Of the roads could
proceed to an eight hour schedule i'm
mediately, and without much difficulty;
that some arrangement might be
reached. a sliding scale proposition,
perhaps, whereby the change in
schedule on the more involved roads
and larger systems might be effected
gradually over q period of years so
that the expense would be minimized.
II is understood that these and
similar proposals were the subject of
to-night's conference of the railway
managers. If the executives do not
complete their deliberations before
bedtime there will be another meeting
carly tomorrow morning before the
delegation returns to the President.
The outside mediator throughout the
whole days proceedings and perhaps
the busiest man concerned except the
President himself, was Judge Cham
beers. He and Joseph P. Tumulty, sec
rotary to the President. left the train
from New York early this morning and
went Immediately TO the White House.
President Wilson met Judge Cham
bers about 8 o'clock and arranged the
10 o'clock meeting with the employees.
The Judge then went back to the men
with that message, and for the rest of
the day he hied busily back and forth
from the White House to the men and
to the managers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
LAYS RISE IN WHEAT
TO GERMAN.AMERICANS
London Telegraph" Accuses
Hyphenates in Chicago.

London, Aug. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graph" says to-day that the opinion is
freely expressed in the local wheat
market that the rise in wheat prices
was the result Of a conspiracy of Ger
man-Americans in Chicago TO force
prices up and embarrass the Entente
Allies.
"The rise in wheat is condemned here
as unnecessary" says "The Daily Tsle-
graph" land the whole business seems
to have been engineered in America
"The Statist" says a coterie Of Eng
lish spectators have made the situs-
ton worse by engineering a local cor
ner in the British wheat market. The
newspaper, however, expresses the hope
that wheat supplies now on the way
here will reach Great Britain in time
"to bring to naught the machinatons
Of the London gamblers"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
URGE WILSON TO SEEK
TAMMANY MEMS AID
Peacemakers Want Osborn and
Mack Put on Committee.

To placate Tammany and It's upstate
allies. President Wilson will be asked
to-day to consent to the naming OF
William Church Osborn and Norman L.
Mack as additional members of his
campaign committee. The request, it
is said, will be made by friends of the
President, who have become alarmed
at the wave of resentment that has
gone over the organization Democrats
of this state because of the snub ad-
ministered to them by Vance c. Nc
Cormick, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee.
In making up his campaign commit
tee, Mr.. Mccormick ignored the New
York State organization entirely. Henry
Morgenthau was named from this state.
but this meant nothing so far as the
organization men were concerned. They
were for Norman +. Mack, member Of
the Democratic National Committee and
a former national chairman.
Efforts to straighten out the situa-
ton were begun at Saratoga. II is I'M
derstood one of the Presidents close
friends went to Washington TO urge
upon him the selection of Osborn and
Mack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
MediatOrS Here Await
Capital Peace Action

G. w. W. Hanger and Judge Martin
A. Knapp, chairman OF the Federal
Board Of Mediation, will remain in New
York. il was learned, last night, until
the outcome of the conference with the
President is made sure.
Mr.. Hanger pointed out last night
that if the railways accepted arbitra-
ton as a solution of the controversy
he and his colleagues would be needed
here. lie also said he had as yet re-
ceived no word from Washington.
The member of the Board OF Media
ton also termed the rumor that in the
event of a strike the mail trains would
be run by United States regulars as
ridiculous"
The only way the plan could be car
ried out" ne said would be to put the
trains into the hands of experienced
employees and then compel them to run
them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
GOMPERS OBJECT
OF BITTER ATTACK
In Senate Speech Sherman
Makes Sensational
Charges.
[From The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, Aug. 14.-Samuel Com
pers, president OF the American Fed
erltion Of Labor, is fortunate TO have
escaped indictment with the MacNa-
mara brothers for the Los Angeles
Times" dynamiting, IN which nineteen
persons were murdered, according to
Senator Sherman. of Illinois.
Characterizing Gompers as public
nuisance" in a depression from a speech
on the shipping BILL Mr.. Sherman be-
gan by reading an interview with Unit
cd States Commissioner of Labor j. j.
keegan, in which Keegan declared that
if the brotherhoods struck the govern
mcnt would not permit the trains to be
stopped, and that once under govern
ment operation the railroads would
rever pass back under private control.
"Mr. Keegan," said Senator Sherman,
after reading this, "is Socialist and
al economic tramp.
Mr.. Sherman charged that Gompers
had "prostituted the cause of labor by
using the funds collected from labor.
ing men to defend the men who in cold
blood had sent 10 their deaths nine
teen men and women in Los Angeles"
Mr. Gompers, he said, in spite of the
fact that the processes of justice were
proceeding with the case, had held an
inquiry of his own, vindicated the men
and organized their defence.
Before the ink dried on his vindica-
ton of the McNamaras,' continued Mr..
Sherman, "they had confessed. 1t is a
most fortunate thing for Mr.. Gompers
that he escaped an indictment on the
same charge"
After charging that Mr.. Gompers was
guilty of conspiracy in the dynamite
case, Mr.. Sherman announced that he
was personally and politically liable for
this statement. By this he meant to
absolve himself from the protection of
suits afforded members of Congress
with regard to their utterances on the
floors Of the two houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
CAPITAL Tensely Awaits
Wilson's Mediation Plans
Presidents Political Future Is Believed to Depend Largely
on His Action in Railroad Strike Crisls-lhree
Courses Open to Him.

ing a basis Of arbitration aecep'"o'o
to the unions. A.
Apparently, the main obstacle IS INC
Newlands act, not only because OF thc
brotherhoods' contention that ~ gives
them insufficient representation, put De-
cause arbitration awards under IL are
entered in n United States District
Court and have the force and standing
of law. By appointing special com
mission. or by naming the old mem
bers on a Joint board, the President
would be able TO meet both objections,
and thus open a way toward peace.
Wilson Faces Serious Blow.
While there is much talk that both
fhe railways and the unions are carry
ing on a kind of poker bluff" in thus
comforting with the President, in order
that both may seem to yield TO the
national interests, still, in the opinion
of many, the unions do have a real
grievance in the defects of the New
lands act. Wall Street, by the genera.
stability of railway stocks, reflects the
bluffing feeling, but the fact that the
strike threat is recurrence oil tne
trouble of two years ago is evidence IL
is Of more than temporary significance
If arbitration fails, however, the
President must decide how far the pre-
negatives of his Office go; whether ne
will follow the Cleveland precedent III
declaring the interests Of the govern
ment and the public paramount to those
of the warning parties, backing that
stand with the whole armed force OF the
nation. or whether he will attempt TO
preserve an attitude of neutrality
so long as the law is observed.
Should general Generalization OF
railway business come about, even
Democrats admit it would be serious
political blow for the President. 1t
would seem to clnch the Republican
argument that the Administration is in
competent to handle the larger issues
of government
Remedies Are Suggested.
Apart from questions of political in
terest, there are other issues which
this strike situation has served to
bring into focus here. Public men are
beginning to wonder, in view OF such
serious labor troubles rs the street
railway strike in New York and the
present difficulty on the steam roads,
how much longer such conditions can
be tolerated. In Congress are already
beginning to be heard suggestions for
soiae scheme of compulsory arbitration.
The President cannot be expected TO
become an arbitrator in every national
dispute, and the leaders feel some way
must be found which will remove the
menace Of a complete Reorganization
of national economic life.
Unless some such scheme is worked
out, leaders in Congress like Senator
Newlands or Senator La Toilette argue
the only alternative is government own
ership.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

of employment by the strike, and that
they had been forced to pay barn
superintendent through a middleman
sos each TO obtain reinstatement. This
matter may be laid before District At
torney Swan, although Mr.. Fitzgerald
refused to discuss the unions attitude.
Men Cheer for Shonts.
Theodore p. Shonts, president of the
PETERBOROUGH, and Frank Hedley, wee
president and general manager, spoke
at two "get-together" meetings Of their
employees, held at Manhattan Casino
155th Street and Eighth Avenue,
and Ebling Casino, 156th Street ana
St. AIMS Avenue, last night. Ihey
urged that the men appoint a commit
tee who would serve as channel OF
communication" between them ana
their employers. 49,, u
"Do your own thinking" Mr.. Hedley
said. Don't let any outsiders break
UP your employment or your homes;
Form a committee to represent you, and
let il present whatever grievances you
have to the head of your department
If he refuses to adjust these, come d.
rectly to me-"
Mr.. Shonts and Mr.. Hedley were
cheered loudly at each meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
German Announcement.

Berlin, Aug. 14.-The official state
ment given out here to-day says:
Front of Field Marshal Won Hinden,
burg: In the region of Skrobiows and
on the Oginsky Canal, south of Lake
Wygonowskoie, Russian advances were
repulsed. German attachments dis
persed Russian advanced guards east
of the canal with considerable losses
for the enemy. Near Zarecze, on the
Stokhod, the battle against Russian
troops which had advanced was decided
in our favor.
Strong Russian attacks were directed
against Luh and the Graberka sector
south Of Brody. They were repulsed
with sanguinary losses. New attacks
are now taking place.
Front Of Archduke Charles Francis:
Russian attacks against Zborof- Kon-
jucay sector failed. Such units of the
enemy as had penetrated our lines were
driven back by a counter attack, and
more than 800 prisoners were taken
West of Monasterzyska the enemy
made an attack in vain. He suffered
great losses under our FIRE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

of the Dniester only detachments Of
small force are engaged on our side.
Front Of Field Marshal Won linden
burg: Northwest of Zalocze General
Boehm- Ermolli once more repulsed at
tacks by masses Of Russian troops.
In the district of Brody a Russian
albatross aeropiane was set on hre BY
shot and then brought down by a.
Austro- Hungarian aviator.
In Volhynia and along the Stocked
the engagements were less bitter. /, Is
stated with certainty that during the
last attacks along the Stokhod front.
which failed completely, the Russian
Guard was employed, and that it suf-
fered still heavier losses than the other
formations Of the enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
ARREST OF JAPANESE
BRINGS CHINESE ATTACK
Troops Kill or Wound Seventeen
at Chengchiatun Garrison.

Toxic. Aug. Is. $3.50 a. m.-Chinese
troops have attacked the japanese
garrison at Chengchiatun, between
Mukden and Chaoyangfu. and have
killed or wounded seventeen japanese
soldiers and killed one officer. Ae'
cording TO official advices from Cheng'
chiatun, the Japanese barracks IS now
besieged By the Chinese soldiers.
Reinforcements are being rushed 20
the beleaguered garrison from tne
Japanese forces stationed al kaiyusn
and Sudinghai The fighting resulted
from the arrest Of japanese
merchant.
Chengchiatun is near the line OF Ine
Hardin Chongchun Railway and wa
sold TO Japan by Russia under tne
recent Jspanese-Russian convention
Chengchistun is also in the neighooi.
hood of the Sungari River. Jspane's
rights on this river are said 70 na'e
been recognized by Russia, the ques.
tion having been in dispute since 'ns
signing of the Portsmouth treaty.
The last clash reported between 'ns
japanese and Chinese was in Annoy III
Southern China, on May 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
ASK ABOUT SUICIDES DEATH
State Department Interested in Brit.
ish Arrest.

Washington, Aug. Inquiries have
been addressed 10 the British govern
ment. through the American Embassy
ut London. relative to the case OF
Frank b. Doring, who committed sui
eide in Boston recently, after he had
been imprisoned by the British at Liv-
erpool.
Boring was arrested in Liverpool on
suspicion of being spy. and, though
released shortly afterward, his suicide
upon his return to Boston was said TO
have been caused by fear that he was
being prosecuted by English agents.
Congressman Olney called the case TO
the attention of the State Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
POSSE HUNTS
NAN CHILD ACCUSES
TONY Dalia Is Arrested in Hack.
ensack After Pursuit.

Tony Dalia was arrested in Hacker-
sack, n. j., early yesterday morning,
accused OF assault committed on Anna
White, seven years old, Of Dundee
Lake. He was later identified as tho
assailant of the child and was held
for trial.
Before Dala dropped off a car at
Hackensack, posse Of neighbors,
armed with shotguns and scythes, had
begun to scour the countryside for him.
He had escaped from them after being
locked up in room in the White
bOuee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
INFORMS DAIRYMEN
HOW STRIKE WAS WON
Kittle Addresses Board at Har-
moHious Meeting.
IBy Telsgrsph . rhe Tnbun, J

Middletown, n. Y, Aug. l4.-The
reported split in the Dairymen's
League did not materialize at the
meeting Of its board of directors here
to-day. Instead, all was harmonious.
John Y. Gerow, Of Washingtonville.
resigned as president, and II. A. Harris
horn, Of Hamilton, was elected his
successor W. j. Kittle, secretary of
the Milk Producas' Association of
Chicago, gave an address telling how
the great milk strike in Chicago was
won by the producers. The league
controls the output Of $4,000 cows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
KUPPER OFF BLACKLIST
British Lift Ban on New York China
Importer.

Word was received yesterday from
the British Embassy in Washington
and from the American Consul Cen
eral in London that the name Of Her
man c. Kupper, china importer. of 50
Murray Street. had been removed from
the British blacklist.
Immediately upon the publication,
July 10, Of the British statutory black
list, Kupper applied through his at.
torneys. WINS, Wolf & Hoguet, TO the
British authorities, presenting COM
plete statement of his business activi-
ties since the opening Of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
PARALYSIS Death in Yonkers.

George Butler. two years old. died
yesterday at his home, 81 Caroline
Avenue, Yonkers, Of infantile paralysis
Two new cases were reported yesterday
TO the Yonkers health authorities. A
rigid quarantine is being maintained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

or nersonne of any arbitration board that might take up the
controversy. -
In this regard the Mediation Board that went to New York
~ SEVERELY handicapped Their powers limited by the
nrovsions of the Newands which permits board of three
or six arbrators Supposng that the brOherhOods consent to
arbitration they most certainly would want representative OF
IooIO tho 1sOaT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
SUES FOR s7,4s1 COMMISSION
New Yorker Seeks Pay on Meat Sold
to Italy.

Suit was brought in the Federal Court
yesterday by James F. Simonelli TO
collect commissions on canned meat
sold to the Italian government by
Morris e. Co. His commission was
two per cent.
Morris a Co. owe him $7,49i.69, he
says. having sold 2,524.o32 cans Of
meat To Italy through his efforts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Austrian Report.

Vienna, Aug. H.-To-nighs off,
cidl statement foLLows:
Along the entire front, between tbs
Dniester and the district southwest Of
Zalocze, the enemy came into closer
fighting action with the allied forces
General Won Boehm-Ermolli repulsed ar
enemy massed attack southwest OF
Podkamisn. The field before our po.
sitions is covered with dead Russians
An earlier statement read:
Front OF Archduke Francis; South
east of Vorocht our troops maintained
their positions in the face of violent
attacks by the enemy, which failed
completely. In the district just west
OF Stanislau two Russian divisions
were repulsed in violent fighting, which
is continuing by day and night Eas,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
RUSSIANS BAG
$4,000 TROOPS
Continued from page 1

forced TO descend, and with its pilo'
and observer fell into our hands.
On the Zlota Lipa front, after having
repealed the enemy, we reached the
left bank of the River Deniuv, an
affluent of the Zlota Lipa, and the
Zlota Lipa itself, where we crossed to
the western bank at some points.
Our offensive to the northwest OF
the Dniester continues. AS result of
a stubborn fight we captured here the
village of Tustobaby. which was pro-
tected by dense lines of well prepared
communication trenches, in which the
enemy met our troops with a terrific
machine gun fire.
On Sunday, when we captured the
small town of Zborof, on the Stripa. a
Belgisn cyclist company, which was
accompanied by its armored cars, dis
ti1guished itself by assisting our
troops in the capture of the town.
The fortified works of Monasterzysk.
which we captured recently, were very
formidable. They consisted Of FIVE lines
OF trenches, with many communication
trenches and intersections. Judging
from the manner in which they were
constructed and the size of the branch
constructions, it may be assumed that
they were destined not for machine
guns, but for automatic rifles. as these
constructions had three recesses on
each side.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
Russian Successes Recorded.
An earlier statement says:

In the Priamur Hospital, near the
little town of Siniavka, two sisters and
one hospital orderly were killed and
two sisters wounded by q bomb from
an enemy aeroplane.
IT. the region south Of the little town
of Stobychva, on the evening of Au-
gust Is, the enemy attacked our troops
on the western bank of the Stokhod
but as the result Of counter attack
which followed he was driven back to
his positions.
On the Upper Sereth our advance
continues. The enemy retired TO the
west to a fortified position. behind
which at some points he is checking
cur advance by fierce artillery fire.
In the region of the Middle Stripa
end the River Koropic our troops, con-
tinuing to pursue the enemy, advanced
to the west and, arriving before the
Zlota Lipa, near Zavalov and Korzov
reached the northern bank Of the
Dniester before Mariampol.
In the region of Yaremcze, Yaloyic-
gary and Kirlibaba. in the wooded Car
pathians, local attacks of the enemy
were everywhere repealed by our
troops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

Mr.. Fitzgerald said that their griev-
ances would be taken to Chairman
Straus, of the Public Service Com
mission. at once. w. ID. Mahon, presi-
dent of the union, was notified in De-
troit. where the executive board of the
Amalgamated Association will meet this
morning. Louis Fridiger. counsel for
the union, stated that as soon as a date
had been set for the consideration II
the demands presented yesterday the
matter Of the discharged employees
would be taken up.
Several carmen told organizers ri
the Hotel Continental yesterday after
noon that they had been thrown out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15

WOODROW WILSON"
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-09-05
International News Service.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-Baron Won Schenk, a German nobleman residing in Athens, has been arrested by the allied military authorities in Greece following the discovery that he has been directing the pro-German propa- ganda responsible for the uprisings lately occurring in the Greek capital and other points in the Greek terri tory.
 Von Schenk was found to have agents scattered throughout Greece who were carrying on the task of fo- menting dscord among the Greek peo- pie in an effort to prevent the nation from joining the allies in the prosecu- ton of the war against Bulgaria.
 The baron was well provided with money and apparently acting with the full authority of the German govern
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-09-05
ARTILLERY ACTION RACING 0N
 SOMME FRONT
Internationa, News Service.


 PARIS, Sent 5.-Reports to the war office this evening say that one of the greatest artillery actions of the war is raging along the Somme front despite rains of torrential volume. Ow- ing to the deluge, infantry actions are practically impossible and both sides are apparently trying to outshoot the other while awaiting an improvement of conditions.
 The reports say the great gun bat tie extends over practically the entire length of both the French and British lines in this sector and the hurricane of shell sweeping over the interlying areas between the opposing lines is indescribably intense.
 Along the Verdun front the military activities are small, probably owing to the fact that the attention of both sides is now concentrated on the great struggle along the Somme. The French are continuing aggressive operations on a small scale, however, but no gains of consequence have been made for some time, although there is a con- stant forward movement of the French lines at many points.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-09-05
BRITISH AGAIN ADVANCE
 ON SOMME FRONT
International News Service.

intefHdllODdl NeWS OeTNlCe.
 LONDON Sept 5.-The British were again victorious in terrific night battle in the vicinity of Guile mont and this morning the enemy's system of defenscs for a distance of ten thousand yards around the Fal- femont farm district is in the hands of the British.
 The official statement of the general staff declares that the British drive resulted in gains of over fifteen hun drea y.y.,is to the souurwaru uI v,-.,- lemont and along the Clery Combles railway in addition to the sweeping of the Germans from the Fafemont farm section.
 The British gains are sweeping and important. The Germans chung to their positions with great tenacity and the fighting was of the most severe order throughout with both sides suf- fering considerable losses.