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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
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Every National
Element Enlisted
Hope to Sell Bonds to
Ten Million Individ-
uals in Four Weeks
New York Is Ready
to Do Her Part

The second Liberty Loan campaign
will open to-day. For four weeks
the entire nation will be recruiting
ground for money with which to carry
on the war
In New York City, whose Federal Re-
serve district is relied upon for ST.
500, 100000, Mayor Mitchell will star.
the drive with a speech at the City
Hall.
lie will address a small army Of bond
men. school children, women workers,
Boy Scouts, soldiers and sailors. who
will march to the City Hall from the
financial district. Another speaker will
be Allen B. Forbes, Of Harris, Forbes e.
Co. For miles around will be heard
the din of whistles. which will be let
loose at the instant he campaign starts.
Preliminary warning was given by
hundreds of church bells which sound
ed a tocsin at midnight in token Of the
day OF the second Liberty Loan. Long
before the bells resoInced hundreds OF
bill posters. among them many society
women, set out with automobiles 20
plaeard the city.
To obtain $4,000, 900, 900 IN subscrip-
tions, the minimum set by Treasury Of
fcisls for the issue. a gigantic msrhino
Of many parts stands ready 10 be set
in motion with the opening of tn cam
pagn. Fifty per cent greater than the
first Liberty Loan, the present Offering
Is the largest the American people ever
have been called upon 20 absorb. and
10 make certain that It will be more
than fully subscribed officials for
months past have been perfectng the
elaborate sales and publicity mechsn-
ism which will be started to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
One Plant Working
At Its Own Risk

The Tribune found last week tha.
the Winchester plant was turning out
400 rifles a day, at its orn RISK, the
final word not having yet come from
the Ordnance Department, and also
that the Remington and Eddystone
nlants were idle. This is approximately
confirmed by General Crozier's state
ment last Friday. He said 1000 rifles
day we're being received from the gov
ernment's Two arsenals and from the
three private plants. That would be
500 a day from the two arsena's'
which is understood TO be their
capacity, and 400 day from the Win
chester plant, at It's otCn risk.
The ideal of the Ordnance Depart
ment. as General Crozier states it, is
not only "a one-smmunition rihe' but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Paris Peace Plotter
Got Millions Here

paper never felt themselves under any
obligations 10 Bolo. and his investment
did not cause "Le Journal" to swerve q
hairs breadth from its wonted path Of
loyalty.
Bolo Pacha is one of the many sol
dicrs Of fortune that Germany mus
tered into its service. Born of poor
parents, at an early age he set out
for himself. While his brother. who
is now Bishop Of the Catholic
Church. with diocese in France. was
studying for the priesthood. Bolo
Pacha was in parts unknown. Finally
he became a friend Of the khedive Of
Egypt, who made his fortune for him,
and gave him the title of pacha.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
1t Was to Diminish Battle
field Confusion by Means
of a DISCRIMINATION Gun
of interchangeable Parts
But Now, After All, There
Will Be Four Kinds Of
Rifles on the Western
Front, Where There Were
Two Before, and One More
Kind of Ammunition.
lS,s- Correpndencel


WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-The CEN
tral fact of the rife situation from the
layman's point of view is contained in
the statement issued last Friday by
General Crozier. chief Of the Ordnance
Bureau. lie said:
Two days ago the deliveries of
these three [privatel factories and
the two government ones were 1900
rifles per day"
Sir months after the declaration
of icar the country had BEGUN to
produce 200 rifles day.
At the beginning Of the war the three
private plants referred to by General
Crozier had capacity Of at least 5000
rifles day. which could easily have been
increased to 5000 or 10000. But this
was a British rife, to shoot British am
munition, whereas the Ordnance Board
wanted an interchangeable American
rife 70 shoot American ammunition.
perfectly endurable delay" and makes
a point of the prediction that when
ever soldier is ready TO go to Europe
that is, when he is trained and
equipped in every other way-a modern
rifle will be ready for him"
General Crozier speaks with distir-
guished and technical authority. \
layman is easily put down in these
matters. But at least il may be re-
Dutted that there is expert military
opinion comparable even 70 that Of
General Crozier which holds thtt
soldier with rife is not fully
equipped. There should be, some say
t,co. some three, rifles 20 a soldier.
The chronology Of General Crozier's
"perfectly endurable delay" is as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Chronology of the
Retarded Rifle

When the United States severed
relations with Germany. in Febru-
airy, the governments own capacity
for making Springfield rifles was not
fully employed. However, a general
study Of preparations was begun by
the Ordnance Department.
2 War was declared April 6. The
three private factories manu-
featuring Enfelds for the British
government were informed that the
government would want the entire
output OF their factories. Negotia-
tions began at once with Great Brit
ain for taking over these factories.
The machinery in them was owned
by Great Britain. The factories were
the Winchester, the Eddystone and
the Remington.
: In May it was decided to re-
chamber for American smmuni-
tion the Enfield rifles which these
three plants were ready TO produce.
Work began at once on some OF the
new gauges and machinery that
would be necessary because of the
change in bore. For others the Ord
nance Department had to make new
drawings and specifications.
A On June the Ordnance Depart
ment delivered to the manufact-
urers the first specifications Of the
completed rife the government want
ed. These first specifications re-
ouired the rechambered Enfield rifles
from these three private factories TO
be uniform rs TO ammunition and IN
some other respects with the govern
ment's own Springfield rifles, but not
altogether interchangeable.
In August the final specifications,
further refining the rife and
bringing it to practical interchange
ability in every respect, were com
n,eted by the Ordnance Department
and turned over to the three private
Gun factories. This entailed still other
additional machinery and gauges.
/ Two weeks ago the first actual
~ deliveries to the government from
The three private factories began.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
London Again Raided;
Fifth Time in Week

LONDON, Sept. 3O.-The London dis
trict was again raided tonight by Ger
man airmen. This is the fifth raiG
NJ tho week. There is cireumstantlaI
but unconhrmed report that one enemy
machine was brought down.
While there was bright moon
there also was a slight mist and the
raiders were invisible 70 persons IN the
streets. From the sounds OF the anti
aircraft guns in action the indications
were that the raiders were moving
over various quarters of the district
FioId Marshal Lord French reports
that two groups of enemy machines,
followed by others flying singly, cross
cd the Kent and Essex coasts between
$40 and S o'clock tonight They came
toward London. About ten penetrated
the outer defences, but only Tour or
fyc got through to London itself.
Bombs were dropped in Kent, Essex
and London. No details OF the dam
age or casualties have yet been re-
Tho anti-aircraft firing ceased short
l., sfter Q o'clock There are per
sistent but unconfrmed reports that
TWO more German airplanes were
brought down.
Details of Saturday nights rad
ON London, in iohich IL persons '0ere
killed and So injured, on page 8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Spies Betfay
Merchantmen
To U-Boats
Join Crews as Neutrals, Then
Signal Raiders to
Attack
{ c.s1 Cprresp0Gdence

WASHINGTON, Sept. Coleman
agents, il has now become certain, have
been placed upon American ships for
the purpose of betraying them when
tho submarine zone is reached. These
agents are German seamen, posing as
ncutrals. and neutral subjects in the
pay Of Berlin.
The wireless is frequently used to
summon the U-boat TO its prey. Az
night signals are flashed from port
holes In some cases the fires are
stocked in such a way that long, thick
veil of smoke trails over the horizon,
marking the way to the ship. II the
massage is made at night the firing is
done in such way that shining trail
of sparks points out the victim as
clearly as If giant searchlight had
been turned upon her.
Recently an oil steamer was sighted
by a submarine. At time when the
U-boat was still at distance the firing
crew deserted their post in body. The
men appeared on deck with life pre-
servers belted on, ready TO take TO the
boats.
An army officer happened 70 be on
board He looked at the oncoming l.
boat, noted the distance she was away
and calculated that there was still an
opportunity 10 escape. At the point Of
q pistol he compelled the deserters 70
return 20 the freroom and the tanker
was saved.
The use that is made of the wireless
on shipboard, however, is giving navy
men the mos. serious concern. Be-
sides informing the submarines Of the
vessels whereabouts, the ships wire
less affords the German SPY system an
opportunity Of communicating informa-
ton OF importance from the United
States. Such messages can be sent
within a few hours after any gwen
vessel has cleared from an American
port.
Navy men feel that the defect lies
in the fact that crews are hired to-day
as in neace times, without any inquiry
into their nationality or their ante
cedents. They can come and go. 70
American shores as they please. free
to aid the enemy in whatever way the
enemy desires. 90,
The remedy, they say, would be to
have merchant ships manned by the
Naval Reserve. already 5000 strong;
Then the seamen could be under naVal
di.ciniine and board Of naval officers
would deal summary justice to such
acts OF cowardice as that OF the OIL
tanker's crew. As another argumen.
for this plan IL is pointed out that
next year the shipbuilding programme
should show results, and America Will
take her place among the great mer-
chant sea power&-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Arrest Man in Plot to
Cripple us. Transport
Bolt Found in Gears of Steer
ing Engine and Wrench
in Auxiliary

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 30
Walter Fricke, one of the two men en-
ployed in repair work on the engines
of d United States transport here,
was arrested to-day charged with at
tempting 10 disable the boat.
The naval engineer in charge Of the
work had called for steam TO test the
engines when he noticed something
wrong and hastily recalled his order.
A six-inch bolt was found in the bev-
ellcd gear Of the steering engine and
wrench in the mechanism Of the
auxiliary engine.
Both workmen were sent aft under
guard and examined by the captain.
As result of the examination Frlcke
was turned over TO the police TO be
held for the Federal authorities. His
companion was exonerated. Fricke said
that he was a Dane.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01

DAHWAY, n. j., Sept 29.-The head
IN Of the firm Of Merck & Co. is
George Merck. He is naturalized
German. He has been citizen of the
United States for about twenty years.
Merck & Co. manufacture a full line
Of chemicals for technical and medicinal
purposes. They recommend especially
their drugs.
Enemy aliens arc employed at the
Merck plant here in Railway, where
government orders are being filled.
The plant is within a "barred zone
into which enemy aliens are forbidden
to enter. Enemy aliens do work. now
ever, in the Merck plant. They have
permits which admit them to the
barred zone"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
900 San Francisco
Workers Return To-day

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. SO;-Ihe
boilermakers' union, which had blocked
The settlement of strike Of $4,000
metal trades workers, decided to-day
to accept the terms of temporary
agreement ratified by allied unions, and
complete resumption tomorrow OF
work on government shipbuilding con
tracts here was forecast tonight BY
the Iron Trades Council.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Dig Deeper Into Western
Anti-Draft Conspiracy

M'ALESTER. Okla. Sept. 30.-After
the return Of l20 indictments here last
night against alleged members Of the
working class union on charges OF Sc
ditious conspiracy and conspiring TO
obstruct the draft law, it became known
tonight that another special session
of the Federal Grand Jury will be held
during October. either in Ardmors or
Chickasha, Okla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
200 Lakes Seamen Strike

TOLEDO, Sept. 30.-Two hundred
Great Lakes sesnen. consisting OF sail
ors. oilers and fremen. went on strike
here tonight. As result five OF the
largest freight ships on the lakes are
tied up.
John II. Morris. local business agent.
wb.n informed Of dispatch from
Wasb;ngton that the strike set for to-
r,orrow had been called off. declared
that no order to that effect had oeen
received by him. Morris ordered the
men out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Enemy Aliens

From the Presidents War Proclamation
April 6
An alien enemy shall not dp-
proach or be fOUnd 10ithin one
half mile Of any Federal or state
fort. factory or 1cork-
shoD for the manufacture Of ma
nittons Of 1Cdr or any products for
the use Of army or nary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Entered Fathers Bank

honors from Columbia in 1876. At the
end OF his college career his father
offered him the choice Of entering the
bank at $40 a week or continuing his
studies in Europe. Mr.. Seligman took
the bank job, and became in 1894. on
the death OF his uncle, Jesse, head OF
the firm.
In 1888 Mr. Seligman married Guta
Loeb, daughter OF Solomon Loeb, OF the
firm of Kuhn, Loeb g. Co.
About 1870 p. m, soon after Mr.. Sc
lpman's arrival at the hospital, he
was operated upon by DR.. Charles Els
berg. DR.. Barnard Sachs being present
lie died at $3.50.
As a banker, philanthropist and
citizen Mr.. Seligman ranked high. His
charities were numerous and embraced
oil creeds. among the alumni OF Co
lumbia he held a prominent position
and made many gifts to the univer-
sity. He had participated in reclama-
tion work on the East Side, was trea~~
urer and director of the City and Sub
urban Homes Company, phllanthropic
organization, and in 1903 was mem
her Of the Committee OF Nine ap-
pointed 10 investigate the Police DS
partment. J,.;.o,-,.
He was a member OF the advisory
committee of stockholders Of thu
Audit Company of New York, mem
ber of the executive committee or the
Chamber of Commerce OF the STATE OF
New York, director Of the Lincoln
Trust Company. the wawbeek Land
Company and the New York Founnda-
tion. trustee of the United states say
ings Bank of the City of New YORK
and trustee in the United States oil
the Rossia Reinsurance Company ana
the Munich Reinsurance Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
|. N. Seligman
Killed by Fall
From His Horse
Banker Dies in Hospital After
Race Here from His
lrvington Home

Isaac n. Seligmsn. head of the bank
ing house of J. & W. Seligman, 1 Will
lam Street, died yesterday afternoon in
Mount Sinai Hospital. after a twenty
one-mile race with death. His death
resulted from a fractured skull caused
by fall from his horse at lrvington-
oE-the Hudson.
Accompanying Mr. Seligmsn on his
mobiles. Mr.. Seligman. himself un-
conscious, was in an automobile, and
the distance was covered in about
forty minutes.
According to his custom, Mr.. Selig-
man, who had returned on Saturday
from a vacation passed in the Adron-
dacks, got up early for a canter
through the Westchester hills. 1t was
1910 o'clock when he rode out Of the
grounds of his estate, Willowbrook
Farm, at Irvington, and headed up
Sunnyside Lane.
Forty minutes later two chauffeurs
on their way TO work on neighboring
estate found him unconscious beside
Broadway, Irvington, within $50 yards
of Sunnyside Lane, not far from the
home of Isaac Stern. They lifted Mr.
Seligman from the roadway and sent
William Strauss. a New York police
man. who happened along in a motor
car. for DR.. Evan A. Smith, who lives
nearby.
DR.. Smith saw that the bankers in
iuries were grave and had him re-
moved to Willowbrook Farm. DR..
Kaufman and DR.. John Gerstner were
called in consultation, and after an ex-
smination agreed that the patient
could stand a trip TO New York, where
there would be better chance OF saw.
ing his life.
John OTeary. driver Of an ambI-
lance obtained from Dobbs Ferry Hos
pital. was instructed to run no risks,
but to make all speed. Dr. Gerstnei
and Dr.. Smith sat beside the patient
throughout the trip, applying restora-
tiyes and giving such treatment as was
possible A brief halt was made az
Dobbs Ferry Hospital for gauze and
dressings. Arrangements had been
made there 20 receive Mr.. Selgman,
but his physicians decided TO push on
to New York.
Behind the ambulance were three au-
tomobiles. In the first was Felix NJ.
Warburg. an intimate friend and neigh
Dor Of Mr Seligmsn. Ine second car
ried Mr.. Seligman's brother, Professor
Edwin r. A. Seligman, Of Columbia
University. and the third. Mr.. Selig-
mans wife, their daughter, Margaret,
and Isaac Stern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Campaign Carefully
Planned; Women to
Take Prominent Part

WASHINGTON, Sept SO.-Five bill
ion dollars and ten million subscribers
is the goal TO which officials hope to
drive the Liberty Loan campaign
successfully during the next four
weeks. The services of virtually every
industry in the nation have been en-
listed TO bring about this result Hun
dreds of thousands of individuals, firms
and corporations will unite in giving
all or part of their time in carrying
the work forward.
McAdoo Leads Campaign
Secretary ncAdoo will open the
campaign formally with a speech in
Cleveland, the first of many he will
deliver in tran.continental tour
which will take him into virtually
every section Of the country and keep
him on the road till October &c, the
day before the subscription books
close.
More than 26,oOO banks will co.
operate in floating the huge issue:
Those working under the guidance OF
the twelve Federal Reserve banHs, re
eionsl headquarters for the loan, Will
be the Treasury's first lieutenants. The
entire press OF the country news
papers, weekly and monthly mags-
zines. trade papers, forei ign-languags
publications and farm papers which
contributed so largely TO the success OF
the first issue, will work for tEe sue
cess Of the second.
Chambers OF commerce, boards ~
trade. manufactlrers' associations and
kindred organizations have pledged
their active and unst!nted efforts In
the campaign Patriotic societies by
the score have been enlisted. as well
as school children. church and school
organizations. labor unions and ira
ternal societies.
Women Are Ready
Row Scouts. veterans of the last cam
paign, are planning heavier drive for
the second. Women's organizations
from coast 20 coast have been mar
shalled under the leadership Of CEN
tral women's Liberty Loan committee,
headed By Mrs. ". G. McAdoo, and
tens of thousands Of local commmit,
tees Of both men and women viii AID
in the chief towns and cities.
The stage and screen will do their
part. Leading theatrical and moving
picture stars have been filmed for a
special number which will be displayed
in virtually every moving picture the,,
atre in the country, while from behind
the footl!ghts Of vaudeville and other
theatres speakers will utilize daily the
time between the acts to campaign Tor
the loan.
A central speakers bureau will send
speakers throughout the country TO ten
the people what Liberty bonds are for'
Local committees will supply thous-
ands Of speakers 70 campaign IN their
respective localities -,
A campaign for the sale OF bonds
that will reach every ofcer ana
enlisted man IN the army. and every OF
hcer. enl stsd man and civilian employs
OF the Marine Corps. was announeed
tonight BY the War Department. Inc
Navy Department also IS preparing
similar campaign. ,., ,
October "a, designated By Secretary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01

rife with parts which may be in
terchanged quickly on the battleields
of Europe. and which may be turnel !
out by three factories in this coun-
try"
The advantages Of interchangeable
ity, not only as TO rife parts. but as
to ammunition also, are obvious to
any lay person. However, the facts
are that absolute interchangeability Of
rife parts is not practically possible,
and that, if it were possible, it would
be so only as to the rechambered En-.
fields, manufactured by the Winches-
ter, Remington and Eddystone plants.
These would never be interchangeable
with the Springfelds that are made
by the government itself.
Both the Enfield and the Springfield
will shoot standard American ammu-
milton, but American ammunition will
not be interchangeable on the battle
fields Of Europe with either French or
British ammunition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-01
Worse Confusion
On the Battlehelds

The layman cannot understand why
the War Department, governed by an
ideal of absolute interchangeability,
should have refused, at the earnest re-
ouest of the English, to adopt the Brit
;sh standard of ammunition. This, Eng
ush experts say, was the greatest tech
nical blunder this country could make.
The American ammunition may be bet
ter. but the British is admitted to be
good enough, and it was already being
produced in this country in enormous
quantities for the British government.
Bv insisting upon American ammuni-
tion tho Ordnance Bureau created the
necessity of remaking the Enfield rihe'
which. like the AMMUNITION, was al
ready being produced IN large quahtl-
ties for the British.
And the irony of it all is that, IN
spite OF the War Departments ideSl OF
interchangeability or rather partly on
account Of it, confusion on the battle
fields of Europe is greatly increased.
ON the Western front, where there have
been two kinds Of rifles, there will now
he fo,Lr. to wit: the British Enfield, the
American Enfield. the Springfield and
the French. And where there have
been two kinds of ammunition there
will be henceforth three. namely,
American, British and French.